Chapter 1636: Chapter 1625: Make Him Wish He Were Dead
After listening to Old Bai Wu Fengxian’s words.
Ye Chenfeng crouched down and wiped some dust off the ancient, heavy rectangular box. The box was red, with dense carvings all over its surface.
Anyway, Ye Chenfeng couldn’t understand the meaning of these patterns. These dense patterns were probably the ancient restrictions Old Bai mentioned!
Perhaps due to the ancient restrictions, Ye Chenfeng felt no movement inside the box when he pressed his hand on it. It seemed only by opening the box could he see its true contents.
Shui Ziyan and Shui Menghan’s grandfather, Shui Hongfu, noticed Ye Chenfeng’s actions and said, "Young friend Ye, this box is a family heirloom of the Shuis. If you like it, you can have it. Anyway, no one has been able to open it."
Suddenly, a sly smile appeared on Shui Hongfu’s face, and he continued, "However, young friend Ye, although the box cannot be opened, it is a family heirloom. I originally planned to give it to my granddaughter as a dowry. Since you’re willing to accept it, we can all be family."
Shui Hongfu’s words were vague, and he had almost forgotten about the unopened box until Ye Chenfeng took an interest in it. So, Shui Hongfu decided to go along with the flow and plan for his granddaughter’s happiness.
Shui Hongfu was extremely satisfied with the young Ye Chenfeng. Not to mention his Artifact Refining skills; the fact that Ye Chenfeng progressed from the Spirit Communication Realm to the Creation Realm within a year was enough to qualify him as a grandson-in-law.
In the current Shui family, talented individuals with cultivation aptitude were scarce. The Shuis could barely maintain their Fifth-Rank Sect status, thanks to the ancestor in closed cultivation.
In Shui Hongfu’s eyes, Ye Chenfeng’s future achievements in martial cultivation were bound to be extraordinary, especially since he’s also an Artifact Refiner. However, Shui Hongfu was too shy to ask about Ye Chenfeng’s current rank in Artifact Refining.
If Shui Hongfu knew Ye Chenfeng was a Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner, he would probably tie Ye Chenfeng up and have him marry his granddaughter, Shui Menghan, immediately.
If Shui Hongfu knew Ye Chenfeng was also a Fourth-Rank Alchemist, he might even marry both his granddaughters to Ye Chenfeng and perhaps let him and his granddaughter first have a trial marriage.
Beside them, Shui Menghan heard her grandfather’s words and shyly bit her lip, fully aware that her grandfather was trying to match her with Ye Chenfeng.
As for Shui Ziyan, although she maintained a smile on her face, a faint sense of discomfort lingered within her. Could it be that she also had feelings for Ye Chenfeng? This faint affection may not even be noticed by Shui Ziyan herself.
"Ahem!"
Ye Chenfeng coughed awkwardly. He had to obtain this ancient box no matter what. He stored it in the Chaos Ring, pretending he didn’t understand Shui Hongfu’s words and laughed, saying, "Thank you, Elder Shui, for gifting me this ancestral box."
Shui Hongfu laughed, "Young friend Ye, don’t be polite. We’ll all be family in the future!"
Ye Chenfeng pretended not to hear and left, not in a hurry for Old Bai and Old Hei to immediately break the ancient restriction on the box.
The auction wouldn’t take place until evening.
So, Shui Ziyan and Shui Menghan accompanied Ye Chenfeng around Tianyun City for the day.
Since accepting the Shui family’s ancestral box, Shui Menghan’s gaze toward Ye Chenfeng was full of affection.
Quickly, night began to fall.
The Ziyun Auction House in Tianyun City became lively.
In a VIP room on the second floor of Ziyun Auction House, Shui Ziyan and Shui Menghan were with Ye Chenfeng.
Ye Chenfeng had already reviewed the items for auction today but wasn’t interested in any of them.
Originally, Ye Chenfeng planned to leave, but having taken the Shui family heirloom box, he felt it inappropriate to leave immediately.
