Chapter 1895 (2/2)

Cang Shitian replied, “I plan to obey the Empress’ wisdom. She has commanded that I exterminate ninety percent of the culprits and their three families, cripple the remaining ten percent, and pardon between ten to a hundred of them.” [1]

He then added, “Besides that, we have also taken control of the clans and sects that don’t fall under the three families that are set to be exterminated, but are still linked to them. It is the same for those who were crippled or pardoned. We are absolutely certain that not a single person has slipped past our notice. On that note, are there any changes you wish for me to make, Your Majesty?”

“It is fine,” Yun Che replied, “you may simply obey the Empress’ wisdom.”

Beside Yun Che, Yun Wuxin couldn’t help but stick out her tongue in secret.

She was understanding more and more just how much responsibility her “Auntie Wuyao” was saddled with. Her title might be Empress, but she was carrying out all the responsibilities of the Great Emperor.

“I am unsurprised that the majority of the rebellions have occurred in the Western Divine Region. However, I am surprised that the rebellions in the Southern Divine Region don’t even exceed twenty percent.” Yun Che scrunched his eyebrows into an ominous frown. “Are you sure the numbers are correct?”

Cang Shitian replied immediately and without hesitation, “Your Majesty is wise. I may be native to the Southern Divine Region, but I pride myself on being able to serve Your Majesty. I would never dare to obfuscate the truth on behalf of the Southern Divine Region.”

“Your Majesty, the Eastern Divine Region is the one that suffered the most lives lost during your overturning of the previous order. Therefore, a small half of the eastern region rebels were motivated by their desire to take revenge for their sects or their families.”

“However, back when Shuhe… my apologies. Back when Consort Grace was still unmarried, she already knew everything there was to know regarding the Southern Divine Region. Today, all the information she collected has been woven into a great web that spans across every star realm in the Southern Divine Region.”

“As a result, most of the rebellions were destroyed before they ever had the chance to take form. That is why there is little to no rebellion to speak of in the Southern Divine Region.”

“Hmm?” Yun Che asked, “Cang Shuhe is that capable even when she was unable to take a step beyond her abode?”

Cang Shitian dipped his head slightly. “Consort Grace had meant to gift Shitian the web she spent thousands of years to weave. Now, it has been put to use for Your Majesty. If… if you have the time, I humbly request that Your Majesty to get to know Consort Grace better. I promise that she will not bring shame to the title you have granted her.”

“... is there anything else?” Yun Che asked.

“No, Your Majesty. My report is complete.”

Yun Che rose to his feet and declared, “If there is nothing else, then you may take your leave.”

“As you command.”

After Cang Shitian was gone, Chi Wuyao finally broke her silence and said, “What a perfect dog he is. It would be truly saddening if he were to suddenly disappear one day.”

“I got it already,” Yun Che replied helplessly, “I will find time to visit the Deep Sea Realm.”

“That would be best.” Chi Wuyao walked up to Yun Che before continuing, “By the way, there is something that I would like to speak with you about.”

“... just give it to me straight.” Knowing her, the more formal she acted, the less serious the matter she wanted to discuss was.

Chi Wuyao’s lips curled into a half-smile as she began, “Emperor Yun City is blessed with divine power and countless palaces, but the large majority of them are empty and unused. Don’t you think that it looks a bit lonely?”

“The construction of the Emperor Yun God Realm—that is the former Southern Sea God Realm—is progressing smoothly. When it reaches completion, the core alone will span fifty thousand kilometers. The entire region will be your private domain.”

“Thousands of temporary imperial residences have been built across all four Divine Regions as well.”

“All this is fine and well, but there is one thing that desperately needs you to personally remedy, and that is your harem. As the first great emperor of the Primal Chaos, your consorts and your attendants combined don’t even exceed two dozen. Meanwhile, a lower realm king easily has three thousand concubines in his harem.”

Yun Che: “...”

Yun Wuxin: “......”

Chi Wuyao continued, “The failure is of course my responsibility. I don’t fear the backbiting of mortal men, but the stain on Your Majesty’s dignity cannot be allowed—”

“Stop! Stop!” Yun Che hurriedly raised his hands to stop Chi Wuyao. After shooting Yun Wuxin a guilty look, he replied, “We’ll talk about this later.”

Even before his coronation, Chi Wuyao had complained to him that his “small” harem was unbefitting his status. Since then similar conversations had happened enough times that he almost dreaded the thought of seeing her again.

The worst part was that she was completely serious about it. The fact that she pushed the Nine Witches, that she had spent unimaginable effort to raise, into his bed during the night of his coronation was proof of that.

“If there is a later, that must mean that Your Majesty does not reject the idea. That is good.” Chi Wuyao’s frown lessened a little, and her eyes twinkled like rippling water. “For the past few months, I have ordered the men to select nine thousand women of excellent background, talent and appearance. When you are free, simply—”

“AHEM HEM HEM!!” Yun Che turned his back on Yun Wuxin and winked at Chi Wuyao desperately. “WE’LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER! LATER!!”

Seriousness aside, she was absolutely doing this to him on purpose. She was probably punishing him for fooling around his home planet and neglecting his duties for too long.

It was at this moment Yun Wuxin asked weakly, “Should… should I head out and explore on my own, father, Auntie Wuyao?”

Yun Che hurriedly caught her hand and said, “No, no, the aura of the God Realm and the lower realms is too different. I’ll take you wherever you wish to go, do not stray too far away from me.”

This was the first time Yun Wuxin had visited the God Realm. There was no way he was going to leave her to her own devices without good reason.

“Very well. We shall ‘talk about this later’.” It sounded like Chi Wuyao was letting him off the hook, but she added, “However, there is one other thing that I require your assistance with, Your Majesty.”

Yun Che watched her warily.

Chi Wuyao continued, “Our dark profound practitioners need your Eternal Calamity of Darkness to adjust their compatibility and be able to leave the Northern Divine Region freely. This is one task I cannot complete on your behalf, so if you may…”

Yun Che hid a sigh of relief before nodding. “I haven’t forgotten about that. Two months from now, I shall travel to the Northern Divine Region and grant my blessing. Moreover, I promise to rally the northern region profound practitioners and adjust their compatibility every decade.”

“Very well. I shall inform my people to make the necessary preparations.”

“Oh right,” Yun Che said suddenly, “how did that… matter I discussed with you go?”

“Oh. That.” Chi Wuyao paused for a second before smiling. “I wouldn’t be so lazy as to neglect a personal request you’ve made to me. If you are free, you can head over now and have a look yourself.”

He never worried that Chi Wuyao might mess up something. It was because she never failed to exceed his expectations.

He hesitated only for a short moment before passing his daughter to Chi Wuyao. “Wuxin, keep Auntie Wuyao company for a bit, will you? I’ll be back very soon.”

1. (T/N: for those who are scratching their heads regarding the “three families”, just Google search nine familial exterminations)