79: Undercurrent

When Ye Xuan heard Ye Yuhuang's words, her eyes lit up, and her whole body trembled with excitement. She knew her chance had come. According to her father, royal descendants of Long Yuan's Rank were rarely left out in the open, yet Long Yuan was one of them, and he just happened to fall into Fengyang County and even attend the same school as her. What else could this be but a heavenly arrangement?

Now, very few people in the entire Fengyang County knew this news, and her own conditions were so superior. If she didn't seize this opportunity, wouldn't she regret it terribly later?!

This was a powerful backer comparable to the Rank of Prince Fu of the Great Ming Empire. To let it go so easily would simply be a disaster!

If she could be the first to get close to Long Yuan, she might very well become a Princess in the future. That would be a meteoric rise, outshining all others, wielding immense power, and having a continuous flow of resources...

"Ye Xuan? Ye Xuan?!!!" Ye Yuhuang called out, looking suspiciously at Ye Xuan, who was lost in her fantasy.

Ye Xuan was startled and came back to her senses. She calmed herself, bit her silver teeth, and said, "Father, I've decided! Long Yuan is mine! You and the entire Family must support me! Don't worry, if I achieve something in the future, I will definitely let the Ye Family receive its due rewards!!!"

"Haha, hahahahaha... Very good, worthy of being my Ye Yuhuang's daughter. This is exactly what I, your father, have been waiting for tonight!!! Deal!!!"

"Deal!!!"

At this moment, the father and daughter understood each other without words, exchanging a smile...

"Still 'deal'?! Are you two doing business?"

Long Yuan, who had been watching this scene, was dumbfounded, a look of helplessness on his face...

After hanging up Ye Xuan's call, he wanted to see her reaction, so he used the Heavenly Dao Eye to capture her real-time information to watch. Unexpectedly, he happened to witness the rather melodramatic secret conversation between Ye Yuhuang and Ye Xuan. The entire content left him speechless and with many thoughts...

There were still quite a few unexpected things, including the fact that Ye Yuhuang was one of his mother Dragon Snow's suitors back then. It was precisely for this reason that Ye Yuhuang had always paid attention to Dragon Snow's affairs, which led to his own appearance making him immediately think of Dragon Snow, and then, by following the clues, he uncovered his true origins.

In fact, he had previously felt that the secret of his predecessor, Zhu Deyuan, couldn't withstand scrutiny. If someone with intentions wanted to investigate, it would be almost effortless, and Ye Yuhuang perfectly fit the description of such a person.

A few days ago, he had even planned to sneak into the County Government archives to erase the records of Dragon Snow's death, but he was delayed by the treatment of the three women's burns. He didn't expect that this delay would allow Ye Yuhuang to discover his true origins in advance!

For others, it might have taken a lot of time to find out, but Ye Yuhuang was quite clear about the major and minor affairs of Fengyang County, especially Dragon Snow's matters. With his conditions and abilities, he could further trace various information, so after a careful investigation, it was only natural that his origins were exposed before him...

This was definitely a lesson; from now on, anything decided must be done as quickly as possible, as delays can lead to changes!

From Ye Yuhuang's words, many things could also be inferred, such as the rise of the five great Families in Fengyang, none of which succeeded without experiencing turmoil. Just as Yun Yi told him before, many things done by large Families behind the scenes are almost unspeakable; their glamorous facade is merely a carefully embellished one...

Among other things, just the scheme concocted by Ye Yuhuang and Ye Xuan tonight would be difficult to present openly. The two now want to seize this opportunity for Ye Xuan to attract him, become his confidante, and then become a royal noble, thereby elevating the Ye Family's status!

Although this matter seemed like a great opportunity for Long Yuan, with a beauty throwing herself into his arms, such a 'Sister Lin' falling from the sky would be headfirst, and no man could easily catch her...

Ye Xuan is definitely not simple. To control her own destiny, she is willing to sacrifice everything. To be honest, Long Yuan quite admired her. After all, in this Great Ming Empire, women with such independent thoughts were extremely rare, but...

This woman was a rose with thorns... One careless move, and he could be pricked all over with blood!

Moreover, the Heavenly Dao Eye had long seen that she also possessed a Spiritual Root, and a double Spiritual Root at that. Such a woman might not just be a rose; she could also stir up quite a storm in the future Immortal Realm!

In Long Yuan's view, he was still young and had to Cultivate in the future. Perhaps he would even have the chance to achieve immortality. So, the focus now was naturally on Cultivating. Moreover, if he didn't quickly improve his cultivation strength, hadn't he heard the deeper meaning in Ye Yuhuang's words? If it weren't for Dragon Snow, he would probably be the first to try to ambush and kill him!!!

"Women? Heh heh... They only slow down my sword-drawing speed!" Long Yuan muttered...

If Ye Xuan knew that Long Yuan had this attitude, and that her grand plan to achieve a meteoric rise might already be stillborn before it even truly began, what kind of taste would that leave in her heart?

Long Yuan looked at his phone; there were several missed calls: from Luo Ying, from Duan Hu, from Wang Yu, from Zhang Li, from Long Xiangning... He knew what they wanted to say without answering, so he simply ignored them all and went into the Heavenly Dao Space to Cultivate first...

Fengyang County was particularly lively that night, with a considerable number of people discussing a young man named Long Yuan. Everyone was curious about who he was, what his background was, and why he could have a group of Fengyang's bigwigs accompanying him on a stroll...

Under the revelations of some informed individuals, information about him began to surface online. It turned out he was the Long Yuan who had risen to fame by Awakening a spiritual talent!

As for The Art of Medicine talent, it was kept secret by everyone and not leaked. However, his musical talent was also dug up, as videos of his live performance had already been posted online by Luo Ying and others, being frantically forwarded. At this moment, Luo Ying was crying inconsolably from being scolded by Luo Pingchuan for this action. She desperately tried to call Long Yuan to apologize, but unfortunately, Long Yuan had no intention of answering any calls at that time...

So, in the eyes of many, Long Yuan's fame was mainly attributed to his spiritual talent and his excellent musical talent. However, while his spiritual talent was good, his overall Rank was only a pitiful F-grade, and his future potential was certainly quite limited. Therefore, this should not be the main reason he was valued by those bigwigs. The most important reason must be his musical talent, because this was something everyone could see and hear. Now, the song "you at the same table" had spread throughout Fengyang. Many people were listening or singing along, especially students and those who had school experiences. This song resonated with their emotions, rekindling their memories and longing for school life. It should be known that many people's youth was an extremely beautiful period in their lives, and no amount of reminiscing was too much!

But beneath this lively facade, multiple undercurrents were surging. For example, Qin Fu Yi wanted Long Yuan to join his "Fengqing Company"; Ye Yuhuang wanted Ye Xuan to win over Long Yuan and also wanted to see if he could cure Ye He; the Luo Family was now eyeing his skin-grafting treatment and thinking about how to get this treatment from Long Yuan into their hands; Long Bai, the Family Head of the Long Family, also began to suspect Long Yuan again and started a secret investigation; and Geng Yun was reporting tonight's information to Qi Huaiyi...

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