Chapter 00181: An Urgent Matter
# An Urgent Matter
Chapter 181
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 181: An Urgent Matter
2024-08-19 Author: Banshang Bupo
Yang Yiyi's emotions were on a rollercoaster, going up and down.
Her tears had not even fallen yet when she heard her parents were fine, and she immediately became angry.
"Uncle, you have to be clear, what exactly is going on? Why are my parents not living here anymore?"
"You child, why do you cry at the drop of a hat? Do not worry, your parents went with your brother-in-law to enjoy a good life."
"Brother-in-law? Which brother-in-law?"
Yang Yiyi had four older sisters, so naturally she had many brothers-in-law.
The old man pointed in the direction of Green Cloud Mountain:
"The one on the other side of the mountain. I think it was your eldest sister's husband."
"Uncle, you are tricking me again. My eldest sister's family is very poor, they get by selling tofu. What good life could they be enjoying!"
"Ah, that is right. Your sister really suffered after she married him, having to take care of the child and grind tofu to support her husband's studies. But your eldest brother-in-law has made something of himself. He has become a Master Juren."
A Scholar was at the very bottom of the scholar-official class.
In terms of status, it just meant you did not have to kneel when you saw the county magistrate.
But a Juren was different.
A Juren had already reached the passing line to become an official.
Of course, most people would not give up at this stage and would continue to strive for the Jinshi examination.
However, once one reached the Juren class, they already had many privileges.
At the very least, the tax reduction alone made many local gentry and wealthy landowners flock to them, giving money and land deeds to be placed under the Juren's name for legitimate tax avoidance.
Therefore, a Scholar might be a poor scholar, but there were no poor Juren.
"Your brother-in-law is a filial child, too; he has not forgotten his roots. You see, the elders in his family passed away early. Now that he has money and wants to show his filial piety, he brought your parents over."
"When did this happen?"
"About a month or two ago. My foolish son even went to your brother-in-law to ask for a reward and went to the Green Robe Sect to deliver the message, but he heard you had gone out and were not there."
At that time, Yang Yiyi had just followed her master to the Liu Manor, so of course she did not know about this.
The default rule in the Jianghu was that every grievance had its source, and every debt its debtor; innocent family members would not be involved.
But how could the matter of the Liu family be handled with Jianghu rules?
The old man's words had made Yang Yiyi's heart pound with anxiety, nearly scaring her to death.
Only after learning the full story did she let out a long sigh of relief.
"My brother-in-law should not be at his old address anymore, right? Did they leave any message?"
"It seems they moved to Heavenly Water City. That is a big city. They left a specific address too, it is on the table in your house. I even made a box for it so it would not get lost. But this old man is illiterate, so you should go back and take a look yourself."
Hearing this, Yang Yiyi immediately leaped over the courtyard wall and rushed into the house in a hurry.
Sure enough, there was a box on the table inside.
She opened it and saw a piece of paper with a detailed address written on it.
Yang Yiyi was now completely at ease.
Li Chengxi looked at the small box holding the note.
No matter how he looked at it, it resembled an urn.
It was not an illusion.
That old man really did not have much of a human touch...
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Heavenly Water City was to the south of Green Cloud Mountain.
The distance was not particularly far, but one usually had to go around the foot of Green Cloud Mountain to get there.
However, all three girls knew martial arts and were not afraid of traveling through the wildlands.
They planned to cross the mountain directly, taking a straight path.
Since Heavenly Water City was within the territory of the Liu Prefecture Kingdom, they set off immediately after getting the address.
According to Zheng Yinping's estimate, it would take four or five days to reach Heavenly Water City, as the area of Green Cloud Mountain was quite large.
The three of them would definitely be traveling during the day.
Li Chengxi planned to teach Yang Yiyi the 'Green Mountain Heart Method' later when they had free time.
Although the three martial techniques obtained from the secret chamber all seemed to be third-rate stuff no matter how you looked at them, they happened to all be useful.
The Green Mountain Sword Technique made up for the lack of a sword style in the Teaching Box.
Although Yang Yiyi was quite good with her Compliant Golden-Hooped Staff, a Wuxia story without sword practice always felt like something was missing.
The heart method could replace the Breathing Technique Yang Yiyi was currently using.
