Chapter 160 – Supreme Dragon Ridge (1/2)

Chapter 160 – Supreme Dragon Ridge

“Lu Ren, young one, you have misunderstood what I have said. In no way am I undermining the Lu family’s authority. Yes, it is true what you have said about us. Currently, we are in our best and strongest form since a long time. Nevertheless, we are still insignificant compared to the city’s Big Three. The Ye family is simply incapable of giving you more people! We need our Warriors!” Ye Zheng Qing was frustrated. Lu Ren and Lu De were showing no signs of backing off, and the Ye family was far from strong enough to challenge the Lu’s.

Only few days ago, twenty more ten-star condensed prime warriors from the Lu family arrived at Green Moon City. The latest addition of two returned prime Warriors of the Lu family quickly established themselves in the city. So much so, Ye Patriarch knew better than to anger them.

“Mister patriarch, we are just following orders. This is not easy for us at all. Please, understand. I am sorry we have to be this pushy.” Lu De explained.

Both Lu Ren and Lu De were ten-star condensed prime Warrior. One of them acted tough while the other acted considerate. Their tactics appeared to be persuasive in the most subtle, suggestive way.

“Pfft, do you realize that the rest of the top ten families other than yours were able to send two hundred Warriors to help us with our project? Ye Zheng Qing, please, don’t say one thing and do the other! I don’t care for your excuses! If you don’t have two hundred men by noon tomorrow, my brother and I will show no mercy!” Lu Ren stared coldly at Ye Zhengqing. He threatened him even though they knew the Ye’s were running a tight ship; it was most likely than not the Ye family was unable to provide that many men.

‘I am still too weak!’ Ye Wei angrily thought. He clenched his fists angrily, feeling helpless.

Ye Wei was powerless before the Lu family. ‘I still cannot protect my family from them! There are too many of them in the city, and they all seem incredibly strong. Yet,I cannot just sit here and let them humiliate my family!’

“Sir, we really do not have that many Warriors in the Ye family. The best we can do is to send thirty more men. One hundred and fifty is a nice, round number, and it is the best we can offer. Please understand the situation we are in!,” Ye Wei slowly lifted his head. He looked at the two Lu family ten-star condensed prime Warriors. Lu De narrowed his eyes in response; he tried analyzing the cocky teenager who stood in front of him.

“Please consider my words even though I am young.” Ye Wei sincerely spoke as he took out the Runemaster badge and flashed it to the two Lu’s.

“Three-star Runemaster?!” Lu Ren was stunned, ‘This boy looks not a day older than sixteen, but he is already a Runemaster?!’

The men didn’t really care about a three-star Runemaster, it was not enough to surprise them. However, achieving that position at Ye Wei’s age was definitely something extraordinary.

“I think the Ye’s are trying their best. Will you two just be reasonable?” The older runemaster in the hall looked at the two Lu’s and commented.

“Okay then, if you say so Master Yi. Fine, one hundred and fifty it is!” Lu De smirked then thought to himself, ‘Where did all these Runemasters come from?’

‘A teenaged one and the old one. We were told by the elders, specifically, not to mess with Master Yi. This is a bit of a sticky situation.’ Lu Ren thought again.

“Thank you for your flexibility. Now, would you like to stay here and have dinner with us?” Ye Zhengqing made a polite hand gesture, planning to get closer and see if he could get some useful information from the brothers.

“Thank you for the offer, but there are other things that need our attention,”Lu De and Lu Ren stood up simultaneously. They took another look at Ye Wei, so they could recognize his face later on. Not long after the negotiation, they left the mansion.

They hurried to report to their family elders that the Ye family had a sixteen-year-old three star Runemaster.

Ye Patriarch felt relieved as he watched Lu Ren and Lu De leaving his family’s mansion. The news about Ye Wei’s accomplishments quickly spread across the mansion, and the family held a great feast in his honor.

After dinner, when everyone went back to their rooms to get ready to sleep, Ye Wei quietly snuck out of the window. He wanted to look at the mountains and valleys, which spread wide outside the city.

“North Hill Bay.” He murmured to himself as he casted his gaze afar.

Standing on top of the oldest tree in the city, he saw distant mountains across the river, bathed in moonlight.

North Hill Bay was a large wasteland full of rugged rocks on the further side of the riverbank.

“When was I last there? Ten, maybe, maybe?” Ye Wei gazed upon his family’s ancestral land from a distance. ‘I would like to know what hidden treasure the Lu’s are searching for; especially, since they want to take over an entire city just to uncover it.’ Ye Wei muttered to himself while shivering in the chilly night wind.

Even though Ye Wei stood on the tip of a tree during a windy night, he was steady as a mountain. His recently improved Qi and will-force made him agile, strong, and balanced.

“If our family records are correct, we did have a Supreme Warrior in the founding generations.Thus, if there will be any treasure hidden in North Hill Bay, there is a large possibility the treasure would be related to that specific great – great – great – great granddad of mine!”