Chapter 1201: "The Wind Kicks Up (2)"
At the same moment that the Fire Country's army set forth, Qiao Chu and his companions were already on the roads, on their way towards the Condor Country.
Watching the army depart, included not only Mo Qian Yuan and people from the Jun Family. A tall slender figure, was also standing in sorrow outside the city's walls, to look at the back of the petite and tiny figure upon the tall war steed, riding right at the forefront of the entire grand army of the Fire Country.
"Lord Jue." Ye Mei called out as he stood on one side, looking at Jun Wu Yao's faraway gaze.
"Hmm?"
"Why didn't Lord Jue tell Young Miss about it? Now that it is known that the Condor Country has another piece of the map, there is only one last piece to find now." Ye Mei asked, feeling a little puzzled. His Lord Jue obviously wanted very much to go together with the Young Miss but wondered why he would always choose to leave in sorrow to avoid her after meeting with her.
The ends of Jun Wu Yao's lips lifted slightly as he continued to stare after the tiny figure who was growing up gradually and his eyes filled up with a smile.
"Ye Mei."
"Your subordinate's here."
"Do you feel, the current me, is qualified to even think of developing a relationship with her?" Jun Wu Yao said in a highly nonchalant tone, tinged with a trace of languidity, but the highly manly voice seemed to be torn up by the sound of the wound blowing past.
Ye Mei's heart suddenly thumped heavily a beat.
He understood, Jun Wu Yao's concern.
"Your subordinate will definitely, do everything within my power, to annihilate those people!" Ye Mei's eyes narrowed up slightly, his eyes quickly filling up with murder that rocked the skies.
Jun Wu Yao then said with a laugh: "If they were so easily eradicated, would I need to be in this state? But this is still alright..... When the little one charges into the Middle Realm, it would be time for me to settle some scores with those old fellows. Anyway, it will be good to let them continue to be complacent for a while more, the taste of making them fall from even higher up in the clouds will be all the more sweet, wouldn't it?" Jun Wu Yao said with a low laugh, but not a single sliver of mirth could be felt from it.
"Yes!" Ye Mei replied with utmost certainty.
"Little Xie is the most interesting person I have ever met. I am really curious to see just how far she can go. Even if I am unable to see her walk to the end with my own eyes, at least let me see her growth in this period." Jun Wu Yao said with a laugh.
In the beginning, even he himself had never thought, that what started out as teasing, would end up with him really moving his heart.
And once he gave out his heart, it was impossible for him to take it back, and he did not want to take it back.
Like a moth's attraction to fire, even knowing very well that he should not get close, but he could not help himself but want to get closer.
He had slowed down with the pace of his own plans, only to spend a little more time with Jun Wu Xie. He had not seen enough of her countenance, not heard enough of her voice, how could he be willing to leave?
This was the first time he had been so unwilling to part, and this amazing emotion had made him willingly put aside the hatred deep within his heart, to protect her as she gradually grew up.
Jun Wu Yao never interfered excessively into Jun Wu Xie's affairs. Although he possessed the power to, but he had never cared to do that, because he knew, what Jun Wu Xie wanted, was never a powerful backing, but instead seeked to strengthen herself.
Only when she grew stronger herself, would it be power that gave her the biggest guarantee!
"The Young Miss, is indeed an extraordinary person." In regards to this point, Ye Mei was highly certain. At least he and Ye Sha, when facing Jun Wu Xie, would involuntarily feel themselves overwhelmed, by Jun Wu Xie's presence.
Although Jun Wu Xie was still not powerful enough yet, but the potential she held had been strongly picked up by their sensitive senses.
Jun Wu Yao laughed. Any praise exaggerated or not, to him, felt as if the praise was heaped upon himself as well.
"My Little Xie would of course be different from all those commoners." He said, his tone filled with pride.
Casting a final glance at the slowly disappearing army in the distance, Jun Wu Yao's body then shimmered, and disappeared into the wind together with Ye Mei.
.....
(Translator's Note from Cloud: Just thought to add a little info: Literal translation of authour's name 夜北 - Ye Bei, would be Night North, but North Night would sound a little more correct, wouldn't it?)
Lord Jue: Ye Bei! You had better get the hell out to come right here! I already took off my shirt and you are locking me back into the little dark room! ?
A certain Authour Bei: [Playing dead.....]
Chapter 1202: "The Empress of the Fire Country (1)"
The Fire Country's army returned triumphant and the entire country celebrated. Seeing the grandiose contingent marching proudly into the city, the Fire Country's citizens did not even need to guess and they knew that they had won another time.
Another.....
Victory to the Fire Country was common like drinking water to them. To the people in the country, they never even thought what it was like to taste defeat.
Under the celebrative mood, the Fire Country's army had in two successive battles, annihilated a total number of four million, brandishing a brand new record in the Fire Country's history of battles, which made many of the Fire Country's citizens literally dance with glee. This was the first battle after the new Emperor ascended to the throne and they had won so beautifully, which naturally made the Fire Country's citizens acknowledge the ability of their young Emperor. Songs were sung and the scribes' brushes flew to record this historic event, penning the most beautiful verses, documenting the Fire Country's new victory into their vault of annals.
However.....
The Fire Country's soldiers were a whole lot more subdued. Faced with all the overwhelming praises and cheers heaped upon them, they only felt a sense of guilt and thought themselves undeserving of it.
