The Eagle Empire - Chapter 68, Longing and Yearning

Wind Fortress.
Outside the window, white snowflakes were fluttering and falling.
A biting wind howled sharply through the window.
That winter, northern Xinjiang experienced an unprecedented snowfall, with continuous blizzards and wave after wave of cold air sweeping across the entire northern land, freezing rivers and encasing hills in ice.
It was precisely because of this extreme cold that the foreign rebels, the Divine Eagle rebels, and even the formidable Asura army in the northern frontier had to temporarily halt their war efforts and hide in their tents to burn fires and get through the winter.
The damp firewood crackled and burned in the fireplace, emitting a melancholy wisp of smoke carrying the scent of the forest.
Two young Asura women were playing chess at a wooden table by the fireplace. Both of them were so engrossed in the game that they didn't even touch the wine jug on the table.
Outside, it was freezing cold, but inside it was warm and cozy. This meant that the two Shura women were dressed very lightly. The Shura woman on the left, who held the white piece and had a more beautiful face, wore only a thin, lace-trimmed dress with gold thread trim. Her skin was partially exposed, her slender waist was graceful, and her fiery, athletic figure was on full display. She was truly a stunning beauty.
The Shura woman on the right, holding the black piece, was less skilled, but she was beautiful and tall. She was the most straightforward, exposing her entire upper body except for her chest, revealing her bronze skin, which was radiant, supple, and full of healthy beauty.
Once upon a time, this was the room of Xiong Guoqiang, the young master of Xiong Family Fortress, and later occupied by Wu Tianjiao, the lord of Feng City. Unexpectedly, not long after, it changed hands again and became the room of these two demonic women.
This makes one sigh at the unpredictability of life; what's yours will be yours, and what's not yours, you can't take even if you try!
Of course, regardless of whether it's a chaotic era or any other time, the world operates on the law of the jungle: the strong prey on the weak. Whoever has the biggest fist is the boss, and that's who owns everything!
The Shura woman holding the white pieces had the biggest fist; among the generals of the Shura Empire, almost none were stronger than her. Even though General Xiu Yuhe had conquered Wind City, after she fell, he had no choice but to cede Wind Fortress, not daring to utter a single word of complaint.
She was none other than Shura Pearl, the air force commander of the Shura Empire.
In the Shura Empire's court and military, Shura Pearl has always been a mystery. Few people know her origins and background. Most people only know that she is the Shura Emperor's adopted daughter. She is very low-key and rarely appears on important occasions.
In terms of fame and prestige, Shura Pearl may be far inferior to Shura Flying Phoenix, but she is an indispensable and important figure in the Shura Army. Apart from currying favor and befriending her, no one dares to offend her. This is mainly because she commands the Shura Empire's most elite air force and is highly valued and relied upon by the Shura Emperor.
Asura Pearl commands the air force and often rides flying magical beasts through the air, which led the Asura Emperor to bestow upon her a unique title: Flying Princess.
Shura Pearl was not only fond of martial arts but also of literature. She was deeply influenced by the cultures of various countries on the continent, and learned all kinds of arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. While she may not have been an expert, she had at least a basic understanding of them. She loved playing chess, and whenever she had free time, she would have her bodyguard captain, Jin Erna, play chess with her. She couldn't refuse to play with him.
When Jin'erna started, she didn't know how to play chess at all.
She could only learn to play under the tutelage of the Shura Pearl, and the result... of course, was utter defeat. But slowly, over the years, Jin'erna's chess skills improved, even surpassing the Shura Pearl's. In every game, she won repeatedly, and it was the Shura Pearl's turn to be completely defeated!
"Well... I won't play these moves like that!"
After much deliberation, Shura Pearl had no choice but to shamelessly pick up three white pieces from the chessboard, along with three crucial black pieces that blocked her white pieces.
At this point, Jin'erna objected: "Princess, didn't we agree that you couldn't take back your moves? This is the eighteenth time!"
"This is the last time!" Shura Pearl blurted out without even blushing.
“You say that every time!” Jinna protested. “Isn’t this cheating? You have no bottom line at all!”
"I already said, this is the last time!" Shura Pearl said shamelessly, "If you cheat again, you're a little pig! Come on! Let's continue. This step... I'll step here!"
As he spoke, he placed a white piece heavily on the chessboard, his eyes smiling and a hint of smugness on his face!
Jin'erna said angrily, "Fine! Let's see how long you can keep up this charade!"
After saying that, he placed a black piece...
After more than ten moves, the white stones in one corner of the board were once again in a dead end. Shura Pearl frowned again and said, "This move..."
Jinna reacted quickly, interrupting her before she could finish: "No taking back a move! Whoever takes back a move is a pig!"
"No! My move..."
