Chapter 1229: Chapter 1229: Yun Cheng’s Sacrifice
Later, Xiao ng realized the price Yun Cheng had paid to be with her.
Understanding Xiao ng’s concerns, Yun Cheng returned to the Panhu family to plead with his grandfather, hoping to obtain permission to leave the family and live in Biyun City with Xiao ng.
In his heart, Pu Chen was very fond of Xiao ng and sympathized with the plight of the Muyin family. However, as a direct descendant of the Panhu family, Yun Cheng was expected by tradition to stay, marry, and contribute to the family’s prosperity and growth.
Therefore, Pu Chen did not agree to Yun Cheng’s departure.
After being rejected by his grandfather, Yun Cheng refused to give up. He knelt outside Pu Chen’s door, refusing to eat, drink, or rest despite his mother and clan mbers’ pleas, until he collapsed from exhaustion.
Seeing this, Pu Chen felt helpless and, after much contemplation, gave Yun Cheng three conditions.
The first condition was that if Yun Cheng wanted to break tradition and leave the Panhu family, he would need to get everyone in the family to agree, proving it with their blood signatures.
So, Yun Cheng took a piece of white silk and pleaded with everyone, one by one, but no one dared to sign. Pu Chen’s stance was unclear, and everyone thought it was a delaying tactic. No one wanted to be the first to step up.
Over several days, Yun Cheng exhausted all diplomatic words, almost kneeling and kowtowing, yet he achieved nothing.
Finally, Yun Wang could not stand it any longer, grabbed the white silk, bit his finger, and signed his na.
Achieving the first breakthrough, Yun Cheng hugged the white silk, crying and laughing endlessly while repeatedly saying, "Thank you, brother."
Their mother, feeling both angry and anxious, slapped Yun Wang’s head and scolded, "You blockhead, do you really wish for your brother to leave so badly?"
Yun Wang retorted, "Mother, look at Yun Cheng now; do you want to drive him insane?"
Heartbroken, their mother glanced at Yun Cheng, gritted her teeth, and said, "Fool, even if you were to sign, you shouldn’t have been the first. Aren’t you afraid of rumors that you want to chase your brother away?"
Yun Wang declared loudly, "I have a clear conscience. Let people say what they will."
"You all... you all... really make
worry!" The mother muttered while wiping her tears. In the end, she bit her finger and signed her na on the white silk.
With Yun Cheng’s mother and Yun Wang setting the example, coupled with Yun Cheng’s persistent pleas, more and more people signed the white silk with their blood.
A month later, the white silk was finally filled with the signatures of everyone in the Panhu family.
Overjoyed, Yun Cheng presented the signed white silk to Pu Chen. Throughout these days, Pu Chen had witnessed Yun Cheng’s actions, feeling pained as much as proud, but as clan leader, he had to uphold family tradition.
Pu Chen accepted the blood-signed white silk and subsequently laid out a second condition.
The first condition tested the spirit; the second would test the body: one hundred lashes.
That night, every mber of the Panhu family was present. Yun Cheng took off his shirt and lay on the ground, with Pu Chen wielding the Divine Dog’s Fury and personally executing the punishnt.
Though Pu Chen did not use the power of magic, the Divine Dog’s Fury was a Divine Artifact, its power extraordinary; each lash tore Yun Cheng’s skin, causing his entire body to tremble in pain.
Pu Chen had said that Yun Cheng could beg for rcy if he couldn’t endure, and the punishnt would cease imdiately, but he could no longer ntion leaving the Panhu family.
Despite the overwhelming pain, Yun Cheng kept silently reciting Xiao ng’s na in his mind, constantly urging himself to endure a bit more.
By the end of the punishnt, Yun Cheng was covered in wounds. His mother rushed forward, holding him and sobbing uncontrollably, while Yun Cheng lifted his head to look at Pu Chen. There was both pleading and resilience in his eyes.
Pu Chen sighed deeply, realizing that the child was deeply in love, akin to losing his mind. Just like Ye You had with Qin Sisi, and Tian Yu the Sage Ruler with Patroness Ge Wan.
The third condition was less about Yun Cheng himself; since he insisted on leaving, Yun Wang would need to shoulder the family’s revival. Thus, Yun Wang had to remain part of the Panhu family.
Furthermore, the order of age must be respected: Yun Wang had to marry before Yun Cheng could wed Xiao ng.
Pu Chen stated that Yun Cheng could not marry for the ti being but did not restrict his actions, so once Yun Cheng’s wounds improved, he considered going to Biyun City to see Xiao ng.
Before leaving, he specifically went to see Yun Wang, both to thank his brother for standing up for him and to prompt him to act decisively and marry a beautiful sister-in-law soon, leaving Yun Wang blushing red.
The scars from the Divine Artifact were difficult to heal, even with dicine, and left clear marks on Yun Cheng’s body, requiring a long recovery before fading.
The nurous and conspicuous whip marks did not escape Xiao ng’s notice. Under her persistent questioning, Yun Cheng had to reveal the truth.
Learning what Yun Cheng had suffered, Xiao ng was heartbroken, gently caressing the shocking lash marks, tears streaming down her face, "Fool, is it worth it?"
Yun Cheng smiled freely, "Of course it’s worth it. Now, there is nothing that can tear us apart."
From then on, Yun Cheng stayed in Biyun City, with Ru Lin, becoming the left and right arms of Chief Xiao ng, assisting her in ushering in a new era for Biyun City.
As for the Phantom Spirit family, Len Yue’s return was only the beginning. Yu Sha had mustered only a thousand or so people, far from enough to confront Lianfu and Lianli.
After much thought, Ye You gave his advice to Yu Sha and Len Yue. Following this, Len Yue established a temporary stronghold in the northwestern corner of Flower Fragrance City with her limited forces.
Being adjacent to the Hanheng River and backed by the Dream Forest to the west, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Simultaneously, they covertly spread the word about Lianfu and Lianli’s past deceit against Len Yue, pinning the forr clan leader’s death on Lianfu, causing Lianfu and Lianli to lose popular support.
Len Yue’s exquisite Illusion Technique gave her more opportunities. In the Demon Sacred Realm, where strength ruled supre, if Len Yue’s Illusion mastery indeed surpassed Lianfu’s, considering the issue of inheritance beca worthwhile.
Relying on Len Yue’s Illusion and with the support of Ye You and the Muyin family, they captured several large towns, expanding their power considerably, and so towns even voluntarily offered their allegiance, willing to support Len Yue.
Lianli had skills but lacked strategy, frequently making mistakes in battlefield commands, providing the opponents with openings to exploit.
In just a few months, Len Yue seized half of Flower Fragrance City.
Lianfu’s army originally crossed the Luoying River and engaged with the ilan family multiple tis, experiencing victories and losses, leading to a stalemate. However, the scenic Qiyun Mountain area beca smoke-filled and blood-soaked due to the war.
Upon learning of troubles at the rear and the near loss of headquarters, Lianfu had no choice but to abandon the Miaoyin City battlefield, lead the troops back to Flower Fragrance City, and join the forces under Lianli to jointly resist Len Yue’s assault.
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