Time trickled by. Night had finally fallen, and the light of dawn was nowhere to be seen.
Amidst the darkness.
Lin Yunlong could vaguely see that Yun Xiaoyao was on the hillside, unmoving.
As he pondered and changed the formation continuously, he felt that his plan was foolproof. He was finally relieved and said, "King Yun, if you wish to take my life, this is your only chance."
Yun Xiaoyao did not answer.
Lin Yunlong said, "King Yun, I am waiting to see how King Yun is going to take this Lin's life amidst these thousands of soldiers and horses."
Yun Xiaoyao remained silent.
Lin Yunlong frowned.
He ordered the torches to be lit.
Under the illumination of the fire, Yun Xiaoyao stood on the hillside, unmoving.
He did not charge down.
The light reflected off the sword in Yun Xiaoyao's hand, gleaming brightly.
After a while, Yun Xiaoyao still did not move.
"Is he going to trick me into attacking first? Is he going to charge down to kill me while the troops are attacking me?"
Lin Yunlong pondered.
He wanted to order them to charge up several times, but he did not have the courage to do so. He felt a chill on his neck and his head swayed as if it could fall off his neck at any time.
After a few moments of hesitation, it was already midnight.
Yun Xiaoyao was still standing on top, unmoving.
"Could he have died from the poison?"
Lin Yunlong tried calling out a few more times. There was still no movement.
Finally …
It seemed that he had died from the poison.
Lin Yunlong hesitated no more.
"Attack! He has been playing tricks in front of me for so long. Carry his body down! "Lin Yunlong roared.
A loud boom resounded.
The military order was as firm as a mountain. Two thousand soldiers charged forward.
"Let's see how ugly this man's heart can be!" A leisurely voice rang.
Then, a brilliant white light rose abruptly from the hillside.
It was as if a sun had suddenly risen in the silent night, blinding everyone with their eyes wide open. Rays of sword energy swept in all directions.
…
Yun Yang and Shangguan Lingxiu changed directions from the Cemetery of Gods and finally passed through the passage. They flew all the way down, passing through the clouds and entering a forest. They then flew out of the forest immediately.
Now, the two of them were walking in a small town at the border.
Coincidentally, this place belonged to the Empire of Ziyou and was now the Empire of Yutang's Ziyou Path.
Back then, Yun Yang had barged into Ziyou in a fit of rage and killed his way in and out of the city. Blood flowed like a river and corpses piled up like a mountain. With the help of the two mystical beasts, ghosts and deities wept.
In the end, it even attracted the water of the Lunar Soul River and almost turned this area into a Dragon King Palace.
There was also Shangguan Lingxiu. Back then, she had led the Shangguan Family's servants to receive General Wudi's coffin …
Now that they were revisiting this place, their hearts were filled with emotions.
He felt as if he had been in a trance for a lifetime.
Yun Yang purposely went to look for the Moire Python and the Niello Bear as soon as he could. The two beasts, Xiao Hua and Xiao Hei, were sound asleep. The Niello Bear had yet to recover to its peak, and the Moire Python had been protecting it closely. The two of them depended on each other for survival and had endured for so many years.
Anyway, in this area, no one had the ability to harm the two of them, so their days were quite comfortable.
Seeing Yun Yang, the two mystical beasts were extremely affectionate.
The Moire Python, Xiao Hua, dilly-dallied beside Yun Yang, hissing and sticking its tongue out. Its face was full of dissatisfaction as it complained.
"It was fine in the beginning when you weren't here. Some people knew that the two beast kings here are Lord Supreme Cloud's friends, and that Lord Supreme Cloud had gone on a killing spree for the Niello Bear … No one dared to come and offend you. However, since last year, some practitioners have begun to stir. During this period of time, there have been groups of practitioners coming in to capture the mystical beasts …"
The Moire Python and the Niello Bear remembered Yun Yang's instructions to not harm humans, but they had almost suffered a great loss. If it were not for the Moire Python's invulnerability and sturdy scales, it would have been turned into a hornet's nest by the heavy bows and arrows!