This battle, had the most number of enemies ever destroyed, but more than an entire half of those enemies had been taken down by the one lone man at the side of His Majesty.
The combined number of kills the entire army had been responsible for, was unable to compete with the single person at Jun Xie's side. This made the entire bunch of stalwart soldiers felt their faces burn brightly, answering to the people's words in an embarrassed manner, their ears and countenances still flushed a red shade as they returned to their barracks.
All them them had made Jun Wu Yao their idol that they would pursue after their entire lives!
The men were also all greatly humbled by the display of power by Jun Wu Xie.
[Whoever dared to despise their little Emperor for being too young, they would wipe faeces upon that person's face!]
[Would anyone have ever seen, a fifteen year old Purple Spirit? ]
[If I tell you about it, it will surely scare the living daylights out of you!]
Lei Chen upon returning back to the Fire Country's Imperial Capital, escorted Jun Xie into the Imperial Palace, while he and Lei Xi returned to their own respective palaces.
After Jun Wu Xie became the Fire Country's new Emperor, the several original Princes were made Dukes. Lei Chen was on the side highly supportive of Jun Xie and Lei Xi followed Lei Chen in whatever he did. The highly mediocre Lei Yuan had explicitly stated that as long as he had good food and drink, and was allowed a lavish life, he would not mind who reigned as the Emperor.
But.....
Accompanying Jun Xie into the Imperial Palace, was another. Qi Ling Yue.
After the wedding in the Thousand Beast City, Qu Ling Yue had followed at the sides of Jun Wu Xie. But her personality had taken a complete change. Throughout the entire war in the Qi Kingdom, she had never once initiated a conversation with Jun Wu Xie, not even a single syllable.
The girl who had once immediately turned beet red upon seeing Jun Wu Xie, and got herself driven into a hapless fluster, had now seemingly been reborn. The tinge of naivety present in the eyes of most young and youthful girls had faded away from hers. She was like a highly stable crabapple blossom, quietly enduring and silent.
Even when the battles took place, she did not show the slightest sign of being squirmish like she had in the past, but had been stoically silent and just drew her sword to step into battle, to slaughter the enemy together with the officers of the Fire Country's army.
At that moment, Qu Ling Yue was following behind Jun Wu Xie, walking within the Fire Country's Imperial Palace's compound silently. If not for the fact her footsteps could be heard, Jun Wu Xie might very well have thought that such a person did not really exist.
When they walked into the Main Palace, the eunuchs and palace maids greeted and took their leave from the two of them, leaving only Jun Wu Xie and Qu Ling Yue in the room.
Jun Wu Xie turned her head and looked at the young girl who had quietly transformed completely and said softly.
"I will not be remaining here in the Fire Country in the days to come, and neither will I be staying in the Qi Kingdom. Since we are wedded, I will take responsibility for you. If you wish, you can choose to stay in anyplace."
Qu Ling Yue was slightly taken aback and her eyes lowered before she said: "I wish to remain in the Fire Country."
"Alright." Jun Wu Xie agreed, and then said: "I wish for you to be the Empress of the Fire Country, and the Fire Country's Imperial Harem, would only be you, one person alone."
Chapter 1203: "The Empress of the Fire Country (2)"
Jun Wu Xie's quick and direct agreement to it startled Qu Ling Yue's heart. She raised her eyes up slightly and looked at the valiant and heroic Jun Wu Xie before her eyes.
Knowing that Jun Wu Xie was a girl like herself, but..... she could not change how her heart had felt in the past.
"Aren't you going to ask me why I have chosen the Fire Country?" Qu Ling Yue asked looking at Jun Wu Xie. She had not even asked at all and had immediately agreed to it.
"Do you realize with you not remaining in the Fire Country and I become the Empress of the Fire Country, then..... I could very well hold the power to change the entire Fire Country in my hands? Aren't you afraid..... that I might swallow up your country?"
Jun Wu Xie slowly shook her head.
"You will not."
Qu Ling Yue's eyes showed startlement and suddenly, upon that sweet beautiful face, a smile that came right from inside her heart broke out for the first time ever since that calamity that she had gone through.
"Your humble concubine pays her respects to Your Majesty!" She bent her knees onto the ground to pay her respects to Jun Wu Xie according to palace rites.
All that Jun Wu Xie had done, had always been to protect her. Jun Wu Xie was willing to bestow upon her all the glory, and that, was Jun Wu Xie's way of shielding her. Qu Ling Yue knew, that the things Jun Wu Xie was going to do, were things that she would not be able to interfere with, and she was not willing to become a burden to Jun Wu Xie.
The choices that Jun Wu Xie had given to her, were paths that she had paved for her to advance.
Even without Jun Wu Xie at her side in the future, no one would be able to harm her in the slightest.
If...... she was a man..... how great that would have been.....
"Get up." Jun Wu Xie opened her mouth to say. Before this, as she needed to rescue the Qi Kingdom, she had immediately after her ascension to the throne, hastened to lead the army into battle, and had not made any arrangements for Qu Ling Yue then. Today, since she had come back as she needed to ask Wen Yu some questions, and Qu Ling Yue had chosen to remain within the Fire Country, then she would hand to her the highest and most prestigious position of the Imperial Harem to her. Till Qu Ling Yue found someone she could truly entrust her heart to, Jun Wu Xie would always continue to protect her.
