Chapter 69: The Old Man of the Gu Family

  "Little brother..." After a long time, Ye Yan finally spoke up, with a hint of an inexplicable smile, saying: "Do you remember what you said to me by the lake in the back mountain? You said we didn't have a blood relationship. I didn't quite believe it at the time, but now I do. It turns out we really don't have a blood relationship."

  Ye Chen: “......”

  "Haha, I also just found out recently that sister isn't actually your younger uncle's biological child, but was picked up from outside as an abandoned baby. No wonder since childhood, there hasn't been a mother around. Now I know, it's not that sister doesn't have a mother, but rather father has never married."

  The two still maintained their oppressive posture, Ye Chen was shocked in his heart, Ye Yan was not born to Uncle Xiao, and no one had ever mentioned it before.

  "No matter if you are Uncle's biological son or not, we don't have any blood relation because I am not the Ye Chen from before, I..."

  Ye Yan covered Ye Chen's mouth with her hand, stopping him from continuing to speak, saying: "Don't say it, actually sister had already felt it, but in sister's eyes, you will always be the Chen brother in sister's heart, no matter how you change."

  "So you're doing this, Yan Jie?" Ye Chen asked in a low voice.

  "Yes." Ye Yan nodded, "Since childhood, you and your sister have been inseparable, but from two years ago, you've been avoiding your sister. Your sister knows you've grown up, so she thinks there should be a distinction between men and women, and doesn't want to be too close to her brother. But for your sister, it's like losing the most precious thing, she can't accept this distance."

  "So, Yan Jie, you only made such a move, bathing me, actually to break the ice between us, right?"

  "Yes." Ye Yan nodded and looked at Ye Chen: "Chen brother, will sister not marry for this lifetime?"

  "...how can that be, Sister Yan will definitely get married in the future." Ye Chen said casually, he didn't understand why Ye Yan suddenly said something like that.

  "If sister gets married, she won't be able to be as close to you, Diandian, anymore." Ye Yan's words left Ye Chen speechless.

  But thinking of Ye Yan really marrying someone else and lying in another man's arms, Ye Chen felt a strange feeling that he couldn't accept. He didn't even know why himself. At this moment, he stood up and pulled Ye Yan up, brushing away the strand of hair stuck to her face: "Yan Jie, help me get dressed."

  Suddenly, Ye Chen seemed to have gotten used to this feeling, and there was no longer any awkwardness or discomfort. He said something very casually, which made Ye Yan slightly stunned, but Ye Chen's change of expression brought a smile to her face. She took out a clean white shirt and gently helped him put it on, with an expression and movements that were extremely similar to those of Nan'er when she was helping Ye Chen dress.

  "Yan Jie, I'm going to take a rest. I'll borrow your bed for today," Ye Chen said, walking towards Yan's bedroom with big strides, the faint fragrance filling his lungs.

  Glancing casually at the furnishings in the room, Ye Chen walked over to Ye Yan's bed and lay down. A faint scent of a maiden's fragrance wafted up from the bedding, causing Ye Chen's heart to slowly relax, and he soon fell asleep.

  Today's battle, although he was not physically exhausted because his internal blood and vital energy were strong and endless, but for his spirit, it could be said that he was extremely exhausted. Ye Chen was not a killing machine, having killed so many people, his spirit had long been exhausted to the extreme, and now that he relaxed, he fell into a deep sleep in the blink of an eye. He didn't even take off his shoes.

  Ye Yan smiled slightly, gently removing his shoes and socks, then pulled over the quilt to cover him well. Looking at that face still with a hint of innocence, she said softly: "Chen brother, since you were eight years old and recklessly put your sister in front of you, from that moment on, your position in your sister's heart cannot be replaced by anyone. At that time, your personality was so weak, and you didn't have any power, but for the sake of your sister, you disregarded life and death, blocking a level 5 wild beast in front of her. Your sister is really very moved."

  Ye Yan's beautiful eyes were full of tenderness and doting, she leaned down and kissed Ye Chen's forehead before turning around and leaving.

  As soon as she walked out of the room, she saw Nang'er standing quietly in the small courtyard, her two small hands fiddling with each other, looking very wronged. Seeing Ye Yan come out, she immediately ran up to her, pulling on her hand and shaking it back and forth, pouting: "Sister Yan, why didn't you let Nang'er help Young Master bathe? You can't monopolize Young Master all by yourself."

  "Hehe, little girl is jealous, who can monopolize your young master? He's more likely to monopolize others." Ye Yanjiao smiled and teased: "When Nang'er grows up, sister will be in charge of you, let you be Brother Chen's little daughter-in-law, okay?"

  "Oh no, I'm so embarrassed! Sister Yan is teasing me, I won't talk to you anymore." Nang'er covered her face with both hands, her whole face bright red with embarrassment, and she stomped her foot and ran away quickly.

  Looking at Nang's fleeing back, Ye Yan's eyes were complex, mixed with helplessness, envy, bitterness and more. In fact, she really envied Nang.

  This sleep, Ye Chen slept until the evening before waking up, opening his eyes to look at the pink gauze canopy above the bed, thinking of the gentle and doting expression in Ye Yan's eyes, a warm current surged through his heart.

  He lifted the quilt, got out of bed and put on his shoes and socks. Then he saw Ye Yan sleeping on a small table in the middle of the room. He walked over and carefully picked her up, gently placing her on the bed, covering her with the quilt. Just as he was about to leave, Ye Yan woke up and grabbed his hand.

