Chapter 909: Chapter 48: Calling in Favors Everywhere, One Year Later, Attaining a Top-level Dharma Body!
"Yikes~~" Everyone immediately looked disdainfully at Chen Fang.
"Nonsense, I didn’t!" Chen Fang argued, "I don’t remember it at all!"
"Hahaha." Everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"And me, and me, Jiang Ming of Zhenhai Army, Zhao Xing, do you remember me? I once gifted you a turtle!"
"I remember." Zhao Xing replied with a smile, nodding.
"Of course he remembers." Xia Jing pointed at Zhao Xing and said, "During the rest at Sacrificial Soul Pass, he chopped the turtle, kept only the shell, and discarded the meat."
"At that time, Zhao Xing was in charge of logistics, and the Liao Rulong’s Unit and Wen Shaoyang’s Division had turtle meat for nearly a month!"
"In the middle of the night when the soldiers went to relieve themselves, they could see turtle ghosts crawling everywhere."
"Almost scared people half to death."
"Hahaha."
Laughter erupted once again in the surroundings.
"Zhao Xing, do you remember him?" Xia Jing brought another person over.
The rest were carefree and laughed heartily, while this person was meticulous, clothes neat and tidy, holding a wooden board. Seeing Zhao Xing, there was a hint of excitement between his brows.
"Are you Zhang Yi?"
"Exactly, Zhang Yi greets Marquis Yuan Rang." Zhang Yi cupped his hands.
"So many years have passed, yet you’re still so proper, transitioning from emcee to ritual repairer, huh." Zhao Xing didn’t need to return the greeting as his rank was far higher than Zhang Yi’s.
However, for Zhang Yi’s cultivation, he returned the courtesy.
"Indeed." Xia Jing laughed, "Back in Cloud City, you taught Zhang Yi to invite the gods without sending them away, freeloading the ghost power warriors. Now, he’s transitioned from emcee to focusing on rituals."
"What? Marquis Yuan Rang actually did such a thing."
"Haha, the Military Minister of Agriculture is focused on practicality, what wouldn’t he do? We were short-handed and urgently defending against the Insect Witch disaster, Zhao Xing even considered using ghosts."
"Hahaha."
...
Reunions are always like this, there’s no end to the conversations.
Most here were acquaintances from the Ten Suns Cave Heaven.
They trained together and fought on the battlefield side by side.
Although a lot has changed over the years, and they’ve each grown, mentioning the past makes it feel like they’re back in the days at Ten Suns Cave Heaven.
"Let’s go, let’s talk downstairs! Don’t just stand around here!" Xia Jing put his arm around Zhao Xing’s shoulder, "Let’s go drink! The drinks are unlimited today!"
"Oh~" The crowd cheered excitedly.
They descended into the county government office in Anshan City.
Soon, more people heard the news and came rushing over.
This group included Fan Zhaoli, the dean of the Geography Institute back then.
Lu Bang, Zuo Zizhi from Taichu Institute, Agricultural Officer Tian Shan from the Geography Institute.
Also, Ge Jingsong and Cheng Qingming from the Heavenly Time Institute.
Training contemporaries, such as Minister of Agriculture Shiyong, Zhuang Ziqing, Feng Qi, Guan Junyang.
Martial Artist Wang Meng, Military Doctor Yuan Yang... some couldn’t be named, but were seen during training.
Of course, there were fewer than before.
For instance, Feng Qiu, Hua Zhilin, Cai Jin, all died in the disaster and the subsequent wars.
"Master Lu, Master Tian, Dean..." Zhao Xing greeted these people.
"Haha, don’t be formal, get up quickly." Tian Shan was full of joy.
"The Self Sect’s genius is back." Lu Bang smiled and said.
"Nonsense." Fan Zhaoli shouted, "He’s the genius of the Earth Advantage Sect!"
"What are you arguing about?" Mei Zhiru pulled out a scroll from his sleeve, "Our Hou Sect leader has already issued the Heavenly Marquis Decree, aren’t you aware that this decree was issued for our Heavenly Time Sect’s Saint Heir?"
"Such thick skin." Lu Bang chuckled.
"Shameless." Tian Shan and Fan Zhaoli scorned.
"What? Lu brother can complain all he wants, ’Self Theory of Heaven and Earth’ has emerged, who can contend?" Mei Zhiru shook his head, "But what’s Earth Advantage Sect up to? What’s the point of causing trouble?"
"You..." Tian Shan and Fan Zhaoli were speechless.
The incident of Zhao Xing being assassinated by Prince Liang’s Party had long spread among the mid-to-high-level circles of Pinghai State, so they naturally knew.
At present, the three sects all regard Zhao Xing as one of their own, but the Earth Advantage Sect is finding it hard to maintain their stance, as they discovered Zhao Xing had no writings or theories from the Earth Advantage Sect.
"Mr. Mei, your Heavenly Time Sect shouldn’t be arrogant." Zuo Zizhi said, "Look next to you."
Mei Zhiru: "..."
Because next to him stood Cheng Qingming and Ge Jingsong.
Cheng Qingming, Ge Jingsong: "..."
The two glared fiercely at Zuo Zizhi.
It’s been over ten years, why is this still being brought up?!
"Zuo Zizhi, you’re incorrigible, aren’t you?!"
"Your Yin Yang Self Scripture is mediocre, but your Yin Yang sarcasm is truly accomplished!"
The two replied without hesitation.
"Hahaha."
The others burst into laughter.
Reuniting after a long time, especially during such turbulent times, is truly something to be cherished.
Xia Jing gathered most of the familiar faces, and they enjoyed a hearty feast.
When they reveled until late into the night, he dismissed the others, finding Zhao Xing alone to chat.
"Mr. Zhao, what little task are you planning? I’ve got forty thousand people here at your disposal, all from the various armies left from Ten Suns Cave Heaven and various officials from Yang City."
"That many?" Zhao Xing was taken aback.
"Back then, you mentioned Prince Liang might rebel, so after I returned from the East Sea, I immediately prepared for it." Xia Jing explained, "Before the upheaval, I secretly transferred a large number of personnel."
"After the upheaval, there was chaos in Ten Suns Cave Heaven, Prince Liang’s Black Dragon Army conducted a purge, those who disobeyed were either killed or fled."
"In the following three months, I gathered the remnants everywhere, and now there are forty thousand people, despite the court drafting some away."
Zhao Xing nodded. Xia Jing had previously been temporarily appointed as the Standard fourth-rank General of Anti-bandit Cavalry, and Four-level Shangyu Envoy of the Three Southern Prefectures of Pinghai State.