Qu Ling Yue got up slowly.
"Three days later, the ceremony to bestow the Empress to the people will then be held. You can now retire to your chambers first." Jun Wu Xie then said.
Qu Ling Yue turned around to leave and just before she was about to step out through the Imperial Hall's doors, she suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Jun Wu Xie standing within the Imperial Hall.
That petite figure was not even as tall as she was, but she made people feel an immeasurable amount of security.
[Thank you.]
[Thank you for having been willing to save me.]
[Thank you for pulling out out from the deep abyss I had fallen into.]
[I have no other abilities, but am willing to see to it that before you return, I will defend and protect this empire on your behalf.]
Turning her gaze back, Qu ling Yue strode out from the Imperial Hall, her face looking into the sun, the expression on it highly determined and unwavering.
Nobody would have ever thought, many years later, the iron blooded Empress who made countless men bow in reverence to her, the Commander in Chief of three entire armies, had been born on this day, where it all began.
In the days to come, when she brought war that encompassed the entire Three Realms for Jun Wu Xie, leading an innumerable number of lions of unsurpassing powers, destroying enemies in the tens of millions, no one knew that the well known iron blooded Empress whose name rocked the Three Realms had in the beginning of beginnings, only started out doing it for the sake of one person, to defend her empire, protecting her glory.
It was not known, with this one step they took, how many lives they actually changed and affected, or altered how much of the structure the lands under the Heavens took.
When Qu Ling Yue left, Jun Wu Xie ordered for people to summon Wen Yu for an audience within the Imperial Palace. She sat alone by herself within the Imperial Hall, the thoughts that ran through her mind unending and uninterrupted.
After about half a day had passed, Wen Yu dressed in a full white robe walked slowly into the Imperial Palace. It was one of the coldest days of winter and white fox fur lined a full round at his collar. That graceful and handsome demeanor, could be deemed as unparalleled but did not bring any discomfort to people. The corners of his mouth were lifted in a smile, his silver hair falling across his back.
Seeing Jun Xie, he stepped forward and bent slightly at the hip in greeting, his eyes filled with a warmth that could melt the winter's chill.
"Wen Yu, pays his respects to His Majesty."
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PAW - Prodigiously Amazing Weaponsmith
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Chapter 1204: "Wen Yu's Words (1)"
"How is the Grand Adviser doing?" Jun Wu Xie asked as her gaze swept over Wen Yu's eyes. It must be said, that Lei Chen's skills in drawing was indeed amazing, as the person upon that portrait truly looked exactly like Wen Yu.
"I am grateful for Your Majesty's concern. I am doing fine." Wen Yu replied with a smile.
"Grand Adviser, have a seat." Jun Wu Xie said.
Wen Yu sat down on one side.
"I wonder what's the reason Your Majesty has asked your vassal to come here today? Your Majesty has just returned to the Imperial Palace and back from a war, so rest and recuperation should come first." Wen Yu had a rather good impression of Jun Xie as he had never met such a highly intelligent but calm and cool headed youth. Even Lei Chen whom he had accepted as his disciple and had been highly praised by everyone if placed before Jun Xie, would also pale in comparison.
Jun Wu Xie looked at Wen Yu's head of silver hair and that handsome and young countenance before she asked lightly: "How long has the Grand Adviser been in the Fire Country?"
Wen Yu was slightly stunned a moment but he immediately recovered his smile.
"Your vassal has been here ever since the founding of the Fire Country."
The lifespan of a person in the Lower Realm was at most over a hundred years old where the further one broke through in their spirit power levels, the longer they lived. But it had already been a few hundred years since the Fire Country's founding and unless he was a Purple Spirit, or no one would be able to live for so long.
Wen Yu did not hide anything not because he did not want to, but it was because his existence was well known by everyone under the Heavens and even if he tries to change his words, Jun Xie would not believe him.
"I have come to the Fire Country only recently and do not understand much about the Fire Country, only for the fact that it is said the Grand Adviser does not like to step out from his palace nor has ever left the Fire Country's Imperial Capital. I am merely wondering how true that would be." Jun Wu Xie feigned disinterest as she looked at Wen Yu, and asked in a highly nonchalant tone.
Wen Yu gave a light laugh and said: "Your Majesty really isn't used to being an Emperor yet that you would still address yourself as "I", but that should be up to Your Majesty's personal preference. As for the rumours, that might be a little exaggerated. Although your loyal vassal dislikes going out, but not to the extent that I have never left the Imperial Capital. Every year, your loyal vassal would at the first break of spring when the flowers bloomed, tour the lakes to take in the sights, admiring the mountains and rivers under the Heavens on Earth."
(Translator's Note from Cloud: Emperors usually use 朕 zhen, one of the pronouns used to address themselves)
"Oh?" Jun Wu Xie asked with an eyebrow lifted. "I wonder if the Grand Adviser has been to the Qi Kingdom?"
The expression on Wen Yu's face congealed a moment and the smile in his eyes faded slightly. He raised up his eyes slightly to look at Jun Wu Xie, seemingly trying to find out something from Jun Wu Xie's face. But after searching for a period of time, he still could not find the slightest clue from Jun Wu Xie's face.
"Why would Your Majesty be asking that?"
