Chapter 1212: Chapter 1211: Distorting Black and White

Second Young Master Yun and the others did not come in directly, but first observed from outside for a while, and only entered after thinking things through.

As soon as he stepped through the door, Second Young Master Yun said, "You two Divine Envoys have come from afar, and I failed to welcome you in person. I truly deserve to die ten thousand times!"

The phrase "deserve to die ten thousand times" is most often heard in palace dramas, spoken by ministers to the emperor. By saying this, Second Young Master Yun was making clear his own lowly status to the two, to dispel any dissatisfaction they might feel.

Although Second Young Master Yun was born into a powerful clan and had known glory all his life, he still saw some things very clearly. For example, these two young Divine Envoys before him—he knew full well that these two were absolutely not people he could afford to provoke, and their status was incomparably lofty, not something he could ever overstep.

The two of them opened their eyes when they heard Second Young Master Yun speak.

One of them stood up and said, "It’s fine. We happened to be resting here as well. You’re from the Yun family?"

Second Young Master Yun immediately said, "I am the second young master of the Yun family, and these two are Elder Zhangs from our family’s Cabinet."

"Do you have proof of identity?" the man asked.

Second Young Master Yun immediately took out a token, held it in both hands, and offered it over.

The Great Divine Envoy took the token, examined it carefully, and only after confirming it was genuine did he hand it back.

Second Young Master Yun received the token and said, "I beg the two Divine Envoys’ pardon. Originally, we intended to welcome the Divine Envoys at the New City Assembly. All nine great clans of Ancheng were there, more than enough to highlight the exalted status of you two Divine Envoys, and let everyone know that we live under the radiance of the Divine Envoys—what an honor that is. We simply did not expect an incident to occur at the New City Assembly, forcing us to cancel it and rush back, thereby neglecting the two Divine Envoys."

"Oh? And why is that?" the Great Divine Envoy asked.

Beside him, the Second Divine Envoy couldn’t be bothered to ask, and just sat down to start eating pastries and fruit, eating with great relish. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Seeing the Great Divine Envoy inquire, a trace of joy flashed through Second Young Master Yun’s eyes. He bowed and said, "It’s actually nothing much. There’s no need to trouble the Great Divine Envoy over it. You two have had a long and tiring journey. I’ve already arranged a grand feast. Please, have your meal first."

"No need, speak first," the Great Divine Envoy said, quite interested. He wanted to know what had happened.

Second Young Master Yun deliberately hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "It’s like this. Ancheng has always been the place where our nine great clans reside, and this is also something Flame Country permits. We live here; this is our turf. But there was a man who broke the longstanding peace in Ancheng, devouring our markets, and even injuring the younger generation of our other clans, insulting our Nine Venerable Clans. What is utterly intolerable is that this man actually challenged the Wu family’s Great Elder at the New City Assembly, injured him, and even angered the Ban family’s Elder Ban into fainting. Truly hateful. I originally wanted to rally the strength of several clans to capture this fiend, but we never expected they would bring hot weapons and try to kill us! Helpless, we had no choice but to compromise and endure their bullying. When I returned just now, I lost my composure over this matter and failed to come welcome the two Divine Envoys in time. I beg the two Divine Envoys’ pardon!"

With that speech, Second Young Master Yun painted Yang Chen and the others as unforgivable, heinous villains.

Off to the side, the black-robed and white-robed Elders frowned slightly, but said nothing more.

If they could use the strength of the Divine Envoys to deal with Yang Chen, it would actually be a good thing.

After listening, the Great Divine Envoy frowned and said, "How can there still be such a person? To act so arrogantly in Ancheng—does he not place the Nine Venerables in his eyes at all?"

"Alas!" Second Young Master Yun sighed, his face full of sorrow as he said, "The Great Divine Envoy may not know. Although the nine great clans acknowledge they belong to the Nine Venerables, Divine Envoys have not appeared in the secular world for many years. They feel the Nine Venerables now exist in name only. Though they still verbally acknowledge it, in their hearts they already treat the Nine Venerables as mere decoration. The Left Envoy who came about that recent incident was just going through the motions. Everyone merely dealt with him perfunctorily. Only I, the Right Envoy, with the Yun family supporting me from behind, receive some measure of respect. As for the rest... the influence of the Nine Venerables has already become negligible!"

The Great Divine Envoy frowned for a moment, his expression already somewhat displeased.

"In addition... regarding a Divine Envoy making a move, there’s another piece of news I must tell you. Some time ago, the Left Envoy our Yun family recommended was lured away by that man. He betrayed the Nine Venerables and betrayed our Yun family, and he almost killed me... This is all due to my poor guidance and limited cultivation, my failure to uphold the dignity of the Nine Venerables!" As he spoke, Second Young Master Yun dropped straight to one knee, bowed his head, and said in a deep voice, "I am willing to bear all responsibility. I ask the Divine Envoy to punish me!"

Seeing this, a trace of anger flashed through the Great Divine Envoy’s eyes. "To hold my Nine Venerables in contempt and lure away my Nine Venerable Left Envoy—someone like that... hmph! Get up! Don’t blame yourself. Your cultivation is limited; it’s normal that you were powerless. After all, with such mundane Cultivation Techniques, your growth has limits. The fact that you’ve cultivated to this level is already no easy feat. Another day, if I give you some pointers, it may not be impossible for you to break through again."

Hearing this, Second Young Master Yun couldn’t help becoming excited, his whole body trembling.

Even the black-robed Elder and white-robed Elder looked extremely stirred.

The two of them had been stuck at the bottleneck between Grandmaster and Divine Realm for decades and had never been able to break through. If they could receive guidance from the two Divine Envoys and break into the Divine Realm...

Thinking of this, all three of them could not help trembling with excitement.

After all, this was the Divine Realm!

The Grandmaster level is not the highest realm in Martial Arts. The highest realm is the Divine Realm experts!

The legendary Divine Realm!

Looking across the nine great clans, there is not a single clan with someone who has broken through to the Divine Realm!

If they truly reached the Divine Realm, unifying the nine great clans would no longer be a mere dream!

Thinking of this, Second Young Master Yun dropped to both knees and kowtowed to the Great Divine Envoy, saying, "Many thanks, Divine Envoy, sir!"

"No need to be anxious. It’s a trivial matter. Teaching you a little something is no big deal. The task of protecting the Nine Venerables in the future will still have to be entrusted to you," the Great Divine Envoy said lightly.

As if to him, the Divine Realm was as simple as eating and sleeping.

Hearing this, Second Young Master Yun felt even more dread toward the power behind the Divine Envoys.

"Senior Brother, can we go eat first? I’m starving. We’ve been traveling all this way and haven’t had a proper meal! Isn’t it just some jumping clown? After we eat, just have this so‑called Second Young Master Yun take me over and I’ll wipe him out. Why make it so troublesome?" the Second Divine Envoy said casually.

The Great Divine Envoy frowned and scolded, "Shut up! Have you forgotten what Master told us before we came down the mountain? I am in charge of how this matter is handled. Don’t spout nonsense!"

"All right, all right! Can we at least eat first?" The Second Divine Envoy was clearly starving.

Second Young Master Yun hurriedly scrambled up from the floor and said obsequiously, "Yes, yes, yes! Let’s eat first. I’ve already had the dishes prepared. Divine Envoys, this way please!"

The two nodded and followed the butler leading the way ahead.

Second Young Master Yun walked behind the two of them, looking at their backs. A vicious glint flashed in his eyes as his fists clenched tight, and he cursed inwardly, "Yang Chen! Now that the Divine Envoys are willing to take action, you’re dead this time!"