Chapter 475: The Return of a King (1/2)

Chapter 475: The Return of a King

There was not an intact building to be seen throughout the entire compound. It was a complete wreck as far as the eyes could see with every building collapsed. The corpses of multiple servants and guards could be seen strewn across the grounds, the last expression on their faces had been of anguish.

The tragic day that was today would be an unforgettable day for the Changyang clan. The energy from the ten Heaven Saint Masters had killed many lives and caused an immeasurable amount of damage. Many more people had been severely injured and left the Changyang clan in a depressed state.

Chang Wuji trod across the broken courtyards with a heavy expression. It was not as heavy as it was during the battle, and he couldn’t help but let out a sigh in relief in his heart. Despite the heavy damages the Changyang clan had incurred, the important figures of the clan hadn’t been killed. Some had been injured, but nothing major had happened to them.

Chang Wuji walked to the center of the compound and looked all around. With one final sigh, his face descended into grief.

The five Imperial Advisors from the Qinhuang Kingdom descended next to Chang Wuji. Xiao Tian was the first to speak, “Chang Wuji, how is the clan leader and the fourth lady, are they injured?” The five Imperial Advisors were most concerned with Changyang Ba and Bi Yuntian since they were the parents of the Imperial Protector.

Chang Wuji shook his head, “I thank the Imperial Advisors for their concern. They both have some minor injures, nothing too major.”

Hearing this, the five Imperial Advisors couldn’t help but let out a breath in relief. If one of the two had something happen to them in that short moment, they had no idea how they would be able to face the Imperial Protector.

The secret that the five Imperial Advisors were living within the Changyang clan had been exposed. Everyone that was familiar with what they looked like was extremely astonished the moment they saw the five Heaven Saint Masters retreat into the clan compound. Straight away, discussions could be heard among those people. No one could imagine that the Changyang clan would have so many Heaven Saint Master experts hidden within — such a strength was far too much.

“Haha… Senior… Chang… Chang Wuji, how is Yue’er?” The king coughed out some blood from his internal injuries while struggling to speak.

“Your Majesty, please be rest assured. The princess has received no major injuries.” Chang Wuji replied.

“That’s fine, all is fine then.” The heart that had leaped into the king’s throat had finally fallen back down. Yue’er was his most beloved daughter and thus he was without a doubt concerned for her safety.

Afterward, the representatives of the three other clans of Lore City came by personally to express their sympathies to the Changyang clan. They had a look of grief in their faces and concern in their voices, but their eyes remained on the five Imperial Advisors from the Qinhuang Kingdom with feelings of confusion and shock.

Many of the members from the three clans had participated within the battle at the northern stronghold, so they naturally recognized the Imperial Advisors. Upon seeing all five of them gathered within the Changyang clan and when they helped them fend off the attackers, they couldn’t help but feel extremely curious on what connection the two sides had with each other.

However, not a single one of them had dared ask why and could only speculate in secret.

None of the three clans were in any desire to leave quickly. Instead, they had their men personally help survey the damage to the clan. Despite the entire clan being leveled and destroyed, it did not weaken their reputation or fame. If anything, this had strengthened it. After all, they not only had even more Heaven Saint Masters than before, but they were able to emerge victorious over several experts from the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom.

Suddenly, a cyan color burst through the sky, like a lightning bolt, headed toward the Changyang clan. In an instant, the light came to a stop and began to hover over it.

“Another Heaven Saint Master? How fast this one is.”

When everyone saw this airborne person, they all let out a startled cry in confusion on whether this was a friend or foe.

The five Imperial Advisors and Chang Wuji both revealed stunned looks on their faces. Turning to look up, their eyes held a dangerous gleam. However, when they saw the facial appearance of the man floating above, a joyous look overcame their faces.

“The fourth master has returned!”

“Honored Imperial Protector!”

This cyan-colored blur had been Jian Chen. After two days of constant traveling, he had finally returned to Lore City from the cave of the Saint Ruler.

Jian Chen floated above Changyang Manor with a sluggish look. His eyes didn’t dare believe the reality of what he was seeing. In the several days when he was gone, the entire Changyang clan had undergone a tremendous change. The previously pristine and grand clan compound had disappeared into nothingness. All that remained was a single ruin with thousands of scars and holes as well as bloody bodies strewn about.

“Is… is this truly the Changyang clan? What has happened?” The light in Jian Chen’s eyes was quite dull as he muttered to himself in an absent-minded manner. Even the joyous feeling he had felt after receiving the Saint Ruler’s skeleton had been completely obliterated.

Jian Chen’s expression grew more and more dangerous as he descended down to the ground near the ruins.