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Chapter 91: Establishing One's Might (1)
Ye Ling's body trembled as he closed his eyes in pain.
A few years ago, his mother, Empress Yi, unexpectedly passed away. After which, Noble Consort Rong was conferred as the Empress. In order to let her son succeed to the throne as Emperor, she did not hesitate to incite Emperor Father to force him head to Long Yuan Kingdom to become a pawn! Father Emperor, to preserve his peace, agreed to this proposal.
Thus, him being reduced to becoming a hostage was related to these two!
"What you spoke of is correct. I do completely understand why I was reduced to becoming a hostage!" Ye Ling opened his eyes, which contained experiences of life's vicissitudes, and stared at Yun Luofeng. "And, if I didn't become a hostage, I fear that that woman wouldn't have let me off!"
Yun Luofeng languidly lifted her eyes, her lips raised in a wicked smile. "So you could say that my grandfather can be considered as your savior? If it's like this, then can you tell me what is the purpose of that dog Emperor sending you here?"
She refused to believe that Ye Ling was sent by him to the General Estate just to monitor them!
Ye Ling's body suddenly became stiff, and he stewed in silence for a few moments before responding truthfully to Yun Luofeng's words, "Besides having me observe the General Estate, that dog Emperor tasked me... to seduce you! And also, to make you carry my child."
While saying these words, Ye Ling's complexion turned completely red, not knowing where to place his sight.
Yun Luofeng's dark eyes flashed with a ray of cold light as she asked with upturned lips, "For what purpose?"
Ye Ling glanced at Yun Luofeng. "If you succeeded in carrying my child, then he can sentence the General Estate the crime of colluding with the enemy and betraying one's country. Even if I am merely a hostage, my identity as the third prince of the enemy's nation still exists."
His words implied that Gao Tu sent him here not only to spy on the General Estate but also to frame and create false charges and thoroughly abolishing the General Estate—the Emperor's malignant tumor!!
It was a pity that old General Yun fought for his country for many years. His son and daughter-in-law even perished in the war, and yet he was reduced to such an ending.
"This dog emperor really laid down a game of good chess." Yun Luofeng bewitchingly smiled, her features displaying her innate arrogance. "Unfortunately, he underestimated the General Estate and what's more, he underestimated me!"
Indeed, Gao Tu underestimated Yun Luofeng too much. He originally thought Yun Luofeng would definitely covet beauty and fall into his treacherous plan! But he did not realize that the current Yun Luofeng is no longer the person, who was in unrequited love with the Crown Prince, from a few months ago
Moreover, with a perfect Yun Xiao next to her, she could only turn her nose up at Third Prince Ye Ling.
"Ye Ling," Yun Luofeng's faintly smiling eyes landed on Ye Ling's body, even though the smile on her face did not change, it still made people feel a penetrating coldness, "what consequences do you think there are for helping the dog Emperor in plotting against me?"
Ye Ling's complexion became ghastly pale as he said with a bitter smile, "As a hostage, it is also not of my own volition. I can only obey his orders."
"I don't care what reasons you have nor do I care about your identity. I only know that you wanted to plot against me!" Yun Luofeng's eyes revealed a harsh light, and she sternly said, "This point alone is enough!"
Ye Ling's body shuddered. He knew, no matter how unwilling he was, as long as he helped Gao Tu plot against her, there was no way she would forgive him!
Swish!
In Ye Ling's moment of silence, the young lady's figure was like a mirage, suddenly appearing near him.
A slim arm grabbed his wrist, twisting it with force, and a stab of pain shot through his body. It was so painful that Ye Ling could not help but scream.
Bang!
The girl threw his body on the ground, her foot stepping on his chest. Before Ye Ling had the chance to close his mouth, she fished out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve and forcefully poured the bottle's medicinal liquid into his mouth.
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Chapter 92: Establishing One's Might (2)
Grunt!
Ye Ling's complexion was charged with pain, and his vicissitude-filled eyes were brimming with horror.
Feeling as though his internal organs were on fire and unbearably raw, he wished he could immediately die.
"You... what did you make me drink?" Ye Ling squeezed his own neck tightly, his veins standing out from his temples, and both of his eyes were bulging. His handsome appearance was twisted due to the excessive pain, and his voice revealed heart-rending despair.
"I used the juice that I extracted from a few type of poisonous medicinal herbs that I specially prepared for you. Ye Ling, since you have the guts to come to my General Estate to plot against me, then I will make you feel a pain that you would never forget in this lifetime!"
Yun Luofeng haughtily looked down on the youth rolling on the ground, her lips raised with a wicked smile as she continued to say, "I'm most intolerant of betrayals. I will make living worse than death for anyone who betrays me!"
Inside the God Code World, Xiao Mo could not resist rolling his eyes. He fully understood that his master was establishing her might! Simply put, she was killing the chicken to warn the monkey! Her purpose was to make everyone present understand that betraying her would definitely not end well!
Apparently, the effect of showing her power was remarkable! Seeing the youth who would rather die, everyone shuddered. There were even some who were glad that the one who betrayed her was not them.
"Kill me, I beg you to kill me!"
Ye Ling's voice was hoarse and painful. He looked at the arrogant Yun Luofeng with prayers in his eyes as his eyes shed two trails of tears.
Death would be more gratifying than this feeling of his viscera being set on fire!
"Those who betray me—I won't let them easily die. I will slowly torture them!" Yun Luofeng's lips lifted in a bloodthirsty smile. "Ye Ling, not only will I not let you die, but I will also make you loyal to me for your entire life! Only I can soothe your current pain, so from now on, you will hand your life over to me!"
Ye Ling did not even have to think before nodding his head and said in pain, "I am willing to pledge... my allegiance to you. I implore you to let me off."
Yun Luofeng slowly bent down, leisurely piercing a silver needle into Ye Ling's heart. After the needles entered his body, a warm current slowly flowed into his organs, and the intense pain gradually disappeared.
"The silver needles can only temporarily stop your pain, so from now on, you must bath in the liquid medicine that I have prepared for you every month. Otherwise, this pain will follow you like a relentless shadow."
She did not trust Ye Ling, so there was no chance that she would give Ye Ling the antidote. This was the only way that she could have complete control over him.
Ye Ling's body laid limp on the ground, his forehead covered with cold sweat. He was so weak that he could not even utter a single word as he laid on the ground gasping for air
Yun Luofeng stood up, and her bewitching, dark eyes swept across everyone present. Her appearance was domineering, and her words were unrestrained.
"You have already seen the price for being a traitor! I, Yun Luofeng, am most intolerant of betrayals! If anyone betrays me, I have thousands of ways to make living worse than death for them. But of course, none of you should take any chances. Ye Ling was hidden this deep, but I was still able to discover him!"
