Chapter Fourteen: Gong Sun Yang

  "Two dogs, how come you're the only one? Where's Zhang Yi and the others?" The person on the city wall shouted loudly, probably not expecting there to be only one enemy, and their tone wasn't bad either. Of course, in such a remote place, it was hard to imagine what kind of enemies they could have, this city wall might just be for blocking beast attacks and the like.

  "They are old friends from the days of General Village Master, and have come to pay their respects!" Er Gouzi immediately chimed in loudly. This was what they had agreed upon on the road. Er Gouzi's loyalty wasn't high, but it was rare for him to cooperate like this. As long as Xiao Ying and the others could meet with Village Master, whether or not Er Gouzi would betray them immediately didn't matter anymore.

  "Oh! It's rare to have the leader's friends come, what should I call you? I'll send someone to report!" An unexpected inquiry came from the city wall, it seems that the leader really has some skills, even without any enemies, he can still train his subordinates to be well-behaved.

  "Just say that an old friend with the surname Du has arrived, and your boss will naturally know!" Du Wei said loudly. In fact, they didn't even know what their boss's name was, let alone his background. They only knew that everyone called him "boss". Although there were not many people, very few knew the specific origin of their boss.

  "Please wait a moment, sir!" A voice came from atop the city wall.

  After waiting for about half a time, the sound of the thick wooden door slowly opening came. After the wooden door opened, three people in gray and brown clothes appeared at the door, and they immediately walked over. I really don't know if the ones who came out were arrogant or knew that only three strangers were coming, so only three people came out. Of course, the people on the city wall were also decorations.

  "I've long admired the great name of your esteemed leader, and I'm afraid I've come to visit uninvited. Please forgive me!" Xiao Ying said with a smile as she approached, just making small talk. They didn't even know the leader's name or appearance, nor did they know if any of the three were the leader, so they could only use ambiguous words to gloss over it.

  Only the leader was a tall, handsome young man, looking to be in his mid-twenties to nearly thirty years old. He wore simple clothing, had a pale face with no beard, and looked majestic yet fierce. His hands were empty as he stood there, but he still exuded an air of vigor. By his side followed two burly men with tiger-like physiques and wolf-like waists, clearly not ordinary characters. The young man with the pale face was probably some important figure in the stronghold, likely the Young Master or something similar.

  "Haha……I said who would be an old friend still thinking of me and coming to this remote place to find me! However, having friends come from afar is a joy indeed! Brother, you're giving me too much credit, I'm not worthy!" The young man with the pale face laughed heartily for a few moments, speaking warmly, looking quite approachable.

  "Are you the leader of Tie Mu Village?" Xiao Ying asked in surprise, her face filled with incredulity. As soon as she spoke, she felt a sense of foreboding. From his tone and words, it was clear that he was indeed the leader, how strange that she had been too rash and hadn't asked Er Gouzi to investigate clearly first, this time she had made a mistake, hopefully it wouldn't end in disaster!

  "What? Am I, the leader, very strange?" The young man with a pale face asked in puzzlement, seeing the three strangers' surprised and unexpected expressions, as if they were certain that he was not the leader. Maybe they really are old friends of someone else, just mistaken about who it is, he muttered to himself, and immediately added: "This Iron Wood Mountain is just what we call ourselves, could there also be an Iron Wood Mountain stronghold outside?" The tone didn't seem too displeased.

  "That's not it! I just found it unexpected that the village master is so young, please forgive me! I am Xie Ying, the village head of Xie Ying Village, which borders your village. Please take care of each other and exchange visits in the future!" It seems like they get along well, since surrendering didn't work out, it shouldn't lead to becoming enemies either. Immediately, with a sincere attitude, he apologized and expressed his intention for visiting.

