At this clan meeting, Ye Zhentian announced two pieces of news.
One came from the Kyoto royal family. The Ye family did not choose to wait passively, but sent a number of spies to Wudu City. According to the reports of these spies, the Wudu City royal family did not go to war or dispatch troops because of the battle of Ye Ning, but seemed to Extremely calm, which was far beyond Ye Feng's expectations.
But in any case, this is good news. No matter what conspiracy the royal family is planning, it at least gives the Ye family a chance to breathe. During this period, the Ye family can recharge their batteries, strengthen the city, and make preparations in advance.
Moreover, there are spies from the Ye family who pay close attention to the movements of the royal family in Kyoto in real time. If there is any trouble with the royal family, the Ye family will be able to discover it immediately.
The second piece of news is related to Ye Feng, who comes from the Dragon and Tiger Sect in the Luoshen Mountains.
Ye Zhentian personally handed the letter written by Bai Chengfeng, the old man of the Treasure Pavilion, to Ye Feng. After reading it briefly, Ye Feng couldn't help but let out a wry smile with an ugly look on his face.
It turns out that in less than a month, a crucial outer sect competition for the outer sect of the Dragon and Tiger Sect will begin. For some unknown reason, Bai Chengfeng attaches great importance to this competition and believes it. Ye Feng was asked to come back to participate in the roll call.
Ye Feng, who originally wanted to resolve the family's immediate difficulties before returning to the Dragon and Tiger Sect, was suddenly in a dilemma. After all, there had been no movement from the royal family, and Ye Feng didn't know how long it would take to solve the Ye family's serious problem. If he kept waiting, , will definitely miss this outer sect competition and disobey the master's order.
"Feng'er, what are your plans now?" After the clan association was disbanded, Ye Zhentian left Ye Feng behind and said to him with a somewhat solemn expression.
Ye Feng thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "The family may face a powerful enemy at any time. It's okay if Feng'er doesn't go to this Dragon and Tiger Sect's outer sect competition!"
Ye Zhentian nodded with some satisfaction. Ye Feng's sense of responsibility for the family made him feel extremely gratified, but his thoughts were different from Ye Feng's.
"Feng'er, grandpa is very happy that you can put the survival of the family first, but grandpa thinks that you must participate in this outer sect competition?"
"But, it's just an outer sect competition. For Feng'er now, there is really no challenge at all. I believe that even if he wins the competition, the reward will not be much better!" Ye Feng shook his head, with a sad look on his face. said.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Ye Zhentian said with a solemn expression, "With Bai Chengfeng's identity and position in the Dragon Tiger Sect, he must know the current situation of the Ye family and the difficulties you are facing now, but since he strongly demands that you There must be a reason for him to quickly return to the Dragon Tiger Sect. Behind the royal family in the capital is Fengyu Holy Academy, the first sect in the Northern Jin Dynasty. Our Ye family alone cannot resist the attack of the royal family no matter what. Only by enlisting the help of the Dragon and Tiger Sect can our Ye family cope with this crisis!"
"What do you mean, grandpa?" Ye Feng understood Ye Zhentian's intention quickly.
This competition between the outer sects of the Dragon and Tiger Sect is the largest one in recent years for the Dragon and Tiger Sect. The winner of the competition can directly gain the favor of the inner martial arts hall of the Dragon and Tiger Sect and become the core martial arts disciple of the Dragon and Tiger Sect. Although with Ye Feng's current strength, he could gain the respect of the Dragon Tiger Sect anytime he returned to the Dragon Tiger Sect, but if he could win the competition, his status would definitely be extraordinary.
"Today, our people are responsible for monitoring the Kyoto royal family. If they come to attack, I can send someone to inform you of the news as soon as possible. With your current cultivation level at the ninth level of the Yuanwu Realm, you will definitely arrive in time. And if you can gain the respect of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, you might be able to bring some masters from the sect to help you. Wouldn’t this be much better than staying in the Ye family alone!" Ye Zhentian pondered for a moment and said thoughts in mind.
