Chapter 140: I Will Bury Him Now

Brother! The Sword Master!

Ye Guan stared at the woman in front of him.

For some reason, he found her familiar, which came as a surprise for him.

The woman turned toward Ye Guan and smiled. “You probably don’t even know who your parents are, right?”

“Yes!” Ye Guan nodded and said, “Master Pagoda told me that my father was a professional womanizer.”

“Fuck!” Little Pagoda’s voice was trembling. “Why does this bastard keep on saying that to everyone who has the slightest relationship with his father? Goodness, when is he going to forget it? Damn it…”

The mysterious voice said, “He’s getting back at you for hiding things from him.”

Little Pagoda fell silent at that. So this brat knows how to hold grudges!

The woman blinked and asked, “He really said that?”

Ye Guan nodded.

The woman laughed. “You don’t believe him, right?”

Ye Guan grinned. “Yes, I don’t.”

The woman examined Ye Guan once more and smirked. “You’re handsome—more handsome than your father.”

Ye Guan smiled shyly.

“Pfft!” The woman chuckled and said, “See? You’re completely different from your father!”

Ye Guan’s curiosity was piqued. “Senior, what kind of person was my father?”

The woman pondered over his question for quite a while. Eventually, she raised her hand and put her index and thumb fingers a bit distant from each other before saying, “Your father’s skin is this thick.”

He’s thick-skinned! Ye Guan smiled and said, “Master Pagoda told me that he was a good man. Is it true?”

Little Pagoda finally heaved a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, this brat is finally done mentioning those things. Otherwise, Little Pagoda wasn’t sure if his heart could handle the shock.

Ye Guan kept on telling everyone with the slightest relationship with his father that his father was a womanizer.

Little Pagoda was truly afraid that they would meet Ye Qingqing someday, and Ye Guan shattered the ice by saying, “Master Pagoda told me that my father was a professional womanizer.”

Little Pagoda broke out into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the woman responded positively and said, “He’s a great man.”

She abruptly fell silent before asking, “Do you hate him?”

Ye Guan thought about it for a while before answering, “I can’t answer that question at the moment.”

The woman sighed to herself.

She stared deeply at Ye Guan, and her gaze turned warm.

“You and your father… Never mind! Settle the scores with him later. I’m going now, boy!”

Ye Guan nodded. “All right.”

The woman smiled and said, “We’ll meet again.”

Her gaze landed on Ye Guan’s chest, and she smiled brightly as she said, “You’ve worked hard, Master Pagoda.”

With that, she vanished into thin air.

She’s gone! Ye Guan silently stood in the room for quite a while before leaving.

He stumbled upon Ye Zhuxin outside, and an old man was walking next to her.

“Young Lord Ye, this is Clan Leader Ye Lin,” Ye Zhuxin said with a smile, ”He’s here to see you.”

Ye Guan turned to look at Ye Lin.

He cupped his fists and said, “Senior Ye Lin, I apologize for the intrusion.”

Ye Lin examined Ye Guan. He smiled and praised, “As expected of the best swordsman of the current generation. You’re indeed an outstanding talent, and your demeanor is great as well!”

Ye Guan grinned and said, “You overpraise me, Senior! I truly don’t deserve such a title.”

Ye Lin smiled and asked, “Young Lord Ye, I just found out that the Chosen One from Milky Way is targeting you. Have you heard of it yet?”

Ye Guan nodded and answered, “Yes.”

Ye Lin’s voice deepened as he said, “Young Lord Ye, the Chosen One has gathered a bunch of talents from the Five Dimensions Universe. Those talents have their own clans and sects. You’ve effectively challenged them as well by challenging the Chosen One.”

Ye Guan nodded. “Yes, I know.”

Silence descended between the two.

Ye Lin broke the ice and said, “Young Lord Ye, I want you to come with me.”

He turned around and walked away.

Ye Guan was stunned, but Ye Zhuxin gestured and said, “Hurry up.”

She dragged Ye Guan by his arm.

Ye Lin led Ye Guan to a large hall.

