Badass Celestial Emperor Returns!

(76) A Journey Outside

Zi Ming Yun have a solemn look on his face. Shi Zhao, Zi Yingjun and Hai Liang are facing his desk to wait for his decision. Zi Yingjun had decided to go with them and the reason he used is that Hai Liang insisted for his presence. This is a difficult decision since winter is coming few months from now and outside their clan were wild beasts. Moreover, Ye Empire is quite far from them. Its an empire consisting of many rural areas, cities and walls. The outer land of Ye Empire is not a safe place either.

"Princess, Zi Yingjun cant go." Zi Ming Yun reached a decision. Zi Yingjun looked calm as if he wont care if his decision was right or wrong. Shi Zhao felt a bit dejected but Hai Liang is a different matter.

Pa!

She placed her hands on the desk in anger. Hai Liang looked at Zi Ming Yun in a stubborn way. "He should come! Why cant he go? Because he's not capable?"

"I cant because I might get harmed on the journey outside." Zi Yingjun answered her instead. Hai Liang gave her a look as if she knew everything but she misunderstood by thinking Zi Yan Yue will miss him that is why his uncle disagreed. "There is a large-scale clan that is threatening Uncle every now and then. Their favorite young miss was engaged to me and specifically asked Uncle to not get myself into trouble before our marriage."

"Nani?!" Hai Liang's jaw dropped. She composed herself and corrected what she said. "I mean, what? You're engaged?"

"Oh. Is it this Miss Jiang Mei Hua I've been hearing in the academy?" Shi Zhao recalled a rumor he keep disregarding since he doesn't trust rumors. "A classmate of ours said Miss Jiang and your cousin Zi Yan Yue fought in the academy for your attention. She even pushed Miss Zi and nearly fell but you saved her on time. It is said Miss Jiang is your fiance and she is jealous of your own cousin?"

"Unfortunately. It was her." Zi Yingjun smiled wryly. Rumors are inevitable anyway.

"Clan Leader, don't worry. Your nephew will be fine." Hai Liang turned to face Zi Ming Yun. "Additionally, once I get to contact my family, I will ask for your nephew's hand in marriage."

The atmosphere froze when she mentioned that. Zi Yingjun coughed and secretly gave her a sharp look.

"Princess likes to joke. Don't take it to heart, Uncle." Zi Yingjun first said. Hai Liang is about to speak again but he went on first. "Uncle, just let me go out this time. There will be elders escorting us too. Shi Zhao is also going with us so there is nothing to worry about."

"I suppose..." Zi Ming Yun is still hesitant.

"Humph! As if I will let you get back here!" Hai Liang secretly thought. Zi Yingjun is the most interesting boy she met after transmigrating in this cultivation world. She cant let go of an amusing toy and is unwilling to let him return here. This is just a small-scale clan. He will have no future here. The world is vast and there are five continents here. The islands and countries outside the five continents are not even included.

A journey outside was set the next morning. Five elders in the second level of Foundation Building accompanied them, all from Gu Faction. Zi Ming Yun overlooked Zi Clan and the departing figures from the top of Da Long Mountain where a pavilion was built. He stared at Zi Yingjun's back as Hai Liang ambiguously clung on his nephew's arm. A breeze went past him before he turned to the empty table and two stools in the middle of the pavilion. He recalled the time Zi Xian was sitting there while smiling happily.

"Elder Brother, I wonder what should I name him?" Zi Xian cant hide her happiness. She carefully stroked her bulging abdomen. It was no longer a secret she was pregnant and every time a person sees her, they would gossip about her affair with a demonic cultivator. Zi Ming Yun then had someone build a pavilion on the mountain top with a simple house in order to hide her from their clan members.

"Zi Xian, Jiang Clan offered another proposal." he only took an indifferent glance at her with a mix of hatred. If he had known this would happen, he would have killed that man before Zi Xian met him outside Zi Clan.

"Again?" she frowned. Zi Xian cant hide her dissatisfaction. "Elder Brother, I will not agree. Ye Huai is still out there. He told me not to marry anyone and wait for him. You know that."

"If he comes back, I'll feed him to demon beasts!" Zi Ming Yun stood up in anger. "Look what he did to you! You still believe he will come back? He deserted you after taking what he wanted. He used you to heal himself! Next, what will he take? If not your life then the inheritance bound to you! Once you give birth to that damned child, whether you'd like it or not, I will have someone adopt him."

Zi Xian just pursed her lips. She knew she did wrong but she cant let him order her around. Her hands clenched the purple pendulum of her necklace. It glowed for a moment when her eyes widened.

"Brother..." she softly called out after Zi Ming Yun calmed down. "I know what to name him. It should be Yingjun, Zi Yingjun."

"You saw it?" he frowned lightly.

"Mn. Brother, you will never believe this but one day, you will be proud of your nephew. Yingying will leave the clan and explore the outside world that is vast." Zi Xian formed a faint but sad smile. "But... Im afraid you will never see his achievements."

Zi Ming Yun broke from his reminiscent. That day, he didn't take her words to heart and believed Zi Yingjun will never achieve anything. However, Zi Xian said he will not see any of this success. Which success? What sort of success?

On a different place, Zi Yan Yue was troubled while looking at the pearl with a butterfly spirit inside. She have been trying to know how to use it but she cant tell how.

"Hum. That's a good spirit beast you have there." just then, a girl approached Zi Yan Yue. It was Zi Qing He, one of the second-rate talent in their class.

"You know?" she blinked.

"Of course. This is how you use it." Zi Qing He suddenly grabbed the soul core when a pair of mesmerizing butterfly wings formed from her back. Her attire changed as if a fairy from a colorful realm. Zi Yan Yue was astounded. The spirit beast changed Zi Qing He's simple beauty into something alluring, even exceeding Zi Yan Yue.