Ye Zhentian's words are not unreasonable, and Ye Feng also knows that even if the Ye family has greatly improved in strength, it is absolutely impossible to be an opponent of the Kyoto royal family. Only with the help of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, the Ye family can survive this catastrophe.
Ye Feng's heart sank, and he frowned and said, "In that case, Feng'er will go back to Longhu Sect first, but grandpa must be more careful. If there is any trouble with the Kyoto royal family, he must send someone to notify me as soon as possible! "
After making up his mind, Ye Feng did not delay too much. After greeting some elders in the family, Ye Feng left the Ye family and went directly to the Chen family compound.
Chen Xiaobing, who was already the head of the Chen family, personally went to the gate of the compound to receive Ye Feng.
Looking at the picturesque and pretty Chen Xiaobing in front of him, Ye Feng's heart moved. Although he was a little reluctant, he still expressed his intention to return to the Dragon and Tiger Sect.
"Are you leaving now, but I haven't had time to thank you for your help to our Chen family!" Chen Xiaobing frowned and said with a somewhat unhappy expression.
Since the battle of Ye Ning, the relationship between the two has changed qualitatively. Ye Feng knew that if Chen Xiaobing had not sacrificed his life to save him that day, he would not have been able to survive to the end. However, since the battle of Ye Ning ended, Ye Feng has been busy in retreat and He improved his cultivation level, so he didn’t have much contact with Chen Xiaobing.
"It's also because the matter is urgent, otherwise I wouldn't have left in such a hurry. If you hadn't risked your life to save Ning Zhiyuan's attack last time, our Ning family would have been destroyed long ago. I should be the one to say thank you!" Ye Feng! With a long sigh, it was not that he couldn't feel Chen Xiaobing's affection, but at the moment, he was only thinking about improving his strength to protect his family, and he couldn't be distracted to accept this affection.
Chen Xiaobing shook his head sadly and said: "That time, I didn't help much. If it weren't for the care of your Ye family, our Chen family would have completely disappeared in Silver Moon City. Brother Ye Feng, Xiaobing doesn't want to be like this. I’m the head of the family, Xiaobing is really tired, why don’t I go to the Dragon Tiger Sect with you!"
Ye Feng was startled. After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his hand and patted Chen Xiaobing on the head: "Silly girl, the Chen family is supported by you now. If you want to leave, the Chen family will leave. Don't worry. I returned to the Dragon Tiger Sect this time to seek help, and I will come back sooner or later. When the time comes, I will continue to protect the Chen family... and you!"
Hearing Ye Feng's words, especially the last sentence, a crystal clear teardrop left the corner of Chen Xiaobing's eyes.
"You promised me that you would definitely come back. I...I'll wait for you!" At the end of the sentence, Chen Xiaobing lowered his head and his voice was inaudible.
Ye Feng laughed and stepped forward, hugged Chen Xiaobing directly into his arms, smelled the fragrance coming from the other person's hair, and said with firm eyes: "Don't worry, this is my promise, Ye Feng, I will definitely come back." of!"
"Disgusting!" Chen Xiaobing shyly punched Ye Feng on the chest a few times, struggled a few times symbolically, and then stopped moving.
In Ye Feng's arms, Chen Xiaobing felt unprecedented warmth. The hard work and fatigue of rebuilding the Chen family these days seemed to have completely disappeared.
"It's time for me to go!" After a long time, Ye Feng gently pushed Chen Xiaobing away, stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on her smooth and tender face, and said softly.
"Yeah!" Chen Xiaobing squeaked and burst into laughter, "It's all your fault. I am now the head of the Chen family. How bad it would be to let the family see it!"
Several members of the Chen family around the two people quickly turned their heads away with embarrassed expressions.
Ye Feng smiled slightly, and after sending Chen Xiaobing back to the Ye family compound, he turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
Chen Xiaobing stared blankly at the figure that disappeared before her eyes. She was sad but with a hint of sweetness. She shook hands with the two extra bottles of pills in her heart, and her eyes returned to their former strength and calmness.
"Continue to send people to find the Chen family members who are living abroad. The Kyoto royal family will not let us go easily. Next time, our Chen family will never be as weak as last time!"
