Chapter Eighteen: Family Reunion

  "It's done, how did it happen so quickly? What's the current situation like now, and how were the Black Water Mountain bandits resolved. Is the Upper Official's family really willing to join hands with us?" Qin Yu asked Li Zongguan eagerly.

  Qin De's sudden move clearly caught Qin Yu off guard, he had not expected his father to make a move so soon. Initially, Qin Yu was worried about the Qin family's plan to unify the entire Chu kingdom, after all, the Xiang family was too strong and their own family still faced threats from mountain bandits.

  "Your Highness, rest assured, the king's affairs are all well-prepared. With a single order, it will be like a sweeping victory, and the army will hardly suffer any losses. Now, we have already occupied ten counties of the Chu State." General Li waved his hand, but he didn't know that Zhenyang County had been breached at this moment, after all, news couldn't travel that fast.

  "What? Ten prefectures?"

  Qin Yu couldn't imagine how his father, the king, could resolve the matter with the Mu family and the Shangguan family in such a short time.

  "Haha, Third Highness, the Prince is indeed clever and resourceful. Many things are unknown to you. The 300,000 bandits of the Black Water Mountain Range have long been secretly loyal to my Qin family. As for the Upper Official's household, they wanted to secretly plot against my Qin family, but were instead controlled by the Prince's tactics in one move, taking over the two northern provinces. As for the three southern provinces... I'm not even clear what happened, and somehow ended up surrendering to the Prince."

  Qin Yu roughly understood the course of the war in his heart all at once.

  "The two counties of Beiyuan. Secretly calculated?" Qin Yu knew that his father, the king, controlled the two counties of Beiyuan, and roughly guessed some methods, such as assassination and framing.

  Qin Yu's thick eyebrows furrowed, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes: "Uncle Li, where is my father the king now? And also my two elder brothers?" Qin Yu at this moment most wanted to see his own relatives, after all they had been separated for so long, and he should be able to help out now.

  Li General thought for a moment and said, "Wang Ye is in Xiyang Town near the Black Water Mountain Range. The first general is leading troops in Leixue County, and the second general is in Wuxuetown next to Xiyang Town."

  "Xiyang Town?" Qin Yu's eyes lit up.

  Qin Yu left Yunwu Mountain Villa at the age of thirteen and started accepting assassination missions. He often traveled with Xiao Hei to various places in the Chu royal court, and was familiar with many cities and even small towns. As soon as he mentioned Xiyang Town, Qin Yu suddenly remembered it.

  In the courtyard of Xiyang Town.

  "Your Highness, if that Central Fruit really wants to make a move, won't Your Highness lose your life? No matter what, Your Highness shouldn't joke about your own life." Xu Yuan said with a hint of resentment towards Qin De.

  But seeing Qin De alive, Xu Yuan also secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  Qin De left behind a brocade pouch, which told the story of how to handle various Qin family matters once he was dead. Upon seeing the contents of the pouch, Xu Yuan knew something was amiss. Fortunately, Qin De came back to life and flew down from the sky.

  "Xu Yuan, for a prenatal master like you, I, as a fellow cultivator, am impossible to avoid. In the mortal realm, having reached the Golden Core stage, I'm like a beacon of light in the darkness, and he can find me quickly." Qin De said with a faint smile.

  Xu Yuan also understood Qin De's meaning, but still said: "Your Highness, is Xiang Yang really that formidable? Can't even you and Feng Yuzi deal with him?"

  Xu Yuan was intelligent beyond his peers, but unfortunately, he still knew nothing about the matters of the Cultivation Realm.

  Qin De's face involuntarily had a hint of bitter smile: "Even if I and Feng Yuzi add up, we can't hurt Xiang Yang's hair. Yuan Ying's early stage is too far apart in strength!" Qin De was worried in his heart, worrying about how to deal with Xiang Yang.

  Even if the Qin family could seize the world, it is estimated that Xiang Yu, who was furious, would still kill all the people of the Qin family.

  "It can only temporarily stop all troops from attacking, if this problem is not solved, another attack will provoke that terrifying guy Xiang Yang." Qin De's brow was deeply furrowed, earlier when Xiang Yang left, Qin De had already ordered the various divisions to - cease fire!

  Got it!

  Item center!

  How to deal with super masters in the early stages of Yuan Ying?

  Qin De thought hard, but the difference in strength between the cultivators was too great, and schemes were useless.

  "Your Highness, did Wu De come just now?" A clear voice came over, Qin De looked up and saw Feng Yuzi stepping on a flying sword from afar, directly flying into the courtyard, with a hint of urgency in his eyes.

