Limitless - Chapter 80: The Song Army

Only then did Zuo Datong remember, Song Hong had come out from this magical formation!

He couldn’t help but let out a scream in rage, "Song Hong, I will cut your b*stard body into a thousand pieces! Xiao Yue… you traitor b*tch, when I catch you, I will torture you with a thousand cuts! Ah ah ah ah!"

Zuo Datong was on the verge of going crazy as he raised his head and complained to the heavens

He had thought that Xiao Yue had brought Song Hong out of the magical formation. This formation was set up by the Sect Leader personally and outsiders could not possibly enter and exit as they please.

Even they could not do so, a single wrong step would see them killed and pulverized by the terrifying energy of the magical formation.

The Sect Leader must have thought Xiao Yue the method.

Damned b*tch, that traitor!

What a blind Sect Leader, unable to differentiate the good from the evil!

Zuo Datong felt that he had found yet another reason to betray the Sect Leader.

What a crony!

Yes, that is it!

"Tell people to ut Qing Qiu on lockdown! Activate the sealing magical formation, until we catch Song Hong, no one is to enter or exit!" Zuo Datong raged, his eyes filled with rage.

This was the Qing Qiu ancestral land, and there was a huge protective magical array that was left behind from aeons ago. Since the spiritual energy dried up tens of thousands of years ago, the magical array had been completely ruined.

It had been crippled beyond recognition.

Only when the highly talented Qing Qiu Sect Leader returned to the homeland did he manage to restore it a little.

Even though they still could not bring to bear 0.01% of the power of the huge magical formation, it was sufficient for the current world.

Once the formation was activated, all the entrances and exits would be sealed shut!

There would be only one road left in the entire Qing Qiu!

Along that road, there was a magical formation at every step.

Only the deputies and the Sect Leader knew how to walk along the road!

Zuo Datong was being driven insane by "Song Hong", and he was crumbling.

He had totally forgot that Song hong had come out from the magical formation, and he also did not expect that Song hong would dare to go back!

B*stard, this time, I will catch you!

At this point, Elder Lu suggested, "Leader, should we activate the old elders in isolation?"

"No!"

Zuo Datong’s eyes were red as they stared at Elder Lu viciously, "Are you stupid? If we activate the old elders... do you think we will still be able to get the legacy?"

Elder Lu murmured, his face blushing, not daring to speak again.

The others were as quiet as crickets in winter.

Even though Zuo Datong had not attained Xiantian, he was extremely influential in Qing Qiu and had a large following.

Qing Qiu was extremely powerful, and has been very active in recent history.

There were many legends about them.

They had only become more secluded in the past couple of hundred years

In a pocket dimension just outside the Qing Qiu lands, there were many Xiantian elderlies, some of whom were even stronger than Xiantian.

Their knowledge and abilities were unimaginable for anyone in the outside world.

Elder Lu had been scared straight by Song Hong, and wanted to activate a couple of these elders.

But Zuo Datong wanted the Crane Saint’s legacy for himself.

Even though Elder Lu did not speak, a shred of doubt began to form in his heart.

...…

The most popular social networking site in China became extremely active once again.

Song Hong was famous again@

This time, the people who posted had come from Qing Qiu...

Even though Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng had control of the entire Qing Qiu, not everyone was on their side.

Even though many did not dare to oppose them directly, deep down, they did not approve of Zuo Datong and his men’s actions.

"The deputies of Qing Qiu, Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng have joined up with Elder Lu to activate a rebellion and suppress Elder Du and the others."

"Elder Du’s beloved disciple Xiao Yue has been dragged in, and Chu Yu, Xiao Yue’s good friend, has requested for Song Hong’s help."

"Song Hong has a strong sense of righteousness, but he is not trapped in Qing Qiu, and he has also admitted to using the Chu Clan..."

"Song Hong said..."

"The truth has been revealed, the Crane Saint’s legacy is indeed with Song Hong, he admitted this himself. He also admitted that he had gotten additional benefits from his exploration at the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars."

"Song Hong admires Chu Yu, and thinks that Chu Yu is a real talent. If he can survive, he will become sworn brothers with Chu Yu."

"Song Hong also admitted to giving Chu Yu a single pill so that he can recover..."

"The underworld Chu Clan has been pushed into the abyss unintentionally by Song Hong. Song Hong is about to die, and he announced that he had indeed let the Chu Clan down."

The largest social media site in China was in uproar, activity exploding in an instant.

Afterwhich, there was even more explosive news.

"There were a large number of ancient school disciples gathering in the Dragon City, and there were even Xiantian realm experts!"

"They were chasing Song Hong. Rumor has it that Song Hong had ran to a country in Central Asia. There, he had fooled several Xiantian experts, and then disappeared from right under their noses!"

"Hahahaha, Song Hong is indeed strong, I never expect that he had the ability to fool the Xiantian experts in Central Asia. Afterwards, he had revealed the tumultuous situation in Qing Qiu and pulled back the curtains on the internal chaos."

"How powerful, Hero Song! My idol! I have never seen such a courageous and brave person!"

"This is hilarious, even with a group of people hunting him down, he can go to Qing Qiu to wreck havoc? What a little mynx!"

"Song Hong is indeed a righteous person, what a hero! How warmhearted. Even though he did set up the Chu Clan, I believe he did not do it intentionally."

"A hero dares to take responsibility for his actions, and is not afraid of being oppressed, he is a true role model!"

"It is difficult to say what kind of impact this would have on the Chu Clan. No matter what, the Chu Clan’s innocence has finally been proven, and Song Hong has been good to Chu Yu..."

"Chu Yu managed to benefit from the chaos. For a rare talent like him, I wonder how he will grow and develop after he regains his ability to cultivate?

"I am more interested to find out how is Song Hong?"

"He had better not die..."

Many people took to social media to voice their views on this issue.

Song Hong’s fooling of the Xiantians and his havoc in Qing Qiu had caused many people to be shamed. However, to the ancient schools and underworld clans who were not participating, this was great news.

Even more so for the commoners!

Whilst they were praising Song Hong, Hero Song, for his courage and righteousness, they couldn’t help but worry for his fate.

People always loved the underdogs.

As such, many people began to become drawn towards Song Hong. Someone even created a "Song Army" fan group.

Within moments of its inception, it had thousands of members!

Within two hours, the Song Army stood at over 30000!

This was a complicated power. Even though it was rather miniature, it’s composition was complicated. There were people of all walks of lives, all genders, ages and status. They all supported Song Hong, supported Chu Yu and supported Chu Clan.

This wave of momentum was awe inspiring!

It quickly became a huge trend on the web.

When it first started, many of the ancient schools did not take much notice, even the underworld clans disregarded it.

He was just a hero on the internet. The crowd was merely commoners who could only run their mouths.

However, they quickly realized that something was amiss!

There were actually many disciples of ancient schools and underworld clans in the group!

With the technological advancements today, the cultivation civilisation today was extremely different from the cultivation world of the ancient days. They did not control it; it was uncontrollable! Furthermore, they did not know how to control it.

In truth, over 30 years ago, many of these ancient legacies and underworld clans had already gotten used to the convenience that these technological inventions provided.

Even if they had the abilities, they would not destroy the technology.

It was too convenient!

The people who had a feud with Song Hong, or those who did not like the Chu Clan were dumbfounded.

They could not understand how this had created such a huge uproar!

Especially Zuo Datong, after receiving news of this, he was so furious he wanted to puke blood!

He immediately ordered a ban against any Qing Qiu disciple making so much as a pip on the internet!

However, laying down the order now was too late.

The momentum had already formed, gushing up like a wave. With such momentum, no one could stop it now.

The Song Army got stronger and stronger, engulfing the entire internet. Within five hours, it had over 70000 members!

Even though a lot of people had just joined for the fun of it, there were a lot of people who had joined because they did not like the oppressive nature of the ancient schools and underworld clans!

Amongst these people, there was no lack of people from the underworld clans and ancient school!

There will always be conflict and confrontations as long as there are people.

The leader of the Song Army was a person with screen name "Legendary Voice", he was the one who had started this revolution.

No one knew anything about him, nor did they know his gender. Even the famous hackers hired by the ancient schools could not dig up any news on him.

They could only feel that he had a great impression of Song Hong, his every sentence directed towards him.

This wave on the internet was the first time these ancient schools and underworld clans saw the power of the community.

Qing Qiu also came under immense pressure as a result!

There were a lot of people on the internet who asked them to let Song Hong off!

"He killed our Sect Leader Liu Wucheng!" Zuo Datong rebutted angrily, "He is a murderer!"

"In the cultivation world, who talks about murderers? Can you tell us the underlying reason?" The Song Army replied.

"He killed a large number of Qing Qiu experts, we cannot let him off!" The Qing Qiu people bellowed.

"You’re all inhumane, and you deserve to die, why don’t you say that you’re just eyeing what he has? Is it that you all can be robbers but people cannot retaliate?" The Song Army replied coldly.

"He killed many people in the core of Qing Qiu!"

"Hahaha, and you still have the cheek to say it. Aren’t you ashamed that people have beat you in your own home?"

This went on for several rounds.

"Qing Qiu will never let Song Hong off!" The Qing Qiu people finally said in anger and embarrassment.

"Then prepare to die at the hands of the citizens! From now on, the entire web will boycott Qing Qiu!" The Song Army issues an even stronger reply.

If this was ages ago, no one in Qing Qiu would mind such a threat.

It’s just a boycott, who’s scared? If you have the guts, come to Qing Qiu and we will beat the sh*t out of you!

However, now, no one dared to say something like that.

Because at this point, many ancient schools had already sided with the Song Army!

"The things that Qing Qiu has done is rather overboard." One of the members of an ancient clan’s leadership registered an account using his real name with the social media site. His first activity was directed at Qing Qiu.

