Chapter 152 (1/2)
Chapter 152: Men From the NanGong Family
”The Xiao family’s reason was actually because they heard that General Ling achieved a great victory over Western Han and so they are here to congratulate him.” Ling Jian had a weird expression on his face.
”What a lousy reason!” Ling Tian snorted, ”But, a lousy reason is better than nothing!”
The reason which the Western Han and Eastern Zhao’s amba.s.sadors gave were even more ridiculous. They actually said that they were here to offer their condolences to NanGong Le! Since when did NanGong Le become such a famous figure?” The expression on Ling Jian’s face grew even more interesting. By the side, Ling Chen had already burst out into giggles.
”Err…” The muscles on Ling Tian’s face began to contort and he also burst out into laughter, ”I never imagined that this NanGong Le also has so much face! I’m amazed! I’m amazed!”
What he was amazed about was naturally not how big a face NanGong Le had. He was amazed about how the faces of Western Han and Eastern Zhao were far too thick!
Any other reason would be at least a hundred times better than this one! However, those two empires chose to use the most disgusting possible reason! They obviously did not place the Sky Bearing Empire in their sights at all; furthermore, the density of their enmity could also be seen.
”Cheh!!” Ling Tian said hatefully, ”They should go to the Southern Zheng if they want to offer their condolences to NanGong Le right? NanGong Le merely died in the Sky Bearing Empire; even if he were to be buried in the Sky Bearing Empire, it would only sully the soil of our nation! Both the Western Han and Eastern Zhao actually dares to be so unbridled! It seems like they still have great ambitions. If we don’t teach them a good lesson, they will probably end up creating trouble.”
”Northern Wei, Meng LiGe… ah ah ah, it’s actually him…” Ling Tian muttered to himself thoughtfully.
Ling Chen asked curiously, ”Young n.o.ble, do you know this Meng LiGe? Is he someone like Mister Ye as well?”
Ling Tian laughed, ”Chen’er, you are thinking too highly of this Meng LiGe. For someone like brother Ye, just how many of such characters can there be in the world! That Meng LiGe is also a fine character; not only is he full of ideas and spot on in his predictions, he can be said to be one of the most famous character in the world today. Especially… that Meng LiGe is the junior brother of Mister Qin; the both of them share the same teacher, Mister RuQu.”
Ling Jian and Ling Chen then responded with a long ‘ohhhh’.
Ling Tian then looked towards the sky, as though he was trying to make a decision, as his expression looked dark for a moment and bright the next. After a long while, he let out a smile and said, ”Forget it, forget it, just let nature take its course.”
Ling Jian and Ling Chen then stared at each other, puzzled about what Ling Tian was thinking about. They then heard Ling Tian ask, ”Ling Jian, how far more are these troops to the Sky Bearing Empire?”
Ling Jian thought for a moment before replying, ”The Northern Wei’s Meng LiGe is probably in the Sky Bearing Empire already. As for the rest of them, half of them will arrive tonight and the rest should be here by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. At that time, all of them should be gathered here!”
”Meng LiGe is already in the Sky Bearing Empire?” Ling Tian asked with doubt, ”The NanGong family and the Northern Wei should both be similar in distance to the Sky Bearing Empire, right? Why is the NanGong family, who just lost their son, even less proactive than the Northern Wei? Meng LiGe actually managed to arrive first? Something is definitely wrong! Extremely wrong! Ling Jian, investigate it! Investigate it quickly!”
Ling Tian’s instinct told him that the Northern Wei’s actions were a little abnormal. No matter what, regardless of the speed at which the news was disseminated or the speed of their troops, the Northern Wei shouldn’t be here before t
he NanGong family! But now, the Northern Wei was actually here first!
This matter is extremely bizarre! There must definitely be another reason behind that!
”Notify the Violent Wind Gang to send out all of their men. I want to know every single detail about all of these people who enters the capital! Not a single detail should be missed out!” As Ling Tian said this, his tone was extremely solemn and without room for negotiation. Ling Jian knew what such a tone signified. Thus, he quickly acknowledged the order with a bow!
Ling Tian placed his hands behind his back and paced around the room. As though he thought about something, he turned around and said, ”Ling Chen, where is the little princess of the Yu family?”
Ling Chen replied, ”She is said to be at Minister Wei’s residence. I heard that Miss Wei XuanXuan was also grounded by her mother for visiting our Ling family too often.” As Ling Chen replied, she looked towards Ling Tian with a mischievous smile.
Err! Ling Tian’s eyes widened and was rendered speechless for a long while, before finally replying, ”My famous reputation dragged someone down.”
Ling Chen began to giggle and Ling Jian could not help but smile.