Mountain Patrol Military Officer-Chapter 1096 - 719: The Unfriendly Visitors

Next day, at dawn.

Behind the Ninth Mountain Colonel Hall, the residence of Chen Yuan.

Inside the house, a group of maids stood, waiting to serve Chen Yuan in his daily life. One maid fetched a neatly folded soft towel, moistened it with scented water until half dry, and handed it to Chen Yuan. He took it and wiped his face.

At this moment, another maid handed him warmed honey water, meant for rinsing his mouth. Beside her stood someone holding a spittoon, her gaze filled with respectful fear mixed with contradictory excitement.

Chen Yuan waved his hand, "There’s no need for you to serve me with these tasks."

"You may leave."

"The General, now honored as a Marquis, cannot possibly go without attendants. The lord of the Internal Affairs Department repeatedly emphasized this early in the morning, so please allow the maids to serve you." The maids hurriedly knelt on one knee, clasped their hands on their stomach, looking pitiful.

Frankly, these maids and slaves of the Ninth Mountain have been in a "half-unemployed" state for quite a while. The General has spent most of his time in warfare outside and doesn’t like people attending to him. They have no opportunity to exert themselves.

Chen Yuan wasn’t inherently opposed, but simply unaccustomed to such elaborate procedures, having grown used to a life of iron and blood. His eyes flickered for a moment, but he said nothing further and let them be.

A quarter-hour later, the door of the living room opened, and the group of maids, dressed in thin coats and silk tops, walked out in single file.

The cold air outside drifted into the warm house, turning into a roll of white mist, with two people standing outside.

Yun Tiansheng and Record Officer Fan Chou.

Their brows and mustaches were dusted with some shimmering dew, like travelers returning from a snowy night.

Seeing this, the two intended to step forward to report, but heard the voice of the General from inside the house,

"Come in."

Thus, Yun Tiansheng and Fan Chou stepped into the carriage, saw the freshly groomed Chen Yuan, and bowed with clasped hands.

"Greetings, General!"

Chen Yuan stood with hands behind his back, looking at the two, "Is everything done?"

Yun Tiansheng nodded, replying in a low voice, "Reporting to the General, I led people through the night to complete the inventory. The items have been transferred to the arsenal for storage."

After speaking, he glanced at Record Officer Fan Chou beside him.

Fan Chou stepped forward, "Reporting to the General, the inventory work is basically complete."

"Included are three thousand sets of Mountain Pattern Armor, four thousand Fish Scale Armor, ten thousand Hundred Forged Ring-Headed Sabers, two thousand Divine Arm Bows, three thousand sets of Basic Five Elements Talisman... Also, quantities of gold and silver, cloth, jewels, Cultivation Techniques are variable."

"These are the items recorded by me, for the General’s review."

Fan Chou reported the list of reward materials inventoried through the night, then presented the recorded items with both hands.

Chen Yuan casually made a gesture, unfurling the recorded document, his gaze scanned the list, clear at a glance.

Calculating all these materials, they could only arm ten thousand elite soldiers, but some military supplies were of fine quality.

Chen Yuan nodded. He didn’t mind the quantity; having something was better than none. Anyway, the more the better. Closing the document, he tucked it into his sleeve, then focused on the two of them, speaking softly:

"You two have worked hard, busy for a whole night, take a half-day leave to rest."

As he said this, he waved his sleeve, two bottles flew out, landing into their arms.

Mere rewards, containing Great Demon Blood inside.

Yun Tiansheng was not surprised, while Fan Chou felt the vigorous Essence Qi within the bottle, joy gleaming in his eyes, quickly expressing thanks,

"Thank you, General!"

Chen Yuan waved his hand, indicating they could leave. The two bid farewell and departed. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

At this moment, on another side, outside Yunding Mountain, Jingguan City, the morning bell tolled, and the city gates opened wide.

