Chapter Seventeen: Qin Yu Returns

  Qin Yu and Xiao Hei felt a sense of relief in their hearts, and they were no longer as desperate as before. The two brothers, one man and one eagle, shuttled through the clouds and fog, heading straight for the Wangfu City Palace in Yanjing. Meanwhile, Xiyang Town was welcoming two terrifying figures.

  A black robe fluttered, Xiang Yang stood in the void, his eyes seemed to pierce through space and gaze down at the entire Xi Yang Town. Beside him, Wu De's green robe fluttered in the wind.

  Xiang Yang didn't hide his strength at all, and the vast aura centered on him completely spread out, covering the entire Xiyang Town. The oppressive feeling was almost felt by everyone in Xiyang Town, including Qin De's residence.

  "Ouch!!"

  Qin De pushed open the door and walked directly into the courtyard, looking up at the sky with a faint smile on his lips.

  "Oh? Xiang Yang has finally arrived." Qin De said in a low voice, while at the same time Xu Yuan also walked out of the room. He too felt that terrifying oppressive feeling and looked up to see the two figures standing in mid-air.

  "Your Highness, they are..." Xu Yu was shocked.

  Qin De turned his head to look at Xu Yuan and said, "Xu Yuan, do you still remember the brocade pouch I gave you back then? Later on, you can go back and open the pouch, and follow the steps I've laid out inside."

  "Qin family's young one, come quickly and see me!"

  A sound like thunder shook the entire Xiyang Town, and the terrifying power contained in that sound made all the soldiers in Xiyang Town turn pale, with the weaker ones even fainting directly.

  "Remember to go back and open the brocade pouch!" Qin De said solemnly to Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan was also a highly intelligent person, seeing Qin De's expression, he could guess something, but he still nodded and said: "Your Highness can rest assured, Xu Yuan will not disappoint Your Highness!"

  Qin De's face had a hint of a smile, and then a flying sword appeared under his feet.

  With his foot on the flying sword, Qin De shot up into the sky.

  Qin De's sword flew through the air, and soon he saw Xiang Yang standing in mid-air. Xiang Yang's black hair was flowing freely, his black robe fluttering behind him. But it was his icy eyes that seemed to see right through one's heart that were the most terrifying.

  "Xiang Yang, you truly are the most outstanding young master of the Xiang family."

  Qin De had a respectful intention towards this matter. When Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, was at the height of his power and contending for hegemony over the world, he offended many powerful forces. After Xiang Yu's death, the Xiang family became the target of everyone's criticism, but fortunately, young Xiang Yan appeared out of nowhere, using a combination of distant and close attacks. In the end, they divided the world into three parts with two other major powers.

  Later, Xiang Yu operated the Chu royal court for decades and instead made the Chu royal court one of the three major dynasties. This Xiang Yu was not only fierce in governing the country, but also in martial arts, according to legend, his innate talent was no less than that of his father King Xiang Yu. In the midst of dividing his mind to govern the country, he finally stepped into the Golden Elixir realm.

  Xiang Yu was overbearing and tyrannical, with a cruel heart. In contrast, Xiang Yu's character is almost perfect, sometimes benevolent, sometimes ruthless, sometimes open and honest, sometimes secretly murderous. All kinds of means are at his fingertips, an absolute born emperor.

  Qin De smiled slightly and nodded his head, saying: "I've met Elder Xiang before."

  Xiang Yang glanced at Qin De, and simply by looking at the other party seeing himself without a hint of tension, he could see the gap between his own descendants Xiang Guang and Qin De. However, no matter what, he was a member of the Xiang family, and there was a hint of a smile on Xiang Yang's lips.

  "Qin De!" Xiang Yang looked at Qin De carefully and then smiled, "Indeed a remarkable person, no wonder you were able to occupy half of the Chu kingdom in such a short time. I, Xiang Yang, also have great admiration for you. However... I am a member of the Xiang family, and you are an intelligent person, shouldn't you be able to guess why I've come here?"

  Qin De swept his gaze over Xiang Yang and Wu De, and when he saw Wu De, a sharp glint flashed in Qin De's eyes.

  "Wude." Qin De suddenly remembered the scene where his son Qin Yu and Wuxing had died together. Wude looked at Qin De, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, for he had never forgotten the death of his fellow disciple.

  Xiang Yang's voice grew heavier: "Qin De, didn't you hear my question?"

  Qin De looked at Xiang Yang and said: "Elder Xiang, I really don't know what you're doing here with such a big fanfare. What do you want to do?" Qin De pretended not to know anything.

  Xiang's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a cold glint immediately appeared in his eyes: "Oh, even the clever Qin De has guessed it? Then I'll be straightforward - I want you to withdraw your Qin family army now. In that case, the three counties of Dongyu will still belong to your Qin family. Your Qin family will remain my vassal, and we won't even interfere with the affairs of the three counties in Dongyu, treating it as a 'state within a state'. What do you think?"

  "Return? A country within a country?" Qin De suddenly burst out laughing.

