Chapter 359: Chapter 168: Bringing Back to Life (Please Subscribe)_2 Chapter 359: Chapter 168: Bringing Back to Life (Please Subscribe)_2 “Well, now the 700,000-strong army marched north, and less than a hundred Barbarians survived.”
While saying this, Gongye Jiahong couldn’t help but laugh.
“It’s good for her to learn a lesson, or she would pose as the leader of the Southern Barbarian Sect every day and give a long face.”
“…”
Gongye Shou opened his mouth, but wisely chose to keep silent.
Indeed, he also had many complaints about his mother regarding this northern campaign of the Southern Barbarian Sect.
Despite knowing his mother’s Barbarian identity, one must not forget that if South-Garrison Pass were to fall, he and his father would certainly be the first to be punished by the Holy Emperor.
If not death, at least a layer of skin would be stripped off.
Gongye Jiahong was clearly annoyed because of this.
“Alright, you don’t need to worry about the matters within the Pass. You should spend this ti to accompany Chen Yi and the others.”
“I was just about to go,” Gongye Shou said with a relieved heart: “This ti, thanks to Chen Yi’s rescue, I should offer him the host’s courtesy both in sentint and reason.”
Gongye Jiahong humd and said: “I’ve received news that the Holy Emperor intends to grant a marriage to Chen Yuan. Befriending Chen Yi will be beneficial for your future.”
“Grant a marriage?” Gongye Shou was stunned, and suspiciously asked: “Doesn’t the Holy Emperor know of Chen Yuan’s status as an Absolute Blade Inheritor?”
As far as he knew, those from the Absolute Blade Lineage had peculiar temperants. Rarely would they have offspring to inherit the lineage, and even so had killed their wives and children to sacrifice and train the Absolute Blade.
Granting a marriage under such circumstances was like pushing soone into a pit of fire.
Who could be so unlucky?
“He should know,”
Gongye Jiahong pondered for a mont and shook his head: “I can’t fathom the Holy Emperor’s reasons for this arrangent, but it must be to win over.”
In the history of the Wei Dynasty, it was not uncommon for emperors to use marriage to win over the Marquises.
Without ntioning the distant past, the most recent one was the forr Duke Jingye, Zhou Guanwu.
Unfortunately, his life was not good, and he died at Beixiong Pass, leaving Princess Wei Qinglian, who was betrothed to him, to live like a widow.
Gongye Shou nodded thoughtfully and then took his leave.
When everything quieted down, Gongye Jiahong rubbed his temples and let out a long sigh.
“Troubleso tis indeed, I wonder what the outco of Xie Dongan’s planning will be…”
…
When Gongye Shou arrived at the General Mansion, everyone had already finished breakfast and gathered together.
Xie Dongan was leaning in a corner, playing a ga of chess with Jiang Ye.
“Great Void Buddha Child” Fu Chen sat cross-legged not far from them, his eyes slightly closed, muttering to himself.
Wei Nantian listened carefully to the movents outside from ti to ti, with many lantations in his tone about the casualties at South-Garrison Pass.
Xie Changle sat at the dining table alone, eating and drinking non-stop, as if possessed by a hungry ghost.
Xiao Xuanzhen and Hua Xianzi were in another partition, talking and laughing about amusing matters.
Mostly, it was Xiao Xuanzhen speaking, with Hua Xianzi occasionally chiming in.
These past few months of running around, traveling, skirmishing, and growing had left them all sowhat tired.
Taking advantage of this rare leisure ti, no one wanted to practice cultivation or read.
But there was one exception.
Gongye Shou looked around and asked in confusion: “Brother Yi isn’t here?”
Xie Changle replied with a helpless expression: “My junior brother said he had so insights and went into seclusion for a few days.”
“Seclusion?” Gongye Shou said in surprise: “The battle just ended, and Brother Yi is already so diligent?”
“Exactly,” said Xie Changle, shaking his head and sighing: “Such a monstrous talent, yet so hardworking; where does that leave us ordinary people?”
He too wanted to work hard, but his abilities were too poor to grow significantly in a short amount of ti.
However, his journey to the Southern Barbarians was not without its rewards—at least he was certain about practicing Sword Dao.
“Indeed.” Xie Dongan smiled and said: “Chen Yi’s diligence puts pressure on too.”
Jiang Ye looked at him in astonishnt: “An, with your talent, isn’t that a dig at ?”
Xie Dongan glanced at him and casually picked up a black stone to place on the board:
“Slaying the Dragon.”
“I lost again…”
“An, that doesn’t count, you just gave a three-stone handicap…”
Gongye Shou looked at the relaxed atmosphere of the crowd and couldn’t help but smile bitterly to himself.
Compared with them, he, the Heir to the King of the Southern Garrison, was full of worries, especially after seeing the casualties on his way here, which inevitably made his mood heavy.
But after staying for a while, he decided to let go.
Together with He Xu, Pang Longxiang, and Xie Changle, they ford a cheerful group of four playing Mahjong.
Joyful monts always pass quickly.
Soon, a piece of news arrived, and everyone gathered together again.
“The ‘Heavenly Pride List’ has been updated, want to take a look?”
Wei Nantian had been sensing the movents throughout South-Garrison Pass. After going out and returning, his hands now held two golden and silver ‘Heavenly Pride Lists’.
Xie Changle imdiately pushed away the Mahjong tiles, gathered up a thick stack of banknotes from under the table, and approached with a smile:
“No need to say, my junior brother must be the Earthly List First!”
Gongye Shou, Pang Longxiang, and He Xu looked at him with bloodshot eyes but helplessly followed along.
In just half a day, the three of them together had lost almost ten thousand in gold, all won by Xie Changle.
The fact that they didn’t cry was due to their own substantial resources.
“Should be.”
Wei Nantian nodded, and seeing the crowd approaching, he directly flipped through the Earthly List.
“Eh? The Earthly List First is still Mr. Xie?”
“?”
Xie Dongan frowned, went over to check, and then opened the adjacent golden Heavenly List, where Chen Yiming’s na was also absent.
Jiang Ye was surprised: “Brother Yi has been removed from the ‘Heavenly Pride List’?”
“Probably so,” Xie Dongan mused: “What Chen Yi did in the Southern Barbarians was too shocking, indeed he should not be listed on the ‘Heavenly Pride List’ anymore.”
Of course, he knew that was just an external reason, and the true rationale probably lay in the bet.
One thing was clear—whether or not Chen Yi attended the Wei Dynasty’s grand gathering, or the Tianyuan Continent’s selection, he would still be one of the candidates in the bet.
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