Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

"Chonglin, Chongjiu."

The emperor spoke slowly.

"My son is here."

Li Chonglin and Li Chongjiu took a step forward at the same time.

The hands that held the country were placed on the shoulders of the two men, exerting force steadily.

"Father..."

Li Chonglin's heart tightened as he looked at the emperor in front of him.

"During this southern expedition, you two brothers must secure my southern border," the emperor said calmly. "If anyone fails to hold out, there's no need to enter the throne room."

Li Chonglin and Li Chongjiu looked at each other and saw a hint of fear in each other's eyes.

All the young men from the great families trembled all over. The emperor was so close to them that they could hear every word he said clearly.

What does this mean?

Should we let the major families take sides as soon as possible?

Lu Yuguan really couldn't figure out the king's intentions, and the people around him were also confused.

The emperor's gaze drifted over the young men and ladies behind him, and Lu Yuguan always felt that he paused on him for a moment, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Tong-chan, I always feel something is weird." Lu Yuguan complained to the system in his heart.

[It's okay, host, no one can blame you] the system said lightly.

Lu Yuguan rolled his eyes. He was about to go on a campaign and he had no intention of arguing with the system.

When the emperor had almost finished his inspection, his personal guards trotted along to convey the signal that the inspection was over to Li Yue.

"My soldiers of Longhua, go and defeat the demon cultivators and bring victory back to me," the emperor waved his sleeves fiercely, issuing the order to march. "This time, regardless of whether you have achieved merit or not, all of you will be exempted from five years of corvee labor—"

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers raised their heads and looked delighted.

The emperor paused briefly, glanced around the troops, and continued, "Those who have made contributions will be rewarded according to their merits. There is no upper limit, and those who achieve great things will be made marquises!"

The resounding voice reached the ears of every soldier and immediately caused a stir.

"Female title?"

"Your Majesty, are you talking about a title of nobility?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The soldiers shouted in unison, their morale high.

Li Yue smiled and looked at the boiling crowd behind her.

He was very familiar with the methods used by the emperor in front of him to increase the power of the army.

In the face of huge rewards, all beautiful words are empty talk.

No sentiment is as real as a silver ingot.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then signaled Li Yue to give independent command to the army.

"All soldiers, listen to my orders!" Li Yue raised his right arm and shouted loudly, "All troops, charge! Move out immediately!"

"Yes!--"

"Yes, sir!—"

"The whole army is on the march—"

As the main force advanced, Lu Yuguan and others also boarded the marching carriage and headed south with the support of the soldiers.

Zhao Zimo was on the left side of the army. He led a group of monks from the northern border and served as the left wing of the army, responsible for exploration and backup.

He glanced in the direction of Li Chonglin's carriage and was suddenly filled with mixed feelings.

"Prince Zhao, what's wrong?"

Zhou Zhou was standing beside Zhao Zimo and obviously noticed Zhao Zimo's gaze.

"What else can I do? I'm just jealous." Mu You said sarcastically.

When Zhou Zhou heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he said, "Brother Mu, please stop being rude!"

Cang Qing opened his blue pupils and also looked in the direction of the carriage, but he did not insist on his opinion.

When Mu You saw Zhou Zhou start to scold, he became furious.

"Why, is there anything wrong with what I said?" Mu You glared at Zhou Zhou and said, "If this happened in the Northern Territory, everyone present would be a dragon and phoenix among men. How could they be treated like this?"

These words caused everyone to fall silent.

Zhou Zhou became even more angry upon seeing this, and was about to point his hand at Mu You, but was stopped by Zhao Zimo.

"Brother Mu is right, no need to say more."

Zhao Zimo said this, but he didn't even look at Mu You.

"Our mission is to destroy the teleportation stronghold," Zhao Zimo said calmly, looking forward. "As for the demonic army stationed in the southern border of Longhua State, it has nothing to do with us."

Zhou Zhou was suddenly speechless. Since Zhao Zimo said so, he no longer held a grudge against Mu You.

When Mu You saw Zhou Zhou turned his head and ignored him, his eyes became gloomy, but for Zhao Zimo's sake, he snorted and shut up.

There were only Lu Yuguan and Li Chonglin in the carriage.

In view of what Li Chonglin had done, Lu Yuguan sat vigilantly in the seat farthest away from him.

"Yuguan."

Li Chonglin stood up and approached Lu Yuguan.

"Don't come over here," Lu Yuguan stretched out his hand to stop Li Zhonglin, "Just sit there and don't move. I can hear you."

"Yuguan, don't be like this. I swear that I will never offend you again." Li Chonglin said patiently.

Lu Yuguan was silent for a long time, then shook his head firmly.

Seeing this, Li Chonglin stopped moving forward and said gently, "The road ahead is easier to walk on and not too bumpy. You can sleep on the bed for a while and I'll call you when the time comes."

These words really hit Lu Yu's heart. He had not slept a wink since entering the deep secret realm.

Lu Yuguan glanced at the wooden bed inside the tent. Although there was no mattress, it was at least a comfortable place to rest.

"Oh no, I feel a little sleepy."

Lu Yuguan's head was a little dizzy, but he still resisted the urge to sleep and did not listen to Li Chonglin's words.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. As a sword servant, I must ensure your highness's safety first and will never slack off." Lu Yuguan explained in a serious tone.

Li Chonglin raised his eyebrows. In the past, Lu Yuguan would not care about his social status or rank and would have lay down on the bed before he could even say anything.

But now he is deliberately keeping a distance from himself.

Could it be that Zhao Zimo said something to him again?

Thinking of this, Li Chonglin couldn't help but snort coldly. Although Zhao Zimo had intervened, he was just an outsider after all and could not get close to the center of the army.

Looking at Li Chonglin's unpredictable expression, Lu Yuguan couldn't help but shudder all over.

"Tong-chan, why do I have a bad feeling?"

Lu Yuguan asked the system fearfully.

[Host, have you ever heard this sentence? ]

The system spoke lightly.

"What?"

Lu Yuguan asked curiously.

[A man of integrity is not afraid of his shadow; similarly, a strong chrysanthemum is not afraid of a strong pestle.]

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..." Lu Yuguan said in disgust, "Where did you learn such vulgar words?"

Don't worry about this.

Lu Yuguan:?

Is this system so grumpy now?

Seeing that Lu Yuguan was so tough, Li Chonglin stopped talking and sat cross-legged on the spot to start practicing his skills.

Lu Yuguan glanced at Li Chonglin and saw that he had entered a state of meditation, so he relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tong, I'm really scared of Li Chonglin. I'm even getting PTSD..."

Lu Yuguan complained darkly.

[As I said before - a person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear...]

"Ahhh! Master, please stop reciting. I have a headache!——"

Lu Yuguan rubbed his temples and said.

After marching for two hours, the army was stopped by Li Yue and began to rest.

"Yuguan, come out for a moment."

Bai Xiao lifted the curtain of the carriage and greeted Lu Yuguan softly.