Writing a daughter-in-law’s name on the Clan’s Major Events Records needed to be discussed by the three elders, but Elder Yue Hai had proposed it during their Clan’s Feast instead. This matter had shocked the whole clan.
Increasing position through son’s achievements. (Shiro: some chinese idiom. I tried)
Because of Yue Yang’s power, Fourth Mother’s position in the Yue Clan had suddenly shot up to the top. No person would dare ridicule her now.
Those relatives and servants who had bullied her previously, in particular, had all visited her and begged for her forgiveness.
Fortunately Fourth Mother was a benevolent person. She didn’t argue with them, otherwise a lot of people would definitely need to receive a plank beating… Right now, the whole Yue Clan understood Fourth Mother’s position. Furthermore her position would not decline for a long period of time, instead, her position would become more and more important in the future. This was because of Yue Yang, that madman, who did not even bat an eyelid when killing a person, had only suddenly rise in power. In the future, it was unknown how powerful he would get.
A lot of people thought that even using the most conservative estimation, this madman would at least be the second Yue Qiu. Following his father’s footsteps, he would become the Clan’s second [Overlord].
Yue Yang did not attend the Clan’s Feast, but elder Yue Hai had already arranged for his seat to be very close to his side.
He was only below the First Master Yue Shan and the Second Master Yue Ling.
Hence, it can be said that Elder Yue Hai’s affirmation of Yue Yang was made extremely clear.
Elder Yue Hai did not see Yue Yang, so he did not mention Yue Yang during the Clan’s Feast at all. However, he had praised Fourth Mother many times, even rewarding her an ancestor’s diary. On the surface, he had said that the diary was to reward her for her virtues, but even a fool would know that this was his way of giving Yue Yang the Puppet Handbook.
This was a book, which was written in collaboration between Ghost Genius Yue Gong and the Yue Clan’s Five Great Puppet Masters, Tai, Hua, Heng, Heng and Song, titled the Puppet Handbook. It was the Yue Clan’s greatest treasure. The number of people who owned this Handbook in the Yue Clan could be counted on less than ten fingers. First Young Master Yue Tian and Fourth Young Master Yue Yan had longed for it for a long time, but elder Yue Hai and the other elders had never given it to them. Who would have thought that today, the one received this treasure was Yue Yang, the person who had made an enemy out of the entire clan? This was the proof that strength was the most important thing in this world. It was also true according to the Yue Clan’s ways that they have upheld generation by generations. Whoever was the most outstanding would receive the most benefits and backing from the entire Clan.
It was said that the substitute Clan Head, Yue Shan, was not angry at all and had even applauded enthusiastically, personally handing the Puppet Handbook to Fourth Mother. Furthermore, he had also apologized for all the previous misunderstandings they had.
When Yue Bing told him about this after she returned, Yue Yang was absolutely horrified.
This Yue Shan was practically a huge hypocrite. Luckily, he was not Linghu Chong, otherwise, it would be really tragic…
(Shiro: Linghu Chong is the main character of Jin Yong’s novel, The Smilling, Proud Wanderer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiling,_Proud_Wanderer)
Ten days later.
Yue Yang and Yue Bing bid their farewell to Fourth Mother, and began their journey towards Shang Jing in the Da Xia Empire’s capital.
Yue Bing had gone to prepare the procedure for her withdrawal from the Shang Jing Academy, while Yue Yang went towards the Ivy Academy directly opposite Shang Jin Academy to report his attendance. Compared to the tall, heroic looking front gate of the Shang Jing Academy, the Ivy Academy, that was only separated from the Shang Jing Academy by a big road in between them, was simply trash that couldn’t even be trashier. Other than the nice looking greenery, it simply had nothing at all.
“Anyone here?” Yue Yang was worried that if he had shouted even louder, the dilapidated roof and walls would collapse. Hence, he only called out with a soft voice.
“It’s okay, this door has been this way for hundreds of years already, it won’t collapse. Don’t worry too much and come in.” There was an elderly man with a goatee beard poking his head out from inside, waving at Yue Yang. Yue Yang started sweating in speechlessness. He could let it go if it was only Shang Jing Academy’s tall and heroic looking Front Gate, but they even had a hot and sexy, beautiful upperclasswoman waiting to welcome new students, and appointed handsome male students as student leaders. There were also majestic-looking silver-armoured guards standing outside… This Ivy Academy was like a hellhole. If he wanted to shoot a horror movie, he didn’t even