If you were to ask who is the most important person in the nation of You, many would not think of the pleasure-loving and lustful ruler, but rather the national preceptor Zhao Cang.

He has governed for many years, and under his rule, You is blessed with good weather, prosperity, and peace, earning him the deep love of the people.

Because of his accessibility and diligence in governance, he even often personally conducts rituals to pray for rain. Many of the people of You have seen him and know him.

So when Zhao Cang appeared, he naturally became the focus of the entire scene.

The first thing he did upon landing was to look at Jiang Wang, praising, “What a fine young man! White hair at a young age is a sign of early wisdom.”

He saw through Jiang Wang’s true age at a glance, not being deceived by the white hair.

Jiang Wang was unsure of his intentions and remained silent.

“This old man cast a divination just now and discovered that the first curse power in this city was annihilated by your hand. As a result, Yin Guan’s Thousand Absolute Curse could only be launched hastily, which gave us more room and greatly reduced the harm. You can be said to have saved the twenty-seven cities!”

Zhao Cang bowed to Jiang Wang: “This old man thanks you on behalf of the twenty-seven cities!”

The surrounding people also bowed in worship: “Thank you, sir!”

Jiang Wang stepped aside, not daring to accept the elder’s bow. He did not expect that what he had done would be divined. The other party was obviously a great figure in You, and even condescended to bow to him, which was a truly gracious gesture.

“I dare not, I dare not,” Jiang Wang repeatedly waved his hand. “It was just a matter of righting a wrong I saw.”

His words were ostensibly humble, but also served as a subtle rebuke to the powdered-face young man.

Zhao Cang was no ordinary person, of course he could hear it.

He first helped those around him up: “Please rise, everyone. It is Zhao Cang who is incompetent, misjudging Yin Guan, and almost caused a catastrophe today!”

Immediately someone knelt down again: “Even oranges on the same tree can be sour and sweet, let alone the people of a country? National Preceptor, how can Yin Guan’s evil be your fault?”

“Yes, it’s all Yin Guan’s wolfish ambition! We all misjudged him!”

“Who says it isn’t! This murderous villain!”

The people of the lower city present all offered words of consolation.

“Alas,” Zhao Cang sighed, and continued, “My son, Zhao Che, has always been impulsive and reckless. Seeing Yin Guan’s conspiracy to subvert the country, he became furious. Seeing a bit of a clue, he grabbed onto it and wouldn’t let go, regardless of the consequences. Did he do something bad again just now out of good intentions? In any case, this old man would like to apologize to everyone on his behalf.”

He looked around and lowered his stance even further to the surrounding people, bowing his head and cupping his hands: “Zhao Cang apologizes to everyone!”

So this powdered-face young man is the son of the national preceptor of You!

The attitudes of the surrounding people changed immediately.

Some returned the greeting, some stepped aside to make way.

“Dare not, dare not.”

“It must have been a misunderstanding.”

“He’s not…” Xu Xiangqian seemed to want to say something.

But he was stopped by Jiang Wang.

Since this old man is the national preceptor Zhao Cang, and this powdered-face young man is his son, then there is no need to dwell on this matter.

No matter what, this is You.

Zhao Cang of You has the final say.

His willingness to apologize is already a great show of respect. Whether it’s sincere or a pretense, it’s already the best outcome.

Continuing to dwell on it will not punish Zhao Che, but will only harm Su Muqing.

They two don’t live and develop in You, and can just leave. But the Su family can’t.

Zhao Cang also cupped his hands to Jiang Wang and the other: “And I apologize to you two young brothers!”

Xu Xiangqian did not answer.

Jiang Wang returned the greeting: “National Preceptor Zhao, you don’t need to be so polite. Speaking of recklessness, I am not one to be outdone. Please forgive me, National Preceptor.”

As things developed to this point, a group of people from the upper city barely caught up, catching up with Zhao Cang.

One of them, a middle-aged man with a black beard, came to the scene and immediately exclaimed, “Qing’er!”

“Dad!” Su Muqing sobbed and threw herself into his arms.

Presumably, this person is Su Quan, the head of the Su family, a powerful family in Twenty-seven City.

