Tian Yuan War Chronicles: The Path of Artifacts to Ascension – Chapter 9

Ch 9: People from Divine Capital

“Head Zhang! That petty thief!”, a soldier grabbed his squad leader and shouted, pointing in a direction in the forest.

“Oh! Brothers! The opportunity to get promoted and receive a title has come! Catch that petty thief!”, Squad Leader Zhang shouted loudly and took the lead in rushing out.

“Catch the petty thief!”, the other soldiers also rushed out.

“Ah!? They’re coming so fast!”, the Old Beggar heard the commotion, looked back, and saw a team of soldiers had already rushed to within fifty zhang of him.

The Old Beggar didn’t panic and choose a path at random at this time. He had just smelled a cool air, and there must be a river not far from here. He stretched out his hand and made a circle in mid-air, and chose a direction to escape.

After frantically running for about another li, he could indeed hear the sound of the river flowing, and the soldiers behind him had been thrown off to a distance of about eighty zhang.

“Whoosh!”

Before the Old Beggar had time to be happy, an arrow feather shot from the rear diagonally. He couldn’t dodge in time, and only had time to turn his body to the side.

“Ah!”, the arrow directly shot into the Old Beggar’s scapula, and he screamed in pain.

“Head Wang is mighty!”, a burst of shouts rang out. It turned out to be another team of soldiers, who had already chased to thirty steps beside the Old Beggar.

“Is Heaven going to kill me?! No!!!”, the Old Beggar shouted wildly in his heart, endured the severe pain, gritted his teeth and ran towards the direction of the river, the arrow feathers behind him kept shooting, and were only a little bit away from hitting him.

“Chase!”

A burst of footsteps sounded behind him, and even more soldiers who had caught up.

The severe pain from the arrow wound on his back, the constantly bleeding wound, and the violent running made the Old Beggar’s head dizzy, and made his steps stagger a lot.

“Woof! Woof! Woof!”

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

The pursuers were getting closer and closer, and more and more arrow feathers were being shot. Had he been hit by another arrow?

But all of this was covered by the roar of the river. At a distance of less than thirty steps from the pursuers, the Old Beggar jumped up and plunged into the rushing river.

“Ah~~!!! The damned thing jumped into the river!!!”, a soldier hurriedly wanted to jump down as well.

“Head Wang! Don’t jump!”, the soldiers under him hurriedly grabbed their squad leader.

“Why can’t I?!”, Squad Leader Wang roared angrily.

“We’re wearing armor! We won’t be able to float!”, a soldier shouted.

“Sigh~~”

“What? Let him run away?”, an angry roar came from the young general’s main tent.

“Yes~~”, a commander replied tremblingly.

“What happened?”, the young general frowned.

“He~he jumped into the river!”, the commander replied.

“Why didn’t you search along the river?”, the gaunt young man asked angrily.

“We searched, but didn’t find anything. He probably drowned,” the commander explained.

“Continue searching along the river! Go down!”, the young general said, waving his hand.

“What should we do now?”, the gaunt young man originally wanted to mock his Second Elder Brother, but when he thought about the consequences of this matter, he had no other thoughts.

“Thunder, rain, and dew are all Heavenly grace!”, the young general replied lightly.

Three days later, on the only official road in Duanshan City, another team of hundreds of elite armored cavalry came. The cavalry escorted a luxurious carriage and slowly drove into the military camp outside Duanshan City.

“Lan Mei!”

“Lan Mei!”

A small girl in palace attire in the carriage lifted the curtain and examined the military camp in front of her. The young general and the gaunt young man were waiting in front of the carriage. Seeing the small girl in the carriage, they hurriedly shouted.

The small girl tidied up her clothes and was helped down by two beautiful women in palace attire.

“Second Elder Brother! Fifth Elder Brother!”, the small girl gave the two of them a fu.

“Lan Mei has come from afar, why not take a bath and rest for a while first? I have already ordered people to prepare a banquet. Later, you and I can have a chat!”, the gaunt young man stepped forward.

“Fifth Elder Brother! Old Ancestor will be here in five days to pick me up! How can I have other thoughts! Has that thief been caught?”, the small girl replied coldly.

“Lan Mei! This matter can only be discussed in the long term! That beggar jumped into the river and his life and death are unknown!”, the young general had no choice but to say it clearly.

“Discuss in the long term?”, the small girl asked back somewhat angrily.

“When Old Ancestor arrives, you can say that it was because I didn’t protect you well, allowing the thief to take the opportunity to steal Lan Mei’s sachet! And also let the thief escape! I will bear the responsibility for this matter!”, the young general said firmly.

“You~~”, the small girl looked at the young general with some anger and some surprise.

“It doesn’t matter!”, the young general smiled.

“Second Elder Brother, it’s not too late to talk about this matter when Old Ancestor arrives!”, the gaunt young man stopped him in surprise.

“Alright! Lan Mei, tidy up a bit. Later, the three of us siblings will have a small drink!”, the young general said.

“Let’s do that for now,” the small girl already had a satisfactory answer.

An hour later, the small girl finished bathing and came to the central military tent surrounded by a group of palace people. Three small tables were placed in the tent, and some food and wine were placed on the tables.

