Chapter 747 (1/2)

When the Strength Legacy had been passed on to him, his biggest regret was not being able to nurture any one of his disciples into a God Tier Master to continue passing down Strength Legacy. It could be said that if Zhou Weiqing were to become a God Tier Master, it would have a very unique meaning to Duan Tianliang.

Zhou Weiqing nodded and explained the process of him becoming a God Tier Master in simple terms.

Duan Tianliang’s temperament had always been very gentle. When he had finished hearing Zhou Weiqings explanation of the process of becoming a God Tier Master, he could not help but curse, “F*ck! This is so unfair. Do you know how much effort I’ve poured into becoming a God Tier Master that year? This is so infuriating! Big Fatty Long, the biggest regret of my life is that I couldn’t take Zhou Weiqing from your hands. At that time, I only thought that one who possessed six attributes was truly hard to come across. I myself had disciples as well, so I gave him to you. Zhou Weiqing’s consolidating talents aren’t inferior to his cultivation at all!”

Big Fatty Long laughed to the extent that his eyes could not be seen.

At this moment, noisy footsteps sounded from the outside.

‘Weiqing,” the voice had reached before the person. Next, a white shadow barged into the tent, paying no attention to the people around, and dove head first into Zhou Weiqing’s embrace. “Isn’t this Tian’er?” thought Zhou Weiqing.

It had been a year since they last met, but time had not left any traces on Tian’er, instead, she looked more attractive. However, her pretty face right then was filled with tears, like a pear flower with raindrops on it, arousing the sympathy of others.

Zhou Weiqing had left for one whole year! How could she not miss him? She clung to his waist tightly, as if was afraid of losing him.

Right after Tian’er, Shangguan Xue’er and Shangguan Fei’er also walked in. Shangguan Xue’er had her usual cold demeanor whereas Shangguan Fei’er pouted, staring at the scene of Tian’er hugging Zhou Weiqing. It was apparent that she was a little envious.

After them, Mu En, Hua Feng, Ming Yu and the other upper echelons of the Heavenly Bow Empire came. Zhou Weiqing had returned, and all of them immediately dropped their current tasks and rushed over.

Within a short span, Duan Tianliang’s tent was fully occupied with people.

Under the gazes of the crowd, Tian’er had finally loosened her hug for Zhou Weiqing, and two shades of blush appeared on her lovely face.

However, Zhou Weiqing did not give her any mercy and said something soothing by her ear with a low voice.

Tian’er’s pretty face turned even redder but still nodded at him. Zhou Weiqing’s face was instantly filled with elation and joy.

Shangguan Fei’er walked over, pulled away Zhou Weiqing, and took Tian’er into her embrace, “Watch it, you bastard. Tian’er is our key target to be protected, you’re not allowed to hug her too tightly.”

Zhou Weiqing had just asked if Tian’er was pregnant. After obtaining her affirmation, knowing that he would be a father soon, it would be weird for him to be happy.

Ming Yu glared at Zhou Weiqing menacingly, and said, “You know how to find your way back, don’t you?!”

Zhou Weiqing laughed out loud, stepped forward, and gave him a really big hug.

Helplessness could be seen on Ming Yu’s face. He gave him a light punch of his fist on the back and smiles finally appeared on his face. No matter what, it was good to have Zhou Weiqing back. He was the spiritual pillar of the entire Heavenly Bow Empire! The upper echelons of the Heavenly Bow Empire were almost built up by himself. If he did not return, although there no problems with Ming Yu commanding the army, but there were far more other matters that were not under his control. Everything was different without the name of Zhou Weiqing!

After he had hugged Ming Yu, Zhou Weiqing turned toward the Shangguan sisters, gave them each a hug, and then proceeded to give a bear hug to each person in the tent without missing anyone out.

When we had walked to a person hiding in the corners, he was stunned momentarily, but still speared his arms in the same manner, “Sister Ruse, you’ve worked hard.”

This person was Xiao Ruse, but she did not look well and seemed to be a little pale. Nevertheless, she still stepped towards Zhou Weiqing’s embrace.

Zhou Weiqing heard her mumble faintly, “I’ve yet to exist when you were born, and you were old when I was born.” Those were ten simple words, but it made Zhou Weiqing’s heart shudder violently. Although he knew that he should not get himself into too many romantic affairs, he could not help but feel great pain now. Numerous memories of him following Xiao Ruse flashed in his heart.