Now, this area had regained its original glory as a forbidden land.
Yun Yang was stunned.
How could this be?
This should not have happened.
Yun Yang left a massive amount of cultivation resources for the two mystical beasts and imprinted cultivation methods into their minds before he bade them farewell reluctantly.
"When my cultivation is successful in the future, I shall ascend to the Palace of Nine Supremes! By then, just mention my name and show my token, and you will be able to enter unimpeded. "
Seeing that Yun Yang was about to leave again, the two mystical beasts were reluctant to part with him, lingering around him for a long time.
The miniature bear and snake slithered around Yun Yang's body, sticking to his face, reluctant to leave. After a long time, they finally returned to the dense forest, looking back three times with every step.
"Why didn't you take them away directly?" Shangguan Lingxiu asked.
"The test of ascension is the most important stage for them. If they followed me and entered the Bound of Universe directly, they would have one less trial … "
Yun Yang chuckled bitterly. "Besides, these two little fellows didn't want to follow me. Just now, even if they had shown such an intention, I would have taken them away directly … but they didn't."
"They treated me as a friend, not a master. This is completely different. " Yun Yang was a little disappointed. "They are free, and the most precious thing to them is their freedom. I don't want to take it away."
Shangguan Lingxiu sighed as well.
The two mystical beasts turned back three times with every step. Although they were reluctant to leave, they had still gone back resolutely. She could see this as well.
Despite their reluctance, they had their own goals. Perhaps they could not do anything if they were taken away forcefully, but if they had a choice, they would still want to be kings in their own territory …
This was the freedom of every king of the mystical beasts.
"Let's go to the city!"
Yun Yang, who walked out of the forest, looked grim. "I want to see what has changed in this world!"
Back then, who in the Empire of Ziyou did not know that Yun Yang had slaughtered countless people for the two mystical beasts? Even when the two countries were at war, the Empire of Ziyou's army dared not enter when they passed by the edge of the dense forest.
What if they angered Supreme Cloud and he came back again?
It had only been a few years. Yun Yang did not believe that there would be such a drastic change after Yutang unified the world.
There was actually no need to enter Zilong City.
It was just outside the city.
With Yun Yang and Shangguan Lingxiu's current deific consciousness and hearing, they could hear all the sounds in the city clearly.
"I didn't expect the Nine Supremes to be like this. It's not a big deal, to put it bluntly."
"They're just a bunch of men of sacrifice, that's all. However, the royal men of sacrifice are still different from those of the wealthy families. "
"All the achievements have been exaggerated … to intimidate the world. I see, I see. The Empire of Yutang is really good. "
"I have to say, this is a brilliant move. Using the Nine Supremes to intimidate the world, the other countries are subconsciously weaker. They also use the Nine Supremes to attract the world's attention while the Empire of Yutang secretly develops its military and pacifies the world in one battle … If the world wasn't unified, who would know that the Empire of Yutang's royalty is actually such a great strategist? "
"What a marvelous work of art!"
"I'm impressed. Playing the world's heroes in the palm of their hands with such an easy trick. The Yutang royalty is truly deserving of this world!"
"So Qiu Jianhan, Leng Daoyin, and the rest were involved in this as well … and played a significant role in it …"
"Hush … If it wasn't for this, how could those big shots resign one by one after the Nine Supremes School's rebellion was quelled? This is the merit of pacifying the world … if it wasn't for this, how could they just walk away like this? "
"Of course, if there's no reason, who would be willing to give up such riches and honor?"
"But I heard that Supreme Cloud was outside Zilong City at that time, creating waves thousands of feet high with a wave of his hand …"
"You've seen it?"
"No … I've never seen it."
"That's right, I've never seen it either. Ask around, who in the entire city has seen it? "
"This …"
"It's just an exaggeration …"
"The Nine Supremes have been turned into gods by you ignorant fools who follow blindly. What a joke … "
"…" They were utterly ashamed.
