Chapter 161: Help Him All The Way
The statue cracked open, and a woman slowly walked out of it. The woman was wearing a green skirt with an ancient scroll in her hands.
Nanli Yin and Qiao Xingyao got to their knees and greeted, “Greetings, Ancestor!”
Nanli Meng!
Her gaze immediately landed on Ye Guan, and she froze upon seeing him.
Ye Guan bowed slightly and greeted, “Greetings, Senior!”
At the same time, he inwardly asked, “Master Pagoda, do you recognize her?”
“Yes,” Master Pagoda replied.
Ye Guan was stunned, and he exclaimed, “You know her, too, Master Pagoda?!”
Little Pagoda asked, “Is there a problem with that?”
Ye Guan was slightly curious, and he probed, “Master Pagoda, what did you do for a living back then?”
“I was just an ordinary worker,” Little Pagoda replied calmly.
“Were you working for my father?” Ye Guan asked.
Little Pagoda fell silent.
Ye Guan asked again, “How much did you earn per month?”
Little Pagoda truly had no idea what to say.
Nanli Meng smiled and said, “Come here!”
Ye Guan froze and pointed at himself. “Me?”
Nanli Meng nodded and replied, “Yes!”
Ye Guan hesitated briefly before walking toward Nanli Meng.
She looked at him from top to bottom and smiled. “He would be really fond of you.”
“My father?” Ye Guan asked.
Nanli Meng shook his head and corrected him. “Your grandfather!”
Grandfather? Ye Guan’s expression froze. What? She knows my grandfather?
Nanli Meng smiled and said, “I didn’t think that I would get to meet you like this.”
“Who are you?” Ye Guan asked.
Nanli Meng chuckled and responded, “I am your grandfather’s… good friend!”
Ye Guan immediately bowed deeply and said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Senior!”
Nanli Meng grinned, and her gaze softened.
Meanwhile, Nanli Yin heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed that Nanli Meng wouldn’t punish Ye Guan, even if she wouldn’t allow the Nanli Clan to support him.
Nanli Meng made a sidelong glance at Nanli Yin and asked, “Why did you summon me?”
Nanli Yin hurriedly explained the situation.
Nanli Meng immediately frowned. She looked at Ye Guan and asked, “Are you on your own right now?”
This young man was the grandson of an old friend, so she didn’t use her divine sense to examine him.
Ye Guan hurriedly replied, “I have Master Pagoda with me!”
Master Pagoda! Nanli Meng was stunned. She smiled widely and said, “I see.”
She then looked at Nanli Yin and said, “You did a great job!”
A great job! Nanli Yin was overjoyed.
Nanli Meng used Profound Sound Transmission to talk to Nanli Yin, saying, “He’s the grandson of an old friend. Our Nanli Clan should do our best to help him.”
Do our best to help him? The expression on Nanli Yin’s face turned heavy. She wanted to say something, but Nanli Meng continued. “There’s nothing else to consider. Just help him to the best of our abilities, and help him all the way!”
Help him to the best of our abilities!
“I understand!” Nanli Yin nodded.
She had her own doubts and suspicions, but she didn’t bother to ask anything.
She knew that she simply had to do what her ancestor had told her to do.
Meanwhile, Ye Guan was speechless as he stared at the two. Why are they whispering to each other in secret? Tell me what’s going on! I know how to keep my mouth shut, and I will definitely not spread your secrets!
Nanli Meng stared deeply at Ye Guan. She smiled and said, “Lad, I’m leaving!”
“Senior!” Ye Guan called out. He sounded serious as he said, “Master Pagoda said that my grandfather—”
“Fuck!” Little Pagoda abruptly interrupted Ye Guan. His voice was trembling as he threatened. “Little bastard, you better choose your words wisely. I never said anything bad about your grandfather! You better not spout nonsense!”
Ye Guan was at a loss for words.
A mischievous glint appeared in Nanli Meng’s eyes as she asked, “What did your Master Pagoda say about your grandfather?”
Ye Guan laughed and replied, “Master Pagoda said that my grandfather was very strong! Is it true?”
Nanli Meng smiled and said, “He’s good enough, but he doesn’t really do anything nowadays.”
