Not just one family, all three were like this, a request made in earnest.
Before long, Yu Qing had obtained roughly a hundred men from each of the three factions, leading a total of around three hundred people to rush to the Peach Garden.
The number of hands was secondary. The key point was that all three families had provided men, which delighted Yu Qing. It demonstrated their attitude. Matters prior to the opening of the Little Cloud Realm exit were basically settled.
“Look.”
Mu Aotie, who was wrapping the roots of peach trees with Nan Zhu, suddenly gestured.
Nan Zhu turned around and looked from beneath the peach tree. He saw a large crowd heading towards the cave entrance where they lived, and then faintly saw that group successively carrying things away.
“That old fifteen fellow, he really did get people to come help.”
Nan Zhu clicked his tongue in amazement. To get so much stuff from the Peach Garden and still have those people help carry it out, that was actually possible. He truly dared not imagine it. This time he was genuinely convinced.
Mu Aotie gave a solid remark, “We could not do it.”
“As for second brother… sigh!” Nan Zhu sighed, not knowing what he thought of, shook his head, and waved his hand to indicate, “Finish early and be at ease. Let’s hurry.”
On Yu Qing’s side, although a large crowd had come to help, he himself could not be an idle overseer. After instructing everyone on what to move, he was the first to hoist a larger peach tree onto his shoulder and carry it away.
He climbed back to the area near the exit mountaintop, led the way in carrying things to a pre-selected spot and put them down, then guided the helpers who came after to stack them in an orderly manner.
Every time he met someone, he would cup his hands humbly and say, “Much obliged, much obliged. Please make another trip.”
There was too much stuff. Even with around three hundred people, it could not be moved in one trip.
Afterwards he waited here, receiving and guiding them.
The three hundred or so people made multiple back-and-forth trips, four times in total, before they finally moved all the stuff over.
Once these people finished and went back, it quickly caused quite a stir among the three factions. Many people ran over to watch the commotion.
Yu Qing, standing guard before the pile of goods, kept cupping his hands and bowing, exchanging pleasantries nonstop.
When someone asked what was going on, Yu Qing uniformly replied, “Apologies, apologies. Without permission, it is improper for me to speak carelessly.”
The same sentence dismissed all the curious ones.
Two people were rather unhappy, however. Long Xingyun stared at Yu Qing with a gloomy face, now and then sizing up that mountain of goods.
Cui You, a trusted subordinate of Qin Jue, followed closely behind Long Xingyun. He had survived this time truly by virtue of Long Xingyun’s light. The two genuinely did not know about Qin Jue’s collusion with Yun Xi, nor did they even know how the collusion happened. Upon learning of this matter, the two themselves were greatly shocked.
It was just that Tian Yu, in his fury, had used heavy torture on both of them. The two had lain down for about a month before they could stand…
Liu Piaopiao also took this opportunity to come over. Upon learning that those three fellows had actually brought out all the immortal peaches, how could she not be surprised.
Yu Qing, when no one was looking, blinked at her, a meaning understood between them, letting Liu Piaopiao rest assured that what he had promised her would not be short.
Liu Piaopiao pursed her lips slightly, then left without showing anything on her face. She truly had not expected that this fellow could actually get the immortal peaches out. Judging from this commotion, it was clear that all three factions had agreed.
She really did not know how this fellow had managed it. She felt that someone who could become the world’s number one talented scholar was indeed somewhat different…
After slowly dealing with everyone, Yu Qing climbed onto a pile of crates again, sitting on the crates and looking around in all directions, guarding his property without leaving it for half a step.
Until the sky was completely dark, Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie came back and forth, carrying the remaining several dozen peach trees back.
After putting down the work, the two also climbed onto the crates and sat down.
Yu Qing had to remind Nan Zhu, “You are so heavy. Is it alright sitting on the crates? Do not break them. You had better sit below.”
Nan Zhu said resentfully, “The crate materials are very sturdy, alright? How could they break so easily? Ten days. Almost ten days without closing my eyes, constantly listening to your orders, constantly working. Can you not say something nice?”
Yu Qing pursed his lips and said nothing more.
The three men’s gazes mostly observed the exit archway…
Night gradually deepened. The night sky had stars but no moon. As the hour gradually approached, everyone was waiting in anticipation.
Xiang Lanxuan, Tian Yu, and Meng Po stood beneath the archway waiting, guarding that patch of fog outside the archway.
Several blazing bonfires illuminated the scene before the archway clearly.
Although the three martial brothers were not close, they had the advantage of standing high and seeing far.
After the hour of Zi arrived, the mountaintop became so quiet that not even a crow made a sound.
The situation was just like when everyone had entered back then. Until halfway through the hour of Zi, a thin crescent moon appeared in the sky, and the fog outside the archway also began to rise and fall. A certain power was fluctuating, immediately causing a commotion on the scene.
Someone even shouted joyfully, “It’s open. It’s opening.”
Many feared there would be an accident. Should an accident occur, they feared being trapped here for life. Now they finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Before long, the undulating fog outside the archway settled, revealing a long flight of steps.
On the mountaintop at the end of the steps, bonfires were already blazing fiercely. Many people were waiting on the summit. Upon seeing familiar faces in the archway above, a burst of cheers erupted from the mountaintop.
