Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1501 - 1494: That Noble

Chapter 1501: Chapter 1494: That Noble

"I don’t want to waste any more words with you; can you do it or not?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Sending Yichuan Ying back to Yin State, the journey is far... I’m afraid..." Boyan hesitated.

"Boyan, Yichuan Ying is the apple of Yichuan Long’s eye. If she goes to Yin State, wouldn’t Yin State eagerly welcome Yichuan Long into the Imperial Court?" Cheng Ziang said.

It was evident from the conversation that Boyan was unaware of the news of Yichuan Long’s death in battle; hence, Cheng Ziang planned to exploit this information gap to persuade Boyan to help them send Yichuan Ying back to Yin State.

In truth, they couldn’t offer much to Boyan at this stage, so they resorted to petty tricks. After the incident that day, every day that Yichuan Ying spent in West Outer Heaven was agony, so it was imperative to send her back to Yin State quickly.

"Um..." Boyan pondered for a long while then raised his head, waved his hand, and said, "Alright, alright, I am well acquainted with the Yichuan Clan of Yin State, so I’ll help you send her over. Although Yichuan Ying cannot cultivate, she is after all a clan member of the Yichuan, and that Young Mansion would probably be pleased."

"That... Young Mansion?" Cheng Ziang asked hesitantly.

"Oh, no, nothing, just hand Yichuan Ying over to me, I will do my utmost," Boyan realized his slip of tongue and quickly waved his hand in explanation.

"Thank you," Cheng Ziang said cheerfully.

"There’s no need for formalities with me. You two have also helped me a lot; it’s just a small effort, nothing worth mentioning," Boyan said with a smile.

"But, Boyan," Cheng Ziang suddenly changed the tone and stared at him, "I asked you before if I can trust you. The reason for asking this is because I hope you can sincerely send Yichuan Ying back. In time, we will go to Yin State to look for her, so I hope you will not break your word."

"No, no way," Boyan, recognizing the threat in Cheng Ziang’s words, swallowed and quickly waved his hands explaining, "Give me ten times the courage, and I still wouldn’t dare mess up. Yichuan Ying is a clan member of the Yichuan Clan, if that Young Mansion knew I messed up, not waiting for you two to act, that Young Mansion will..."

Realizing again that he had misspoken, Boyan abruptly closed his mouth, stopping the conversation abruptly.

Who exactly is this Young Mansion he mentioned?

From the title, the ’Young’ suggests that it is a young person, as older people are generally called ’Senior’ or ’Elder.’ The ’Mansion’ indicates that this person is an official delegated by the Imperial Court, as only officials could be referred to as ’Mansion’; non-officials are just called ’lord.’

This context with the Yichuan Clan suggests that Boyan fears a young official from the Yichuan Clan of Yin State.

It must be said that, although the titles in Kyushu are quite complicated, they do provide a significant amount of valuable information. If Boyan had simply mentioned that official, Cheng Ziang would not have been able to discern this much.

"Then I’m in your care," Cheng Ziang came back to his senses and nodded.

"Please rest assured, even if I have to risk my life, I will ensure Miss Yichuan Ying safely returns to Yin State," Boyan said passionately.

"There’s no need to be so dramatic..." Luo’er said, somewhat compassionately.

"No, no, this is what I should do..." Boyan said, instinctively swallowing.

It was evident that his fear originated not from Cheng Ziang’s warning but from the senior he mentioned.

Boyan acted quickly. On the fifth day after Cheng Ziang and his group returned to Big South East Peace City, he came to fetch Yichuan Ying. Cheng Ziang and the others went to see her off, but Luo’er and Tangmo, being busy with city matters, couldn’t come.

During the farewell, Yichuan Ying still had a blank expression, as though she was a soulless shell. Cheng Ziang was so eager to send her back to Yin State precisely because he couldn’t bear to see her in this condition; every time he saw her, he was painfully reminded of the heartbreaking separation from her brother.

Before departure, Cheng Ziang approached Yichuan Ying and said guiltily, "I’m sorry, Yichuan Ying, I know we have wronged you, and I understand if you don’t want to talk to us. We’re deeply sorry about your brother; we didn’t intend to abandon you, but we are also living under someone else’s roof and are powerless, so we can only send you home, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry..."

