The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Chapter 237: Adventure in the Villa

Gan Jiu led the way, and the group soon arrived at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain.

Mr. Qian Si lived in a house at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain.

Unlike the Qian family compound in Pingzhou City, the defense here is still very tight.

Gan Jiu reined in the reins and stopped some distance away from the residence of Fourth Master Qian. He whispered, "We're here. The security here is very tight, so we have to be careful."

As soon as Gan Jiu finished speaking, before anyone could react, a hidden arrow flew towards Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng reacted extremely quickly and used the sword in her hand to knock the hidden arrow to the ground.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The person who shot the hidden arrow was a master who should not be underestimated.

The scene before him made Tong Tai, who had not taken this action seriously, become cautious.

"Yu Sheng, I'll take the men over first, and you'll follow behind." Tong Tai drew out his sword and began to be serious, as he did before every major battle, and he was fully prepared.

Because Tong Tai was too relaxed when he entered the Qian family compound today, he underestimated his enemy.

But the hidden arrow shot down by Yu Sheng just now made Tong Tai wake up instantly. This is not the Qian family compound, this is where the real manipulator behind the Qian family lives.

The guarding and precautions here must be the strictest. We cannot be careless and must be careful and cautious.

"No, I'll take the people there first, and you'll follow behind." Yu Sheng rejected Tong Tai's proposal.

"Yusheng, you..." Tong Tai was interrupted by Yusheng before he could finish his words. "Okay, listen to me. You are the commander-in-chief of an army. You must not take risks lightly and not take your life seriously."

Tong Tai looked at Yu Sheng and opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say what he wanted to say. Yu Sheng was right. He was the commander-in-chief of an army. He couldn't ignore the overall situation and only care about his own pleasure of revenge.

"Okay, be careful!" Tong Tai glanced at Yu Sheng and then consciously stepped back.

"Who are you? Tell me your name. If you don't tell me your name, I will kill you on the spot."

Before Yu Sheng led his men forward, arrogant voices of questioning came from the opposite side.

Gan Jiu held back Yu Sheng, who was about to step forward, and replied, "It's me, Gan Jiu. There's chaos in Pingzhou City, and I'm here on the orders of the Master to report the situation to the Fourth Master."

When the people on the other side heard that it was Gan Jiu, they also let down their guard.

Although Gan Jiu doesn't come here often on weekdays, when something happens in the city, it is Gan Jiu who comes to report the news.

Soon someone came out of the house. He looked at Gan Jiu and the large group of people behind him and asked in confusion, "Gan, why did you bring so many people with you today?"

In the past, when Gan Jiu came, he usually came alone. Even if he was accompanied by someone, it was only one or two people. Now that so many people came at once was a bit too abnormal.

"Don't ask anymore, just lead the way. Something big happened in Pingzhou City." Gan Jiu simply ignored the other party's question and spoke with an extremely anxious tone.

The man was stunned and didn't dare to say anything more. Judging from Gan Jiu's expression, it seemed that something really happened in Pingzhou City. If he was delayed and failed to report it to the Fourth Master in time, he could not bear the responsibility.

"Come with me." The man looked up at Yu Sheng behind Gan Jiu. The man had a murderous aura and it seemed that he had come with bad intentions.

"You can go in, but the others can't. They just have to wait here."

The man stepped forward and stood in front of Yu Sheng.

Gan Jiu was startled for a moment, then said, "Others don't have to go in with me, but this person must go in with me. He was sent by the eldest master, and he has something to report to the fourth master."

Now it was the man's turn to be stunned. He looked at Yu Sheng and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay, let's go."

Yu Sheng looked like someone who was not easy to mess with, but if he was allowed in alone, he would not pose any threat, after all, there were many experts in the house.

No matter how powerful this person is, what can he do? Besides, Gan Jiu said that he was sent by the master, and the master's people should not be in any danger.

Gan Jiu turned his head slightly to look at Yu Sheng, who nodded imperceptibly.

"Okay, please lead the way." After getting Yu Sheng's approval, Gan Jiu nodded and said to the man.

Tong Tai, who retreated to the back, became anxious. What if he let Yu Sheng go in alone and something unexpected happened?

Tong Tai was about to step forward but was stopped by the guard beside him. The guard shook his head at him and motioned him to be quiet.