Everyone grew silent and did not even dare to take a deep breath under Yun Luofeng's arrogant momentum.
Yun Luofeng's gaze swept across everyone and continued, "I will punish those who betray me to the ends of the earth! However, if you are wholeheartedly loyal to me, I will definitely grant you a bright future! I know that your innate talents are lacking and that's why you are bullied and looked down upon by others! If you swear your allegiance to me, I will give you a chance to reach the top and see if you can grasp it!"
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Chapter 93: Establishing One's Might (3)
The young lady's bewitching and confident voice was like a heavy club pounding heavily on their heart.
Everyone lifted their head, staring at the girl whose beauty was like that of a painting, the astonishment in their eyes apparent.
Was this still the worthless eldest miss that everyone disdained? Then why was the current her this peerlessly beautiful and strikingly radiant! It simply made one unable to mentally associate her with the woman who pestered Crown Prince a few months ago!
"Eldest Miss, why us?" someone among the crowd voiced their doubts.
Given the General Estate's power, if they were determined to establish an army, they could definitely recruit outstanding geniuses so why would she choose them?
Yun Luofeng looked at the person among the crowd who spoke. "This question is very simple. When I look at people, it is never about their innate talent but their perseverance instead! Who said that only geniuses can stand at the top of the continent? Even if your talent is mediocre, as long as you make an effort that is tenth or hundredth times more than the average person, you won't be worse than geniuses! I also don't approve of the word trash; no one is born as trash, it only depends on whether you are willing to work hard!"
The girl's speech was very inspiring, making these people's blood start boiling.
That's right! In this world, no one was born as trash! So what if their talent was mediocre? As long as they spent more effort than the average person, they could step on those so-called geniuses.
Yun Luofeng saw her desired effect and the gaze that she used to look at everyone gradually simmered down.
"Well then, whether you can remain at General Estate will completely rely on your own perseverance! I don't need someone who doesn't have talent and is also unwilling to make an effort! If you slack off during training, I will immediately kick you out of General Estate! Believe me, after leaving General Estate, you will certainly regret not seizing the opportunity!"
Watching the girl's bewitching countenance, Ye Ling's heart was moved.
If a few years ago, the one who fought with Liujin Kingdom was Yun Luofeng instead of Yun Luo, he reckoned that Liujin Kingdom's defeat would only take a night!
This girl's strength was not strong, but her words could instantly incite everyone's emotions and even make soldiers wholeheartedly believe in her words! Let's not mention General Yun Luo, he feared that even the previous Yun Family's number one genius, Yun Qingya, could not achieve that feat.
"I have already said my piece, so I don't need to speak more about how you should grasp this chance. I know it has been very depressing for you all to stay in this stone room all this time, but I was left without a choice! After all, there are too many of you, and my General Estate could not accommodate you earlier."
Yun Luofeng surveyed everyone present, lifting the corner of her lips slightly. "Thankfully, I have already finished preparing for your accommodations! But before going to this place, I must warn you about one thing: from now on, you aren't allowed to reveal anything to anyone about this training! If there are transgressors—you've all witnessed the fate of Ye Ling!"
Everyone's heart trembled as they straightened their posture one after another.
"We will all carefully adhere to Eldest Miss' command!"
"Great!" Yun Luofeng shrugged, her bewitching eyes turning to Ye Ling. "Ye Ling, after this, I'll open a passage for you, so that you can leave General Estate any time to report to the people from the palace. As for the contents of your report, you should clearly know."
Ye Ling chuckled ruefully. "No matter how Gao Tu calculated, he did not take into account that you have been disguising as a pig to eat a tiger! The people from the palace are destined to lose to you."
No matter what, Ye Ling would never have thought that the current Yun Luofeng was no longer the Yun Luofeng from the past. He only thought that Yun Luofeng had definitely been pretending to be dumb to take advantage of people these past few years using the reputation of trash to deceive people's eyes.
Yun Luofeng also did not explain more and languidly stretched, saying with a pleased expression, "Let's go! I'll now take you to the underground training ground!"
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Chapter 94: The Establishment of the Steel Corps (1)
The underground training ground was a span of 500 meters. In addition to the platform used for martial arts competition that had uneven levels, there were also three giant pits that suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Everyone looked at the three giant pits with uncertainty and befuddlement, not knowing what they were for.
As though oblivious to everyone's confusion, Yun Luofeng slowly shifted her body, her arrogant gaze sweeping past everyone. Her voice carried an incredibly powerful charisma and slowly traveled through the crowd.
"There is a total of 200 people, 100 are men and the other 100 are women! So from now on, you will be segregated by gender and form two teams! As a man, you must have a mind and body as staunch as steel! Thus, from now on, you shall be called Steel Corps!"
All of the men's posture became ramrod straight. They clearly had not started training yet, but they were already acting like regular soldiers; their mind and body solid as a boulder.
"We, Steel Corps, from this time forth will definitely go through water and tread on fire for Eldest Miss without hesitation!"
Yun Luofeng raised her lips in a faint smile, her wicked dark eyes shifting to Ye Ling.
"Ye Ling, as Liujin Kingdom's third prince, you are more experienced when it comes to training compared to most people, so you will serve as Steel Corps' vice commander! I hope you won't disappoint me."
Ye Ling's body froze, his startled gaze turning to Yun Luofeng.
Before this, he assisted Gao Tu in scheming against her, but now this girl promoted him to vice commander? Ye Ling originally even thought that it was already quite nice that he was able to retain his life. He did not expect that Yun Luofeng would disregard former enmities and even give him an important position.
He did not know why a strange emotion would envelop his heart, making his heart lean towards Yun Luofeng like a balance.
"Ye Ling, although you plotted against me, I still recognize your abilities! If you wholeheartedly pledge your loyalty and devotion to me from this time forth, I will also bestow you a bright future!"
Yun Luofeng glanced at the youth's sluggish expression and continued to say, "However, if I find out that you betray me again, next time, it won't be as simple as using poison to control you—I will definitely make your life worse than death!"
Ye Ling's heart suddenly trembled, but he knew that Yun Luofeng would certainly do what she said!
He pursed his lips and looked at Yun Luofeng with complicated feelings in his eyes, "From now on, my life shall belong to you!"
"Remember your words." Yun Luofeng looked up and turned to the other members of Steel Corps, an arrogant and domineering expression was visible on her face. "All of you must also remember that I would never allow anyone to betray me. If there are any traitors, I absolutely won't let them off! However, if you swear your loyalty to me, you will be one of my people from now on! I protect the weak, so your enemies will be my enemies, your family will also be everyone's family!"
The crowd suddenly quieted down, settling into silence. Then, everyone looked at Yun Luofeng, moved. Their heart started boiling in an instant.
