Chapter 38

"Stop him!"

Seeing the fire-red sparrow bird being blocked, Ye Zhong still did not give up. However, Ye Yihao’s complexion instantly turned even paler. Just as he was about to turn and flee, Ye Yiyin sternly shouted.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the many Ye family disciples who were scattered around hesitated for a moment before quickly darted out. Although Ye Zhong’s methods were astonishing, they did not believe that a mere Ye Zhong could stop all of them.

"A bunch of trash!"

Ye Zhong’s eyes turned cold. With a casual flick, a green steel long sword appeared in his palm. Then, with a slight movement of his wrist, the sword light flashed like a meteor from the sky, sweeping over the Ye family disciples in a vast and overwhelming manner.

These Ye family disciples, whose strength was at most at the third level of Body Tempering, clearly could not match up to Ye Zhong. In their incredulous gazes, Ye Zhong’s sword almost instantly broke through their attacks, causing them to all spit blood and retreat. The more unfortunate ones collapsed on the ground, wailing in pain. This scene was not much different from the one where Ye Zhong had walked a hundred steps in the city lord’s residence, the only difference being that Ye Zhong no longer defeated one person with one move, but with one move, all the so-called Ye family strong ones retreated.

In just a few breaths, Ye Zhong had already, under the shocked and speechless gazes of the surrounding people, knocked all the Ye family strong ones to the ground. Then, with a step, he appeared in front of Ye Yihao, whose face was extremely pale.

"Ye Zhong! What do you want to do!? Break ties with our Ye family!?" Ye Yihao shouted, but his expression was clearly filled with a mix of anger and fear. He could not understand why Ye Zhong was so terrifyingly unbelievable.

"Is the Ye family so great?" Ye Zhong smiled silently, then took a step forward, crouched down, and casually placed his right index finger on Ye Yihao’s throat. The faint sword intent emanating from his fingertip made Ye Yihao’s face change drastically.

"Ye Zhong! If you dare to hurt Brother Yihao, you will die a very ugly death!" Ye Yiyin’s face was dark, his hands tightly clenched, and his eyes filled with rage.

"Talking so grandly, why are you always hiding at the back, not making a move?" Ye Zhong said with a half-smile.

"You—!" Ye Yiyin’s face turned bitter, and he was about to rush forward.

"Stop!" Ye Yihao shouted, his face pale. Then he looked up at Ye Zhong and said coldly, "Ye Zhong, what do you want? Do you really want to go all the way, to oppose our Ye family? You should know, whether you admit it or not, you are still a Ye! Damaging our Ye family’s interests is damaging your own!"

"Before the marriage swap, your words might have been somewhat convincing. Now, using this as an argument seems a bit childish, doesn’t it?" Ye Zhong said calmly. "Now, put away that dagger and hand it to me. If you do, I might consider sparing your life, given that you’re not completely useless."

"You—! Ye Zhong, don’t go too far!" Ye Yiyin shouted, his face cold.

"Shut up!" Ye Yihao shouted, then after a moment, he said coldly, "Since you are determined to oppose us, you’d better think about the consequences of today’s actions. I’ll give you the item."

With that, he casually waved his hand, and the fire-red sparrow bird in the air instantly shrank, transforming into a dagger in his hand. With a hint of pain, Ye Yihao finally handed the dagger to Ye Zhong.

Ye Zhong casually took the dagger with his left hand. The moment he touched it, he felt a shocking wave of fiery spiritual energy. For a moment, even Ye Zhong found it hard to control it. At this moment, Ye Zhong inwardly praised, this is truly a good item, far better than the so-called low-grade spiritual weapon. It seems the先天圣殿 (先天圣殿) indeed has some extremely attractive treasures.

"Since you have the item, are you not going to release him?" Ye Yiyin coldly snorted from the side.

"Don’t worry, I am also a Ye, but I am different from you." Ye Zhong smiled. "However, since Ye Yihao’s life is so valuable, you won’t use something that originally belongs to someone else to give to me, right?"

"Ye Zhong! Don’t go too far!" Ye Yiyin’s eyes almost glowed with anger, but he seemed to be restrained, even at this moment, he held back from making a move.

