TFWYH – Chapter 888 Those Who Obey Me Prosper

“Enough. Don’t waste time on him,” General Zhu snorted, then turned to A-Da and A-Er. “Is Prince Yu here?”

“The Prince and Madam have been waiting inside for you. Please follow me,” A-Da and A-Er replied. Unlike their attitude toward Jin Buhuan, they were extremely respectful toward the old generals, bowing and scraping as they ushered them inside.

Every old general who passed by Jin Buhuan looked straight ahead, completely ignoring him.

In the past, forget these generals—even the Emperor treated the Ten Great Families with great courtesy.

But ever since they learned that the Ten Great Families were unwilling to pledge loyalty to the imperial court, their attitude toward them had changed.

What good was a cat that couldn’t even catch mice?

Did the Ten Great Families really have no idea what they had been doing all these years?

Did they not understand why the Emperor had refrained from pursuing them and deliberately turned a blind eye?

Since they were so stubborn, then so be it!

Even without them, the Heavenly Dynasty could still establish its own martial academy.

At that moment, several old generals who had been rather reluctant to become martial instructors suddenly realized that being martial instructors wasn’t such a bad thing after all.

Everyone had a responsibility to nurture the future flowers of the Heavenly Dynasty!

Exactly. That was it!

Jin Buhuan: …

No, he couldn’t faint. He had to stay strong!

Seeing the old generals enter the Ministry of Revenue, Jin Buhuan also wanted to follow them inside.

But A-Er stopped him, saying that he had to report his arrival first.

Fine!

Jin Buhuan could only continue waiting outside.

And wait he did—for the entire morning.

Only after the old generals had met Murong Hong, chatted with him about all sorts of matters, and finally left did A-Er invite Jin Buhuan, whose legs had gone weak, inside.

At long last, he met Ling Yu.

Jin Buhuan immediately tried to curry favor with him.

Unfortunately, it was completely useless.

If Jin Lin was an old fox and the several old generals were old rogues, then Ling Yu was a thousand-year-old fox who had practically become a spirit.

He completely ignored all of Jin Buhuan’s probing and flattery.

His meaning was simple:

Those who follow me will prosper; those who oppose me will perish!

If the Ten Great Families wanted to continue staying in the Heavenly Dynasty, they had to show some sincerity.

Therefore…

“His Majesty is busy with affairs of state from dawn till dusk. Unlike me, who has nothing better to do. If Patriarch Jin wishes to see His Majesty, I suggest you wait until the other patriarchs have all arrived before bringing it up.”

The weight of Jin Buhuan alone was not enough!

Jin Buhuan: …

When you’re under someone else’s roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.

What else could he do besides agree?

He only hoped that the other families wouldn’t be so damn clueless anymore.

After Jin Buhuan left, Tang Wan finally emerged from the inner room.

Watching Jin Buhuan’s departing figure, Tang Wan couldn’t help frowning.

“Husband, won’t pushing them this hard have the opposite effect?”

Ling Yu’s expression remained calm. “The world is peaceful, and His Majesty is a wise ruler. What kind of waves can a bunch of wandering martial artists possibly stir up? My wife needn’t worry. I know exactly what I’m doing.”

All right!

“Then let’s go eat.”

Since Ling Yu had said so, Tang Wan didn’t ask any further.

She was quite busy herself. She had already sent letters to the several old physicians in Xiangxi Town, asking whether they were willing to come over.

Then there was the matter of recruitment.

An estate that large needed quite a few people.

There used to be Ling Yue to help, but Ling Yue was busy now, constantly running around her own gambling-stone workshop.

Tang Wan sighed as she became frustrated over the situation.

Just then, Ling Yue’s voice came from outside.

“Big Brother, I’m back.”

Tang Wan looked up.

She saw Ling Yue walking in front, with the Shadow Master following behind her, carrying a large bundle.

Tang Wan: …

This Shadow Master…

Recently, he had been hanging around with Ling Yue all the time.

She really wanted to ask him: Do you still remember what your actual job is?

She had never seen him this free before.

Ling Yu had more or less the same thought.

The moment he saw the Shadow Master, his expression immediately darkened.

“Why is he here again?”