  The laughter contained endless ridicule. Listening to Qin De's laughter, Xiang Yang's expression remained unchanged, and he quietly waited for Qin De's response. Qin De's face suddenly solidified, and he said to Xiang Yang: "Elder Xiang Yang, I respect you as a wise and enlightened ruler of the Chu Kingdom, but now you are just dreaming. At this point, my Qin family has occupied ten out of twelve counties in the Chu Kingdom. Do you think I will retreat? Is that possible?"

  Xiang Yang's body was filled with a surge of cold air: "Qin De, can't you see the situation clearly?"

  "What situation, what situation?" Qin De glared at Xiang Yang without giving in, the two of them staring each other down, but Qin De was not intimidated in the slightest. "Moreover, you're just a cultivator, do you think you can compare to an army of 2 million?"

  Qin De's momentum rose instead.

  Xiang Yang suddenly smiled and said, "Good, good Qin De, I just want to tell you that I have reached the Yuan Ying period. Although it's only the early stage of Yuan Ying, I believe you should understand what this means. Think about it carefully."

  "What's on your mind?" Qin De asked without hesitation.

  Xiang's face changed slightly, and even with his good temper, he was annoyed. This Qin De was pretending to be stupid in front of him.

  "You may have reached the early stage of Golden Elixir, but I can kill you with just one glance. And as for that Wind Jade, I can also easily take his life. As for the generals and commanders of the Qin family, I can kill them all one by one. Do you understand my meaning?" Item Central said sentence by sentence.

  Qin De still had a faint calm smile on his face.

  "Xiang Yang, my fellow cultivator, Feng Yu Zi and I are both Golden Elixir cultivators, our spiritual awareness can easily be detected. But what about the other generals of the Qin family? Do you know them? Even if they were standing right in front of you, you wouldn't be able to tell if they're one of my Qin family's generals, would you?" Qin De stared at Xiang Yang.

  Cultivators use their spiritual sense to search for someone, at least knowing that person's aura, otherwise how can they determine if it is or not?

  "In the army, General Qin's tent is just like any other soldier's. You can't even tell who the general is. How could you kill me, General Qin?" Qin De stared at Xiang Yang, speaking word by word.

  "Moreover, the 600,000-strong army of the two northern counties has already entered Zhenyang County. Your family's 200,000-strong army has 100,000 soldiers who have surrendered, and another 100,000 soldiers are barely holding on. The Black Water Army and the Mu Family's 600,000-strong army have almost occupied the entire Shangque County." Qin De reported the news he had just received.

  Xiang Yang's face changed color.

  He had long known that the 200,000-strong army of Zhenyang Prefecture would definitely not be able to withstand the enemy's 600,000-strong army. However, he did not expect that there would be 100,000 troops surrendering. But thinking about it, it is also normal. As long as one is not a fool, they can see that the Xie family is already in decline. With promises of wealth and power, it's not difficult to persuade the enemy to surrender.

  "To the south is the county of Xue, to the north is the county of Zhenyang. My Qin family has sixty million troops on each side, and there are also some troops from your Liu family who have surrendered. In addition, there are nearly forty million troops in the county of Lei. With a three-pronged attack, your Liu family only has the county of Ba Chu. As long as my Qin family gives the order, we can absolutely enter your Ba Chu county within one day without any regard for anything."

  Three sides were attacked, and the Xiang family was left with only one county. All three sides had to be defended, and after the battles of Zhenyang County, Shangque County, and Leixue County, the remaining forces of the Xiang family were only 50 or 60 million, and they had to defend on all three sides, so how could such a small army hold out?

  It's unnecessary for Qin De to say more, Xiang Yang naturally understands the situation.

  Although he is a cultivator, once the two million strong army launches a full-scale war, even if he is powerful as a cultivator, how can he stop the two million strong army? One flying sword can kill a few people, and it would take a long time for just one hundred thousand people to be killed by Xiang Yang.

  "Qin De, you still don't understand what I mean." Xiang Yang said with a smile.

  "Oh, I'd like to hear more about it." Qin De said with a calm smile.

  Xiang Yangdao said: "Your identity, Zhen Dong Wang, Qin family's master, if I kill you, I believe the Qin family will surely be in great chaos."

  Qin De smiled: "Let me tell you something, I've long been prepared. Once I die, a new master will appear in the Qin family, and the Qin army will attack from three sides without mercy, wiping out the Xiang family!"

  A cold glint flashed in Xiang's eyes.

  Three-pronged attack. If the two million-strong army really starts fighting, even if he is personally strong, he can't stop the countless soldiers from killing each other. Although the soldiers can't kill him, he also can't stop so many soldiers.

  There are just too many people after all.

  The Xiang family was exterminated, and Xiang Yang was the one who least wanted to see it happen.

  "However... I also want to live, so I can order my army not to attack Ba Chu County, and you are not allowed to harm anyone in the Qin family. How about it? If you make a move, the large armies in Lei Xue County, Shang Que County, and Zhen Yang County will directly rush into Ba Chu County from three sides!" Qin De said with a smile.

