Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Wangxiang Town is a small town located on the border of the Great Red Kingdom.

Traveling another hundred miles west from the town, you will enter the territory of the Zhenglan Kingdom.

Wangxiang Town is a completely open and free town. There are no towering castles or watchtowers, nor are there any sturdy city walls. There is only a winding main road running through the entire town.

Apart from the buildings along the main road in the town, which are built in a relatively orderly manner, the other residential buildings in the town are haphazardly built all around.

The paths leading to the rooms varied in width and were as tangled as a spider web; there wasn't a single decent path.

All business travelers and tourists can come and go freely without anyone interfering.

The town has only one mayor, Huo Chengde, who is a carefree and leisurely person.

Originally, Wangxiang Town was located on a strategic border route, and its territory was not much smaller than that of Luoxia City.

If managed well, it shouldn't be any worse than Luoxia City.

Like Su Yangyan, Huo Chengde's territory was hereditary, and Huo Chengde himself didn't know how many generations it had been passed down.

In any case, as far as he knew, the family genealogy records showed that the lineage had been passed down for at least a dozen generations.

The family genealogy records that their ancestors, the Huo family, had once been glorious, but gradually declined, leaving behind this small town of Wangxiang as their last place of refuge.

Huo Chengde adheres to the ancestral teachings passed down from his great-grandfather:

Do not station troops, do not act aggressively, and do not impose heavy taxes.

Their main income came from collecting a small amount of tenant taxes and operating a small iron mine on their own territory.

There weren't many people in the town, and there weren't any large markets, so he usually led a team of less than a hundred town guards to maintain order in the town.

Mo Yuming and his group checked into a relatively upscale hotel in the town.

Because there are many business people traveling between the two countries, the hotel in the town is quite large, with private rooms and independent courtyards that can accommodate dozens of people.

Although the price is a bit high, it is quiet and secluded, and you won't be disturbed when you come and go.

Mo Yuming and his group naturally chose to rent a detached courtyard.

"Young Master, the falcons have all safely evacuated and are now assembled at the secret location as you instructed, awaiting further orders!"

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, the scout responsible for reporting came to report the situation to Mo Yuming.

"Alright, let them stay put and rest up, we have a new mission to take care of later!"

Mo Yuming gave the instructions.

"Any news about yesterday's operation? What was the result?"

Sitting next to Mo Yuming, Master Xi looked at Sun Min and asked impatiently.

Yesterday, Mo Yuming led everyone away early without waiting for the results.

So no one knew what had happened, and the whole operation was shrouded in mystery, even from Master Xi, who had been by Mo Yuming's side the whole time.

They still didn't understand what Mo Yuming had arranged for those people to do, or what the final result of that operation was.

"This subordinate doesn't know, the scouts who were sent to stay behind haven't returned yet, but we should have news soon!"

Sun Min shook her head in reply.

"Actually, there's no need to wait for news from the scouts. You guys go to the teahouse outside, order a pot of tea, sit there, and don't say anything."

Just drink your tea, and someone will naturally give you the answer you're looking for.

Mo Yuming remained leisurely, acting as if it were none of his business.

"Eldest brother, second brother, let's go and see if it's really as the young master said!"

Eager to know the answer, Master Xi quickly pulled Long and Hu out.

This operation was quite large. In addition to arranging for Master An and Master Quan to remain in Wushuang City, Mo Yuming also...

Only Rain Master, Thunder Master, and Wood Master remained to guard Jian'an City.

Apart from Master Fu, who had been doing business with Jia Shan, all fourteen other old men were brought out.

Also present were Su Yangyan, the city lord of Luoxia City who had recently surrendered, and his nephew Su Ce.

City Lord Su Yangyan is also a peak seventh-level Earth-rank expert.

After bringing nearly ten thousand soldiers under his command to Jian'an City and handing them over to General Jiang for unified command, Su Yangyan stayed in Jian'an City to train and prepare for war.

Meanwhile, he and his genius nephew, who was only twenty-eight years old but already at the third level of the Earth Rank, followed Mo Yuming to participate in this Falcon Operation.

During these past few days of operations, through covert observation, it was discovered that this mysterious young master indeed possessed extraordinary wisdom.

The actions of this thirteen-year-old boy were like a wild imagination; all his arrangements were baffling and even incomprehensible, yet they were remarkably effective and produced surprisingly good results.

It's even more cunning than a thousand-year-old demon.

Those fantastical ideas and bizarre inventions left Su Yangyan in awe.

"It is only two hundred and a half miles from here to Weiyan Valley, and only a little over one hundred miles from Shangyuan City."

Moreover, this town is a necessary stop on the route westward out of Zhenglan Kingdom; news of what happened yesterday at noon should have already reached this town!

Su Yangyan picked up the teacup on the tea table, took a sip of tea, and then spoke.

"General Su, don't you want to go out and hear the truth for yourself?"

Mo Yuming smiled and said to Su Yangyan.

"There are too many people and too much gossip around here, so it's best not to go out unless necessary. It would be bad if some busybodies were watching and you got into unnecessary trouble!"

Su Yangyan replied with a smile.

"General Su is absolutely right! A group of so many old men like us gathering together is bound to attract attention. It's best for us to stay here and rest!"

Tu Ye, who was usually quite quiet, nodded and said.

"Uncle, I want to go out and see the world with those grandfathers!"

Su Ce, standing behind Su Yangyan, said softly.

"That's fine, gentlemen. You can pretend to be Young Master Su's followers. After all, Young Master Su is more familiar with the situation here than you are, so it won't attract attention."

Mo Yuming said to the group of people who were eager to go out and gather information.

"Thank you, Young Master. Su Ce will be careful and won't cause you any trouble!"

"You must be back before noon; we have an operation this afternoon!"

"Yes! Young Master!"

The old men who came from the canyon didn't know much about the outside world, so if they were to venture out on their own, they would indeed face many inconveniences.

That's why it would be ideal if someone could lead them on their journey.

Let's rest here!

Su Ce said with a smile. Then he and the three old men walked into a rather elegant teahouse.

After entering the teahouse, they chose a relatively quiet seat in the fairly bright hall and slowly sat down. Then, Su Ce ordered a pot of steaming hot tea and several plates of exquisite and delicious snacks from the waiter, and began to leisurely drink the tea, pretending to be nonchalant, and occasionally chatting with the elderly people next to him.

Just then, a cacophony of shouts erupted:

"Waiter, hurry up and bring me a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst! ... Oh my god, this damn weather! It doesn't look hot at all, but I've only traveled such a short distance and I already feel unbearably hot, as if I'm being roasted alive!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a short, stocky, and slightly overweight middle-aged man rushing into the teahouse. Before he could even find a seat, he was already shouting at the top of his lungs.

At this moment, a thin old man sitting at the table next to Su Ce suddenly stood up, his face beaming with smiles as he warmly greeted the middle-aged man who had just stepped into the teahouse:

"Hey, isn't this the famous Manager Qian? Where have you made your fortune this time? Come, come, I've specially saved a seat for you!"