Ye Guan blinked and asked, “Is it because he’s too strong to have any enemies?”
This lad is trying to bait information out of me! Nanli Meng chuckled before saying, “Your grandfather is only just a bit stronger than your Master Pagoda.”
Little Pagoda: …
Ye Guan shook his head and smiled. She’s not as easy to fool as Master Pagoda.
Nanli Meng said, “Lad, I’ll get going now! Work hard and do your best… You’re walking down a difficult path, especially the path your family is walking on. It is unfortunate that you guys are too poor!”
Ye Guan’s face fell, and he asked, “My family isn’t in any debt, is it?”
Nanli Meng blinked and replied, “I think your family has quite a few debts.”
Ye Guan fell silent. Fuck, I think it’ll be better if I don’t acknowledge my elders.
Nanli Meng grinned at Ye Guan’s dark expression.
She glanced sideways at Nanli Yin before disappearing.
Nanli Yin was silent. She knew why her ancestor had smiled at her before she left. Nanli Meng wanted her to take good care of Ye Guan!
Nanli Yin looked at Ye Guan, and suspicion rose in her heart. What exactly was the reason that made Nanli Meng disregard the Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasures Pavilion just to support this young man?
She was curious!
Ye Guan suddenly looked at her and said, “Senior, I really think it’s better not to implicate the Nanli Clan—”
Nanli Yin interrupted him by saying, “What are you talking about? Did you not hear what Ancestor said just now? Your grandfather used to be good friends with our ancestor, which means that we’re basically relatives! You’re one of us, so there’s no such thing as you implicating us.”
Ye Guan went silent. How did I suddenly become one of you? Is my grandfather really that powerful and influential?
Ye Guan pondered over it before asking, “Master Pagoda... if I sparred with my grandfather, what are my chances of winning?”
Master Pagoda calmly replied, “Hmm, he would beat you like how a grandfather beats his grandson!”
Ye Guan was at a complete loss for words.
Meanwhile, Nanli Yin suddenly said, “Young Lord Ye, I have to remind you of one thing. The Chosen One’s teacher is the Head Military Official!”
Ye Guan asked, “Head Military Official?”
Nanli Yin nodded. Her expression turned solemn as she said, “He’s the head of the Martial Department, so he’s responsible for the education of the Martial Department’s students. He has also been to the Xuzhen Battlefield[1] He is far stronger than me.
”Furthermore, the amount of resources that the Main Guanxuan Academy has at its disposal is far beyond your imagination. In other words, you can’t afford to be complacent even though you’re a monstrous talent. Do you understand?”
Ye Guan nodded and said firmly, “I understand!”
Of course, he wouldn’t underestimate the Chosen One. Ye Guan reckoned that even a cultivator with ordinary talent would become an extremely terrifying individual if they could enjoy the resources that the Chosen One was enjoying.
In other words, how could someone as talented as the Chosen One fail to take full advantage of such a privilege?
“You’re extremely fast,” Nanli Yin said, “You’re so fast that it’s actually abnormal, but the Academy already knows about your speed. In other words, don’t even think about defeating the Chosen One with speed alone. I’m sure they’ll come up with a way to counter your speed.”
Ye Guan frowned. Shit, I didn’t think of that.
Everyone knew that he specialized in speed, so it was only natural for the Guanxuan Academy to find a way to counter his speed.
Nanli Yin added, “You must not let anyone else know that you’re a Martial God as well, do you understand?”
Ye Guan nodded and said, “I understand!”
Nanli Yin nodded and said, “Your status as a Martial God is your strongest trump card, but I don’t really think that it’s enough. You still lack experience in battles.”
Ye Guan agreed and replied, “Yes, and I need sparring partners to train.”
Ye Guan directed a hopeful gaze at Nanli Yin; he obviously wanted her to be his sparring partner, but Nanli Yin shook her head and said, “You’re too weak to defeat me, which means that I will have to hold back if I were to fight you.
“In other words, sparring with me is pointless; you won’t learn anything.”
Ye Guan was silent—finding a suitable sparring partner would be a difficult task.
Nanli Yin suddenly said, “You’re Lady Guanzhi’s acquaintance, right?”
