174: Chapter 174 Let the swarm kill each other!

By the time Shen Gongbao and his party returned to the Floating City.

The three new divine generals—Guan Yu, Gongsun Zan, and Shen Gongbao—had eyes filled with surprise.

This was their first time entering the Floating City, seeing the cluster of high-rises and the dense dormitory buildings within the residential area.

What Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan saw were the commoners of the city living and working in peace and contentment.

Some children were helping their parents with work, while others were cultivating their bodies and practicing martial arts in the square; every resident in Tianyuan City was performing their duties.

However, what Shen Gongbao saw was different.

Shen Gongbao stroked his beard, sizing up the Floating Island from top to bottom.

"Interesting. A City Protection Array, psionic cannons... if this place continues to develop, it will become a divine kingdom in the sky."

It had to be said that the perspectives of different divine generals were indeed distinct.

Guan Yu, Gongsun Zan, and the others were grounded in reality, looking at the development of the people's livelihood.

Shen Gongbao, however, was thinking of the path of immortal cultivation, imagining everyone on the island becoming an immortal.

At this moment, Zhao Yun, who was leading the way, pointed toward the center of Tianyuan City.

"That is the Palace Square. My Lord is already there awaiting everyone."

Under Zhao Yun's guidance, the seven of them passed through the barrier of the City Protection Array and arrived at the Palace Square.

As soon as their feet touched the ground, Guan Yu, Gongsun Zan, Shen Gongbao, and the others immediately knelt.

"Greetings, My Lord (My Sovereign)!"

Looking at Lord Guan before him, Xu Xuan could not help but feel a bit excited.

After all, as a person of Great Xia, basically any hot-blooded man would deeply admire the Guan Di Martial Saint.

Now that he was seeing him in person, Xu Xuan forcibly suppressed his inner emotions.

Remaining calm on the surface, he stepped forward quickly to help them up.

"Generals, please rise!"

After being helped up by Xu Xuan, Guan Yu looked around at the other divine generals; he could not help but feel a bit disappointed.

Lord Guan was a straightforward man, and he spoke directly: "A pity that I do not see my Eldest Brother and Third Brother."

Now that he had been summoned by Xu Xuan and awakened from a slumber of over a thousand years.

Lord Guan was still a bit nostalgic and wanted to see his brothers of old.

At this moment, Lu Bu, who was nearby, seemed to have caught an opportunity and asked with ulterior motives.

"General Guan, you have now joined Tianyuan to serve My Lord."

"But if General Guan's Eldest Brother, Liu Xuande, and Third Brother, Zhang Yide, were in the enemy camp..."

Lu Bu's face was beaming with delight: "General Guan, how would you handle that?"

Guan Yu stood sideways, not even looking Lu Bu in the eye.

He stroked his long beard, his crimson face showing no emotion: "I, Guan, would naturally try my best to persuade my Eldest Brother and Third Brother to come and join Tianyuan."

Lu Bu, however, refused to let go, adding fuel to the fire as he continued to ask.

"And what if they refuse to comply?"

Guan Yu's eyes turned cold. He glanced at Lu Bu from the corner of his eye, his phoenix eyes radiating a killing intent that was enough to make Lu Bu's heart tremble.

"Then I, Guan, could only capture them and hand them over to My Lord for disposal!"

"Since ancient times, it has been difficult to satisfy both loyalty and brotherhood. My Lord awakened me, showing me the grace of rebirth."

"If I truly have to face my brothers on the battlefield, I can only do my utmost and do what must be done!"

"Unlike some, who specialize in killing foster fathers, earning themselves the fine reputation of being a slave of three surnames."

With one sentence, Guan Yu shattered Lu Bu's composure. Lu Bu's face turned completely red, matching the shade of Lord Guan's own red face.

Watching Guan Yu and Lu Bu go head-to-head, Xu Xuan secretly stifled a laugh.

