The Legend of Futian - Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Letter

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Tang Wan was warm and gentle like water. It was very normal for her to have pursuers. If she could find someone suitable, Ye Futian would naturally be happy for him. As for the Nangong Jiao that the young man had mentioned, he seemed to have heard of her before. The girl he’d climbed Book Mountain with was named Nangong Jiao, right? She hadn’t left a strong impression. Ye Futian just remembered that she was a bit proud.

“No, it’s not suitable for me to go to a family gathering,” Tang Wan said gently. She smiled and shook her head. She seemed to be uninterested in this young man.

“No worries. Qingxuan can go too,” the young man continued. “We’re all in the same clan and Nangong Jiao had also brought her fellow disciples from the College to celebrate together. This is a very rare chance. Not only will you see geniuses, you’ll also see some Nobles.”

“I’m not going,” Yi Qingxuan said and leaned into Yu Sheng. What did this have to do with her?

“Same clan?” Ye Futian was confused and glanced at Hua Fengliu and Tang Lan.

Tang Lan glared at him. She hadn’t given him a nice look yet, which frustrated Ye Futian. Why did she hate him? What did he do wrong?

“There are many academies in the Divine Capital. We are now teaching at the Zhen Wu Academy. Tang Wan and Qingxuan are also studying there,” Tang Lan said to Ye Futian. “Brother Nangong is also a teacher there.”

“I see.” Ye Futian nodded. His master obviously wouldn’t stay at home all the time. The Divine Capital was one of the three major cities in the Eastern Barren Territory. It was very busy and naturally had many academies. Though they couldn’t be compared with the top forces, they were still skilled. His master could teach there without any problems. While teaching, he could learn as well.

“Brother Fengliu, why have I never seen these two before?” Nangong Cheng asked.

“This is my student. That is Yi Xiang’s student,” Hua Fengliu answered with a smile. “Since Wan’er doesn’t want to go, then she won’t go. Thank you for your invitation.”

The young man’s eyes flashed. He scanned Ye Futian, the animosity growing.

Yi Qingxuan and Yu Sheng’s relationship was already clear. Yi Xiang’s student was with his daughter. Then if Tang Wan was Tang Lan’s student and Ye Futian was Hua Fengliu’s student, perhaps…

Ye Futian was also extremely attractive.

“I see.” Nangong Cheng smiled and nodded. He didn’t mind. Hua Fengliu’s cultivation was extraordinary while those who studied in the Zhen Wu Academy were mostly lower. His student wouldn’t be that important either, though his outer appearance was nice. He looked like a ladies’ man, just like Hua Fengliu.

The two beauties besides Hua Fengliu were very pretty, especially Nandou Wenyin.

“Brother Fengliu, you don’t have to reject me so quickly,” Nangong Cheng said cheerily. “You can bring your family to the Nangong Family’s gathering and gain some experiences. You can see what our family is like and the younger ones can learn some things.”

Nangong Cheng’s tone was calm but there was an undertone of superiority. After all, he was from the Nangong Family. Even if he wasn’t from the heir’s line, he was still better than Hua Fengliu. If not for the fact that he seemed to have a treasure, Nangong Cheng wouldn’t try so hard.

“It’s rare for my student to come back so we want to spend more time together. We won’t go disturb the Nangong Family.” Hua Fengliu shook his head. His student didn’t need to go to the Nangong Family to learn. This guy had made a mess in the Qin Dynasty earlier. It was rare for someone in the Eastern Barren Territory who didn’t know him.

“Brother Fengliu, you’re really embarrassing me.” Nangong Cheng was clearly unhappy. Hua Fengliu was giving him a hard time. His son had feelings for Tang Wan and he’d planned to have his son marry her after succeeding with this event. If Tang Wan had the honor to marry into the Nangong Family, Hua Fengliu and the others would naturally rely on them. At that time, it would be much easier to get that treasure.

It would take some time but no one could say anything about it. It was killing two birds with one stone. However, Hua Fengliu and Tang Wan seemed to not know their place.

Ye Futian frowned. Their attitude completely changed once they were rejected. “Are you really important?” Ye Futian glanced at Nangong Cheng.

Nangong Cheng scanned him and smiled thinly. “I am speaking with your teacher. You’re in no place to speak. Where are your manners?”

“You’re not qualified to talk about manners.” Nandou Wenyin’s expression turned cold too.

Nangong Cheng glanced at Nandou Wenyin and smirked. They really were so proud. “Since we are cultivating in the same place, I won’t take offense in this. It is Tang Wan’s luck to be noticed by my son. You can decide what you should do. Goodbye,” Nangong Cheng said indifferently. Then he turned and walked away. His eyes glinted.

If they were that arrogant, they would have to wait and see.

Ye Futian watched the receding backsides. His eyes turned cold. Was the Nangong Family that arrogant? Not even the Cottage would act like this outside.

“Master, why are you friends with these people?” Ye Futian asked.

“You think everyone’s like you, cultivating happily in the Cottage and not needing to care about anything in the outside world?” Tang Lan said. “The Nangong Family is a Noble family in the Divine Capital. They’re very powerful. Even if we don’t want to be friends, we can’t offend them either.”

“Aunt Tang, you can tell them I’m Master’s student. Then they won’t bother you all,” Ye Futian said.

“Don’t you know that your master likes his dignity?” Tang Lan glanced at Hua Fengliu and Ye Futian was embarrassed. He obviously knew his master’s personality.

