by Feng Yise
Ren Yujie said with difficulty, "But . . . Father already made people bring Brother-in-Law out of the city to execute him in secret!"
Chapter 527 - Execution
This time, Ren Hongling forcefully resisted and did not faint.
Because she knew that Ye Hang's life was suspended on a thread right now. She must go and save Ye Hang.
No idea where her strength came from, Ren Hongling pushed aside Ren Yujie and forced her way out of the door.
"Ah! Isn't Ye Yuan that Tranquil Cloud Sect youth who took part in the Endless Meet? Could it be that . . . Sister's son is really him? But . . . how is that possible?"
Ren Yujie suddenly had a flash of inspiration and finally recalled who Ye Yuan was.
After yesterday's meet, the Endless Alliance was established, and Ye Yuan was a very popular figure among the Northern Domain's upper echelons.
Could such a monstrous prodigy actually be his own nephew?
His figure moved and caught up to Ren Hongling very quickly, grabbing hold of her.
"You let go of me! I'm going to save my husband!" Ren Hongling struggled desperately.
"Hang on! You said that your son is called Ye Yuan. Is he from a small sect called Tranquil Cloud Sect?" Ren Yujie asked.
"How did you know?" Ren Hongline froze and stopped struggling too. Her heart started pounding even faster. How did Ren Yujie know?
Could they have . . .
Seeing Ren Hongling's expression, Ren Yujie knew that she misunderstood and hurriedly said, "Set your mind at ease. Not only is Nephew fine, but his reputation is also awe-inspiring now. Even the Three Sects have areas they rely on him for right now. If Nephew is really that youth called Ye Yuan from the Tranquil Cloud Sect, Brother-in-Law might still be saved! It's just . . . I wonder if we can still make it!"
Ren Yujie knew that time was of the essence and could only cut his words short.
Ren Hongling was startled and hurriedly said, "Then what are you waiting for? Quickly bring me to go find Yuan-er!"
Ren Yujie had a look of dilemma again. Ren Xingchun's acc.u.mulated pressure in his heart was too overpowering. He completely did not dare to have any disobedience.
Coming to inform Ren Hongling today was already a tremendous breakthrough.
"If you're not going, I'll die right now for you to see!"
Ren Hongling fished out a small dagger from God knows where and was about to stab it toward her heart.
Except, how could she possibly have the chance to commit suicide in front of a Soul Sea Realm martial artist such as Ren Yujie?
Ren Yujie snatched away the dagger in Ren Hongling's hands. His expression flickered, and he said, "Fine! I'll bring you!"
Ren Hongling stared at Ren Yujie somewhat disbelievingly as her face revealed wild elation.
Actually, what moved Ren Yujie ultimately was still that human relations tragedy which Ren Hongling said before.
Previously Ren Yujie did not pay attention. But after knowing that Ye Yuan was his own nephew, he knew that this was not some laughable joke.
That Tranquil Cloud Sect's Ye Yuan absolutely had the strength to overturn Wu Fang City in the future and even butcher his own maternal grandfather!
And did Ren Xingchun have the capabilities to kill Ye Yuan?
The answer was uncertain!
Behind Ye Yuan stood Qi Hai now. Even if Ren Xingchun were any more rampant, he would not dare to behave atrociously in front of Qi Hai either!
Which was also to say that in the future, after Ye Yuan m.a.t.u.r.es, Wu Fang City would truly suffer the human relations tragedy which Ren Hongling predicted.
. . . . . .
"Master, Master Wu Xuan, you two have some tea. This is a top-grade spirit tea that I brought from the City Lord Manor. Not only is it sweet and mellow, but it also has the effect of increasing essence energy," Ren Dong explained to Ye Yuan with a respectful look.
Wu Xuan was Feng Ya Pavilion's frequent guest now. He would run here when he had nothing to do.
These few days, he had been having a nice heart to heart talk with Ye Yuan, rambling away, but receiving substantial benefits.
They hardly said three sentences without talking about their line of work. What Wu Xuan and Ye Yuan chattered about the most was naturally still alchemy. In fact, some of Ye Yuan's views and experiences had tremendous inspiration to Wu Xuan.