What could be more touching than a master who would treat your enemies as her enemies and your family as her own family?
Just with these words alone, everyone had already acknowledged their allegiance to Yun Luofeng in their mind.
"Eldest Miss," a handsome young man of sixteen or seventeen years of age raised his hand and weakly asked, "I want to know if Third Prince is the vice commander, then who is our commander?"
Yun Luofeng smiled. "Your chief commander is quite a mysterious character. I will bring him here to meet you in a few days! But you must not reveal the identity of the commander to anyone! Offenders shall be sentenced for a crime of treason!"
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Chapter 95: The Establishment of the Steel Corps (2)
In regard to the candidacy of the commander position, no one was more suitable than Second Uncle. Grandfather was already old and should not be troubled by this issue. Coupled with the fact that Second Uncle's morale was low, if she could have him lead the army, it would bolster his confidence.
"As for the rest of you..." Yun Luofeng turned to the crowd of women and said, "You shall be called Raging Flame Corps. My intention for choosing this name is for you to become a raging flame, not leaving a single inch of ground alive wherever you go!"
"We will carefully adhere to Eldest Miss' commands," everyone in the Raging Flame Corps cupped their fists in salute and unanimously responded.
"Remember, you're no soldier, so you don't need to be restricted by doctrines!" Yun Luofeng's voice was uninhibitedly domineering, as though embodying a type of insolence that looked down on people. "Protecting the people is also not your responsibility! All you need to protect is the Yun Clan and your family! If you are trying to save your family, I'll do all I can to help! If you are saving a stranger, then do what you can. I don't want you to drag down the entire army just for some unimportant person! Besides this, you can do as you will and be as you are!"
It was not that Yun Luofeng disdained soldiers; any soldier was worth her respect!
However, respect was just that—respect. She would not blindly agree with them! In her heart, nothing was more important than family and friends! Why would she implicate her family just for those people who were of no concern to her?
What a grand "You can do as you will and be as you are!"
Ye Ling chuckled wryly, his regard for Yun Luofeng becoming more complex. But he understood that there was already something gradually taking root and sprouting in his heart and growing into a towering tree that will eventually reach high up in the sky!
This thing was called loyalty!
"Eldest Miss, Steel Corps already has a commander and vice commander, may I ask who will serve those posts in our Raging Flame Corps?" among the Raging Flame Corps, a quick-witted and adorable young girl raised her hand and blinked her eyes while asking.
"What is your name?" Yun Luofeng's sight landed on the girl, lightly raising her brow.
Seeing Yun Luofeng asking for her name, the young girl's heart was somewhat excited. "I'm named Zhong Ling'er."
"Zhong Ling'er?" Yun Luofeng smiled entrancingly. "This name is quite nice. You will be Raging Flame Corps' vice commander from now on. Of course, in the training following this, you must exert more effort than the rest of them! If you're unable to keep up, you can only abdicate your position to other people."
Zhong Ling'er nearly jumped from excitement. Afraid that Yun Luofeng would really give the vice commander position to other people, she hurriedly swore, "Eldest Miss, don't worry, I definitely won't disappoint you."
Yun Luofeng faintly nodded. "I hope so! As for the Raging Flame Corps' chief commander, I've already thought of a candidate. Once she arrives, you must obey her command."
Seeing Zhong Ling'er grabbing the initial opportunity, the other girls regretted in their mind. Why didn't they step out just now? Otherwise, the one who Yun Luofeng would have noticed would have been them instead. However, hearing Yun Luofeng's following words, hope gradually rose up in their disappointed heart.
They still had a chance!
They only had to surpass Zhong Ling'er, and the position of vice commander would be theirs!
Suddenly, every girl was soaring with fighting spirit, strongly wishing they could immediately throw themselves into training.
"Ye Ling, Zhong Ling'er," Yun Luofeng languidly said while yawning, "I'm giving you a task. Within a half day, lead everyone to fill up the three pits with water! You will officially begin your training tomorrow."
"Yes!" Ye Ling and Zhong Ling'er respectfully answered.
Without a doubt, Yun Luofeng had already completely tamed them in these short minutes!
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Chapter 96: The Establishment of the Steel Corps (3)
After she left the underground training ground, Qingyan came to inform her that Elder Rong of Medical Pavilion brought a patient for her to treat! While saying this, Qingyan's pretty face was filled with excitement, as though the one that Elder Rong called as Godly Doctor was her.
"Miss, you are really awesome, even Medical Pavilion's people come to find you to treat illnesses, this maid is truly very proud!"
Yun Luofeng looked at little yatou's red cheeks with a faint smile and teased, "What are you being proud of?"
"Of course, I'm proud that this servant is a godly doctor's little maid. Miss, your difficult times are now finally over, and your good times are just beginning. Thankfully, His Highness the Crown Prince abandoned you, otherwise, considering his status, he might not be a good match for you, Miss," Qingyan said, extremely angry. As soon as she thought of all the things that Gao Ling had done to Yun Luofeng, she would fume with resentment and rage between gritted teeth.
"Qingyan," Yun Luofeng paused and suddenly asked, "if there's an opportunity for you to become strong, would you be willing to accept it?"
In the entire Yun Family, it could be said that besides Grandfather and Second Uncle, the one whom she trusted the most was none other than this little yatou.
In the former Yun Family, only this little yatou genuinely and sincerely acted on her behalf!
Qingyan stared at Yun Luofeng in bafflement. "Becoming a strong person? Why does this servant need to become a strong person? This servant only wants to accompany Miss. Moreover, you are now a godly doctor, Miss. Following you is more reliable than becoming a strong person—at least this servant doesn't have to worry about getting sick."
"Qingyan, what if becoming a strong person will allow you to handle more affairs for me?" Yun Luofeng's gaze landed on Qingyan's pretty face and asked again.
Qingyan blinked. "If this servant can handle affairs for Miss, then this servant is definitely willing to become a strong person. Miss, you are really odd today. Why are you asking these questions?"
Yun Luofeng burst into laughter as she shook her head, but she did not respond to Qingyan's question and said with raised brows, "Let's go, I will treat someone's illness first. As for what I just mentioned, you will soon understand."
Inside the main hall, Yun Luo slowly took a sip of tea, his eyes would occasionally dart outside the door, anxiety gradually appearing in his eyes.
"Elder Rong, Elder Ning, please wait for a few more minutes, that stinky girl of mine walks rather slow. She should currently be on her way."
If those who came here were from the imperial clan, Yun Luo would not be this anxious, but the one who came this time to seek Yun Luofeng was Elder Rong of the Medical Pavilion! And the other elderly person beside Elder Rong also was not an ordinary person; otherwise, Elder Rong would not respectfully call him Elder Ning.
