Chapter 123: The Journey Home
Chapter 123 – Embarking on the Homeward Journey
Meng Xiangzhi took a deep breath and bowed his hand towards the woman.
“I don’t know what happened here that angered Immortal Master. Kid is this city’s master Meng Xiangzhi, here to make amends to Immortal Master, I hope Immortal Master will be restrained from anger.”
The woman in front of her looks not very old, but the age of the immortal family people can not be guessed by appearance, but also has the ability to turn the clouds and rain, not to be underestimated.
Xu Chuniang glanced at Meng Xiangzhi, this city lord was a man of the world.
“I had no way to get a guide, so I had to show the garrison order. They said I was a spy and wanted to arrest me.”
Meng Xiangzhi’s heart thumped, so it seemed that it was the few untalented soldiers under his hand that had started the fight.
It was a big taboo to take action against immortal masters, not only their lives could not be saved, when they met some bad-tempered immortal masters, they were afraid that even their relatives could not escape.
Meng Xiangzhi made a deep salute, “Immortal master forgive me, these people do not know the face of the immortal family, the crime should be ten thousand deaths, but their relatives are innocent, but also please immortal master high hand, Xiangzhi later will present the golden road guide, immortal master with this golden road guide, can be unimpeded all the way.”
Several soldiers heard the words, they all look miserable, they are eager to make a success, I did not expect to mess with the people who can not afford to mess with, and attracted the trouble of killing.
Xu Chuniang’s brows furrowed slightly, these few soldiers had offended more than she liked. However, if they were to be beaten to death just because of such trivial matters, it would be too rash to kill them.
“Although these people have had their share of offenses, their offenses are not to the point of death.”
Meng Xiangzhi was delighted at his words, “Then Xiangzhi will suspend them and punish them with three years of salary.”
His heart was slightly relieved, it seemed that this Immortal Master was not a person who was addicted to killing.
Several soldiers picked up a life back at the gates of hell, almost unable to believe their ears, one sniveling.
Xu Chuniang was noncommittal, “What is the purpose of the golden road guide?”
“Back to Immortal Master’s words, this golden road guide is an identity credential specially made for Immortal Masters, by my Great Qin Kingdom.
With this road guide, not only can Immortal Masters come and go freely in my Great Qin Kingdom, they can also enjoy various benefits.”
Meng Xiangzhi humbly replied, “It’s just that I don’t have this golden road guide with me. If you are not in a hurry, you can go to the City Lord’s Mansion and rest for a while, and I will then present this golden road guide with both hands.”
Xu Chuniang had entered this city with the intention of resting for two days, and it made no difference whether she went to the City Lord’s Mansion or elsewhere, so she nodded slightly and agreed.
The City Lord’s Mansion was magnificent, staggered, and extremely extraordinary.
Xu Chuniang only glanced at it before withdrawing her gaze, following behind Meng Xiangzhi and entering the main hall of the City Lord’s Mansion.
“I’ve ordered someone to fetch the golden road guide, Immortal Master please wait a moment.”
Meng Xiangzhi sat at the bottom of the room with a smile on his face.
Not long after he said this, a person held a tray in his hand and served it in.
Xu Chuniang looked at the pure gold road guide in front of her and reached out to take it.
When she saw the words “Huangfu Cheng” engraved on the bottom of the guide, her eyes condensed slightly.
The emperor of the Great Qin Kingdom, surnamed Huangfu?
That Huangfu Yao, could it be that he is also a member of the Great Qin Imperial Family?
What was her relationship with Huangfu Cheng?
Xu Chuniang’s mind flashed with thoughts, but her face did not move, putting away the golden road guide.
Meng Xiangzhi saw that the golden road guide suddenly disappeared in the hands of the immortal master, could not help but sigh inwardly, really is the means of the immortals.
“If Immortal Master doesn’t have any urgent matters, he can stay here in my City Lord’s Mansion for a few days.”
Xu Chuniang, the golden road guide to the hand, within the Great Qin country can go and stay at will, to her feet, from this place to Yao Yue County, but the work of more than ten days.
There was still plenty of time, and she planned to return to the Xu Clan’s village in Wuchang County after resting for two days.
Two days later, Xu Chuniang, who had recuperated her spirit, left the City Lord’s Mansion and embarked on the journey to Wuchang County.
After sending the Immortal Master away, Meng Xiangzhi was finally relieved.
Although the female Immortal Master’s temper appeared to be quite good, he still didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless when getting along with her, fearing that if he didn’t entertain her well enough, he would offend the Immortal Master and get into trouble. Now that the Immortal Master had left, his heart and mind, which had been tense all along, completely relaxed.
With Xu Chuniang’s footsteps, it would only take five days for her to arrive at Xu Jia Village.
But I don’t know if it’s because she’s scared of being near her hometown or for other reasons, but after entering Wuchang County, her speed slowed down.
The closer she got to the Xu Village, the slower her speed became.
But no matter how much she dawdled, in the early morning of the seventh day, the Xu Family Village finally appeared in front of her eyes.
The small village in front of her eyes didn’t seem to be any different from the small, broken mountain village in her memories.
Again, it seemed as if, everywhere had changed in appearance.
Xu Chuniang’s footsteps were hesitant, and with mixed feelings, she stepped into her hometown, which she had been away from for many years.
It was already late fall in November in the mundane world, and the weather was gradually getting colder, so many old people had put on thick jackets.
At this time, it was the time of agricultural leisure, a rare leisure time for the village people.
Seeing Xu Chuniang, a stranger, appear in the village, they didn’t go forward and only watched from afar.
A few women talked in whispers.
“That girl doesn’t look very old, but she’s not very lucid, and she’s only wearing a single coat on a cold day!”
“Look at her that style like a status, do not know which family’s young lady, just clothes some plain point.”
“Hey you see, she has a scar on her face!”
“What are you talking about, that is not a scar is a birthmark. I remember the pier family three maids, face from childhood has a birthmark, it can not be three maids it?”
“Dunzi family three girls good luck ah, was immortal look at take to enjoy the blessings of being a fairy, how can come back.”
“Look, she walked in the direction of the pier family.”
Xu Chuniang ignored the chatter behind her, she took a deep breath and walked in the direction of her memorized home.
However, the small farmhouse in her memory had changed drastically.
Xu Chuniang’s expression was dumbfounded as she looked at the house in front of her.
The door of the old house made of clay bricks was closed, covered with dust and ash, and because no one lived there, the eaves of the house were in disrepair and had collapsed at one corner.
Before coming back, she had envisioned that the family would build a big house of green bricks, but how could she not have expected that it would be empty.
Behind a few women watching the scene quietly followed up, see this scene, previously guessed that the woman is the pier family three yatou that person, more sure of the inner thoughts.
She walked up and directly opened her mouth to ask, “Are you the third maiden who cultivated immortality and came back?”
Xu Chuniang returned to her senses and looked at the woman.
Searching through her memories, she couldn’t find anyone that matched the person in front of her.
“I am, auntie do you know where my family has gone?”
After calming down, Xu Chuniang reacted, guessing that the family had most likely moved out of the Xu Village and gone somewhere else.
The woman was thrilled to see her guess come true.
“Ah ah ah ah ah, I said it’s the third girl who came back, they still don’t believe it, more than ten years have passed, the third girl this year is also twenty-four or twenty-five, right, this look looks like a teenage girl ah.”
Several other women, see in front of the woman really is the pier family’s third maiden, one by one came forward, staring at Xu Chuniang straight look.
“Is it really the third maiden? It doesn’t look like ah, the third maiden is dark and thin, where is such a fine skin and tender flesh?”
(End of chapter)