Chapter 368

Chapter 368: Chapter 367 Ye Tianchen, this guy, was really unreliable sometimes. In such a situation, he still had the mind to play tricks, snatching away Qingchengyue’s pink bellyband, which infuriated Qingchengyue to the point where her beautiful eyes brimmed with anger. She wished she could tear Ye Tianchen, this big villain, into pieces.

Who would’ve known that just after Qingchengyue destroyed the dozens of dirt walls built by Ye Tianchen with a single palm strike, Ye Tianchen had already left with Dongfang Meng, leaving Qingchengyue biting her lips in anger? Not only did she fail to kill Dongfang Meng, Xie Yuhe, and Tianshuang, but even her own bellyband had been taken by Ye Tianchen. If word got out, wouldn’t it be a huge joke for her, who has been regarded as a martial prodigy of the Ancient Martial Sect for hundreds of years, the chaste Holy Daughter?

"Big villain, I will definitely not let you off!" Qingchengyue muttered under her breath, her face flushed red with anger as she bit her lower lip.

The martial arts contest among the four beauties of the Ancient Martial Sect ended in such a manner. Qingchengyue had surpassed all the other contestants, and Ye Tianchen was also very surprised. He knew that the skills of the four beauties of the Ancient Martial Sect were strong, but he had not expected them to be this powerful.

Especially Qingchengyue, whose strength was definitely no less than his, even possibly greater. And Dongfang Meng, who had fought fiercely with Qingchengyue without having mastered the entire Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, nearly perished alongside Qingchengyue in the end. The strength and potential of this woman were not to be underestimated. The Jade Maiden Heart Scripture was profound and vast, containing not only advanced internal cultivation methods but also many absolute skills. During her fight with Qingchengyue, Dongfang Meng had also used some of these, which indeed were quite mystical.

The next morning, the students of Longteng University still went to classes on time, but it had been strictly forbidden by the school to go to the back mountain after hearing about what had happened. Probably, the only person who witnessed the entire event last night might have been Ye Tianchen, aside from those who frequently missed school like him. Archaeology’s beautiful lecturer, Qin Yaoyue, really didn’t show up, and Longteng University’s three-time campus belle, Dongfang Meng, had also taken sick leave. Of course, those who were unaware of the insider story would absolutely not know about the last night’s battle among the four beauties of the Ancient Martial Sect.

In a very remote suburban village near the Capital City, Ye Tianchen brought Dongfang Meng here and entered a moderately sized residence. At the entrance of the residence were written two characters:

The Zhang family.

Ye Tianchen brought Dongfang Meng to Zhang Yide, who was seriously injured, her breath as thin as a thread. Likely, the only person in the world who could save her now was Zhang Yide.

Honestly, if it weren’t to save Dongfang Meng, Ye Tianchen would not have come to find Zhang Yide, especially since due to Zhang Ruotong’s matter, Zhang Yide held some prejudices against him. Zhang Ruotong had sacrificed a lot for him, and now she had disappeared. Ye Tianchen felt very guilty. She was a good girl who had silently given so much for him, even sacrificing her virginity and leaving behind a powerful healing force within his body, thus giving Ye Tianchen more of a fighting chance in his future battles. Ye Tianchen felt he owed Zhang Ruotong a great deal and resolved to take good care of this girl if he could ever see her again, regardless of whether he liked her or not.

Carrying Dongfang Meng into the large courtyard of the Zhang family, Ye Tianchen placed the unconscious Dongfang Meng, who was barely hanging on to life with a pale complexion, on the cold bench outside and walked to the entrance of the Zhang family’s house, shouting:

"Elder Zhang, are you at home? It’s me, Ye Tianchen!"

With a creak, the front door of the Zhang family opened. Zhang Yide walked out from inside the house. When he saw Ye Tianchen, his face remained expressionless, apparently because Zhang Ruotong hadn’t returned home after running away; otherwise, Zhang Yide wouldn’t look this way. After glancing at Ye Tianchen, Zhang Yide indifferently asked:

"What is it?"

"Elder Zhang, has Ruotong not come back yet?" Ye Tianchen asked.

"Just speak if you have something. You wouldn’t come here for no reason!" Zhang Yide responded without replying to Ye Tianchen’s question.

Actually, Zhang Yide had a good impression of Ye Tianchen; he was a strong young man, and aside from being a bit clueless at times, he was overall pretty good.

