Ye Chen's expression looked very
gloomy. He gave Ye Zifeng a
freebie to get something that he
wanted, but if Ye Zifeng goes too
far, Ye Chen would definitely try
to fight back. Afterall, he was still
one of the more respected elders of
the clan and Ye Zifeng should not
be able to defy him.
Ye Zifeng's expression looked
respectful, "Wow. Second uncle is
sure direct. I, Zifeng won't be too
harsh then." He smiled and held up
four fingers.
Ye Chen looked at this, confused,
"What do you mean by this?"
"Give me four hundred gold coins."
Ye Chen lightly sighed, "You want
money?" All these years of being in
the Ye clan, he had taken a lot of
bribes and have stashed up quite a
bit of money. To Ye Chen, giving
away some money wasn't a
problem.
"If you want money, that's fine.
However, don't you think
overvaluing yourself?"
In the Ye clan, even Tang Feng,
the master's wife only got around
50 gold coins in a month. However,
this Ye Zifeng actually wants eight
months worth of allowance of her
allowance in one go?
Ye Zifeng shook his head, "I'm still
the young master of the Ye clan.
My life is worth way more than 400
gold coins. Actually, it's a bargain
for you. To the other clan
members, 400 gold coins is a bit of
a problem but to second uncle, it
shouldn't be much."
Ye Zifeng knew that the Liu clan
and Ye Chen had some fishy things
going on. He knew that the Liu clan
would privately send some money
over to Ye Chen for some favors.
It seems like the fall of the Ye Clan
wasn't all because of Ye Zifeng. Ye
Chen probably played a part in it as
well.
Ye Chen's expression change and
looked calmer, "Fine. fine. Fine. Ye
Zifeng, I don't know what kind of
medicine you ate to become so
daring lately. You even dare to
solicit money from your second
uncle."
Ye Chen took a long pause and then
continued, ���Fine. I'll promise you.
400 gold coins. It'll be for you
medical fees. However, before I
give it to you, you need to make a
blood oath….."
"Fine. I, Ye Zifeng will make a
blood oath today. When I receive
the 400 gold coins from Ye Chen, I
will not talk with anyone about the
furnace explosion. If I were to
break the oath, I will be struck by
the heavenly tribulation lighting,
and be consigned to eternal
damnation." While saying that, he
bit his thumb, infused his qi with his
blood and scattered it all over the
floor.
"Alright. When you finish applying
medicine to your back, come to my
room and i'll give you your 400 gold
coins."
"Alright. Deal."
The two smiled at each other. For
two people who hated each other, it
was a miracle that they were able
to reach such an agreement.
Ye Chen had no choice but to agree
to Zifeng's terms. He was a
cautious and prudent person. It
was because his son couldn't beat
Ye Zifeng that he had to rely on
underhand methods. This time, even
though he didn't kill Ye Zifeng,
everyone in the clan suspected that
he was related to the incident. If
he make any suspicious movements
right after what just happened, he
will definitely be found out. When
Ye Chongtian comes back, he will
definitely be killed. So right now,
what Ye Chen needs to do is to
have a temporary truce with Ye
Zifeng. Using some money to shut
him up was the best course of
action.
Ye Chen hesitated a bit but then
asked, "However, I still have a
question. Can you give me an
explanation...."
Ye Zifeng smiled, " Go ahead and
ask."
"Actually, I didn't want to kill you
this time around. I made Huichi put
just enough explosives in the
furnace to destroy the furnace.
What I don't understand is how this
little amount of explosive was able
to injury you so severely. When
Huichi and I saw your back, we
were very shocked. We didn't
understand how that could
happen."
Ye Zifeng calmly looked at him and
then his mouth suddenly curved up.
He glared at Ye Chen with eyes
filled with coldness.
"When a furnace explodes, do you
think that a cultivator like me
would have the same injury as a
commoner?"
Ye Chen was startled. He couldn't
believe what he was hearing, "Are
you saying….. You did this on
purpose….." When he said that, he
unconsciously moved back a few
steps.
"That's right. When the furnace
exploded, the shockwave wasn't
that strong. If I use my qi to
defend myself, I wouldn't even be
injured at all. At most, my clothes
would be torn. But in the heat of
the moment, I thought of
something. I thought of a way for
people to suspect that you guys
were behind everything. Thus, I
didn't use any qi to defend myself
and sacrificed my body."
"You….. To make other people
suspect me, you would actually do
something like this?" Ye Chen
gasped.
"If I wasn't injured and the
furnace exploded, the story would
be exactly how Huichi described it.
Everyone would think that it was
my inability to refine pills. But
now… what do you think people are
thinking?" Ye Zifeng's glare was as
cold as ice. Each and every one of
his pierced through Ye Chen's heart
like blades.
Other than those kids who don't
understand things, everyone else
were probably suspecting Ye Chen.