Although it was over in an instant, Zhou Weiqing still felt that his initially high spirits have plummeted. Hugging Xiao Ruse hard, he behaved out of her expectations by saying in a low voice, “Time is never a problem, age is never a limit.”

Xiao Ruse’s eyes shone but dimmed quickly; she retreated from his embrace to the side.

Xiao Ruse indeed was much older than Zhou Weiqing, but she was now past her thirties. On the other hand, Zhou Weiqing was only in his twenties. The battles and adversities all those years resulted in her no longer being the beauty of the same rank as the Shangguan Triplets and Tian’er. It was no wonder that she was ashamed of herself.

As the tent was so crowded at that moment, it was only natural that Zhou Weiqing did not pursue her. He turned his body to face the people, and gave a deep 90-degree bow, “Everyone, you’ve worked hard. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

It was such a simple sentence with only a few words, but it reddened the eyes of the people.

Ming Yu’s feelings struck deep. He signed internally, ‘The one with the talent to become an Emperor! This guy was definitely made to become an Emperor!’. Although he thought of himself to be greatly talented, he had not been able to become the General. Zhou Weiqing may not be his match in terms of talent, but his charisma was far greater than that of his. Thus, he was able to garner the support of so many people.

Zhou Weiqing may seem to not have done much in the process of the Heavenly Bow Empire’s fall until today. All the things he had done were the really important matters — he was the soul of the Heavenly Bow Empire!

Ming Yu coughed and said, “Let’s continue our chat somewhere else, so as not to interrupt Master.”

Duan Tianliang chuckled, and said, “I don’t mind the interruption. It’s just that my place here is quite small. Weiqing won’t be able to get close to anyone, hehe.”

The crowd could not help but laugh.

Exiting Duan Tianliang’s room, the crowd arrived at the big tent of main military force. Ming Yu had Zhou Weiqing sit on the primary seat, but Zhou Weiqing objected and signaled for Ming Yu to have the seat instead. Eventually, the primary seat remained vacant, and there were two more chairs at the bottom.

After a brief greeting session, it arrived the discussion of important matters. Zhou Weiqing naturally did not have to tell everyone his experiences. Summarized by a few sentences, the discussion quickly moved to the current situation of the Heavenly Bow Empire.

Ming Yu’s explanation was far more detailed than Kou Rui’s, and it included his own opinions and interpretations. According to Ming Yu’s words, the Heavenly Bow Empire may appear to be in a good standing at the moment, it was in a dangerous situation in reality. There was no problem with the latter, but the concern was, for an army of hundreds of thousands to face the Bai Da Empire behind the Kalise Empire, could they really withstand it? At this point, Ming Yu had no confidence as well. They could only give their best in everything they were about to do until the very end.

The most pressing issue was the fight which could break out anytime soon. Heavenly Bow Empire must take an offensive stance, especially if it were to rescue the royalties of Heavenly Bow Empire and Zhou Weiqing’s family. However, this was the biggest challenge at the moment. A forceful invasion would be impossible, even with Zhou Weiqing’s family out of the picture, no warrior of Heavenly Bow Empire would be willing to risk the annihilation of the empire’s royalties and attack the Heavenly Bow Empire. If the order were to be implemented by force, morale would be receiving a strong blow.

“…, Weiqing, you must make a decision as soon as possible,” emphasized Ming Yu, after explaining their current situation.

Zhou Weiqing nodded lightly, and inquired, “How’s the enemies’ military assembly near the Heavenly Bow City?”

Upon his questioning, Ming Yu’s face turned sour, “Those bastards from the Kalise and Bai Da Empire… the tactic they are utilizing is to strengthen their defenses to the point that it’s close to invulnerable as Heavenly Bow City itself isn’t too huge and isn’t able to fit too many troops. They’re targeting Heavenly Bow City as the center, clearing the Star Forest surrounding Heavenly Bow City, and have set their base at Heavenly Bow City as the center. A large number of Star Trees have been cut down and transported away. Their current military assembly consists of approximately fifteen regiments, but their real force could never match ours. These fifteen regiments include the ten regiments which the Kalise Empire had been gathering for two years, while the rest were sent from Bai Da Empire. As of now, they show no signs of reinforcing their troops. It’s obvious that their current purpose is to hold us back here, and will await the Dandun and Bai Da Empire to make a move before we strike. ”

Zhou Weiqing squinted his eyes but did not voice out his opinions. His few close friends who knew him best could tell from his dark demeanor that Little Fatty was really enraged.

