Chapter Twelve: The Changing Weather

  Inside Chang'an City, an ordinary residence.

  Outside the compartment door, Zhu Yuanyan and Xiangxiang were both pacing back and forth anxiously.

  "Master, won't something happen to Shixiong?" Lingling asked worriedly.

  Yu Yan furrowed her brow and said, "It shouldn't be, although Yu'er is usually not in tune, but at critical moments he's still very clear-headed. Since he said the Tianmo Great Law is about to break through, it must have reached the critical point." She paused, then looked at Yunyun with a puzzled expression, asking, "Yunyun, you're not usually fond of your senior brother, so why are you worried about him?"

  Ling Ling was taken aback, knowing she had overdone it and aroused Zhu Yu Yan's suspicion. She hastily said: "Master, I'm thinking of the Yin Gu Sect. Eldest Senior Brother has a special identity, no matter what, he can't have any problems."

  Yu Yan nodded and said, "What Yu'er said is right, Yu'er absolutely cannot have any problems. Speaking of which, I haven't told Yu'er about his brothers yet. Wang Mang's time is almost up, and he has become even more crazy. He actually ordered the death of his own sons. Now Yu'er is Wang Mang's only heir and the only successor to the new dynasty. Since our Yin Gui faction has placed all its hopes on Yu'er, we absolutely cannot let him have any problems."

  Two people were talking when a powerful aura suddenly burst out of the house. This aura was mysterious and vast, even causing space to collapse.

  Yu Yan and Xuan Xuan's eyes lit up at the same time. Judging from this aura, Wang Yu should have successfully broken through.

  With a "creak", the door opened and Wang Yu, dressed in white clothes, walked out of the house. His sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes complemented his jade-like face and slender waist. He truly had a good appearance. Sometimes, Wang Yu even suspected that the "Tian Mo Ce" (Heavenly Demon Strategy) had an additional beauty-enhancing effect. It seemed like all those who cultivated this technique were handsome men and beautiful women.

  She rolled her eyes and said deliberately: "What's so impressive? I broke through half a year ago."

  Wang Yu smiled and didn't answer. He just gave Yunyun a "you know" look.

  Two years have passed again, and at the age of 16, Lingling has achieved the 17th major completion of the Tianmo technique. Of course, it's not easy for Lingling to achieve this level in just two years, and Wang Yu hasn't been idle either. Although he hasn't made any progress himself, he has tried almost every other method on Lingling. As the successor of the Yin Kuai sect, Lingling also has rich theoretical knowledge. The two have been inseparable for the past two years, but they still keep it a secret from Zhu Yuexian.

  Seeing Wang Yu's gaze, Lingling's expression didn't change. After all these years, Young Miss Ling's mental quality had long been honed. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to deceive Zhu Yuyan for so long. In fact, half a year ago, the two of them almost succeeded in their endeavor. At that time, Lingling had broken through to the 17th level of the Tianmo Great Law. However, Wang Yu hadn't broken through yet, and Lingling's realm wasn't stable, so they gave up. This time, Wang Yu absolutely wouldn't let her off easily. As for this, Lingling was well aware, but who was afraid of whom? In terms of martial arts value, the current Wang Yu might not necessarily be able to defeat Lingling.

  "Master, you just said that several of my younger brothers have encountered trouble. What happened to them?" Wang Yu had vaguely heard some sounds from inside the house, but hadn't quite caught everything.

  "Yu'er, you must be mentally prepared." Zhu Yuanyan looked at Wang Yu's face and reminded him.

  Wang Yu was taken aback, and Zhu Yuyan's solemn expression made him wonder if it was...

  Zhu Yuanyan said: "Yu'er, your second brother Wang Huo was forced to commit suicide by your father Wang Mang because he killed a slave. Your third brother Wang An died of illness. Your fourth brother Wang Lin allegedly had an affair with one of Wang Mang's concubines and was also given death by Wang Mang. Now, you are the only descendant of Wang Mang."

  Wang Yu closed his eyes, and indeed, what was supposed to happen did. Although Wang Yu didn't have any feelings for these three younger brothers, he still felt a sense of sorrow. If he had also grown up in the palace following the usual routine, what would his current situation be like? Wang Yu didn't know either. But at this moment, Wang Yu completely gave up on Wang Mang.

  When heaven is about to destroy a man, it first makes him mad. The current Wang Mang has already gone mad and is not far from death.

  "Yu'er, are you alright?" came Zhu Yuanyan's concerned voice.

  Wang Yu opened his eyes to see Zhu Yuyan and Xuanxuan looking at him with concern, warming his heart. Wang Mang only owed him the debt of birth, but Zhu Yuyan was the one who had raised him. Although Zhu Yuyan had initially approached him with an attitude of using him, her current concern was not fake, nor were the feelings they had accumulated over the past decade or so.

  Wang Yu shook his head and said, "Master, I'm fine, let's go inside and talk."

  Indeed, although it was the first time he heard this news, Wang Yu's heart did not have much sadness. In fact, Wang Yu's expression of extreme grief was fake, that was truly crocodile tears. After the age of six, most of Wang Yu's time was spent in this valley, and after Yun came to the valley, Wang Yu didn't return to the New Dynasty Palace for years. As for Wang Mang and his three younger brothers, Wang Yu had never consciously gotten close to them, saying he had any feelings was nonsense. Just now it was just a case of "the rabbit dies, the fox grieves".

  In fact, since Wang Yu chose to follow Zhu Yuyan to learn martial arts at the age of six, he had chosen to be a bystander in this matter. I act as the stage below, watching the prosperity on the stage above. From the beginning, Wang Yu knew the outcome of Wang Mang and his three brothers, but Wang Yu chose to be a bystander. Cold-blooded? Of course, cold-blooded. But Wang Yu never regretted it.

  It's not time for me to take the stage yet. If I don't make a sound, then I'll make a shocking noise; if I don't fly, then I'll soar into the sky. Preserve my useful self and wait for later. When Wang Mang dies, that will be the time for me to take the stage. Only when something is broken can it be rebuilt; only when the great hall is about to collapse can it be saved from falling; only when the fierce waves are about to capsize can they be calmed - only then will I not have lived in vain.

  As for the father-son relationship between him and Wang Mang, both of them did a terrible job. The father lacked the awareness of being a father, and the son lacked the awareness of being a son. Since that's the case, let's just seek benevolence and obtain it. Wang Mang spent his whole life pursuing ideals, and dying on the path to pursuing those ideals is also considered a fitting end.

  In the imperial family, there was no affection to begin with. Wang Yu was already very restrained; if he had really wanted to, as soon as Wang Yu spoke up, Zhu Yuyan would have been more than happy to help Wang Yu get rid of Wang Mang. However, Wang Yu still had a bottom line and could sit back and watch Wang Mang dig his own grave, but he wouldn't take matters into his own hands.

  After walking into the house and sitting down, Wang Yu asked: "Master, what is the current trend of the world? I've been busy with my cultivation recently and neglected to observe this aspect."

  Zhu Yuanyan said: "It's still a great chaos in the world, with smoke and fire rising everywhere, and countless righteous armies. However, the ones who will eventually rise to power are just those few families. For now, the new dynasty is still the largest force, but Li Yuan and Yang Ditian have recently been secretly plotting to unite, I received accurate information that they seem to be planning a surprise attack on Chang'an. Also, our spy in the imperial palace of the new dynasty reported that Wang Mang's body is no longer good, he should pass away within three months."

  At this point, Zhu Yuanyan glanced at Wang Yu.