thefictionvixens Chapter 5: The Young City Lord of Dongyi City
Chapter 5: The Young City Lord of Dongyi City
Once all three had arrived, Si Gu Jian looked at Ye Chengfeng.
"Go to the Qing Kingdom."
"Me? Going to Qing Kingdom?"
Without mentioning the Qing Kingdom, Ye Chengfeng had almost forgotten that he had transmigrated into the world of Joy of Life.
"He suddenly asked me to go to the Qing Kingdom. Is it because the plot is about to begin?"
Ye Chengfeng recalled the plot; in the original story, Dongyi City had its first interaction with the plot.
It seems that it was during the banquet when the protagonist Fan Xian was reciting poetry that Yun Zhilan was invited to attend.
The reason was that two of Yun Zhilan's disciples were involved in the assassination attempt on Fan Xian.
Ye Chengfeng had no desire to participate in the plot of the Joy of Life world.
Fan Xian's experiences are indeed fascinating, and he also possesses the mindset of a modern person.
As modern people, Ye Chengfeng should have a lot in common with him.
In fact, Ye Chengfeng had absolutely no interest in Fan Xian.
As a story, it is indeed exciting, but let's not get him involved in these power struggles!
Why not stay in Dongyi City and continue practicing his basic swordsmanship?
"That's right. If you can gain a good reputation in the Qing Kingdom, that would be the best outcome."
Si Gu Jian rarely showed a smile.
Did that old cabbage just laugh?
"No, no, I still need to practice my sword. Besides, you know my physical condition."
As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng immediately pretended to be seriously ill.
"Ouch, my chest hurts so much, it's hard to even walk, Xiaolan, please help me."
Seeing Ye Chengfeng's appearance, Xiaolan immediately became nervous.
He quickly walked over, helped Ye Chengfeng up, and asked with concern, "Young Master, are you alright?"
After Xiaolan finished speaking, she turned back to look at Si Gu Jian with a reproachful expression.
"Alright, what are you two, master and servant, pretending for?"
"Wang Xi, throw these two out of the city and also give the order that they are not allowed to enter the city."
With Si Gu Jian speaking, Wang Xi had no choice but to comply.
He could only walk up to Ye Chengfeng and make a gesture of invitation.
"I'm sorry, Brother Ye, but I cannot disobey my master's orders. Please proceed!"
"Old man, you win. Xiaolan, let's go."
Seeing the master and servant leave the sword hut,
Yun Zhilan, who had been hiding in the shadows, stepped out.
"Teacher, why do you insist on sending Chengfeng to the Qing Kingdom?"
Si Gu Jian glanced at Yun Zhilan, feeling helpless.
Yun Zhilan was originally chosen by him as the next successor of Dongyi City.
Yunzhilan is a top choice in every aspect, but it is not top-tier in any aspect.
Putting aside everything else, in terms of strategy alone, Yun Zhilan is no match for Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping.
With him in charge now, there's naturally nothing to worry about.
But with the recent events in Qing Kingdom, Si Gu Jian increasingly felt that a storm was brewing.
Looking at Ye Chengfeng, although he usually focuses on practicing swordsmanship.
Putting everything else aside, just take Wang Xi for example. If he weren't here, Wang Xi would definitely have sided with Ye Chengfeng instead of his senior brother Yun Zhilan.
Another point is that Si Gu Jian saw the shadow of Ye Qingmei in Ye Chengfeng.
It's not that Ye Chengfeng's personality is the same as Ye Qingmei's, but rather that he possesses a quality that belongs to a person from a different era.
At least Si Gu Jian had never seen this trait in anyone else.
Given his admiration for Ye Qingmei, it was perfectly reasonable for him to want to hand over Dongyi City to Ye Chengfeng.
He had observed Ye Chengfeng for eight years, and Si Gu Jian was confident that he was not mistaken.
Upon leaving the Sword Pavilion, Ye Chengfeng saw a carriage already parked there.
Beside the carriage were eight women in white riding fine horses, each with a sword at their waist.
The carriage was driven by a middle-aged man. Upon seeing Ye Chengfeng emerge...
