Chapter 509 – In the Ruyi Commandery (2/2)
“Yanying, aren’t you a little too unfazed?”
When the Marquis of Ruyi looked at her, even his gaze softened slightly, without the bone-deep arrogance of a marquis.
Of course, this was not only because of his feelings for her. Gu Yanying’s status was exactly the same as his. No one knew the exact depth of her cultivation, not to mention there was the shadow that enveloped the entire sky of the Great Xia empire behind her.
Compared to her, even the mighty Marquis of Ruyi was merely a measly, local noble.
“It’s just a game of chess. Why must we be so serious?”
“This is the ancestral property of my clan.” The Marquis of Ruyi smiled bitterly as he stared at her. The part about her that enchanted him the most was not her absolute beauty, her noble status, or even her bearing that was as ungraspable as the wind.
Instead, it was a boldness of vision. Wind might not move, but air was omnipresent, filling the nine provinces.
Everyone said the Clear River prefecture was a game of chess, but apart from the few at the very top, who could actually treat it as a game of chess?
“Why don’t we just give him the Watermirror disc and see how big of a wave he can create?” Gu Yanying’s behaviour truly matched a spectator’s, watching on without any problems with it developing out of hand.
“This…”
“He is one of my admirers after all.” Gu Yanying’s lips curled. She made no mention about the overall situation, making no effort to hide likes and dislikes.
“Since you’re saying to give it to him, then we’ll give it to him! What can I do about how unfortunate I am to end up in such a predicament? I probably should sympathise with this Northmoon.”
The Marquis of Ruyi sighed, tossing the warning of “If this daemon remains, he’ll definitely become a source of great trouble.” to the back of his mind in the blink of an eye.
He did not want to come off as overly unsophisticated in front of her. Of course, this was not the primary reason. Recently, he had been under quite a lot of pressure too. Zhou Tong had indeed become very frantic to retrieve his Lightning Slaughter sword. He managed to find a figure that the Marquis of Ruyi could not turn down to speak for him.
Gu Yanying made no mention of the situation, but the Marquis of Ruyi had already analysed it countless times internally. He considered the benefits that came with Zhou Tong undergoing the heavenly tribulation. What Gu Yanying said was only a prelude to his decision at most. With how long he spent cultivating so far, how could he do something so stupid just for the sake of someone’s feelings?
Of course, it was possible to say the prelude was very important too. The Marquis of Ruyi felt caution or even vigilance towards Northmoon instinctively. It was far too unnatural for a daemon’s cultivation to climb so rapidly, so he should have done everything he could to either slow him down or stamp him out. If it were not for Gu Yanying’s words, he might have followed through with this idea.
And in the future, he would absolutely regret his decision today, which also proved that something like a boldness of vision could not be feigned. Some people really did not care about that.
As they spoke, Han Anguo maintained the usual style of the Han family, standing by silently without objecting at all.
Only when he was about to leave did Gu Yanying suddenly ask, “Has your niece succeeded with Foundation Establishment?”
“She just went through the heavenly tribulation two days ago. She’s currently recovering.” Han Anguo cast a questioning gaze at her, wondering why she had suddenly mentioned Han Qiongzhi.
“Have her report to me tomorrow!” Gu Yanying said straightforwardly.
Han Anguo was rather confused. He had no idea why she was treating Han Qiongzhi with such kindness and generosity, but being promoted directly to the White Wolf guard could never be bad. He did not want Han Qiongzhi to return to the Clear River prefecture right now either, at least until the situation had completely stabilised there. As a result, he nodded. “Alright.”
The Marquis of Ruyi smiled. “You’re talking about esteemed niece Qiongzhi, right? You should try and put another word in with her as her uncle. Just what does she want in exchange for the Heavenly Maiden Scatters the Blossoms painting? Does she really think I’ll rip her off?”
“That’ll be up to her.”
The great general’s estate.
“No, I have to return!” Han Qiongzhi said firmly.
“I’ve already agreed to it. The commands of your superiors are absolute. As a Hawkwolf Guard, Gu Yanying is your commanding officer. You should follow her orders. Alright, stop being so stubborn. You’re not a child anymore.”
For once, Han Anguo’s expression was gentle, which filled the young men and women present with envy. Since when had their father been so amiable with them? Not to mention, ever since Han Qiongzhi had come, their lives had become much better, so they all put in a word with Han Qiongzhi too.
“Yeah, sister Qiongzhi, just stay here. He even told you to wait for him!”
“What’s so good about that Li Qingshan anyway? It’s been so long and you’ve heard nothing from him. He hasn’t even written you a letter.”
Han Anguo said coldly, “He personally slew four Daemon Generals, all while fighting alone. He has even been promoted to the Scarlet Hawk commander of the Clear River prefecture now. Before you complain about others, why don’t you check yourselves first?”
They were immediately silenced, but they were still extremely unconvinced. That’s just because we never had the opportunity. Once this Li Qingshan comes, we’ll definitely see who’s stronger.
Han Qiongzhi was slightly surprised. She had spent her entire time in secluded cultivation so that she could break through to Foundation Establishment. She had only found out now that Li Qingshan had already become the Scarlet Hawk commander, but she was happy nonetheless considering her uncle was praising him.