Free Web NovelChapter 1430: Chapter 1407: The Unreliable Divine Traceless!
[Brother Ye, you’re so horrible, why did you leave me and venture to Wuya Peak on your own?! I’m telling you, if you die, I won’t live alone! By the way, when I woke up this afternoon, I originally wanted to go up the mountain to find you, but as soon as I stepped out the door, a white-bearded old man passing by fixated on me, insisting on taking me as his disciple and bringing me back to the village to teach me martial arts! I refused, and he threatened to die on the spot. I said I needed to go up the mountain to rescue you, but he assured me that you’d be safe and wouldn’t let me go, forcibly dragging me to the village! I had no choice but to leave you this letter, so you don’t worry about me!]
This letter was written by the Empress!
The other letter, naturally left by that white-bearded old man!
[Young man, don’t worry. This old man, Divine Traceless, has roamed the martial world for over a hundred years, boasting unstoppable power. Everyone who sees me calls me Divine Brother! Today, by chance, I observed that your little sister has exceptional bone structure and remarkable talent, so I bestowed her with a blessing by taking her back to the village for training. Bye-bye!]
This letter left Ye Huan utterly speechless.
He could tell from the tone that this old man was quite unreliable!
"Grandmother, do you know this old man named Divine Traceless?" Ye Huan turned his head and asked Ling Luzhou.
"You’re new to the Endless Deep Mountains, so you might not be familiar yet, but you’ll naturally learn more in time. Let me put it this way, in the Endless Deep Mountains, the old man Divine Traceless is a top-notch expert known to everyone." Ling Luzhou twirled the Buddhist Beads in her hand, smiling lightly: "And since it’s Divine Elder, you needn’t worry, this is indeed a blessing for your little sister. For centuries, Divine Elder hasn’t taken on a single disciple. Once you reach the Ling Family and deal with the pending matters, I’ll take you to find your little sister."
Hearing Ling Luzhou’s reassurance, Ye Huan finally breathed a sigh of relief, completely at ease, yet he still hoped silently that the old man would be a bit more dependable.
However, speaking of disciples, he recalled an incident.
A year ago, before destroying the Eastern Division, he had specifically asked Kagami Yuika about Kagami Reina’s whereabouts and learned that Kagami Reina was forcibly abducted in Huaxia by a one-eyed swordsman and taken as a disciple.
Moreover, the one-eyed swordsman’s strength was so formidable that a single killing glare made two Celestial God Level experts vomit blood and collapse, indicating that his strength was at least on the Divine King level!
Ye Huan described the appearance and strength of the one-eyed swordsman to Ling Luzhou, trying to ascertain if such an expert existed within the Endless Deep Mountains.
Ling Luzhou rubbed her chin, brows knitted, thinking for a while before finally shaking her head: "I don’t recall any such expert in my mind, but then again, I’ve lived in the back mountains of the Ling Family all these years and never ventured out, so it might be due to lack of information. I’ll have someone look into it later."
"Alright, thank you." Ye Huan nodded, expressing his gratitude. Though he hadn’t really taught Kagami Reina, his cheap disciple, anything, he was still very concerned about her situation.
"Silly child, no need to thank your grandmother. Alright, let’s go. Once you finish the last task in Wuya Town, we’ll set off for the Ling Family."
Ling Luzhou said.
Ye Huan was puzzled, the last task?
He didn’t recall any unfinished business.
Then, as the inn’s door opened, a noble-dressed woman holding a long sword escorted a man who was tied up completely, with a bruised and swollen face, moaning into the room. Ye Huan’s eyes turned cold.
This man, whose face was swollen like a pig’s head, was actually Huang Lin, the third genius of the Huang Family, and had a deep vendetta against Ye Huan, seeking revenge!
"I almost forgot about you!"
Ye Huan’s cold laugh sent a shiver down Huang Lin’s spine, his face showing utter despair, his pants soaking wet, the stench of urine permeating the entire scene!
"This guy previously saw your combat scene and also saw Fufu throw a sword to assist you, and he turned to flee immediately, but I caught him," the noblewoman, none other than Ling Fufu’s mother, Wang Feng, explained.
Ling Fufu pointed at Huang Lin, explaining the situation: "Last night, as my mother and I were heading towards Wuya Town, we encountered this guy on the road. He first asked if I was going to Wuya Town, and after some flattery, he fabricated stories about you, saying you used Evil Martial Arts to control the Empress and committed numerous heinous acts against her. I instantly knew he was trying to leverage my sense of justice, using me as a tool to eliminate you and then abduct the Empress."
"However, I didn’t confront him immediately because I considered the fact that he could find your tracks in the dense forest, which was unusual, so I decided to play along to catch a bigger fish."
Upon hearing this, Ye Huan was startled. In his impression, Ling Fufu was an extremely domineering and unreasonable girl with a relatively simple mind.
Normally, with Ling Fufu’s character, if she discovered someone trying to use her for their own gain, she’d certainly punish them instantly with ruthless means.
He hadn’t expected that she could restrain herself from immediately dealing with Huang Lin!
Brother Huan was very gratified, feeling that Ling Fufu’s significant change was undoubtedly related to him. Perhaps in just two days of interaction, she had learned some high intelligence action principles from him.
"Well done." Ye Huan gave a thumbs-up to Ling Fufu, expressing his appreciation, then turned to Huang Lin, sneering playfully: "Quite well-planned with the strategy of borrowing a knife to kill, huh?"
"Misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding!" Tied up with ropes, immobilized, Huang Lin struggled a bit in vain, tearlessly pleading: "Grandfather Ye, trust me, it’s truly all just one big misunderstanding! I was only here to uphold justice, rid the world of Qin Shou, and rescue Miss Ye Bingning from her dire situation..."
"Oh? Then I’d have to ask ’Hero Huang’ to kindly explain what this is."
Ye Huan interrupted Huang Lin, who lied without blinking an eye, and pointed to a red envelope at Huang Lin’s waist, sneering.
Huang Lin’s expression changed dramatically, attempting to twist and hide.
Ling Fufu stomped on his waist, stopping him, her high-heeled red shoe’s heel nearly crushing Huang Lin’s kidney, and he let out sky-piercing wails, but it couldn’t prevent Ling Fufu from snatching the red envelope from his waist!
"Trying to deceive this lady, courting death!" Ling Fufu snorted coldly, kicked Huang Lin again, releasing her irritation before finally tearing open the envelope.
Inside was an invitation to the Qin Family and Six Gate Sect’s grand wedding ceremony!
The Huang Family was naturally also an ally of the Qin Family!
Yet, due to late departure and various reasons, Huang Lin, dispatched as a guest by the Huang Family, spent much time on the road and only arrived at Wuya Peak after the battle between Ye Huan and the Qin Family alliance commenced. Because of that, he avoided being slaughtered by Ye Huan and luckily preserved his life.
Unfortunately, his attempted escape was too suspicious, arousing Wang Feng’s suspicion, who directly pursued him, capturing him!
Faced with the High-Level Divine King Wang Feng, Huang Lin had no room for resistance and was beaten senseless, crying out miserably, ending up in his current state.
"I don’t want to waste words with you, honestly tell me why the Evil Martial Sacred Land obeys your orders, viewing the Empress and me as wanted targets? What’s the relationship between you and the Evil Martial Sacred Land?" Ye Huan’s gaze emitted penetrating, icy rays, his cruelly questioning words filled with murderous intent, leaving Huang Lin paralyzed with fear.
Huang Lin, trying again to resist, found himself utterly powerless, feeling as if he had fallen into a pit of despair.