He could not even see through the ability of the pretty girl standing beside Elder Ning! One could well imagine how strong this girl's innate talent was. It was at least not weaker than Yun Qingya's from ten years ago!
"Hoho," Elder Ning faintly chuckled twice, lightly sipping the tea and said, "General Yun, we can afford to wait for a while, you don't have to fret too much."
Elder Ning was short of saying the phrase: "The Emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are worried to death."
The old man's complexion contained a hint of embarrassment and he dryly coughed twice, using an angry expression to conceal the embarrassment on his face.
"This stinky girl, always arriving late. When she arrives, I must reprimand her!"
Of course, it was said like this, but if you really had him chide Yun Luofeng, he could not bear to do so.
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Chapter 97: The Establishment of the Steel Corps (4)
"Grandfather, I was only momentarily delayed because of some matters, yet you're already scolding me like this behind my back?" All of a sudden, there was a languid voice carrying shallow laughter that could be heard from the door.
In the streak of sunlight, the white-dressed girl ambled over. Her absolutely gorgeous feature carried a bewitching smile, and her dark eyes were like the pitch-black night sky, so deep that people had no way of examining the bottom of it!
The lady's sight landed on the taciturn, middle-aged man inside the huge hall. After seeing the middle-aged man's pale hair, the smile on her lips revealed a trace of clear understanding.
If she did not guess incorrectly, this middle-aged man was the person suffering from the Man Luo Flower Poison!
"Yun'yatou, you finally came." Elder Rong emotionally stood up. "I have already brought the patient here. May I ask Yun'yatou how certain are you that you can save him?
Yun Luofeng raised the corner of her brow, watching the middle-aged man with a penetrating look. "Currently, he's already fatally ill, his head of white hair is the best proof! His appearance might still be around 40 years old, but, in truth, his physiological functions have already reached its limits!"
Elder Rong's heart contracted. "Yun'yatou, can he still be saved?"
"Still possible. Though if he was just poisoned, I would still have 100% chance, but right now, I only have 70% chance at most." Yun Luofeng looked at Elder Rong with a smile. "However, Elder Rong, my price for treating an illness is very high, Furthermore, for someone like you, I don't accept money and will only accept medicinal herbs! Of course, if my treatment fails, I will return the original items!"
Elder Rong's eyes glowed with excitement. To him, 70% chance of being cured was already more than enough! Those doctors of the Medical Pavilion did not even possess 10% chance of certainty!
"Girl, our Medical Pavilion has a red hackberry tree that's over a thousand years old. If you can save him, this red hackberry tree will be yours."
Yun Luofeng's heart abruptly quivered.
Within the wide varieties of medicinal herbs, the red hackberry tree was considered extremely precious. It was said that a red hackberry tree only produced 10 red hackberries each year! And the number of red hackberry trees on the entire continent could be counted on one hand, so one could imagine how precious a thousand years red hackberry tree was.
As for the use of red hackberries, it was said that it could raise the spiritual energy inside the body of a spirit cultivator after consuming it!
Spiritual power was different from spiritual energy! Spiritual power served the purpose of being consumed while battling. Even if one was strong, when all of their spiritual strength was exhausted during a battle, they could still be trampled on by others.
But the spiritual energy was the entire heaven and earth's spiritual energy and could be absorbed by spirit cultivators and concentrated at their dantian. A breakthrough could be achieved after reaching a certain threshold.
Thus, could you imagine the temptation a red hackberry tree that could provide the spiritual energy presented? Even if the spiritual energy it could give was pitifully meager, it could still make many people willing to spend a large sum to purchase it!
"Yatou, I know that a red hackberry tree can't compare with your Spirit-Gathering Medicinal Liquid, but this is considered as our Medical Pavilion's most precious medicinal herb! if it weren't for saving Daren, I could not bear to take it out," afraid that Yun Luofeng would turn up her nose at the red hackberry tree, Elder Rong hurriedly explained.
"Very well." Yun Luofeng smiled, her eyes flashing with a streak of entrancing light. "If I successfully concoct the antidote, this red hackberry tree will be mine!"
To be honest, she really did not care for the little amount of spiritual energy that the red hackberry tree could provide! However, if she planted the red hackberry tree in the God Code World's medicinal field, then the effect would no longer be the same!
Perhaps the old man could use it to break through to a high-level intermediate-rank spirit cultivator...
Elder Rong's heart became delighted. "Yun'yatou, may we start treatment now?"
Yun Luofeng nodded, and her gaze turned to the silently waiting Elder Ning, "I will first treat the person from Medical Pavilion, and then I will work on your treatment once I'm done with him."
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Chapter 98: Mu Family Visiting (1)
As for Yun Luofeng choosing to treat the person from Medical Pavilion first, Elder Ning naturally did not have any objections and faintly smiled while saying, "Yun'yatou, this old crock will head to the rear court with you. You should treat him first, and then treat me after you're done with his treatment. Xin'er, help me up."
"Yes, Grandfather."
Ning Xin's face displayed a brilliant smile as she supported the old man's body and lifted him from the chair, her clear eyes containing a faint smile.
Yun Luo glanced at the dignified and beautiful Ning Xin, and his heart bore some sentiments.
This was a true daughter of noble lineage! Every movement displayed her extremely fine etiquette! Just watching her movements made one feel pleased and delighted.
Unlike the artificial Mu Wushuang!
Mu Wushuang's composure was completely deliberate, her entire body exuding a hypocritical air. If these two stood side by side, one would be able to distinguish the true victor. "Follow me." Yun Luofeng lazily stretched, her bewitching eyes sweeping past everyone present, and then turned around to head out of the main hall.
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Inside the Prime Minister Estate, ever since Mu Wushuang returned with swollen cheeks two nights ago, it had not been peaceful since then. All the servants and maids did not even dare to take a deep breath, afraid that Master Prime Minister, who had nowhere to vent his anger, would cause suffering to the bystanders!
"Trash, a bunch of good-for-nothing!"
Inside the study, Mu Xingchou swept all the books on the desk to the ground, his geriatric face completely furious.
"I asked you to go to Medical Pavilion to purchase medicinal herbs that reduced swellings, and you actually couldn't buy it! What use do I have for you?"
Mu Xingchou's complexion was livid as he glared at the servants kneeling on the ground with eyes fraught with rage.
All the servants were so frightened that they firmly kept their heads lowered and did not even have the courage to lift their head. Each of them coweringly curled their bodies, their entire body ceaselessly trembling.
"Master Prime Minister, those from Medical Pavilion said that the medicinal herbs were all destroyed by Imperial Doctor Jing, so Medical Pavilion is already out of stock."
The medicinal herbs of Medical Pavilion could never run out! But those people had Elder Rong's orders and simply would not sell medicinal herbs to the Prime Minister Estate. It was a pity that the current Mu Xingchou did not know this fact.
