Chapter 203: Yeying’s Uncle
The fifth elder shuddered.
He wanted to step back, but the qi presence rooted him to the ground.
Worst of all, he felt like there was nowhere to run.
Wherever he ran would be within the range of the qi presence, and his heart filled with despair.
"First brother..." He called, but his voice was so low that no one heard him.
However, it wouldn’t have mattered if someone heard him.
This is because his first brother and the other elders were also rooted to the ground. They were sweating profusely and felt like they were standing at the edge of a bottomless cliff.
At this time, Jiang Yue laughed and looked at the fifth elder.
"Looks like Yeying’s uncle doesn’t want to join the banquet. I will apologise on his behalf." He gave a slight bow, and the Lu family elders shuddered.
The terrifying qi presence was only in the hall for half a breath, but it was enough to destroy their will and plans for Yeying.
From what they could tell, the uncle was an existence that the Lu family couldn’t afford to offend. In that case, they didn’t dare to accept Jiang Yue’s bow or have ideas about him.
They only hoped he would forget their previous actions and not make things difficult for them.
"Where is there a need to apologise? Yeying is a friend of our Lu family, and he naturally doesn’t need to be so polite." The first elder said.
"The first brother is right. Yeying is a friend of our Lu family and doesn’t need to stand on ceremony." Another elder echoed.
Jiang Yue sneered when he heard their words, but he didn’t refute them.
At this point, it didn’t matter what they said.
He couldn’t forgive their plotting, but he didn’t plan to let senior Niu seek revenge for him.
Although he couldn’t beat the elders, there were other ways to seek vengeance. He already had an idea in mind, but it wasn’t something he could implement right away.
However, Jiang Yue wasn’t in a hurry.
He wanted to investigate the Lu family and carry out his vengeance when Yu Nianzhen came out of the Black Wind Abyss.
After all, Yu Nianzhen was also an aggrieved party.
If the Lu family’s plan succeeded, Jiang Yue couldn’t imagine how painful his husband would be.
’Lu family, enjoy this time. After this year, I will let you regret your scheming.’ He thought before he turned to Qi Shuo and Qi Feiyan.
"Let’s go." He said.
Qi Shuo and Qi Feiyan followed, but their mood was complicated.
Unlike the Lu family, their Qi family had a nascent soul ancestor.
The ancestor was at the early stage of the nascent soul realm, and his qi presence was awe-inspiring.
However, compared to Yeying’s uncle...
’Are there experts above the nascent soul realm in the Cangxing world?’ Qi Shuo wondered.
He recalled everything he had ever heard and shook his head.
Although his Qi family couldn’t be compared to the big sects and truly prominent families, they knew what should be known.
As a direct descendant of the Qi family, Qi Shuo knew it was impossible to break through to the reincarnation realm in the Cangxing world.
However, he didn’t think he was mistaken about Yeying’s uncle.
"Yeying, what is your uncle’s cultivation level?" Qi Shuo asked cautiously.
"I don’t know." Jiang Yue answered and smiled bitterly.
When they broke through to the qi transformation realm, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue thought they would get a clearer picture of senior Niu’s cultivation.
Unfortunately, the reality was the exact opposite.
Even though they were at the peak of the qi transformation realm, they still couldn’t estimate senior Niu’s cultivation. In fact, the higher their cultivation, the more unfathomable the bullock became.
The more they couldn’t see through the bullock, the more they realised how naïve they were when they transmigrated to the Cangxing world.
At that time, they didn’t see old man Cang as anything more than a slightly powerful cultivator.
However, the more they cultivated, the more they realised they were completely fooled.
’It can’t be helped.’ Jiang Yue thought and sighed.
Fortunately, old man Cang was not too ruthless.
Although he tricked them into accepting a difficult task, he gave them a few golden fingers.
With the treasures compass, he and Yu Nianzhen could find treasures more easily than other cultivators. Also, the old man had left them the bullock.
The bullock not only served as transport but also as a guardian who could protect and guide them.