"Even though the cultivation world only respects ability, everything is about cause and effect. Please do not twist the three core values of the cultivation world. In fact, if we need laws to control us, this tells us that we no longer value our morals. As such, in the ancient cultivation world, compassion, loyalty and knowledge are still valued. I hope that Qing Qiu does not continue with this mistake.

Another member of an ancient clan’s leadership also registered an account using his real name with the social media site. He also issued a stern statement.

Furthermore, there were many influential people who voiced their discontent openly.

Zuo Datong was hopping mad, he paced around in his room hollering, "A bunch of hypocrites! Utter bullsh*t! Complete crap! Acting like a good guy? They are the same, trash! A group of scum and losers! Aren’t they also robbers? Why would they go to the Dragon City? Bullsh*t! And they dare to lecture me? They obviously want Song Hong for themselves too, but since he is trapped by me, they are acting like good guys..."

Elder Lu was visibly concerned as he stood to the side, completely silent.

He had worries that there would be certain hiccups when doing this, but he had never expected that it would be due to the internet.

It was as if there was a pair of invisible hands pushing the influence of this incident higher and higher.

The infighting in Qing Qiu raged on as the people of Elder Lu and the two deputy sect leaders continued their rebellion and killed the loyal members; Song Hong, Hero Song, was extremely righteous. He saved Xiao Yue but was now trapped in Qing Qiu. Chu Yu was also implicated. Even though Chu Yu was not Song Hong’s junior, Song Hong thought highly of him... such news spread through the internet like a virus.

They had never met with such an incident, and had no idea how to deal with it.

From Elder Lu’s point of view, if they didn’t activate the Qing Qiu elderly masters... this would be unsaveable!

Zuo Datong’s eyes were red like a caged animal. He looked at Elder Lu, "Is there completely no news on Song Hong? And that b*tch Xiao Yue... how long more will they run free? We can’t find two people with the horde we have? Trash... all of them are trash!"

Elder Lu stiffened. He was much older than Zuo Datong, and he wasn’t much weaker than Zuo Datong in terms of cultivation either.

Being reproached this way made him rather embarrassed.

At this point, someone from outside came back with some reports.

"Sect... Sect Leader, there’s a problem, just outside the huge magical formation, that is a big group gathered there, and the numbers are increasing. "

Zuo Datong was extremely frustrated and waved him away, "They can’t get a way in, whoever wants to come can jolly well try!"

The Qing Qiu protective magical formation had already been activated. Even though they could only bring a little of its power to bear, even a Supreme Realm martial artist would find it difficult to charge in!

"But Sect Leader, that group of people are not to be trifled with, they are all influential figures from the ancient schools. Also..."

"Anything else?" Zuo Datong’s eyelids were hopping, his tone cold. "Also, the protective magical formation, can only last us a month... at best."

Zuo Datong took a deep breath, his eyes wandering. Finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Half a month... is sufficient! Catch Song Hong and Xiao Yue first! Don’t bother about the people outside! If they have the abilities, let them charge through the formation!"

.........

Limitless - Chapter 79: Lord Of Theater

Elder Lu, who was initially extremely proud, instantaneously became like a strangled chicken, stunned speechless. He reacted quickly and hid behind Zuo Datong in a flash.

His eyes exuded a strong sense of fear, at the same time, there was a faint sense of relief.

Luckily… he wasn’t the one being attacked.

Zuo Datong was shocked. In the moment that Liu Wucheng fell to the ground, he activated a piece of protective magical equipment.

That was a Legendary magical equipment!

It was a genuine piece of treasure!

Liu Wucheng died rather wrongfully, he also had Legendary grade magical equipment on him.

However, who would have thought that Song Hong would begin killing so readily?

Even though Qing Qiu had been in society for over three decades, it had been relatively secluded.

The elders in the sect occasionally walked in the world with arrogance; no one could be a match for them.

Some of them had been through various complicated scenarios and had been trained to be extremely alert since young; others could live to be a hundred and still never been in true danger, as naive as the day they were born!

Amongst the two deputies vying for the spot of Sect Leader, one of them was dead!

Zuo Datong felt a chill in his heart. There was no love lost here.

This guy had exceeded all their expectations.

All of the other Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists were all stunned.

After Chu Yu had activated the Spirit Stunning Bow, he had virtually no energy left in his body.

Even though the Killing Days Heart Technique was helping him absorb the spiritual energy around him manically, it was difficult to fill the enormous void.

However, at this point, Chu Yu was covered in blood and exuding a huge killing aura.

He stood there like a God of Death!

All of the Qing Qiu disciples looked aghast, none of them daring to launch an attack!

Chu Yu looked at these people coldly. He was just hangin on by the skin of his teeth and his head was beginning to feel numb.

Being outnumbered put you at an disadvantage, unless you’re much stronger than the others!

For example, a Xiantian cultivator would not be disadvantaged even if he had to face off with 100 Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists.

The sacred art and the power and speed of martial artists were at two completely different levels.

However, Chu Yu was still far away from this stage.

The entire arena fell silent.

Nobody spoke!

After half a minute, Old Yellow murmured, "Are you going to fight? If you want to fight, fight. If not, scram!"

"Song Hong... you, you killed Sect Leader Liu!" Zuo Datong said, at this kind of time, he had to stand up for the sect.

If not, even if he managed to become Sect Leader, what could he do?

Chu Yu looked at Zuo Datong and said flatly, "So what if I killed him?"

As he spoke, he waved the Spirit Stunning Bow, "Do you wish to die too?"

Even though Zuo Datong had a legendary protective equipment, he retreated a few steps and his eyes flashed with fear.

Elder Lu stood behind Zuo Datong and said, "We cannot let him off, I’m guessing he doesn’t have any energy left!"

Zuo Datong thought angrily to himself, Rubbish, don’t you think I know that? I also think that he doesn’t have any energy left, but what if he does?

He looked at the group of Invigorated Meridian martial artists and said solemnly, "Whoever can take down Song Hong shall be given a legendary magical equipment, a legendary divine soldier, and shall be given the surname Hu!"

The group of Invigorated Meridian martial artists breathed heavily,

Legendary magical equipment, a legendary divine soldier... even for a strong ancient legacy like Qing Qiu, those items were rare.

More importantly, they would be given the surname Hu!

This went far beyond just a surname. By getting the surname Hu, they would have access to... the limitless hidden resources!

The legitimate Qing Qiu!

Without exaggerating, anyone with surname Hu, at worst, could be an elder of Qing Qiu!

Even though in the current world, Qing Qiu was not the strongest, but what about in a few centuries?

Where would Qing Qiu be then?

If you could be an elder in Qing Qiu, in the near future, you would be above tens of thousands of people.

You would attain an unimaginable standing in society!

For cultivators, standing equated to resources!

The few injured Invigorated Meridian martial artists looked at each other, at least seven of them had determined looks on their faces.

They began to surround Chu Yu.

They were going to put their lives on the line!

Chu Yu thought to himself.

At this point, Xiao Yue tied a silk band around her waist and bunned her hair up.

A determined look flashed across her face as she took up a spot next to Chu Yu.

Even though she was only in the Acupoint Charging Realm, she was extremely determined even in such a life or death situation. She chose to stand together with Chu Yu.

Old Yellow’s mouth twitched and it blinked its eyes, trembling inside.

Chu Yu looked at it, "Go, I return you your freedom!"

As he spoke, he used the devil’s technique and returned the shred of Old Yellow’s soul back to it.

Old Yellow was stunned. It looked at Chu Yu, never expecting that Chu Yu would give it a lifeline at a time like this.

It was touched, pride swelling up inside of it.

However, soon after, it was knocked to its senses by the truth in front of it.

"Leave, quickly, if you stay here you’re going to die." Chu Yu did not advise Xiao Yue to leave. Even though they did not know each other for very long, he knew that Xiao Yue would not go.

Old yellow then looked Chu Yu deeply in the eye, "Do you need me to pass any message?"

After which he used the Voice Transmission Technique to speak to Chu Yu, "Leave out your connection to Chu Yu and continue to live on!"

Chu Yu looked at Old Yellow, smiled and said flatly, "Go to the Dragon City, find the Chu Clan and apologize on my behalf. I used them previously, but I have done my fair share for Chu Yu. I have given him a pill for him to recover and continue cultivating. He is a real talent, I believe he will catch up soon."

Zuo Datong’s eyes glimmered and he stretched out his hands to prevent the Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artist from launching his attack.

He could feel that Song Hong was likely to be at the end of his road, he was even laying down his will!

Even though he wanted to avenge Liu Wucheng and those dead Qing Qiu brothers, he wanted the things on Song Hong even more!

The Crane Saint’s legacy!

Who wouldn’t want it?

Old Yellow nodded solemnly, but it couldn’t help but roll its eyes inside, thinking to itself, This b*stard can really act, he is smart enough to leave himself a way out, this way, even when I run, I won’t feel so guilty…

Chu Yu continued, "Tell Chu Yu, I really treated him as a brother, tell him not to hate me, not to avenge me, cultivate properly and keep a low profile."

Even though it seemed like they were about to part forever, Old Yellow felt the urge to laugh.

He remembered, in the days when the earth had not yet recovered, he would go into the city and enter unoccupied houses and watch TV to learn new things.

He had once seen the award for the best actor, what was it called?

Lord of Theatre!

Yes, it was Lord of Theatre!

Old Yellow thought that this jerk in front of him did have some of the qualities to be a Lord of Theatre

Damn, he really knows how to act!

Old Yellow also caught onto some of the acting vibes and said solemnly, "You let others take such a huge rap for you, do you think they would avenge you? Dream on, they would be more than willing to send you on your way."

