Miao Yi shook his head inwardly. The old men, including Yun Aotian, all pretended to walk out of the pavilion casually and looked in the direction Yun Zhiqiu had left. Miao Yi knew exactly what they were planning. They just wanted to see where Yun Zhiqiu went and see if they could find any clues.
"No need. Even if I let you follow her, you won't be able to go to the outside world," Miao Yi mocked from the steps of the pavilion.
Ji Huan turned back and asked, "Could it be that Yun Zhiqiu's cultivation is already higher than ours?"
Miao Yi couldn't be bothered to explain. Without the star bell, going to the outside world with your cultivation was suicide. He even wondered if he should kill the five old men at the entrance of the stargate. Unfortunately, they weren't easy to deal with. They wouldn't hand over the cultivation technique until they reached the outside world. If he killed Yun Aotian, it would be hard to explain to Yun Zhiqiu, so he could only give up.
"It will probably take a month to go back and forth. You can go back and wait." Miao Yi left after saying this.
Yun Aotian said, "Brat, is this how you treat your elders? You have a problem with me staying here for a month? "
"…" Miao Yi was speechless. 'Now you know you're my elder? Why weren't you polite when you wanted to steal my things? '
Situ smiled. "It's better for us to stay here in case something happens to you."
Ji Huan nodded. "The five of us will personally stand guard for you. Not everyone has this honor."
Miao Yi was annoyed and amused at the same time. What guard? They were just afraid he wouldn't keep his word. He said disdainfully, "If I let you stay in the Boundless Heaven, Feng Beichen will probably die with regrets. You should go back soon."
Mu Fanjun bluntly said, "What if you run away?"
Miao Yi said disdainfully, "If I wanted to run, I would have done so last night. Would I have waited until now? Forget it. I won't argue with you about this. If you want to stay here, fine. Send a decree back to each of you. "
Mu Fanjun asked, "What decree?"
What other decree could it be? Miao Yi wanted the five of them to publicly announce to their respective countries that he had replaced Feng Beichen.
Actually, there was no need to do this. They just needed to get the Five Sages out of the small world. The entire small world was his territory, but in order to smoothly take over the Boundless Nation, he didn't mind troubling these five people.
The five of them did not object to this. This kind of thing could be changed at any time.
With the five decrees in hand, Miao Yi ordered the five Yao Generals to deliver the decrees to the Great Devil Realm and the other Territories.
Feng Beichen's death couldn't be kept a secret in the first place. After a few days, the news had already begun to spread. However, some people were still skeptical. Only when the Great Devil Realm, the Realm Beyond Heaven, the Realm of Yin Yang, the Realm of High Bliss, and the Realm of Ten Thousand Demons began to publicly express their support for Miao Yi, did some of the people from the Realm of Ten Thousand Demons find it hard to believe? The entire Small World was shocked!
The troops of the Fifth Earthly Branch were still in the midst of gathering. The largest group of cultivators were still cultivators of the Realm of Reigning. Troops from all over the Earthly Branch came out from their caves, mountains, and manors. The roads and shortcuts between the mountains were filled with the rumbling sounds of dragon steeds galloping at full speed.
The birds in the mountains were startled, and from time to time, on both sides of the road, one could see carriages and horses jumping out of the way. Commoners knelt down and kowtowed to the immortals.
After the group of riders passed by, the people on the roadside were covered in a layer of dust.
"Brother Gongsun, I heard that you and Miao Yi were colleagues back in Mount Calming Sea!"
One of the three Mountain Chieftains who were leading the three groups asked. The person who asked the question was none other than the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Calming Sea, Gongsun Yu.
Along the way, the group heard the news of Miao Yi killing Feng Beichen and becoming the new ruler of the Boundless Nation.
"Let's not talk about the past." Gongsun Yu smiled. There was a hint of bitterness in his smile.
Only he himself knew how he felt. If he missed a single step, he might have missed it for the rest of his life. What kind of status did those who had followed Miao Yi all those years ago have now? Even many of the people who had followed Yang Qing and Qin Weiwei all those years ago had become Manor Heads. Meanwhile, he was still the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Calming Sea. Naturally, his cultivation was still at the Blue Lotus realm.
