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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.
After all, there was too much interest involved in this. It was difficult for Murong Xingqiao to affect anything by himself.
Ye Qiu’s life and death seemed too insignificant in this power struggle.
In her despair, Yang Shengnan thought of Li Yu, the likely swindler Ye Qiu had mentioned.
A drowning person was willing to struggle even if he only caught a straw.
“Qiu’er, since that Li Yu you mentioned is so powerful, why don’t you find him and ask him for help? Since he can kill the demon child with a single strike, he can also easily repel the Wolf King Clan!” Yang Shengnan said.
She already had the mindset of making a Hail Mary effort.
Trying anything was better than sitting around and watching Ye Qiu die for nothing. And something told her that Li Yu might help her son to stay safe.
“Mother, how am I supposed to ask for help regarding this matter? He doesn’t have the obligation or responsibility to repel the Wolf King Clan. Ultimately, I’m not a member of the Qingyun Sect yet. So what qualifications do I have to ask for his help?!” Ye Qiu said.
“If he’s really as strong as you say, then let him prove it. If he can defeat the Wolf King’s clan, Mom will allow you to enter the Qingyun Sect. You can spend as much money as you want, even if it means going broke!” Yang Shengnan said impatiently. She seemed haggard at the moment.
Ye Qiu did not reply.
He felt that Li Yu definitely could defeat the Wolf King Clan.
However, this was not his duty. He had no obligation to help the Great Xia Dynasty clean up their mess, nor did he need to prove anything to the Ye family.
Ye Qiu knew that his mother was too worried and had already lost her mind, and he could understand why she said such things.
He had planned to bid farewell to Li Yu and explain the situation before leaving for the front line. A man had to honor his promise, and he could not just leave without a word like this.
Now that his mother would finally let him out to find Li Yu, he could not tell her his thoughts.
“Alright. Mom, I’ll give it a try!” After a moment of silence, Ye Qiu nodded and said.
The next day, before the sun rose, Ye Qiu rode his flying spirit beast and flew in the direction of Qing Prefecture.
When he arrived at the Nine-tailed Mountain of Luo Water Town, it was already afternoon.
At this moment, a group of craftsmen was expanding the Daoist temple.
Apart from the original main hall, almost all the walls and buildings of the Daoist temple were rebuilt.
After all, Li Yu wanted to construct a sect that could accommodate a thousand people. At the same time, he also had to consider further expansion after the sect became stronger. Therefore, he revised the overall layout of the sect’s buildings.
Of course, the plan was designed by professional craftsmen. It could satisfy the current functional needs as well as facilitate expansion in the future.
According to the current plan, the sect’s facilities would be essentially complete.
The Hall of Mount Gate, the square, the bell tower, the front hall, the main hall, the east and west deputy hall.
The Sect Leader’s Court, the Elder’s Court, the Dao Comprehension Room, the Martial Arts Arena, the Alchemy Pavilion, the Refining Pavilion, the Technique Pavilion, and so on, were all part of the plans.
Even the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain was in renovation.
Li Yu took the initiative to change the sect’s name to Qingyun Sect.
The entire sect would also expand to more than ten times its original size, not inferior to the standard of a middle-tier sect in the Grand Xia Dynasty.
Of course, this was costly. It was not a big deal since Li Yu looted the Juyi Hall.
Along with the sixteen thousand spirit stones that he had won from the bet, it was enough to support him in building a proper sect.
At the moment, Li Yu was idling under a large tree.
He thought about the future of the sect and plans for dinner.
“Senior Brother!” Ye Qiu rode his spirit beast and flew over.
Then, he jumped down from the air and landed steadily in front of Li Yu.
Li Yu was delighted to see Ye Qiu return. He almost shouted, “Did you bring the money?”
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