It was normal to brag about your teacher. However, bragging about your student… Hua Fengliu probably felt it was humiliating. Furthermore, Ye Futian was now a famous person in the Eastern Barren Territory. If his master bragged about him outside, it could cause negativity. Thinking of this, Ye Futian felt bad. It seemed that he wasn’t being a very good student.

“We must solve this,” Yi Xiang said now. “Nangong Cheng keeps bothering us because he discovered accidentally that your master has a cultivating treasure. It’s the stone statue you gave him. Nangong Cheng had asked about it curiously and acted really close to us. He also had his son pursue Tang Wan for this. You saw earlier. He’ll try other tactics.”

Ye Futian’s eyes flashed. He saw that the other didn’t have good intentions but this was easy to solve.

“How about I go back and ask if you all can cultivate in the mountain,” he said to Hua Fengliu.

“Nonsense,” Hua Fengliu uttered. Looking at him, he said, “You only have one teacher in the Cottage. What will we do up there?”

What was the Cottage? It was a holy land for cultivation. There weren’t even ten people in it now but Ye Futian wanted them all to go? What was that for? He wouldn’t go even if the Cottage agreed.

“Even though you have a bad temper, you’re still my master. No matter how many people teach me, your status won’t go down.” Seeing Hua Fengliu look at him, Ye Futian chuckled. “Are you touched?”

“There’s nothing to be touched about,” Hua Fengliu said. “Even if I’m not your master, I’m still your father-in-law.”

With that, Hua Fengliu gave Ye Futian a look. Status? A father-in-law’s status was quite high, right?

Ye Futian stared at Hua Fengliu. He had to admit defeat. However, he smiled brightly and went to massage Hua Fengliu’s shoulders. “Father-in-law, you’re right. When can I get married to Jieyu?”

“Depends on my mood,” Hua Fengliu said while enjoying the massage. Let’s see if this guy dares to act proud in front of me.

“Then how do you feel now?”

“Not that great,” Hua Fengliu answered lazily. Ye Futian felt depressed. They all said that mothers-in-law were difficult but his Masteress loved him. His Master-plus-father-in-law was impossible.

Ye Futian didn’t leave. He planned on spending a few days with Master and Masteress. Jieyu wasn’t here while he was always at the Cottage. He wasn’t doing his duties as a student.

Yu Sheng hadn’t seen Qingxuan in a long while either.

…

The next day was the birthday celebration of a Nangong elder. There were many guests. Countless people came to congratulate him. As a Noble family, the Nangong Family had a rich heritage and many connections.

Many people wanted to take part in the birthday celebration. Furthermore, they’d heard that the daughter had come back. It seemed to be her grandfather’s birthday. A lot of people wanted to see how talented she was for entering the College.

Apparently, not only was Nangong Jiao talented, she was also very pretty. Many boys were excited to see her true appearance.

People were outside the mansion, busily welcoming the guests. Just then, a Black Wind Eagle flew down and landed outside. It walked towards the girl welcoming guests.

“Sir, what is your name?” the servant asked with a smile. The guests had to report their titles. Not everyone could enter the Nangong Family.

“Help me pass this letter to Nangong Jiao.” The man was Ye Futian. He took out a letter and gave it to the servant.

The servant’s eyes flashed and looked up at Ye Futian. “Uh…”

Nangong Jiao was so high-up that the servant could rarely see her, let alone pass a stranger’s letter.

“This letter is from the Book Mountain. Just do what I said,” Ye Futian said nonchalantly. After giving the letter, he flew away on the Black Wind Eagle.

He didn’t want to waste time with someone from the Nangong Family. A letter was enough.

The servant watched Ye Futian’s figure with sparkling eyes. The man was so handsome and didn’t seem to have been joking. Thinking of this, she turned and entered the Nangong Family!

Chapter 247: The Name of Ye Futian

 

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Today, it was the birthday of an elder whose position was very high in the Nangong Family. At the place where the birthday banquet was held, all the seats were filled with guests and the cultivators from various places had come to send their wishes.

At the moment, all the people from the older generation were gathered in one place while the people from the younger generation were at another place. At the place where the younger people were at, a few were clustered by their admirers. The person who sat in the best spot was the princess of the Nangong Family—Nangong Jiao.

Apart from Nangong Jiao, there were a few others present. They were her friends in the College and were invited to her grandfather’s birthday banquet to complement the joyful atmosphere. After all, College disciples had a very high reputation outside. Even if they were only juniors, nobody would dare to look down on them.

Nangong Jiao was chatting casually with the others, and a faint arrogance could always be felt from her. In the past, she was already the genius of the Nangong Family. After she entered the College, her status rose even higher.

Not far away from them, Nangong Li looked at that charming face and was somewhat envious. That was his cousin, but her position was far higher than him.

“This is the genius lady. Do you see for yourself? In the future, cultivate harder. Although you are only at the Zhen Wu Academy, even if you are weaker than Nangong Jiao, your performance still cannot be too bad in the family,” his father, Nangong Cheng, said. “Hua Fengliu seems to have a cultivation treasure. Last time, I felt a strong noble will. After I get it, it will definitely help you to cultivate.”

Nangong Li nodded and said, “Then Tang Wan…”

“It’s only a woman. If you really want, after we get rid of Hua Fengliu and the rest, you have more than enough chances. However, don’t spend too much time and effort on women,” Nangong Cheng said in a serious tone. He also liked beautiful ladies. For example, Hua Fengliu’s wife was very pretty and coveted by many. However, he understood well that in the cultivation world, one’s own strength was the key to one’s status all the time. If he had the powers and status, he would be able to get all kinds of women. Therefore, it was not worth it to deliberately spend too much time on this, although it was alright to just play for fun.

