Monarch Night
Chapter 247 - 18 Yemo Gets Angry

Chapter 247: Chapter 18 Yemo Gets Angry

"Every month... let’s set a temporary task of 500,000 taels for Yemo. Once the amount is collected, the task is considered complete, and it will be recorded as completed in the sect."

Yin Shen Palace remarked.

"Sect Hierarch, you’re playing favorites too blatantly! A monthly sum of 500,000, just from Yemo’s own money, is enough for a hundred years; isn’t that as good as an upgrade?"

Although Mu Lin Yuan was also inclined towards Fang Che, he couldn’t help but find it hard to accept the obvious favoritism of Yin Shen Palace: "You can’t spoil a child like that."

Yin Shen Palace sighed: "Can’t you see? Regarding Sun Yuan’s death, Yemo harbors resentment. And this resentment is directed at me and the three of you. Regardless, this anger needs to be vented."

Mu Lin Yuan also sighed and said, "This is indeed a knot, and it’s rather difficult to untangle."

Yin Shen Palace laughed bitterly: "In the past, Yemo wanted to send me three messages a day, giving me headaches. Now, ever since Sun Yuan died, after he inquired about it that day, there hasn’t been a peep for eight days."

Mu Lin Yuan started to gloat: "The little guy is mad."

"What can we do? We still have to placate him, don’t we?"

Yin Shen Palace said helplessly: "With Sun Yuan gone, Yemo will essentially be my exclusive disciple. I’ve only ever taken one disciple in my lifetime, and that too was snatched away... how can I not pamper him a little?"

My exclusive disciple!

Mu Lin Yuan couldn’t help but roll his eyes, sighed, and said, "The Sect Hierarch is right. The three of us, for the rest of our lives, will at best be honorary masters to Yemo."

This time, the grudge of ’my exclusive disciple’ had indeed frustrated Mu Lin Yuan.

Yin Shen Palace fumed: "Not even happy with being honorary? You can’t all be the true successor, can you?"

"It makes sense, but it just doesn’t sit well with me. Please forgive me, Sect Hierarch."

Mu Lin Yuan sighed: "I really do like this child."

"Ah, honorary or not, isn’t it the same as before? What can it change?"

Yin Shen Palace said: "I’ll issue an assignment to Yemo shortly."

"Make it an internal assignment."

Mu Lin Yuan reminded.

"Of course!"

Yin Shen Palace said: "Yemo sets up a secret Baiyun State sub branch, without needing to answer to anyone! For this, rewards and punishments must be personally managed."

"Even if notable achievements are made, it mustn’t be known by the higher-ups. If it becomes known that Yemo heads a Yixin Sect sub branch... maybe in three days, he’d be in dire jeopardy."

Yin Shen Palace sighed: "The pressure from above is growing. Even when I presented direct evidence against the Li family’s violations of sect rules, upon reporting with my name, it only resulted in a fine!"

"Yemo’s ruthless actions have drawn public anger, which was anticipated. In reality, with the Li family situation, we’re facing not just their forces."

"Tell me about it."

Yin Shen Palace said: "The only consolation is that no one from a super family was killed by Yemo. If that had happened, we’d be truly finished. For now, our Yixin Sect can still hold up."

"If people from a super family entered with all their unique skills, you’d have to worry about Yemo getting killed in return."

Mu Lin Yuan told a dark joke.

Yin Shen Palace shook his head repeatedly: "Isn’t Vice Sect Master Yan’s granddaughter also accounted for? And yet, she got snatched by Yemo. This kid is fearlessly audacious, I’ve come to realize, he’ll try anything."

"Just like you! He’s exactly like you when you were young!" Mu Lin Yuan complimented.

Yin Shen Palace burst into hearty laughter, feeling immensely gratified.

"The coming years will be a trial for Yemo; if he overcomes it, it’ll be his time to soar!"

Mu Lin Yuan nodded.

He absolutely believes this.

"Alright then, finish your meal and hit the road. I’ll have a chat with Yemo tonight." Yin Shen Palace stated.

"Heh, the Sect Hierarch wants to pamper his own treasure for a bit."

"...."

....

Nighttime.

Fang Che was practicing martial arts, familiarizing himself with Marshal Level techniques.

Suddenly, a message came from Yin Shen Palace: "I heard that on your first day on duty, you took Sun Yuan’s head?"

The words carried a tone of reprimand.

However, Fang Che discerned the undertone.

This message from Yin Shen Palace seemed rather conciliatory.

Because Yin Shen Palace had taken the initiative to send it.

Conciliatory?

Fang Che began to ponder while stroking his chin.

What trick is this?

Oh, I remember now. I’ve been busy recently, breaking through, traveling, and then being drilled continuously for four days and nights by Li Changkong and others.

Today, I reported for duty, got briefed, then immediately went out to handle Sun Yuan’s head...

It’s been a full eight days since I’ve sent any messages to Yin Shen Palace.

