Shen Yu wanted his wives to meet in a peaceful environment with no worries, so he thought of dealing with the Slave organisation first. Once it was dealt with, they would have some time.
Fortunately, his wives were understanding and simply smiled at them.
"I'll wait for her then. Just give us a clue, though. Do we know her?"
Lan Ming asked, enjoying his warmth she had missed.
Thinking for a second, Shen Yu replied.
"I don't think you personally know her, but definitely know who she is. Anyways, she is also related to Qing Zhiyan, and that's the max hint I'm giving you."
A guess formed on both of their mind as they grinned at each other. Nodding at each other, Ying Yue asked.
"Master, I have a request...if it's possible..."
Shen Yu raised an eyebrow and said.
"You can just say whatever you want, Yue'er. You know I would never refuse you."
A light blush appeared on her face alongwith with a stupid grin. She looked at him and said.
"How about we have a big sect party? I mean, we never had any opening ceremony or anything, so how about we do this? Only Sect Members, of course."
Shen Yu thought about her words and was a little conflicted. He might have agreed readily before but now he was worried about the being who brought destruction upon the world.
He could simply wait for it to appear and then deal with it, however it posed risk. Many could die in this before he would actually be able to react.
Why would he wait until his opponent massacred people to actually kill it?
It was stupid so he was planning to search for that being or atleast clues related to it. He would like to enjoy some time with his wives but there were more important matters to deal with.
[Meh, you can chill, Master. Leave everything to your secretary and she will do the best job at it. Oh yeah, this reminds me, should we secretary boss play before Master Maid?]
'Weren't you busy finding that being?'
[Hmm, the work is on or rather finished already. It is hiding using the Chaos Magic of Corruption and since it has been fifty thousand years since it hid, it's tough. But don't worry, even a light fluctuations will alert me.]
'Thanks.'
Shen Yu sighed in relief. Nancy was probably the only person he trusted with his full heart so knowing that she was keeping an eye, he felt relieved.
[Also, I have a feeling that the being would take some time to recover so you can chill.]
After thanking her one more time, Shen Yu turned towards Ying Yue and smiled.
"Sure! Why not?"
Lan Ming raised her hand high and shouted happily.
"Yes! Now, we'll have the best party."
Shen Yu flinched slightly, as he wasn't used to be the centre of attention in situation like this. Still, he needed to behave like a proper leader.
A cold voice sounded from the mask, as he spoke.
"I am pleased to have such loyal subordinates. I could have said a few more words but we, Shadow Garden, don't speak but show our intentions through our actions. And that is what we are going to do today."
He lingered for a while, and continued.
"The Slave Organisation had terrorised the whole Qing Empire for years, they capture the poor, innocent people who can't resist them and make them slaves against their will. The slaves, as you all know, lives the worst life a human could have."
His voice grew low, but more agitated.
"So many people suffered under them. But what did the authorities did? They simply joined with them and enjoyed the privileges. To keep their image they did this discreetly but there is not a single soul who doesn't know this affair. The people sitting at top, the Major Sects, the Emperor, everyone treated their own kind worse than Spiritual Creatures."
He scoffed and said.
"Even if we forget about the Slave organisation for a moment, tell me, how many of you were forced to choose this life of being an assassin? Many of you had dreams, goals to achieve, but did you succeed?"
He stopped, as he looked the reaction his speech has. Sure enough, many of the Assassins were trying to hide it, but their trembling body gave them away.
Ying Yue and Lan Ming had already cleansed the organisation with the psychopaths who just enjoyed killing and only kept people who actually were either forced into this profession or simply because it was the only way they could survive.
The Empire and the Major Sects played a huge part in this, of course. Even if everything looked fair on surface, nothing actually was. Strong controlled the weak and it had always been like this.
Their actions had pushed many into paths they never wanted to take. This was how the world worked.
After seeing that his speech was working, Shen Yu continued.
"Tell me, how many of you were sold to the Assassin Organisation as slaves? How was your life?"
This time, some couldn't hold back anymore and cursed under their breath.
"That was hell! I never wanted to be here!"
"I-I just wanted to live a happy life with my wife, not to paint my hands red with blood."
At first, there were only some murmures but slowly it grew before long the stadium was filled with people venting out their years of frustration, pain, agony.
Shen Yu let them scream for some time, before he raised his words, turning the stadium silent once again.
Then, he pointed at one man, clad in full black suit and said.
"Stand up and tell me, what is your story?"
The man was happy that Shen Yu gave a chance for him to speak and stood up. He bowed before Shen Yu and began recounting his tragic life.
"My lord, I was just a small farmer living with my newlywed wife. We were happy even though we weren't Cultivators, but then one day, a young man from the Capital City, who was passing by saw my wife. He wanted to take her away. Naturally, we refused and tried to put a fute struggle."
He gritted his teeth and continued.
"That man burned my whole village in anger, and took everyone as slaves. All the women were sent to brothels and men were turned into slaves to be sold. He took my wife...right before me...he forced me to watch everything."