Thinking of Nandou Wenyin, an evil light sparkled in his eyes. If there is a chance…

Withdrawing from his thoughts, he said to Nangong Li, “Go there. Try to have a good relationship with Nangong Jiao.”

“Understood.” Nangong Li nodded and then walked towards the place where Nangong Jiao was at. Approaching Nangong Jiao, he smiled and said, “Cousin, after these few months, you look more and more lively. You are indeed a model for the young generation in the Nangong Family.”

Nangong Jiao raised her head to glance at Nangong Li, and nodded gently. She turned her eyes away and did not reply. The Nangong Family was very big and there were many people around; she was not familiar with everyone.

“The grandfather is here,” Nangong Jiao said softly. Nangong Li looked rather awkward, but then he was relieved. With Nangong Jiao’s status, he did not have to feel embarrassed.

“Let’s go there,” Nangong Jiao said. Immediately, the group walked towards the elder.

“Jiao Jiao, you are here.” Seeing Nangong Jiao walking over, the elder smiled.

“Grandfather, these are all my friends. They cultivate in the College,” Nangong Jiao introduced.

“Great. All of you are young talents. Today, it’s my pleasure to meet all of you at my birthday banquet,” the elder said politely.

“Senior, you are too polite.” The few people folded their hands to salute. At the moment, many elders started to gather around. Smiling, they said, “The disciples of the College indeed have a different temperament.”

“Right. All of them are very graceful and elegant.” Many people said praises one after another. The few College disciples looked very calm and were not emotionally affected by the praises, causing people to appreciate them even further in their hearts.

At this moment, a guard walked over from the distance and said, “Master, a maidservant outside said that a person had sent a letter to us. The person said that he is from the Book Mountain and the letter is for Ms. Jiao.”

Nangong Jiao’s eyes sparkled and she said, “Ask her to come here.”

There was only the College on the Book Mountain. The letter is from the Book Mountain? She felt somewhat strange.

After a while, a maidservant walked over and handed her the letter. Nangong Jiao asked, “Who sent the letter here?”

“A young man who is about 18 years old. His temperament seems unusual,” the maidservant said. If it was not for his outstanding temperament, she would not deliver the letter in the first place.

Nangong Jiao was even more puzzled, after which she opened the letter. The contents of the letter were very short and only had a few lines. When she saw the name of the sender, a strange look instantly flashed across her eyes.

Raising her head, she looked at the maidservant and asked, “What does the person look like?”

The maidservant replied softly, “Very nice. I seldom see such a handsome man.”

Nangong Jiao nodded. Seems like I can’t be wrong.

Thinking about the event at the Qin Dynasty a few months ago, Nangong Jiao’s expression immediately turned cold.

“What happened?” the elder beside her asked.

“Grandfather, take a look.” Nangong Jiao passed the letter to the elder.

The elder scanned the letter and an eye-catching light was released suddenly from his eyes. He asked, “Are you sure it’s him?”

“Should be correct.” Nangong Jiao nodded.

In an instant, the elder’s look became extremely cold.

B*stard.

The event that happened in the Qin Imperial City a few months ago was already long known by everyone. Because the Donghua Clan bullied some Cottage disciples, the Cottage third disciple, Gu Dongliu, and the fourth disciple went to the Qin Dynasty directly and permanently disabled a noble from the Donghua Clan.

Now, that blind b*stard actually offended him. Does he want to drag the Nangong Family into this? Thinking of this, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said, “Where are Nangong Cheng and his son?”

In the distance, Nangong Cheng was stunned. He walked over to the elder with Nangong Li and saluted. “Uncle, what is it?”

“I heard that your son is chasing a lady recently?” The elder’s voice was very calm as if nothing had happened.

Nangong Cheng was stunned. How did he know about this? he thought.

“Indeed he is. Uncle, why do you suddenly ask about such a small thing?” Nangong Cheng asked tentatively.

“Did he succeed?” the elder asked again.

“No.” Nangong Cheng shook his head and was even more puzzled.

“Humph. What woman actually dares to reject a person from the Nangong Family? Don’t you have any plans?” the elder gave a cold humph and said.

Nangong was stunned momentarily. He did not know how his uncle knew about this, but it seemed to be great as he had saved himself a lot of trouble.

“It’s a young lady in the Zhen Wu Academy. Her family was very unyielding and did not care about the Nangong Family at all. I am just planning to solve this issue,” Nangong Cheng replied.

“Oh? How do you plan to solve it?” the elder asked.

“Uncle, don’t worry. I will handle everything properly.” Today, there were many outsiders present. Naturally, he could not say everything directly as it would appear that the Nangong Family was just bullying the rest.

“Then how about the lady?” the elder asked again.

“Err…” Nangong Cheng looked around him and did not speak. The elder understood everything at once and only felt very chilly.

So close. If Nangong Cheng really allowed Nangong Li to do something to the lady forcefully, what would the consequences be?

It would be unimaginable.

He did not forget about how the Cottage third disciple became famous. That time, a top-tier family, much stronger than the Nangong Family, was eliminated from the Eastern Barren Territory precisely because of such a seemingly insignificant thing.

Today, the Nangong Family almost followed in their footsteps.

“Very good.” The concealed anger of the elder finally erupted at the moment. Some coldness was released from his body as he said, “Come. Take down these two and disable them.”

This abrupt voice was like a bolt out of the blue. Nangong Cheng and Nangong Li stood blankly in their spots, feeling flabbergasted. They did not even understand what had happened.

Disable both of them?

The people around them were also stunned. What is happening?

