Yang Kai's heart was very concerned about his parents back home.
Due to the family rules, it was impossible for him to come back to visit them. Some time ago, Dong Qing Han had told him that his mother had secretly snuck out to see him, the result being that she was discovered by the family.
In her place, his father Yang Ying Feng had suffered thirty lashes as punishment.
He really wanted to know how his parents had faired these past few years.
Yang Kai's heart pounded all the way as he walked towards the outside from the Dragon Transformation Pond's restricted area, and just as he stepped out of the fog bank, he saw two straight figures quietly standing there, looking expectantly towards the pond.
When their eyes met, his parents became were stunned.
When Yang Ying Feng had said that Yang Kai would spend at least one or two days cultivating in the Dragon Transformation Pond, he had already overestimated Yang Kai's aptitude as much as possible.
He had already heard about Kai's current cultivation realm from Tu Feng and knew that he had already solved his congenital problem, but as for Yang Kai's true aptitude, the Yang Family's Fourth Master was still clueless.
Estimating that Yang Kai could stay in the Dragon Transformation Pond for a day or two would mean his aptitude was certainly not fantastic, but at least better than normal.
Unexpectedly, after only half a day, Yang Kai came out from the Dragon Transformation Pond. Only being able to insist for such a short time, Yang Kai's aptitude was apparently very problematic.
After the three of them started at each other blankly for a moment, Yang Kai smiled gently; for all these years outside he had never revealed such a warm, happy smile.
Dong Su Zhu opened her mouth several times to speak, but all that came out was a quiet weeping.
As her tears fell like raindrops on his shoulder, Yang Kai felt a long absent sense of warmth overcome him, gently sniffing the familiar fragrance that had comforted him so when he was a child. At that moment, Yang Kai's heart became peaceful as all his tension and nervousness seemed to melt away.
The ship which had been sailing for so long had finally returned to familiar harbours.
Yang Kai's eyes wet slightly he couldn't control his emotions maybe this was due to his older self memories he had inherited all his memories and so was the emotions.
Even the Yang Family's Fourth Master who tried to portray the image of an iron blooded man, at this moment, also had blurry eyes as he kept his head up, desperately squeezing back his tears.
"Mother, I'm home!" Yang Kai whispered softly.
Dong Su Zhu finally managed to calm herself and gently patted Yang Kai's back while nodding her head again and again, "Good good, you coming home is good!"
After more than a dozen breaths, Dong Su Zhu's voice gradually became steady, finally able to speak without bursting into tears. Reluctantly, she separated herself from Yang Kai and placed both her hands on his shoulders, carefully examining him from head to toe, with an expression filled with joy.
Thinking about all he must have gone through in order to grow to such an extent, Dong Su Zhu felt her tears welling up again.
One's growth was always accompanied by hardships. For Yang Kai to have become like this in such a short time, the number of trials and tribulations he must have suffered outside was definitely not small.
Yang Kai tried signaling his father with his eyes, hoping he could comfort his mother, but what he saw was his old man's head staring away, up in to the sky at a forty-five degree angle, seemingly watching the birds fly by as he crossed his arms in front of him.
With the corners of his eyes moist!
Helplessly sighing to himself, Yang Kai could only do his best to comfort Dong Su Zhu himself, "It's alright, don't cry!"
*Sniff…* "En, I've let you see something disgraceful." Dong Su Zhu gently nodded as she tried to dry her tears, her eyes swollen like ripe peaches.
Yang Kai smiled and looked towards Yang Ying Feng.
However, the Yang Family's Fourth Master still maintained his stance. Even the eight winds would be unable to move him.
"Haa…" Yang Kai sighed softly.
Yang Family's Fourth Master casually extended his arms and brushed some invisible dust off his sleeves before crossing his arms behind his back and nodding slightly, doing his best to portray a calm demeanor, "Ahem, you've returned?"
Yang Kai's nose twitched slightly, feeling half joyful and half helpless, doing his best to ignore his father's gaff and simply nodding his head, "En, I've returned."
"Good… then we should head back!" The Yang Family's Fourth Master spoke decisively, waving his hand exaggeratedly before turning around, walking away quickly, his ears still slightly red.