"No, you must tell Chu Yu, never to avenge me, he is a loyal person, if you don’t tell him that, he will avenge me!" Chu Yu spoke rubbish with a serious face, yet he was deeply anxious inside, he was manically trying to use his Killing Days Heart Technique.

All of his 1000 acupoints that he had harnessed were in overdrive!

The spiritual energy in the surroundings were almost sucked dry by him.

However, the reservoir of energy in his Dantian was still rather empty, like a spring which was drying up.

The amount of energy he could store… was simply immense!

At this point, Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue, "I came to save you because Chu Yu values you a lot…"

Xiao Yue knew clearly that the person in front of her was Chu Yu, but her ears and eyes turned red and beads of tears appeared on her cold and aloof face.

"Young master Song, I’m sorry, I’ve dragged you into this."

Chu Yu laughed out loud, "Nothing much, I had let the Chu Clan take a huge rap for me and brought them immense inconvenience. Chu Yu and I were brought together by fate, if I could live, I would have become sworn brothers with him!"

Even though Xiao Yue was sad, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes inside many times. She thought to herself, Aren’t you just speaking rubbish and praising yourself manically in the process?

After which, Chu Yu glanced at Old Yellow, "Go, if you can, please remember to help me protect the Chu Clan, I owe them!"

Chu Yu was extremely serious about this.

The list of things that the Chu Clan had done for him was endless.

Old Yellow nodded, "Keep fighting to live!"

As he spoke, he disappeared in the blink of an eye with a zoom.

On the side of Qing Qiu, no one tried to stop Old Yellow.

Their gazes were all fixated on Chu Yu.

Zuo Datong laughed coldly, "Song Hong, I must admit, you are a piece of work!"

"Haha…" Chu Yu laughed coldly, "For someone as weak as you, I could kill you in a single slap if not for the fact that I had used up all my energy!"

Zuo Datong’s eyelids jumped, this guy was insane!

Even whilst looking death in the eye, he was still so arrogant.

He suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to get himself to calm down. He looked at Chu Yu and said solemnly, "Did you get a superior legacy when exploring the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars?"

"Yes, however, you can’t get it." Chu Yu was expressionless even as he continued to exercise the Killing Days Heart Techinique manically.

His vertical eye was too strong, and it suppressed the footprint of what was happening!

Else, they would have spotted him sucking up the spiritual energy at such an alarming rate.

Zuo Datong did not want to let Chu Yu delay time, even though in his opinion, it did not matter even if "Song Hong" was buying time!

This was because a large number of Invigorated Meridian martial artists were streaming in!

At that point, he would not be able to go anywhere.

The only reason why he would continue letting Chu Yu talk rubbish was because he wanted what Chu Yu had on hand!

"Is the Crane Saint’s legacy on your person?" Zuo Datong asked again.

"Yes it is, but you still can’t get it!" Chu Yu laughed.

Zuo Datong’s gaze became cold as he looked at Chu Yu, "Song Hong, as the leader of the Qing Qiu Sect, I can let you live. As long as you hand over the loot you got at the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars, as well as the Crane Saint’s legacy, I can let you live!"

Xiao Yue said at Chu Yu’s side, "He is lying to you, this man has no morals, he is a scum! My master… did not do anything wrong, but was thrown into the abyss by him!"

Xiao Yue teared as she spoke.

"Shut up!" Zuo Datong looked at Xiao Yue angrily, "As a Qing Qiu disciple, and with fox blood running in your veins, how can you side with others and still not admit to your treachery? I will settle the score with you afterwards!"

As he spoke, Zuo Datong looked to Chu Yu, "You killed the sect leader Liu Wucheng, and so many of our disciples, as such, whilst we can spare you death, we can’t spare you punishment. You can hand these over and jump into the abyss. Your life will be in heaven’s hands… at least, to you, there is some chance of survival.

Some of the Qing Qiu Invigorated Meridian martial artists had already arrived.

There were almost a hundred people surrounding Chu Yu and Xiao Yue, blocking off all escape routes.

Behind Chu Yu was the Qing Qiu magical formation!

At this point, Chu Yu’s Dantian finally regained some energy.

If it came down to it, he could still fire the Spirit Stunning Bow one more time, but Zuo Datong had a legendary protective magical equipment on him and killing him would be difficult.

If he used it on anyone else, it would be a waste.

He looked at Zuo Datong, "Are you for real?"

Chu Yu’s eyes revealed traces of conflict, almost as if he was hesitating.

"A gentlemen’s word is golden!" Zuo Datong’s heart began to beat rapidly.

In this moment, Chu Yu grabbed Xiao Yue by the arm and retreated straight into the Qing Qiu magical formation!

From within the formation, he shouted, "F*ck your gentlemen, go f*ck yourselves!"

Limitless - Chapter 78: An Intense Battle

Before, due to the fact that his vertical eye could discern illusions, Chu Yu had managed to bypass Qing Qiu’s magical formations easily.

The few Qing Qiu disciples behind him were deep in conversation, talking about how pitiful Xiao Yue was to be thrown into the Abyss deep inside Qing Qiu.

Chu Yu became increasingly angst, even though he did not know what the abyss was, its name did not sound pleasant.

He immediately captured one of them, knocked out the others, and asked for the abyss’s location. He then sprinted right for it.

He did not even care that this would reveal his movements.

When he had gotten to the abyss, he was just in time to witness Xiao Yue’s humiliation.

His charging in had alerted many people.

Furthermore, the few low level disciples that Chu Yu had interrogated previously were just knocked out and not killed.

Someone must have raised the alarm.

Anyways, the entire Qing Qiu was in motion now.

Someone actually had the audacity to charge into Qing Qiu and injure our disciples?

This was completely outrageous!

Qing Qiu was no ordinary underworld clan, many of the underworld clans did not have many Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists.

The fact that they could survive the loss of spiritual energy and the exile from the world was a rather admirable achievement. They could not really hope for more.

However, the Qing Qius were different, they were many times stronger than the average underworld clan.

Even though they did not have as many Xiantian real experts as the huge ancient sects, they had a solid foundation which allowed them to train many Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists in the three decades since the world’s return to prosperity.

Upon hearing that someone had barged in, a large number of experts responded in an instant.

Very quickly, Old Yellow could not hold them back any longer, its fart attack just now had nearly stunk some people to death.

Each of them hated it to the core.

Now, there were large numbers of Invigorated Meridian martial artists, murderous auras exuding from their bodies.

Old Yellow saw the disadvantageous situation, turned, and ran.

However, he did not forget to remind Chu Yu by shouting loudly, "Song, I have been set up by you, did you stir up a hornets nest? There are so many Invigorated Meridian Realm experts..."

Zoom!

Old Yellow ran to the North and disappeared instantly into the woods.

The woods were its territory!

At the very least, the Invigorated Meridian martial artists could not catch it here.

Chu Yu glanced at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue was blushing slightly. She wrapped herself with Chu Yu’s huge jacket, but inside she was naked. She had never experienced such a feeling before and it made her rather ashamed.

Looking at it, there seemed to be an inexplicable, enchanting love brewing.

She was still rather weak and she whispered to Chu Yu, "I’m sorry young master, I have brought you trouble."

"Don’t talk rubbish, now, where should we run towards?"

Chu Yu frowned as he watched the silhouettes closing in from a distance.

Under such a scenario, staying here was courting death.

"I can’t run, young master, follow the cliffs and run towards the north..."

Before Xiao Yue could finish, Chu Yu carried her by her waist, placed her on his shoulder and began sprinting manically.

The rest of her words were drowned out by the wind. Xiao Yue closed her mouth. She felt an inexplicable sensation as she felt Chu Yu’s palms supporting her by her thighs.

Xiao Yue’s face blushed even harder.

"Xiao Yue has been taken away!"

"Quickly, give chase, don’t let him get away!"

"There’s an intruder in Qing Qiu, raise the alarm!"

"Report this to the sect leader and the various elders..."

The entire Qing Qiu was in chaos.

Since the revival of Qing Qiu in three decades, no similar incident had happened before.

This was a completely unprecedented incident, everyone was in chaos, not knowing how to react.

They screamed and shouted like a flock of crows!

Chu Yu glanced back and thought to himself, If I was in the Xiantian realm, I could flatten this entire place by myself!

He was relatively quick, as long as a Xiantian cultivator did not lock onto him, virtually no one could catch him.

Very quickly, his figure disappeared from the view of the Qing Qiu disciples.

"Aiya, Qing Qiu is surrounded by magical formations, how will we get out?" Xiao Yue could not help but reveal her anxiety and bitterness as they approached the boundaries of the array.

However, Chu Yu simply placed two fingers in his mouth and whistled loudly!

Zoom!

A yellow figure rushed over.

Old Yellow was slightly angry when he saw Chu Yu, "Is this how you say hi? You actually used such an uncouth whistle!"

"You’re not even human, why are you so petty?" Chu Yu glanced at it and said, "Go!"

"Ay..." Xiao Yue wanted to stop him.

Yet, Chu Yu carried her and tunneled through the formation. Old Yellow followed behind without hesitation.

"Don’t barge through..." Xiao Yue reminded anxiously. The arrays here were set up by the Sect Leader himself, even Qing Qiu disciples and the deputies did not dare to barge through it carelessly.

Before she could finish, she could not speak anymore.

Chu Yu carried her and maneuvered through the array like it was his home. It seemed effortless.

What astonished Xiao Yue was, Chu Yu actually managed to walk through the arrays set up by the Qing Qiu Sect Leader personally with such ease, even whilst carrying her!

"How is this possible?"

Xiao Yue was shocked, her pale lips opened as her frail and weak face revealed her complete shock.

