Five Commanders of Yi
After a bath and dressing. Huang Dawei went to his study for a morning report. The moment he took his seat, a barrier was erected to keep the meeting private. Besides the lovely Cai'er, in the corner of the room sat Yi Hong, a large strong man who reminded Da Wei of a battle-worn bear. This man was not only the leader of High Perch, but the uncle of Yi Fei and Yi Mei's father.
To the left of Huang Dawei's desk was a Woman with long auburn hair that touched her waist, besides her curves, she was an average beauty not many would complain about waking next to. But, she had a liking for women more so than men. This was Yi Er'long, Madam of the city's finest brothel -- The Palash Pavillion.
Next was the Floating General who only appeared at the summit meeting, a congregation like this current one that was held before Huang Dawei made a big move or started a big operation. The Floating General was a purple-haired man missing his left eye. Besides the color of their hair, he was the spitting image of his twin brother Yi Hong.
This man was none other than the late father of Yi Fei and commander of the Void Sparrow Unit, Yi Tianguang.
Finally was the commander of the guard, Yi Ba.
"Uncle Tian, did anyone see you enter the city?" Huang Dawei asked.
"If they did, which I doubt, I'm sure that Pest swept them for us."
"Speaking of the Pest, has he found anything new about the raid five years ago?"
The room focused on Yi Tianguang as they all lost someone five years ago when the Yi family was attacked. And as his servant family, Huang Dawei made it his mission to right the wrongs.
"I wanted to save it for last, but he did give me a report," said Yi Tianguang.
"Go on." Huang Dawei ushered him.
"My father obviously had a clash with the Wei family and the Jia family. But that Pest has reason to believe that they partnered with Guixian Sect."
Everyone's rage boiled. There was no way the Guixian sect could just walk into the capital unless…
"As you're thinking. That's why I wanted to save it to the end. According to the pest, after my father returned from his battle with the Wei and Jia elders, my mother's cultivation rose which was odd because my mother was plagued with the dark nine-yin veins. But the Pest said her cultivation wasn't the issue, it was her sickness and the pendant she kept on her waist to suppress it."
"Pendant…" Huang Dawei muttered, "I remember… My mother believed that another Yi descendant would be born with the Dark Nine Yin Veins. She gave her the Ice Pheonix Jade that belonged to my aunt."
"The same jade is in the hands of the Empress Dowager of Qi. The Pest also said that the Emperor wants to partner with the Wan Bao Lou for the blood vine pill."
"But Blood Vine Pills only work on people under 20 and below Wuzun." Yi Er'Long spoke.
"Zhao Ling Shan." Huan Dawei spoke. "She has a third-grade frozen bloodline. If she gets that pill and her bloodline becomes a grade four, with the right technique, she'll definitely surpass wuzong before 20."
"Princess Zi Xun…"
"Has an Ice attribute but nothing compared to Lingshan." Huang Dawei interrupted, "If the royal family let the Yi family die for the Ice Pheonix pendant then we can only wipe them out. Above all, I need that pendant back."
"It's been five years…" said Cai'er, "The old bitch has to be closer to peak Wuzong. And if Lingshan gets a chance at the Five Countries Tournament and enters the Ancient City tournament…"
"We need a distraction." said Huang Dawei, "And I have just the person. If we can somehow pull Lingshan away from Qi or break the connection between Wan Bao Lou we can delay until it's time for us to make our move."
"I might be able to help with that." said Cai'er, "After taking the Staff unit reports, I have two pressing matters. The first does involve Zhao Lingshan. Recently Qin Chen managed to impress Grandmaster Liang. After a follow-up, it seems that he has managed to find a cure for the side effects of his poisoning. That same day, Liang Yu took Lingshan as his disciple."
"Lingshan said this?" Huang Da wei asked.
"Yes, Lord."
"So it's safe to say that Qin Chen gave him the cure. All young women are attracted to mysterious handsome men with deep potential. Foster that relation and use what we have on Liang Yu to get him to pull Qin Chen close. I also want some gossip in Prince Kang's estate to pique Lingshan's interest." Huang Dawei instructed.
"What was the second matter?"
"We got her." said Cai'er with a smile ear to ear, "Zhao Feng admitted to Yulia that she collaborated with the Wei family to kill Qin Chen. Yulia handled the communication and payment."
"Where is Yulia now?" Huang Dawei asked.
"Where she always is, serving Zhao Feng," said Cai'er.
"We'll use the weaknesses of them both. Get Yulia under control using her secret affair with Qin Yuanhong. The last report stated that she hasn't bled this month, there could be something there. Then we'll have Yulia as a proxy to whip Zhao Feng to get us into the Zhao Families treasury and if possible, move Zhao Zhen to cut the supplies coming from Lingnan County." Huang Dawei spoke his way through his thoughts to capitalize on the current situation.
"Should we tell Lady Qin of this also?" Cai'er asked.
"No. Leave Zhao Feng out of it. Put the blame on Wei Qihou's family and start working on isolating Wei Qihou in the Imperial Court. When the other officials abandon him, his death won't ruffle any feathers. The Jia Family will fall next."
"Yes, Lord. "
"Uncle Tian, What's happening outside of Qi State?" Asked Huang Dawei.
