I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1887 - 1889: Master

Chapter 1887: Chapter 1889: Master
Although the team has been brought out, regarding the trip to Wuji County, you still need to consider several factors: on one hand, the speed of action, and on the other hand, Cao Cao’s reaction. You definitely don’t want to attract Cao Cao’s regular army because of this small matter. Therefore, when heading north to Wuji County this time, you can only take your trusted aides, and the newly trained Five Elements Beast must be temporarily hidden.
Of course, the so-called hiding doesn’t mean having them hide away and sleep; you naturally assigned a task to Yun.
Before leaving, you called Yun and Zheng Zhi to your side, and said to them, "I have a task for you two, and this task has no time restrictions. Even if I return from Wuji to Xuzhou, you will continue to execute it."
"Please give the order, my Lord!" Yun’s face was solemn, quite different from the slightly impatient young man he once was.
You smiled and said, "This task is not difficult for you, but it is somewhat bothersome. My demand is for you to take the form of a hidden entity, in a perspective unseen by the public, and clear all mountain bandits, robbers, and other threats to Xuzhou!"
"Rest assured, my Lord, we will definitely complete the task!"
"Don’t agree too early; this is not an easy task because you might be tormented by conscience and morality," your face showed a very serious expression, "My demand is to eliminate all bandits without taking any prisoners! Even if they surrender, you cannot show any mercy."
Upon hearing this, Yun couldn’t help but be shaken, as some of these bandits were forced into it. He immediately voiced his concerns: "But what if among those people there are old people and children? What if they were forced into it?"
You looked at Yun, revealing a cold smile: "If you’re thinking like that, I advise you to return to your elder sister’s side as soon as possible. Zilong, do you know why I’ve put so much effort into forming the Five Elements Beast?"
Yun couldn’t answer for a moment, as he had never thought about this question.
While Yun was deep in thought, Zheng Zhi, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke up: "Because we belong only to you."
"Well said!" This was the first time you praised Zheng Zhi, "Two thousand five hundred people, including you, belong exclusively to me, which means you are my private team. And what you will be executing are mostly matters unseen and unknown to the world. These tasks might be good, might be bad, but overall they’re beneficial to me personally."
"Zheng Zhi, if Zilong cannot fulfill his role, then you will take on the position of leader."
"No! I can do it, I definitely can do it!"
Your provocative tactic worked, seeing Yun’s excited and steadfast face, you revealed a peculiar smile.
Actually, your initial intention was not to keep Yun by your side; you are not Liu Bei. A versatile and ever-victorious general like Yun should be at the front line, where he is most needed. This experience was merely to temper Yun, as he is still very young and his intelligence must advance rapidly alongside his combat prowess.
You looked at Yun and then shook your head, saying, "Before I return, command shall be given to Zheng Zhi; you’ll act as her deputy."
"But..."
"This is an order!" Your orders are above all, the golden rule that the Five Elements Beast dreams of.
Even though his heart was filled with reluctance, Yun eventually bowed his head: "Yes."
Before leaving, you patted Zheng Zhi’s shoulder, revealing a bright, sunny smile: "Do a good job."
"Yes!"
At this moment, Zheng Zhi bowed her head, a warm stream circulating in her eyes. To Zheng Zhi, your praise was the best solace.
From this moment, Zheng Zhi seemed to become a different person; she suddenly turned to Yun, saying, "Let’s go, we must hurry too, strive to complete the task before the Master returns."
"Master" was Zheng Zhi’s name for you. Although she is now a special forces soldier, having cast away all previous slave shackles; she willingly gave her heart and mind to you, becoming one of your belongings, this call of "Master" already expressed her feelings.
"Where to?"
Zheng Zhi sternly, with cold words, said: "The Master said, we are special forces, more so reconnaissance soldiers. What is the first thing we should do?"
Yun suddenly realized, and his inner resistance to your appointment slightly diminished.
In fact, at this time, you hadn’t gone far. Upon hearing Zheng Zhi say this, your face again displayed a splendid smile, muttering to yourself, "Not bad, it seems I’ve gained another talent."
Upon reaching Wuji County, you found that the people here hadn’t changed much from before; their indifferent expressions showed that the combat on Yan Province’s frontier hadn’t significantly impacted their lives.
Considering the safety of Zhen Luo and her sisters, you refused their company; on one hand fearing their risk, and on the other having your own judgment.
The Zhen Family Clan has taken root in Wuji County for long, they wouldn’t relocate to Xuzhou because of Zhen Luo and Zhen Jiang. After all, upon arriving in Xuzhou, they would be true outsiders, having no foundation, nor do they consider you favorably. Frankly speaking, across the Nine Provinces, few believe you can stay in Xuzhou for more than three years.
After all, Xuzhou is a rich land, a real treasure for those powerful warlords; they certainly won’t give you breathing space. Once the opportunity arises, these people will definitely attack Xuzhou first. Among them, the first to act will surely be Cao Cao!
Bringing only a hundred trusted aides to Wuji County was entirely due to love for Zhen Luo and Zhen Jiang. And naturally, you aren’t a fool, abundantly aware that you cannot relocate the Zhen Family Clan, so your clear objective was to bring away Old Lady Zhen, Lady Zhang. As for Zhen Luo’s two younger brothers, they were within consideration, after all, whether to leave or not was their freedom.
With a clear goal, as you entered Wuji County, you naturally headed straight to Zhen’s Mansion. To avoid some unnecessary sights, you instructed Xiao San and others to enter Wuji County in batches without accompanying you.
"Old Shu, you’re back!" Seeing your arrival, the two house servants at Zhen Family’s entrance appeared extremely excited.
"You fool, call him General!"
The two house servants hurried to welcome, one person kicked his friend beside him.
"Little Yang, Li Zi!" You instantly recognized the two.