Ye Wujiu was stunned when he heard this, and a look of slight disappointment appeared on his face.
After all, he hadn't seen Ye Li for several years, and Ye Li said he was leaving as soon as he came back. As a grandfather, he still felt a little disappointed.
But he also knew that Ye Li was a man who could do great things, and the Ye family could not accommodate this giant dragon.
"Well, Ye Li, your matter is important. You also have to be careful in the Imperial City. Don't get discovered."
Ye Wujiu said with a smile.
Ye Li nodded and said, “But don’t worry, Grandpa, I will get rid of the Fenglei Gang and the Jiang family of Jinmen City before I leave.
These two families are so bold that they dare to come to my Ye family to cause trouble.
It's my fault for not being able to stay by the family's side when they needed me, otherwise there wouldn't be such a scoundrel who dares to act wildly here."
Upon hearing this, Ye Wujiu patted Ye Li on the shoulder and said, "If you really stayed in the Ye family every day, I don't think you would be so successful.
The sea and the sky are where giant dragons soar. In a small pond like Shanhai County, the most that can be raised is a water python."
Ye Li smiled when he heard this. What Ye Wujiu said was indeed correct. If he had not been traveling outside for so many years, he might not have been able to cultivate so quickly.
"By the way, Ye Li, where have you been these years?"
Ye Wujiu asked with curiosity on his face.
The elders of the Ye family around also showed curious expressions. They all wanted to know where Ye Li had been during the years he disappeared.
Ye Li touched the back of his head and said, "I went overseas and stayed on a continent overseas for a few years. I met Senior Canghai on that continent."
Ye Li did not go into detail about the events in the Nine Souls Continent. After all, the story of so many years could not be explained in just a few words.
Hearing Ye Li's words, Ye Wujiu nodded in understanding and said, "It is indeed safer to stay overseas. Emperor City has searched all over the world for you but couldn't find you.
They have been looking for you for almost a year, and until now they have come to the Ye family from time to time to see if there is any news about you. "
Ye Li heard what Ye Wujiu said and said, “I will not reveal my identity in public. After all, my current strength is not enough to fight against the Imperial City.
Although I was wronged, I still have no idea what the situation is in the Imperial City.
If the people of the Dahuntian organization have the final say in the Imperial City, then even if Caiyi... the princess of the Imperial City testifies for me, I may not be able to avoid being hunted down.
What I fear most is that the other party appears harmless on the surface but stabs me in the back. If the guy hiding in the dark in the Imperial City wants to plot against me, it would be really difficult for me to hide.
Now let them continue to think that I am dead, so that I can go from light to darkness, hide in the shadows and prepare secretly. When the enemy shows up, that is when I will launch a thunderous attack. "
After that, Ye Li casually asked the family hall about the situation of the Jiang family and the Fenglei Gang.
Afterwards, he did not stay in the family compound, but returned to the small courtyard where he lived.
After Ye Li's absence for several years, the courtyard had not changed much. In fact, someone had planted a row of flowers in the courtyard that originally looked a bit deserted.
These flowers looked like someone was watering them regularly, which made Ye Li feel a little strange.
Just as he was standing in the yard in a daze, there was a sound of a door being pushed open, and a village woman was standing outside carrying two buckets of water.
"Hey, Master Ye Li, you're back. I'm so sorry, I didn't know..."
Ye Li didn't expect that someone would come at this moment. When he heard the other party calling him, he quickly made a gesture of silence and signaled the other party not to speak.
If the other party made a bigger noise, everyone would know that Ye Li had returned, and the matter would inevitably reach the ears of the Imperial City.
Waving at the woman and letting her enter the yard first, Ye Li quickly closed the gate, touched his nose, and said, "Aunt Chen, you carried water to my yard, could it be that you planted all those flowers?"
Ye Li naturally knew the person who came. She was the wife of Chen the blacksmith, who lived not far from his courtyard. Ye Li called her Aunt Chen when he was a teenager.
The two of them are very familiar with each other, and the other has watched Ye Li grow up.
Aunt Chen glanced at Canghai Fusheng, and then said to Ye Li: "Master Ye Li, I'm glad you're back. I have taken care of these flowers according to your instructions. Your yard is now full of life."
Hearing Aunt Chen's words, Ye Li was stunned and said, "We asked you to do it, could it be Grandpa?"
Aunt Chen shook her head and said, “To be honest, it wasn’t Master Ye Wujiu who asked me to help take care of the flowers, but a middle-aged woman.
This woman is very beautiful, and looks graceful and dignified, not like someone from our place.
He seemed to be very familiar with the things in the yard, and his free entry and exit was also approved by Master Ye Wujiu.
She would come back from time to time and plant some flowers in the yard.
But she doesn't stay here all the time. When she's not here, she'll ask me to help her take care of the flowers, and I can get some living allowance from this woman."
After hearing what Aunt Chen said, he immediately understood that the person who came here to plant flowers was naturally his mother Feng Feiyan.
The flowers planted by Feng Feiyan are almost exactly the same as the flowers planted in the Ye family's yard in the past. Ye Li doesn't have much memory of the yard from his childhood.
He had seen the yard that he remembered in his subconscious mind, and he knew what kind of flowers there were. Now, what Feng Feiyan was planting was to restore the entire yard.
Ye Li looked at Aunt Chen with some emotion and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Chen. If it weren't for you helping to take care of these flowers, they would probably all wither in less than ten days."
Aunt Chen smiled again when she heard this and said, "Master, you are too kind. When you were here, you helped us a lot. It's rare for you to be at home now, so it's my duty to help you take care of the flowers."
After chatting with Aunt Chen for a while, Ye Li couldn't help feeling a little warm in his heart.
Ye Li was filled with joy to know that his mother often came to the courtyard, but this time it happened to be unlucky and Ye Li was unable to see his mother.
After chatting for a while, Ye Li asked Aunt Chen to go first, and reminded her not to tell anyone about his whereabouts. He then came to Ye Hao's spirit tablet.
Canghai Fusheng did not follow him all the time, and was also sitting in the courtyard to rest. Ye Li walked into the room where Ye Hao's spirit tablet was placed alone.
Arriving in front of Ye Hao's spirit tablet, Ye Li hurriedly lit a stick of incense for Ye Hao, then sat down next to Ye Hao's spirit tablet as usual, and began to talk about what had happened to him with a smile.
He seemed like a wanderer returning home, sitting in front of his father and reporting his gains and losses after being away from home for many years.