Shura Pearl reached for the chess piece, but Jin Erna blocked her way: "Hehe! If the princess wants to be a little pig, then so be it..."
Before she could finish speaking, a series of rustling footsteps came from outside. The door was pushed open, and a female guard wrapped in a fur coat rushed into the house, bringing with her a gust of cold wind and swirling snow. She kept saying, "It's freezing! It's freezing! This weather this year... it's never been this cold before. The snow is so heavy, it's almost above my knees!"
Shura Pearl raised her head and asked, "Gu Tuya, is there something you need?"
The female guard, Gu Tuya, quickly straightened her posture and said, "It's important! Someone has arrived, very mysteriously! They say they want to see the princess!"
"That's perfect!" Shura Pearl casually scattered all the chess pieces on the board: "Someone's coming, let's stop! Let's stop! This game is a draw!"
This kind of cheating behavior—refusing to admit defeat after losing—left Jin'erna helpless and speechless. She dared not vent her anger on the Shura Pearl, so she directed it at Gu Tuya: "Have you been drinking, or taking aphrodisiacs?"
This sudden question left Gu Tuya bewildered, wondering why her captain had suddenly become angry: "Captain, I didn't do anything to you, did I?"
"You still dare to say you didn't provoke me!" Jin'erna roared. "Didn't you see I was playing chess with the princess? You suddenly came and disturbed the game, so who's to blame for the princess's loss? Is it yours?"
"I have something to report to the princess!" Gutuya said, dissatisfied.
"Who said I lost? I didn't lose!" Shura Pearl retorted defiantly.
Jinna rolled her eyes and said irritably, "If you didn't lose, then why did you mess up the pieces?"
"Isn't someone here?" Shura Pearl casually picked up a fur coat from the back of a chair and put it on, covering her tall, slender, and athletic figure. Then she took a fur hat from a rack in the corner of the room, put it on her head, and said with a smile, "We'll continue when you get back. If you really have the ability to beat me, I'll grant you a two-week leave!"
"Thump—"
Jin'erna slammed her head on the table and cried out, "Your Highness, please spare me! I surrender! I won't go into the Monster Forest, and I won't ask for leave!"
As they were talking, Shura Pearl had already left the house. Gu Tuya stuck out her tongue at Jin Erna, made a face, and quickly followed her out.
Before long, Shura Pearl had arrived at the reception room of the Crimson Dragon Garden.
After taking over Wind Fortress, Shura Pearl not only kept the fortress's name unchanged, but also retained the names of all the courtyards within it, using the names established by Wu Tianjiao. She felt these names were perfectly fine and there was no need to change them.
In the living room, a one-eyed giant was already waiting, pacing back and forth, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.
The hall was extremely cold, unlike the room where Shura Pearl had just been, which was warm and cozy with a fireplace. Even though the one-eyed giant was quite skilled and had a strong ability to resist the cold, he couldn't help but shiver in the freezing cold, with water turning to ice and temperatures dropping to tens of degrees below zero. He tightened his black coat again and again, feeling quite displeased that Shura Pearl had neglected his guest!
The one-eyed giant hadn't expected that when he came to visit Shura Pearl this time, her female guards would be so cold to him. Not only were they not given a stove, but they weren't even offered a cup of hot tea, leaving him to wait in the hall, enduring the cold.
Of course, the one-eyed man knew in his heart that this treatment was already quite good; at least he could stay in the hall. Otherwise, if the female guard had chased him out into the snowy weather, that would have been truly disastrous.
"Your Highness!"
Upon seeing the arrival of the Asura Pearl, the one-eyed giant was overjoyed and immediately stopped walking, hurriedly stepping forward to pay his respects.
"You are..." Upon seeing the one-eyed giant's appearance, Shura Zhu's jade-like face changed color, and she exclaimed in astonishment, "Xiong Shiguang!"
The one-eyed giant bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness has excellent eyesight; you recognized me at a glance!"
Shura Pearl frowned, looked around, waved for Gu Tuya, who was following behind, to step back, and ordered the guards outside to retreat fifty feet. No one was to approach the hall without her summons. Those who disobeyed would be killed without mercy!
Seeing Shura Pearl's caution, Xiong Shiguang was somewhat unconvinced and laughed, "Your Highness, there's no need for this! The entire Northern Frontier will belong to the Shura Empire, let alone the small Feng City! Even if someone sees me here to meet the princess and knows that I colluded with the Shura Empire in the past, the situation is already set, so what can they do?"
Shura Pearl sneered, "Judging from your arrogant tone, you've come here to use this as leverage to blackmail me?"
"I dare not!" Xiong Shiguang said solemnly, "In the past, whether openly or secretly, I have made many contributions to your country. The reason why the northern border is in such a chaotic state today, allowing your country's army to take advantage of the situation, is largely due to the instigation and planning of my Xiong family. I believe Your Highness knows this better than anyone else!"
