Chapter 139: Brother? He Is Very Busy!

“You want to challenge the Chosen One?” Old Fu stared wide-eyed at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan nodded. “Yes!”

Old Fu looked at Ye Guan incredulously and asked, “Why?”

Ye Guan answered calmly, “He said that there can only be one of us, so I’m challenging him!”

Old Fu was speechless. How bold!

Ye Guan took out a pen and paper and started writing.

“You weren’t honorable in our last fight. You summoned the Heavenly Dao, but it was so weak that it died with a single sword move. You said that there can only be one of us in this world, so why don’t we fight? You can choose the time and location, and you can set the rules as well. Do whatever you want. I don’t care because I’m invincible.”

Ye Guan’s pen moved swiftly, and he wrote his signature at the bottom of the letter.

Old Fu fell silent while reading Ye Guan’s challenge letter.

He’s so arrogant! He felt that way upon reading the letter, but was Ye Guan really being too arrogant? The Chosen One had even summoned the Heavenly Dao of the Zhongtu Divine Continent, but he was still defeated.

Old Fu didn’t think that Ye Guan was arrogant at all.

He thought Ye Guan was simply confident.

Just then, Ye Guan asked, “Old Fu, can this challenge letter be spread to the entire Guanxuan Universe?”

Old Fu glanced at Ye Guan and asked, “You want to blow this up?”

Ye Guan nodded.

After a brief silence, Old Fu replied, “It can be done. It’s not that difficult. All you need to do is submit a Guanxuan Report.”

Ye Guan asked, “A Guanxuan Report?”

Old Fu smiled and explained, “The leaders of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion receive reports about the latest events in the lower worlds.”

Old Fu took out a piece of paper and gave it to Ye Guan. Ye Guan scanned through it and was surprised. Everything that happened at Qingzhou Guanxuan Academy was recorded on the piece of paper.

However, some things were a bit exaggerated.

Old Fu instructed, “Submit a Guanxuan Report, and the entire Guanxuan Universe will learn of your challenge.”

Ye Guan nodded. “I’ll submit one, then!”

Old Fu looked at Ye Guan and said, “You need to pay to submit one.”

Ye Guan was taken aback.

Old Fu explained, “You have to pay to submit a Guanxuan Report, but I don’t think you’ll have to spend a lot of money because your Guanxuan Report will definitely sell like hotcakes!”

“However, you have to think this through. You will no longer be able to reconcile with the Chosen One once you’ve submitted a Guanxuan Report.”

Ye Guan nodded. “I’ve thought it through.”

Old Fu nodded. “All right, I will do it for you.”

Ye Guan smiled. “Thank you.”

Old Fu shook his head and replied, “You’re welcome.”

With that, they went their separate ways.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan headed to the Ye Clan in Qingzhou. On his way there, Little Pagoda suddenly chided, “You could have mulled over it for a bit longer. You’ve allowed your emotions to affect your decisions!”

Ye Guan grinned. “Master Pagoda, you’re right. I’ll be more careful in the future.”

“You—” Little Pagoda started.

However, the mysterious voice interrupted. “You idiot. Do you really think that he made that decision while under the influence of his emotions?”

Little Pagoda asked in confusion, “What do you mean?”

The mysterious voice sighed and said, “It seemed like he was being rash by submitting an open challenge to the Chosen One, but he has actually planned far ahead. He has inherited his parents’ wits and intelligence.”

Little Pagoda was still confused. “What do you mean?”

The mysterious voice explained, “The two biggest factions in the Academy are standing on the Chosen One’s side, and Ye Guan is at a disadvantage. By issuing an open challenge, do you really think that the aristocratic faction and the great clan factions can bully Ye Guan by taking advantage of their size and influence?”

Little Pagoda fell silent.

The mysterious voice continued. “They’ll embarrass themselves if they were to bully him at this point! The Chosen One’s reputation will plummet as well.

”In other words, they have no choice but to accept Ye Guan’s challenge. They cannot assassinate Ye Guan as well. If Ye Guan inexplicably dies out of the blue, everyone will definitely accuse the Main Guanxuan Academy as the mastermind.”

The mysterious voice sighed and added, “He’s buying time for himself. Those factions must pray that Ye Guan will stay alive until his fight against the Chosen One. Otherwise, they’ll take the blame for his death!”

Little Pagoda’s voice deepened as he asked, “I see, so that’s his plan. Why did he not tell me?”

The mysterious voice pondered briefly before saying, “He probably didn’t think that you’re a dumbass.”

Little Pagoda was at a loss for words.

Soon, Ye Guan arrived at the Ye Clan in Qingzhou. Many years ago, the Ye Clan had made the grave mistake of driving out the Sword Master with nothing but his sister on his back.

The Ye Clan recovered somewhat after Ye Yu’s growth.

The Ye Clan wasn’t as strong as the An Clan or the Undying Clan, but the Ye Clan’s relationship with Ye Yu dissuaded many crooks from taking advantage of them.

Ye Guan stared at the Ye Residence and asked, “Master Pagoda, am I here?”

Little Pagoda said, “Yes.”

Ye Guan asked, “I heard that the Sword Master’s life was pretty tough back then. Is it true?”

Little Pagoda changed the topic and asked, “Do you want to go in and take a look?”

Ye Guan hesitated for a while before muttering, “I don’t think—”

The doors of the Ye Residence suddenly opened, and a young woman walked out.

