The Lower Realm’s army was led into the Shadow Moon Palace and the Shadow Moon Palace that had laid empty for quite a while regained back its bustle.
In regards to settling them in, Jun Wu Xie dumped the entire task onto Elder Ying and faced with the men clad in light armour one after another, every single one of them stalwart and imposing, his forehead then broke out in a bout of cold sweat.
Fortunately he had been an Elder of the Shadow Moon Palace and he had seen his fair share of big scenes like this. But without knowing why, the silent and highly orderly army before his eyes also gave him a feeling of intense bloodiness about them. Although they were expressionless and they did not do anything too intense, never showing any discontent with all of Elder Ying’s arrangements, doing everything that they were told, but…..
Elder Ying somehow could not help but feel that these men had seemingly been plucked out from blood. Though there wasn’t the slightest smell of blood on them, but the blood filled air that seemed to emanate from deep in their bones was something he was unable to ignore.
“We’ve caused you trouble.” Long Qi thanked Elder Ying on behalf of everyone.
Elder Ying gave a rather forced laugh. The man before him was merely just over twenty years old but his spirit powers had already reached the Purple Spirit’s second stage, and that iron blooded stalwart air emanating from him was the strongest among the men.
“There’s no need for thanks. You are all Miss Jun’s subordinate and Miss Jun helped me a great deal before. This is what I ought to do at least.” Elder Ying said with a laugh. Although he was very curious about the origins of this army, out of a sense of propriety his did not ask anything about it.
On the other side, Jun Qing, Qu Ling Yue, Lei Chen and the others followed Jun Wu Xie to come to her little courtyard. Crouched at the edge of the pond and swinging her two little feet at over the water’s edge while memorizing a book, Yue Ye heard sounds and she turned around with a cheery smile, intending to greet her Master when the first thing she saw upon turning her head was a whole bunch of unfamiliar faces that appeared before her eyes…..
“Mas….. Master…..” Yue Ye froze.
“Eh? Master? You’ve started to accept disciples as well.” Jun Qing said as he looked at the frozen Yue Ye, thinking it all rather interesting.
Jun Wu Xie nodded her head.
Yue Ye was still in a daze.
“This is my Uncle.” Jun Wu Xie opened her mouth to say.
Yue Ye’s mouth opened up wide, standing up from the edge of the water in a fluster, hurrying to standing primly by the side of the pond, her face flushed red and looking highly reserved.
“Grand….. Granduncle Master…..” Yue Ye stuttered.
She had actually allowed herself to be seen by her Master’s family in such a sloppy state!
Granduncle Master? Jun Qing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry hearing that form of address. That little lass seemed to have addressed him wrongly didn’t he?
But seeing Yue Ye’s deep red face, Jun Qing was considerate enough to not go pick on the little girl any further.
And the other people standing together with Jun Wu Xie consciously went on to introduce themselves, their eyes inquisitive as their gazes fell upon Yue Ye. They were all very curious, wondering what kind of a person could make Jun Wu Xie accept them as a disciple.
Yue Ye stood there feeling very self conscious as she was surrounded by people who were gazing at her like she was some rare majestic spirit beast.
It was until Qu Ling Yue opened her mouth to introduce herself that Yue Ye’s eyes flared wide, staring in incredulous disbelief at the cold and proud Iron Blood Empress.
“Mas….. Master’s….. wi….. wife…..” The unfortunate little girl was so shocked her speech was stuttering.
“Mm.” Jun Wu Xie affirmed Qu Ling Yue’s words in a calm and composed manner.
Yue Ye’s face was one of alarm.
She had felt that Qu Ling Yue carried a unique air around her, though cold as well, but different from her Master’s, but would never have thought…..
Yue Ye’s face grew even redder.
“Master, all of you should carry on chatting. I’ll make a move.” With a red face, Yue Ye then obediently bowed to her “Elders”.
“Alright.” Jun Wu Xie nodded.
Yue Ye then zoomed herself out from Jun Wu Xie’s little courtyard in escape.
Not knowing…..