Back then, because he had offended Miao Yi, he didn't dare to follow Qin Weiwei to the two Halls under Miao Yi's watch. Who knew that Yang Qing would actually become the Fifth Earthly Branch's Head Steward. This meant that he was still under Yang Qing's command, but the difference between them was too great.
After the incident, it was not that he did not look for his old superiors, Yang Qing and Qin Weiwei. He wanted to ask for their help, but after Qin Weiwei married Miao Yi, Yang Qing completely stood on Miao Yi's side because he, Gongsun Yu, had offended Miao Yi before. Furthermore, Yang Qing had intended for him to marry Qin Weiwei all those years ago. Yang Qing didn't want Gongsun Yu to have anything to do with Qin Weiwei anymore. To prevent any unpleasant rumors from spreading and causing Miao Yi to misunderstand, Yang Qing didn't use him anymore. However, he didn't make things difficult for Gongsun Yu out of consideration for their past relationship, and told him to work hard on his own. If he wanted to leave the Fifth Earthly Branch, Yang Qing would also tell his subordinates to let him go.
Gongsun Yu felt that he wasn't too bad himself, and that his abilities might not necessarily be inferior to Miao Yi's. It was just that his fate wasn't as good as Miao Yi's. However, his own thoughts were just his own thoughts. Gongsun Yu didn't know where else he could go after leaving the Fifth Earthly Branch. Here, he was still a Mountain Chieftain, so he had always been like this.
Now that Miao Yi was at the pinnacle, and had become one of the Six Sages, he could imagine what kind of future awaited those who had always followed Miao Yi.
Gongsun Yu was suffocating with frustration. He abruptly sped up his mount and charged out from the other three riders.
The remaining two riders exchanged glances, and secretly transmitted their voices to each other in ridicule.
One of them said, "I heard that this guy offended Miao Yi in the past?"
The other replied, "Not only that! This guy was courting Miao Yi's concubine, Qin Weiwei. Everyone knew about it. I heard about it when I was still a nobody. "
"Interesting! A toad lusting after a swan's flesh, but not only did he not get to eat the meat, he ended up getting himself into trouble. Back then, all of them had been promoted and made a fortune. Only he, Yang Qing's personal attendant, was stuck at this level. This is what you call overestimating himself. However, I heard that Qin Weiwei was captured by Feng Beichen and slept with. I wonder if it's true? "
"There must be a reason for everything. I think it's most likely true. Otherwise, Miao Yi wouldn't have fought Feng Beichen to the death. Who cares? It's not like he slept with your woman anyway. It's better not to talk about it, lest you bring trouble upon yourself."
On the other side, Zhao Fei and Wu Menglan were riding side by side. Behind them, they led a large group of troops, galloping madly day and night. The sound of their hooves thundered like thunder, as though they wanted to trample through the mountains and rivers.
"I really didn't expect this! Just a few days ago, we were still on the same boat. In the blink of an eye, Brother Miao has replaced Feng Beichen as one of the Six Sages. It's really unimaginable. " When he heard the news, Zhao Fei couldn't help but let out a sigh. This news was too shocking. The Six Sages, who had already become the iron law of the Six Nations, had actually been replaced.
"Back then, I already felt that there was something special about that guy. I even wanted to recruit him. Now that I think about it, it's really a joke!" Wu Menglan sighed. But after looking around, she transmitted her voice and asked, "Do you think that the matter of Qin Weiwei being defiled by Feng Beichen is true?"
Zhao Fei rolled his eyes at her. "Since when did you become so talkative? Is this something that we can talk about? "
Wu Menglan rolled her eyes at him. "Aren't I telling you this in private? I think Qin Weiwei isn't a bad person. If Miao Yi were to divorce her because of this, then Miao Yi would be too much of a scumbag. You men want your women to maintain their chastity. Yet you can't even protect your own woman. What right do you have to push all the blame onto her? "
Zhao Fei lifted his head to look at the weather. It wasn't easy to argue with a woman about such matters. He would just listen in one ear and come out the other. In his mind, he was thinking about the beautiful concubines that his subordinates had offered as tribute. It wasn't that they no longer had feelings for each other after being together for so long, but they still wanted to try something new. He wondered what Wu Menglan's reaction would be if he followed Miao Yi's example and married a few more concubines. Would she accept them? He was conflicted!
