Chapter 791: The Last One

Zhu You's last words.

"Every family has its own troubles."

Lin Fan suddenly felt that all his students had gotten ahead of him.

While he was still carefree, his students had already begun to worry about their families.

A certain country!

A new emperor ascended the throne, founding the first empire.

In the great hall, all the officials gathered.

Xiao Ze and Liu Shuishui, clad in battle armor, wore expressions full of satisfaction.

Xiao Ze and Liu Shuishui had long been married, and together they had roamed the Xuanhuang Realm. Later, due to their great strength, they were invited by an emperor who visited them thrice to assist him. Now, five years had passed, the imperial dynasty was established, and they felt it was time to leave.

"Minister Xiao, Minister Liu, hear my decree."

A middle-aged man seated on the dragon throne, full of vigor, his imperial aura enveloping the entire hall.

"Ministers Xiao and Liu have rendered outstanding service in founding my great enterprise. Today, I appoint you as Founding Grand Marshals, in charge of the empire's military."

This emperor was named Yu, styling himself Emperor Yu, and the reign title was Yu State.

Now that this reward was announced, the civil and military officials were all astonished, filled with envy and jealousy.

To be in charge of the empire's military—such power was immense, truly second only to the emperor, above all others.

And that Emperor Yu now dared to entrust the military to Xiao Ze and his wife showed his trust in them.

Xiao Ze and Liu Shuishui exchanged a glance. "Emperor Yu, now that the great enterprise is accomplished, we, husband and wife, seek neither fame nor fortune. We only wish to retire and live an ordinary life. We beg Emperor Yu to grant our wish."

"My two ministers, could it be that you are dissatisfied with my rewards? I am willing to share the fruits of victory with you both," said Emperor Yu.

For Emperor Yu, the establishment of this great enterprise was inseparable from Xiao Ze and his wife.

If not for Xiao Ze and his wife, Emperor Yu would have died countless times.

"Emperor Yu, when you invited us to assist you, it was already agreed that once the great enterprise was accomplished, we would leave. Now that you have achieved your great enterprise, we believe that under your leadership, Yu State will become even more glorious."

"Emperor Yu, now that the war is over, we only wish to live a peaceful life."

"If in the future Emperor Yu needs us, we will not refuse."

For Xiao Ze and the others, they did not want to be entangled in the imperial court.

They were well aware of the danger of outshining the ruler.

As the saying goes, the higher one stands, the more one has to fear.

Although Emperor Yu was willing to give them everything now, they knew that as time passed, it might bring disaster upon them.

"Since that is the case..." Emperor Yu sighed, a hint of regret in his voice.

"I never thought that in the end, you two would be the ones who fared the best."

At that moment, Lin Fan appeared floating in the void.

Lin Fan had not expected that in the end, it would be Xiao Ze and Liu Shuishui who fared the best.

In just a few short years, they had helped someone establish a nation.

When this voice came, the great hall stirred, and everyone became alert.

But for Xiao Ze and Liu Shuishui, it was different.

Their expressions changed, and they suddenly looked up at the void.

"Teacher..."

For Xiao Ze and Liu Shuishui, they had not expected to see their teacher again.

The impact Lin Fan had on the two of them was so great that they would never forget it for several lifetimes.

"Mm." Lin Fan looked at Xiao Ze and Liu Shuishui with satisfaction.

In Lin Fan's view, among his group of students, Xiao Ze and Zhui Mo were probably the highest in cultivation.

"Two beloved ministers, this is..." Emperor Yu looked at the figure in the void, his heart trembling, and suddenly felt a desire to win him over.

"Emperor Yu, this is our teacher." Xiao Ze said.

Xiao Ze was originally from a prominent family, but due to some events, the Xiao family had declined. For Xiao Ze, the family's fall was actually a relief—no need to think about so many things or worry about so many troubles.

"Alright, come with your teacher." Lin Fan said.

"Yes." Xiao Ze nodded.

In an instant, Lin Fan flicked his sleeve, and there was no trace of anyone between heaven and earth.

Emperor Yu wanted to say something, but could only swallow his words.

...

"You two are impressive. In these few years, you've actually accomplished such a great feat. If you accepted it, you'd be grand marshals." Lin Fan said.

"Teacher, not at all. We wanted to leave after helping him complete his great enterprise. The imperial family is heartless; even if we were appointed marshals, it's hard to say they won't fear us seizing power and kill us later."

Xiao Ze said knowingly.

"Knowing this, you still helped him build his empire." Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Teacher, Shuishui and I roamed the Xuanhuang Realm. Because of the ferocious beasts, many cities were destroyed, many dynasties fell, war raged, and the people had no means to live. Later, we saw that Emperor Yu was a benevolent ruler, so we were willing to help him establish his empire. Moreover, with the people around him, it was very likely he would have been assassinated before achieving his great enterprise." Xiao Ze said.

"I see. Good, now you fellow disciples are reunited again. Only a few remain. Once your teacher finds them, we will go do something important." Lin Fan said.

To confront the ancient clans, he naturally needed familiar people. And these disciples were the ones Lin Fan knew best, and he had put considerable effort into them.

Once he brought them to the Ancient Saint Realm, with his ability, their cultivation would surely skyrocket.

"Teacher, what happened to Tianjiao these past few years? He's changed so much. If you hadn't said he was Tianjiao, I would hardly believe it."

Xiao Ze said.

"A painful change. Alas, tragic, tragic..."

Lin Fan didn't know how to explain. Then he had Xiao Ze and the others go comfort him, and they continued on.

A certain large city.

Zhui Mo was an instructor at a martial arts school, teaching poor children to practice martial arts.

Zhui Mo was originally the child of a servant. Later, by chance, he became Lin Fan's disciple, and his talent changed. At the same time, he could persevere. Over these five years, among his many students, only Xiao Ze could compare with him.

Zang Tianhao and Han Mengmeng were a famous couple of chivalrous heroes in the Xuanhuang Realm, performing righteous deeds and accumulating great renown.

When Lin Fan found the two, they were chasing a flower thief.

Five years apart, when they met again, there was naturally much to say. For Lin Fan, these were all fond memories.

...

After finding all his disciples, Lin Fan only wanted to find one last person.

That was Yao Wuxie.

Lin Fan still remembered Yao Wuxie's special physique clearly, and wondered how much he had grown in these five years.

When Lin Fan appeared again, he was already above the city of Zangyao.

The city of Zangyao was still crowded with people.

Thinking carefully, it had been a long time since he last came.

Yao Wuxie's rise was inseparably linked to him.

A genius had been quietly nurtured by him, and just thinking about it made him a little excited.