Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

Chapter 124 The King of Kneeling, Zhang Xiu!

One day has passed since the incident of the sacred pig.

Officials including Zhang Xiu and a group of soldiers searched the entire city overnight and finally found the remaining surviving civilians in a cellar in the west of the city.

According to the people, this old farmer was an evil cultivator who had attained enlightenment halfway through his studies. With his half-baked skills, he had killed many people just to feed his beloved magical pig.

The person in charge of Taocheng had already resigned and returned home, leaving only a few soldiers and a group of civilians guarding the city.

Lu Yuguan asked the people about the situation in Taocheng, and mentioned the rice monk at the city gate. The people couldn't help crying.

"That was the temple abbot who was protecting us. He was captured by the evil cultivator in order to help us escape..."

"Poor master, he was burned into a half-human, half-ghost state, and even turned into that thing..."

"My lords, please make the decision for us!"

After listening to the answers from all sides, Lu Yu felt very confused and could only glance at Zhang Xiu to signal him to come forward.

"Ahem, fellow villagers, don't worry. Now that we are here, we must take responsibility to the end. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also uphold justice for you—"

Zhang Xiu had just said half of it when he suddenly realized something and shut up instantly.

"His Royal Highness?"

"What, the prince is here?"

"Sir, could you please allow us to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Oh my God, I finally opened my eyes!"

……

Faced with the chattering crowd, Zhang Xiu could only make up an excuse.

After all the irrelevant people had left, Lu Yuguan, Chen Xian and Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and went together to the cleaned government office.

"I'm really exhausted. Who would have thought that I would encounter such a thing just after arriving in the Southern Territory." Chen Xian said depressedly.

"I've already sent a letter to Yaocheng. I'm sure the commander will know the news from Taocheng within two days." Zhang Xiu collapsed on the main seat, looking exhausted. "But I didn't dare mention the prince's disappearance. If I had, I'm afraid all three of us would have lost our heads."

Lu Yuguan looked at the two of them, a look of worry on his face.

"That's the problem. How do we explain this egg that looks like the prince's?"

On the table in the middle of the room was the egg, temporarily named Li Chonglin.

"Meow!"

Little Zhima circled around the egg, looking at the unidentified object curiously.

Seeing that little Zhima was still trying to scratch the eggshell with his claws, Lu Yuguan stepped forward and took him back into his arms.

"Don't make a fuss. This is most likely your Uncle Chonglin. He holds a grudge. If he knows you're scratching like this, he might turn you into a scarf."

Little Zhima yawned nonchalantly and continued to nestle in Lu Yuguan's lap, looking at the giant egg.

"Just tell the truth, what else can I do?"

As Chen Xian spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket and opened it in front of the two of them.

"I asked Zhou Zhou of the Jiluan Sect in the northern border. Their sect is very good at giving birth to people from bird eggs. The original sect leader voluntarily turned into a bird egg in order to overcome the tribulation."

"Monk Zhou?" Lu Yuguan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Didn't they go to Nanzhou? How come you're still in contact?"

"The Jiluan Sect raises a kind of blue bird that can send messages at an extremely fast speed," Chen Xian explained calmly. "When we parted at Dalang Mountain, Zhou Zhou gave me one and told me to contact him anytime if anything happened."

"So amazing?" Lu Yuguan asked in surprise, "When did your relationship become so close? How come I didn't know about it?"

"No, don't let your imagination run wild," Chen Xian said, blushing slightly ashamedly, interrupting, "He just owes me a favor."

"Gentlemen, please stop chatting for now and let's get down to business." Zhang Xiu said helplessly.

"Oh yes, where were we talking about?" Lu Yuguan came back to his senses.

Zhang Xiu coughed softly and said, "Right now, we three are the only ones in the city who know about the Crown Prince's situation. I have already told everyone else that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must recuperate in this room from his injuries and must not be disturbed."

"You can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever. Our most important thing now is to find the prince first."

"The area around the City Lord's Mansion has been turned upside down, but there's still no sign of the Crown Prince," Chen Xian said. "Although a person turning into an egg is indeed outrageous, at least there's a reference point. I think this egg must have been transformed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhang Xiu was silent for a long time, then he sighed and said, "So, although the documents have been posted and we have legal right to enter Tao City, the Crown Prince cannot show up, and we don't have the Crown Prince's token, so we still can't take charge of the army."

"Is this the token that Master Zhang is talking about?"

Lu Yuguan remembered the token that Miss Miao'er gave him and took it out from his pocket.

thump!

When Zhang Xiu saw the prince's token, he suddenly knelt on the ground.

"Master Zhang, what do you mean? Please stand up quickly!"

Lu Yuguan hurried forward to support Zhang Xiu, but Zhang Xiu declined his kindness.

"I'm fine, just a little shocked," Zhang Xiu realized his mistake and immediately stood up. "I didn't expect that Master Lu actually had the Crown Prince's token. Now everything will be easier."

"Since it's useful, Lord Zhang, please take it." Lu Yuguan said.

"No, no!"

Zhang Xiu's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly explained, "This is the token that His Highness gave to you, Master Lu. How can I use it?"

Lu Yuguan looked at him and said seriously: "Master Zhang, Taocheng is currently without a master, and we urgently need people with lofty ideals and officials from the people to step forward."

"Chen Xian and I don't understand politics, so we can only place our hopes on Lord Zhang."

"If His Royal Highness were to make the decision, I think he would definitely choose to trust Master Zhang."

Zhang Xiu was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"This... this is not good..."

"What's wrong with that?" Chen Xian was annoyed by him and said loudly, "If I ask you to go, then go. If Taocheng can't be cured, I will go back and let my second uncle report you!"

thump!

Zhang Xiu was frightened and fell to his knees again.

"Alright, alright, Brother Chen, stop scaring Lord Zhang," Lu Yuguan consoled Zhang Xiu. "Lord Zhang, you have a long and arduous journey ahead of you. Taocheng is completely dependent on you."

"Master Lu..." Zhang Xiu's eyes filled with tears. "I will definitely live up to your trust and take good care of Tao City before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returns!"

Lu Yuguan handed the Prince's Order to Zhang Xiu, who accepted it solemnly.

"Okay, now it's our turn to worry." Lu Yuguan looked at Chen Xian and said.

Chen Xian patted the giant egg, and the eggshell made a crisp sound.

"How about we just get it out of the way?"

"No, if something happens—"

"Then what do you say we should do? Someone from Yaocheng will come soon. How can you keep this a secret?"

"I...I'll think of a solution first."

Lu Yuguan said depressedly.

In the next half hour, the few of them discussed the remaining matters and then left.

Zhang Xiu sat in the government office as the acting head in charge of Taocheng affairs, while Chen Xian, as the new chief guard of Taocheng, led the soldiers to patrol the surrounding area. Lu Yuguan was entrusted with an important task and returned to his tidied residence with the giant egg.

The furnishings in the house were rather simple, with nothing else except a bed and a set of tables and chairs.

Fortunately, Lu Yuguan was also a man who had been tempered in a high school dormitory, so he naturally didn't think there was anything inappropriate.

"Li Chonglin, Li Chonglin, if you could be more careful, you wouldn't end up like this."

Seeing the giant egg in trouble, Lu Yuguan simply threw it on the bed and wrapped it in the quilt.

"I remember the teacher said that bird eggs are easier to hatch in places with high temperatures. Why don't we try it first?" Lu Yu thought with concern, and began to take a nap while holding the bird eggs.

Lu Yu closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. After experiencing so many things in two consecutive days, he was already exhausted.

And when he wasn't paying attention, the pattern of the giant egg was slowly spreading across the shell...