Chu Yu put down Xiao Yue, glanced at her and smiled, "Everything is possible!"

Xiao Yue first rolled her eyes before whispering, her eyes red, "Young master, thank you, Xiao Yue had brought you trouble yet again!"

"Don’t say that, let’s go, quickly!" Chu Yu turned back to glance at the Qing Qiu magical formation.

Xiao Yue hesitated, then she nodded lightly.

"Is there anything else?" Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue. He had received the message from Xiao Yue that there were things in Qing Qiu that required her attention, but did not know what had happened.

Xiao Yue forced a smile, "Nothing much, young master, let’s go!"

At this point, a group of people were rushing here from a distance.

From afar, they spotted Chu Yu, Xiao Yue and Old Yellow. The people at point immediately began hollering.

"The b*tch is here!"

"Don’t let him get away!"

"The one who gets Xiao Yue the traitor shall be rewarded with a King’s realm magical equipment!"

"Anyone who catches Song Hong will be rewarded with a legendary, divine soldier!"

It was obvious that this group of people valued "Song Hong" much higher.

Chu Yu’s eyes flashed with ferocity.

This was the cultivation world, much more brutal than the main society!

The only rule that was followed here was ability!

"Young master..." Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with a worry, but she said, "Young master is fast, run away quickly, they want you more..."

Chu Yu opened up the vertical eye in his forehead and shot out two rays of invisible light. He could see all of their meridians clearly!

Invigorated Meridian Stage Eight!

Invigorated Meridian Stage Six!

Invigorated Meridian Stage Nine!

Invigorated Meridian Stage...

Of the 20-30 people rushing over, none of them were from the Acupoint Charging Realm!

All of them were Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists, the worst of them was Invigorated Meridian Stage Three!

Chu Yu laughed and glanced at Xiao Yue, "It would seem that in your school, they are all of a relatively low cultivation level!"

Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with anxiety and she rebuked Chu Yu, "I can’t believe you still have the heart to make jokes at this point. I have been wasted for so long whilst the pills refined by my school have only gotten more powerful as the spiritual energy increased over the years..."

As he spoke, the person in front was already nearing them.

He was an Invigorated Meridian Stage 10 middle aged man. When he saw Chu Yu, he was extremely excited and he shouted, "Little thief, where are you running to?"

As he spoke, this man retrieved an amulet and activated it instantly!

With a zoom, the amulet flew towards Chu Yu’s head and morphed into a cage made of light and approached Chu Yu, about to trap him inside!

The speed at which the amulet was activated was immensely quick, he did not say anything unnecessary, nor did he give Chu Yu any additional time to react.

He was certain that he was going to be successful!

What shocked him was that, in the moment he retrieved his magical equipment, Chu Yu offered up one of his too, that seal!

Chu Yu channeled his power into it and the seal exploded with energy!

It immediately morphed into a two meter squared seal, double the size of when the Invigorated Meridian Stage 11 martial artist had used it.

The seal immediately collided with that light cage, shattering the cage instantly.

The remnants of the cage became just spots of light, scattering in all directions!

The Qing Qiu middle aged man looked on in aghast, his eyes unable to comprehend what had just happened.

That amulet was a King’s Realm amulet!

Such items were extremely rare, even in Qing Qiu!

He ached slightly when he had to use it to suppress Chu Yu, but never in his wildest dreams did he expect it to be shattered!

This was ghastly!

Chu Yu began to gain more control over the seal and directed it straight at the middle aged man.

Before he could begin to take evasive maneuvers, he was completely smashed into minced meat by the seal.

The people behind charged at Chu Yu manically.

"He killed Elder Wang, don’t let him off!"

"Song Hong killed Elder Wang!"

"You will pay with your life!"

Most of the Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists had magical equipments in hand. Even though they were all only Xiantian realm level magical equipments, a combined attack from so many of them would still be awe inspiringly powerful.

They all hummed in the air and the space between heaven and earth was filled with an aura of murder.

Chu Yu shouted and directed the huge seal towards this group of men.

He killed two more on impact!

Xiao Yue and Old Yellow, who were standing to the side, were all shocked by Chu Yu’s battle prowess.

Xiao Yue was especially stunned. She was all to clear about Chu Yu’s previous cultivation level, thus she kept advising Chu Yu to leave.

In her opinion, it was impossible for Chu Yu to be a match for these Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists in such a short time.

However, never in her wildest dreams would she think that Chu Yu’s battle prowess would be this terrifying.

Chu Yu kept the huge seal, drew his ancient bronze blade and began slashing through this group of men.

With a single seal, he had squashed three men. The morale of all the Qing Qiu Invigorated Meridian martial artists dropped instantly.

For something like morale, once it’s down, it’s extremely difficult to raise.

Chu Yu was simply too ferocious.

Even though his sword art was nothing impressive, it was clearly average and ordinary, but no one could match his speed!

It is said that speed is the best form of protection!

Chu Yu’s speed was simply too fast!

In the blink of an eye, he had killed another seven to eight people with his ancient bronze blade.

Even though he had some injuries, and blood was flowing from the wound, they were mostly flesh wounds and did not affect him much.

Chu Yu had previously wanted to gather the group of Invigorated Meridian Realm experts in the Dragon City for his training. However, due to the participation of the Xiantian cultivators, his wish could not be fulfilled.

This time, he could kill in all directions and showcase his terrifying battle prowess!

The energy fluctuations that exploded from his body were extremely difficult to comprehend.

An Acupoint Charging Realm martial artist clearly could not have such strong energy fluctuations. However, an Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artist, with their cleared meridians, had powers like a raging river. This energy fluctuation was completely different!

Furthermore, at a time like this, no one dared to guess the true level of "Song Hong".

This was because a moment of carelessness could cost one his life!

Xiao Yue had initially worried for Chu Yu, but as the battle raged on, she had begun to feel a little heartache for these Qing Qiu martial artists.

She was no saint, but these people were still people that she knew back in the day.

Yet, Xiao Yue did not speak, she knew the consequences if young master did not defeat these people today.

As such, in the end, Xiao Yue steeled her nerves and focused on observing Chu Yu’s movements!

She realized that the reasons for young master’s prowess were down to two factors. Firstly, his power was too much!

Secondly, he was too fast!

The others did not even have time to react.

The only reason why he was getting injured was because there were simply too many enemies!

In such a chaotic environment, it was every man for himself. With attacks flying in all directions, injuries were inevitable.

In less than 20 minutes, the battle had all but ceased.

Amongst the 20+ Qing Qiu Invigorated Meridian martial artists, Chu Yu had killed more than 15 of them!

All of the remaining ones were also ridden with injuries!

This group of people wore fearful expressions on their face.

They were too scared of being killed!

This man was like a devil in their eyes!

In actuality, such a high intensity battle was equally tiring for Chu Yu.

However, his Killing Days Heart Technique allowed him to absorb the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth. This meant that his recovery rate was many times faster than the people in front of him.

At this point, several figures began to charge over from afar.

Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with aghast, "Young master Song, those are the two Qing Qiu traitor deputies, one of them is at Invigorated Meridian Stage 11, the other is at stage 12!"

"B*tch, you still dare to sell us out? I will see where you will run to this time!" Elder Lu screamed, whilst following closely behind Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng.

Chu Yu squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Wucheng. He saw that Liu was an Invigorated Meridian Stage 12.

He did not hesitate and drew the Spirit Stunning Bow.

Between retrieval and activation, a second had not even passed.

Liu Wucheng charged over proudly, but when he was still seven to eight hundred meters out, a huge hole appeared in his forehead.

Because his speed was too fast, he managed to reach Chu Yu in an instant.

Then, he landed on the ground with a plonk.

Dead!

...............

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 32: The First Awakening of Love

The Ye family gathered to spend New Year's Eve together with a feast. Feng Ruhai's family came to visit as well. Even though the two families had been good friends for decades, it was the first time Feng Ruhai had come to visit on New Year's Eve.

"Uncle Feng," Ye Futian greeted Feng Ruhai, then sat in between Ye Xiaoqin and Ye Mo.

"You will officially be sixteen years old after tonight, Ye Futian. You look more and more handsome," Feng Ruhai complimented. As a result of the constant cultivation that Ye Futian was going through, he now looked more charming than ever. He had become a thin young man with a handsome face, like a model.

Feng Qingxue kept looking at Ye Futian from afar. She still couldn't forget what had happened at the academy one month before, when the young man had been standing with another beautiful girl in the snow, and they fought against the authority together. Ye Futian had used to make fun of her all the time, and she had believed that this boy would be around her forever. But now, there was a certain distance between them.

What if… she had never talked to Ye Futian in that horrible manner?

"This boy has only inherited about thirty percent of my looks," Ye Baichuan said. "But Qingxue is growing ever more beautiful, she's just too gorgeous to be your blood," Ye Baichuan joked. Feng Ruhai was speechless, so he gave Ye Baichuan a stare.

"Stop boasting. Why have these kids not gotten engaged?" Ye Rong, Ye Futian's aunt, smiled and cut into the conversation.

Ye Futian was shocked by this while panic flashed across Feng Qingxue's eyes. She lowered her head to avoid the glances cast on her.

Feng Ruhai looked at Ye Futian, and Ye Rong kept talking, "Brother, why are you looking at him? I know this boy so well. Really, he would be laughing all night if Qingxue said yes to this engagement."

"Yes, yes, Ye Futian loves beautiful girls." Ye Xiaoqin was speaking for her mother.

"Looks like you're getting lucky, bro." Ye Mo mumbled to Ye Futian. Ye Futian felt awkward that no one had even bothered to ask what his opinion was.