Yang Kai and Dong Su Zhu glanced at each other before quickly following, both of them grinning knowingly.
Although Yang Ying Feng didn't have much to say when he saw Yang Kai, anyone who saw him at that moment would be able to tell how happy he was, even his footsteps seemed to have become much lighter than before.
The Fourth Master's house.
The group of three walked up to the entrance and returned home.
Yang Ying Feng's courtyard was neither big nor small; after all, he only had one son and a dozen or so servants, so the house seemed a fair bit quieter than other nearby residences.
Yang Ying Feng quickly made the servants prepare a number of dishes while also drawing a bath for his son to wash himself. Meanwhile, Dong Su Zhu took Yang Kai's hand and led him straight to his former bedroom.
Pushing open the familiar door, Yang Kai slowly walked in and saw a nostalgic sight. There was basically no difference between what he saw before him and his childhood memories. No matter the layout or the decorations inside, there was absolutely no change. The bed was neatly made with fresh sheets and there was not a speck of dust in sight, obviously someone had meticulously maintained this place while he had been away.
Yang Ying Feng's eyes flashed as he quietly whispered, "After you left, your mother would often come here, as if you were still at home."
Dong Su Zhu maliciously twisted Yang Ying Feng waist, silently rebuking her thick skinned husband who simply endured it as he glanced back at her and smiled.
"Don't listen to his nonsense; I only came here to look around occasionally." Dong Su Zhu quickly said.
Yang Kai nodded slightly, knowing better than anyone that his old room was likely not only frequented by his mother, but even his father as well.
The whole house was filled with familiar warmth of family.
He could almost picture Yang Ying Feng standing here, sighing repeatedly while Dong Su Zhu would sit on his bed while wiping the tears from her face.
More than six years, over a thousand days and nights… but he was felling guilty for the loss of their son but he calm himself and make up his mind to treat them as his parents not like a responsibility.
Yang Kai's heart beat slightly faster, his breathing becoming a bit disordered, not knowing what to say.
"I'm going to open my best wine! Let's have our meal here today." Yang Ying Feng fumbled over his words, feeling like he was about to show an unsightly performance, quickly turning around and dashing off.
"I'm going to help out in the kitchen! Son, rest here for a while."
Not long after, a group of servants carried over a number of dishes, each one having been cooked by Dong Su Zhu herself, while Yang Ying Feng brought over a bottle of good wine, one he had cherished for many years and had before now been unwilling to drink.
The family of three, who sat together at the same table for the first time in many years, shared a jubilant meal.
As the night went on, the Fourth Master drank generously, seemingly having determined that he would not stop tonight until he was completely drunk.
Dong Su Zhu also joined her husband in his revelry so soon, only Yang Kai remained sober.
"Rest here for today, tomorrow we can talk again." Despite all the questions he had, Yang Ying Feng didn't ask anything on this first day of Yang Kai's return home, standing up swiftly as he prepared to leave.
Dong Su Zhu, who was clearly drunk, turned her slightly glossy eyes to her husband and nodded, "You go back yourself, tonight I'll sleep here with my son, I haven't slept together with him for so long."
The Yang Family's Fourth Master stared dully for a moment before nodding firmly, turning around and walking towards the door unsteadily.
"Wait…" Yang Kai quickly called out to his father.
"Hm, what's wrong?" Yang Ying Feng asked casually.
"Father, you don't think there's anything wrong here?" Yang Kai's brow furrowed as he felt a slight headache coming on.
Yang Ying Feng paused and thought seriously for a while before frowning, "What's the problem?"
Yang Kai grabbed his forehead and rubbed his temples, wondering just how drunk his old man was, did he still see him as a child or something?
However, no matter what he said right now, Yang Kai knew that his parents wouldn't listen so in desperation, he could only call the maidservants outside to help Dong Su Zhu return to her room to rest.
As her footsteps gradually drifted away, Dong Su Zhu's muttering drifted into Yang Kai's ears, "Let go of me, I have to sleep with my son tonight! Anyone who pulls me away I'll hit mercilessly!"
