THE SKY GOD SWORDSMAN
62. The Swordsman Aura

Five Tang imperial generals were present at Zhuang An's victory and welcoming party.

" General Ma introduce this Zhuang An, the greatest swordsman of the celestial sword sect, we won the battle because of An er's arrival." Han Fang introduced Zhuang An as an important swordsman.

" Och.introduce me General Ma Jin, proud to meet the greatest swordsman." General Ma Jin turned his face to Zhuang An respectfully.

" Ach don't worry, it's normal..!" Zhuang An smiled sweetly.

One by one the five Tang imperial generals saluted and became acquainted with Zhuang An.

From that meeting the generals could feel the energy, aura and authority of Zhuang An so high, so high a famous general in the Tang empire that they felt uneasy close to Zhuang An.

The five generals did not even dare to ask if not asked Zhuang An, the young man became uneasy so he tried to be ordinary and more familiar to them.

" Liang Gege, I'm sitting in your place to be more familiar with General Ma Jin." Zhuang An whispered to Huang Liang.

" All right, we change places." Huang Liang.

After that Zhuang An sat on the chair that Huang Liang occupied next to General Ma Jin so that he could more closely talk to the supreme general in the Tang empire.

" General, tell me what's been going on all this time in the entire Tang empire, it seems like a lot of unpleasant things..?." Zhuang An asked somewhat seriously.

" Ach it.begini Lord swordsman, in this one year the empire experienced various problems that persist.

Starting from security in some unstable areas, the economy in some parts of the city are chaotic, the problem of border dispute, intruders from desert land, poisoned river water and terahir murder of officials." General Ma Jin told me the important things that had happened.

From the story of General Ma Jin, Zhuang An can temporarily draw the conclusion, that the events were influenced by factors from outside the empire.

What's more is clear there are intruders from the desert country, so most likely the cause is indeed from there.

" Sorry swordsman, we sent many mandates to the sky sword sect, but why didn't the swordsman know about it..?." General Ma Jin was curious.

" That's, because the sect head sent me to a place far enough away to practice closed doors for these 5 years." Zhuang An replied calmly.

" Even today I haven't had the chance to return to the sect." Zhuang An added.

" Ach.so so.." General Ma Jin.

" General, the problem that happened today and before I believe the cause is due to external factors, meaning that someone deliberately made a mess." Zhuang An gave his opinion.

" Can you be sure that is so..? ."General Ma Jin began to analyze the possibility.

" It's certain one hundred percent can't yet, but I'm sure 90 percent is." Zhuang An had actually guessed that the border country was already controlled by the people from the desert.

The other general did not want to talk to Zhuang An because he felt awkward and worried about disturbing.

****

While Fang Xiang had departed for Chang An leaving the flower palace sect with the intention of the emperor's palace being escorted by 4 warriors who had been quite close to him since childhood.

They were Wu Ming and his three junior sisters. As usual they used the carriage belonging to the flower palace sect when traveling.

Actually once every 6 months Fang Xiang was scheduled to visit both his parents and his younger brother in the empire.

But it had been a year that Fang Xiang had not visited, because he wanted to complete his training to learn the main skill of the flower palace sect, the sunflower sword style.

That way his abilities were already above the abilities of Wu Ming who was at the level of a first-rate warrior.

So that his grandfather believes the trip is quite safe because of his ability.

" Miss, now this imperial situation has been less conducive since we left the palace back then." Wu Ming opened the conversation.

" It's said so, but I haven't seen my mother and father for 1 year." Seen on the look on Fang Xiang's face that was imagining his mother's face, he also smiled at her.

Wu Ming certainly did not see it because he was ahead in control of the horse carriage.

" Uncle, where's the coachman where's the uncle who controls the train?." Fang Xiang asked curiously.

" Miss doesn't know yes, many of the sect's charioteers were poisoned while in Wu Zhong's territory yesterday." Wu Ming told.

" Yes know uncle, but it's been more than a week, hasn't it healed yet..?." Fang Xiang continued his question.

" Ie Miss, the poison is quite difficult to overcome, it takes two weeks more." Wu Ming looked sad.

The warrior of the first gate recalled, many residents in Wu Zhong were mass poisoned by the river water, there were some residents, not even a few people who died because they were not helped.

He believes the poisoning was done intentionally. Although difficult to prove.

" Uncle, how are you quiet..?." Fang Xiang shocked Wu Ming.

" Ech yes Miss, what is it..?." Wu Ming replied quickly.

" Uncle still remember, when we were at the slave market, we met a boy named Zhuang An.?." Fang Xiang asked seriously.

" E.m..I mean the lady who happened 10 years ago..?." Wu Ming asked.

" Yes uncle.., you remember ga..?." Fang Xiang asked again.

" Out..What's the matter Miss..?." Wu Minh was curious.

" Last night I had a dream to meet him.., he looks very handsome uncle...! Fang Xiang exclaimed.

" Ach...he was handsome long ago, right...?. Said Wu Ming.

The journey from the Flower Palace Sect to Chang An took quite a long time, they rested several times.

*****

While at the flower palace sect Han Xiao and his wife discussed the departure of her grandson with mixed feelings.

They were still less calm to see the development of security in the imperial territory during these 12 months.

" Xiao gege, why did you not deliver Xiang er directly, my heart became restless..?." Han Xiao's wife spoke in a worried tone.

" May er, I can't possibly leave the sect in this situation, the river is poisoned, there are many disputes, there are even two camps of trade unions that are in dispute."

The flower palace sect had an official power as vast as the power of the Governorate because before it became a flower palace sect was a small kingdom that overshadowed several regions.

These areas are still recognized today as part of the power of the flower palace sect.

Both administratively and the management of the flower palace sect are still authorized as the control of the government of these areas.