Chapter 53 (2/2)

“Oh?” Zong Ling and Tong San were filled with uncertainty.

Xue Ying spoke his deep thoughts, “At his age, having spent his time carefree on the mountain, I guess the only reason should be some relationship issues! During dinner, he was behaving normally. But the moment he went out to send his girlfriend home, his behaviour changed. I’m afraid that this must be related to that girlfriend of his.”

“Uncle Zong.” Xue Ying said.

Xue Ying instructed, “I’ll be writing a letter. Please send someone to pass it to the Dragon Mountain Manor Lord of Water Rites Town! Ask for his help in investigating the background behind this Ji Rong! From her birth until now, her relatives, what she has been doing and anything else. Inform me of all of this . I must understand who exactly is this Ji Rong!”

Even if his brother was behaving normally, he would still investigate thoroughly Ji Rong’s background.

Someone who did not have a clean upbringing, how would Xue Ying put down his heart in letting her stay with his brother for the rest of Qing Shi’s life?

“Yes. I’ll immediately send someone over,” Zong Ling nodded, before smiling. “Xue Ying, why did you not tell Qing Shi that you have attained the strength of a Legend ranker?”

“Right, Xue Ying. You are going to be accepting Bronze Order mission, so why hide your strength?” Tong San added.

Xue Ying lightly shook his head, “Qing Shi, that brat is already too inexperienced. He is too pure, too innocent. Were I to tell him that I’m a Legend ranker, who knows what he will become! He might even become some rich and arrogant playboy, which is something I have hoped would not happen. Qing Shi is not putting in enough effort into his practice. Even You Yue has broken through and become an Earth mage, and yet, he remains a Human mage still.”

“So demanding. Don’t forget he’s still 16 this year.” Zong Ling laughed.

“I was 15 when I entered the Mountain Range of Desolation killing Silver Moon Wolves.”Xue Ying shook his head, “I guess I should find Great Mage Bai Yuan Zhi to discuss about giving Qing Shi a bit more pressure, instead of doing nothing every day. His innate talent in magic is much higher than mother’s. Since young, he’s had great mental strength, yet among the disciples of Great Mage Bai Yuan Zhi, he is considered as only ordinary. Even You Yue, with a weaker innate talent than him, reached a higher stage albeit having started at the same time as Qing Shi.”

Currently, Xue Ying was already a Legend ranker, standing at the peak of any mortals. Yet he was still aiming for Transcendence.

However, he had baggage in his heart still – his little brother.

…

Next day, early morning.

Water Rites Town, Dragon Mountain Manor.

“Manor Lord, this is a letter written by Xue Ying himself for you.” The white-haired old man You Tu placed a letter on the long table.

Lord Si An, who was sitting quietly by the table, perked up at that, “It’s a letter written personally by Dong Bo Xue Ying? Sent so early in the morning?”

“It was actually sent late in the evening yesterday.” You Tu answered.

“What is so urgent that he has to send a letter yesterday late evening? Why did you not tell me about it earlier?” Lord Si An immediately took up the letter and inspected it.

You Tu laughed, “I’ve skimmed through the letter. It isn’t something urgent, but instead, it’s just him asking Manor Lord to help him investigate the background behind his little brother’s girlfriend ‘Ji Rong’. That was why I didn’t disturb you last night, Manor Lord.”

“Next time, anything related to Xue Ying, please inform me at once.” Lord Si An emphasized.

“Uh… Yes, I understand.” You Tu felt weird. Such a trivial thing regarding investigating the backgrounds of a girl must be informed at once as well? When did the majestic Dragon Mountain Manor become so cheap?

“Oh yes, he did send someone to pass a note of 1000 gold to us.” You Tu added.

“The way Dong Bo Xue Ying does things sure is interesting,” Lord Si An laughed. After all, any of these powerful men could ask Dragon Mountain Manor to do minor stuff, but as they were not official, a fee would be required. Investigating the background of a person was simple stuff, yet Xue Ying generously gave them a thousand gold.

“Ji Rong?”

Lord Si An commanded, “Immediately send someone using the highest level of authority to thoroughly investigate all information related to Ji Rong, including her parents, her relatives and her friends. Format the report starting from her birth until now! Do it fast!”

“Highest level of authority?” You Tu was startled.

Dragon Mountain Manor was made to create an information web regarding everything under the skies. It could be said to have the best network in the world, yet investigating such a minor matter using the highest level of authority? Was it a joke?

“Go.” Lord Si An instructed.

“Yes.” You Tu could only follow his orders.

Lord Si An was sitting by the table, reading the dossier by his side.

“Si An, keep an eye on Dong Bo Xue Ying. Follow him closely. It is highly suspected that he is a Legend ranker – 50% probability!” This was an order sent by the County City with a detailed report coming with it.

“Legend ranker?”

“Is it real or fake…?” Lord Si An could not help but whisper out. Even though it was a day after receiving the report, he was still in a state of shock.

Yet there was enough evidence from the County City.

For instance, Xue Ying had spent up to 500,000 gold buying stuff within the county city. This information regarding Xue Ying’s extravagant spending was just an aid in confirming this possibility. The critical evidence came from the Castle of the Lu Clan. Due to the mission being related to the cult of the Demon God, Dragon Mountain Manor had to investigate thoroughly what exactly happened. They found evidence of short spears penetrating deeply in the rocks! Furthermore, out of the five experts participating in the mission, Xue Ying was the only one using spear as his main weapon!

When he was 15, Dong Bo Xue Ying was seen using short spears, eradicating many of the bandits from the Bent Blade Union! At the same time, there were flying darts found pierced deeply into the gigantic rocks in the castle. Each dart was a powerful weapon refined by a Refining Master, worth 1000 gold! Generally, Silver Moon Knights would not have the luxury to use such weapons.

Judging from how deep these darts and short spears were pierced into the rocks… only Legend rankers were capable of doing this!

Explosions would not cause the short spears and darts to penetrate so deeply!

Furthermore, according to the analysis of the power of the explosion, the possibility of Silver Moon Knights dying from it was almost a certainty! Yet Xue Ying was hardly hurt at all, and even Jing Qiu survived the blast.

There were also many other clues littered about, like the fighting traces left behind at the castle. All of these were enough for one to deduce that… a battle between Legend rankers took place right in the castle! There was a chance that the other party died, and the victor who walked out of it alive was Xue Ying. That was why Xue Ying had become rich overnight and that he could freely splurge 500,000 gold on things he wanted to buy!

“So young and yet, he’s already a Legend Knight? Seriously, this is too frightening.” Lord Si An murmured. The Dragon Mountain Manors throughout the Tranquil Sun Province were already focusing on investigating Dong Bo Xue Ying!