At the indication of Meng Po, Xiang Lanxuan, and Tian Yu, one subordinate from each side leapt out, stepping onto the steps first, then rapidly descending straight down.
Seeing that the scouts had successfully reached the mountaintop, the three Meng Po only then flew down.
As for the others, they all waited in place for the time being, with no intention of going out yet. They were waiting for the orders of the three Meng Po.
Yu Qing, sitting on a pile of crates, suddenly smiled upon seeing this scene, and said in a low voice, “The problem should not be too great now. Our things should be able to go out.”
Nan Zhu said, “How so?”
Yu Qing smiled, “It should not be wrong. The ones who can make decisions should be outside. I feel that those who can make decisions would also want to see what immortal peaches and immortal peach trees look like. They will probably let the things out. You wait here. I will go take a look.”
Having spoken, he leapt to the ground, then strode towards the three factions’ crowds, walked through the dividing path between the groups to the front, cupped his hands and bowed repeatedly to the people staring from the front left and right, then also stood in place not daring to trespass.
This wait by everyone was quite a long one. Yu Qing waited until he was secretly anxious.
According to last time’s experience, the opening time was only half a shichen. Now half a shichen was almost more than halfway through. Why was there still no response?
Just when half a shichen was almost exactly halfway through, Xiang Lanxuan, Meng Po, and Tian Yu successively flashed back, landing beneath the archway, waving their hands to give orders.
From each faction’s men, nearly half immediately carried various covered items and poured out with a clatter.
Yu Qing grew anxious. He also found an opportunity to squeeze to the side of the three senior experts. He had just cupped his hands when Meng Po slanted his eyes and shouted, “Wait!”
Yu Qing went silent, and had to obediently wait at the side.
After the nearly half of the men carrying things came out, below a large crowd of men and women rushed up, a great pile of them, all carrying large amounts of supplies on their backs.
Yu Qing watched with his own eyes from the side. After a brief calculation, he was secretly shocked. When the personnel were all finished coming in, he estimated that each family’s men entering this time were at least ten times those of the first time.
“The other remaining personnel, first help him move the things out.”
Meng Po pointed at Yu Qing, waved his hand and shouted.
Yu Qing’s spirits lifted. He quickly cupped his hands to thank him, then actively ran towards the Sinan Mansion personnel waving his hands, “This way, this way, come this way.”
Xiang Lanxuan also waved her hand at her subordinates, “You all go too.”
Tian Yu also spoke, “Time is short. All go lend a hand. Move quickly.”
Thus nearly seven hundred people followed Yu Qing to run and move things.
Yu Qing was again the first to hoist a peach tree onto his shoulder, while shouting to his two martial brothers, “They are not too clear on things. You stay here and help give directions. Come out last when wrapping up.”
Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie naturally nodded repeatedly.
They were pressed for time. Yu Qing truly ran while carrying a tree. When passing through the archway, the tree crown was too large and even forced the three Meng Po to retreat to the side.
On the blazing mountaintop, the large gathered crowd saw a tree appear on the heavenly ladder, all very surprised. Afterwards, from the right angle, they discovered that someone was actually carrying it.
There was no way around it. Both ends of the tree were large, especially the crown, which was definitely dragging on the ground.
Seeing the tree carrier dressed in rags, with messy grass-like hair and beard, looking like a beggar, many people on the summit had faces full of astonishment.
How to put it? For these ten days, in order to get these immortal peaches and peach trees, the three martial brothers had worked day and night. Their images were already not good. These ten days they had completely not groomed themselves, and constantly did all kinds of dirty, tiring work. Their outward appearance was truly very unsightly.
Despite this, Yu Qing, carrying the huge thing and dragging it down, was all the way displaying humility, constantly nodding in greeting to those who looked over, while his eyes scanned everywhere looking for suitable open space.
“Who is that?”
Someone walked to the side of a person who had just come out and asked.
The latter gave a laugh, “You should have heard of him. That famous探花郎 who shook the world.”
“Ah, it’s him? How did he end up like this?”
“He secretly found the Little Cloud Realm and got caught. How could he be doing well?”
“Why is he carrying a tree out?”
“That is an immortal peach tree. And not just one. He also picked all the immortal peaches inside.”
“Immortal peaches? What’s going on?”
“Nothing useful. Cannot explain clearly for the moment. Will speak slowly later.”
As soon as Yu Qing carried the stuff and ran down the steps, he shouted loudly, “Make way, make way. Please make way. Those behind, this way, come this way, follow me quickly.”
He ran down quickly through the parted crowd dragging a large tree. There was no more space on the mountaintop, so he could only store it a bit further down the mountainside.
The group behind carrying things ran after him. After reaching the designated spot, they put things down, then flew back one after another, running back into the Little Cloud Realm to carry more.
Seven hundred plus people only used two trips, spending a very short time to move all the things out.
Yu Qing stood guard beside the pile of things thanking them nonstop. Finally he saw Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie each carrying three stacked large crates running out.
After running to Yu Qing’s side and putting things down, Nan Zhu said excitedly, “Out. All moved out.”
Yu Qing nodded, also excited, but still cupped his hands to send off the helpers. He saw those remaining personnel return to the Little Cloud Realm once more.
The alternation of the three factions’ men could not completely replace everyone. They definitely had to leave behind some people familiar with the situation inside the Little Cloud Realm.