Chapter Thirty-Seven: Luocheng Ye Family
The Qingyuan River, the largest river in Luocheng, is 2,700 miles long, with a maximum width of 12 miles and a minimum width of only two or three miles.
A wooden boat crosses the river, with stars scattered all over.
Ye Dun led the horse to stand at the bow of the boat, gazing out into the distance. There was a magnificent city there, square and majestic, with a tall tower standing upright in the center, visible from several miles away.
"Is this young hero returning home to visit his family?" The boatman, who was rowing the water, saw Ye Chen wearing a blue shirt with a precious sword at his waist. No matter how turbulent the small boat was, he couldn't help but ask.
Ye Chen nodded and said, "Three years without going home!" In the past two years' end-of-year family gatherings, Ye Chen did not go back. Even if he went back, it would be humiliating. This time was different. Even if the family didn't issue a notice, he would still go back to retrieve his own dignity.
"It's right to go back home, where the family is good." The boatman seemed to think of his wife at home and a warm smile floated on his face, so he didn't feel tired anymore.
Ye Chen was actually a bit contradictory, going home would mean seeing his parents again. Although he had merged with the soul of Ye Chen in this world and accepted all of his emotions, the one controlling his body was still himself. In other words, the other person's consciousness had already disappeared, and he was basically still his 21st-century self.
The boat reached the shore and Ye Chen threw a whole silver ingot to the boatman.
"Less nonsense, lad," said the boatman bluntly.
Ye Chen waved his hand and mounted his horse, hurrying towards Luocheng not far away.
As he watched Ye Chendi's departing back, the boatman felt both envy and delight. He envied the warrior's carefree and generous nature, never having to worry about money. He was delighted that the ten taels of silver could buy his wife several beautiful clothes and still have half a month's worth left over, thinking she would be very happy.
Los Angeles.
Showed the token of the Ye family's young master to the city guards, Ye Chen rode his horse and galloped into the city.
The Ye family estate was located in the southern part of Luocheng, covering an area of thousands of acres. The terrain was open and vast, with a pair of stone lions as tall as two people standing at the entrance of the main gate. The vermilion gate shone brightly with copper nails and copper rings. The door guards were dressed in bright clothes, exuding a strong aura, clearly a cultivator who had achieved great success in their practice.
"Master Dust has returned, Master Dust is back!" As the sound of horseshoes was heard, all the villagers looked up and saw the blue-clad young man, their eyes lit up, and they shouted loudly.
"Master Dust, I'll take the reins." A servant hastily ran over to take the reins.
Dismounting his horse, Ye Chen asked: "Are my father and mother at home?"
"The master and mistress are both at home," said Ding Dao, "I have already sent someone to announce our arrival."
"Alright, I'll go and pay my respects to them right away!"
Entering through the gate, under the leadership of Jia Ding, Ye Chen arrived at the entrance of the main hall.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Chen stepped inside.
The hall was spacious and magnificent, with a man and a woman standing inside. The man was about 40 years old, with a pale face and no beard, tall and majestic in stature, exuding an inexplicable aura of majesty that made it impossible to look directly at him. The woman appeared to be only in her thirties, extremely beautiful, elegant and noble, with a pair of bright eyes that shone like the morning dew, and a figure that was no less stunning than that of a young girl.
The two were Ye Chen's father, Ye Tianhao, and mother, Shen Yuqing.
"Father, mother." At this moment, Ye Chen naturally and involuntarily knelt down to kowtow, as if an invisible force was controlling him.
Shen Yuqing's face was filled with excitement as he walked over and helped him up, saying "You're back, that's all that matters."
Ye Tian Hao smiled and nodded, just about to say something, when he suddenly exclaimed, "Chen Er, you've reached the peak of the 10th layer of Qi Refining Realm."
"Is that true?" Shen Yuqing saw his son was too excited, and hadn't noticed all of this. Now looking again, Ye Chen's aura was pure and vast, one step away from condensing into true energy. If it wasn't the peak of the tenth layer of Qi Refining Realm, what was it?
"What's going on?" Shen Yuqing should be very happy, as the outer sect elder of Nan Luo Sect, her cultivation had reached the early stage of Hugging Yuan Realm, and her husband was the master of the Ye family. She wouldn't want her children to be inferior to others, being called useless, but now that her son had suddenly become a genius, it left her somewhat at a loss.
Ye Tianhao didn't say a word, but his eyes betrayed his thoughts.
Yedust had already thought of an excuse, cleared his throat and said: "I don't know what happened either, I suddenly realized that cultivation is very simple, just like eating and drinking." The more complex the lie, the easier it is to be exposed, Yedust knew this well.
"Suddenly enlightened?" Ye Tianhao was somewhat perplexed.
Shen Yuqing thought for a moment and said to her husband, "This kind of thing has happened before. In our Southern Luo Sect, there was a disciple who was ordinary when he first joined the sect, with mediocre talent. However, after one or two years, he unexpectedly became intelligent and his cultivation broke through continuously. Now, he is already a core disciple."
"So to say, our Dust is also a genius." Ye Tian Hao didn't care about any Southern Luo Sect disciples, he cared about his own son.
Shen Yuqing said: "To be precise, it was the day after tomorrow."
"Whether it's Hou Tiancai or Xian Tiancai, they're both geniuses, haha, my Dust is a genius, I'm so thrilled!" Ye Tianhao burst out laughing, full of vigor and spirit.
Seeing his parents so happy, Ye Chen said seriously: "You can rest assured, from now on, I, Ye Chen, will not be inferior to anyone."
"This is of course, within a short span of three years, from the initial stage of Qi Refining Realm's second layer to the peak of Qi Refining Realm's tenth layer, who dares say my son is inferior to others."
Shen Yuqing gently pushed Ye Tianhao, "I know you're excited, but Dust has rushed back from afar, let him rest first, we'll talk at dinner."
"By the way, Dust, your courtyard has been cleaned up. Go take a bath and wash away your fatigue."
"Well, I'll take my leave then."
Leaving the hall, Ye Chen followed his memory and returned to his own courtyard.
"Good day, young master." A green-clad girl had been waiting in the courtyard.
Ye Chen smiled and said: "Cui Er, long time no see, you've grown up."
Cui'er's face turned red as she said, "Young master has also grown up."
"Hehe, by the way, is the bath water ready?"
Cui'er saw Ye Chen was still as gentle and approachable as ever, let out a sigh of relief, and said obediently: "I'm ready, Master, please come this way."
In the bathroom.
A thick fog of water vapor pervades everywhere.
After letting Cui'er out, Ye Chen took off his clothes and got into the wooden barrel naked.
"Ah, so comfortable!" With a moan, Ye Chen leaned back and closed his eyes.
The situation is smoother than imagined, and most importantly, he doesn't feel awkward with Ye Tianhao and Shen Yuqing, as if they were his own parents.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen felt a sense of emotion. In the 21st century, he didn't know who his parents were. He was taken from an orphanage and then attended elementary school, middle school, and university, just like everyone else, without anything special about him.
Unexpectedly, after coming to this world, he also had his own parents. The kind of blood-is-thicker-than-water relationship made him feel very enjoyable and nostalgic.