Like this, Wu Xuan liked to immerse himself at Feng Ya Pavilion every day even more.
Wu Xuan said with a smile, "You, this boy, always had your eyes on top of your head. To think that you'd actually submit fully to others one day. City Lord with his temper, if he knew that you stole his spirit tea, I reckon that he'd fly into a thunderous rage."
Ye Yuan drank a mouth of the spirit tea and said smilingly, "Heh heh, City Lord's temperament is really arrogant and explosive!"
When he recalled the conflict with Ren Xingchun in Exquisite Jade Pavilion, he was speechless too.
Ren Xingchun clearly came to be a mediator. In the end, he quarreled with him. This temper was also unparalleled.
"Huhu, if City Lord didn't have such breadth of spirit, how could he overpower the Cao Family and manage this Wu Fang City like an iron bucket?" Wu Xuan said with a smile.
The three people were just conversing when a servant came in to inform, "Young Master Ye, City Lord Manor's Lord Ren Yujie brought a woman to request an audience."
Ren Dong was stunned when he heard that, "En? What did Father come here for? Could it be to find me for something?"
Ye Yuan came to a realization and nodded his head and said, "Invite them in then!"
Before long, Ren Yujie led Ren Hongling in. Ye Yuan and Wu Xuan were currently engrossed in conversation and did not seem to have noticed the two people.
Ye Yuan also thought that Ren Yujie came to find his son and had nothing to do with him. He naturally would not pay attention too.
And when Ren Hongling saw that familiar face, her entire body trembled agitated and her tears gushed out from her eyes uncontrollably.
Ren Yuejie was stunned when he saw Ren Dong as well, "Dong-er, why are you here too?"
Ren Dong was likewise stupefied. "Eh? Father, Aunt, didn't you guys come to find me?"
Ren Yujie shook his head and pointed at Ye Yuan and said, "We came to find him."
"Ah? What are you all finding Master for?" Ren Dong asked in bewilderment.
"Master?" Ren Yujie was likewise confused.
When Ye Yuan heard the conversation over here, his head involuntarily turned over.
With this turn, his entire person was immediately frozen in place, and he revealed a look of wild elation soon after.
"Mother! Why are you here?! Haha! Truly wearing out iron shoes in a fruitless search and finding it by chance without even looking for it! I even made Brother Zihui go and find you and Father. To think that you actually came here yourself!" Ye Yuan came in front of Ren Hongling with a flash and held her hand as he said warmly.
But Ren Hongling's expression changed drastically as she grabbed hold of Ye Yuan's hand and said, "Quick! Quickly go and save your father! Any later and it'll be too late!"
. . . . . .
In a forest outside the city, Ye Hang was escorted by several martial artists to an open space.
The martial artist leading was shockingly a Ninth Level Soul Sea Realm expert!
If Ye Yuan were here, he would immediately recognize that the person presiding over Ye Hang's execution was actually Xu Zihui.
Xu Zihui received Ren Xingchun's orders this morning to make him bring several people and escort a criminal outside the city to carry out the death penalty.
Xu Zihui paid little attention to it too and brought several people over.
As for what kind of offense this criminal committed, Xu Zihui did not know at all.
Of course, he was not interested to find out either.
Just a late-stage Crystal Formation martial artist; this person completely could not enter Xu Zihui's eyes.
He was even rather resentful in his heart that City Lord was really using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. Carrying out an execution against a late-stage Crystal Formation Realm, he actually even made him, this Ninth Level Soul Sea, to come and hold the line.
Really took him to have nothing to do after eating his fill?
How could he have known that this was Ren Xingchun not wishing for a family scandal to get out? That was why Ren Xingchun did not even bring up charges against this person.
Even Ren Hongling and Ye Hang eloping back then, Ren Xingchun blockaded all of the news too. Xu Zihui only knew that Ren Hongling fell ill and died.
"Alright, just do it here. Be a bit neater," Xu Zihui said rather annoyedly.
Chapter 528 - Release
Ye Hang revealed despair. He did not think that Ren Xingchun was actually impervious to reason to such an extent and actually really hardened his heart to want to kill his own son-in-law.
The incident back then, he was forced by circ.u.mstances too. He and Ren Hongling loved each other, but Ren Xingchun refused to consent no matter what. The reason was just that his background was too lowly.