Volume 19
Chapter 1885: “Hatching Up the Grand Plan (2)”
The Shadow Moon Palace suddenly had a humongous bunch of big and burly men all clad in armour, their faces cold and stoic, all highly imposing looking. Yue Ye was greatly startled by the sudden change right before her eyes, the medical book held in her hand falling to the floor.
“Young lady, your book.” A gentle and handsome looking man picked up the book Yue Ye dropped, to hand it back to her.
Yue Ye looked dazedly at the handsome looking man wearing a jade crown, his demeanor noble and steady.
“My Lord, you should go see Her Majesty first.” The pretty lady following behind the man reminded in a gentle voice.
The man nodded his head slightly, and asked Yue Ye about the location of Jun Wu Xie’s residence, before he went walking towards it, but the pretty lady did not follow him.
Yue Ye was a little puzzled as she looked at the lady who remained there in her spot while watching the man leave and she asked in bewilderment: “Big Sister, aren’t you going too?”
The lady shook her head, her eyes tinged with a trace of humble self abasement.
“I do not yet have the right.”
“Why?”
“Because I did something wrong.”
“Huh?”
“Big Sister, what wrong did you commit?” Yue Ye was a little puzzled. Since she was allowed to come to the Shadow Moon Palace, she must have first gained her Master’s approval. Her Master….. wouldn’t have allowed people she had not forgiven in here would she?
“It’s nothing.” The lady shook her head, and then turned to leave, and when she was walking away, she saw a figure acting similarly restrained.
Under the shade of a tree, Yin Yan saw Bai Yun Xian who was suddenly slightly taken aback, and the two people smiled a little helplessly to each other.
Compared to everyone else, the two of them were more like sinners, the kind of sins they had committed before, enough to have them die a hundred times. After they were subdued by Jun Wu Xie, they had initially resisted, till they were gradually converted as they reflected on all their past deeds, becoming highly ashamed of themselves.
If Jun Wu Xie had not shown them mercy in the past, they might not even have had a chance to change themselves anew.
The two of them still did not dare to show themselves before Jun Wu Xie, because they felt guilty and ashamed.
Yue Ye looked at the men passing all around, her heart quaking in shock. But she soon discovered that all the seemingly stern and imposing looking soldiers would subconsciously step aside to allow her to pass, trying their best to put on a gentle and warm expression on their faces.
However…..
The effect was not all that significant. Every of those men stalwart and hard like steel, their smiles weren’t as pleasant looking as those from good looking handsome men.
You can’t really blame these soldiers from the Lower Realm for looking so ferocious. One must know that they all underwent the harshest and most intense kind of training over the recent past years and all of them were mainly surrounded by other tough guys like them most of the time, causing them all to have cultivated their faces to become statically one of stoic ferociousness.
However, Jun Qing and Qu Ling Yue had given orders that they were not to harm any single person in the Shadow Moon Palace and all they could do was to try their best to squeeze out those not so pleasant looking smiles onto their faces, trying not to make Yue Ye feel nervous around them.
But the results were dismal…..<
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Yue Ye scooted away in escape from the bunch of soldiers as the brash and towering men scratched their heads in bafflement, thinking that they had definitely been highly affable and approachable.
Yue Ye went to look for Yue Yi, but in the end, the situation wasn’t that much better for him as well. A whole bunch of the Rui Lin Army’s guys led by Mu Qian Fan were there to pick up their allocated room numbers at Yue Yi’s place.
When Yue Ye pushed the door open and saw the whole bunch of impossibly broad shouldered soldiers with waists the size of a bear’s all clad in armour fully surrounding her elder brother, her eyes almost popped out from her head.
“Little Ye….. You’ll have to wait for a while. I’m rather preoccupied here.” Yue Yi’s face was wan and haggard as he stuck his head out from among the crowd. He was slowly dying inside from being under the “concerned” gazes of the entire bunch of fierce looking and imposing soldiers.
“…..” Yue Ye was absolutely stunned and in shock.
[From where had this entire bunch of soldiers popped out from! ? Who can come tell me! ?]
