467: Chapter 467 The Girls' Feelings

Tears welled up in Ye Qingtian's eyes. He thought of the Peng Family's oppression of the Ye Family over the past six months, the humiliation of being a dignified Clan Head kept under house arrest, and the tragic state of his clansmen who were injured and their properties seized. Hatred surged in his heart like a tidal wave.

He gathered all his strength and struck a ruthless palm against the back of Peng Xiaofei's heart.

"Pfft!"

Peng Xiaofei spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground, twitched twice, and then went still.

Ye Qingtian looked at Peng Xiaofei's corpse, his chest heaving violently. It was a long while before he slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

With his great vengeance avenged, he felt as if the massive boulder that had been pressing on his chest for half a year had finally been lifted.

In the great hall, the surviving members of the Peng Family, including Grand Elder Peng Hai who had not dared to make a move the entire time, were ashen-faced.

Seeing that both their Clan Head and Young Lord were dead, their last shred of resistance vanished.

"Spare our lives!"

"We surrender!"

"It was all forced upon us by the Head of the Peng Family, Peng Wanli!"

The remaining people, whether injured or not, all knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately.

Ye Tian ignored these small fries and said to Ye Qingtian, "Clan Head, you and Uncle Chen should handle these people and the Peng Family's properties outside. You decide how to deal with them."

Ye Qingtian took a deep breath to steady his emotions and nodded heavily at Ye Tian. "Tian'er, rest assured. We know what to do."

He looked at Chen Xuan, who also nodded, casting a complex look at Ye Tian.

He never expected that the callow youth from before would now possess strength so great that they could only look up to him.

At the same time, he was also glad that he hadn't chosen the wrong side back then; otherwise, the Chen Family might have ended up with the same fate as the former Lin Family and this Peng Family.

The subsequent matters were simple.

Although Ye Qingtian and Chen Xuan were injured, dealing with the remnants of the Peng Family, who had lost their backbone, was easy.

The few diehards who stubbornly resisted were killed on the spot.

As for the rest, their cultivation was crippled, and they were expelled from Luo City.

The vast properties and wealth that the Peng Family had accumulated over half a year were quickly taken over by the Ye and Chen families.

With Ye Tian, that god of slaughter, presiding over the situation, no one dared to say a word of dissent.

The news spread through Luo City like the wind.

People from the City Lord's Mansion soon arrived. A Deputy Commander came, his attitude incredibly respectful.

He kept calling Ye Qingtian and Chen Xuan "Clan Head Ye" and "Clan Head Chen," and even said that the City Lord was feeling unwell and would come to apologize in person later. His words were full of attempts to curry favor and distance themselves from the situation.

Ye Tian merely said indifferently to the Deputy Commander, "In the future, when you encounter matters, you may consult with the Ye and Chen families before making a decision."

The Deputy Commander was so scared that he broke into a sweat, repeatedly assuring him, "Certainly! Certainly! Rest assured, Young Hero Ye!"

In just over half a day, the sky over Luo City had changed.

The tyrannical Peng Family vanished into thin air. The Ye and Chen families not only reclaimed the properties that had been seized but also annexed most of the Peng Family's assets, causing their strength to skyrocket.

Because of Ye Tian's presence, the Ye Family now held such sway that even the City Lord's Mansion dared not have a single objection.

Everyone knew that the youth who had destroyed the Black Cloud Stronghold and the Lin Family had returned, and his strength had become unfathomable; even the Head of the Peng Family, Peng Wanli had been killed by him with a mere flick of his hand.

In the evening, Ye Tian found a secret chamber in the Peng Family.

Inside were quite a few gold, silver, and resources to Cultivate, which was likely the private treasury of the Head of the Peng Family, Peng Wanli.

But what caught Ye Tian's attention was an iron box in the corner.

The box was unlocked. After opening it, he found two items inside.

One was a palm-sized black bone tablet, engraved with a pattern that looked like both a door and a vortex.

And what shocked Ye Tian the most was that the aura emitted from the bone tablet was similar to that on Yin Wujiang.

He would not mistake this uncomfortable, cold Death Qi.

This should be the token that the Head of the Peng Family, Peng Wanli mentioned, used to contact the peripheral forces of the Nether Abyss.

The other item was an old map made from some unknown animal hide.

The map was very incomplete, showing only a small area, with dark red lines outlining the paths of some mountains and rivers.

In one corner of the map, an altar pattern was drawn, with two small characters written next to it: Northern Wasteland.

The Northern Wasteland! The Northern Wasteland again!

