Chapter 166: The Flame of Fury
“I believe you. From which family is the woman who could make the honorable crown prince fall in love? Although my Tian Long Nation isn’t afraid of the Gale Nation, we refuse to see people in a terrible situation. If she can really be used to exchange for five years of peace and safety, I will surely agree. Even if is my own daughter, I will still agree without any hesitation. I believe the family she belongs to will certainly agree.”
Feng Ling’s face was full of excitement and happiness, he courteously said, “Feng Ling thanks Your Majesty.” Then his eyes shifted to Ye Wei, “The woman that Feng Ling is referring to is the daughter of General Ye.”
“What a disgraceful being!” Ye Wei roared in his violent rage, he slapped the table and the teacups shook as he approached. When Feng Ling mentioned the agreement that was greatly beneficial to Tian Long Nation, he felt somehow uneasy. When Feng Ling had looked at him, he already got the general idea and his heart grew angered, when Feng Ling mentioned it, his agner erupted.
“Even if my daughter marries a chicken or a dog, she will never marry someone from the Gale Nation. Don’t ever tell me such wishful thoughts!!”
Who hated the people of the Gale Nation the most? It was those who had fought bravely against them in the blood-soaked battlefield. Just like Mainland China, those who hated the people from the East China Sea the most were those who had fought with the invaders in life-and-death battles. Seeing their own relatives, brothers, battle companions, one by one died because of these invaders, even with their head and bodies separated, dying without an intact corpse, this kind of suffering, this kind of bitterness could be considered utterly heartbreaking.
Ye Wei would never tolerate his own daughter marrying someone from the Gale Nation!
The people looked at each other in dismay, yet they maintained their silence. A group sided with the Ye Family, while another sided with the Tian Long Nation’s safety. They more or less understood Ye Wei’s character. Not just Ye Wei, anyone present would never allow their daughter to marry someone from the Gale Nation, even if he was the crown prince of the Gale Nation. But if the situation in the Gale Nation was just like what Feng Ling mentioned… They would not be able to speak out to help support the Ye Family, but neither would they speak out to support his daughter’s marriage.
Feng Ling did not show a domineering attitude, and he did not seize the opportunity to threaten him. How could he not know that Ye Wei was not afraid of any threats? He stepped down, then proceed in front of Ye Wei’s table and respectfully said, “General Ye, please agree. I am sincere with my intentions towards Lady Ye, I don’t wish her ill. If, General Ye, you are to agree to my request, Feng Ling will certainly treat Lady Ye well. Even if all the people of Gale Nation were to oppose it, Feng Ling will still make her imperial wife of the crown prince!”
“Imperial wife of the crown prince” were like the vibration of thunder which brought astonishment from all directions. Even Long Yin’s expression was emotionally moved.
Imperial wife of the crown prince was the first and legal wife of the crown prince, which the the emperor normally selects for the crown prince. When the crown prince succeeds the throne, the imperial wife will become the empress. If the imperial wife gave birth to a son, usually the son would be the next crown prince… At that time, her son would become the emperor of the Gale Nation!
For the crown prince of the Gale Nation to appoint a woman of Tian Long Nation as his imperial wife was certainly a crazy move. But Feng Ling sincerely said it outright, this proved that he was deeply obsessed with this woman whom he had just met once. He was taking it as seriously as he had said.
“That’s bullshit!” under a violent rage, Ye Wei bursted out a curse, “So what if she will be the imperial wife of the crown prince? I really don’t care! Even if you knelt down and begged me to be the emperor of your Gale Nation, I would never accept it! Marrying my daughter, don’t indulge in your wishful thinking, humph! If you want a war then let’s go for it, even if your Gale Nation’s troops were ten times stronger than ours, I will still defeat you all!”
Feng Ling now had an ugly expression, but he resisted flaring. Ye Wei’s reaction was just as he expected. If Ye Wei was to agree so easily, then he would not be Ye Wei. Feng Ling would have despised him if he received a favorable response.
Besides, if his task was that simple, he would not have put all his efforts to tell them Tian Long Nation’s current situation. With gritted teeth he had stated conditions which were difficult from them to decline.
He was glad that Ye Nu had not been able to attend this banquet or else before Ye Wei could react, he would suffer from Ye Nu’s tongue-lashing remarks before everything else.
Feng Ling was originally destined to be a hero-level character of the Gale Nation. And every hero’s weakness could be found in a beautiful woman. They know perfectly well about femme fatale, yet they still delight in suffering from their wreckage. Feng Ling knew very well the consequences he had to suffer if he was to persuade Feng Lie against the war, but he had no regrets.
This time Long Yin was bound not to speak out to discourage the Ye Family’s hearts, so he solemnly said, “Since General Ye didn’t agree to it, I will also not be able to agree.” While he was speaking, he cast a glance in the corner of his eyes, making an eye contact with Lin Kuang who was sitting in front of Ye Wei.
Lin Kuang immediately reacted, he slowly stood up, and said, “General Ye’s eagerness to protect his own daughter is truly the duty of a father, but I have something I need to say…”
“You don’t have to say anything further.” Ye Wei in a calm and collected face, ruthlessly interrupting his words, “Even if your entire Lin Family were to kneel down before me, I will still not agree! Thinking of marrying my daughter off, you are day dreaming!”
Lin Kuang was unusually not mad, instead he sighed and said, “I also have daughter and a son, so I can fully understand General Ye’s feelings right now. But even if General Ye refused to listen, I still have something on my mind that I need to say. General Ye, you must calm down and think carefully, if the Kui Shui Nation is really the ally of the Gale Nation, and as the God of Sword has shunned the human world for a very long time now, we cannot be sure if he is willing to become involved again with the affairs of the mundane world, so if the Gale Nation attacks our nation during the time when we are completely unprotected… How high are our chances to resist them?”
