209 External Woes Solved, Now Time for Internal Affairs! (1/2)
Gugu puffed his cheeks. ”Eldest senior brother only knows how to bully me.”
The elder man laughed, no longer joking as he said, ”Gugu will go with me on my eagle. It’ll be faster this way.”
”As long as we go and Gugu is physically present there, this misunderstanding can be resolved.”
”If so, I’ll leave the troubles to the both of you,” Han Sanhe sighed.
Marshal Han was rather at a loss. Too much had happened recently, too unexpected and bizarre beyond imagination. In spite of all this, Han Sanhe knew the grave consequences that came with this issue. If the three empires had misunderstood him due to this, things would quickly spiral into catastrophe.
What was important now was to put an all-rounded end to this issue, with the hope that no one would die in the process. They could then comb through the details and the cause and effect of the entire incident. If someone had died, the grudge would still be on him and the entire Empire of Dongxuan even if they did realize the cause and effect afterward.
”Let us not delay this any longer. We depart immediately.”
The eldest senior brother smiled. ”In case someone has really died there… things will turn out rather badly.”
The School of Spring and Autumn’s eldest disciple had obviously considered the severity of the issue. Otherwise, with his exalted status, he would not have come so far to help them out.
”When this is settled, don’t go elsewhere when you come back, Gugu. Master will look for you soon and I shall go to Tiantang City to take a look at this person who could crush my little junior sister.”
The eldest senior brother laughed, bringing Gugu up into the sky with a flick of his sleeve. The mystical eagle came to them with a cry; it soared up like a black arrow with another long screech.
Looking at the large eagle turning into a small black dot among the clouds, Han Sanhe was filled with solemnness.
”Everything is such a mess now. From the looks of things, whether it’s He Hanqing being ambushed, the generals being poisoned, the assassinations along our way, or everything in Tiantang City… it’s all a big ball of mystery. I have no clue what is going on.”
”There has to be a concealed mastermind behind all these!”
”He has planned, controlled, and manipulated everything – playing everyone and forces in the palm of his hand. This person is frightening indeed”
”The more pressing matter now is… who is this mastermind?”
”How can he hide so well, so perfectly?”
Han Sanhe pondered for a good while before his expression darkened.
”Yun Yang? Could it be him? The foreign generals being poisoned certainly sounds like his doing… If the rest of the matters were also due to his manipulations, he is a force to be reckoned with.”
Han Sanhe’s eyes glinted with a sharpness as he called out loudly, ”Guards!”
”Here!”
”Send a few capable men to Tiantang City. On top of that, announce a reward in the martial arts world.” Han Sanhe sucked in a breath. ”Kill Yun Yang. See what are the consequences.”
”Yes!”
Han Sanhe eyes gleamed with a sinister glee.
”If there are no further incidents after Yun Yang is killed, he has to be the one behind all these. If there are still further incidents… then so be it…”
”There aren’t any better ideas now. We’ll try this out and see.”
”I, Han Sanhe, have never used such a tactic before. I’ve actually broken my standards just for this child!”
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Yun Yang did not slack even when his schemes against the various countries yielded success. He began sorting out the various forces he had – first filtering the Nine Heavens Dictum’s people, then arranging for Shui Wuyin to partake in the Nine Heavens Dictum’s work.
As for the Towering Wind Pavilion, it had gradually turned overly troublesome since no one was supervising it as Shui Wuyin had hidden himself to help Yun Yang. The latter had sold it off right away.
With the turn of events, Yun Yang managed to garner a copious amount of silver taels – a remaining two hundred and ten million silver taels were left after clearing his previous debts.
It was so huge an amount that Yun Yang was still considering how he should spend it. After all, Young Master Yun only had one concept of spending – only money that you spent was truly yours!
What was the use of keeping it? To look at it?