“Uncle…” Nangong Cheng trembled and did not understand what was happening. However, seeing the killing intent flashing in the elder’s cold eyes, he knew that the elder was not joking.

“Didn’t you hear me?” the elder roared. Not long ago, even the noble from the Donghua Clan was disabled. If he did not do something actively, he would be waiting for the Cottage disciples to come themselves.

The letter only explained briefly the situation, and was already very polite. However, he did not dare to hesitate at all and had to handle the situation properly.

“Cancel today’s birthday banquet,” the elder continued with a fierce anger.

A few cultivators from the Nangong Family walked towards Nangong Cheng and Nangong Li. At the moment, the two still did not understand what had happened. However, they did not dare to resist and were taken down very quickly.

“Uncle, why?” Nangong Cheng shouted.

“No…” Nangong Li was caught and could not move. Seeming to have realized what was about to happen, his face turned totally pale.

The guests gathered around them one after another and did not know what had exactly happened. The host of the birthday banquet actually burst into anger suddenly and furthermore, the banquet was also canceled.

Very soon, miserable screams erupted. Nangong Cheng and Nangong Li were lying weakly on the ground as they were permanently disabled.

Even at that moment, they still had no clue why they were disabled.

“Bring them and follow me. Jiao Jiao, you come as well,” the elder said. Nangong Jiao nodded. She was a disciple of the College; since Ye Futian had sent the letter to her, it would be better for her to show up and try to remove the dissatisfaction he had towards the Nangong Family.

Just now, her grandfather deliberately suppressed his anger and asked the questions in order to sound out the precise attitude of Nangong Cheng and Nangong Li. Now they managed to know everything, and she also broke into a sweat with fear. Even though she was a College disciple, she naturally knew what position Ye Futian had at the moment.

Every Cottage disciple was far more superior than an ordinary College disciple. When a Cottage disciple was bullied, they disabled a noble from the Donghua Clan directly. Apart from the Cottage, who else could do this?

“This…”

“Senior, where are you going?” The guests around walked up and asked. The elder had suddenly become angry and canceled the birthday banquet. Obviously, it was because the two who had been disabled had brought a disaster to the family by offending someone. Many people from the Nangong Family also came forward to ask.

“These two b*stards want to deal with Ye Futian from the Cottage,” the elder said in anger. All the people around him were shocked.

Deal with the Cottage disciple Ye Futian?

A similar event had happened in the Qin Dynasty not long ago. Everyone in the world had seen the outcome. In addition, that time it was the Qin Dynasty and the Donghua Clan. Now, it was only the Nangong Family.

“Ye Futian…” Nangong Cheng who had been disabled still could not understand. Then, he thought of one person—the disciple of Hua Fengliu. In this instant, his face turned completely pale!

Chapter 248: Apology

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Vicky_

In the Guqin Gardens, a group of cultivators landed mightily. They were the people from the Nangong Family. Today, the Nangong Family was supposed to hold a birthday banquet. However, because of a letter, the banquet was canceled directly. Many cultivators from the Nangong Family forced Nangong Cheng and his son to come to the Guqin Gardens to apologize. However, they did not see Ye Futian and the rest. There were only two maidservants cleaning the courtyard of the Guqin Gardens.

According to the maidservants, the people from the Guqin Gardens had gone to the academy. The people from the Nangong Family could only change their route and head to the Zhen Wu Academy.

The Zhen Wu Academy was in the Divine Capital Ancient City. Although it was inferior to the College, as a cultivation organization in the Divine Capital, it was naturally very powerful as well.

The academy was expansive and majestic. Strolling in the academy, Ye Futian and his team seemed very leisurely.

“Although I have grown up, I still feel somewhat familiar with this place. I miss the past,” Ye Futian smiled and said. There were many schools and academies in the Divine Prefectures of the East, and almost all the larger cities would have them. He had once cultivated in the academies in the city of Qingzhou and the city of Donghai. Therefore, the scene caused him to recall his memories, as if he had returned to the past.

“Do you miss your sister Qin Yi or Feng Qingxue?” Hua Fengliu smiled and said. He clearly knew what Ye Futian did in the Qingzhou Academy.

Hearing Hua Fengliu’s words, Ye Futian looked speechless, then said, “Master, I am only purely a good friend with sister Qin Yi and Feng Qingxue. The thing that I miss the most in the Qingzhou Academy is, of course, getting to know Jieyu and you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have the achievements I have now.”

Everyone glanced at Ye Futian as if they were already used to it and did not feel strange.

“Makes sense.” Hua Fengliu smiled and nodded.

“Trainer Hua.” Occasionally on their way, young people would pass by and greet Hua Fengliu and the rest. They were the trainers in the academy and naturally many disciples knew them. It was only that in the Zhen Wu Academy, there was not much respect in the eyes of the disciples. After all, Hua Fengliu and the rest were not very famous. In the Zhen Wu Academy, only the very strong trainers were highly respected. Even Yi Xiang, who was previously the head of the School of the Finance Star in Donghai Academy, was only an ordinary trainer here. Instead, Nandou Wenyin and Tang Lan were more popular.

The group strolled casually in the academy, and Hua Fengliu brought Ye Futian to the academy grounds. There was a large gymnasium where one could cultivate and carry out friendly fights. After that, they went to the lecture zone. The lecture halls in the Zhen Wu Academy were very huge. Some lecture halls were filled with disciples, while others were mostly empty. It depended on whether the trainer was powerful and famous.

“In the Zhen Wu Academy, apart from opening lectures which academy disciples can attend freely, trainers may also take on some personal disciples to teach. Of course, there are also disciples who want to actively follow the good trainers,” Hua Fengliu said.