"Grandfather."
Just as Mu Xingchou was about to go on a rampage once again, a graceful voice slowly traveled from the entrance.
The moment that Mu Xingchou heard that voice, his rage gradually subsided. He lifted his head, looked at the young lady entering the study, and asked with heartache, "Wushuang, why did you come?"
The Mu Wushuang of this moment no longer had her former beauty. Her entire face was covered with gauze, only leaving behind a pair of eyes that were brimming with resentment and a delicate mouth.
"Grandfather, I already heard about the Medical Pavilion matter." Mu Wushuang slightly lowered her eyes. "I also know that in the course of avenging me, Master accidentally damaged Medical Pavilion's property, leading to him to become blacklisted by Medical Pavilion. In fact, Medical Pavilion hadn't actually run out of stock. Moreover, because of Master's impertinence in Medical Pavilion, it even resulted in Medical Pavilion not selling us their medicinal herbs."
With Jing Lin's personality of saving face with absolute determination, he definitely would not speak about the mishap that he suffered at the Medical Pavilion! Everyone who was present that day at the Medical Pavilion also did not dare to spread the matter everywhere due to Elder Rong's order.
Thus, until now, Mu Wushuang did not understand that the reason that Prime Minister Estate was unable to purchase medicinal herbs at the Medical Pavilion was because Medical Pavilion wanted to vent their anger for Yun Luofeng!
"Shuang'er, you can rest assured that Grandfather will definitely avenge you for this humiliation!" Mu Xingchou coldly stated as a murderous intent flashed through his eyes.
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Chapter 99:- Mu Family Visiting (2)
Mu Wushuang's body trembled and she painfully closed her eyes, the bottom of her heart suffused with a bitter feeling.
"Grandfather, the person who injured me is His Highness the Crown Prince. I won't exact revenge for this no matter what!"
"Hmph!" Mu Xingchou coldly harrumph, his aged face darkening as he coldly stated, "When did I ever say I wanted to find Crown Prince to exact revenge? In this situation, Crown Prince is also a victim. The real culprit is Yun Luofeng! If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince suffering from a serious disease recently, he would definitely find Yun Luofeng to settle the score!"
Mu Wushuang did not respond. When it comes to enmity towards Yun Luofeng, no one's hate could run deeper than hers!
"Grandfather, ever since Yun Luofeng made Crown Prince hit me that day, I already swore that there will eventually be a day where I will make her experience the same pain! However, Yun Family is under the protection of Old Man Yun. Even if our Prime Minister Estate has the Emperor's favor, what can we do? There's nothing we can do about Yun Luofeng."
"Shuang'er, I've long since had a countermeasure for dealing with this matter." Mu Xingchou started to laugh darkly. "In a while, I will enter the palace to seek an imperial decree from your aunt and have her summon Yun Luofeng to enter the palace to be Her Highness the Princess' study companion. During that time, without the protection of Yun Family's old man, you can torment her however you want!"
Mu Wushuang's eyes shone. How did she not think of this idea? As long as Yun Luofeng entered the palace, her life and death will hinge on her whim.
Of course, she would not let that woman die easily! She would make her life worse than death!
Thinking of this, the bitter resentment inside Mu Wushuang's beautiful eyes deepened—just like a poisonous snake, able to instantly gobble someone...
Under the intense sunlight, the General Estate was quiet and serene.
At present, the old man was leisurely sampling tea without a care in the main hall. His entire geriatric face carried a spring-like and splendid joy.
It was obvious that Yun Luofeng's recent actions gave him extreme confidence. He believed that there would eventually be a day where Yun Family would charge out of the tiny Longyuan and appear in the eyes of the people in the continent.
"With Feng'er, this girl, here, perhaps her second uncle's grievance can really be avenged," the old man muttered to himself. Thinking about Yun Family's bitter and deep-seated enmity, his features gradually darkened.
"Sir, not good, we have a problem!"
Suddenly, a servant rushed inside with dripping sweat on his face, his voice carrying anxiousness. "Prime Minister Mu Estate came and said that they carry an imperial decree from Imperial Concubine Mu and also clearly stated that this imperial decree should be received by Eldest Miss."
The old man's face instantly darkened, and the teacup in his hand was viciously smashed into the ground with a thud.
"Which of Mu Family's son of a bitch came?"
"It's... it's Mu Family's eldest young master..." the servant reported while trembling and stammering.
As soon as the words were spoken, a cold laughter was suddenly heard from outside the hall, disdain apparent in its arrogance.
"It turns out this is the true personality of the dignified state general, disparaging someone as a son of a bitch without compunction! Even my Prime Minister Estate's servants won't spew profanities the way you do!"
A man in brocade garment swiftly strode inside from outside the door, carrying a red imperial decree in his hands, his cold features bearing slight similarities with Mu Wushuang. His lips were raised with a touch of ridicule.
"Mu Wuchen, what did you come here for?"
The old man's feature became more and more intolerable, his severe gaze shooting daggers at the man clad in brocade garments who appeared at the entrance.
Mu Wuchen was Mu Wushuang's full-blooded older brother as well as Mu Family's successor! This Mu Wuchen was different from Mu Shen, that hedonistic son! To Mu Family, Mu Shen was an inconsequential existence, but Mu Wuchen possessed Mu Xingchou's affection, just like Mu Wushuang.
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Chapter 100: Mu Family Visiting (3)
"I naturally came here to pass on Noble Consort niangniang's imperial decree. Have Yun Luofeng receive the decree now!" Mu Wuchen frostily looked at the old man and said in a haughty way.
The old man sneered. "My granddaughter isn't an idle person like you, who only knows how to trouble other people whenever you have nothing to do. She is incredibly busy, so how could she have the time to receive the decree? Will you promptly get lost on your own or do you need this General to throw you out?"
If the one who came was someone else from the imperial clan, perhaps the old man would be a bit more polite. But since the other party was a member of Mu Family, considering his hatred towards the Mu Family, not directly throwing him out was already polite enough.
"General Yun Luo, I came here to announce Noble Consort's imperial decree. If you don't have Yun Luofeng come out to accept the decree, it can be construed as a crime of deceiving the sovereign!" Mu Wuchen's eyes darkened by several degrees, his arrogant voice containing a trace of coldness.
The old man loudly laughed twice, "The crime of deceiving the sovereign, just who is considered a sovereign? May I ask if you came to pass on His Majesty's decree, or perhaps Empress niangniang's decree? Oh, right, the current Long Yuan Kingdom doesn't have an empress, so how am I insulting the sovereign? It's merely a Noble Consort. In the end, she is just His Majesty's concubine. Do you think that this General needs to be afraid of a concubine?"
Wasn't this how it was?