Ye Hang's talent was not poor. It was just that he did not have sufficient resources and powerful cultivation methods.
Hence, compared to Ren Hongling, Ye Hang was completely not worth mentioning.
But Ye Hang's tenacity and sincerity moved Ren Hongling's maiden heart. From there, she fell hopelessly in love with this penniless little alchemist.
Ye Hang lifted his head and gave a long sigh as he said, "I, Ye Hang, did things all my life with a clear conscious. To think that I still ended up like this! Forget it, forget it. This life, give it back to that unreasonable Ren Xingchun. Also, count it as settling a grudge."
As he said, Ye Hang shut his eyes and said, "Do it!"
Xu Zihui was originally still quite impatient, feeling that this punk was still babbling on and on before dying.
Suddenly, he felt that Ye Hang this name was rather familiar to the ear. When he thought again, he was suddenly shocked awake.
Wasn't Ye Hang the person that Young Master Ye entrusted him to find?
Wouldn't be so coincidental, right?
"Halt!"
Xu Zihui roared. A finger's essence energy flicked out, sending that long sword in that executioner martial artist's hands flying.
And at this time, that long sword was already less than half a centimeter away from Ye Hang's c.h.e.s.t.
Ye Hang looked at Xu Zihui rather uncertainly and did not know what this person was trying to do.
Xu Zihui stared at Ye Hang and asked solemnly, "You're called Ye Hang?"
"You don't know who I am?" Ye Hang was stupefied. Then he immediately understood and said with a self-ridiculing laugh, "That's true. My existence is a disgrace to the Ren Family. How could he let servants know of my existence? That's right, I'm called Ye Hang."
Getting an affirmative answer, Xu Zihui's heart pounded. He stared fixedly at Ye Hang and asked, "Then . . . who's Ye Yuan to you?"
Although Ye Yuan did not say who Ye Hang and Ren Hongling was to him, as long as one had some brain cells, they could guess their relationship.
When Ye Hang heard Ye Yuan's name, his entire body involuntarily quivered, "You know Yuan-er?"
Xu Zihui thought to himself, damn! There is really no story without coincidences!
He actually nearly killed Ye Yuan's father!
Earlier, if that sword were to really go down, he would not have the face to see Ye Yuan again thereafter.
Xu Zihui's son already successfully broke through realms after consuming the medicinal pill that Ye Yuan conferred.
To a martial artist, one minor realm was a small matter. But the time saved from this was hard to be exchanged using money.
He received Ye Yuan's grace but killed Ye Yuan's father. That would truly be a classical reciprocating kindness with ingratitude.
But . . . Ye Hang was a person that City Lord mentioned by name to kill. How . . . How should this be done?
Xu Zihui had a conflicted look and fell into a dilemma for a moment.
Kill? Or not to kill?
Ye Hang looked at Xu Zihui full of doubts and suspicions.
The strength of this person before his eyes was too formidable. He did not have the leeway to resist at all. But, hearing his tone, he actually knew Ye Yuan.
Could it be that Ye Yuan was also in Wu Fang City right now?
Thinking up till here, Ye Hang could not help being agitated.
But he became downcast again very soon. He was almost dead. Even if Ye Yuan were really in Wu Fang City, how could he go and meet him?
Ye Hang was all too familiar with Ren Xingchun this person. It was impossible for this expert before his eyes to defy his wishes.
"You, leave!" Ye Hang was just letting his imagination run wild when Xu Zihui suddenly spoke.
"Ah?" Ye Hang was dazed and could not quite react.
"I said, leave!" Xu Zihui said in a solemn voice.
With him saying this, the few subordinates immediately became anxious.
"My lord, he's a person that City Lord named to kill! If you release him, City Lord won't let you off!"
"Yeah. City Lord's temper, are you still unaware?"
"You mustn't let him go!"
Xu Zihui felt irritated and roared, "I said let him go! Are you all deaf? This matter, if City Lord lays down the blame, I'll bear it alone!"
Those few subordinates still wanted to urge again. Xu Zihui glared fiercely and said in anger, "Say any more, and I'll exterminate the few of you!"
