255 Old Marshal’s Doub (2/2)

He could even gloss his words so rightfully like he had asked because he cared for him and Yun Yang would be the one at fault for being ungrateful if he did not answer truthfully.

”Uh… my skill is a coincidental chance of fate…” Yun Yang was thinking quickly. ”I learned it from my master…”

”May I ask who is your master?” Old Marshal Qiu scoffed.

”Ling Xiaozui! Don’t you guys know? Didn’t he come over previously…”

Yun Yang hauled someone no one could afford to offend into the picture and said, ”I thought you knew about our relationship long ago. If it weren’t for this relationship, how dare I offer the medicine the other day? I believe that my master won’t frame me and that was why I spoke of His Majesty’s physical condition and offered the three spiritual medicines. If you don’t believe it, you can ask him!”

Old Marshal Qiu almost choked from the huff of air stuck in his throat.

Yun Yang’s answer was within reason and logic; the key point was – ask Ling Xiaozui? Where do the f*ck I go to look for him? Is he someone I can simply question?

”You didn’t speak honestly. If Ling Xiaozui had cultivated such skill, his achievement might be far higher than what he’s achieved now.” Qiu Jianhan glared at Yun Yang and continued, ”Besides, since when did Ling Xiaozui become your master?”

Yun Yang answered seriously, ”Old Marshal, it’s all your words that Yun Yang’s cultivated skill is amazing and so on. It’s also your personal judgment that decided my master’s cultivation base level. This junior is young and inexperienced, lacking the qualifications to rebuke. I can only say that not a word I’ve said is false!”

”Don’t play with words now! That’s this old man’s archaic trick. You think this old man doesn’t know that all your words are lies?” Qiu Jianhan raged.

Yun Yang rolled his eyes. The reputation of Old Marshal Qiu being the head of Yutang’s top three rogues was true to its name and well-deserved. He had even found out the deeply implied words within words but so what if this old one could find out? Dare he bite him?

The emperor could not help chuckling as well as he said, ”Never mind. It’s a good thing after all that this young one has such luck. Old Marshal need not mind, really.”

”This child is lying!”

Qiu Jianhan sighed and kept quiet, thinking, ”Your Majesty, you don’t know too many things… It’s not only his cultivated skill that I’m doubtful of…”

He did not know that the emperor was thinking of something vaguely – Yun Yang was carefree and righteous; despite his exceptional intelligence, he had no intention of being a mandarin yet everything he had done was on Yutang’s side. Even if he could not absorb such a person into his personal repertoire, he must not force him too much!

His Majesty’s evaluation of Yun Yang was so immensely high that it was akin to how he would treat an otherworldly expert!

When Yun Yang finally bid his leave and left, he realized he was already drenched in cold sweat upon coming out.

”Was Old Marshal doubting me?”

Yun Yang thought, ”It’s not that he’s doubting if I’m someone with ill intentions but he’d straight up suspect if I’m one of the Nine Supremes or under the Nine Heavens Dictum!”

He left Qiu Jianhan’s residence with a mind filled with musings but did not return to the Residence of Yun, opting to find out where Yang Botao’s mistress was buried instead.

He buried Yang Botao’s ashes on his mistress’ grave quietly.

”May you reunite and meet again down there from now on.”

Yun Yang stood quietly for a while before he murmured, ”There are no more deceiving plots and tricks underneath this earth in the underworld, no father who would deceive his son… Yang Botao, if there were a next life, I believe you’ll still be a good man.”

”Mistress Yang, your husband has been a good man all long – a good son. You have no need to be ashamed being married to him. I am Supreme Cloud, I wish you two well here and shall tell you two formally that the Nine Supremes have no ill feelings towards you husband and wife; the resentment is over, the grudge is gone, everything has ended. Here’s hoping that the heavens bless us with the fate of being good friends in the next life.”

The breeze was soft as the wild weeds beside the grave swayed gently, as if Yang Botao and his mistress were waving farewell to Yun Yang.

”No need to long for worldly affairs, reincarnate sooner. Forget the regrets of this life, pen another legend of a hero.”

Yun Yang bowed slightly and turned to leave, straightening up.

He had only taken a few steps before realizing that a few people were walking towards where he was with hurried steps.

With a thought in mind, a soft breeze rose to bring a layer of soil up and covered the fresh soil that he had just moved away from while he went to hide in a darker spot.

The newcomers were Shangguan Lingxiu alongside her two guards.

Yun Yang was surprised.

Why would Shangguan Lingxiu come here at this time? What was she doing here?