  "Be careful, little brother, don't let sister worry." Ye Yan reminded in a soft voice.

  "Yan sister, I'll be fine." Ye Chen didn't turn back, walked out of the room with big strides and closed the door behind him.

  Outside, the night sky was dotted with stars, and the night was already very deep. The wind was strong and it was a good time to kill someone. Ye Chen's expression gradually turned cold, the gentle look on his face slowly retreated, replaced by a ruthless and emotionless gaze. He looked around, then suddenly sprang up like an eagle, jumping from the rooftop to a distance of twenty or thirty meters in just one leap.

  His first target was Gu's family.

  The Guo family's mansion is located in the south of Lincheng. Ye Chen's speed was very fast, and he arrived at the Ye family's mansion in a short moment, silently arriving at the deepest part of the Guo family's mansion, the elder's courtyard.

  In the dead of night, the old house was quiet, with only the sound of insects chirping. There were no lights here, and it looked like an abandoned courtyard that nobody lived in. It was located at the deepest part of the Gu family's large compound, about three or four miles away from the main house.

  Ye Chen stood on the rooftop of a house in front of the Gou family's elder hall, the night wind blowing his white clothes fluttering, his black hair flying in the wind, a burst of murderous aura surging out, he tapped his toes, and flew down.

  Bang!

  With one kick, the door of the elder's house was kicked open, and wood chips flew everywhere, immediately startling the two elders who were resting inside.

  "Who dares to come to our nursing home and cause trouble!"

  Two old men in grey robes rushed out, their faces filled with anger. When they saw the person clearly, their expressions changed and they said: "It's you, the little beast of the Ye family?"

  Ye Chen's face was filled with murderous intent, his body suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a residual shadow, and he threw a punch that shook the air.

  Two elderly men raised their hands in greeting.

  Bang!!

  Fists intersecting, visible waves of air bursting open, rippling out in circles like water waves.

  Two elders continuously retreated several steps, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, their faces filled with shock and horror. Having previously heard about Ye Chen's strength, they only now truly understood how frightening it was after personally experiencing it. The Ninth Stage Peak was completely unable to withstand it.

  "Ye family's young one, are you here to seek death? Haha, no matter how strong you are, you'll never be a match for the old ancestor. It's as if there's a road to heaven that you refuse to take, but instead you want to charge into the gates of hell." An elderly man wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered.

  Ye Chen gazed at them quietly, as if looking at two pitiful insects, and said: "It's not me who will die, but you!"

  As he spoke, Ye Chen suddenly rose into the air and unleashed a flurry of kicks in rapid succession, each one weighing over 10,000 kilograms and filled with unparalleled ferocity, enveloping both elders within his attack range.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Two elders counterattacked, their fists colliding with Ye Chen's feet. Each impact sent shockwaves through their arms, numbing them. After a dozen or so collisions, the sound of cracking bones echoed out, and under the immense force, the two elders' arm bones completely shattered.

  Ye Chen raised his hand and slapped one of the elders' heads with a loud bang, releasing a fierce and overbearing aura.

  "Hey, you little rascal!"

  A low and stern shout suddenly rang out, followed by a swift appearance of a figure, who blocked Ye Chen's hand that was about to slap the elder with a punch. The two fists collided, producing a loud crash.

  With a thud, Ye Chen took two steps back, and the old man who had suddenly appeared also retreated two steps, their powers evenly matched.

  Ye Chen's pupils constricted as he looked at the person who suddenly appeared, tall and large in stature, with narrow eyes and skin like tree bark on his face, but his eyes were bright and spirited, and his entire body was filled with a powerful aura.

  "A strong one who has set foot in the realm of fate?" Ye Chen smiled slightly, his eyes fixed quietly on the old man.

  "Child, thinking you have a treasure on your body, can you go anywhere in the world? Today, I want you to understand that relying on external things is ultimately futile!" The old man's face, with its wrinkles all scrunched up, looked somewhat terrifying as he spoke.

  "Hey, you're not qualified to comment yet." Ye Chen said with a cold smile.

  The old man swept his large sleeves, and the two elders each retreated several steps back. Then, with a cold gaze, he stared at Ye Chen and said: "You killed my Gu family's disciple, our Family Master and elder, you will never be able to wash away this sin. Hand over the treasure and take your own life, and I can consider sparing the lives of the thousands of people in the Ye family."

  Here is the translation:

  "Are you kidding me again? Someone pops out and thinks they're invincible, asking him to kill himself. Ye Chen thought it was laughable, this old guy hasn't come out in years, his brain has rusted, and laughed loudly: "Old man, are you using your stupidity to insult my intelligence?"

  "You little brat, you deserve to die!"

  The old man was furious and slapped his palm over, Ye Chen dodged and countered with a similar slap.

  Bang!

  This time, Ye Chen retreated three steps, while the old man only retreated two steps.

  "Come again!"

  Ye Chen took a light sip, and his blood and energy began to circulate. The secret technique was activated, and his entire palm turned into a faint orange-gold color. A powerful and overbearing aura burst forth.

  Buzz!

  Orange-gold palms shook open the airflow, buzzing sounds rose, and the collapsing palm was unfolded, shattering everything. Like an invincible king ruling over the nine heavens and ten lands, punishing all living things in the world.