Even if it was third-rate, it was still better than an unranked Breathing Technique.
More internal energy meant a faster True Qi value recovery, which would allow Li Chengxi to intervene more directly.
The footwork was a lightness skill.
Since the point requirement for the Movement Technique attribute was relatively low, Li Chengxi did not want to waste Sky-Upholding Stones on it in the early stages.
Moreover, learned martial arts also provided some attribute boosts.
For example, the Eagle Claw Skill and Black Bear's Three Pushing Hands could provide a point of attribute bonus to Physique.
Learning a few more lightness skills would also provide a certain bonus.
It was not much, but something was better than nothing.
It was impossible to get fat in one bite.
In short, if there was something to learn, she should learn it first.
Anyway, there was no limit to the number of skills she could learn.
Seeing that there was nothing major happening on Yang Yiyi's side, Li Chengxi turned his head to look at the other computer, the one with Viola.
As usual, it was just after dawn, and Viola was already up and handling official business.
Later, she would go back to the Chapel to pray.
In the few days he had been focusing on Yang Yiyi, nothing had happened on Viola's side either.
It was even more peaceful and calm.
After all, the Leon Territory was still in a phase of quiet development, and Viola had no intention of leading troops out to war, so it was generally just daily trivial matters.
When Li Chengxi checked on Viola, he mostly looked at the content of her prayers and the growth of the grain in the experimental fields.
Similarly, there was nothing urgent.
It was the stage in an idle game where you could just let it run on its own.
Today was the same.
Li Chengxi glanced at his Faith Points, which had already broken into six digits.
Seeing that there was nothing going on with Viola, he planned to go check on Audel.
Even though the matter with Qian Sen was far from being settled, he still had to give Audel a heads-up.
But before Li Chengxi could move his mouse, he saw someone knock a few times on the office door, and the green-haired Royal Guard, Shelly, rushed into the room.
"Your Highness, there is urgent military intelligence. The scouts monitoring the Canyon Path have discovered that the enemy's army is mobilizing."
"Could it be that they want to force their way through the destroyed Canyon Path?"
"No, Your Highness. The scouts encountered a soldier under Count Fran. He said the Count was leading his troops in an attempt to cut off the supply lines of the Subia Demon Kingdom's army, but they were ambushed. He was separated from the Count's forces, and it is very likely that the Count is currently being hunted down by the Subia Demon Kingdom."
Viola immediately stood up upon hearing this:
"Where is that soldier?"
"Due to the severity of his injuries, he has already passed away. But before he died, he roughly described the operational area of the Count and his army."
Shelly took a crude map from her bosom, spread it on the table, and pointed to a red circle, saying:
"The Count's forces are besieged at the southern foot of the Spine of the World Mountains, which is less than two days' journey from us. The situation is extremely critical."
This Count Fran was also an acquaintance of Viola's.
His fief was on the south side of the Spine of the World Mountains, and with the garrison and his private army combined, he had about five to six thousand troops under his command.
Back when she fled the capital, Viola was pursued and intercepted by the Coalition of Four Nations.
At that time, there were enemy troops coming from the direction of Count Fran's fief.
Viola had always thought Count Fran's territory had been conquered long ago.
She never expected that not only was Count Fran himself still alive, but he even dared to try and cut the enemy's supply lines on his own.
Upon hearing this news, Viola's first reaction was to immediately dispatch troops for a rescue.
But she quickly calmed down, turning to the more detailed map hanging on the office wall to consider the feasibility.
Right now, none of the Coalition of Four Nations were bothering Viola, which meant she had gained a period of respite.
She could use this time to develop the Leon Territory, using it as a rear base to provide a material foundation for a future counterattack.
If she acted too conspicuously, the Coalition of Four Nations might very well turn their forces directly on the Leon Territory, which would be very troublesome.
But to stand by and watch him die...
If even the loyal Count Fran died, it would be a heavy blow to the lords who were still resisting.
A future counterattack would also be fraught with difficulties, and she might even have to face a large number of her own people who had already defected to the enemy.
How to weigh the options—this was a task Viola had to undertake.
Viola stared at the map for a full five minutes.
"Have Wendy and Zola come here immediately. We need a battle plan."
She had made her decision.
(End of this chapter)