He was among those who went to the upper city with Yin Guan to report on their duties before.

At this time, Zhao Cang asked with great courtesy: “I wonder what this young man’s name is, and if he has time to come to the upper city with this old man for a chat? So that this old man can express his gratitude!”

All the cultivators in You know that the national beast is constantly inhaling and exhaling huge amounts of spiritual energy. Cultivating on the back of the national beast can speed up the cultivation speed.

This is one of the reasons why the giant tortoise beast is the national beast, and it is also the reason why everyone in You yearns for the upper city.

Not to mention the rewards from You later, just inviting him to the upper city itself is a great honor.

“My name is Jiang Wang.” This place is already far from the state of Zhuang, and Jiang Wang’s name is not a secret. He doesn’t need to hide it either.

He simply cupped his hands and politely declined: “To be honest, National Preceptor, I am just passing through You. I have important matters to attend to and must leave immediately. I can only accept your kindness in my heart.”

“It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter.” Zhao Cang didn’t force it, but took out a jade bottle from his arms and handed it to Jiang Wang: “Here is a Longevity Pill, which is made by grinding the shell shed by the national beast into powder and refining it. It has the effect of prolonging life. Consider it as You’s gratitude.”

It has to be said that this gift was sent at just the right time, and it was exactly what Jiang Wang needed most now.

The lifespan that had already been sacrificed often made him feel urgency, although he had never regretted it.

One year of life cannot make up for everything, but it is invaluable to him.

When his father was still alive, he often said that you can see a person’s skill most clearly from the gift they give. Many years later, Jiang Wang truly understood this sentence when he met Zhao Cang in a foreign country.

“This is too precious!” Jiang Wang declined: “National Preceptor, you should keep it for yourself.”

“Compared to the safety of the entire population of Twenty-seven City, what is this mere Longevity Pill worth?” Zhao Cang refused to take it back: “Although this pill can increase your lifespan by one year, taking more is useless. Young friend Jiang, please accept it!”

Since Zhao Cang appeared, the powdered-face young man Zhao Che had been silent. At this moment, he was probably a little resentful, but he didn’t dare to say anything, and turned his head away.

Xu Xiangqian said from the side: “Why refuse a reward for merit?”

Jiang Wang then accepted it.

Zhao Cang continued: “I wonder if young friend Jiang would be willing to join the government in my nation of You after you finish your business? I see that young friend Jiang, your Dao Yuan is full and your Zhou Tian is smooth. Your foundation is so deep that you may soar into the sky one day!”

The onlookers then realized why the national preceptor was so courteous to this young man. It turned out that he wanted to recruit talent for You.

It can truly be said that he has a broad mind and a thirst for talent.

“National Preceptor, you flatter me too much!” Jiang Wang quickly said, “Jiang Wang is young and weak, and dare not accept this great honor.”

Being rejected by Jiang Wang, Zhao Cang was not annoyed, but said with a smile: “If young friend Jiang is in a hurry to leave, you can leave now. But the gates of the upper city of You are always open for you!”

“I am terrified,” Jiang Wang bowed, and then said to Xu Xiangqian, “Brother Xu said before that he wanted to leave, would you like to go together now?”

Xu Xiangqian pretended not to understand his hint, and said with a smile: “Brother Jiang, please go on your own. I still have some things to deal with in You. We will meet again if we are destined!”

Jiang Wang thought about it and didn’t force it, and turned around and left.

After he had gone far, Zhao Cang turned his head, looking at Xu Xiangqian with a kind smile: “I wonder how Master Mo of Qingya Academy is doing lately?”

Only now did Zhao Che realize that Jiang Wang, who he thought had a mysterious background, might not have any background at all.

And Xu Xiangqian, who he thought was just an ordinary person, had a truly deep background!

Qingya Academy is one of the four great academies in the world. It is a true orthodox Confucian school, the learning of the sages.

Although he also worships in Confucianism, there are so many academies in the world.

The academy he attends is not even as good as a tree stump in front of Qingya Academy.

And that Master Mo, who is rumored to hate evil like enemies, is the most influential Confucian scholar in Qingya Academy!

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