Jun Wu Xie replied: "I lead the army into the Qi Kingdom this time and when I captured the Condor Country's Commander in Chief and the others, I heard something interesting. The Condor Country allied with the three other countries to invade the Qi Kingdom, not for the Qi Kingdom's lands, but was instead merely seeking for a piece of jade. That jade piece is the Qi Kingdom's highly symbolic Soul Jade. It seems rather strange though, that the Condor Country would expend so much effort, just for a piece of jade. Doesn't this make the Grand Adviser think all of it strange at all?"
The smile on Wen Yu's face had faded almost into oblivion and his attractive looking brows had furrowed together.
Jun Wu Xie observed all those reactions of his and continued to say: "I was rather baffled and I asked the Qi Kingdom's Duke Lin about it. It seems that that piece of jade was given to Duke Lin and their founding Emperor by a young man even before the Qi Kingdom was founded. According to the description Duke Lin gave, the person who gifted them the jade piece had some rather unique characteristics. He looked every inch a young man with an highly attractive countenance, but it was not known why he had a head full of flowing silver hair. Such a description was extremely rare to hear, and among the countless masses of people I have seen, only our esteemed Grand Adviser fits that description. I wonder what the Grand Adviser..... would like to say about that."
Jun Wu Xie's gaze was locked unwavering on Wen Yu, the suspicions she suppressed so hard within her heart starting to boil and bubble.
Wen Yu listened to it throughout quietly, and gave a light sigh at the end.
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OLMT - Overlord, Love Me Tender
PAW - Prodigiously Amazing Weaponsmith
TAC - The Anarchic Consort
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Chapter 1205:"Wen Yu's Words (2)"
"I have truly dragged the Qi Kingdom down." Wen Yu said softly.
Jun Wu Xie's heart jumped!
Wen Yu raised his head up and looked at Jun Wu Xie, the smile completely disappeared from his eyes, with only helplessness filled in them.
"Your Majesty summoned your vassal here today, and told your vassal all this, I believe Your Majesty already has some answers in your heart. I believe the question that remains is whether that jade piece was gifted by your loyal vassal or not?"
Wen Yu's clear and direct words did not contain the slightest tinge of subterfuge. He knew, with Jun Xie's intellect and wisdom, without complete confidence, Jun Xie would not come questioning him like this. Although Jun Xie was just merely asking, but Jun Xie would already have certain answers in mind and was merely waiting to hear him admit it with his own mouth.
"Yes." Jun Wu Xie admitted.
Wen Yu said with a resigned smile: "It was me."
"That piece of Soul Jade, how did you gain possession of it, or should I be saying..... that piece of Soul Calming Jade." Jun Wu Xie asked warily, in an attempt to probe the waters further.
A look of surprise came onto Wen Yu's face very quickly. He stared at Jun Xie in shock, seemingly never having expected Jun Xie to know about it being the "Soul Calming Jade"!
When he had gifted that Soul Calming Jade to Jun Xian and the others, he had only casually told them it was Soul Jade, never ever having mentioned anything about it being the Soul Calming Jade!
How did Jun Xie come to know about that?
Jun Wu Xie observed the reactions on Wen Yu's face, the doubts in her heart finally being answered bit by bit. Wen Yu must have really known of the Soul Calming Jade's origins!
"The Grand Adviser, seems to be rather surprised? The Grand Adviser must be reacting like this because I know that jade piece is called the Soul Calming Jade, or is it because..... that piece of jade originated from the Spirit World?" Jun Wu Xie asked stirring up the waters further to see what would surface.
Wen Yu's face contorted. The things Jun Xie knew, went way further than what he had imagined!
"Your Majesty knows?"
Wen Yu's eyes filled up with surprise and doubt.
Jun Wu Xie nodded. "I am also aware that the Soul Calming Jade was one of the magical treasures that was buried inside the Dark Emperor's tomb."
With those words, Wen Yu became even more startled. His eyes were fixed resolutely upon Jun Xie, trying to find something upon that tiny face.
"I am just curious why something that should be still buried within the Dark Emperor's tomb would suddenly appear in the Grand Adviser's hands, and why had the Grand Adviser gifted it to a comparative stranger but mere acquaintance like the Qi Kingdom." Jun Wu Xie pushed aggressively in her probes, not giving Wen Yu any chance of escape.
Wen Yu's lips stiffened and pressed tightly together, averting his gaze away, unable to look into that pair of cold piercing eyes of Jun Xie's.
It was completely quiet in the Imperial Hall. The query that Jun Wu Xie had thrown out made We Yu fall into silence.
At the moment just as Jun Wu Xie intended to continue to speak, Wen Yu suddenly lowered his head and said: "Since Your Majesty knows of the Spirit World, and is aware of the existence of the Dark Emperor's tomb, it seems that Your Majesty knows of things not just within the Lower Realm. Since Your Majesty knows that the origins of all those things are all extraordinary and uncommon, why would Your Majesty continue to probe about them? Does Your Majesty know that people who got themselves tainted in anyway with the Dark Emperor's tomb would finally come to no good end? Your Majesty is the Fire Country's Emperor and your vassal here is the Fire Country's Grand Adviser. Your vassal is really unwilling to see Your Majesty becoming tainted with such things and I would implore that Your Majesty retracts the curiosity in your heart and treat it as if none of this had ever happened."
