Chapter 87: Probing (1/2)

“Feng Chaoyang must be your father then? The age disparity is questionable, but other than that, everything fits. Someone who managed to obtain the God of War’s weapon as well as escape the Gale Nation without any injury. Plus your cold and detached manner, impulsively doing things without considering their consequences, even your refusal to be controlled by others, you aren’t weak yet you are not conniving, you would have had to achieve that through other means. Everything points to you being related to Feng Chaoyang. Tian Long’s Emperor should have been able to infer as much, which is probably why he has been secretly trying to capture you.” Ye Wuchen explained indifferently, his footsteps never stopping.

Hatred sparkled through Leng Ya’s eyes, he gritted his teeth as he followed closely.

“You must have harbored a grudge against your father, because no one has heard of the God of War having children. Apparently, you and your mother’s existence were not recognized. If I were to guess, your mother’s blindness must have been personally done by your father. Otherwise, even if you were forced out of the Gale Nation, you would not necessarily hate your father this much.”

“He is not my father, he doesn’t deserve it!!”

Drip.

After a violent howl, a nondescript sound followed as red liquid dripped from Leng Ya’s clenched fists. His fingernails had embedded themselves deeply into his palms. He thought that, by leaving the Gale Nation, he would leave behind his past and that person in particular. What he did not expect was Ye Wuchen uncovering and understating the scars that he had taken great efforts to forget.

“He is almost sixty and you, barely twenty. You are more likely to be his son. Not a grandson because then, you would not exist.”

“Even though I’m not aware what Feng Chaoyang means by hiding your existence, I also have no idea what had happened between the two of you. However, escaping is what a coward would do. I hope that, after your mother’s condition improves, you will return to Gale Nation to make use of three of the ten years I am owed to complete a task for me.”

His request was met with a long stretch of silence with the exception of the sounds of their footsteps as they walked through the black forest. Along with their steps, the air of death grew stronger and stronger, furthermore, no other animals had appeared. Ye Wuchen’s eyebrows started to scrunch up. After half an hour, Leng Ya’s head was still half lowered and his mouth kept silent, seemly not to have heard Ye Wuchen’s earlier remarks. Or perhaps he was still struggling whether to listen and obey to the order of returning to Gale Nation. He was grateful, but still very reluctant to go back. To repay the kindness he was shown, he was willing to be a family servant, a courtyard protector, even kill if he was ordered to do so until he had repaid the kindness. He did not expect that he would be asked to return to the Gale Nation.

“Alright, it’s here.”

Ye Wuchen finally came to a stop, his gaze fixed upon his feet. Leng Ya followed his exactly and ceased his steps. Looking around their dead surrounding, he became puzzled. He had no idea of his purpose here, but he refrained from asking further.

Ye Wuchen extended his right hand; a faint yellow light radiated from the hollow of his palm. He followed by flicking his wrist and the black earth underfoot exploded, forming a small crater.

Leng Ya’s heart jumped. He recognized this to be one of the most basic Earth Binding Enchantments—“Earth Explosion Technique”.

He had been witness to the man’s mastery of the pen and sword. And now, Earth Binding Enchantments. How many more tricks does he still have hidden… and he was his junior, age-wise, but he had already acquired a great deal achievements.

Ye Wuchen squatted down, extending his left hand this time and the pitch-black ring of the God of Sword flickered faintly before a tightly bound, white parcel, no more than half a foot, appeared where the ground had erupted.

Leng Ya startled, “A storage ring?”

“Is this thing really worth so much amazement?” Ye Wuchen used his hands to shift the soil until a thin layer covered the white parcel. Due to the excessively bleak surroundings and the greyness of the land, one would not be able to locate this spot if they did not examine it overmuch.

“There are only three of these rings in the entire Heavenly Star Continent.” Leng Ya said.

“Only three?” Ye Wuchen was surprised at this information, letting out a soft “oh” in acknowledgment. His thought back, woefully despising Chu Cangming. Only three in the entire continent, and he speaks of them as if they were just some common accessory… He might not have valued them but others certainly did!