Beauty and the Bodyguard

The original Hongshang Commandery was only a small corner on the edge of the entire Hongshang Empire.

When it comes to the strength of sects, there are at least hundreds or even thousands within the Hongshang Empire that are stronger than the Jianchun Sect.

Liu Ziyu was the emperor of the Hongshang Empire, and he wanted to change his sect for Su Yumo, his nominal cousin. It was just a matter of words. I don't know why Su Yumo refused to leave the Jianchun Sect.

Lin Yi was startled. If Su Lingxin hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought of that cold girl. After all, she could be considered his cousin, right?

"Yes! The kid remembers it and will definitely visit cousin Yumo. If she is willing, I will pick her up and come with her when she comes back."

If Su Yumo didn't want to leave the Jianchun Sect, Lin Yi would certainly not force him and let her do whatever she wanted.

They only talked about Su Yumo for a few words, and then the family banquet broke up and everyone took a rest.

Liu Ziyu really wanted to talk to his cousin Bingzhuye, who he admired in his heart, but considering that Lin Yi was very tired after coming all the way and had another battle, he didn't have the nerve to disturb Lin Yi.

After a night of silence, Lin Yi's team packed up and set off the next day. The Imperial Capital was just a stopover and would not stay for long.

Liu Ziyu put down the complicated matters in her hands and accompanied Sima Yunqi and his wife to see them off in person.

Lin Yi promised to stay for two more days on his return trip, and then he walked away leisurely in Yiyi's parting eyes.

Kamonogatari and the Habayashi Army did not continue to send each other off because there were some things that needed to be dealt with at the Wumeng branch, so Kamonogatari took most of the Habayashi Army back to the capital of the Nadu Titled Empire.

Only Zhang BuTong and a team of ten people were allowed to stay with Lin Yi to continue escorting him.

Lin Yi couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to go with them. Anyway, one more team would not be conspicuous in the formation master's team, unlike the previous Yu Lin Army's massive appearance.

The formation master's team was almost regarded as the Yulin Army's logistics team.

Nothing happened on the following journey. The coalition forces that invaded the Hongshang Empire have completely surrendered. All coalition forces still within the territory of the Hongshang Empire have received orders to abandon all arms and resistance and wait for the fall of the Hongshang Empire after surrendering. .

The group of people approached the location of Jianchun Sect without any obstruction.

Because the source of the formation was opened near the Jian Chun Sect, and there was no inn in that area that could accommodate the team of the formation master, so the Jian Chun Sect was honored to be assigned the task of receiving the team of the master.

Before arriving at the Jianchun Sect, Lin Yi temporarily separated from the main army and took the small group of Yulin troops to accompany Zhang Yiming back to his home for a visit.

Lin Yi calculated the time. After Zhang Yiming returned home, he would have at least half a day to spend time with his family, and then rushed to Jianchun Sect. He would arrive at the Jianchun Sect almost at the same time as everyone else, so there would be no delay.

If Zhang Xiaopang wants to stay a few more days, it doesn't matter. Lin Yi will go to participate in the trial of the source of the formation, and then come back to Zhang Yiming to return to Fengqi Continent after it is over.

However, Zhang Yiming said that he just wanted to see his family, and after seeing it, he continued to follow Lin Yi. Lin Yi had nothing to say about this, and everything was based on Zhang Yiming's thoughts.

The formation master team without Lin Yi arrived at the Jianchun Sect as planned. Shi Tiancai did not leave with Lin Yi, and Jia Junjie and others did not look for opportunities to provoke.

After all, Lin Yi was only leaving temporarily, and they were afraid that Lin Yi would go crazy if Shi Tiancai suffered a loss, so everyone was fine.

Zhang Yiming's father became the lord of Yunying City because of Lin Yi's relationship.

Therefore, the Zhang family is naturally the most powerful family in Yunying City. It is no longer the upstart family that only relied on the money from the mines at home.

In fact, if the Zhang family wanted to expand, they could become the lord of a larger city, or simply establish a county or even a kingdom.

After all, the relationship between Zhang Yiming and Lin Yi is here. As the emperor of the Hongshang Empire, it is not a problem for Liu Ziyu to ennoble a county prince in the Zhang Yiming family.

However, Zhang Yiming's father, Zhang Weibing, understood the principle of contentment and did not seek a higher status. He was very satisfied with Yunying City and Yunying Iron Mine in hand.

Zhang Weibing thought very clearly that although Yunying City is remote, he has the power and financial resources in his hands. He is equivalent to a local tyrant. He can enjoy everything he wants, so why go out and worry about hard work and not be happy?

Even if you become a county king, you may not get more things!

In addition, the proudest son is following the legendary boss Sima Yi who has the most potential. How powerful is the Zhang family's backing?

No need to worry at all!

It was also because Zhang Weibing was not greedy that the multi-national coalition's attack on the Hongshang Empire did not affect the Zhang family.

The coalition forces didn't even bother to attack a place like the Zhang Family, and even after taking the imperial capital, no one might come. The most they could do was send out a memorandum and ask Yunying City to change its flag to show its allegiance.

Therefore, Yunying City, which was not affected by the war, was like an isolated peach blossom garden, and daily life was not affected at all. When Zhang Yiming returned home, he was dumbfounded.

"Master! Why are you back? You didn't even notify us in advance!"

The old housekeeper of the Zhang family was really surprised and happy to see Zhang Yiming. What was surprising was that there was no news about the young master coming home, so the family was not prepared to welcome him at all.

Naturally, he was overjoyed that the most promising young master had returned home, bringing with him Sima Yi, who was said to have built an empire by himself!

"Uncle Fu, you don't have to be busy. The boss and I were just passing by and came to the house to have a look, so we didn't notify our parents in advance. We wanted to give my parents a surprise! We have to leave soon. Are they in the backyard?"

Zhang Yiming stepped forward and hugged the old housekeeper. This was an old family member who had watched him grow up and could no longer be considered a servant.

After greeting the old housekeeper, Zhang Yiming wanted to take Lin Yi to the backyard to meet his family, but the old housekeeper smiled bitterly and pulled his arm.

"Lord Sima, Young Master, it's really unlucky. Because I didn't know you were coming back, my wife took her family out for fun two days ago... Yunying City has a clear political system under the governance of the master. There is usually nothing going on, so the master took the My family is on a trip and I won’t be back until three to five days…”

The old housekeeper was a little embarrassed. Zhang Weibing's city lord was appointed by Lin Yi. When Lin Yi came over, the city lord abandoned the city and took his family out for fun... It sounded a bit unprofessional!

Zhang Yiming was stunned. What the hell? You traveled across continents and traveled thousands of miles to visit your family, and you actually went out together?

How unreasonable!

You didn’t even say you would take me with you!

"Lord Sima, young master, please come in and sit down quickly, have something to eat and rest. I will send someone to find the master immediately. If you don't come back today, you will definitely be able to come back tomorrow!"

The old housekeeper was a little at a loss. If Zhang Yiming just went home, it wouldn't be a problem. What's the difference between one day earlier and one day later? But Lin Yi also came with him!