"And if I cannot?" Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up. Wen Yu's response had been exactly what she had guessed. He knew about the Soul Calming Jade, was aware of the Dark Emperor's tomb, had knowledge of the Middle Realm. He was definitely not just a simple Grand Adviser as he portrayed himself to be.
Wen Yu smiled bitterly as he suddenly raised his head, at the same time revealing one hand outside his sleeve.
A ball of purple coloured flame burned within his palm!
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GDBBM - Genius Doctor Black Belly Miss
DDFYM - Insanely Pampered Wife - Divine Doctor Fifth Young Miss
MGD - Mesmerizing Ghost Doctor
OLMT - Overlord, Love Me Tender
PAW - Prodigiously Amazing Weaponsmith
TAC - The Anarchic Consort
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Chapter 1206:"Wen Yu's Words (3)"
That ball of flame fueled by the energy of a Purple Spirit burned so pure and clear, without the slightest tinge of impurity.
That was the most pure form of the Purple Spirit's energy Jun Wu Xie had ever seen and she also noticed, when Wen Yu summoned his Purple Spirit, not the slightest sliver of spirit energy could be felt from Wen Yu's body, except for that lone ball of purple fire burning continuously in his palm.
Spirit power could be released to shroud one's body entirely, or to control it to be gathered in a specific spot, but Jun Wu Xie did not know that a person would be able to summon one's Purple Spirit to take on the form of a flame to burn within one's palm!
The Purple Spirit in the Lower Realm, might be the most powerful, but in the Middle Realm, it is merely considered to be common. Your Majesty should take a look at this ball of spirit flame of mine and see whether you think it to be pure, but know that in the Middle Realm, people who hold powers higher than mine can be found everywhere. The Dark Emperor's tomb, is the most valuable treasure that the various major powers in the Middle Realm dream to possess. Regardless whether they held any clues in their hands, after the Dark Emperor fell, all of them had never given up on finding the location of the Dark Emperor's tomb. They all yearn to possess all the magical treasures the Dark Emperor had plundered when he was alive." Wen Yu said with a bitter smile on his lips, suddenly turning his palm over quickly, and the purple flame promptly disappeared without a trace.
Being able to exercise such precise control over one's spirit power, and was still able to suppress the spirit power's aura so completely, Jun Wu Xie could almost be certain that Wen Yu was stronger than any Purple Spirit that he had ever met, maybe with the exception of the grey robed opponent back in the Cloudy Peaks who had defeated Ye Sha, that might pose a match for!
With Wen Yu being so powerful, why had he chosen to remain in the Lower Realm? From his words, it was not difficult to decipher that he had originally been from the Middle Realm.
"The various major powers, in their quest to locate the Dark Emperor's tomb, had expended an immeasurable amount of effort and resources, sent out countless of their people. Your Majesty's guess is correct. The Soul Calming Jade had previously been in the Dark Emperor's tomb." Wen Yu said as he looked at Jun Wu Xie, his eyes looking like they hid the experience of immense trials behind them.
"I've been to the Dark Emperor's tomb. That piece of Soul Calming Jade, was brought out from the Dark Emperor's tomb by me."
Jun Wu Xie held her breath for that one moment. Although she had already guessed as much in her heart, but having just gained affirmation on that as fact, had still caused her to become excited!
However, there wasn't the slightest bit of pride on Wen Yu's face, but it instead showed only a bitterness.
"At that time, the Dark Emperor unified the entire Middle Realm and gathered all the magical treasures in the Middle Realm for himself. The might of the Dark Regions firmly overpowered all the other powers regardless whether it were the Four Sides, Nine Temples or the Twelve Palaces, none of them was a match for them. Even if they were to join forces, they would not be a match for the Dark Emperor himself alone. But the Dark Emperor had then suddenly fallen, which threw the structure of power within the Middle Realm into chaos. Although the Dark Emperor was no more, but the might of the Dark Regime was still powerful. Although they were not able to unify the Middle Realm once again, they remained a force that none of the powers dared to offend."
"The Dark Emperor has passed on for many years but the Dark Regions did not have a new leader appearing among them, and the entire Dark Regime still holds the Dark Emperor as supreme till this day. For the other powers to set their eyes on the magical treasures in the Dark Emperor's tomb, it will undoubtedly be seen as an affront to the Dark Emperor's eminence. If it was found out by the Dark Regime, they would surely do everything in their power to obliterate them." Wen Yu spoke with a helpless and bitter smile, and shaking his head, he continued.
"But with such an immense horde of magical artifacts, it proved to become an irresistible draw to everyone and even knowing that they would offend the Dark Regime, they were still unwilling to give up on it. If they were not able to blatantly snatch them away, they then went on to secretly send people in search for it, thinking to get their hands on them, before the Dark Regime discovers anything untoward."
Wen Yu raised his head up slightly, to look at the Imperial Hall in all its glorious splendour of indulgent luxury.
Chapter 1207:"Wen Yu's Words (4)"
"And the way they are using to try to snatch the treasures secretly, is to let those people they sent out to become their scapegoats. And I had been one of those at that time....."
Wen Yu at that time, had searched for the location of the Dark Emperor's tomb with his companions. He had thought that he had set forth bringing the glory and belief of the power he served, never knowing it was all a hopeless tragedy for all of them from the beginning.
