Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

At the entrance to Yaochi Manor, a legion of one hundred heavily armored cavalrymen led the way, followed closely by one hundred heavily armored infantrymen, while seventy-two personal guards on horseback accompanied Zhou Qingfeng on either side and were responsible for bringing up the rear.

These people are all soldiers supported by the Zhou family at great expense. Among them, the thirty-six guards were personally selected by Su Shuiyao in Yong'an City. They were all cultivators who had reached the Food Demon Realm.

After all, Zhou Qingfeng's personal guards were scattered to core management positions in Yong'an City. Now, this group has been selected, and they are all legitimate citizens of Yong'an City with clean family backgrounds, wives, daughters, and parents.

These people all came to Yong'an City with their families. They came because of the prestige of the Zhou family and Zhou Qingfeng. Otherwise, with the Zhou family's less than 100-year history, they would not have been able to assemble a Food Fiend Guard.

Fortunately, Zhou Qingfeng repeatedly sought opportunities to boost the family's and his personal reputation, attracting wave after wave of talented people to join him. Now, Yong'an City is seeing a steady stream of ambitious individuals flocking in, hoping to make a bright future.

The seventy-two Devouring Guards are a short-term benefit brought by reputation.

"By order of the City Lord of Sword Tower, the Zhou family has come to take over Yaochi Manor. You shall all open the gates and kneel to welcome them!" Su Shuiyao, dressed in a Disaster-level silver armor and wearing a mask, pointed a long spear at the manor gate and shouted loudly.

Behind her stood a hundred heavily armored cavalrymen, each holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, with single-edged swords and quivers hanging from their waists and bows and arrows slung over their shoulders. They were arranged in a loose formation, ready to respond to orders at any time.

The heavy manor gates slowly opened.

The owner of Yaochi Manor led hundreds of handsome men and beautiful women out of the manor, standing in two rows on the left and right, bowing to welcome them.

The owner of Yaochi Manor stood in the center of the entrance, wearing a light white dress. The dress was made of transparent tulle and embroidered with delicate silver patterns. The hem of the dress swayed gently with her steps, and a thin silver belt was tied around her waist, which cleverly outlined her slender waist.

The long dress has a V-shaped neckline that perfectly showcases the beautiful lines of the collarbone, neither too revealing nor too conservative. Several small silver bells adorn her wrists, making a pleasant sound with every step she takes. Her feet are bare, without any shoes, and her toes are painted with light silver nail polish.

"I am Xi Hongchen, the mistress of Yaochi Manor. I greet you, General. May I ask your honorable name?" Xi Hongchen, the mistress of Yaochi Manor, smiled, her demeanor elegant and her beauty captivating. Even her bowing and greetings were unhurried.

Upon hearing this, Su Shuiyao rode forward on horseback, spear in hand, and slowly walked to the side of Yaochi Manor Master Xi Hongchen. She circled Xi Hongchen twice, then used the tip of her spear to lift Xi Hongchen's chin and carefully examined his appearance: "He has the face of a demoness."

After speaking, Su Shuiyao sheathed her spear, pulled on the reins, and rode her horse directly into Yaochi Manor. A hundred heavily armored cavalrymen followed closely behind, flooding into Yaochi Manor and quickly sweeping through every corner of the manor to eliminate any hidden dangers or threats. They then led the team back to the manor gate, where they formed welcoming lines on both sides.

"Young Master has arrived! Everyone kneel to welcome him!" Su Shuiyao stood with her spear at the ready, watching the convoy carrying the Zhou family's banner slowly approaching in the distance. She immediately raised her spear and shouted. Hundreds of men and women at the entrance knelt down and bowed their heads. On both sides, a hundred heavily armored cavalrymen dismounted and drew their swords from their waists, raising them at a forty-degree angle to welcome them.

One hundred heavily armored infantrymen slowly ran into Yaochi Manor, dispersing into dozens of tactical groups to guard the entrances and high places. Zhou Qingfeng, accompanied and protected by seventy-two Shi Sha personal guards, arrived later.

Zhou Qingfeng rode a fierce-grade dragon horse when he left the city. This horse was extremely fast, brave, strong, capable of carrying heavy loads, and easy to control. It was a perfect mount in every aspect.

It can be described as capable of reaching for the moon in the heavens and capturing turtles in the deep sea, possessing capabilities across land, sea, and air. Its maximum speed can reach a terrifying 288 times the speed of supersonic speed, which is more than three times faster than the physical flight speed of a cultivator in the Devouring Fiend Realm.

It has countless advantages, but only one fatal flaw.

That means it requires a long period of riding and getting used to each other. After the dragon horse recognizes its master, you must personally groom its fur, feed it, and ride it to cultivate trust and tacit understanding. Otherwise, you will not be able to reach the point where it obeys commands and moves at will.

Zhou Qingfeng named his first beloved horse "Shattered Star".

The journey from Sword Tower City to Yaochi Manor was a mere twenty li. Zhou Qingfeng could only ride the Broken Star at a normal speed. If he increased the speed even slightly, he would lose control of the direction, then become flustered and be thrown off the horse in a fit of anger.

If you force yourself onto the horse, you will be kicked away by its hooves and lose half your life. The Dragon Horse is a dragon first and a horse second. It is the first hybrid of dragon and horse bred using secret methods. Kicking people is no joke. If you are unlucky, a cultivator in the Devouring Fiend Realm can be kicked to death on the spot.

Zhou Qingfeng suffered quite a bit on the road before he was able to ride normally.

"Shh... Calm down, calm down, Broken Star, I won't hurt you. Don't throw me off. We're friends, right? I won't force you. Let's walk slowly." Zhou Qingfeng reached out to soothe the dragon horse that was shaking its head from side to side. He spoke in a gentle tone, like coaxing a child. Although it looked a little comical, it was very effective.

At least Longma didn't shake its head and kick him to the ground again.

The dragon horse carried Zhou Qingfeng slowly to the manor gate. Zhou Qingfeng dismounted, then cupped the dragon horse's head and began to praise it wildly. He then took out the dragon horse's favorite horse feed from his holy ring and fed it.

"Sui Xing, you did a great job carrying me for twenty miles! You look so handsome! You really worked hard. Let's keep up the good work and try to run both steadily and fast in the future."

“Brother, the manor has been searched inside and out, and no danger has been found.” Su Shuiyao dismounted and came closer, lifting her silver armor mask: “The owner of the manor is a woman named Xi Hongchen, and everyone else is waiting at the gate.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng handed the reins to the guard beside him so that the guard could look after the dragon horse. Then he reached out and patted Su Shuiyao on the shoulder: "Go and call Xi Hongchen over. Since she is the master of the manor, let her take us inside for a tour."

Su Shuiyao bowed slightly and beckoned to Xi Hongchen in the distance: "Hey, come here and show us around Yaochi Manor. Hurry up, what are you dawdling for?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Hongchen had no choice but to jog forward and bow, saying, "This humble servant, Xi Hongchen, greets the young master."

Zhou Qingfeng glanced at her and said indifferently, "She does have the appearance of a bewitching enchantress."

Then Zhou Qingfeng and Su Shuiyao walked inside side by side. Xi Hongchen's lips were slightly stiff. She didn't know what she had done to offend these two masters. Why did they say she looked like a witch as soon as they met? How could she look like one?

Xi Hongchen cleared his mind of distractions, turned around, and followed with small, graceful steps, leading the way while introducing the place with a smile: "Young Master, General, this is our Yaochi Manor..."