Chapter 497: Chapter 496 Wang Tianlai Delivers a Message
Let’s split the story into two parts.
After Qin Yanyang released the eighteen young heroes from the Hidden Sect, including Wang Tianlai, they immediately returned to the Hidden Sect World.
At this time, representatives from one of the Eight Great Forces, the Zhuge World, and the Zhang Family had also arrived at the entrance to the Hidden Sect.
Except for the distant Ji Family and Duanmu Family, six of the Eight Great Forces had already sent their real powerhouses to preside over the situation.
Upon seeing Wang Tianlai and others return, the disciples of the various aristocratic families breathed a sigh of relief.
Apart from Duanmu Cong, who had been blasted to bits when he ventured out, and Zhuge Qingyun, who had been slain by Qin Yanyang in front of several powerhouses of the Hidden Sect, the young team that had set out from the Hidden Sect hoping to make a show in the outer world and capture Yang Fei’s relatives to force him to surface, returned with dusty, defeated faces.
Only two deaths, not a huge loss by any measure.
However, the fact that so many talented youths had ventured out and failed to make even a splash before being wiped out was a disgrace to behold.
Moreover, Qin Yanyang’s bold intrusion into the Hidden Sect World and drawing a tie in battl with Helian Rong, as well as Yang Fei’s easy defeat of Liu Dong from Giant Sword Manor, with the couple escaping unscathed, had completely humiliated the Hidden Sect.
One could say, since Yang Fei entered the Hidden Sect World, the Hidden Sect had lost face, causing much frustration among many people.
At this moment, Wang Tianlai and his peers had also learned of the fact that Yang Fei had been rescued by Qin Yanyang. Thinking about the words Qin Yanyang had asked them to convey and facing the furious predecessors, these young people looked at each other, not daring to speak.
In the end, it was Wang Tianlai who mustered the courage to say to Wang Chunyang, "Third Uncle, when Qin Yanyang let us return, she asked us to convey a few words to everyone."
Wang Chunyang’s eyebrows raised, he snorted, "She’s quite shrewd, not daring to speak her mind here before but now sending you all to deliver her message?"
Zhuge Chengkun of the Zhuge family said, "What did that girl ask you to convey, spit it out."
Zhuge Qingyun was the pride of his generation in the Zhuge family, the child of his second brother’s family, and now, he’d been killed by Qin Yanyang. The Zhuge family bore an immeasurable hatred toward her.
What’s more, several months ago, Zhuge Hong and someone from Zhuge Cheng had also died at the hands of Yang Fei. Since Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang were husband and wife, this grudge naturally extended to her as well.
The relationship between the Zhuge family and this couple had become one of life-and-death enmity.
Everyone’s eyes were on Wang Tianlai.
Feeling the oppressive aura from Zhuge Chengkun, sweat beaded on Wang Tianlai’s forehead. Not daring to hesitate, he quickly said, "Qin Yanyang said we do not abide by the rules, repeatedly allowing people to leave and those who do go out act without restraint, provoking the authority of Divine Continent Country’s law. Now, they have decided to impose military control on the exit of the portal. From now on, anyone from the Hidden Sect who wishes to go out must register."
"Bullshit!"
Zhuge Chengkun, furious, rebuked, "What a load of crap, since when did the people from my Hidden Sect ever need to be constrained by the rules of the mundane lower realms?"
"Exactly, this girl is far too arrogant. Does she want to provoke a war with us?"
"This is too much to bear, mere ants from the lower worlds, daring to control the freedom of the people from my Hidden Sect? Utterly presumptuous!"
Immediately, a chorus of curses erupted, many directed at Wang Tianlai since he was the messenger, frightening him into trembling.
Wang Chunyang asked with a dark face, "What else did she say?"
Wang Tianlai stammered, "She... she also said that if the registered individuals ignore the mundane laws and breach the legal system, the secular authorities have the right to punish them. Moreover, the aristocratic family or Sect to which the lawbreaker belongs also bears the responsibility for poor discipline."
