98 So It Was Him! (2/2)
”Why are you matchmaking for her if you like her?”
”I’ve been asked for a favor, good relations make wealth for a businessman. I’d naturally take the advantage to advance where Young Master Qiu failed.”
YunYang was tempted to slap this fellow to his death.
However, it was lucky that he asked another question. ”Asked for a favor? Qiu Yunsan asked for your favor? Do you even have enough qualifications for Young Master Qiu to ask for your favor?”
”It wasn't Qiu Yunsan.” Fu Guansan’s face was twitching from the pain. ”Keeper Mi’s the one who asked for the favor to help Young Master Qiu. How can I afford to offend Keeper Mi?”
”Although I’m unwilling to matchmake for others, Keeper Mi promised me that when Young Master Qiu has gotten her, he will figure a way to also let me be in on it!”
A murderous intent set itself on Yun Yang’s face. He forcefully suppressed itand said, ”Who is this Keeper Mi?”
Fu Guansan watched Yun Yang’s expression carefully and said, ”Keeper Mi is Mi Kongqun!”
”Mi Kongqun!” Yun Yang blanched. He had thought of all the shopkeepers in Tiantang City with the family name Mi but he had missed this one.
An Inner Court Attendant!
The one who had control over the entire palace’s purchasing. Some would say that he was the Minister of Imperial Household! Someone who stood by His Majesty the Emperor’s side!
No wonder everyone regarded him highly.
Influential and powerful indeed!
Even as Yun Yang felt enlightened, he was also deeply worried.
”Keeper Mi! No wonder he has been called Keeper Mi. His task is to oversee the inner court.”
”From Eunuch Wuhan who had previously attempted to assassinate me to this Keeper Mi… how deeply has the palace been infiltrated?”
Yun Yang frowned.
He had never figured out who the ninth and eleventh of the first month Wu Wenyuan spoke of were; was the crown prince’s aide mentioned by Chu Tianlang Shui Yuehan or was it somebody else?
He could only confirm that Tie Zheng of the Empire of Yutang’s five greatest generals was not the mighty general mentioned too; then who was it among the four? Perhaps he was someone lower -ranked?
He could not be anyone ranked higher because if one were to go up in the military, there were only two people left.
Qiu Jianhan and Leng Daoyin.
The saber and sword duo, guardian marshals of Yutang!
These two would never ever be from the Four Seasons Tower.
As for the palace, he knew at least two suspects now – Eunuch Wu and Keeper Mi. Was there anybody else?
His actions this time was to borrow the official’s power to eradicate Fu Guansan and Shui Yuehan directly, what would the enemy do next?
Who could the mysterious Supreme Lord Spring Frost, who possessed such a wicked blood curse, be?
It would seem that he had entirely destroyed the other party’s scheme this time round but was this really true? Would they still go after Cirrus House?
Yun Yang fell deep into his thoughts, an elegant yet mysterious aura on his face under the dim light.
Fu Guansan looked at his face and had a sudden thought that this face did not seem to belong to the human realm but more to the eerie underworld! As he kept his eyes on him, he actually shuddered helplessly.
”Young master… you-young master…” Fu Guansan was trembling like a leaf. ”I’ve told you everything I know. Can you… can you let me go? I dare not do it again…”
Yun Yang raised his head slowly, his emotionless gaze finally falling on Fu Guansan’s face.
Fu Guansan grew even more terrified and said, ”I-I… This lowly one is only the keeper of Plethora Gem Tower, my power is limited… Young master, young master… my brother-in-law is the person in charge over there for Plethora Gem Tower… Please have mercy… I shall repay your kindness…”
Yun Yang looked at him quietly with a tilted head, a few stray strands on the side of his face added to the depressing aura he carried in the gloom.
Sha!
The bright gleam of a saber flashed through the darkness.
Before Fu Guansan could say another word in his defense, his head had already landed on the floor.
It was clean and direct cut.
Yun Yang picked himself up slowly and headed out the door. It was only a while after he had exited the secret chamber that Fu Guansan’s headless body collapsed to the floor.
His head rolled about, coming to a stop with his face facing upwards.
The last expression that remained on his face was not of fear, only of endlessly inexplicable questioning.
Even unto his death, he could not understand why he did not kill him outright but had only struck when he spoke of his background, his brother-in-law’s influential status, his organization, and how he would repay him.
A saber that rendered him into two halves!
Why was this so?
…
Yun Yang went back to his bedroom, a place which had become an escape for Yun Yang.
It was his bedroom… but it contained too many things for him. Wind, Flame, Blood, Thunder, Cloud – other than Supreme Flame’s will that he had destroyedhimself, the others’ letters, including his own, were all here
Among the documents were his brothers’ cultivation methods. Pearl of Mystique Wind, Pearl of Fiery, Pearl of Cloud, Pearl of Crimson Soul, Pearl of Divine Thunder.
Looking at these five pearls that were filled with mysterious forces, Yun Yang sat down silently. He first poured a goblet of wine and smiled. ”Older brothers, do you all know? Our enemy is unimaginably mighty. As my investigation continues, I realized that the Four Seasons Tower’s reach is impossible to be estimated. I don’t know if you fellows have ever thought about this before.”
”Perhaps we’ve never had to think of it in this seemingly peaceful world, but the undercurrents are actually vigorous and utterly frightening!”