In the entire Fifth Earthly Branch, aside from the various Palace Lords who had gathered at Traversing Water Palace's Suppressing Tenth Hall in advance to await orders. The rest of the Hall Lords and the like were accompanying their subordinates.
Yang Qing had already temporarily commandeered Traversing Water Palace's Suppressing Tenth Hall. At first, he was happy to learn that Miao Yi had officially replaced Feng Beichen. But who would've thought that the rumors regarding Qin Weiwei would soon spread, and his mood completely sank.
After hiding in the room for an entire day, the table was overturned, and everything was smashed all over the floor. Qing Mei and Qing Ju didn't look too good either. They quietly cleaned up the mess in the room, occasionally sneaking glances at Yang Qing, who was standing silently by the window with his hands behind his back.
In the end, Yang Qing still took out the Star Bell and contacted Qin Weiwei, asking her if this was true.
He heard Qin Weiwei say no. Yang Qing then asked how Miao Yi's attitude was, and Qin Weiwei said it was the same as usual. Only then did Yang Qing breathe a sigh of relief.
However, when he put away the Star Bell and turned around, his expression was already ferocious. With a dark tone, he said, "Qing Mei, go and make arrangements. Have someone secretly monitor the situation. If anyone from the Fifth Earthly Branch dares to talk about this, kill them! I don't care who they are, I want a thousand heads! "
Qing Ju couldn't help but worry. "Milord, this matter has already spread. I'm afraid even killing them won't be able to stop the public from talking about it!"
Yang Qing said sternly, "It's fine if you can't stop them. If you can kill one to warn the others, it's fine if you can stop the news from spreading. I can't just stand by and watch it spread like wildfire. Do it immediately. I want to see a thousand heads within three days!"
"Understood!" Seeing that he was truly angry, Qing Mei quickly accepted the order and left.
Boundless Palace. At this moment, Miao Yi was accepting the surrender of the various Overlords of the Boundless Nation. After the Five Sages publicly announced their support, all the Overlords immediately came running over.
After meeting with them one by one, Miao Yi left them to Xiong Wei and the others to discuss with Yun Zhiqiu.
After dismissing one of the Overlords, Qin Weiwei entered the main hall with an ugly expression on her face.
At first, she didn't know about the rumors outside, and no one around her dared to tell her. However, she found out after Yang Qing asked, and this made her completely flustered.
Seeing that her expression wasn't right, Miao Yi stood up and asked, "Weiwei, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? "
Qin Weiwei immediately knelt before him with a thud. Her eyes were red, and her voice trembled as she said, "Nothing shameful has happened between me and Feng Beichen."
As soon as he heard this, Miao Yi understood. He knew that she had heard the news, and personally helped her up, saying, "Of course I know that nothing has happened between you and Feng Beichen. That was just Feng Beichen purposely spouting nonsense to piss me off. Actually, I've been watching Feng Beichen's every move in secret. Even his wife is one of my people. I know exactly what he did and didn't do. Naturally, I believe in your innocence.
If I didn't, I would have already divorced you! "Actually, these were all words of consolation. After Feng Beichen had taken Qin Weiwei hostage and escaped, how could he possibly watch over Feng Beichen's every move? To put it bluntly, Qin Xi was naturally on her daughter's side, and her words were naturally meant to protect her daughter. Her words might not be trustworthy, but at the end of the day, Miao Yi still trusted Qin Weiwei.
When she heard that Miao Yi had been watching Feng Beichen all this while, and learned that Miao Yi himself was the witness, and that there was no need for anyone else to testify against him, Qin Weiwei finally felt relieved. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to clear her innocence even if she jumped into the ocean. In that instant, happiness turned into sorrow. She immediately laid her head on Miao Yi's shoulder and cried her heart out. Before she came here, she was even prepared to die to prove her innocence.
In the end, Miao Yi's reaction was still fast. His method of comforting her was rather direct and effective. Otherwise, if he had revealed even the slightest hint of doubt, Qin Weiwei would definitely not be able to live. This was the sorrow of being married. She was no longer herself. Not everyone could be like Yun Zhiqiu and continue to be herself.
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