Chapter 47 – The Death Warriors of the Ye Family (1/2)
Chapter 47 – The Death Warriors of the Ye Family
Although he had been trained, since childhood, to refrain himself from any negative thoughts, Ye Shiqi was still rather unhappy right now.
Indeed, before the Ye Family had saved him, Ye Shiqi was an orphan, who had been drifting homelessly along the streets. At that time, in order to survive, he had foraged leftovers from trash bins, or the drainage area near restaurants. At night, he would sleep in deserted houses, or in a dirty pigpen. At the age of seven, this kind of misery finally ended after he was adopted by the Ye Family, without whom, he would’ve been dead long ago. Therefore, during the last twenty years, he had been extremely loyal towards the Ye Family.
In the beginning, Ye Shiqi was really excited to take part in the Elite Prefecture War, as he had long wished to contribute to the Ye Family in order to pay his debt of gratitude back. Plus, he was a man fond of killing, and would be thrilled by the vision of fresh blood. However, when he was notified, that the main purpose of his task wasn’t to kill enemies, but rather to protect some scrawny young man, who currently sat inside the carriage, he felt greatly disappointed.
Of course, Ye Shiqi had no choice but to follow the family order, however, he figured he did have the right to be unhappy.
Actually, Ye Shiqi had received similar orders from the family, to be the bodyguard of some young lord. He had never revealed his true feelings towards these arrogant young lords, however, deep inside, he would always grumble about this kind of task. This time, he was even supposed to protect some young lord who was only a cultivator in the second level of the Realm of the Commander, which had only made him feel worse.
“Oh, Gosh, why did the family appoint such a young lord to be our leader? Will he be competent enough to not only fight, but also lead his team in the Elite Prefecture War? I really doubt it!” Ye Shiqi shook his head, as he thought to himself.
“Shiqi!” Ye Shisan whispered to Shiqi, trying to cheer him up a little bit.
“Alas!”
Ye Shisan glanced over his shoulder at the curtain, and sighed, expressing his dissatisfaction. It seemed… as if the young lord behind that curtain was the most conceited one they’d ever met. So far during this trip, Qinghan hadn’t spoken to them once! Therefore, both Shiqi and Shisan believed that this young lord should be even more stuck-up than Qingkuang.
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One month quietly passed by, Qinghan didn’t speak nor leave the carriage, because he was busy cultivating, which was a form of joy for him on this monotonous journey.
Qinghan was clearing up the remaining two main meridians in his body!”
Back in the Wild Mountain Range, Qinghan had mastered an innovative way to cultivate, which would help him to clear up his meridians at a terrifying speed. He rushed his Battle Qi against the jammed parts in his meridians. And with the help of the bronze ring, the broken meridians would quickly recover. This method had proven to be quite effective – he had already cleared his six small meridians and he had entered into the Realm of the Commander. When he was on his way back to the Ye Family from the Wild Range Mountain, he didn’t stop cultivating, and he had managed to clear the magic meridian. By that time, he had successfully reached the second level of the Realm of the Commander.
The sorrow, brought by the departure from his sister, had converted into the momentum to cultivate. On his way, he almost cultivated around the clock, except for when he slept or ate. Though sometimes, he would play with Little Black for a while.
Based on his previous experience, when he cleared his six small meridians and one main median, Qinghan had found that it was much easier than before to cultivate. Now, when the Battle Qi flooded into the targeted meridian, he wouldn’t faint like before. However, the pain remained the same, which sometimes caused his face to be distorted and out of shape. Strangely, however, he never groaned in this agonizing process… Perhaps he was numbed by the pain.
Today, however, Qinghan decided to take a break from cultivating, and lifted the curtain, smiling to both Shiqi and Shisan, “Hey, buddies, I’m Ye Qinghan. How should I call you guys?”
“Er?” Looking at the smiling Qinghan, who was speaking in a soft voice, Shiqi was so astonished that he couldn’t even utter a single word.
“Young lord, I’m Ye Shisan, and this is Ye Shiqi.” Ye Shisan immediately cut in, and dropped his reign before he bowed to Qinghan.
“Young lord, I’m Shiqi.” Out of politeness, Ye Shiqi did likewise.
Qinghan waved his hands in embarrassment, for he wasn’t accustomed to such flattery, “Forget about all the formalities and don’t call me young lord, just call me Qinghan… Er, I should say thank you for all the efforts you’ve made to take care of me. Frankly, i might’ve snubbed you during these days, but let me explain myself a little bit. I’ve been cultivating behind the curtain… So, I hope you guys won’t mind.”
“No, we won’t. It’s our job to take care of you.” Shisan replied courteously, as he sensed that this young lord was actually rather special, “Young lord, if you don’t mind me asking, since you haven’t come out from behind the curtain for as long as one month, why did you suddenly decide to come out now? Is it because you’ve made another breakthrough in cultivation?”