Tonight’s auction proceeded smoothly, with many sects competing fiercely, yet Ye Chenfeng seemed drowsy, and Shui Menghan held him intimately, giving him a sense of helplessness.
This morning, Bai Xiaorou went out to find a place to practice a new technique on her own. Ye Chenfeng planned to leave Tianyun City overnight once she returned.
As one item after another was auctioned off, the night’s auction ended smoothly.
Shui family head Shui Hongfu and his son Shui Yifan always left last after the auctions.
While Shui Ziyan and Shui Menghan went downstairs to help, Ye Chenfeng rested alone in the VIP room on the second floor.
In the hall of Ziyun Auction House.
The guests had all left, and the Shui family’s Great Elder, Jiang Tongde, approached Shui Hongfu and the others.
Without any strange expression, Jiang Tongde said, "Family Head, I have something to discuss with you. After all, I’m also a Shui family member. Continuing this conflict is not beneficial."
Shui Hongfu looked at Jiang Tongde in surprise and waved to let the people tidying the venue leave first, and the hall quickly quieted down.
Eventually, only Shui Hongfu, Shui Yifan, Shui Ziyan, Shui Menghan, and Jiang Tongde remained in the hall.
Considering his and Jiang Tongde’s equal strength, Shui Hongfu didn’t believe Jiang Tongde would dare act there.
After others left, Shui Hongfu said, "Great Elder, it’s best if you can understand. We should unite as one."
Internally, Shui Hongfu didn’t wish to eliminate the Great Elder’s lineage, as doing so would damage the whole Shui family.
Great Elder Jiang Tongde nodded and said, "I mean the same. However, Family Head, you must agree to one condition from me: that boy who killed the Ding family head and young master — you must hand him over to me for punishment."
"No need to hide anymore; that boy is the murderer of my two grandsons."
Upon hearing this, the faces of Shui Hongfu and the others slightly changed. After a moment, Shui Hongfu said, "Great Elder, let bygones be bygones. I won’t let you harm young friend Ye."
Jiang Tongde’s face instantly became fierce, and he laughed, "I had anticipated this answer."
"Shui Hongfu, you all forced me to this."
Jiang Tongde almost roared, followed by a disgusting old man in black monk robes appearing from the hall’s left side. This ghost-faced monk infiltrated the Ziyun Auction House with Jiang Tongde’s help.
The ghost-faced monk clasped his hands and said hoarsely to Shui Hongfu and Shui Yifan, "Poor monk meets the two benefactors again. Yesterday, the two tried to kill poor monk, so today poor monk shall return the favor."
Upon seeing the ghost-faced monk’s appearance, Shui Hongfu, Shui Yifan, Shui Ziyan, and Shui Menghan’s faces dramatically changed. They never expected Jiang Tongde would collude with someone from the Demonic Path. Didn’t Jiang Tongde fear being hunted by the Righteous Path people? Jiang Tongde had gone crazy.
Jiang Tongde glanced at the second floor and added, "Shui Hongfu, my son has been hiding in the VIP room next to that kid. Along with two other Creation Realm Fifth-level Peak experts, they haven’t left. My son has probably seen that kid by now."
"However, rest assured, your young friend Ye won’t die easily. My son will only cripple his cultivation first and then break his limbs. From now on, I’ll thoroughly torture that boy, making his life a living hell."
Shui Menghan’s eyes instantly reddened; Ye Chenfeng held an absolute place in her heart, and Shui Ziyan’s heart was also troubled.
Shui Hongfu and Shui Yifan’s faces were flushed with anger. It seemed tonight Jiang Tongde colluded with the ghost-faced monk was intending to tear apart and eliminate the Shui family’s direct lineage.
Shui Hongfu looked worriedly at the second floor, while Jiang Tongde laughed crazily, "Family Head, you shouldn’t worry about that boy now. You better worry about yourself; how do you wish to die later?"
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