Lord Guan certainly knew how to talk; one sentence had completely broken Lu Bu.

Since Lu Bu's rebirth, what he feared most was someone calling him by the name 'slave of three surnames'.

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and turned his head away, his words betraying his lack of confidence.

"That is all in the past, do not mention it again, do not mention it again!"

"What that 'Lu Bu' did, what does it have to do with me, Lu Fengxian?"

Seeing Lu Bu suffer a setback, the air in the square was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

At this moment, Shen Gongbao clapped from the side.

"Good, good, good! General Guan is absolutely right. We were all summoned by our Lord. Our Lord gave us a second life, which is equivalent to being a second parent."

Xu Xuan was stunned for a moment. Being the father of so many divine generals?

That would surely shorten his lifespan; Shen Gongbao was trying to kill him with praise.

Xu Xuan waved his hand: "That's enough, that's enough. If you keep flattering me, this King's life will be cut short."

"Daoist, release all the bugs."

Realizing his flattery had backfired, Shen Gongbao smiled awkwardly: "Understood!"

Five King Bugs.

The Golden Horned Bug King, the Silver Horned Bug King, the Ripper Mantis, the Tiger Beetle Great King Bug, and the Serrated Reaper.

All five bugs were currently in a coma because they had inhaled the Camphor Spirit Ointment.

In addition, there was a Swarm Queen.

However, she was an abandoned Swarm Queen.

When she was released from the dharma treasure by Shen Gongbao, she looked around with a face full of terror.

As a member of the Zerg, she actually looked human. Except for her spiky hair, not a single part of her looked like a Zerg from top to bottom.

Having been abandoned, this Swarm Queen now appeared weak, helpless, and pitiful.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan spoke: "Generals, you may all return to rest. General Zilong, take General Guan and General Gongsun to familiarize them with the city."

Zhao Yun cupped his hands: "My Lord, I will arrange the two generals' food, clothing, housing, and transportation."

Zhao Yun excitedly led Guan Yu and Gongsun Zan out of the palace.

He had so much he wanted to say to Guan Yu; he would have to bring a jar of good wine and have a heart-to-heart talk with the two of them!

They would talk about the affairs of the Lord Continent, and the major events that happened in Shu Han and the world after the deaths of Gongsun Zan and Guan Yu.

They would talk about the regrets of those years! The regrets of Chancellor Zhuge.

Zhao Yun had too many things he wanted to say to Guan Yu.

About General Guan's defeat at Maicheng...

In short, Zhao Yun had held it in for so long that he could finally find an old acquaintance to properly discuss the events of later generations.

On the other side, Xu Xuan had Shen Gongbao stay behind alone.

After everyone had left, Xu Xuan spoke: "Come, take this Swarm Queen to the inner courtyard."

Hearing Xu Xuan say this, Shen Gongbao's eyes began to dart around.

He thought to himself, is the Great King being too impatient?

He just captured the Swarm Queen and hasn't even checked if she's safe, yet he wants to take her to the harem already?

Tsk tsk tsk, the Great King truly is a man of passion! Even a bug... I'm impressed, truly impressed!

With a flick of his finger, Shen Gongbao formed a misty chain and dragged the Swarm Queen over.

"Let's go, and behave yourself!"

However, Shen Gongbao was overthinking it. When he walked into the inner courtyard, the person he saw was actually his old acquaintance, Su Daji!?

He saw this nine-tailed fox looking at him with a half-smile.

Shen Gongbao curled his lip, secretly lamenting how he could run into this vixen even in Tianyuan City.

"Daoist Shen, I trust you have been well."

Shen Gongbao pretended to ignore Su Daji and turned to look at Xu Xuan instead.

"My Sovereign, how do you plan to deal with this bug?"

At this moment, Xu Xuan finally voiced his thoughts.

He turned his gaze toward the Swarm Queen: "I am thinking about how to use her to control the Zerg Swarm and make the Zerg Swarm slaughter each other."