Before following the man in, Yu Sheng put his hands behind his back and made a gesture, and the people who followed him immediately understood what he meant.

This is the special tacit understanding that has been developed between them through years of living and dying together.

Gan Jiu and Yu Sheng followed the man in and watched the door close after they entered.

Tong Tai then turned around and glared at the guard who was holding him tightly and said, "Why are you stopping me?"

"If I don't stop General Tong, do I have to ask General Tong to stop it?"

The guard smiled at Tong Tai and said, "Don't worry, General Tong, our leader can handle the situation inside."

"Our boss just gave us orders to get rid of these people outside."

"Once we've dealt with these people outside, we can go in and help him."

Tong Tai looked at the guard beside him in confusion and asked, "Did Yu Sheng speak just now?"

"Yes." The guard blinked and looked at his companions and said, "If you don't believe me, ask them."

"Yes, I said it." Those people nodded and answered in unison.

Now Tong Tai was even more confused, because Yu Sheng had really spoken just now.

"General Tong, it's time to get to work." The guard looked at Tong Tai and smiled. The tacit understanding between them was earned with their lives. How could outsiders see through it?

"Oh, I see." Tong Tai withdrew his thoughts and prepared to fight.

Yu Sheng followed Gan Jiu, secretly glancing at the terrain of the house as he walked.

There are so many guards in this house that it's comparable to the imperial palace.

Even if they had brought all the people in just now, they would not have the advantage if a fight broke out.

A forceful attack is no longer possible now, so we can only rely on wits. I just don't know how good the kung fu is of the half-paralyzed Mr. Qian Siye that Zhang Dafu mentioned.

I'll have to find a chance to ask Gan Jiu later. Only by knowing both ourselves and our enemies can we win every battle. The current situation doesn't allow Yu Sheng to fight an unprepared battle.

The man took Gan Jiu and Yu Sheng through many twists and turns, and no one knew how long they had walked before they arrived in front of a courtyard.

"You wait here. I'll go in and report to the Fourth Master."

The man turned and went into the yard. Now only Yu Sheng and Gan Jiu were left standing outside.

Yu Sheng held her breath and observed the surroundings quietly. There were quite a few guards outside the house, but once she entered the inner courtyard, there were actually few guards.

This can only mean one thing, that is, the owner of this courtyard must be protected by a peerless master.

It seems that we have met our worthy opponents today and we are going to have a tough battle.

"Does the half-paralyzed Qian Si know kung fu?" Yu Sheng asked Gan Jiu beside her in a voice as quiet as a mosquito's breath.

"No." Gan Jiu's voice was just as small, and only the two of them could hear it.

"But he has a personal bodyguard with great kung fu skills. I've never seen him fight anyone, but I heard he's very powerful."

"It's no problem for one person to fight against hundreds of people. Ever since Fourth Master Qian became half-paralyzed, he has been following Fourth Master Qian's side, almost inseparable from him."

Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, digesting the information Gan Jiu had just provided him.

The guard beside Mr. Qian Si was certainly powerful, but it was definitely fake to say that he could easily fight against hundreds of people.

No matter how powerful a person's martial arts skills are, it is impossible for him to fight against hundreds of people at the same time.

This is just a rumor, and it's quite a bit exaggerated.

Yu Sheng was just thinking about it when the man who had just gone in came out. He walked over and said, "The Fourth Master asked you to come in."

After saying this, the man made way for the other party. He did not go in himself, but only let Gan Jiu and Yu Sheng in.

Gan Jiu lowered his head and went in with Yu Sheng.

As soon as she entered the room, Yu Sheng felt a sense of oppression from the master.

Of course, the personal bodyguard standing next to Mr. Qian Si also felt the oppression from Yu Sheng.

They both looked up at each other at the same time, and they saw scrutiny and vigilance in each other's eyes.

"Gan Jiu, you said there's chaos in Pingzhou City? What's going on?"

Mr. Qian Si, who could only move his upper body, sat in a wheelchair specially made for him and looked at Gan Jiu and asked.

It was unusual for Gan Jiu to come at this time, and after hearing the servant's report just now, Fourth Master Qian felt even more uneasy.

In the past few decades, the Qian family has never had any rivals in Pingzhou, and no one dares to be enemies with the Qian family, let alone cause trouble in Pingzhou City.

