Chapter 330: The Four Seasons of the God Nation (2/2)
Everyone loved and respected the Young Master for his huge contributions to the God Nation. The Holy Emperor was too engrossed in his training to handle the nation’s affairs. As a result, most of the planning, strategies, and laws were the work of the Young Master. Instigating Ye Baiyi to defect was also his idea, and it was one that he managed to carry out with great success.
After Ye Baiyi converted, the Young Master gave him control of the army and ordered for a palace to be built for him.
Ye Baiyi did not let the Young Master down. He reformed the entire army and began to devise military tactics that were suited to the god elementalists’ fighting style. Under his reforms, the God Nation’s military was able to stabilize the situations at the front lines.
The Young Master was also behind many other highly important actions, such as the exorcism of the Induction Ground and the widespread domestication of blood fiends.
Every now and then, She Yu would think of how great it would be if the Young Master was completely healthy again.
She Yu arrived at the cold palace three days later.
A lazy youth was lying down behind the main hall’s doorway, basking in the sliver of sunlight that came through the open doors at an angle. Beside him was a teapot with a long handle and half a cup of tea.
She Yu walked up to the doorway and noticed a neatly placed floormat with a table on top of it. On the table sat a complete tea set.
The two of them sat on opposite sides of the doorway.
A grin appeared on Bei Shuisheng’s pale face as he chipped, ”I’m sorry but you’ll have to do it yourself.”
She Yu smiled sweetly and started to boil some water to brew the tea.
”Come, tell me about the interesting things you saw on this journey. Being stuck in this lousy place is boring me to death,” said the young man, his eyes filled with wonder.
She Yu felt a tinge of heartache as she looked at the young man in front of her. In that moment, the almighty the Young Master appeared to just be an ordinary boy. A smile crept up on her lips, and she gently spoke, ”Nothing much happened, really. The Jadeite Forest is also experiencing a flowering season—a season where plume flowers are in full bloom. Plume flowers look like pink feathers and give off a melodious ringing sound when scattered by the wind. I suppose girls are more interested in stuff like that. At night though, the God Nation is much more beautiful…”
The young man listened intently, not uttering a single word as he did so.
After a while, he picked up his teacup and brought it to his lips. ”The tea has turned cold,” he muttered with a frown on his face.
He opened the teapot and saw that it was empty.
”Bring me some hot tea.”
Half of the long-handled teapot crossed the doorway toward She Yu.
She finally understood why the Young Master used a teapot with such a long handle.
She Yu hurriedly grabbed her pot of freshly brewed tea and walked to the doorway.
The Young Master warmly reminded, ”Be careful not to cross the threshold. You won’t be able to handle the things inside.”
She Yu carefully poured the freshly brewed tea into the long-handled teapot.
The Young Master swiftly downed a cup of tea and said, ”Please continue. The world outside of this palace is indeed interesting.”
She Yu told him about Duanmu Huanghun getting drunk in a brothel and challenging her to a fight.
The Young Master called him a proper man.
When she mentioned that Duanmu Huanghun had reorganized the Society of Excellence, the Young Master sighed.
She moved on to talk about Shi Xueman’s use of the God-subduing Peak to ambush the diplomatic mission, much to the Young Master’s delight. He frantically clapped his hands and praised Shi Xueman’s boldness.
The Young Master laughed heartily when he heard about the conflict between the new citizens and the aristocratic families, calling them a bunch of clowns who had long lost their edge.
She spoke of how Shi Xueman was discharged from the North Sea Division after kidnapping Duanmu Huanghun and made her way to Peace City instead. She Yu continued her story, talking about Ai Hui’s Five Elemental Eight Treasures Porridge Feast and how all the members of the Central Pine Faction flocked from all over with the ingredients they needed for the porridge.
The Young Master had a faraway look as he commented that the Central Pine Faction must be made up of truly loyal friends.
She got to the part where the Venerable Volcano dragged two vice division leaders and stood guard at the door for a bowl of porridge. All this talk about the Eight Treasures Porridge made
The Young Master salivate as he imagined just how amazing it must taste. He muttered that if they ever caught Lou Lan he would definitely get him to cook lots of porridge.
The Young Master was glad to hear that their operation in Cloud Ridge City was a success.
”I’m glad we didn’t choose Peace City as our target. It would be a waste if such an interesting group of people were killed just like that.”
She Yu stared blankly at the Young Master.
The Young Master stretched his back and picked up the long-handled teapot. Standing up, he said, ”All right, rest time’s over. Back to work. Everyone’s living such colorful lives, so I guess I have to strive hard too. Thanks for the nice, long chat. I’m sorry I can’t send you off.”
The young man beamed. ”All the best!”
He waved at She Yu before returning to the darkness.