Chapter 1: The Rumor Spreader's First Hatred

  This is a city near the East Sea in the Pingfeng Kingdom, called Yunshui City.

  There are millions of people living in the city, and even within the Pingfeng country, it is considered one of the top two largest cities.

  Yunshui City, except for a thousand-mile-wide and ten-mile-long Death Canyon to the south that leads to the outside world, is basically surrounded by mountains and seas.

  East of the East China Sea, west, north and southwest three directions, are all high and majestic mountains, it is indeed a good place.

  However, the East Sea is not an ordinary sea. There are countless ferocious beasts in the sea, waves crashing and surging, and numerous islands where pirates abound, specializing in plundering passing merchant ships.

  The mountain isn't a good one either. This mountain is the largest gathering place for ferocious beasts in Pingfeng Country, named - Lianyao Mountain Range.

  Here is the translation:

  This place is where martial arts flourish, everyone has a power of 700-800 catties in their hands, and with a pair of fists, they can split open a fierce horse.

  The strongest forces are led by the four major families, who jointly resist the dangers from the Lian Yao mountain range and the sea.

  But today, in one of the four major families, the Ye family, there are rumors flying around.

  "Have you guys heard? Ye Lin was beaten up by Ye Zhen again."

  In the Ye family, several disciples gathered together, discussing something among themselves.

  "What's wrong with that? Ye Zhen just broke through the Copper Bone realm yesterday, and I heard he's about to enter the Third Heaven. Of course, he has to go find Ye Lin to get close to him."

  This disciple's mouth says intimacy, but in his eyes, it is all ridicule.

  "Don't you think that Ye Zhen Shixiong is being too excessive?"

  There was a disciple who couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to stand up for Ye Lin.

  "Hmph! What's wrong with that? Haven't you heard the saying 'a pitiful person must have a hateful aspect'? He, Ye Lin, is a born waste of resources. For six years, he has used up so many resources to cultivate and yet still remains at the first level of Qi Refining, Skin Tempering stage. Even if he were beaten to death, it would be no more than what he deserves."

  Another disciple spoke loudly.

  It's as if they want to express their discontent in their heart and let everyone in the world know.

  The first disciple who spoke up saw someone objecting, and immediately became red-faced and necked, shouting: "That's right, Ye Lin is a waste of resources, occupying so many resources, and dying is what he deserves. What's the big deal about beating him up?"

  "That's true too."

  As for Ye Lin, many people look down on him in their hearts, but ordinary people simply don't dare to say it out loud.

  "Alright, let's just drop it, or else others will hear and we'll all be in trouble."

  As everyone was getting more and more out of hand, a young man named Ye Mu, who looked to be around eighteen years old, spoke up.

  "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's still talk about what happened this afternoon at the Ye house when the Upper Official came over!"

  It's clear that this Ye Mu has a lot of prestige among these disciples. As soon as he spoke, one of the disciples hastily changed the subject.

  "Not bad, I heard that Ye Jia's master will also bring Shangguan Wan'er, one of the four great beauties of Yunshui City, to our Ye family."

  "What? Is Shangguan Wan'er also coming?"

  As soon as they heard Shangguan Wan'er's name, everyone seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and they all became excited.

  Also, Shangguan Wan'er is one of the four great beauties, famous far and wide. Even many elderly people regard her as an object of infatuation. How can these young men not be excited?

  "What are they here for? Ye Mu Ge, you're following Ye Zhen Shixiong, do you know?"

  "What else can we do? Isn't it just a marriage alliance?"

  Ye Mu spoke out casually.

  "What, an arranged marriage?"

  As soon as this marriage alliance was heard, everyone suddenly became excited and even indignant, as if the marriage of Shangguan Wan'er had some deep-seated grudge against them.

  "Isn't Ye Lin going to turn over?"

  Another young man seemed to have suddenly thought of something and hastily asked?

  "What's the big deal?" Ye Mu said with a casual tone, taking a sip of his wine.

  Earlier, that person didn't understand and asked: "Isn't Shangguan's daughter, Shangguan Wan'er, engaged to Ye Lin since childhood? Now they're coming, isn't Ye Lin going to turn things around?"

  Yes, in the family, he is a waste and no one cares about him. However, if he can get help from the Shangguan family outside, even the Ye family will have to give face to the Shangguan family. At that time, won't Ye Lin be able to turn his life around?

  "Hmph, nonsense! What's wrong with being engaged? He, Ye Lin, is such a waste of space. The other party, Shangguan Wanyu, doesn't even look at him."

  "No way, rumor has it that Shangguan Wan'er is a heavenly beauty, not only one of the four great beauties of Yunshui City, but also a rare martial arts prodigy who appears once in a thousand years. How could she possibly look up to him?"

  "Uh..."

  Everyone was confused, could it be that they didn't come because of the failed engagement between Ye Lin and their family?

  It's worth noting that the Ye family is one of the four major families in Yunshui City, with a status equal to that of the Shangguan family. Moreover, Ye Lin is no ordinary person - he is the eldest grandson of the current head of the Ye family. He and Shangguan Wan'er are considered a match made in heaven, having been betrothed since childhood. Would the Shangguan family dare to go back on their word and cancel the engagement?

