Ark Undead

"That girl, is she really Wei Yanwu's niece?"

"Yes."

The immortal nodded in agreement.

"good."

Nian nodded in approval, and Ling's expression was also very pleasant.

The immortals didn't understand what the two of them were talking about.

"What do you mean?"

Nian didn't speak; instead, Ling spoke first.

"The Imperial Household Department has been disbanded. The old emperor is paving the way for the next emperor, and young Wei is cultivating a successor. He even sent this girl back to the Great Yan with you to meet the Celestial Master and train in the Embroidered Uniform Guard to hone her mind and will. What do you think this means?"

Ling was still a little confused when she saw the appearance of the immortal. She sighed and said.

"The current emperor is about to end his term. And in these turbulent times, there is a need for another person who can take charge and succeed him."

“Wei Yanwu is just such a candidate. He carries the blood of the ancestors, and his bloodline is pure, making him capable of inheriting the throne. Moreover, although he is in Longmen, he can always keep a close eye on the internal situation of the Great Yan Dynasty, and at the same time, he can easily resolve the harassment from the faction of ministers in the court who are hostile to him.”

"He and the old emperor had already made extensive secret communications, and once the old emperor passed away, Wei Yanwu was ready to step in at any time. After all, they were brothers, and they could understand each other's thoughts to some extent."

Ling raised his glass, took a sip of wine, and spoke again.

"Then tell me, once Wei Yanwu's term at Longmen ends, if the old emperor uses a single decree to bring Wei Yanwu back to the throne, won't Longmen be without a leader again?"

"As the gateway to the outside world for the Great Yan, Longmen's fame throughout the world is due to Wei Yanwu's crucial governance in its geographically complex and intertwined location. This also proves the importance of Longmen to the Great Yan."

"Such an important position should not be given to a mere child."

"Back then, Wei Yanwu was banished to Longmen by his own brother, supposedly as an exile. But wasn't that also giving him an opportunity to build up his own power?"

"The royal family of the Great Yan may also have the same intrigue and deceit as other countries. But when faced with matters of great importance, everyone takes responsibility. Under the whole sky, all land belongs to the king, and the existence of the king's land has never been for the royal family, but for the common people."

After saying this, Ling finished the drink in his glass.

The Undead sensed something amiss and said.

"Chen, will you take charge of Longmen afterward?"

"If you knew Wei Yanwu's life trajectory, you would find that what Chen is doing now is almost a carbon copy of Wei Yanwu."

Suddenly, she interrupted, saying...

"In his early years, as one of the princes, he joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard to hunt demons and hone his martial arts skills, learning the royal secret sword techniques. He also studied thunder magic and talismans with the Celestial Master for a period of time. Later, he followed the army, met the True Fire, and kept demons away from the Jade Gate Pass in the north."

"Afterwards, a new king ascended the throne, and Wei Yanwu was forced to be exiled thousands of miles away to Longmen. However, the capital city where the new king took the throne did not interfere much with the development of Longmen. On the contrary, it granted him a great deal of freedom, allowing Wei Yanwu to handle the affairs of Longmen and develop Longmen on his own."

"Longmen is less a place of exile and more a place of nurturing successors and storing future kings."

"Wei Yanwu is still stationed at Longmen, but Chen has followed you to Da Yan to meet the Old Celestial Master. Then he will deal with matters related to demons in Shang Shu. In a couple of days, he may even accompany you to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, thousands of miles away, to pay homage to the True Fire. If anything else happens, he will definitely follow you all the way and fight alongside you."

Nian clicked her tongue and looked at the immortal, chuckling as she spoke.

"You wouldn't believe it, would you? Chen, who is ostensibly here to be your guide, is actually doing you a favor by being able to complete her training under your protection."

"After she has completed her mission with the army, she will return to Longmen. By then, the old emperor will be nearing his end."

The immortals were speechless.

No wonder that when they were at Shangshu Ferry, Chen's familiarity with the Great Yan was not even as great as Ongstan's.

Onstan remained calm; he had long since noticed that something was wrong with Chen.

How does it feel to be used?

She was always stirring things up from the sidelines; that's just her personality. Whenever she finds something amusing, she has to go and see what's going on and say a few words.

The Undead shook his head; he didn't feel like he was being used.

"good."

In any case, it was like a deal. The Undead wanted to come to Yan Kingdom, so Wei Yanwu informed the capital of Yan Kingdom in advance and gave the Undead plenty of convenience so that he could participate in the operation against the Abyss as soon as possible.

Even if the immortal is a divine general, this help is still worthwhile for the immortal to protect Chen for Wei Yanwu.

"Tsk, boring."

Nian rolled her eyes; she felt the reaction from the undead was too bland.

Ling smiled and said that in her memory, the Undead had always been like this, and had not changed at all.

Only Xi remained seated, her eyes vacant.

She wasn't calm; she had just been trembling for so long that her body was numb.

