23: Chapter 23 Ambush

Thirty li from the manor, Uncle could not hold on any longer and shouted, "Nephew, let's rest for ten minutes. This old bone of mine is about to be shaken apart."

Fu Yihang and the other Uncle heard the call, pulled on the reins, and stopped the galloping Yao Beasts.

Fu Yihang, riding on his mount, turned back to see the Uncle with a flushed face, panting for breath, and realized he had been rushing too quickly.

They had traveled one hundred and twenty li from the Cangjiang Prefecture city in one breath; he was young and his body could handle it.

Although the two Uncles were also Martial Masters of the third rank, they were older, over a hundred years old, and after rushing over a hundred li like this, their bodies were likely unable to take it.

He turned his head to look at the fifth Uncle, who also had a flushed face.

Fu Yihang looked ahead and estimated the distance to the manor; it was about thirty li, and he had not received any warning messages.

He decided to rest for ten minutes to adjust their state: "Two Uncles, this involves my little sister, so I was too impatient. My apologies!"

"Let's rest here for ten minutes and replenish some dry rations and water."

Martial Masters had not yet formed a Spiritual Qi circulation throughout their bodies and needed to consume Yao Beast meat to slowly recover Spiritual Qi.

In emergencies, they would consume Medicinal Pills to quickly recover Spiritual Qi.

Hearing Fu Yihang's words, the Uncle waved his hand and said, "It's fine, it's fine. Worrying about the safety of Miss Fu Yao is only natural."

To express his apology, Fu Yihang took three Low Grade Qi Recovery Pills from his Storage Pouch, ate one himself, and gave one to each of the two Uncles.

The two Uncles did not refuse and gladly accepted the Medicinal Pill from Fu Yihang; they had to consider their children, as there were still a bunch of useless brats at home waiting to be fed.

The Fu Family had not had an easy time over the years, so they saved where they could.

However, neither of them ate the Medicinal Pill; instead, they put them away, took out some Yao Beast meat from their Storage Pouch to replenish their consumed Spiritual Qi, and fed two pieces to the Yao Beasts.

The Yao Beasts, receiving the feed from their masters, happily rubbed against their shoulders while eating.

The three of them did not mind the dirty ground; they simply blew on it, sat on the ground, and ate the Yao Beast meat. The Uncle took a large gulp of water, let out a long sigh, and said, "Nephew, do not worry. The Huang Family would not dare to do anything harmful to our Fu Family."

Fu Yihang had already discussed the purpose of this trip with them on the way.

The other Uncle chimed in: "Although our Fu Family has been in decline for the last few decades, we are not someone the Huang Family can provoke. If that little girl Qian Lu dares to collude with Huang Qiang to harm Miss Fu Yao, I will surely wipe out the entire Huang Family."

The first Uncle laughed out loud and said, "Fifth brother, count me in when that happens."

Clearly, both were very confident in the strength of the Fu Family; a starved camel is still bigger than a horse, and the overall strength of the Huang Family was too poor to be considered a threat to the Fu Family.

The Fu Family only needed to dispatch a few Elders of the Yun generation to wipe out their entire clan.

Fu Yihang did not echo his two Uncles but simply meditated to refine the Medicinal Pill, preparing to deal with any danger that might arise.

They rested for ten minutes.

Fu Yihang was the first to mount his horse, bowed to the two Uncles, and said, "Two Uncles, let's continue our journey and reach the manor in one go."

The two Uncles did not dawdle; they mounted their horses and continued to gallop after Fu Yihang. The final thirty li could be easily covered with their cultivation.

After more than ten minutes, the three of them finally arrived at the Fu Family's manor outside the city.

Outside the manor stood a square stone tablet with the words "Great Wei Cangjiang Prefecture Manor No. 74" carved into it.

This indicated that this manor belonged to the Great Wei Imperial Court.

The Fu Family only had a one-hundred-year usage right for this manor, which contained a fourth-rank Spiritual Vein. If it weren't for the fact that the Fu Family had won this manor through the Martial Examination and was protected by the government, it would have likely been annexed by other families long ago.

Over the past hundred years, the Fu Family had fully utilized the fourth-rank Spiritual Vein without damaging it, planting five types of fourth-rank precious materials in the manor.