"Qingxue, my girl, what do you say?" Ye Rong looked at Feng Qingxue. Feng Qingxue's face turned red from all the attention. She snuck a look at Ye Futian and soon was reminded of the time when another girl was standing up for Ye Futian. She suddenly felt disappointed and shook her head, "He's too good for me, Aunt Ye."

She had just rejected the suggestion.

Ye Rong was a bit embarrassed but she smiled and said, "It's fine. You're still young, and there is enough time for you to foster your relationship."

"Nah, it's not happening." Ye Xiaoqin was trying to relieve her cousin.

"That's too bad, bro." Ye Mo mumbled to his cousin.

"Futian, you need to work harder, and I believe Qingxue will finally accept you someday," Ye Dongliu, Ye Futian's uncle, also said. They all thought that Ye Futian had just been rejected by the girl. Ye Futian remained silent and nodded. Actually, he didn't care about what the others were thinking.

Soon, someone approached the Ye home. A guard from the house came in with a message. "Someone is looking for Mr. Ye Futian outside the door."

"For me?" Ye Futian had no idea who it was.

"Go ahead," Ye Baichuan told him.

"Sure," Ye Futian nodded and followed the guard.

After he left, Ye Rong started talking with Feng Qingxue again, "Qingxue, you guys have grown up together for so many years. Just give him some time and a chance to prove himself."

Feng Qingxue was now even more embarrassed. Still, she was curious about who was waiting outside.

Right at that moment, Ye Futian stepped out of the door, he recognized the gorgeous figure waiting outside quietly. He was so surprised that suddenly a bright smile showed up on his face: "Wow, you missed me?"

Hua Jieyu glared at him and said, "Dad told me that the city would be lively tonight, so I thought I should go out for a walk. I noticed that this is the Ye's place, so I was wondering if it was your home. It looks like I guessed right."

"Wow, such a coincidence." Ye Futian fluttered his lashes, and he looked at the girl with a weird expression like he was concealing his laughter. Deep inside, he felt really surprised by this unexpected visit.

"Mind if I join you for the walk?" Ye Futian asked.

"I'm right outside your home. Why don't you be a friendly host and invite me inside?" The cute manner in which Hua Jieyu asked the question almost melted Ye Futian's heart.

"Uh…" Ye Futian was surprised by this offer. Bringing a girl home on New Year's Eve was like...meeting the parents for an engagement?

"You're not willing to?" Hua Jieyu asked with a smile, sensing the boy's embarrassment.

"How could I say no? Even if you're ugly, I would still be willing to bring you to meet my family." Ye Futian was picking on her, and Hua Jieyu pretended that she was mad about the joke.

She smiled at Ye Futian and condensed the power around her again: "Ugly? Huh?"

"Gentlemen never fight!" Ye Futian felt the threat in her gesture. He turned back and ran.

"Am I a ugly? Tell me!" Hua Jieyu chased after him, laughing.

"Fine, what if I call you my pretty wife?" Ye Futian responded.

"Ye Futian!"

They ran away.

The guards exchanged glances. One said with awe, "Jesus, he's so good with girls."

"Too good," another guy agreed.

This fairy-like girl just asked to meet the parents? They realized that being shameless was somehow attractive to girls, even beautiful ones like Hua Jieyu.

Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian walked into the feast together. Hua Jieyu asked him, "Is your whole family here for New Years?"

"Yes, it's our tradition." Ye Futian nodded, and soon they were beside the table. People in the room were quite shocked that Ye Futian had brought a gorgeous girl to the table at this specific moment.

"What a beautiful girl!" Ye Mo was shocked by his cousin.

Ye Rong blinked. She looked at Hua Jieyu, then Feng Qingxue. She had to admit that the newcomer was so much more beautiful.

Feng Qingxue had never imagined that Hua Jieyu would just show up at the Ye family's home at that particular moment, in such a meaningful situation. She felt extremely disappointed. She lowered her head and clenched the hem of her skirt in her hands.

"Futian, introduce the girl please," Ye Rong said.

"This is Hua Jieyu," Ye Futian started introducing, "She is… Uh… My professor's daughter."

"Professor's daughter?"

The people smiled and some type of 'understanding' showed in their eyes. Hua Jieyu's cheeks turned a bit hot and even felt a little panic but she did not reject this feeling. In fact, she even felt happy about it.

"Why are you still standing there? Come have a seat." Ye Baichuan soon recognized who she was. He had a feeling that something was going on between this girl and his son when they had met after the Fall Quarter Exam. However, he never anticipated that his son was good enough to successfully bring her back home in such a short time.

Ye Mo gave his spot to Hua Jieyu so that she could sit next to Ye Futian. After the introduction, Hua Jieyu started greeting the family members one by one in a sweet manner.

Ye Futian was surprised. She had never treated him in such a manner before.

"Hey, Ye Futian, how did you manage to trick her into coming here?" Ye Xiaoqin asked her cousin.

"My amazing looks, obviously." Ye Futian smiled at his cousin. Ye Xiaoqin looked at her cousin with contempt. No matter how handsome he was, the girl sitting next to him had no match. In fact, Ye Xiaoqin never imagined that there could be a girl as beautiful as Hua Jieyu.

After sitting down, Hua Jieyu did nothing but sit there quietly. However, the whole atmosphere had changed since her arrival. Soon after, Feng Qingxue mumbled to her father, "Dad, I'm full now. Let's just go home."

"Okay," Feng Ruhai nodded. Then the Feng family said goodbye and left. Ye Rong noticed that Feng Qingxue's eyes avoided the boy and girl sitting together. She suddenly realized that what Feng Qingxue had said was right, rather than an excuse for rejection.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to take Jieyu out for a walk," Ye Futian said.

"Sure, go ahead. Take care of her," Ye Baichuan responded.

"Sure, we will," Ye Futian answered, then they left the house together.

Colorful fireworks were everywhere above the city, and the area of Qingzhou Lake had the best view of them all. People were rafting in the lake, some of them families, and others couples. The restaurants on the shore were full of people. All of them were enjoying the beautiful scenery while drinking.

"It's beautiful here." Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian had come to a stop. While looking at the scenery around them, the happiness could be read in the girl's eyes.

"It is not as beautiful as you are," Ye Futian said. Hua Jieyu gave him a spiteful glance, but deep inside she was happy from being complimented like this. She had never felt this unique happiness before.

This was apparently the first awakening of love for the sixteen-year-old girl.

Hua Jieyu walked all around the place. There was a lot of entertainment going on. Lantern riddles, magic tricks… Ye Futian kept following her. The cute smile on her face suddenly melted all the depression he had had these days. He finally realized that he could not be at peace without her. They had only spent three months together, but it was such a joyful time that they were already attached to each other without realizing it.

On the shore of the lake, Hua Jieyu saw many tourists placing wish lanterns onto the water. She bought one, put it on the lake, closed her eyes, and made her wish.

"I'm done," she opened her eyes and told Ye Futian.

"What was your wish?" Ye Futian asked.

"I'm not telling you," Hua Jieyu smiled at him. Then she looked at the sky, where the bright fireworks show was going on, and mumbled to Ye Futian, "Are we in a relationship now?

"Uh…" Ye Futian hesitated. He had not expected to be asked like this. "What kind of relationship?" Ye Futian blinked his eyes.

Hua Jieyu looked up at the sky rather than at Ye Futian. But in the next moment, Ye Futian felt a tender hand touch his arm as if looking for something.

Ye Futian reached over and grabbed the hand. A smile appeared on his lips. Feeling the softness of the hand, he squeezed it a little.

Hua Jieyu blushed. She mumbled, "That kind of relationship ."

Ye Futian closed his eyes, then opened them again. Together, they enjoyed the bright fireworks together, holding hands, like all happy couples would do.

It was the first time Ye Futian realized that a fox could be so cute and silly!

It seemed like time had stopped and everything had fallen silent. Neither of them spoke to the other. However, Ye Futian believed that the smile on Hua Jieyu's face was even brighter than the fireworks.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 31: Godfather

The City of Qingzhou was an island city, located in the East Sea, surrounded by the water.

On the vast ocean waters sailed a big ship, headed in the direction of Qingzhou City.

On the deck stood multiple people suited in armor. They were a group of knights. There were three figures; a middle-aged man, one young man, and a young lady stood on the edge of the deck.

The man looked dignified and imposing; the young man beside him was handsome, his eyes giving off a hint of evilness; and the young lady on his side looked cold and arrogant. However, her sex appeal was off the charts.

"So, this is the City of Qingzhou?" the young man spoke while looking straight ahead.

"That's right. Qingzhou City is an island city in the East Sea, but because there are many similar island cities in the East Sea, it doesn't stand out. So, you've probably never heard of it before," explained the man.

"That's true. If it weren't for you, I never would have found out about this island city. Did someone like him really come from this small place?" asked the young man, unable to believe this. Even though the young man has always been haughty, when they spoke of "him" he could not stop the fear-induced palpitations of his heart.

"The information we have should be accurate. We were able to find some traces from the history books found in the East Sea Prefecture. The only thing we don't know is if "he" left anything behind in Qingzhou City," said the man.

"Hopefully this won't be a wasted trip," said the young man, his lips curling into a smile. It was hard to imagine that the most legendary character in the Divine Prefectures of the East originated from this little island city.

Emperor Ye Qing, a legend in the divine prefectures, along with the Great East Phoenix, ruled the divine prefectures for over three hundred years. He died suddenly fifteen years ago. His death is a mystery to this day. Nobody was brave enough to investigate the cause of his death, and his name had since become a taboo. However, traces he left behind in the East Sea Prefecture pointed to him leaving the prefecture and ending up in the City of Qingzhou.

The ship sailed quickly, and as they got closer to shore, their view of Qingzhou City became clearer. On the shore stood many high authority figures. The City Lord and authoritative figures of the Murong Chamber of Commerce waited deferentially.

