Chapter 337: Escape Upon Meeting
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Dong Tianleng scratched his head. The more he thought about it, the more perplexed he grew. It seemed like something unusual had happened.
For the longest time since he was here, Yun Yang had never uttered such words to him, words that indicated for him to leave.
Yet, now, he was clearly seeking his departure.
Something had to be wrong.
"You can go ahead and tell them. You are the most suitable person to do so!" Although Yun Yang’s voice was soft, it was unmistakeably firm.
"All right." Dong Tianleng walked out absentmindedly.
After witnessing Dong Tianleng swaying out of the door, Lei Dongtian uttered in a solemn voice , "Brother Yun, don’t tell me that you ... "
Yun Yang smiled faintly and said, "There's nothing to be said. Those who are supposed to leave will leave. Since sooner or later they have to leave, sooner rather than later."
Lei Dongtian kept silent for a moment before saying, "Brother Yun, I believe I must have greatly troubled you recently."
Lei Dongtian was definitely not a fool, nor a popinjay. Despite his arrogant and overconfident defective character, he was not the kind of person who was unable to differentiate the good from the bad.
How could he not know that the actual reason behind Yun Yang urgently asking the others to leave was due to the imminent danger to the Residence of Yun?
Almost all the danger that the Residence of Yun was now facing was accountable to him.
Even if Yun Yang had found himself in a position against the Four Seasons Tower due to his own stand, he would never be included as one of the most targeted people in the Four Seasons Tower’s list!
Yun Yang laughed softly, "Brother Lei, you are overthinking things. Sooner or later, I would have gone up against the Four Seasons Tower anyway!"
Lei Dongtian sighed deeply.
How could it not matter? The timing would have made a large difference. It was even possible that he might have totally avoided the conflict. Such a deeply affectionate relationship was difficult to be reciprocated indeed!
...
Looking at Qiu Yunsan and the others who were silently packing up their things while casting puzzled glances at him, Yun Yang remained calm and silent.
To have the four major families, including Dong Tianleng and the other four, as his cannon fodder had always been his plan.
It was the reason he had put forward the idea of helping them to cultivate the mystical beasts. The combat strength that had been gathered before the Residence of Yun would include a repertoire of formidable skills within the four noble families.
As long as the Four Seasons Tower took action, there would definitely be casualties among these people.
If the casualties were heavy, the four great families would then be impacted and naturally, it would form a situation where the people would fight in dead earnest until the very end.
Although there was still no chance of winning, despite the four families exhausting their utmost strength, they would be able to help Yun Yang buy some time. Considering the world-renowned name of the four noble families, they would be able to wear off some of the Four Seasons Tower’s forces.
However, Yun Yang had suddenly changed his mind.
The fact that Qiu Yunshan and the others did not retreat at all the other day when Dong Tianleng had been injured Lei Dongtian had touched Yun Yang, reminding him of his own brothers.
In that instant, his heart had softened. Yun Yang had witnessed the other, the more noble, side of the four popinjays.
Loyalty!
Comradeship!
He thought of the contributions made by the four great popinjays to him: despite the fact that a considerable part of it stemmed from utilitarian benefit, it showed that the popinjays were sincere in making friends with him.
Hence, Yun Yang hesitated.
If Dong Tianleng were to avoid his responsibilities and blame each other in the face of self interest…If Dong Tianleng had truly poisoned the mystical cubs from the other three families just because he was unable to find any mystical beast of his own... Yun Yang would definitely maintain his original intention as he would not feel any psychological pressure at all if he were to these people killed through his manipulations.
However, things had not turned out that way.
All of them favored utilitarian interests and benefits and attached great importance to them. They would also feel envy and hatred when they witnessed the achievements and gains the others made.
For example, the jealousy and imbalance Dong Tianleng felt when the other three families had mystical beasts while he did not...
There was also the envy and sense of injustice felt by Qiu Yunshan and the others when Dong Tianleng obtained the treasured sword, Spirited Kau ...
These dark emotions displayed themselves in their expressions and speech as they could be seen casting greedy eyes at one another!
However, that was all there was to it.
They would not have gone overboard with their petty jealousies.
When Dong Tianleng had said that he wanted to cruelly poison the other beasts, the threat was empty. In fact, nothing had been done to that end.
Despite the fact that Xia Bingchuan and the others had sworn with their eyes -reddened by gritting their teeth- to snatch Dong Tinaleng’s sword, they did not turn their backs and instead opted to pursue justice with no hesitation when Dong Tianleng was injured by another.
Although they knew that they were incapable of defeating Lei Dongtian, they still insisted on upholding that honor for their brother, even if it only meant spitting insults.
All of these had not escaped Yun Yang's observation.
These were extremely precious and valuable moments which gave a much deeper insight into their characters.
All the four popinjays had their own follies in their respective minds. They ridiculed and laughed, treating life as a game. However, deep down in their hearts, they had had no lust for power.
It might simply be due to the fact that they had long excluded themselves from the fight of the power within their own families.
It was because of such self-knowledge that, even though they were seemingly unambitious, they were able to lead a care-free life.
The spirit where Qiu Yunshan the other three remained fearless and refused to recede in the face of death when faced against a master who was incapable of being defeated such as Lei Dongtian had reminded Yun Yang of his own brothers. Yun Yang’s heart had softened and ached instantly.