No matter how honorable Noble Consort's status was, she was nothing more than a concubine! The only one who could be on equal footing with His Majesty was the Empress! However, the current Long Yuan did not have an empress. Therefore, the only one that the old man needed to give a bit of face to was His Majesty.
Of course, this type of giving face was on the premise that His Majesty did not offend him. Otherwise, he would not give face to anyone!
Mu Wuchen's temper was considered to be quite great, not actually getting angry to the point of stomping about after being subjected to this type of humiliation by Yun Luo.
He only took a deep breath, suppressing the fury bursting forth from his heart, and coldly stated, "That's correct, in an ordinary merchant house, Noble Consort niangniang's status is just a concubine! Similarly, in this type of family background, you are also just like a servant, General. No matter how low the concubine's position is, she is still your master! Now that Master has an order, you can also only comply!"
"Hoho," the old man sneered and shamelessly said, "in any case, I definitely won't recognize her status as a master! You want to see my granddaughter, you can! Wait here! The moment she's done with her affair is the moment you will be able to see her!"
This time, without waiting for Mu Wuchen to speak, the guards behind him all grew furious! Every one of them would love to go up and shred the old man apart!
"We came to announce Noble Consort niangniang's imperial decree. This behavior of yours is clearly looking down on Noble Consort niangniang! Eldest Young Master, in accordance with the crime of General defying imperial law, it thus warrants the extermination of nine familial branches!"
Generally speaking, the dog behind the master was the mouth of that master. When the master wanted to have an outburst but must also maintain appearances, the dog would stand up and say the words that his master wanted to convey.
And whenever this happens, the master would come out to pretend to be a good person. But didn't they bother to wonder how the servants would have the guts to say this type of things without their master's permission?
The old man was naturally fully aware of this fact, so a sneer emerged on his old face.
"I only have one sentence: you either wait or get lost! I don't care whose imperial decree you came to declare. If you want to disturb my granddaughter while she's busy with her affairs, that's fine! Once you defeat me, we can talk again."
The old man of this moment was just like a war god, obstructing Mu Wuchen and everyone else, his speech full of loftiness!
The guards were fuming mad to the point of wanting to spew profanities, but they were stopped by Mu Wuchen's extending hand.
"Very well, I will wait for her here!"
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Chapter 101: Mu Family Visiting (4)
The guest bedroom was elegant and immaculate, the scent of sandalwood filling the room.
The girl put away the silver needles in front of her and looked up at the two people awaiting her. "The treatment is already done, you can go ask them how the effects are."
As soon as he heard those words, Elder Rong's heart swelled with joy and he hurriedly rushed towards the middle-aged man who was sitting upright.
" Daren, how do you feel?" After asking this, he involuntarily froze.
He witnessed the tips of the man's originally pale hair gradually turning black. Even though the change was very slight, it still made Elder Rong extremely emotional, and his entire body started to tremble slightly.
He believed that there would inevitably be a day that Daren would return to normal.
"Grandfather."
Ning Xin walked to Elder Ning and lent her arm to lift him while asking with concern, "Are you feeling better?"
Elder Ning nodded with a faint smile, his gaze turned to Yun Luofeng, his smile widening, "Yatou, as soon as you inserted the needle, it truly made my entire body and mind very relaxed. I really don't know how to thank you."
If it were not for Yun Luofeng, he was afraid he could only wait for death at the Ning residence!
"I have a prescription here, go back to gather the medicinal herbs and brew it. Take a dose daily and come back for a session of acupuncture every three days until your body has fully recovered."
Yun Luofeng's sight landed on the pale-faced, middle-aged man and continued to say, "As a matter of fact, I can get rid of the Man Luo Flower Poison entirely, but this way, his body would undoubtedly be unable to withstand it, so I can only purge the poison from his body bit by bit."
"I understand, I completely understand." Elder Rong nodded his head, so excited that he became somewhat incoherent. "Yun'yatou, I am really grateful to you. You're our Medical Pavilion's savior. If you need anything in the future, just come to the Medical Pavilion to let me know, and I will certainly make every effort to help."
Yun Luofeng crookedly smiled, a wicked light flashed through her dark eyes.
In fact, the reason she saved this middle-aged man was for the red hackberry tree, and the second reason was to make the Medical Pavilion owe her a favor! In the future, if she became embroiled in a dispute with the imperial clan, perhaps the Medical Pavilion's people could help her once!
"This life-saving thing really makes people tired out easily," Yun Luofeng languidly stretched and turned around to push the room's door open and said to the several people behind her, "You can do as you wish."
The moment that she stepped out of the room, a sharp-eyed guard of Yun Family caught a glimpse of her and quickly approached her, cupping his fists in salute. "Eldest Miss, Prime Minister Mu Estate's eldest son came to announce Noble Consort's decree, so Master made this subordinate wait here for Eldest Miss."
"Prime Minister Mu Estate? Noble Consort niangniang?"
When Elder Rong, who was closely following behind, heard this, he was stunned for a brief second before sneering. "This Prime Minister Mu Estate really won't leave you alone!"
He turned to the middle-aged man behind him, his geriatric face displaying respect.
"Daren, this Prime Minister Mu Estate continually made things difficult for Yun'yatou. Now that Yun'yatou is very important to us, can I go protect her?"
Those predators from the Prime Minister Estate definitely did not come here with good intentions, so how could he be at ease about Yun Luofeng facing those people? What if she was devoured to the point that none of her bones remained intact, then where would he go find another godly doctor?
"Very well." The middle-aged man lightly nodded. His voice was extremely faint, but it was much better than being unable to speak like before.
"Hoho," Elder Ning faintly laughed twice. "Let's go, this old crock also wants to know why those people came to find Yun'yatou."
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Chapter 102:- Kneeling to Receive a Decree (1)
Inside the silent main hall, Mu Wuchen's appearance was cold and solemn. His features emitted an icy air, frightening all the servants behind him to the point of not daring to take a deep breath.
"General Yun!" Mu Wuchen finally could not resist and turned to Yun Luo with his frosty face, his tone clearly layered with rage. "I have already been waiting here for several shichen, could you perhaps go hurry her for us?"
They have been waiting here since noon and it was already sunset now, but Yun Luofeng still had not appeared. This inevitably made Mu Wuchen suspect if the old guy was doing this on purpose!
The elderly man tasted the tea in his hands with satisfaction, raised an eyebrow to look at Mu Wuchen, who was gradually becoming impatient from waiting, and leisurely stated, "My granddaughter is not carefree like you. If you want to see her, then you can only wait."
Mu Wuchen's face turned several degrees colder, unable to resist the urge to stand up. At this exact moment, he caught a glimpse of the peerlessly beautiful girl outside the house walking over leisurely. He forcibly repressed the fury that was already bursting forth once again.
