Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
“Stop him!”
Even though the fiery-red sparrow was blocked, Ye Zhong didn’t stop. Ye Yihao’s face turned paler and paler, but just as he was about to turn around and flee, Ye Yiyin spoke harshly.
“Yes sir!”
Upon hearing this, many of the Ye Clan members that were originally scattered around hesitated for a moment before rushing forward one after another. Although Ye Zhong’s approach was astounding, they did not believe that a mere Ye Zhong could stop all of them.
“A bunch of trash!”
Ye Zhong’s eyes grew cold and with a flip of his hand, a long green steel sword appeared in his palm, then his wrist moved lightly and the sword light tailed out like a meteor, sweeping overwhelmingly towards the place where the Ye Clan younger generation were.
The strongest among them was only at Third Layer of Body Tempering. Obviously, there was no way they could contend against Ye Zhong. That was why the sword in Ye Zhong’s hand almost immediately broke through their attacks, causing them to spit out blood and retreat. As for the unlucky ones, they just collapsed to the ground and continued to wail. This scene was almost the same as the one in the City Lord’s Mansion back then, the only difference was that he did not defeat enemies one by one, one person in one move, but these so-called Ye Clan powerhouses were all defeated and had to retreat in one move.
In just a few breaths’ time, they were already shocked to the point of not even being able to make a sound. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ye Zhong had chopped down all the Ye Clan powerhouses to the ground. He stomped on the ground and appeared right in front of Ye Yihao, whose face was pale to the extreme.
“Ye Zhong! What are you trying to do!? To completely break away from our Ye Clan!?” Ye Yihao shouted harshly, but no matter how one looked at his expression, there was a hint of shrill in his tone. He could not imagine how Ye Zhong could be so terrifying, to such an unbelievable extent.
“Is the Ye Clan that great?” Ye Zhong laughed silently. He took a step forward, crouched down, and placed his right index finger on Ye Yihao’s throat. The sword intent [1] that emanated from the tip of his right index finger caused Ye Yihao’s expression to change drastically.
“Ye Zhong! If you dare hurt Big Brother Yihao, you will die a terrible death!” Ye Yiyin’s face was gloomy and he clenched his hands tightly. His eyes were filled with mad rage.
“You speak so arrogantly, why are you still hiding in the rear and not making a move yet?” Ye Zhong spoke with a faint smile.
“You……” Ye Yiyin’s complexion turned sour. He wanted to rush over.
“Stop!” Ye Yihao yelled with a pale face. He then raised his head to look at Ye Zhong and spoke coldly, “Ye Zhong, what do you want? Are you really hell-bent to defy our Ye Clan? You should know that regardless of whether you admit it or not, your surname is Ye! You deprived our Ye Clan of benefit is equal to spoiling your own benefit!”
“If it was before the change of marriage, those words you said would have some persuasiveness. Now you’re bringing this up, aren’t you a little too childish?” Ye Zhong said indifferently, “Now, put that dagger away and hand it to me. That way, I might be able to keep you alive on account of you not being too useless.”
“You—— Ye Zhong, don’t go too far!” Ye Yiyin shouted with a gloomy face.
“Shut up!” Ye Yihao shouted in a high voice, then stared at Ye Zhong for a moment before saying coldly, “Since you insist on going against our Ye Clan to the very end, then you’d better prepare yourself for the consequences after today’s incident. You have better understand how you’re going to bear the consequences in the future. Fine, I’ll give you the item!”
With a wave of his hand, the sparrow in mid-air shrunk and transformed back into a dagger, returning to his hand. With some heartache, Ye Yihao finally handed the dagger to Ye Zhong.
Ye Zhong reached out his left hand to retrieve the dagger. The moment he touched it; he felt a terrifying surge of fiery Spiritual Power inside the dagger, even Ye Zhong could not control it. At the moment, Ye Zhong sighed inwardly in admiration, this was truly a good item, compared to the so-called low-grade Spirit Vessel, it was indeed much better. It seemed like the loot of the Innate Temple was extremely attractive.
“Now that you have it, are you still not going to release him?” Ye Yiyin snorted coldly from the side.
“Don’t worry. Although I’m surnamed Ye, I’m different from you guys.” Ye Zhong smiled. “However, with Ye Yihao’s life being so valuable, you guys wouldn’t just give me something that originally belongs to someone else, right?”
“Ye Zhong! Don’t go too far!” A fiery light almost appeared in Ye Yiyin’s eyes. However, he seemed to be somewhat afraid. Even at this time, he still forced himself not to make a move.
“Let’s not talk about this nonsense here.” Ye Zhong shook his head, and a smile appeared in his eyes as he said, “Hand over your entrance map and we shall settle today’s matter.”
“You!” Ye Yiyin’s expression changed as he stared at Ye Zhong, as if he wanted to swallow him whole.
