Chapter 165: The Life of Nan Gong Cang Jie

  "The General has arrived!"

  Yang Yu Xi, who was drinking tea in the side hall, heard the sound and hastily put down the teacup in her hand, stood up and gazed at the outside of the door.

  A robust and majestic man strides forward, with wind under his feet. Before he even approaches, a unique aura of martial prowess assaults the senses.

  Liu Guan's family followed closely behind.

  Yang Yu Xi at least knew some etiquette, clasped his fists together and bowed slightly towards the newcomer, saying: "I've seen General."

  The general secretly sized up the young man in front of him, who was indeed not very old, at most fourteen or fifteen years old, but his aura had already become extremely subdued, and he was indeed no ordinary person.

  For talents, the officials of the Great Zhou were still very open-minded. General He and others naturally understood this truth. He even made a bow to Yang Yuxi, with a bright smile on his face: "Haha, indeed heroes emerge in youth, at such a young age you have achieved such accomplishments, it really makes us feel ashamed!"

  "The general smiled and said, 'But I have an important matter to discuss.' Yang Yu Xi had a very bad impression of the entire General's estate due to his previous encounter with Liu Guan's family. Although the general in front of him hadn't given him a bad impression yet, he subconsciously wanted to leave quickly, and his words carried a sense of distance."

  The general naturally heard it, but his smile didn't diminish: "Oh? What's up?"

  Yang Yu Xi took out an object from her bosom, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

  Yang Yu Xi's gaze at this thing suddenly became extremely nostalgic, and there was a faint warmth transmitted from the palm of his hand.

  When Yang Yu Xi raised his head and saw General Shang's face, he was shocked.

  The general's face changed from its previous smile, his eyes first shocked, then nostalgic, and finally turned into intense excitement, his lips trembling constantly.

  The general's hand involuntarily stretched out, and this weathered hand was also trembling at this moment.

  "Old master, you..." Behind him, Liu Guan's family frowned, somewhat worried, and called out softly.

  The general was startled by this shout and quickly regained his composure, ignoring Liu Guan's household, instead taking a big step forward, only tens of centimeters away from Yang Yu Xi.

  He stood tall and imposing, a sharp aura emanating from him that was incredibly powerful. Upon closer inspection, it seemed even more formidable than the demonic charm.

  Peerless, another peerless!

  This is already the third peerless Yang Yuxi has seen. If Yang Yuxi feels good about it, it's also the most powerful peerless he has ever seen.

  "Who are you? Where did you get this jade pendant?" The general's voice boomed loudly, sternly questioning.

  Yang Yu Xi lowered his head to look at the jade pendant in his hand, furrowing his brow. He also couldn't understand why General Shang had suddenly become like this.

  Yang Yu Xi's jade pendant was purple in color, with a pure and simple style, and there was a faint purple smoke floating from the top, which was not an ordinary product at first glance.

  This was six years ago when he and Nangong Zuan Jie had just left Yousheng City, Nangong Zuan Jie's grandfather handed it over to him, giving him the opportunity to go to the capital to find General Shang.

  Grandfather also said: "Unless you reach the realm of heaven and man, don't go looking for General Shang."

  These years, this purple jade pendant he never left his side, nor did he let Nan Gong Cang Jie know. Not long ago, he had just broken through the Tian Ren boundary, thinking of this matter, Yang Yu Xi only agreed to follow Zhou Yu Xuan to come to the capital city.

  "My name is Yang Yuxi, this jade pendant was given to me by a friend's grandfather, he told me to find General Shang with it."

  The general's eyebrows were somewhat unsettled, and Liu Guan's family behind him was a bit worried. He hadn't seen his own master so flustered in many years.

  What's gotten the old master so worked up?

  What is this purple jade pendant? What's its relationship with Master?

  "Old man? ...... That friend of yours, what's his name!" The general's voice was already slightly trembling.

  Yang Yu Xi raised his head and stared at General Shang's face, enunciating each word: "Nan, Gong, Cang, Jie!"

  The general's body shook violently, and he retreated several steps backward, falling into a chair. He muttered to himself: "Nan Gong Cang Jie... Nan Gong Cang Jie... Nan Gong..."

  At this time, Liu Guan's heart was also surging with shock and astonishment. As for his own master, he naturally understood more than Yang Yu Xi. When Yang Yu Xi spoke these words, he immediately guessed something.

  "General, are... you alright?" Yang Yu Xi asked with a puzzled expression.

  The general turned around, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light, staring at Yang Yuxi like a hungry wolf: "Your friend... Nan, Nangong Cangjie, where is he now?"

  Yang Yu Xi frowned, he was only responsible for handing over the jade pendant to Shang Jiang Jun, not for revealing the news of Nan Gong Cang Jie's escape, and Nan Gong Cang Jie's involvement in the "Dusk Organization" was a secret in itself, he had never mentioned it to anyone.

  Liu Guan's family saw Yang Yu Xi hesitating, and leaned in to whisper a reminder in his ear: "My husband, surnamed Nangong, with a single character given name."

  Yang Yu Xi didn't understand at first and thought: Nangong Fu is just Nangong Fu, what does it have to do with Cang Jie...

  Wait!

