Chapter 145: The Imperial Court (Third Update)

  Finally, the third year's memories have also come to an end. Yet, I still haven't thought of such a young man. Could it be that he is an extraordinary person who has never been seen before, or was he just bragging? However, seeing Cang Ye's calm expression, thinking back to his composure when he first saw me, I felt his extraordinary demeanor. As for the subsequent speculations, Jun Qing directly denied them. For someone who is barely twenty and can create their own poetic style, comparable to a great literary master of a generation, it is absolutely impossible that they would brag!

  But three years ago, he was just a seventeen or eighteen year old boy! At that age, no matter how talented you are, what can you do? Did I really guess wrong?

  He shook his head slightly with a hint of self-mockery. I suppose this Cang Ye is an extraordinary genius who has never been seen before in the world. But what's unknown to me is, what makes him so confident? Does he think that at this age, he can already possess the power to laugh proudly at the world? Before the age of 20, one can dominate the world. Only the legendary genius from the Qingxia Sect, known as the greatest in history - Cang Ye!

  Cang Ye? Cang Ye! Cang Ye!!

  Finally, Jun Qing realized something! He stared at the young man with a shocked face. A cold sweat trickled down his forehead. No wonder this name was so familiar. No wonder he had such an outstanding temperament. No wonder he dared to say such things!

  He can indeed be independent of anyone!

  "Is it Mr. Cang Ye? Is it THAT Cang Ye?!"

  It's really hard to believe. Among the several trillion followers of Qingxia, Tonghai Empire is not a big empire at all. There's nothing that can attract warriors here, no reason for this ancient terror to suddenly appear!

  A faint smile. In an instant, it seems like spring is in full bloom. The sword of the dark night, directly connects to the origin of order! Once summoned the shadow to descend, and in every move, there's always a hint of order's influence. Therefore, the feeling that the dark night gives people, is always a kind of perfect harmony. A sense of trust deep within one's soul.

  "I am Cang Ye, Cang Ye of Qingxia Sect."

  Upon hearing his words, Jun Qing had already confirmed it without a doubt! In the world, only one person dared to claim that he was Qing Xia Cang Ye - that genius alone!

  "It's actually Young Master. Forgive me for my rudeness." Even for a Sect Master, the rulers of first-rate empires would have to show respect as if they were disciples. Not to mention, he was only a Prime Minister of a second-rate empire! Moreover, this person was an existence far superior to those Sect Masters!

  "Your Excellency, there's no need to be like this. This time, I've come here for a personal matter. Coincidentally, I'll take care of the matters regarding Senrain and Kinsen as well. So, you can rest assured. The House of Kimi will continue to exist. That is my promise! As long as I, Sōya, still live, the Empire of Tsūkai will surely have a House of Kimi!"

  Hearing Cang Ye's words, Jun Qing's whole body trembled. Obtaining this person's promise was more effective than obtaining a supreme being's promise!

  "Your kindness is deeply appreciated, and every member of your household will never forget it!"

  She gently shook her head and said to Junqing with a grateful face on that side.

  "You don't have to reveal my identity, just knowing it yourself is enough. As for others, let's keep it a secret for now! As for Qinquan, I've already planned to introduce him to one of my seniors as a disciple. Even if I don't show up myself, with that senior coming out, I'm afraid no power in the entire Tonghai Empire would dare to take any action against your family."

  Listening to Cang Ye's words, Jun Qing nodded. Indicating that he absolutely wouldn't speak out about it. But the following words sparked Jun Qing's interest again. Being able to be called "senior" by Cang Ye, was an absolute one-sided super overlord! As for Qin Quan, he didn't have much of a bad feeling towards him. If not for fear that his family would be destroyed, Jun Qing would be delighted to see his daughter and him achieve great things together. Now, with this person holding down the fort at the Jun residence, even if they were to make an enemy of every single family in the Tong Hai Empire, what's the big deal?!

  After sending off Jun Qing, Cang Ye directly returned to Yu Ling's room. Feeling the aura on top of the roof, he nodded slightly. Qin Quan indeed kept his promise and had been guarding here all along.

  "You can go back now. I've already spoken with Master Jun about your matter. He won't be opposing you and Qianyu being together anymore."

  Heard Cang Ye's transmission. Qin Quan jumped off the rooftop, nodded his head in gratitude towards Cang Ye before quickly disappearing into the darkness of night...

