Chapter Eighty-Five: Crisis Arrives

  Inside the smoky cave, a wisp of gray mist suddenly rose up and shook open the purple golden gourd, trapping it there and preventing it from continuing to absorb the cultivators.

  A gray shadow flashed over, it was an old man with unclear age, his hair and beard were all white, but his face was very rosy, he could be described as having a youthful appearance despite his advanced age. He said: "Everyone please calm down." He directly pushed the purple gold gourd over, Jiang Yichen let out a cold hum and put away his own treasure.

  "Who are you?" Jiang Yifei asked.

  "I am the leader of the Smoke and Clouds Cave Heaven."

  "No wonder you have such strength, able to suppress the Zi Jin Hu Lu." Jiang Yi Fei nodded and said: "However, I'm afraid it's still difficult for you to stop us."

  "Yes, I understand." The leader of the Yunxia Cave Heaven acknowledged calmly and continued to speak: "I don't know what fault the Yunxia Cave Heaven has committed, causing you all to mobilize your forces like this. If we have indeed committed a great crime, I am willing to disband the Yunxia Cave Heaven and accept whatever punishment is meted out."

  This old man in grey is extremely frank, and he was also forced to do so. If he really confronted an ancient family, the Yunxia Cave would quickly disintegrate, and the two were not on the same level at all. Once they became enemies, there was no suspense at all.

  "Seeing you so upright and honest, I'd better not make a big fuss about it."

  Jiang Yifei was only twenty-four or five years old, but when he spoke to the master of Yunxia Cave Heaven in this tone, the old man didn't feel disrespectful at all. Everything was due to his strength being right there.

  "Young master is wise, please enlighten me, what is the reason for mobilizing the army and coming to punish?"

  "Two years ago, did a disciple with the surname Jiang die in your Yunxia Cave Heaven?"

  The master of the Yunxia Cave Heaven nodded and said, "If it were someone else, I might not be able to remember, but this young man with exceptional talent has left a deep impression on me."

  "That was a young master of our Jiang family, but he was killed by someone from your Yunxia Cave Heaven." Jiang Yifei said calmly.

  "What? He was murdered?" The leader of the Yunxia Cave Heaven was shocked and said: "Who has such a big nerve!"

  "Now you understand why I came here."

  The master of the Yunxia Cave Heaven suddenly felt a headache, how could the young master of the Jiang family enter the Yunxia Cave Heaven and be killed by someone? This was indeed a very tricky thing for him.

  "You don't have to worry too much, I didn't come here without a reason."

  "Please rest assured, Mr. Jiang, I will severely punish the perpetrator and will not tolerate it!"

  "The main culprit has been brought to justice, but I think their superiors are suspected of connivance, and those who provided them with drugs must also be caught..."

  "General Jiang, please move your troops into the Smoke and Cloud Cave Heaven. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation and behead the evil leader."

  Jiang Yifei nodded and said, "The most important thing is to let this old man and the child be satisfied."

  At this moment, Old Man Jiang and Little Tingting were already tearfully blurred.

  "I understand..."

  Jiang Yifei ordered Jiang Yichen to take out the purple golden gourd and release all the people who had been sucked in. Then, he took Jiang Laobo and Xiaoting with that old master into the Yunxia Cave Heaven, while others did not follow and waited outside after landing on the ground.

  At this moment, Ye Fan had the feeling of being peeped at again and found that it was still that arrogant young man Jiang Yichen. What's going on? He thought he hadn't offended this ancient family's son, and couldn't figure out why the other party was staring at him.

  Jiang Cai-xuan walked over, her steps elegant and refined. She smiled slightly and said: "After the matter here is settled, Ting-ting will return to the Jiang household with us. If you're willing, you can come along too, Ye Xiao-di."

  "This..." At first, Ye Fan indeed had such an idea. The Jiang family was extraordinary and was a ancient aristocratic family that had been passed down since the ancient times. Maybe he could find some secrets about the Holy Body. However, after careful consideration, he hesitated again. What if someone discovered his secret? The green copper block in his body had caused chaos in the Eastern Wastes back then. If it was discovered by a powerful person from the Jiang family, the consequences would be unthinkable. Moreover, that "Dao Jing" could also trigger a disaster of no small magnitude. Once leaked, he would be in a precarious situation.

