Of course, Tang Feng didn’t take Tang Qiyun’s words seriously. Tang Qiyun said he would handle it himself—how exactly did he plan to do that?
“Have someone make preparations. I’ll personally pay a visit to the Gu family,” Tang Feng said gravely. “And bring over the contract we signed with the lab last time.”
What he wanted to avoid most right now was internal conflict.
With outside forces eyeing them hungrily, any infighting at a time like this would cost them who knew how many more cities.
Tang Feng was prepared to go to the Gu family himself and negotiate with Gu Changsheng.
He fully understood just how serious this matter was. Gu Changsheng’s wife had already perished in the war, leaving him with only this one son.
Even Tang Feng had heard rumors about how Gu Changsheng doted on his child.
But before he could even set out for the Gu residence, the Gu family came to him instead.
They arrived with a large contingent—the top commanders of the Gu family’s army and air force, the most powerful military corps in the nation. Even Tang Feng, the undefeated general, viewed them with considerable caution.
Every single one of Gu Changsheng’s most capable officers had shown up.
Seeing so many people appear directly at the Tang household, even Tang Feng couldn’t suppress a shudder deep down.
There was no doubt—these people had come for Tang Qiyun.
“Hurry, call the Second Young Master over,” Tang Feng ordered his chief of staff as soon as he received the news.
Tang Qiyun had already finished his bath and changed back into his usual long gown.
He knew full well that this situation was unlikely to be resolved peacefully.
“Qiyun, we’re in the wrong here this time,” Tang Feng said in a low voice when he saw him. “Go and offer the Gu family a sincere apology. I’ll handle the rest!”
But there was no hint of remorse on Tang Qiyun’s face. His tone was almost cold. “No need.”
“Gu Shuang has already put the word out—he wants to make your life a living hell, and he’s dead set on taking Ye Shaohua,” Tang Qihang added, having gotten wind of the news. “And you’re still being this stubborn? Even the Tang family won’t be able to protect you.”
Yes, the Tang family was the top warlord power in the south.
But their territory was along the coast, surrounded by hostile nations, which meant they faced far more constraints than the north.
Because of that, if they actually went to war, the Tang family could only commit half of their military strength.
“You…” Tang Feng looked at his son and realized he’d been wrong about him. This boy wasn’t like him at all—he was far more reckless. Even Tang Feng himself wouldn’t dare be this arrogant. “Tang Qiyun, just behave yourself! Didn’t you hear what your brother just said? This isn’t the time for romantic entanglements! A real man has to know when to gain and when to lose—stop thinking about anything else right now!”
Yet no matter what Tang Feng said, Tang Qiyun’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
“No way. The Gu family must apologize to Little Shaohua. Stay out of this!” Tang Qiyun let out a cold laugh. “They want to make my life a living hell? Fine. I’ll go to the Gu residence right now and see exactly where Gu Shuang gets his nerve!”
“Tang Qiyun!” Sensing that his son wasn’t joking, Tang Feng’s face drastically shifted.
Was he actually about to start a war?
Even Tang Qihang, who’d always looked down on Tang Qiyun, grew anxious at this point.
Was Tang Qiyun an idiot or something?
At a time like this, he was still hung up on that second Miss Ye—a girl Tang Qihang couldn’t even see the appeal in.
Tang Qihang couldn’t for the life of him understand what Gu Shuang saw in Ye Shaohua that was worth all this trouble.
But Tang Qiyun paid them no mind. He simply brushed past the chief of staff and Tang Feng, who tried to block his way, and fixed his cold, sharp gaze on the commanders of the Northern Corps.
“Wu Mingze, Cheng Hong, Ren Zhenxiong!”
“Gu Changsheng’s son has declared he’ll make my life a living hell. Well, I’d like to see just how they plan to do that,” Tang Qiyun said, still clad in his long robe, his dark lashes lowered to reveal eyes that seemed to hold shards of ice. “The three of you listen well—just follow me to the Gu residence. That’s all.”
When the three commanders had received their secret orders, they’d been wondering just who had managed to provoke this great demon.
Now that they heard it was Gu Changsheng…
The three exchanged a glance. Gu Changsheng’s position as the overlord of the north was already starting to wobble—he should have been trying to win over this great demon, not provoke him!
Still, none of them had ever seen Tang Qiyun like this before. They immediately accepted the order: “Yes, sir!”
And what would be their justification?
Did the great demon who’d run roughshod through international training camps even need one?
No. He didn’t.
Though the northern region wasn’t as prosperous as the south, it was far vaster, and its power structures were far more tangled and complex.
The main reason Gu Changsheng had managed to become the northern overlord was that he had the support of the army, navy, and air force.
But… Gu Changsheng had forgotten one thing—who those three military branches truly belonged to.
The three corps cleared a path for Tang Qiyun and let him pass.
And behind him, the three commanders followed without hesitation. From start to finish, their movements were sharp and decisive.
Not a single one of them questioned Tang Qiyun’s orders. They holstered their weapons and marched forward in unison, a group of imposing figures filing out behind him like a tidal wave, radiating an almost apocalyptic aura.
These were the true warriors from the training camps!
No wonder no one had ever dared to invade the northern lands!
At that moment, Tang Feng finally understood the real difference between the Tang family’s forces and those of the north.
Yet what truly captured his attention now wasn’t these three corps, but…
The three most feared military corps in the land—and they answered to Tang Qiyun!
Everyone still standing in the Tang family’s main hall was frozen in shock.
The reason these three corps were called the three great corps was because they were elite forces that had emerged from the training camps. For reasons unknown, they’d been stationed in the north and had eventually elected Gu Changsheng as the northern commander.
But now, Tang Feng stared blankly at his chief of staff. “I… did I just see that right? How… how could those men possibly be taking orders from Qiyun?”