[In the future, I must never allow these two to get drunk!] Yang Kai decided secretly to himself.
Dawn the next day.
After breakfast, one of the servants came to inform him of the Fourth Master's summons!
Yang Kai knows that his father must have a lot of things to say to and ask of him, so he didn't show any signs of surprise. After tidying himself up a bit, he quickly rushed to his father's study.
Unsurprisingly, not only was Yang Ying Feng waiting for him, Dong Su Zhu also sat nearby and stared towards the door.
When Yang Kai entered the room, Dong Su Zhu quickly stood up and pulled him to sit next to her.
When all three were seated, the Yang Family's Fourth Master coughed and looked at Dong Su Zhu. "Do you want to go first or should I?"
"You start, I only have some trivial things I want to ask."
Yang Ying Feng nodded, his expression becoming slight more dignified as he spoke, "My relationship with High Heaven Pavilion, your Grand Master should have told you, right?"
"Yes, Grand Master has spoken to me about it." Yang Kai nodded.
"Then you should also know why I told you to go to High Heaven Pavilion." Yang Ying Feng paused before letting out a sigh, "Son, I ask you, how is High Heaven Pavilion now?"
Yang Ying Feng only knew that High Heaven Pavilion had been razed by the angered Qiu Family's masters and that High Heaven Pavilion's thousands of disciples had been disbanded while the Sect Elders had gone missing.
High Heaven Pavilion was not only Yang Kai's Sect, but also The Yang Family Fourth Master's Sect, how could he not be concerned about its fate
Yang Kai gathered his thoughts for a moment before briefly describing the series of events that had led to the Sect's destruction. As he spoke, Yang Ying Feng's expression became more and more sullen.
"But now, Qiu Yi Meng helping in re-establishing High Heaven Pavilion, and it is now under her jurisdiction. Until the Sect's name can be cleared, it will be considered a force attached to her!" Yang Kai's gloomy expression gradually relaxed.
"Qiu Yi Meng?" Yang Ying Feng and Dong Su Zhu both stared blankly at Yang Kai, "The Qiu Family's First Young Lady?"
"En."
"How could she be helping to rebuild High Heaven Pavilion? The Sect was burned down by her own family's masters, strange…" Yang Ying Feng frowned, unable to understand, slowly shaking his head and asking, "Is there any special reason for this?"
"I helped her with a small matter so she's just reciprocating. Rebuilding High Heaven Pavilion isn't a big deal for her." Yang Kai said casually.
"You helped her with something?" The Yang Family Fourth Master's expression became more and more confused, staring curiously at his son, seemingly trying to understand his relationship with the Qiu Family's eldest daughter.
Dong Su Zhu on the other hand wore a brilliant smile as she looked towards Yang Kai, "Kai'er, are you friends with her?"
"Amm" Yang Kai nodded well he surely is 'friends' with her
Dong Su Zhu licked her small red lips lightly and laughed, "That Qiu Family girl is truly a good match. They say that any man who can become her husband will become the next Qiu Family Patriarch. Son, you'll have to work hard to take her away."
Yang Kai slowly shook his head and smiled
It was undeniable that as a woman she was very attractive even without considering her background. But she was an ambiguous woman, to put it simply, she was too shrewd. Her sharp wits and insightfulness always made others feel on edge. Such traits appearing on a daughter was no doubt a headache for any big family.
Yang Kai would happily make her as his woman as he thought Qiu Yi Meng dancing on his cock he drooled but he was currently with her parents; he has to compose himself.
"Re-establishing the Sect…" Yang Ying Feng muttered to himself. "Qiu Yi Meng isn't the master of the Qiu Family so this is not something she can do alone."
If any of the Central Capital Eight Great Families were to speak on behalf of High Heaven Pavilion, the stigma surrounding it could be easily removed.
Although it was declared an evil Sect, in reality, it wasn't difficult problem to solve.
What was actually important was that High Heaven Pavilion was the Demon Lord's original Sect! It was only because of this that it had received such unanimous condemnation.
Dong Su Zhu was suddenly thought of something and excitedly asked, "Kai'er, do you remember the way to refine that medicinal liquid?"
Yang Kai smiled and said, "Of course."
