The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

One morning a few days later.

Canhezhuang is built beside a lake, where mist rises from the water and envelops the entire village.

Lu Yao stood on a pavilion in Canhe Village, gazing out indifferently.

Before long, several small multi-story boats slowly sailed toward Canhe Village.

"Young master, that man surnamed Lu really did send some silver."

Deng Baichuan approached Murong Fu respectfully and said with some surprise.

As the head of the four major retainers and the owner of Qingyun Manor, Deng Baichuan did not really trust Lu Yao and thought he was a fraud.

However, because of his high level of martial arts skills, he dared not speak openly, and his young master also forbade them, the retainers, from discussing Lu Yao, so he had been holding back.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yao actually meant it.

"Let's go! Let's thank our ally."

Murong Fu smiled faintly, feeling relieved.

Now he could be sure that Lu Yao would really help him.

Murong Fu, along with his four chief retainers, found Lu Yao.

"Brother Lu is a man of his word, and I am deeply grateful. With an ally like Brother Lu, what great things cannot be accomplished?"

Murong Fu laughed heartily and cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Yao.

"Let's go, Brother Murong, and meet your strategist and general."

As the boats on the lake docked, Lu Yao turned to Murong Fu and said with a smile.

When the group arrived at the lakeside, Zhang Liang, Han Xin, and the other three men on the boat came before Lu Yao and the others.

"Greetings, Sect Leader, Young Master Murong."

Zhang Liang led the other three in bowing to Lu Yao and Murong Fu.

"Let me introduce you to Brother Murong."

"This is Zhang Fang, a strategist trained by my Xiaoyao Sect, and Han Yan, a military general."

Lu Yao smiled and said to Murong Fu that both of their names were disguised, since Zhang Liang and Han Xin were real historical figures and it was not appropriate to use them again.

"Both of you were recommended by Brother Lu, so you must both be very capable people. I will have to rely on you a lot in the future."

Although Murong Fu was not clear about the abilities of Zhang Liang and Han Xin, he did lack capable ministers and generals under his command.

He plans to use it first and see how it goes.

On the contrary, the four retainers behind Murong Fu showed disdain.

"These two have no martial arts skills whatsoever, what abilities could they possibly have?"

Bao Butong muttered something under his breath, but quickly shut up when he saw Lu Yao looking at him.

“These two are indeed not skilled in martial arts, so I specially found two skilled guards in the sect to protect them.”

Lu Yao glanced at Bao Butong, then looked at the two people behind Zhang Liang and Han Xin.

"Yang Guo and Ling Xiaofeng pay their respects to the sect leader."

Yang Guo and Ling Xiaofeng stepped forward and bowed to Lu Yao.

Lu Yao had already told the four that they should all call him Sect Leader here, and that they were now all disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect.

"Both of these two are disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect at the Innate Realm. From now on, they will be dedicated to protecting Zhang Fang and Han Yan."

Lu Yao looked at Murong Fu and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the four retainers behind Murong Fu looked at Yang Guo and Ling Xiaofeng in shock.

Unexpectedly, these two unassuming people were actually great masters at the Innate Realm.

"Isn't it a bit unfair to have two experts at the Innate Realm protecting you?"

Murong Fu was also dumbfounded. He himself was only at the early stage of the Innate Realm, but he did not expect that the Xiaoyao Sect would produce two of them.

This was the first time he had felt immense pressure from Lu Yao and the Xiaoyao Sect.

Murong Fu originally intended to use Lu Yao, and then discard the Xiaoyao Sect once it was no longer of any use to him.

With the Xiaoyao Sect now so powerful, Murong Fu's heart sank.

"Zhang Fang and Han Yan's abilities are no less than those of innate masters. Brother Murong will understand this later."

Lu Yao chuckled, showing his strong approval of Zhang Liang and Han Xin's abilities.

Upon hearing this, Murong Fu looked at Zhang Liang and Han Xin again with great curiosity.

Zhang Liang and Han Xin remained calm and composed, keeping a low profile.

"There is also one million taels of silver on this ship, which was transported by the sect. Please have someone count it, Young Master Murong."

Zhang Liang cupped his hands in greeting to Murong Fu and said calmly.

“What you say is true, sir. Baichuan, please have someone collect the silver from the ship.”

Murong Fu nodded and turned to give instructions to Deng Baichuan.

……

Inside Canhezhuang.

"Brother Murong, since everything is proceeding according to plan, I shall take my leave."

Lu Yao sat in his chair and spoke calmly to Murong Fu.

"Sect Leader Lu, won't you stay a few more days?"

Murong Fu changed his way of addressing Lu Yao, clearly feeling some pressure.

“Mr. Zhang Fang will naturally take care of things for you here, so I won’t stay any longer.”

Lu Yao shook his head and stood up.

Helping Murong Fu establish the Great Yan was just one of Lu Yao's plans; how could he possibly stay here indefinitely?

Lu Yao wanted to leave, and Murong Fu naturally dared not stop him.

The next morning, Lu Yao, along with Wang Yuyan and the other two women, left Canhe Village by small boat.

Lu Yao's destination was Xingzilin, the headquarters of the Beggars' Sect.

Murong Fu had been observing the Beggars' Sect's movements, planning to find an opportunity to make contact.

The elders of the Beggars' Sect are all heading to Xingzilin now, as if something has happened.

Murong Fu originally planned to send his four chief retainers to investigate, but now he has no such plans.

Murong Fu received a large sum of money and is now busy forging weapons and armor and stockpiling food, so he has no time to pay attention to the Beggars' Sect.

Now that Qiao Feng has just succeeded as the leader of the Beggars' Sect, his position is not yet stable, so naturally some people have designs on him.

Lu Yao and his companions traveled through mountains and rivers, and within a few days they arrived near Lu Xingzi Forest.

Meanwhile, the apricot grove was bustling with activity.

At the Beggars' Sect meeting place in Xingzi Forest, countless Beggars' Sect disciples gathered, and several elders of the Beggars' Sect were also present.

The reason for this Beggars' Sect meeting was the death of Ma Dayuan, the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect.

When Lu Yao arrived at Xingzilin, Master Zhiguang of Shaolin had already revealed Qiao Feng's background.

The venue was in chaos, and no one paid any attention to Lu Yao and the others.

"I am a proud Han Chinese! How could I possibly be a Liao person!"

Qiao Feng roared and used his Dragon-Capturing Skill to seize Zhiguang.

"stop"

The other Beggars' Sect elders quickly intervened.

Lu Yao watched the show from the sidelines without making a move.

"I never imagined that the famous Qiao Feng was actually from the Liao Dynasty."

A'Zhu looked at Qiao Feng in the arena and exclaimed in surprise.

"It's truly ironic that Qiao Feng still considers himself a Han Chinese."

Lu Yao shook his head, feeling quite sorry for Qiao Feng.

"Considering that Qiao Feng has made many contributions to the Beggars' Sect, we can let him go, but he absolutely cannot be the leader of our Beggars' Sect again."

An elder of the Beggars' Sect suggested removing Qiao Feng from his position as sect leader.

Knowing that Qiao Feng was highly skilled in martial arts and could not be dealt with, he wanted to take back the position of Beggar Clan leader.

"No, although Qiao Feng is a Khitan, he was raised by Han Chinese from childhood and has long lost the cruel nature of the Khitan."

"Since you've changed your ways, what's wrong with continuing to be the leader of my Beggars' Sect?"

Another Beggar Clan elder frowned slightly. He greatly admired Qiao Feng and thought it would be fine for him to continue as the clan leader.