In his view, although King Yuan’s words were harsh and seemed quite confident, they were actually a disguised admission of defeat.
Otherwise, both morally and rationally, he should have attacked Fang Yu to avenge his subordinates and uphold the dignity of the monarchy.
However, Yuan Wang ultimately decided to let Fang Yu leave.
This shows that he absolutely doesn’t want to fight Fang Yu.
He knew deep down that once he fought Fang Yu, the best outcome would be a draw where both of them were left battered and bruised.
At this juncture, if he were to engage Fang Yu in a life-or-death battle, things on Han Dingtian’s side would be impossible to control.
He should be very clear that Handing Tian is definitely going to make trouble now.
He may just not be able to figure out Han Dingtian’s thoughts for now.
Upon hearing Fang Yu’s words, Yuan Wang remained silent for a while before asking, “What… do you want?”
“Firstly, you possess the most comprehensive and detailed map of this land in your hands. Secondly, you have ancient texts detailing the history of Yunmù Continent, particularly that of the human race,” Fang Yu said, “I only need this information.”
This information isn’t much to the Source King.
“I promise you, but I can’t guarantee how much information I have on hand. I can only ask my subordinates to do their best to find it for you,” Yuan Wang said.
“Alright, then it’s a deal. I’ll take this information and leave the borders of your Gen clan’s territory immediately.” Fang Yu smiled faintly.
After promising the Source King, Fang Yu stood on the platform waiting.
Before long, Qianyu appeared again, bringing him a storage pouch.
“The intel you wanted is all in there.”
Obviously, he didn’t quite understand how the Source King handled Fang Yu.
But Fang Yu didn’t care about Qianyu’s attitude, but instead took the storage bag.
As soon as his consciousness entered, he discovered that there were over thirty books inside, along with a dozen or so scrolls.
The scroll is a map, and each one is different. Most of them are maps within the territory of the Genji clan.
This has no effect on Fang Yu.
But there are still three or four maps, the content extending beyond the territory of the Genji Dynasty.
However, compared to the fine detail within its borders, these maps that encompass areas beyond seem rather crude and blurry.
Within the same domain, each map exhibits subtle variations.
“This map is a bit blurry,” Fang Yu frowned.
“On the continent of Yunyun, tribal concepts are quite strict. The Yuan Dynasty I established unified the Heavenly Clan, but that’s all. If I make too many moves to expand outwards, it will be seen as a declaration of war by the tribes in those territories, leading to a struggle between forces and even entire clans.” The Source King said solemnly, “Therefore, information beyond territorial borders is not easy to obtain.”
Fang Yu frowned slightly and said, “So it seems that your Yuan Shi Dynasty is not very strong either.”
The Source King did not become angry, but instead replied: “You’re right. Compared to the vast Cloudfall Continent, the territory controlled by the Source Dynasty is just a speck of dust, incredibly small. The Source Dynasty does not have the strength to expand outwards, it can only manage to protect itself.”
“Sigh, it seems I’ll need to find a more powerful clan if I want to obtain accurate intel.” Fang Yu sighed and put away his storage bag.
Better than nothing, anyway.
“Well, you’ve given me what I wanted, so I’m going to leave now. You can play with Handing Heavenly slowly.” Fang Yu said.
“Qianyu, take him out.” Yuan Wang waved his hand and turned to walk into the inner hall.
Senri reappeared from the shadows on the side once more.
Then, he didn’t speak either, just walked in front of Fang Yu, heading towards the outside of the main hall.
Fang Yu said nothing and followed behind.
But as he was about to step out of the hall, he distinctly felt a fleeting flash of murderous intent.
The murderous intent appeared and disappeared in an extremely short span of time, and it was so faint that it was almost imperceptible.
But Fang Yu’s senses were always very acute.
He immediately turned his head to the side.
That spot was just as shadowy.
This shadow was clearly not formed naturally, but rather by a barrier set within the hall.
Is this murderous intent directed at him?
Shouldn’t it?
Fang Yu’s brows furrowed, and he stared intently at the shadows to his side, coming to a halt.
At the same time, a golden light flickered in his pupils.
