Volume 2: Entering Witchcraft Chapter 68 Are you alone? (Second update!)

  The next morning, Ye Xu gathered some dry food and water, all of which were stored in the Jade Building.

  Ye Fan taught his Jade Building's collection of objects' trick, indeed very useful, in the past Ye Xu went out always carrying a backpack, bringing dry rations, only able to bring very few things, and it was quite inconvenient to start working.

  Now you can bring as much stuff as you want without worrying about affecting your performance.

  "I wonder if Ye Fan is still alive? This senior is ruthless and vicious, likes to kill people everywhere, most likely he hasn't even reached Liangzhou before being captured by someone to exorcise the demon..."

  "Master, if you're going out, take these with you, just in case you run into danger!" Qiaoqiao handed him two large ancient bronze hammers.

  Ye Xu blinked his eyes. These two ancient bronze great hammers were just mundane weapons, looking fierce but actually having little power. What use did he have for them?

  But still couldn't help worrying Joe, he put it away anyway.

  "Young master, you're away from home and no one takes care of your daily needs. Why not... take me with you too?" Su Jiao Jiao widened her eyes, looking at him putting the ancient bronze hammer into the Jade Tower, with a face full of expectation.

  Ye Xulian hastily vetoed this proposal. After Ye Fu's death, the dissolution of Yulou was still fresh in his memory. If he were to meet with misfortune, who knows whether Qiaoqiao would also disintegrate?

  "Master, you're really not taking me with you?" The little girl looked pitiful and was on the verge of tears.

  Ye Xul hurriedly walked out, saying: "Women are really troublesome, always farting and urinating everywhere. You stay at home and wait for me, if you can cultivate to the prenatal stage, I'll take you out again!"

  Su Jiaojiao stuck out her tongue and whispered: "The young master actually cursed, most likely he learned it from the young master of the Zhou family..."

  Ye Xue walked out of Ye Manor and headed towards the outskirts of the city. Suddenly, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure, and his brow furrowed slightly.

  "That person just now seemed like a big brother. How could he be with Fang Cen? This matter doesn't feel right, it feels very wrong!"

  Ye Xuhui had a faintly uneasy feeling in his heart, the Fang and Ye families were sworn enemies, although they hadn't reached the point of being like fire and water, but both families hated each other to the bone.

  Although the two families occasionally intermarried, neither was an important figure in the family, and important figures would only intermarry with other state and county aristocratic families.

  Fang Qing is the second daughter of the Fang family, and the older sister of Fang Chen. Ye Qin, on the other hand, is the son of Ye Si Dao, the master of the Ye household, and the eldest legitimate son, making him the next in line to become the master of the household. As a result, there was no possibility of marriage between the two families.

  Ye Qin is afraid of being taken advantage of by Fang's family if he gets too close to Fang Jing.

  Thinking of this, Ye Xu hurriedly chased after them, scanning the crowd with his eyes, but he didn't see any sign of Ye Qin and Fang Jing. He couldn't help but feel puzzled: "Could it be that I saw wrongly just now..."

  He furrowed his brow and left Liuzhou.

  Waiting for him to walk far away, Ye Qin poked his head out from the teahouse by the street, Fang Jing followed behind him and chuckled: "Brother, why did you see your younger brother and act like a mouse seeing a cat, pulling people around to hide? Didn't you say that you and Brother Xu have the best relationship? Why are you still so afraid of him?"

  "It's not that I'm afraid of him, it's just that my younger brother has a stubborn temper and once he makes up his mind about something, he'll never change it. He can't stand the sight of you and me together."

  Ye Qin smiled and said: "Now our relationship between us two is still not suitable for public display."

  "Who's with you?" Fang Jing blushed and spat, walking out of the teahouse.

  Ye Qin followed her, smiling: "Shi Mei, if we get along well, when I become the master of the manor, the grudges between our two families, Ye and Fang, can be resolved, isn't that a win-win situation?"

  "That's also true..."

  Fang Qing stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses, feeling both ashamed and angry: "Who's gotten close to you?"

  Ye Qin burst out laughing, Fang Jing's face turned bright red, and she said: "You say you can become the master of Ye Manor, aren't you afraid that Xu Shi will contend with you for the position of manor lord?"

  Ye Qin's face turned serious, and the smile on his face disappeared. He said calmly: "Both I and Old Seventh have exceptional talents, whoever becomes the master of the Ye Manor can make it prosperous. If I wanted to be the master, Old Seventh would not compete with me, and if he wants to be the master, I will not compete with him either."

  He sighed and thought of an event from his childhood.

