Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 45: 1 For 10

The crowd stared intently at the lonesome carriage. Tao Yu looked nervous. Yuwen Jing was dripping cold sweat. Zhou Xiu was horrified.

Seconds later, a person emerged from the carriage, and the crowd gasped.

It really was Fang Chen!

“Young miss, is that man really War God Fang? He looks young.” The woman’s maid nervously trembled as she instinctively grabbed the woman’s sleeve.

“War God Fang was 18 five years ago, which makes him 23 now. Of course he’d look young.” The woman tried her best to compose herself, but her quivering voice let slip her agitation.

“We’ll be fine today.” The guard leader finally let loose of his tension.

He was confident that the young War God here would stand up for powerless civilians like them, even if the person on the other side was a Longdu noble.

Fang Chen walked over to Huang Sihai and Tie Ma’s side. He first looked at Yuwen Jing and smiled. “It has been a while, Yuwen Jing.”

Yuwen Jing hurriedly leaped off his steed and half-kneeled on the ground. “Yuwen Jing pays respect to… young master!”

With their commander on the ground, how could the soldiers dare to remain on their steeds? They quickly got off their horses and kneeled too.

This put Tao Yu and the others in an awkward position. They looked awfully conspicuous being the only ones riding on the horses.

“I am a mere civilian now. General Yuwen need not pay such respect to me,” Fang Chen said.

Conflicting emotions flickered across Yuwen Jing’s face. He quietly rose to his feet, as a bitter smile slowly emerged on his face.

“It’s good that you’re here, Fang Chen.” Tao Yu clenched his jaws. “Viscount Zhou Xiu is a Longdu noble, as well as the prince consort chosen by His Majesty. There appears to be a misunderstanding between your subordinates and him. I’ll leave it to you to resolve it.”

“Misunderstanding? That man slaughtered our civilians as if they were livestock, and you call that a misunderstanding?” Fang Chen said with a smile that somehow looked intimidating.

“Fang Chen, are you really going to go against me

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