To have his home being invaded was a great shame to Zhou Weiqing. These invaders had even destroyed his homeland, destroyed the Star Forest, and used his family to threaten the troops from advancing. One could imagine how furious Zhou Weiqing could be.

There were countless people in the meeting hall, but it has turned to a pin-drop silence. Everyone’s gaze fell on Zhou Weiqing, waiting for his decision.

Zhou Weiqing had been silent for five minutes until he lifted his head, eyes shining, “Admiral Ming Yu, if we were to launch our attacks, how much time do you need for the preparations?”

Ming Yu answered without hesitation, “All is ready. We can launch our offense any time.”

“Alright,” Zhou Weiqing exclaimed. He stood up abruptly, with rage in his eyes, and all of a sudden, everyone in the meeting hall could sense the strong aura radiating from him.

“Since things are what it is now, I’ll give you one last day for the preparations. Tomorrow night is the time we’ll act, as for the actual operation plans, we’ll discuss now.”

Admiration flowed from Ming Yu’s eyes. As indecisiveness would lead to trouble, for Zhou Weiqing to be able to make a firm decision within such a short duration was an essential aspect that a successful, high-ranking individual ought to have.

Ming Yu excused the officers for the time being. Only several people of the core ranks were left, and with Zhou Weiqing, they discussed the detailed plans of the battle.

Just like what Ming Yu himself had said, to take back Heavenly Bow City and to revive Heavenly Bow Empire, he had been preparing for a few months’ time, they could move out any time. The attack methods of each aspect had long been finalized.

The group had discussed for the whole four hours until they ended the high-ranking meeting.

Shangguan Bing’er was pulled away by Shangguan Xue’er and Shangguan Fei’er, Zhou Weiqing was left with Tian’er by them, from Bing’er, they could similarly know what had happened to Zhou Weiqing. Furthermore, before they had departed for Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, Tian’er had given Zhou Weiqing to Bing’er. No matter what, they would have to repay her kindness. They all would be living together for their whole life, therefore, it was beneficial to all to improve their relationships.

Tian’er pulled Zhou Weiqing’s hand and led him back to where they stayed. She could clearly feel Zhou Weiqing’s gloominess at the time being.

‘Little Fatty, we can definitely succeed,” said Tian’er after she closed the door, and immediately threw herself into Zhou Weiqing’s embrace.

Zhou Weiqing hugged her gently as if he was afraid of hurting her, and caressed her long hair, “I’m fine. I too believe that we’ll succeed. Tian’er, will you promise me one thing?”

Tian’er shook her head, “If you’re going to forbid me from joining the battle tomorrow, you can stop. I must join. If not, how am I going to face your parents in the future?”

Zhou Weiqing smiled bitterly, “Tian’er, you’re wrong, if I happen to let my father know that you’ve gone to fight while pregnant, he’ll never forgive me! Listen to me, my dear Tian’er, please don’t be involved in this battle. Are you still worried if I have Master with me?”

Tian’er pouted and complained in his embrace, “No, I must go. Xue’er, Fei’er and Bing’er are all so amazing; they all want to rescue your parents with you. If I don’t go, what will your parents think of me? Don’t you know that the first impression is really important? Dear husband, just let me go with you. Please, I beg of you, even my father says that I’ll be fine.”

While Tian’er had called him dear husband, half of Zhou Weiqing’s body had turned numb. If he was not worried about the possibilities of his family’s life being threatened by the Heavenly King-tier powerhouses in Bai Da Empire, he might very well be making love to Tian’er right there and then.

“Tian’er, what did father-in-law say when you were back in the Heavenly Snow Mountain? Zhou Weiqing had not been able to head to the Heavenly Snow Mountain with Tian’er, but he was concerned about Xue Ao’tian’s opinions. Never mind the other matters, Tian’er had been bearing his child when they had yet to be married – this was no small matter! Tian’er was the only daughter of Xue Ao’tian, the Mountain Lord of the Heavenly Snow Mountain. However, judging from the fact that Xue Ao’tian had allowed Tian’er to come back, he was not really angry.

Upon hearing her father being mentioned, Tian’er stuck her tongue out, and said, “Father had been quite furious. I was close to not being able to return; it was my first time seeing anger and helplessness plastered on father’s face at the same time. However, he could not stand my constant coaxing and pestering, and hence, I’m back. However, father mentioned that if you’re not going to see him after you’ve returned to the mainland, he will come and meet you himself.”

Zhou Weiqing’s facial muscles twitched. He could perfectly imagine the expressions of Xue Ao’tian clenching his teeth while he was uttering these words.