  "What's wrong, aren't you willing?" Jiang Caiyun was somewhat surprised. Many masters had sharpened their heads to enter the Jiang family, but this young man was still hesitating and wavering after being invited.

  Yue Fan declined, saying: "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Jiang. I sincerely appreciate it. But I'm tired and used to being on my own, so if I enter the Jiang household, I might make mistakes. It's better for me to continue traveling outside. If one day I'm struggling to survive and come to seek refuge with the Jiang family, please accept me."

  At this time, Jiang Yichen on the other side coldly smiled and said: "Do you think the Jiang family is some kind of place, a guest house? The Jiang family isn't a place where anyone can come and go as they please. If you want to join, don't spout nonsense now."

  "Shut up, Jiang Yichen!" Jiang Cai Xuan scolded Jiang Yichen, then turned around and smiled: "Don't mind him, Ye Xiao Di. He's always like this, spoiled rotten. Don't worry, the Jiang family will always welcome you with open arms. If you ever have any trouble in the future, just come to the Jiang house and find me."

  "Thank you, Miss Jiang." Ye Fan thanked her, while feeling very puzzled in his heart. He hadn't provoked this young master of the Jiang family, so why was he acting like this? Ye Fan became even more determined, now was not the time to enter the Jiang family, the Holy Body, Taoist scriptures, and mysterious green bronze were all taboos, he didn't want to take any risks.

  "You should know, kid, that people who want to join our Jiang family are as numerous as fish in the river. If you give up this opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life." Jiang Yichen looked at him with a cold smile.

  Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he was even more shocked. This young master of the Jiang family seemed to want him to join the Jiang family immediately. What was going on?

  Jiang Cai Xuan scolded Jiang Yi Chen a few more sentences, and he didn't say anything else. He just stood not far away, occasionally sizing up Ye Fan.

  "This damn thing is not a dead rabbit, is it? His mother!" Ye Fan muttered to himself.

  After a moment, Jiang Yichen finally stopped sizing him up and began to wander around Yunxia Cave Sky, which made Ye Fan slightly relieved. Soon, he thought of his classmates, there should be two people inside Yunxia Cave Sky, but who they were, he wasn't quite sure.

  After waiting for a whole incense stick, Jiang Yifei finally led Old Man Jiang and Little Tingting out of the Yunxia Cave Heavens. The sect leader and several important figures personally saw them off. The old man and little girl both had red and swollen eyes, clearly having cried a lot.

  "Old Master, you can go back now, no need to see me off. My Jiang family is not unreasonable, this matter has been settled, you don't have to worry about it anymore."

  The old master of the Yunxia Cave finally let out a sigh of relief, otherwise, anyone facing the Jiang family's behemoth would be terrified, and in the Eastern Wastes, there were not many powerful forces that dared to confront them.

  The people of Yānxiá Dòngtiān saw them off until they disappeared into the distance before returning to their sect.

  Jiang Yifei and his group returned directly to Qingfeng Town, just to satisfy the old man's wish to take another look at this small town. Jiang Laobo decided to enter the Jiang family for Xiaotingting's future, not wanting his granddaughter to suffer again.

  "Big brother, come with us." Little Tingting pleaded with an upturned face.

  Ye Fan rubbed her little nose and said, "Big brother can't help much anymore. The Jiang family is full of masters, I'm not even as good as a small soldier there, Tingting will live very well there."

  "Big brother, I really don't want to be separated from you. Why don't you come with us? Otherwise, Tingting will miss you every day." Little Tingting was on the verge of tears.

  "I still have some other things to attend to now and really can't go. I promise you, I'll definitely come visit you later." Ye Fan softly comforted.

  "No way, if big brother isn't going, I won't go either." Little Tingting actually made such a decision.

