Run for Your Life

The pangolin's words left Fang Weiyan speechless, which was understandable.

This guy isn't human; whether the Mountain Spirit spirit is good-looking or not has no effect on him.

"I've heard that Mountain Spirit know how to bring blessings, is that true?"

"Of course it's true."

Upon hearing this, the pangolin immediately responded.

That's really true...

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan's spirits lifted slightly. He had also learned about this from books, which was why he wanted to inquire about the location of the Mountain Spirit.

The Mountain Spirit's prayers are said to have a very wide reach, even extending to the entire country.

Fang Weiyan thought that if he could get the Mountain Spirit to help him, that would definitely be a good thing.

"I'm giving you a chance. All you have to do is take me to see that Mountain Spirit, and I'll feed you, how about that?"

"No, no, the Mountain Spirit has long since disappeared. We won't be able to find it even if we take the Mountain Spirit with us."

Upon hearing this, the pangolin quickly spoke up, its tone sounding somewhat urgent.

Mountain Spirit and other such creatures can sense someone's arrival from a great distance.

Under such circumstances, it was simply impossible to bring Fang Weiyan to see the Mountain Spirit.

"Oh, why is the Mountain Spirit nowhere to be seen?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan frowned slightly and asked, somewhat puzzled.

According to the books he knew, the Mountain Spirit seemed to treat people well, so why did it seem like it didn't like people much now?

"This little demon doesn't know, but I've fought with the Mountain Spirit several times before. Whenever someone gets close, the spirit will leave immediately and won't get entangled with me."

Fang Weiyan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to be lying, but if he was telling the truth, it would leave Fang Weiyan speechless.

Fang Weiyan did not know the specifics of the Mountain Spirit's blessings.

But after experiencing the good fortune brought by koi fish, Fang Weiyan became very interested in this blessing, thinking that it would be great if he could get help from the Mountain Spirit.

However, it seems there are still some difficulties.

The pangolin wasn't lying; that should be certain, since the other party wasn't suppressed by the Bright Mirror Hanging High.

"Grown ups."

At this moment Fude, who was sitting below, spoke up.

Seeing that Fude seemed to have something to say, and glancing at the other people present, Fang Weiyan immediately said, "The demon has been slain; everyone may return home."

"Thank you, sir, for upholding justice for us common people."

Upon hearing this, the two Lady Liu families below immediately kowtowed in gratitude.

The people then dispersed one by one.

After the crowd had all dispersed, Fang Weiyan looked at Fude and said, "Speak your mind."

"Sir, are you searching for the Mountain Spirit to pray for blessings?"

"Hmm, I've heard that the Mountain Spirit has the ability to bring blessings, so I'd like to try my luck with it."

Fang Weiyan nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Fude hesitated slightly. "I've heard that Mountain Spirit only serve the king and are devoted to him."

"Your Majesty? Are there any Mountain Spirit in the current court?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan was immediately puzzled. He didn't seem to have heard of this before.

"Not the kind of king you imagine, sir. I don't know the specifics, but I do know that such a king is far beyond what the Jiang Kingdom can compare to."

Wouldn't that make him the Human Sovereign?

It's normal that the Earth God doesn't know about the Human Sovereign, after all, the Jiang Kingdom has only been around for a little over two hundred years, while the Dragon King has cultivated for over a thousand years and only then did he know a little about the Human Sovereign.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan immediately understood what Fude meant.

So the Mountain Spirit only served the Human Sovereign?

If that's the case, then it's no wonder the Mountain Spirit is nowhere to be seen.

Fang Weiyan muttered to himself for a moment, and roughly guessed what was going on.

If that's the case, should we look for the Mountain Spirit later?

Thinking of this, Fang Weiyan glanced at the pangolin below, hesitated for a moment, and then waved his hand, "Since you haven't harmed anyone, I'll let you go."

As he spoke, Fang Weiyan waved to the other person.

The pangolin was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately bowed its head in gratitude.

After the ceremony was completed, it transformed into a wisp of green smoke and departed.

Seeing that the pangolin had left, and that there was nothing more for him to do there, Fude bowed and left as well.

There was something he didn't say: if Fang Weiyan really let the Mountain Spirit serve him, that would be quite presumptuous.