"Grandfather." Yun Luofeng did not even glance at Mu Wuchen, unhurriedly heading towards the elderly man sitting beside the tea table with light steps. Her posture was sluggish and carefree while her gorgeous face carried a faint smile.
"You were looking for me?"
The elderly man swept his eye across Mu Wuchen, whose expression was slowly darkening, and said with a chilly smile, "It wasn't me looking for you, it was Mu Family's people making a fuss about a casual remark dropped by their superior and seeking trouble for you."
Yun Luofeng raised her brows slightly, her dark eyes turning to the cold Mu Wuchen, the smile on her lips revealed a trace of mischief.
"Seeking trouble for me?" That depends whether these people have that capability! Who in the current Long Yuan doesn't know that I, Yun Luofeng, possess a dandy nature? Relying on General Estate's power to throw my weight around? So coming to General Estate to seek trouble for me, I'm afraid they found the wrong place! I can just have people throw them out!"
"Cough cough."
Elder Rong, who was following closely behind her, heard those words and nearly choked on his own saliva. He managed not to laugh out loud by forcibly holding back.
Dandy nature? Throwing her weight around?
This was the first time that the old guy heard someone use these words to describe themselves. This girl truly could not be judged by typical logic.
Mu Wuchen coldly harrumphed once. "Yun Luofeng, I came here to convey Noble Consort's imperial decree! Why aren't you on your knees yet to receive it!"
After saying this, Mu Wuchen haughtily lifted his chin, waiting for this arrogant young lady to kneel in front of him.
But after waiting for a long while, there were still no movements...
Mu Wuchen tightly knitted his brows and looked at Yun Luofeng with impatience, his eyes revealing his dissatisfaction.
"Yun Luofeng, I'm telling you to kneel, could it be you didn't hear me?"
Currently, Yun Luofeng's arms were folded across her chest, and she was staring at him with a faint smile. Then, her originally bewitching expression suddenly revealed a domineering air, her features were arrogant as she exclaimed solemnly, "Mu Wuchen, committing the crime of insulting the sovereign, according to the laws of Long Yuan, how should you be punished?"
Mu Wuchen blanked out and stared at Yun Luofeng with incomprehension, not understanding when he committed the crime of insulting the sovereign.
A long while later, he regained his senses, and his expression turned even colder. "Yun Luofeng, don't bother trying to frame me! When did I insult the sovereign? Tell me the reason if you have the nerve!"
Hearing these words, Yun Luofeng's brows lifted slightly, her arrogant and unruly dark eyes settling on Mu Wuchen's livid expression once again.
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Chapter 103: Kneeling to Receive a Decree (2)
"Mu Wuchen, His Majesty personally handed me a special decree, which makes me similar to royal relatives and not need to kneel no matter what! Even if Noble Consort niangniang came here in person, I still don't need to kneel to her, let alone to a mere imperial decree? Since you're now forcing me to kneel, isn't that the crime of insulting the sovereign?"
Mu Wuchen's chest heaved up and down with anger, but it was unable to be vented out. He could only tightly clench his fists, forcibly calming himself down.
"Yun Luofeng," he took a deep breath, and his cold, proud gaze flashed with ruthlessness as he frostily said, "Noble Consort niangniang's imperial decree orders you to quickly enter the palace and become the Princess' study companion for three years! You should pack your belongings and leave with me now! Additionally, Noble Consort niangniang commands that you are not allowed to leave the palace as you please during the entire time you're to be a study companion! So you need to adequately pack, and as for maidservants..."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "There are imperial maids inside the palace, so you don't need to bring any!"
These words were like a trigger, completely angering Elder Rong, who remained silent since he entered the door.
His geriatric countenance was brimming with rage, and his eyes flared with mounting rage as they turned to look at Mu Wuchen. He berated, "Who does that princess think she is? Why should Yun'yatou have to be a maidservant for her? Does she really believe herself to be that delicate? Is she worthy of it?"
Study companions, to put it nicely, were to accompany the princess in cultivating and studying. In reality, they were maidservants who attended to her! With Yun Luofeng's identity as Godly Doctor, even he did not dare to command her, but the result was that these imperial children thought too highly of themselves! Were they actually making a godly doctor become a little maidservant who will serve under someone?
Was she worthy of it?
More importantly, these people even wanted to lock her inside the imperial palace for three years! How could that be? After three years had passed, his daren would already be dead! At that time, even ten of that dog emperor's lives wouldn't be enough as compensation!
Elder Ning's expression also turned colder. In his eyes, Yun Luofeng was a godly doctor deserving of his respect! This type of godly doctor actually needed to serve under an imperial princess? If he really allowed her to go, then he should not stay on this continent anymore.
"The one I am seeking is someone of the General Estate, it doesn't have anything to do with you."
Mu Wuchen glanced at the furious Elder Rong and coldly stated, "Moreover, the Princess has a priceless constitution, having the granddaughter of a general serve her is not a humiliation for her at all. Now that the old General is already old and doesn't have many more years to live, she will have nowhere to go after old General passes away! Our Noble Consort niangniang is taking pity on her, so she's giving her a direction."
Within Long Yuan, there were not many people who have seen Elder Rong. If it weren't for Jing Lin causing trouble last time, the number of people who were able to see him could completely be counted on one hand.
What was unfortunate was that when Jing Lin stirred up trouble, Mu Wuchen was not inside the Medical Pavilion. As a result, he naturally did not imagine that the elder in front of him was someone that anyone from the imperial clan would curry favor with.
"Girl." Elder Ning did not have his emotions written all over his face like Elder Rong. He indifferently turned his head to look at Yun Luofeng and calmly said, "This matter will be decided by yourself. If you don't want to head to the imperial palace to be that whats-her-face princess' study companion, I will unconditionally support you! These coming days, I will make this granddaughter of mine settle in your estate. With her here, no one can force you."
Although Yun Luofeng was oblivious to Elder Ning's identity, his actions undoubtedly warmed her heart.
She smiled at the two old men behind her. "Don't worry, No one can force me to do anything that I don't want to do."
Her words were arrogant, domineering, obstinate, and unruly, seemingly looking down on Mu Wuchen in front of her.
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Chapter 104: The Two Shocked Elders (1)
Following Yun Luofeng's words, the main hall abruptly quieted down.
Mu Wuchen clenched his fists and suddenly stood up, his cold, arrogant gaze landing on Yun Luofeng's bewitchingly beautiful appearance. His face was cold like frost, chilling people to the bone.
"Yun Luofeng, don't be ungrateful! What kind of honor is it to become the Princess' study companion? It's a good fortune that daughters of Long Yuan Kingdom's ministers won't be able to obtain even if they wanted to! Noble Consort niangniang is helping you out of good will, yet you are this impertinent! I only have one thing to tell you: Noble Consort niangniang's imperial decree doesn't allow for disobedience. You must enter the palace to be the Princess' study companion!"
