Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 322 The Teleportation Array is Activated

On the official road leading to the western border.

Amidst a group of knights dressed in black and white armor, an extremely luxurious carriage was being pulled by eight white horses, swaying along leisurely.

The carriage was warm and cozy, filled with a faint fragrance. On the low table were fruit platters, snacks, and a pot of warm wine.

Lin Chen leaned back on the cushion, closed his eyes, and looked completely relaxed.

Lan Fenghuang sat beside him, her slender hands resting on his lap, massaging it gently.

Yao Yao knelt on the other side, holding a peeled grape in her hand, and offered it to Lin Chen's lips.

Lin Chen opened his mouth, put the grape in his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.

"Mmm, sweet."

Yao Yao smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons, and picked up another one.

Yagyu Yuki sat opposite him, a zither in front of him. His fingers gently caressed the strings, and melodious music echoed in the carriage.

Liu Sheng Piaopiao leaned against the window, looking at the scenery outside.

Lin Chen suddenly opened his eyes, stared at the roof of the car, and remained motionless for a long time.

Lan Fenghuang continued working, asking softly, "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Chen snapped out of his reverie and closed his eyes again: "I was thinking about Little Pine Mountain."

"What happened over there?"

"The teleportation array is almost ready." Lin Chen shifted to a more comfortable position. "Those people from Zhongzhou are coming."

Holding a grape in her hand, Yao Yao asked curiously, "Husband, what kind of people will be coming from Zhongzhou?"

Lin Chen thought for a moment: "I suppose all the major sects will send people over."

Penglai Immortal Island, Qingyun Sect, Heavenly Sword Pavilion, Kunlun Domain, Mount Sumeru... and a whole host of other first-rate forces, probably a huge horde.

Yao Yao blinked: "Will they cause trouble after they arrive?"

"Definitely!" Lin Chen scoffed.

There are always some people who think they are superior to others. When they arrive in the Eastern Region, they act as if they have entered the countryside, looking down on everyone.

Yao Yao pouted and muttered under her breath, "When I was in Zhongzhou, this was the kind of person I hated the most."

Lin Chen glanced at her. "Your Hehuan Sect is considered a first-rate sect in Zhongzhou, right?"

Yao Yao sighed: "The Hehuan Sect is a first-class sect, but people from those major sects avoid us when they see us, and they look down on our cultivation methods because they think they are not orthodox."

Lin Chen reached out and ruffled her hair: "Now it's all good, they'll have to come begging to us."

Yao Yao squinted as her eyes were being rubbed, and giggled.

Liu Shengxue stopped playing the zither and asked calmly, "What do you plan to do with them?"

"Just follow the rules!" Lin Chen said slowly.

"Register what needs to be registered, collect what needs to be collected, and rip off what needs to be ripped off."

Liu Shengxue nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Liu Sheng Piaopiao whispered from the side, "Brother-in-law, what is a teleportation array?"

Lin Chen glanced at her and explained, "It's just a formation that can instantly transport people from a great distance."

Liu Sheng Piaopiao's eyes lit up: "In an instant? How fast would that be?"

"About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Liu Sheng Piaopiao opened her mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time.

Yao Yao reached out and gently lifted her chin:

"Piaopiao, why are you opening your mouth so wide? I don't want to kick you off the bus again."

Liu Sheng Piaopiao quickly shut her mouth, her face turning bright red.

Yao Yao laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

Lan Fenghuang smiled, but her hands didn't stop moving.

Lin Chen coughed lightly, changing the subject:

"To the left, use a little more force on the left side."

Blue Phoenix rolled her eyes and shifted the force of her hand slightly to the left.

Yao Yao picked up another grape and offered it to Lin Chen's lips.

Lin Chen opened his mouth to take it, chewing as he spoke:

"By the way, Yao Yao, the teleportation array is working now. Do you want to go back to Zhongzhou to see your master?"

Yao Yao's eyes lit up: "Is it okay?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Of course, but I'll have to wait until I finish my patrol."

Yao Yao was so excited she almost jumped up, but quickly sat back down and continued feeding the grapes.

Liu Sheng Piaopiao asked softly, "Brother-in-law, can I go?"

Lin Chen glanced at her: "You want to go?"

Liu Sheng Piaopiao nodded, then looked a little embarrassed:

"I...I just want to see what Zhongzhou is like."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take you there then."

Liu Sheng Piaopiao's eyes instantly curved into a smile.

Lan Fenghuang watched this scene with a slight smile on her lips.

Liu Shengxue remained silent, but her gaze fell on Lin Chen, and she hesitated to speak.

The carriage continued forward.

Suddenly, Yan Da's voice came from outside: "My lord, we will arrive in Xijing in two more days."

Lin Chen hummed in agreement and peeked out from behind the carriage curtain.

In the distance, the snow-capped mountains appear and disappear in the distance.

He lowered the carriage curtain and leaned back onto the cushion.