Ye Wei narrowed his eyes, in a deep voice he said, “Constantly supporting other people’s ambition, while extinguishing your own, no wonder the Lin Family is always on the losing side in the battlefield. You, Lin Kuang, are afraid, but I’m not afraid. No matter how many of them come, I will certainly kill them all! As long as my Ye Family exists, Tian Long Nation will never fall!!”
“General Ye, you are right, you are as brave as the Old General Ye during those days!” People in the crowd clapped their hands as they exclaimed in admiration. Feng Ling secretly praised him, with such grandeur, such determination, no wonder he could lead the entire army of the Ye Family to overcome all the obstacles and be so invincible.
“A bunch of nonsense!” Lin Kuang yelled in anger, “Who said we of the Lin Family are afraid? As Lin Kuang, although I am incapable now, but during those years in the battlefield, my Lin Family never ran away! I am not a coward who is afraid of the Gale Nation! What I am afraid of is not the Gale Nation, but for the common people who will suffer hardships. I’m afraid that Tian Long Nation will suffer from this calamity, I’m afraid that the Tian Long imperial court which has been established for a thousand years will be destroyed just like that! General Ye, don’t tell me you are not afraid of this? Based on our current situation, if we are to fight against the Gale Nation, how big is the possibility for Tian Long to survive? You are a person with a brilliant mind, don’t tell me you don’t know anything about this?”
“You need not say it again. Even if our Ye Family were to die out, we would never surrender ourselves to the Gale Nation, and we will never allow a daughter to marry a person from the Gale Nation.” Ye Wei’s face was turning green. Feng Ling discerned what he was thinking from his body language. Seeing Ye Wei’s lips slightly trembled, he knew very well that Lin Kuang had a huge effect on him. He did not say anything to interfere and just stood aside to observe them.
“General Ye!!” Lin Kuang yelled again, his expression was extremely emotional, “Five years, five years time! Based on our current situation, not just five years, even one year will be greatly important to our Tian Long Nation. The Crown Prince Feng’s request is not a humiliation for the Ye Family, but an act of mercy given to our Tian Long Nation from the heavens… Five years worth of time to prepare, to scout. We could also recruit powerful military soldiers within these five years, to fight against the enemy so that it will not be an easy task for the Gale Nation to seize our Tian Long Nation. General Ye, with just a simple response from you, you could save our entire Tian Long Nation!!”
Ye Wei’s entire body trembled, he tightly gritted his teeth and the blue veins rushed forth on his face, yet he did not say a word. Every word from Lin Kuang directly hit his heart, how could he not be aware of the situation described by Lin Kuang? To exchange for five years time, even if he was to die a terrible death he would do it without any hesitation, but to marry his daughter to someone from the Gale Nation… How could he endure this? How could Ye Shuiyao deal with it?
“General Ye! Your Ye Family has been loyal for many generations. In order to protect the nation you are willing to spill your blood, but with this matter of life and death to our Tian Long Nation… You need to agree with it. Moreover, your daughter will become the imperial wife, not a slave. Not only will she not suffer from any hardships, but she will enjoy glory and splendor to the greatest extent. She will become the imperial wife of the crown prince, after ten years or several decades, she will become the mother of the nation one day, which will be forever recorded in history! General Ye, for the sake of Tian Long Nation’s safety, I beg you to agree!”
Lin Kuang had flipped over the table in front of him, stood up and rushed towards Ye Wei’s table. With a ‘plop’ he heavily knelt down on the ground. Eyes already full of tears, in a tearful voice and shouting himself hoarse, he said, “Old man here will kneel down before you… I beg you to agree… Our Tian Long Nation’s thousand years of foundation must not be destroyed. It shouldn’t be destroyed!”
There was so much hate inside Lin Kuang’s heart. A few days ago, he had just knelt down before a younger generation of the Ye Family, now he had knelt down again before that person’s father… Sullen, this made him so very sullen!
Plop.
Yet another old and grey-haired old official knelt down before Ye Wei as he shouted, “I beg General Ye to agree, saving our Tian Long Nation from the disaster…”
One after another those who sided with the Lin Family during their arguments with the Ye Family knelt down before Ye Wei, even those who sided with the Ye Family followed. Ye Wei’s entire body violently trembled and he only managed to calm down after a very long time. This time the only person he could think of was Ye Wuchen… If he was here, he would be able to settle this matter perfectly well. No matter how many people he had to face, no matter how harmful the arguments were, he would able to argue with them until they were all left speechless. No matter how the hard the situation was, they would easily be accomplished in his hands… Although his father seldom communicated with him, deep inside he was truly impressed and intensely proud of him.
Too bad he was very far away from Tian Long City now. He did not know how long it would take for him to return.
He stayed calm and looked at Zhuge Wuyi who similarly had a serious face. The two of them had been good friends since they were young, he was his best and most intimate friend. Seeing him looking at his direction, Zhuge Wuyi shook his head, sighed and said, “Brother Ye, go ahead and discuss it with your father… You shouldn’t let your emotions affect your decision on this matter. But no matter what your decision is, I will certainly not oppose it.”
Ye Wei nodded his head and closed both eyes as his innermost being was in a huge confusion. When he opened his eyes, those people were still kneeling down before him, even the Emperor who remained silent all along was looking at him with hope and expectation. He coldly glanced at Feng Ling who still remained calm. Suddenly, he stood and took quick steps as he left the banquet hall without even asking permission from Long Yin to take his leave.
Translated by:
Fatty_Uncle
Edited by:
seriouspotato patrick_father_of_dragons