Volume 19
Chapter 1886: “Hatching Up the Grand Plan (3)”
Jun Wu Xie chatted with Jun Qing and the others for quite a long while as evening went deep into the night, but everyone did not feel tired, all of them in high spirits, listening intently to each other.
It was only when dawn was breaking that Jun Wu Xie finished explaining everything to them and they all then went to their respective rooms to get some sleep.
Only Qu Ling Yue remained behind in Jun Wu Xie’s little courtyard.
“In the past two years, it was all due to Young Master Jun’s help as without him, the Lower Realm’s army could not possibly be able to increase their powers so quickly.” The sky was brightening slightly and Qu Ling Yue was seated bathed in candlelight, as she watched the waving flame on the candle.
Jun Wu Xie was silent. She had vaguely known that Jun Wu Yao had provided a little guidance to the Rui Lin Army in the Lower Realm but after she came here into the Middle Realm, she had had no way of knowing more about it.
Qu Ling Yue slowly told of everything that Jun Wu Yao had done. Although she had not come into contact with Jun Wu Yao much, but she could clearly discern the reason why Jun Wu Yao did all of that.
“In two weeks, we will move according to the plan you have devised. When the time comes, everyone will wait for your orders. I should….. go rest already.” Qu Ling Yue spoke for a while, and then stood up to walk out of Jun Wu Xie’s door.
She did not know why she was telling Jun Wu Xie all this, but she said all that just because she felt like it.
Jun Wu Xie watched Qu Ling Yue’s back as she left, and it was only until the door was shut that she lowered her eyes, with no one knowing what she was thinking.
Up on the roof, Ye Sha and Ye Gu sat in a crouch upon the roof tiles, every single one of Qu Ling Yue’s words in the room earlier having reached their ears.
“Lady Qu is really a nice person.” Ye Gu said, sharing his evaluation of Qu Ling Yue.
Ye Sha glanced at him, suddenly rather speechless.
He dared to swear, that the only reason Ye Gu felt that Qu Ling Yue was a nice person was merely because Qu Ling Yue had told the Young Miss about Lord Jue’s deeds and achievements that had been carried out behind her back!
In the ensuing period of time, with the army’s fifty thousand soldiers having moved into the Shadow Moon Palace, Elder Ying finally understood why Jun Wu Xie had been so confident. Because the army made up from those fifty thousand soldiers, were truly very much stronger than what the original Shadow Moon Palace had been.
If Jun Wu Xie showed up at the congregation of the Twelve Palaces as the new Shadow Moon Palace Lord leading such a ferocious and imposing army, even just by thinking with his toes, Elder Ying already knew how greatly shocked the others in the Twelve Palaces would be.
The Shadow Moon Palace was not the least bit significant among the Twelve Palaces and in regards to the Twelve Palaces’ recent infighting and turmoil, the Shadow Moon Palace had not been involved at all. Hence, the fact that they had also been invited was merely just purely symbolic.
At that moment, Elder Ying could not help himself but start to anticipate to see the kind of effect, the astoundment and shock when Jun Wu Xie shows up with this Lower Realm’s army right before the eyes of the other Palace Lords.
Elder Ying gradually grew accustomed to the presence of the soldiers and Yue Yi’s youthful blood was also pumped up by them where he even began sparring with Long Qi in training.
Only Yue Ye was left…..
To always be just like a terrified and flurried bunny, taking flight with every encounter.
The only fortunate thing for her was…..
Yue Ye did not dislike Qu Ling Yue, to the extent that when Jun Wu Xie was busy discussing her plans with others, Yue Ye would go seek Qu Ling Yue for a chat.
Qu Ling Yue liked to see the bubbly and lively Yue Ye as well, especially when…..
Yue Ye was always following behind her and calling her “Master’s Wife, Master’s Wife”, which just pleased Qu Ling Yue’s heart to no end, which made Qu Ling Yue become highly fond of Yue Ye.