Keep pressing, don't stop.

……

Xiaosongshan.

A crowd had gathered in front of the teleportation array.

Bai Mei stood at the very front, hands behind his back, looking at the huge array platform with a hint of smugness on his face.

On the array platform, the array patterns were densely packed, shimmering with a faint blue light.

That was the result of several months of hard work by these people—a cross-domain teleportation array jointly set up by the five factions.

Zhou Lie stood next to Bai Mei, arms crossed, and said casually:

"Senior White Eyebrows, is your formation any good? Don't lose the person later."

Bai Mei glared at him: "How could I possibly lose the formation I set up?"

Yun Yao covered her mouth and laughed, "Zhou Lie, don't worry about it. If Senior White Eyebrows didn't even have this much confidence, he wouldn't be standing here."

Zhou Lie grunted twice and then said nothing more.

Monk Liaochen put his hands together in prayer and chanted a Buddhist mantra:

"Amitabha, once this teleportation array is completed, the Eastern Region and the Central Continent will be connected as one. Excellent, excellent."

Yun Zhongge, waving her folding fan, said with a smile:

"Master Liaochen, are you happy for the Eastern Region, or for your Mount Sumeru?"

Liao Chen smiled but remained silent.

Jian Wusheng stood to the side, holding his sword, his face cold, and he didn't say a word.

Bai Mei turned around and glanced at the group, then smiled and said:

"Alright, be careful, the first group should be arriving soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, the teleportation array emitted a brilliant blue light.

A beam of light shot into the sky, illuminating half of it.

A moment later, the light faded.

There were dozens more people on the platform.

……

On the side of the teleportation array, Yuan Tiangang stood with his hands behind his back, with a group of people from the Foreign Affairs Bureau standing behind him.

Standing beside him was Li Bai, who was slowly drinking from a gourd.

The royal ancestor Zhao Wuji has stabilized his cultivation, and the Empress's cultivation is about to break through, so he was sent here to guard Songshan City.

People on the platform came down one after another.

The leader was an elderly man in a gray robe, with white hair and beard, but he was in good spirits.

He looked around, his gaze settling on Bai Mei, and strode over.

"Brother White Eyebrows!"

Bai Mei stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brother Qin, you must be tired from your journey."

The gray-robed old man waved his hand: "It's not hard work, I'm just a little curious about what the Eastern Region is like."

He looked around and his gaze fell on Yuan Tiangang.

"And this is...?"

Bai Mei introduced, "This is Mr. Yuan Tiangang, a subordinate of the Prince of Zhenbei, in charge of foreign affairs."

Elder Qin cupped his hands in greeting: "Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Tiangang returned the greeting: "Elder Qin."

Behind Elder Qin were several young people, all looking around with curiosity.

One of the young men muttered under his breath, "This is the Eastern Region? The spiritual energy is just so-so."

Another chimed in, "Nonsense, if the Eastern Region had good spiritual energy, it would have been occupied long ago."

Elder Qin turned around and glared at them, and the two quickly shut up.

Yuan Tiangang remained calm and said indifferently, "Gentlemen, you have come from afar, please register first."

Elder Qin was taken aback: "Register?"

Yuan Tiangang nodded: "The rule in Songshan City is that all outsiders must be registered."

Name, cultivation level, origin, and purpose of visit—none of these can be omitted.

After registering, you'll receive a token before entering the city.

The young men behind Elder Qin changed their expressions.

"On what basis should we register?"

"We people from Penglai Immortal Island don't need to register wherever we go!"

Elder Qin raised his hand to stop them, exchanged a glance with Bai Mei, and then said:

"Okay, register."

The young men wanted to say something, but Elder Qin glared at them, so they had no choice but to shut up.

Yuan Tiangang nodded and waved behind him.

The foreign affairs officers stepped forward, moved a table, spread out a register, and began the registration process.

When asked about his cultivation level, a young man stiffened his neck and replied, "Early stage of the Celestial Realm!"

The officials from the Foreign Affairs Bureau, expressionless, wrote "Early Stage of Heaven and Man" in the booklet.

Another young man said, "Mid-stage Celestial Being!"

Yet another one: "Peak of Celestial Beings!"

Elder Qin added, "Late-stage Land Immortal."

The foreign affairs officers wrote them down one by one and then issued them a token.

The token is made of bronze, with the words "Songshan" engraved on the front and a number engraved on the back.

"Keep it safe," said the official from the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

"You need to show your token to enter or leave the city. If you lose it, you have to get a replacement, which costs one hundred taels of silver."

The young people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Elder Qin remained calm, accepted the token, and walked into the city.

As he reached the city gate, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Li Bai, who was standing next to Yuan Tiangang.

Li Bai was holding a wine gourd and putting it to his mouth, not even looking at him.

Elder Qin narrowed his eyes.

That person's aura... is not simple.

He withdrew his gaze and walked towards the city below the mountain.