Chapter 757: Xuanyuan Yufeng!
"So, rest assured a hundred times. Since my Empress Wife has spoken, I have no interest in causing trouble for your Tian Jian Villa. I don't want my Empress Wife to end up like you, unable to face your ancestors under the Nine Springs in the future!!"
Ling Tianni and Ling Yuefeng's faces all stiffened. They had been prepared for Yun Che and the Cangfeng Imperial Clan to call them to account, and to pay a heavy price. But what they received was this kind of "forgiveness." And this forgiveness left them shocked, ashamed, embarrassed, and utterly humiliated…
Ling Tianni closed his eyes, waves of pain flashing across his face. Although sealing up the villa was the wisest move in the face of the immensely powerful Shenhuang Kingdom, and even a full-scale mobilization of the villa could not have protected the Cangfeng Imperial Clan, only adding to the villa's ruin, regardless of the reasons and so-called difficulties, the fact remained that they had been heartless and faithless.
"Empress Cangyue is unmatched in wisdom and open-minded as a valley. Her current reputation far surpasses that of the previous emperor, and her future achievements are certainly unlimited. Cangfeng having this new emperor is a blessing of a century. I, Ling Tianni, have always asked myself if I have a clear conscience… but due to a moment of hesitation, I have ultimately failed the Cangfeng Imperial Clan, failed the Bing Yun Fairy Palace, and failed the ancestors of my Tian Jian." Ling Tianni's voice carried melancholy and hidden pain: "Though I am too ashamed to face Empress Cangyue again, since the mistake has been made, I cannot keep making mistake after mistake. Tomorrow, I will personally go to the Cangfeng Imperial City and apologize to Empress Cangyue in person…"
"No need!" Yun Che raised his hand and unceremoniously cut off Ling Tianni's words: "My Empress Wife toils day and night right now. She has no time to see you, and doesn't want to see you, let alone see anyone from Tian Jian Villa! Ling Tianni, there's no need for you to be hypocritical here. You can say these words now only because the Cangfeng Imperial Clan has been preserved and they are willing. If my Empress Wife says the word, I can raze your Tian Jian Villa to the ground at any time! If the Cangfeng Imperial Clan had been destroyed and I was already dead… would you put on this same expression?!"
Ling Tianni's lips trembled, but he had nothing to say in response.
"A person who was indifferent to the calamity of their own country's destruction, who had a heart of stone toward my Empress Wife's nine blood-soaked pleas for help—in my eyes, they have long lost all loyalty, righteousness, and shame. Your so-called remorse and apologies are worthless in my eyes, not even worthy of being a joke!" Yun Che's gaze was icy, and his voice was cold to the marrow, showing no mercy: "If during these three years, even if you ignored the calamity of Cangfeng's destruction, you had at least used your own strength to help the Cangfeng Imperial Clan—even if only by sending people to protect my Imperial Father and Empress Wife's safety—then today, the Cangfeng Imperial Clan would be grateful to you, and I would be grateful to you! Whatever you lost during that time, I would repay tenfold without stint! I, Yun Che, have always repaid an eye for an eye and returned every kindness!"
"But since you chose to be ruthless, ungrateful, and shameless, then today's outcome—you cannot blame anyone! You should be even more thankful for my Empress Wife's benevolent heart. Otherwise, after today, there would be no Tian Jian Villa left in this world… Not even the Tian Wei Sword Domain could protect you!"
Whether it was Ling Tianni or Ling Yuefeng, both were figures who lorded it over the entire Cangfeng Kingdom. When had they ever been cursed to their face like this? But facing Yun Che's piercingly sharp words, they all raised their heads and closed their eyes, unable to retort… and unqualified to retort.
After all, although they had chosen selfishness and indifference during Cangfeng's calamity, in essence, they were not shameless villains. On the contrary, both in humanity and in the sword path, they were absolutely on the righteous path. These three years might have been the greatest shame and the greatest mistake of their lives.
Ling Tianni and Ling Yuefeng did not retort, but a particularly shrill woman's voice came from below: "Yun Che, you certainly have a lot of nerve. Not only do you insult my Tian Jian Villa, you even dare not to take the Tian Wei Sword Domain seriously. Who gave you such courage?"
Xuanyuan Yufeng soared into the air and landed to the right of Ling Yuefeng. Her somewhat pretty face wore an expression completely different from Ling Yuefeng's. Her gaze at Yun Che carried deep anger, hostility, and sarcasm.
"Xuanyuan Yufeng!" Yun Che's eyes slowly narrowed. This woman before him was the true purpose of his visit to Tian Jian Villa today.
"Yufeng, this has nothing to do with you. Get down quickly." Ling Yuefeng scolded softly. He knew Xuanyuan Yufeng's temper all too well, and Yun Che was definitely not someone who yielded to force.
"Nothing to do with me?" Xuanyuan Yufeng laughed coldly: "He has already made it clear that he did not come today to call the Cangfeng Imperial Clan to account. As for his true purpose in coming here… huh, when he shouted on his arrival, the only name he mentioned was mine, Xuanyuan Yufeng! How could it have nothing to do with me?"
