Hei Yingâs eyes lit up and held his hand out, pointing with a trembling finger at the second princeâs ring.
Catching his drift, the second prince showed a painting, the Lands of Our Nation.
Second prince shouted, âAncestor, please tell me where the best in western lands, Danqing Shen, is. Can I find him?â
Hum~
Emperor Yunâs eyes shifted and became like the starry sky. The stars around him were on the move as well, releasing their aura and making the two home invaders step back in fright.
âDanqing Shen is in the central area. You will find him in the imperial capital of the Sword Star Empire. He will fulfill your wish.â The stars halted and silence once again reigned after Emperor Yun spoke gravely.
But there was now doubt in his eyes, something the two below were blind to.
Second prince cheered, âAncestor, is it true?â
âDonât call me ancestor! I have read the heavens and know youâre not Yun clansmen. I also know everything that your clan did. But I am but Emperor Yunâs remnant and have to follow the rules. Since you brought the Yun clanâs mystic eye, I have shown you the way.â Emperor Yunâs flat tone came.
Second princeâs heart sank, and he was getting nervous. He only breathed easier seeing him still calm.
Since he was a remnant, he had no feelings. If olâ Emperor Yun was here, heâd be watching their entrails dripping down the walls after swatting them for trying to con him.
Not that his little mind could figure that one out, thinking this bigshot was nagging. So he bowed and braced himself, âSenior, when will I be able to meet Danqing Shen?â
âThatâs your second question that I wonât answer. You better leave!â Eyeing them with a flat look, Emperor Yun flicked his wrist.
A gale formed and the two were blown away and were now kissing the ground in the most unpleasant way.
When they finally woke up, they were shocked.
Before them was a lofty mountain, with a peak hiding behind the clouds and snow high on its sides.
Hei Ying cried, âYour Highness, how did we get here? How are we at the foot of the mountain? Weâve been climbingâŠâ
âFor three whole years!â
Second prince sighed. âThree years of toil as we worked our way through dangers and lost trails. Thousand died, thousand left, leaving only us to carry on. I canât believe that Emperor Yun would take us back down with a flick of his wrist. Heâs beyond monstrous.â
Hei Ying nodded, never imagining one of the Four Pillars had such a freakish backer.
If this freak could move, the world would be his oyster.
Sparing one last long look at the snowy peak, Hei Ying sighed, âSo many years, so many deaths. All but for a few words from an old man. This result, ha-ha-haâŠâ
âThatâs more than enough. We now have a way to get revenge.â
Second prince shouted as he strutted towards the central area, âAs the Yun clanâs ancestor, his prediction must be right. We finally found Danqing Shen and a way to regain our nation. Zhuo Fan, Luo clan, and the old third, you will all pay for stealing our land, ha-ha-haâŠâ
Second prince could practically see the glory of victory, and taste it. Hei Ying stared at him and followed in silence.
[Never mind. If revenge is all thatâs driving him, let him have it. Maybe when he sits on the throne, it wonât be too late to tell him.]
[Maybe heâll thank the Crown Prince then for this revengeâŠ]
That was how these two loners walked forward to restore their nation.
Unaware as they left that Emperor Yun was still hovering in that black space, the doubt in his eyes only increasing.
âThatâs odd. His goal is to get revenge on the Luo clan, Zhuo Fan and his third brother. But the Luo clan and his brotherâs destiny are clear, only Zhuo Fanâs fate is unreadable. Can it be that he lives outside fate? That will make him a huge variableâŠâ
Emperor Yun sighed and vanished, letting the darkness consume everything in this domainâŠ
Two months later, Zhuo Fanâs team was back before their sect at long last. Xie Wuyue and the elders were waiting for ages.
âHa-ha-ha, Wuyue, what a grand welcome I see!â Fiend Yang laughed, as if basking in their adoration.
Yet Xie Wuyue glared back instead. He flashed in his face and stomped.
Bam!
The resounding boom sent Fiend Yang flying like a cannonball. The ball of flesh sped through the air and smacked into a cliff, leaving a man-shaped hole in it.
The disciples ready to celebrate with their elders stood stock still.
[Did we do something wrong? Why is the Sect Leader so pissed?]
Giving them a glare, he was filled with bloodthirst watching the cliff tumble down.
Fiend Yang came out of the rubble, barking, âFor godâs sake! Are you a Sect Leader or a lunatic? Weâve risked our lives in the Double Dragon Manorfor the sectâs glory and this how you repay me? What did I ever do to you?â
âYou got the nerve to ask?â
Xie Wuyue snorted, âTwo months ago you sent me a sending jade, telling me that youâll be back in two months, not giving me any details as to what happened. You got some nerve, making me unable to sit still all this time. You damn fatso deserve more than just a light kick!â
The others chuckled.
[Ah, so thatâs why, itâs because of the sending jade that Sect Leader is pissed. He should know what happened at the Double Dragon Gathering yet was kept in suspense all this time.]
Fiend Yang grinned, âOh. Did I forget to mention it?â
âBullshit, how can you forget something so big? Even if you forget to write your will, you can never forget this!â Xie Wuyue snorted, âTalk! Did we lose so much that we got last place in the lower-three sects? Is that why you didnât say anything?â
Pff!
Yue Ling and the others giggled.
They couldnât believe their Sect Leader had so little faith in them.
[Heâs sure to get the shock of his life!]
The disciples snickered. Fiend Yang was also grinning, though he was still mincing words, âWhat do you think, Wuyue?â
âThink your ass! â
Xie Wuyue glared, then turned to Zhuo Fan. But the guy walked into the sect with some two girls.
Shouting for two laborers, Zhuo Fan pointed at the girls and said, âSettle them in.â
âYes, Steward Zhuo!â The two bowed.
Zhuo Fan was yet to rule over the Demon Scheming Sect, but his word was law in the Labor Office, above even the eldersâ.
The laborers got down to following his orders despite there being a throng of elders and venerables around, even the Sect Leader on top.
Xie Wuyue was outraged, âZhuo Fan, who said you can bring some foreign girls into the sect? Thatâs against the rules..â
âJust coming and going. Didnât you agree to let him go after all the fighting?â
Fiend Yang held his shoulder and smiled, âBesides, the kid got most of the credit at Double Dragon Gathering. Letting him do whatever before leaving ainât much.â
Xie Wuyue was now interested and turned to face him, âHow⊠did it go?â
âWhat do you think?â Fiend Yang quirked an eyebrow, starting the posturing all over again.
Xie Wuyueâs face twitched and he clenched his fists as a scorching fire burned in his heart, a volcano ready to popâŠ