This immortal was clearly ordinary, yet he was unusually confident.

"I need to go find the master!"

Qin Qianqian, in her capacity as the eldest sister, gathered Niu Daben, Lan Pangzi, and Mao Buduo together and spoke with a serious expression.

“I agree. If anything really happens to our lord, we will be there for him without hesitation,” Niu Daben chimed in.

"Chi chi chi chi."

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Qin Qianqian clapped her hands and nodded, saying, "Very good, unanimously approved. Let's get ready and set off in a bit."

“I… want to go too,” a childish voice came from the old peach tree.

"Hmph... What are you doing getting involved? Do you even have legs? Besides, who are you going to watch the house for?" Niu Daben snorted and continued, "By the way, Sister Qianqian, where are we going to look? What if the master comes back after we go out?"

Qin Qianqian pondered for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "I heard from that old man that Master appeared on the battlefield, used his magic, and then disappeared. Let's go to the vicinity of the place where Master last appeared and look for him. If Master has returned beforehand, that would be even better; he will naturally have a way to find us."

After the group finished packing, Niu Daben was about to summon the oxcart when Qin Qianqian quickly stopped him, saying, "We need to keep a low profile on this trip and not attract too much attention."

After saying that, Qin Qianqian flipped over and sat on the ox's back. Then Mao Buduo transformed into human form, straddled the ox, and hugged the blue fat boy in his arms.

Niu Daben rolled his eyes at them, thinking to himself, wouldn't this attract even more attention?

Sure enough, they attracted everyone's attention as soon as they stepped onto the street.

"Look, that blue fox is so cute!" a woman exclaimed, tugging at her best friend.

“Yes, the little boy holding the fox is also very cute,” another woman agreed.

"Wow, this ox is really strong, it'll definitely be a great plow!" said another farmer who was passing by.

"..."

Amidst gasps of amazement, Niu Daben and his group quickly left the city, this time calming down a bit.

"Hey, Da Ben, you need to lose weight." To maintain her authority, Qin Qianqian quickly changed the subject. "So I think you should put on a hood."

Finally, Niu Daben summoned the carriage, put it on himself, and the group entered the carriage. They then decorated the carriage to make it look like an ordinary oxcart, and the journey officially began.

Although it was an oxcart, Niu Daben was a bull demon in the Foundation Establishment stage, and his speed was far superior to that of an ordinary horse-drawn carriage, so the group traveled very quickly.

Even though it couldn't compare to flying on a sword, it still took only a few days to reach Yongning City.

Previously, some people joked that the city's name, Yongning, actually meant "never peaceful."

Whenever foreign enemies invaded, they had to attack from Yongning City. Fortunately, Yongning City had strong walls and was heavily guarded, so it was rarely breached.

This is also why the people of Yongning City did not move away; otherwise, the city would have been deserted long ago.

Niu Daben slowly walked down the street pulling his oxcart. As far as the eye could see, almost everyone was dressed in mourning clothes, creating a desolate scene.

It should be noted that Cangyue and Xuri mobilized almost the entire nation's troops this time, with Yongning City bearing the brunt of the attack.

The Cangyue Kingdom suffered tens of thousands of casualties in the war, and countless families were torn apart as a result. If it weren't for Ye Chuxue's diligence in governing and her high prestige, the country would probably be in turmoil by now.

Qin Qianqian led Mao Buduo and Lan Pangzi into a restaurant, intending to eat something before heading out of the city.

"Please have a seat, sir. What would you like to eat?" a waiter greeted him unhurriedly.

"Let's get a few of our signature dishes," Qin Qianqian said.

"Sir, you must be from out of town. The whole city is dressed in white these days, and people are forbidden from eating meat. Our restaurant only serves vegetarian food."

"Then just bring a few dishes."

After dismissing the waiter, Qin Qianqian rubbed the blue chubby boy's belly and was about to speak when she heard an angry voice from the next table:

"Bullshit! What kind of lousy immortal is he? If it weren't for him, would so many of us have died?"

"Hmph, you're wrong about that. If it weren't for the immortal's intervention, many more soldiers would have turned into monsters."

"Monster? Those were living, breathing people! If he's an immortal, why didn't he save them? Why did he kill them all in one go? I think this might all be part of his conspiracy. Maybe he needs to sacrifice so many people to cultivate some kind of demonic art. My poor son!"

"But so many soldiers saw it, and they all said that a celestial being saved everyone!"

"Hey, you guys don't understand, do you? This is enough to fool you ignorant people. He killed so many innocent soldiers and yet gained such a good reputation. What a cunning scheme! No wonder he's a celestial being!"

Qin Qianqian couldn't stand this sarcastic tone any longer and angrily slammed her hand on the table, standing up: "What nonsense are you spouting? Do you know how much the Immortal sacrificed to save everyone? And now you're here slandering him like this!"

The man sneered, "What do you know, you little girl? Have you had any family members die in the war? Of course you can't understand. I think you've fallen for that immortal!"

"you……"

It was meant as a joke, but it unexpectedly backfired. Qin Qianqian blushed instantly and couldn't find the words to refute it. She turned and left in annoyance.

"Hey, miss, your food..." The waiter hurriedly chased after her.

"Here you go! Keep it for yourself!"

Qin Qianqian tossed down a piece of broken silver and then quickly left the restaurant.

Mao Buduo then realized what was happening, looked reluctantly at the dishes on the table, and could only hug the blue chubby boy and run out.

Once on the oxcart, Qin Qianqian grabbed a bag of snacks that Doraemon had secretly hidden, stuffed it into her mouth with a fierce shove, and mumbled indistinctly:

"How could they say that? The master was clearly trying to save them, and now he's the culprit!"

Niu Daben was immediately displeased and snorted coldly, "How dare you slander our lord like this! I'll go and tear that restaurant down right now!"

When Doraemon saw that his snacks were almost gone, he started chirping anxiously.

While comforting the blue chubby boy, Mao glanced at the snacks in Qin Qianqian's hand and said softly:

"Sister Qianqian, let's find our master first."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qianqian calmed down and finally put down the snacks in her hand.

"That's right. Once we find the master, we can settle accounts with them."

Niu Daben understood immediately and strode quickly out of the city, soon leaving the city.

In a small alley in the city, the middle-aged man who had just argued with Qin Qianqian bowed to a figure dressed in black robes and said:

"Guardian, I have already investigated. That little girl has no other companions. We can make our move."

The black-robed protector chuckled: "I still need a furnace vessel, and I didn't expect to find one in such a remote place. What a stroke of luck!"