Chapter 78: Hearing of Zhong Ba's Return to Court, Huang San Composes a Song and Meets His Enemy

  Huang Shiren handed the "Seven Arrow Book" to Wen Zhong, set up a grass figure on the camp platform, with a lamp on its head and another on its feet. He bowed for 21 days, causing Yuan Fu to become disoriented in the Tiger Wolf Pass, his three souls scattered and five spirits gone, falling into a deep sleep.

  Huang Shiren, this scoundrel, climbed up onto the stage, looked at the straw man, and burst out laughing. He pulled out a small mulberry branch bow and three peach branch arrows from his sleeve. When Wen Zhong and the others saw his moves, they were especially astonished by the tiny bow and tiny arrows, shaking their heads in dismay.

  I've been kowtowing for 37 days, I'm exhausted to death. Can this thing really take the life of Yuan Futong? This is ridiculous! Wen Zhong doesn't know that this is Lu Ya's treasure, extremely disappointed.

  But then he saw Huang Shiren, drew his bow and arrow, and said to Wen Zhongdao: "Just watch me shoot him in the left eye!"

  One arrow shot out and hit the straw man's left eye. The originally ordinary straw man suddenly had blood gushing out of its left eye socket!

  Inside the Tiger Wolf Pass, Yuan Futong was the leader of the 72 vassals. He had been in a coma for days without any warning signs, causing chaos among countless people who surrounded his bedroom, calling out to him. On this day, suddenly, Yuan Futong, who had been unconscious for over ten days, let out a loud cry and sat up, with his left eye closed and a blurry mass of blood and flesh!

  "It hurts me to death!" Yuan Futong was in so much pain that he rolled all over the ground.

  On the mound outside the pass, Huang Shiren shot out his second arrow: "Let's see me shoot him in the right eye!"

  The peach branch arrow flew away and hit the right eye.

  "Ah!" Inside the Tiger Wolf Pass, Yuan Futong's right eye gushed blood and he fainted from the pain.

  "Master Hou!" A group of people rushed up, lifted Yuan Futong, and with great difficulty woke him up. He was barely breathing and let out a long sigh towards the sky.

  "I think of Yuan Futong, who for three generations has received the emperor's favor and been loyal and good. It is not right, it is not just, that he should have listened to the treacherous words of that Taoist priest and risen up in rebellion! Now this time too, it is heavenly punishment!"

  The generals under him saw this scene and burst into tears, shouting: "Master Hou! Let us go and fight a battle with Wen Zhong!"

  "Damn it!" Yuan Futong shouted, almost fainting, and forced himself to say: "Everyone, I'm afraid I'll die today. There's something I want to entrust to you. For over 600 years since the founding of our dynasty, until the previous king, the country was at peace and the people were content. It's not right that we should be blinded by greed and commit treason! After my death, you all should surrender to the Grand Tutor, he is kind and generous, and will definitely spare your lives."

  "Your Lordship!" The group of people knelt down and wept.

  "Treacherous old thief! You've deceived me into rebellion, I'd rather die and become a fierce ghost to haunt you!" Yuan Futong's face was covered in blood as he stretched out his hands and roared at the sky.

  In the merchant army camp, Huang Shiren shot out his third arrow, accurately hitting the straw man's heart!

  "The mysterious bird flies, descending to give birth to the Shang Dynasty. Now I am ordered to... vast and boundless! How hateful! How hateful!" In the Tiger Wolf Pass, Yuan Fucheng let out a loud roar, dying on his bed.

  A hero from Beihai ultimately turned into a dream in Nanke!

  Not to mention the 72 vassals inside the Tiger Wolf Pass who were in great chaos after Yuan Fu's death, let alone the fact that Huang Shiren had shot three arrows and retrieved the seven-arrowed book and other treasures. He turned around and shouted at Wen Zhong with a smile: "Wen Zhong, send troops to attack the Tiger Wolf Pass!"

  "Master Shu, is this okay?" Wen Zhong still had some doubts.

  "Listen to me, and you won't go wrong!" Huang Shiren said with a wicked smile.

  Wen Zhong nodded and mounted the black Qilin, just as he was about to lead his troops out of the camp, a scout horse came to report.