Ling Yuefeng was stunned at her words. He suddenly remembered that the words Yun Che had shouted upon arriving at Tian Jian Villa were clearly…
"Xuanyuan Yufeng! Get the hell out here!!"
He had long prepared for Yun Che's arrival, thinking he had definitely come to call the Cangfeng Imperial Clan to account… and instead subconsciously failed to notice that the person he shouted for was "Xuanyuan Yufeng," and only "Xuanyuan Yufeng."
"Xuanyuan Yufeng!" Ever since Xuanyuan Yufeng appeared, Yun Che's gaze had been fixed tightly on her. His eyes, and even the aura around him, turned bone-chillingly cold. Even the air stirred with killing intent that could spiral out of control at any moment: "Between us… there is a huge score to settle!!"
Toward Ling Yuefeng and Ling Tianni, Yun Che's voice had been contemptuous and disdainful. But the words he spoke to Xuanyuan Yufeng were heavy with hidden murderous intent.
The sudden change in atmosphere immediately made Ling Yuefeng realize this was no ordinary situation—far from it! He could clearly feel the resentment, the coldness, the killing intent. He hurriedly stepped forward: "Yun Che, there must be some misunderstanding here! Since marrying into Tian Jian Villa, my wife has almost never stepped outside the mountain gate. She has never interfered in matters outside the villa. Moreover, between you and my wife, you only met once six years ago, and you didn't even exchange a single word. How could there be any enmity?"
"Furthermore, all decisions over these years have been made by me, as the Villa Master. They have nothing to do with my wife at all… There must be some misunderstanding here!"
Ling Yuefeng was not simply defending her. He knew best what Xuanyuan Yufeng had done over the years. Since marrying into Tian Jian Villa, she had almost never set foot outside. The few times she had gone out in recent years, she had always returned to the Tian Wei Sword Domain, and he accompanied her each time… He really couldn't figure out how Xuanyuan Yufeng could have offended Yun Che, and it seemed like a major grievance at that.
"Misunderstanding?" Yun Che's hands clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white: "Xuanyuan Yufeng! Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you know better than anyone! Today, I don't need any explanation from Tian Jian Villa. But as for you…"
Before he could finish, Yun Che was already uncontrollably furious. His figure burst forward like a meteor, eyes as cold as stars, hands like eagle talons, reaching straight for Xuanyuan Yufeng's throat.
"Stop!" Ling Yuefeng and Ling Tianni were both greatly alarmed. They were still wondering what grievance could exist between Yun Che and Xuanyuan Yufeng, when they never expected him to suddenly attack, and in such a vicious manner.
Ling Yuefeng and Ling Tianni moved left and right to block him. But six years ago, their strength was an insurmountable mountain to Yun Che. Today, it was completely reversed. They only took half a step forward, not even having time to extend their arms, before they were violently knocked back by the airwave from Yun Che's body… without even a shred of resistance.
Just then, a piercing, heart-wrenching sound of air being torn cut through sharply. A sword aura, so strong it condensed from the void into reality, shot up from below. One moment it was still a hundred zhang away, and the next, as if crossing space, it stabbed abruptly in front of Yun Che's face.
Clang!!
Yun Che twisted his body sharply and blasted the profound energy he had been gathering forward with all his might. With a shriek, the space in front of him twisted, and the flight trajectory of the sword aura bent at a sharp angle, shooting behind Yun Che. Yun Che's figure was forced to retreat back to Feng Xue'er's side. He stared coldly at the two figures that had emerged below: "You two finally decided to show yourselves. I thought the Tian Wei Sword Domain was just a bunch of skulking rats."
Yun Che had always harbored deep resentment toward the Tian Wei Sword Domain, so his words were merciless.
"Hehehehe…"
With calm laughter, two old men of similar age rose slowly into the air, standing to the left and right of Xuanyuan Yufeng. One wore a green robe, the other a gray robe. On their backs were sheathed, respectively, a green and a gray long sword. Their eyes were as sharp and cold as sword blades, and the profound energy naturally swirling around them was as vast and boundless as the ocean.
In the face of Yun Che's insult to the Tian Wei Sword Domain, they showed no anger at all. The green-robed old man let his gaze glide over Yun Che, nodded slightly, and said with a faint smile: "I have long lived in the Sword Domain, but in these days, the name Yun Che has become thunderously famous. I had thought to glimpse your style at the Demon Sword Assembly two months from now, not expecting to meet you here by chance. This is a fortunate event."
"Two Elders." Ling Tianni and Ling Yuefeng, their entire auras thrown into chaos by Yun Che's earlier impact, hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects upon seeing the two old men appear. To their Tian Jian Villa, these were absolutely extraordinary big shots they could not afford to slight.
But Yun Che was completely different. Even though he knew full well they were from the Tian Wei Sword Domain, and likely at the elder level, his face remained full of gloom: "A fortunate event? If it's a fortunate event, then what was the meaning of attacking me earlier? Since you have heard of my reputation Yun Che, then have you also heard: I am a person who holds grudges… extremely so!!"
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