Number One Under Heaven

Cool Bro said, "The Houyun Emperor originally had seven children: six sons and one daughter!"

"But now, only one son and one daughter are still alive!"

Yimo was somewhat surprised. "Tell me more."

Cool Bro shook his head, poured himself half a bowl of wine, glanced around at the people nearby, and spoke to Yimo in a low voice. "The current Houyun royal family has actually been on the throne for less than a hundred years!"

"According to the history books, the Former Cloud Country's emperor was incompetent and foolish, greedy for beauty, and tyrannical. Corpses littered the land, and the people could barely survive!"

"The current Houyun royal family led the people in rebellion and overthrew the tyranny."

"From then on, the Cloud Country became the Houyun we know today!" Cool Bro said, a hint of envy in his eyes. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Houyun was once incredibly powerful and developed very well."

"But I'd say they just weren't destined to have an emperor who could last. It wasn't going to endure!"

"By now, their descendants have dwindled away completely."

"Of the six princes, some died suddenly, some succumbed to serious illnesses, and some fell in battle!"

"The youngest prince didn't even survive infancy!"

"And in recent years, there have been rumors that the old Houyun Emperor is in poor health. He's stopped paying attention to all those concubines, too!"

"Instead, he's shut himself away in the palace and taken an interest in the Taoist path to immortality!"

"In other words, Houyun now has just a Second Prince who's thirty years old and an Eldest Princess, Yun Miao, who's twenty!"

"They're the only reason Houyun has managed to hold its own against Great Jin!"

"However!"

"In my opinion, Wanyan Yuankai of Great Jin is actually farsighted. He's no simple man!"