Beastmaster of the Ages

face for our clan.
Only by letting him into the tomb to die from unfortunate circumstances will the others know that we’re a patient breed.
They ’ll never know when we ’ll come for them for their transgressions. ” Dongyang Fengchen chuckled and the others joined in the laughter.

”But if we lose again, wouldn ’t we be embarrassed even further? We ’d feel rather down about it, at least until we enter the tomb, ” said a woman in tight-fitting, purple clothes.
She also had a half black face like Dongyang Fengchen ’s, though it was of a much lighter tone that clashed against her amazing facial features.

But even though she lost some beauty from the odd half face, she seemed even more domineering.
It was as if she naturally inspired fearful respect.
She was Jiang Fengyue, the nineteenth child of Autarch Yun.
She was the daughter of the autarchess and five years Dongyang Fengxiao ’s junior, being only twenty-three.
Her talent was far more impressive than Dongyang Zhuo ’s and her own elder brother ’s.
Otherwise, there was no way a woman like her would be allowed to mingle with the crown prince’s crowd.

She seemed a little impatient about getting revenge, having been there and watched the battle for the Earth Ranking.
When Tianming called them the Nineshades Clan, she got so angry she killed a few innocent eunuchs and handmaidens to vent, though it didn ’t do her much good.

”Fengyue, His Highness wants Tianming to bring the girl called Jiang Feiling into the tomb with him.
We ’ll let him win just this one time today so that he can suffer even more then, ” the dancer beside the crown prince gently answered, revealing his true intentions.

”Did I say you could reveal that? ” Dongyang Fengchen said, glancing at her.

She lowered her head and stayed silent.
Everyone knew that the crown prince was quite a lustful person who collected beauties.
Even the sisters, Jiang Yutong and Jiang Yufei, weren ’t able to escape his grasp at the ages of sixteen.

”I heard that that Jiang Feiling girl is so beautiful that she pushed Sister Qingqing to second place on the beauty rankings…. ”

It was no surprise that the crown prince would have his eye on her.
Dongyang Fengchen wasn ’t unique in that regard, though, for it was the tradition for all crown princes to seek out the most beautiful and talented women for their harems.
After all, talented descendants were their trump cards.
Some even said that if it weren’t for Dongyang Fengchen ’s immense talent and potential, Autarch Yun might not have been the one to ascend to the throne.

”Alright, we ’ll let him enjoy the limelight for a little while longer, ” Jiang Fengyue said.

”Little Sister, the atmosphere of the feast can easily inflate someone ’s ego.
If you hate him so much, you ’re free to vent it when we go into the tomb.
Don ’t worry, this Li Tianming isn ’t even worth His Highness ’s attention, ” Dongyang Fengxiao said.
He was right, for Dongyang Fengchen had many other rivals, like the first prince, Dongyang Fen.
The teenage Tianming was only noteworthy because of Feiling; there was no other reason why someone at the age of thirty would want to have anything to do with a teenager otherwise.

”The last time Li Tianming fought, he was at the seventh level of the Earth Saint stage.
It ’s too bad we couldn ’t even find any seventh-level earth saints ourselves to make it easier for him.
I hope he improves, or the performance will be hard to sell. ”

The others broke into laughter once more.

”The seniors are about to enter.
Let ’s go, ” Dongyang Fengchen said as he stood up.

”Okay! ” Everyone proceeded to go downstairs.

”Qingqing, you stay back, ” Dongyang Fengchen said.
The dancer started for a bit, then stopped worryingly.
”Why did you say something you didn ’t have to today? Did you turn stupid or something? ”

”I ’m pregnant. ”

”How long has it been? ”

”A month or so. ”

”Get it removed.
You should only give birth after forty.
It ’s still prime cultivation time for you, and giving birth will take up lots of your time and ruin your figure. ”

”Understood. ”

”Do you think you ’ll be able to control me if you get pregnant? ” he asked, squinting.

”No.
I just wanted to get closer to you. ”

”That ’s as far as you can go.
There is no woman suited to stand by my side.
If you ’re smart, I ’ll let you be the head of Skysource Palace.
But if you meddle in my affairs…. ”

”Only death awaits? ”

”You ’re as clever as usual.
That ’s great, ” he said coldly.

……

And so, the feast began.
Tianming followed his seniors to Cyclic Mirror Lake.
Many seats had been prepared, and the experts from the Decimo Dao Palace got the top seats that were just slightly lower than the Dongyang Clan ’s.
It seemed that Autarch Yun was really giving them face.

The lake was rather vast, and the closer one was to it, the better the scenic view would be—especially that of the gleaming moon.

Around the seating were countless colorful lights.
The guests were led to their seats, whereas their juniors, like Tianming, would stand in a corner and watch.
Tianming didn ’t know many of the powerful officials or seniors that had come.
Among those he recognized were Dongyang Fen, Jiang An, Jiang Xiao, Jiang Jianying, and Wei Ji from the Ancient Greedwolf Clan, as well as others from the Ancient Taotie Clan, which was the strongest of the Ancient Clans.
Chong Yang, Jing Yue, and Ling Xing from the Ancient Qilin Clan were there, too.