Especially regarding the matters of the crown prince and the queen, he and the entire Xu family were no less grateful to Yue Fuguang than the royal family. They even regarded her as more important than the emperor, which led to that disrespectful remark.
Wei Shouyi was nodding while munching on a soft bun. "I know, I know. But look at the time outside. It's long past the time for the Grand Tutor to have his meal."
With a beaming smile on his face, he said, "You know I've been by the Grand Tutor's side for quite a while. If he doesn't come at this time, he must have eaten on his own."
"You really understand me, Minister Wei." Yue Fuguang's voice suddenly rang in their ears. General Xu was so startled that he jumped to his feet.
The bun in Wei Shouyi's hand dropped to the ground. "Grand Tutor!"
General Xu took the lead and rushed outside. Before he even caught a glimpse of Yue Fuguang, he was walking quickly while bowing with his hands clasped. "Your subordinate, Xu Su, is late to welcome you. Please forgive me, Grand Tutor!"
"General Xu, there's no need for such formalities." Xu Su only heard Yue Fuguang's voice. He looked around the courtyard of the General's Mansion but couldn't see Yue Fuguang and his entourage anywhere.
"General, look! The Grand Tutor is in the sky!" Wei Shouyi, who followed out later, clearly had more experience in finding Yue Fuguang.
The two bowed respectfully towards the beautiful carriage floating in the void. But their ears were filled with the shouts of the nearby villagers. "The Divine Maiden! It's the Divine Maiden!"
"The Divine Maiden has finally come to Gan City!"
"Welcome, Divine Maiden!"
Nearby were the rapid breathing sounds of the soldiers of the Great Yan Army. The moment they saw the carriage in the air, all the soldiers of the Great Yan Army stationed in Gan City, regardless of what they were doing the moment before, sheathed their swords, tidied their uniforms, and then knelt on one knee solemnly and shouted in unison, "Greetings to the Grand Tutor!"
Their actions made the surrendered soldiers from the Southern Yue Army envious. Some smart ones had already started to follow the example of the Great Yan Army and shout.
"Liu Qi, what are you getting involved for?" Some of them were captives, and some had surrendered voluntarily. Although they were now half part of the Great Yan Army, they still felt inferior to the Great Yan soldiers psychologically.
The young man named Liu Qi, although looking haggard, had bright eyes. "Squad leader, we are also people and soldiers of the Great Yan. Isn't it right to pay respects to our own Grand Tutor?"
"Well... it seems to make sense!" The squad leader seemed to be easily convinced by the young soldier named Liu Qi.
The big - bearded man beside the vice - squad leader mumbled in a low voice in agreement, "That makes perfect sense."
Saying that, he changed from kneeling on both knees to kneeling on one knee. "Wu Dayong, a surrendered soldier from the Southern Yue, greets the Grand Tutor."
Liu Qi gritted his teeth silently. Why was this guy adding extra drama to himself?
The vice - squad leader rolled his eyes. "Yao Facai, a surrendered soldier from the Southern Yue, greets the Grand Tutor!" Yao Facai felt a bit ashamed for the first time in his life when shouting his own name.
Yao Facai thought: Yao Fugui would have been more reserved and decent than Yao Facai!
"Surrendered soldiers from the Southern Yue..." In an instant, a large group of soldiers in Southern Yue military uniforms knelt down. Yue Fuguang could see it all clearly from the flying carriage.
This trip of hers was precisely aimed at these people.
"The villagers down there are so enthusiastic to see the Grand Tutor. They're no less enthusiastic than the people of the Great Yan," Shen Chunying said, looking out of the window.
She could faintly see that the villagers below had started to burn incense candles in their direction. The flames passed through the morning mist and caught the eyes of the three of them.
Yue Fuguang put down her teacup. "I'll go and meet the people of Gan City in the Great Yan and all the soldiers."
"Look! It's the Divine Maiden! The Divine Maiden has come out!"
"The gaze of the gods is finally upon us!" Yue Fuguang's appearance pushed the enthusiasm of the villagers below to a climax. Amid the curling smoke, they saw the Divine Maiden stepping on the illusory shadow of a lotus flower, coming down step by step from above.
"Woo! Woo! Thank you, Divine Maiden!"
"Thank you, Divine Maiden!"
"If it weren't for the Divine Maiden, my son would have been taken away by the plague two months ago!"
"My little girl is only three years old. If it weren't for the Divine Maiden, our family's precious darling would be gone!" The couple had given birth to five sons before having this little daughter. The child was delirious with fever at that time. If it had been a little later, the father and daughter would have been separated by death.
"If it weren't for the Divine Maiden, our whole family would have perished!" As Yue Fuguang walked down step by step, she felt a pure and strong power of faith filling her body. She felt that at this moment, even without wearing the Boots of Lotus Steps, she could fly in the air without any hindrance.
[Host, you've become stronger again! You're not human! Not human at all!]
Yue Fuguang resisted the urge to roll her eyes and gritted her teeth. [System, don't you understand? It's extraordinary! Extraordinary!]
Although this ability couldn't be taken with her when she was born or when she died, she could enjoy the moment. Yue Fuguang was still very happy in her heart. But it was a bit too much for the system to say that she was not human!
Yue Fuguang waved her sleeve gently, and a huge Dharma image appeared behind her. The Dharma image lowered its eyes, as if looking at the villagers of Gan City below.
At the same time, her voice also drifted over Gan City. "I, Yue Fuguang, have received your gratitude."
She raised her right hand slightly. "Get up and speak."
"Thank you, Divine Maiden!" The deafening shouts echoed over Gan City, spreading far and wide and startling countless birds in the forest.
But just as the birds flew into the air, they all fell back to the ground one after another. They lowered their heads human - like, touching the ground with their beaks, as if they were also paying respects to Yue Fuguang.
[Host, did you do something to these birds?]
Yue Fuguang resisted the urge to roll her eyes again. [Do I look like such a boring person to you?] She herself was also very puzzled by these submissive birds.
Could it be that the "overbearing" aura on her body couldn't be hidden anymore? Even the birds could smell it!
This thought flashed through her mind for a moment. She stopped dwelling on it and turned to business. "Now Gan City is the land of the Great Yan. You are all the people of the Great Yan."