Seeing that Xu Zihui's expression did not seem to be joking, these few subordinates finally did not speak again.
But Ye Hang had a blank look as he said, "Senior, you took on such a heavy responsibility in order to let me go. May I ask why?"
Xu Zihui waved his hand and said, "I received kindness from Young Master Ye and seriously can't bring myself to take action. You should go!"
Ye Hang roused himself and said in great joy, "Yuan-er is really in Wu Fang City?"
Xu Zihui nodded his head and said, "Young Master Ye is indeed in the city! He previously entrusted me to find a husband and wife pair, but I didn't have any leads all along. To think that you were actually imprisoned in City Lord Manor by City Lord."
"Yuan-er, is he . . . well?" Ye Hang was somewhat anxious, yet fearful that he would lose it for a time.
"Huhu, Young Master Ye is a great character at the peak of his height right now in the entire Wu Fang City! Of course he's well." Xu Zihui briefly recounted the matter of him inviting Ye Yuan to Wu Fang City.
These two days, the Endless World's upper echelons were all discussing the matter of establishing the Endless Alliance. Many news had not spread out yet. With Xu Zihui's status, he still did not know what happened during the meet.
If he knew that Ye Yuan's current status could be comparable to those sect leaders, he would probably not be so worried either.
Ye Hang also felt rather unreal when he heard it. He had already not had Ye Yuan's news for over a year.
This one year plus, Ye Yuan actually grew to such an extent?
But thinking about Ye Yuan's heaven-defying performance in the State of Qin, perhaps he could really achieve it?
Musing for a moment, Ye Hang clasped his hands and said to Xu Zihui, "Junior has a presumptuous request. Can Senior please bring me to meet Yuan-er?"
Xu Zihui looked at Ye Hang and asked, "City Lord's control over Wu Fang City is extremely tight. You'll probably fall into his sights once you go there. Do you really want to go back?"
Ye Hang nodded and said, "My wife and son are both in the city. How can I leave alone?"
. . . . . .
Outside Wu Fang City, Ye Yuan pushed his movement technique to the limits. Behind him, Ren Yujie was secretly alarmed. He actually felt rather taxing following Ye Yuan!
Ren Yujie's talent was inadequate. Up till now, he was just early-rank Alchemy King streng
th too. But even so, he was also a true-blue Second Level Soul Sea.
With his realm, he actually could not keep up with a Second Level Sea Transformation?
No wonder this nephew of his could stir up the wind and rain in the Endless World's upper echelons meeting. His strength was actually so formidable!
Younger sister Ren Hongling lost the ability to become an alchemist. To think that she actually gave birth to such a heaven-defying son.
Truly, misfortune might be a blessing in disguise!
All of a sudden, Ye Yuan stopped.
"What is it?" Ren Yujie halted his footsteps too and asked curiously.
Ye Yuan heaved a long sigh and said, "Heaven has eyes. It was actually Xu Zihui in charge of carrying out the sentence. Looks like I'm going to owe Brother Zihui a massive favor."
As he was talking, a group of people walked out from the jungle . . .
Chapter 529 - Forsaken by Loved Ones and Followers
At Feng Ya Pavilion.
Ye Hang and Ren Hongling hugged tearfully.
Ye Yuan watched this scene, feeling his heart ache very much too.
Along the way, Ye Hang already told everything to Ye Yuan, infuriating Ye Yuan greatly.
He never would have thought that Ren Xingchun was actually his blood-related maternal grandfather!
Furthermore, this old man was actually so unreasonable and impervious to reason!
Making a connection to Ren Xingchun's conduct in the Exquisite Jade Pavilion back then, Ye Yuan felt that this old man was simply incapable of being reasoned with!
Ye Yuan had occupied this body for a long time and had long taken Ye Hang and Ren Hongling to be his closest loved ones.
Ren Xingchun that old stick in the mud actually sentenced his own son-in-law to death because of this kind of laughable reason. It was simply preposterous to the max!
If Ye Yuan did not request Xu Zihui previously, if the one carrying out the sentence this time was not Xu Zihui, Ye Yuan would really have to part forever with his father.
With Ren Hongling and Ye Hang's love, she absolutely would not live on alone.