Chapter 73: Your Father Said It

Ye Guan was at a loss for words.

Nanling Yiyi touched him for quite a while.

I thought you were going to apply medicine to my wounds?

Ye Guan was still a young woman, so how could he possibly resist a young woman touching his naked body? Ye Guan was also worried about the kind of thoughts Nanling Yiyi would have if she were allowed to continue.

In other words, he had to stop her as soon as possible.

Nanling Yiyi blushed slightly at Ye Guan’s remark. She hurriedly took out a jade bottle and said, “Junior Disciple Ye, this is a Sky-grade spiritual medicine called Rejuvenating Solution. It’ll sting a bit once applied, but bear with it!”

Ye Guan nodded. “All right!”

Nanling Yiyi slowly poured the Rejuvenating Solution on Ye Guan.

Ah! Ye Guan exclaimed inwardly. His brows scrunched up. It felt as if a thousand knives pierced his flesh at once, but the pain was still bearable.

Nanling Yiyi asked carefully, “Are you okay?”

Ye Guan sucked in a breath of cold air and grinned.

“I’m fine!” he exclaimed.

Nanling Yiyi nodded slightly before rubbing the medicine on Ye Guan’s scorched body. She was gentle and meticulous, and not a single spot on Ye Guan’s figure was spared.

None of them said a word, and the air in the room soon became tense until it was palpable. Ye Guan shook his head and abandoned the weird thoughts that had been popping up in his mind.

He closed his eyes and started thinking about the huge battle in the True Dragon World. It was a battle that made him realize just how insignificant he truly was in the bigger picture.

Ye Guan reckoned that he had become at least ten times stronger after becoming a Sword Immortal, but it seemed that a Sword Immortal wasn’t exactly strong enough to handle any issues.

The Ancient Heavenly Dragon was just a projection, but a mere projection was strong enough to deal such severe injuries to him with just its flames. Meanwhile, Lee Ge was definitely at least ten times stronger than that Ancient Heavenly Dragon.

A truly powerful cultivator was a weapon of mass destruction, and Ye Guan was just an insignificant Sword Immortal, so he couldn’t afford to be complacent and arrogant.

Complacency and satisfaction would lead to limitations, and one ought to avoid settling for less on the path of cultivation. One had to keep scaling higher summits until they became invincible.

Master Pagoda, I want to become stronger! Ye Guan exclaimed inwardly.

“Take it slow,” Little Pagoda replied.

“All right.” Ye Guan nodded. After a momentary pause, he continued. “Master Pagoda, are you hiding something from me?”

“Nope,” Little Pagoda said casually.

Ye Guan went silent.

A deafening silence enveloped the two.

Little Pagoda shattered it by saying, “A few… just a few secrets.”

“Can you tell me the reason behind the Shenge Clan ancestor’s actions?” Ye Guan asked. The question had been bothering him since he woke up, so he couldn’t help but ask.

Little Pagoda’s reply was a bit late.

“Are you sure you want to know?” he asked.

Ye Guan nodded.

“She’s your father’s confidante,” Little Pagoda said.

Ye Guan froze, and he asked in disbelief, “Confidante?”

“Yes, that is the reason behind her actions.”

“Does my father have many wives, Master Pagoda?”

“Yes, he has multiple wives.”

Ye Guan frowned and asked, “Why is he such a womanizer?”

“Your grandfather has many wives as well,” said Little Pagoda.

“My grandfather?” Ye Guan asked.

“Yup.”

“My father is just a son-in-law, but to think he would marry other women despite his status. He’s too much of a womanizer.”

“How about you? Wouldn’t you want a few wives as well?” Little Pagoda asked.

“I already have Little Jia!”

“I don’t think there are going to be any issues even if you take multiple wives.”

“I don’t think that’s a good thing…”

“Why not?” asked Little Pagoda.

“How can a person love two people at once?”

“Why not? Does it really matter if everyone is willing? If you have two girlfriends and you don’t want to marry two women, then just don’t marry them. What’s wrong with having multiple girlfriends? It’ll just be like multiple best friends!” Little Pagoda said.

