CHAPTER 549: CHAPTER 6: WAR GOD, LONG JIUZUN

Seeing the Skyport Guards all with joyful expressions, they looked up at the sky, Yue Jinghua restrained Ji Yun’s several vital acupoints, and also looked up.

In the vast blue sky, among a few cotton-colored clouds, an empty ship entered their vision.

Yue Jinghua, having traveled this far, had seen quite a few airships, from the Fire Reversal of the Rebellion Mercenary Group to the Empire’s Cloud Sailing, including various ships docked at the Skyport. However, none of the ships were like the one that descended from the sky.

This was because the descending airship was not powered by Dark Array and Dark Pill like other ships, but was pulled by Dark Beasts.

Those two Dark Beasts, one on each side, one golden-red and the other silver-white, appeared mighty and extraordinary.

Their forms had dragon-like heads, tiger-lion-like bodies, deer-shaped torsos, yet hairless, covered with incredibly hard dragon scales, their round heads had a pair of horns, and their feet stepped on clouds of Dark Energy.

The ship behind the Dark Beasts, similar in shape to Cloud Sailing, had tall masts and large sails. The mast was made of top-quality Huainan Phoenix Perch Wood, and the sails were made of Fire Rhinoceros Skin, obviously very costly.

As soon as the two Dark Beasts landed, they let out a roar like that of tigers and lions, frightening all the Flying Profound Beasts in the Skyport, causing them to tremble and kneel weakly on the ground.

"Wow, a Ninth-level Gold and Silver Qilin, what a big spender, either a nouveau riche or a tycoon," the Gold Eater Worm, speaking as a ’nouveau riche’ Contracted Beast, turned its head to glance at Yue Jinghua’s trembling Titan, then at the overly extravagant Kirin Treasure Ship, and suddenly felt like it had made a mistake in choosing its owner.

On the deck stood a handsome man with starry eyes and sword-shaped eyebrows, clad in Golden Armor and War Boots, holding a Dragon-maned Spear, standing upright with an imposing aura that seemed to radiate from him.

By his side was a woman in purple, slender and with long legs, her face covered by a thin veil, only barely visible. Though not very clear, it compelled everyone present to take a few more glances.

"Young General Long, you’ve arrived just in time," the captain of the Skyport Guards came forward as if he had seen his saviors, hastily asking for help.

In the Dragon War Empire, ruled by military might, there were numerous Imperial Generals, and within the Military Department, it was said: Of every hundred generals in the Empire, eighty are from the Long Family.

This saying didn’t mean that those eighty generals really all bore the surname Long, but it emphasized the importance of the National Guardian General Long Ao and the Long Family to the Dragon War Empire. Almost every Imperial General was somehow connected to the Long Ao Family.

They were either direct descendants of the Long Family, related by marriage, or disciples and followers, even the Peng Bo Family had to be respectful before the almight Long Ao Family.

On the Kirin Treasure Ship was none other than the leading figure among the younger generation of the Long Family, also the War God who ranked first in the last Xuyang Trial, Long Jiuzun.

Hearing the Skyport Guards’ address, and looking at the imposing Kirin Treasure Ship, Yue Jinghua easily guessed the identity of the person.

A single hand can’t clap on its own, a single ’official-evil’ can’t make a significant impact, but a group of ’official-evils’ certainly makes a difference.

Moreover, just looking at the strength of the man standing more conspicuously than a military banner, with a long aura, full celestial crown, and masterful control of Dark Energy, he definitely was not simply an ordinary Dark Heavenly.

"In this era, heroes saving beauties are hard to find, but heroes saving bears seem to be all on my plate," Yue Jinghua muttered secretly, as she had no intention of killing Ji Yun initially.

Lie Rou, upon seeing the Kirin Treasure Ship, had a glint of helplessness in her eyes as she quietly turned her head away.

Although the Duke Mansion is a broken ship that still has three-inch nails, it ultimately belongs to the Ministry of Revenue. Cutting off Ji Yun’s fingers is fine, but if his head were to be chopped off as well, who knows what extreme actions the shrewd Minister of the Ministry of Revenue might take.

Speaking of the National Guardian General Residence and Blood Cherry Duke Mansion, they indeed have a deep connection. If one were to talk about the two grand clans of the Imperial City in the past, one was the National Guardian General Residence, and the other was the Blood Cherry Duke Mansion.

The two families were also quite friendly. The young lord of the Duke Mansion and the eldest granddaughter of the National Guardian General Residence, Long Rui, were childhood sweethearts, having been betrothed from a young age.

Even now, the two Kirin pulling Long Jiuzun’s ship are from the Blood Cherry Duke Mansion.

These Treasure Kirins were obtained by Yue Nian during his travels when they were still cubs, originally intended as a gift for Lie Rou’s amusement. However, as the Duke Mansion fell into decline, the Kirins, like other treasures of the mansion, were either confiscated or auctioned off, eventually ending up in the National Guardian General Residence.

Today, at the Sky Port where the two families meet again, the Duke Mansion is oppressed while the National Guardian General Residence stands superior. Comparing the two, Lie Rou becomes melancholic and sentimental.

Mother and daughter share the same heart; all the changes in Lie Rou’s expressions were caught by Yue Jinghua. The latter grows even more disgusted with the National Guardian General Residence and Long Jiuzun, who has abruptly interfered.

"Brother Long, save me," Ji Yun, seeing Long Jiuzun and the purple-robed woman beside him, realized his saviors had arrived and hurriedly cried for help, "People from the Duke Mansion, the Blood Cherry Duke Mansion, are bullying us using their power!"

But before he could finish speaking, a dagger appeared at his mouth, and someone whispered in his ear, "It seems my Great Sword is too dull. Maybe I should stir this sword in your mouth, and see if you dare to continue screaming."

The purple-robed woman at the bow of the ship heard this and, glancing at Ji Yun’s thunderstruck expression, her lips curled up slightly, seemingly finding the situation amusing.

Leaving other things aside, the sight of a declining Duke Mansion, which can’t even protect its own territory, bullying a member of the prosperous Ji Family, seems quite ridiculous.

Long Jiuzun also slightly raised his thick eyebrows; his vision is extraordinary, as he had already spotted the situation at the Sky Port from aboard the Kirin Treasure Ship.

At the time, he did not know the identity of Yue Jinghua. Listening to Ji Yun now, he realized Yue Jinghua and the women behind her are from the Blood Cherry Duke Mansion.

"Duchess, I am Long Jiuzun, on behalf of the Family Head, I pay my respects to the Duke Mansion," Long Jiuzun, who had been engrossed in cultivating and traveling abroad for many years, had seen Lie Rou a few times in public places years ago and remembered her somewhat, but was not familiar with other members of the Duke Mansion, let alone Yue Jinghua in disguise.

"Young General Long is courteous. Huahua, quickly pay your respects to the Young General," Lie Rou, astute and intelligent, also knew that Long Jiuzun’s greetings, although seemingly polite, were actually meant to prompt her to intervene and save Ji Yun.

The factions in today’s Imperial City are as complicated as the roots of an old tree, each intertwined with others. The Blood Cherry Duke Mansion is now like a lone sail in the vast sea, unable to protect itself. At this moment, they can no longer afford to provoke a big player like the National Guardian General Residence.

Despite her resentment, the smart and cautious Lie Rou has no choice but to make compromises.

"Pay respects? Mother, have you ever seen a weasel giving New Year’s greetings to a chicken?" Yue Jinghua said with a faint smile, her Sky Shrieking Sword glinting as she poised to stab towards Ji Yun’s throat.