"Don’t waste time with these words." Ye Zhong shook his head, then a hint of a sly smile appeared in his eyes. "Hand over your entrance map, and today’s matter will be settled."

"You—!" Ye Yiyin’s expression changed drastically, his gaze on Ye Zhong as if he wanted to devour him.

Ye Zhong’s expression was calm as he casually played with the dagger in his left hand. A faint thread of killing intent spread in his eyes, and the sword intent at his fingertips made Ye Yihao’s face turn deathly pale. He clearly understood that if he made a move, he might really lose his life today. He realized that this Ye family sideline member truly did not take the Ye family seriously.

The other Ye family disciples, seeing this, all trembled slightly. Ye Yiyin stared at Ye Zhong, knowing that if Ye Zhong really made a move, even he would not be able to save Ye Yihao in time.

The other surrounding strong ones, seeing Ye Zhong not only resolve all the Ye family’s strong ones but also hold Ye Yihao hostage to threaten Ye Yiyin, all had complex expressions. Although they did not know the grudge between Ye Zhong and the Ye family, they could foresee that Ye Zhong’s methods were truly terrifying and chilling.

Ye Yiyin stared at Ye Zhong for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I’ll give you the entrance map, but you must release Brother Yihao!"

"You don’t have the right to make conditions," Ye Zhong said with a cold smile. "Hand over the entrance map."

Ye Yiyin stared at Ye Zhong for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and pulled out the entrance map from his chest, throwing it towards Ye Zhong.

Ye Zhong reached out and took the entrance map, examined it carefully, then waved his hand and released Ye Yihao, standing up.

"Take this chance to leave before I change my mind. If you want to settle accounts with me, you are welcome anytime, but don’t forget, I like stepping on people with the surname Ye the most."

"Ye Zhong, we will remember this! We will make you pay!" Ye Yiyin glared at Ye Zhong for a moment, then waved his hand, and the many Ye family disciples helped Ye Yihao up and quickly left.

Watching them leave, Ye Zhong frowned slightly, then shook his head. From Ye Yiyin, he sensed a rather strong aura, but for some reason, Ye Yiyin had always held back from making a move. This was another reason why Ye Zhong did not make a decisive move. In this place, fighting too hard for some so-called junior sisters who were not closely related was not worth it. Moreover, Ye Zhong had a younger brother and sister in the Ye family, who were part of the main line. If Ye Zhong really killed all these young talents of the Ye family here, it would cause some trouble.

I will return to the Ye family, but not now!

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Zhong shook his head, then turned around and, under the shocked gazes of Xiang Qiyu and the three women, casually threw the fire-red dagger to them.

Xiang Qiyu, seeing Ye Zhong suddenly throw the dagger, was startled. She quickly caught it and looked at Ye Zhong with a strange expression, saying, "This is a mid-grade spiritual weapon, and you don’t want it? And it’s something you took back, you could have kept it."

"I am a Ye, but I am different from those guys." Ye Zhong smiled, then casually glanced around, making the greedy faces of the surrounding people lower their heads and retreat with a fawning smile. He then said calmly, "You three have made it here without any trouble, which is quite lucky... Now that you have these two daggers, you should have completed your sect’s mission, right? Don’t go deeper, leave this place of trouble quickly. I can save you once, but not necessarily a second time."

With that, Ye Zhong waved his hand, preparing to leave. Since he had already obtained the entrance map, he wanted to go to some important places in the先天圣殿 (先天圣殿) to try his luck. Although at first, Ye Zhong did not think much of the items in the先天圣殿 (先天圣殿), now he realized that this place might have some truly worthwhile things.

"Ye Zhong, wait!" Just as Ye Zhong was about to leave, Xiang Qiyu and the three women exchanged glances, and after a moment, Xiang Qiyu bit her lip and softly said.

"Is there something else?" Ye Zhong turned back, slightly puzzled.

"It’s like this..." After a moment of hesitation, Xiang Qiyu said softly, "We three might be a bit overconfident coming into the先天圣殿 (先天圣殿), but it’s not because we don’t know the danger here. Simply put, if you are interested in high-grade spiritual weapons... perhaps, we can cooperate?"

"High-grade spiritual weapons?" Ye Zhong’s eyes lit up, and after a moment, he smiled. "It seems we can have a good chat."

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