Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 19: Mei’Er’s Obsession

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Dugu Sword Intent!

This Sword Intent assaulted one’s mind and Soul, almost instantly stunning them.

And this Sword Intent struck directly at Ye Yuexin and Ye Yuechan.

The two young women had just awoken from their Cultivation and had no time to defend themselves before the Sword Intent enveloped them. Although it wasn’t aimed entirely at them, they were both plunged into a daze.

As for Ye Yueling, who bore the brunt of the attack, her mind went completely blank, and she lost all ability to resist.

Ye Tianling struck out with his palm, rapidly hitting several of her acupoints to seal the True Qi in her body. At the same time, he grabbed her by the neck with one hand, swept her up into his arms with the other, and instantly dashed out of the courtyard.

Once out of the courtyard, Ye Tianling fled directly toward Forbidden Moon Cliff.

The journey was surprisingly smooth, without any incidents.

However, after arriving at Forbidden Moon Cliff, Ye Tianling glanced behind him, a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

"You’re a ruthless one, kid, dragging a few down with you before you die. You’re on your own now!"

A voice transmission, carried by Sword Essence, reached him. It was Ye Fenghan.

Ye Tianling leaped into the Cold Pool, concealed himself, and activated the Turtle Breath Technique from the Martial Dao inheritance of the Sword Dao Grandmaster, Dugu Qiubai.

...

A little over ten minutes later, the area had already been searched twice, but no trace of him was found.

Some of the Elders began to leave one by one.

But the three Elders, Ye Liyuan, Ye Liyu, and Ye Lixin, went berserk and smashed Ye Tianling’s father’s lonely grave into rubble. They even dug up the rusted and corroded coffin from within.

However, the sight of the empty coffin made the three of them so furious they nearly coughed up blood.

The three of them had originally planned to grind Ye Fengyang’s bones to dust and scatter his ashes to vent their bitter anger.

At the same time, they hoped this method would provoke Ye Tianling into showing himself. But everything had gone completely contrary to their expectations!

Not only was the dilapidated grave empty, but that damned Ye Tianling hadn’t appeared at all!

With Ye Tianling’s volatile temper, he would have definitely jumped out if he were here. But since there wasn’t the slightest trace of his Blood Qi, the three Elders concluded that Ye Tianling was certainly not in the area.

Still unwilling to give up, Ye Liyuan, Ye Lixin, Ye Liyu, and the others searched the area several more times. After finding nothing, they finally left.

...

"Father, what happened? Did you find Brother Tianling?"

When Ye Fenghan returned, Ye Yuemei immediately asked, her voice choked with tears.

A slight smile touched Ye Fenghan’s lips. He nodded gently and lowered his voice. "That kid is as slippery as an eel and cunning as a fox. Even if I hadn’t gone, it would have been no problem for him to escape!"

Hearing this, Ye Yuemei immediately let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, however, her expression turned cold. "Father, Brother Tianling passed on to me the insights into Sword Intent that he gained by burning his Talent Bloodline. This allowed me to grasp the fundamentals of Sword Intent and gave me a rare opportunity for sudden enlightenment! But with such a major incident happening today, you sealed me in my Seclusion chamber with a Small Barrier Array, all so I could comprehend Sword Intent without interruption!

Don’t you think that was too selfish, too cruel, too vicious of you?

If I hadn’t knelt and begged you, you wouldn’t have planned on helping Brother Tianling at all, would you?

That’s right. In your eyes, if something happened to Brother Tianling, Mei’Er could just give up on him and focus wholeheartedly on her Cultivation, correct?"

Ye Fenghan stared at Ye Yuemei, stunned, as if seeing his daughter for the first time.

This young woman, just a few days shy of her fifteenth birthday, seemed so intelligent, so... perceptive of the ways of the world.

’Is this still that naive, ignorant, clumsy, and immature girl?’

Ye Fenghan’s expression instantly became incredibly complicated—Ye Yuemei’s words had struck him to the core.

Indeed, that was exactly what he had been thinking.

Although Ye Tianling had shocked him earlier, he afterward remained stubbornly convinced that Ye Tianling wouldn’t survive.

