Yan Cheng carefully observed the cliff. Every ten meters or so, there was a place to put his feet down temporarily. If someone had exceptional lightness skills, they might actually be able to climb up.

"Wait for my good news down there, I'll be right back."

"Okay, be careful."

Yan Cheng leaped and flew more than ten meters, landing precisely at the resting spot he had just seen. However, the place was too small to rest properly, so he just used it as a foothold.

Yan Cheng didn't linger and disappeared from everyone's sight in one go.

"General Yan is amazing!"

"This is the first time I've seen General Yan so handsome and dashing, he's in no way inferior to other young men."

If Yan Cheng were in power, these talkative followers would be in for a beating.

[I'm only in my early twenties, how am I not young? I'm no less capable than young men, I can beat ten or twenty of them... Am I not handsome and dashing if I don't use my martial arts skills regularly???]

After a long while, Zhang Yaoyuan saw that Yan Cheng had not come down and there was no news, so he paced around anxiously.

"My lord, please rest assured. Regardless of how good General Yan's martial arts are, if General Yan couldn't get up there, he would have fallen down by now."

The attendant who had just said that he was no less capable than other young men spoke up again to comfort Zhang Yaoyuan.

Those standing nearby, startled by his sudden remark, quickly covered his mouth.

"My goodness, if you don't know how to comfort people, please don't say anything. I beg you."

Fortunately, Zhang Yaoyuan was worried about Yan Cheng and did not hear it.

“I should have known better than to let him go up there. Whether he can get up there is one thing, and what’s up there is another. If anything happens to you, my sister-in-law will tear me to pieces.”

"My wife is so gentle, how could she possibly tear someone to pieces?"

With a shout, Yan Cheng stood steadily in front of everyone.

"I will speak then, General Yan..."

Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was covered by a servant.

"Waaaaah... You're finally back! I thought... I thought..."

"Alright, alright, you're so old, don't act like a woman."

The worry I had just felt for him vanished instantly. "I was just worrying unnecessarily."

"Of course, with my martial arts skills and lightness skills, they're completely superfluous."

"Alright, alright, how did it go? Did you make it up? Hey, isn't that obvious? If you hadn't made it up, would you be spouting such rudeness? What's up there?"

Who are you calling foul-mouthed?

"I...I...I'll stop now, my dear Brother Yan, please hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in a hurry."

"Alright, remember to rinse your mouth properly when you get back. This cliff is indeed higher than I imagined, but who can blame me for having such excellent lightness skills? I made it up there in no time."

"..."

"Although I made it up the mountain, I wandered around inside for a long time without finding anything and almost couldn't get out. In the end, I used my clothes as markers and found that I was just going around in circles. I was only able to get out thanks to the markers I made beforehand."

"Since your lightness skill is so amazing, why didn't you take flight to show us?"

Now it was Yan Cheng's turn to be speechless. "...Do you think you can just use this lightness skill whenever you want? The smallest trees on this moat are over a hundred years old. If I want to fly, I need to be able to fly."

"Looks like you can't do this either~"

"You're good, you're good, you go and do one for me, come on, you go, you go, I'll just watch you go."

"Hehehe, General Yan misunderstood. No one said you were no good. They said you were too good. No one is better than you."

"That's more like it."

"Alright, this mountain is indeed strange. We can't figure it out in a short time. Let's go back."

"Hmm, it seems there is indeed a problem with this mountain. Let's report to the Emperor first before taking any action."

The two then went their separate ways...

After the two reported to the Emperor, they sent many people to search, but all their efforts were in vain.

Now that Yan Shaoheng has returned to China, this matter will be put on hold for the time being.

Ten days later, Yan Shaoheng and his group returned to the Yan Kingdom. He thought that as long as he obtained the Cloud Piercing Spear and proved his strength, his father would see him, recognize him, and give him a chance.

Unexpectedly, after Yan Shaoheng entered the palace, the first thing the Emperor Yan said to him was, "Yan Shaoheng, do you know your crime?"

"Your subject does not know."

"You don't know? Kneel down before me and you still dare to say you don't know!"

Yan Shaoheng knelt on the ground in defiance, while the Empress fanned the flames from the side.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Don't get upset over a child who doesn't know any better. If he doesn't know any better, just scold or beat him. Don't get angry yourself."

The Queen of Yan comforted the Emperor of Yan while criticizing Yan Shaoheng.

"Your Majesty, I do not understand what you are saying. When have I ever been ignorant? When have I ever angered Father?"

With a bang, a memorial was thrown at Yan Shaoheng's face.

"Is this something you should be saying? You still say you don't know when you became ignorant? Let me ask you, is that the Cloud Piercing Spear beside you?"

"It is the Cloud Piercing Spear, a gift from the Emperor of the Moon Kingdom to me for winning first place in the hunting competition."

With a bang, another memorial was thrown at Yan Shaoheng's face.

"Did you win it? News of this hunting competition has already reached the Yan Kingdom. Others were hunting, but you used poison. You have completely disgraced me. How dare you say you won it?"

"The Emperor of Yue Kingdom gave you the Cloud Piercing Spear because you are a prince of Yan Kingdom and my son. Without me and without Yan Kingdom, you would be nothing."

The Emperor of Yan was out of breath from loudly cursing Yan Shaoheng, and the Empress of Yan immediately stepped forward to soothe his breathing.

"Look at your royal brother, and then look at you. When will you ever make me feel at ease and stop disgracing me? You killed a lion and ended up covered in wounds. Now everyone in the four kingdoms knows that you are recuperating in the Moon Kingdom."

Yan Shaoheng clenched his fists, his chest heaving, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably.

"You mean I'm not as good as him, a good-for-nothing who only knows how to indulge in pleasure all day long?"

The Emperor of Yan slapped Yan Shaoheng hard across the face and pointed at him angrily.

"Get out of here! I have no son like you."

Yan Shaoheng stared at his biological father, his face flushed red. Despite his many grievances, he couldn't utter a single word and turned to leave.

"Halt! Leave the Cloud Piercing Spear to me. You are not worthy of such a treasure. Give it to your elder brother, and this matter will be over."

Yan Shaoheng stared intently at the gun in his hand. He had risked his life to get it, and now he was giving it to that good-for-nothing.

"Don't even think about it!"

"Very well, he went out for a while and he doesn't even respect me. Guards, seize him! Whoever takes the Cloud Piercing Spear from his hand will be richly rewarded."

Even though Yan Shaoheng was highly skilled in martial arts, he was no match for four hands, let alone many hands, and was gradually subdued.