  "Wu? If it were just Wu, then the old ancestor of the Xiang family, Xiang Yang, would have come too." Qin De shook his head and smiled.

  Feng Yuzi had also heard of Xiang Yang's great name, and slightly furrowed his brow, saying: "Xiang Yang? He was the first emperor of the Xiang family. If he were still alive, he would have been cultivating for nearly a thousand years. His strength is probably similar to Wu De's."

  "Similar? If it were just similar, I wouldn't be so troubled. Yuan Ying's early stage." Qin De said directly, "That Xiang Yang has reached the early stage of Yuan Ying."

  "What, heavens! Early Nascent Soul stage? How is this possible?! The gap is too large, too large!" Feng Yuzi's face completely changed. This one early Nascent Soul stage could take on three or four late Golden Core stages, and he was only at mid-Golden Core stage, while Qin De was merely at early Golden Core stage. There was simply no comparison to be made.

  "Xiang's family actually has such a super master, isn't your plan over? " Feng Yuzi knew a lot about Qin De's affairs, he didn't know anything else, he only knew one thing -

  The top players in the early Yuan Dynasty cannot be killed by human wave tactics, nor can they be killed by him and Qin De.

  Qin De smiled wistfully: "Feng brother, don't worry about so much for now, let's play a game of chess first." Qin De usually encountered problems that were difficult to solve, he would put them aside and relax before continuing to think.

  Feng Yuzi also nodded: "Then I'll accompany you, Prince Wang, for a game."

  Qin De and Feng Yuzi sat down and started playing Go with a peaceful mind.

  ……

  Inside Lei Xue County, in Qin Feng's residence.

  "General, the king has an order, just defend the city and do not attack outside." A messenger conveyed Qin De's command to Qin Feng in a straightforward manner. Upon hearing this order, Qin Feng couldn't help but ask: "When will we start fighting?"

  The orderly said: "His Majesty says that fighting is temporarily unnecessary unless His Majesty issues another order."

  Qin Feng furrowed his brow and waved his hand to let the messenger leave, but in his heart he began to think: "Father's order is not to stop fighting anymore. Moreover, there is no clear time limit. Just as we are about to win the war, why did Father..."

  "General, does the king have any orders?" A man in his forties walked in.

  Qin Feng nodded and said: "Yes, my father the king has given orders to only defend the city and not to go out of the city to attack, and there is no clear time limit yet."

  The middle-aged man slightly furrowed his brow, but he didn't say anything.

  "Brother Xi Men, for the time being, I'm leaving this army of 100,000 men in your hands. Remember, just defend the city and absolutely do not launch a counterattack outside the city. As for me, I'll personally go see my father, the king, to find out what's going on." Qin Feng received this order, but he couldn't help feeling uneasy.

  Qin Feng wasn't worried that something would happen if he left, after all, when the war resumes, his father, the king, will definitely send someone to pass on the order, and at that time, he will be in Xiyang Town, so he will naturally receive the command.

  "Prince Wang, you're leaving now?" Ximen Xin asked in puzzlement.

  Qin Feng nodded: "I'll leave immediately, this is my token, just defend the city alone, I believe in your ability. As for defense, I'm still not as good as Brother Ximen." Qin Feng said with a smile, handing over the defensive task to the mature and steady Ximen Xin, he felt at ease.

  Qin De and Feng Yu Zi played Go for six or seven hours in a row, as if they had forgotten about time.

  Xu Yuan watched from the side, not saying a word. He also knew that Qin De and Feng Yuzi were no ordinary people, so even if they didn't eat, it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Therefore, Xu Yuan didn't disturb Qin De and Feng Yuzi, but instead ate once halfway through.

  Qin De held the white son, thinking for a long time but not putting it down. Feng Yuzi looked at him like this, and didn't urge him either. After a long while, suddenly Qin De's face had a hint of joy, and he "thudded" the white son down.

  "Brother Feng, I see you... huh."

  Qin De and Feng Yuzi both suddenly stood up and looked towards the east.

  "Master, far surpassing you and me." Qin De's face was very serious, and he came out with a headache. Now it seemed that there were two extremely powerful breaths rushing over from afar at an incredible speed. Just looking at the speed was frightening.

  Feng Yuzi's face was also very serious.

  "Whoosh!"

  A black afterimage, and a faint silver afterimage directly from high altitude, like a meteor, extremely fast rushing down, almost in an instant from high altitude to the courtyard. The faces of these two mysterious masters were finally revealed.

  Qin Dehong was stunned.

  Feng Yuzi and Xu Yuan were also stunned.

  Three people stared at the young man in front of them in disbelief, that familiar breath, those familiar eyes, and even that one familiar black eagle.

  "Father!"

