Chapter 43: Ye Chen Takes the Stage

  "Master, Sister Yan will definitely win, right?" Nanger's big black eyes were wide open, her face tense with anxiety, and her small fists clenched involuntarily as she spoke in a low voice.

  A faint voice rose up, although it was very light, most people still heard it, and they all turned their heads around in an instant.

  In an instant, almost everyone's gaze was stunned, shocked, and unbelievable, as if they had seen a ghost. Ye Chen didn't react to the gazes of these people at all, as if he hadn't even noticed that everyone was looking at him.

  It wasn't until several seconds had passed that an incredulous voice rang out, "Isn't that Ye Chen? Didn't Shangguan Ziyuan's senior brother disable his entire meridian system?"

  "No, no, how is this possible? Am I dreaming?"

  "He... actually recovered, he can move around, which means his meridians have basically recovered..."

  Everyone was shocked and couldn't believe that a person who had been crippled would appear here, and yet his face didn't show any signs of weakness or illness, but instead looked spirited.

  "It's impossible, even if he can walk again, it's absolutely impossible for him to recover his cultivation. Even if he can get out of bed and move around, what's the point? He's still a useless waste, a complete and utter waste." Those who were close to Ye Sheng and Ye Qing spoke up.

  Ye Qing stood in the crowd, his two eyes colder than a venomous snake. Ye Chen didn't look at him, but he could feel a pair of resentful and poisonous eyes staring at him.

  "Ye Chen, you still have the face to come out. Do you know how much trouble you've caused for the family? You're the sinner of the entire family and don't deserve to appear at the family gathering. Get out!" A concubine-born disciple standing beside Ye Qing said coldly.

  "It's fine that you're a waste of the Ye family, but you actually dare to try to marry the daughter of the Upper Official's family? You're like a toad trying to eat swan meat. When Master Brother tried to teach you a lesson, you even dared to use a treasure to injure him. Are you trying to get our Ye family destroyed by the gods?" Another person beside Ye Qing chimed in agreement.

  The disciples led by Ye Qing, one after another, shouted and questioned, while the disciples who were closer to Ye Yan remained silent. Although they were dissatisfied with the harsh words of Ye Qing's brothers and those illegitimate disciples around him, they would not offend those people for Ye Chen's sake.

  Those neutral disciples had a smile of schadenfreude on their faces, holding their hands to watch the show.

  "You...!" Nan'er's small face turned red with anger, and she shouted: "What right do you have to speak of Master in such a way?"

  "You're just a maid, it's better for you to shut up. Otherwise, I'll sell you to a brothel tomorrow!" The illegitimate disciple beside Ye Qing said coldly, then looked at Ye Chen who was not speaking and said: "Letting a little maid take charge, what a waste of a body, can't you be more useless?"

  "If you want to die, say it again!" Ye Chen suddenly stared at the illegitimate disciple, instantly making him tremble all over, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes. Ye Chen's gaze was like two sharp swords placed on his neck, causing a chill to spread throughout his body.

  However, he quickly regained his composure. In his opinion, even if Ye Chen's meridians were intact, with the strength he had shown when he took action against the Zhao family a few months ago, it would be at most six segments of cultivation. And he himself was also at six segments, so he didn't fear him at all. At the same time, he felt a surge of anger for being intimidated by Ye Chen's gaze just now.

  "You're just a useless waste with strength that can't even truss a chicken? I can crush you to death with just one finger. Why don't you go home and raise some flowers or plants instead? Haha!" The illegitimate disciple burst out laughing.

  "I'll help you die!" Ye Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent, and he strode forward, his body emitting a faint aura of killing energy. The other disciples stared at him in shock.

  "Chen Er, come here." Just then, a deep and powerful voice came over, Ye Chen turned his head to see Ye Xiao Tian standing up from his chair, and with a stern gaze sweeping across the disciples, he said: "Whoever dares to cause trouble again, next year's spiritual medicine supply will be cancelled."

  As soon as this was said, the entire scene fell silent.

  Ye Chen pulled Nang Er to stand behind Ye Xiao Tian, but his eyes remained fixed on the competition stage. However, he could feel over a hundred gazes directed at him, every single member of the Ye family's older generation had their eyes on Ye Chen, each with a mixture of doubt and shock, clearly they were also extremely surprised, unable to comprehend how Ye Chen, who had his meridians crippled, was able to get out of bed and move around.

  Ye Xun and Ye Feng, as well as several other illegitimate children, had unpredictable expressions in their eyes, as if they were thinking of something. The two elderly men turned back to look at them, with a similarly shocked expression in their eyes.

  Ye Wen Tian's son, how could they not know? Missing for half a year, getting rid of the useless body, but fate is unbearable, and was abolished by the inner courtyard disciples of Shen Xiufu, yet now standing here, does he have a way to repair the meridians or a treasure?

  Two elderly men were filled with doubts, but now was not the time for inquiry, everything had to wait until after the tribal comparison.

  Ye Xiao Tian glanced at Ye Chen and said softly, "You're here to watch Yan Jie's competition, right? How's your body now?"

  "Don't worry, little uncle, I'm fine now," Ye Chen said with a smile.

  Not far away, Ye Huan and others heard the words and their eyes jumped slightly.