Little Pagoda paused momentarily before he hurriedly said, “Your father said it, not me!”

“My father…” Ye Guan sighed and shook his head with contempt. Forget it! It’s not really appropriate for a son to judge his father.

“Anyway, you should focus on recovering. Once you’ve recovered, you should focus on cultivating. I’m sure it’ll take you a really long time to exhaust the True Dragon Clan’s treasury,” said Little Pagoda.

True Dragon Clan’s treasury! Ye Guan’s lips curled up. The True Dragon Clan’s treasury contained seven million gold spiritual crystals and a hundred thousand immortal spiritual crystals.

Immortal spiritual crystals were a tier higher than gold spiritual crystals. Naturally, they contained purer spiritual energy, and it was all because only Sky-grade spiritual veins could produce immortal spiritual crystals.

An immortal spiritual crystal was equivalent to a hundred gold spiritual crystals.

In other words, they were extremely precious.

Ye Guan also obtained almost a hundred True Dragon carcasses. He was already thinking about what would happen if he sold one of them.

Honestly, he had no idea how much they would go for, but one thing was for sure—a dragon carcass would fetch a pretty penny. Regardless, Ye Guan hit the jackpot. He sustained heavy injuries in the process, but it paled in comparison to his excitement.

“So it was a blessing in disguise!” he muttered to himself before closing his eyes. He decided to focus on recovering before anything else. In addition, he couldn’t really cultivate with such severe injuries.

“Is Young Lord Ye here?” someone shouted.

Nanling Yiyi flinched. She turned and saw a woman standing at the door. The woman was wearing a long robe, and her hair was tied up into a long ponytail. She was holding a folding fan in one hand, which made her look incomparably graceful.

The woman was none other than Ye Guanzhi.

Ye Guanzhi froze upon seeing Ye Guan’s scorched figure and Nanling Yiyi looming over him with her hands on his torso. Moments later, Ye Guanzhi recovered. She chuckled before saying, “It seems that my visit is untimely.”

She took a step backward before turning around to leave.

Nanling Yiyi stared doubtfully at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan shook his head and said, “I don’t know her!”

Nanling Yiyi shook her head as well and said, “I don’t know her, too!”

Ye Guanzhi stopped in her tracks and said, “It’s nice to meet you, Young Lord Ye, I’m here as the Guanxuan Academy’s representative.”

The Guanxuan Academy? Ye Guan raised his guard up. Was she here because of the True Dragon Clan’s demise?

“Young Lord Ye, could I have a word with you?” Ye Guanzhi added.

Ye Guan thought about it before saying, “Senior Disciple Yiyi, can you cover me?”

Nanling Yiyi nodded and covered Ye Guan with a blanket.

With that, Ye Guan said to Ye Guanzhi, “Come in.”

Ye Guanzhi obliged. She glanced at Nanling Yiyi for a second time and smiled before walking toward Ye Guan. She took out a white jade bottle and extended it over to him. “I think you will find this useful, Young Lord Ye!”

Ye Guan wanted to turn her offer down, but Nanling Yiyi saw the emblazoned characters on the white jade bottle and cried out, “Holy Yuan Pill? Isn’t that a legendary Immortal-grade spiritual medicine!”

An Immortal-grade spiritual medicine?! Ye Guan was moved. The grade above Sky-grade items were Saint-grade items, and above Saint-grade items were Immortal-grade items. A bottle of Immortal-grade spiritual medicine was priceless.

An Immortal-grade spiritual pill alone was incredibly precious and expensive. The alchemist profession was a distinguished and lofty occupation, and there were only a few alchemists, even throughout the vast Zhongtu Divine Continent.

Nanling Yiyi was tempted, but she suppressed her greed and glanced at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan stared deeply at Ye Guanzhi and asked, “What’s the meaning of this?”

Ye Guanzhi explained, “Young Lord Ye, I have no ill intentions. I’m here to apologize to you on behalf of the Guanxuan Academy.”

“Apologize?” Ye Guan asked with a frown.

