Chapter 279: Volume 1_Chapter 279: Extra: Return

Volume 1_Chapter 279: Extra: Return

After a few years, Donglin was considered stable.

Although Xuanyuan Ze was not a very good emperor, he was considered diligent, which was much better than Xuanyuan Kun.

However, Xihai was always ambitious, wanting to unify the world.

Added to this was the pushing of the Nanli National Preceptor, Ouyang Xi.

Speaking of this, one had to mention Ouyang Xi's identity.

Ouyang Xi, real name Qin Ran, was the Third Prince of Xihai, the legitimate son of the Xihai Empress.

After the Xihai Empress passed away, the reputation of Qin Ran cursing his relatives spread.

Not long after, Qin Ran's younger sister, born of the same mother, died suddenly.

After this incident, Qin Ran was ordered to be executed.

However, in the process, a loyal servant protected the master, Qin Ran escaped, and eventually fell off a cliff; although the body was not found, his death was directly announced.

From then on, in the Xihai royal genealogy, after Qin Ran's name, the word "deceased" was written.

At that time, Qin Ran was only eight years old and was directly declared dead.

Afterward, the Noble Consort—the mother of Qin Ye and Qin Yan—became the Empress.

And all of this was the conspiracy of the current Xihai Empress.

Even the death of the former Empress was related to the current Empress.

And all of this was with the acquiescence of the Xihai Emperor.

Such deep hatred naturally made Qin Ran—that is, Ouyang Xi—hate Xihai to the core.

Because of hatred, Ouyang Xi wanted to destroy Xihai.

Xihai was powerful; who could destroy it?

Only a world war.

And Donglin, being between Nanli and Xihai, was naturally affected; added to this, the Xihai Emperor and the Nanli Emperor both coveted Donglin's territory, so they naturally intended to deal with Donglin.

Thus, the people of Donglin were miserable.

Xuanyuan Ze was even more overwhelmed.

Even if Xuanyuan Ze was good at using people, he didn't have a powerhouse like Ye Lanjue to hold the fort, so Donglin was still miserable.

Just when everyone thought Donglin was finished, a man and a woman appeared on the Nan-Xi battlefield, turning the tide.

The territory of Donglin annexed by Nanli was returned one by one, and half of the cities of the lost territory were also returned.

And Xihai was retreating steadily; in the end, the Emperor was killed by the man leading the army, and Xihai was thus annexed by Donglin.

Donglin's territory was preserved.

And it almost completed a unification of the Tianqi Continent.

Afterward, everyone knew that the man and woman were the Regent and the Regent Consort of Donglin.

In the capital of Donglin, the people lined the streets to welcome them.

Many people were surprised to find that Yun Qiyue was as beautiful as a fairy.

Many people who had looked down on Yun Qiyue felt ashamed.

And Ye Lanjue still wore a mask, making it difficult for people to see his true face.

And at this time, the Old Marquis, who had been lonely for many years waiting for his grandson and granddaughter to return, was lonely sunning himself in the courtyard.

A few years passed, and the Old Marquis looked much older, appearing somewhat desolate.

But suddenly, the Old Marquis seemed to hear the sound of children talking.

The Old Marquis opened his eyes, his eyes filled with hidden loneliness.

When he looked toward the corner where the children were making sounds not far away, he saw four children standing in a row there.

Among them, there were two boys and one girl, who looked about the same age, and their appearance was also similar; these three children were about five or six years old.

As for the fourth, it was a two-year-old little girl, walking a bit unsteadily.

Several children were blinking their eyes at the Old Marquis at this moment.

"Grandfather."

Among them, a clever-looking boy spoke, smiling.

Then, the older little girl held the younger little girl and walked over directly, also calling out, "Grandfather."

Even the two-year-old girl mumbled, calling "Grand—father... home..."

The Old Marquis felt that he must not have woken up.

Otherwise, how could he see these few familiar, cute children?

So, the Old Marquis closed his eyes again.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, the Old Marquis felt his clothes being pulled.

Then, several little guys actually used him as a ladder to climb, climbing directly onto his body.

Three children climbed onto him; the two-year-old girl couldn't climb up.

Thus, the Old Marquis discovered that this was not a dream.

"Whose children are you, and how did you run here?"

In this large mansion, he was the only one, which was truly lonely.

So, having children come, the Old Marquis was happy in his heart, and his tone naturally revealed gentleness.

But the security of the General's Mansion shouldn't be so lax, right? Actually letting a few children run in.

"We are from your house." The little girl tilted her head, smiling.

The two little boys also said in unison, "We are from Grandfather's house."

The two-year-old girl bit her finger, babbling, "Grand—father... home... home..."

The Old Marquis naturally didn't believe it.

Could he not know if there were children in their house?

The whole capital knew that he, Yun Yongyuan, was a lonely man.

However, just at this time, a familiar voice, as if from a dream, sounded: "You few, you cannot bully Grandfather like this."

If there weren't children on his body, Yun Yongyuan would have jumped up from his chair in surprise.

This voice...

The Old Marquis looked tremblingly toward the source of the voice.

When his gaze fell on the young woman, the Old Marquis's eyes moistened.

That woman was naturally Yun Qiyue.

And beside Yun Qiyue stood Yun Xiang, and Yun Xiang's wife, also a pretty and cute person.

Yun Qiyue looked at the Old Marquis's old and lonely appearance, her nose felt sour, and her eyes turned red, "Grandfather, I have brought my brother back."

Saying this, she looked at the children on the Old Marquis with a smile, "And our children."

At this time, Yun Xiang also stepped forward and knelt before the Old Marquis with a "thump."

"Grandfather—Xiang'er, is back!"

The war ended, and Donglin became the largest country in the Tianqi Continent.

Xuanyuan Ze admitted that he could not govern such a large country well, so he directly ran away with the Empress, leaving behind an edict, indicating that the Donglin empire was returned to the Ye clan.

Ye Lanjue ascended the throne; although he did not unify the world, he created a rare peace and prosperity in the Tianqi Continent.