“Come! Lan Mei! Try the local Mountain Deer! The taste is quite good!”, the three of them sat down, and the young general warmly greeted her.

“Second Elder Brother! Did anything fall out of the things in my sachet along the way?”, the small girl was still more concerned about this matter.

“Lan Mei! You didn’t say what was in this sachet! We’ve always been investigating the thief’s whereabouts.”, the young general was a little depressed.

“Did you investigate if he had any transactions with anyone?”, the small girl asked.

“This, all the confessions have been carefully screened, and no suspicious transactions have been found,” the young general replied.

“Then we can only wait for Old Ancestor to come and make a decision,” the small girl gave the young general a meaningful look.

“Of course!”, the young general calmly met the small girl’s gaze.

Five days later, in the central military tent, the young general, the gaunt young man, and the small girl in palace attire were looking anxiously towards the outside of the tent.

“Lan Mei, when will Old Ancestor arrive?”, the gaunt young man asked.

“How would I know? When she comes, she will definitely go to the Divine Capital to see Father Emperor first!”, the small girl replied unhappily.

“Hehe! That’s right!”, the young man smiled awkwardly.

“Lan Mei! Is Old Ancestor really an immortal? Can she really fly into the sky and escape into the earth?”, the young general asked calmly and curiously.

“Of course! Don’t eat or drink today! When Old Ancestor comes! Don’t embarrass me!”, the small girl said sternly.

“Why?”, the gaunt young man asked in confusion.

“That’s a scene you’ve never seen before! The last time Old Ancestor came, several guys embarrassed themselves,” the small girl said with disgust.

“Why was Lan Mei chosen, and the others weren’t?”, the gaunt young man asked.

“You don’t know?”, the small girl asked strangely.

“What? Should I know?”, the gaunt young man was even more confused.

“Does Second Elder Brother know?”, the small girl looked at the young general.

“Yes! Spiritual Root!”, the young general replied lightly.

“Spiritual Root?”, the gaunt young man suddenly felt that his brain was not working well enough.

“Yes! Old Ancestor said that I am a top-grade Gold Spiritual Root, and my talent is very strong. You are all Mixed Spiritual Roots,” the small girl said somewhat proudly.

“Mixed Spiritual Roots?”, the gaunt young man had a head full of question marks.

“Mixed Spiritual Roots are cultivators who have two or more attributes of Spiritual Roots in their bodies,” the small girl said somewhat boastfully.

“Can’t Mixed Spiritual Roots cultivate?”, the gaunt young man asked.

“They can! It’s just that it will waste resources but it’s useless.”, the small girl said with some disdain.

“Why?”, the gaunt young man pressed on.

“Because resources are limited! They must be used where they are needed!”, the small girl glared at him.

“That’s right!”, the gaunt young man smiled awkwardly.

“What kind of Spiritual Root is Second Elder Brother?”, the gaunt young man changed direction.

“Gold, Wood, and Water Three Spiritual Roots,” the young general said somewhat sadly.

“Does Second Elder Brother know my Spiritual Root?”, the gaunt young man asked.

“Gold, Water, Fire, and Earth Four Spiritual Roots,” the young general replied lightly.

“So that’s how it is! No wonder Father Emperor dotes on Lan Mei so much!”, the gaunt young man seemed to have figured something out.

“Hmph!”, the small girl became arrogant.

The three of them waited in the tent all the time, and no one drank water or ate food during this period. Suddenly someone came to report in the afternoon!

“Commander! Commander! It’s not good! There’s an abnormal phenomenon in the sky!”, a commander rushed into the tent and shouted.

“What are you shouting!”, the small girl shouted in dissatisfaction.

“What’s wrong?”, the young general rose with his sword in hand.

“Commander, go out and take a look yourself,” the commander pointed outside the tent.

“Old Ancestor is here!”, the small girl said, looking at the scene of clouds and thunder appearing out of nowhere in the distant sky, and knelt down as she spoke.

“Kneel!”, the young general pulled the dazed gaunt young man beside him.

“Yes!”, he reacted and knelt down.

The generals in the military camp saw the commander kneel down, and all knelt down.

After about an incense stick of time, a roaring sound of thunder and lightning suddenly came from the air. Those who were brave enough looked up and saw a boat-shaped object appearing in the air, rapidly magnifying in their field of vision.

Accompanied by the huge sound of thunder and lightning, a black boat of more than ten zhang hovered in the air three zhang above the military camp, like a scene of gods descending.

Seeing this scene, some people fainted on the spot, some people lost control of their bowels and bladder and collapsed on the ground, and some people prostrated on the ground and kowtowed non-stop.

“Welcome Old Ancestor!”, after the sound of thunder and lightning disappeared, the small girl said loudly.

“Welcome Old Ancestor!”, the young general and the gaunt young man said in dry and trembling voices.

“Get up!”, a rather gentle female voice came.

“Thank you, Old Ancestor!”, the small girl said her thanks and stood up.

“The two boys in the back can also get up!”, the female voice sounded again.

“Thank~Thank you, Old Ancestor!”, the two of them didn’t want to cause trouble and stood up tremblingly.

At this time, a white-clothed woman appeared on the boat and slowly landed on the ground.

“Old Ancestor!”, the small girl greeted her.