During the time that Huangfu Yi returned to the Central Plains, he actually inquired quite a bit about the situation there. However, it indeed wasn't as well-informed as Pei Yuhuan's intelligence. Since his identity was exposed, he simply chatted more with Pei Yuhuan, supplementing the background setting of the past sixty years.

In short, ever since the Stone Jiao Rebellion broke out, a million troops charged across the Gen River, poisoning the Central Plains. Although they were halted at Suiyang City, dampening their morale, ultimately their forces were still strong and difficult to control. They wreaked havoc across the four states of Kan, Gen, Zhen, and Si, while the vassal states of the Four Countries, the clans of the vassals from all directions, were slaughtered empty and nearly wiped out, almost toppling half of the empire. The officials of the Three Constellations were so frightened that they abandoned the capital, clustered around the traveling court, and fled along mountain paths to the Southern Country to avoid disaster.

Fortunately, the rebel army was blocked by Suiyang for ten years, which indeed turned the tide, allowing the Three Constellations to catch their breath. With the support of the Southern Country Royal Family and close vassals, the Immortal Palace's court started operating again in Jiangdu. After all, it was an eternal Immortal Palace, where Heavenly Destiny rests, and people aspire; once the court found its footing, resources and military supplies began to gather continuously.

Now, the ancestor of the Huangfu family, Duke Weiming, has been bestowed with the Golden Seal and Purple Cord, appointed as the General of Cavalry, leading the remaining guard soldiers to withstand the main forces of the Stone Jiao rebel army on the front line. As reinforcements from the countries of Zhen, Xun, Li, and Kun gathered one after another, all listened to the commands and dispatches of the General of Cavalry, assembling a massive army of hundreds of thousands to launch a counterattack, engaging in continuous northern expeditions to reclaim the Central Plains.

On the other side, however, that lunatic Stone Jiao continued devouring people, and none of the military leaders dared to provoke him; they had to shrink their battle lines and fight separately, struggling to cope with the court's counterattack, making both sides equally matched for a while. Various armies clashed on the Central Plains repeatedly, winning and losing battles, turning the Central Plains into a slaughterhouse with ten households empty out of nine, massacring for thousands of miles, resembling a living Purgatory.

The situation was chaotic and unstable, even though Huangfu Yi was determined, he indeed couldn't cross such a battlefield of Asura, breaking through the obstacles of hundreds of thousands of troops to find his ancestor for support. For now, the safest route still seemed to be crossing the territory of Qianzhou, over mountains and through valleys, to ask the Nine Yin Sword Immortal for assistance. If that fails, then head to Jiangdu to seek the ancestor's intervention.

"Hey, you've escaped to the Central Plains, the Blood Demon is far away, so why do you still think about going back to that village?"

Pei Yuhuan scoffed at Huangfu Yi's plan.

"Moreover, even if you got rid of the Blood Demon, so what? Is there no other demon in the world? Even if you could save people for a while, can you protect them forever? A good man aspires to travel far and wide, how can one be confined to one corner?

If you ask me, you might as well stay in the Central Plains, learn swordsmanship, and then serve in your ancestor's army, assisting in restoring the state and mountains. Gaining fame with your skills, marrying, and continuing the Huangfu lineage would be good, too. Isn't seeking wealth and prosperity more desirable?"

Huangfu Yi climbed the mountain in silence,

"A man is nothing without trust. I've promised everyone to eliminate the Blood Demon and save the village, so I must succeed."

Having interacted for two days, Pei Yuhuan also knew how stubborn this guy was, almost like an ox, and didn't bother saying more, just swiped the dog tail grass.

"Stop, there's food over there."

"Are you some radar or something?"

"What did you say?"

"Nothing..."

Following her directions, Huangfu Yi rummaged through the grass tuft and indeed found a ginseng plant, large and plump, exuding a mist of Purple Qi, with Spiritual Qi spouting outwards, at least a few hundred years old.

Pei Yuhuan glanced at it, uninterested,

"Garbage."

If you're not interested... oh well, since none of you fancy it, Huangfu Yi did not hesitate and started chewing the ginseng after cleaning it, to replenish his decades' worth of power.

"But this thing was buried in the ground, how did you see it?"

"Isn't there Treasure Light shining out? After all, in this world, all things are the Immortal Palace's. With the blessings of the Ziwei Star, and Heavenly Destiny upon me, of course, I can freely use things from my own house. You commoners don't have such fortune, so naturally, you can't see it."

"Heavenly Destiny..."

Actually, Huangfu Yi also heard at home about the mandate of Heaven, but he didn't expect Heavenly Destiny to be this obvious, something one could directly see.

Pei Yuhuan proudly declared,

"So you see, following me obviously has its advantages. Royal riches beyond measure, endless Heavenly Materials Treasures at your disposal, inexhaustible Divine Skills and Treasures, Heavenly Destiny's favor, and Fortune's love. Enfeoffment and Ennoblement are just around the corner. Isn't that more comfortable than returning to the bitter cold of your land and suffering?"

Huangfu Yi scoffed,

"Humph, did my family not follow? We not only followed but remained loyal to the Immortal Palace for generations, swearing to serve the court to guard the world diligently. But who believed the slanders of those castrated dogs, banishing us to the Northern Land to suffer?"

Pei Yuhuan shook her head,

"Thinking that way is wrong. Who told you to guard the world? Whose world is it anyway? What makes you think you have the right to claim guardianship? Are you worthy?"

"What… What nonsense are you talking?!"

Momentarily furious, Huangfu Yi spun around to glare at her. But Pei Yuhuan wasn't afraid of him, raising her head to say,

"Mr. Huangfu, I see you're still so naïve despite your size, probably because your family never taught you this, so let me enlighten you.

This world ultimately belongs to the Immortal Venerable and not to all people. The mountains and lands of the Nine Provinces and Twelve Countries were conquered by the Immortal Venerable himself, with punch after punch.

If you don't have fists as hard as the Immortal Venerable, or a sword as fast as the Sword Sect, even a dragon must bow, and a tiger must lie down. Thunder and rain are all blessings of the ruler. What's given to you is yours; if not given, you cannot seize. Understood?"

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