At the Northern City Gate, several horse-drawn carriages mingled with the crowd entering Jingguan City, the wheels rolling across the green stone slabs under the gate, producing a deep rumbling sound. The leading carriage had several tough-clothed warriors accompanying it, likely with Second Realm cultivation, travel-worn and weary, having presumably covered a considerable distance.

This group rumbled from the Northern City to the West City, entered Anyang Square, and slowly approached a rather extensive mansion.

The plaque hanging high over the mansion entrance prominently displayed the two large characters "Yun Family."

At this moment, the curtain on the leading carriage towards the Yun Mansion lifted slightly, with a pair of alluring eyes peeking through the gap at the mansion plaque.

"Holy King, we have arrived at the Yun Family." Inside the carriage, within an imperceptible barrier to outsiders, an alluringly seductive female voice resounded to the extreme.

"Adjust your speech tone, your current identity is as a distant cousin of the Yun Family, a hidden lady from a grand mansion, coming to seek refuge with the main family, whereas I am your father." Another male voice spoke inside the carriage, tinged with remote aloofness and authority.

And the female voice sounded again, only this time was much more normal, carrying a hint of puzzlement, "Holy King, I am puzzled why we need such a complicated scheme, personally approaching the Yun Family seems a bit like going the long way around. After all, now the Mountain-cutting Army is recruiting, why not have the clan’s demon offspring disguise as Humans, blend into registrants, join the Mountain-cutting Army, creating chaos from the inside, hardly necessary for you to act personally."

The man snorted coldly, "Hmph, you young one, think you are smarter than us old guys?"

"Dare not!" The female voice hastily responded, tinged with a bit of fear.

"Do not underestimate that Human Clan Martial Saint on Yunding Mountain! That Human Clan Martial Saint is quite uncanny, possessing great luck, once descendants of the Holy Clan enter his sight, they will likely be revealed, only alerting them to strengthen their vigilance." The male voice continued.

"Moreover, the reason for choosing the Yun Family is because this family is deeply tied to the Human Clan Martial Saint, following them since their rise, and nearly all adult offspring from the Yun Family have joined the Ninth Mountain of the Mountain-cutting Army, the Yun Family Patriarch and his son are important confidants."

"Our aim is to use the Yun Family to grasp the situation of the Mountain-cutting Army, manipulating it from the shadows."

Saying this, the man’s voice lingered eerily,

"You infiltrate them, it’s best if you make one of the Yun Family direct descendants fall for you, then you use Demon Technique, make them come under your control, thus completing certain tasks."

"Nu’er shall abide."

As this voice fell, the carriage stopped with a "yu" sound at the entrance of Yun Mansion, followed by the coachman getting off, opening the curtain.

"Master, Miss, we have arrived at Yun Mansion."

Following this, two people descended from the carriage, a middle-aged man, and a young maiden.

The Yun Family now rapidly growing, naturally had a steward at the gate.

Upon seeing this group lifting their garment hems ascending the Yun Mansion steps, he stepped forward to inquire,

"Who are you?"

Just around this moment, on the street where Yun Mansion stood, horse galloping sounds echoed.

"Drive"

"Drive"

"Drive"

A team of troops, mighty and brisk, galloped through the alley, finally halting in front of Yun Mansion.

Leading the charge, a figure in red armor dismounted swiftly, removing the helmet, followed by five or six in green armor dismounting in sequence, lining up on both sides of the red armor, collectively entering the Yun Mansion.

"Third Young Master has returned."

At this time, the steward facing the father and daughter impatiently was momentarily struck by the disturbance, upon seeing the Red Armor General, his expression transformed instantly, from impatient to fawning enthusiasm, hurriedly shielding the father and daughter aside, swiftly welcoming over.

"Third Young Master, you have returned!"

"This old servant will notify the master at once."

Yun Tiansheng handed the helmet to him, "No need", then strode forward, only to quickly pause and glance sideways at the few "unexpected guests" standing aside, his indifferent brow remaining unperturbed, merely asking the steward:

"Who are these people?"