A black box was in the middle of the hall, and it was clearly a sword case.

Ye Lin walked toward the sword case and bowed to it.

He carefully picked up the box and gave it to Ye Guan.

Confused, Ye Guan asked, “What is this, Senior?”

Ye Lin smiled and explained, “It’s a sword case that contains two swords. One of them is called Dragon’s Roar, while the other is called Phoenix’s Cry. They’re both Imperial-grade weapons. Sword Sovereign Ye Yu once wielded them until she became too strong for them to display the full extent of her cultivation base.”

“Sword Sovereign Ye Yu left these two swords here, but the Ye Clan disciples don’t deserve these swords at all. It has been many years, but these swords still haven’t recognized anyone as their masters.”

Ye Lin stared deeply at Ye Guan and said, “Young Lord Ye, I’ll let you take them away if they acknowledge you as their master.”

Ye Guan was stunned.

“Senior, t-this is…” he stammered.

Ye Lin smiled and urged, “Go ahead and try it.”

Ye Guan’s voice deepened as he asked, “Why are you doing this for me, Senior?”

Ye Lin pondered briefly before asking, “I’ve heard that you’ve obtained a Trial Towers King Badge in Nanzhou’s Guanxuan Academy. Is it true?”

Ye Guan nodded and opened his palm, revealing the Trial Towers King Badge.

“Qingzhou’s Guanxuan Academy didn’t acknowledge the badge, but our Ye Clan acknowledges it, “said Ye Lin. “Unfortunately, my clan doesn’t have anything valuable except for these two swords.

”If they’re willing to follow you, we’ll give it to you.”

Ye Guan fell silent.

Tremble.

The box trembled violently.

Ye Lin was dumbfounded, but before he could react, a dragon’s roar and a phoenix’s cry reverberated from the box.

The two swords flew out of their own and excitedly orbited Ye Guan.

Ye Lin and Ye Zhuxin were stunned.

The two swords looked like they couldn’t wait to leave with Ye Guan.

Ye Lin’s eyes shone in a complicated light. Oftentimes, the sword would choose its master rather than the master choosing their swords.

Ye Guan examined the two swords orbiting him.

The sword on his right was two fingers wide and roughly a meter long. It didn’t have a hilt, and it seemed crafted entirely from dragon scales. It gracefully orbited Ye Guan, showing off that it was as light as a feather.

Meanwhile, the other sword was crimson-red in color. It had the same dimensions as Dragon’s Roar, and it also didn’t have a hilt. It was made entirely from phoenix scales; the cries of a phoenix could be heard as it orbited Ye Guan.

Dragon’s Roar and Phoenix’s Cry! Ye Guan opened his palms, and the two swords rushed toward his hands. They quivered incessantly and were humming nonstop. It was obvious, but they were extremely excited.

Ye Lin’s expression turned grim. The Ye Clan had produced geniuses, but these two swords had completely disregarded those geniuses. However, the two swords were jumping for joy at the moment.

This is absurd! Ye Lin was forced to admit that the two swords were very pragmatic.

They were only willing to follow a powerful enough swordsman.

Ye Guan was excited as well. The Path Sword was invincible, but he didn’t want to rely on it too much. After all, the Path Sword was too powerful, so he was bound to get arrogant the more he used it.

In fact, he even felt like he could take on the Sword Master while wielding the Path Sword. Unfortunately, Ye Guan only had the Path Sword to use until now. From now on, Dragon’s Roar and Phoenix’s Cry would be his sidekicks.

Still, Ye Guan didn’t directly store the two swords away. He looked at Ye Lin and muttered, “Senior, I honestly like these two swords, but they’re too valuable. I feel bad to just take them away. I…”

Ye Lin sounded serious as he said, “Young Lord Ye, our ancestor holds you in high regard, so there is no need for us to doubt you at all. The Chosen One is incredible, our Ye Clan isn’t afraid of him.

”Young Lord Ye, we have some people in Guanxuan Universe, and I’ll tell them to take care of you once you’ve arrived at the Main Guanxuan Academy.”