The young woman looked stunning in her long green skirt, and she was holding a sword in her hand as well, which made her appear both strong and confident.

The young woman jumped in surprise upon seeing Ye Guan. She ran toward Ye Guan and screamed, “Goodness! You’re Ye Guan! You’re that Ye Guan!”

She got more and more excited, but she forcefully composed herself and asked, “Young Lord Ye, why are you here?”

Ye Guan hesitated for quite a while before answering, “I wanted to take a look inside.”

“Sure, come in!” the young woman hurriedly said, “Come in and take a look around.”

She dragged Ye Guan into the Ye Residence.

Ye Guan shook his head and chuckled.

It was flattering to see a young woman so obviously excited to see him.

The young woman grinned and said, “Young Lord Ye, my name’s Ye Zhuxin, but you can call me Zhuxin.”

Ye Guan smiled and asked, “Lady Zhuxin, do you know me?”

Ye Zhuxin chuckled. “Who doesn’t know you, Young Lord Ye? But you’re my idol, and I respect you a lot!”

She raised the sword in her hand, and her expression turned grim as she said, “I never really liked swords, but I developed a passion for it after seeing you fight. How are you so handsome?”

Seeing that, Little Pagoda couldn’t help but say, “How are girls these days so brazen? During our days, the girls were much more reserved and withdrawn.”

The mysterious voice chided, “You’re just a pagoda, so don’t worry about it.”

Ye Guan smiled and asked, “Lady Zhuxin, do you want to learn swordplay?”

“Yes!” Ye Zhuxin nodded. “Can you teach me?”

After some hesitation, Ye Guan replied, “I honestly don’t know how to teach.”

Ye Zhuxin blinked and asked, “Young Lord Ye, forgive me for asking this, but have you ever liked someone before?”

Huh? Ye Gunan was stunned by the strange question.

Ye Zhuxin continued. “I don’t have any other intentions. I was just curious.”

Ye Guan shook his head and chuckled before saying, “I have a fiancée.”

“A fiancée?” Ye Zhuxin exclaimed. She sighed under her breath before saying, “You can walk around by yourself, then. I don’t want to walk with someone who has a fiancée.”

With that, she turned and left, leaving a stunned Ye Guan behind.

What? Ye Guan was stunned because Ye Zhuxin had abandoned him just like that.

Little Pagoda suddenly said, “Turn right.”

Ye Guan nodded and turned right. Ye Zhuxin had led him into the residence, so no one dared to stop him.

Soon, Ye Guan found himself in a yard.

The yard was clean and quiet. There was no one else here.

Ye Guan asked, “Master Pagoda, is this where the Sword Master used to live?”

Little Pagoda answered, “Yes!”

Ye Guan nodded slightly. He found a room and walked into it.

The room was squeaky clean.

Ye Guan looked around and saw two wooden sculptures on top of a table.

His curiosity was piqued, and he walked over to the wooden sculptures. The wooden sculpture on the right looked exactly like the Sword Master, while the wooden sculpture on the left depicted a woman.

Ye Guan stared at the wooden sculpture of a woman and asked, “Master Pagoda, is she the Sword Master’s sister?”

Little Pagoda answered, “Yes.”

Ye Guan reached out for the wooden sculpture on the left.

“Don’t touch my wooden sculpture, boy,” said a voice from behind Ye Guan.

Ye Guan turned around and saw an illusory figure of a woman. The woman looked exactly like the wooden sculpture of a woman on the table, and the realization stunned Ye Guan.

The woman was equally surprised to see Ye Guan.

Ye Guan bowed respectfully. “Senior, I apologize for the disrespect.”

The woman stared deeply at Ye Guan and asked, “What’s your name?”

Ye Guan replied, “Ye Guan.”

The woman was surprised. She approached Ye Guan and carefully examined him.

“Ye Guan…” she muttered.

Ye Guan stared at the woman.

He hesitated briefly before asking, “Do you know me, Senior?”

The woman smiled and replied, “I do.”

Ye Guan was in disbelief. She knows me? How?

The woman suddenly asked, “Are you by yourself?”

Ye Guan hesitated for quite a while before saying, “My Master Pagoda is with me.”

The woman smiled and replied, “I know. I can sense him.”

Ye Guan’s curiosity was piqued. “Senior, do you know Master Pagoda?”

The woman’s lips curled upward in a mischievous way as she said, “I do. I’m quite familiar with him.”

“How about my father?” Ye Guan hurriedly asked, “Do you know him?”

Little Pagoda panicked upon hearing that. If he had known that Ye Guan would stumble upon his aunt here, he wouldn’t have brought Ye Guan here.

The woman smiled. “Of course, I know your father. I’m very familiar with him.”

Ye Guan urged, “Senior, can you tell me more about my father? Master Pagoda keeps hiding the truth from me.”

Little Pagoda was completely silent.

The woman replied, “You’ll discover the truth once you’ve become strong enough.”

Ye Guan was disappointed.

The woman walked toward the wooden sculptures and stared at them blankly, seemingly in deep thought.

Ye Guan asked, “Senior, where is the Sword Master? Why did he not appear with you?”

The woman gently caressed the wooden sculpture of the Sword Master. She sounded slightly disappointed as she said, “Brother? He’s very busy! It has been a while since I last saw him.”