Best Young Master-Chapter 1415 - 1289: The Qing Family’s Decision
After leaving the ancestral grounds of the Ling Family, Qing Lian looked desolate. No matter how she pleaded, the Ling Family Ancestor refused to exert pressure to intimidate the Treasure Pavilion.
"Lian’er, I’m sorry..."
The Ling Family genius, standing by Qing Lian, comforted her softly.
"It’s alright, you’ve done your best. Besides, the Ancestor wasn’t wrong. It was indeed our Qing Family that broke the rules first, so his refusal to intervene was expected." Qing Lian forced a smile, secretly clenching her teeth.
"I’m relieved to hear you say that. Let me accompany you back to the Qing Family. I’ll explain things if you’re unwilling to speak!" The Ling Family genius was exceptionally kind to Qing Lian and decided to return to the Qing Family with her to explain the situation to Qing Daoyuan.
When the Ling Family genius arrived at the Qing Family, even though Qing Daoyuan was the family’s Ancestor, he still came out to greet him.
He thought the Ling Family had sent him to assist the Qing Family...
"Senior, my Ancestor said that this matter is due to our mistake. The Ling Family isn’t in a position to intervene, so we should endure temporarily!"
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Ling Family genius straightforwardly relayed his Ancestor’s words as they were.
"This..."
Qing Daoyuan’s expression stiffened briefly, then darkened.
Even though he had anticipated this outcome, hearing it from the Ling Family’s most powerful successor made it difficult to accept.
"Alright then..."
After a long silence, the Qing Family Ancestor took a deep breath and decided to endure for the time being—without the Ling Family’s intervention, the Qing Family was no match for the Treasure Pavilion.
"I’m glad you understand. Don’t worry, that Ye won’t be jumping around for long!" The Ling Family genius said gloomily.
"With your strength, killing him should be easy, but since we’ve decided to endure, my family should be the ones to finish him off! It wouldn’t be worthy of your involvement!"
Qing Daoyuan was adept at navigating relationships and, facing the Ling Family’s peerless genius, lowered his stance significantly, showing no airs of seniority.
"I’ve already instructed for a guest room to be prepared. Since you’re here, why not stay for a few days..."
After sending the two away with a forced smile, Qing Daoyuan’s face immediately turned gloomy. He coldly instructed a servant, "Call Qing Zi for me; I have something to discuss with him!"
At this moment, Qing Daoyuan was furious. The Qing family servants were trembling, fearing that a single wrong word might lead to disaster. The servant quietly withdrew, immediately summoning Qing Zi.
Over the past few days, Qing Zi was almost driven mad; his internal injuries had not healed, and his father had died unexpectedly, which was a massive blow to him!
When he first heard the news, Qing Zi couldn’t believe it until he saw his father’s mutilated body and the extinguished soul lamp.
If Qing Daoyuan hadn’t suppressed him, he would have already gone to fight Ye Fan!
Qing Daoyuan had a long-term perspective. Qing Zi was seriously injured, and Ye Fan was full of fighting spirit, making it unwise for Qing Zi to act rashly.
If Qing Zi were to perish as well, it would be a fatal blow to the Qing Family.
Even though Qing Lian was also formidable, she was ultimately from the Ling Family and couldn’t revive the Qing Family.
For this reason, Qing Daoyuan forcibly restrained Qing Zi from heading to Xuanwu State.
Qing Daoyuan wanted Qing Zi to defeat Ye Fan with overwhelming strength, not through reckless action.
Realizing that revenge was hopeless, Qing Zi became utterly desperate, focusing intensely on cultivation to break through to the Divine Power Realm as soon as possible and then seek out Ye Fan for revenge!
"Ancestor, you called for me?"
Qing Zi arrived at Qing Daoyuan’s residence, his voice low.
"Sigh..."
Seeing Qing Zi’s grim expression and low voice, Qing Daoyuan sighed inwardly.
He knew what Qing Zi was thinking—Qing Zi must have blamed him for not allowing him to seek revenge!
However, he didn’t mind and didn’t ask Qing Zi to sit, speaking bluntly: "Young man, you are the future hope of our Qing Family. You have to pull yourself together! From today, our family will devote all its resources to support your cultivation! Additionally, I have here a cultivation journal left by our Ancestor that will help you break through to the Divine Power Realm and cultivate divine abilities. Take it!"
Swish!
With that, Qing Daoyuan produced an ancient beast skin scroll from his hand and tossed it to Qing Zi!