He made the decision to let them go and to remove the four of them and their noble families from the list of cannon fodder.
This was the first time Yun Yang been moved by his own empathy, actively getting rid of the out-sourced help that would be advantageous to his side in the coming war!
"I hope that you fellows will always live purely and truly live your lives in the future."
In his heart, Yun Yang pondered silently.
"At best, we would have only three or four days of peace left."
"I must definitely let all of them leave within three days. If not, the situation will be completely beyond my control."
...
"Qiu Yunshan and the others can leave, but how about Lingxi and Sister Lan? " Yun Yang was now considering the other problem. "How could he ensure their safety?"
The last time, when he left them at the Residence of Yun, it was to ensure their safety.
However, changes always happened sooner than planned.
Now that Venerable Lord Snow had left and Lei Dongtian had been injured, of course, they could no longer stay outside and would have to be moved into the Residence of Yun.
With the arrival of Lei Dongtian, the complications became increasingly complex.
Yun Yang was not able to get rid of them, which led to a major issue; once the Four Seasons Tower made their comeback, the Residence of Yun would become a glaring target.
The connection that he had with Lei Dongtian had made himself an unavoidable target of the Four Seasons Tower.
Such a downside of interest was definitely unavoidable for wanting to utilize the power of Lei’s family to deal with the Four Seasons Tower.
As for the comeback of the Four Seasons Tower this time around, not only would they be unstoppable, the attack would definitely be unprecedented, with all the elites coming in a menacing manner.
The fall of Venerable Lord Saber would certainly lead to an unprecedented shock for the Four Seasons Tower. Yun Yang predicted that if it had just been slightly more serious, even Mr. Nian would have arrived in person.
At that point in time, how could a small Residence of Yun withstand such a thunderous attack?
Shui Wuyin had been urging himself no less than a hundred times.
Evacuate quickly!
Evacuate quickly!
However, to have his circumstances change, how could he back down at the most crucial time?
Not only was he unable to retreat, he must stay on the course to ensure that there was no room for turning about on both sides. Otherwise, it would be evident that he was provoking both sides and the situation would be out of control!
Yun Yang could be seen frowning, thinking deeply.
"Brother Yun, what are you thinking? Why does it seem like you are considering something?" The voice of Lei Dongtian was soft and gentle.
"I am thinking ... my cousins are still in my house as guests, how can I ensure their safety? To send them away now is no longer a good way to go. It has always been the usual practice of the Four Seasons Tower to deal with the friends and relatives of the main target. Since Brother Lei is their main target, Elder Sir Mu and I will definitely be their targeted choices, including my cousins ... "uttered Yun Yang, seemingly perplexed beyond belief.
"Well, this is really a problem," nodded Lei Dongtian.
Suddenly his heart skipped a beat; cousins?
"What cousins?" Lei Dongtian suddenly became suspicious.
"I had intended to let you fellows meet since much earlier. Look! They are coming over already." Yun Yang stood up, "Cousins come, let me introduce a good friend to you, a talented fellow within the secular world."
Yue Rulan and Ji Lingxi arrived simultaneously. Their curious glances fell on Lei Dongtian at the same time.
Lei Dongtian immediately lost interest the moment he had eye contact with the two ladies.
The figures of these two cousins of YunYang were quite decent, but their faces, the skin... how could they be so ugly?
It was the typical look where the body was enticing enough to induce one into committing a sin, while their faces made him wish to initiate some sort of defense!
"This is Young Master Lei whom I had mentioned to you before. Doesn't he look handsome and talented?" chuckled Yun Yang while introducing him enthusiastically.
Ji Lingxi and Yue Rulan instinctively knew what Yun Yang meant. Both of them stepped forward at the same time, acting affectionate.
Lei Dongtian coughed twice. He then gave a hollow laugh, "The two ... um, ladies, I have injuries on my body, this is ... I'm sorry."
To everyone's surprise, he returned to his room, as if he was escaping.
How could he not escape?
He had witnessed the matchmaker-like expression of Yun Yang and his mouthful of compliments about him. If Yun Yang intended to introduce his cousins to me, how devastating that would be! If that was the case, it was better if I had been killed...
Even though Ji Lingxi and Yue Rulan were in a foul mood, they could not help but chuckle secretly.
The glances in the direction of Lei Dongtian's departure were full of contempt.
Little did you know that the people who had just appeared in front of you are actually the ones that you had been longing to recapture.
Although the two ladies had predicted that Lei Dongtian would inevitably be fearful of their features now and could not even stand to look at them for a single moment, Lei Dongtian could be described as a nightmare to both of the ladies. No matter how calm they had appeared on the surface, how could they not tremble in terror within their hearts. However, now, they could not help but want to fool that bastard even more as revenge!
"Popinjay!"
Yue Rulan gave her comment about Lei Dongtian, "Frenzied, without a single trace of humanity and completely ignorant of the affairs in this secular world. Blindly arrogant and a total self-centered popinjay!"
Ji Lingxi snorted and uttered, "A person deserving of death!"
Yun Yang beamed faintly.
His view on Lei Dongtian was not as extreme as the two ladies.
Although in his mind, Lei Dongtian was a person who had to die, it did not mean that Yun Yang intended to make an object lesson out of him.