Xiao Shimin returned to the Heavenly King Country, his head hung low.
When the Empress learned that Xiao Shimin had failed to get justice for Heavenly Emperor Xiao Tian, she was furious. "How could this happen?" she said through clenched teeth. "Our son was a top-tier talent! Wu Tian was there, yet he failed to protect him, leading to our son’s tragic death. A genius was lost! How can he not apologize?"
"Master Yang was present. What could I have done?" Xiao Shimin said helplessly. "The Array Masters Guild stands behind Master Yang. How can we possibly move against them?"
The Empress sighed. If Heavenly Emperor Xiao Tian were still alive, he would have become Master Yang’s disciple. At that point, the Array Masters Guild would have been a pillar of support for their Heavenly King Country. But instead, Heavenly Emperor Xiao Tian was dead, and she believed it was all Wu Tian’s fault. Since he was able to defeat Yanxi, he clearly had the ability to protect my son! So why did he fail? This grudge must be avenged!
Xiao Shimin, however, had already decided to give up. He was an emperor, after all. To others, it might seem he had no son left to carry on his legacy, but emperors were notoriously licentious. He had illegitimate children among the commoners! He could simply nurture one of them and then plead with Master Yang to accept the boy as a disciple!
But the Empress did not share his line of thinking. Her last son, Heavenly Emperor Xiao Tian, was dead. The grudge had to be avenged.
***
Meanwhile, in Duke Guang’s Mansion, Master Yang was explaining himself nonstop, fearing Wu Tian would blame him for his connection to Xiao Shimin. Wu Tian shook his head and smiled wryly. He had already said he didn’t mind, but Master Yang felt compelled to give a long-winded explanation anyway. Wu Tian was growing tired of it.
"Enough," Wu Tian said, waving his hand. "Let’s get back to the matter at hand. Why did you come to see me?"
"It’s like this," Master Yang said with a nod, then sighed as if recalling something. "Sir, you must know that I intend to establish a branch of the Array Masters Guild in this region, correct?"
What nonsense. The news is all over the place; who doesn’t know? Wu Tian hated wasting time. "If you don’t get to the point, I’m going to have to show you out."
"No, no, please don’t!" Yang Ziwei panicked and quickly got to the point. "Actually, a rival of mine forced me down to this remote region. He isn’t satisfied with that, though, and is arranging some kind of competition. If no one from my new branch can defeat the person he sends, I’ll be deemed unqualified to establish it. I’ll be forced to... become a simple, unaffiliated Array Master from then on."
An Array Master without the backing of an organization was in grave danger.
"So that’s how it is," Wu Tian nodded. "Who will he send?"
"It will likely be an Array Master who possesses Fifth Grade Formations," Yang Ziwei said with a troubled expression. "I... I’m not confident I can win. So, I’m asking you to step in. Temporarily act as an Array Master for my branch and face the challenger."
As his words fell, Yang Ziwei looked at Wu Tian with great expectation.
"I don’t have time," Wu Tian replied flatly. He wouldn’t do something if there was no benefit in it for him. He was no saint. Why should he help if there was nothing to gain? What did other people’s business have to do with him?
Yang Ziwei grew anxious. What? He refused? Then, an idea struck him. "I will definitely not let you suffer a loss."
Wu Tian just grunted, signaling for Yang Ziwei to continue.
Why is he acting like such a cunning old fox? Yang Ziwei was shocked but continued, "If you help me with this, then in the future... you will be the president."
Hearing this, Wu Tian finally cracked a smile. Even if it’s just the president of a branch guild, there are still significant benefits to be had!
Wu Tian nodded. Of course, he had other things to consider. For example, what would happen to Xiuyuan Country if he left?
Master Yang, who had been standing by, was stunned. Wu Tian actually has connections with the Dog Clan? In this region, the Dog Clan is the most revered among the Beast Clans! The Demon Clan doesn’t even have a presence here. What exactly is Wu Tian’s relationship with the Dog Clan?
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