The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Wang Zongyuan felt happy when he mentioned this matter. He seemed to be able to see the heavy armored cavalry battalion swaying in front of him.

Shen Tingzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the iron ore had not been lost and was still stored in the warehouse.

Fortunately, they discovered it early. If they discovered it later, they would have made an irreparable mistake.

Patting his heart, Shen Tingzhi was finally able to put aside his worries of the past few days.

"Hey, where's that old thing Lao He? Why didn't she come with you?"

Although they bicker whenever they meet, it doesn't mean others can question their brotherhood.

Wang Zongyuan looked at Shen Tingyi in embarrassment, lowered his head and said nothing.

Looking at Wang Zongyuan like this, Shen Tingzhi's heart was pounding. Could it be that this old man was in trouble again?

"Tell me, what kind of trouble have you gotten into?"

Hearing Shen Tingzhi's helpless voice, Wang Zongyuan lowered his head and coughed twice in embarrassment.

As an old man, he still felt a little ashamed when a younger person said this to him.

"Well, because the matter was urgent, I couldn't find the right person to escort those things back to Northern Xinjiang, so I asked Lao He to lead the team back to Northern Xinjiang."

"But I repeatedly told him, and he repeatedly promised that after sending the things back to Northern Frontier, he would come back immediately without any delay."

After saying this, Wang Zongyuan looked at Tong Tai next to him guiltily.

Shen Tingzhi followed his gaze and knew what he was thinking.

He couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart and complained: "Wang Zongyuan is indeed worthy of being the world's number one troublemaker. Tong Tai is much more difficult to deal with than him. Doesn't he know this?"

Now, not to mention Wang Zongyuan, even his life will become difficult.

"What? Where did He Chao go?" Tong Tai's hearing was very good. Although Wang Zongyuan and Shen Tingzhi didn't speak loudly, he heard everything clearly without missing a word.

"He went to Northern Xinjiang. What was he doing there?" Tong Tai's eyes were as big as copper bells. The doubt in his eyes could see through Shen Tingzhi and Wang Zongyuan.

"Keep your voice down. Why are you speaking so loudly? Are you afraid that others can't hear you?"

"This matter is top secret. If the secret is leaked and the news leaks out, our heads will be in vain."

Wang Zongyuan looked around vigilantly and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was paying attention to them.

"Is it that serious?" Tong Tai was stunned by Wang Zongyuan's posture.

Wang Zongyuan leaned close to Tong Tai's ear and told him what happened.

After listening to this, Tong Tai instantly calmed down and stopped making any noise. After all, this matter was really important and could not be dealt with casually.

"You asked him to escort the things back to the Northern Frontier, but have you ever thought about what will happen to his territory? Who will guard it for him? If nothing goes wrong, it's fine. But if something goes wrong, it will be a serious matter of confiscating his property and annihilating his clan!"

At this point, Shen Tingzhi could only follow Wang Zongyuan to deceive Tong Tai and continue the show.

"What can we do? They left last night and are almost out of Pingzhou now. We can't catch them up."

After being together for many years, Wang Zongyuan and Shen Tingzhi still have some tacit understanding between them. Now the two of them, one playing the bad guy and the other playing the good guy, work together to deceive Tong Tai.

"How about I stay here to guard the place for him, and then I'll go back to the capital after he comes back?"

Wang Zongyuan lowered his head, looking pitiful as if he had done something wrong and was waiting to be scolded.

"If you don't go back to the capital and you guard it for him, then do you not want your head anymore?"

"He's guarding the area, but you're guarding the safety of the capital. If anything happens to you, not only will your head be in danger, but even the Zhenbei Marquisate will be implicated."

Shen Tingzhi looked at Wang Zongyuan with a look of dismay, "You're already so old, why are you still so tactless?"

Although Tong Tai was angry, he couldn't bear to see his brother get into trouble, and he couldn't tolerate anything happening in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

"Alright, it's useless to say anything more at this point. I'm closest to his territory, so I'll take over for him first."

"As long as no one is deliberately looking for trouble, there won't be any problems with this matter."

In the end, Tong Tai took all the responsibility. Shen Tingzhi and Wang Zongyuan looked at each other secretly, and immediately understood what he meant and gave him their compliments.

