Legend of The Young Master

Chapter 82: Yuzhao City

Wuyi also made Yun Ming teach him the ways and etiquettes of high nobles of the north.

Yun Ming, in general, kept quiet and served Wuyi as a protector, but recently, this young master had been surprising him.

Even though the statue of Harmony had made Yun Ming loyal to Wuyi, there were no restrictions on his thoughts, doubts, or beliefs. It was just that deeply rooted in his being that he had to protect and serve Wuyi at any cost.

He had been with Wuyi the longest ever since they left Lujingbao, and Wuyi had acquired so many followers. The question that he would ask himself daily was what kind of master trainer Wuyi's guardians were to train a child in such a way to make him so wise and cunning beyond his age.

So far, Yun Ming had noticed that every action Wuyi took there was always some reasoning behind it, and the reasonings were something beyond his imagination.

Sometimes Yun Ming would ask questions about things he did not understand. At those times, Wuyi would just answer, "You have been with me for a long time now. Figure it out yourself."

Wuyi rarely talked to anyone except Yun Ming or Meiying. All orders were given through them.

Even though he was loyal to Wuyi, one thing Yun Ming had understood very clearly was that Wuyi was not demonic, but he was not righteous either. If he had to explain to anyone what Wuyi was, it would be purely selfish evil. Wuyi never made any attempt to hide his true personality from Yun Ming.

Yun Ming saw how every warrior Wuyi had cultivated, including Yun Ming, was dependent on Wuyi. Only through Wuyi's pure Qi would they be able to grow their cultivation, or they would never be able to enhance their cultivation again. He did not know why they had to depend on Wuyi, but for some reason, he or any other warriors in the group could not breakthrough any major level without Wuyi's support.

Wuyi, with the help of the statue of Knowledge and knowledge of Gao's cultivation methods on how to help others grow in cultivation with one's own Qi, had created such a cultivation method that all his warriors had to depend on his extremely pure Qi to enhance their cultivation.

They could cultivate generally as others do, but for every major breakthrough, they needed the assistance of Wuyi's Pure Qi.

Yun Ming would always think what if the righteous Xuan had not left and had been a parent to guide this child. Would the child be any different? Was this child so wise beyond his years and selfish because of how he was raised? To Yun Ming, if Wuyi's father, Xuan, was known as a righteous man, then Wuyi was the direct opposite of his father.

Yun Ming believed that being called Xuan's bastard might never have bothered Wuyi because Wuyi was a selfish bastard in the true sense. If he showed any emotions or empathy to anyone, it was in his self-interest. Yun Ming had seen many things over the year of the journey that had brought him to this conclusion.

Whenever Wuyi felt he was in need of more energy, he would take Yun Ming with him to far towns and remove the veil of shadow around them, which would allow nearby Yuanjing spies to look for him. They would wait for the members of the clan who were in the south looking for them to arrive, and then they would ambush the spies and assassins.

With Wuyi's touch of black and red hands, the spies and assassins would begin to disappear.

Yun Ming tried to figure out what this ability was. In the Yuanjing bloodline, no one had two bloodlines. But Wuyi could summon spirits and also turn his hands red or black in color, and just by touch, he would make people disappear.

He asked Wuyi when he could not hold onto his curiosity what exactly happened. Wuyi gave him a satisfactory answer that his summons take sacrifices. The answer was satisfactory, but sacrificing beings to his summons was just pure evil for Yun Ming.

Yun Ming knew his boundaries after he understood what was happening. He stopped questioning and followed Wuyi to whatever escapades Wuyi took them for.

His belief of Wuyi being a purely selfish bastard was broken too when Wuyi decided to take him for their next journey. He realized he had misjudged his young master in a few things.

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Just as Lujingbao fort served as the administrative center of Lujingbao Province, governed by the Luyao Clan, Yuzhao City held a similar status. But unlike sitting on the remote desert border, there were vast forests, mountains, and farms surrounding it.

Nestled beneath the towering Yuzhao Fortress, Yuzhao City was the capital of Yuzhao Province, ruled by the Huo Clan. Unlike the Luyao clan, the Huo Clan was bigger and stronger. Their lord was a Qi adept too but of bone forging level, while Congming was at the Muscle Strengthening stage, just like Wuyi.

There were six free provinces that were not ruled by any kingdoms but directly under the Yuhuang Empire. Excluding provinces like Lujingbao in the desert, these vast expanses covered thousands of kilometers. Yuzhao was one of the six provinces.

Despite the well-connected roads, a merchant would need months to traverse the entirety of the six provinces.

For a typical merchant caravan, the journey from Lujingbao Castle to Yuzhao City would take over a year and eight months. However, for cultivators with the aid of a spirit beast, this distance could be covered in just a month or two.

Almost another year had passed since Wuyi acquired the title of Qing Shiji.

Winter had descended upon Yuzhao City, but the cold did little to dampen the bustling trade. The city, a major hub, was always teeming with traders and processions.

A continuous stream of caravans could be seen entering and exiting the city gates.