  Suddenly an idea flashed through Yang Yu Xi's mind, and he suddenly realized it. He pointed at Nan Gong Fu who was sitting on the chair and shouted loudly: "Ahhh!!!! You, you, you, you can't be...the father of Cang Jie!!!"

  Nangong Fu slowly nodded: "If what you said is true, then I think I am."

  "My goodness!" Yang Yu Xi yelled loudly towards the sky.

  "Shut up! How dare you shout loudly here!" Liu Guan's family scolded with a gloomy face.

  "Alright, Old Liu, no need for that." Nangong Fu waved his hand, signaling Liu Guanjia to stop speaking.

  Then Nangong Fu closed his eyes and rubbed his brow, reopening them to look at Yang Yuxi, only asking after a long while: "How is Cang Jie doing?"

  Yang Yu Xi thought for a moment, unsure of what to say.

  I really don't know what to say, if I say it's good then, although Zuo Qian had his arm cut off, at least he has a place to return to, a house and a room, even though Zuo Qian himself doesn't care about these things, but having them is still better than not...

  Yang Yu Xi compromised and said: "It's okay, I haven't seen him in a year either."

  "Is that so......" Nangong Fu nodded thoughtfully, then turned to Liu Guanjia and instructed, "Go prepare a good meal, I want to have a good chat with Yu Xi."

  Yang Yu Xi's eyes lit up, I haven't eaten yet today!

  "Is there food? Great! Let's have a good chat!!"

  ………………………………

  After drinking enough wine and eating enough food, Yang Yuxi patted his bulging belly contentedly and left the General's mansion.

  After messing around for half a day, it turned out that Nangong Zangjie was actually the son of a great general of the Zhou Dynasty. In an instant, Yang Yuxi had the urge to hug his thigh.

  Alright, this guy has completely forgotten that Zhou Yu Xiao is still a princess.

  As he walked on the road, Yang Yuxi recalled what General Shang had told him about his past.

  At that time, Nan Gong Fu was not yet the Supreme General, but like many others, he was just a cultivator who participated in the Martial Arts Exam, and the champion of that year's exam was indeed Nan Gong Fu.

  But the focus of this story is clearly not on this, but before the Wu Ke exam.

  Nangong Fu was quite talented, but his family was poor and couldn't even afford the registration fee for the Wu Keju examination.

  He was also a young man full of vigor at that time, leaving his hometown like Yang Yuxi, going to the capital alone, and planning to find some odd jobs on the way to earn enough money to participate in the Wu Keju examination.

  After several months, he indeed made a lot of money and his strength had increased significantly. Just as he was feeling elated, he encountered a group of bandits. Outnumbered, he was hacked into serious injury, and his wealth was plundered clean. He fell in the pool of blood, feeling hopeless, thinking that dying like this wasn't so bad after all.

  At this time, the woman appeared. The woman had no background and was just an ordinary village girl. She saved Nan Gong Fu and healed his wounds. Moreover, what's even more wonderful is that she and Nan Gong Fu fell in love with each other.

  Later, she gave Nangong Fu enough travel expenses and told him to take the Wu Keju exam, saying that she would wait for his return in the village.

  Nan Gong Fu spent a whole year abroad, but then he won first place in the next Wu Ke examination and became a legendary Wu Shuangyuan. All sorts of wealth and glory followed. Nan Gong Fu was not an unfeeling or unrighteous person, so after taking care of his necessary affairs, he personally went to the small village to prepare for the wedding with that woman, but...

  When he rushed to the village, all he saw was a scene of devastation, with flames, broken walls and corpses mixed together, a horrific sight.

  Nangong Fu searched frantically like a madman and finally only found the woman's corpse.

  Nangong Fu said nothing and led his troops to kill all the bandits within a radius of ten miles, leaving none alive.

  He then returned to the capital and never mentioned past events again, pouring all his energy into the border war, and finally became a general ten years ago.

  "Ah..." Yang Yu Xi took a deep breath, feeling somewhat sentimental in his heart, but for the time being, he didn't know how to express it.

  Life is like this sometimes, with mountains and rivers repeating endlessly, no way out in sight, but then suddenly a village appears beyond the dark willows and bright flowers.

  Some surprises, after being delayed for so many years, are still surprising and have been made even more touching by time.

  If it weren't for the recent movements of the four nations and the evil cult, Yang Yuxi would definitely be unable to sit still now and would go all out to find Nan Gong Zhai.

  After all, he was his only offspring.

  Seeing Nangong Fu's concerned expression towards Nangong Zuan, Yang Yuxi couldn't help but think of her own father, who had never shown a good face to her in her impression.

  Although neither of them had a good expression, after hearing the words of his two elder brothers, Yang Yu Xi's impression of his father had changed, so at this moment, he actually still had a hint of a smile on his lips.

  "In a few more years, I'll go back and see you again!" Yang Yu Xi said in her heart.

  Suddenly, the ground began to shake.

  It's as if the entire ground is shaking, like something is bursting out of the earth!

  Yang Yu Xi hastily flew up, the ground was still violently shaking, Yang Yu Xi stared with his mouth agape: "An earthquake?!?!"

  But apparently not, as more and more people flew into the air, each with a bewildered expression on their face.

  "Boom!"

  In a very, very distant place, a beam of light that seemed to connect heaven and earth shot up into the sky!