Among them, seven fourth-rank Purple Ginsengs were almost mature. Fu Yihang had originally planned to find a time to harvest them and take them to the Medicinal Pill Pavilion in the Prefecture city to exchange for Spirit Stones to alleviate the Family's plight.

"Brother, why are you here?" Miss Fu Yao, having heard from the steward that her older brother Fu Yihang had also come to the manor, ran out to greet him happily.

Seeing that Miss Fu Yao was fine, the stone in Fu Yihang's heart finally fell. He touched Miss Fu Yao's little head and said dotingly, "Brother knew you came to the manor and was a bit worried, so I came to pick you up to go home."

"Hmph, Brother still treats me like a child. I've grown up; there's no need for Brother to come and pick me up." Miss Fu Yao muttered with dissatisfaction.

"Hahaha, my little sister has grown up. Come, let's go see those Purple Ginsengs with Brother." Fu Yihang laughed when he saw Miss Fu Yao's pouting lips.

"Brother, no need to go. I have already dug up the Purple Ginsengs." Miss Fu Yao, hearing that Fu Yihang wanted to check on the Purple Ginsengs, held him back and said proudly.

"Didn't expect that, did you? Your little sister is also a third-rank Spirit Planter now."

As she spoke, she took out seven boxes. Fu Yihang casually opened one, finding the Purple Ginseng inside intact and full of Spiritual Qi.

"Good, good, good! Congratulations to my little sister for advancing to a third-rank Spirit Planter. Heaven bless our Fu Family!" Fu Yihang said with great surprise. He knew his little sister had extraordinary talent in the way of Spirit Plants, but he hadn't expected to underestimate her talent.

"Indeed, Heaven truly blesses the Fu Family." The Uncle stroked his white beard happily.

At this moment, the young woman in a light blue dress beside Miss Fu Yao had a chance to speak: "Greetings, Brother Fu, Uncle of the Fu Family."

"Young Miss Qian, greetings." Fu Yihang replied. Seeing that his little sister was safe, he did not want to dwell on it.

Fu Yihang had come to the manor for two reasons: to ensure the safety of his little sister and to harvest the Purple Ginsengs. Now that both tasks were complete, he did not want to linger; there were a pile of things waiting for him in the Prefecture city.

"How are you two Uncles doing?" Fu Yihang asked, facing the two Uncles.

The two Uncles had just learned of such great news, and their fatigue from the journey instantly vanished. They said boldly, "Old Uncle's body is fine; traveling another two hundred li is not a problem."

"Little sister, let's return to the city. The Martial Examination is coming soon, and there are many things in the Family to deal with," Fu Yihang said to Miss Fu Yao.

"Okay, Brother." Miss Fu Yao listened to Fu Yihang in everything; whatever Fu Yihang said, she did: "It's just a pity for Sister Lu, who made a wasted trip. I wanted to find a third-rank Wood Butterfly in the manor, but I couldn't find one."

"It doesn't matter. I will go to the medicine shop to look for it myself," Qian Lu said softly.

At this moment, the Elder managing the manor walked over and complained, "What? Is my place not worth staying in? You're leaving as soon as you arrive."

"Uncle Yuntian (Brother)," the group saluted.

"That is not the case; it is truly because the Family affairs are busy, and it is difficult..." Fu Yihang explained.

"Alright," Fu Yuntian interrupted: "I know you are busy, so I won't keep you for dinner."

"Little Yao'er, come and play again when you have time. Uncle will save the Spirit Peaches for you."

"Okay, Uncle Yuntian," Miss Fu Yao replied happily. She loved peaches the most, and Uncle Yuntian liked her the best.

"Let's go. Uncle Yuntian, we will meet again in the Family," Fu Yihang said, taking the lead.

"Take care on the road, and be careful of the Yao Beasts in the wild," Fu Yuntian waved from behind.

They had come with three people, but on the way back, there were nine, four of whom were guards for Miss Fu Yao.

The group rode toward the Cangjiang Prefecture city, unhurried and chatting happily.

They were in no rush to travel on the way back.

Suddenly, Fu Yihang shouted, "Careful!"

He immediately drew his sword.