Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Boundless Club!

 

Tower Ancestor!

Upon hearing the Tower Ancestor’s words, Ye Tianming immediately felt hopeful, because he believed that the Tower Ancestor must have something valuable to offer, after all, that Sky-Slashing Sword Drawing technique was quite extraordinary.

Ye Tianming’s heart filled with hope, and he quickly said, “Please guide me, Tower Ancestor.”

The small tower laughed and said, “Go to the Galaxy Sect.”

Ye Tianming was confused, “Galaxy Sect? Is that the same Galaxy Sect that Miss Zhao mentioned earlier?”

The small tower said, “Yes, the Galaxy Sect also qualifies to participate in the Ten Thousand States Competition.”

Ye Tianming said, “I’ve never heard of it…”

The small tower laughed, “It’s normal that you haven’t heard of it. That place is quite far from here, but now with teleportation arrays, it takes at most a few hours to get there. Let me tell you, that place is very fun, especially the Boundless Foot-Washing City… Oh, no, you can’t go to such places. Come on, let’s go to the Galaxy Sect…”

Ye Tianming: “…”

Soon, Ye Tianming arrived at the Celestial Treasure Pavilion, the same teleportation array base as last time, and the manager was still that Huo Yan.

Upon seeing Ye Tianming, Huo Yan immediately felt a headache, but didn’t dare to offend him, so he could only smile politely, “Young Master Ye, you?”

Ye Tianming said, “Senior, I need to go to the Galaxy Sect.”

Huo Yan immediately looked troubled, “Young Master Ye, this…”

As he spoke, he glanced behind Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming said, “Senior, Miss Zhao didn’t come with me. This time I want to go to the Galaxy Sect by myself. Could you please do me a favor?”

The small tower sighed inwardly, “This honest fellow, if it were the previous two guys, they definitely wouldn’t be so straightforward.”

Huo Yan fell silent.

Do him a favor!

This would certainly be risky, but not doing this favor… why couldn’t he do this person a favor?

Huo Yan looked at Ye Tianming before him, and suddenly had a feeling that this young man might become extraordinary in the future, after all, he was someone who had passed through the Guanxuan Path… Most importantly, this guy was honest and didn’t use South Ling Zhao to pressure him or borrow her authority.

With this thought, Huo Yan made his decision, might as well build some good karma! So, he said, “Young Master Ye, I am Manager Wen.”

Manager Wen!

Ye Tianming immediately understood what he meant, and said, “Excuse me.”

With that, he drew his sword and placed it against Huo Yan’s neck.

A glint of approval flashed in Huo Yan’s eyes. If the other party hadn’t understood his words, he truly would have been unable to help.

Thus, Ye Tianming “coerced” Huo Yan to the teleportation array. He stepped onto the array, it activated, and he immediately disappeared.

Guanxuan Realm, South Ling Family.

South Ling Zhao stood in the great hall. Not far in front of her sat an elderly man, who was the current patriarch of the South Ling clan, South Ling Xun.

South Ling Xun looked at South Ling Zhao, “Just as you returned, the previous generation patriarch of the Xiao family, the previous headmaster of Qingzhou Academy, and some elders from the Outer Hall had just left. Do you know why they came?”

South Ling Zhao lowered her head slightly, “Father, I’ve caused you trouble.”

South Ling Xun shook his head slightly, “Daughter, I am your father, what trouble is there… Tell your father the truth, did you help that young man out of public duty or personal feelings?”

South Ling Zhao looked at South Ling Xun, “Father also thinks I’ve fallen for him?”

South Ling Xun said, “It’s not just your father who thinks so, everyone thinks so now. Do you know, the clan elders are in an uproar, and your hot-tempered Ninth Uncle has even threatened to finish off that boy…”

South Ling Zhao’s eyebrows furrowed.

South Ling Xun sighed softly, “Daughter, don’t blame them. Our South Ling family has only produced someone like you in all these years, and everyone has high hopes for you. I once told you that as long as you enter the Inspection Agency, you can decide your own marriage matters. But if you really choose someone from a lower-tier family, the entire clan will oppose it.”

South Ling Zhao looked at South Ling Xun, “Dad, would you oppose it too?”

South Ling Xun’s face trembled slightly, and he stared intently at South Ling Zhao, “You… really have feelings for that boy?”

South Ling Zhao calmly said, “If I really fell in love with someone from a lower-tier family, you would definitely oppose it, right?”

South Ling Xun asked in return, “Then do you think your father should oppose it?”

