66: Chapter 66: Upon arriving in Yankang, he was intercepted and killed by Long Jiaonan of the Yulong Sect.

Everything was arranged.

Si Youyou dismissed the attendants, leaving only her and Ye Xiu in the courtyard.

She walked up to Ye Xiu and gently adjusted his collar. The assertiveness in her eyes faded, leaving only deep reluctance to part.

"Ye Lang, this journey to Yankang is long and fraught with danger."

"The Imperial Preceptor is not someone to be trifled with."

"Although your strength has greatly increased, you must not be careless."

Ye Xiu held her hand and placed it against his chest.

"Don't worry, my lady, I know what I'm doing."

"Once I gain a firm foothold in Yankang, become the successor to the Grand Libationer, and become the Prince Consort, I will bring you all over to enjoy life."

Si Youyou rolled her eyes at him.

"Enjoy life? I think you just want to start a harem, don't you?"

"Let me tell you, I can tolerate the Seventh Princess because it's for the bigger picture."

"But if you dare to bring any other messy women back to me..."

"Hmph, I'll take Jingjing and remarry!"

"No, no, no! Absolutely not!"

Ye Xiu broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly hugged this great-aunt-like woman, kissing her fiercely.

After promising countless humiliating and unequal treaties, he finally coaxed his wife into a good mood.

The next morning.

Outside Xianglong City, at the Yong River wharf.

A luxuriously decorated merchant ship was ready.

This was an asset of the Heavenly Demon Sect in The Great Ruins, specifically used for the route to Yankang.

Ye Xiu arrived at the wharf with Xian Qinger and Hong Xiao, full of high spirits.

This combination had a two-hundred-percent head-turning rate.

In the middle was a handsome young man (Ye Xiu) dressed in white as snow, carrying a long sword on his back and a wine gourd hanging from his waist.

On the left was a classical beauty (Xian Qinger) in green with water sleeves, gentle as jade, who was helping him carry his luggage.

On the right was an exotic demoness (Hong Xiao) in tight black clothing, with a hot figure and sharp eyes, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

Qin Mu was carrying large and small bags, waving at Ye Xiu with an excited face.

"Brother Ye! Over here! Over here!"

For some reason, Si Youyou finally decided to send this Cowherd Boy to Yankang to study as well.

It seemed that everything was aligning with the original plot in the dark.

"Is everyone here? Then let's set off!"

Ye Xiu leaped and landed steadily on the deck.

Xian Qinger transformed into a stream of water, and Hong Xiao spread her wings, following closely behind.

With a long blast of a horn.

The large ship slowly pulled away from the wharf, sailing along the Yong River towards the Yankang Kingdom in the east.

On the bow.

Ye Xiu stood against the wind, watching the mountains of The Great Ruins gradually fade into the distance, his heart filled with soaring ambition.

This journey was not just for the sake of that so-called position of Prince Consort.

It was more to witness that magnificent and turbulent era.

To meet the Saint Imperial Preceptor who was hailed as appearing "once every five hundred years."

And to take Qin Mu to find the truth behind the so-called "Overlord Body."

"Yankang..."

"The Wine Sword Immortal has arrived."

"Are you... ready?"

Several days later.

The ship finally sailed out of the territory of The Great Ruins and entered the border fortress of Yankang Kingdom—Qingmen Pass.

This was the junction between Yankang and The Great Ruins, and also the first line of defense.

On the towering city walls, banners fluttered, and the guards were strict.

"Stop! Routine inspection!"

As soon as the ship docked, a squad of fierce-looking soldiers surrounded them.

The leader was a burly captain with a fleshy face, his eyes greedily scanning Xian Qinger and Hong Xiao.

"We suspect there are fugitives from The Great Ruins on board. Everyone get off the ship! Prepare for a body search!"

"A body search?"

Killing Intent flashed in Hong Xiao's eyes, and black poisonous fire emerged from her fingertips.

She was a Heavenly Demon and hated such ant-like provocations the most.

"Wait."

Ye Xiu reached out and pressed Hong Xiao's shoulder, signaling her to calm down.

He did not get angry but walked forward with a smile.

