Look at My Sword!

Guo Jing replied, "You must be extra careful."

Huazheng reluctantly bid farewell to Guo Jing.

When faced with important matters, personal feelings must take a backseat.

The two White Condor were also left for Guo Jing, so that he could keep them as eyes and ears.

Guo Jing also pointed out the way to them and urged them to leave quickly.

Several men mounted their horses with graceful movements and rode northwards, brandishing their whips.

After they had all gone far away, a graceful figure jumped out from the bushes behind Guo Jing.

Huang Rong pouted and glanced sideways at Guo Jing.

She crossed her arms over her chest, wrinkled her small nose, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Guo Jing replied, "You must be extra careful."

Guo Jing felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

This silly boy reacted quickly at this moment, turning around immediately, smiling and saying nothing, simply opening his arms to embrace Huang Rong.

Huang Rong twisted slightly and hummed twice, but she didn't really break free and obediently let Guo Jing hold her.

"Rong'er, you are the only one in my heart. It's all good now. I finally managed to fool them. It really took me a lot of effort."

Guo Jing was full of admiration; these responses and expressions had all been pre-set for Guo Jing to practice.

Although Guo Jing is still an honest man, if he wants to deceive people again in the future, he only needs to learn to put on a straight face like he did today. It will always take some time to figure out his true intentions.

At this moment, Huang Rong stopped being petulant and turned around in Guo Jing.

They naturally clasped hands.

"Although we have deceived them now, you know what they are thinking. We will inevitably have a war sooner or later. From now on, they will fight the Jin people, and we will fight the Song Court. We will seize more territory and then see who prevails in the future."

Huang Rong had heard what they said earlier, and their disdain for the Southerners naturally made Huang Rong unhappy.

Although Huang Rong, Huang Yaoshi, Ji Boying, and others also looked down on the current government, their stances were different.

Guo Jing nodded solemnly.

He is more determined than ever before.

The arrival of Tolui and Bo'er Shu shattered Guo Jing's last glimmer of hope, and cruel reality was laid bare before him.

Since Brother Ji's predictions have been correct all along, I should simply follow his instructions in everything I do, which will surely be in the best interest of the world.

"Rong'er, let's go back and report this to Brother Ji."

Huang Rong hummed in agreement.

"After resolving the matter with the Mongols envoy and intercepting the supplies that the imperial court was sending to the north, the affairs around Taihu Lake are considered complete. Now we're just waiting for my father to go to Mount Zhongnan to consolidate the troops and prepare for the uprising."

The two talked as they walked back.

Guo Jing said, "We still need to go to Peach Blossom Island first to help Ying Gu find Zhou Botong."

"Firstly, it was only right that Daoist Priest Ma and his fellow disciples of the Quanzhen Sect released him, and secondly, Brother Ji was interested in his kung fu, so we should go to Peach Blossom Island first."

Huang Rong also said, "Indeed, we should go back to Peach Blossom Island first and release Zhou Botong. If it were before, with my father's temper, he would never have been willing to suffer the slightest grievance. If he was unhappy, he would kill anyone who offended him."

"But now that we're going to accomplish something big, we can't afford any internal problems. My father is arrogant, and I'm afraid he'll clash with those Daoist priests when we get to Mount Zhongnan. If we release Zhou Botong, it'll be a good gift to the Quanzhen Sect. If we have a fight, my father won't have to back down. Let Daoist Priest Ma and the others be patient."

Guo Jing scratched his head; this was indeed a difficult problem.

Huang Yaoshi is good in every way, except that his personality is a bit too eccentric.

But now Guo Jing has made up his mind to become the emperor.

Naturally, this wouldn't have been possible without Huang Yaoshi's help.

He was only thinking about how to please Huang Yaoshi. It wasn't all for the sake of the country. Even if it was for the sake of his lifelong relationship with Rong'er, he should still please his father-in-law.

He also had to wait Mount Zhongnan to see his master, Hong Qigong, again. The old man was highly respected and he needed to ask him to take care of him.

The two returned to the Guiyun Manor, only to find that the people in the manor were coming and going in a hurry, and many of them were carrying knives and swords.

"What happened? What's going on?"

Huang Rong grabbed a servant and immediately asked him a question.

"Grandma, the brothers have spotted the government troops, and the commander-in-chief has already led his troops to surround them."

These people were originally Lu Chengfeng's trusted retainers.

The young master of the manor called Huang Yaoshi" Grandmaster" or "Master," while they called Huang Yaoshi "Old Ancestor" and Huang Rong "Grandma."

However, Huang Yaoshi had already used military methods to subdue all these bandits, mountain thieves, and villagers, and took the position of commander-in-chief himself, hence he was also called commander-in-chief.

"Where are my senior brother and Brother Ji?"

Before the man could answer, the sound of wooden wheels rolling on the stone pavement was heard, and a Han Dynasty pushed a wheelchair out at high speed. Lu Chengfeng was sitting in the wheelchair, his hands gripping the sides tightly, not letting the man slow down even a fraction of an inch.

"Junior Disciple Sister, I'm here."

Judging from his expression, Lu Chengfeng was somewhat anxious.

Huang Rong was very puzzled.

"Why are you so anxious, senior brother? My father is in command. How could we not defeat those soldiers?"

Lu Chengfeng sighed.

"Oh dear, they're not easy to deal with. Those soldiers aren't much of a threat, but who knew that the ones holding back the ship would be Ouyang Feng and Qiu Qianren? My master could easily handle one, but dealing with two would be a real challenge."

"Oh dear, that's really bad! We have to hurry! Where's Brother Ji? Did he go to help?"

Huang Rong was also starting to panic.

She might not have taken Qiu Qianren seriously at first, but after traveling all over the country with Ji Boying and experiencing so much, she realized that Qiu Qianren was actually a person whose skill was no less than that of the Five Greats.

It was already difficult for Huang Yaoshi to fight two opponents at once.

In addition, his father was arrogant, Ouyang Feng was ruthless and vicious, and Qiu Qianren killed an infant and surrendered to the Jin people, so he was obviously not a virtuous gentleman.

Huang Rong was afraid that Huang Yaoshi would be ambushed by them.

"Great Hero Ji has already gone. Junior Sister, don't worry. With Great Hero Ji's skill in Lightness Skill technique being so high, judging from the time, he must have arrived by now. With Great Hero Ji there, there will definitely be no accidents."

Despite being told there would be no unexpected events, Lu Chengfeng's anxiety did not lessen much.

Huang Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

Brother Ji's skills have improved again recently, and now he can hold his own against one of the Five Greats.

In addition, Brother Ji is not only skilled in martial arts.

He is cautious, resourceful, and decisive; with him around, I can rest assured.

Although they felt much relieved, they didn't delay and quickly arranged for a fast boat to head there.

They finally arrived at the battlefield.

There's no need to elaborate on the chaotic battle between the government troops and the river bandits.

All that could be seen was Huang Yaoshi confronting Ouyang Feng, while Qiu Qianren and Ji Boying were locked in a fierce battle.

"Take this!"