239: Chapter 239 Zhao Qingxue

"The injury to your Sea of Consciousness has recovered." With a sweep of his Mental Energy, Ancestor Ye Rongming saw through Ye Yisong completely, from the inside out. The vigorous mental pressure in Ye Yisong's mind, which did not match his cultivation, could not be suppressed at all and leaked directly out of his body.

"Yes, Old Ancestor," Ye Yisong replied with a nod.

"Follow me." Ancestor Ye Rongming bypassed Ye Yisong and walked straight inside.

Ye Yisong stuffed all the noodles from the bowl in his hand into his mouth, chewed a few times along with the soup, swallowed it, and let out a comfortable burp, stepping into the inner Cultivate room just half a step behind Ancestor Ye Rongming.

"Your marriage has been settled. After the National Exam ends in four years, you and Zhao Qingxue will be married," Ancestor Ye Rongming said, getting straight to the point.

"Zhao Qingxue is 18 years old this year, three years older than you. Her current cultivation is at the Nine-Star Martial Master level. Before she is married off, her cultivation will Breakthrough to the Martial Ancestor realm, which is just right for you."

"Old Ancestor, isn't this a bit too fast? I'm only 16 years old this year. Can it be a few years later?" Ye Yisong asked tentatively. At this age in his previous life, he would have just started high school, and now he was getting engaged, and to a girl he hadn't even met yet.

What if she didn't look very good? What would he do? Was he supposed to spend his whole life with an ugly person?

Eh? That was impossible. In this world of martial arts, no matter how bad a girl looked when she was young, she wouldn't be too hard to look at.

He wouldn't dare say that everyone's looks could compare to the A-list stars of his previous life, but they were certainly on par with those second or third-tier actresses.

Plus, with the ethereal temperament bestowed by martial arts, calling them a beauty was certainly not an exaggeration.

"Put away your little thoughts. Do you think this is a discussion? I'm just informing you." Ancestor Ye Rongming raised his hand and tapped Ye Yisong's little head. Knowing this kid had been quirky since childhood, he warned, "Don't you dare try to pull any tricks."

"I have already paid the bride price, a full hundred catties of Rank 5 Dragon meat. If the marriage falls through—"

"—you better think carefully about how many Talisman you will need to refine while locked up in the Family to pay me back for this bride price."

"Old Ancestor, how would Yisong dare? Even if you gave me a Dragon gallbladder, I wouldn't dare ruin this marriage," Ye Yisong quickly assured him. The East Sea Zhao Family was not to be trifled with, and his small frame couldn't handle it. "It's just..."

"No more 'justs'. The Zhao Family has already given you the dowry, so just wait peacefully for four years and prepare to be a groom," Ancestor Ye Rongming interrupted, then took a black token from his bosom and placed it on the table.

"Eh, what is this?" Ye Yisong picked up the black token, examined it, and probed it with his newly acquired Rank 5 Mental Energy, but there was still no reaction, so he asked curiously.

"It is the key to enter the Wangchuan Secret Realm," Ancestor Ye Rongming explained. Seeing that Ye Yisong was still confused, he told him about the origins and historical achievements of the Wangchuan Secret Realm one by one.

"It was formed from the heart of a Rank 7 Martial God!" Ye Yisong exclaimed. "And a large amount of Rank 5 medicinal herbs? The Zhao Family is actually willing to give this treasure to us?"

"What are you thinking? Give it to you? It's just for you to use once. In a little over two months, the Wangchuan Secret Realm will open. At that time, you can go to Wangchuan Valley with the Zhao Family, and use this token to enter the Secret Realm to search for Opportunity inside."

"Grandpa Zhao is quite generous to be willing to lend this to me," Ye Yisong's eyes shone with golden light, as if he had already entered the Secret Realm and harvested countless Rank 5 medicinal herbs. He chuckled, and drool even ran out.

"Kid, come back to your senses." Ancestor Ye Rongming tapped Ye Yisong's head again and warned him sternly, "After you enter the Secret Realm this time, just search for some Rank 4 medicinal herbs in the outer area. Do not enter the inner layer; those Rank 5 medicinal herbs are not so easy to get."

"Old Ancestor, why is that?" Ye Yisong asked doubtfully. With only this one chance, shouldn't he loot everything?

"Why do you think the Four Great Clans are so kind as to give up some spots to outsiders like us?"

"First, it is because the good things inside have indeed been scraped clean, leaving only some leftovers."

"It is said that the last time the Secret Realm opened, the hundreds of Martial Ancestor who entered only found seven Rank 5 medicinal herbs."

"Second, it is because there are not that many Martial Ancestor at the Late Stage. Every Martial Artist who enters the Secret Realm, even if their cultivation has not reached the Late Stage of Martial Ancestor, can use their own trump cards to match the combat power of a Late Stage Martial Ancestor powerhouse."

"Entering the Secret Realm with the token involves random teleportation. If your strength is insufficient, going there is basically just going to die."

"Third, it is because they need us, the outsiders, as cannon fodder to step on some unknown traps for them and reduce their own casualties."

"Over the past thousand years, the major forces of the East Sea have already completed over 70% of the exploration of the Secret Realm. They know exactly where there is Opportunity and where there are high-level Yao Beast."

"It is said that a Rank 6 Demon Emperor lies in the remaining 30% of the area, which is not so easy to explore."

Ye Yisong nodded thoughtfully. "I was wondering why a pie would fall from the sky!"

"So that was the catch!"

For them, the outsider Martial Ancestor, wasn't the Wangchuan Secret Realm just a three-month trip with few treasures and many dangers?

That might be the case for others, but for Ye Yisong, who possessed the 798 Navigation System, that might not be the case.

As long as he could selectively kill the weak Yao Beast in the Secret Realm and light up the map of the Secret Realm.

When the time came, who would be the cannon fodder was not yet certain!

Perhaps he could even find treasures that had been sleeping underground for thousands of years!

"Did you understand what I told you?" Ancestor Ye Rongming warned him again sternly.

"I understand, Old Ancestor. I will definitely follow your instructions, stay in the outer area, and will not enter the inner layer to take risks," Ye Yisong raised his right hand and promised honestly. He dared not tell Ancestor Ye Rongming his true thoughts.

"You stay at the Zhao Family first and Cultivate feelings with Miss Zhao. After the Secret Realm ends, I will come to pick you up." After Ancestor Ye Rongming finished giving instructions, he didn't wait for Ye Yisong's reply and strode away from Shuangxue Residence. At the welcoming pavilion at the foot of the mountain, an old man in brocade clothes had been waiting quietly.

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"The Old Ancestor sure runs fast; I hadn't finished asking yet!" Ye Yisong chased out of the small courtyard, but Ancestor Ye Rongming's figure had long since disappeared. He complained in a low voice.

"So you are the Ye Yisong Grandpa Zhao mentioned? I don't think you're anything special," a little girl in a green robe suddenly burst into the small courtyard before Ye Yisong could return to the Cultivate room.

"May I ask who you are, Miss?" Ye Yisong looked at the little girl who had burst in with confusion. A thought suddenly popped into his mind: could this girl be Zhao Qingxue?

"You haven't answered my question yet!" The little girl lifted her snow-white chin and looked at Ye Yisong with an unhappy face, saying.

"Sister Yi, do not be rude." Following the little girl, a stunningly beautiful woman in a white robe walked in quickly. A formless aura of nobility emanated from her, and she bowed to Ye Yisong.

"Qingxue has met Young Master Ye. My sister spoke rudely just now; I hope you will be magnanimous, Young Master."