546 News (1/2)
”Sisters?”
Fang Yuan was slightly confused but recovered himself when he saw them.
”It's you two!”
”Greetings to the mountain leader of Nine Extremes Mountain from Ye Shuhua and Ye Shumin!”
The older Ye Sister smiled at Fang Yuan stiffly and bowed.
”Please take us in on account of our friendship!”
Fang Yuan had gotten acquainted with these two ladies back in the Changli Hollow. They had continued to keep in touch, with the sisters helping Fang Yuan to acquire the Nine Smelting Technique other resources.
Fang Yuan blinked and the memories came flooding in. He sighed thoughtfully.
In fact, the Ye Sisters were even more surprised.
”It's only been a few years since he entered the Realm Alliance and he has already achieved so much?”
Ye Shuhua gazed at Fang Yuan.
”If you would protect us in these dark times...we will no longer have anything to worry about…”
She decided to put aside the last vestiges of her ego.
”Protect you?”
Fang Yuan was silent for a moment.
”Why not go to the Realm Alliance?”
”You must be joking, mountain leader…”
Ye Shuhua smiled sadly.
”In the Realm Alliance, there are many who hope to take advantage of us...besides, after all these major occurrences, our network of contacts have dwindled greatly…”
'Seems like the Realm Alliance holds great danger for them. Has their last backer fallen as well?
This was to be expected after the savage battle of the Jade Capital!
It was incredible that the Ye sisters could survive till today and even manage to make their way to the Nine Extreme Mountain.
”I thought...we had agreed previously that we no longer owed each other anything?”
Fang Yuan's mental faculty was still very much in control even in the face of feminine beauty. He looked at Ye Shuhua.
”You must be prepared to pay a price if I chose to protect you, for I will potentially have to challenge the Realm Alliance as a result.”
”How can you still fear the Realm Alliance with your level of prowess?”
Seeing that Fang Yuan remained unmoved, Ye Shuhua could not help but feel dejected. She realised that he would not give in unless an offer was made.
”After such an upheaval, we no longer have anything left. However, we have recently heard a piece of news that the Realm Alliance, Baize Mountain and the Evil Divine Sect have decided to form the Dream Masters Alliance with these three organisations heading it. The dream masters under their charge must follow their orders or die otherwise...how much is this piece of news worth?”
”It is not uncommon for an organisation to assert its authority by using violence…”
Fang Yuan shook his head.
”You will have to do better!”
”There's something else...do you know why The Ancient One, the grand sage of the Realm Alliance, is content with mediocrity and has not made any attempt to accomplish anything?”
”You have aroused my interest!”
The Ancient One was a scheming fellow. He possessed the cultivation of a spiritual knight and had attained the level of a higher being, yet he was secretive to the extreme.
The fact that he was lying low during a time of upheaval such as this did not make sense at all.
Unless he was conserving his energy and preparing for a large-scale operation!
”The Ancient One has been concealing himself because he has set his sights elsewhere...Fang Yuan, have you heard of the Ancient Realm? Where sages attain the highest level of consciousness?”
Ye Shuhua had a complex look on her features. Revealing this information would set her up against the sages.
Although there was probably only one True Elemental spiritual knight among the sages of the Realm Alliance, they had a powerful reputation that intimidated her.
”Oh? Go on!”
Fang Yuan was excited. He had designs on the Ancient Realm, even though the Heavenly energy of that world would be too strong for him to overcome. It was probably time for another try, now that Da Qian's coordinates were shifting.
”Ever since there had been changes in the Ancient Realm, the sages have been trying to access it. They were making progress until the battle of the Jade Capital happened, which forced them to start over. Thus, their plans were delayed!”
Ye Shuhua had wanted to incite a conflict between Fang Yuan and the Realm Alliance. This might make him more willing to protect them.
Fang Yuan believed her.
Among the dream masters in this world, only a few knew that Da Qian was shifting. This fact reinforced Ye Shuhua's credibility.
”How did you come to know about these secrets?”
The Ancient One making plans to conquer the Ancient Realm was not earth-shattering news, but the details would not be made available to every common member of the Realm Alliance.
”The Ye family is one of the founding families. Our family inheritance contains much valuable information…”
Ye Shuhua offered a rough explanation.
”If that's the case, you can pledge allegiance to the sage directly. No one would dare to cross the two of you by virtue of your status.”