Chapter 162 – Ye Tianlong’s Concern (1/2)
Chapter 162 – Ye Tianlong’s Concern
Ye Tianlong was so excited, that even his soul shivered a little bit. It was just like one year ago, when he had been informed of the holy-grade battle beast that Qinghan had obtained.
Ever since the death of Ye Dao more than a decade ago, he was determined to lead a reclusive life, and hand over all the matters concerning the family to others. During these years of solitude, nothing had really made him happy. One year ago, when Qingwu crushed the messaging token, given by her grandfather, and grabbed the attention of all the great elders of the family, he had hurriedly rushed to the Drunken Heart Garden, only to find the dead Ye Ron, the fainted Ye Qingyu, and the teenager standing unyieldingly at the center of the scene.
At that time, he was thrilled to know, that there actually existed such a promising young lord in his family. He had, therefore, imprisoned Ye Jian, and expelled Ye Qingkuang, in the hope that this would make up for their mistakes. Eventually, in order to save Qinghan’s sister, he had permitted all the young elites to go to the Prefecture War. On the other hand, he himself had gone to the East Sea, to get another Spirit Immortal Dan. All of his actions only had one purpose: to win back Qinghan’s loyalty to the Ye Family!
Today, he had received an urgent letter written by Ye Qingniu, and he was struck yet again by another bout of ecstasy.
Qinghan had broken into the Realm of the Marshal, and his integration technique had also become impressingly fearsome. In general, his overall ability could be compared with those in the Realm of the Emperor. This was absolutely impressive! During the Prefecture War, he had killed thousands of barbarians and demons, all by himself! The leader of the Demonic Team, Yao Kaka, was even killed by him within seconds. Solely because of his efforts, the Mars Prefecture had gained an nearly perfect victory, something that was unprecedented throughout history.
Holding the letter tightly in his hands, all of Ye Tianlong’s body shuddered. As a great elder, he never had a stroke, so his shivering could only be explained by his overexcitement. The corners of his lips raised up bit by bit, until he laughed out loudly…
“Respectful leader, what’s making you so happy?” Ye Tianlong’s demented laughter had grabbed the attention of Ye Baihu, who was originally outside of the pavilion, but soon rushed in, to see what had made this inflexible, square-toed leader to lose his usual temperament.
Without speaking a word, Ye Tianlong kept laughing. While at the same time, he handed over the letter to Ye Baihu. Subsequently, Ye Baihu quickly thumbed through the content, and the suspicion in his eyes was soon replaced by shock and joy. Based on the familiar calligraphy of Ye Qingniu, they were both sure of the authenticity.
A sixteen-year Marshal-Realm cultivator, with a heaven-defying integrating technique, Qinghan turned out to be the most promising young lord in the Ye Family, or even in the whole Mars Prefecture. His integration technique was on a whole new level, because it could be upgraded to higher levels that could be comparable to the well-known spirit techniques. This was, of course, something worth celebrating for the Ye Family. If Qinghan kept on his diligent cultivation, within the span of ten years, it was highly possible that he would break into the Realm of the Emperor, or perhaps even the Realm of the Saint! Such a perverted cultivation speed, words would fail them, when it came to describing this power…
“Leader, we should train this kid, he will probably, in the future, break into the Realm of the Heaven Immortal. If that is the case, our Ye Family will regain the glory of our ancestors!” Ye Baihu’s eyes lit up, as he spoke up.
Likewise, in Ye Tianlong’s eyes glittered lights of hope, “It’s still too early to predict whether he can become an Heaven Immortal Realm cultivator or not. But, one thing is for sure, if we treat him properly, he can play a big part in bringing glory to our family for hundreds of years!”
“Yes, yes! I guess, we’ll be prosperous once again because of of this kid. He has so many secrets. Hmm, I’m confident his potential in cultivation is limitless!” Thinking of all that had happened in Qinghan’s life, Ye Baihu let out a sigh of relief. Before this letter, he was worried that Qinghan would’ve been hurt on the fierce battlefield. It dramatically exceeded his expectations, that after one year of arduous fighting, this kid proved to be invincible on Ghost Island.
Ye Baihu decided to get the details of Qinghan’s improvements when they came back. Suddenly, he jerked his head towards Ye Tianlong, and frowned rather concernedly, “Leader, this morning, I was told that the teleportation posts there are all broken. I mean, right now, the Mars Prefecture Legion is unable to return until about two or three months later. What do you think about this? Could there be anyone deliberately vandalizing the posts, in an attempt to prohibit others from coming back?”
“Are all the posts broken?” Ye Tianlong responded similarly with knitted eyebrows, and after a little analysis, he abruptly shouted out, “Damn, this must be another nasty plot! The teleportation posts have been in a good condition for more than ten years, why did they all break at a time when Qinghan is so desperate to go home?”
They both exchanged a suspicious glance, as if they were reassured by each other that this could not be a simple coincidence. Several seconds later, Ye Tianlong’s face turned surly, and spoke up in a booming voice, “Based on Qinghan’s short temper, he won’t wait for another couple of months, since he was told I have got the other Dan already. I’m afraid… he has already embarked on his homeward journey to Grey City. No, we have to do something. Baihu, hurry up, send some people to protect him!”
The lineal route from Immortal City to Grey City would take him at least one month. Most importantly, he had to pass through the Luo Shen Moutain, one of the three most deserted places in the continent. Qinghan’s father, Ye Dao, was killed at this very place years ago. As Ye Baihu kept thinking of the possible outcomes, his face turned extremely anxious. Without saying another word, he turned around to find some people capable of taking on this task.
“No, Baihu, wait up. You stay here, I’ll go myself!” After walking back and forth for several rounds, Ye Tianlong made his final decision. Abruptly, he darted to the door, and gave out an earsplitting roar, which made the whole Ye Castle vibrate a little bit.