Chapter 65 - 63: Miss Cai

Chapter 65: Chapter 63: Miss Cai

"My father and grandfather would also very much like to meet a young talent like you," Cai Xun said.

Outstanding talents were like wild horses; how could they be easily tamed?

Cai Xun, or rather the Cai Family, had anticipated this long ago, which was why they had prepared a backup plan. Once they reached the State capital, all interests and stakes would be laid out in the open. There would be plenty of room for negotiation then. If Zheng Jun had agreed without hesitation right from the start, people would have actually looked down on him.

"If there’s nothing else, this humble subordinate will take his leave." Zheng Jun took a deep breath and took the initiative to excuse himself.

"Think it over carefully, Sanlang. Carrying on the family line is extremely important," Cai Xun said. "Your brother Erlang went missing in the mountains. I plan to organize a search party to patrol the mountains in a few days. Since you’re the sole surviving heir of the Zheng Family now, you should really give it more consideration. As for the Qingshui Gang’s hall, I’ve already bought it. If you don’t mind that people have died there, feel free to move in."

Zheng Jun raised his hands in a polite salute again. Seeing this, Cai Xun added, "There is no need to decline. I am also the third son in my family. This is just one Sanlang helping another Sanlang. It has nothing to do with anything else."

With Cai Xun putting it like that, what else could Zheng Jun say? He could only accept the gesture. "Thank you, sir."

Declining any further would be ungracious and disrespectful. Zheng Jun still did not want to openly fall out with the Cai Family, so this arrangement was acceptable.

Zheng Jun adhered to only one principle: take the benefits, but avoid getting too deeply involved. This way, if a situation arose that was within his capabilities, he would naturally lend a hand. But if he got too deeply entangled, he might eventually have to pay with his life, no matter what.

Zheng Jun took a deep breath and took his leave under Cai Xun’s watchful gaze.

After Zheng Jun left, Cai Liu stepped forward and presented a letter. "Young Master, a letter from the Patriarch has arrived."

Hearing this, Cai Xun immediately took the envelope, opened it, and read it carefully. After reading the contents, he sat there in a daze for a long time.

"That girl An Yun actually snuck over here to reject the marriage?! It’s one thing for her to be ignorant and reckless, but what are Grandfather and Father doing?! Not only did they fail to stop her, but they even sent people to escort her, and they want me to make arrangements? Have my father and grandfather gone senile?!"

Cai Xun jumped to his feet, unable to hold back his frustration. "During the Former Yu dynasty, there was a Martial Saint Xiao who suffered the humiliation of a broken engagement. He then strove for greatness, became a Primordial Pill Martial Saint, and shook the entire region with his might! Meanwhile, the Noble Family that showed up at his door to break the engagement became a laughingstock, ridiculed for the remainder of the Yu dynasty! Does my father want our family to become the second example?!"

Cai San, Cai Liu, and Cai Qi did not dare to interject. The affairs between the Young Master, the Patriarch, and the old Patriarch had nothing to do with them. However, they would still record his every word and action today, sending a secret report back to the clan to inform the Patriarch.

After his outburst, Cai Xun paced back and forth for a while. He then stood up straight, planning to make arrangements immediately to prevent any mistakes.

Meanwhile, the snow on the drill grounds of the Military Department had been completely cleared.

Zheng Jun stayed at the Military Department, practicing martial arts alongside the County Soldiers after sweeping the snow off the grounds. The County Soldiers grew increasingly convinced of Zheng Jun’s leadership.

To them, Zheng Jun hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary. The daily routine remained exactly the same as it had been under the previous Captain Wang. The difference, however, was that Zheng Jun’s strength was vastly superior to Captain Wang’s. Having such a formidable Martial Artist as their commanding officer naturally put everyone at ease. For example, if they ever encountered another situation like the encirclement of the Qingshui Gang, having a general as powerful as Zheng Jun meant he could easily stop someone like Zhang Qingyu from going on a rampage, saving the brothers from suffering heavy casualties.

An incompetent general leads his army to its doom!

In the Great Zhou, it wasn’t just tactical errors that could cause an army to collapse. If a highly skilled Martial Artist launched an attack and their own commanding general was too cowardly to face them, the army would inevitably suffer terrible losses.

In this world, soldiers drilled Arrays day and night. When fighting, they could form Military Arrays. Once the Array was established, the True Qi of the soldiers in that army would converge on the Main General’s location, striking with the force of a thunderbolt, benefiting everyone involved.

If an Outer Gang Martial Artist led an army of tens of thousands, even an Acupoint Opening Martial Artist could do nothing but temporarily retreat to avoid their sharp edge. And if an Acupoint Opening Martial Artist acted as the Commander of a hundred-thousand-strong army, they could even put up a fight against a Primordial Pill Martial Saint!

The only ones truly capable of single-handedly altering the course of a battle, ignoring all odds, were the True Martial Great Saints who could summon a Dharma Aspect!

If Zheng Jun had been the Captain back then, he never would have hidden in the back operating the Divine Arm Crossbow, and the deaths of over seventy County Soldiers would naturally have been avoided. Therefore, the County Soldiers placed absolute trust in their new Captain Zheng and were more than willing to follow his commands.

Zheng Jun was openly practicing his Wave-Treading Saber in the Military Department. His foundation in Black Mountain County was already rock solid. Even if someone harbored suspicions about the deaths of Zhao Da and Zhao Er, they would swallow those doubts and never dare to speak a word of them!

Zheng Jun practiced all the way into the afternoon, pushing his proficiency with the Wave-Treading Saber to a progress of 3,211 points, before finally relaxing.

As soon as he took a break, Vice Captain Yang Jun proactively approached him. Cupping his hands in congratulation, he smiled and said, "I heard Captain Zheng got a new residence. The brothers chipped in to buy some furniture to congratulate Captain Zheng on moving. It’s already been delivered to Captain Zheng’s manor, and we hope Captain Zheng will accept it."

Hearing this, Zheng Jun’s eyes flashed with a sharp light. "How did you know I got a new house?"

"This morning, the County Captain ordered a squad of our brothers to go clean the house and erase any traces for you. We took it upon ourselves to do this as well," Yang Jun explained with a smile.

Zheng Jun nodded immediately. "You all are very thoughtful. Tonight at the Rejuvenating Building, I will host a banquet. We won’t return until we’re drunk!"

That night.

Snowflakes fluttered through the air, draping the world in a pristine layer of silver. On the official road of Bozhou, everything was a vast expanse of white. A magnificent horse, entirely snow-white without a single stray hair, galloped through the snow, thundering down the road.