TFWYH – Chapter 779 Spirit Clan’s Divine Power

Murong Hong felt a chill run through his heart upon hearing those words and sternly warned him,

“National Preceptor, he is still a prince.”

Even if princes in a nation ruled by women held little value, he was still royalty. His surname was Tang.

“Don’t your Ling clansmen take the imperial family far too lightly?”

“We can kill the Second Princess whenever we wish. Do we really need to regard the imperial family with such importance?”

Ling Shang smiled with complete confidence before continuing,

“If Wan-niang didn’t possess the bloodline of the Ling Clan, would I have traveled thousands of miles for this journey?”

Murong Hong was rendered speechless.

His expression became a kaleidoscope of conflicting emotions.

Seeing this, Ling Shang lowered his eyes and placed another piece in the center of the chessboard.

“General Murong, you must understand one thing: without the Ling Clan, there would be no imperial family of Feng Country.

“The so-called royal house exists only by relying on the Ling Clan. If the Ling Clan ceased to exist, then the imperial family would have no reason to exist either.”

“Yes…”

Murong Hong answered quietly, lowering his head in frustration.

How could he not feel aggrieved?

In the eyes of Feng Country’s people, the imperial family stood high above everyone else.

Yet their ancestors had originally been nothing more than frontier guardians serving the Ling Clan.

And Feng Country’s tradition of honoring women above men was inherited directly from the Ling Clan itself.

Within the Ling Clan, only women could produce truly pure spiritual power.

The status of the Holy Maiden even surpassed that of the Clan Chief.

But over the years, it was as though the Ling Clan had been cursed.

Nine and a half households out of ten gave birth only to sons.

Women possessing sufficiently pure spiritual power to be revered as Holy Maidens became increasingly rare until they disappeared altogether.

And the Ling people refused to intermarry with outsiders.

As a result, the modern Ling Clan had a Clan Chief, but no Holy Maiden.

Thinking of this, Murong Hong sighed.

“Wan-niang is stubborn by nature. When she wakes up, she’ll definitely make a huge fuss.”

Just like back then, when she had insisted on marrying Ling Yu no matter what anyone said.

“Then we simply won’t let her wake up…”

“Don’t worry. I would never harm her.”

Ling Shang spoke those ambiguous words and said nothing more.

The sight of him only irritated Murong Hong further, so he lifted the carriage curtain to look outside.

But then—

“National Preceptor, why are we heading back toward the capital?”

Murong Hong stared at the scenery outside in complete bewilderment.

Ling Shang smiled.

“The safest place is often the most dangerous one.

“I don’t believe the Fourth Prince is someone capable of enduring severe interrogation.”

Murong Hong: …

What an old fox!

I’m not joining you in this scheme.

Wan-niang will blame me for it.

…

After extracting everything he could from Tang Fengji, Ling Yu hurried straight to the Second Prince’s residence.

No one knew what he discussed with Huangfu Yi.

But when he emerged, he held the command token of the Black Scale Cavalry in his hand.

At this point, Ling Yu no longer cared whether his secrets would be exposed.

His mind was completely occupied by the intelligence Tang Fengji had revealed about Feng Country.

“Our Feng Country is truly powerful. The Heavenly Dynasty is nowhere near our equal.”

“Don’t believe me? We have an army of one million soldiers. Does your empire have that?”

“Our annual tax revenue reaches one hundred and thirty million taels of silver. That’s merely the basic amount—nearly double yours. And that’s not even counting the priceless tributes we receive every year from overseas nations.”

“But most importantly, we have the Ling Clan!”

“You know about them, right? Those people aren’t human—they’re gods!”

“Tang Wan is the daughter of the current Clan Chief of the Ling Clan and the Crown Princess. You’ve seen how exceptional she is, haven’t you?”

“But within the Ling Clan, there are over a hundred people like her. Every single one of them could fight a thousand enemies alone.”

“What can they do? Too many things to list! Every member of the Ling Clan awakens a unique ability upon reaching adulthood.

“Some can turn beans into soldiers.

“Some can summon thunder and lightning.

“Others can bathe in molten lava…

“There are far too many to name.”

“Let me tell you this: if Tang Wan reaches Feng Country, you’ll never get her back!”

“The Clan Chief of the Ling Clan can communicate with all living things. His methods are beyond imagination.

“If he wants to kill you, crushing you would be no different from stepping on an ant!”