However, given that the Jiang Kingdom is already in such a state, many ministers have secretly engaged in numerous acts of usurpation.

Even if Fang Weiyan overstepped his bounds, it would only bring benefits to the Jiang Kingdom, without causing any major harm.

After all, he knew what kind of person the adults were.

Unfortunately, Mountain Spirit are not something adults can recruit.

That would be wonderful if adults could recruit them.

After Fude left, Fang Weiyan was thinking about what had just happened. Since both the demon and the god had said so, Fang Weiyan believed them.

As the two of them said, Fang Weiyan estimated that he would have to become the Human Sovereign before he could try to make contact with the Mountain Spirit.

Just as Fang Weiyan was about to get up, he noticed that the plaque above his head seemed to have dimmed a little.

"This thing has a consumption limit?"

Fang Weiyan examined it carefully and found that the light was indeed much dimmer than before.

However, this amount of exertion was nothing to Fang Weiyan.

Fang Weiyan glanced at it casually a few times, then looked away.

The matter in Pingjiang City is temporarily resolved. Fang Weiyan is currently staying at a hotel on Earth, so he should head back first.

With that in mind, Fang Weiyan returned directly to Earth.

After checking out, Fang Weiyan hurriedly went to the airport.

However, when Fang Weiyan arrived at the airport, his phone rang several times.

"Mr. Fang, is this you? The goods you requested have been successfully delivered to you and are being unloaded now. Let me take a few photos as feedback."

The call was from the driver. The goods Fang Weiyan had requested to be delivered to the impoverished mountainous area had all been delivered by now.

So he made a phone call, as a way of giving Fang Weiyan feedback.

In addition, after learning that these were items sent by Fang Weiyan to impoverished mountainous areas, the driver felt a greater sense of respect for them.

After personally visiting this place and seeing the life in these mountainous areas, even the driver couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

"Okay, it's good that the item has been delivered. Thank you for your help."

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan immediately returned the courtesy.

Upon hearing this, the driver on the other side quickly replied, "No trouble at all, I'm just doing this for money, I can't compare to you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that life in the mountains is so hard."

The driver was very polite, but he felt he couldn't bear Fang Weiyan's kind words, given that Fang Weiyan had spent so much money to buy supplies to support impoverished mountain areas.

Fang Weiyan exchanged pleasantries with the other party upon seeing this.

Soon after, he received a friend request on his phone. After Fang Weiyan, he received photos that the other party had taken.

Seeing the supplies that had been loaded onto the trucks being delivered to the mountainous area, Fang Weiyan felt relieved.

Just as Fang Weiyan was about to exit the chat interface, he saw several more friend requests.

Upon opening them, I saw several applications from volunteer teachers and several others sent by other drivers.

Seeing this, Fang Weiyan agreed to them all.

The agreement had barely been reached when dozens of messages arrived.

Fang Weiyan glanced at the messages from the volunteer teachers; they were all expressions of gratitude, as well as thanks Fang Weiyan the children.

The plane was about to take off, and Fang Weiyan casually replied to a few words before switching his phone to airplane mode.

After several hours, Fang Weiyan returned to the Daoist temple.

I cleaned the incense burner as usual and placed the incense and candles in it.

It was already late at night in the Daoist temple, and there were still a few people there. However, many of them did not know Fang Weiyan; they had all heard of him but had never seen him.

After seeing Fang Weiyan, he didn't pay much attention to him.

At this point, almost everyone who comes to the Daoist temple intends to offer incense and then toss coins into the wishing well.

I've heard it all before; people say that if you burn incense and make a wish here, it will be especially effective.

As more and more such rumors circulated, more and more people naturally came.

Fang Weiyan estimated that the Daoist temple must be seeing over a thousand visitors every day now.

This was roughly calculated based on the amount of incense and candles Fang Weiyan consumed.

Looking towards the wishing well on the side, you can hear a constant tinkling sound.

It was a group of people throwing coins into it.

Fang Weiyan glanced at it casually, then returned to his house.

The next day.

When Fang Weiyan woke up again, he was back in Pingjiang City.

When Fang Weiyan Fang Weiyan before the people, he immediately sensed a different look in their eyes.

His expression was much more respectful than before.

This must have happened last night, when Fang Weiyan interrogated several demons overnight and then executed them, which earned him much more awe and respect from the people.