However, to be fair, after sitting at a hot pot restaurant with the Undead for an entire time, Xi had developed some resistance to it.

Even now, when I see hot pot bubbling with red broth, I dare to pick up my chopsticks and eat some vegetables.

Greyhound ate with great relish. Anyway, the conversation between everyone had nothing to do with him; he was just someone who freeloaded and incidentally organized a dinner party.

W didn't say anything, but listened to the Undead's conversation and secretly wrote everything down.

I feel like it might be useful in the future.

These two are like puppets; one only knows how to eat, and the other only keeps his head tucked in.

The immortal picked up his wine cup, only to find it empty. He paused for a moment, and before he could put the cup down, he saw a wine gourd approaching from the side.

Ling smiled at the immortal and asked.

Would you like some more?

"Yes, thank you."

The immortal nodded in acceptance.

After finishing their hotpot meal, Greyhound happily took the immortal bank card and ran to swipe it.

She looks like a spoiled brat who's been kept by a sugar daddy.

W, sensing the situation, went outside the hot pot restaurant first. She saw Ling leaning towards the Undead without making a sound, clearly wanting to whisper something to him.

Ongstein also said he would go outside for a while to get some fresh air and stretch.

After everyone had left, Ling put away his wine gourd and sat a little further away from the Undead.

"There's something I wanted to ask you."

He ordered the wine gourd to be hung on his waist, and to use the last cup of wine to drink a little of Watson's wine.

"After Shang Shu ends, you're planning to go to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, right?"

"Yes."

The Undying Man nodded. The reason he came to the Great Yan was to see the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and the so-called True Fire that suppressed the demons there.

See what that real fire is, and whether it is part of your own primordial fire.

"Hmm... So, do you have any plans to go north with Yumen after that?"

This is the first time I've heard of the Undying Man heading north.

As far as he knew, wasn't the territory of Ursus to the north?

"North, Ursus?"

"The immortal asked."

"Are you at war with Ursus?"

Ling shook her head, took a sip of wine, and her eyes became slightly unfocused when she talked about going north.

"The setting sun over the long river, the lone smoke rising from the vast desert. Further away, there is ice and snow and tundra. Buried there are the bones of countless good men. Some of them could not even return to their roots. For the sake of their families and people, they were forever stranded in that far north."

The hot breath swirled through my throat as I swallowed the wine, finally settling into a sigh as my lips parted.

"This is something that many countries don't know: the Great Yan and Ursus have been secretly cooperating."

"So, when I heard that the Reunion Movement controlled Chernobog to crash into Lungmen, I knew there was definitely someone else behind it, trying to worsen the relationship between Great Yan and Ursus."

Ling nudged Xi, who was standing next to him.

Xi reluctantly waved her hand, splashing ink into the air, blackening the sky above the hot pot, and then solidifying it into a clear black and white map.

"The northern front is extremely long, and Ursus, as the main force defending the north, has been suffering from a great loss of combat power. It is unrealistic to expect Ursus's soldiers to bear the entire burden of the northern front. Therefore, a long time ago, Ursus reached an agreement with our Great Yan, and the two countries jointly sent troops to defend the northern front."

At the same time, with a light tap of the brush in his hand, a battle line was marked out again on the black and white map.

It stretches along the northern border of Ursus, all the way to the north of Great Yan.

"The Cave of Ten Thousand Demons is important, but defending the North is equally important. With you here this time, the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons is not a concern in the short term. So after you go to the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons, Yumen will return to the northern front as soon as possible to replenish troops and defend the Great Wall."

"I just don't know what your plans are after this. Do you have other places to go, or will you go north with Yumen to see the scenery there?"

Speaking of the North, he becomes sentimental again.

“Those who have never been to the Great Wall will not understand how breathtaking the scenery is. The reason I am who I am today, instead of staying on the mountain sleeping day after day, is because hundreds of years ago, I also went on a military expedition.”

Speaking of himself back then, a hint of nostalgia appeared in his eyes.

"I was lucky enough to get a minor official position in the army. But beauty fades and time changes everything. Those brothers from back then have now turned into dust, most of them left on that desert."

As she spoke, Ling leaned back in her chair, and her hand unconsciously reached for her waist, where she had taken the wine gourd back into her hand.

The Undead didn't speak, but silently pushed his wine glass towards Ling's side, indicating that he wanted one too.

Onstan and the others waited outside for more than ten minutes before they saw the Undead and Ling come out.

Ling walked a little unsteadily, and Nian carried her, his face showing some helplessness.

Having just spoken of his innermost thoughts, he unconsciously began to drink heartily from his wine gourd.

Originally, Ling was a man who could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but if someone wanted to get drunk, you couldn't stop them.

Slightly tipsy, her mind wasn't very clear, so it was a good opportunity for her to calm down by herself for a while.

The immortal man managed to get a few more sips of wine at the end.

"Is it all done?"

The greyhound turned around and asked a casual question.

What are your plans?