He took out the Golden Dragon Token given by the Seventh Princess from his bosom and waved it in front of the captain.

"Officer."

"Are you sure... you want to search this Young Master?"

"Or do you want to search... the Seventh Princess's people?"

The captain originally wanted to lash out, but when he saw the five-clawed golden dragon carved on the gold medal, as well as the large character "Ling," he froze in place as if struck by lightning.

Cold sweat instantly soaked his armor.

In Yankang, seeing the Golden Dragon Token was like seeing a member of the royal family! Especially since it was the Seventh Princess's personal token!

"Thump!"

The captain knelt directly, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"This subordinate is blind! I did not know that you had arrived, my lord!"

"I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

The surrounding soldiers saw this and also knelt down in a clatter.

Ye Xiu put away the gold medal and shrugged helplessly.

It seemed that this feeling of "living off a woman"... was actually quite good.

No wonder so many people wanted to be the Prince Consort.

"Enough, those who do not know are not guilty."

Ye Xiu waved his hand, perfectly capturing the air of a playboy.

"This Young Master is in a rush to go to the capital to meet the Seventh Princess."

"Why haven't you let us pass yet? If you delay this Young Master's schedule, you will be held responsible!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Let them pass! Hurry up and let them pass!"

The captain scrambled up, personally led his men to move the roadblocks, and respectfully sent Ye Xiu and his group out of the pass.

Walking out of Qingmen Pass and stepping onto the wide official road of Yankang.

This feeling of borrowing a tiger's might was truly great!

But just when one is riding high, it is precisely when one's guard is most relaxed.

Just as they were walking swaggeringly along the official road, they did not know that a pair of dark, sinister eyes were already watching them.

"The Seventh Princess's people?"

"Excellent, this is exactly what this Young Master wants!"

Ye Xiu was completely unaware of the impending danger.

On both sides of the official road, willows swayed, distant mountains were like eyebrows, and nearby, water flowed murmuringly.

"Wow! Is this Yankang? So beautiful!"

Qin Mu was, after all, a child who grew up in the middle of nowhere; looking at this bustling world, he couldn't keep his eyes off it.

Ye Xiu was riding a newly purchased tall horse, holding a wine gourd in his hand, taking a sip from time to time, looking very comfortable.

"It's beautiful, alright, but it's a bit too perfumed and lacks the wildness of The Great Ruins."

Ye Xiu smacked his lips, preparing to tease Xian Qinger beside him.

Suddenly.

A nauseating fishy wind whipped up from the grass by the roadside without warning.

The originally clear sky was instantly shrouded in a green demonic mist.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Accompanied by a scalp-numbing friction sound, two flood dragons, as thick as buckets and covered in cyan scales, suddenly burst out from underground!

They opened their blood-red maws, spewing toxic smoke, one on the left and one on the right, directly blocking the path of Ye Xiu and the others.

"Who goes there? How dare you block this Young Master's path?"

Ye Xiu reined in his horse, frowning slightly. He was not panicked, but a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Hehe, this gentleman has quite the official authority."

A cold, slightly hoarse laugh came from behind the two flood dragons.

As the green mist dispersed, a "refined Young Master" dressed in white, holding a folding fan, slowly walked out.

"She" was extremely handsome, with brows like distant mountains and eyes like bright stars, and skin so fair it was almost sickly.

However, in those eyes, there was no youthful sunshine; instead, they were filled with a venomous, snake-like sinister and paranoid aura.

"Dragon Control Sect, Long Jiaonan."

The Young Master in white closed her folding fan and tapped it lightly on her palm, looking at Ye Xiu as if looking at a dead man:

"I heard that the Seventh Princess found a wild man in The Great Ruins and even gave him the Golden Dragon Token."

"I thought she was some kind of figure with three heads and six arms, but I didn't expect it to be just a pretty boy who only knows how to bully others by relying on power."

Saying this, Long Jiaonan's lips curled into a cruel arc:

"It's just as well, my Dragon Control Sect and the imperial court are irreconcilable."

"I will kill you and send your head to that fat princess as a congratulatory gift. I imagine her expression will be quite wonderful."