  Second day. Cang Ye still acted as his poetry master as usual. Yu Ling, however, was still immersed in the breakthrough. He understood that to directly advance to the peak of Tianling, he had to go through a great battle like he did back then, turning all the pain into boundless motivation. But for Yu Ling, who had hardly experienced any battles, breaking through would likely take a long time.

  Fortunately, the warrior no longer needed to eat during the breakthrough because he had been constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Otherwise, a few months' worth of breakthrough would not have been enough to succeed, but the person would have already starved to death.

  "Good morning, Mr. Cang."

  Arriving at the gate of the book hall, several disciples who were taught by him yesterday kept waving to him. For this gentleman who seemed not much different in age from themselves. After yesterday's lesson, they had no more doubts. However, it was not possible for someone to have such a thorough study of poetry and have an understanding that came from the deepest part of their being. How could he possibly create his own poetic form?

  "Thank you so much, Mr. Cang, for last night."

  Just as the dark night was about to step across the threshold, Jun Qianyu's voice came over.

  Looking at her proud and confident appearance, Cang Ye knew that she had probably completely let her guard down.

  Cang Ye was right. The current Jun Qian Yu no longer has any heart disease. Yesterday, her inner world was a rollercoaster! After getting Cang Ye's promise and seeing Mr. Cang's strength, she felt that her and Qin Quan's matters had some progress. However, in the evening, she finally learned about her father's bitter intentions. At that time, Jun Qian Yu seemed to have grown up too, she didn't know if Mr. Cang could protect the entire Jun family. She didn't want to implicate so many people because of her own matters, and even after leaving the study, she had thought about giving up. But before she could sort out her complicated emotions, her father came over and said he no longer opposed their relationship.

  Jun Qianyu didn't know what exactly Cang Ye said to her father, but it gave the prime minister father so much confidence. However, she knew that she and the entire Jun family were safe! Having been an official for thirty years, Jun Qing was absolutely a sly old fox, if even her father had such confidence, then Jun Qianyu felt that she didn't need to think about it anymore.

  "Don't thank me, since I made a promise, I will fulfill it even if it takes all my strength."

  Upon hearing Cang Ye's words, Jun Qianyu nodded. This great kindness was probably something she wouldn't be able to repay in this lifetime. Some things were better left remembered in her heart; there was no need to always hang them on her lips or reveal them on her face.

  Following Cang Ye's back, Jun Qian Yu also walked into the school. Like this, Cang Ye continued to play his role as an excellent teacher.

  At the same time, in the imperial court of Tonghai Empire.

  "Your Excellency, I don't know what you meant yesterday?"

  A middle-aged man with a sturdy build was smiling at Jun Qing standing beside him. Although his face was full of smiles, but from his smile, only a chilling illusion could be felt.

  "Master Wu, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday. You also know that Yu'er has been rebellious since she was a kid, and whatever I say, she always does the opposite. It seems like this time is no exception!"

  A sense of indignation on his face, the kind of anger that seems to be felt by everyone. It's just that in a place like this, it seems like no one believes him.

  "I heard that man is the new teacher your family just hired! He's quite a talented and handsome young man, isn't he? Has Qian Yu taken a liking to him?"

  Just as the two were talking, a dignified middle-aged man approached from beside them.

  "Master Guan, I didn't know that. Actually, my original intention was still to find a suitable son-in-law for Yu'er from among the noble families of our Tonghai Empire. It's just that Yu'er seems to have quite high standards!"

  Upon hearing Jun Qing's words, the expressions of the two people changed slightly. These words were also a bit too much. The implication behind Jun Qing's words was actually that he was ridiculing these young masters from wealthy families for being trash, not even worthy of entering Jun Qian Yu's eyes.

  "Don't speak falsely in front of others. You, as the master of your house, are clearer about some things than we are. To be honest, at first, we really didn't want to see what happened with I's family!"

  His face was stern, and the warrior's words were directed solely at Jun Qing's face, one word at a time.

  Upon hearing his words, Jun Qing's face turned pale as if she had seen the scene of corpses scattered all over the fields. However, in an instant, it seemed like she thought of something else. She lowered her head, revealing a hint of mockery at an angle that they couldn't see.

