Chapter 357: Are You Willing? (1/2)

Chapter 357: Are You Willing?

Translator: TYZEditor: X/TYZ

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At first, the sound of a sword being unsheathed was fine and soft, causing one to focus and listen to it carefully. Suddenly, the sword chime increased in volume, becoming sharp and reverberating. Upon hearing it, one would feel as if his or her heart was being pierced by a sword.

Ai Hui’s hair stood on end, resembling an alarmed cat. An indescribable feeling of danger enshrouded his body. He felt as if a glimmering razor-sharp sword was being pressed against the back of his neck. His hand subconsciously gripped the Silverfold Plum on his waist.

He was overwhelmed with shock.

This was…

A streak of sword gleam shot out from an ancient well in the back garden of the Ye Residence. The streak of sword gleam was not really dazzling, but the sky suddenly darkened at this point in time. The azure sky and the scorching sun looked as if their colors had faded, becoming ashen. The only thing that remained bright was that streak of sword gleam.

Upon sensing that something was not right, Ling Sheng turned around to escape. However, the streak of sword gleam was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it had caught up with Ling Sheng. He let out a blood-curdling screech as his left arm was cut off, causing him to be drenched in blood.

”The blood feud between the Ye Family and the Ling Family will last for generations, and it will only end if one of us is dead!”

Ling Sheng’s figure disappeared into the distance, but his vile curses continued to resound through the air.

Ai Hui’s face turned pale. After a long while, he finally regained his composure. He simply could not describe the shock he felt. That sword gleam’s aura alone was enough to freeze his entire body. As the head of the Ling Family, Ling Sheng was at least a Master. Even a Master had lost an arm to stay alive against that streak of sword gleam. If Ai Hui was in Ling Sheng’s position, he would have zero chance of surviving.

Ai Hui thought about the sword gleams he had seen before, but none of them were comparable to the one from the Ye Residence. The sword gleam that the Karakorum Savant used to kill Chi Zun was earth-shattering and could be considered the apex of the present age’s swordsmanship.

However, it still paled in comparison to this one.

When this sword gleam shot out, it did not leave any trail of smoke, fire, or aura, yet it could dominate all living things.

Ai Hui returned to his senses and looked at the others. Everyone else reacted worse than him. Their facial expressions were blank. Apparently, they had not recovered from the shock of that sword gleam.

”Xiaobao, follow me,” Ye Lin said solemnly.

Xiaobao acknowledged and quickly followed behind his mother.

Ye Lin brought Xiaobao out of the main hall and walked to an empty space outdoors that faced the back garden. Next, she kneeled down and bowed. Xiaobao did not seem to understand what was going on, but when he saw his mother kneel down, he followed suit.

”Mighty Ancestor, thank you for protecting your descendants today. I’m Ye Clan’s Ye Lin. My husband died when his son was still young. Today, a powerful enemy arrived at our doorstep and brought dishonor to our family. I had to summon you to punish him. Sorry for disturbing your peaceful slumber. Mighty Ancestor, please keep me and my son safe and sound. Ye Lin will kowtow to you now.”

With a solemn look on her face, Ye Lin kowtowed three times. Upon seeing what his mother did, Xiaobao kowtowed three times as well.

Ai Hui was flabbergasted. Could it be… that streak of sword gleam was left behind by Ye Huitang?

A thunderbolt struck Ai Hui. No wonder the sword gleam was so terrifying and powerful. Even a Master like Ling Sheng was defeated by such a blow and had to lose an arm to stay alive.

Amazing!

Ye Huitang’s era was a millennium ago.

What kind of sword gleam could be sealed for a millennium? If Ye Huitang could do this, how powerful was he actually? In the records that Ai Hui read before, most of them mentioned that the ”last swordsman” was an aged hero who no longer possessed any strength. Having no options left, he had to use the last bit of his vitality to unleash the ultimate sword move.

However, it was at this moment that Ai Hui realized that what was written in those records might be inaccurate. The depths of Ye Huitang’s strength were more unfathomable than he expected! Suddenly, Ai Hui returned to his senses. No, it was he who had misinterpreted those records.

As Ai Hui thought of the line mentioned in the swordplay manual, that ”the enemy leader was slain by a single sword move,” he involuntarily became lost in thought. Was this sword move just like that streak of sword gleam?

The depths of the Ye Residence’s might were indeed terrifying!

Madam Ye stood up and wiped off the dust on Xiaobao’s knees. The old lady beside her returned to her senses and said to Madam Ye with a worried tone, ”Madam, I’m afraid the Ling Residence will not take this incident lying down.”

”Afraid?” Madam Ye chuckled. ”Didn’t you hear him say that the blood feud between the Ye Family and Ling Family will last for generations, and it will end only if one of us is dead? Regardless, you don’t need to be too concerned about a mere Ling Residence.”

The old woman wanted to say something, but she hesitated. She knew her master was a decisive individual and might already have a plan.

Fu Sisi’s face was deathly pale. She knew she had gone overboard in provoking the Ling Residence this time around. The Ye Residence was powerful and had the backing of the Great Elder. For Chu Zhaoyang, as long as he stayed in the Ye Residence, the Ling Residence could not do anything against him. Therefore, the enraged Ling Residence would go after the Fu Family first.

At its peak, the Fu Family could not contend with the Ling Residence, let alone a Fu Family that was now on the decline.

Trembling in fear, she kneeled down and begged Madam Ye, ”Madam, please save the Fu Family!”

Madam Ye sighed deeply without saying anything.

Ai Hui could see that Fu Sisi was truly scared now. Her entire body shivered in fear, looking like quail that was crouching on the ground. When Ai Hui saw this scene, he could not help but feel sad for her. Fu Sisi had always been a shrewd and confident individual. Since when had he seen her in such a panicked and fearful state? The fighting and plotting between aristocratic families were indeed dangerous.

Even though Ai Hui felt sad for Fu Sisi, he still had no intention of speaking up for her. Right now, he was having a headache over how to break free from this maelstrom. He really did not want to get involved in the struggles between aristocratic families. He knew everyone here was vicious and despicable. For the sake of their families, they would not even mind getting married to a stranger.

This must be the price of enjoying the benefits of being in an aristocratic family.

Suddenly, Ai Hui thought of Shi Xueman. Shi Xueman did not seem to have these characteristics.

Oh? How did iron lady survive all these years? She had a good father. Ai Hui felt that this was the key reason why she did not possess these qualities.