Ye Guan thought about it and said, “Senior, I won’t stand on ceremony anymore. If the Ye Clan needs my help in the future, I will not turn you down!”

Ye Guan knew that he had nothing to give but his word at the moment.

Ye Lin smiled brightly.

He had to admit that he was gambling. In all honesty, he was slightly hesitant about handing over the two swords to Ye Guan, but he ended up making up his mind, and there were three reasons behind it.

Firstly, their ancestor had truly acknowledged Ye Guan. Secondly, she and Ye Guan had a great conversation, and finally, Ye Guan was truly an outstanding young man.

These three reasons convinced Ye Lin to gamble by buying a favor from the talented Ye Guan. They would definitely profit a lot from the seeds that they had sowed today once Ye Guan finally matured into a true powerhouse.

The Sword Master’s departure from the Ye Clan prompted the Ye Clan’s ancestors to establish a rule about how the Ye Clan members and disciples had to do more good than evil.

The Ye Clan also placed a huge emphasis on their Clan Leader’s character every time they had to choose their next clan leader.

Ye Guan stored the two swords in the black box and cupped his fists.

“Thank you, Senior!” he said.

Two Imperial-grade swords. The Ye Clan had bestowed upon him a huge boon!

Ye Lin smiled and replied, “Young Lord Ye, The disciples of the Ye Clan will seek you out upon your arrival at the Guanxuan Universe. If you need anything, feel free to reach out to them.

Ye Guan nodded. “All right!”

He didn’t reject Ye Lin’s offer. The more friends, the better, after all.

All of a sudden, an old man entered the hall and bowed toward Ye Lin.

“Clan Leader, the Manager of Qingzhou’s Chamber of Commerce[1] is waiting for Ye Guan outside.”

Ye Lin turned toward Ye Guan.

Ye Guan said, “Senior, Lady Zhuxin, I will take my leave now.”

Ye Lin nodded and said, “Take care, Young Lord Ye.”

Ye Zhuxin echoed, “Take care.”

Ye Guan nodded before leaving the Ye Residence.

Ye Zhuxin turned to Ye Lin and remarked, “It’s a shame that such an outstanding swordsman isn’t from our clan.”

Ye Lin nodded slightly. “Indeed. He’s definitely a top talent even in the Main Guanxuan Academy, considering his achievements in the Sword Dao.”

Ye Zhuxin frowned. “Why are those factions still suppressing him?”

Ye Lin shook his head and explained, “Things wouldn’t have escalated to this point if Ye Guan was exceptional enough to deter those factions from suppressing him. In fact, they would have tried to rope him in.”

“Unfortunately, the feud between them has already been established, and Ye Guan would definitely try to get the academic faction’s support upon arriving at the Main Guanxuan Clan. That is why they are trying to keep him at bay. They don’t want him to join the academic faction.”

Ye Lin sighed and added, “Things have become even more convenient for them because of the feud between the Chosen One and Ye Guan.”

Ye Zhuxin asked, “Clan Leader, are we going to lose this gamble?”

Ye Lin chuckled and said, “Lass, don’t be overly concerned with wins and losses. We should always take the right path. We simply helped him because he isn’t evil. That’s good enough for us!”

Ye Zhuxin nodded. “I understand.”

……

Meanwhile, Old Fu looked at Ye Guan and said, “He accepted your challenge.”

“All right,” Ye Guan nodded and said, “Let’s go.”

Old Fu was surprised. “Where are we going?”

Ye Guan stared at Old Fu and said, “He accepted my challenge, right? Let’s go to the Main Guanxuan Academy right now. I want to bury him as soon as possible.”

Old Fu chuckled bitterly and explained, “He accepted it, but he wants it to happen three months later.”

Ye Guan frowned and said, “No, I’ll bury him now. Old Fu, bring me to the Main Guanxuan Academy. I’ll pay you back the transport fee later. I’ll take his storage ring away once I’ve buried him, so I’ll definitely pay you back.”

1. Immortal Treasures Pavilion. It’s Chamber of Commerce in the raws for some reason ☜