Chapter 366: Chapter 200: Husband and Wife Meet_3
Translator: 549690339
However, to avoid any problems and ensure caution, Lu Yuan sought the help of the Five Poisons Sect, requesting his father-in-law to join the action.
As time passed…
By the end of the year, or on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Qing, Lu Yuan’s disciple, finally took control of Qianling County City with twenty thousand troops and reorganised the thirty thousand Miao People in the city.
The chaos caused by the Five Poisons Sect, which had haunted the region of Dongting for over two years, finally subsided.
Lu Yuan fulfilled his responsibility to the court – quelling the rebellion of the Five Poisons Sect and restoring local peace.
The experts of the Five Poisons Sect retreated back to their old nest and licked their wounds in secret after handing over their forces.
After the devastation of the war…
Not only did the Yue people of Dongting suffer heavy losses, but the Miao people also suffered greatly.
The strength of the Five Poisons Sect, based on the Miao people, also suffered a great loss under these circumstances.
The newly restored Right Protector and elders only left one Right Protector alive. Including Lan Zhaoyun, there are only two first-rate experts left in the Sect.
Moreover, those second-rate experts, originally numbering around fifty or sixty, and third-rate experts, who originally numbered in the hundreds, were gradually wiped out in the war.
By now, there are only twenty-one second-rate experts and sixty-seven third-rate experts left in the Five Poisons Sect.
As for the ordinary members of the Sect, their numbers have also dwindled from tens of thousands to less than a thousand, leaving only seven or eight hundred.
It could be said that, after the war, the strength of the Five Poisons Sect diminished by more than eighty percent.
The foundation of this once-preeminent sect was reduced to that of a common first-rate sect in the blink of an eye.
This loss cannot simply be described as tragic.
To be more accurate, it is on the verge of losing its Dao inheritance and being extinguished as a sect.
If they hadn’t managed to keep the Saintess, a born Grandmaster, this rebellion of Five Poisons Sect would have left them destitute.
The loss was so great that Lan Zhaoyun didn’t have the energy to fight anymore.
Now, he could only lead his people to retreat to the Main Hall, lick their wounds slowly and recuperate.
At most, some people would be sent to maintain the branches in Wuling Prefecture to keep up appearances.
Nothing more could be done.
After all, they lost the fight, and Dongting is now under Lu Yuan’s control. If the Five Poisons Sect were to act arrogantly, wouldn’t they be disrespecting their new son-in-law?
Lan Zhaoyun wouldn’t be so thoughtless as to force his son-in-law to take up arms again so soon after laying down his weapon.
Feelings, relationships, are not as reliable as one might expect in the face of interests.
However, even though the Five Poisons Sect has suffered such a loss, it still has much stronger combat power at the middle and top levels compared to Lu Yuan’s side.
For example, their twenty-one second-rate experts and sixty-seven third-rate experts are almost double the number of disciples under Lu Yuan’s command.
This force is still very powerful.
It was optimally utilized at this time.
Since it’s free labour, why not use it?
And to think pessimistically…
If these experts of the Five Poisons Sect were left on their own, Lu Yuan would worry about what they might be doing behind his back. He would have to devote some energy to monitoring them.
Rather than do that, it would be better to keep them all within his reach so that their every move was under his scrutiny, which feels much safer.
Upon receiving Lu Yuan’s order, Lan Zhaoyun didn’t object and agreed readily.
He didn’t just agree – he brought out most of the remaining forces of the Sect.
After the New Year, on the third day after receiving the betrothal gifts of True Person Anqiu, the Five Poisons Sect and Lu Yuan announced their decision to form marriage alliance to the public.
In the fifth year of Hongdao, on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Leaving some people to guard the Main Hall and branches, Lan Zhaoyun brought his daughter, along with fifteen second-rate experts and fifty third-rate experts to Lu Yuan’s army to follow orders.
In the main hall of Lu Yuan’s mansion in Shaoyang City.
“Come, daughter, come here.”
After Lan Zhaoyun entered the hall and saw Lu Yuan, he beckoned to his daughter behind him and asked her to come forward, smiling, “This is General Lu, your future husband. Say something.”
“General Lu.” Lan Cai’er spoke coldly, only slightly acknowledging Lu Yuan, and then remained silent.
It was clear that the Saintess, though she agreed to the marriage, had no feelings for her future husband.
It’s understandable.
Just last year, Lan Cai’er dared to breach an army of ten thousand, attempting to assassinate Lu Yuan.
Now, not even a year has passed and she is suddenly going to marry her former enemy. It’s a difficult adjustment for anyone.
“General, don’t be offended. Cai’er is just a bit cold…”
Seeing this, Lan Zhaoyun glanced reproachfully at his daughter, then turned to Lu Yuan and said with an awkward smile.
“It’s fine.”
Lu Yuan stopped Lan Zhaoyun’s words, smiled, and didn’t mind. Then, turning to Lan Cai’er, he said warmly, “Miss Lan, it’s been years since we last met, but Miss Lan is still as charming as ever.”
To this day, Lan Cai’er’s assassination attempt was still vivid in his mind.
Being a newly promoted innate, able to escape alive from the midst of a great army, even under the constraint of another innate Grandmaster.
Not to mention, simply this strength is enough to make one gasp in admiration.
Even if she were to submit temporarily, and was about to marry him, Lu Yuan could not truly disrespect her.
The appropriate respect must be offered.
Otherwise, after the two became husband and wife, if the Saintess took the opportunity of their intimate moments to poison or plant a Gu (a legendary curse), what would he do?
The Gu worms of the Five Poisons Sect are very powerful.
Old Master Yan Wangqiu had to expend great effort to deal with the Gu insect suddenly thrown out by Lan Cai’er, and even managed to let the Saintess escape.
With the previous lesson in mind, Lu Yuan naturally became cautious this time.
In truth, once the two marry and become husband and wife.
During their conjugal moments, he’d probably be anxious and afraid to proceed.
Resignedly, having such a wife requires maintaining a good relationship with her for survival – would you really dare to let your guard down?
Maybe he’ll be dead and cold before he knows what’s happened.