NOVEL NEXT chapter 6
6
Just Want to Live Well but Surpassed the Protagonist – 05 The Elders of the Ye Family
“Yong’er, what’s the rush? Has something happened?” The elder managing the council hall was Elder Si, Ye Yong’s grandfather’s brother, Ye Yong’s great-uncle, a formidable cultivator in the phase of transforming the spirit.
Logically speaking, if an elder-level powerhouse went after the protagonist from the start, the protagonist would surely die. But Ye Yong didn’t dare to bet on it, after all, that was the protagonist, the child of the plane. If he could die, he would have died long ago. Moreover, he had just heard from the system that there was something like a world consciousness. So even if he could really persuade the elder to deal with the protagonist, there might be accidents, like a powerhouse who shouldn’t have stomach issues suddenly getting diarrhea, or another powerhouse happening to pass by and saving the protagonist with a roar.
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To speak of this elder, Ye Yong remembered his death was quite aggrieved. A formidable early-stage Ascendant, he was killed by a mere Golden Core protagonist who lured him into a secret realm and even left a trove of treasures for the protagonist. It was truly a loss of face.
When it comes to Nascent Soul and Golden Core, Ye Yong could never forget the realm settings here.
Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Core Formation, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Ascendant, Void Piercing, Mahayana, followed by Saint, Tribulation Crossing, and then ascending to the Immortal Realm. There, after ascending, there are levels too. Unlike the novels of recent years with their Xuan Huang and Xuan Wang levels, where authors try to create their own rankings to add interest, it’s really just a change of soup, not the medicine. The names of the levels are hard to remember, making it difficult for readers to keep track.
Names like Qi Refining and Foundation Building, aren’t they simple and easy to remember?
In short, a thousand words boil down to one sentence: trying to kill the protagonist is a gamble without suspense, always a loss. If you lose, you lose your life, and you end up gifting treasures to the protagonist.
Therefore, Ye Yong would absolutely not oppose the protagonist, even if the protagonist is still in the ‘infancy period’.
“I have a matter I wish to discuss with the elders,” Ye Yong performed a junior’s salute.
“Oh?” The elder was slightly startled, feeling that today’s Ye Yong was somewhat different from usual. His divine sense swept over Ye Yong back and forth, finding no issues, and the soul seemed normal, not like one possessed or bewitched.
Ye Yong was a genius of the Ye family, only 18 years old and already at the seventh level of the Foundation Building phase, and it was a colorful Foundation Building at that, with limitless prospects. The elder was quite optimistic about Ye Yong, so he didn’t ask much about the matter, directly notifying the others with his divine sense.
Hearing that Ye Yong had a matter to discuss, the elders not in seclusion quickly arrived. Although they were all Nascent Soul and Ascendant powerhouses, they were no longer young. For a large family to continue its legacy, it must rely on the younger generation. Ye Yong was a genius, the son of the current patriarch, and held considerable esteem.
After the elders arrived, they all sat with dignity on the high platform. Ye Yong’s ‘father’, Ye Qianlang, didn’t come because he was in seclusion, but his ‘mother’, Lin Wei, did.
A beauty who appeared to be in her twenties.
Such is the way of cultivators; one simply cannot judge their age by appearance.
If Ye Yong remembered correctly, Lin Wei seemed to be over 300 years old, an early-stage Nascent Soul powerhouse.
A Nascent Soul over 300 years old, the talent is still quite remarkable.
Because they often met, and because cultivators have strong perception, Lin Wei immediately noticed something different about her son today. The eyes are the windows to the soul, especially Ye Yong’s eyes, which no longer hid the malice of the past.
Like the elder at the beginning, everyone used their divine sense to sweep over Ye Yong, finding nothing unusual.
Ye Yong never thought about pretending to be ‘Ye Yong’; he wasn’t a graduate of a performance academy, how could he pretend to be so? If someone asked him why he changed, he would say he had an epiphany. After all, cultivators have epiphanies all the time, so a change in personality is quite normal.
After saluting the elders, Ye Yong began to speak about the matter he wanted to discuss.
