Chapter 87: Probing
“Feng Chaoyang must be your father then? The age disparity is questionable, but other than that, everything fits. Someone who managed to obtain the God of War’s weapon as well as escape the Gale Nation without any injury. Plus your cold and detached manner, impulsively doing things without considering their consequences, even your refusal to be controlled by others, you aren’t weak yet you are not conniving, you would have had to achieve that through other means. Everything points to you being related to Feng Chaoyang. Tian Long’s Emperor should have been able to infer as much, which is probably why he has been secretly trying to capture you.” Ye Wuchen explained indifferently, his footsteps never stopping.
Hatred sparkled through Leng Ya’s eyes, he gritted his teeth as he followed closely.
“You must have harbored a grudge against your father, because no one has heard of the God of War having children. Apparently, you and your mother’s existence were not recognized. If I were to guess, your mother’s blindness must have been personally done by your father. Otherwise, even if you were forced out of the Gale Nation, you would not necessarily hate your father this much.”
“He is not my father, he doesn’t deserve it!!”
Drip.
After a violent howl, a nondescript sound followed as red liquid dripped from Leng Ya’s clenched fists. His fingernails had embedded themselves deeply into his palms. He thought that, by leaving the Gale Nation, he would leave behind his past and that person in particular. What he did not expect was Ye Wuchen uncovering and understating the scars that he had taken great efforts to forget.
“He is almost sixty and you, barely twenty. You are more likely to be his son. Not a grandson because then, you would not exist.”
“Even though I’m not aware what Feng Chaoyang means by hiding your existence, I also have no idea what had happened between the two of you. However, escaping is what a coward would do. I hope that, after your mother’s condition improves, you will return to Gale Nation to make use of three of the ten years I am owed to complete a task for me.”
His request was met with a long stretch of silence with the exception of the sounds of their footsteps as they walked through the black forest. Along with their steps, the air of death grew stronger and stronger, furthermore, no other animals had appeared. Ye Wuchen’s eyebrows started to scrunch up. After half an hour, Leng Ya’s head was still half lowered and his mouth kept silent, seemly not to have heard Ye Wuchen’s earlier remarks. Or perhaps he was still struggling whether to listen and obey to the order of returning to Gale Nation. He was grateful, but still very reluctant to go back. To repay the kindness he was shown, he was willing to be a family servant, a courtyard protector, even kill if he was ordered to do so until he had repaid the kindness. He did not expect that he would be asked to return to the Gale Nation.
“Alright, it’s here.”
Ye Wuchen finally came to a stop, his gaze fixed upon his feet. Leng Ya followed his exactly and ceased his steps. Looking around their dead surrounding, he became puzzled. He had no idea of his purpose here, but he refrained from asking further.
Ye Wuchen extended his right hand; a faint yellow light radiated from the hollow of his palm. He followed by flicking his wrist and the black earth underfoot exploded, forming a small crater.
Leng Ya’s heart jumped. He recognized this to be one of the most basic Earth Binding Enchantments—“Earth Explosion Technique”.
He had been witness to the man’s mastery of the pen and sword. And now, Earth Binding Enchantments. How many more tricks does he still have hidden… and he was his junior, age-wise, but he had already acquired a great deal achievements.
Ye Wuchen squatted down, extending his left hand this time and the pitch-black ring of the God of Sword flickered faintly before a tightly bound, white parcel, no more than half a foot, appeared where the ground had erupted.
Leng Ya startled, “A storage ring?”
“Is this thing really worth so much amazement?” Ye Wuchen used his hands to shift the soil until a thin layer covered the white parcel. Due to the excessively bleak surroundings and the greyness of the land, one would not be able to locate this spot if they did not examine it overmuch.
“There are only three of these rings in the entire Heavenly Star Continent.” Leng Ya said.
“Only three?” Ye Wuchen was surprised at this information, letting out a soft “oh” in acknowledgment. His thought back, woefully despising Chu Cangming. Only three in the entire continent, and he speaks of them as if they were just some common accessory… He might not have valued them but others certainly did!
Ye Wuchen had previously done research on the God of Sword’s ring. He faintly recalled that the ring has some power, something called “Void Space”. This kind of power is only possible when the seven natural elements were in perfect harmony. Creating a storage device like the ring required one to first have the ability to manipulate Void Space. Either a person had to simultaneously possess all seven natural elements, or seven different masters of each element with a deep level of connection with each other worked together. A special method was then needed to infuse an object with this kind of power. Using a ring to hold the power would result to a storage ring; using an earring would result to a storage earring.
Therefore, one must gone through enormous difficulties to produce this kind of item.
Ye Wuchen produced a long greyish string and coiled it around a not-so-thick tree beside the spot. He lifted his head to look at the sky for a moment, then said in a low voice, “Men and beasts rarely come here, furthermore, rain would not be likely in the next seven days.”
Leng Ya became even more puzzled, completely lost to what to recent events in the forest.
“Okay, you may now return home.” Ye Wuchen said.
“And you?”
“I’ll just go for a stroll.”
“Then why did you have me to come here with you?”
“I did not want to meet with any accidents, so I brought along a companion as a precaution. I suppose I worried too much. You may now go home.” Ye Wuchen said flatly.
Leng Ya turned around, and departed using their original path. Ye Wuchen did not make any further remarks and continued forward in the same direction, his footsteps were considerably faster this time.
The reason he requested Leng Ya’s company was naturally not due to caution, but to probe him. And based on the outcome, he had succeeded. On his journey back alone, it will be enough time for Leng Ya to think through the matters they had discussed.
“Master, where do you intend to go?” a sharp and clear voice came from the Nan Huang Sword.
“Let’s go to see the cursed woman.”
“What!?” Nan-er cried out in surprise, “You must not, Master, that sounds like a very bad idea.”
Ye Wuchen laughed softly, “Don’t worry. I’m not about to throw my life away, I just want take a closer. Every time I hear about this woman, my spirit stirs. I thought it might be some kind of premonition or hint from my special spiritual powers, so I need to go take a look.
“Alright, fine! Only just a look, you must not enter…… or else, or else Nan-er will have no one to rely anymore.” Nan-er said nervously.
“Don’t worry, I won’t deceive Nan-er.”
Translated by: Fatty_Uncle
Edited by: seriouspotato and patrick_father_of_dragons