Chapter 312: Is This How Your Family Acts?

Ye Guan was confused. What money do I have to return?

He tried to pull his arm away, but the man had a death grip on his wrist.

Ye Guan couldn't move his right hand at all. What an insane amount of strength!

The man glared at Ye Guan and exclaimed, “Return my money! Return it!”

Ye Guan set his thoughts aside and said, “Senior, I think you got the wrong person.”

“Is your surname Ye?” asked the man.

Ye Guan was visibly surprised. “How did you know?”

“Is your father the Sword Master, Ye Xuan?”

Ye Guan was stupefied. He knows my father?

Clearly, Ye Guan's shocked expression was enough of an answer for the man as he laughed and said, “It seems that I didn't get the wrong person. Return my money!”

Ye Guan laughed sheepishly and said, “Senior, we don’t even know each other, but you’re asking me to return your money. How am I supposed to return your money when I don't even have it in the first place?”

In response, the man opened his palm, and a sheet of paper floated over to Ye Guan. Ye Guan glanced at it and was stunned to see what was written on the piece of paper—I borrowed countless treasures here today, and my son will return what I owe.’

My son will return what I owe?! Ye Guan made a sidelong glance at the man and asked doubtfully, “My father wrote this?”

“Yes, and he even left a bloody fingerprint.”

Ye Guan's face darkened upon seeing the fingerprint. What kind of father makes his son pay for what he owes? Is there even anyone else like that out there aside from my father?

Ye Guan suddenly felt that his grandfather hadn't made his father suffer enough hardships.

“Return my money,” said the man in a calm and composed tone of voice, but his hand was holding Ye Guan's wrist tightly, refusing to let go. He seemed afraid that Ye Guan would run away.

After a few moments of hesitation, Ye Guan said, “Senior, I don't think what you said makes sense.”

The man glared at him and said, “You aren’t thinking of running away, are you?”

Ye Guan replied, “My dad owes you, not me!”

“But he said that you'll pay for what he owes! You’re his son, aren’t you? There's a saying that it's only natural for a son to repay his father’s debts, so what’s the problem here?” said the man.

Ye Guan went quiet before eventually asking, “How much?”

Ye Guan didn't mind paying his father's debt if he could afford it. He was his father, after all.

The man grinned at Ye Guan's question. Clearly, Ye Guan had acknowledged that he indeed had to pay for his father's debt.

“It's not that big of an amount… it's just tens of billions of spiritual cores!”

“What?!” Ye Guan exclaimed in shock with wide eyes, “Tens of billions of spiritual cores?!”

Nangong Xue’s eyes widened as well and her face was filled with disbelief. Tens of billions of spiritual cores?! How is that even possible?

The man nodded and said, “Yes, and he also borrowed countless divine treasures.”

Ye Guan immediately shook his head, refusing to pay.

He didn’t need a father like Ye Xuan anyway.

The man’s face darkened. “Are you going to run away?”

He had no way to deal with the young man’s father. The young man's father was the king of relying on others, but the young man himself was different. He was still young, so the man had ten thousand ways to deal with him.

In the worst-case scenario, he could just rob the young man. Wait, I don't think it's robbery for me to demand money from someone who owes me. It's only right for someone to pay their debts, after all.

Ye Guan stared deeply at the man before inwardly asking, "If I give it my all, what are my chances of beating him?”

Little Pagoda replied, “It's guaranteed.”

Ye Guan was overjoyed.

"Guaranteed that you'll lose to him, that is," Little Pagoda added.

Ye Guan's froze.

"Anyway, just a friendly reminder, but he can hear what you're saying to me." Little Pagoda pointed out.

Ye Guan went silent out of embarrassment.

"I'm being reasonable here compared to your father," the man stared at Ye Guan and explained, Your father robbed—I mean, he borrowed divine treasures and a ton of spiritual cores from me. He then wrote down an IOU saying that his son would repay his debt. You're his son, right? In other words, you're paying.

"A debt has to be repaid, isn't that so?"

Ye Guan thought about it for a while before asking, “Senior, why don’t you just go to my father?”

If I could just get everything back from your father, would I even be talking to you right now? The man inwardly lampooned. Of course, he kept his thoughts to himself. He was still the Yu[1] Spirit, after all, and he had a reputation to maintain!

"The IOU says that his son would repay his debt, so why would I go to him?" asked the man.

Ye Guan suddenly laughed out loud and replied, “Senior, you’re right. It is only natural for one to repay their debts. Since it is my Yang Family that owes this debt, my Yang Family will pay it back!”

A puzzled look flashed past the man’s eyes when he saw Ye Guan’s change in attitude. He felt slightly wary, and he knew that he had to be careful when dealing with the Sword Master’s descendant.

Ye Guan then said, “I don’t have any money at the moment!”

The man instantly frowned.

Ye Guan continued, “Of course, our Yang Family does not renege on our debts. What about this? I’ll sign another IOU, and if I can't pay off my father’s debts, I’ll have my son pay it for me!”

Little Pagoda was utterly speechless.

"Do you have a son?" The man glared at him and asked, “Where is he?”

Ye Guan hesitated briefly before saying, “He’s not born yet.”

“How impudent!” The man was furious. He recalled what had transpired many years ago, and the script was exactly the same. The man was so infuriated that he shouted, “Like father, like son indeed. You and your father are using the same methods to con me. He pushed the debt to you, and you're trying to push it to your son. Do you really think I'm that dumb?”