  That year's incident with the Yin family was a lifelong pain for him. The master of the Yi family and he were as close as brothers, but things happened too quickly back then. Even with the participation of that sect master, the outcome had already been decided. He used all his strength to rescue only Yiyi, who became the sole survivor of the Yi family.

  "Your Highness, think carefully about it yourself! I still believe that the men of our imperial capital are better than others. If you really like Mr. Cang Ye, then so be it. I've already explained to His Majesty earlier. Coincidentally, His Majesty also likes such elegant and refined scholars. Next month is Princess Di's birthday. His Majesty intends to hold a banquet at Tonghai Lake, inviting all the famous scholars to attend, and conveniently selecting a suitable husband for Princess Di. With our relationship and Mr. Cang's talent, I'm sure he will become one of the princess's closest confidants!"

  At his words, Jun Qing's breathing slightly caught.

  Dī gōng zhǔ, nà wèi míng mǎn tōng tiān de měi yàn gōng zhǔ ma? Zhǐ kě xí, měi shì měi, yàn shì yàn. Kě shì què bù yīng gāi nà me de bù zì zhòng! Yī zhào nà wèi gōng zhǔ de xìng zǐ, kǒng pà cāng yè zhēn huì bèi tā yī yǎn xiàng zhòng. Zhè xiē rén de suàn jì yě suàn bù cuò, nǐ men jun qiān yǔ bú shì xǐ huān nà ge jiào zuò cāng yè de ma? Wǒmen bù zǔ duì, wǒmen ràng dì guó chū miàn zǔ duì!

  The Tonghai Empire is said to be ruled by the four major families in rotation, with a change every hundred years. However, the current imperial family is undoubtedly the strongest family. Two of the three great masters of the Tonghai Empire are from the Jade Family, and the other one is also a vassal of theirs. It can be said that if the Jade Family wants to, they can destroy the other three families at any time! This is the gap between top-notch powers.

  This is also why several young nobles didn't dare make any moves even after being subjected to such a huge insult at the banquet yesterday.

  Once the princess really took a liking to Cang Ye, according to Your Majesty's temperament, she would definitely think of all kinds of ways to make Cang Ye become her husband. But that princess's reputation was trashy. The sons of the aristocratic families in the imperial capital mostly had some ambiguous relationship with her that couldn't be explained clearly.

  Arranging a marriage between Cang Ye and Princess Di, on the surface it's to increase your family's power, but in reality it's an insult to the entire Cang Ye family! Your family's son-in-law becoming that princess's husband, the irony is self-evident.

  "Your master, I've already told His Majesty about this matter. He also wants to meet that Mr. Cang, hopefully next month. You can bring him on time! And don't forget to bring Rain with you then... My child has always been thinking of Qian Yu..."

  His face was furious, but it was clearly a suppressed expression. Junqing nodded slightly in the end. Seeing his gesture, the two family heads smiled and patted Junqing's shoulder. None of the assassins sent out yesterday returned, according to the internal scouts of the Cang family, those assassins enraged a passing strong man and were directly beheaded.

  But as for this, several parents obviously didn't believe it. Can someone who can make all the assassins stay behind without a high-ranking spirit master's power? You know, among those assassins, there are indeed strong people of the Tianling level!

  However, even if they didn't believe that the person was killed by a powerful being, they still didn't think it was done by the Jun family. Because if there was a high-ranking spiritual master presiding over their family, then the Jun family would have already become one of the imperial noble families! Why would they need to be like now, sacrificing everything for the sake of preserving everyone's lives, even at the cost of their daughter's happiness?

  But today's events are even more of a test. They all know the reputation of Princess Di, and yesterday it seemed that Jun Qianyu liked Mr. Cang. The fact that she can openly bring him here in such a setting already explains many things. Adding to that, several scouts described the young man named Cang Ye as one of the rare individuals with both talent and good looks. Having feelings for someone like that is understandable.

  They all believe that once Princess Di sees Cang Ye, she will definitely fall in love with him. At that time, the Jun family will definitely abandon Cang Ye for the sake of safety. In order to compromise, making such a decision is undoubtedly extremely humiliating. At this time, Jun Qing still agreed, I'm afraid yesterday's matter really had nothing to do with the Jun family!

  After everything was cleared up, the two of them left with a smile. However, they didn't notice that in those eyes filled with anger, there was a hint of deep ridicule...