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"General Feihu is back?"

"Yes, General Feihu has returned!"

"This time, he must have achieved a huge success!"

Countless residents of Yunzhou stood on high ground, craning their necks in anticipation.

The teahouses and restaurants that were full just moments ago emptied rapidly as the marching Warrior Army attracted everyone to the sides of the streets.

A middle-aged man who was drinking tea watched all this and shook his head with a smile.

"Old Lu, aren’t you going to have a look?" The tea house’s Lady Boss Gu approached a middle-aged man still in the corner sipping his cool tea, and asked with a smile.

The man known as Old Lu shook his head and said with a smile, "Too many people. My body is weak, I wouldn’t be able to push through the crowd. Let them go first; my share won’t be any less."

"You lazy bum." The landlady shook her head and brought over a pot of tea, as well as a box of pastries.

"Wow, Lady Boss Gu is feeling generous today." The man surnamed Lu eyed the pastries that were served: "This Yun mud cake, on normal days I couldn’t even pay you to make it, yet today you’re delivering a plate for free to this old chap?"

"What’s all this ’old chap’ business..." Lady Boss Gu appeared to be over thirty, but she was still more beautiful than average women. She poured a cup of tea with a lazy attitude, and the expression with which she glanced at him, slightly rolling her eyes, made her seem even more charming.

"You don’t seem old, yet you talk as if you’re aged before your time.

" After placing the pastries, she grabbed a piece and stuffed it into her mouth: "This Yun mud cake originally came from Yundu; it’s a skill I brought to Jiangnan. It’s complicated to make, requires attention to heat and ingredients; cooking a few boxes takes an entire afternoon.

My tea house operates till late at night with a full house—where would I find the time to make that thing? "

"Lady Boss Gu’s business is booming, it’s enviable." The man chuckled as he took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, his expression one of pure enjoyment.

"Look at you—hopeless. . ." Lady Boss Gu chuckled and gave him a glare.

"Right, did the girl run off to see Young General Feihu again?"

"What girl wouldn’t like General Feihu?" Lady Boss Gu laughed: "If I were still unmarried, I’d be watching him every day too. Maybe General Feihu would have taken a fancy to me."

"Absolutely..." The man nodded in agreement: "Lady Boss Gu is charming; not just in your youth. Even now, if you were to throw an embroidered ball, you could still captivate that young general."

"Ha, men always speak sweetly. If I were that good, why don’t I see certain people taking action?"

"Cough, cough..." The man coughed twice, avoiding her resentful gaze, and looked around with a sigh, "Ah, in the blink of an eye, Yunzhou has been lively for half a year now."

Seeing that he changed the topic, Lady Boss Gu felt her teeth itch with frustration, but his words also prompted her to reflect: "Yes, it’s been half a year..."

A year ago, disaster struck unexpectedly.

A horde of zombie-like creatures emerged out of nowhere and swept across Jiangnan.

Yunzhou City became hell on earth. She, a weak woman, had to take her daughter and hide with a group of local militiamen in the countryside.

They lived in fear, dodging those human-eating zombies, while also trying to appease the able-bodied men who could find food, all the while protecting her grown daughter.

It was truly a nightmarish time.

Scores of people eyed them, a mother and daughter flower, drooling with desire. If it hadn’t been for this man surnamed Lu, who had some martial arts skills, protecting them, it’s likely that the two would have met the most tragic ends long ago.

In the countryside, where life was uncertain day to day, just when all hope seemed lost, a group calling themselves the Warrior Army arrived in Yunzhou a year ago.

From the countryside to the county towns, they rescued group after group of people, leading them to reclaim the villages and towns, and eventually, half a year ago, as the ranks of the War God Army grew stronger, everyone finally banded together and completely eradicated the evil ghost horde that had infested Yunzhou City!

Half a year ago, with Yunzhou City’s restoration, people began to move back gradually. The War God Army distributed houses in Yunzhou fairly based on each person’s contribution.

Not just the fighting Warrior Army, but also those in charge of planting crops and raising livestock for the troops’ transportation and logistics, even the seamstresses with weaving skills—everyone received rewards according to their contributions.

Many ordinary country folk got their own homes in Yunzhou City, and those who didn’t want to move into the city were rewarded with an extra twenty acres of land as a reward.

Yunzhou suffered many casualties, leaving plenty of good farmland available.

Although many local gentry and landlords opposed it, under the authority of the various Warrior Army members, the gentry who previously controlled the countryside couldn’t stop anything from happening.

Even if the countrymen didn’t join the Warrior Army themselves, they had brothers who did.

With their newfound strength, those local bullies who could intimidate them on any normal day were nothing.

The distribution went exceptionally smoothly, which led to the man leading the Warrior Army, Lord Chen Qing, to gain immense prestige. To put it bluntly, in today’s Yunzhou, even the Emperor’s words probably wouldn’t carry as much weight as those of Lord Chen Qing.

"By the way, Old Lu, you’re quite skilled yourself. Why didn’t you join the Warrior Army back then?" Lady Boss Gu asked with curiosity: "Look how prestigious and popular the Warrior Army is now?"

"At my age, I’d rather not compete with those young ones trying to prove themselves," the man laughed and shook his head: "Besides, my injuries haven’t healed, and I can’t afford to strain myself.