  Qin Yu finally shouted out his first cry, after spending more than ten months in the vast wilderness, traveling over 100,000 miles of bitter cultivation journey, he finally returned, and finally saw his father King Qin De, this cry made Qin De's whole body shake.

  Qin De's eyes were filled with incredulity and ecstatic excitement.

  It's hard to believe that a person's eyes can have so many meanings.

  "Feathers... Feathers!" Qin De trembled, "Is it you? You're still alive? Am I dreaming?" Qin De couldn't believe what was happening. The person who had been stabbed in the heart in front of him that day, Qin Yu, was now standing alive and well in front of him. But at the same time, Qin De also hoped that his son was really alive.

  Qin Yu nodded heavily, his eyes moistened: "Father king, I'm alive, I'm still alive."

  The father and son stared at each other without saying a word. All emotions were conveyed through their eyes.

  A person's aura changes with their cultivation and insight, but the change is not great. Feng Yu Zi also found that the aura of the person in front of him, who looked exactly like Qin Yu, was very similar to Qin Yu's, only more stable than Qin Yu's original aura, and contained a more fierce and powerful momentum.

  As for Qin De, there was no need to doubt at all. From Qin Yu's gaze and the exchange of their gazes, Qin De had already made a definitive judgment. Similarly, there was also the instinctual connection between father and son, and in his heart, Qin De was 100% certain that the person before him was indeed his own son.

  Although he couldn't understand how his son was able to survive at all.

  But is it necessary to pursue this? His own son has come back to life, which is already a blessing. Qin De should be grateful and thankful, why bother pursuing how Qin Yu came back to life?

  ……

  It was still deep in the night, Qin De immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare a sumptuous banquet. Since returning from the catastrophe, Qin De had never been so happy and excited. Even eating and drinking were no longer particular, suddenly, Qin De's excitement about preparing a banquet made his subordinates, the chefs, work with all their might.

  In the dead of night, the entire Xiyang Town was ablaze with lights. In the courtyard of Qin De's residence, four people - Qin De, Xu Yuan, Feng Yuzi and Qin Yu - sat around a stone table, dish after dish being served one by one until six plates were filled before stopping temporarily.

  Near the stone table, there was a huge roasted lamb, which was prepared for Xiao Hei.

  "Xiao Hei, I didn't know you also liked cooked food. In the past, I thought you only liked eating wild beasts." Qin Yueling transmitted her voice to Xiao Hei, earlier when they started placing dishes on the stone table, Xiao Hei surprisingly transmitted his voice to Qin Yue saying he wanted to eat roasted lamb.

  Qin Yu naturally told his father, King Qin, who could feel Xiao Hei's strength and admired its power. Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, he immediately ordered someone to prepare a roasted sheep.

  "Am I to blame? Big brother, in the past I didn't pass the tribulation, my spiritual intelligence wasn't too high. After passing the tribulation and cultivating all the way back, our true fire will roast the wild beast, I reckon it'll turn into ashes." Little Black said helplessly.

  After passing through the 49-day tribulation, Xiao Hei's spiritual intelligence was almost on par with that of humans, and he naturally had many thoughts.

  "Feathers, I really didn't expect that the light pillar that was like a heavenly tribulation would be a transmission method. You've been cultivating in the vast wilderness for so long, you must have already passed the 49th heavenly tribulation, right? Father King feels that your strength not only surpasses mine, but also exceeds that of Wind Uncle." Qin De sighed.

  Qin Yu smiled and said, "There are many demonic beasts in the Desolate Antiquity, I also killed demonic beasts and refined the power of Golden Elixir to progress so quickly. As for my strength, dealing with late-stage Golden Elixir experts shouldn't be a problem."

  Qin Yu was being modest, he and Xiao Hei couldn't be judged by their surface strength. In the past, when Qin Yu was in the early stages of his Star Cloud period and Xiao Hei was in the early stages of his Golden Dan period, this one man and one eagle had burst out with a killer move and killed two late-stage Golden Dan Black Wind Leopards. Later, after refining two late-stage Golden Dans, both Qin Yu and Xiao Hei took another step forward.

  At present, Qin Yu Xing Yun is in the middle stage, and Xiao Hei Jin Dan is also in the middle stage. Dealing with the late-stage Jin Dan is indeed easy.

  As soon as Qin Yu's voice fell, horseshoes sounded outside the courtyard.

  "Father." Along with a familiar voice, the courtyard gate opened, and Qin Feng rushed extremely fast for a long time and finally arrived at Xiyang Town. He was rushing straight to this courtyard. "Father, why did you give that order... Ah, Xiao Yu!"

  Qin Feng saw Qin Yu and was stunned as if struck by lightning.