"The implications of this matter are too great! If Supreme Cloud hadn't rebelled, he could've continued to be a god. It's a pity that he was too eager to ruin his bright future … "
"Now that the imperial edict has come down, the temples of the Nine Supremes are to be demolished, has Supreme Cloud come out? I don't think so? "
"Yes, why hasn't he come out?"
"… I'm guessing that Supreme Cloud must've been killed … Otherwise, how could he not come out after years of hard work gone to waste?"
"It's just that the royalty doesn't want to announce this news … If it were you, would you expose yourself to kill a meritorious official?"
"You're right, you're right …"
…
There were all sorts of explanations like this.
Supreme Cloud rebelled, the Nine Supremes rebelled, but they were just tools to ask for rewards after the world was settled. Dissatisfied with what they got, they did this and that …
Everything had a nose and eyes.
Shangguan Lingxiu and Yun Yang's faces were as black as the bottom of a wok after listening for a long time.
The millions of people outside and inside the city were either talking about other things, but as long as they were discussing the Nine Supremes, there was not a single good word about the Nine Supremes and Supreme Cloud!
"How could this be?" Shangguan Lingxiu's eyes were round with shock. "Who's spreading this? Are the people from the Empire of Ziyou looking to die? "
Yun Yang pondered and smirked. "This … I'm afraid it's not Ziyou's matter."
"Let's go back to Tiantang City."
Yun Yang's expression was grim.
The voices in Zilong City had given Yun Yang a rough idea of what was going on.
The emperor's funeral?
Yu Qiankun's succession?
The Shangguan Family of Generals' retirement? Qiu Jianhan's retirement? Leng Daoyin's retirement? Fang Qingtian's retirement? Tie Zheng's departure without saying goodbye? Fu Baoguo's whereabouts were unknown?
All of these were earth-shattering!
It was the complete opposite of what Yun Yang had expected!
Just what was going on?
Moreover, all the temples of the Nine Supremes in the world had been demolished and their statues smashed? Had the folklore become like this as well?
Was this still the Empire of Yutang?
What had happened for the sun and moon to be turned upside down?
As they made their way back, the closer they were to Yutang, the more versions and the more curses there were. There were those who scolded the Nine Supremes for being ambitious, those who scolded Supreme Cloud for being reckless and rebelling, those who said that Supreme Cloud was arrogant and disobeyed the law, those who said that Supreme Cloud had killed the innocent …
Even Yun Yang felt that if he were to only listen to these rumors, it would not be enough to quell the public's anger even if Supreme Cloud killed him a hundred times!
Tiantang City was right in front of them.
Yun Yang could hear everything without even entering.
The discussions in Tiantang City were even more heated.
Yun Yang's expression was so dark that it looked like it was about to drip water.
It was one thing that he did not care about his reputation. He did not want to be a World's Mentor either. However, when he left, the people of the world could not wait to praise him when they heard his name, to bow down when they saw his portrait …
Now that he had returned, he was a mouse that everyone wanted to beat up! Yun Yang could not stand the disparity in treatment.
He had thought that he would be worshipped the moment he returned … He had been thinking of not exposing his identity, of hiding his identity. He wanted to keep a low profile …
Now it was all over.
It was absolutely impossible to not expose his identity. Once his identity was exposed, the streets would be filled with rotten eggs and vegetables that would be thrown at him.
"Have I fallen to such a terrible state in the Empire of Yutang?"
Yun Yang was fuming with rage.
Retrieving the Nine Heavens Dictum, he contacted Shui Wuyin at once.
However, after contacting Shui Wuyin, the other party's weak voice that sounded like he was about to die and the words that came out of his mouth made Yun Yang's expression change. His murderous intent rose abruptly.
"You're back? Quick … go to Tianxuan Cliff and save King Yun! Quick, quick! "
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