“The junior feels that the marriage arrangement with Miss Qin Shimeng of the Qin family was too hasty, giving neither party time to prepare. Moreover, after some time of interaction, the junior has found that Miss Qin Shimeng is wholeheartedly devoted to the Dao and has no desire to be with anyone as a Dao companion. For the sake of our futures, the junior requests the elders’ consent to withdraw from this marriage arrangement.”
“The Qin family’s Qin Shimeng’s talent is not much less than yours; you two are the celestial couple spoken of in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yong’er, don’t you also like Qin Shimeng? Why suddenly speak of breaking off the engagement?” The second elder was very surprised.
Originally, the marriage alliance with the Qin family was because Ye Yong insisted on it, having taken a fancy to Qin Shimeng. Just yesterday, someone, because they were rejected by Qin Shimeng’s invitation to play, vented all their anger on the servants.
“The junior has pondered all night and recalled the servant accidentally killed by the junior yesterday, and suddenly had an epiphany. If the junior wishes to ascend step by step on the path of cultivation, one must cast aside these complex worldly emotions.”
“But being dao companions with Qin Shimeng, assisting each other to ascend to immortality, should be more efficient,” said the third elder.
Ye Yong didn’t plan to bicker too much with them, just bowed his head, hands clasped in front, with a very sincere attitude: “I ask the elders to agree to the junior’s request.”
The elders exchanged glances for a moment, seeing that Ye Yong’s mother did not speak, they did not presume to decide for themselves, all fell silent.
“Yong’er.” Lin Wei spoke up, her gaze fixed on Ye Yong, she said word by word: “Has someone threatened you?”
It’s no wonder Lin Wei would think this, after all, just yesterday Ye Yong loved Qin Shimeng to death, and today he speaks of breaking off the engagement. There’s no issue with his soul, ruling out the possibility of being controlled, then the only explanation left is a threat.
Although Lin Wei felt that in the Great Zhou Dynasty, no one could threaten her son, she could only think of this possibility.
“No one has threatened the child, the child has fully realized the truth,” Ye Yong looked up, meeting Lin Wei’s gaze.
Damn, his mother is too beautiful.
But Ye Yong had no strange thoughts; in the novel’s plot, Lin Wei is a protective mother to the extreme. Because ‘Ye Yong’ was killed by Long Tian, she constantly sought revenge for her son, leading to the family’s destruction, even if she was left alone, she never gave up. In the end, she fell into demonic ways and was finished by another female lead, only then reluctantly accepting her fate.
Ye Yong felt that breaking off the engagement was not only saving himself but also saving the family, and this young and beautiful mother who was only over 300 years old.
“If that’s the case, if Yong’er wishes to break off the engagement, then break it off, the Qin family won’t dare to say anything,” said the protective mother without further question, Lin Wei immediately agreed to Ye Yong’s decision: “I will write a letter of divorce and have it sent to the Qin family’s residence.”
“The child will go, this matter started because of me, and it should also end by me,” Ye Yong actually wanted to see what Qin Shimeng looked like. The dog author in the novel praised her to the skies, but since it was in text, no matter how he imagined it, he couldn’t conjure up a clear image, only a vague shadow stirring his heart. Now that he could actually see her, how could Ye Yong miss this opportunity?
Although he chose to give up on Qin Shimeng to protect himself, it doesn’t mean Ye Yong can’t appreciate beauty.
Lin Wei and the elders were all very surprised, but somehow they also felt some relief.
Look at this child, compared to yesterday, he seems like a completely different person.
Cultivators indeed often have epiphanies, sometimes understanding certain truths can change a person drastically. Falling into demonic ways is also a kind of epiphany, just a misguided one. One moment they may be a great person concerned for the world, and the next they might become a demon slaughtering all.
In any case, everyone saw the change in Ye Yong and were quite satisfied. Breaking off the engagement is just that, the Qin family is not as powerful as the Ye family, the loss is on the Qin family’s side. With Ye Yong’s talent and conditions, there’s no worry about finding a dao companion. Moreover, the marriage alliance was originally Ye Yong’s own request, now that he wants to break it off, naturally, it’s up to him to decide.”
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