"This is all we can do now. Thank you, Uncle Tong."

As soon as Shen Tingzhi finished speaking, Wang Zongyuan came again, "Oh, it still depends on us brothers. If you, Lao Tong, don't help, our brothers will really be in trouble."

"I'll treat you to a drink later. Just tell me what kind of drink you want and we'll prepare it."

"When Old He comes back, we'll give him a good beating together. If we don't bankrupt him, we'll at least make him broke."

"Humph! Eat him out of money? That's too good for him. Not only will I eat him to death, I'll also beat him to death!"

Although Tong Tai is willing to take responsibility for our brothers, it doesn't mean that he is not angry.

He Chao unexpectedly accepted the mission and was able to return to Northern Frontier Su. How would Tong Tai, who had always been thinking about returning to Northern Frontier, feel?

Why didn't he have such good luck? If he had known this would be the outcome, he shouldn't have been so magnanimous as to let He Chao go without fighting.

Tong Tai is really regretting his decision now. He has always been a competitive person in his life. Now that he has finally been humble, he has lost the chance to return to Northern Xinjiang.

This person, it turns out, should fight and compete for things.

His northern border, how long will he have to wait before he can go back?

A man of seven feet tall would rather shed blood than tears, but Tong Tai really just wanted to cry at this moment. If he was not too embarrassed to do so in front of so many people, he would really cry.

Seeing Tong Tai's distress, Shen Tingzhi couldn't bear it. He walked up to Tong Tai, patted his shoulder, and comforted him, saying, "Uncle Tong, I promise that if the war breaks out, you will be among the first group to return to Northern Frontier."

Tong Tai, who was feeling upset, was indeed comforted by Shen Tingzhi's words.

"Okay, I'll wait." Tong Tai looked up at Shen Tingzhi and didn't seem to feel so bad anymore.

"Uncle Tong, I'll leave this place to you. After recruiting these people, we'll send them back to the Northern Frontier for reformation and training."

"And please take care of Uncle He. No matter what, we are all loyal to our country, so please bear with us if anything happens."

Shen Tingzhi nodded at Tong Tai and walked to Chu Yan who was not far ahead. The father and son had also contributed to the battle in the deserted mountain. Now that they were about to leave, they had to exchange a few words.

"General Chu, this time, thanks to you for coming all the way here to support me, I cannot thank you enough. When we return to Shangjing City, Tingzhi will definitely ask my father to host a banquet for you at the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."

Shen Tingzhi said these words with a smile, but Chu Yan was a little panicked. He had also experienced countless killings and had seen everything. He was not afraid of meeting the emperor in front of him.

At this moment, Shen Tingzhi just said that he would let the Marquis of Zhenbei host a banquet for him in his mansion another day, but he actually panicked.

This is the status of Yunli’s number one war god, Marquis Zhenbei, in the minds of the Yunli people.

"Okay, then I won't refuse."

Chu Yan had originally wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to establish a relationship with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, and now it was settled.

After greeting Chu Yan, Shen Tingzhi left. He had to hurry back to Pingzhou to settle things there, and then take Qian Siye and Ji Yue back to Beijing.

Shen Tingzhi had only been gone for two days, but by this time, Pingzhou City had been managed in an orderly manner by Yu Sheng.

The streets were as normal as usual, with crowds of people doing business and shopping, and they were not affected at all by the incident at the Qian family.

Looking at the prosperous Pingzhou City in front of him, Shen Tingzhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With Yu Sheng's ability, it was really a pity that he could only be the captain of his personal guard.

Yu Sheng had already received the news that Shen Tingzhi was coming back, so he was waiting there early.

Seeing Shen Tingzhi coming, he walked over, took the reins, and helped Shen Tingzhi off the horse.

"Pingzhou City is well governed. When I came in just now, I saw the bustling atmosphere and prosperity of the city, and I was thinking about whether I should let you be the new governor of Pingzhou."

Yu Sheng is actually two years older than Shen Tingzhi. He was only seven years old when he was chosen by the Marquis of Zhenbei to be Shen Tingzhi's bodyguard.