"The Dawei Dynasty has heard of the Ancient City Tournament and plans to attend. I considered it threat level 1." said Tianguang, " The Ling Tian Sect has acquired a map fragment. They believe it's to the den of The Blue stripped white tiger. The Great Wei State's Yu Chicheng has another one and the third hasn't been found. The Willow Secret Realm is also opening soon. About that, It seems the young master of the Chu Family is engaged to the Williow Sect Leader's Daughter. Finally, the Guixian Faction has been making strange moves. They've also been having a few dealing with the Great Wei State as troop activity has increased."
"Gui Xian Faction… Gui Xian Faction. I want to know everything. They shouldn't be anywhere near the Great Wei State, yet their having dealings. It doesn't sound right. Mmm, And young Master Chu. Chu Yulong's son?"
"Yes, Lord," Tianguang replied.
"I thought he was dead along with his family in the capital of the Zhao State," said Huang Dawei.
"He survived, and he's quite talented now. 18-year-old peak elemental level with a talent for refining. Earn himself a spot as the only disciple of the Willow Sect's third Elder."
"Does he know?" Huang Dawei asked with intrigue
"He knows Xuan experts killed his family. That's it
"Mmm. I'll take care of young master Chu. I planned to refine Chu Family's dragon Spine spear. But... I'll have a little fun with it first...Yi Er'Long, anything new?"
The commanders couldn't help but shiver and give silent condolences to the Chu boy. Huang Dawei had already ordered the Chu Family destroy three years ago for an ancient spear. Now the last descendant had the balls to rear his head in a tagged spot of Huang Dawei's interests. It was asking to be slaughtered to eliminate future problems.
"Commander Zuo Li. One of my girls is getting close to him. I need permission to turn him into an asset." Yi Er'Long replied eagerly.
"Granted," said Huang Dawei.
"Wan Bao Lou has a shipment coming in two days. Rocks from the secret realm of Shenglou. The young master Mu was also overheard speaking of his family spending his inheritance chasing a rabbit. After working with Cai'er's team, we concluded that the Jade Rabit showed up near Tianmu City. Finally, a lot of low martial artists are leaving the capital for the Great Song State. I found it was connected to a woman named Wenren Wushuang. Sound familiar?" Yi Er'Long spoke with a smile.
"It does." Yi Ba spoke, "I remember Tianguang coming back for a festival where he drank himself stupid because…"
"Don't you dare," Yi Tianguang growled.
Huang Dawei burst into laughter, "You called her a heavenly enchantress! Shangguan Mu! Her Guqin was so profound, she broke the Soaring Through the Void Technique and knocked you on your ass. We tried to recruit her, didn't we?"
"We tried to recruit them all." Yi Er'Long corrected, "She's the elder of the Night Fragrance Court. They own the Night Madien's Moonlight Villa. Wenren Wushuang is the sister of the Night Fragrance Court Head, Wenren Wugou."
"What a twist of fate. If those ladies are in it, something good must be happening in the Song State." Said Huang Dawei. "Anything else?"
"No, Lord." Yi Er'Long replied with a smile. She had obviously brought the best information for her lord and felt satisfied.
"Yi Hong, I want you and the High Perch to help Er'Long. The shipment to Wan Bao Lou and the jade Rabbit. I want them taken. Er'Long, you know brothel madames. I want Wenren Wushuang on our side or paying a fee for taking our Qi people. But finding out what's happening in Song is a must, I don't care if you have to use Yi Mei." Huang Dawei shifted his attention.
"Uncle Tian, it's time for you to go see the heavenly enchantress. Work, her. I also want you to put a team together to find this map fragment. Disregarded the Gui Xian problem. Pass the information to the Pest and let him handle it."
"Cai'er, while I'm gone, Qin Chen is your responsibility. Don't interfere but don't let him die. I also want to know everything he does. And after the wedding, all Staff personnel need to be extra discreet. All report time will be dropped to twice a month unless something is urgent. Yi Ba, your job is recruitment. Assume we're expanding and do your best. Any questions?"
"No, Lord," they replied together.
"Fantastic. Now I need to prepare for my trip. But I have a kill order for the Wei family of Qi. Yuechi needs to decompress. Cai'er you get close to her by giving her the information we have on Qin Chen's incident. Half of the Wei family dies tonight. And absolutely no one enters this estate while I'm away. Bai Lingmei and Xiao Nana are still here. Scatter."
When Huang Dawei said the keyword, all five of his commanders vanished and carried out their tasks.
Huang Dawei hung back for a moment. Alone, he wracked his brain about a problem that five commanders knew better than to speak of --the lack of cultivation resources.
"I'll have to recall and consolidate after the end of the year tournament. If I give everything we have to the commanders, High Perch, and Void Sparrow captains, we'll only need a few to break through to Wuzong and shift our attention to the small countries. Then we'll do what all countries do when they lack, start a war."
Huang Dawei sighed, he then calmed himself. He didn't plan to do anything drastic until after the five countries tournament. Between now and then anything could arise and change things for the better. He took solace in this as he rose from his seat.
After leaving the study, Huang Dawei found the ladies awake and dressed, ready to head out with their own plans. However, Huang Dawei stopped them as he had a gift for both of them, especially Qin Yuechi who expected a saint-level technique. He just felt it wasn't time and wanted to appease her with something else while helping himself in the process.
"What do you want?" Qin Yuechi asked, she was on her way to see her second brother for a favor.
"I want you two ladies to accompany me to the Artifact Temple. You need proper attire for our trip and we can only get it there."