Towards her own “Empress” and her little disciple’s acts of blatant “collusion”, Jun Wu Xie did not show any reaction, but it made Jun Qing feeling highly helpless on whether to laugh or cry, seeing his little niece’s relationships so chaotic!
Volume 19
Chapter 1887: “The Twelve Palaces’ Summit (1)”
Time passed like sand flowing through one’s fingers, silent in its passage.
Five days passed in a blink and the date to the Twelve Palaces’ Summit was getting nearer and it was time for Jun Wu Xie and the others to step out onto the road towards the summit’s venue.
The Twelve Palaces had after the Dark Emperor’s fall, not had all the Palace Lords gathered together before. When their common enemy disappeared, the first thing they all thought of was to grow and expand their own might, and stand out from all the others, even to the extent of unifying the Twelve Palaces under them, to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Nine Temples.
For close to a thousand years, open hostility and secret schemes against each other had become a common occurrence and although the Twelve Palaces were still allies on the surface, in reality they had become mutual enemies, each seeking to surpass each other a notch.
Such a mentality, had made it impossible for them to sit down to talk with each other peacefully.
And they were all meeting for a discussion this time, purely because the Twelve Palaces’ struggle against each other had gone from fighting hidden in the dark to have become open confrontation. Ever since the time of the Pure Grace Palace Lord’s birthday banquet where Zhuge Yin was killed, it had dragged the Dragon Slayers Palace, the Blood Fiend Palace and the Pure Grace Palace into an inseparable mess, with all three sides in incessant combat. The Dragon Slayers Palace and the Blood Fiend Palace had already reached a stage where one party had to die or they would not rest, while the weaker Pure Grace Palace was sandwiched between the other two palaces, losing on both ends.
The other palaces had initially been sitting back to watch the show but they had not expected that not too long into the show, another major incident broke out.
They had originally just been waiting to reap some benefit when the Flame Demons Palace suddenly got into a fight with the Purple Thunder Palace, and the sly Soul Return Palace sank their teeth into the Flamboyant Palace, with the other palaces constantly fighting as well. For some unknown reason, endless conflict seemed to just erupt among them all within the past half year.
In just half a year’s time, the death toll in the palaces reached numbers never seen before in the past close to a thousand years, throwing even the various Palace Lords who delighted in slaughter to feel ill at ease. With the Flame Demons Palace and the Blood Fiend Palace taking the lead, they decided to hold this summit, se
eking to resolve the matter once and for all with all Palace Lords present. Afterall, if the slaughter continued on, it could lead to all of them suffering devastating consequences as even the Flame Demons Palace were finding it rather difficult to swallow.
The Flame Demons Palace who had taken the lead in this, had already led their men to make their way towards the venue. The place was very near to Mount Fu Yao and Mount Fu Yao was the point dividing the Twelve Palaces and the Nine Temples, a centralised location, which made its existence rather intriguing, where everyone subconsciously feared the deterrent element of Mount Fu Yao, not daring to act rashly around Mount Fu Yao.
The reason this location was chosen was to set the minds of the various palaces at ease as if it had been anywhere else, it was feared that many of the Palace Lords would not dare take a step inside.
The Flame Demons Palace had already gotten everything for the summit prepared earlier and the second to arrive at that place was the people from the Blood Fiend Palace.
With the Blood Fiend Palace being one of the triggers for the fighting among the Twelve Palaces, their situation recently had not been too good.
With Gu Yi coming to the summit this time, he brought quite a number of powerful disciples, where even Gu Ying and Gu Xin Yan had followed as well.
The Flame Demon Palace’s people then led the Blood Fiend Palaces’ disciples to the rooms they would be staying in.
Gu Yi sat inside his room, his gaze cold as he stared at the silent Gu Ying standing in the room.
Gu Ying’s handsome face was filled with light and faint traces of wounds. Compared to normal skin, the colour was slightly lighter and it was not hard to see that those scars should have been left from a few months ago. Although the scab had faded away, but it still added flaws to that extraordinarily handsome face. There was even a scar that about a pinky finger’s length but although it was thin, it was highly obvious to see. It could just be imagined how deep that wound must have been,
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