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The Northern Jin Kingdom is located at the northwest end of the Shenwu Continent. It is surrounded by endless deserts on both sides of the northeast and close to a primitive dense forest on the south. Only the west faces the sea. It is the only port for trade between the Northern Jin Kingdom and other countries.
The Northern Jin Kingdom has natural barriers on all sides, isolating it from the Shenwu Continent. In recent years, it has developed rapidly because it has not been affected by war. Although it is far less than the four major empires in the central part of the Shenwu Continent, there are countless empires in the northwest border. Among small countries, the national strength is relatively good.
Luoshen Mountains, Luocheng!
Luocheng was originally just a remote mountain village under the Luoshen Mountains. Because it was backed by the Dragon Tiger Sect and was a port on the western coastline of the Northern Jin Kingdom, it had developed extremely rapidly in recent years and its scale had far surpassed other surrounding coastal cities.
The Dragon and Tiger Sect often releases some daily tasks, asking the disciples from the outer sect to go down the mountain to purchase necessary daily necessities for the sect, and then exchange them with contribution points.
On this day, the wind was sunny and sunny. Han Chong, who had done sect missions with Ye Feng, was wandering around the Luocheng market with Lan Ying'er and Zhang Yihang, preparing to buy some daily necessities such as cloth, so as to exchange for some Contribution points.
There are not many contribution points that can be exchanged for such daily tasks. The three of them went down to Luo City because they needed to prepare some food. Then they took on some daily tasks and helped the sect purchase some daily necessities.
Lan Ying'er ran around in the Luocheng market excitedly. After all, she is a girl. After finally going down the mountain, facing the dazzling array of various products and lively crowds in the market, Lan Ying'er was usually reserved. , it is inevitable to be excited at this moment, walking back and forth between various shops.
Zhang Yihang followed Lan Ying'er cautiously, already complaining endlessly. If he had known that it was so troublesome to go shopping with a girl, he would never have agreed to let Lan Ying'er go down the mountain with him.
Han Chong followed the two of them with a smile. From time to time, he whispered words of comfort to Zhang Yihang, telling him that he didn't need to be so nervous. After all, Luo City was under the jurisdiction of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, and Lan Ying'er would not be in any danger.
"We offended that kid Qin Gang last time, and his father happens to be one of the top tyrants in Luo City. If we accidentally bump into him, I'm afraid it will cause some unnecessary trouble!" Zhang Yihang frowned as he was trying on some earrings and necklaces in a shop. Lan Ying'er, who was buying jewelry and other supplies, said a little uneasily.
"Hehe, isn't the lesson Ye Feng gave me last time not enough? Even if that kid Qin Gang eats the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage, he won't dare to provoke us. Besides, your current cultivation level has broken through to the eighth level of the martial arts realm. Me and Lan Ying'er's cultivation is already at the seventh level of the martial arts realm, so can she still be unable to defeat that little beast Qin Gang?" Han Chong said indifferently.
"Qin Gang's background is not as simple as you think, and now he is mixed with Li Fengyun, we'd better be careful!" Zhang Yihang sighed, but there was no relaxed look on his face, "Ye Feng doesn't know where he went either. , I haven’t seen him for more than two months, doesn’t he plan to participate in this outer sect competition?”
Han Chong was stunned, but also shook his head and said: "With his potential, I am afraid that he has now reached the peak of the ninth level of the Liwu Realm, and may even break through to the Yuanwu Realm. Although he will definitely be able to enter the inner gate, if he misses this time It’s indeed a pity to compete in the outer sect!”
The two of them stopped and waited at the door of the jewelry store, chatting quietly about Ye Feng.
At this moment, four or five young men wearing the clothes of the outer sect of the Dragon and Tiger Sect passed by them and entered the jewelry shop one after another.
"Hey, isn't this Lan Ying'er? Long time no see. Why, are you interested in this necklace? Come on, brother, I'll buy it for you!"
The sounds coming from the jewelry store made Han Chong and Zhang Yihang's expressions change. When they looked up and saw the face of the person coming, they rushed into the jewelry store with nervous expressions!