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Chapter 1844 - 1837: Gains and Losses

Chapter 1844: Chapter 1837: Gains and Losses

"This..."

Luo’er showed a troubled expression.

"In these tumultuous times, I can’t allocate manpower to escort her away. If the Liangyu Mansion falls, I have no regrets in death, but I can’t bear to see her humiliated," Ichuan Fei said, revealing a look of guilt, "She came to Yin State, didn’t enjoy any blessing, instead, she has to suffer disgrace due to our defeat. With this, how can I face the ancestors of the Yichuan Clan..."

"I can fight, please give me armor!" Yichuan Ying said a bit excitedly.

"Hold your tongue!"

Ichuan Fei seemed to dislike others contradicting him, his face changed immediately, harshly reprimanding.

"I refuse," Yichuan Ying said, tears streaming down, excitedly, "Defeated at West Outer Heaven, my family destroyed, I was forced to exile to my clan. Now, my clan is in peril, but I have to flee again. How can I face the ancestors of the Yichuan Clan then?"

Seemingly angered by her words, Ichuan Fei’s breathing became rapid, he couldn’t help but cough several times, his face looking increasingly pale.

In fact, Luo’er could also see that, although Ichuan Fei was considered a hero who would sacrifice his own father to achieve his goals, he was very kind to the younger members of his family.

Even though he was under forty, he had already shown himself as a feudal patriarch, dictating the clan’s younger generation according to his own will.

Seeing the situation, Luo’er awkwardly cleared his throat, looking at Yichuan Ying, seriously said: "Yichuan Ying, if you stay, what about your little brother?"

"Brother has already entrusted him to you, just take him away." Yichuan Ying looked at him, seriously said.

"He’s still so young, entirely incapable of taking care of himself, how are you so sure he’ll live well with us?"

"Are you saying you would mistreat him?"

Yichuan Ying furrowed her brows and tightened her grip on the barely four-year-old Yichuan Yu in her arms.

"That’s hard to say, after all, he’s not my child, why would I care so much." Luo’er said coldly.

Of course, this was just his facade, someone like Luo’er would never bear grudges against a child anyway.

Ichuan Fei immediately caught on to Luo’er’s intention and quickly continued, "Indeed, the Royal Advisor is an outsider, and Ayu is your little brother. If even you wish to abandon him, how can you expect the Royal Advisor to truly care for him?"

"But..." Yichuan Ying whimpered.

"I have little time left," Ichuan Fei closed his eyes, weakly saying, "Ayin, I don’t know how Yichuan Long treated you, but I think I’m a qualified elder brother. Since I’m your elder brother, I have to think for you. Go with the Royal Advisor, after my death, the Liangyu Mansion will certainly fall into chaos..."

"Am I going to lose my brother again?"

Yichuan Ying’s eyes reddened, her throat feeling choked. Her lips trembled continuously, asking the question with a sob.

"The world is unpredictable..."

"Why, why do things always end this way... I, I am truly a bearer of misfortune..."

Yichuan Ying couldn’t help but cry.

"This has nothing to do with you, even if you didn’t come, what was meant to happen would still happen; you don’t need to feel guilty. You’re a member of the Yichuan Clan; living well is the greatest consolation to me."

"But I no longer have anything to lose..."

Yichuan Ying sat down dejectedly, unable to stop herself from crying out in agony.

"Alas..."

Ichuan Fei said nothing, but lowered his head, sighing deeply.

"I lost my brother and father. After finally arriving here, I have to endure this pain again. Why, why must I be tormented this way? Everyone related to me, be it father, brother, or even fiancé, all..."

"This doesn’t concern you." Luo’er walked up to her, gently comforting her.

Saying this, he glanced at Ichuan Fei.

Luo’er was well aware that for someone like Ichuan Fei, who enjoyed playing with fire, encountering trouble was almost inevitable, though all the misfortunes seemed to come all at once.

"Shut up!" Yichuan Ying shouted bitterly.