Ye Zhong, on the other hand, was calm as he fiddled with the dagger in his left hand. His eyes were filled with a faint killing intent, and the sword intent at the tip of his fingers had already made Ye Yihao’s face completely pale. He did not even dare to open his mouth. It was obvious that he understood that if he acted rashly, he might even lose his life here today. He could see that this fellow from the Ye Clan really did not put the dignified Ye Clan in his eyes.
The other members of the Ye Clan, one by one, started to tremble when they saw the situation, while Ye Yiyin stared intently at Ye Zhong. If Ye Zhong really did kill, even he would not be able to rescue him.
As for the other powerhouses in the vicinity, upon seeing that Ye Zhong had taken care of not only all Ye Clan powerhouses, but also Ye Yihao, who was currently used as a hostage to threaten Ye Yiyin, so he didn’t even dare to make any move. They all had complicated expressions on their faces, even though they did not know the grudge between Ye Zhong and the Ye Clan. However, one could foresee that Ye Zhong’s approach was frighteningly terrifying!
Ye Yiyin stared fixedly at Ye Zhong, and after a while, he finally gritted his teeth and said, “Alright, I will give you the map, and you will release Big Brother Yihao!”
“You don’t have the right to state your conditions with me,” Ye Zhong smiled indifferently, “Hand it over.”
Ye Yiyin stared fixedly at Ye Zhong. After a while, he finally took out the entrance map from his bosom, gritting his teeth as he threw it in Ye Zhong’s direction.
Ye Zhong reached out his hand and took the map. After looking at it carefully, he waved his hand and let go of Ye Yihao. He then stood up.
“Before I change my mind, scram. If you want to settle a score with me, you’re welcome to do so anytime. However, don’t forget that the person I like to trample on is surnamed Ye.”
“Ye Zhong, we will remember this matter! We will make you pay for it!” Ye Yiyin stared coldly at Ye Zhong for a moment, then waved his hand. The rest of the Ye Clan members picked Ye Yihao up and leaped away.
As he watched them leave, Ye Zhong furrowed his brows, and shook his head after a while. He could also sense a powerful aura from Ye Yiyin’s body, but for some reason, Ye Yiyin was trying his best not to attack. That was another reason why Ye Zhong did not kill him brazenly. In this sort of place, it was not worth putting too much effort for a few so-called Junior Sisters whom he did not have a deep relationship with. Furthermore, Ye Zhong had a younger brother and a sister in the Ye Clan, and was a direct descendant of the Ye Clan. If Ye Zhong really killed all the young elites of the Ye Clan here, it would be problematic to some degree neither small nor big.
He would go to the Ye Clan once more, but not now!
After a moment of silence, Ye Zhong shook his head before turning around and casually tossed the fiery-red dagger in his hand amidst the shocked gazes of Xiang Qiyu and company.
When Xiang Qiyu saw Ye Zhong throw the dagger at her, she panicked. She quickly took the dagger and looked at Ye Zhong with a strange expression, “This is a mid-grade Spirit Vessel, and you don’t want it? Furthermore, you snatched the item back, so you can totally take it back with you.”
“Although my surname is Ye, I’m different from those guys.” Ye Zhong smiled, and casually scanned the surroundings, causing the greedy fellows to lower their heads, and retreated with a flattering smile on their faces. He then said flatly, “The three of you are lucky to have made it here without incident ……Now that you’ve obtained these two daggers, it should be considered that you’ve completed the Sect Mission, right? From now on, don’t go any deeper. Hurry up and leave this place. I can save you once, but I might not be able to do so a second time.”
After Ye Zhong finished saying it, he waved his hand, he was already ready to leave, since he had the entrance map, he wanted to go to some of the important places in the Innate Temple to try out his luck. Although Ye Zhong did not think much of this place in the beginning, at this moment, he could tell that this place really had something to look forward to.
“Ye Zhong, wait a moment!” Just as Ye Zhong was about to turn around and leave, the three young ladies looked at each other for a moment, but after a moment, Xiang Qiyu gritted her teeth and spoke softly.
“Anything else?” Ye Zhong asked doubtfully.
“It’s like this……” After hesitating for a moment, Xiang Qiyu said softly, “Although the three of us have overestimated ourselves and entered the Innate Temple, this is not because we’re unaware of the dangers here. It’s because…… Simply speaking, if you’re interested in high-grade Spirit Vessels … Maybe we could work together?”
“A high-grade Spirit Vessel?” Ye Zhong’s eyes brightened slightly, and a smile appeared on his face after a while, “Looks like we can have a good chat.”
TL note(s):
[1] “sword intent” is something like a dangerous aura emitting from a sword or master swordsman which causes others to feel as if they’re about to be cut by a sword.