Hmm?
Qing Zi was slightly startled, reaching out to catch the cultivation journal, knowing Qing Daoyuan had more to say.
As expected, Qing Daoyuan continued, "I have no other requirements for you. Try to cultivate diligently. At the Southern Domain’s genius competition a month from now, no matter what, you must kill that Ye bastard for me; can you do it?"
"Rest assured, I will break his limbs, cripple his cultivation, and make him suffer before killing him in front of everyone!"
Qing Zi’s eyes burned with intense hatred, speaking each word deliberately, his voice filled with endless killing intent!
"Very good, whether or not we can avenge this great hatred is all on you now. The Ling Family refuses to intervene, so we must bide our time and strike at the genius competition." Qing Daoyuan’s eyes also flashed with vicious light, as if piercing through the void.
"Ye bastard, just you wait, you better stay alive..."
After returning from the Ancestor, Qing Zi gazed silently in the direction of Xuanwu State.
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While the Qing Family reluctantly chose to endure, deciding to let Qing Zi kill Ye Fan at the Southern Domain’s genius competition, Ye Fan and the Bai Yan wolf remained at the Xuanwu Sect.
After a few days of interaction, the entire Xuanwu Sect gradually accepted the mischievous Bai Yan wolf.
The only thing that annoyed the disciples was that the Bai Yan wolf disparaged the Xuanwu Sect completely, claiming that such a large sect didn’t even have a proper Xuan Beast.
Being adjacent to the Xuanshou Mountain Range, those who wanted to hunt Xuan Beasts could simply go to the outskirts of the Xuan Beast Forest; there was no need to keep them.
Even those who did keep a few Xuan Beasts found them weak and non-threatening, naturally of unimpressive quality, and they failed to meet the Bai Yan wolf’s standards.
However, the Bai Yan wolf did find solace in its own way. Using its extraordinary sense of smell, it discovered the sect’s secret wine stash, stealing some to drink every day. To avoid detection, after finishing a jar, it would fill it with water and seal it again.
Initially, this behavior was noticed, but Tong Tianhao ordered that no one should mention it, even turning a blind eye when they saw it, allowing the wolf’s mischief.
The reason was simple; Tong Tianhao valued the Bai Yan wolf’s strength and wanted to gradually tame it to serve as the Xuanwu Sect’s guardian Divine Beast, defending the mountain gate.
Because of this, although the Bai Yan wolf was everywhere and annoying, the entire Xuanwu Sect tolerated its antics!
A few days later, Ye Fan had settled in completely, entering the virtual space at night to train, spending the day wandering with the Bai Yan wolf, cultivating his mental realm within the Xuanwu Sect’s boundaries!
Ye Fan understood that the path of martial cultivation required a balance of tension and relaxation; being too tense wasn’t good. At times, one should also relax the mind and blend with nature, feeling its rhythms!
This was the essence of mental cultivation and martial enlightenment!
Only in such a state could one possibly experience sudden enlightenment; forcing it would yield worse results!
In the eyes of other disciples, Ye Fan appeared to be playing around daily and never training, yet his strength grew rapidly, making them envious.
"Sigh... comparing oneself to others can be frustrating! Look at Brother Ye Fan? He wanders about daily, yet his strength skyrockets; look at us, focused on bitter training with no respite, yet progressing slowly. I feel like buying a block of tofu and ending it!"
Seeing Ye Fan wander the mountains and waters, the other sect disciples were filled with envy, but unfortunately, Ye Fan’s success couldn’t be replicated, and no one could copy his path.
Throughout the Xuanshou Mountain Range, Ye Fan left his footprint. Sometimes, he could stare at a gurgling stream for hours on end.
Initially, the Bai Yan wolf enthusiastically followed, but after three days, it grew bored and sneaked out of the mountain gate, who knew what mischief it was up to.
In a flash, ten days passed!
This evening at dusk, from within the closed-off cave, Shentu’s deep roar echoed like thunder.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the boulder sealing the cave entrance exploded, and Shentu strode out like a Demon God from the cave.
"Awoo... Old Shen is out!"
Shentu let out a long howl, his eyes shooting dual beams of light, punching as the black Holy Power formed a terrifying Beast Claw, threatening to tear the sky apart!
"Damn it, which little bastard is imitating the king?"
Upon hearing Shentu’s howl, the Bai Yan wolf shot up to Spirit Turtle Island like a white flash, looking ready to bite someone.
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