South Ling Zhao shook her head slightly, “Dad, when Ancestor Yi Yi first met the Guanxuan Sword Master, he was just a son from a lower-tier family. If the South Ling clan had opposed them, would our South Ling family exist as it does today?”

South Ling Xun stared at South Ling Zhao, “So, you believe that Ye Tianming is comparable to the Guanxuan Sword Master?”

South Ling Zhao said, “Dad, our South Ling family is what it is today because of Ancestor Yi Yi. In other words, wasn’t our South Ling family once a lower-tier family? Now that we’ve become a second-tier family, should we look down on those lower-tier families?”

South Ling Xun shook his head, “Daughter, I don’t want to discuss these issues with you. I just hope you can find someone who matches your status. I want you to be happy. Especially in the current situation, if you insist on being with that young man, his affairs will no longer be just his personal matters, but your matters, our South Ling family’s matters. Our entire South Ling family will be dragged down, do you understand?”

South Ling Zhao remained silent.

South Ling Xun continued, “Do you think that young man’s enemies are just the Xiao family and Qingzhou Academy? Do you know how many sects and families have secretly seized others’ special recruitment quotas? Do you know how long those dark operations at Qingzhou Guanxuan Academy have been going on? If this matter is thoroughly investigated, do you know how many people, how many families and sects would be implicated?”

As he spoke, he sighed softly, “His enemies are all the privileged classes in our Guanxuan universe.”

South Ling Xun clenched his fists.

South Ling Xun continued, “Your actions this time have offended too many people. If our South Ling family didn’t have some influence, daughter, you might not have been able to return this time.”

South Ling Zhao looked up at South Ling Xun, somewhat angrily, “Father, will the Outer Hall and Inner Hall really not intervene?”

South Ling Xun shook his head, “Daughter, this matter cannot be managed. Once it’s managed, it will implicate too many people, and those people will definitely band together. The Outer Hall and Inner Hall not intervening is also to stabilize the situation, after all, the Young Master has just returned and is about to take over as the Academy Head. Moreover, no one wants to do this thankless task. This matter will only offend people.”

South Ling Zhao said softly, “If Headmaster Fang were still here, he definitely wouldn’t ignore it.”

South Ling Xun sighed softly, “If Senior Fang were here, he would definitely handle it. But daughter, you must understand one thing: the reason Senior Fang could live well after offending so many people back then was because the Guanxuan Sword Master was supporting him! Look, after the Guanxuan Sword Master and Senior Fang retreated, how well is the Fang family doing now? If it weren’t for the fear of Senior Fang, do you believe the Fang family wouldn’t have been completely exterminated by now?”

South Ling Zhao sighed deeply, unable to refute.

South Ling Xun continued, “As I just said, if you choose him, our South Ling family will definitely be dragged down. Daughter, do you think our South Ling family can stand against them? This is not a small matter. One misstep, and the South Ling family will be beyond redemption! As the patriarch, I cannot only consider one person’s happiness, I must consider the entire family.”

South Ling Zhao said, “Father, I understand you, but for him, this is really unfair, too unfair.”

South Ling Xun said, “In this world, there are many unfair things. Some unfair things you can address, but some unfair things you cannot. What you’ve done so far is already worthy of your status and that young man. And now, you must stop, for yourself and for the entire family.”

South Ling Zhao clearly didn’t want to give up like this. She walked up to South Ling Xun, “Dad, can you use the South Ling family’s connections to let him join a state?”

South Ling Xun shook his head.

South Ling Zhao didn’t get angry, but instead walked behind him and started massaging his shoulders, smiling, “Dad, I know you’re worried about me and want what’s best for me. Your daughter has never blamed you, and your daughter also knows that the reason I’ve been able to ‘handle matters fairly’ outside all these years is because you’ve been supporting me. Otherwise, with so many people I’ve offended, I would have died eight hundred times already. Your daughter knows all this…”

South Ling Xun’s originally serious expression gradually softened, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Seeing that South Ling Zhao was about to say something more, South Ling Xun quickly said, “Alright, alright, stop saying these emotional things. Dad will personally go to the Central Earth Divine State, but I can’t guarantee success…”

South Ling Zhao blinked, “Dad, can we change to a more powerful state? The Central Earth Divine State is really too backward now, and it’s also a penal state…”

South Ling Xun glared at her, “My lady, do you think your father runs the academy?”

South Ling Zhao quickly smiled apologetically, “Okay, okay, Dad, Central Earth Divine State it is. Come on, let’s go to the Central Earth Divine State now…”

With that, she pulled South Ling Xun and ran outside.

South Ling Xun: “…”