Chapter 384

Once Bu Jingyun owes him a debt of gratitude, he will be absolutely loyal and could never betray him.

Now that his cultivation realm grows ever higher, he has less and less interest in personally managing the affairs of the world, and is in urgent need of a few trusted subordinates to govern for him.

Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and Qin Shuang are both loyal and blessed by Heaven and Earth — the very best choices.

Even if in the future he raises the Immortal Realm and elevates Fengyun into a higher-grade world, these people can still be used to guard the Three Realms — very convenient.

One could say that right now this investment looks a bit of a loss, but in the future it may not be.

A subordinate of unwavering loyalty is far more important than divine abilities or elixirs.

Divine abilities can be slowly acquired, but talent — especially talent capable of holding its own — is hard to come by.

"Let's go."

Zhang Taixuan signaled Xiong Ba to open the passage-through-time gate, and the group followed him through.

The next moment, a river of space-time manifested beside Zhang Taixuan, stretching outward; with a light grasp, two human figures dropped down from the void the next instant.

"Foster father! Mother!" At the sight of the two, Bu Jingyun could no longer hold back his tears. He stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and said, "I've finally seen you again."

"Jingyun?" Huo Butian was visibly shocked at the sight of Bu Jingyun, but the moment he caught sight of Xiong Ba, his expression immediately turned wary. "Xiong Ba!"

"Jingyun, how did you grow so big?"

"Foster father, Mother, please don't be alarmed yet." Bu Jingyun stepped forward to explain. "This is what happened…"

Huo Butian stared at the now-grown Bu Jingyun, somewhat startled and doubtful.

Still, Bu Jingyun's expression, bearing, and appearance were all so familiar that an utterly absurd feeling welled up within him.

How did this child grow so much in the blink of an eye!

After hearing Bu Jingyun's explanation, Huo Butian instead began to doubt his own life — pulled me out from within space-time, has the martial path really become this incredible?

"Huo Butian, if you don't believe it, just let Jingyun take you around for a stroll." Xiong Ba laughed heartily. "Let me show you the splendid rivers and mountains I've conquered over these years."

Huo Butian's expression shifted. "Xiong Ba, you have done too many unrighteous deeds…"

"Foster father." Bu Jingyun hurriedly held Huo Butian back. "Master is long since no longer the Master of before. Now, every person under heaven praises Master as a wise ruler. The chaos in this world ended long ago, and the common folk live prosperous lives. Let me take you to see, and you'll understand…"

"Xiong Ba — the common folk prosperous — Jingyun, do you truly think you haven't misspoken?" Huo Butian was somewhat speechless.

A man like Xiong Ba only acts with overbearing tyranny; in his struggle for hegemony over the world, when would he ever care whether the common folk live or die?

However, after he followed Bu Jingyun on a full circuit, the man was utterly dumbfounded.

Grain yields of several thousand catties per mu, extremely low taxes, universal education.

In those cities, in those countryside fields, the smiles on the common folk's faces could not be faked.

Seeing all this, Huo Butian felt as though he were in a dream.

"Jingyun, all of this is actually real?!" Huo Butian grabbed Bu Jingyun. "I haven't fallen into some illusion, have I?"

"No." Bu Jingyun was somewhat moved. "The change in events happened a few years ago, when…"

Huo Butian listened, his face full of shock: "I never expected a figure like Xiong Ba to encounter such a fateful opportunity. It's fortunate he changed; otherwise, the world would have suffered."

"Come, let's go back. I still haven't thanked the Dao Sovereign for the life-saving grace. Your mother is probably anxious waiting too; let's head back and talk more."

"Yes."

Returning to Tianxia Hui, Bu Jingyun immediately felt the place had become much more deserted.

"Oh? Where is the Dao Sovereign, his honored self?" Bu Jingyun asked one of the gang members.

"Does the Hall Master mean those Immortals from before?" the gang member replied. "Those Immortals have already left — they vanished in a whoosh, just like that."

"They went back?" Huo Butian and Bu Jingyun were somewhat crestfallen. "Then we can only thank the Dao Sovereign properly next time. 4.8"

Leading Huo Butian, he entered Tianxia Hui.

"Huo Butian, well?" Xiong Ba sat on the gang leader's throne. "The world I govern isn't bad, is it?"

"Hmph, although I'm very unconvinced. Still, Gang Leader Xiong, you truly have changed a great deal." Huo Butian gave a cold snort, his expression straightened, and he stepped forward to salute. "Huo offers many thanks to Gang Leader Xiong for the life-saving grace. In the future, should you have any need of me, feel free to give the order."

"Good!" Xiong Ba laughed heartily, and looked toward Bu Jingyun. "Jingyun, what say you?"

"So long as Master has orders, Jingyun has absolutely nothing to say against them." Bu Jingyun's expression was sincere, and a few hints of warmth appeared on his usually expressionless face.

Xiong Ba laughed heartily: "Good, good, good — I've been waiting for those very words. From now on, Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, Qin Shuang — the three of you will guard the world in my stead, and this old man will have a great deal more leisure."

"Yes, Gang Leader."

The three saluted; regarding today's turn of fortune, they could not quite fathom it.