  "You're still young and don't understand some things, but you'll naturally come to realize them when you grow up. Go to the Jiang's house with a happy heart, don't be lazy, and learn from them the ways of cultivation. Who knows, maybe one day I'll need Tingting's help."

  Mr. Jiang also couldn't understand it, he very much hoped that Ye Fan would go with them, but in the end he also couldn't force him.

  At the moment of parting outside Qingfeng Town, Xiaoting burst into loud sobs, hugging Ye Fan's leg and refusing to let go, with tears rolling down her cheeks in pairs.

  Ye Fan helped her wipe away tears and said: "Don't cry, Tingting remember what I just said, we will meet again in the future."

  In the end, Little Ting Ting reluctantly bid farewell, crying: "I must learn to cultivate my skills, and in the future I will go find Big Brother. If anyone bullies Big Brother, Ting Ting will chase them all away."

  Ye Fan suddenly smiled and said: "Go quickly, they are all waiting for you."

  Just then, Ye Fan discovered that Jiang Yichen, the young master of the Jiang family, had a glimmer of cold light in his eyes when he looked at him, which made his heart thump suddenly.

  "Jiang Yichen, I think there's something wrong with your eyes..." Jiang Cai Xuan suddenly said.

  "How could you say such a thing, Xuan Jie?" Jiang Yi Chen was shocked in his heart.

  "You'd better not do anything despicable, don't harbor evil intentions. It seems Grandfather has really spoiled you." Jiang Cai Xuan coldly said: "I've been paying attention to you for a while now, it seems like you want to lay hands on Ye Xiao Ti, did he provoke you?"

  Jiang Yifei turned his head and looked at them both, saying: "What's going on?"

  "It's nothing." Jiang Yichen felt a little guilty.

  "Speak!" Jiang Yifei seemed refined and elegant, but he appeared to have great authority, and his clansman Jiang Yichen was very afraid of him.

  "I..."

  "Hurry up and say it!"

  Jiang Yichen couldn't help but reveal the truth, saying: "That little guy has a precious treasure on him, and it's not just any ordinary treasure. You know, the most extraordinary thing about my mount isn't its combat strength, but rather that it was born with a spiritual jade horn that can sense divine objects. Today, it's been constantly flashing five-colored lights, exceptionally bright and dazzling."

  His mount was a blue-colored beast, resembling a lion and tiger, with long, clean blue fur, and on its head grew a jade horn that shone brightly, emitting five-colored divine light, which could sense the presence of rare treasures.

  "I may be in trouble......" Ye Fan saw three people in the distance looking this way.

  "What's wrong with the child?" asked Old Man Jiang.

  Xiao Tingting also wiped away a tear and said: "Big brother, what trouble have you encountered? I'll get Cai Xuan to help you."

  Ye Fan smiled bitterly.

  At this moment, Jiang Yichen is walking towards here with a cold smile, and Jiang Yifei and Jiang Caiyun are also following.

  "I'm really curious, what precious treasure do you have on your body?"

  Ye Fan's heart suddenly skipped a beat as he never expected Jiang Yichen to say such words, had he really discovered something?

  Jiang Yifei smiled and said: "Don't worry, Ye Xiao, we don't have any malicious intentions. The Jiang family has treasures as numerous as the sand in the desert, so we won't covet your treasure."

  Jiang Cai Xuan reminded: "Ye Xiao Di, you have a precious treasure on your body, from now on you must be more careful..."

  After listening to her explanation, Ye Fan finally understood the wonder of the five-colored strange beast, which could actually sense the spiritual treasure. This made his back sweat profusely. If the green copper block and the Taoist scripture were exposed, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  "Fortunately, I didn't agree to enter the Jiang family..." he muttered to himself.

  "Alright, let's part ways here. Don't worry, I've already warned Jiang Yichen, he won't have any more crooked ideas." Jiang Cai Xuan smiled and said.

  Finally, a group of people rode on the back of a strange beast and rose into the air. Little Tingting cried very sadly, waving her small hands constantly until they disappeared into the horizon.

  Ye Fan had a strong sense of crisis and did not return to the town. He rushed directly into the deep mountains, feeling that he must get as far away from this place as possible.