Ye Guan nodded.
“Go and find her!” said Nanli Yin.
Ye Guan was taken aback.
Nanli Yin explained, “There are only a handful of people throughout the entire Guanxuan Academy qualified to be your opponent, and Ye Guanzhi’s the one who is most likely going to help you, considering your current situation.”
Ye Guan thought about it and found that Nanli Yin was right.
“Isn’t she under house arrest?” he asked.
Nanli Yin sighed. It was indeed a difficult endeavor for Ye Guan to spar with Ye Guanzhi. There wasn’t much Ye Guan could do when the Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasures Pavilion were ganging up on him.
Qiao Xingyao suddenly suggested, “Go to the Sword Sect!”
Ye Guan and Nanli Yin were stunned.
Qiao Xingyao said in a serious tone, “Young Lord Ye is on good terms with Cao Bai. Contact him, and he’ll definitely escort you to the Sword Sect.
”The Guanxuan Academy and Immortal Treasures Pavilion won’t be able to do anything to you in the Sword Sect!”
Nanli Yin asked, “Would Cao Bai be willing to help?”
“I think so…” Qiao Xingyao nodded and explained, “I think he appreciated Young Lord Ye’s talent after their bout back then. The Sword Master even overturned Young Lord Ye’s case in favor of Young Lord Ye. I believe Cao Bai will help Young Lord Ye.”
“Young Lord Ye is a swordsman as well, so his Sword Dao would definitely improve if the Sword Sect decides to help him.”
The Sword Sect! Ye Guan nodded and said, “If possible, I would like to go to the Sword Sect.”
He was a swordsman, so it was only natural that he had a desire to visit the Sword Sect. The Sword Sect was the strongest sect dedicated to swordsmen, after all.
Nanli Yin suddenly interjected, “I’ll get in touch with Cao Bai.”
“Thank you,” said Ye Guan as he cupped his fist.
“Give me a moment,” said Nanli Yin before turning around to leave.
Ye Guan inwardly asked, “Master Pagoda, did the Sword Master establish the Sword Sect?”
Little Pagoda replied, “No.”
Ye Guan frowned, seemingly confused. “No?”
Little Pagoda explained, “The founder of the Sword Sect is the Freedom Swordsman, who has been chasing after defeat all his life! The next leader of the Sword Sect after the Freedom Swordsman was your—Sword Master Qingshan!”
“Sword Master Qingshan?” asked Ye Guan; his curiosity was piqued.
Little Pagoda continued. “Sword Master Qingshan, Freedom Swordsman, Sister Destiny… They’re all legendary figures, but not many people in this generation still know their names. Perhaps the stories of their legends might disappear as well…”
Ye Guan was a little surprised. Why did Master Pagoda sound like he was in pain?
Meanwhile, Nanli Yin finally returned. She laughed boisterously and said, “Cao Bai said that he’s willing to help you. He’s coming here to escort you to the Sword Sect!”
Ye Guan smiled. He was slightly happy and gratified by the fact that he had decided to visit Qingzhou back then. He was in danger throughout the journey, but he also made quite a few friends.
His friends had shown their loyalty to him by declaring their intentions to help him!
Swoosh!
An old man abruptly appeared next to Nanli Yin. He was about to use Profound Sound Transmission to communicate with her, but Nanli Yin frowned and said, “Little Guan is one of us; he should know what I have to know.”
The old man glanced sideways at Ye Guan before he hurriedly nodded and said, “Paradise Master, The Immortal Treasures Pavilion has dispatched twelve Immortal Soldiers, and they’ll reach Time World in half a minute at most.”
Nanli Yin’s eyes narrowed as she said, “They must have somehow discovered that Little Guan is heading to the Sword Sect. They clearly don’t want him to go there!”
Ye Guan’s face darkened.
“Pass down my orders!” Nanli Yin roared, “The powerhouses of my Time Paradise are to come here and escort Little Guan to the Sword Sect. If they don’t arrive here in half a minute, I’ll kill them myself!”
The old man was stupefied.
The Paradise Master had just sent out a mobilization order for the entire Time Paradise—all for the sake of escorting Ye Guan!
1. previously translated as Void Battlefield ☜
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