"Since you have been to the Dark Emperor's tomb, then you know of its location right?" Jun Wu Xie asked, finally putting out the question she had wanted to ask for a rather long time.
However, Wen Yu shook his head.
"I have indeed gone to the Dark Emperor's tomb, but I do not know where it is."
"Why?" Jun Wu Xie asked, her eyes revealing a tinge of surprise.
Wen Yu replied: "At that time, my companions and I found the approximate location of the Dark Emperor's tomb but were attacked under the blinding fog and I completely lost contact with them, the force from the attack throwing me in a stroke of coincidence into the Dark Emperor's tomb. However, I was not able to go deeper inside and had only been in the outer layer at its fringes. I had sustained severe injuries at that time and was heavily poisoned, too frail and weak to advance further inside. The only thing I managed to take from the Dark Emperor's tomb then was just that piece of Soul Calming Jade....."
Wen Yu had at that moment thought that he was doomed and even when he had managed to stumble into the Dark Emperor's tomb, he no longer had the strength to leave. When he finally collapsed from exhaustion and weakness to fall into a deep sleep, he was certain that he would not live.
But, when he next opened his eyes when he awoke, he found that he had left the Dark Emperor's tomb, and had even been sent to the top of the Heaven's End Cliff.
How he had left the place, he did not know, but after waiting for a rather long period at the top of the Heaven's End Cliff hoping that his companions would be able to return, he was finally forced to face despair and hopelessness.
No one returned.
Not a single person did!
He had no choice but to drag his severely injured body, and return to the Middle Realm, thinking to report everything that had happened to them to the Elder with the power he served.
However, at the time when he finally managed to get to his home, he saw with his own eyes, the scene where his entire family from the aged to the young were eradicated.
From the moment that they had gone down into the Heaven's End Cliff, the power they belonged to had already prepared themselves to silence all of them. All the family members of the people they had sent out were all completely massacred, only for the purpose of preventing any information about the expedition from being leaked!
Wen Yu would never forget that scene when his entire family had been massacred his entire life. The power he had served with unswerving loyalty had treated him like an abandoned child, never sending a single person to search of all of them who had gone missing, but had even silenced every single one of their family members.
With his heavily injured body, Wen Yu was unable to avenge his family members. Crumbling under the hopelessness and despair, he chose to distance himself far far away from the Middle Realm, and hid himself within the Lower Realm.
The Lower Realm in those years were highly fragmented and the discouraged and anguished Wen Yu had immediately chosen the Fire Country to set down his roots and had helped the Fire Country's Emperor to secure his dominant position, to reign supreme, where he became the Fire Country's Grand Adviser, and he no longer thought about anything of his past.
Even for the Soul Calming Jade that he held in his hands, that he had retrieved from the Dark Emperor's tomb, he did not want to keep with him.
He knew at that time, that a strong country like the Fire Country, would definitely been chosen as a pawn by the powers in the Middle Realm, and hence, he did not dare to let the Soul Calming Jade remain within the Fire Country. So, on one of the trips he made in his travels, he gifted the Soul Calming Jade to the rising Qi Kingdom.
And it was from that moment on, that Wen Yu completely severed all links with his past.
His only identity was the Fire Country's Grand Adviser.
If not for Jun Xie bringing it up today, he would not have wanted to remember any of it throughout his entire life.
"Your Majesty. It is not important who Wen Yu was in the past. At present, I am just Wen Yu, the Fire Country's Grand Adviser." Wen Yu said as he looked at Jun Xie.
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A certain Authour Bei: Lord Jue~
Lord Jue: You've finally come out to receive your death?
A certain trembling Authour Bei: There's no need to be so fierce. I always mean what I say. As long as this month's tickets are sufficient, I guarantee that you and Wu Xie will do "shy shy" things. The month has just started right? Shouldn't you be helping me draw in the tickets? Everyone's dying to see that V line and those gorgeous abs you know?
Lord Jue: You think I will still believe you?
A certain Authour Bei: I swear it on my Little Dou Dou! Enough monthly tickets, and this month I will let you do "shy shy" things!
Lord Jue with an indignant 'humph': You think I will fall for that? [Pulling the robe open, undressing slowly]
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[Authour Bei: Continuation of the previous game, Where did Dumb Qiao meet Wu Xie for the first time?]
Chapter 1208: "The Road Ahead"
Jun Wu Xie had not thought that the truth would be like this. Wen Yu had indeed been to the Dark Emperor's tomb but he did not know the exact location of where the Dark Emperor's was. What further puzzled Jun Wu Xie was, how did Wen Yu who had already entered the Dark Emperor's tomb, manage to leave that place?
Some mysteries had been resolved, but that had not reduced Jun Wu Xie's amount of puzzlement in the least, but had instead increased it.
"I understand it, Grand Adviser. You will forever be the Fire Country's Grand Adviser." Jun Wu Xie said looking at Wen Yu. His past experience had been the same as the parents of Qiao Chu and the others and the only fortunate thing was that he had lived, with the unfortunate thing being that his entire family had been massacred.
Wen Yu finally smiled. This was first time he told anyone about this grave secret he hid in his heart ever since he abandoned his original identity. This secret had given him much angst that had accumulated for such a long time in his heart and he had finally been able to unburden himself at this moment, never having to shoulder it all by his lonesome self anymore.