"Then…" Dong Su Zhu's heartbeat could not help but accelerate, he eyes filling with expectation and nervousness as she looked towards Yang Kai.
The Yang Family Fourth Master was also injured in the past by the Demon Lord and to this day still had some residual Demonic Qi corroding his body.
If not for this reason, how could Yang Ying Feng still only have stay as an Immortal Ascension Boundary Third Stage cultivator? Even Dong Su Zhu was now an Immortal Ascension Boundary Seventh Stage master!
The Yang Family Fourth Master was Ling Tai Xu's First Disciple while the Demon Lord was his Second Disciple. With the Demon Lord's aptitude, along with a number of chances, he had now reached the Above Immortal Ascension Boundary, Yang Ying Feng was his Senior Brother and was obviously thought highly of by Ling Tai Xu, so his aptitude was obviously no worse than the Demon Lord. If not for the injury he had suffered all those years ago, how could Yang Ying Feng only have reached the Immortal Ascension Boundary Third Stage, at the very least he should have an Immortal Ascension Boundary Eighth Stage cultivation.
The Demonic Qi which troubled Yang Ying Feng and Ling Tai Xu shared a common source, while the latter's was actually more concentrated.
Since that medicinal liquid could dissolve the Demonic Qi inside Ling Tai Xu, it should have no trouble resolving the Demonic Qi infecting Yang Ying Feng. If he could rid himself of this dark injury, Yang Ying Feng's future prospects would instantly become brighter, even possibly having an opportunity to reach the Above Immortal Ascension Boundary!
Yang Ying Feng's aptitude was top-notch, at least no worse than the Yang Family's current Patriarch Yang Ying Hao.
"I have some pills that will help you to drive it out." Yang Kai nodded slightly.
Yang Kai gave Yang Ying Feng two bottles of Myriad Drug Liquid, telling him and Dong Su Zhu to only take one drop a day.
The Yang Family Fourth Master didn't know the true preciousness of the Myriad Drug Liquid, so he only examined it briefly before setting it aside, turning a serious gaze towards Yang Kai as he solemnly asked, "The Inheritance War… do you want to participate?"
Yang Kai felt that his father had something more to say than just this so he didn't immediately reply, instead asking in return, "What does father mean?"
Yang Ying Feng couldn't help letting out a sigh, "Your mother and I didn't expected you to have such astonishing growth these past few years, so we originally didn't expect you to want to participate in the Inheritance War. Your mother… is reluctant to allow you to take part in it!"
Yang Kai stared at his father for a moment before smiling fiercely, his eyes seemingly ablaze.
He had asked what his father meant, but all he was told was what his mother thought, the Yang Family Fourth Master not stating an opinion at all implied that the decision would be his to make alone.
"Of course I'll participate!" Yang Kai decisively said "but I don't wanted to be the next patriarch and also I have something to say you father "
He then transfer the same memories that he had given to Xia Ning Chan at first. And gave them some time to adjust themselves.
Then, Dong Su Zhu cried for whole night seeing his son suffered those brutal fights and his days on High Heaven Pavilion.
Next day
Yang Ying Feng couldn't help letting out a sigh, "In the end I just wanted to ask you, who are you, are you really my son?"
"Yes, father I am your son I just awakened my previous life memories." Yang kai said sincerely.
Yang Ying Feng smiled, "Good! Good" than Yang Kai left for some strolling
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Central Capital, North City District, Clear Sky Tavern.
With the thick bloody smell still lingering about, everyone inside the hall breathed somewhat awkwardly, all of them waiting for Yang Kai to speak.
"From today onward, the Bamboo Knot Gang will submit to me!" Yang Kai spoke offhandedly, his tone light and casual, "Does anyone have any objections?"
"None! Bamboo Knot Gang is the Fourth Master's attached force, Young Lord is the Fourth Master's son, and this humble servant is willing to follow the commands of the Young Master!" Pang Chi quickly said.
"Good"
After some time.....
"For now, do what I've asked, I'll come again soon with more instructions." Saying so, Yang Kai stood up and walked out.
Everyone in the hall quickly stood up and respectfully bid him farewell.
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