The man's fury made him inadvertently release a tinge of his aura, and the world became illusory as it trembled incessantly. Clearly, it couldn't withstand the man's power.

Ye Guan was stupefied. He could tell that the man was beyond Great Sovereigns. My father's too much; how can he borrow money from someone and then push the debt to his son? I can’t believe he can do something so cruel. It’s simply outrageous!

The man said, “Let’s not waste any more time. I know that your Yang Family runs a huge business, so you must be very rich. Return my money, and I’ll leave immediately. What do you think? It sounds good, right?"

Ye Guan was a bit helpless as he replied, “Senior, I really can't afford to pay you at the moment.”

The man sounded cold as he asked, “Aren’t you the owner of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion?”

Ye Guan was silent. It seemed the man was well aware of how the Immortal Treasures Pavilion was operating, considering how he had chosen to visit Ye Guan to ask for repayment.

The man continued, “The Immortal Treasures Pavilion’s riches can rival the Guanxuan Universe’s wealth, so how come you can't pay me back?”

Ye Guan sighed and said, “If you really want me to pay you, Senior, it's not like it's impossible. I'm also willing to pay, but my assets are sealed at the moment. If you can help me break the seal on my assets, I will gladly give you everything I have on me.”

Little Pagoda chuckled upon hearing that. This brat is playing dirty again!

If the seal in Ye Guan wasn't made by the plain-skirt lady, the man before Ye Guan could definitely shatter it. After all, the man was a legendary figure whose existence spanned tens of millions of years.

Unfortunately, the seal in Ye Guan was made by the plain-skirt lady. Asking someone to even attempt to break the seal that she had left behind was equivalent to sending them to their deaths.

The man frowned and asked, “A seal? Is it in your body?”

Ye Guan quickly nodded and said, “Yes!”

The man placed his right hand on Ye Guan’s shoulder and was stunned moments later. He didn't expect that Ye Guan was telling the truth. However, it was true; a seal had truly been placed in Ye Guan.

Ye Guan explained, “Senior, the one who sealed me is extremely strong, so—”

The man interrupted with a dry laugh and asked, “They're extremely strong?”

Ye Guan nodded. He sounded serious as he said, “Yes!”

“Do you know how powerful I am?”

“How powerful are you?”

“Back then, I could destroy your father with one hand!”

Ye Guan didn't reply. Of course, he didn't believe the man's words. Otherwise, his father would have been unable to borrow such a huge amount of money and treasures.

The man seemed to have seen through Ye Guan's thoughts.

“You don’t believe me?” he asked.

Ye Guan nodded without saying anything.

The man calmly explained, “Your father was strong at the time, but his strength didn't belong to him. Instead—”

The man paused midsentence before shaking his head and continuing. “Forget it! It’s pointless to talk about these things today. I’ll help you break the seal, and you can return my money afterward. Then, we will no longer owe each other anything.”

Ye Guan agreed and said, “All right, but this seal is really strong. Senior, you…”

“You know nothing about my strength!” exclaimed the man with a burst of boisterous laughter before placing He placed his right hand on Ye Guan’s shoulder again

Swoosh!

A terrifying power surged into Ye Guan—the man was going to break the seal!

The man didn't think much of the seal in the young swordsman. Objectively speaking, there weren't that many people capable of defeating him—the Yu Spirit. In fact, the number of individuals enough to defeat him could only be counted on one hand. In other words, the Yu Spirit was virtually invincible so long as those people refrained from making a move.

The Yu Spirit's hand had just landed on Ye Guan's shoulder when a burst of sword light erupted from Ye Guan. The Yu Spirit’s face immediately changed, and he stared wide agape at Ye Guan before cursing, “Fuck, fuck, fuck, you—”

He tried to retract his hand to no avail.

Squelch!

The ray of sword light pierced the Yu Spirit and pinned him to the ground. The Yu Spirit wanted to move, but he was horrified to find that he had been completely immobilized.

Ye Guan heaved a sigh of relief. The man was incredibly powerful, and Ye Guan knew that he had to make use of his aunt's power to come out on top against the man.

How about the IOU? The Sword Master had signed it himself, so what did it have to do with him?

The Yu Spirit gasped in shock and muttered, “That woman is following you?”

Ye Guan looked at him with a smile and asked, “Are you referring to my aunt?”

The Yu Spirit nodded.

Ye Guan replied, “Yes, my aunt brought me here to become even stronger by experiencing many perils.”

The Yu Spirit was seething fury as he said, “Did you just try to scheme against me earlier? Huh? Is this how your family acts?”

Ye Guan was confused. Why is he so agitated?

The Yu Spirit continued. “After protecting her brother, she's now protecting her nephew… If your family keeps this up, how can anyone do anything against you guys? Huh? Don’t you feel like you guys are crossing the line here? Goodness…”

Ye Guan made a sidelong glance at the Yu Spirit before walking up to the latter.

The Yu Spirit went still at the bizarre sight.

“W-What are you trying to do?”

Ye Guan grabbed the Yu Spirit’s hand. In one deft, fluid movement, Ye Guan removed the Yu Spirit's storage ring before grabbing Nangong Xue and running away.

The Yu Spirit stood completely rooted in shock. I just got robbed!! That little bastard actually dared to steal my storage ring! What the fuck?!

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