Chapter 59: Holding Jin and Yu, Fenghe Rises
"The year you died in battle, Grandfather retired and returned home. Uncle, don't you know? It was also the same year that our branch was no longer the main family."
"It's about me? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
Judge Wu realized that so many major events happened in the year when he died in battle, and they must be related to him, but he did not know it until today.
"What's the point of telling you, uncle? At that time, you were not even a ghost or god, but just a ghost who died in battle on the frontier!"
Xu Ze still smiled.
"If Grandfather had not retired and returned home, you would not be able to enjoy the honor of ghosts and gods here."
"Why did my father retire and return home? I died in battle on the frontier. Did I cause a disaster? Those I killed were all barbarians who plundered the people on the frontier!"
Judge Wu frowned, he didn't think he was wrong in the battle in which he died.
"Because you, uncle, killed a Bone Governor in order to give an explanation to the people in the border areas. And it just so happens that the Bone Governor was the son favored by the Beast Barbarian King."
"I see. I was wondering why so many tribes of Beastmen chased me like crazy after I killed that Beastman. It turns out that it was the son of a Beastman King!"
Judge Wu showed a look of sudden realization.
"It was all thanks to my uncle's battle that the Beast King, in the name of revenge for his son, led 300,000 Beasts to approach the border. The Northern Frontier, which had not seen a major war for nearly half a century, almost had another war.
The imperial court had to spend a lot of effort to make the Beast King withdraw his troops, so everyone in the court and the country was furious!
My grandfather had no choice but to retire and return home, only in exchange for you being honored as a ghost or god here.
Haven't you felt strange all these years? You are the son of a noble family, and you were a seventh-rank lieutenant when you died in battle, but now you have to be humbled by a county god."
At this moment, the smile on Xu Ze's face faded, and he looked at the general in front of him with a very complicated expression.
Both his face and his sturdy figure were similar to the heroic uncle in his memory, but it was difficult for him to admire him as much as he did in the past.
“…”
Judge Wu was silent. He had thought about this question before, and he had also thought of the answer.
"Zer, do you think I did something wrong back then?"
"Uncle, I have never felt that you did anything wrong. You are not like those sons of noble families who go to the border army to hang out, indulging in wine and women and not caring about military affairs.
You practice martial arts diligently, take good care of your soldiers, perform your duties conscientiously, are loyal to the emperor and love your country, and are brave and courageous. The barbarians often plunder border villages, but whenever you encounter them, you will seek revenge for the people!"
"So, I'm not wrong?"
"Of course you are right. The ones who are wrong are the late emperor who only wanted peace in the world , and those princes who are afraid of war!"
Xu Ze laughed.
"Be careful with your words!"
A surge of divine light rose from Wu Pan's body, instantly isolating the inside and outside.
"Uncle, I have finished what I want to say. Now I know that you are doing well. After I go back, I will also explain to my father and grandfather! I will take my leave!"
Xu Ze, who seemed to have vented his emotions, bowed respectfully, then turned and left. Now, when he was about to leave the hall, he stopped again, turned his head and said,
"Uncle, why were you born into a family like ours? You should have been born into a wealthy family, become a hero, or a chivalrous knight who takes pleasure in taking revenge. Why did you bring trouble to the Xu family and to your nephew?"
After saying this, the young man left the legal domain without any regrets.
“…”
Looking in the direction of the gate where his nephew and nephew left, Judge Wu's young face, which was almost the same as his nephew's, was once again obscured by the heavy divine light, which also blocked all his emotions.
"I have a clear conscience!"
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"Mountain God, you are really kind to us!"
Looking at the steaming stream in the valley from Black Mountain's perspective, Feng Qing'an couldn't help but sigh.
When the cold winter was about to come, Heishan followed Feng Qing'an's advice and led the wolf pack to look for a place to spend the winter in the mountains. However, even after climbing over dozens of mountains, he still couldn't find a suitable place. After all, a place that could accommodate hundreds of wolves over the winter could not be an ordinary place.
But in the end, Heishan still found this valley with natural hot springs, but this was the guidance given by the mountain god. The scale integrated into Heishan's forehead emitted divine light and led the wolves here.
Oh~
Heishan quite agreed. In this valley, the vegetation was lush, the flowers were blooming , the birds were flying, and the mice and rabbits were running. It was completely two different worlds compared to the scene outside the mountain where everything was withering.
"Heishan, go catch some rabbits and raise them. Rabbits reproduce quickly, and they'll be just the right amount of food for you to eat during the winter!"
Feng Qing'an gave Heishan some advice at this moment. The wolves now had a place to spend the winter, but food and drink were still a problem.
Small creatures with extremely high reproductive capacity, such as pikas, are the best choice, but mice are too small. Rabbits are suitable, but the wolves must be controlled in the early stages to prevent them from being eaten to extinction right from the start.
As long as the rabbits reproduce for a few generations and the wolves fill their stomachs, and cooperate with going out hunting, surviving the cold winter will not be a problem. When spring comes, even if they have established a foothold in the mountains, they will no longer have to worry about food.
Awooo~
Heishan said that he would strictly follow Feng Qingan's instructions and prepare a stable food source for the wolves.
"Now that you're done with the wolf pack's affairs, don't forget about my affairs. Just take a walk in the mountains when you have nothing to do. Even if the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, it can't stop you!"
Awooo~
After hearing Heishan's assurance, Feng Qing'an lifted the "Spirit Parasitism Technique". He would no longer spend most of the night staring at Heishan and directing its actions as he did before. Heishan now had the ability to make independent judgments.
Compared to staring at the Black Mountain, Feng Qing'an was more inclined to devote more time to cultivation, because he felt that after he condensed his second soul contract, his cultivation speed increased. He didn't know if it was because of the pot of spiritual tea that the mountain god asked him to drink.
But no matter what the reason was, Feng Qing'an had a hunch that it wouldn't be long before he could condense the third soul contract, probably before the Chinese New Year. By then, as long as he could find a pet beast that suited his taste, he would be able to officially become a Earth Beast General.
At that time, he will usher in a new round of transformation.
While Feng Qing'an was planning his own practice, in Yongning County and neighboring counties, there was a group of unique people who, holding the seal of the princess's mansion, visited ghosts and gods from all over, as well as local government offices, and retrieved various files.
The core of their investigation naturally revolved around one person. All kinds of strange monsters and evil creatures that were suppressed by a certain city god were suddenly exposed. Among them, the most eye-catching one was naturally a wolfhound that was not afraid of the great energy.
