Chapter 646: Chapter 645 But it’s about your daughter Yun Wan
As soon as the Emperor spoke, everyone from the Yun Family couldn’t help but look at each other in surprise for a while. In the end, their eyes all fell on Old Island Master Yun.
However, Old Island Master Yun’s gaze fell upon Xiaosuisui.
At this time, even Old Island Master Yun himself couldn’t understand why he was always looking at this baby sitting below him.
Seeing Old Island Master Yun’s gaze fall upon her, Xiaosuisui chuckled lightly and said,
"My fath... my father indeed does not intend to eliminate bandits at sea."
Upon hearing this, Old Island Master Yun just nodded slightly, smiled lightly, and said, "Great-grandfather believes in you."
"Yunzhou Island has been established for more than 300 years. When our Yun Family’s ancestors first came here and settled, it was during the transition between the previous dynasty and the one before it. We migrated due to the imperial court’s turmoil and the nation’s wars.
"The people were struggling to survive, and our ancestors truly had no way out, so they occupied the mountains and declared themselves kings. Later, when the previous dynasty was newly established and began suppressing bandits everywhere, our ancestors had no path of retreat.
"Thus, they led a band of bandits here, took root, and became pirates!"
What Old Island Master Yun said was utterly shocking to the Emperor and Ji Youzhi’s party.
"Do you find what I’m saying strange?"
The Emperor nodded, and following suit, Ji Youzhi added, "It is indeed very strange, Grandfather Yun. Given Yunzhou Island’s position at sea, why has our Great Han never heard of such a formidable force?"
Ji Youzhi’s question hit the nail on the head. Old Island Master Yun sighed and said,
"Since we on Yunzhou Island are pirates, we naturally committed all sorts of atrocities. When we robbed, we made sure no one survived. We either captured the people along with their ships or killed them outright. We were only after wealth. Gradually, there were no more ships at sea."
Ji Youzhi’s mouth fell open, and the Emperor was filled with such rage that the veins on the back of his hand bulged. At that moment, he wished he could dispatch his army of 300,000 to raze Yunzhou Island to the ground.
However, the words that followed from Old Island Master Yun gradually suppressed the anger simmering within him.
"As ships gradually disappeared, naturally, fewer and fewer people came to know that such vicious pirates as us existed on the Yunhang Sea."
The Emperor and Ji Youzhi were both secretly surprised. Old Island Master Yun actually used such a brutal term to describe themselves!
A person who uses such severe words to describe themselves is either bluffing or telling the truth, and Old Island Master Yun did not seem like a braggart. That means the pirates of Yunzhou Island are indeed very brutal.
Thinking this, their eyes unconsciously scanned every person in the Flower Hall. Their eyes narrowed; every individual present was a master of at least the Sixth Realm.
Yun Cang, Old Island Master Yun’s eldest son, was even more formidable—just one step away from reaching the Grandmaster realm.
With this discovery, both the Emperor and Ji Youzhi couldn’t help but feel a deep, unsettling fear.
Old Island Master Yun’s eldest son was already a Half-Step Grandmaster; what about Old Island Master Yun himself? No wonder he could exude such an oppressive aura earlier!
Ji Youzhi was no less shocked than the Emperor. His shock stemmed from associating his mother’s Martial Arts with those of his uncles present here. From childhood, Old Madam Ji had always seemed to be in excellent health and had never fallen ill. Her way of teaching them had also been exceptionally clear and methodical. It appeared that their father had been their initial Martial Arts instructor in their early years. However, when they were practicing and honing their fundamentals, it was always their mother who supervised them, watching with a smile. Seeing their mother’s smiling face, they couldn’t help but practice diligently.
Ji Youzhi still remembered the night before he and his brother secretly left Ling Village for the capital. Their mother had spoken to them earnestly in their room. Could it be that, at that time, their mother actually knew their plan?
Ji Youzhi took a deep breath. If that was truly the case, what realm would their mother’s Martial Arts be at? His mother knew Martial Arts, but ever since they were children, they had only heard her say that her skill was just a little high, nothing worth mentioning. Moreover, they had never clearly seen her true martial prowess because, for all these years, their mother had never made a move!
Ji Youzhi exhaled heavily, his eyes fixed on Old Island Master Yun.