“Master, don’t you plan to take on a few more disciples?” Ye Futian asked.

Hua Fengliu shook his head gently. At the moment, he no longer had such a thought. In the first place, those outstanding geniuses would not look up to him and worship him as a master. Even if they were willing to, he also did not have such a thought. Although he would bicker with Ye Futian frequently, he had taken this particular disciple as his son-in-law.

“Trainer Hua.” At the moment, a teenage girl ran over and looked at Hua Fengliu nervously.

“Yes?” Hua Fengliu asked.

Clenching her fist anxiously and looking at Hua Fengliu, she said, “Trainer Hua, I want to worship you as my master.”

Hua Fengliu smiled and replied, “If you want to hear my lectures in the future, you can come anytime.”

“No, I am referring to you becoming my actual master. Last time, I mentioned it to you. You should know,” the girl said again.

“I don’t take on disciples.” Hua Fengliu smiled and shook his head. A tinge of disappointed appeared on the face of the girl.

Ye Futian looked at the girl, and then at his master, and blinked his eyes. It seems that the master is still very attractive.

“Holier-than-thou.” In the distance, a cold voice spread out. A lady said to the girl before Hua Fengliu, “Yuqing, I am willing to take you as my disciple.”

The girl looked at the lady and said softly, “Thank you, Trainer Han, but that won’t be necessary.”

“I really don’t know what you are thinking about.” The lady’s age was similar to Nandou Wenyin, and her appearance was quite outstanding as well, although clearly not as good as Nandou Wenyin’s. However, there seemed to be an aura from her body as she glanced at Hua Fengliu and said, “There are many excellent trainers in the academy. Yuqing, why do you need to have such a one-track mind.”

Yuqing smiled bitterly. She always felt that Hua Fengliu was uniquely charming. Although his level was not very high, it felt very comfortable to listen to his lectures.

Trainer Han took a deep look at Hua Fengliu and said monotonously, “Can you stop being so holier-than-thou? In the whole academy, maybe only you few do not take on disciples.”

“I’m afraid that I will mislead them.” Hua Fengliu also did not mind her attitude and smiled.

Trainer Han did not say anything. Hua Fengliu had spoken so nicely. What could she blame him for?

“Girl, there are so many trainers in the academy. Why do you need to be so stubborn?” at that moment, a middle-aged man walked over and said to Yuqing.

“Trainer Mo,” Yuqing called.

“Not many people even go to his lectures, but you want him to become your master? I really don’t know what you are thinking. Isn’t Trainer Han better than him?” Trainer Mo did not look at Hua Fengliu and only said to Yuqing, “Trainer Han really appreciates you. If you become her disciple, I will also teach you when I have time in the future.”

Yuqing’s eyes sparkled as she glanced at Hua Fengliu and then looked at Trainer Han and Trainer Mo. The latter was a rather famous trainer in Zhen Wu Academy and was very strong.

“Since you have advised me, I am willing to learn under Trainer Han,” Yuqing said. Trainer Han smiled and nodded. “Alright. Since you have made your decision, come with me.” After she finished speaking, the few walked past Hua Fengliu. Yuqing looked at Hua Fengliu again with some nostalgia in her eyes.

“Master, why don’t you take any disciples? I feel that it’s not bad,” Ye Futian said softly. Hua Fengliu widened his eyes at Ye Futian and said, “You want me to find a junior sister for you?”

“I…” Ye Futian was speechless.

Trainer Mo and Trainer Han walked on the path in the academy. At the moment, a faint arrogance could still be seen on the face of Trainer Mo. He disliked Hua Fengliu and his team because their levels were not high, yet they thought that they were morally superior.

Trainer Mo said, “Such a hypocritical guy.”

“Even though Hua Fengliu is somewhat arrogant, I don’t think he is hypocritical.” Trainer Han shook her head and did not agree with his opinion.

“With such a level, what does he have to be arrogant about? Do you think he can teach any outstanding disciples? It was only because it was Yuqing. Otherwise, who would want to become his disciple?” Trainer Mo gave a cold humph.

Just as they were speaking, a group of people in front flashed towards them mightily. Seeing the figure who was pale and severely injured, Trainer Han and Trainer Mo’s expressions both changed slightly. Is that Nangong Cheng? Also, he knew the elder at the front. He was an elder in the Nangong Family and had a very high position.

Walking forward, Trainer Mo bowed and said, “Greeting, senior Nangong. What has happened? What happened to brother Nangong?”

“Have you seen Hua Fengliu and his group?” the elder asked.

“I just saw them.” Trainer Mo nodded and felt somewhat strange.

“Where? Can you lead the way?” the elder asked.

“Sure. I am willing to serve you, senior,” Trainer Mo said politely. The Nangong Family was a noble family nearby and had a very huge influence on the academy. However, he did not understand why they were looking for Hua Fengliu. Could it be that Hua Fengliu broke into a conflict with Nangong Cheng and injured him?

Trainer Han was also puzzled. The three turned around and walked back towards the place where Hua Fengliu was at. At the moment, many people from the Zhen Wu Academy gathered and followed them. Many cultivators from the Nangong Family had come mightily and were looking for Hua Fengliu. Why?

Ye Futian, Hua Fengliu, and the rest were still strolling around casually and chatting. It was quite rare that they could be so comfortable, apart from the small episode that occurred a while ago which they did not really mind.

“There.” At the moment, a group of strong cultivators was talking at them from the back. Seemed to have felt something, Ye Futian and the rest turned around and saw the people from the Nangong Family walking over.

