Chapter Fourteen: Moved

  The Ye family's backyard was exceptionally lively at this moment, with dozens of people gathered in front of the large round table, laughter ringing out continuously.

  When Ye Xuan arrived later, the first person he saw on the table was naturally Ye Wen, with Ye Zhentang, Ye Zhenwu, and Ye Zhenhu beside him. There were also some younger ones like Ye Chanzhan, Ye Chen Tian, Ye Pan, and Ye Xiangting.

  Yexuan saw Ye Xun coming back and burst out laughing.

  Ye Chen Tian saw Ye Xuan return, with a smile on his face. Ye Pan, who was sitting next to him, snorted coldly and said in a low voice, "He's really lucky, not only has his strength recovered, but he's also broken through to the Eighth Layer of the Profound Qi."

  Yexiangting, who was standing aside, said: "If you have the ability, break through yourself. You don't have any skills and can only be jealous of others."

  Ye Pan was stunned by Ye Xiangting's words and angrily picked up a chicken leg from the table to eat.

  "Today I took this opportunity to gather everyone together for a meal, and there is only one purpose." Ye Wen saw that everyone had arrived and spoke up first.

  At this time, everyone in the Ye family looked at Ye Wen, and when they heard these words, everyone fell silent.

  Ye Wen looked at Ye Xuan and the other young people, saying: "Three months from now is our Western River City's Young Masters' Competition. Today I came to tell everyone that our family will be offering a reward for that competition."

  When they heard about the reward, Ye Zhuo and Ye Chen Tian immediately regained their spirits, all waiting with bated breath for Ye Wen.

  Looking at the reactions of several people, Ye Xun smiled in his heart and said: "The final winner of the competition will get our Ye family's highest set of mysterious skills, which is mid-Hong level!"

  As soon as they heard the four words "Hong Jie Zhong Ji", Ye Chen Tian and others immediately showed joy, to know that the highest mysterious skill of the Ye family, Hong Jie Zhong Ji, only Ye Wen was cultivating, this Hong Jie Zhong Ji had a strong attraction for them.

  Ye Wen stroked his beard and smiled, "During this period of time, you must work hard to cultivate. If the few of you can break through to the Star Xuan Mirror, I will increase the number of small Xuan Dan each of you receives every month to ten."

  "Thank you, Grandpa."

  Ye Xuan and several others nodded in unison.

  Ye Xuan muttered to himself in his heart, unfortunately, I don't have any more Xiao Xuan Dan this month, looks like I need to think of a way to earn some Xiao Xuan Dan.

  ……

  The quiet night slipped away, and when the second day dawned, Ye Xuan woke up. After a few hours of rest, he felt his body filled with vitality, especially his spiritual energy. He could feel the movement of birds, flowers, and grass outside the house, even the slow crawling sound of insects. In fact, since he came to this world, he had always felt that his spiritual energy was exceptionally active.

  Ye Xuan's hands formed a seal, and he slowly closed his eyes again. The vital energy in his body flowed, and the vital energy around his meridians was slowly absorbed. He was refining that small Xuan Dan where the vital energy still remained.

  As Ye Xuan's absorption gradually stabilized, the mysterious energy in his body suddenly rippled like water waves, faintly undulating and rising. Strand after strand of mysterious energy seeped out from his skin.

  The cultivation of the mysterious energy lasted for several hours, until the morning sunlight outside the window illuminated the room brightly. Only then did Ye Xuan slowly withdraw his energy, and the mysterious energy dissipated from his body. A mouthful of somewhat dizzy turbid air was slowly expelled in a long breath.

  That night, he waited for the Soft Stone Egg to appear, but it didn't. Relying solely on his Qigong technique, he absorbed the Xuan Qi through his own meridians, but this speed was just too slow. After cultivating for so long, a small Xuan Dan had still not fully refined.

  He thought of the inside of the Soft Egg again, that chaotic world, his other body, he couldn't understand no matter how hard he tried to think about it, he decided to take another look at the inside of the Soft Egg.

