508 Issues (1/2)

The imposing troops might have caused innocent lives to be lost and even the subjugation of the country and extinction of its people, but as long as it did not actually happen, it had the potential to pull Yutang's people closer together, so that there would be hope against an external threat.

However, the consequences of internal strife were not only the loss of innocent lives but each time there was imperial unrest, it would cause a massive upheaval throughout the entire nation. Even when things came to a stop, there would still be a lot of work that needed to be done.

Now that the external factors were gone and Marquis Yun had returned to the capital of Yutang, how could His Majesty let his brother be exempted from the worldly affairs and remain idle?

Do you want to rest without caring about anything? I'm afraid it won't be so easy!

Do you think you're called the Marquis of Heavenly Clouds Yun Xiaoyao so that you can float around like a lazy cloud? Certainly not!

Marquis Yun could already foresee the many mountains that were about to be placed on his shoulders once he arrived at the capital.

Yun Yang's considerations were about the same as Marquis Yun but the former had contemplated a bit more than the latter. It was because Yun Yang knew a big secret Marquis Yun did not – the current eldest grandson of Yutang's royal blood, the only son of his eldest brother Supreme Earth and Supreme Water, was Yu Qiankun.

This was a terribly large event with even bigger implications.

In truth, Yun Yang was not too worried about the princes fighting over the throne. He would kill whoever that posed any trouble; this was Yun Yang's straightforward manner of dealing with problems. With his current cultivation base level, no one throughout Yutang could stop him from doing anything!

That was right, anything!

To Yun Yang, with him to depend on, his baby of a nephew could ascend to the throne safely without the slightest quiver of a doubt. He need not even pay too much attention to the process.

What he was actually concerned about was another matter, that of Old Dugu's revenge.

He had to seek revenge! He would definitely ferret that Ouyang out and tackle him. He would return what Old Dugu had gone through back then, ten or even a hundred times worse onto that man!

There was a third issue – the Ma-i Sect. Yun Yang's opinion of Ma-i Sect was even lower due to the previous battle, but he had, after all, made a vow witnessed by heaven. He had to do it, regardless of what his personal opinion was. Since the Ma-i Sect disregarded them and would rather violate their ancestral teachings to join the world hegemony, they should bear the consequences. Yun Yang would take the extra effort to help their ancestors clean up the school then.

Compared to the fourth matter, the previous three issues did not seem like issues at all. The fourth matter was one that had been clouding Yun Yang's mind all this while. He had put in so much work to instigate the fight between the Bound of Universe's Lei Family and the Four Seasons Tower, but why had nothing happened, even after Lei Dongtian had returned for such a long time?

What had he done? Was he not seeking revenge anymore?

Yet, how couldLei Dongtian's feisty character swallow this indignation?

Thinking of Lei Dongtian, Yun Yang could not help thinking about another force, the Four Seasons Tower. There had been so many tumults and change of personnel, even countless losses, but the Four Seasons Tower's foundation had not been shaken at all. Even more so, there was not even much show of its repertoire. This was already hinted at by the mysterious man who came to Mr. Nian, who was already so mighty that Yun Yang still felt the lingering fear thinking about his capabilities.

This was the main issue that pressed at him and prevented him from sleeping.

Of course, there was more. For example, the structure of the Nine Heavens Dictum, the matter of the four noble young masters, the matter of Ji Lingxi and Yue Rulan, and the Seven Star Lake mentioned by the old mistress… There was also the matter regarding the treasure map pieces…

The variation of issues at hand gave Yun Yang a headache, having to deal with so many things simultaneously.

Of course, Yun Yang would not forget another important task. Returning to the capital, he was to condition Old Grand Commandant Fang's health. The pillar of the empire must not crumble so easily, especially now that the war was over. The old senior might not be able to hold onto that last breath suddenly from the relief and would leave at an inopportune moment.

Since he could revive Old Marshal Qiu, why not keep Old Grand Commandant Fang alive as well? It was better to have the whole trio alive to resume the legend of the capital's three rogues!

Anyway, time was pressing. It did not become more forgiving just because the eastern border's war had ended. Yun Yang frowned; he was truly tied down with too many issues.

…

Yun Yang was weighed down with concerns, while Marquis Yun was anxious, but the ones who were absolute contrasts to the worried pair were the delighted Young Masters of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. These four fellows were exceptionally joyful; although they were wounded all over, they were also in unprecedentedly high spirits.

”How many did you kill?”

”Probably four to five hundred? Yourself?”

”More than you, at least in the thousands…”

”Me too, always more, never less.”

”I realize that continuous battle is beneficial to us. I've actually managed another breakthrough… I'm near the eighth peak now. I wouldn't even have dared to imagine achieving such a cultivation base in the past!”