Chapter 950: Fame Soars

The Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince both immediately began to wield their power, contacting their trusted aides to pave the way for Ye Liuyun.

The Daxia Chao had already received Hu Tianhai's news long ago; now the entire court is in upheaval.

The ministers are dispatching agents to probe the strength of the Moyu Alliance, discussing how to retake Yi Cheng and how to deal with the rebel Demon Race and Demon Cultivators this time.

The Daxia Chao continues to receive reports from Moyu.

"Not a single soul survived at Chengzhu Fu; over a hundred thousand garrison troops, half fell in battle, half surrendered. Yi Cheng has already fallen into the hands of the Moyu Alliance."

"After seizing power, the Moyu Alliance rampaged, plundering Chengzhu Fu and the merchants' guild."

"Brave Fierce Marquis has already led troops to quell the rebellion and recapture Yi Cheng."

The subsequent reports bear the fingerprints of the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince's machinations.

"Ye Liuyun personally commanded a great army, displaying divine bravery in killing the enemy; with twenty thousand elite soldiers, he fought to the death against two hundred thousand Demon Cultivators, repelling them."

"Ye Liuyun is incorporating the original fifty thousand garrison of Yi Cheng, strengthening defenses and stabilizing Yi Cheng's order."

"Ye Liuyun is preparing to continue the campaign, pursuing the Alliance members..."

Various rumors fly everywhere, most of which favor Ye Liuyun.

Calls to ennoble Ye Liuyun as a king, grant rewards, replenish resources, and urge him to press on are also beginning to surface.

The vacancy in the Moyu Yi Cheng originally sparked interest; many have already been scheming to fill it.

But Ye Liuyun, having the advantage of proximity, seized Yi Cheng back first.

Now, looking at the flood of rumors and the incoming good news, any clear‑sighted person can see that someone is fawning over Ye Liuyun.

The Crown Prince's faction remains silent. Several ministers among them have recently been found to have issues.

They know someone is targeting them, and with the Crown Prince in seclusion, they dare not be too conspicuous.

The Fourth Prince's people are clearly backing Ye Liuyun.

Strangely, this time the Seventh Prince's forces are also supporting Ye Liuyun.

Some other factions' members are also supporting Ye Liuyun.

This catches the Fourth Prince off guard.

"Ye Liuyun has even gotten the Seventh Prince on board? And these ministers?"

He begins to admire Ye Liuyun's ability in his heart.

Because the public outcry is unanimous, the Daxia Chao directly enfeoffs Ye Liuyun as the Brave Fierce King, designating Moyu as his domain.

Other honors and items will also be sent to Ye Liuyun.

Simultaneously, the Daxia Chao demands that Ye Liuyun completely govern Moyu, purge the rebels, and prevent similar incidents in the future.

Even on the Fourth Prince's suggestion, the Daxia Chao conscripted fifty thousand new soldiers for Ye Liuyun, equipped them, and sent them over together.

Ye Liuyun's great name finally spreads because of this.

Brave Fierce King Ye Liuyun, stationed in Moyu. That's a Prince with an actual office!

Moreover, its geographic location is crucial, being a mandatory passage through the Central Continent.

After receiving the news, Ye Liuyun and Qin Peng celebrated directly at Chengzhu Fu.

"Ha ha, now we needn't worry about conscription!" Qin Peng was the happiest.

After arriving here, he not only incorporated fifty thousand soldiers, and now the Daxia Chao has helped conscript another fifty thousand new troops.

Ye Liuyun immediately suggested that Cang Hong, who garrisons Brave Fierce Island, also come to Yi Cheng to assist.

Otherwise, leaving the training of over a hundred thousand troops and subsequent campaigns to Qin Peng alone would be overwhelming for him.

Qin Peng also began to consider promoting two deputy Leaders.

Not long after, Du Yan and Cang Hong arrived together at the Moyu Yi Cheng.

After the commercial district of Yi Cheng was destroyed, Ye Liuyun refrained from rebuilding, keeping it as is, waiting for Du Yan to redesign it.

With Cang Hong's assistance, Qin Peng found the tasks of incorporating soldiers and training much easier.

This time Du Yan did not come alone; he also brought Luo Yurou and a little beggar.

These two have, for a long time, followed their master Du Yan, cultivating while learning the trade, and have indeed progressed considerably.

According to Du Yan, they are soon able to 'hold the line alone'.

So wherever Du Yan goes, he brings them along to practice.

Luo Yurou is also eager to learn. After gaining more experience with Du Yan, she has become much more agile; her speech and actions are smoother than before.

Ye Liuyun has no objections. He simply hands over all trade matters to Du Yan.

After Du Yan arrived, he immediately monopolized trade such as Warships and long‑distance supply routes; no one else besides his family is allowed to operate.

He also forced the merchants' guild to take shares, otherwise it would not be permitted to open.

Subsequently, he began busy planning the reconstruction.

Ye Liuyun gave all the plundered guild supplies to Du Yan. Those resources are enough to support Du Yan's rebuilding of the commercial environment here.

Li Sanniang and Aizi followed later. Li Sanniang intends to open her tavern in Yi Cheng, feeling the city is lively.

Ye Liuyun simply let the hunchback and the blacksmith come over as well, giving them companions.

As for Brave Fierce Island, he assigned Du Yan and Qin Peng to arrange other people to manage it.

Immediately after, the Daxia Chao sent the Brave Fierce King's domain Token, honors, soldiers, and supplies.

Ye Liuyun first announced the jurisdiction of the domain, then busied himself with receiving the supplies and related matters.

For a month or two, Ye Liuyun's various affairs never ceased.

He must not only deal with visits and flattery from some people, but also handle probing from local Demon Race and Sect members.

Du Yan's construction is basically complete.

With Yi Cheng's status restored, it soon began operations.

Qin Peng's soldiers have all been reorganized and can now be handed to Cang Hong for training.

Ye Liuyun and Qin Peng also began gathering information, devising attack routes and battle plans.

After they finished discussing, Ye Liuyun immediately sent out troops.

Qin Peng led fifty thousand soldiers and two thousand elite troops, beginning to sweep through the domain area one by one.

Of the fifty or sixty high‑ranking experts, Ye Liuyun selected half with relatively lower cultivation levels for him to take; if they die in battle, their corpses can be turned in to the dynasty for credit.

The other half, with higher cultivation levels, were left by him to garrison Yi Cheng at the City Lord's mansion.

During the campaign, Ye Liuyun directly exterminated any demon race or sect that refused to submit to management.

He had Qin Peng collect the corpses and turn them in to the dynasty for military merit rewards.

The dynasty continually sent subsequent rewards to Moyu Yi Cheng, so Qin Peng's subsequent resources were also abundant for a time.

After Ye Liuyun followed Qin Peng and they defeated several major sects, he directly returned to Yi Cheng, letting Qin Peng continue the campaign on his own.

After he returned to Yi Cheng and saw that it had become orderly, he did not linger and directly returned to the Qian Long Academy.