Chapter 1550: Took Leave
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ye Yunduan smiled and said, “At this moment, my life is in your hands. You control me, and you control my men. He won’t disobey you. No matter how much he hates to do it, he will. Brother Ye, you must understand though. You can’t always have my life in your hands. When things are out of your control, you won’t like it.”
“Perhaps, you don’t care. You can ignore it. Is the Monarch’s Hall going to ignore it?”
Ye Yunduan was frank, and he said, “So please give it a second thought.”
Ye Xiao stayed quiet for a while. He then looked at Meng Youjiang and Rong Ke’er.
Meng Youjiang tried to stay spirited and then said in a deep voice, “I am fine. I will follow no matter what decision you make.”
Ye Xiao stayed silent again.
Ye Yunduan was glad, so he added, “Monarch Ye, listen. I will give your man a bottle of dan beads. That is a secret formula of my clan. There are three dan beads in one bottle, each of which can save a man from death one time. I will also give you a hundred thousand purple spirit coins as compensation for what my man did. I am sure this horrible accident has created a barrier on your man’s path of cultivation. I promise, whenever he needs help, he will get it from the Great Ye Clan! We will use our special technique to help him get a breakthrough!”
Ye Yunduan looked so sincere. He then continued, “Monarch Ye, I think these are enough to show my sincerity. If you are still unsatisfied, just tell me what you want. I will do my best… All I am asking is not to let my man kneel!”
“It is a man’s dignity!”
Ye Yunduan said, “Please, Monarch Ye.”
The skinny and tall guard was shocked. He was emotional. “Master!”
He obviously didn’t know that his master would pay such a big price to keep him from being humiliated, so he was moved.
“I started all of this. If I didn’t make such a reckless move, things wouldn’t be this difficult.” Ye Yunduan paused and said, “I will wait for your decision.”
“Thank you so much, master!” The skinny man knelt down.
Ye Xiao coldly smiled.
Ye Yunduan played well in this.
First of all, he would like to pay that much to buy his man’s loyalty. After this, the skinny guard would be absolutely loyal to him and die for him. Second, if Ye Xiao accepted the terms, he would have to send Erhuo back, and Ye Yunduan would be free. At last, Ye Yunduan was doing all this for Meng Youjiang, not for Ye Xiao.
If Ye Xiao refused it, he would keep Meng Youjiang from getting a great profit, and the chance to have a breakthrough!
Ye Xiao thought even deeper than that. Ye Yunduan had sent a message to everybody. ‘I care for my man! I can give up that much for just a guard of mine, so how could I mistreat any of my followers!’
‘If you join me, I will do the same for you!’
That was his strategy.
Ye Yunduan’s life was in Ye Xiao’s hands, yet he could still make such a brilliant move. He had said several things but never asked to be let go of. That was clever.
Ye Xiao was angry, but he had to admit that this descendant of the Great Ye Clan was incredible! He had power, schemes, and grace!
“Why not?” Ye Xiao smiled and said, “Please, keep your word, Master Ye.”
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After a while, Meng Youjiang stood up. He was completely cured.
Ye Yunduan had helped him a lot, but Ye Xiao’s dan bead also made a big difference. That was why Meng Youjiang could be well again in such a short time. The Hall of Life and Death had given treatments to a lot of people during those days, who got injured differently. Erhuo had developed many new dan beads. The dan bead Meng Youjiang got from Ye Xiao was great at curing injuries. Without Ye Yunduan’s help, Meng Youjiang wouldn’t be well so soon, but he would be fine sooner or later!
However, since Ye Yunduan was willing to help, why should they refuse?
As Meng Youjiang became well again, things weren’t so intense anymore.
Ye Xiao called for Erhuo, and the cat left Ye Yunduan’s shoulder.
Nobody saw how it moved. That was unbelievably fast. If these people didn’t see it with their own eyes, they couldn’t believe a cat could be that fast.
“Now, it is done. Problem solved. We can talk about serious business. We came here for a reason after all.” Ye Yunduan touched his throat, and his face looked colorless. He was bleeding.
“I will keep the scar on my neck.” Ye Yunduan softly smiled and said, “It will remind me of what happened when I was careless. If anybody gets to do this to me again, I must be an idiot.”
Ye Xiao blandly said, “Master Ye, you are an incredible man indeed, who always learned from his own failure.”
“Life is full of surprises. There is always something I should learn.” Ye Yunduan said, “You have spoken for yourself, and you are right. We won’t take the Monarch’s Hall from you, but we will take the seven clans back.”
“Everybody has his own thoughts. I won’t stop anybody who wants to leave. If anybody wants to stay, I can’t kick them out either.” Ye Xiao said.
“Thank you, Monarch Ye.” Ye Xiao slightly nodded.
The two of them started to look at the four old men and the men behind the old masters’ back. They had gathered together now. These people were elites of the four clans, and now they felt it was difficult to make the decision.
“What are you thinking? Come on! The Seven Golden Lotuses must stay together!” The chief of the Qin Clan shouted and said to the four old masters. “You idiots! Are you going to keep being stupid?”
Master Yun made a sigh first and then waved his hand. “Let’s go then!”
Chapter 1551: I ain’t Convinced!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Master Yun made the first step, and over two thousand men behind him move along. They were like a river rushing ahead.
Bu Xiangfeng, Meng Youjiang, and Lei Dongtian felt angry when they watched those men leave.
