Chapter 167 Arrival at Yuanhe County

The great elder Su Kun is nearly seventy years old. His silver hair is combed meticulously and he wears a silver crown inlaid with creamy white jade. His face is covered with wrinkles as if carved by a knife and his eyes are so cloudy that it is impossible to see through them.

"Qing Yi wants to get married! Hey~~"

He sighed slightly.

It is natural for a woman to get married, and the Tianqing Sword Sect has no rules prohibiting marriage. However, Yu Qingyi is the leader they chose after all, and the leader wants to get married, which makes him feel a little embarrassed.

"Does she have someone she likes?"

Hua Jinqiu, who was sitting at the last seat, asked.

Hua Jinqiu is the youngest of the four elders, having just turned fifty this year. She is also the only female elder of the Tianqing Sword Sect.

She was wearing a navy blue wide-sleeved gown and a white fox fur headband that looked like a lying rabbit. Her face was not delicate, but she still had some charm.

"Well, this is the letter she sent. She intends to marry Yang Zhengshan, the garrison commander of Anyuan City."

Su Kun handed the letter he received this morning to Hua Jinqiu. After reading it, Hua Jinqiu passed it to Cao De and Xue Linfu.

After the three of them finished reading, Cao De said, "I have heard of this Lord Yang."

"Oh! Have you heard of him?" Su Kun was a little surprised.

Cao De thought for a moment and said, "Didn't I go to Chongshan Pass before? I heard about this person in Chongshan Pass."

"I only heard a few words. It is said that during the Battle of Chongshan Pass, he led 300 cavalrymen to fight in and out of the enemy camp three times. He is quite famous in Chongshan Pass!"

Yang Zhengshan’s most brilliant military achievement was the Battle of Linguan Fort, which was also a significant military achievement in the entire Chongshan Town.

The key point is that Linguan Fort is right around Chongshan Pass, and many soldiers from Chongshan Pass witnessed Yang Zhengshan’s battle with their own eyes.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan is still somewhat famous in Chongshan Pass.

However, his fame is time-limited. When the war just ended, people were still talking about him, but now most people probably have forgotten about Yang Zhengshan.

Cao De also overheard it at Chongshan Pass. If he had not suddenly seen Yu Qingyi mention Yang Zhengshan in his heart today, he would probably have forgotten about Yang Zhengshan.

"It looks like he is a battlefield warrior!" Su Kun stroked his sparse beard and said calmly, "What do you think?"

Cao De looked around and said, "Ahem, Third Brother, I'm asking you!"

"what!"

Xue Linfu looked up blankly, "What are you asking me?"

"Qingyi is getting married. What do you think?" Cao De said with a frown on his face.

Xue Linfu pulled his beard and said, "Well, since our senior brother is not here, can we make the decision?"

The senior brother he mentioned is Yu Qingyi's master.

Yu Qingyi was originally an orphan, and she was adopted by the Tianqing Sword Sect.

"..."

Everyone was speechless for a while.

This seems to be true.

Matters of marriage require the approval of parents and the words of the matchmaker.

If Yu Qingyi's master were still alive, it would be considered as following the parents' orders.

But they, the uncles, don't have this qualification.

"But Qingyi is the leader of our Tianqing Sword Sect after all!" Cao De said helplessly.

"Then we just need to choose another leader. I think Luo Feiyu is a good kid. He is talented and has great potential. Although he is not as good as Qingyi now, he should be no worse than Qingyi in the future!" Xue Linfu said.

"..."

The three of them were speechless again.

Can this leader be replaced just like that?
"Master, I don't want to be the headmaster!"

However, at this moment, a head suddenly popped out from outside the door and said.

It was none other than Luo Feiyu.

Be the head?
Are you kidding me?
Is it so easy to be the leader?
He has to worry about the daily necessities of the sect all day long, run around for the sect's property, and take care of the sect's disciples.

The leader of the Tianqing Sword Sect does not represent power and status, but responsibility.

Luo Feiyu felt that he shouldn't suffer this, and that he should let his senior sister worry about it.

"You little bastard!" Xue Linfu said angrily.

"Okay!" Su Kun felt that neither of this master and disciple pair was reliable.

Xue Linfu didn't dare to oppose Su Kun. He could only glare at Luo Feiyu outside the door and shut his mouth in disappointment.

Cao De stopped talking. This was really too troublesome.

It’s not good to agree, and it’s not good to disagree either. It’s really difficult.

They all watched Yu Qingyi grow up, and they also hoped that Yu Qingyi could have a good home, but Yu Qingyi was the head of the sect after all, and there were dozens of people in the entire Tianqing Sword Sect who needed her to take care of them.

Su Kun looked at Hua Jinqiu and asked, "Jinqiu, what do you think?"

Hua Jinqiu thought for a moment and said, "Qing Yi has made up her mind, we definitely can't stop her!"

"But we don't know who this Yang Zhengshan is or what his character is like!"

"I think we need to help Qing Yi check things out!"

She did not object to Yu Qingyi getting married. As a woman, she knew better the pain of being alone for a lifetime.

If Yu Qingyi can find a husband of her dreams, she will naturally be willing to support her.

But she was also afraid that Yu Qingyi would be deceived.

Su Kun nodded. He felt that what Hua Jinqiu said was very reliable.

"But where is the headmaster?"

Hua Jinqiu looked at Su Kun, "Second brother, you are not too old to walk!" Su Kun frowned, "Junior sister, are you talking to me?"
In fact, it’s no wonder that Hua Jinqiu criticized him.

When Yu Qingyi's master passed away, Yu Qingyi was only twenty-one years old.

