Chapter 752: My Grandfather Can Handle Them

The person standing before him was none other than Qing Dai.

Ye Guan was a bit surprised; he hadn't expected to run into her here. He hadn't forgotten how drastically she had changed after recovering her memories, so he held no fondness for her.

Qing Dai stared intently at Ye Guan and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Ye Guan calmly replied, "Just looking around."

Noticing Ye Guan's unfriendly demeanor, Qing Dai furrowed her eyebrows slightly but said nothing. She glanced at the girl licking a hawthorn candy and then turned to Qing Zhi. "Are you the leader of the Primordial Spirit Clan now?"

Qing Zhi nodded slightly. "Yes."

Qing Dai fell silent.

Clearly, she was already aware of the Primordial Spirit Clan's situation.

After a while, Qing Dai sighed softly and said, "The Primordial Spirit Clan is counting on you now."

Qing Zhi hesitated for a moment. "Are you returning to the clan?"

Qing Dai shook her head slowly. "That place feels very unfamiliar to me now. I can't go back there."

At that, Qing Zhi sighed inwardly. She knew that neither Qing Dai nor the former Qing Mo had any feelings left for the Primordial Spirit Clan.

Just then, Qing Dai turned to look at Ye Guan, who was nearby. "Can you do me a favor?"

Ye Guan didn't hesitate and directly shook his head. "No."

"Before I regained my memory, you promised me you wouldn't be angry with me afterward."

"I regret saying that."

Qing Dai immediately snapped in annoyance, "Can you even do that?"

Ye Guan replied calmly, "Lady Qing Dai, you are not my friend. Watch your words, or I might just kill you."

He only had a good impression of Qing Zhi among the Primordial Spirit Clan members because she lacked the arrogant attitude of the Primordial Spirit Clan members.

The others, including Qing Dai, had a natural arrogance that irked Ye Guan.

Instead of getting angry, Qing Dai calmed down.

She knew that Ye Guan was a man of his word.

She also knew that he was ruthless when in a bad mood and very kind when in a good mood.

But when he's not, he can be ruthless.

Qing Dai was silent for a long time before sighing softly. "What I need your help with involves the First God.”

Ye Guan frowned.

"Do you remember your sister Ruo Ming's words about how the First God had a child?"

Ye Guan nodded. "What are you trying to say?"

"That child is now in Daogu City, and she was imprisoned by the city's governor."

Ye Guan frowned. "Imprisoned?"

Qing Dai nodded slightly. "My sister was taking care of the child, and she brought her to that place, but something an incident happened, which led to the imprisonment of the child in Daogu City."

Ye Guan asked in a deep voice, "Why did they imprison her?"

“To get the First God’s journal."

Ye Guan was puzzled. "Are you kidding me? Does the Forest Civilization even need the First God’s journal?"

Qing Dai shook her head. "Not the Forest Civilization, just the city governor. The Forest Civilization doesn't need the First God’s journal, as they already know how to accumulate a hundred percent divinity. However, the city governor clearly has no idea how to do that."

Ye Guan pondered briefly over it before asking, "What about your sister?"

"My sister can't beat him."

"Are you all out of your minds?" said Ye Guan, sounding frustrated. "The First God could have easily handled someone like a mere city governor, but your sister pushed him to the point of self-destruction..."

𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Qing Dai sighed and shook her head, saying nothing.

Ye Guan was speechless.

This family is completely messed up!

I really can’t understand the First God’s decision to self-destruct. Sure, he was disappointed in that lady, but he still had a child with her! For the sake of his child, he should have stayed alive.

Ye Guan suddenly felt lucky.

It's a good thing that my parents aren't as twisted as them. Otherwise, I would have been doomed.

Just then, Ye Guan turned to Qing Dai and asked, "Is the city governor a cultivator with ninety percent divinity?"

Qing Dai nodded.

"Has he opened a unique path?"

Qing Dai shook her head. "I don't know."

"He probably hasn't. If he had, he wouldn't be chasing after the First God’s journal."

Qing Dai asked, "The journal is with you, right?"

Ye Guan nodded. "indeed."

"Honestly, the journal is really useful for those in the Divine Dao Realm, but they're not useful for someone at ninety percent divinity. At that level, any further progress relies entirely on oneself."

Qing Dai said, "But that city governor doesn't know that..."

Ye Guan shook his head. He had a bit of a connection with the First God, but he didn't want to dive into such muddy water.

Qing Dai suddenly added, "Even if you don't get involved, you'll still get dragged into this."

Ye Guan looked at Qing Dai.

Qing Dai explained, "You know that the Forest Civilization is coming back, right?"

Ye Guan was surprised. "You know that, too?"

"Everyone in the Shenxu Forest knows about it."