....

The people of Qingzhou City had no idea some very important people had arrived. Ye Futian was also oblivious to this.

Walking down the familiar streets, the Ye House came into view. Ye Futian's steps relaxed. He had missed his family.

"Ye Futian is back!" shouted a street vendor selling bing, a type of flat cake.

"Hello, Auntie She," greeted Ye Futian. Then, he turned to two older males playing chess not far away and called out, "Uncle Wang, Grandpa Yun."

"Oh, you sweet boy. The Lin family's daughter is home. After the new year she'll be fifteen. She's looking prettier every day!" laughed Uncle Wang.

"Uncle Lin, is Xiao Qing here?" Ye Futian asked the shopkeeper of the restaurant next to where Uncle Wang and Grandpa Yun were playing chess.

"No, she's not here. You haven't been home in a while, hurry home!" ushered Uncle Lin with a quick smile. He then turned to Uncle Wang with a glare.

"Ye Futian is home?" a crisp voice rang throughout the restaurant.

"Go back to work, you brat," the shopkeeper reprimanded lowly. Ye Futian smiled and was on his way. He waved as he left, "Xiao Qing, I'll come hang out another day!"

After he left, Uncle Wang said to Shopkeeper Lin, "Hey Lin, Ye Futian is the young master of the Ye family. Shouldn't you be glad that he wants to hang out with your daughter?"

"Excuse me, that little devil has never taken anything seriously. How many girls around here have fallen for his words already? How can I let my daughter be around him?" Shopkeeper Lin looked worn. He pitied the man whose daughter would fall in love with that little devil.

Ye Futian weaved through the streets and came upon a private residence, separate from other buildings. 'Ye' was engraved on the plaque above the main entrance.

Two people stood guard on either side of the entrance. By the door was a white-haired, hunched figure. He looked out on to the streets and when he saw Ye Futian, his eyes lit up.

"Godfather," Ye Futian greeted the man. He made his way to the entrance of the residence in a light jog. "What are you doing here, Godfather?"

Although his face did not look old, his white hair and hunched body made Ye Futian's godfather look oddly aged. He smiled at Ye Futian and said, "It's already December. I thought it was about time you came up, so I was waiting here for you. By the way, why don't I see Yu Sheng with you?"

"Yu Sheng is training on Mount Tianyao," explained Ye Futian. He walked closer to hold the older male by his arm. "Godfather, your white hair has grown out even more."

"That's fine. I'm just happy and honored to see that you have grown up," smiled the old man.

"Godfather, you're talking nonsense again," Ye Futian did not know what to say when his godfather used the term 'honored.'

"What do you mean 'nonsense?' A day will come when you understand what I mean," said the old man. He smiled and continued, "Come, now, let's go home."

"Okay, let's go!" answered Ye Futian. With a skip in his step, he arrived at the courtyard. His father, Ye Baichan, said, "You brat, you have finally come home? Is it already the end of the year? Where have you been? Picking on girls?"

Ye Futian was speechless. "Pops, I just got back. Can't I get some fatherly love?"

"Ye Futian, don't mind your father. Let me take a good look at you." A beautiful and elegant woman walked out. It was Ye Futian's mother, Ye Rou. It was said that Ye Rou was not originally from Qingzhou City. She had met Ye Baichuan when he was traveling around to gain experience. Later, when she had gotten pregnant with Ye Futian, they came back to Qingzhou City together.

"I don't know how you lucked out and ended up with such a beautiful, genial woman," sighed Ye Futian as he looked at his father.

"Do you want to get beaten? Let's see if you're capable of bringing home a woman as great as your mother," Ye Baichuan said as he walked up to stand next to his wife.

"That's an easy enough task for me, it's just that I don't want to do it," said Ye Futian without shame.

"Ye Futian, you're boasting again," a beautiful girl said from outside. She looked to be a little younger than Ye Futian. She walked towards Ye Futian and his parents. She was an equally beautiful woman. It was Ye Baichuan's younger sister, Ye Rong, and her daughter, Ye Xiaoqin, who had taken her mother's surname.

Behind the two females were two more people. A middle-aged man was leading a young boy around the age of thirteen. They were Ye Baichuan's younger brother, Ye Dongliu, and his son, Ye Mo.

"Uncle; Auntie," greeted Ye Futian. Then he looked at the smiling girl and said, "Are you itching to get hit, Ye Xiaoqin?"

Ye Xiaoqin hid behind her mother, "You're bullying me again! Don't forget, your dad is watching you."

The whole lot began to laugh. Ye Mo stepped up and said, "Ye Futian, your dad said that you're really powerful now. Is that true?"

"Of course it's true! I've been cultivating in martial and divination arts. I'm approaching the Glory Plane, and countless people at the academy look up to me!" Ye Futian said with a smile.

Ye Mo looked at Ye Futian with distaste as he said, "I almost believed you."

"Same," Ye Xiaoqin chimed in.

"Ye Futian, enough with your lies. When are you going to bring a girl home? You better keep an eye on Feng Qingxue. She's pretty and talented; you might lose her to someone else," teased Ye Rong.

"Feng Qingxue..." Ye Futian shook his head with a bitter smile. Seeing his reaction, everyone seemed to have everything figured out. It seemed like Ye Futian couldn't get her to be his.

"Alright now, it's rare to have the family gathered together like this, so let's go catch up while we eat," Ye Rou suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement, and they all headed for the dinner table. They chatted happily over a delicious meal that night.

After dinner, people made their way back to their own homes. Ye Futian asked his father for a guqin and headed back to where he was staying. Not long after, the sounds of the instrument filled his room. Under the moonlight, everything seemed at peace.

The next day, Yu Sheng returned. He was now officially in the Glory Plane of martial art cultivation. Ye Futian was very happy for him.

In the blink of an eye it was the last day of the year. The night came, but Qingzhou City was illuminated with lights. The streets were buzzing, and the skies were decorated with fireworks.

At the Ye House, there was an area occupied with the sounds of the guqin. One person was elegantly playing the guqin while another person at his side sat cultivating on the ground. However, at this moment, Yu Sheng opened his eyes to look at Ye Futian.

Something did not seem right. The music stopped and Ye Futian lifted his head to stare at the moon, his mind was not at ease.

"Ye Futian," A white-haired elder walked in from the outside and looked at Ye Futian. "This piece can put the mind at ease, yet you are restless. A messy mind results in a messy performance."

"I don't know what's going on either," said Ye Futian with a bitter smile.

"From your music, I could feel happiness, longing, and melancholy. You have truly grown up now," the elder said lightly. "Who's the girl?"

"Godfather!" Ye Futian was shocked. He looked to Yu Sheng, only to see him shake his head in denial. He had not told his father about Ye Futian.

"So, there really was longing?" questioned his godfather. Ye Futian shook his head with a bitter smile, "Godfather, did I let you down by not focusing on what I was supposed to?"

"Silly child, this is the journey to adulthood. Who in history hasn't been troubled with matters of love?" asked the white-haired elder. He approached Ye Futian's side and continued, "I'm not opposed to you dating but she should be worthy of your love. You must remember, your other half will become a motherly model to the nation in the future."

Ye Futian lifted his head to look at the elder. Naturally, Ye Futian knew that his godfather held high hopes for him since childhood. His hopes for Ye Futian were so high that they exceeded his own expectations.

"Godfather, I'm afraid of letting you down," Ye Futian said quietly.

"Believe in yourself, just like I believe in you," the elder said as he patted Ye Futian's shoulder. "Let's go, your family is waiting for you. The guests from the Feng family have also arrived."

"Okay. Yu Sheng, let's go together," Ye Futian said to Yu Sheng.

"Yu Sheng, you stay. I have something I want to talk to you about," said the elder.

"Alright," Ye Futian nodded and left the quarters. After his departure, a gust of wind shut the doors of Ye Futian's living quarters. The elder looked at Yu Sheng, "Show me your Life Spirit."

Yu Sheng stood and focused. His eyes glowed fearfully with a bright light and a course of energy radiated from his body fiercely. The Spiritual Qi in the surrounding area began to flow crazily. A suit of armor appeared on his body and his Life Spirit appeared. Right now, Yu Sheng was godlike.

"That's good enough," nodded the elder. Yu Sheng withdrew his Life Spirit, the look in his eyes returned to normal.

"Yu Sheng, you must remember, you will forever be Ye Futian's deadliest weapon and his sturdiest shield. There will come a day when your name will be written down in the history books," urged the elder. Yu Sheng was not sure he completely understood his father's words. All he knew was that he would forever protect Ye Futian and it was not only because his father told him to do so.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 29: The Guqin Spirit

Even after Ye Futian departed with Hua Fengliu, the people of Qingzhou Academy were still unable to calm down.

It was going to be difficult to forget the image of a determined Ye Futian. Ye Futian and Yu Sheng did not say much about being treated unfairly during the Fall Quarter Examinations, nor did they say anything when the academy decided to punish Ye Futian. Despite receiving unfair treatment from the academy, it was the two of them who still stepped in to protect the honor of Qingzhou Academy. However, they were resolute in their decision to leave after gaining the attention of the most influential people at the academy.

Finally, the relationship between Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian was clear and the hatred that everyone felt for Ye Futian in the past disappeared. Everyone used to think that Ye Futian was unworthy of a goddess like Hua Jieyu, but now, he was the only person of the outer sect disciples that was worthy of standing by her side.

Naturally, this only made the hate Murong Qiu felt for Ye Futian grow stronger.

Pavilion Lord Shi Zhong of the Earth Elemental Pavilion was badly hurt, but only one of his colleagues went over to help him up. The others just left, obviously unhappy with him. As a result of his actions, Qingzhou Academy might lose three of their most gifted students. If the three of them made a name for themselves, would Qingzhou Academy be able to tell the world that they made any contributions to their success?