Yesterday, the messenger from the mansion said that everything was fine in the mansion. Even his eldest brother, who was always causing trouble, was staying quietly in the mansion. How could chaos break out in the blink of an eye?

"In reply to the Fourth Master, a large group of soldiers arrived from nowhere last night, broke down the city gates, and stormed into Pingzhou City. Without a word, they immediately surrounded the Qian Family Compound and the Governor's Mansion."

"I received your distress message and finally escaped with great difficulty. That's why I rushed here to ask you to find a way to quell the rebellion and rescue you and the others."

What Gan Jiu said was true. Pingzhou City was now surrounded, not to mention the Qian family compound and the governor's mansion.

"What did you say?" After hearing Gan Jiu's words, Mr. Qian Si suddenly felt dizzy. What on earth happened?

Where did this madman come from? It would have been fine if he had just run to Pingzhou City to cause trouble, but he even dared to lead troops to surround their Qian family and the governor's mansion. Does he really want to die?

Fourth Master Qian held his chest, calmed himself down, and asked, "Did my eldest brother tell me who those people were?"

Gan Jiu shook his head and said, "Master didn't say anything, but judging from the appearance of those people, they don't seem to be from our Yunli people."

"Not like Yun Liren?" Fourth Master Qian frowned and suddenly cursed, "These bastards! How dare they do that?"

"These people are really crazy. How dare they lead their troops to openly run wild in Yun Li's territory?"

"And they dared to lead troops to surround the Qian family and the governor's mansion? Do they really think that Yun Li is theirs now?"

"I've already promised them I'll give them half of the iron ore in Fuping, and they're still so greedy?"

"The Ainuer family really thinks our Qian family is weak and can be bullied and slaughtered by them!"

"Moye, get the military token and go to the barren mountain to inform Mao Heita to bring his troops down the mountain. At worst, we can fight to the death."

Mr. Qian Si, who was usually known for his calmness, became panicked and confused when he heard that his home and the governor's mansion were surrounded.

Yu Sheng had already found out important information from what Fourth Master Qian had just said, that is, the Qian family was indeed colluding with foreign races and intended to do something bad to Yun Li.

Moreover, the foreign enemy that the Qian family was secretly communicating with was the Western Rong, the hostile country that caused Yun Li to lose half of his good men. This was something that every Yun Li man with blood in his veins could not tolerate.

Not only did Yu Sheng's expression change at this moment, but even Gan Jiu beside her also changed his expression.

Gan Jiu used to think that the Qian family was just robbing and doing some illegal things, but he didn't expect that they would actually dare to communicate with the enemy country, and the country they were communicating with was the Western Rong. They were simply worse than pigs and dogs.

"Fourth Master, I have something for you to hand over personally." Yu Sheng came up to Fourth Master Qian and said before Moye left.

Although Yu Sheng doesn't know yet that the Qian family has hundreds of thousands of private soldiers in the barren mountains, if they can let the people around them take the military token to the barren mountains and lead people to a decisive battle, then the number of people must be quite large.

If those people were allowed to go to Pingzhou City now, Shen Tingzhi would be caught off guard and would definitely suffer.

Therefore, Yu Sheng had to nip this matter in the bud and never let his people leave the deserted mountains to support Pingzhou.

Mo Xie walked forward and extended his hand. Yu Sheng glanced at him and took a step back.

"Master has instructed me that this item is extremely important and must be delivered to the Fourth Master personally."

Seeing that Yu Sheng refused to hand the things over to him, Mo Xie's face changed and he became murderous.

"Moye, step back." Master Qian gave an order, and Moye retracted the knife that was about to be unsheathed and took a step back.

Seeing Mo Xie retreat, Yu Sheng raised a barely perceptible smile and took a step forward.

Then, with lightning speed, he grabbed Fourth Master Qian's neck, lifted him up from the wheelchair, and took several steps back to distance himself from Moye.

Moye reacted immediately and stepped forward to snatch Qian Siye's money.

Yu Sheng grabbed Fourth Master Qian's neck and threatened, "Stop! If you take another step forward, I'll break his neck and kill him instantly."

Moye, who had already rushed out, stopped abruptly.

"If you release my master, I can still let you go. Otherwise, I guarantee that you will not be able to leave this yard and will be chopped into pieces."