Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Because of the sudden increase in the number of people, the number of guards in Qingyu City has also increased significantly.

Whether they were flying on swords or traveling by other means of transportation, they all obediently stopped at the city gate and lined up to enter the city.

Yu drove his carriage into the queue. Xu Lingguang lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. He was surprised to see that the guards at the city gate were dressed differently and carried different weapons than before: "It seems that the guards have been replaced."

Qingyu City is not large, and the guards in the past were just ordinary soldiers, wearing armor and carrying long swords at their waists. They were presentable, but they were not really intimidating.

But judging from the way these patrolling soldiers walked and the glint in their eyes, they were no ordinary people.

Youyu glanced at it and said, "It looks like the uniform of the Shangyang Heavenly Soldiers."

"What are Shangyang Heavenly Soldiers?" Xu Lingguang didn't hear him and looked curious. The cubs also turned their heads and waited for Youyu to answer.

Yu was stared at by five pairs of expectant eyes. He pursed his lips and explained carefully, "The Shangyang Heavenly Army is an army directly under the imperial court. The Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Army only obeys the Human Emperor. The soldiers recruited in the army are all cultivators, and the lowest level among them is at the Transcendent Realm."

Xu Lingguang recalled that when he first went down the mountain and encountered the Man-Faced Spider causing trouble, the old skeleton who had deceived him had mentioned that after the fall of the Qingyu Sect, Qingyu City would be left unguarded, and the imperial court would soon send General Zhenglu and three thousand heavenly soldiers to guard it.

It seems that the General Who Conquers the Barbarians has arrived with his men.

Xu Lingguang was a little curious: "Isn't it said that it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to embark on the path of cultivation? Why is the imperial court able to gather so many cultivators at the Transcendent Realm to form an army?"

From what he had learned in the past few days, although the lifespans of those in the Qi Refining Realm and the Mortal Transformation Realm were not long and their strength was mediocre, that was only relative to cultivators above the Divine Treasury Realm. But for ordinary people who might never be able to embark on the path of cultivation in their entire lives, let alone the Mortal Transformation Realm, even the Qi Refining Realm was an existence that was unattainable.

Just like the original owner of this body, if he hadn't been lucky enough to have a father who was the sect leader of the Qingyu Sect and an older sister, he probably wouldn't have been able to embark on the path of cultivation with his talent.

"The imperial court is rich and powerful, and it supports countless cultivators and alchemists. It is said that there is a secret method in the army that can help soldiers gain wisdom and guide them onto the path of cultivation. Soldiers with good aptitude can become generals who defend a city, while those with poor aptitude can still reach the Transcendent Realm. Although the overall level of this heavenly army is not high, its strength is very powerful because of its large number of people. Even several major sects are wary of it."

Xu Lingguang understood. He had wondered why there was still a court in a world of cultivation, but now it seemed that the so-called court was actually a larger sect that possessed abundant resources and was financially powerful. It used these resources to cultivate an invincible army, which explained why other major sects had to give it face.

Xu Lingguang had a very strange feeling, as if the illusory descriptions in the novel had become real in front of him, giving him a stronger sense of reality about the world.

The procession was very long, with carriages slowly moving forward alongside it, amidst a cacophony of noise.

Xu Lingguang, holding the cubs, peered outside and overheard people in the neighboring carriage discussing the newly arrived general guarding the city. Hearing there was gossip, Xu Lingguang immediately perked up his ears to listen closely.

There were three or four people talking, one of whom, a man with a somewhat shrill voice, clearly knew a lot and was talking eloquently.

"The new general guarding Qingyu City is named Yu Xian. He is over two hundred years old and is in the late stage of the Divine Realm. Do you know how he got the title of General Who Conquers the Barbarians?"

The others immediately chimed in, "How did you get here?"

The man then continued, "It was the reward we received after the battle of Wujian City. The Yu family is a prominent family in Fufeng City, and they were among the first group of cultivators to follow Baili Shangyang. When Baili Shangyang was conferred the title of Empress at Jinlintai, he was granted the mandate of Heaven to establish the Shangyang Dynasty. The ancestors of the Yu family and other cultivators who followed him all received rewards."

"However, so many years have passed, and these aristocratic families have risen and fallen. The Yu family is not as good as it used to be. Decades ago, I heard that the head of the Yu family committed a crime and the whole family was demoted to Xiliang City. You all know what Xiliang City is, right? It's a small border town less than two hundred miles from Fufeng City. It's a poor and remote place with a lot of trouble, and the demon race is also watching it. It's very difficult."

Someone interjected, "So, was Yu Xian's transfer from Xiliang City to Qingyu City a promotion or a demotion?"

The man was interrupted, and his voice was somewhat impatient: "Let me finish speaking first."

"When the Yu family was first demoted to Xiliang City, it was naturally a bad situation. But they were lucky. Not long after, the demon race launched a large-scale invasion of the border, and Xiliang City, an inconspicuous border town, became a strategic military location."

The Yu family, eager to rise in status through military merit, naturally took the lead in bravely fighting the enemy. Yu Xian, as the young master of the Yu family at the time, was at the forefront, achieving great merit in several major battles against the demon race. After the war, he was appointed General Who Conquers the Barbarians and caught the eye of Princess Huai'an, becoming the son-in-law of the Prince of Xixiang. Riding this wave of success, the Yu family returned to Fufeng City.

At this moment, someone exclaimed in surprise, "He's actually the son-in-law of the King of the West! How come he's come to our small place?"

Although Qingyu City is not as impoverished as Xiliang City, it is by no means a wealthy place. It was only because of good luck that the Hundred Refinements Competition was drawn to be held at Wenling Slope that such a rare and lively event took place.

The man chuckled a few times, then became mysterious again: "I heard that Yu Xian volunteered to come and guard Qingyu Town."

The others couldn't understand what was so special about Qingyu City that would make the Prince of Xixiang's son-in-law so eager to come, and they began to discuss and speculate.

"Could it be that a spiritual vein has been discovered in Qingyu City?"

"If there really is a spiritual vein, it makes sense for him to come."

"But a spiritual vein shouldn't be possible, I haven't heard a single thing about it."

"I think I've heard some rumors. It's said that Yu Xian had a confidante in Qingyu City in his early years, and he insisted on coming here, perhaps to see his old flame. After all, Princess Huai'an is said to be very unruly, and it's not as comfortable as having a confidante serving you with her gentle and sweet touch."

Upon hearing this, the men in the carriage all chuckled in unison.

The man with the shrill voice snorted and said, "You guessed right and wrong. Yu Xian did have a confidante, but he killed her long ago. However, it seems that some of her clansmen are still alive and are seeking revenge. Yu Xian may have come to eliminate them completely."

"What's going on?"

The romantic escapades of such powerful figures are always captivating. Xu Lingguang was listening intently by the carriage, eagerly awaiting what would happen next, when suddenly the carriage arrived at the city gate. After a routine check by the heavenly soldiers guarding the gate, they shouted, "Let them pass!"

Yu drove his carriage toward Qianjinlou, while the carriage next to him went in the opposite direction.

Xu Lingguang heard the gossip halfway through when it suddenly stopped. He immediately sighed in annoyance and looked longingly at the rear of the carriage next to him.

He hasn't finished listening yet!!!