  If it is true, where will the Ye family be?

  Are they going to break with the Ye family?

  "Not bad, Master Shangguan brought Shangguan Wan'er this time, it's to cancel the engagement with Ye Lin."

  What?

  Although everyone had already thought of this possibility, when they actually heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue.

  "How dare they from the Magistrate's household deceive me, a member of the Ye family?"

  A disciple of the Ye family named Ye Huan heard this and suddenly became furious, his eyes turning red.

  Although no one looks up to Ye Lin as a waste, he is still a member of the Ye family. To bully him in front of outsiders is to humiliate the entire Ye family.

  As a member of the Ye family, some of the Ye family's disciples still have a bit of family honor, and Ye Huan is one such person. Now that he hears Shangguan being so deceitful, he naturally won't stand for it.

  "What are you yelling about? He, Ye Lin, has only just reached the Tempering Skin realm in the first layer of Heaven Refining, and hasn't made any breakthroughs in six years. In three months, he'll definitely be kicked out of the family compound. Do you want to watch as Shangguan Wan'er follows him to do chores?"

  "But he can't come and cancel the engagement at this time, is that not slapping the face of the Ye family?"

  Originally, the disciple named Ye Huan was so angry, not because Ye Lin couldn't avenge him, but because he, as a disciple of the Ye family, didn't want to lose face with Ye Lin.

  "Hum, what do you know? Now the clan leader and the great elder have all gone into seclusion. For three years, there hasn't been a single message. All major family matters are handled by the second elder, so the Shangguan family has decided to marry Miss Shangguan Wan'er to Ye Zhen, the senior brother."

  "What?"

  This is another earth-shaking news!

  Isn't it obvious that you are going to bully Yelín after breaking off the engagement with him and then forming an alliance with Ye Zhen?

  However, unlike just now, everyone's heart was filled with anger earlier, but now they are excited. No one will speak up for Ye Lin.

  "It's been three years since we've heard from the clan leader, which means Ye Lin's backing is gone. Who would still care about a useless person like him?"

  "Not bad, now all major family matters are handled by the second elder, if it were me, I would also choose Ye Zhen Shixiong, no way would I choose Ye Lin that waste!"

  "Indeed, although Ye Zhen Shixiong is not as talented as his older brother Ye Fan Dashi Xiong, he works very hard and has already broken through the second layer of Tian Tongjin. At least, in three months' time, at the clan gathering, he won't be chased out of the Ye family's main courtyard."

  "Yes, and behind Ye Zhen Shixiong, there is also his older brother Ye Fan Dashi. Ye Fan Dashi has a shocking talent, as long as he supports him a bit, Ye Zhen Shixiong's future prospects will be boundless."

  ….

  Just now, the disciples of the Ye family who were still arguing in dissatisfaction, as soon as they heard the rumor that the Shangguan family was going to marry Shangguan Wan'er to Ye Zhen, suddenly everyone changed their faces faster than flipping a book, and no one would argue anymore, some just celebrated.

  Indeed, Ye Zhen has the help of Ye Fan, and his future prospects are boundless. As long as you follow Ye Zhen, there will definitely be no shortage of benefits.

  "Why didn't the Shangguan family directly marry Shangguan Wanyu off to Ye Fan's senior brother?"

  Suddenly, one of the disciples thought of a key question.

  Ah! Yes, Ye Fan is a great master, and it's rare to see someone with his talent in Cloud Water City even after a thousand years. Why didn't the Upper Official family marry Upper Official Yuanyuan off to him?

  "Hmm, the Upper Official's family is indeed thinking about it, but Master Ye Fan doesn't think highly of Upper Official Yuanyu."

  Ye Mu seemed to know a lot and smiled disdainfully.

  "Oh, I see." Suddenly, everyone understood and nodded in agreement, saying: "That's right, although Shangguan Wan'er is one of the four great beauties, but Ye Fan Dashi is devoted to martial arts, how could he possibly take a liking to her?"

  "Not bad, Ye Fan Dashi is a heavenly person, what kind of beauty doesn't he have? Shangguan Wanyu may be beautiful, but she's only famous in Yunshui City. In the vast world outside, she's not even worth mentioning."

  "It's true, Master Ye Fan is indeed a heavenly person, and in the future, he must marry a celestial fairy to be worthy of him."

  Among these disciples, Ye Fan's senior brother has already evolved into an unparalleled heavenly state, probably not even comparable to a divine being.

  "It's also true that Ye Zhen has Ye Fan behind him, how can Ye Lin compare to that? In my opinion, even if his father Ye Yunfei were still alive, he would still be no match."

  Next, these disciples will be in waves and praise Ye Fan's senior brother as a great master, praising him to the point of being unparalleled in the world and rarely seen in heaven.

  However, they did not see that in the distance behind a large tree, there was a young man with bruises on his face hiding behind the tree and listening. Although his face was expressionless, it was not difficult to see from his tightly clenched fists that he was extremely angry inside.

  "There are three great resentments in life: the resentment of losing a wife, the resentment of killing a son, and the resentment of exterminating one's relatives. The resentment of losing a wife is the greatest of all. You guys, including the Upper Official's family, just wait." The young man silently thought to himself as he looked at his fellow disciples who were engaged in lofty discussions.