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Chapter 53 Yingxian Garden

Da Yu Zhili, Wangcheng.

As the capital of the Yu Kingdom, the prosperity of the royal city astonished Shen Wenxing and his companions who were visiting the place for the first time.

"My God! Look at that tower, it looks like it's reaching into the clouds!"

"The streets here are all paved with smooth bluestone slabs, and the car doesn't bump at all when driving on the road!"

"Jintai City is bustling with fine horses and carriages, filling the imperial road; Jade palaces and magnificent buildings are filled with the sounds of music and singing day and night. What a magnificent royal city!"

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The accompanying soldiers looked at the magnificent royal city around them and couldn't help but sigh and discuss it.

It seems that even the two eyes under the forehead are not enough.

Shen Wenxing's gaze was drawn to a shop selling silk and satin garments on the side of the street. He fantasized that if he could buy some, he could make a set of clothes for his mother, senior sister, and younger sister. They would look very beautiful in them.

The convoy moved slowly forward, and he saw another bookstore selling writing implements. He secretly noted the location, planning to come here after he finished his errands to buy some high-quality writing brushes, ink, and paper for Anu.

A vendor selling sugar figurines was passing by on the roadside, calling out his wares. Shen Wenxing immediately called out to him.

"Young man, would you like a sugar figurine?"

The vendor eagerly approached.

Looking at the lifelike sugar figurine on the straw pestle, Shen Wenxing asked, "How much is one?"

"Three coins for two, five coins for two."

"How many do you want, sir?"

Shen Wenxing took out five copper coins from his pocket and handed them over, saying, "Give me two, and wrap them up carefully."

The vendor nodded, took the copper coins, and handed over two sugar figurines wrapped in oil paper.

Shen Wenxing carefully held the two sugar figurines, already imagining the expressions on the faces of his two little ones, Shen Wenping and Shen Wen'an, when they saw them.

"General, there is a letter for you."

As the group drove the caravan toward the Shaofu (ministerial residence) in the city, a soldier hurried over.

Curious, Zhang Bin took the envelope, opened it, glanced at it, and his expression changed drastically. He looked at Shen Wenxing not far away.

"Stone!"

After hesitating for a moment, he called out.

Shen Wenxing quickly put away the sugar figurine and ran over.

"General."

Zhang Bin pursed his lips and handed over the letter.

Shen Wenxing was puzzled. He took the letter and glanced at it with suspicion. The smile on his face instantly froze.

"this!"

"how so……"

He murmured absentmindedly, his eyes filled with worry.

Zhang Bin gently patted his shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Don't panic. I'll ask around first. Don't tell anyone about this, and don't let anyone know your identity."

In his letter, Huang Yunxiao only revealed that Shen Wenyan was implicated because of Master Lu, without saying how serious their crimes were.

If the crime is serious, and people find out that the two are brothers, unexpected things are bound to happen.

Suppressing his panic, Shen Wenxing took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "Thank you, General."

Zhang Bin waved his hand and looked at him solemnly, saying, "If something really goes wrong, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you. You need to be prepared to adapt to any situation."

Shen Wenxing didn't understand what he said, but he didn't ask any more questions.

All he can think about now is how to rescue his brother.

Like walking corpses, they followed the caravan forward and soon arrived at the Shaofu government office.

Zhang Bin dismounted and took out an official document from his robes, handing it to a junior official.

“Zhang Bin, the Left General of the Yunzhong Border Army, has been ordered to escort the captured spoils of war. Please have the superior officials verify them.”

The official in charge of the Imperial Household Department opened the official document, glanced at it, and said, "His Majesty decrees that, apart from gold and silver, all other treasures and rare items should be sent to the newly built Yingxian Garden for the immortals to choose from."

"Please trouble General Zhang to make another trip."

Yingxian Garden?
Zhang Bin said somewhat awkwardly, "Please forgive me, sir, but this is my first time in the capital. I do not know where Yingxian Garden is."

The official from the Imperial Household Department glanced at him, then summoned a constable behind him.

"You will accompany General Zhang on this trip. The items selected by the immortal will then be transported back to the treasury for registration and cataloging."

