Immortal Travel of Longevity

"Guard the city gates!"

"Hurry!"

All of Shangjing City seemed to jolt awake.

Countless troops swarmed the four city gates, locking down every outbound route. Guards secured the base of the walls while the rest fanned out to search the streets.

Meanwhile, a raging fire had ignited at the Chancellor's Manor.

No one knew who had set it.

"Hurry, hurry! Where's the water!?"

Constables massed in front of the Chancellor's Manor, heaving bucket after bucket of water into the flames.

Whoever had set the blaze, it only grew wilder. Soon, it burned completely out of control, and no one dared approach. The crowd could only watch the sprawling Chancellor's Manor slowly turn to ash.

Some rejoiced, while others despaired.

Absolute chaos had broken out tonight. Intruders had ridden into the city to wreak havoc, the Chancellor's Manor had burned to the ground, and there was no telling how many people would answer for it tomorrow.

Yet even now, they hadn't caught the intruders—nor had they found the arsonist.

Right now, within Shangjing City.

The streets were descending into chaos.

Ruyi led Tang Yuerong through the shadows.

Tang Yuerong spoke up. "Miss Wang, I'm afraid we can't leave."

Ruyi replied, "Mind your manners. Call me older sister."

Tang Yuerong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At a time like this, she still cares about something like that?

Ruyi pressed herself against the mouth of the alley, checking both directions.

Once she spotted an opening, she dragged Tang Yuerong into a nearby inn.

She immediately shut the door.

"I received a letter from your steward," she asked. "How did your Tang Manor manage to offend the Chancellor?"

Tang Yuerong quickly explained the whole situation.

Li Linheng wanted to use the Shangjing branch of the Tang Manor to seize control of all the Tang Family Trading Firms across the realm. By doing so, he aimed to dominate the world's commercial lifelines, and that ambition was what had brought this disaster down upon them.

Ruyi let out a huff. "Just goes to show, having too much money isn't always a good thing."

Lihua tugged at its whiskers. "That is no excuse for Ruyi being broke."

"Ouch."

Right as the civet cat spoke, it received another knock on the head.

"No interrupting."

"Oh..."

Ruyi said, "I saw the Chancellor's Manor catch fire just now."

Tang Yuerong paused. "If that's the case, perhaps the evidence was destroyed in the blaze too. And if so..."

"What evidence?" Ruyi asked.

"Of my father and brother secretly helping Prince Yu."

"Prince Yu?" Ruyi paused. "The one at the Border Pass?"

"Yes."

Ruyi quickly replied, "Don't get your hopes up. He definitely set that fire himself. Otherwise, he'd have no way to explain where all those death warriors came from. It's just a smokescreen. He definitely still has that evidence in his hands, and..."

"Since his entire family was nearly killed today, he'll likely fight to the bitter end. He might have already gone to the Imperial Palace."

Tang Yuerong's face fell at those words. "What should we do...?"

"What do you mean, what should we do?" Ruyi smiled. "It's simple: so long as the green hills remain, you won't lack for firewood. Your Tang Family Trading Firms are scattered all over the world. Where couldn't you run to?"

Tang Yuerong paled and shook her head. "No, it's not the same. If the news gets out, the shopkeepers in every region will suffer. The casualties would start in the tens of thousands..."

The Tang Family Trading Firm spanned the realm, but it was also constrained by the various princes who dominated the land. If word spread that the firm was helping Prince Yu, the Prince of Yan, Prince Jin, and the Imperial Court would undoubtedly launch a bloodbath.

When that time came, everything would be thrown into complete chaos.

"Is it really that serious?" Ruyi paused.

Tang Yuerong nodded, her face grim.

Ruyi stroked her chin, shifting her gaze to Lihua on her shoulder.

"Lihua, go kill him."

Lihua widened its round eyes.

"Me?"

The civet cat seemed to be in disbelief.

Judging by its expression, it looked ready to curse her out: What kind of nonsense are you spouting?

"Forget it," Ruyi sighed. "Assassination isn't your strong suit."

Moreover, the Imperial Palace wasn't a place just anyone could waltz into these days.

Over the years, countless extraordinary figures had appeared in the world. The Imperial Palace definitely housed its fair share of such experts, and Ruyi didn't dare let Lihua take the risk.

Ruyi sighed again. "There's no other way. We just have to run."

Tang Yuerong parted her lips, knowing full well that they were powerless to salvage the situation.

But while they stood there in a daze, a sudden plume of white mist rose from within the dimly lit inn.

Ruyi stiffened. She immediately tightened her grip on her spear, smoothly pulling Tang Yuerong behind her.

The figure soon came into view.

Lihua recognized him. "Hey, isn't that the... the old City God grandpa from earlier?"

The Shangjing City God wore a kindly expression. He smiled. "This humble god greets the immortal beast, and greets Miss Ruyi."

Seeing his deferential attitude, Ruyi blinked in surprise.

She hesitated. "I wonder..."

Tang Yuerong looked bewildered. "The City... the City God? This is the City God?"

Shock surged through her heart, but she didn't know what she was supposed to do.

Was she supposed to bow, or kneel and kowtow?

The City God offered a warm smile. "This humble god has been entrusted by someone to pass a message to the Tang family's young lady."

Ruyi and Lihua both turned their eyes to Tang Yuerong.

Tang Yuerong stepped forward and knelt on the floor. "Tang Yuerong pays her respects to the City God. How might the City God instruct me?"

"Please, rise quickly."

The City God helped her up. "There are no instructions. This humble god is merely delivering a message. That esteemed person said that you, Miss Tang, should return to your manor with a peaceful heart. Do not worry about the rest; the storm will soon pass."

Tang Yuerong stood stunned, her face blank.

She hesitated before asking, "May I be so bold as to ask the City God, who is this person aiding my Tang Manor?"

The City God simply smiled at her, offering no explanation.

Seeing this, Tang Yuerong understood. "This young woman has been too presumptuous."

The City God nodded. "The message has been delivered. This humble god shall take his leave."

"Goodbye, grandpa!" Lihua waved its paw.

"Thank you for seeing me off, immortal beast, haha." The City God chuckled, then added, "If Mister Chen returns, I hope that the immortal beast might put in a few good words for this humble god. I, too, would love the chance to receive an Immortal's guidance someday."

"Ah, I see. Will do, will do!" Lihua nodded.

With that, the City God dissolved into a cloud of smoke and vanished from the room.

Ruyi finally snapped back to her senses. "Was the City God Lord just talking about Uncle Chen?"

Lihua nodded. "I think so."

The civet cat suddenly slapped its head in realization.

"I was wondering why he left the Chancellor's Manor just now! So it was Chen the Good Man!"

Ruyi paused, murmuring, "Uncle Chen sure has a wide network of connections..."

Tang Yuerong froze. "Excuse me, but do you mean Mister Chen, Chen Changsheng?"

"Yes."

Tang Yuerong fell into a daze. "Is Mister Chen truly an Immortal?"

"You didn't know?"

"It's not that, it's just... just..."

Tang Yuerong had met the mister before. Both her father and her aunt held him in the highest esteem, yet she had never actually seen him use any immortal techniques.

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