Chapter 777 (2/2)
Someone yelled. It was Li Yue and Chu Jiu.
“Li Yue, do you want to leave with us?” Ye Lang ignored Chu Jiu and asked Li Yue. If Li Yue chose to speak up now, that meant she wanted to come too.
“Yeah!” Li Yue nodded. “I don’t want to serve an emperor who doesn't even care about his daughter. One day he might abandon me! And I’ve always seen Her Majesty as my empress anyway!”
“Very well, come up then!” said Ye Lang. He didn’t care for the reason, he was just happy to see her.
“General Li Yue!” shouted Li Yue’s subordinates. They did not want her to leave.
“You all go ahead with your business, don’t mind me. I’m planning to marry someone in the future, I don’t plan to stay in the military for the rest of my life. This is a good opportunity for me!” said Li Yue with a smile.
“Uh…”
“Then we wish you happiness and love, General!”
“...”
“Thirteenth Master, we hope you’ll make Li Yue happy!”
The cries of farewell took a very strange and wrong turn as Ye Lang became the focus once more.
“?? What? What has this got to do with me?” Ye Lang asked, confused.
“It has everything to do with you! You’re the one taking me away!” said Li Yue with a smile, tears falling down her cheeks.
“Go back then!”
“...”
“Fine, the Soaring Sky’s military is surrounding us already!” Ye Lang instructed Little Zero to bring them back to Ye City.
“Wait, I have something to say…” yelled Chu Jiu below.
“Farewell, Chu Jiu! Don’t miss us! Come to Ye City for some tea if you have time, on the house!” Ye Lang ‘s words echoed, the flying boat was already heading towards Ye City.
“Hey…” Chu Jiu watched him leave helplessly.
…
“How powerful is Zhao Yarou? Why can’t I tell her capabilities at all? Did you teach her?” Ye Lanyu looked at the baby in Ye Lang’s arms, then Zhao Yarou next to him. It was very weird to see these three people so at peace.
“Tian Level. She’s a little more powerful than you all! I taught her a little bit of martial arts,” said Ye Lang.
“How could you! How could you help a person like her reach Tian Level?!” Ye Lanyu was very annoyed. It was impossible for her to completely forgive Zhao Yarou at the moment.
“What do you mean, me? She has always been Tian Level, she just hid it very well,” said Ye Lang.
“What?! No way, you say she has always been Tian Level? How old was she? How is that possible?” Everyone was shocked.
Everyone could accept it if she had broken through during the ten years with Ye Lang but if she’d attained Tian Level way before the ten years, no one believed it.
“She’s a madwoman! I already said at the time that she was very dangerous. It wasn’t really because I didn’t want to touch her, she just gave me a very strong sense of danger. So now you all finally believe me! I made the right decision!” said Ye Lang.
“...”
The crowd stared at her in shock, wondering how she grew up. This young lady had done things people could not do in their lifetimes. She was the one who turned the entire world upside down.
A dramatic way of putting it: she had the world at her mercy!
“Sweetie, come to mama! Don’t always stick to him, I’ll get jealous! Mama is jealous!” Zhao Yarou ignored everyone else and continued playing with the little baby, who was giggling happily.
Everyone now merely felt like she was a cute girl-next-door!
“Yarou, don’t steal my place! If we’re talking about mothers, I should be. You’re just the auntie.” The seventh princess cut in to remind everyone of her existence.
“No, I don’t want to be an auntie, I want to be a mother too! Sis, why don’t we both marry Ye Lang?” Zhao Yarou looked at the seventh princess longingly, like a little girl begging her sister.
“Uh… you’ll have to ask him about that. If he agrees, we’ll do it.”
“What? Me? Of course that’s not going to happen! I would never marry a madwoman like you!”
“Shut up!”
…
Time flew quickly when they were having fun. Everyone was ecstatic to see Ye Lang and Zhao Yarou return, plus Li Yue joining their side. This was the outcome everyone had wanted most. Perhaps it was even better than anticipated.
Time slipped by and two days later, the flying boat arrived at Ye City. They were greeted with cries of celebration from the entire city, including Third Brother and Seventh Brother, who had been waiting for a very long time.
When they saw Ye Lang, everyone became very emotional.
However, they could not celebrate for long.
They had anticipated this but not so soon!
“Eh? Did the sky just turn dark?”
The entire city was confused. It was a sunny afternoon and it wasn’t time for sunset yet. Why was the sky darkening? They looked up to see an unforgettable sight.
Hordes of airships filled the sky. They bore sigils that announced they were from the Soaring Sky Empire. They had surrounded the entire Ye City with an abrupt invasion.
It was too soon! Ye Lang’s flying boat had just arrived!
“This is magnificent! If these airships could be used for civilians, it would improve the lives of countless people,” said Ye Lang as he looked at the sky calmly.
“How do you have time for such revelations?! Think of something!!” said Third Brother.
“Think of what? They’re probably just passing by,” said Ye Lang.
“...”
“I’m going to have a heart attack talking to you. I’ll let you sit on my head if they’re just passing by,” huffed Third Brother.
“If they’re not passing, what are they doing here? You think they’re here to attack us?” said Ye Lang.
“Not think, they ARE coming to attack us!”
“That’s not possible, there’s really no strategic advantage to this place. They wouldn’t spend so much resources on attacking us,” said Ye Lang, still clueless.
“With you here, it is VERY strategic! And it is a must to take us down!” said Third Brother.
“Am I that important?”
“VERY IMPORTANT!”
Everyone yelled at the same time to answer his mutters.
“If that is the case, Third Brother, go prepare to defend. I fear they might force their way in. My defenses are strong but it cannot hold against so many of them,” said Ye Lang, looking at the airships in the sky.
“How long can we hold?”
“With so many airships, about two days,” said Ye Lang. “We should just run. Our lives are more important!”
“...”
Everyone fell silent, not because of such ‘unvaliant’ words but also they marvelled at his defenses being able to hold for two days. Two days against an entire horde of airships was a remarkable feat.
They were also sure Soaring Sky could not launch a full attack lasting two entire days. There was hope that they could hold up.
Of course, they must consider Ye Lang’s suggestion too. Their lives were more important. If they were alive, they could start anew anytime in the future.
“I don’t think we’ll be able to run! I believe the entire Soaring Sky’s power is focused on us now. Even the troops invading Vermilion Bird have been directed here. I think the entire empire has surrounded us,” said Seventh Brother with a frown. He had a report in his hand. The situation must be dire for him to say that.
“No way, Ye City must be very important to him.” Third Brother was also astonished. No one would want to believe the entire empire’s military was here.
Seventh Brother shook his head. “It’s true. This is a message from Vermilion Blood. They mentioned Soaring Sky’s attacks have subsided greatly on their side and they realised Soaring Sky only left behind a small portion of soldiers as a ploy while their main force was nowhere to be found. Before this, I would’ve wondered what Soaring Sky was up to but now, there’s no need to overthink matters. The Soaring Sky Emperor is just insane, and he’s crazier than Zhao Yarou!”
“Hmmph!” Zhao Yarou bristled. Seventh Brother shuddered.
“Dig a tunnel! Run!” Ye Lang yelled very simple instructions.
“...”
Just as everyone was speechless, a voice rang from the skies. It was a warning for Ye Lang.
“Little Ye Lang, I know you always have a way to escape. But while you can run, can the rest run too? This time, I am here to slaughter the city. I do not care who they are, I want them all dead! It will be the same no matter where they run!”