“What’s happening?” Seeing Nangong Cheng’s miserable status, Hua Fengliu was somewhat stunned. Just now, Ye Futian had gone out and he did not know what Ye Futian had done.

Very quickly, the people from the Nangong Family approached them and stopped a short distance away. The elder in front glanced at everyone and then looked at Ye Futian.

At the moment, another cultivator came over; it was a senior in the academy who heard that the Nangong Family had come and hurried to the place. Seeing Nangong Cheng, the person from the academy frowned and walked forward to take a look at Nangong Cheng, after which he said, “Who did this?”

“Me,” the elder said.

“Brother Nangong…” The senior from the academy was stunned.

The elder walked forward and said, “Make them kneel.”

“Yes.” The people from the Nangong Family forced Nangong Cheng and his son to walk forward and kneel down on the ground. The two looked at Ye Futian and their faces were as pale as ash. They could not stop feeling regret. How could Hua Fengliu actually have such a disciple?

If they had known earlier, they would not have dared to plan and think about such ideas.

“Err…” The people around were all shocked by the actions of the Nangong Family. The elder from the Nangong Family had forced Nangong Cheng and his son to kneel down before Hua Fengliu. What was happening? Hua Fengliu and the rest were merely ordinary trainers.

Trainer Han and Trainer Mo also looked at the scene, dumbfounded. They felt very confused.

At the moment, the elder from the Nangong Family walked in front of Ye Futian. He folded his hands and said, “I am Nangong Teng. The people in my family are not well disciplined, and these two have been doing much evil outside. Now, their powers have already been permanently destroyed. Mr. Ye, you can punish them as you wish.”

“Nangong Teng?” Some younger people felt astonished. The second most powerful person from the Nangong Family—Nangong Teng—a strong noble, was actually apologizing to an 18-year-old teenager. Moreover, he was allowing Ye Futian to punish Nangong Cheng freely.

Who is this young man? Trainer Han and Trainer Mo froze as they stared at Ye Futian. Does this young man beside Hua Fengliu have any identity? Mr. Ye? There should be no families with the surname of ‘Ye’ in the Divine Capital.

Ye Futian had sent the letter and naturally knew that the Nangong Family would help him settle the issue; however, the fact that the Nangong Family paid such close attention was also unexpected.

“You can just ask my master.” Ye Futian took a step back and stood behind Hua Fengliu.

Nangong Teng’s eyes sparkled and he looked at Hua Fengliu. He had just heard from Nangong Cheng that Ye Futian, whose name had shocked the Eastern Barren Territory, actually had a master who was a trainer in the Zhen Wu Academy.

Nangong Teng folded his hands at Hua Fengliu to salute and said, “I already know what this b*stard wanted to do. He really cannot be forgiven. Mister, how do you want to handle him? I will surely give you a satisfactory answer.”

The people in the academy all looked at Hua Fengliu in shock. Even if Nangong Teng from the Nangong Family was to face the head of the academy, he would also not need to salute him like this. Hua Fengliu is…

Hua Fengliu and Nandou Wenyin glanced at Ye Futian. Did this guy do this on purpose? Now, everyone in the Zhen Wu Academy will probably know about this.

“Nangong Cheng, I know that you had evil intentions and wanted to take something from me. Now, you suffer because of yourself. Why?” Hua Fengliu looked at Nangong Cheng and shook his head. Nangong Cheng’s heart was filled with hatred at the moment.

“Since he’s your disciple, why didn’t you say it?” Nangong Cheng stared at Hua Fengliu in anger.

Hearing his words, Hua Fengliu shook his head. Nangong Cheng meant that if Ye Futian was not his disciple, he would be able to do whatever he wished. Although this kind of person was miserable, he did not deserve sympathy.

“Bring him away,” Hua Fengliu waved his hand and said.

“Chase the both of them out of the Nangong Family. Bring them away.” Nangong Teng glanced at Nangong Cheng coldly. This b*stard actually still does not feel regret. Does he want to drag the family into this?

Someone walked forward and dragged Nangong Cheng and his son away. Everyone was shocked.

Who exactly is Hua Fengliu’s disciple? Trainer Han and Trainer Mo were both not calm. It turned out that Hua Fengliu did have a personal disciple. Furthermore, it was a person whom even the Nangong Family did not dare to offend.

The girl Yuqing looked at Hua Fengliu and then at Ye Futian, feeling very disappointed. Actually, is it because I am too weak?

At the moment, Nangong Jiao walked out from the group and said to Ye Futian, “I am Nangong Jiao. Since you have asked someone to pass the letter to me, you should remember me, right?” She was the star of the Nangong Family, the genius who had entered the College—Nangong Jiao.

She had also come.

“Yeah. I do have some impression.” Ye Futian nodded gently.

“After I received the letter, grandfather started to handle this issue immediately. This had indeed been caused by Nangong Cheng and his son, and the Nangong Family absolutely did not even think about dealing with your master and your sister Tang Wan. I hope that you will believe me,” Nangong Jiao said. Tang Wan glanced at Ye Futian. Since when did I become his sister?

As for the people around, they were absolutely shocked. Not only did the second most powerful person from the Nangong Family come to apologize, but Nangong Jiao, a College disciple, came here personally and apologized for the issue as well.

“This matter will end here,” Ye Futian said to Nangong Jiao.

Hearing Ye Futian’s words, a smile appeared on the face of Nangong Jiao. Her cold and arrogant demeanor was actually very nice when she smiled. Then, she said, “Thank you.”