  "Report to the commander, the military advisor: The gates of Tiger Wolf Pass are wide open, and all three armies have donned white attire, surrendering as they exit the pass!"

  "What?" Wen Zhongyi heard, was both surprised and delighted, turned his head to look at Huang Shiran, that cheap person raised her head with a proud expression, a **silk bubble-like school flower's cheap expression, really disgusting.

  This is cheap uncle, really skillful!

  Yuan Futong was killed, and the Tiger Wolf Pass was captured. This meant that the prolonged rebellion had finally been put down. Wen Zhong felt a weight lift off his shoulders as he bowed to Huang Shiren and led his troops away swiftly.

  Shang Jun, after entering the Tiger Wolf Pass, Yuan Fu Tong died, and the trees fell, scattering the monkeys. Who dared to block them again? The Shang army took the Tiger Wolf Pass, and Wen Zhong's heart was kind and generous, with no cruelty towards these captives. According to the rules, they were dealt with, while settling the North Sea, a fast horse rushed to report to the imperial court.

  These trivial matters, Huang Shiren was too lazy to manage, and had all lost to Wen Zhong. He himself accompanied Daji in the vicinity of Tiger Wolf Pass, playing with mountains and water, teasing and loving each other, living a life like an immortal.

  After breaking through the Tiger Wolf Pass, Su Hu and Chong Hei Hu were truly impressed by Huang Shi Ren's tactics. Seeing that the rebellion in Bei Hai had been quelled, they gathered their troops and returned to their respective places, without mentioning it again.

  Huang Shiren accompanied Daji in the Tiger Wolf Pass for twenty or thirty days, and heard that Zhong also arranged everything in Beihai properly, each getting what they wanted.

  That day, Wen Zhong received the imperial edict from Chao Ge and excitedly rushed into Huang Shi Ren's mansion to find him. His subordinate said that the military advisor was admiring flowers in the rear garden. Wen Zhong hastily entered the rear garden, but immediately turned back with a rustling sound.

  "What bad luck!" Wen Zhong covered his face with both hands, his old face turning bright red.

  In the backyard, Huang Shiren was stripped naked, only wearing a large underpants, while Taizi sat opposite him with her clothes in disarray. The two of them faced each other and played rock-paper-scissors.

  "Daji! This won't do! You're being too stubborn! Old Huang has given in to you, and has even taken off all his clothes except for a pair of shorts. Can't you take off at least one piece of clothing?!" Old Huang's voice was shrill beyond compare.

  "Nobody cares! Nobody cares!" Taizi's voice came: "As agreed, whoever loses will take off a piece of clothing!"

  "This is the rule! But you're cheating! Scissors, rock, paper is one hand against one hand, who told you to put out two hands at once!"

  Two people chattered on and on, Tai Shi heard Zhong in the outer room and couldn't help but sigh to the sky: "Lu Ya Dao Ren is indeed a hero, how did he take in such a shameless person!"

  Coughing sounds! After hearing the coughs, there was a commotion inside, and after a long while, Huang Shiren's voice came: "Wen Zhong, come in."

  Wen Zhong then walked into the garden, and was stunned again. He saw that Huang Shiren, that scoundrel, was sitting upright with a serious expression, his clothes neat and tidy, holding a book in his hands. Taizi was leaning against him, playing the zither and singing a tune, looking like a perfect gentleman once more. This left Wen Zhong unable to help but laugh and cry at the same time.

  "What's up, something happened?" Huang Shiran raised his head, still pretending to be in a state of infinite aftertaste.

  "Oh, that's the case." Wen Zhong took out the imperial edict and said: "Master Shu, this time we have pacified the rebellion in Beihai, the people of Chang'an are overjoyed, all the officials are delighted, the king is pleased. When I presented the memorial to the throne, I also wrote about your merits, Master Shu. The king praised you as a meritorious subject who has supported the state, and ordered us to hurry back to receive you in the grand hall."

  "Hmm." Huang Shiren narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.

  King Zhou invites me back to the capital? Great! I was just thinking of going to stir up some trouble anyway!

  "Go and get some rest, hurry back for the morning song." Huang Shiren replied very briefly.

  "Well, I'll go take care of it then." Wen Zhong hastily departed.

