374 Departure (1/2)
”Don’t worry, young master. This subordinate shall ensure the task is completed!” Bai Yixue said with fervor, ”If Young Master Lei is injured, even in the slightest, during this return trip, this subordinate will come and see young master with my head tucked under my arm!”
”I don’t want your head. Just make suer Brother Lei remains safe and sound. This is the main point, do you understand?” Yun Yang grimly reminded the man again.
Lei Dongtian grew increasingly grateful.
Of course, he could see that this Old Bai’s capability was only at sixth heaven and would normally not be worthy of his attention, but the latter was already the highest cultivated guard Yun Yang had.
Although Lei Dongtian paid no attention to the guard’s cultivation base, it was not at a low level either. Bai Yixue could already be mid-ranked if he were to be serving in his family. Such an expert was among the few rare peak cultivators in Tianxuan Continent and was even above Venerable Lord Saber of the Four Seasons Tower’s Five Venerable Lords.
He could be considered Yun Yang’s last hand of cards.
Yun Yang’s journey would obviously be dangerous, but he had sent his guard to protect Lei Dongtian without any hesitation!
Such a sentiment of brotherhood was terribly touching indeed!
”Brother, take care during your journey!” Lei Dongtian turned his head, genuinely touched.
Yun Yang’s sincere gaze fell upon him. ”Brother Lei, you must take care!”
Lei Dongtian nodded adamantly, with unshed tears in his eyes.
”I shall leave now!” Yun Yang turned and vacated the premises.
Behind him, Lei Dongtian waved sadly.
He understood full well that if it weren't for him, Yun Yang’s senior brother and fiancée junior sister would not have been caught by the Four Seasons Tower! It would never have happened!
All in all, he had burdened Yun Yang and had even caused his family to be in grave danger.
However, it was still a chance - a chance of a fate that belonged to him and Yun Yang. Yun Yang was destined to be a man of his cauldron. Even though Lei Dongtian was touched by Yun Yang’s effort and sacrifice but it was still a God-given chance. Not taking a God-given chance would be defying God – even God was standing on his side!
He was truly God’s child, one blessed by heavens, and would never be tainted by mediocrity!
…
Lao Mei and Fang Mofei, who was standing aside, tried their hardest to keep a straight face. They had used their entire cultivation base to stop the laughter from bubbling up.
Senior brother?
Junior sister?
What f*cking senior brother and junior sister? Our young master doesn’t even have a school!
The lie had come so easily and was so rich with emotion that it was utterly believable. Did you not see Lei Dongtian’s reaction? He was so touched that he looked ready to pour out his heart!
Fang Mofei felt that the longer he served Yun Yang, the more his own sense of calm deteriorated. Not only did the straight face he had successfully achieved in the Concourse of the Underworld fail miserably, his last bit of collected demeanor could be gone at any given time. He really did not know what to say about being reduced to such a sorry state!
…
The wind blew strongly.
The consistently gray sky of Tiantang City saw a sudden shifting of clouds and wind; the billowing gale grew increasingly urgent and loud. All the flags in the city fluttered noisily due to the vicious wind.
In the sky, white clouds were drifting and dancing as the curling wind traveled afar.
…
His Majesty, who had long been watching out for the changes in weather, hurried out of his royal study with quick steps and looked up, having only one thought, ”It should be Supreme Wind. Is he going to collect my grandson? It must be. I hope he moves faster; the quicker the better.”
The emperor was very hopeful.
On the contrary, Qiu Jianhan, who was seated in the Residence of Marshal, was thinking of an absolutely contradictory situation.
Supreme Wind had said before that he would come to him again after two or three days. After hearing what he had to say, only then would Supreme Wind go to pick up the child. This arrangement wasn't due to change anytime soon.
That would mean that Supreme Wind’s departure now was not to collect the child; he had something else to do.
The time was yet to be.
Seeing how flagrant he was, so much so that he did not even mind exposing Supreme Wind’s cultivation method and his own traces of moving the clouds, must mean that he had something very urgent to do and… the destination must be somewhere far away!
If so, Supreme Wind might very well not make it back within three days. He might even return after a long time. There was nothing set in stone.
”Why are you f*cking leaving at such a time? Don’t you know that this is an emergency as well?”
Old Marshal Qiu sprung up to the rooftop and swore out loud without a care for his reputation, ”You bastard. What are you going to do? You – you – you… you hand over such a mess to this old man and leave just like that? How am I supposed to explain it? Don’t you know that the man is already impatient and is one tough character that can’t wait? He is likely to kill someone soon!”
The old man was really anxious now, sweat drenching his heavy clothes.
If you don’t come back within the set time, how am I supposed to explain it to the impatient emperor?