“Mr. Ye, I am really grateful that you can understand this. If you have any requests, please tell us. The Nangong Family will surely fulfill it,” Nangong Teng folded his hands and said.

“That won’t be necessary. I said that the matter is already over,” Ye Futian said. Only then did the people from the Nangong Family heave a sigh of relief.

Nangong Teng saluted at Ye Futian again and said, “Today, I am really fortunate to be able to see the young genius who shocked the entire Eastern Barren Territory. I believe that in the future, Mr. Ye, you will also become reputed in the entire world just like the eldest and third disciples from the Cottage. I will leave first.” After he finished speaking, he backed away slowly. He turned around, and the people from the Nangong Family left.

However, everyone’s heart trembled as they looked at Ye Futian in astonishment. The person had shocked the Eastern Barren Territory, was a Cottage disciple, and his surname was Ye. Did they even need to guess who the person was?

Ye Futian from the Cottage!

Chapter 249: Swordmaster

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Vicky_

Seeing the extremely deferential behavior from the Nangong Family, Ye Futian muttered uncontrollably, “Is the Cottage that scary?”

The second sister is so good, and sister Xing’er is gentle as well. The few brothers are all honest scholars.

Hearing his words, everyone felt somewhat speechless. The Cottage was obviously not scary, and it was instead a holy land for cultivation where countless people in the Eastern Barren Territory dreamed of going. However, the Cottage would not take in any students at all.

The deterrent force of the Cottage came from its history of fame. In the past, it became famous because of two battles, and now the battle outside the Qin Imperial Palace would need to be included as well. The people from the Nangong Family offended Ye Futian, so how could they dare not to come and apologize? There were so many warnings from the overturned carts in front of them.

“Don’t you know it for yourself?” Yi Xiang widened his eyes at Ye Futian. This guy caused the trouble, and now he is acting innocent?

Thinking about the words that Ye Futian had said in the morning, that he wanted to take a look around the academy, they finally understood that he had clearly planned everything beforehand. It seemed that in the future, they would not be able to stay unnoticed in the academy. Of course, people like Nangong Cheng would also not appear again.

“Your disciple Yu Sheng is in the Cottage as well. So in the future, wouldn’t everyone be scared of you?” Ye Futian smiled and said.

At that moment, someone walked over to them. It was an elder of the academy. He looked at Ye Futian, and then glanced at Yu Sheng who was beside Yi Xiang, after which he said, “I heard that during that time, the Cottage juniors Ye Futian and Yu Sheng battled many Dharma Plane cultivators from the Donghua Clan, and this caused all the following events. I did not expect to see you two in the academy today.”

“Senior, you are flattering me.” Ye Futian bowed slightly, appearing to be very polite. Then he said, “Even if I have some achievements, it’s all because the two masters have taught me well. Otherwise, I would not be who I am today. This time, I came down from the Book Mountain and know that my master has been cultivating in the academy. Therefore, I came here to take a walk, which caused the subsequent disturbance. I hope that, senior, you will not blame me.”

“It’s only a small matter. Don’t mention it.” The elder smiled and waved his hands. Then, he looked at Hua Fengliu and Yi Xiang. “You two have taught such outstanding disciples. However, in the academy, you have only taken on the role of a trainer and do not take in disciples. This is too much.”

Many disciples of the academy who had come looked at Yi Xiang and Hua Fengliu, and their eyes seemed to be sparkling with fire. Hua Fengliu and Yi Xiang always had a low profile in the academy and would not take in disciples. Now it seemed that they just thought the other students were not talented enough.

“I am used to being quiet and no longer have such a desire.” Hua Fengliu smiled and shook his head.

“Alright, it’s all up to you. I will disturb you no longer. You can continue to take a good stroll in the academy,” the elder smiled and said. Then, he left the area.

The two genius juniors of the Cottage were both disciples taught by the trainers in their academy. It would definitely help the Zhen Wu Academy to gain some reputation outside.

After the elder left, Trainer Han and Train Mo still looked at Hua Fengliu. Holier-than-thou? They were the masters of Ye Futian and Yu Sheng. Even if they behaved in a holier-than-thou manner, what could anyone else say?

Beside them, the look of the girl Yuqing was somewhat dim. Trainer Hua’s disciple was Ye Futian. It was no wonder that he was unwilling to take her on as a disciple.

“Let’s go,” Hua Fengliu said softly. The group turned around and left, continuing to stroll in the academy. Hua Fengliu said to Ye Futian, “Are you pleased now?”

“No. Master, sometimes I am really envious of you,” Ye Futian said, as if he was deep in thought.

“Envious of me?” Hua Fengliu looked at him.

“Yes.” Ye Futian nodded and smiled at Hua Fengliu. “I am envious that you have such an outstanding disciple.”

Hua Fengliu looked at Ye Futian and said, “Did you come back because you could no longer muddle along on the mountain?”

“How could that be? The brothers and sisters have been very nice to me,” Ye Futian said.

“It’s alright. Even if you are chased away from the mountain, I will keep you here,” Hua Fengliu said earnestly. Ye Futian’s face turned black.

“Master, I know that you love me the most.” Ye Futian could feel his face wet with tears. Was I muddling along that badly?

…

Ye Futian spent a few days with his master. Then, he left the academy and returned to the Cottage to cultivate. There would be a great fight at the start of the next year which would stir up the entire Eastern Barren Territory. Although with his current level there was nothing that he could decide, he still wanted to do something. He had already entered the Fifth-level Dharma Plane at the moment, but it was still too low. Apart from raising his level, there were also a lot of things he needed to learn. Therefore, he should really quieten down and focus for a period of time.