The Golden Cross Sword Mark appeared in his pupils.
Then Fang Yu saw the figure lurking in the shadows.
This is a heavily armored…monster.
The flesh was skeletal, the skin a grayish white crisscrossed with veins.
And its skull also appeared like a skeleton, with red hair growing on top of its head.
In the deep-set eyes, only two points glinted with red light.
When Fang Yu was staring at it, it was staring at the top of the hall.
“What does that mean? Its killing intent isn’t directed at me, it’s… the Origin King!?” Fang Yu was stunned, turning his head to look in the direction of the Origin King.
But at this moment, the Source King had already returned to the inner hall.
This monster, lurking in the shadows, stared straight at the empty throne.
“Could this monster be like Senri, an underling of the Source King?”
Fāng Yǔ didn’t ponder for too long, and the golden cross sword mark in his eyes vanished.
Then, he followed Qianyu out of the hall.
“I want to ask, does Yuan Wang have a skeleton-like monster under his command?” Fang Yu thought for a moment before asking.
“Monster?” Qianyu frowned, looking at Fang Yu as if she didn’t understand his meaning.
“Right here, within your very hall, in the shadow to the left of the exit.” Fang Yu said.
Hearing this, Qian Yu frowned even deeper and turned to look at the main hall.
“You don’t know?” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow.
From Qianyu’s expression, he really didn’t know.
That monster… it seemed to have just been spotted by Fang Yu’s Dao Eye.
“You…” Fang Yu wanted to speak.
But at this time, Qianyu had already quickly returned to the main hall.
Fang Yu looked at Qian Yu, thought for a moment, and then stepped into the portal.
No matter what, this has nothing to do with him.
“Whoosh!”
After passing through the portal, Fang Yu left for outside the royal city.
After flying forward for a distance, he suddenly remembered the ball he had put into his storage space.
Then, Fang Yu descended from the air and released the ball from his storage space.
“Sorry, I kept you waiting in there for so long.” Fang Yu rubbed the little ball’s head and said.
“It’s okay…” Xiaoqiu tilted his head and smiled, “Where are we going next?”
“Where to? West,” Fang Yu said, then took out the map provided by Yuan Wang.
……
News of Fang Yu’s departure from the royal city spread inexplicably.
Public opinion… suddenly exploded!
“That human was indeed under Your Majesty’s command! He was escorted out of the palace shortly after entering, led by none other than Qianyu, Commander of the First Royal Legion!”
“As I suspected! Today’s play was indeed orchestrated by His Majesty himself, a pretext to eliminate the Grand Tutor! The Clan of Sinan is merely a pawn!”
“Your Majesty has gone too far! Given his temperament, after eliminating the Grand Master, we will be next! We absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom! We must rebel!”
Just as if an invisible hand were silently pushing, numerous distinguished clans within and outside the royal city, including those of high-ranking officials… were quickly influenced by public opinion, triggering a massive panic!
But after the panic, what many great clans and noble families thought of… was to join forces against King Yuan!
They believe that if they don’t take action, the sword of Damocles will eventually fall on their own necks!
“Today is the best time! Let’s find a way to save Grand Tutor, and then together fight against Source King!”
“This is what Yuan Wang forced us to do, we had no other choice!”
“King Yuan has gone too far this time…”
Once ignited, public opinion can sweep like a raging storm.
The once highly ordered royal city instantly descended into extreme chaos.
All major clans and influential families are amassing their strength, preparing to do something they never dared to dream of before.
That is, attack the capital!
……
While chaos and turmoil raged outside, within the depths of the Yuanwang Palace’s prison.
“Click!”
A figure appeared before the door to the dimly lit chamber.
A complex array of talismans appeared before the door to the secret room.
But that figure reached out a hand.
A glimmer of blue light appeared in his hand.
A flash of light, and the barrier before the secret room instantly shattered.
“Creak…”
This figure pushed open the door to the secret room.
In the chamber, Han Dingtian was still locked in place.
Hearing the sound, he raised his head and saw the figure in front of him, his face filled with joy.
“Greetings… Lord!”
Han Dingtian, his voice trembling with both excitement and reverence, spoke.