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Chapter 1178 - Chapter 1178 Chapter 472 Responding to the Order

Chapter 1178: Chapter 472: Responding to the Order Chapter 1178: Chapter 472: Responding to the Order Who willingly submits to fate? Yet, more often than not, the final form reality takes catches us completely off-guard.

The Yun Family’s sudden annihilation made the prophecy of the Flower of the Netherworld come true, and the subsequent awakening of the Charming Eyes made Yun Xiu feel as though her fate had already been written at that very birthday celebration.

Still, she refused to give in, to rely on the irrational pupil technique to manipulate others’ emotions–what kind of endless love was that? It was closer to demonic seduction.

But the people of the Yun Family didn’t see it that way, for anyone could see the tremendous potential hidden within the Charming Eyes. Even if not used by a woman, it could easily establish a formidable power that demanded attention.

As long as the technique was applied early enough, even if the subject grew mighty, they could not reverse the love in their heart. In this capacity, how much less could it be than a Heaven-level Bloodline?

So for a long time, the Yun Family was overjoyed because of the Charming Eyes, even the staunchest elders of the Hawk Faction took extra care of Yun Xiu.

That was until they realized Yun Xiu had no intention of developing her bloodline, and their hope and expectation naturally turned to disappointment.

What was there to develop about such a bloodline, anyway? It all came down to whether one was prepared to embrace it.

If it were up to her, perhaps Yun Xiu would never consider leveraging her bloodline.

But given the current situation, what choice did she have?

Fate is decreed by the heavens!

Seeing Yun Xiu’s resigned and numb expression, Longxi’s Pride could not contain his frustration and exclaimed with indignation, “No wonder fortune tellers are welcome everywhere–if accepting fate is as easy as this, then anything goes.”

“Probe past lives, determine this one. If the Flower of the Netherworld is so capable, yet could still be uprooted and brought to your birthday party, think about it carefully.”

Caught in her sorrow, Yun Xiu suddenly felt dizzy and inexplicably found some sense in Tang Luo’s words.

Seeing a chance, Longxi’s Pride eagerly pressed on, “Moreover, this calamity connected with the Flower of the Netherworld is too abstract. Opening the Gate of Hell upon seeing the Leaf of the Netherworld? How do you calculate a Gate of Hell?”

“In this life, who doesn’t encounter hardships? Some warriors wander on the brink of life and death every day. If every danger they face is attributed to predestined calamity, what, did they all sow seeds of amaranth in their past lives?”

“The fall of the Yun Family is fate, the breach of Longyuan is also fate–nonsense! It’s simply weakness, and stupidity!”

Thinking of those so-called geniuses of the family who were caught after receiving the news, Tang Luo’s anger flared, “What Hawk Faction, they’re no better than sewer lids! Thinking a millennium of weakness can be caught up in just over two decades, such self-important delusion is rare indeed!”

“Don’t speak like that… it’s just… just…” The more Yun Xiu listened, the more wronged she felt. Wanting to defend her family, she couldn’t find the words and instead retorted angrily, “If you speak ill of my family again, I will never listen to you again.”

Hah, could Longxi’s Pride, who had roamed the jianghu for more than a decade, be frightened by such a threat?

With a sneer, Tang Luo said nonchalantly, “A bunch of fools, I have no desire to talk about them. I’m just telling you, don’t make reckless decisions when you’re in a tight spot. Aren’t you a well-trained Wind Media? Don’t you find the news from Zhongzhou very strange this time?”

“Strange?”

“Of course it’s strange,”

Tang Luo nodded and said, “What do you think is the reason that Dutian Heavenly King is so eagerly hunting down the Ancient Blood Tower?”

“It’s obviously because the Corpse Bone Protector ambushed and killed the original Wind Department’s Heavenly Patrol Envoy, which made Him furious, so…”

Yun Xiu’s voice grew weaker and weaker, with less and less conviction, until she could only look at Tang Luo and ask, “Don’t you think so?”

If it weren’t for his keen senses, Tang Luo would almost not have heard the question, as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, obscured by the sound of the torrential rain.

But at least it pulled the young girl out of her self-pity, and Tang Luo sighed with relief. He looked up at the sky, which seemed like a leaking canopy continuously pouring down water, and he allowed the rain to beat chaotically upon his face for a good while before he said faintly, “Do you want to discuss it here, without considering my weak state right now?”

A warrior at the unity of spirit and intent could be reckless in the rain, but a Mortal Realm warrior was only a stronger-than-average human and naturally could not attain a level where they are unharmed by cold or heat, nor would they avoid raw cold matters.

Of course, this did not include freaks like Tang Luo, who at the Mortal Realm had already forged a Fourth Grade Indestructible Xuanwu body and had his physique continually strengthened by Innate Qi. Their standards were based on the average level of the Mortal Realm.

But Yun Xiu did not know this, and to her, Tang Luo’s aura seemed as weak as that of a novice just starting Foundation Building at a martial arts school. Coupled with his delicate and slender figure, now drenched and bedraggled in the rain, he invoked an inexplicable sense of pity.

Considering his limited cultivation, yet he was able to find her, she wondered how long he must have been rushing around.

Although she was actually the healthier one, he was on her mind, which made Yun Xiu feel even guiltier. She hurriedly opened the Spirit World Passage and said apologetically to Tang Luo, “Come on in, we’ll talk after we get back.”

As they walked back through the dim passage, Yun Xiu pleasingly used the warm and steaming Yun Qi to blow Tang Luo’s body dry and refreshed. It was quite a long path, yet it felt like they traversed it in no time at all.

Until they were back inside the house, Tang Luo had not yet recovered his senses, and with his back towards Yun Xiu, he said, “My back still feels wet, could you blow on it some more?”

In the silent void left by Yun Xiu’s speechlessness, Tang Luo turned around nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened, and continued the unfinished conversation as though the interlude never occurred.

“The Dutian Heavenly King is not some kind-hearted army, not to mention the complex composition of stakes held by all the sacred lands. Just think about it, revenge, such a low-cost affair, how could it unite the Heavenly King’s forces?”

“To outsiders, the death of a Heavenly Patrol Envoy would certainly signify a great fall in the Heavenly King’s prestige, but how many inside the Heavenly King’s forces truly feel troubled by it?”

“With so many governors under Heavenly King’s command and only four Heavenly Patrol Envoys at the top, how can one rise if the ones above do not step down? What truly unites the Heavenly King’s forces against the Blood Tower and your Yun Family is not some kind of hatred, but tangible, palpable benefits.”

“Deploying three Heavenly Patrol Divine Ships and calling in so many favors just for revenge? That would seriously underestimate the Great Commander. The secret techniques accumulated by the Blood Tower over the years and the rare resources like the ones in Longyuan’s Minor Spiritual Realm are the true motives behind the Heavenly King’s thunderous actions.”

“Put yourself in the shoes of those sanctuaries’ Wind Media that don’t bother unless there’s a clear benefit. Would you, after taking Longyuan, be in such a hurry to proclaim it to the world, not leaving even a moment to sort through the spoils?”

“Don’t look so incredulous. Just think about what happened with Cangming Mountain. Do you really think it would take Beast King Cao of the Beast Taming sect and two Heavenly Patrol Divine Ships, plus the elite forces of the Wind Department, a whole two days to wipe out a declining sect that could only hole up in their little fortified Spiritual Realm?”

With Tang Luo’s explanation, a light flickered in Yun Xiu’s eyes.