"Although your vassal does not know why Your Majesty wants to help the Qi Kingdom so much, but there is one point your vassal need to remind Your Majesty of." Wen Yu seemed to have suddenly remembered something and his expression turned slightly solemn.
"Since the reason the Condor Country had mobilized their army was because of the Soul Calming Jade, then the fact that the Soul Calming Jade is in the Qi Kingdom is now no longer a secret. Someone within the Condor Country has definitely joined forces with one of the powers in the Middle Realm and although the army Your Majesty led had quashed their plans this time, when the news reaches the Middle Realm, it would still bring quite a bit of trouble to them. If Your Majesty truly wishes to protect the Qi Kingdom, the only choice will be to silence the people in the Condor Country who knows about it, and..... have that Duke Lin in the Qi Kingdom stay away for a while as soon as possible." No one else knew the methods of the Middle Realm as well as he did.
In order to achieve their goals, they would do it at all cost, regardless of consequences. The Dark Emperor's tomb to them, held too much of a deadly allure and they would not let go of any clue that could possibly lead them to it.
Moreover, in the eyes of many people in the Middle Realm, the existence of people in the Lower Realm were the same as that of insects. Even killing off a million of them, would not make them even crease their brows in the slightest.
Wen Yu words, caused Jun Wu Xie's heart to shake slightly.
"Your Majesty has only seen your vassal's power, and it seems not too bad. But, in the Middle Realm, people with higher powers than your vassal, are many more." Wen Yu said.
"The Grand Advise was also a member of the Twelve Palaces?" Jun Wu Xie asked.
Wen Yu smiled weakly and said: "Your Majesty really knows about the Middle Realm. A pity though, your vassal was not from the Twelve Palaces, but from one of the Temples among the Nine Temples. I wonder if Your Majesty has ever heard of the Nine Temples?"
Jun Wu Xie nodded. Although she had heard of them, but she knew nothing about them.
Wen Yu then said: "The Middle Realm consists of One Region, Four Sides, Nine Temples and Twelve Palaces, and their might, is also divided through these ranks as well. The most powerful among them is the Dark Regions, who once unified the Middle Realm, while next comes the Four Sides, followed by the Nine Temples, with the Twelve Palaces at the tail end holding the bottom rungs in the hierarchy of power. Although the number of people in the Nine Temples are less than the Twelve Palaces, their might are however much ahead of the Twelve Palaces."
Jun Wu Xie listened intently, committing every single word to mind.
Three days later, the Fire Country held the grand ceremony to appoint their Empress and Qu Ling Yue became the new Emperor's only consort in the Imperial Harem as the Empress.
From that moment on, the curtains opened, a prologue to the Iron Blood Empress.
On the same day, Jun Wu Xie packed her clothes for travel, and stepped forth on the road towards the Condor Country.
The Condor Country was not near to the Fire Country. These two countries, were separately ranked as the topmost and second biggest countries in the Lower Realm, their lands stretching over vast expanses. Jun Wu Xie travelled tirelessly, and would still require about a month's journeying before she would be able to reach the Condor Country's Imperial Capital.
Chapter 1209: "Be Good and Let Me Stroke You a Little (1)"
The wheels trundled along as a convoy of carriages traversed into the Condor Country. A handsome little boy poked his head out from within one of the carriages to peer at the passing scenery within the Condor Country, his big pair of eyes highly filled with childish innocence.
"This is the Condor Country? It lives up to its name as the second biggest country across the lands indeed, filled with such breathtaking views of its majestic mountains and grand lakes." The little boy exclaimed with his head resting upon the carriage window, staring at the beautiful scenery fleeting past, his eyes wide with delight.
Inside the horse carriage, an elderly man roughly about the age of sixty shook his head as he smiled helplessly, and gave out a long sigh to say.
"Your Majesty should be a little more careful as the carriage is rather bumpy and not get yourself hurt."
Although the little boy was highly curious, he was very obedient, and when he heard the man's words, he sat back down properly without complaint.
"Grand Tutor, how long more will it be before we reach the Condor Country's Imperial Capital?"
Grand Tutor He's face broke into a benign smile as he said: "At most, it will be seven days more and we should reach the Condor Country's Imperial Capital. In these seven days, I would implore for Your Majesty to be patient during the journey."
The little boy nodded obediently. He was dressed in lavish clothes, but were not ostentatious, where they instead looked simple and elegant. At around eight to nine years of age, with handsome features on his face, although still not fully matured, they already hinted at magnificence in the future. Upon his head, was a crown symbolic of Imperial authourity, though his eyes were filled with the innocence of a young child.
The horse carriage traveled for half a day and when the sun was at its zenith, the convoy stopped at the edge along a stretch of woods.
The convoy consisted of quite a number of people, with carriages alone, there were already five of them, and both in front and behind the carriages, were several hundred guards equipped with light armour.
After the horse carriages stopped, the convoy lit a fire temporarily to take a short rest.
The little boy sat by the side of the fire, a fox fur coat draped over his back, his tiny hands chilled to take on a reddish tinge while they held a hot bottle, his head turning to look at the last carriage at the end on the convoy where the joy in his eyes faded away. He then turned his head worriedly to look at Grand Tutor He sitting beside him and said: "Grand Tutor....."