  He sat down, closed his eyes, concentrated his mind and spirit, but strangely, this time his heart's willpower did not produce a surge of energy in his brain. This made Ye Xuan extremely depressed.

  He shook his head alone and came to this world with many things he didn't understand. He decided not to bother with it anymore.

  He stood up and came to the hall, saw that the meal was already set on the table, and there was no one in the room. It seemed that his mother, Nangong Qi, must have been accompanying Ye Zhenwu to practice in the courtyard, having come to the Ye family for so long, he had understood this habit of Nangong Qi, every morning she would cook a good meal, then watch Ye Zhenwu practice.

  Ye Xuan was an orphan on Earth, growing up in an orphanage from a young age. The staff there had very poor attitudes, making him see the coldness and warmth of human relationships. Later, after entering university, he fell in love with street racing because it gave him a thrill.

  Now he looked at the dishes on the table, and for the first time, he felt a taste of warmth, a taste that he had never felt before. But in this world, he felt it every time he returned home from his cultivation outside, Nan Gong Qi always showed him meticulous care and consideration, cooking for him, mending his clothes.

  Although he knew she was good for his son, he was still moved by this kind of affection and sincerely regarded them as parents.

  He was just about to eat when he heard a voice coming from outside the house.

  "You're practicing so hard, aren't you tired? If you are, take a rest, look at all that sweat on your head."

  "Qí, I'm not tired. If anyone's tired, it's you. From the time we escaped from the Lei Feng Empire together, you've given up on cultivation and followed me in drifting aimlessly, finally settling down in this Xī Hé City. For all that you've taken care of me, I, Ye Zhenwu, will be grateful for this lifetime."

  "Alas, back then the clan leader wanted to marry me off to the young master of the Extreme Joy Sect. You taking me and eloping from the Thunder Empire was equivalent to challenging the dignity of the Nan Gong family. The strength of the Nan Gong family is something you're aware of. Although it's been many years, I still have some worries. If the Nan Gong family were to discover us in Xihé City, who knows what the consequences would be."

  After hearing what Nangong Qi said, Ye Zhenwu also thought of the strength of the Nangong family, which was truly terrifying to describe. However, he firmly told Nangong Qi: "No matter what happens, I want to be with you."

  "No, promise me, if something unexpected happens one day, you mustn't do anything foolish for my sake. You have to stay and take good care of Xuan'er, let him grow up well."

  Ye Xuan was shocked by these words, he thought that this might be the nature of parents, encountering anything and thinking of their children first. He also didn't think they had such experiences, shook his head, whispered to himself: "Dad and mom, it's not me who intentionally eavesdropped, who let me have such good hearing?"

  Ye Xuan deliberately coughed and walked out of the house, shouting to Ye Zhenwu and his wife: "Dad and mom, dinner is ready."

  Ye Zhenwu and his wife saw Ye Xuan's clear and elegant face, and both of them smiled in unison.

  After the three of them finished eating, Ye Xuan came to the courtyard and stretched his waist. At this time, he saw Ye Zhuo, Ye Yun, and Ye Xiangting appear in his line of sight.

  Only three people were seen holding a delicate seven-absolutely sword in their hands, which is the ordinary weapon that the Ye family guard is usually equipped with.

  Ye Xuan thought today the sun rose from the west, several people came together to find him.

  A few people came forward, Ye Yun grabbed Ye Xuan's arm and called out sweetly: "Brother Ye Xuan..."

  Ye Xuan smiled and stroked the little girl's hair, laughing: "What's going on today? Why are you all carrying weapons?"

  Ye Xiangting replied: "Zhuo Zhangge said he wanted to go out and gain some experience, so Ye Yun and I also wanted to follow him. We went to our uncle's place and borrowed three of the seven absolute swords of the Ye family."

  Ye Zhan said: "Ye Xuan, want to go with me to Jiuying Mountain to find treasure?"

  Ye Xuan's heart was delighted when he heard this, and he was thinking about how to make some small Spirit Dan.