186 This Is a Crook! (1/2)

”From the Shangguan Family of Generals then to the great Generals Qiu and Leng now… they might indeed contribute so meritoriously that it overpowers the emperor but His Majesty has never minded this. This is what is so precious about all this, the genuine trust between the emperor and his officials!”

”His Majesty has never known the names, identities, origins, nor appearances of the Lord Nine Supremes, yet the emperor dared to appoint the fate of the nation and warfare to them. What kind of man does it take to do so?”

”You’ve all come to compare yourselves to us with harsh words and sharp tongues but can you really do so? All of you aren’t only conceited, biting off more than you can chew, all of you are ants trying to shake a big tree!”

Yun Yang’s icy gaze glided across each of the generals' faces and said softly, ”This is why I can stand proudly before all of you – because I’m Yutang’s citizen! Not only me, but every ordinary citizen of Yutang will be equally proud when faced with your questions!”

”This is not my personal pride, it’s the nation’s pride!”

Yun Yang smiled and turned to face the dark-skinned youth, speaking mockingly, ”Child, I know your identity is special and must have come from an exceptional background. If you really have the steel, go back and tell your emperor not to cast doubts over Han Sanhe, can you do it?”

The youth in black clothes huffed angrily and turned away clenching his teeth; this time, he did not even bother to reply in any way.

He could not have done it.

If this could be done so easily, Han Sanhe would have done so a long time ago; would he have waited until now?

The group had bickered during their entire journey to the Residence of Nine Supremes. It was a surprise that they had actually argued all their way back too.

It was when they were about to make a turn, leaving the Residence of Nine Supremes behind, that everyone turned to gaze at the residence engulfed in clouds simultaneously – there were myriad emotions captured in their stares.

No matter what happened, this place would become a legend of the Tianxuan Continent.

It would become a sacred place for the Empire of Yutang – for the entire continent, even.

Yun Yang looked like he was unaware of what was happening, only walking forward in a furious rage, but he was carefully observing and scrutinizing everyone’s reactions.

Some of the members of the two hundred men were in wonder and some of them were deep in thought. Some of them had mysterious glints in their eyes and the rest were simply fiendish.

There were some who would come to the Residence of Nine Supremes again tonight!

Yun Yang could have guessed this without even using his brain.

He was not at all worried though. To be a little boastful, Yun Yang was confident that the Residence of Nine Supremes’ defensive formations could even kill Ling Xiaozui if he were to personally enter the place.

The man whom the world had acknowledged as the Unrivaled Expert would perish within as well; what more others?

In any case, anyone who wished to tempt fate was invited to come, the more the better.

It would be best if all two hundred of them would enter and die together inside; it would save a lot of trouble that way!

…

Since the beginning of their return journey, all the generals realized with no small amount of surprise that their Yutang tour guide seemed to be more passionate than ever.

”Hey, everyone, why don't we go to the Pavilion of Twirling Beauties tonight? Pretty ladies, there are abundant, all of them are talented and only sell their talents. They pick their clients so those who visit have to at least have some self-confidence; if one were to be rejected by the ladies, how embarrassing will that be?”

”If you don’t like that or don’t have confidence, we can go to the Fairies’ Aerie. While ladies there aren’t real fairies, they come quite close! For real.”

”Not your fancy? Too elegant? We can go to the Tower of Rouge and Powder. The ladies there are all soft and warm…”

”Could it be that all of you are looking for the most direct way to happiness? We’re all men, we can be honest with each other. If you want simple things, we can go straight ahead to the Hall of Beauties where you can enter as long as you pay. Not only are the ladies pretty, they’re skilled too, guaranteed to have all of you forgetting to return home…”

”Where do all of you actually want to go? Speak up. There must be a preference… It’s easier for me to arrange it if you tell me… Besides, didn't you come all the way for this? Don’t be abashed. Is it so hard to utter a word, you gentlemen?”

”Quick, quick… Sigh, do you feel embarrassed with me? We’re all men, there’s tacit understanding among us…”

”Could it be that you’ve all stayed in the military for too long and harbored fetishes? That wouldn't be a problem either; I’m not an expert in these things, but Yutang has places for this as well. It wouldn't be a problem to find a few to solve your woes, but you have to go one by one, and you can’t be too violent…”

Yun Yang was extremely hospitable along the way; making ceaseless recommendations and uttering a continuous stream of nonsense.

All the notable generals from various countries looked at the rascal with an irritated glance; no one wished to hold a conversation with him.

Not that you're being overly friendly, we’ve almost forgotten how you scolded us for the exact same topic on our way here.

We’ve also almost forgotten that you’ve chided us all earlier…

However, other than ignoring Yun Yang because his words were too harsh, it was more so because everyone had still not recovered from the fact that they had just lost an expert right before this. They were still thinking about the mystery and strength of the Residence of Nine Supremes, how would they have the heart to think about anything else?

Besides, the bastard keeps on talking about us coming for the women, introducing brothels incessantly and all of that drivel…

How are we supposed to go when you’ve said it like this!