They had stayed together for several days. How could they turn against each other just because of a mistake?
Master Yun looked upset. He walked over to Ye Xiao but didn’t look at Ye Xiao’s face. “Monarch Ye, I am sorry.”
Ye Xiao smiled and nodded. Nobody knew what was in his mind. He softly said, “Master Yun, take care.”
Master Yun nodded and sighed. He then walked away.
The Yun Clan had left the Monarch’s Hall.
There were over ten thousand men watching this. Nobody made a sound.
People of the Department of Battle watched those men leave, and they were all angry.
Master Yun was the first. Master Ju followed. Master Ju sighed and started to walk to the other side.
Master Ju’s people were leaving as well.
Ye Yunduan watched Ye Xiao’s face.
He could see how frustrated Ye Xiao was.
For the first time, Ye Yunduan couldn’t hide the gloating in his eyes. He said, “Brother Ye, I wonder how it feels to watch all these people leaving you?”
Ye Xiao blandly said, “I have no special feelings. I must let go of whatever that doesn’t belong to me. It is the right thing to do!”
“How open-minded, Brother Ye!” Ye Yunduan looked at him and said, “Don’t you feel upset? Frustrated? Your men are leaving. I don’t see why you should embrace this!”
Ye Xiao smiled and slightly shook his head to Ye Yunduan.
His eyes were full of disappointment. He said, “When you wear a mask long enough, it becomes your face!”
Ye Yunduan humphed and stopped talking with both of his hands behind his back.
As the Ju Clan left, Master Song was still thinking about something, keeping his head low. Master Qin kept urging him, and he eventually moved with a sigh.
“Old Song!”
Master Guan abruptly shouted. His voice wasn’t as clear as usual but hoarse.
Master Song turned around and looked at Master Guan. Master Guan was shaking, staring back at Master Song.
Master Guan was breathing heavily, and his face seemed to have more wrinkles.
“Old Guan, we were wrong!” Master Song said. He didn’t dare to look at Master Guan’s eyes. He turned over, and said, “It is time to go.”
“No!” Master Guan suddenly shouted. “We are not wrong! I have no idea why it came to this, but the Bloodline Jade Plate is never wrong!”
“We have worked so hard! Somebody showed up and said we were wrong! Why should we listen?”
Master Guan shouted and said, “The Bloodline Jade Plate is an instruction of the Great Ancestor! It is an instruction of our clan! We are not wrong! There is something wrong here!”
Master Qin said in a solemn voice, “Old Guan, stop this nonsense! The truth is before our eyes. You can’t deny it! Master Changqing is the descendant of the Great Ye Clan. Our ancestors proved it! We all recognized it! Don’t be silly!”
“I don’t believe it!” Master Guan raged up and said, “What did the Bloodline Jade Plate show us? Was it wrong?”
“The Bloodline Jade Plate doesn’t prove anything! Master Changqing is the true descendant of the Great Ye Clan. He is the man the seven clans have been waiting for!” Master Qin frowned and said, “Everything about Master Yunduan proves him the descendant of the Great Ye Clan! That is the truth!”
“I haven’t received the message from the ancestor of my clan. I won’t leave without his order!” Master Guan was shaking, and he refused to move.
“Why do you have to get a message from the ancestors?” Master Qin was impatient. “Old Guan, we all see the truth. Why do you have to be so stubborn?”
“Stubborn? I am simply insisting on my principle!” Master Guan said to the other old masters and said, “You noticed the sign on the Bloodline Jade Plate first, and you wanted me to do this!”
“Didn’t you tell me to support this young man?”
“Didn’t you tell me to treat this young man as our nephew? Didn’t you want me to care for him and help him?”
“Didn’t you say that the Guan Clan will make the first move and become a part of the young man’s organization.”
“Here I am. I have devoted everything my clan has to the Monarch’s Hall!”
Master Guan was angry and sad. He said, “I watched the Monarch’s Hall grow. I have seen it develop into a great force today!”
“I watched Ye Xiao, a level-two Faery Origin Stage shrimp, become a level-six Divinity Origin Stage cultivator within half a year!”
“I saw him getting through all the difficulties, struggling under the oppression of those powerful forces. I know how the Monarch’s Hall developed!”
“I witness everything here. I felt his struggles. His efforts. His sadness… I can still feel it! I didn’t believe a young man could do this in such a short time.”
“I am impressed. I am happy for him. I think I have met the right man. I think the Seven Golden Lotuses are going to rise again!”
“I watched him. I cared for him. I worried about him. I felt happy for him. It is like I was watching my own child improving step by step! Do you understand how happy that feels?”
“I still feel it!”
“I have given all I have to this place. I love this place. I want to keep it going. However, you told me this was wrong! Now you want me to leave this place and join the other side!”
Master Guan shouted and said, “Are you all morons? Can’t you at least think clearly?”
“Whenever I went back and told you how things were going in this place, you all praised and applauded for it. What did you say? ‘He is the descendant of the Great Ye Clan indeed! How incredible!'”
“Now you changed. Just like that! You changed easily!”
“What is this? This is betrayal! This is dishonorable! This is infidelity!”
Master Guan angrily shouted. His voice was like a thunderclap, striking everybody’s ears.
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Comments (13)
saintrose
i never like that lad from the ye clan
Wilma98
I guess no one either
kerso
I’m going to guess at least two of the old guys if not more this new ye seems like a real annoying lad