Chapter 1946: Repel the Outside, Secure the Inside

After Ye Liuyun and the others had eaten and drunk their fill, he went to rest.

Inside the Space World, besides the lodgings built earlier by Liang Xue and others, there was also Man Shu's Snow City, enough to hold all these people.

Ye Liuyun also wanted to stay the night at Wu Qingcheng's, but she sent him back, and he then shoved Yu Er into his room.

"Yu Er is now a young lady; after being with you this long, you shouldn't hold back! Look at how many women you have—if you don't favor Yu Er soon, she'll be heartbroken!"

Wu Qingcheng said that, then shut the door, leaving Yu Er flushed and flustered.

"Master, I..." Yu Er stood at the door, gripping her garment's edge, unsure what to say.

"You, this title just can't be changed!"

Ye Liuyun had no choice with Yu Er.

"I'm used to calling her that!"

Yu Er murmured.

"We've been apart so long, never living together—do you blame me?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"No! Just being able to see you often already makes me very happy!"

Yu Er quickly said.

"Come over and sit!"

Ye Liuyun greeted Yu Er to sit beside the bed.

"Oh!"

Yu Er answered, sat down beside him with a flushed face, not daring to look up at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun then chatted with her about encountering the Ice Maiden.

That was also a moment that especially moved Ye Liuyun.

"You've been by my side for years, silently giving your all—you've worked hard! I usually don't take care of you enough!"

Ye Liuyun then also felt moved.

He really can't take care of all these people around him now.

"I'm not a little kid anymore—who needs looking after?"

As Yu Er chatted with Ye Liuyun, she gradually relaxed.

Only then did Ye Liuyun hold Yu Er in his arms, coax her a while, and then they lay down.

The next day, Wu Qingcheng again sent He Lian Xiu into Ye Liuyun's room.

Then Ye Liuyun began to complain to Wu Qingcheng.

"This isn't just my idea; it was also suggested by Miaoyin, Ning Shuang, Tian Qiong, and others."

"They said you must pacify the inside before repelling the outside!"

Wu Qingcheng laughed.

Over the following days, Lei Ming and Long Nv were also sent in turns to Ye Liuyun's room.

Among everyone, only Lei Ming was the most eager; as soon as she entered, she happily hugged Ye Liuyun: "Little brother, I've grown up—I can finally sleep with you! From now on I'll be your woman!"

Lei Ming has also been following Ye Liuyun for quite a while.

But Ye Liuyun has always regarded her as family.

Ye Liuyun helplessly said: "Now it's good—at last your wish has come true!"

"Heehee! I just like you—I've long decided on you!"

After saying that, Lei Ming immediately took off her clothes, slipped into Ye Liuyun's embrace, and even helped him undo his sash.

"Now that's great—you can finally do as you please!"

Ye Liuyun also laughed...

While Ye Liuyun busied himself with pacifying the inside, Yu Xiaofeng, Xiao Yunfang, Pei Yong, and others were helping him repel the outside.

Pei Yong returned from the south, and the whole way went smoothly without any major trouble.

The troops led by Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang constantly needed to fight.

Fortunately, their force of two hundred thousand from the Death Legion was strong enough, sweeping away any forces that dared resist along the way.

Just as the border armies were also completely subdued by them, Pei Yong had just finished his affairs in the south and rushed over to help organize the reinforcement troops.

When Yu Xiaofeng returned with his army, Pei Yong also brought back 150,000 soldiers with them, plus the over 80,000 he had previously brought back from the south.

Now, just his own command already numbers nearly 500,000 soldiers.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun's side has more than enough troop supplies.

Ye Tiandao's Vanguard Corps also began selecting the best from the best, filling up to three thousand men.

Spirit Cloud Pavilion, under Xuan Yuan Ling's leadership with Royal City as the center, has already expanded westward and southward.

Once Yu Xiaofeng returns and hands over the resources, Xuan Yuan Ling will immediately begin expanding northward.

Xuan Yuan Ling is truly overwhelmed, so Lin Luoyi also went to help, sharing much of her burden.

Lin Xiyao, as an Alchemist, and Tong Xin, as an Artificer, are also often asked by Xuan Yuan Ling to help.

Even when Xuan Yuan Ling is very busy, she hasn't forgotten the flute Ye Liuyun wanted, delivering it on time.

Ye Liuyun immediately gave it to Su Miaoyin, finally giving her a handy weapon.

Ye Liuyun also had Mu Lian Shi lead the Imperial Guard to clear bandits and obstacles on the road, ensuring the Spirit Cloud Business Association's transport lines, and also boosting the Imperial Guard's combat strength.

Mu Chang Qing, meanwhile, manages Ye Liuyun's governmental affairs in the southern region with ease, basically not needing Ye Liuyun to worry about anything.

Mu Chang Tian has already rushed to the central region, joining his eldest son Mu Lian Sheng, while also helping Ye Liuyun understand the situation there.

Ye Liuyun and his clone also took this opportunity to raise their cultivation to the mid‑fifth stage.

In other aspects, their strength is also steadily increasing.

The people and Monster Beast around him, their realms and strength, with the accumulation of abundant resources, also rose rapidly.

It can be said that everything went smoothly.

At this point, Ye Liuyun had He Lian Xiu contact Western Liang King He Lian Tian Yuan once, informing him that the Southern Region was basically secured, and the army had begun preparing to advance toward the Eastern Region.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun also contacted Guanshan Yue to gain a detailed understanding of the situation in the Eastern Region.

In summary, the most prominent feature of the Eastern Region is simply the word "many".

Many people, abundant resources, many major powers, many experts, many fierce beasts……

"Master, in the Spirit Clan I am a useless weakling who couldn't be weaker; you must never gauge the Spirit Clan by my strength."

"Even the Saintess's strength is considered inadequate in the Spirit Clan."

"Powers like the Spirit Clan and Dragon Clan are not weaker than those of the Central Region."

"They simply prefer to stay in the Eastern Region to reign as kings and overlords, rather than go to the Central Region to fight for fame and profit."

"Moreover, wars rarely break out in the Eastern Region."

"There, battles are mostly martial cultivator clashes between the major powers."

"Your great army would likely be of little use there."

"The martial cultivators of the Eastern Region are too strong."

"Just a dozen or so Seventh Layer martial cultivators could rout a hundred-thousand-strong army."

"Among the four major regions—East, South, West, and North—the West is the weakest, while the North and South are roughly equal."

"But even if those three regions united, they would still be no match for the East!"

"Guanshan Yue really did tell Ye Liuyun a lot of useful information, giving Ye Liuyun a deeper understanding of the Eastern Region."

"Then why have the major powers of the Eastern Region never attacked the Southern Region?"

Ye Liuyun asked doubtfully.

"They aren't unable to attack; they just think it's not worthwhile."

"To them, the Southern Region is too barren; conquering it would be useless! Sure, it has vast territory and a large population, but lacking resources, they'd have to invest resources to sustain it—just not worth it."

Guanshan Yue explained.

"No wonder the Western Liang King has shown no movement so far."

"He probably knows I won't take the Eastern Region that quickly."

Ye Liuyun thought to himself.