Chapter 1069 – The Tile on the Corner of the Roof (2/2)

The Prince of Xiang's face began to twitch, fat rippling, as he gazed at those dragon-like beasts on the corners of the roofs glimmering gold in the sunlight.

After some time, he looked away and held up the fat of his belly that was bulging past his belt. He sighed, ”This matter has gotten big.”

Prince Chen Liu bitterly smiled. ”I didn't expect that Yourong was still doing things as crudely and simply as when she was young.”

The Prince of Xiang looked into his son's eyes and slowly and solemnly said, ”With as many years as your father has served the venerable Daoist, as long as I do not act rashly, I am assured my present honor and riches. I will ask you again: do you still persist in your view that we should take another step forward?”

He was currently the most powerful and esteemed prince of the Imperial Court and was also an expert of the Divine Domain. If he were to take another step forward, where would it go?

”If we do not take this step, will the Great Zhou Dynasty be the Chen clan's world, or Xining's world?”

Prince Chen Liu calmly said, ”This is the matter I care about the most.”

The Prince of Xiang's finger sank into the fat of his belly. He constantly sighed but said nothing more.

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Prince Chen Liu had just gotten married, but he had no mind to spare for his lovely wife, because Xu Yourong had made too great of a stir.

But his lovely wife, as beautiful as a flower, also had no time for her husband. She had left the princely estate and returned to the Tianhai clan.

Tianhai Shengxue stood in front of the estate's gate, looking at the Princess of Ping who, though already attired as a wife, still had her pampered expression. He advised, ”Although your husband has a rather bland personality and is a deep thinker, it's not a bad personality, and he's always paid attention to his reputation. He won't treat you poorly, but you also have to pay some attention. How can you run back immediately after getting married?”

”I came back to talk business, not to start up a love rivalry or any of those other dull games.”

The Princess of Ping walked into the estate and sneered, ”If we don't hurry and respond, are we just going to watch that woman get all the glory?”

Tianhai Shengxue knew that the Princess of Ping had held a deep grudge toward Xu Yourong ever since she was little, but he had not expected that three years after the Divine Empress's death, when the Princess of Ping no longer actually held her title, her grudges still remained. As time passed, they had even seemed to worsen.

She had returned to the estate today as a representative of the Prince of Xiang's estate to discuss with Tianhai Shengxue's father how to deal with the current situation. Tianhai Shengxue found this quite boring and had no desire to take part. He took the reins from one of the clan warriors and began to lead his horse out, but before he could get very far, a thin and tall elder appeared at his side.

This elder seemed rather ordinary, but his status was anything but. He was currently the most senior Divine General of the age and he was called Fei Dian.

Tianhai Shengxue said, ”Although Sir has taught me much over the last few years, Sir staying by my side is truly just wasting time.”

Fei Dian said, ”Since the Divine Empress dispatched me to be by your side, it proves that you are worth it.”

At the time, Tianhai Shengxue had been the youth with the most potential in all of the Tianhai clan. By ordering Fei Dian to stand at his side, the Divine Empress could be considered to have placed her high hopes on him.

But though the Divine Empress was now dead, Fei Dian did not seem to have any intention of leaving.

”Uncle Fei, what do you think is more interesting, remaining in the capital or going to the frontlines?”

Without waiting for an answer, Tianhai Shengxue shook his head and said, ”It has to be fighting the demons on the snowy plains that's more interesting.”

Fei Dian impassively looked forward and said, ”But I am still alive right now.”

A little surprised, Tianhai Shengxue glanced at him.

”General Han Qing is dead, Xue Xingchuan dead, Tian Chui is dead, and many other people have died. I hear that Jin Yulu's life in White Emperor City also isn't that great.”

Fei Dian continued, ”That I am still alive and can even drink a little wine every day is precisely because I think little, do little.”

Tianhai Shengxue knew that these words were a warning to him.

His thoughts were very difficult to hide from Fei Dian.

But who could not have any thoughts on the situation in the capital?

He raised his head up to that sky so blue that it seemed like it had just been washed. ”The storm is about to come, so one has to find a roof tile to cover one's head.”