44: Chapter 44 The Young Ancestor Heads to Yankang, and the Fat Seventh Princess Disguised as a Man Arrives at the Great Ruins

"Hehe, young people really do have boundless energy!"

Just as Ye Xiu was being intimate with the two ladies beside him.

He did not know that the Young Patriarch already had a newer plan.

"Ancestral Master, what is this?"

Seeing the Young Patriarch looking as if he were about to go on a long journey, the Protectors suddenly felt somewhat confused.

In fact, the Heavenly Demon Sect seemed to have always taken the revitalization of the entire world as its own responsibility.

This Ancestral Master's true layout was not in The Great Ruins.

But in the much broader Yankang.

"You all help me look after this kid; it is time to let him experience the outside world!"

Originally, according to the original story.

If it were Qin Mu taking over the position of Sect Master.

At least this Cowherd Boy would need to grow for a few years in this land before taking the next step.

But now that it is Ye Xiu, there is no need for that.

Whether it is combat strength or emotional intelligence in all aspects?

This young man can completely and rapidly engage with the next link.

"Swish!"

The Young Patriarch stood with his hands behind his back, his feet shrinking the ground into inches, and with a single step, he crossed a hundred miles of mountains and rivers.

He looked back in the direction of The Great Ruins, a meaningful smile appearing on his youthful face.

"The State Preceptor of Yankang wants to reform, wants to break the gods in people's hearts, and wants man to conquer heaven."

"And this kid Ye Xiu practices the Shrouding the Heavens Method, walks the Heaven-Defying path, and even possesses the might of the Azure Emperor."

"One is a new Saint who wants to carve a bloody path through secular imperial power."

"The other is a Wine Sword Immortal who does not belong to this world, yet can suppress all Heavenly Gods and demons."

The Young Patriarch's eyes shone with a fanatical light.

His trip to Yankang was to personally meet the State Preceptor, known as the "First Person Under the Gods," and add fuel to this great game of the world.

"I really want to see what the world will become when these two meet?"

After speaking, his figure gradually faded, finally turning into a streak of light that disappeared into the prosperous and magnificent lands of Yankang.

...

Meanwhile, on the edge of The Great Ruins.

"Rumble!"

The sky seemed to be torn apart as a steel warship, fully a hundred zhang long, crashed through the thick clouds.

Carrying a suffocating sense of oppression, it slowly sailed into the airspace of The Great Ruins.

The warship was forged entirely from black iron, and its surface was engraved with complex Formation and Talisman runes.

Banners fluttered, and each flag was embroidered with a vigorous and powerful character: "Qin."

This was the war beast of Yankang Kingdom—the Sun-Shooting Cannon Warship.

At the very front of the deck.

A general clad in heavy armor with a resolute face was frowning, staring at the primitive jungle below that was shrouded in mist.

He was the Great General of Yankang Kingdom, Qin Feiyue.

"Your Highness... oh no, Young Master Seven."

Qin Feiyue turned around and said helplessly to the "handsome young man" behind him, who was holding a folding fan and looking around curiously:

"Ahead is The Great Ruins. This is a place abandoned by the gods, where demons run rampant and things are strange and unpredictable."

"Although the State Preceptor ordered us to survey the terrain, he did not say to go deep into the hinterland. Your identity is noble, if anything happens..."

"Oh, General Qin, you are too long-winded!"

The "handsome young man" snapped the folding fan shut and lightly tapped Qin Feiyue's armor. Her voice was crisp and melodious, carrying a hint of coyness and dissatisfaction.

"The State Preceptor said, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."

"I was about to burst from boredom in that cage in the capital. Since I finally managed to come out, how can I just rub against the entrance without going in?"

This "Young Master Seven" was wearing a light cyan long robe, and a warm Qilin jade pendant hung from her waist.

Although dressed in men's clothing, her figure appeared a bit too curvaceous.

Especially her face; although she wore no makeup, her skin was fairer than snow, and her eyes were like shooting stars.

The cutest part was that her cheeks had a little bit of baby fat, and when she smiled, two shallow dimples appeared.

Revealing the unique coyness and liveliness of royalty.

She was none other than the current Yankang Emperor's favorite daughter, the Seventh Princess, Ling Yuxiu.

