Chapter 2821

Chapter 2821: The Current State of the Yun Family

Yun Jian’s mouth hung open in shock. “So, you’re saying we might actually become relatives with Chief Minister Wang’s family? Do you think we can compare to them?”

In the heart of honest Yun Jian, he had forgotten that Yun Xi was now the Duke of Huo.

Yun Xi understood his father’s hesitation and smiled helplessly. “Why can’t we compare? Father, have you forgotten that both your sons achieved the rare Six-Element Success? And your eldest son, me, is now the Duke of Huo. My cultivation is among the top in the world. If we talk about wealth and power, we may not match the Wang family yet, but our potential is no less than theirs. So, please rest assured.”

Hearing Yun Xi’s explanation, Yun Jian paused, then scratched his head shyly. “If you hadn’t reminded me, I would have forgotten. I only remember that I started as a simple farmer.”

Yun Xi laughed. “I know, Father. Don’t worry. Our Yun family has risen.” He added, “Also, Father, you don’t need to worry about being bullied when you go out. If anyone bullies you, just let Xu Li and the others handle it. I will take responsibility for any trouble.”

“That way of thinking is wrong,” Yun Jian chided his son. “We are not bullies. How can we have such domineering ideas?”

This was typical Yun Jian. Even though one son was the Duke of Huo and Vice Minister of Revenue, another was in the Hanlin Academy with a bright future, and his eldest daughter was engaged to the son of the Minister of Personnel, he still felt like just a farmer. Yun Xi deeply admired his father’s steady and humble heart.

“Father, I was just joking,” Yun Xi said with a smile.

Yun Jian replied, “I know you were just joking, so I didn’t mind.” His tone carried a hint of playful pride.

Yu Shi spoke up. “I don’t care how you two think. I can’t interfere in Wang Ge’s marriage, but we need to start looking for a match for Xing Ge. Ni Zi already has a good future, and Mao Er and Xiao Wu are still young, so I don’t need to worry about them yet. Right now, I can only focus on Xing Ge.”

Yun Xi rubbed his nose. “Mother, why don’t you let Xing Ge find someone himself? He is only fifteen this year. Also, his scholarly aura has reached the blue level. Finding a partner will take some time.”

“Even though he is only fifteen, we should start paying attention. As an older brother, you must care about your younger brother,” Yu Shi said directly.

“No, no,” Yun Xi hurriedly replied. “Look, didn’t I tell you about Xiao Wu’s matters?”

Yu Shi thought for a moment and nodded slightly. “That is good. I wonder what karmic merit my husband and I accumulated in our past life to have five children, all with scholarly aura.”

Even though the fourth child, Yun Xia, was not born to Yu Shi, in Yu Shi’s heart, Yun Xia was her daughter. This was true not only for Yun Xi and Yun Xu, but even Yun Ni had forgotten that Yun Xia was not her biological sister. After all, Yun Xia was now truly a daughter of the Yun family.

Indeed, all five siblings possessed scholarly aura. Yun Xi’s was of the highest quality. Yun Xu, Yun Ni, and Yun Xin had low-grade aura, while Yun Xia surprisingly had mid-grade aura. Their scholarly auras were all quite good.

For Yun Xi, in the past, he might have worried that poor quality would hinder their cultivation. But now, he had no such worries for his siblings. When the time was right, he could give them Peiyuan Pills to enhance their cultivation.

However, Yun Xi did not want them to rely on pills, so he had no intention of revealing this.

Putting these thoughts aside, Yun Xi simply watched his siblings grow slowly.

“In half a month, we will have the Golden Scholarly Aura duel with the Yong, Wu, and Xia kingdoms. Do Father and Mother want to come and watch?” Yun Xi changed the subject.

“Can we really go watch?” Yu Shi’s eyes lit up.

“Of course. I will have seats reserved for you. Xing Ge will take you and the younger siblings there,” Yun Xi smiled lightly. “It is a rare spectacle.”

“Good,” Yu Shi nodded immediately.

Since his wife agreed, Yun Jian naturally had no objections.

Half a month passed quickly. The Emperor did not announce publicly that Wang Lanxuan had advanced to the Golden Scholarly Aura expert level. Instead, he deliberately suppressed the news.

Now that a Great Scholar had reached the Golden Scholarly Aura, the Da Ru Kingdom had the ability to resist the other three kingdoms. If there were two, people might think it was a coincidence. After all, the Regent King had stayed at the peak of Purple Scholarly Aura for many years, so his breakthrough was normal. However, everyone knew Wang Lanxuan had only entered the Purple Scholarly Aura a month ago. If it were revealed now that he had reached the Golden level, people would suspect that Da Ru had some secret methods.

Of course, Da Ru was not afraid of the other nations, but they had to be wary of the previous generation’s Qilin World.

Although the Qilin World looked down on people from the Zhuque World, if one or two curious onlookers came to watch the热闹 (bustle) and heard this news, they might develop greedy ambitions toward Da Ru, which would be bad.

Therefore, the Emperor felt both pain and joy regarding Wang Lanxuan’s advancement. He was secretly proud but could not share this feeling, which was actually quite painful.

When the Regent King learned that Wang Lanxuan had become a Golden Scholarly Aura expert, he became even more curious about Yun Xi.

But how could someone who could cultivate an emperor, escape unscathed, and receive the emperor’s sincere gratitude for so many years be an ordinary person? So, even though the Regent King was curious, he would not ask Yun Xi about Wang Lanxuan.

Wang Lanxuan now served as the Chief Minister. As for his noble title, that would have to wait for a while.

The venue for the four-nation Golden Scholarly Aura expert competition was set on the spacious Longshan Mountain outside the capital.

For this match, the nobles had prepared their seats early. Even ordinary citizens came from all directions. They might not be able to watch from the closest spots, but they could find places nearby, such as climbing trees or watching from other hills. As long as they could watch, it was fine.

Besides, the Golden Scholarly Aura duel would surely be surrounded by golden light. Even if they couldn’t see the people clearly, it didn’t matter.

Naturally, Da Ru dispatched the Capital City Guard to protect the area to prevent any accidents.

In fact, in this world, most people coming to watch the Golden Scholarly Aura duel possessed scholarly aura themselves. They came seeking opportunities for breakthroughs. So, even without the City Guard, no one would dare to cause trouble here.

However, with the City Guard present, safety was further upgraded. After all, the Emperor would also be attending, so some prestige and face had to be given to the Emperor.