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Zhang Jiao looked at Zhang Liang and asked, "Third brother, do you not trust Ma Yuanyi?"
Zhang Liang denied it, saying, "It's not that. He has been with us since childhood; he is practically family. If we can't trust him, who can we trust?"
"Do you think he lacks capability?" Zhang Jiao pressed.
"No, even among his peers, Ma Yuanyi stands out."
"Then what are your concerns?"
After a moment of thought, Zhang Liang replied, "I just worry that he might be too young." Although Ma Yuanyi had been spreading our teachings since he was ten years old, he had only been with us for twelve years, making him just twenty-two—barely stepping into adulthood.
"But brother," Zhang Jiao continued, "the ancients said: a person with ambition is not limited by age. In the time of Han Wudi, Huo Qubing was granted a title at nineteen and received rewards at twenty-one. Do you think he was too young?"
Faced with this rebuttal, Zhang Liang was momentarily speechless. "But can Ma Yuanyi really be compared to Huo Qubing?"
Zhang Jiao countered, "Why not? Before Huo Qubing, who could have imagined that a young man in his twenties could make the Xiongnu flee in fear?"
He went on to explain that Ma Yuanyi was intelligent and cautious, which made him exceptional. After more than ten years of training, he was already very familiar with our methods of spreading the teachings and gathering followers. Aside from his youth, what other qualifications did he lack?
"Though he is not of our blood, in our eyes, he is like a son."
Finally, Zhang Liang nodded. "You are right, brother."
Zhang Jiao lightly nodded in agreement and patted his shoulder reassuringly. "Alright, I understand that your concerns are not solely about Ma Yuanyi; you worry that he might be too young to handle the situation in Si Li."
"Don't worry; Si Li is not far from here. Once we have dealt with everything regarding the Prophecy, we will go to the Si Li region to assist him."
Both Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang nodded in response.
The matter concerning the Prophecy was clearly not yet resolved. Even though some wandering people had seen parts of these Prophecies, it was far from enough. The next step would be to further spread the Prophecy among the people.
To complete this mission, they needed to stay here. They would continue to promote and expand the influence of the Prophecy through those who were already aware of it. In doing so, they could harness the power of the prophecy to gather a formidable force capable of shaking the entire Han Dynasty.
As night deepened, most of the Refugees succumbed to fatigue and drifted off to sleep. In a moment when no one was paying attention, Yun Yi quietly slipped away from the group and returned underground. Although he had nearly completed all his mission objectives, this time his purpose was not to continue mining coal. Instead, he planned to collect the leftover Crafting Tables, Iron Anvils, and other supplies, along with some coal and Iron Blocks.
With plenty of space in his backpack, there was no reason to waste these precious resources. Afterward, he stealthily returned to the monument marking his crossing, pretending to rest among the crowd for a while. Time seemed to fly by, and soon enough, on the eastern horizon, the sun began to rise slowly, casting a morning glow across the sky.
Since Yun Yi had cleared all the trees during his first crossing, creating an open area free from obstacles that blocked sunlight, when the first rays of morning light shone down, everyone immediately felt a wave of warmth wash over them. No one wanted to lie back down and continue sleeping.
Gradually, everyone began to wake up. After confirming that the central campfire was completely extinguished without any concerns, they set off in groups down the mountain in search of the legendary Master Zhang Jiao's whereabouts. The path they chose down the mountain was different from the route Yun Yi had taken during his initial crossing. After all, the Taihang Mountains were a series of interconnected peaks rather than a single isolated ridge, making the trails between them complex and winding.
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