She was also the bickering couple partner whom Qin Mu jokingly called "Fatty Seven" in the original story.

"But..."

Qin Feiyue still wanted to persuade her further.

"There is no 'but'!"

Ling Yuxiu waved her hand grandly, possessing quite a bit of Jianghu heroism (in her own mind).

"I heard there are many remnants in The Great Ruins, as well as legendary Sword Immortals and ancient gods."

"This Young Master came this time to experience the local customs of The Great Ruins!"

"Maybe I can even encounter a peerless expert who will teach me a couple of peerless Divine Abilities!"

Speaking of this, Ling Yuxiu's eyes were full of longing.

She had heard too many stories from storytellers in the palace, and her mind was filled with fantasies of wearing bright clothes, riding fast horses, and roaming the world with a sword.

Little did she know, the "peerless expert" she spoke of was currently holding two beautiful wives.

Drinking wine in Canlao Village, waiting for her to walk right into his trap.

"Pass down the order!"

Ling Yuxiu imitated her father's tone and issued the order:

"The warship will land! We are changing to the waterway, traveling up the Yong River to go deep into The Great Ruins!"

Qin Feiyue's mouth twitched.

The waterway?

The Yong River was notoriously dangerous, but looking at this little ancestor's determined eyes, he could only bite the bullet and cup his fists.

"This general... obeys!"

The huge warship descended slowly, crushing countless ancient trees, and finally landed with a boom on the rushing surface of the Yong River like a steel fortress.

Ling Yuxiu stood at the bow of the ship, feeling the river breeze carrying the aura of the wilderness blowing against her face, and opened her arms excitedly:

"The Great Ruins! This Princess... cough, this Young Master has arrived!"

"Boom—!!!"

Just as Ling Yuxiu was still marveling at the magnificent scenery of The Great Ruins, a loud explosion erupted at the bottom of the warship without warning!

The originally calm surface of the Yong River instantly exploded with a dozen water columns dozens of zhang high.

"Kill!!!"

"Slay the tyrant's lackeys! Take the head of the false emperor's seventh child!"

Accompanied by hair-raising shouts of killing, countless black shadows appeared like bloodthirsty locusts.

Shooting out from the riverbed and the dense forests on both banks.

This group of men in black was clearly well-trained and possessed impressive cultivation.

They stepped on flying shuttles and held barbed water-splitting spikes that emitted a faint green light, their targets extremely clear.

Pointing directly at the "youth in cyan" standing at the bow!

"Enemy attack!!!"

"Protect the royal personage! Protect the Young Master!"

Great General Qin Feiyue reacted extremely quickly, slamming his long spear into the ground and letting out a deafening roar.

The iron-blooded Evil Qi from his long time on the battlefield exploded instantly, forcibly pushing back the two assassins who had rushed up first.

"Activate the Sun-Shooting Cannon! Fire arrows!"

As Qin Feiyue gave the order, the terrifying foundation of Yankang Kingdom as the number one secular power was revealed.

"Zzzzt!"

On that hundred-zhang-long steel warship, the ferocious beast heads that originally looked like decorations suddenly "came alive."

Complex Formation patterns were instantly lit up, and a heart-stopping high-temperature energy gathered in the beasts' mouths.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Those were not ordinary gunpowder shells, but light!

A dozen incredibly thick crimson beams of light, carrying an aura of destruction, instantly pierced through the air.

Those black-clad assassins rushing in the front could not even let out a scream.

They were directly vaporized under the bombardment of these beams, leaving not even a trace behind!

Following that was a rain of thunder-fire arrows. Each arrow was tied with a specially made Talisman.

After being fired, they exploded in the air, turning into a sky full of thunder and fire.

For a time, the entire sky over the Yong River was illuminated like daylight by the red cannon light and purple thunder-fire.

Severed limbs flew everywhere, and blood instantly stained the river water red.

"My god... is this the army of Yankang Kingdom?"

These people did not know.

Just not far away.

Qin Mu, who was sitting by the river fishing, had his eyes wide open, seeing this group of outsiders.

Then he took to his heels and ran towards Canlao Village.

"Bad news! Bad news!"

"Brother Ye! There is a 'man' who looks fair, tender, and chubby, bringing lots of soldiers to kill!"