Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

"Finally home!"

When Chen Ku turned into a little bee and flew back to the other side of the Two Worlds Mountains, he breathed the air from Ji State and breathed a sigh of relief.

I turned around and took another look at the direction of Liangjie Mountain behind me.

"One hundred thousand troops..."

Chen Ku murmured in his heart:
"When I turned into a bee and flew over Liangjie Mountain just now, I didn't see any signs of a large army stationed there. Instead, I saw some small palaces that were well hidden. Could it be that the 100,000-strong army was hiding in those palaces?"

As Chen Ku, who already possessed many storage methods and a world of chivalrous kings, subconsciously wondered whether the Yuan Kingdom had hidden the 100,000 troops in some small world, waiting for the news and intelligence to be prepared so that they could rush out directly from the palace.

"Or is there some other reason that I don't know about?"

Chen Ku had a flash of thought.

He wanted to return to Qiulong Mansion as soon as possible to see whether his elder brother had returned home and ask him everything once and for all.

But when looking in the direction of Baojiao County, his mind was reflected on Guan Hongluan in the Xia Wang Realm.

Heart Road:

"Let's solve this matter first."

Originally, the reason why he arranged to do the matters of Guan Hongluan and Tan Chongrui after returning from Huozui Mountain was so that he would be more confident after his strength was further improved.

Now, his own cultivation has reached the peak of the sixth realm.

If other changes are added, the power will be able to sweep through the seven realms and become invincible.

If we take the Fire Mouth Pot into account, even a master of the eighth level can be ambushed by surprise.

"Finally, I feel a little safe."

Chen Ku's current skills and back-up plans make him confident. Even if he does not exchange hostages fairly with the Marquis of Han Shou's Mansion, if the other party has other plans and back-up plans, he will be able to suppress them with his strength and is not afraid of anything.

"Half a month has passed. The other side should be getting anxious. It's time to set a location for the hostage exchange with them."

…………

Qiulong Mansion, Qiulong Martial Arts Competition.

A message suddenly appeared on the golden martial arts token Qin Fang was wearing around her waist.

Each of the Twelve Guardians has achieved the title of Juren and possesses a golden martial arts token, which allows them to enter the martial arts world for trials.

at this time,

He looked at the message from Chen Ku on the Golden Martial Arts Order.

He immediately stood up and summoned all the Twelve Guardians.

If you look closely, in addition to the Twelve Guardians, there is also a scholar wearing a blue robe.

"Junior Master, the location and time for the hostage exchange have been decided. It's in Sheyu Town, thirty miles outside Baojiao County. Let us send the news to Hanshouhou Mansion." Qin Fang said.

Junior Grandmaster Zhou Li frowned and asked, "What arrangements does Junior Grandmaster have for us? How do we need to cooperate?"

Qin Fang looked at the scholar in green and said, "My junior uncle didn't ask us to do anything. He just asked if we have contacted Master Tan's sect..."

Everyone looked at the scholar in blue.

This scholar in blue is called Wang Xingji. He is the spokesperson for the Qingliu faction behind Tan Chongrui. He was contacted by them within seven days after the junior master left.

The purpose is to prevent the Hanshouhou Mansion from giving up. They can also bring out the Qingliu party in the court cabinet to put pressure on the Hanshouhou Mansion.

After all, Baojiao County had been lost for several months, and now the old marquis Guan Yanbing was back in arms, with 20,000 elite soldiers under his command. If the matter was made a big deal and leaked out at this time, no one could guarantee how the war in Baojiao County would end.

Wang Xingji, who was dressed in a green shirt, said slowly: "The message from above is that Lord Yu is standing behind Han Shouhou, so we can't make a big deal out of it. So as long as we can bring the people back safely, it will be fine. Now is a war time, and there is a big whirlpool in the court cabinet. It's not the time to tear each other apart."

Nie Zhun sneered, "Mr. Wang, no wonder you Qingliu can't accomplish anything. At this time, you are still thinking about covering up for others. You want to bring the people back safely, but they may not be willing to do so."

Wang Xingji was not annoyed, and said calmly: "This is the purpose of my coming. If the Marquis' Mansion and we have a tacit understanding, then we can release each other and pretend that Tan Chongrui and the princess were kidnapped by bandits. If they are unwilling to release them and want to make other articles out of this, then it is not our problem. At that time, we can directly declare that the Marquis' Mansion is plotting rebellion. At worst, we can show our cards against each other."

"That's right!" Nie Zhun took a deep breath and said, "If you're not even ready to flip the table, you'll definitely be eaten to death."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. What kind of cooperation does Mr. Chen need from us?" Wang Xingji asked.

Qin Fang looked at the Martial Arts Golden Order, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Master Junior, we were just asked to get ready and go directly to Baojiao County to pick someone up. There was no request for us to cooperate."

"This... is he planning to go alone to exchange hostages with the Marquis' Mansion?" Wang Xingji asked in a serious tone, "As far as I know, the Marquis' Mansion has four or five seventh-level masters. Isn't it too dangerous for Mr. Chen to go alone?"

"That's right. It's too dangerous for Junior Master to be alone. We must go and support him."

Nie Zhun and Duan Yun spoke at the same time:
"This is what Master has instructed us disciples to do. How can we let Junior Uncle take the risk alone?"

After what Chen Ku had done during this period of time, these twelve guardians have been completely convinced by Chen Ku.

Especially in the imprint of Chen Ku defeating Guan Jun Hou.

These two brothers who were separated by Chen Ku himself have almost become Chen Ku's absolute supporters.

"What they said is right." Junior Grandmaster Zhou Li spoke up and made a firm decision: "Let's go together. If anything happens and the other party refuses to let us go, or has other ideas, we can help."

Qin Fang took a deep breath and said, "I agree too. Let's set off immediately."