And it’s not as if I’m not popular without joining the Warrior Army," the man said as he glanced at Lady Boss Gu.

"Nonsense..." Lady Boss Gu rolled her eyes at him.

"But seriously..." the man said as he took a sip of tea, "Your daughter is of marriageable age. It’s not good for her to be mooning over Young General Feihu every day. It would be better to find a reliable match."

"What? My daughter isn’t good enough for General Feihu?"

"It’s not about being good enough..." The man sighed and shook his head: "The girl is pretty, and most of the Warrior Army here come from humble backgrounds; they don’t care much about family lineage. It’s not impossible, but General Feihu’s situation is quite special. His background is not simple..."

"Old Lu, you know about Young General Feihu’s background?" Lady Boss Gu asked with curiosity.

"I guess I know a bit..." The man smiled a complex smile.

If the Weichi Clan knew that their most beloved youngest son was now helping a rebel so fervently, I wonder what they would think?

However, if the Weichi Clan saw the growth of their child now, perhaps they wouldn’t really have any complaints. After all, with the current situation at the Imperial Court, it’s not necessarily a bad thing for the Weichi Clan to diversify their bets.

He had personally witnessed the growth of Weichi Feihu.

The lad, under the alias Huang Feihu, had led five hundred warriors in Lu Chuan County to carve out a territory for themselves.

Half a year ago, when forty counties of Yunzhou besieged Yunzhou City, that kid was the most impressive, commanding an army of over five thousand warriors.

His military achievements ranked first among many warrior armies.

Now among the four major generals of Yunzhou City, he and Di Yun had the most prominence, and the calls for him to become the Lyuzhou Warrior General were the loudest.

This was an accomplishment he had achieved without any help from his family!

And his personal strength had enhanced significantly as well.

He had seen Weichi Feihu in action several times, especially during the battle for Yunzhou City.

He was certain that this youngster had already reached the level of a First Rank Warrior; combined with that unique power of the War God, even without activating his bloodline, he was close to the level of a Super First Rank Warrior.

If he activated his bloodline, he could probably even fight Weichi Peng!

This kind of growth would surely make the old man of the Weichi Clan laugh his teeth off, were he to know about it!

Maybe the Weichi Clan really couldn’t control this lad anymore!

With this thought, the man silently sipped his tea. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked outside.

"Eh, what’s that..."

Lady Boss Gu also looked outside and saw that on the street, aside from the Warrior Army that was parading, there suddenly appeared a troop of golden cavalry at the door. There weren’t many soldiers, but they gave Lady Boss Gu a very familiar feeling.

Half a year ago, after Yunzhou was reclaimed, there were no more living corpses.

The main task of the Warrior Army was to help restart merchant convoys, escorting them out to sea to collect goods, and every time they had a big harvest, they would parade to let the warriors enjoy the glory of civilians’ worship.

After all, there were more and more dangerous living corpses at sea, and encouraging warriors to voyage indeed required more pomp. Normally, no one else would disrupt the ceremony.

But now other cavalry had entered the city obviously without discussion.

After those cavalrymen entered the city and realized there was a parade, they had the good sense to dismount and find a teahouse to rest.

"Yo, lords of the army, are you from Lyuzhou?" The boss lady quickly stepped forward to pour tea.

The reason she dared to ask so boldly was that the Warrior Army was always very people-friendly. Plus, she had seen military lords dressed like this before. It seems that half a year ago, those in golden armor like these were the ones who organized the recapture of Yunzhou City.

Sure enough, a few burly men clad in golden armor replied with a carefree laugh, "Yeah, from Lyuzhou. This time we are ordered to transfer two Warrior Generals back."

"Two?" The man sitting nearby was startled. There were a total of four Warrior Generals in Lyuzhou City, and usually only those with more than ten thousand under their command were referred to by this title—those so-called Seventh Rank Fighters!

Out of four generals, typically two would defend Yunzhou City, and the other two would take turns heading out to sea. This time they were actually transferring two, which meant that Yunzhou City would be left with only two generals, with only one staying in Yunzhou?

It looked like... the position of Yunzhou’s Commander was about to be decided!

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At that moment, exactly as the man surnamed Lu had surmised, Weichi Feihu had just led his men back from the parade and was planning to have a bonfire banquet with his brothers in the evening when he was called to the Yunzhou Provincial Government Office immediately after the parade.

At that time, all the captains of the Yunzhou Warrior Army had gathered together, and he also saw a very mysterious figure of Yunzhou.

That was the City God of Yunzhou.

"Has Feihu arrived?" Di Yun hurriedly beckoned with a smile, "Come over here, Lord from Lyuzhou is here!"

"Alright!" Weichi Feihu took off his helmet, smiling as he approached, "Brother Yang is here? What’s the big move this time?"

Weichi Feihu asked the question excitedly, as the last time Lyuzhou’s people had come here, it was to organize their recapture of Yunzhou City. If they were here again, it had to be for some major battle, and he had been itching for a fight!

"Two things..." The burly man surnamed Yang chuckled, "First, we need to decide on the candidates for Yunzhou’s War God General and the Waterway River God of Yunzhou. Second, we’re calling the remaining two War God Generals to gather their men and head to Lyuzhou. There’s a battle brewing!"

"Really?" Weichi Feihu’s eyes immediately lit up.

The other generals’ expressions grew somewhat complicated...