Chapter 23 - Im Going to the Front Line (1/2)

Translator: Atlas StudiosEditor: Atlas Studios

Nan’an City’s Ye family, the General’s Estate.

“Mother, let me out, let me out! The imperial decree has already been issued. If you continue to lock me up, that would be disobeying the imperial decree!” Ye Qiu kept shouting inside his locked room.

“I’m doing this for your own good. No matter what, I won’t let you enter the front line. In a while, I’ll go and beg His Majesty. If it’s not possible, I will go there to fight in your place!” Ye Qiu’s mother, Yang Shengnan, said firmly.

After Ye Qiu returned from Luo Water Town two days ago, he kept clamoring about entering some Qingyun Sect.

He claimed that the sect was filled with crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and the sect’s Eldest Senior Brother was the first on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, Li Yu.

And Li Yu had also killed the demon child who had destroyed the Heavenly Water Pavilion.

Logically speaking, she should be aware of the person ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

However, no one had heard of Li Yu and that unknown sect before.

How did her son find Li Yu?

Moreover, the first thing Li Yu demanded was 1000 silver taels as Ye Qiu’s fees. Ye Qiu could enter any sect in the Great Xia Dynasty without spending any money with his talent. And 1000 silver taels all at once was simply a daylight robbery.

It was more ridiculous that Ye Qiu claimed that Li Yu had killed the demon child with a single strike.

If the entire Heaven Water Pavilion was no match for the demonic child, how could a child like Li Yu kill the demon child casually?

It certainly seemed like a scam.

Thus she felt that something was wrong. All kinds of signs pointed to the possibility that Ye Qiu had encountered swindlers.

She believed that the so-called killing of the demon child was either a lie they fabricated or an illusion created by their tricks.

In short, there was something fishy about the matter, so Yang Shengnan locked Ye Qiu up to prevent him from going astray.

However, tragedy struck in the north. Her younger brother-in-law, Ye Gusheng, had died in battle while her husband, Ye Guxiong, was severely injured.

The Ye family was immediately shrouded in sorrow and gloom.

Yang Shengnan let Ye Qiu off to visit his father, and he stopped mentioning joining the Qingyun Sect.

Little did she expect that her kid would actually say that he wanted to go to the front line to fight the Wolf King clan to avenge his third uncle and father.

Yang Shengnan did not want her son to die like that, so she locked him up again.

To her disbelief, Emperor Murong Cang had issued a decree ordering Ye Qiu to follow Ye Guxing to suppress the Wolf King Clan.

In Yang Shengnan’s opinion, this was simply sending Ye Qiu to his death.

Although Ye Qiu was not young, he had no experience on the battlefield. Sending him to deal with such a dangerous enemy was simply sending him to his death.

Moreover, the Grand Commandant must be behind this, using this opportunity to continue undermining the Ye family.

After all, the Ye Family’s experts were not the only generals in the Great Xia Dynasty.

The Ye Family disciples, loyal to the emperor, were basically sent to the most dangerous place up north, where they had a slim chance of survival.

As for those who clung to Grand Commandant Zhao Qiu, they were all carefree.

Yang Shengnan felt that it was unfair. Even if she had to take the risk of infuriating the emperor, she had to protect her son.

“Mother, don’t go. Military orders cannot be disobeyed. You can’t change anything even if you do that. You’ll only enrage His Majesty!” Ye Qiu shouted.

Yang Shengnan did not reply. Instead, she left the estate resolutely and headed for the palace.

She would protect Ye Qiu no matter what.

However, Yang Shengnan was chased back without even seeing the emperor.

She was unwilling to accept this fate, and she repeatedly asked for help through connections. She even begged the prime minister and the crown prince.

However, other than Murong Xingqiao, no one else agreed to help.

In the end, although Murong Xingqiao went to see the emperor and pleaded on behalf of Ye Qiu, it did not change anything.