"Yes!" The officer bowed and looked at Zhang Bin, saying, "General, please follow me."

The convoy turned around and slowly headed southeast of the capital.

Before long, they arrived at a courtyard that covered a very large area.

The courtyard was clearly newly built, with carved railings and painted beams, small bridges and flowing water, and was very elegant.

"General Zhang, please wait a moment."

The official from the Imperial Household Department cupped his hands in greeting and walked alone toward the two Black Scale Guards standing guard at the courtyard gate.

"Welcoming Immortals Garden... It seems the rumors were true, an immortal has indeed arrived in our Great Yu!"

"His Majesty actually built such a luxurious courtyard specifically for immortals. If one is fortunate enough to be chosen by an immortal and taught immortal techniques, wouldn't one be able to instantly become a noble of the Great Yu?"

"Look at your pathetic ambition. If you could win the favor of immortals, what would worldly wealth and power be worth?"

"Exactly, with the abilities of an immortal, they can have anything they want, so why would they care about these things?"

While the soldiers around Zhang Bin were whispering among themselves, they all craned their necks to look at the gate with the plaque "Welcoming Immortals Garden" hanging on it, wanting to see what the legendary immortals looked like.

At this moment, when Shen Wenxing saw Yingxian Garden, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

The owners of Yingxian Garden must be Li Heshan and Zhong Liqing from Qiyun Valley.

He had met the two men once before, yet now the Emperor Yu showed them such respect.

If... we could get the two of them to intervene, perhaps we could rescue my brother and Master Lu from the prison of the Censorate.

Thinking of this, he also craned his neck to look at the gate of Yingxian Garden, hoping to see the two of them again.

The official from the Imperial Household Department who had gone to negotiate returned looking dejected.

"We have come at an inopportune time. The two immortals have gone out and we do not know when they will return."

"Alright then, General Zhang, please transport these items back to the Imperial Treasury first. Once the Immortal returns, I will have the Imperial Treasury's servants bring them over for the Immortal to choose from."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bin and the others all showed disappointment on their faces.

They had thought they would finally catch a glimpse of the immortal's splendor, giving them something to brag about when they returned home, but little did they expect the immortal to be away from home.

"That's all we have to do."

Zhang Bin waved his hand, signaling everyone to take everything back.

After the more than ten cartloads of goods were handed over to the Shaofu (a government office) for inventory, the mission was considered complete.

That night, after the group had dinner together, Zhang Bin instructed his deputy to take the other soldiers back to the Yunzhongbian military camp, while he and Shen Wenxing remained in the royal city.

Inside the posthouse.

Zhang Bin paced back and forth, saying, "I do have an acquaintance in the military headquarters. How about this, you and I will go visit that old friend tomorrow and see if we can get some information from him."

Shen Wenxing nodded slightly.

Although he had met Li Heshan once, the other party was a high and mighty immortal, while he was just an ordinary commoner who didn't even have the aptitude to cultivate immortality.

Whether they are willing to help is still unknown.

At this point, it's always good to be prepared and take precautions.

"General, I don't have much silver on me. I'll have to trouble you to cover the expenses for this matter."

"Once I return to Anyang, I will immediately have my father send the money over."

Having been mature for his time and spent nearly two years in the military, Shen Wenxing understood that when asking someone for a favor, no matter how good the relationship was, the money needed to be paid in full.

Spending a little money is nothing compared to saving my brother.

As long as no one is hurt, I'm willing to go bankrupt.

Zhang Bin waved his hand, his expression grave, and said, "Money is a small matter, what I'm afraid of is..."

"never mind."

Seeing the fleeting worry in his eyes, Shen Wenxing understood what he was thinking.

It's just that this action will cause repercussions.

After all, he himself is now a guilty man. In the Battle of He County, Zhang Bin's left wing army suffered heavy casualties and could face accountability from the military authorities and Emperor Yu at any time.

At this time, Zhang Bin did not choose to avoid suspicion and was willing to lend a helping hand, which can be described as a huge favor.

It will be extremely difficult to recover in the future.

But for now, we can only rely on him.

Godfathers, these next two days of reading are very important, as they concern the Three Rivers. I implore you to support me.

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(End of this chapter)