Logically, Su Kun should have taken over the position of the head of the sect at that time, but he refused on the grounds of being old and weak and lacking energy, and against all odds, let Yu Qingyi take the position of the head of the sect.

What Hua Jinqiu meant was that since Yu Qingyi was getting married, you should be the sect leader for a few years and then train a new one.

Su Kun thought about it and it seemed that this was the only way.

Hua Jinqiu changed the subject and said, "But it's not easy to marry Qingyi. They have to get past us first!"

"And we also need to let him know that Qing Yi has a mother's family!"

Su Kun and the other two nodded, "What are you going to do?"

"Let him get through the Tianqing Sword Formation first. If he doesn't even have this level of strength, he has no right to marry Qingyi!" Hua Jinqiu said solemnly.

The Tianqing Sword Formation is the most core secret of the Tianqing Sword School. It is a variation of the Sancai Sword Formation. The sword formation is composed of three people and can attack or defend. It is flexible and powerful.

The three of them must be in tune with each other, cooperate well, and be proficient in the swordsmanship of the Tianqing Sword School.

Every generation of disciples in the Tianqing Sword Sect will cultivate a set of Tianqing Sword Formation to ensure that the Tianqing Sword Formation will not be lost.

It can be said that the Tianqing Sword Formation is the highest force of the Tianqing Sword Sect.

When they heard that Hua Jinqiu was going to use the Tianqing Sword Formation, a strange look flashed in the eyes of Su Kun and the other two.

"Who do you want to take action?" Su Kun asked.

"Of course it's the three of us!" Hua Jinqiu looked at Cao De and Xue Linfu beside him.

Every generation of the Tianqing Sword Sect has the Tianqing Sword Formation, and their generation is composed of Cao De, Xue Linfu and Hua Jinqiu.

Cao De and Xue Linfu looked at each other and said, "Let's give it a try! Haha, we probably won't be able to use the Sky Blue Sword Formation many times in this lifetime!"

As the strongest force of the Tianqing Sword Sect, they rarely take action.

Now that he has the opportunity to take action, Cao De is still somewhat expectant.

"so be it!"

Su Kun did not stop him.

He also wanted to test Yang Zhengshan.

For people in the underworld, strength is the most important thing.

Even if Yang Zhengshan is the garrison commander of Anyuan City, if he wants to marry Yu Qingyi, he must gain their recognition of his strength.

……

Two days later, Yang Zhengshan left Anyuan City with a convoy.

There were six carriages carrying the selection gifts in the convoy, and three carriages for passengers. There were more than a hundred entourage and servants traveling with them.

The convoy went out from the south gate of Anyuan City, went south along the official road for a hundred miles, and first arrived at Yuanhe County.

They needed to stay in Yuanhe County for one night and head to Tianqing Sword Sect early the next morning.

But Yu Qingyi has to go back first.

If Yu Qingyi went back with Yang Zhengshan, it would not be a marriage proposal, but a return to her parents' home.

"Or I'll send someone to take you back!"

Outside Yuanhe County, Yang Zhengshan looked at Yu Qingyi with some reluctance.

At this time, Yu Qingyi was riding on a horse, wearing a sky-blue cloak, which made her look less graceful and more heroic.

Yu Qingyi is leaving. Although she will only be gone for one night and Yang Zhengshan will see her again tomorrow, Yang Zhengshan still feels reluctant to let her go.

This was the first time that Yang Zhengshan experienced such a strong feeling of wanting to be with someone.

Even he himself found it incredible.

"No need, I am more familiar with this place than you are, and don't forget, I am not a weak woman!" Yu Qingyi smiled and looked at Yang Zhengshan tenderly.

From the initial fear, to the desire to show goodwill, and then to the beginning of love.

After several months of getting along and accompanying each other, they finally fell in love.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yu Qingyi's face and said, "Well, it's getting late, you should go back. I'll go up the mountain early tomorrow morning!"

"Ok!"

Yu Qingyi responded softly, then pulled the reins and turned the horse around.

"drive!"

The horse galloped away, Yu Qingyi leaned forward slightly and looked back at Yang Zhengshan.

The man and the horse gradually went away. Yang Zhengshan stayed for a long time before turning around and returning to the caravan.

"Dad, the inn has been contacted. Let's go into the city first!" Yang Mingcheng trotted over.

"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and got on the horse.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, the magistrate of Yuanhe County, is over there at the city gate. Dad, do you want to go and see him first?" Yang Mingcheng said again.

Yang Zhengshan frowned and thought for a while, then said, "There's no point in meeting. Just tell him that the matter of Anyuan City has nothing to do with him, and let him feel at ease!"

The entire prefectural government office in Anyuan City was nearly wiped out, so it was understandable that the magistrate of Yuanhe County was worried.

However, this matter had nothing to do with Yang Zhengshan, and he had neither official dealings nor personal friendship with the magistrate of Yuanhe County, so there was no need for them to meet.

As for the ways of the world, is it necessary for him to talk about them with a county magistrate?
If Luo Jin were here, he might need to meet him. Although he had never met Luo Jin, Luo Jin and the Yang family were also relatives by marriage, and the two sides had many intersections. It would be unreasonable not to meet him.

After receiving Yang Zhengshan's instructions, Yang Mingcheng immediately ran back to the city gate, and the convoy slowly entered the city.

Yang Zhengshan rode into the city on horseback and saw Yang Mingcheng talking to a middle-aged man. However, he did not dismount, but just nodded to the middle-aged man.

After entering the city, they checked into the inn directly.

(End of this chapter)