Zhang Fu's words made sense. Chu Ming could only be safe in his current situation if he had the protection of a powerful figure. Otherwise, the princes and marquises that he had offended would never let this go. The Second Prince, who had once offered Chu Ming an olive branch, was undoubtedly the most suitable person to protect him.
The Second Prince Qin Moxuan was one of the most outstanding princes since the founding of Great Yan Empire. He started practicing martial arts at the age of five, reached the Postnatal Realm at the age of twelve, and entered the Innate Realm at the age of seventeen. He became the youngest Innate Warrior in the past three hundred years of Great Yan Empire. At the age of twenty, he represented Great Yan Empire to participate in the World Martial Competition that was held once every ten years and won the championship. No one in the younger generation could compete with him. He was undoubtedly the number one warrior of the younger generation at that time.
In addition, the Second Prince had also made a lot of military achievements for the Great Yan Empire. It was said that before the Second Prince was twenty years old, he had led his army into the Gale Empire several times and fought many battles. He had won many battles with fewer troops and made outstanding military achievements. More than a hundred generals of the Gale Empire had died in his hands. Although for some unknown reason, the second prince, who had always been in the limelight, had gradually quieted down and no longer led the army in battle, his prestige in the army was rarely matched. There were even rumors that the current Qin Emperor had already appointed the Second Prince as the next Emperor of the Great Yan Empire. It was just that it had not been officially announced yet.
Imagine, if he could get the protection of this person, what would it matter if he offended a few dukes and princes? Although those dukes and princes were arrogant and arrogant, they didn't even dare to say a word in front of the Second Prince Qin Moxuan. As long as the Second Prince said something, those dukes and princes would definitely not dare to cause Chu Ming any more trouble. At the same time, as Zhang Fu had said, Chu Ming's future would be much smoother if he joined the Second Prince.
It could be said that joining the Second Prince was a good thing for Chu Ming. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't hesitate. However, Chu Ming wasn't like that. His personality determined that he wouldn't submit to others, and he wouldn't seek protection from others just because he was afraid of a little trouble. Besides, Chu Ming didn't really care about those dukes and princes. Since he dared to beat them up like dogs, why should he be afraid of revenge? They were just a bunch of good-for-nothings. He wanted to see what kind of tricks those guys could play.
Chu Ming didn't care about the so-called help in his career at all. What he wanted was nothing more than to get more Merit Points by killing enemies. It didn't matter if he was a general or a soldier. Other than that, he wouldn't even be bothered to be the Prime Minister. Why would he care about his bullshit career?
"Remember, I don't want to hear such words a second time!”Chu Ming glanced at Zhang Fu indifferently before turning around and walking away.
"Uh…"
Seeing Chu Ming leave without hesitation, Zhang Fu froze on the spot. His old face kept changing, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Sigh, I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to have such an unscrupulous and willful master!”After a long time, Zhang Fu sighed deeply and slowly left. He didn't know what the future would be like, but the most important thing to do now was to get someone to tidy up the front yard that had almost been turned over.
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In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
For the past two days, Chu Ming had not stepped out of the Rearguard Commandery. He had been diligently cultivating his martial arts while waiting for the revenge of the princes. However, to his surprise, the imperial court had already issued a transfer order before the princes could take their revenge.
In the evening, the imperial court's messenger arrived at the Rearguard Commandery.
"Great Yan's Sixth Rank Commandant Chu Ming has received an order. The war between the two countries is about to begin. He has ordered us to arrive at the camp at Mount Mang in the northwest within a month.”
"This general receives the order!"
Chu Ming cupped his fists and took the golden scroll from the messenger. His expression was serious.
"Are we finally going to the battlefield?"
After Zhang Fu sent off the messenger, Chu Ming stood in the living room silently, looking at the token he had just received.
Riding on the battlefield was the dream of every hot-blooded man. Chu Ming had dreamed of becoming a general in his previous life. However, in that peaceful era, the word war was already quite far away from ordinary people. Even if they were soldiers for a lifetime, they might not have the chance to really go to the battlefield. But now, this opportunity had finally arrived, and it could be considered to have fulfilled a dream of his previous life. Of course, the most important thing was that once he entered the battlefield, he could obtain a large number of Merit Points from it, and from there, he could quickly increase his strength and avenge Chu Tianxing as soon as possible.
At this moment, Chu Ming felt as if his blood was boiling…
The next morning, when Chu Ming walked out of his room, Zhang Fu had already prepared everything for the long journey. In fact, there wasn't much to prepare. After all, Chu Ming was going to war, not travel. A good horse and a bag with a few pieces of clothes and some dry food were enough.