He said "sorry" three times in a row. Although Yichuan Long’s death was not greatly related to him, Cheng Ziang always felt that he couldn’t get over it. If he didn’t apologize to Yichuan Ying, he would live in guilt no matter what.

However, after finishing his speech, Yichuan Ying still had a blank expression, and even her gaze showed no change. Cheng Ziang could only sigh helplessly and let Boyan take her away.

"Everything has passed, the play has ended..." Baiyue stepped forward and comforted him.

Cheng Ziang blankly watched the carriage carrying Yichuan Ying fade into the distance, and finally closed his eyes and sincerely said, "That’s why I hate war!"

"How about we end the war?" Baiyue came beside him and asked shoulder to shoulder.

"When did you also become so high in martial virtue?" Cheng Ziang glanced at her and asked with a bitter smile.

"I’ve always been this way, especially after witnessing life and death separations," Baiyue said expressionlessly.

"How great it would be if Luo’er thought the same," Cheng Ziang sighed.

"If Luo’er thought the same, then we would truly be like wild horses that have broken free, never able to return," Baiyue said lightly.

"At a time like this, you still speak for Luo’er?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"I’m not speaking for him, it’s just the reality, isn’t it?" Baiyue replied.

"Maybe," Cheng Ziang said, but he couldn’t help nodding.

Ten days after seeing off Yichuan Ying, the front line sent major news; the Demon Clan army broke through the Yichuan Clan’s defense, the Patriarch Yichuan Hong died in battle, the members of the Yichuan Clan scattered in flight, and their properties and strategic lands were completely confiscated by the Demon Clan army.

Indeed, without Yichuan Long, the Yichuan Clan in Jiangzhou could be said to be vulnerable. Cheng Ziang didn’t know if the Demon Clan army continued to use genetic weapons, but from the current situation, without Yichuan Long, the Yichuan Clan didn’t even need genetic weapons.

From the day the Demon Clan army annihilated the Nine Thousand Battalion led by Yichuan Long, the fate of the Yichuan Clan’s collapse had already been sealed.

The downfall of the Yichuan Clan greatly shocked the remaining two aristocratic families. After some discussion, the Dangyang Family decided to surrender to the Demon Clan and become nobles under their rule. Thus, a month after the Yichuan Clan’s downfall, the Demon Clan army smoothly took down the Dangyang Family, and pressed on to the last resisting Zixia Clan. Once the Zixia Clan was dealt with, the Demon Clan army would complete the reconquest of all West Outer Heaven.

The Zixia Clan was also in a wait-and-see state, as they were still unsure whether joining the Demon Clan would bring them benefits, so they hesitated.

Although they had several contacts with the Demon Clan, they never gave a definitive reply, which greatly annoyed Yunji. She directly wrote a letter ordering the Zixia Clan to choose a date to surrender, or she would not hesitate to annihilate the Zixia Clan.

But then, a major event happened that changed the attitude of the Zixia Clan and also worsened the relationship between the Advance Team and the Demon Clan.

On the tenth day after receiving the land, properties, and army of the Dangyang Family, a severe epidemic broke out in the camp of the Dangyang Family’s Nine Thousand Battalion, with many soldiers dying of illness. The Demon Clan locked down the entire camp, preventing these people from leaking out, and did not provide medical services, clearly indicating their intentions.

Originally, this was done secretly, but somehow it was leaked. The Demon Clan frankly admitted that they had secretly spread the virus, intending to eliminate the unstable factor of the Nine Thousand Battalion.

According to incomplete statistics, at least twenty thousand people died from this epidemic, almost no one in the camp survived, and the bodies were all piled up and burned. The smoke and ash from the burning spread for dozens of miles, covering the surrounding vegetation with a layer of black particles.

If the use of genetic weapons by the Demon Clan army was understandable when dealing with the fully resistant Yichuan Clan army, the Advance Team could only express disappointment. But to carry out such brutal cleansing against an already surrendered army, completely exceeded their moral bottom line.

From that moment on, the Advance Team was thoroughly disappointed in the Demon Clan. Not only did Cheng Ziang stop providing tactical guidance services, Luo’er also resigned from his promotional work, in protest against the cruel actions of the Demon Clan army.