  Xiang Yan stared at Qin De for a long time, then slowly nodded and said: "Alright, remember your words. Do not invade the Ba Chu County, otherwise I will single-handedly destroy the entire Qin family!"

  Xiang's black robe fluttered as he flew away, his figure directly breaking through the air and leaving. Wu De looked at Qin De and also mounted his sword to leave.

  Qin De looked at Xiang Yang leaving, but his eyebrows were deeply furrowed: "Things have gotten a bit complicated, I didn't expect that Xiang Yang had actually reached the early stages of Yuan Ying. Originally, I thought that this genius from the Xiang family would be at most in the late stages of Jindan, if that was the case, I still had ways to barely cope with him. But Yuan Ying's early stage... even if my Qin family obtained the world, he could kill me and my entire clan."

  Qin De thought for a long time in mid-air but couldn't think of any solution, and Xiang Yang reaching the Yuan Ying early stage had ruined Qin De's plan.

  Qin Yu and Xiao Hei darted back and forth among the clouds and mist, but Qin Yu's mood at this moment was somewhat agitated.

  "My father must think I'm dead by now." Qin Yu thought, and the more he wanted to see his father, suddenly he saw the outline of Yanjing City below, and immediately said to Xiao Hei, "Xiao Hei, we're at the palace, hurry up!"

  Qin Yu transformed into a flowing light and dived down towards the Wang Fu, Xiao Hei following closely behind.

  "Big brother, I don't know what expression your father the king will have when he sees you." Xiao Hei transmitted his voice to Qin Yu, who couldn't help but have a hint of a smile on his face. With Qin Yu's speed, they instantly arrived above the royal palace.

  Her spiritual sense swept across the entire palace.

  "Huh? Eldest brother, second brother, and Father King are all not here." Qin Yu directly flew into one of the palaces in the Wang Fu.

  Director Li of the Wang Mansion strolled leisurely in the mansion, feeling quite at ease with the good news from the front lines. Since Ge Qian's death, the former Deputy Director Li was promoted to Director and his power had increased significantly.

  Suddenly a residual shadow appeared in front of General Li, and then the figure became clear.

  "Ah!"

  Li Zongguan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and as the manager of the Wang Fu, he shouldn't be so surprised by ordinary things. But what appeared before his eyes at this moment was Qin Yu, the third son who should have been dead.

  "Third Highness?" Li Zongguan's face was filled with incredulity.

  He was heartbroken for a long time because of the death of the third young master, but now a big living person actually appeared in front of him. Qin Yu's smile made Li Zongguan involuntarily believe that this was indeed Wangfu's third young master, Qin Yu.

  "Uncle Li, you're in charge now? By the way, where's Father King?" Qin Yu asked with a smile.

  Li Zongguan's expression changed, and he stared at Qin Yu: "Tell me, who are you? Don't think I don't know that a pre-heavenly expert can change their appearance and bones. The Third Prince was watched by the King himself as he died. How dare you come to deceive me?"

  "Uncle Li, you don't even recognize me anymore. Do you still remember the last time you brought eight top external martial artists for me to choose a master? Last time I chose Zhao Yunxing as my master." Qin Yu said helplessly.

  Although Director Li wanted to believe that the person in front of him was Qin Yu, Qin Yu's death had been witnessed by Wang Ye himself. The dead cannot come back to life, this is a definite law.

  "I sent eight external masters to the Third Highness for selection, many people know about this matter, it can't prove your identity." Li Zongguan's face was serious, but he didn't shout for the guards, instead, he expected Qin Yu to reveal some secrets.

  Qin Yu shook his head and smiled, saying helplessly: "Alright, do you still remember when we were five years old? Your grandfather was accompanying me, I peed, and directly urinated on your face and into your mouth. Do you still remember?"

  Li Zongguan was suddenly speechless.

  Only Lianyan and he knew about that matter, and this ugly thing had never been said to outsiders. Qin Yu later went to Yunwu Mountain Villa and didn't say it either. As for Lianyan, she hadn't been so bored yet. But the matter was actually spoken out of Qin Yu's mouth.

  "Also, when I left the Wang Manor to go to Yunwu Mountain Villa, you gave me a wooden horse that you carved yourself. And also, when I was ten years old and came to the Wang Manor, you..." Qin Yu said with a smile, while Li General Manager's eyes involuntarily moistened.

  "Your Highness!"

  Li General Manager tightly hugged Qin Yu, and tears flowed down uncontrollably. Li General Manager had watched Qin Yu grow up, and as the deputy general manager of the Wang Fu, his feelings for Qin Yu were also very deep. Now Qin Yu said so many things that only he knew about Qin Yu, and Qin Yu's smile, Qin Yu's expression, all matched the Third Master in his heart.

  "Alright, Uncle Li." Qin Yu also sensed the excitement in his uncle's heart. "Uncle Li, where is my father? Why aren't my brothers at the palace?"

  Li Zongguan released Qin Yu and immediately laughed: "Wang Ye? Several months ago, Wang Ye had already launched a war against the Xiang family!"

  "Has war been declared on the Ye family?" Qin Yu was taken aback.