517 A Riposte (1/2)

The more Yun Yang spoke, the uglier Marquis Yun's expression grew. His gaze towards Yun Yang was full of surprise.

There were only this person's sudden appearance and the tiniest bit of information, but Yun Yang had actually connected so many dots! Based on Yun Yang's train of thought, he had practically exposed this person's entire background.

Such intelligence and the ability to make inferences was simply amazing!

However, Marquis Yun also thought to himself, ”That's right. From the outside to inside, the connections are easily spotted. Now, only the source has been left a mystery. Why hadn't they thought about that? Where is the source of this from?”

It was not only Marquis Yun who had not thought about it, Fang Mofei and Bai Yixue had not come to the realization as well. Bai Yixue was ranked among the top ten of the world's swordsmen while Fang Mofei was from the Concourse of the Underworld; they were all astute characters. It was worth pondering!

Yun Yang reminded, ”It's obvious that this person is here to find fault, he has made his stance very clear. However, the first question he asked was about royalty. This question is thought-provoking. After we answered him, he just left and almost forgot his question… Now though, where has he gone to?”

”I guess… if I am correct, this person must have gone to Tiantang City in search of His Majesty.”

Yun Yang said, ”This person's background must be related to a colossal force, a reclusive sect that we have yet to encounter. Perhaps His Majesty knows and can give us an answer. If Old Marshal Qiu wasn't comatose, he might know too…”

”Nonetheless, the flagrant stance of the other party gives us time to ponder their motives. Similarly, issues like this person's identity and the existence of the sect aren't much of an issue to us.”

”Sooner or later, we will meet again. Worse to the worst, even if it's indeed a terribly impressive presence, it wouldn't be too difficult to tackle if this Immortal Dahuang is anything to go by.” Yun Yang said smiling.

His smile turned relaxed. ”Right, let us complete our plundering today. This is the last wave, and this wave is incredibly profitable…”

Marquis Yun and Bai Yixue were both utterly speechless.

…

On the other side of the fray, His Majesty was still waiting with his arms behind his back, looking forward to the return of his warriors.

Suddenly, ominous grey clouds rolled in from the sky, staining the entire sky with a layer of ink. Immediately, a black silhouette appeared under the clouds, hovering in midair.

This person exuded confidence as he stood tall and ethereal. With his arms on his back and his eyes looking into the distance, he asked in a soft voice, ”Is the Empire of Yutang's emperor below?”

His Majesty could not help but frown at the sight of the person who had appeared out of nowhere and assumed a higher authority, saying, ”May I ask who this is?”

The person smiled faintly and recited, ”Who is to decide the rise and fall since the beginning of time, who is to rule the state and reign mountain and rivers; who is to gather the clouds into a brush, who is to pluck the stars and consume the mist… Does Your Majesty know who I am now?”

The emperor was bewildered and said, ”It would be better that I ask for you to speak plainly.”

The person scoffed, as if disappointed with the Emperor of Yutang's attitude; his head remained lifted as he walked down, step by step, in the air. There was nothing but a void under his feet but it was like he was walking down a staircase.

”Emperor of Yutang, do you know that your Empire of Yutang has gone against destiny and defied heaven's will?”

A realization seemed to occur to His Majesty but he still stood calmly and replied, ”I don't understand what you are saying. Since I took the throne, I've made a lot of effort to govern this empire and bring peace to the world. I treated my hundreds of millions of people the same, I have tried my hardest to maintain the country's position among the dominating nations. I don't know what I could have done to violate heaven's will. I am beyond confused.”

Immortal Dahuang's tone was still indifferent, his voice light and lithe, ”Heaven's will cannot be seen by mortal eyes, but it is everywhere and at any time. What you think is right may not be and what you think is wrong might not be as well. Your unintentional struggles may be the realization of heaven's will!”