Ye Li's bravery completely ruined the Tan family's expedition plan. The news that he eliminated fifty masters by himself quickly spread to the nearby counties.
The Ye family once again became an existence that the surrounding forces dared not provoke. With Ye Li's return, the Ye family's originally turbulent sphere of influence gradually stabilized.
Ye Wujiu himself also realized that the Ye family was moving too fast. The expansion of power must be linked to real strength. Currently, they are not qualified to control such a huge piece of territory.
To this end, after some discussion among the top management of the Ye family, they slightly narrowed the distribution range of the family business and abandoned all the areas that had just been extended.
As a result, the situation between the Ye family and the surrounding areas suddenly became a lot easier.
Ye Li was very satisfied with this. After all, it was impossible for him to stay at the Ye family all the time. If the Ye family could do what they could, he would feel more at ease.
After solving the recent troubles, Ye Li prepared to go to Jinlong City to find Ou Qianxie. He had important matters to discuss with Ou Qianxie.
At this time, the news that he was still alive had spread to all the forces related to him, and the housekeeper and the Zhao family had received the corresponding information.
That day, Ye Li left the Ye family, rode on Xiao Jin, and started galloping towards Jinlong City.
With Xiao Jin's help, Ye Li moved at an astonishing speed and reached the outside of Jinlong City in no time.
Following the familiar road, Ye Li soon arrived at the Foundry Hall’s headquarters.
Ye Li hasn't been back to the Weapon Foundry Hall for many years. He never came back when he was in the Imperial Guard.
After several years of development and changes, the size of the Foundry Hall has now more than doubled.
The scope of the valley area has been artificially expanded a lot, and a large section of the cliffs has been dug away.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Ye Li felt a surge of emotion in his heart. First, he was happy for the development of the Weapon Foundry Hall. Second, he was extremely excited about meeting his master, senior brothers and others.
The guards on duty at the door did not know Ye Li. After all, Ye Li had only been to the Weapon Foundry Hall a handful of times. Usually, when new guards joined, they would not know Ye Li.
Ye Li took out the token he had obtained earlier and showed it to the guards. The guards immediately understood Ye Li's identity and hurriedly saluted him respectfully, calling him "Fourth Master".
Hearing the other party's address, Ye Li's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he didn't know where these ways of addressing came from. Asking Xiao Jin to wait for him nearby, Ye Li walked into the Foundry Hall.
All the houses here have been built into stone buildings, which look very solid and heavy. There are many times more people than in the past, making the station very lively.
Soon, Ye Li followed the guidance of his memory and found the big house where Ou Qianxie lived.
He didn't know whether Ou Qianxie still lived here, but he still went up and knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
A familiar voice came, making Ye Li feel excited.
Pushing open the door and walking in quickly, Ou Qianxie's tall figure appeared in front of Ye Li again.
At this moment, Ou Qianxie also raised his head, and the moment he saw Ye Li, an expression of great surprise appeared on his face.
"Ye Li, you're here!
You are fine as expected, hahaha, this is really a great blessing for our Foundry Hall!
Hey, your cultivation has actually reached the Virtual God Stage, which is the same as your second and third senior brothers. It seems that their talent in cultivation is far inferior to yours."
Ou Qianxie was so excited that he kept talking.
Ye Li strode to Ou Qianxie, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Disciple greets Master. I am sorry to have made you worried!"
Ye Wujiu once told Ye Li alone that Ou Qianxie cried bitterly because of Ye Li's death and even went to the Imperial City to force them to send people to search and rescue at sea.
Ye Li knew that his master was a kind person who treated his disciples like his own children, so he felt particularly touched.
When Ou Qianxie saw Ye Li kneeling down, he quickly stood up and helped Ye Li up, saying, "Good boy, it's good to be back. There's no need to perform such a big ceremony.
I will call all your brothers over. They are all in the base now. Let them come and see you.
Everyone thought you were dead before, and your brothers were sad for a long time. "
Ye Li's age has always been much younger than his senior brothers, so everyone takes special care of this little junior brother.
Ou Qianxie ordered his men to call Pei Ku, Niu Qianjin and Yan Fangtong over. When the three of them saw Ye Li, they all smiled with joy.
Niu Qianjin was the most outgoing. He was the first to walk up to Ye Li and gave him a hug. Then he patted Ye Li's shoulder and laughed, "Junior Brother Ye is still alive. We were so happy for a long time after receiving your letter.
Knowing that you are still alive, Master no longer has to be so sad all day, and his knot in his heart can be solved smoothly. "
Niu Qianjin's words shocked Ye Li, and he quickly looked at Ou Qianxie.
Upon hearing this, Ou Qianxie smiled and stroked his beard, with uncontrollable joy in his eyes.
Pei Ku glanced at Niu Qianjin, smiled, walked up to him and gently patted Ye Li on the shoulder, saying: "It's not just Master who is sad about your death, we are the same. We brothers are a family, and the departure of any relative is worth our grief.
Your Senior Brother Niu also cried all night, crying and saying that from now on no one would discuss the food he cooked with him. "
Among Niu Qianjin's hobbies, cooking is the biggest one. In the past, only his master and his disciples could eat his cooking in the camp.
However, Yan Fangtong is a taciturn person who is not very talkative. He has been eating Niu Qianjin's food for decades, but he can only describe it as delicious. Therefore, there is no point in Niu Qianjin discussing with him.
Pei Ku is much older than Niu Qianjin and Yan Fangtong, and is rarely in the base on weekdays. Niu Qianjin feels towards Pei Ku not only as a senior brother, but also as a half-master.
After all, after Ou Qianxie accepted Niu Qianjin and Yan Fangtong as his disciples, many of the basics of weapon casting were taught to Pei Ku, so half of Niu Qianjin and Yan Fangtong's weapon casting skills were taught by Pei Ku.
Although Niu Qianjin has a casual personality, he gives him great respect. It is not often that he can communicate with the half-teacher about the food situation.
As for Ou Qianxie, that was even more impossible. Although Ou Qianxie had an easy-going personality, asking him to discuss food with Niu Qianjin might be okay once, and it was impossible for Niu Qianjin to talk about such topics with his master all the time.
It was not until Ye Li came that Niu Qianjin's situation of having no one to communicate with was improved. Ye Li has always been interested in discussing food with Niu Qianjin.
Niu Qianjin has always regarded Ye Li as his soulmate. Whenever he creates a new dish, he will invite Ye Li to try it. The two of them have a very good personal relationship.