In Chasing Moon City, a golden Lightning Dove landed in the west wing. This was Liu Ruoxi’s courtyard.
Liu Ruoxi was currently drinking tea with Liu Yan when the Lightning Dove landed on their table.
“You sent people to monitor Ye Family Town, didn’t you? Is this news from there?” Liu Yan asked in a calm voice.
Liu Ruoxi nodded, not denying it. Ever since Old Filthy Turtle failed his mission, she had been searching for an Earth Spirit Realm expert to help her. However, despite reaching out to quite a few people, none of them were willing to lend a hand. An Earth Spirit Realm expert wouldn’t travel thousands of miles just to help her kidnap someone, unless she offered them benefits they couldn’t refuse. Unfortunately, she couldn’t provide what they wanted.
It was only when she had to beg for help that Liu Ruoxi realized her popularity was terrible! Was it because she was usually too arrogant? Those Elders and Honored Guest Elders were polite to her on the surface, but when she actually needed a favor, they all made excuses about being busy or demanded to see the Gongsun Family’s official seal before taking action.
Later, she figured it out. Why did she absolutely need an Earth Spirit Realm expert to make a move? Old Filthy Turtle only failed because Gongsun Yanran happened to be there. If she wasn’t by Ye Xuan’s side, wouldn’t everything be simple?
She simply sent people to monitor Ye Family Town and Dapeng Town. She monitored Ye Family Town to track Ye Xuan’s whereabouts and see if he had left, and she monitored Dapeng Town to find out if Gongsun Yanran was there.
Liu Ruoxi opened the letter, and the more she read, the more surprised she looked. By the end, she actually stood up, crumpled the paper into a ball, and threw it onto the ground.
“How could this be? How did it turn out like this?!”
“Sister, why are you losing your temper like this? Has Ye Xuan’s cultivation improved again?” Liu Yan asked.
Liu Ruoxi gritted her teeth. “Sister, Ye Xuan might not survive.”
“Oh? What happened? Was he beaten and severely injured?”
“That’s not it. When my people arrived at Ye Family Town, they found that they couldn’t even get close! Within a ten-mile radius, the town is completely filled with Cultivators. After asking around, they learned that the Sun Family has mobilized a million Cultivators, surrounding the Ye Family so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak out. This time, Ye Xuan is absolutely dead.”
“Hmm? Ye Xuan offended the Sun Family? What a pity,” Liu Yan sighed softly.
She truly admired Ye Xuan. Despite his lowly background, he was motivated and ambitious. Both his demeanor and his eyes possessed a light that other men lacked. That light had nothing to do with being surrounded by admirers like the moon by the stars, nor did it have to do with being a natural-born Demon. Unfortunately, making an enemy out of the Sun Family was a dead end. With the Gongsun Family destroyed, no one could protect him.
Pausing for a moment, Liu Yan spoke again, “But if Ye Xuan dies, shouldn’t you be happy? The Sun Family is basically venting your anger for you.”
“Who needs them to vent my anger for me?! I want to vent it myself! This damn Sun Family!”
Looking at her, Liu Yan suddenly asked, “Ruoxi, do you really hate Ye Xuan?”
“Of course!”
“Then why are you so upset when someone else is going to kill him?”
“I…” Liu Ruoxi froze. She actually didn’t know how to answer Liu Yan’s question.
After a long moment, she gritted her teeth. “Sister, didn’t I tell you? I want to kill him with my own hands.”
“Is that so? But you won’t get the chance. With the Sun Family mobilizing such a massive force, the Ye Family and Ye Xuan are facing a dead end.”
Liu Ruoxi clenched her fists tightly before letting out a sigh. “Sigh… He got off easy, not dying by my hands.”
Clearly, Liu Ruoxi also didn’t think Ye Xuan could survive.
***
On the town wall, Ye Xuan opened his eyes. His cultivation base was completely consolidated, and he was preparing to charge at the sixth Mountain Range.
At this moment, Hua, who was beside him, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her body tottered, on the verge of collapse.
Ye Xuan was quick-eyed and swift-handed, immediately supporting her. “Hua, what’s wrong?”
Hua’s eyes were filled with disappointment as she said, “Mr. Ye, I’m sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing to me?”
Hua gritted her teeth and said, “I wanted to help you, but I simply can’t do it.”
Her original plan was to unleash a Forbidden Technique. But upon trying, she discovered that it couldn’t be executed at all. The prerequisite for using the Forbidden Technique was that her cultivation must be fully restored, and she still needed some time.
“But Mr. Ye, don’t worry. I will still do my absolute best to carve out a bloody path for you.”
Ye Xuan comforted her, “Hua, I know you want to help me, but today’s situation isn’t something you can change. Were you forcefully trying to break through a Hidden Vein? Don’t do that anymore. Get some rest.”
Ye Xuan thought Hua had been forcefully attempting to break through a Hidden Vein, which was why she had coughed up blood and injured herself. Helping her to the edge of the town wall, Ye Xuan smiled. “Lean here and get some good rest. Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, the Ye Family won’t be destroyed. The Sun Family will regret giving me these few precious days.”
“Mr. Ye… do you have a plan?”
“Yes. I’m going to do something monumental—something others would find completely heaven-defying and wouldn’t even dare to imagine.”
Saying this, Ye Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground. He directly swallowed three Rank-Eight Beast Pills. The frenzied energy was converted by his body, causing his Dantian and Hidden Veins to shine brightly. However, it seemed he was still a bit short of reaching his peak.
Ye Xuan consumed another Rank-Seven Beast Pill, finally pushing the energy within his body to its absolute peak. Without hesitation, he began to charge at the sixth Mountain Range.
All the energy inside him transformed into a giant dragon. Charge, charge, charge! He had to push through in one vigorous effort; he couldn’t afford to waste time.
He knew that the news here had definitely reached Dapeng Town. Barring any accidents, his mother had already set out. He had to quickly break through the bottleneck and elevate his cultivation. He had to resolve this siege battle before his mother arrived.
This time, while breaking through the Hidden Vein, Ye Xuan exerted more force than ever before! No matter how painful it was, as long as his soul didn’t extinguish, he would grit his teeth and endure it. Yet, even so, it would take several hours.
Breaking through a Hidden Vein was like carving a path through a mountain. When the power within your body was a tier weaker than the Hidden Vein, you could only use a hammer to slowly chip away a hole in the Big Mountain.
As time passed, Ye Xuan collapsed on the ground from the intense pain.
“Hmm? What is that kid doing?” Ye Xuan’s commotion caught the attention of the Sun Family.
“It looks like he’s trying to break through a Hidden Vein.”
“Trying to raise his cultivation at a time like this? Have we been sitting here too quietly, not giving them enough pressure? It seems we need to find some entertainment,” Sun Zhenwu smiled coldly.
Then, he spoke to the Ye Family. “Have you thought it over? Two days have passed. Is anyone going to stab Ye Xuan?”
“Give it up! We will never raise a hand against our own family.”
“That’s right! We’d rather die!”
The members of the Ye Family roared one after another.
“Is that so? Such backbone. Then let me see just how hard your bones really are.”
Sun Zhenwu suddenly reached out his hand. In the distance, Spiritual Qi formed an eagle claw. However, the eagle claw didn’t kill anyone; instead, it grabbed a three-year-old child from the Ye Family across the air and pulled him back. In just a single breath’s time, the three-year-old child was grabbed by the neck by Sun Zhenwu.
There were children on the town wall because, over the past two days, all the elderly and children of the Ye Family had been brought up there. In other words, the entire Ye Family was on the town wall.
“Hun’er!”
“Give me back my son!”