Great Tang, Australia.
The Heavenly Fire Army gathered outside the Time Administration Bureau, with Ma Chao, Zhuzi, Liu Meng, and others all anxiously keeping watch.
"Something big must have happened, otherwise the Prince wouldn't have issued such an urgent order!"
"Quick, find out who's missing!"
"I remember when the Prince was asking for military intelligence earlier, it seemed like he was with Hao Da Niu and them."
"Go find him! See if Hao Da Niu is back!"
"Damn it, if anyone dares to harm the Prince, I'll split them in half!"
"Also, issue a gag order. Before the Prince returns, anyone who dares to let this matter reach the Madam, don't blame me for feeding them to the crocodiles!"
Sealed telegrams were sent out, but they disappeared like stones thrown into the sea.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Fire Army used a secure channel internally. Otherwise, if Li Shimin knew that his two sons and one son-in-law were missing simultaneously, he would probably die of anger!
Just as everyone was anxiously pacing, a temporal portal suddenly opened. Wang Xuance and several special forces members returned with a group of scientists.
"What happened here?"
Seeing so many people guarding outside, he walked over to Zhuzi and asked with confusion.
"Something happened in the underground world over there!"
Apart from Fang Er, Wang Xuance was the only one who could open temporal portals.
Zhuzi, as if seeing a lifeline, quickly pulled him aside and explained the whole situation.
After listening, Wang Xuance frowned and turned to instruct Li Da and the others.
"Take them to the research institute and hand them over to Xiao Motuo!"
With that, he turned and walked towards the portal devices.
To ensure that no parallel world was visited twice, the Time Administration Bureau kept detailed archives.
After finding the corresponding world number for "Liangjian" during World War II, Wang Xuance looked at Zhuzi.
"Brother Zhuzi, this matter can be big or small."
"The Prince ordered you to retreat urgently, likely because you encountered some difficult underground creatures!"
"If we open the portal now, whatever made him feel troubled could endanger Great Tang!"
"Of course, it's also possible that nothing will happen after the portal is opened."
"You are a loyal servant of the Prince, so you make this decision."
"Do you want to open the portal?"
"Open it!" Zhuzi replied without any hesitation.
He had followed Fang Er out from Gaoling and was appointed as a division commander, which was extremely honorable!
Don't underestimate the identity of a Heavenly Fire Army division commander!
Even prefects and governors now had to lower their status and bow to them.
This was all thanks to Fang Er!
Without Fang Er, they would still be commoners, and might have even died during the drought a couple of years ago.
One must know how to be grateful!
"Open the portal, I'll go scout ahead first. If there's no anomaly, I'll come back to inform you!"
Zhuzi resolutely repeated his choice.
Ma Chao, Liu Meng, and the others who had accompanied him were also staring intently at Wang Xuance.
"Old Wang, stop dilly-dallying!"
"Every minute of delay means the Prince is in danger for another minute!"
"We are the Prince's soldiers; we can't stand by and do nothing when the Prince is in danger."
"That's right, even if we have to sacrifice all our brothers, we must rescue the Prince!"
"You think I need you to save me?"
Just then, a temporal portal suddenly appeared nearby, and Fang Er's size forty-seven feet emerged from it.
As soon as he stood steady, he heard these fellows talking about saving him, and was instantly amused.
Damn it, I can only hide like a dog.
And you're going over there?
To be cannon fodder?
"Prince?"
Zhuzi turned his head upon hearing this, and his eyes immediately welled up when he saw Fang Er.
Although Li Shimin had already issued a decree to demote his rank, these guys refused to change their address.
When they came earlier, Fang Xuanling had lectured them on the boat, but they stubbornly retorted.
"We won't change until we see the imperial edict, what can you do?"
Old Fang was speechless at the time...
So, it was chaotic now with some of them calling Fang Er "Prince" and others "Duke."
Fang Er smiled and waved at them.
"All of you, scatter! Go back to what you were doing!"
Seeing Wang Xuance also in the crowd, he casually asked, "How has your harvest been recently?"
"Reporting to the Prince, your subordinate is ashamed, only brought back over three thousand people."
"Nobel * 66, Edison * 344, Tesla 264, Madame Curie * 213, Schrödinger * 255, Einstein * 289."
"Lu Ban * 173, Mozi * 167, Zu Chongzhi * 352, Liu Hui * 236, Jia Sixie * 333, Li Daoyuan * 288."
"I met with seniors Laozi, Sunzi, and Guiguzi, but they said everything is destiny and they are unwilling to interfere with future matters."
Fang Er waved his hand indifferently, "It's fine if they don't come. When we need their help in the future, we'll go and consult them again."
"By the way, what about Master Confucius? What did he say?"
When Wang Xuance heard this name, his face instantly turned red.
He stammered for a long time before finally squeezing out a sentence.
"Your subordinate is incompetent, I... I couldn't beat him!"
Fang Er: .........
"How did it come to a fight?"
"Prince, you don't know, Master Confucius said that you either have to defeat him or convince him."
"If you lose, leave your clothes and get out!"
"When it comes to arguing, I am no match for him."
"But when it comes to fighting, neither I nor a dozen brothers could even get close to him."
"That 1.9-meter tall fellow, weighing at least 150 kilograms, wields bamboo slips like bricks!"
"Look, this was from being beaten by him a few days ago; it's still purple."
Wang Xuance said, lifting his clothes to reveal his back, where several cylindrical bruises were still clearly visible.
What was even more outrageous was that the bruises even had book titles on them...
"Lian Shan," "Gui Zang," "Zhou Yi," "Li Ji."
Fang Er: .........
It's understandable that Second Master Kong would read "Zhou Yi" and "Li Ji," but why was he reading "Lian Shan" and "Gui Zang"?
Preparing for tomb raiding?
Tsk tsk tsk, look at how beaten up this kid is...
So pathetic...
The key is that his method is awesome; you choose between arguing or fighting, everything appears fair and square.
This is clearly winning people over with virtue...
Thinking of Master Confucius's three thousand disciples, Fang Er couldn't help but shiver.
No wonder things were so chaotic during the Spring and Autumn period, yet he could still travel to the various states.
Although.
His so-called travels were just within Henan and Shandong.