His words were incredibly unyielding, with the tone he would seize her if she refused.
"Since you think being the maidservant of the Princess is an honor, then why don't you let your Mu Family's Mu Wushuang be this companion? How about it?" Yun Luofeng lazily yawned, her bewitching eyes containing a hint of a smile. She watched Mu Wuchen's increasingly livid expression with a smirk.
"How dare you!" Mu Wuchen coldly shouted, a harsh light flashing through his eyes. "Yun Luofeng, what kind of status does Wushuang have? She has magnificent talents and is endowed with both wit and beauty. She is also the future wife of the Crown Prince! I don't know how a trash like you has the courage to compare with her?! That's right! Being the Princess' study companion is an honor for the ministers' daughters, but Wushuang isn't one of those people!"
Mu Wuchen still had a sentence that he did not speak out loud, Wushuang was incredibly outstanding. How could a mere princess deserve to have Wushuang as her study companion? His Wushuang was the future empress; her status was way above that of a princess!
As for Yun Luofeng...
She was a trash, giving her this opportunity to be the princess' study companion, yet she did not appreciate it at all! Was there someone actually this stupid in the world?
Of course, the plan of Mu Wushuang and Mu Xingchou was not disclosed to Mu Wuchen! With Mu Wuchen's arrogance, he would surely sneer at their scheme! So he still could not figure out why would his own aunt let a trash be the Princess' study companion.
Weren't they afraid that she would neglect the princess?
Yun Luofeng glanced at Mu Wuchen's icy face from the corner of her eyes, smirking, "Will you get lost on your own, or would you rather make me throw you out?"
"Yun Luofeng!" Mu Wuchen furiously clenched his fists, his veins popping out of his forehead, "You will really disobey Noble Concubine's imperial decree?"
Yun Luofeng raised her eyebrows. "If I didn't guess wrong, she decided the matter about me being the princess' study companion on her own, and the Emperor is in the dark. Why don't you enter the palace and ask the Emperor whether the child of a meritorious minister only deserves to be the study companion of a princess? I'm not sure if he would have the nerve to force me to enter the palace!"
Based on the dog emperor's act of sending Ye Ling to stab the General Estate in the back, Yun Luofeng could see that the current Emperor would not shed all pretense of cordiality with the General Estate yet. Moreover, the dog Emperor still planned to take advantage of Ye Ling to set her up, how could it be possible that he would have her enter the palace during this time?
In this respect, she could tell that this was definitely Noble Consort Mu acting on her own, and the dog emperor was unmistakably unaware!
"Alright!" Mu Wuchen's eyes darkened, and he coldly snorted before saying, "Yun Luofeng, you missed this opportunity to be promoted, so don't regret it in the end! When that time comes, even if you beg and scream wanting to be the Princess' companion, no one would bother with you. Let's go!"
He flung the sleeves of his robe before sullenly turning around to leave. Mu Wuchen's internal wrath could be perceived from those hurried steps.
"It turns out all nobles are this conceited," Elder Rong icily said with laughter. "Yun'yatou, it looks like you're able to handle today's affair yourself, so this old guy won't meddle in your affair. If you need anything else in the future, just come to the Medical Pavilion to let me know, and I will definitely do everything in my power to help!"
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Chapter 105: The Two Shocked Elders (2)
Elder Ning was not as furious as Elder Rong. He only turned his head to look at Yun Luofeng and calmly stated, "Girl, there is something that I need to tell you. Originally, this matter is only known by those who have reached the level similar to mine. Now that you and the imperial family are almost on opposing sides, I must inform you this matter for the sake of your safety."
Yun Luofeng raised her eyebrow as she looked at Elder Ning, her smile revealing a touch of sluggishness. "Elder Ning, speak as you please."
Elder Ning paused for a moment. "The strength of your number one expert in Long Yuan is at high level, advanced rank, but do you know where this expert came from?"
Yun Luofeng shook her head. It was true that, with her current status, she did not have the qualifications to know about these matters.
"That expert came from the power behind the imperial clan." Elder Ning's eyes darkened as he continued to say, "Every imperial clan possesses a power behind them. However, under normal conditions, as long as the imperial clan does not encounter a disaster where the country is in a precarious situation, that power will not act and will only send an expert to guard the imperial clan. This is the reason why those forces did not act even though these several countries continued to war with each other for these many years! This is due to the prior agreement between these several forces."
Yun Luofeng grew silent. A long while later, she lifted up her pitch-black eyes and looked straight at Elder Ning. "If we go by what you say, a dynasty will definitely last forever. However, over the past thousands and hundreds of years, it's not like a change of dynasties hadn't happened before, yet those of power did not stop it?"
Elder Ning chuckled twice before patiently explaining, "That's correct, there really was the change of imperial dynasties, but in the past thousands of years, this type of thing only happened several times! These few times were none other than the current emperor offending the formidable force behind them resulting in a change of dynasties."
His words implied that these several instances of dynasty replacement were all due to the emperor offending the power behind them, so that power sent someone to seize the reign and the throne.
Yun Luofeng did not imagine that there would be a formidable power behind the imperial clan. Since it was like this, she had to act even more carefully.
"Girl, you don't have to be too worried. As long as the imperial clan isn't destroyed, those forces will not casually appear. Even if you accidentally provoke those forces, my Ning Family will not allow them to touch you in the slightest," said Elder Ning in a careless manner with an indifferent smile.
"Grandfather," Ning Xin looked at her grandfather's aloof face and said with a slight smile, "I feel like I share a kindred spirit with Xiao Feng, so I want to stay longer at the Yun residence. Xiao Feng, I don't know if you will welcome me staying?"
She turned her head to look at Yun Luofeng and blinked her eyes, her pretty and dignified face displaying a warm and gentle smile.
Two days ago, this Ning Xin was still calling Yun Luofeng "Miss Yun," but now she was addressing her as "Xiao Feng" in a natural, familiar way. The meaning that she wanted to convey was very apparent.
No matter what happened, the Ning Family would absolutely stand on her side!
"Sure." Yun Luofeng bewitchingly smiled with eyes full of happiness. "You can stay at my Yun home for as long as you want."
From the beginning, Yun Luofeng had favorable feelings towards the Ning Family's grandfather and granddaughter pair. Now that it was this obvious that the other party was picking sides, if she still did not accept, then it would be a bit ungrateful.
"Haha," Elder Ning heartily chuckled twice before turning to General Yun Luo. His geriatric face was radiant, beaming with joy. "General Yun Luo, I am quite envious of you. Having such an outstanding granddaughter truly makes people jealous."
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