404 Impatience (2/2)

Lan Wuxin sighed, ”A thousand miles was during the day before yesterday. Now… they’re here anyway. Everything’s on a stretched bow, we can't hold on without releasing it!”

Yun Yang’s mind spun rapidly, thinking of ways to handle the sudden change. He really could not figure out why Shangguan Lingxiu had entered the city after all; his letter had reached her, had it not?

Yun Yang’s expression turned grim as he asked in a low voice, ”Are you going to execute the initial plan?”

Lan Wuxin heaved a deep sigh and said, ”Initially, it was to be executed, but now, we can’t even if we wanted to. According to our previous estimates, Shangguan Lingxiu came with eight thousand Shangguan Family of Generals’ soldiers, but now, she has only brought a hundred men into the city!”

This was what distraught Lan Wuxin.

If all eight thousand men had entered the city together, Lan Wuxin might have opted to wait and see if Yun Yang had a solution, after asking for his opinion but if there was no solution to recover the soul, then Lan Wuxin could order to have all of Shangguan’s people killed without hesitation.

However, the fact now remained that Shangguan Lingxiu had only brought a hundred men into the city.

The Empire of Ziyou was in an awkward position. Even if given a hundred more courageous souls, they would not dare attack these hundred people!

If Supreme Cloud was not within this hundred men, not only would they alert him to their plan, they would also become a joke.

According to intelligence, each of the hundred people who had come with Shangguan Lingxiu matched the characteristics of those in the Shangguan Family of Generals, be it their identity, appearance, traits or mystical skill. Their profiles could be tracked back to tens of years ago; there was no deceit here.

In other words, under the careful observation of the powerful intelligence web, there were no unfamiliar faces within the group – everyone that was supposed to be here was here as expected!

As for Supreme Cloud, whose origin was a mystery, he would never be Shangguan’s personal family official!

Therefore, Supreme Cloud was most probably not within these hundred people, but could these hundred people hide Supreme Cloud within their ranks?

It was uncertain. Most probably did not mean an absolute guarantee, there was still a potential for error. This was how awkward the situation had become – there was no way to be certain that he was one of them as well as there was no way to be certain he was not among them.

If they attacked and all hundred people died. but Supreme Cloud was not inside… it would be a disastrous and unrecoverable incident.

They could not afford inaction, though. If Supreme Cloud was indeed among the men, they would then miss a God-given chance! The opportunity would not repeat itself!

Consequently, everyone from the emperor to the experts of the Four Seasons Tower was all distraught and in an awkward place after knowing that Yutang’s Shangguan had entered the city. All of them were stricken with a dilemma, not knowing whether to go forward or take a step back; it was difficult to both kill or release them.

The Four Seasons Tower wanted to act there and then; they did not wish to contemplate the repercussions of mass slaughter. The consequences had little to do with them anyway, but Ziyou’s aristocrats had denied them wholeheartedly.

”It’s better to wait a bit more. Just wait a little more. We must wait some more.”

What was there to wait for?

Without a doubt, it was to see the outcome of Yun Yang's healing efforts and whether this Old Forefather could recover the assassin’s soul!

Hence the impatience of Chancellor Lan who had to come urge him, despite knowing it would be a faux pas.

”My condition is better than expected. I can indeed try now.” Yun Yang frowned and said, ”I initially thought that I would still have eight to ten days when I recover a level or two of cultivation base after three to five days. Only then would we do this… If it had to be today, this old man has not much confidence. I believe Chancellor Lan has to be aware of this.”

Eight to ten days? It was absolutely impossible for them to wait that long!

Even if it had been three to five days, it was still too long.

”Today it is then?” Lan Wuxin asked earnestly.

”Alright…” Yun Yang shrugged helplessly after being quiet for a bit.

”Right now?!” Lan Wuxin asked immediately. He was truly pressed for time now and could not care less about grace and mannerisms; he was just like a child who was asking for sweets!

To Lan Wuxin himself, though, he was just like a child before this old sir; he would take advantage of that even if he had to act more petulantly. Embarrassing as it was, it was fine as long as it worked.

Yun Yang looked at him like he was watching a fool; this man's current behavior was nothing like that of a chancellor of an empire.

Lan Wuxin flushed, actually feeling like a primary school child who had done something wrong. ”It’s… really… urgent.”

Yun Yang nodded helplessly. ”Certainly, we’ll do it now then.”

Standing by the side, Sun Chengfeng had finally decided upon his path and said, ”Old Forefather, your health is fine now. Just rest well in the future. This grandchild will bid my leave now.”

Yun Yang nodded. ”That’s fine.”

Lan Wuxin had his head filled with national affairs now and could not muster the proper response to the news that his old friend was leaving, saying, ”You're leaving? Very well then.”