Chapter 1801
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”Hmm…”
Huang Yu nodded slowly and said, “I don’t know how our ancestor died, but if he were still alive, how could he bear to see our Huang family in such a state？”
At this point, Huang Yu also downed a bowl of wine in frustration.
”Actually… I know everything…”
Huang Yu seemed drunk as he rambled on, “My father isn’t spineless. It’s just that against the three great families, our Huang family’s chances of winning are slim. He’s afraid that if we resist too fiercely, our entire family will be wiped out.”
”Now with the conciliatory approach, even if the Huang family falls in the future, the three great families won’t exterminate us completely. After all, some people, like my fifth brother, are collaborating with the three great families…”
Ye Wushuang said calmly, “To purge the outsiders, we must first unite the internal forces as one.”
”If your imperial family isn’t of one mind internally, then all talk is futile！”
Huang Yu sighed and said, “Of course I know that, but I’m just a prince, not even the most outstanding one under my father. How can I make him change his mind?”
”Where there’s a will, there’s a way！”
Ye Wushuang patted Huang Yu’s shoulder and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I mean what I say.”
”Now, the three great families meddling in the affairs of Tianyuan Continent are threatening my Holy Heaven Sect. Naturally, I won’t let them off easy. Moreover, if we can keep the three great families too busy to help the Spirit Sword Pavilion, then…”
Huang Yu nodded.
”Thank you！”
Looking at Ye Wushuang and downing another bowl of wine, Huang Yu said cheerfully, “I’ll definitely appoint you as the Imperial Preceptor in the future.”
”Cut the nonsense！”
The two clinked bowls.
At this moment, Ye Wushuang seemed to return to that night many years ago, under the moonlit sky, where three young men sat together.
”Huang Chongtian, what do you want to do in the future？”
”I want the Huang Family to become the greatest family on the Tianhuang Continent, to establish an empire, and to end the chaotic strife and slaughter among the various families and factions on the Tianhuang Continent！”
”Young man, quite the ambition! But I don’t think you can pull it off!”
”Hahaha… With Big Brother Bai and Big Brother Mu helping me, I”m sure I can…”
Bai Haoran.
Mu Beige.
Huang Chongtian.
Memories are always beautiful, but reality is always cruel.
Huang Yu seemed extremely happy after receiving Ye Wushuang’s affirmative reply, drinking and eating heartily, and soon passed out drunk.
Pei Wenxiu then stood up, raised his wine bowl, and said respectfully to Ye Wushuang, “Thank you, Young Master Ye, for saving my life. Pei Wenxiu will never forget this kindness.”
With that, Pei Wenxiu downed the wine in one gulp.
”Alright, you’ve thanked me so many times already—I’m getting tired of hearing it.”
Ye Wushuang waved his hand and chuckled, “Your grandfather is the current head of the Pei Family, right？”
Pei Wenxiu immediately replied, “My grandfather, Pei Yongchang, is the current head of the Pei Family and also a Saint Heaven Realm expert.”
”My father, Pei Minglang, is the third son of my grandfather and handles miscellaneous affairs within the family.”
Though Pei Wenxiu’s talent wasn’t as great as his elder brother Pei Wenjie’s, he was straightforward and easy to talk to.
”Your Pei family’s ancestor, that very same Pei Yuanze who was from Huang Chongtian’s generation, is truly dead？”
At this question, Pei Wenjie involuntarily furrowed his brows, and Pei Wenxiu was also taken aback.
Clearly, neither of them expected Ye Wushuang to be so interested in their ancestor from back then.
Pei Wenxiu nodded and said, “After our ancestor Pei Yuanze, the position of clan head passed through three more generations before landing on my grandfather. To this day, he has been the clan head for over 1,800 years.”
Ye Wushuang listened silently, downing a bowl of wine by himself.
”Young Master Ye…”
Pei Wenxiu hesitated but finally spoke up, “The situation in Tianhuang Continent is very complicated. Within the imperial family, there are the Ji and Huo families, as well as the three major families—Cao, Shi, and Shu. The conflicts among them are messy, and each family has many Saint Heaven Realm and Star Transformation Realm figures…”
”Your Holy Heaven Sect is currently under pressure from the Spirit Sword Pavilion. If you get involved in Tianhuang Continent’s affairs, it’ll be very troublesome.”
Hearing this, Ye Wushuang couldn’t help but laugh, “Shu Fengtian and Shu Shuiyun, two Saint Heaven Realm figures from the Shu family, have already taken action to try and kill me. They’re allies of the Spirit Sword Pavilion. Even if I don’t deal with them, they’ll come after me.”
Pei Wenxiu wanted to persuade him after hearing this, but he didn’t know what to say.
What Ye Wushuang said is true. Even if he doesn’t take the initiative to strike, they’ve already set their sights on him.
There’s no avoiding it.
”So what do you plan to do？” Pei Wenxiu asked.
”Right now, the Tianyuan Continent is in complete chaos. The Sacred Heaven Sect is at a disadvantage against the Spirit Sword Pavilion, so I can’t spare the effort to deal with the three great families of the Tianhuang Continent. But I also need to make sure they can’t spare the effort to help the Spirit Sword Pavilion！”
Ye Wushuang looked at the two brothers and smiled. “Perhaps the Pei family can lend a hand！”
Huh？
As soon as Ye Wushuang said this, Pei Wenjie’s eyes widened in surprise as he stared at him.
The Pei family？
What are you thinking！
The Pei family has never taken a stance in the royal court’s and the three great families’ attempts to win them over. How could they possibly side with the royal court now just because of Ye Wushuang！
After a moment of thought, Ye Wushuang looked at the two.
”The Wheel of All Creation Turns, the Nine Returns of Innate Qi！”
”All Qi Returns to the Vast, the Heart Abides Between Heaven and Earth！”
Hearing these four lines, both Pei Wenjie and Pei Wenxiu were baffled, and even Xuan Yutang nearby had no idea what Ye Wushuang was getting at.
Ye Wushuang smiled. “When you two brothers return to the Tianhuang Continent this time and see your grandfather, you can relay these four lines to him.”
”And tell your grandfather that if he’s willing to lead the Pei family to lend some support to the royal court, someone would be eternally grateful.”
”If he is unwilling, then forget it.”
Hearing this, Pei Wenjie and Pei Wenxiu looked puzzled.
Ye Wushuang, however, picked up his wine bowl and said with a smile, “Come, come, let’s drink.”
The old friends are gone.
What we see now are only their descendants, but who knows if these descendants still remember their ancestors’ teachings？
After all, up to this point in his life, Ye Wushuang has already experienced betrayal twice.
The human heart is the hardest to predict.
As Ye Wentian, as Ling Shengtian, he never imagined that one day he would face off against those once closest to him in such a scenario！
But with the nine great primordial spirits reincarnated into nine different versions of him across the vast world, when he meets those old friends again in the future, will betrayal… still exist？
It probably will.
After all… the human heart… is truly too complex.
The four of them clinked glasses again, and several jars of wine gradually ran dry.
With flushed cheeks, Ye Wushuang smiled at Xuan Yutang and asked, “Back in the Tianxuan Continent, there were four great families： the Bai, Mu, Xuan, and Wu families.”
”From what I know, the Bai and Mu families were the strongest and had close ties, but now I hear the Xuan family has risen to prominence and firmly holds the position of the top family on the Tianxuan Continent. There must be some secrets unknown to outsiders, right？”
Hearing Ye Wushuang’s question, Xuan Yutang was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but put down his wine bowl and let out a bitter smile.