"Ayin, you mustn’t be rude to the Royal Advisor!"

Ichuan Fei reprimanded harshly again, but this equally exhausted his energy. His face looked increasingly ghastly, and he couldn’t help but cough violently.

"It’s alright, I’m not angry, Young Mansion Lord, take care of your health, don’t get angry." Luo’er waved his hand, saying.

Having weathered many storms, Luo’er wouldn’t be angered by such insults. He was just concerned that, given Yichuan Ying’s temperament, if she lost Ichuan Fei’s restraint, she might do something irrational.

"In any case, I entrust these two children to the Royal Advisor. While I’m still alive, and the Liangyu Mansion is not yet in chaos, the Royal Advisor should leave swiftly..."

Ichuan Fei slowly waved his hand, signaling a farewell.

"Understood, may the Young Mansion Lord take care. With this parting, we shall be separated by life and death. If fate allows, may we become confidants in our next life." Luo’er said with a deep bow.

"To have a confidant like the Royal Advisor, I would have no regrets in my next life..."

Ichuan Fei said contently, slowly closing his eyes.

After bidding farewell to the gravely ill Ichuan Fei, Luo’er took the spirits of the despondent Yichuan Ying siblings and left the inner courtyard, boarding the carriage they came in, and under the watchful eyes of the mansion’s guards, slowly departed from the Liangyu Mansion.

In the carriage, Luo’er glanced at Yichuan Ying, who sat in the corner holding her young brother and weeping silently, feeling a myriad of emotions, always feeling a stifling sensation in his chest.

"Luo’er, do you want to cry?"

Just then, a slightly tearful voice of Fulajie’er echoed in his mind.

"I don’t." Luo’er took a deep breath, shook his head, and said.

"Then cry when you get back to your room." Fulajie’er said softly.

"Thank you..."

Luo’er pursed his lips, very grateful for Fulajie’er’s understanding. Having been together for so long, Fulajie’er had already understood the nuances of Luo’er’s temperament.

"Hey, Luo’er," after a moment of silence, Fulajie’er spoke again, "What do you think of Ichuan Fei?"

"What do I think... Initially, I truly felt sorry for him, but now..."

"Now you find him both pitiable and hateful, right?"

"I don’t know how to describe it... even if Ichuan Fei hadn’t done these things, the current situation would have erupted eventually; he simply chose the optimal solution... It’s a matter of quantity causing a qualitative change; it’s not that without Ichuan Fei, these events wouldn’t have happened..."

"From the time the Wen Family struggled to survive in the cultivation world, continually compromising with various factions, these issues have been accumulating. No one dares to burst such a bubble because they know they can’t bear the consequences of it bursting..."

"Whether it’s the Wen Family court or Ichuan Fei, they all understand the situation the Wen Family is facing. To be honest, I quite admire Ichuan Fei’s precise handling of the contradictions; even if the bubble bursts, he can keep the Wen Family in a favorable position."

"Then, how will things develop in the future?" Fulajie’er curiously asked.

"The Dongsheng Empire can’t maintain its civil and military state much longer. In the future, either the Wen Family becomes the absolute ruling class of the Empire, or the Wu Family regains power, and Dongsheng Empire returns to the cycle of the century-old changes..."

"But dialectics tell us that the development of new things is inevitable; no one wants to return to the times when cultivators were the absolute ruling class. Therefore, the Dongsheng Empire will likely undergo severe turmoil but will never return to the century-old cycle..."

"The people of Kyushu will make their own choices; the history of the Dongsheng Empire has never been an epic of heroes; only the people are the creators of history..."

"They may rebuild an era of Wen Family’s rule, or even a more advanced method of ruling than the Wen Family. But no matter what, the era of the Wu Family’s monopoly has come to an end..."

"As an obsolete entity, the Wu Family will go all out to stifle and destroy new things, trying to prevent their growth and development, but the general trend of development is forward-moving, no one can stop it. The emergence and rule of the Wen Family are not just a flash in the pan, but a qualitative change caused by accumulation."