Chapter 70 I Have People in Tushan

"I was wrong, brother. I'll never meddle in things that don't concern me again..."

Guyi lowered his dog-like head and replied weakly.

"Speaking of which, aren't you the King of Samoyed from the Far North? What are you doing wandering all the way out here to the Beishan border instead of staying put in your territory?"

Hearing this, Guyi immediately fell silent, obviously reluctant to answer the question.

In response, Yang Qingyuan simply smiled as another spark of lightning coalesced at his fingertips.

*Crackle...*

Having already been traumatized by Yang Qingyuan's lightning just moments ago, Guyi's fur stood on end. He hurriedly and obediently answered, "I'm heading to Tushan!"

"Going to Tushan?"

"I want to go to Tushan and find out if my reincarnation-bound lover has been reborn..."

As he spoke, a flash of desolate sorrow inevitably crossed the depths of Guyi's eyes.

"Oh, right, you probably don't know about Tushan's reincarnation-bound affinity yet, do you? The so-called reincarnation-bound affinity is..."

"Save it, you can skip the explanation. I know what reincarnation-bound affinity is."

*Oh no, he's not one of those muscle-headed martial brutes at all. This is going to be troublesome...*

Guyi's eyes rolled rapidly as he desperately brainstormed a way to escape.

Running was completely out of the question; after all, the speed he took so much pride in was like a total joke in front of this guy.

Since when did human beings produce such a monstrous genius?

He was so young, yet his Dharmic powers were already this extraordinary.

"Guyi, look, I just saved you, didn't I?"

"Hmm?" *(second tone)*

*Crackle...*

"Yes!" *(fourth tone)*

"Very good."

Yang Qingyuan reached out to stroke Guyi's furry head and continued, "The elders always say that dogs are man's best friends. Plus, since I just saved you, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable for you to do me a favor in return?"

"Yes..."

Guyi nodded with a helpless expression.

Though I have no idea where you dug up those 'elders' you keep talking about, what other choice do I have in a situation like this?

You resort to shocking me the moment things don't go your way—are all friends in your family made of electricity?

"Terrific."

Yang Qingyuan stood up and nodded with a satisfied expression.

"I'm looking for a few humans in Beishan. Do you know any efficient ways to do that?"

"Beishan? Looking for humans?"

Guyi shot Yang Qingyuan a rather peculiar look.

Because his lover was a human, Guyi was considered one of the yokai most friendly toward humans among the various kings of Beishan.

Yet, due to Beishan's unique cultural and historical background, most of the yokai here deeply disliked, or even detested, humans.

If not for the suppression of Beishan's Yokai Emperor Shi Kuan, not a single human would ever be allowed to exist across the vast territory of Beishan.

Moreover, among the Four Great Yokai Realms, Beishan's domain was arguably the largest—surpassing even the lands of humans.

Therefore, trying to find a few humans in such a massive territory was practically akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.

"Well, young master, please forgive my bluntness, but I'm afraid this won't be an easy task. Beishan is simply too vast. How on earth is one supposed to find a few humans here?"

Yang Qingyuan frowned upon hearing this.

Even with the Thousand-Mile Tracking Amulet given to him by Li Quzhuo, he still needed to lock onto the target's spiritual aura within a thousand miles to use it.

Yet Beishan was so enormous that its area vastly exceeded a thousand miles.

The only thing he knew for certain right now was that Yang Yitan and the others were likely heading to the Royal Palace of the Yuyao Kingdom to consult some related ancient texts.

However, so many days had passed since they set out; heaven knows if they had already finished rummaging through the palace.

At this thought, Yang Qingyuan felt a headache coming on.

"Forget it, I won't look for that fellow Yitan for now. If he really discovers anything, I'll just ask him when we get back."

Yang Qingyuan shook his head and then proceeded to ask, "Do you know a wolf yokai under the command of the Chief of the Seventy-Two Caves of Beishan, the Lord of Maori Cave? Seems he's called the Heavenly Yokai Wolf King, Guangyu?"

"Guangyu? I know him. He's just like me, one of the yokai kings under Chicken Lord's command."

"How much do you know about this Guangyu?"

"We've crossed paths a few times, but I don't know him very well. There are many yokai kings under Chicken Lord, and the ones I'm genuinely familiar with are only a handful.

If I may ask timidly... did he somehow offend you, young master?"

"Not really, because he's been dead for ten years."

"Ah? No wonder I didn't see him at the last gathering..." Guyi muttered under his breath.

"Ten years ago, this Guangyu and another yokai sneaked into the vicinity of a city belonging to the One Qi Taoist Alliance. Do you know what he was doing there?"

"I have no idea."

Guyi's head instantly shook like a rattle-drum.

Ten years ago, he was still fast asleep in the Far North; how could he possibly know about such matters?

To long-lived yokai, a span of ten years was merely the snap of a finger—it could pass in the time it took to take a nap.

For someone like Guyi, sleeping for decades at a time in the frigid Far North was completely normal.

If not for his fear of missing the reincarnation of his lover and the necessity of checking in on Tushan at regular intervals, Guyi could easily have curled up in his den and never left for the rest of his life.

Therefore, expecting to squeeze any useful information out of this "fat couch potato" was harder than killing him.

Realizing this, Yang Qingyuan simply gave up on trying to extract anything useful from Guyi.

"That Guangyu was one of Chicken Lord's subordinates in Beishan, right?"

"Yes."

"Let's go. Take me to this Chicken Lord." Yang Qingyuan reached out and patted Guyi on the head.

"Huh?" A look of hesitation flashed across Guyi's face.

"But young master, I'm in a rush to get to Tushan to find my wife..."

"Well, that works out perfectly. I have connections in Tushan. If you don't go with me, believe it or not, you won't even be allowed within a mile of Tushan's gates next time!"

A look of utter disdain flashed through Guyi's eyes.

*Hah, connections in Tushan? Who are you trying to scare?*

*Given the current relations between humans and yokai, if a human like you went to Tushan, walking in upright and being carried out horizontally would be considered a good outcome, and you claim to have connections...*

*Why don't you claim you're best friends with Tushan's three matriarchs while you're at it?*

However, that look of disdain was quickly restored to pure, crystal-clear innocence under Yang Qingyuan's electrotherapy treatment.

*Crackle...*

"Can we go now?"

"Brother... oh wait, no, Master, this way, I'll lead the way right now! If you get tired of walking, you can even ride on my back..."

*Hmph! I can't beat you, but I refuse to believe Chicken Lord can't beat you either!*

*Just a mere human—did you really think you could turn Beishan upside down?*

*Once Chicken Lord captures you, I'll definitely ask those thunder-weaving brothers of mine to spin a net of lightning. I'm going to make you dance barefoot on it for my amusement!*