Seems like this Old Demon is a bit flustered? Thinking I’m throwing a tantrum?

Fang Che’s eyes twinkled.

The Old Demon approached on his own...

This is a great opportunity.

He then replied: "I can’t just let my master’s head hang there."

Yin Shen Palace smacked his lips, what’s meant by ’my master’s head’?

I’m also your master, and my head isn’t hanging anywhere.

"It was a bit impulsive, a more cautious approach would be to wait a few days before taking it down, to avoid drawing attention."

Fang Che replied: "Whenever it’s taken down, there will still be repercussions."

Indeed there are.

Yin Shen Palace didn’t pursue the topic further, and asked: "Why haven’t you reported your work to me these past few days?"

Yemo’s reply quickly arrived: "The Sect Hierarch has numerous affairs to manage, I dared not disturb him."

So he’s mad after all.

He’s even stopped calling me master, and switched to Sect Hierarch!

Yin Shen Palace felt a toothache, he had been half-lying on the bed, now he couldn’t help but sit up, frowning in thought.

Poor Old Demon, who hasn’t appeased many people in his life, really has little experience in this area.

"What’s with calling me Sect Hierarch!"

Yin Shen Palace replied: "Call me master!"

Then anxiously waited.

Like an old father trying to soothe an angry son, with his heart in a twist.

Fang Che felt he’d stretched it enough. So he replied, aggrievedly: "Master, no matter what, I just can’t make sense of Sun Yuan’s issue."

Finally, here it is!

Yin Shen Palace breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "What’s there to not understand, some things only make sense after experiencing the helplessness."

Fang Che sent a flood of complaints: "Master, you knew those people around him bore ill intent, why did you allow it?"

"You clearly knew I was Yemo, Sun Yuan’s disciple, yet you let those people follow him around."

"You knew Sun Yuan was likely in danger, why didn’t you let him escape promptly?"

"You knew who killed him, so why didn’t we seek revenge but pretended as if nothing happened?"

Fang Che said: "I can’t understand, nothing I say makes it understandable."

On the other side, Yin Shen Palace watched the rapid succession of messages, like an expert’s sword strikes, coming one after another.

Clearly, Yemo had bottled up these feelings for quite some time.

Yin Shen Palace pondered for a while, and said: "This matter is very complex to explain thoroughly."

From the other side, Fang Che replied: "I want to hear it!"

"Very well."

Yin Shen Palace put on a robe, sat on the edge of the bed, and started controlling the Five Spirits Gu to reply.

"Let’s not talk about the antecedents, nor the consequences, let’s just discuss the matter as it stands."

"They are from the headquarters, no matter what, we are still a subordinate sect. This point cannot be changed and is a chasm."

"Disciple, don’t think that just because I’m the Yixin Sect Leader, I can do whatever I wish. You’ve seen the headquarters assembly, there are five or six hundred subordinate sects, what does a sect leader of a subordinate sect matter in the eyes of the headquarters?"

Yin Shen Palace kept messaging: "So, even if they killed Sun Yuan thousands of miles away. Disciple, as long as they have enough status and deep enough connections, even if they kill someone before my eyes, what can I do?"

At this point, the longstanding suppressed emotions of Yin Shen Palace were stirred.

He said: "Inherent disadvantage of a subordinate sect, even if headquarters’ strength is far inferior to our lesser families, still they are arrogant, why? Because their connections are intricately strong!"

"Because they know many higher-ups, they can throw countless hurdles our way."

"These families might never produce a character like a subordinate sect leader in generations, but it doesn’t mean they won’t make trouble."

"In a subordinate sect, this is the helplessness."

"Regarding Sun Yuan’s death, I’ll be honest with my heart, I’m not exceedingly saddened since Sun Yuan was merely another subordinate. However, it doesn’t mean I’m not angered! Because... this is equivalent to killing under my nose. But the situation is beyond my control."

"Indeed, I have connections in headquarters’ upper echelons. But... even after hundreds of years, the piles of gifts could become several mountains, yet I’m still only a subordinate sect leader."

Yin Shen Palace took a deep breath and continued: "What does that imply? That our ties don’t lack robustness, but they just don’t regard us as worthwhile. That’s why they won’t extend themselves. Do you understand? In such situations, if we cause trouble, they’ll only blame us for bringing trouble, not solve it for us."

"This world, harsh as it is."

"If they foresaw me becoming limitless in potential, already possessing the cultivation of a Martial Elder or Martial Saint, then regardless of troubles, they would handle them for us. Some troubles would be resolved even before arising because they’d rush to assist."

"This is value!"

Yin Shen Palace emphasized the word and bolded ’value’ with Five Spirits Gu.

"Value!!"

"This value is personal worth! They won’t assist because, when I die, there is nothing I can do, simply because I’m not valuable enough!"

Yin Shen Palace said: "Your master was murdered, you face retaliation not aided by others—also due to insufficient value! It’s the same principle!"

"If your value isn’t enough, even cosmic connections wouldn’t be solid!"

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