Collapse of Iron: The Immortal Boat Life of the Envoy of the Order of Fertility

"Luoqing, go in. Grandpa is waiting for you inside." When Yun Li came out, she was still not in a very good mood and was not in the mood to act coquettishly with Luoqing. After saying that, she jumped onto some roof to bask in the sun.

"It seems that Yunli's plan to drop out of school has failed. Ren, when the time comes, you should behave well and try to make Master Yan happy. Then I will help Yunli persuade Master Yan."

"Then I might disappoint you..."

"It hasn't started yet, don't be so discouraged... Later, listen to my signal. When I let you in, give the old man a surprise."

"That's fine...just don't scare the old man."

"Of course, you can trust me to do the job."

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"Master Yan, I'm here... But I want to ask, I don't know what you said to Yunli, Master Yan, I think Yunli looks a little unhappy."

"You ask me? I don't understand why this girl suddenly became unhappy." Huai Yan was still puzzled. No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure out where he had said the wrong thing. "I remember that after Yunli asked me if I supported what you did in Luofu, and I said yes, she became unhappy. Maybe there was some misunderstanding. Please help me ask about it then."

What am I doing in Luofu? Does Huaiyan support it? Yunli is upset after saying he supports it? What am I doing in Luofu? Yunli definitely has no objection to me being the Director of the Luofu Dan Ding Division, so that's not the problem.

When Lu Qing asked himself what he had done... he thought of Fu Xuan.

He seemed to know what was happening.

Good boy, it would be strange if Yunli was in a good mood like this...

Yun Li thought Huai Yan knew that he liked Fu Xuan in Luofu, and asked Old Yan if he supported it.

In Yun Li's opinion, doesn't Yan Lao's support mean that there is no problem with him liking two people?

My grandfather is a bad guy and he is a traitor.

Fortunately, Mr. Yan didn’t know about this, otherwise he would be in trouble today.

However, Lu Qing did not tell Huai Yan the truth. He felt that if he told it clearly, the person who would be unhappy would not be just Yun Li, but three or even five people.

"Master Yan, I will naturally help you with this matter. Maybe there is some misunderstanding, so Yunli is unhappy?"

"That's the only explanation." The moment passed, and Huai Yan said to Lu Qing, "Be careful about what you do in Luofu. If you can't succeed, don't force it... Protecting yourself is more important than anything else."

"In my opinion, you are not only the Envoy of Fertility and an ally of the Alliance, but also the future husband of my granddaughter. You are my family, and I don't want you to take the wrong path."

"Please rest assured about this, Elder Yan. You should know me well. I am a steady person."

"Calm and steady? Do you mean taking two emissaries with you and quietly going to fight the Great Lord of Extinction? Or do you mean wantonly interfering in the internal affairs of the Zhuming Clan? Or do you mean accompanying General Yaoqing to cause trouble?"

Huai Yan felt that the word "steady" had nothing to do with Lu Qing: "I'll tell you the truth, what you want to do now is a red line. Some people in the alliance have already set their sights on you."

"Of course, although those people are pedantic and conservative, they will definitely not hinder the development of the alliance... They won't trip you up, but if you make a mistake, they will drag you into an irretrievable situation."

"Master Yan... can they command the Heavenly Generals?"

"Renqing, don't do anything stupid. If those old guys could really be cleaned out, we, as Heavenly Generals, would have cleaned them out long ago."

"Um, Elder Yan, there's one thing I don't quite understand. What exactly are the old things you and Jing Yuan are talking about? Considering your seniority in the Immortal Boat, how could someone be called an old thing?"

"Old people mostly refer to people whose behavior and thinking haven't kept up with the times, but there are indeed some who are older than me."

"Master Yan, can you explain this to me?"

"Given your current relationship with the Alliance, you are aware of this, but it is a little difficult to understand."

"Master Yan, just tell me, I think I can understand."

"Well then... do you know Xu Ling? Or rather, do you understand Xu Ling?"

Lu Qing shook his head, indicating that he didn't know, as this was the most mysterious fairy ship in the Fairy Ship Alliance.

Before he traveled through time, he knew the name of General Xu Ling and that the marshal was above, but he knew basically nothing about the rest.

"Xu Ling...Xu means empty, unreal, non-existent. Ling naturally refers to the mausoleum. Xu Ling together means an unreal, non-existent mausoleum."

"A mausoleum? It's where the bodies rest and where the souls of the dead go..." said Lu Qing.

"The Xuling Immortal Boat is actually a huge mausoleum. The headquarters of the Ten Kings Division is in Xuling, so the Ten Kings are naturally there too."

"Wait, Elder Yan, don't scare me... According to what you said, those old guys are not dead, right?"

"To be more precise, they are the spirits of past rulers. When Jing Yuan and I pass away, if we wish, we may become one of them. After death, we can continue to provide advice for the voyage of the immortal ship in the underworld."

Huai Yan felt that if that time really came, he would choose to sleep peacefully. He had lived enough for more than three thousand years and was not afraid of death at all.

"Dead people... There won't be many Jin people on Xuling, right?" Lu Qing guessed something.

"You are smarter than I thought, indeed. There are many golden men on Xuling, hundreds of billions of them... But these golden men are just machines, without any artificial intelligence. They are truly controlled by the souls of the deceased immortal boat people."

Huai Yan continued, "The reason Xuling is so mysterious isn't just because it's the resting place of the Immortal Boat people, it's also because it's the last resort for the Immortal Boat patrols. Once the Immortal Boat Alliance falls into an irretrievable situation, the dead souls afflicted with demonic yin within Xuling will control the golden men... They'll use any means necessary, regardless of cost, and regardless of right or wrong to fulfill the patrols' long-cherished wish. Even in death, they'll seek revenge on the evil creatures."

"The fight will not stop until all evil creatures are eliminated, or their souls are extinguished!"

"..."

"So, Lu Qing, don't bother those old guys unless you have to. As living people, it's difficult for us to interfere in the affairs of the underworld. The Marshal and the Heavenly Generals rule the world of the living, while the Ten Kings rule the underworld... It's like a check and balance between them, a mutual constraint."

"I'm telling you something utterly treasonous... In fact, if anything goes wrong with the Marshal, the Ten Kings will personally intervene."

"So, who are the Ten Kings..."

Huai Yan shook his head and didn't continue.