After rejecting Zhang Fu and the servants, Chu Ming led the horse out of the Rearguard Commandery.
Outside the city gates, there was a huge crowd. The nineteen young generals who had been assigned to the camp at Mount Mang with Chu Ming were all gathered here. These people were naturally the participants who had performed quite well in this year's Martial Selection Meet, including Sun Hui.
"Hehe, Brother Chu, you're the only one left!”Sun Hui immediately greeted Chu Ming with a smile. As the champion of this year's martial arts competition and the highest-ranking general in this group, Chu Ming was naturally appointed as the leader of this trip. Without him, the group naturally couldn't leave first.
Unfortunately, he didn't seem to be popular as the leader. Other than Sun Hui, none of the other 18 people greeted him with a smile. A few of them even took two steps back when they saw him, as if they had seen a ferocious beast. They subconsciously wanted to keep their distance.
It was normal. The news that Chu Ming had offended the ninth princess and the princes had spread throughout the capital. No one would dare to risk offending the ninth princess and the princes to get involved with Chu Ming. Only Sun Hui had some sense of loyalty and didn't deliberately cut off relations with Chu Ming.
However, Chu Ming didn't care about the cold treatment. He didn't want to talk to anyone else. It was best to be quiet.
A short while later, after a simple greeting to Sun Hui, Chu Ming mounted his horse and rode off in the direction shown on the map. The moment Chu Ming moved, the others immediately mounted their horses and followed behind.
Military orders were like mountains, and there was no room for delay. If they were delayed for even a day, they would be dealt with by the military. Under normal circumstances, it would take more than a month to get from the capital to the camp at Mount Mang. However, in order to avoid any special circumstances, Chu Ming and his group didn't dare to delay for even a moment. They traveled day and night without stopping. In less than seven days, they had covered half of the journey.
This crazy journey continued until the eighth day. Finally, someone could not hold on any longer. It should be known that nearly half of their group were only martial artists in the tempering realm. In the past eight days, they had barely rested other than eating and drinking. Even their mounts had changed twice in the cities they passed by. It was not easy for them to persist until now.
"Brother Chu, according to our current schedule, we should be able to reach the camp of Mount Mang in at most ten days. Now that we're tired, why don't we find a place to rest for a while?”Sun Hui spoke up when he saw the exhausted expressions of the few tempering martial artists.
"Okay, then let's take a rest!" Chu Ming nodded. He didn't care about the lives of those guys, but he still gave Sun Hui face.
Coincidentally, they were currently in the territory of Shanyin County. This place was not too far from the largest city in Shanyin County, Wan City. It was only about ten kilometers away. Therefore, they adjusted their direction slightly and headed straight for Wan City.
Compared to Qinhuang City, the imperial capital of Great Yan, Wan City was obviously much smaller. The entire city did not give off the majestic and heavy feeling of the imperial capital. However, as the largest city in Shanyin County, Wan City could be considered quite prosperous. Outside the city gate, which was more than a hundred feet wide, there was an endless stream of pedestrians coming in and out.
After Chu Ming and the others entered the city, they saw that the 300-feet-wide streets of Wan City were also crowded.
The group walked along the street and came to a restaurant with exquisite decorations.
"Drunken Immortal Restaurant!"
Looking at the signboard in front of the restaurant, Sun Hui couldn't help but smile.""Hehe, the name is not bad. I just don't know if the wine inside can really make even immortals drunk like this name!”
"Won't you know if you go in and try?”Chu Ming smiled faintly.
"Dear guests, welcome!" At this moment, a waiter of a restaurant came out to welcome them.
After a short while, they handed their mounts to the waiter to settle down. Then, everyone filed in and entered the restaurant called "Drunken Immortal Restaurant".
The restaurant was huge, but it was also crowded and noisy.
"Dear guests, may I ask if you want to stay or eat something?”Seeing everyone enter, another waiter immediately walked over and bowed.
"Get us 20 rooms and a few tables of good wine and food!”Chu Ming said.
"Twenty rooms?" The waiter was slightly stunned. It was rare to see a guest who opened 20 rooms at once.
"What's wrong? You didn't?" Chu Ming frowned when the waiter didn't reply.
" No, no, no, there is, there is…" The waiter quickly bowed and smiled,"" Haha, you've come just in time. We have 22 premium rooms left, but they're not cheap…" The waiter looked up at Chu Ming.
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