"Anything else?"
Without waiting for others to erupt in anger, Wang Chunyang once again demanded sharply.
"She also said that Divine Continent Country and the Hidden Sect are all descendants of Yanhuang, originally one family, with the same blood flowing within them; they should live in harmony. Divine Continent Country has no intention of being enemies with the Hidden Sect. Both worlds should respect and support each other for mutual progress. If anyone destroys the unity for their own selfish desires, they should not blame them for the relentless bombardment."
After Wang Tianlai finished speaking in one breath, seeing that everyone was staring at him in anger, he quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "No... nothing more."
"Bang!"
A muffled sound, and all saw Zhuge Chengkun slam his palm fiercely onto the ground, causing a deep pit to emerge as mud splattered.
"Bastards, this is clearly a declaration of war against us. Heh heh, all of you heard it, right? Now that Divine Continent Country has grown bold, they even dare to stretch their hands into our Hidden Sect World, wanting to control us. Hehe, what an imposing attitude," Zhuge Chengkun sneered coldly in anger.
"A mere secular state dares to dream of controlling our Cultivation World, it’s an utterly laughable notion!"
"Have they forgotten the shame of a hundred years ago? If not for our utmost support, would Divine Continent even have its present day? Now it’s been a few days of good times, and they dare to target us; it’s nothing short of ingratitude and utter shamelessness."
In an instant, curses filled the air, and the crowd was incensed, clamoring to rush out and teach the secular realm a profound lesson.
It was at that moment that a cool voice entered everyone’s ears: "Don’t forget the plight of Mo Li and Chen Liangzhong. The high end weaponry of the secular world has extraordinary killing power. When the two of them set out together, they were forced back before they could even speak. Now, Divine Continent Country’s army is besieging the passageway, heavily guarded. Even if we can break through, should we infuriate them and they actually bombard the passageway, what will we do? Do we really want the entire Hidden Sect World to collapse?"
Upon these words, the scene suddenly quieted down.
Everyone turned their gaze to the speaker, seeing that it was the prodigious young elder-uncle from the Qingtian Sect, Helian Zhan. Even if some harbored dissatisfaction in their hearts, they didn’t dare speak against him but instead pondered his words carefully.
Ouyang He also chimed in, "Brother Helian speaks wisely. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we should not easily break the peace between the two realms. Let’s not forget, our greatest enemy are those two Small Worlds."
These words made many nod in agreement.
Divine Continent Country’s actions were indeed shameless and infuriating, but the true enemies for the Hidden Sect were never the lineage-linked Divine Continent Country, but rather the people from those two Small Worlds.
If discord arises from within, initiating internal conflict, it would surely provide our enemies with an opportunity.
Since ancient times, the foreign tribes’ ambitions to destroy us have never ceased; how could the descendants of Yanhuang dare to forget?
"However, Divine Continent Country’s actions this time are truly excessive. We cannot simply ignore it, or else we will not be able to swallow this affront," someone said.
At that moment, Helian Zhan spoke again, "Since ancient times, the two realms have been amicable, keeping to themselves. Now Divine Continent Country actually wishes to blockade the Hidden Sect World, which is an intolerable provocation, and this affront cannot go unanswered."
Although some were initially disheartened by his strength and identity, seeing him speak in this way, everyone nodded in agreement, affirming his opinion.
It seems this prodigious elder-uncle from the Qingtian Sect remains aligned with the Hidden Sect World after all.
"Right, this affront must be addressed."
"We must teach them a lesson, or else they won’t understand the distinction between the major and the minor powers."
"Exactly, it has always been us overseeing them; when has it ever been their turn to control us? Absurd!"
Once the noise had quieted slightly, Wang Chunyang looked at Helian Zhan and said, "It seems Brother Helian has a plan in mind; we would like to hear your valuable insights."