"Of course I know!" Shura Pearl's expression softened, and she smiled, saying, "The Xiong family has helped my empire conquer the northern frontier with great effort and hard work, and their contributions are invaluable. However, my empire has reciprocated their kindness and has never treated the Xiong family unfairly. Over the years, the empire has always been responsive to your family's requests, and the benefits the Xiong family has received from my empire are countless. The Xiong family head should be aware of this!"
"Your Highness should know better than anyone who ultimately inherited the Xiong family's wealth!" Xiong Shiguang's single eye revealed an extremely vicious and venomous look as he said with boundless resentment, "Wu Tianjiao killed my son and seized my family's business. This hatred is irreconcilable. I wish I could eat his flesh, drink his blood, tear him to pieces, and grind his bones to ashes!"
Shura Pearl frowned upon hearing this and said, "What is the meaning of the Xiong family head's visit to see this princess? Does he want this princess to help you take revenge?"
Xiong Shiguang's face alternated between pale and flushed, changing color over a long period of time, before he finally mustered his courage and said, "If the princess can help me take revenge, that would be wonderful. However... I hope the princess can also..."
At this point, Shura Pearl's face was so cold it seemed like frost could be scraped off. This sent a chill down Xiong Shiguang's spine, and he stopped, unable to continue. But everyone knew what the unspoken words meant.
Shura Pearl said calmly, "Patriarch Xiong should understand that this place is no longer Xiong Family Fortress, but Wind Fortress!"
“I understand!” Xiong Shiguang said cautiously, “But this is, after all, the Xiong family’s property. Could the princess return it to the Xiong family?”
"Return it!" Shura Pearl snorted twice and said, "I understand the Xiong family head's intentions. It's just a castle, fine! I'll give it to you!"
"Thank you, Princess! Thank you, Princess!" Xiong Shiguang was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly. He hadn't expected this Shura Princess to be so easy to talk to and to return the castle so quickly. It wasn't nearly as difficult as he had imagined.
Shura Pearl continued, "Patriarch Xiong, don't be in such a hurry to thank this princess. I'll be staying here for a while, and you can move in after we leave!"
"Of course! Of course!" Xiong Shiguang nodded repeatedly, saying happily, "Princess, please stay as long as you like! I'm not in a hurry! I'm not in a hurry!"
"However..." Shura Pearl changed the subject: "Patriarch Xiong, your great revenge is not yet complete, and Wu Tianjiao is not dead yet. Even if I, the princess, give you the castle, will you feel at ease living there? Aren't you afraid that Wu Tianjiao will sneak into the castle in the middle of the night and take your head?"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Shiguang's body trembled, his face turned pale, and a trace of fear involuntarily appeared in his single eye, sending chills down his spine.
Shura Pearl is right. If it were anyone else, Xiong Shiguang might be fearless. Wind Fortress has high walls and many underground chambers, so even if someone sneaks in, they might not be able to find him. But Wu Tianjiao is different. That guy is the King of Monsters, with many monsters and many capable subordinates. He also knows the terrain of Wind Fortress like the back of his hand. If he were to storm into Wind Fortress, absolutely no one could stop him.
With such an enemy, even if Xiong Shiguang moved into the castle, he would be constantly on edge, unable to eat or sleep properly.
Seeing Xiong Shiguang's horrified reaction and the fear in his eyes, Shura Pearl knew what was going on. Her beautiful eyes darted around, and she giggled, "Patriarch Xiong, I might as well tell you that Wu Tianjiao has already escaped into the Demon Beast Forest. With his abilities, even if he is in the Demon Beast Forest, he will be fine. Perhaps he is right at the edge of the Demon Beast Forest right now, watching Fengcheng's every move, ready to come back at any time."
"Your Highness...Princess!" Xiong Shiguang asked hesitantly, "Do you have...a good plan to deal with Wu Tianjiao?"
"No!" Shura Pearl frowned and said, "The Baili family hired so many assassins, yet they couldn't do anything to Wu Tianjiao. What can this princess possibly do for the time being?"
She paused, then continued, "The key is that we don't know where Wu Tianjiao is. Even if we have a good plan, we can't use it. Patriarch Xiong, you should heed my advice and not rush back to Fengcheng for now. In short, Feng Fort is right here; it won't grow legs and run away. You can come back later after we kill Wu Tianjiao!"
“But…” Xiong Shiguang hesitated and said, “With so many of us, we don’t even have a place to stay. We’re hiding in the freezing cold all day, starving and freezing. If this goes on for too long, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control it!”
"That's easy!" Shura Pearl smiled and said, "You can take your people to the Marquis of Zhendong, he will take you in!"

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