365 His Name is Yu Qiankun (1/2)

The Empire of Yutang could no longer afford any turbulence from its internal hierarchy, especially with the impending war against the Empire of Dongxuan.

A misstep could shatter and bring about the collapse of the Empire of Yutang from the successive and simultaneous eruptions of both internal and external chaos.

The old marshal had connected too many dots at once. Like a bucket of iced water had been poured on his head, his thrill turn to ice as he stood dumbfounded without saying anything for a good amount of time.

Standing in front of him, Yun Yang waited for the old marshal’s response silently.

Qiu Jianhan’s response was well within Yun Yang’s expectation. How could Yun Yang not know what this old general, who had given everything in his life to Yutang, was thinking about? In fact, Yun Yang had thought about it too. This was the core reason Yun Yang found it hard to make his choice.

However, this matter had to be made known to him, even earlier than to His Majesty, the emperor.

”Lord Supreme Wind, may I ask what you are going to do?” After a long silence, Qiu Jianhan finally came back to himself and asked in a trembling voice.

”Well, it isn't really up to me,” Yun Yang said calmly, ”Supreme Earth has named the child Yu Qiankun.”

The old marshal gasped. How could he not know the meaning of this name?

Qiu Jianhan was silent for a long while before sighing suddenly and said, ”I want to take a look at the will.”

It was a logical matter of course. Although it seemed that he didn't trust Supreme Wind and risked offending him – after all, Yutang’s higher authority had never and would never doubt Nine Supremes’ words, the old marshal had still asked, despite knowing the consequences.

Yun Yang did not mind though, passing the will to the old marshal easily. At the same time, he conjured Holy Water Charm. With a flash of blue light, aquamarine words appeared slowly on the blank paper.

This was the Nine Supremes’ exclusive seal of authenticity. Only by their own cultivation method could they open their own wills and read the handwriting contained therein.

When the old marshal saw Supreme Wind showcasing Supreme Water’s uniquely arcane skills with a wave of his hand, he already believed a ninth of what Supreme Wind had said just now.

However, as he thought more of it, he appeared startled and shifted his gaze to Yun Yang. ”Lord Supreme Wind, may I ask if the Nine Supremes’ cultivation methods… are they all in your hands?”

Yun Yang was silent for a moment and said quietly, ”Where I stand so stands the Nine Supremes! Everyone is present.”

”That’s wonderful! The Nine Supremes are not gone after all!” The old marshal was greatly comforted.

”The Nine Supremes were never gone.” Yun Yang said coldly, ”I am the Nine Supremes.”

Qiu Jianhan looked at him meaningfully.

Yun Yang’s short words held an impactful implication.

Qiu Jianhan chewed the words over again before heaving a long sigh. ”This old man understands.”

He then lowered his head to meticulously read through Supreme Water’s will.

The old marshal, who had gone through much in life, could read the implicit meaning with just a single glance at Supreme Water’s will that contained certain emotions and hidden thoughts. It was also because of this that the old marshal did not speak for a long, long time after he finished reading the will.

Tonight, the moments spent in silence were much longer than the time both of the men spent conversing.

”Did the eldest prince leave his… letter?” Old Marshal Qiu asked.

He had subconsciously changed the term of will to letter. He still held the hope that the eldest prince had not died yet, despite it being the cold, hard truth.

”No!”

Yun Yang spoke honestly, ”My current ability only enabled me to obtain fourth sister Supreme Water’s will. I still can’t acquire eldest brother, second brother, and third brother’s exclusive cultivation methods for now. Maybe I can get it sometime later. If there’s a need then, I’ll send it over to Old Marshal and… His Majesty.”

Yun Yang made a vague promise that contained no fixed time nor achievability. After all, he still did not know the contents of his eldest brother’s will. If it involved some of the Nine Supremes confidentiality, then it could not be turned to the old marshal nor the emperor. This could not be helped nor could there be room for discussion as the eldest Supreme Earth was the only person to know the background of the other eight supremes!

Qiu Jianhan nodded and rolled the will carefully before passing it back to Yun Yang.

Yun Yang had been watching the letter closely. The old marshal was one of the people he absolutely trusted but what was mentioned in the will was too significant indeed, easily shaking Yutang’s core. Yun Yang was not at all confident about whether the old marshal would do anything else. No matter how proud he was about his intelligence, the old marshal’s experience in life was not something Yun Yang could compare to.

When the will was once again in his hand, only then could Yun Yang breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking at the will, now held in Yun Yang’s hand, Qiu Jianhan was quiet for a long while. After almost a period of tea-making duration, he finally spoke again, ”His Majesty must be very happy if he knows about this…”