Fang Weiyan felt quite good about this.

He wanted the people of Pingjiang City to respect his words so that things would go smoothly in the future.

In retrospect, what I did last night was the right thing to do.

Fang Weiyan was quite satisfied with this matter.

After leaving the yamen, Fang Weiyan arrived at the place where Lin Liyun trained the yamen runners a short while later.

The training grounds were set up outside the city by the opposing team.

Fang Weiyan stood at a distance and watched for a while. After confirming that the other party's training was not bad, he left.

In the distant fields, the vegetables are already growing lush and green. Although they are not fully grown yet, they already look very appetizing.

"The houses in the city are almost finished being built. Next, we need to start building a road that leads directly to Linbei County. This road must be built."

Fang Weiyan inspected the construction progress of the houses in the city, and then began to plan the next steps.

"Tell me, what happened? Why have we lost contact with the rat demons we sent out?"

Inside the sealed room, a group of people regrouped, but they appeared somewhat flustered.

The reason is entirely because the rat demon sent to kill the governor of Jiangling Commandery simply vanished, seemingly dead.

Upon learning this news, they quickly gathered together to discuss the specifics.

"The governor of Jiangling Commandery is still alive; it seems the rat demon is dead."

The man on the right paused for a moment, then said, "Things are getting complicated. The attempt to kill the prefect failed. If this news reaches the Emperor, won't he become suspicious?"

According to their speculation, the governor of Jiangling Commandery was likely a trusted confidant cultivated by the emperor, and their assassination attempt had failed.

This could easily arouse the emperor's suspicion.

"I'm afraid the Emperor already knows. If that's the case, then the die is cast."

The elderly man at the head of the group also seemed somewhat anxious at this moment; in the past, he had always been able to handle everything calmly.

But now it's no longer possible. What we thought was a sure thing has failed, so the only option now is to take action ahead of schedule.

Thinking of this, his face darkened.

"What exactly happened? Why did the Transformation rat demon go there and get killed? Isn't the City God of Jiangling Commandery only at the Spirit Gathering Stage?"

The others standing nearby looked puzzled and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Who knows? Right now, all we know is that the rat demon is dead; the specifics are still unclear."

Upon hearing this, one person muttered something in a low voice.

If other ministers were here, they would recognize this man as the Minister of Ministry of Revenue.

"Enough of this talk, it's pointless. We're already preparing to make our move, so let's set the date for half a month from now. I've already bribed General Wei; he commands 30,000 troops stationed at Luoyun Mountain. As long as we decide to attack, he can get to Yanhuai City as quickly as possible."

"Alright, let's do it in two weeks!"

After a moment's thought, the group made their decision.

Now that we've decided to take action, we can't delay any longer.

If they can capture Yanhuai City, with their military strength and the influence of their court, controlling the Jiang Kingdom will not be a problem.

As for the other prefects, they were not afraid.

Because these prefects simply didn't have the guts to oppose them.

Even if they did, taking down these prefects would be a piece of cake for them.

The group then discussed the details, determining their respective troop strengths and the city's defenses.

After these details were agreed upon, the group of people left one after another.

Meanwhile, inside the palace.

Princess Jin'an arrived at the fishpond as usual, her gaze falling upon the water.

Upon noticing Princess Jin'an approaching, a huge koi fish dragged its battered body slowly toward Princess Jin'an.

"Princess... run for your life..."

The koi fish approached Princess Jin'an, then opened its mouth, its voice filled with deep weariness.

Princess Jin'an was stunned when she heard the voice. This was the first time the koi had spoken to her, and the first thing it said was such words.

At that moment, after the koi in front of it finished speaking, the last scale on its body cracked open, and after flicking its tail, its body stiffened.

However, the koi fish exhausted its last bit of luck, learned of Princess Jin'an's impending doom beforehand, and died after delivering the message.

Princess Jin'an looked at the stiff koi carp, a tear welling in her eye, and picked up the bucket beside her to scoop it out.

"Escape? How can I, as a princess of the Jiang Kingdom, escape? It's you who suffers, having to follow a princess in such a predicament..."

Princess Jin'an murmured softly, as if she were whispering to the koi, and others would only assume that the koi was still alive.

The palace was crowded and noisy; she couldn't let others know that the koi had died, otherwise some people might become restless.