Ye Guanzhi nodded. “The Academy made a mistake that snowballed into the horrible ordeal you had to endure. We offer our sincere apology, and I hope you’ll forgive us for our mistake!”

Ye Guan was taken aback.

“Young Lord Ye, if you’re willing to return to the Academy, we will—”

“No, thank you,” said Ye Guan, interrupting her.

“The Academy is willing to make an exception for Young Lord Ye. We will allow you to return to the Academy!”

Nanling Yiyi’s expression stiffened. He’s allowed to return to the Academy? That’s a huge opportunity!

However, Ye Guan shook his head and repeated. “No, thank you.”

After a few moments of silence, Ye Guanzhi nodded and said, “I apologize once again on behalf of the Guanxuan Academy, and the Academy’s gates will always be open to you. I won’t take up any more of your time; get well soon!”

Ye Guanzhi turned around and was about to leave, but Nanling Yiyi stopped her in her tracks by asking, “Will the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan take revenge on my junior disciple? They’re affiliated with the Main Guanxuan Academy, right?”

“They won’t do anything on the surface,” Ye Guanzhi replied.

Nanling Yiyi’s expression darkened, and she asked, “What about beneath the surface?”

“They’ll definitely do something,” said Ye Guanzhi.

Nanling Yiyi stared at her and asked, “Are you from the Main Guanxuan Academy?”

“Yes,” Ye Guanzhi replied with a nod.

She’s from the Main Guanxuan Academy?! Ye Guan was stunned. It seemed that he truly hadn’t expected that someone from the Main Guanxuan Academy would come and visit him.

Nanling Yiyi hesitated before asking, “What about the An Clan?”

“I can restrain them on the surface, but I’m sure they’ll do something beneath the surface,” Ye Guanzhi answered.

“What should we do?” asked Nanling Yiyi.

She was obviously worried about her junior disciple.

Ye Guanzhi pondered for a long time before she sighed and said, “This matter all started because of their ego, but I’m sure they’re still going to take revenge in secret.

“I don’t think I can do anything to them if they hide their tracks and be smart about their revenge. After all, there is a difference between actually committing a crime and being suspected of committing a crime.”

“If the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan and the An Clan decided to take revenge on me, what are you going to do?” asked Ye Guan.

“I will mobilize the Guanxuan Guards against them. I will kick start the impeachment procedures to impeach the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan and let the Guanxuan Academy Committee decide their punishment. Unfortunately, whatever happens afterward is out of my hands,” Ye Guanzhi replied.

“What about the An Clan?”

“I will do everything I can to stop them. I will try to impeach them as well.”

Ye Guan chuckled and asked her, “What do you think will be the outcome?”

“The outcome is your death, Young Lord Ye.”

Ye Guan went silent. Eventually, he said, “Is that so? Where is the justice there?”

Ye Guanzhi sighed and explained, “Justice exists, Young Lord Ye, but it requires strength to wield. We live in a pragmatic world, after all.”

Ye Guan shook his head and laughed sardonically.

Ye Guanzhi added, “Young Lord Ye, the Academy has done its best to uphold justice throughout the universe, but I have to admit—the Committee is filled with many rotten apples. However, I’m still confident that we are on an upward trend. It’s only going to get better.”

“Miss, I can tell that you’re a wonderful person. It would be great if the Academy had more people like you,” said Ye Guan.

Ye Guanzhi smiled and replied, “Thank you for the compliment, Young Lord Ye. Anyway, you have to be extremely careful from now on because you’re the An Clan and the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan’s target!

“I suggest you work even harder to become stronger. The solution to injustice and violence is sometimes a bigger fist. I’ve been studying the Guanxuan Law my entire life, and I have to admit that violence is sometimes a better solution than anything else.”

Ye Guan chuckled at her remark and said, “I appreciate your advice!”

Ye Guanzhi nodded and said, “I’m off, then.”

With that, she turned around and finally left.

Ye Guan’s gaze was indecipherable as he stared at Ye Guanzhi’s departing figure.