  "Xie Ying Village? Is it nearby? Forgive me for speaking bluntly, but please excuse us, we've been stationed here for three years and have never heard of it!" The White Face Fort Master asked with a puzzled expression, casting an inquiring glance at his subordinates around him. They all shook their heads slightly to indicate they didn't know either, some exchanging cautious glances as if Xiao Ying and the others had come with ill intentions.

  "Hehe, our village was built less than half a month ago, it's normal that the village master hasn't heard of us. I also just found out about your village today and came to visit immediately. I hope we can help each other!" Xiao Ying said with a direct smile, without any shame. The fact that the White Face Village Master said this shows that he is an open-minded person, if he doesn't know something, he won't pretend to be familiar with it or use insincere flattery like "I've long admired you".

  "Haha……I said so, the village chief is also a generous person. Since that's the case, it's only natural to be straightforward and not beat around the bush. I hope you'll take care of me in the future!" Bai Mianzhuang's master laughed generously, without any hidden intentions. He then sighed and said: "I'm Gong Sunyang, courtesy name Yao Hui. In my younger years, I had grand ambitions, but now I've ended up wasting my time here. It's really shameful to say so!" There's a play to be made, from his words you can tell he's not a person who likes to be idle. As long as you have the ambition to dominate, you'll have the opportunity to persuade him to come out of retirement!

  "Haha……I didn't expect Brother Yao Hui to be so elegant and refined, yet warm and approachable. It really makes me feel like we've met too late!" Xiao Ying excitedly laughed as he walked over and put his hand on his shoulder, saying very sincerely, then paused and continued in a teasing tone: "Or is Brother Yao Hui going to let us chat freely here?" He didn't dodge or mind Xiao Ying's closeness.

  "Hurray! Hurray! I'll arrange a banquet to celebrate with our neighboring friends, and also to celebrate that I've made friends with a young genius!" Gong Sun Yang said with a smile, immediately ordering his men to open the camp gates and prepare for a grand feast. It's unknown whether it was because he had been staying in this remote place for too long, but he was extremely excited to have a rare guest and neighbor!

  Following Gong Sunyang into the camp, the city wall is about three meters thick. After entering the camp, what comes into view is a vast expanse of flat land stretching for nearly a hundred miles. In the distance, there is another row of thick wooden walls separating the area, with neatly arranged stone and wooden houses inside the walls and lush green fields and fruit trees outside. Scattered about are busy villagers going about their daily tasks. After walking for about half an hour, we arrived at the thick wooden wall, and upon entering, we saw children playing on one side and robust warriors training on the other. Those muscular men with broad shoulders and waists were clearly not ordinary soldiers, but unfortunately, there were only about thirty of them, although it's possible that some were not present for training.

  "Yao Hui brother, forgive my impertinence! Looking at these brave warriors, what kind of troops are they?" Asking about someone else's military secrets was very rude, but Xiao Ying couldn't suppress the doubts and admiration in her heart.

  "Haha…… This is my special troops Greedy Wolf Army, old brothers who have followed me for several years. When I retired, they insisted on following me, what a pity such good quality! After retiring for several years, they still practice hard every day!" Gong Sun Yang said with a hint of emotion.

  "Special Troops?" As soon as he heard these four words, Xiao Ying's eyes flashed with golden light, his mind racing with excitement, and he almost swallowed Gong Sunyang whole. What a talent! An absolute genius! In "Yu Wang", anyone who can possess special troops is undoubtedly a heaven-defying talent. Gong Sunyang gave Xiao Ying the impression of being an extraordinary literary and military genius.

  Xiao Ying didn't know if there was a person named Gong Sunyang hundreds of years ago during the Three Kingdoms period, but at least he had never heard of him. The famous figures of the Three Kingdoms period were extremely difficult to subdue, with a difficulty level similar to that of killing a divine beast. After all, if these famous figures were easy to subdue, the game would lose its excitement.

  The biggest highlight of "Yu Wang" in the Chinese server is that you can interfere with and change the course of historical events, of course, the difficulty is not ordinary, at least it's an S-level task or higher!