The Demon Lords

Seventh Uncle smiled slightly,

and said:

"Isn’t this inappropriate?"

Lord Zheng also smiled,

and said:

"This Earl is very busy."

Having said that,

Lord Zheng put down the curtain and sat back down.

The young Eunuch Zhang resumed driving the carriage forward, but soon stopped again because Seventh Uncle had not moved aside and was still blocking the road.

But quickly,

the young Eunuch Zhang gritted his teeth,

Being the godson of Master Zhang, the young Eunuch Zhang was naturally outstanding. He knew the identity of the man blocking the road, but he was even more aware of the relationship between the person sitting inside the carriage and his own master.

His godfather had taught him,

After losing your roots,

in this lifetime you are a rootless person,

A rootless person wanting to survive in this world can only rely on their master.

Your eyes should see only your master.

Therefore,

after a brief hesitation,

the young Eunuch Zhang drove the carriage forward, rolling towards Seventh Uncle.

The sword in Seventh Uncle’s hand was half-drawn from its sheath.

Inside the carriage, the Sword Saint’s Longyuan was also half-drawn from its sheath.

In the next moment,

Seventh Uncle moved aside,

and the carriage continued forward.

The young Eunuch Zhang heaved a long sigh of relief.

Inside the carriage, the Sword Saint sheathed Longyuan, looked at Zheng Fan, and said:

"Why do I feel like you’re much tougher now than you were at Snow Sea Pass."

Lord Zheng shook his head and said:

"Because Snow Sea Pass is my place, I have to be more cautious there, but this is the capital city, here I can act more freely. If he continued to block the road, I would’ve really asked you to give him a slash, saving him from carrying that sword everywhere at his old age, it’s exhausting."

If the Princess got into trouble at Snow Sea Pass, that would undoubtedly be my fault;

But in the capital city, under the public’s eye, it’s a place where one can actually talk reason.

The Yan Emperor held such a grand entrance ceremony for me yesterday, there’s no way he would just watch me die on the street today.

"His sword is not easy to master either."

"I’m annoyed by him and that crazy woman behind him."

The Sword Saint nodded.

Lord Zheng stretched lazily, half-closing his eyes, leaned back against the carriage wall, and said:

"In less than half a year, my confidence has grown, apart from the different locations, there are two reasons.

One, is the Princess;

One Princess, making the other three young generals from the street rumors fall behind me, reputation can indeed be burdensome, but it can also save lives.

And the other,

is you,

You have recovered,

Bro,

you are the key.

No matter how many titles, positions, or connections, if someone can stab you to death while you’re walking down the street, it’s all nonsense.

I don’t like putting my life in the hands of someone else who needs to take care of the bigger picture, because I’m not the type of person who likes to take care of the bigger picture myself."

One Princess, one Sword Saint,

gives Lord Zheng the confidence to stand tall in front of the Princess.

And it’s a relatively independent position, in the capital;

And after,

It’s a matter of comparing the backgrounds of both sides;

You have the Earl of North Border behind you, and I have Lord Jingnan behind me, who’s afraid of whom?

...

The blind man and the Wild King, with their entourage, had already entered Ji Chengjue’s mansion. This mansion was very safe because Ji Chengjue had hired several experts and many skilled people to protect his wife.

The mansion’s steward carefully entertained Lord Pingye’s entourage.

There were fresh oranges, and the blind man grabbed several, filling his pockets.

At Snow Sea Pass, it was not easy to have fruit. Although the blind man had privately ordered some orange trees to be transplanted, to be honest, the oranges produced weren’t very tasty.

The fruits in Ji Chengjue’s mansion were all fresh, offered from various places, and sent regularly by the Imperial Household Department for the Emperor’s grandson to eat.

"Shamelessly competing with children for oranges."

Gou Moli remarked teasingly.

"Children have weak bodies, eating too many oranges can easily cause inflammation." The blind man continued peeling the orange.

Gou Moli sat on the steps; this was a small courtyard for guests, not big, just a square of sky, but Gou Moli still stretched out his tongue greedily, breathing in the air here.

The blind man put a piece of orange into his mouth,

and said:

"Like a dog."

Gou Moli wasn’t angry; he had always referred to himself as Little Dog, instead, he said proudly:

"I never thought I could breathe in the scent of Yanjing like this."

"But it should be different from what you imagined, the method is different."

Gou Moli shook his head and said, "No, I never imagined leading a large army into this capital city. I served as an auxiliary soldier under Lord North’s mansion in Beifeng Prefecture, I know how difficult it is to conquer this kingdom.

Actually, back then I thought taking most of Jin lands would be enough, we shouldn’t provoke the Yan people too much, who would’ve thought these Yan people really are tigers’ butts, prideful relatives."

"Heh heh," the blind man chuckled.

"I thought after winning a battle at Wang River, that should suffice, dividing the river to govern, or seizing Ying Capital City when the opportunity presented itself, my demands weren’t high, I’d even be willing to submit to the Yan people, as long as...

"As long as the Princess is married to you?"

"That was my dream, no, it became an obsession of mine. You say, back then, the Princess was still young, though she whipped me once, I really wouldn’t have had any thoughts towards a young girl, on the contrary, some of you Xia people, some aristocrats really like the young, we of the holy race, like those who are of bearing size."