  "Huang Dage, are you going back to Chao Ge?" Tuo saw Huang Shiren wanting to leave and couldn't get excited.

  "Hehe, good girl, I'll go take care of something and come back for you when I'm done."

  "I'll go with you!" said Daji.

  Huang Shiran shook his head: "This won't do, you stay in Jizhou and I'll come pick you up after a while."

  Good grief! That scoundrel Zhou of Shang is now a complete lecher. If you go there, how can anything good come of it?

  Huang Shiren made another effort and coaxed Daji into agreeing, then ordered Wukong and Zhuzi to pack up their things and prepare to set off.

  Cutting to the chase, after just two or three days of preparation, Wen Zhong and Huang Shiren led their troops back to Chaozhou. First, they sent Daji back to Jizhou, where she tearfully reunited with her loved ones, making Wen Zhong's group feel sick to their stomachs. Only then did they reluctantly bid farewell and rush towards Chaozhou.

  All the way, nothing to say, although boring, but still smooth. Taking advantage of this time, Huang Shiren had nothing to do with Lu Ya's ten departures from the fire essence, and refined twenty-four products of Zhānxiān Lotus Platform, without mentioning it.

  On this day, the horse reported again and arrived at Chao Ge.

  Tai heard the teacher's spirit, commanding the army to enter the city.

  Only in the city and outside, in the streets and alleys, countless ordinary people surged onto the streets, cheering and rejoicing at this triumphant army. It was truly a return to the people's expectations. Old Huang sitting on that rickety wooden cart had also become a focal point.

  Before they returned, the Da Shang imperial court had already announced to the world that the rebellion in Beihai had been quelled, especially the exploits of Huang Shi-ren were told in great detail, and naturally the common people of Da Shang knew about it.

  Especially those who had previously counted on Huang Shiren were also familiar with his face, and one by one they became excited to the point of tears streaming down their faces!

  "Huang Daochang was originally so divine! At first, I really blinded my dog's eyes!"

  "Wong Tai Sin saves the country and the people, truly saving suffering and hardship!"

  "Everyone stop staring and quickly kowtow to Huang Daxian!"

  ……

  On the side of the street, countless civilians bowed their heads and worshipped Huang Shiren, shouting all sorts of things.

  "May you live as long as the heavens and earth!"

  "Wong Tai Sin, we kowtow to you!"

  "Huang Xianchang, we love you!"

  "Huang Xianchang, I won't marry anyone else but you!"

  ……

  Huang Shiren on the wooden cart was grinning from ear to ear, waving his hand at one person and blowing a flying kiss to another. The scene in Chao Ge City was chaotic, with people running wildly about. Wen Zhong watched and couldn't help but laugh.

  Entering the imperial city, they saw the Grand Preceptor and a group of civil and military officials waiting outside the Meridian Gate.

  Wen Zhong took Hei Qilin and led Huang Shiren to the front of the civil and military officials, who all bowed in unison.

  "Congratulations on your triumphant return!"

  "Long live the Grand Master!"

  Wen Zhong was a veteran of three dynasties and also the most prestigious person in the court, who would dare to disobey him.

  "Haha! Everyone, please rise. This great victory is not my achievement, but that of my teacher's uncle, Huang Shiren, the Old Master!" As Wen heard this, he turned his body and revealed the figure behind him, Huang Shiren, who instantly made all the civil and military officials open their eyes wide to take a closer look.

  Everyone knows that this time's rebellion was thanks to a Taoist priest named Huang Shiren, but no one has ever seen him. Therefore, the civil and military officials are extremely concerned.

  Looking at these pillars of the big business world with eyes that worship him, Huang Shiren is so delighted, Huang Shiren is so thrilled.

  Grandma's, it wasn't in vain that I worked so hard and almost got done in by that good-for-nothing.

  This gaze, I am worthy of receiving!

  Just as they were enjoying themselves, a man suddenly rushed out from among the officials and dashed towards Huang Shiren, raising his weapon high in the air. With a loud "whooshing" sound, it came crashing down.

  "Son of a bitch! I should have known it was you, you damn scoundrel! Take this!"

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  The first update is posted. I'm confused, where did all the book friends' recommendation tickets go? Hehe.