Chapter 665 – Threats? (1/2)

The black clothed woman, the a.s.sa.s.sin Sovereign, who usually stayed by An Biru’s side had perished.

She’d attempted to a.s.sa.s.sinate a Half-Saint during the battle yet was noticed, and then that Half-Saint obliterated her on the spot. She didn’t even leave a corpse behind.

Besides the black clothed woman, many other Monarch Realm experts had perished. There were some that Yang Ye knew and some that he didn’t. In short, the southern territory had won, but it was a pyrrhic victory.

Yang Ye had a bad impression of the black clothed woman. After all, she’d tried to kill him on more than one occasion. So, he’d said that the first person he killed when he attained the Monarch Realm would be her. However, Yang Ye felt quite sad when he heard of her death now. Because she’d died for the southern territory, no matter what!

Yang Ye suddenly realized that it was truly not easy for one to survive during such chaotic times!

Yang Ye restrained his thoughts, and then he gazed at An Biru. Her face was covered in sorrow and she even seemed to have been crying, so it was obvious to him how much pain she’d suffered from the death of the black clothed woman!

“I’m sorry!” Yang Ye felt that he had to apologize. In the end, it was he who made the Hallowed Grounds attack the southern territory, so he had to take responsibility for their deaths.

An Biru shook her head and said, “My clan avoided destruction by siding with you, so it naturally has to pay a price. It isn’t just my An Clan, there are many other clans and sects that aren’t just fighting for you, they are fighting for themselves as well. So, you don’t have to feel responsible at all.”

Yang Ye suddenly asked, “Did those a.s.sa.s.sins from the An Clan really have nothing to do with you?”

An Biru raised her head and gazed at him in silence.

Yang Ye said, “I’m sorry. But I’ve been constantly conflicted because of it. Because I’m unable to accept someone who tried to harm me in the past.”

She replied, “Would you believe me if I said that I didn’t?”

“I would!” Yang Ye nodded.

Her eyes flickered slightly, “Why?”

He answered, “Actually, I believed it from a very long time ago, but you never gave me an explanation.”

She exclaimed, “You never gave me the chance!”

Yang Ye said, “You were allies with my greatest enemy. How would I give you a chance? I’m not a magnanimous person, so I really did treat you as an enemy when you formed an alliance with Luo Jun.” He was a loyal person, but the precondition was that others were loyal to him. Otherwise, he was a merciless person instead.

An Biru fell silent because she had nothing to say. At that time, she hadn’t expected that Yang Ye would become enemies with Luo Jun and coupled with the powerful forces that Luo Jun possessed at the time, forming an alliance with him really could provide a huge amount of benefits to her clan. So, she’d led her clan to form an alliance with Luo Jun. But she hadn’t imagined that this decision would make her Yang Ye’s enemy.

It could only be explained as the will of the heavens playing tricks on her!

Yang Ye said, “Manage the southern territory’s affairs with Ding Shaoyao from now on, alright?” An Biru was definitely a capable person, but it wasn’t his idea to exclude her from any positions that held authority. The main reason was that Ding Shaoyao was clearly aware of the unresolved problem that existed between him and An Biru, and that was why she’d excluded An Biru from any authority.

However, An Biru shook her head and said, “My aunt was my only relative. Now that she’s dead, I’ve realized that the fate of the An Clan isn’t really important to me. If it’s possible, I would rather exchange the entire An Clan for her life. I’m tired, and I don’t want to worry about anything else anymore. I came to look for you because I wanted to tell you that I’m leaving. I won’t take the An Clan’s forces with me, so I hope that you’ll treat them well.”

“Can’t you stay?” Yang Ye stared her in the eye as he spoke.

“Do you want me to stay?” She stared him in the eye as well and replied with a question.

Yang Ye was slightly stunned, and he hesitated for an instant. However, it was exactly that instant of hesitation that caused a trace of disappointment to flash through her eyes, and then she turned around and walked away.

However, An Biru stopped moving a moment later because Yang Ye had appeared in front of her, and he said, “I hope that you stay!” After experiencing so many things, Yang Ye understood that he really couldn’t just let go, because once he did, then it might be eternal.

Moreover, how could rest at ease knowing An Biru was all alone during such chaotic times?

An Biru gazed at him for a short while before she said, “Then I’ll stay!”

Just like that, she became Yang Ye’s right hand just like Ding Shaoyao, and the responsibility Ding Shaoyao shouldered reduced greatly because of it. Both of them were extremely intelligent women, so when they both worked together, everything within the southern territory was managed in an orderly fas.h.i.+on. Yang Ye didn’t have to worry at all.

After he finished arranging everything for An Biru, he was about to enter the Primordial PaG.o.da to check on An Nanjing. However, Yin Xuan’er had suddenly arrived at Ancient Domain City, and Shu Xin from the Treant Clan which had left previously was with her.

…

At the main hall of the City Governor’s Estate.

“Husband, it has been so long. I’ve really missed you!” Yin Xuan’er immediately smiled sweetly and walked over towards him. Her eyes were filled with tender affection, and it was like Yang Ye really was her ‘husband’ whom she hadn’t met for many years!