This time at the Lu family, Jiang Yue was confident because he knew senior Niu would not allow him to have an accident.
However, he didn’t plan to rely on senior Niu.
Unless necessary, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen didn’t want the bullock to help with their affairs.
This was because they wanted to pave their own way and grow from their experiences.
If they allowed the bullock to handle everything, not only would senior Niu look down on them, but they would also look down on themselves.
"How can you not know?" Qi Feiyan asked, jolting Jiang Yue from his thoughts.
"My uncle is..., eccentric." He answered and smiled.
He didn’t want to reveal that the uncle was a bullock.
All they needed to know was that he was protected by a mysterious person with an unfathomable cultivation level.
As long as the Qi family and Lu family didn’t know enough, they wouldn’t act recklessly.
With that assurance, Jiang Yue could retreat in peace, and consolidate his cultivation until his lover came to him.
When Yu Nianzhen came out of the Black Wind Abyss, they would carry out his plan against the Lu family and then leave the city.
Along the way to the Ice Palace region, they would take turns to retreat to attack the origin tempering realm. In this way, both would be qualified to participate in the Ice Palace meeting.
’I wonder if Azhen will be ready.’ Jiang Yue thought and frowned.
Originally, they thought it was easy to stabilise their cultivation at the peak of the qi transformation realm.
However, Jiang Yue’s cultivation was still unstable when he entered the Lu family’s secret realm.
If he didn’t encounter the opportunity of the secret realm, Jiang Yue didn’t think his cultivation would be stable before he reunited with Yu Nianzhen.
Fortunately, he encountered the opportunity, and his cultivation was now stable.
In his current condition, Jiang Yue could break through to the origin tempering realm, but he decided to wait for Yu Nianzhen.
This wasn’t because he was addicted to doing things together, it was because he had given birth to a vague trepidation.
At first, he couldn’t place the trepidation. However, he remembered Yu Nianzhen’s experience before he broke through to the origin forging realm.
’Am I about to experience a thunder tribulation?’ He thought a little excitedly.
Although Jiang Yue knew the thunder tribulation was life-threatening, he couldn’t help but be happy.
Experiencing the thunder tribulation meant his potential had grown to a level where he was envied by the heavens.
It meant that he could continue walking beside his husband.
As he thought of that, Jiang Yue chuckled lightly and was suddenly in a good mood.
"Will Yeying attend the Ice Palace meeting?" Qi Shuo suddenly asked.
Jiang Yue turned to look at the person and couldn’t help but be puzzled by the random change in subject.
However, he was a little interested in this subject, so he didn’t refuse to engage.
"What about young master Qi?" He asked instead.
"My Qi family will attend together with the Sea Cloud sect."
Jiang Yue frowned when he heard that.
However, neither of the Qi siblings saw it, and Qi Feiyan took over the conversation.
"If Yeying wants, he can follow my Qi family to travel together."
After realising that Yeying’s identity was not simple, Qi Feiyan wanted to get better acquainted. If she had a good relationship with such a person, her position in the Qi would definitely benefit.
"Is your Qi family an affiliate of the Sea Cloud sect?"
"All the major families are affiliates." Qi Shuo explained but then frowned.
He suspected that Yeying’s background was not simple.
However, if that was the case, why didn’t Yeying know such a common-sense thing?
After thinking about it, another possibility crossed his mind, and his heart skipped a beat.
’Is he from a hidden family?’ Qi Shuo wondered.
Although the Sea Cloud sect was the overlord of the territory, there were many hidden families in the region.
These families were not affiliated with the sect, but their power couldn’t be ignored.
When he thought about it, Qi Shuo became more convinced of his speculation.
If Yeying was from a hidden family, it would explain why he wasn’t well known in the region.
Although Qi Shuo couldn’t say he knew all the genius juniors, he had heard of most of them. With Yeying’s ability, it was impossible that no one had ever heard of him.
It was especially so because his cultivation was different, and his attack methods were uncommon.
If such a genius had appeared among the orthodox families or sects, everyone would know about him.
