Chapter 285 - Im Sorry (1/2)

He Yicheng hastened into a huge and luxurious residence, and he stopped when he entered the backyard.

A man in black was sitting over there. He seemed similar to He Yicheng in terms of their appearance, but He Yicheng kneeled before the man without any hesitation. “Great ancestor, I made a mistake and failed.”

The man in black was He Hanyang, one of the He family’s great ancestors. He slowly turned his head and asked in a deep voice, “Who stopped you?”

He Yicheng was not an ordinary Yang Grade powerhouse. He was at the peak of Yang Grade, and his combat power was only possible among the great-ancestor-level powerhouses in the He family. Although he received information that Ou Yangming was peculiar in many ways, how could a martial artist at the peak of Yin Grade escape a powerhouse at the peak of Yang Grade? ‘It’s very likely that a powerhouse interfered, right?’ He wondered.

If they were in Linlang County at the moment, He Hanyang would have ordered an arrest long ago, but he dared not act rashly in the capital.

He Yicheng’s face reddened as he answered softly, “I wasn’t a match for him, so I fled in a hurry.”

“Wasn’t a match for him?” He Hanyang was stunned, and he mumbled while he glanced at He Yicheng’s body, “You weren’t a match for… Ou Yangming?”

“Yes.” He Yicheng flushed, and he lowered his head. “It’s my fault, so please punish me.”

He Hanyang waved his hand and sighed. “Since you can’t even take him down, is it true that he has formidable powers?”

“Great ancestor, my martial arts cultivation base is at the peak of Yin Grade, but he’s adept in a unique kind of oppression, which was able to affect and limit my abilities. When I exchanged my blows with him, I couldn’t even use half of my strength,” He Yicheng responded in fear.

“Oppression?”

“That’s right. When I fought him, I somehow felt like I was fighting with you,” He Yicheng replied to the great ancestor with his head down.

This time, He Hanyang was truly moved. He kept quiet for a while before he noted, “I understand. The young fella’s martial arts cultivation base is mediocre, but his mental power is remarkable. Hmph, as long as one isn’t affected by his mental power, he isn’t fearsome at all.”

“Great ancestor, you’re right.” He Yicheng quickly agreed with the man. He praised the great ancestor, but he secretly wondered with a bitter smile, ‘Don’t be affected by his mental power? It’s easier said than done.’

“Forget it, you don’t have to care about this anymore. It’s such a pity that the young fella was born at the wrong time.” He Hanyang slowly stood up and swayed, then he vanished like a ghost.

He Yicheng was startled for some time before he sighed.

As said by the great ancestor, if the young fellow was born 10 years earlier or later, he would not be a hindrance to the Iron Blood Loyal Heart and the n.o.ble sacrifice from the He family and the Ni family. In that case, the He family would not make deliberate plans to get rid of him too.

Unfortunately, the young fellow was born at the wrong time…

Ou Yangming returned to the Yi Pavilion’s courtyard by using the main road.

He previously left in a carriage, but the Yi Pavilion was a significant force in the capital, hence he could easily find his way back by asking the people around.

Someone welcomed Ou Yangming as soon as he returned, then Du Gaoge arrived to greet him after a brief moment.

Ou Yangming did not inform the shopkeeper about his encounter with He Yicheng because he was somewhat looking forward to what would come next. Since a powerhouse at the peak of Yang Grade had just returned after failing his mission, he figured that a Supreme Great Ancestor would show up soon.

Back then, as presumptuous as Ou Yangming was, he would not have the guts to provoke powerhouses of such level.

Now, not only had he fathomed the Spiritual Fist, but he also had trump cards like the small fireball and the Mental Power Rune, thus he became eager to face stronger opponents.

Needless to say, most importantly, Ou Yangming was in the capital at the moment. He could run away and scream for help if he could not defeat his opponent, and a Supreme Great Ancestor would not act recklessly in the capital. This was also the young fellow’s biggest reliance. Ou Yangming had a casual conversation with the Du Gaoge, then he sent him away saying that he needed to rest.

Nonetheless, he soon realized that Du Gaoge did not leave as he stayed at a place outside the small courtyard. It was evident that the shopkeeper was a.s.signed by the Yi Pavilion to be his special contact person. He closed his eyes and focused on his sea of consciousness.

Ou Yangming recalled his gains from this journey, especially the path of equilibrium from Wu Hongxi. It affected and changed him so enormously that he had some ideas about the refinement of an interspatial bag.

He reached out his hand and slowly made strokes in the air. Nevertheless, his fingers seemed to carry an indescribable magical power, causing the s.p.a.ce in front of him to vibrate a little as his fingers moved.

This did not mean that Ou Yangming possessed the power to affect s.p.a.ce; he simply released some power from his Military Fire, which was sometimes cold and sometimes hot. When the heat and cold blended, it resulted in the peculiar occurrence of the undulating s.p.a.ce. It was the same theory as when a blazing fire was lit up in front of him, causing the air around the flame to boil.

Despite that, what Ou Yangming did was a hundred times more technical than lighting a fire.

Following that, Ou Yangming carefully retrieved a leather bag. It was not big nor was it hefty as it was only the size of his palm, but he regarded it to be far more precious than any other piece of equipment. In fact, even the magic tools that he smithed in the past were inferior to it.

This was because the leather bag was the material used to refine an interspatial bag, and it was obtained after a Big Abdomen Ghost Spider’s death.

As soon as Ou Yangming retrieved the item, it automatically opened and was so attracted by the fluctuating s.p.a.ce in front of him that it was going to be drawn into the s.p.a.ce.

Ou Yangming’s face changed. The leather bag was a non-living object, but it underwent a wonderful change when it contacted the varying s.p.a.ce. It was evident that the item was indeed one of the best materials to refine an interspatial bag.