Ever since being chosen as Shen Tingzhi's bodyguard, the two of them have never been separated except when there are sometimes tasks that Yu Sheng needs to do.

Apart from the superficial master-servant relationship, they are actually more like half-brothers, who can trust not only their backs but also their lives to each other.

"Second Young Master, you're such a jokester! I'm more than qualified to be a guard, but I don't have the cunning tricks of a civil servant."

Yu Sheng led the horse and walked side by side with Shen Tingzhi.

"Are you mocking me for being cunning?" Shen Tingzhi narrowed his eyes and looked at Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng, sensing danger, involuntarily took a step back.

"That's not what I meant. My Lord, you are very resourceful."

"Slippery!" Shen Tingzhi stretched out his hand and hit Yu Sheng's head hard.

Yu Sheng covered the place where she was hit. Although it hurt, she didn't dare to say a word.

"How's the investigation going?" After the joke, Shen Tingzhi got back to business and began to focus on the real thing.

"There hasn't been much progress, but what is certain now is that the current Taoist Ji Yue is not the real Taoist Ji Yue."

"The real Taoist priest Jiyue of Qingfeng Temple was an elderly man, but it seems that he has been killed."

"As for this fake Taoist Jiyue in front of us, he suddenly appeared five years ago."

"Regarding his encounter with Gan Jiu, I have already asked Gan Jiu in detail and confirmed that it was a deliberately arranged encounter."

"There are also problems with the people in Qingfeng Temple. There are also people from Xirong mixed in with them. So now I suspect that this Taoist priest Jiyue in front of me is also very likely from Xirong."

"And from my observation, even though he was imprisoned, he still behaved elegantly and with dignity. This kind of temperament is definitely not something that can be cultivated by someone from an ordinary family."

"So, I have a bold guess. If he is really from Xirong, he is very likely from the Xirong royal family, or at least a noble."

Yu Sheng had not stayed with Shen Tingzhi for so many years in vain, and her ability to judge people was quite impressive.

Shen Tingzhi was shocked by Yu Sheng's words. He stared at Yu Sheng with wide eyes and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Well, I'm sure he's only about 10 or 20 years old. If this kind of incompetent temperament wasn't cultivated since childhood, then at his current age, he wouldn't be able to do it at all."

"Also, when he eats, he chews his food slowly and leisurely, just like a young master from an aristocratic family like you."

"If you say he's not from a royal family or aristocracy, but comes from an ordinary family, I won't believe it even if you kill me."

Yu Sheng was very confident in his judgment. He had observed Ji Yue many times in the past two days and was sure that Ji Yue was no ordinary person.

Shen Tingzhi suddenly became excited. "This is really interesting. Whether he is from the royal family or the nobility, it is a good thing for us."

Thinking that there was something new to do, Shen Tingzhi could no longer suppress his laughter.

The Xirong people had good intentions in colluding with the Qian family and even released such a person.

Since he is here, we should treat him well. Now we should think carefully about how to treat him in his own way.

Thinking about the chaos that was about to break out in the Western Rong, Shen Tingzhi was in such a good mood that it was beyond words to describe.

"Let's go back to Shangjing immediately. I want to discuss with Jiaojiao how to use this bright moon to give the Xirong people a great gift."

Shen Tingzhi was so anxious that he wished he could grow wings and fly back to Shangjing immediately.

"I'm afraid I have to stay for the time being and can't leave yet."

Yu Sheng still has some unfinished business here, so he can't go back with Shen Tingzhi.

"What's the matter?" Shen Tingzhi asked in confusion when he heard Yu Sheng say that she had something to stay for and could not return to Beijing for the time being.

"I promised to treat Liu Hu's leg. I can't go back on my word, right? Given his current physical condition, it's unlikely that he'll be able to go to the capital."

"And I want to stay and thoroughly investigate Jiyue's identity. He has been in Pingzhou for five years. Even if he is very cautious, there will always be some clues that can prove her identity."

"I plan to spend some time demolishing Qingfeng Temple and looking for evidence."

"I also suspect that in order to place Ji Yue next to Fourth Master Qian, they deliberately caused Fourth Master Qian to fall into the valley, resulting in his current half-dead state."

Yu Sheng couldn't feel at ease until she figured out these questions in her heart.