  One year during Qingming Festival, Ye Si Dao went to the cemetery to pay respects to his ancestors and returned home drunk, crying uncontrollably in front of everyone.

  Ye Si Dao spoke nonsense after drinking wine, saying that he had killed many brothers of the same clan in order to compete for the position of master of the mansion, and still regretted it until now.

  If those fellow clansmen did not die, the Ye family would surely be able to sweep away the power of both the Zhou and Fang families in Liu Zhou.

  That was the first time he saw his father drunk, wailing and crying like a child.

  From then on, Ye Qin decided to treat every brother with kindness and would never follow in his father's footsteps!

  "Sister Shi, it's really noisy here, why don't I take you to a quiet place? I've brought a guqin, although I'm not talented, I have some knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I'd like to learn from you." Ye Qin said with a smile.

  Fang Qing smiled and said: "This feeling is great. Last time you kidnapped me and forced me to sing, this time I want revenge, you have to sing for me!"

  Ye Xu left Liu Zhou and gradually approached the Bai Man Mountain. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and laughed: "Zhou Shi brother, how long do you want to follow me?"

  The mountain wind moans and whines, blowing through the leaves, rustling softly.

  Ye Xu waited for a moment, furrowed his brow and said: "Zhou Shi brother, when did you also become so fond of hiding your head and tail?"

  In the mountains, a loud laughter suddenly came, and a sturdy man with a curly beard walked out of the mountains with big strides, proudly and loudly saying: "Shaobao, what a coincidence! I can still meet you here! I heard that you also became a Wu Shi? I heard that your Jade Building is only a second-rate White Jade Building? Two months ago, I became a Wu Shi, obtained the Tian Dao inheritance, and got the five-layered Poluo Miao Shan Bai Bao Lou, which is the only one in Liu Zhou. It's made of pure gold, and even your genius brother can't compare to me!"

  Ye Xue saw that Zhou Shiwen had erected a black jade palace, five stories high, emitting a vast and profound aura. The eaves of the palace were adorned with all sorts of strange and precious objects, including golden pearls, ancient bells, jade inkstones, crystal pendants, and many others.

  In terms of qualifications, Ye Qin is indeed inferior to him. Ye Qin's Jade Building, Ye Xu, had also seen it before, and it was a four-story quiet Kunlun Huanglou, which was slightly inferior to the Poluo Miaoshan Baobao Building in several small grades, one big grade.

  However, if they really started fighting, Ye Qin could kill Zhou Shiwen with just one finger.

  The gap between them is too big, and Zhou Shiwen has no chance of catching up with Ye Qin in a short period of time.

  "Why does Shiwén always follow me?" Yè Xù frowned and asked.

  "Who's with you?"

  Zhou Shiwen smiled and said, "I'm going to hunt in Bai Man Mountain, kill some evil spirits and exchange them for witchcraft in my family's witch library. Who would have thought I'd run into you on the way?"

  Zhou Jia Wu Ku's rules are the same as Ye Jia's. To enter the Wu Ku and choose a witchcraft method, one must hand over sufficient materials.

  This rule will not be relaxed just because a certain young man is exceptionally talented, and if Zhou Shiwen wants to enter the Witch's Library to learn witchcraft, he must bring something of equal value.

  Zhou Shiwen's eyes darted back and forth, scanning the surroundings. Upon finding no one else around, he suddenly burst out laughing: "Shaobao, are you alone? Didn't that old fellow from the Ye family, Ye Fan, follow you?"

  Ye Xu seemed to smile but didn't quite smile and said: "Has Brother Shiwen's heart moved with a murderous intent?"

  Zhou Shiwen's fists crackled as he strode towards him, his face twisted in a sneer: "Don't blame me, who made your Ye family suddenly produce another Ye Qin? Your Ye family has two geniuses, putting too much pressure on Laozi, almost suffocating! Might as well take you down first, who's the weakest anyway! Once I get rid of you, there'll only be one Ye Qin left, and Laozi can continue to play it safe for a few more years before taking care of him too!"

  Ye Xu looked around, but saw only a quiet and deserted mountain. Suddenly, he laughed and said: "Zhou Shi brother, are you also alone?"

  Zhou Shiwen hastily stopped in his tracks and vigilantly asked: "What are you trying to do?"

  Ye Xu took a step forward, and two silver dragons transformed from his primordial energy emerged from his dantian. They perched on his shoulders, their claws grasping tightly, exuding an aura of malevolence that was oppressive and intimidating!

  Two giant dragons opened and closed their mouths, emitting human voices, rumbling loudly, sneering: "What do you say?"