As for Ye Tianling returning to the Ye Race for revenge, Ye Fenghan saw it as a mad act of dragging a few people down with him before death. He hadn’t planned on interfering, intending to let him fend for himself. That way, Mei’Er would have one less emotional tie—he could forcibly sever the bond before it had a chance to develop!

But all of this had been seen through by his daughter—the ignorant, naive, and adorable girl in his eyes!

Ye Fenghan lowered his head in silence, tacitly admitting that Ye Yuemei was right.

"Father, did you really think I’m that ignorant? Have you forgotten that if Brother Tianling hadn’t jumped into the Cold Pool to save me, I wouldn’t be alive today!

And Brother Tianling’s Talent is poor, he suffers from an Innate Deficiency, but because he liked Sister Yueling, he did everything he could for her. He even ignored all my own advances—that’s how sincere he is! How devoted! Isn’t that a good quality? But what did you do, Father? Did you really think that if Brother Tianling died, I would just focus on my Hard Cultivation?

Never! Brother Tianling saved my life, and he’s been very good to me all these years. I’ve decided that I’ll be his for my entire life. If he dies, especially because you refused to save him when you could have—then I will definitely kill myself and accompany him in the afterlife. That way, Brother Tianling won’t be lonely on the road to the Yellow Springs!"

"Father, you are a great hero in my heart, but what you did this time has truly chilled me to the bone!"

Mei’Er spoke word by word, weeping.

Her voice was soft and pleasant, yet every word was like a sword, stabbing viciously into Ye Fenghan’s heart.

"I... I..."

Ye Fenghan was stunned, and his body began to tremble.

"Mei’Er, Father... Father was wrong."

Ye Fenghan seemed to age several years in an instant. His heart ached, and a bitter taste filled his mouth.

He seemed to recall the past, remembering the days he spent fighting, roaming freely, chasing women, and drinking with Ye Tianling’s father.

"Father, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said such harsh things, but... that’s what I truly feel..."

Ye Yuemei suddenly felt a pang of heartache and self-reproach.

Seeing Ye Fenghan’s expression, she was overcome with sorrow and could no longer hold back her tears.

"Mei’Er, you’re right... The people of the Ye Race are heartless and disloyal, but not all of them are like that. All these years, I haven’t been able to step into the Sword Intent Realm. It turns out, it’s because I lost my courage, my passion, and my ambition! Mei’Er, Father... accepts Ye Tianling. But... that kid is reckless and doesn’t know when to advance or retreat. I will help keep an eye on him and protect him from the shadows, but I will also use this opportunity to temper his personality."

Ye Fenghan mused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and spoke with unshakable determination.

Ye Yuemei’s beautiful eyes suddenly brightened. She stared straight at Ye Fenghan and said excitedly, "Father, then I promise you, I will devote myself to Hard Cultivation and step into the Sword Intent Realm as soon as possible! Brother Tianling must be a genius; he would never be reckless or act without thinking! Even... even if he is, it’s because those bad people forced him to be!

If Brother Tianling has really become an ordinary person, then I will find the best Treasure Medicine in the world to heal him!"

Ye Yuemei’s conviction suddenly became exceptionally firm.

That look in her eyes made even Ye Fenghan’s heart tremble!

And this was precisely the state Ye Fenghan had most hoped to see—the state of possessing the conviction of a Strong Heart!

But all his previous attempts to help her had been counterproductive. Yet now, he had unintentionally achieved his goal!

As Ye Fenghan thought about it, he immediately understood Ye Yuemei’s state of mind. At once, he was filled with both wonder and shame!

"Father, please go help find Brother Tianling again. Keep an eye on those Elders, in case they capture him..."

Ye Yuemei added worriedly.

"He’s hiding in a place no one would ever think to look. If I hadn’t followed a whim and waited there, I never would have found any trace of him. The race members aren’t stupid; after what happened, they’ll suspect there’s a ’traitor’ in the family. If I’m too active, I’ll draw suspicion and end up harming Ye Tianling—They’re here. They’re actually searching my residence! You just came out of Seclusion and haven’t even stabilized your new insights... These people are truly audacious!"

Just as Ye Fenghan finished speaking, he sensed a disturbance, and his expression turned grim.