Chapter 552: A True Man! The Calm Before the Storm! (1/2)

Chapter 552: A True Man! The Calm Before the Storm!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Of the four siblings of the Wang Clan, the eldest son was Wang Gen, the second daughter was Wang Rushuang, the third son Wang Yan, and the fourth son was Wang Mi. Wang Rushuang was a woman and had been married out of the family, making her count as half an outsider and unable to inherit the family line. Wang Mi was the leader of the Imperial Army's training camp. Although his rank wasn't low, he couldn't enter the court or the military, so he did not have the authority or status to succeed to the Wang Clan.

The only ones with enough influence to inherit the Wang Clan were the eldest son, Wang Gen, and the third son, Wang Yan.

Wang Gen was a civil official while Wang Yan was a military official, with the brothers occupying almost completely different domains. And the Wang Clan's influence in the military domain rested completely on Wang Yan and his sons.

Although they had competed at the start, their relationship ended up being like a person's left and right legs. Although the legs were aimed in different directions, no person could walk with only one leg. Whether it was the civil track or the military track, if one leg was missing, the Wang Clan's influence would be greatly reduced.

Wang Yan and Wang Fu had been in Lion City, and both of them were prominent commanders in the military and symbolic representatives of the Wang Clan.

With the fall of Lion City, the Tang army was left on the flat and shelterless lands of the southwest against the tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry. It didn't take much to imagine the fate of Wang Yan and Wang Fu. And the fall of Lion City also placed Wang Chong in even greater peril. The freed-up Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army could now move north, and Wang Chong's army would swiftly be crushed if it were to encounter this force.

”No! Pass on my order! No matter where Chong-er is, find him for me and order him to return to the capital. No! Send people over and bring him back, even if you have to tie him up!”

Wang Gen gripped the edge of the table, his forehead caked in sweat, almost roaring the last few words.

If both Wang Yan and Wang Fu had died in battle, the Wang Clan's influence would be greatly reduced. No matter what, the Wang Clan could not take the risk of losing all its influence in the military.

Wang Chong was the Wang Clan's Qilin son and also the junior that Wang Gen had placed all his hopes on. Wang Gen expected more from him than he even expected from his own son.

Wang Chong could not be allowed to meet any unfortunate mishaps.

”Hyah!”

Almost a few seconds after Wang Gen gave his order, several dozen elite experts flew out of the Wang Clan Estate, riding stallions as they swiftly disappeared toward the southwest.

The news that Lion City had fallen also sent shocks running through the Three Training Camps, the great clans of the capital, and the upper ranks of the nobility.

Although the southwest was garrisoned by the Annan Protectorate, its army was made up of members of these clans. With the fall of Lion City, the fates of these people were obvious.

……

Flapflap!

While the capital was in chaos, no one had noticed that a greyish-white carrier pigeon had vanished into the estate of the Xu Clan.

”It's finally here!”

Xu Qiqin rested her hands on a yellow, round sandalwood table, heaving a collective sigh of relief along with the other people from Deflecting Blade Manor as they gazed at the paper on the table.

There were no words on the paper, only a simple topographical map of the southwest. And on one of the mountains on this map, someone had drawn a thick X. Only Xu Qiqin and the people at her side understood the meaning of this symbol: the mountain on that map was the target of their mission.

Xu Qiqin looked at the paper and said, ”After more than a month, an immense amount of time and energy, and the collected strength of all the clans of the capital, we've finally managed to send all the provisions and armaments to the designated location. We've done all that we can do. The rest of it will depend on Young Master!”

For more than a month, she had placed all her energy on this affair, racking her brains for its sake. Now that everything was finished, Xu Qiqin felt wave after wave of fatigue sweeping over her.