It matched the clues given by Han Xiao, as well as the previous appearance of the envoy from the Nether Abyss!

This Nether Abyss truly had plans in the Northern Wasteland! And this ancient altar was very likely the key!

Ye Tian picked up the black bone tablet and the animal hide map, examined them carefully, and then stored them in his Qiankun Ring.

His brows furrowed slightly. What exactly was the Nether Abyss looking for?

And what was hidden in the Ye Family's ancestral grounds?

Did all of this have any connection to the chaos bead he carried?

It seemed that a trip to the Northern Wasteland was imperative.

Moreover, it had to be done as soon as possible.

He walked out of the secret chamber and saw Ye Qingtian and Chen Xuan directing people to count the wealth and arrange the aftermath. They were busy, but everyone's face wore a smile of triumph.

...

Early the next morning, on the stone steps of the Ye Family's backyard, his mother, Liu Qinglan, personally packed some dry rations and clothing and stuffed them into Ye Tian's hands, muttering things like "take an extra garment" and "be careful on the road."

"Mother, I really don't need these things." Ye Tian smiled helplessly. "Once a Cultivator reaches my Realm, they are already immune to cold and heat, and I won't get hungry."

"You do need them!" Liu Qinglan stubbornly stuffed the bundle into his arms. "These were all made by Mother's own hands; they are different from those Medicinal Pill. When you are outside, eating the taste of home will put your heart at ease."

Ye Tian looked at his mother's slightly reddened eyes, and his heart ached. He didn't refuse again and silently stored the bundle in his Qiankun Ring.

"Auntie, rest assured, I will take good care of Junior Brother Ye." Shui Qingdie stood to the side and said obediently.

Liu Qinglan took Shui Qingdie's hand, looked her up and down, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she became. "Good girl, with you accompanying Tian'er, I can rest easy. This child has been stubborn since he was young; he carries everything on his own shoulders. Please keep an eye on him."

Shui Qingdie's cheeks flushed slightly. She stole a glance at Ye Tian and whispered, "Auntie, rest assured, I will definitely..."

Before she could finish, a rush of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate.

Two graceful figures crossed the threshold almost simultaneously.

The one on the left was dressed in fiery red martial attire, her figure lithe and agile, though there was a hint of weakness in her brows and eyes from her recent recovery. It was none other than Ye Ruyi.

The one on the right wore an ice-blue long dress, as beautiful as snow, with a long sword hanging at her waist. It was Chen Xue, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Their gazes landed on Ye Tian almost at the same time, then shifted away simultaneously. When they swept past Shui Qingdie beside him, a flash of complex emotion crossed their eyes.

The air was silent for a moment.

"Sister Ruyi, Chen Xue, you are here." Ye Tian broke the silence first.

Ye Ruyi walked forward and took out an exquisite safety knot from her sleeve. The weaving technique was slightly clumsy, and the silk threads were crooked in a few places, clearly showing she was not skilled in the craft.

She handed the safety knot to Ye Tian and said with feigned arrogance, "This is something I wove overnight. I used silk threads soaked in Heart-Calming Grass; wearing it can soothe the mind and ward off evil spirits... It's nothing valuable, so if you don't like it, you can throw it away."

Ye Tian took the safety knot. It felt warm to the touch, and he could smell a faint, fresh fragrance of plants.

He looked down at the crooked stitches, understood in his heart, and solemnly hung it on his waist, nodding, "Thank you, I will wear it with me."

Seeing this action, Ye Ruyi's cheeks flushed slightly, and she hurriedly turned her head away, stepping back half a step.

Seeing this, Chen Xue bit her lip, stepped forward, and stuffed a coarse cloth bundle into Ye Tian's hands, saying softly, "Ye... Ye Tian, this is the Red Flame Brew that my father has treasured for twenty years. The nights in the Northern Wasteland are cold; drink a couple of sips to warm yourself up."

Ye Tian weighed the wine jar in his hand, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly. "Thank Uncle Chen for me."

"When you are outside, you must be careful."

After saying this, Chen Xue's eyes uncontrollably turned red.

The atmosphere was somewhat stiff for a moment.

Liu Qinglan looked at this scene before her, sighed softly, and said nothing.

Shui Qingdie stood to the side, quietly watching the expressions of Ye Ruyi and Chen Xue, and a feeling that she couldn't quite name welled up in her heart.

She did not speak, only silently moved half a step closer to Ye Tian.

Just then, a lazy female voice suddenly rang out by everyone's ears...