They immediately went to greet them.
"Young Master, you've arrived. The Master has already given instructions. Please get into the carriage."
"Good grief, they haven't given me a single chance to run away!"
Ye Chengfeng was speechless, if he wasn't mistaken.
The coachman walked with a steady gait and his aura was restrained, indicating that he was at least an eighth-rank martial artist.
Ye Chengfeng looked at Xiaolan, who immediately understood and whispered in his ear, "They're ninth-rank, and those eight Sword Pavilion disciples are all eighth-rank too. Young Master, should we still run?"
"What's the point of running anymore? Get in the car."
Let alone the fact that he dared to run away since he had just left the Sword Pavilion, Si Gu Jian would have dared to come out and capture him personally.
Even if they left the Sword Pavilion and the area of Dongyi City, given the current lineup, the master and servant wouldn't have a chance to escape.
"What was that old man thinking? Why send me to Qing Kingdom? Wasn't it that bastard Yun Zhilan's disciple who died? Let him go!"
The carriage moved slowly forward, but Ye Chengfeng inside kept complaining.
Si Gu Jian has completely put him in the spotlight!
As expected, Si Gu Jian has probably already started spreading his reputation.
It should be noted that Yun Zhilan was originally the apparent successor of Dongyi City.
Wang Xi was so talented, yet he never ventured into the martial arts world.
Si Gu Jian was afraid that Wang Xi would steal Yun Zhi Lan's thunder.
This mission to the Qing Kingdom was originally an opportunity for Yun Zhilan to make a name for herself once again.
But Si Gu Jian sent Ye Chengfeng instead, knowing that the people from Qing and Northern Qi would definitely investigate Ye Chengfeng's identity.
It's no longer possible for him to continue practicing swordsmanship in a comfortable manner.
"No, I must improve my strength as soon as possible. Xiao Lan, give me the sword box."
"Yes, young master."
As she spoke, Xiaolan took out a flat little box from her bosom.
Upon opening the box, one finds nine miniature swords, all made of wood.
Xiao Lan had no idea why her young master liked using wooden swords so much!
Especially this kind of miniature sword, what kind of killing power can such a weapon have?
Looking at Ye Chengfeng again, he immediately sat cross-legged, and with a thought, the nine miniature wooden swords in the sword box began to dance gracefully.
The exercise was a basic sword technique.
Ye Chengfeng could wield far more than nine of these miniature wooden swords with his full power.
Currently, Ye Chengfeng can only practice basic sword techniques with nine swords without making any mistakes.
It's not about quantity, but about the efficiency of gaining proficiency.
"I've become lazy! I've become lazy! I should have trained harder!"
Ye Chengfeng had indeed become complacent. After reaching level 1000 in basic swordsmanship, he no longer needed to worry about the erosion caused by radiation energy.
With his life no longer in danger, he naturally didn't put as much effort into practicing swordsmanship as he had at the beginning.
Otherwise, his basic swordsmanship level wouldn't only be around level 100 after the first job advancement.
Ye Chengfeng was unaware that not long after he left Dongyi City...
Centered on Dongyi City, news of the emergence of the Little Sword Immortal of Dongyi City spread like wildfire.
Moreover, the rumors became increasingly outrageous, with countless claims that a minor sword immortal could fly on a sword or that sword control techniques could take someone's head from a thousand miles away.
And the little swordsman's name is Ye Chengfeng!
Ye Chengfeng only learned of this news after he had already arrived in the capital of Qing Kingdom.
As the carriage entered the capital of Qing Kingdom, the Dongyi City mark on the carriage was particularly eye-catching.
They didn't even know when, but a flag was put up on the carriage.
The inscription above reads "Young Lord of Dongyi City" in six large characters!
Ye Chengfeng, who was engrossed in practicing swordsmanship, was unaware of this change.
Xiao Lan knew, after all, she was a ninth-rank martial artist, how could she hide the little tricks of those female disciples from her!
However, Xiao Lan felt that there was nothing wrong with her young master becoming the city lord of Dongyi City.
Since Ye Chengfeng was engrossed in practicing swordsmanship, Xiao Lan didn't disturb him!