Grand Tutor He looked in the direction the little boy had just been looking at and he gave a helpless sigh.
"Your Majesty please rest assured. Your vassal has made all the necessary arrangements and when we get to the Condor Country's Imperial Capital, everything will be fine."
The little boy nodded and he chewed on the dry rations he held in his hand quietly.
It was just slightly after noon and the sun's rays drove off the winter's chill to a certain degree. The little boy's big pair of raven black eyes turned all around, finding everything he saw new and intriguing.
Suddenly, a furry little figure hopped out from behind the grass.
The little boy's eyes immediately stared, his gaze unwavering as they became fixed upon the little furball, his eyes suddenly sparkling in delight.
"Little rabbit..... little rabbit come....." The young child had no resistance against such a tiny and adorable little animal and he stretched out his two short arms, tottering over towards the little furball.
Grand Tutor He at the side glanced over to look, and when he saw that it was only a tiny little big eared rabbit, he didn't give it anymore attention.
The big eared rabbit stood upright, and tilted its head to look at the little boy holding his outstretched hands towards it.
The little boy's heart melted at the sight and he immediately stood up, striding over on his short legs to run into the horse carriage. After digging through in search for a while, he pulled out a stick of carrot and walked back to the spot.
"Little wabbit, I have a carrot~ see? Do you want to eat it~?" The little boy squatted upon the grass, patiently coaxing the big eared rabbit to come nearer in approach.
The big eared rabbit sniffed with its nose and hopped two steps forward, coming to about a distance of roughly one meter before it stopped, its eyes wary as it looked at the little boy.
Chapter 1210: "Be Good and Let Me Stroke You a Little (2)"
The little boy continued to look smilingly at it, and said in a highly innocent tone:
"Little wabbit be good, let me stroke you just a little and I'll let you eat the carrot. It's really very good."
The soldiers who were there to guard His Majesty had upon seeing the innocent actions of their Emperor, broke out into faint genuine smiles, without any trace of malice in them.
The big eared rabbit seemed to understand what the little boy had said as it glanced at the carrot and then raised its eyes to look at the little boy before it hopped a little to go nearer.
Just at the moment when the little boy was about to be able to touch the big eared rabbit, the sound of light footsteps came out from within the woods. The soldiers who had smiles upon all their faces immediately retracted their smiles, the swords they held in their hands readied, to face whoever was approaching sternly!
Suddenly, a petite and slender figure walked out from within the woods.
It was a youth looking about fifteen years of age. The youth's looks was not exactly outstanding but for that pair of cold and clear eyes.
In the instant that the youth appeared, the big eared rabbit who had been all prepared to accept the "temptation" suddenly turned around and ran towards that youth. The little boy who had already stretched his hand out to almost stroke the big eared rabbit quickly lost his balance in surprise, and fell forward with a splat onto the ground, his mouth filled with grass, as a faint white light flashed once behind the little boy's body.....
"Who are you! ?" An officer among the soldiers suddenly shouted out to ask.
The delicate little youth turned to cast him a glance, and did not speak, but instead bent his back to pick up the big eared rabbit that had come running back to him into his arms.
"Glutton." The youth said with a glare, admonishing the greedy big eared rabbit who had run out in search for food.
"Meh!" A rounded little sheep who had come following behind the youth bleated, seemingly following its Master in berating the rabbit.
The big eared rabbit seemed to realized that it had done something wrong and it hugged its floppy ears tightly over its face, bashfully burrowing into the youth's embrace, not daring to raise its head.
The youth's eyes swept over the group of armed soldiers and showing no intention to stay around longer, the youth immediately turned to leave while carrying the big eared rabbit.
But at that moment, a young and childlike little voice sounded from behind her!
"Erm..... Can you..... allow me to touch it one time..... before you go....." Having had to spit out a mouthful of grass, the little boy raised up his head pitifully to ask. He had almost been about to be able to touch that big eared rabbit just now.
When Grand Tutor heard His Majesty saying those words, he could do nothing but to hide his face behind his palm.
The youth who had already been walking away stopped his steps and turned around to look at the little boy who was still splayed upon the ground, his face filled with longing and looking highly aggrieved, Jun Wu Xie's gaze then suddenly shifted to look at the still raised buttocks of the little boy sticking into the air.
Over the brocade robe, a tuft of of snow white fur that had suddenly appeared had drawn Jun Wu Xie's eyes to it.
The little boy seemed to have realized that Jun Wu Xie was staring and he suddenly seemed to have remembered something suddenly as he got up quickly, panickedly covering the tuft of white fur with his tiny hands on his behind. He was so embarrassed and nervous his face turned red, his big eyes quickly brimming up with huge tears as his lips trembled slightly, looking like he was going to cry at any moment.....
Meanwhile, standing on the opposite side of little boy, the youth seemed to see the scene as another illusion.
Sitting upon the ground, was not any little human child, but was instead seen as that weakling of a timid flower she had.....
"Touch...... just once..... just one touch will...... be..... enough....." The little boy's "I'm gonna cry right now" expression was obvious on his face but his mouth was persistently pleading as he had not even managed to touch the big eared rabbit.
The soldiers at the side were feeling highly embarrassed and they all turned their faces away, unwilling to continue to watch His Majesty's adorable but hopelessly naive demeanor.