....

Ye Futian returned to his master's residence, where he had left just a little while ago. It felt weird to be here again.

"Ye Futian," called out Hua Fengliu as he took his seat.

"Master," replied Ye Futian. He was still trying to figure out his Master's true identity.

"This was most likely the doing of Shi Zhong alone, as he harbors bad intentions. I will have Qingzhou Academy deal with him. Qingzhou Academy has contributed so much to the city of Qingzhou; there's no need to harbor vengeance against them for the doings of one person," Hua Fengliu reasoned.

"Yes, Master. I understand," nodded Ye Futian.

"I am confused as to why you're so adamant about leaving the academy. If you choose to stay, then it would only be a matter of time before one of the Pavilion Lords set their sights on you. You would be highly valued," Hua Fengliu asked puzzled.

"I know the other Pavilion Lords are different from Shi Zhong, but still, none of them prevented his actions toward me even though they knew what he did was wrong. It's obvious that they were not willing to make an enemy of Shi Zhong for a mere outer sect disciple like myself. One might say that it was because I was not worth fighting for back then, but even after today's battle, they were still unwilling to help Yu Sheng and me. I can't tolerate this, so naturally I made the decision to leave the academy. Besides, now that Shi Zhong has a bone to pick with me, staying will only make things harder for myself. Should I have to fight against a Pavilion Lord while in the Awakening Plane?" explained Ye Futian.

Ye Futian continued, a bit confused himself, "As for being valued by the Pavilion Lords, none of them can surpass you. Under Master's guidance, would I even need them?"

"This..." Yu Sheng listened from behind Ye Futian. He was impressed. With this level of brown-nosing, no wonder Ye Futian was able to turn his master into his father-in-law.

Hua Jieyu looked at Ye Futian with disdain. At the same time, she could see that her father was nodding in agreement with Ye Futian. Hua Fengliu looked very satisfied at his response and replied, "You have a very good point."

Yu Sheng widened his eyes. Hua Fengliu was definitely not the modest type.

"Master, the outside world is too dangerous. A small issue is enough to warrant a request to rid me of my powers. I think I should just stay here by your side and cultivate from now on," Ye Futian saw an opportunity and took it.

"No!" Hua Jieyu opened her mouth before her father could say anything. What did he mean the outside world was too dangerous? Did he plan on just staying indoors for the rest of his life?

"Father, you said that cultivation isn't simply about putting work into training and practice; you must also have actual battle experience. If I have to regularly go to Mount Tianyao for battle training, then he should definitely have to as well. Since his gift is so great, he needs to go out and gain actual experience to aid his cultivation," said Hua Jieyu.

"Master, what she said is correct. So, from now on, besides cultivating here, I should go out regularly with Hua Jieyu. Under her care, Master shouldn't have to worry about me," said Ye Futian.

"You...," Hua Jieyu was completely speechless. She felt wronged as she looked toward her father. "Father, are you really not worried he might do something to me?"

"Of course I'm not worried! You've been cultivating longer than he has and you have more experience. Would he even be able to bully you?" asked Hua Fengliu jokingly.

"But," Hua Jieyu had more to say but was cut off by Ye Futian. "Thank you, Master!"

"Am I the third wheel?" Yu Sheng asked quietly. He scratched his head in confusion. Ye Futian looked back at him and thought that Yu Sheng was getting smarter and more observant by the day.

Hua Fengliu smiled at Yu Sheng and said, "Yu Sheng, you're a natural warrior and need to continuously refine your skills through battle. I will give you a spell scroll for defense later. You should also pick out some books on battle tactics and some spell books for cultivation from my library. Then, head to Mount Tianyao to train. You should keep challenging higher level demons to help yourself improve."

"Okay," nodded Yu Sheng. It seemed like he really was the extra wheel.

"Master, what about me?" asked Ye Futian with anticipation. He had already learned to inscribe spell scrolls and could not wait to see what Hua Fengliu had in store for him next.

"Since you're cultivating in martial and divination arts, you'll need to break through the planes for both at the same time. You've got tons to do," said Hua Fengliu. Ye Futian nodded and headed towards the study. Hua Fengliu had a large collection of books in his library, including books from all categories. It was a smaller version of Qingzhou Academy's library.

"Awakening level Thunder Elemental Sorcery, Thunder Lash, and Fire Elemental Sorcery, the Burning of Silence," Ye Futian picked these two spellbooks to study. As he continued to study the spells, night fell.

The snow was still falling and a crescent moon hung in the night sky.

The sound of a string instrument resonated throughout the residence. It was a guqin. The song was peaceful and brought serenity.

Ye Futian was drawn in by the sound of the guqin. He left the library and walked toward the main residence. There, he saw Hua Fengliu plucking away at the strings of the guqin. Basking in the moonlight, he looked so graceful.

Freedom Meditation kicked in by itself. Ye Futian could almost see the music notes floating through the air like tiny fairies.

His eyes closed, Ye Futian sat down in the snow and emptied his mind. He could feel the moonlight washing down on him, the cool light cleansing his body. The music flowed into his body, into his Life Palace. There, the World Tree began to rustle. Each leaf danced as the music notes wafted. The notes floated around, and eventually formed a picture. It was a guqin.

The guqin continued to play. Ye Futian entered a state of oblivion. Only the music continued to enter his mind, relaxing his entire being. His worries were all tossed into the back of his mind.

The song ended. Ye Futian still had his eyes closed. In his Life Palace, a third type of Life Spirit appeared in addition to the Natal Spirit and the World Tree Spirit. It was the Guqin Spirit.

Ye Futian was shocked. He knew that even by using the Freedom Meditation, Life Spirits could only be created in very special conditions. However, all it had taken for him to create the Guqin Spirit was one piece by Hua Fengliu.

Ye Futian opened his eyes slowly and asked Hua Fengliu, "Master, what piece was that?"

"Purification of the Night Moon," replied Hua Fengliu.

"I felt something change within me after listening to Master play. My ability to perceive energy has strengthened. I want to learn to play the guqin," said Ye Futian with great determination. Energy determined the level of a sorcerer, so if pieces played on the guqin could help improve that, then it would definitely aid in cultivation.

"Okay," said Hua Fengliu with a smile. Hua Jieyu watched everything unfold off to the side. She looked at her father and knew that he purposely played the guqin to test Ye Futian. Hua Fengliu wanted to pass down this skill to Ye Futian.

"Let's start by learning some basic pieces. Hua Jieyu, bring the sheet music. You will teach Ye Futian," ordered Hua Fengliu.

"Me?" Hua Jieyu blinked in disbelief and looked at her father in distress. Ye Futian felt touched, Master was too good to him.

"Be a good girl," Hua Fengliu tried to persuade Hua Jieyu. She glared at her father and left to get the sheet music.

Moments later, the moonlight was shining down on Hua Jieyu as she sat elegantly in front of the guqin. She unwillingly explained something to Ye Futian.

"Hey Fox, how do I play this note?" Ye Futian pointed at the music score and accidentally touched Hua Jieyu's hand.

Hua Jieyu immediately turned to look at him. In response, he said, "Sorry. It was an accident. I can't see clearly since it's dark out here."

"How many accidents have you had already?" Hua Jieyu asked with a smile on her face. Her hand touched Ye Futian's waist. Her fingers grabbed hold of him and she began to pinch down hard. He gasped and looked at the beauty in front of him. At least he could enjoy the view while in pain.

Ye Futian learned quickly, acquiring all the basic knowledge. He then began to play sheet music. Slowly, his skills matured, until he was able to play smoothly.

It got deeper into the night. Hua Fengliu had already gone to bed but Hua Jieyu was still by Ye Futian's side, teaching him the ropes.

At that moment, Ye Futian had his hands on the instrument and a bright aura emitted from him. When his fingers plucked at the strings, the music flowed and sent shivers down Hua Jieyu's spine.

She watched as Ye Futian kept his eyes closed. His Guqin Spirit harmonized with the guqin, giving life to every note that resulted from a stroke of his fingers.

Under the moonlight, his handsome face looked peaceful. His hands were like magic; they had the ability to get the listener moving with their every stroke. Hua Jieyu became more and more relaxed, her eyes closing as well. She was immersed in the music, and eventually fell asleep sitting in the snow.

"A prodigy," remarked Hua Fengliu, who was listening from his bedroom. He was very pleased. He too closed his eyes, drifting off to sleep with the music.

Ye Futian was spellbound by the music, unable to pull himself out of the state. He continued to play throughout the night, but felt no fatigue. On the contrary, he felt clear-minded.

The next morning, he opened his eyes and felt a change within himself. Using the Freedom Meditation to perceive the Spiritual Qi of the Heavens and the Earth, he knew that he had broken into the eighth plane of Awakening for sorcerers. He could not help but smile.

Ye Futian looked ahead and saw Hua Jieyu laying in the snow, her body covered in a layer of white snow. The jacket laid out on top of her was now drenched. He walked up to her and carefully removed the jacket. At that moment, Hua Jieyu opened her eyes and looked up at Ye Futian. He smiled at her and retracted his hand. "The jacket's wet, I didn't want you to get sick so I took it off for you," he explained.

"Really? You didn't have any other intentions?" she asked with a faint smile.

"Am I that type of person?" Ye Futian saw her smile and took a step back.

"What do you think?" laughed Hua Jieyu.

Suddenly, they heard something. It was the door to Yu Sheng's room. He stepped out and saw Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian. He then gave them a strange look.

"I'm going to leave now. Please feel free to continue whatever you guys were doing," Yu Sheng said as he took giant steps to bring himself away from the two. They were flirting in front of him so early in the morning. How inconsiderate! How was he supposed to feel about this?