The Twelve Guardians rode their horses at the same time and headed towards Baojiao County. The moment they left the city, they attracted the attention of all the major martial arts associations in the city. They all secretly wondered what kind of major event could cause the Twelve Guardians to go out at the same time.

In the Hongwu Society.

"The Twelve Guardians are all out, heading towards Baojiao County. Could it be..." Old Man Zijin squinted his eyes while lying on the recliner:

"Did Qin Yu get the news first?"

Regarding Qin Yuxian's disappearance, there had actually been speculation at all the martial arts competitions in Qiulong Mansion, and that it must be related to the Xia Wang's treasure.

"The Hero King's Treasure... Qin Yuxian..."

Old Man Zijin was thinking.

Suddenly, he didn't want to lie there any longer, so he stood up and said to himself:

"We have to go and see."

Like Old Man Zi Jin, there were masters from various martial arts associations who were interested in Qin Yuxian's whereabouts and the Xia Wang's treasure. Among them were some of the sect leaders of the Seven Realms. They all followed the Twelve Guardians.

…………

Not long after the Twelve Guardians passed the news to the Marquis of Hanshou's Mansion through some means, Marquis Guan Yanbing in Baojiao County on the front line received the news first.

Inside the camp.

Guan Yanbing, who is over two hundred years old, has a head full of white hair, a pair of tiger eyes, and a square face, which gives him a natural majesty. Between his brows, there is a noble temperament of being pampered. His huge body, which is two meters tall, makes people feel at a glance that although he is old, he still possesses incredible power.

In the camp.

Guan Qingfeng sat down and looked at the news coming from home, then stood up and said to his father:
"Father, it's been half a month, and the other party has finally sent news again. If it's Qin Yuxian, we will know once we go and take a look."

Upon hearing this, the old marquis' eyes showed a trace of fatigue, and he said, "Please let the young prince make the decision."

………………

Snakefish Town.

On both sides of the town, there were empty houses.

In the past, although the town was not prosperous, it was full of the atmosphere of human life. Now, it is like a ghost town, with spider webs hanging on the doors of every household.

"I didn't expect that you were born in such a small place."

Guan Hongluan followed behind Chen Ku, looking at the surrounding environment with a little curiosity. Obviously, for her, who was born in a marquis's mansion, this was the first time she came to the countryside, especially to such a dilapidated and deserted village.

"Well, ten miles east of this town is our village, called Dachen Village." Chen Ku replied.

"It's incredible." Guan Hongluan looked at the surrounding environment.

Especially after knowing that Chen Ku came from a small village under this town, I became even more curious.

How could a peasant born in a rural village achieve the peak of the sixth realm in such a short period of time and become the acting president of the largest martial arts association in Qiulong Mansion?

"Where are the people in this town?" Guan Hongluan asked.

Chen Ku looked towards Baojiao County, sighed, and said, "I guess they were all taken to Baojiao County."

Sheyu Town was the place he chose as the place to exchange hostages with Hanshouhou Mansion.

It was thought that the people in the remote countryside could escape the disaster, but unexpectedly, they were still abducted by Pyeongan-do, imprisoned in the city, and became believers of that paradise on earth.

Upon hearing this, Guan Hongluan looked towards the direction of Baojiao County and said to herself, "Grandpa, he must be in the army over there right now."

"Princess, who do you think will come to exchange hostages with me?" Chen Ku brought Guan Hongluan to a tea stall, stretched out his sleeves, wiped the dust off the chair, and sat down.

Guan Hongluan looked at the dust on the chair and did not sit down. She just stood there, listening to Chen Ku's question. She said softly, "It should be the second uncle."

In their mansion, his father, as the eldest brother, was responsible for managing the family affairs, while his second uncle was in charge of external affairs. His cultivation had already reached the seventh level of the Yu Gang realm.

Chen Ku took out a pot of water from his storage bag, poured two cups, and looked at the sunset in the distance with a calm look in his eyes:

"coming."

Suddenly, under the reflection of the setting sun in the distance, three people were walking slowly on the small road outside the town.

Guan Hongluan looked over immediately and saw that her second uncle had indeed come, but...

But he was standing behind a person.

But when she saw clearly the man in brocade robes walking slowly towards her with his hands behind his back, full of strong confidence, she was surprised and said:
"Little prince."

The person in the lead was unexpectedly her fiancé, the young prince Yang Xi of the Yu Palace of the Daji royal family.

Yang Xi, with Guan Qingfeng behind him and a sturdy man carrying a knife on his back, slowly walked to the tea stall. His eyes swept from Guan Hongluan to Chen Ku who was sitting there drinking tea.

However, he did not speak to Guan Hongluan immediately, but looked around but did not find anyone.

He spoke to Chen Ku calmly:
"Who are you, little boy? Where is Qin Yuxian? Hurry and ask him to come out and meet my highness."

Qin Yuxian and the Xia Wang's treasure are the people and things he cares about most.

After seeing Yang Xi's reaction and attitude, Guan Hongluan lowered her head silently, as if she knew this would be the scene when she saw that it was the other party coming.

The marriage between Hanshouhou Mansion and Yuwang Mansion was a political marriage.

Yang Xi himself had no feelings for her, and similarly, she had no feelings for the young prince, but... the first thing he said when he came here was not to ask her at all, which still made her sigh in her heart.

Chen Ku sat next to Guan Hongluan, holding a bowl of tea and drinking it slowly. He just asked, "Where is Lord Tan? It seems that you didn't bring anyone with you."

"How dare you sit in front of the young prince? How rude!"

The big man with a knife on his back behind Yang Xi saw Chen Ku's action, and immediately shouted, without saying a word, he chopped the chair under Chen Ku's feet with his knife:
"Kneel down and salute!" (End of this chapter)