  "Haha." Ye Xiao Tian burst out laughing, a hint of strange color flashing in his eyes, saying: "Second Brother really has a way, even the completely severed tendons and veins can be restored for you."

  "Haha, Father is all-powerful." Ye Chen said following Ye Xiao Tian's words, of course he wouldn't say it was because his body was special and recovered.

  On the other hand, Ye Huan and others were no longer calm in their hearts. They knew very little about Ye Wen Tian, and there was always a mysterious aura surrounding him. At the same time, they also clearly understood that Ye Wen Tian's strength must be stronger than theirs, even surpassing most of the elders. However, they had not expected that he could even repair the meridians that were severed by the spiritual power.

  All along, Ye Wentian has put a lot of pressure on Ye Xun, but since Ye Wentian doesn't care about family matters and isn't interested in the power of the clan, otherwise he would have had a hard time sitting as the head of the house. However, if Ye Chen's meridians are really fully recovered now, whether Ye Sheng can smoothly take over as the next head of the house is an unknown number.

  Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Ye Yun's eyes. Originally, Ye Chen had offended the inner disciples of Shen Cifu, and it was destined that he would die without a doubt. However, not long ago, when his family members went to Ying City to make purchases, they had investigated and found out that the inner disciple of Shen Cifu had not returned to Shen Cifu at all, but was recuperating in the Shangguan household. Moreover, according to the information obtained, Shangguan Ziyuan had successfully persuaded his master brother not to report this matter to the sect due to the obstruction of Master Shangguan, so it was still unknown whether Ye Chen would die or not.

  Without the support of Tianfu, even if that inner courtyard disciple was extremely powerful and already a strong expert in the Secret Realm of Life and Death, personal strength is still limited after all, it's hard to guarantee that Ye Wentian can deal with him.

  "It seems I have to think of a way to do something when my second brother is not at home." A thread of murderous intent rose in Ye Xun's heart.

  "Boom!"

  A loud crash came from the arena, a fierce and violent air wave burst out, like ripples on water. Ye Yan and Ye Sheng fought to the very end, their final clash causing an aftershock that shook the air in all directions.

  The fierce battle had lasted for nearly half an hour, and Ye Yan's physical strength was severely depleted. His cultivation was originally inferior to Ye Sheng's, so his vital energy was naturally not as robust. This one collision directly sent him flying back five or six meters, spitting out a mouthful of blood, with over ten fine footprints appearing on the ground where he had stepped. The hard surface of the competition stage even cracked open with numerous small fissures.

  "Ye Yan, I've said it before that I will trample your pride. Now you're at the end of your rope, how many more attacks can you withstand? Hahaha!" Ye Sheng laughed loudly, his voice full of arrogance and complacency, looking at Ye Yan with an overbearing attitude: "You'll forever be under my feet. In the Ye family, I am the undisputed genius, while you're just a stepping stone for me to become stronger step by step."

  Ye Yan wiped the bloodstain from the corner of her mouth and sneered: "Do you know what you look like now?"

  "What?" Ye Sheng sneered.

  "A toad squatting at the bottom of a well and looking up at the sky!" Ye Yan said with disdain, her voice full of contempt.

  "Are you looking for trouble?"

  Ye Sheng was furious, as the eldest son and master of the house, for nearly twenty years, who had seen him not show respect or fear, now he was actually being shouted at and humiliated by someone who was about to be defeated by himself, how could his usual arrogance swallow this insult.

  Ye Yan's eyes carried a faintly contemptuous smile, Ye Sheng was this kind of person, even if he was a genius, it would be a short-lived one. This kind of person could never achieve much.

  "Yecolour, you will regret this!"

  Ye Sheng's voice was as cold as ice, and with a heavy stomp of his foot, he shot forward like an arrow off the string, covering several meters in an instant. One fist was raised high and came crashing down.

  A strong gust of wind struck, causing Ye Yan's skin to ache. Her pupils suddenly shrunk into two dots. Ye Sheng's furious attack was too fast, and she had already suffered some internal injuries, making it impossible for her to dodge, leaving her only option to take the hit head-on.

  With a swift motion of her slender hand, she conjured up several palm prints in an instant, dispersing the incoming gusts of wind. Then, a snow-white jade-like hand slapped heavily onto Ye Sheng's fist.

  Bang!

  Ye Yan's body flew backward several meters, and as soon as she landed, she spat out a mouthful of blood arrows. Her figure had not yet stabilized when Ye Sheng attacked again, his five fingers forming claws like an eagle's talons, sharp enough to cut through the air with a hissing sound, directly targeting Ye Yan's throat.

  The fight between the two had gotten out of control, or rather Ye Sheng's emotions had gotten out of control. The power contained in this grab was obvious to everyone, and if he were to actually grab her, Ye Yan's neck would be crushed.

  Under the stage, everyone was shocked and did not expect Ye Sheng to be so ruthless and actually use his cruel hand!

  "Absolutely not!" Ye Xun shouted coldly.

  "Ye Sheng, you dare!" Ye Xiao Tian suddenly let out a loud roar and was about to rush forward to stop him. At this moment, a voice entered his ears, "Young uncle, for a junior's duel, I'll take care of it."