Ye Chen bitterly smiled and shook
his head. Just what kind of person
did he provoke. He was a hairless
brat. How did he have the willpower
and determination to use his own
body in order to put the blame on
him.
These four hundred gold coins. Ye
Zifeng deserved it.
...
Two hours later, Ye Zifeng got his
four hundred gold coins and
returned to his room.
Outside of his room, Ye Xueyi had
been pacing back and forth for a
while now. When she saw the Ye
Zifeng had finally returned, she
quickly ran up towards him.
"Brother Zifeng, did second uncle
threaten you or something? I wrote
a letter to father, and told him to
come home quickly!" Ye Xueyi was
very anxious and worried.
Ye Zifeng chuckled and replied,
"Don't worry. Second uncle and I
came to an agreement. This matter
is finished. He won't do anything
to me again and I won't expose his
doings. Besides, he gave me four
hundred gold coins as
compensation."
Saying that, he put the bag of
money on the table.
Ye Xueyi was stunned. Four
hundred gold coins was a lot of
money. It wasn't easy to solicit
any money from Ye Chen at all. To
the members of the younger
generation like Xueyi, this was a
colossal amount of money. With this
amount of money, he can probably
get a new furnace and a bunch of
other things!
Thinking about the possibilities,
Xueyi asked her brother, "Brother
Zifeng, are you going to buy a new
furnace and bring it back home?"
Ye Zifeng shook his head, "No way.
If I bring it back here, the clan
members would suspect something
and pay more attention to me. It'll
be hard for me to refine pills here.
Also, that stupid brat Huichi might
do something dumb and break my
furnace again. I'll need to watch
it every day. It'll be bothersome."
*Puchi* Ye Xueyi snickered.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Back then, Huichi hated the fact
that you were a retard. But now,
you're the one calling him stupid
brat.
Ye Zifeng was amazed. It seems
like the old Ye Zifeng was not only
sick person and a good for nothing,
but he was retarded as well?
Inconceivable…..
"Alright. Let's not talk about
this." Ye Xueyi can see that her
brother was in a predicament, "Now
that your furnace is broken and
you can't refine in the house
anymore, what're you going to
do?"
"Well I plan to go to the pill shop
in the morning tomorrow and then
I'll see what happens afterwards.
If they have any furnaces in stock,
I'll buy it and hide it somewhere in
the wilderness. I'll also cultivate
and refine pills there so I don't
waste any time traveling back and
forth." Ye Zifeng thought about it
and answered.
"Refine pills outside the city?
Wuuu....." Ye Xueyi muttered to
herself. "That's fine too then. If
you need anything when you're
there, you can ask me to come any
time. I'll try my best to help you
out. If I can't help you out, I'll
get mother to come and help out
too."
Ye Zifeng smiled and patted her
head lightly, "How can you sell your
mother out like that. If I was your
mother, I would feel extremely sad
at what you said just now."
Ye Xueyi laughed embarrassingly.
Her face turned red and she pushed
Ye Zifeng.
Being pushed, Ye Zifeng's back hit
the wall as he stumbled backwards.
He had a painful look on his face as
he started to breathe harder
"Brother Zifeng. I'm sorry. I got
too excited that I forgot you were
injured." Ye Xueyi softly apologized
filled with regret.
Ye Zifeng forced a smile, "Don't
worry about it. I've already applied
medicine. This is only a light
injury. After resting for a bit
later, it'll get better tomorrow.
Xueyi apologetically nodded, "Well
brother Zifeng, it's getting late so
I won't bother you anymore. When
you sleep, you have to be careful."
"Don't worry. I'll be careful."
Ye Xueyi turned around and took a
few more glances at Zifeng before
she finally left. Today, Ye Zifeng
had risked his life to save her. She
was very moved by his actions.
After Ye Xueyi left, Ye Zifeng
finally let out a deep breath. His
face turned more and more pale. It
seems like his injury was more
serious than he thought.
He was acting strong in front of
the entire Ye clan, in front of Ye
Chen and then in front of Ye Xueyi.
Now, he couldn't hold it anymore.
The pain in his back felt as if
thousands of blades had pierced it.
He was in so much pain that he
wanted to rip his entire back off.
He took this risk because he wanted
to win against Ye Chen. When the
explosion happened, he really didn't
use any qi to defend himself. He
put his life on the stakes in order
to win. If the Ye clan members
didn't come quickly and if the
doctor didn't apply the medicine in
time, then Ye Zifeng might really
have died.
Ye Zifeng sat crossed legged and
started to use his qi to treat his
injuries.
When he started to circulate his qi,
an evil qi suddenly appeared as
well. The evil qi did not harm him
but it made the red veins on his arm
clearer and clearer. The most
important thing was that when his
red veins started to expand, the qi
started to treat his back. Very
quickly, his back started to recover
and scar up.
Ye Zifeng was shocked at what just
happened.
"What the hell is this? Could it be
that not only can this martial spirit
help me attack, but it can also help
heal me?"