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 30: The Guqin Devil and The Art Saint

Ye Futian was living in the guest room at Hua Fengliu's house. His days consisted of playing the guqin, practicing his inscribing, and enjoying the company of a beautiful girl. With this comfortable life, time flew and the new year was fast approaching.

One day, a giant monster flew into Guqingzhou Academy, a huge black condor. Even though the guards of the academy had tried to stop her, she flapped her wings so vigorously that the wind prevented anyone from approaching her.

There were several people mounted on the condor. The leaders of this group were an old man and a young man.

"That way." The older man pointed toward the academy. The huge black condor flew as directed, and on the way, the Director of the Hall of Earth Element, Shi Zhong, showed up, trying to stop this monster. "Stop, right now!"

However, the condor just ignored the warning, and so did the people on top of her. The wind from her wings was so intense that the fierce power knocked Shi Zhong yards away in a second. The people on her back didn't seem to be affected by his interruption.

The condor was heading to Hua Fengliu's house. The gentleman in white came out of his house and walked to the black condor without making much noise.

"Hua Fengliu," the old man started speaking with a sneer. "It's been three years since our deal. Where is Ms. Hua Jieyu?"

"It has not been three years yet. You promised me that you would not interfere with her," Hua Fengliu responded coldly.

"The new year is coming in a few days, so it has, in fact, practically been three years. She's too talented to waste so much time with you. This is just enough for our deal," The old man said.

"Time is time, I insist it has not been three years yet." Hua Fengliu did not give in.

"Mr. Hua, the Guqin Devil, I am Zhou Mu" the young man who bowed slightly to Hua Fengliu and greeted him. It was just general courtesy. In reality, the smile on his face showed that he was too young to be genuinely humble and had a faint sense of disdain.

Hua Fengliu glanced at him and asked, "Who are you?"

"My master, the Art Saint, has been feeling somewhat guilty over the years since he destroyed your natal spirit. He sent me here to see if you were doing well," Zhou Mu smiled as he spoke. Hua Fengliu's eyes soon turned sharply to this young man, but he was not going to attribute this humiliation to Zhou Mu. He turned to the older man and asked, "Why did you bring his disciple to my home?"

"I did not bring him here. The Art Saint actually sent him. Zhou Mu, sixteen years old, a Glory Plane invoker," the old man told Hua Fengliu.

Suddenly, Hua Fengliu understood what the Art Saint was trying to do. He started laughing so hard that his hair flew around him, then he said, "He lost to me in the past, and he wants his disciple to win in the present? Is that correct?"

"My master destroyed your natal spirit and banned you from entering the City of Donghai forever. How did he lose?" Zhou Mu rejected.

"A win or loss is not judged by you, young man Hua Fengliu said with a smile. "Just go back, I do not have time for this."

"Then I will come back for Hua Jieyu after the new year. If you try to stop me at that time, my family will not make it easy for you," the old man sneered, and suddenly the black condor swayed upwards and flew away. Hua Fengliu looked at the shrinking image of that black spot and laughed, "You already lost in the past, and now you're putting your hope onto your disciple? That's not going to work,"

　　...

In the guest room, Ye Futian had finished a song. He opened his eyes, but the feelings from that song were not gone. Mr. Hua had not taught him any songs other than the Purification of the Night Moon. Ye Futian's activities these days were just cultivation and music practice. In fact, his Plane of Martial Arts had reached Metamorph, the eighth plane. His Plane of Sorcery had broken through two planes directly, and now he was in the ninth Plane of Awakening, the Unmaker. Ye Futian understood that the Purification of the Night Moon played an essential role in this fast improvement.

At this time, Hua Jieyu was inscribing. Ye Futian went to her side and asked her gently, "Fox, do you want me to keep playing?"

"No." Hua Jieyu did not even look at him.

"Then I guess it's time for us to have a couple's talk." Ye Futian kept teasing her. Hua Jieyu put down the pen and started smiling at Ye Futian. However, the Spiritual Qi around her gathered, almost like she was going to attack. Ye Futian stepped away and said, "Gentlemen fight with words rather than actions."

"I am a gentlewoman, thank you." Hua Jieyu condensed the power into a wind-element spell and sent it toward Ye Futian.

"Don't kill your boyfriend!" Ye Futian ran away quickly. Hua Jieyu was already a mage in the Glory Plane. There was no chance he could take that damage.

Hua Fengliu came in from outside and saw the scene. "Jieyu, stop it."

Hua Jieyu stopped according to his demand. She glared at Ye Futian and complained, "Dad, this guy keeps picking on me every day."

Hua Fengliu ignored the complaint and asked them to come with him. "Just follow me." Ye Futian understood that there was something serious going on for Mr. Hua, and he stopped his joking attitude at once. Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian followed Mr. Hua to a room. Hua Fengliu led them to his own book collection room.

There were shelves in his book collection room and a chamber that was concealed in the wall behind them. Ye Futian was surprised when Mr. Hua opened the chamber and took out something that seemed to be very important.

There were some books in the hidden chamber. Hua Fengliu took them out and handed them to Ye Futian. "Futian, they are all yours now."

Ye Futian knew that these books were the true treasures. He took the books and read the names on them: Dragon Roar in the Mountain, The Fiend's Carnival, The Dance in Flamboyant Feathers… These books were actually guqin music sheets.

"Professor, these are all music spells, am I right?" Ye Futian asked.

"Okay, so you do know what they are. I used to be good at this specific kind of spell and, in fact, when I was young, people gave me the title of the Guqin Devil because my natal spirit was a guqin. Someone destroyed my natal spirit and totally prevented me from making any progress on my cultivation since then. Now, it's your turn to take over," Hua Fengliu said and sighed. Ye Futian was surprised. He had already known that the professor was a Mandate Sorcerer, but he never knew that his natal spirit had been destroyed.

"Don't ask me why, or try to avenge me. I just hope you cultivate hard enough to not to waste all the talents you have been granted." Hua Fengliu looked him in the eye and kept talking, "This city is too small for you in the long term. Next year I believe you will reach the Glory Plane. Do you want to sail through the East Sea and go inland?"

"My godfather asked me to leave here after I turn eighteen, but I still need to consult with my father and my godfather about this," Ye Futian responded.

"The new year is coming soon. You should get home. I'll tell Yu Sheng to go home when he gets back," Hua Fengliu told him.

Ye Futian nodded a little reluctantly. He looked at Hua Jieyu and said, "Fox, take care of your father after I'm gone."

Hua Jieyu, however, felt angry. In fact, during the whole time this boy was living at their house she had done all the household work. Now he was just telling her to "take care"?

"Oh my, you're finally leaving." Hua Jieyu seemed excited.

"Hey, what's with the attitude?" Ye Futian felt heart-broken.

"What do you think?" Hua Jieyu laughed at him.

"I'm leaving now," Ye Futian told her.

"Okay." Hua Jieyu smiled.

Ye Futian walked to the door and looked back at her. "Seriously, I'm leaving."

"Just go." She was still smiling.

Ye Futian sighed and waved to Mr. Hua. "See you next year, Professor."

Then he left for home.

After he left, the room became quiet suddenly.

Hua Fengliu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "He made this place so lively, and now that he's gone, this silence almost feels unfamiliar."

"You're too into this boy, dad," Hua Jieyu joked to her dad.

"Then what about you?" Hua Fengliu smiled at his daughter.

"Me?" Hua Jieyu blinked her eyes and said, "I'm happy that he left."

"The three years is up. Someone already came here from the City of Donghai to inform me. Actually, you might also have to leave after the new year." Hua Fengliu turned his eyes to the snow outside. He felt lost.

Hua Jieyu was shocked. She was reluctant to leave her father. She looked at the lonely figure of her father and said, "I don't want to leave. I want to stay here with you, dad."

"Silly girl, your mom is also missing you. Your family is not going to let you stay with me anymore. I am happy to have enjoyed your company over these three years." He patted his daughter on the head and kept speaking gently, "You may never see Ye Futian again. Moments ago may have actually been the final farewell for you guys, and you were just making fun of him."

Hua Jieyu was tremendously shocked. Several minutes ago the boy had left, and they were joking with each other. Now, it was their farewell?

"Jieyu, tell me, do you like this boy?" Hua Fengliu suddenly asked her.

"What are you talking about, dad?" Hua Jieyu was surprised again. She looked at her father, and it seemed that she was shy about answering this question, "That's just impossible."

"Really?" Hua Fengliu smiled at his daughter, "You're turning sixteen this year. You do have the right to decide your future, including whom to be with. You have not experienced much, so you don't understand that there are things and people in this world that once you miss, you miss them forever. I do like that boy. He's smart and talented. It seems to me that he's not going to waste his talents. More importantly, he looks like a playboy, but he is truly devoted to love. I'm pretty sure he is the same as I was at his age. Make your own decisions. Don't miss someone you really love forever. Think about my words these days. Remember, life is short. Do not have any regrets."

Hua Jieyu was dumbfounded by what her father had just said. She hadn't realized that she might miss someone forever!

"The boy has been spending so much of his time with you, and you just take it for granted. But if you disappear from each others' lives, another beautiful girl will appear in his. You are not a couple yet, so do not just think that you are the only one for him in this world." Hua Fengliu smiled and left his daughter alone. Hua Jieyu started to think about this seriously for the first time. The feeling was intense, but the concept of love seemed to be pretty faint and unfamiliar to her.

She always felt annoyed when Ye Futian was around in the house. However, when he was suddenly gone, she actually felt as if something was lost and even needed time to adapt. Her father had told her that she could miss someone forever, and thinking about this indeed gave her a sense of fear. Fear of the thought that she had just lost something precious.