The days in the Cottage were always so peaceful and harmonious, and there were no disputes here. The second sister could decide on everything, so who dared to quarrel? Of course, Ye Futian’s status in the Cottage was making the rest of the brothers more and more jealous of him. The second sister was really too good to him. As for the third brother, the second sister was still cold and indifferent towards him. This was the business between the second sister and the third brother, and nobody dared to say anything about it, unless they wanted to get a beating.

Days passed by one by one just like this. Without realizing it, it was already close to the end of the year. The atmosphere of the entire vast Eastern Barren Territory seemed to change. A major event that would stir up the Eastern Barren Territory was about to happen.

All the top forces were preparing for it.

At the eastern region of the Eastern Barren Territory, where the mountains pierced into the sky, there were seven summits towering into the clouds, as if they wanted to connect with the heaven. This was where the Fuyun Sword Clan was located at.

On the seventh summit of the Fuyun Sword Clan, a one-armed figure stood above the cloud sea, his eyes closed firmly.

On top of the cloud sea, nine powerful cultivators were standing in various directions, each holding a sword. Sword wills flew all over the place and even the cloud sea seemed to be splitting apart as ear-piercing noises spread continuously.

Before a cliff, an elder stood quietly and looked at the many figures above the cloud sea in front of him. An eagle seemed to whizz over in the sky and give a long twitch. At the same moment, sword wills erupted suddenly and fiercely. In just an instant, the terrifying sword wills flooded everything. It was as if countless beams of sword light struck towards the figure who was standing quietly above the cloud sea. The nine figures moved simultaneously and cast various sword techniques from nine different directions.

The afterimages of sword filled the sky, as if they had turned into a frightening sword matrix. There were no loopholes and no way out. It seemed that just this one strike would kill the person in the middle.

They struck out their swords at an incredible speed, and their sword wills were extremely fierce. Clearly, they showed no mercy at all. Even though the one-armed swordsman was a personal disciple of the summit lord, since he had chosen to challenge the Nine Execution Sword Matrix, he would still die if he lost.

This was the cruelest challenge on the seventh summit. In the past, many exceptionally talented swordsmen had died in the Nine Execution Sword Matrix. Therefore, the seventh summit always had the least disciples in the Fuyun Sword Clan.

The Nine Execution Sword Matrix was undefeatable.

The one-armed figure finally moved. He raised his head slightly and opened his eyes, glancing at everyone. At the same time, the sword held by his only arm also moved. In an instant, the nine people seemed to notice nine beams of sword light striking towards all of them. The nine people changed their moves immediately in one go, sealing the nine beams of light directly. The Nine Execution Sword Matrix was the strongest battle sword matrix of the seventh summit. It could attack and defend, and there was no way out.

However, just as they changed their actions, the nine beams of light that they had seen seemed to disappear at once, as if they never existed in the first place. At the same moment, an extremely appalling sword appeared in their minds. Meanwhile, at weak points of their sword techniques, nine beams of light seemed to strike out right beside their swords.

Thud, thud, thud… Nine noises were heard. Streams of blood bloomed out one after another, and the swords slipped out of the nine cultivators’ hands directly. A blood mark appeared on the sword-yielding hand of each of them.

The blood marks on the nine people’s hands were exactly the same, as if they were injured by the same beam of sword qi.

The strongest sword matrix of the seventh summit was destroyed, but no frustration could be seen on their faces at all. Instead, their eyes sparkled as they said to the one-armed young man, “Congratulations, junior.”

“Your sword eyes have already opened. Apart from the summit lord of our seventh summit, finally another person managed to successfully cultivate the Heavenly Eyes Sword Technique,” someone folded his hand and congratulated.

Ye Wuchen had only been a part of the Fuyun Sword Clan for less than a year. It was a miracle that he could cultivate the sword eyes. However, according to the summit lord, Wuchen’s talents were actually not that good. There were even people on the seventh summit itself who were more talented swordsmen than Ye Wuchen. Still, the person who managed to cultivate the Heavenly Eyes Sword Technique was Ye Wuchen. They knew that apart from cultivation talent, there was another kind of talent called faith and determination. In order to learn the technique, Ye Wuchen had almost become blind, but in the end, he succeeded.

Just like what the summit lord had said, he was not the most talented swordsman, but he was the kind of person who was most suited to yield a sword. He was a swordsman at birth.

“Thank you.” Ye Wuchen nodded and then turned, walking towards the cliff. The elder stared at Ye Wuchen and said, “I have nothing else to teach you. From today onwards, you can do anything you want. Whatever you do will represent the will of the seventh summit.”

The hearts of the nine people above the cloud sea trembled. They knew what the elder meant by that—from that day on, Ye Wuchen would become the Swordmaster of the seven summit of the Fuyun Sword Clan.

The position of the Swordmaster, which countless people dreamed of obtaining, was given to Ye Wuchen who had only entered the seventh summit for less than a year just like this.

“Yes, master,” Ye Wuchen responded directly without being modest at all. Then, he said, “Send a sword post to the first summit: Ye Wuchen from the seventh summit of the Fuyun Sword Clan, in the name of sword, invites Li Daoyun for a fight.”

The looks of the nine people froze as they were somewhat shocked. Then, they glanced at the elder standing near the cliff. However, at that moment, the elder turned around directly and left, as if he did not hear what Ye Wuchen had said.

This scene caused the eyes of the nine people to flash; they had truly realized the meaning of the elder’s words previously.

From that day on, Ye Wuchen could do anything he wanted to.

His will would be the will of the seventh summit of the Fuyun Sword Clan.

This was the Swordmaster!