"What's the reason behind their return?"

"I don't know, but I do know that the Forest Civilization plans to kill you and your grandfather."

Ye Guan was stunned. "Kill me and my grandfather?"

Erya and Little White also looked at Qing Dai with interest.

Qing Dai nodded and explained, "The person who went with the Clan Leader of the Primordial Spirit Clan was sent by the Forest Civilization here to take care of affairs prior to their return, but your grandfather killed him. As far as I know, they've taken your actions as a provocation. So the first thing they'll do upon coming back here is to eliminate you and your grandfather."

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "That's great."

Qing Dai was taken aback. "Great?"

"If they were only coming after me, I'd be a bit worried. But since they're coming after my grandfather as well..."

Ye Guan chuckled, “Wonderful.”

Qing Dai stared deeply at Ye Guan and remarked, "You really are a filial grandson!"

Ye Guan laughed heartily.

Qing Dai's tone of voice grew serious as she said, "It seems that I must remind you that the Forest Civilization's strength is beyond your imagination. Your grandfather is powerful, but they have at least ten elites with a hundred percent divinity."

"It's okay; my grandfather can handle them."

Qing Dai's expression froze for a moment.

"Lady Qing Dai, you seem to know a lot about them." Ye Guan pointed out.

Qing Dai shook her head. "Not really, but someone else knows a lot about them."

"Who?"

"Shen Qi."

"The First God’s daughter?"

"Yes."

Ye Guan didn't say anything.

Qing Dai continued, "I know you don't like me or my sister, but Shen Qi is the First God's one and only remaining relative. She wants to meet you."

Ye Guan frowned slightly. "Meet me?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because her father chose you."

Ye Guan sighed inwardly. He truly respected the First God. Not only was the First God incredibly powerful, but he was also kind to the common people, which was incredibly rare among cultivators at his level.

With that, Ye Guan ended up agreeing, saying, "Let's go meet her, then."

"All right, follow me."

Ye Guan nodded quietly and followed closely behind Qing Dai as they snuck quietly into Daogu City.

Upon entering the city, Ye Guan immediately sensed the existence of several powerful presences.

He turned to stare into the depths of the city; there was an extremely powerful aura there, and the aura was so strong that Ye Guan's expression grew serious.

Ye Guan was invincible against cultivators with below ninety percent accumulated divinity, and he could barely fight against those with ninety percent divinity. He stood no chance against cultivators with peak ninety percent divinity, but what about against those who had carved their own unique path? He wouldn't have the strength to retaliate even with the Qingxuan Sword.

Qing Dai led Ye Guan and the others to a secluded area.

After a short walk down a secluded path, they soon arrived in front of a palace.

Ye Guan asked, "Shen Qi is imprisoned here?"

"Yes."

Ye Guan asked, "What about her mother?"

Qing Dai hesitated before saying, "She's cultivating."

Ye Guan frowned. "Cultivating?"

"Yes, she's half-step ninety percent divinity right now; she's just one step away from truly entering it."

Ye Guan's face darkened. "Does she not care about her daughter at all?"

Qing Dai shook her head slightly and sighed.

Ye Guan was speechless.

It seemed Qing Mo truly only cared about the Great Dao.

Qing Dai suddenly asked, "Can you all enter the tiny pagoda?"

Ye Guan stared at Qing Dai.

"There are guards here," Qing Dai explained.

Ye Guan asked, "Will they let you in?"

“We have to bribe them with strands of Ancestral Origin."

Ye Guan pondered briefly before nodding slightly. "Okay."

Then, he took Erya and the others into the tiny pagoda.

Qing Dai put away the tiny pagoda and approached the palace. As soon as she arrived, a mysterious presence blocked her.

Qing Dai opened her palm, allowing strands of Ancestral Origin to float toward the mysterious presence.

The strands of Ancestral Origin disappeared moments later; they were taken by a mysterious force.

Qing Dai quickly entered the palace.

"Aunt, you're here?" A voice echoed all of a sudden.

Qing Dai turned and saw a young woman in a light white dress with a purple ribbon around her waist.

The young woman had a gorgeous figure and was incredibly beautiful.

Qing Dai grabbed the young woman's hand and nodded slightly. "I brought someone else with me, and they're here to meet you."

Shen Qi was curious. "You brought someone else with you?"

Qing Dai nodded.

Swoosh!

Ye Guan and the others suddenly appeared in the room.

Shen Qi was stunned to see Ye Guan, but she recovered quickly and smiled. "You must be Young Master Ye. Hello, my name is Shen Qi..."

Shen Qi extended her right hand.

A handshake?

Ye Guan, Erya, and Little White were all taken aback. Then, they stared at Shen Qi as if she was suspicious.

Qing Dai. “...”