If Ye Tianchen were to marry his granddaughter, Zhang Yide wouldn’t have any objections, but it seemed that his granddaughter had made all her sacrifices for Ye Tianchen without much in return. It had always been just the grandfather and granddaughter relying on each other, and now his granddaughter, Zhang Ruotong, had sorrowfully left too, all because of Ye Tianchen. To say that Zhang Yide harbored no resentment towards Ye Tianchen was impossible.

Remembering the past before Ye Tianchen had arrived, Zhang Ruotong had been living happily. Ever since she fell in love with Ye Tianchen at heart when he came to save Murongxin, and when Ye Tianchen was gravely injured and even Zhang Yide could do nothing, Zhang Ruotong used her unique constitution and virginity to heal Ye Tianchen. Not only did she heal him completely, but she also left in his body her unique healing powers. Zhang Ruotong was indeed Ye Tianchen’s lifesaver, indebted to him heavily.

"Elder, I’ve brought a patient, and she’s nearly out of breath. Please take a look at her!"

Although he knew Zhang Yide was upset, Ye Tianchen still had to plead because he wanted to save Dongfang Meng. Not only because he had promised to protect Dongfang Meng by the orders of the top leader but because he felt that Dongfang Meng, though cold, was a good woman with a grand sense of righteousness, and also the sole heir of the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Zhang Yide glanced at Ye Tianchen and then at Dongfang Meng, who was lying on the vine chair in the yard. When he saw her, his eyes momentarily widened, then quickly returned to calm. He walked over to Dongfang Meng, examined the critically weak, barely alive woman, and began to take her pulse.

Ye Tianchen stood by, silently watching. As Zhang Yide took Dongfang Meng’s pulse, he occasionally shook his head, causing Ye Tianchen to feel very uneasy. He knew Dongfang Meng was seriously injured—could it be that there was no hope for her recovery?

"This woman’s injuries are severe, but other injuries are nothing special. With her level of cultivation, she can adjust on her own. The key is that she has already exhausted her own Origin essence. Currently, only a trace of Origin essence remains in her body. If not for this trace of Origin essence, I’m afraid she would have already stopped breathing. This is also because her own cultivation level is very high. If it were someone else, they would have died long ago!" Zhang Yide shook his head as he spoke.

"Then, Elder, how should we treat her?" Ye Tianchen asked anxiously.

At that moment, Zhang Yide glanced at Ye Tianchen and couldn’t help but ask with a smile:

"What is your relationship with this woman?"

"Friends. She was injured in a fierce martial arts battle and exhausted her Origin essence. I believe only you, Elder, have the capability to save her, so I brought her here to see you," Ye Tianchen hurriedly explained.

"The Origin essence is almost completely depleted. If her breath stops, not even gods could save her..." Zhang Yide shook his head as he spoke.

Ye Tianchen also frowned. Being a cultivator and a superpower expert, he naturally knew that whether it be superpower users, people from Ancient Martial Sects, or even ordinary people, everyone had a fundamental essence energy. However, the Origin essence of martial cultivators and superpower users was much more powerful than that of ordinary people.

A person’s life, aging, sickness, and death are actually changes in this Origin essence from weak to strong, and then gradually dissipating, which is why people go through the process from birth to death. The use of Origin essence, even for very powerful individuals, isn’t taken lightly because it relates to the issue of personal life. Just like Dongfang Meng, in order to perform the "Jade Maiden Flying Immortal" Absolute Skill, she used her Origin essence. In performing this move, she risked her own life. It’s a technique of mutual destruction, which is why it was listed as forbidden by the Grandmaster of Ancient Tomb Sect and prohibited for later generations to use or cultivate.

"So..."

"Seeing how anxious you are about this woman, I truly feel that it’s not worth it for Ruotong. You can leave now, I can’t save her, and even if I could, I wouldn’t!"

Zhang Yide felt some anger and turned to walk inside his house. His anger was understandable; his granddaughter had given so much for Ye Tianchen, and now he didn’t even know where she was. She might even be shedding tears alone, and yet here was Ye Tianchen, asking him to heal another woman. How could Zhang Yide not be angry?

Ye Tianchen knew Zhang Yide was angry, but he couldn’t just watch Dongfang Meng die. He immediately stood in front of Zhang Yide and said:

"Elder, I have no special relationship with this woman. I was entrusted by someone to protect her, and since I’ve taken on this responsibility, I must fulfill it. I hope you can help me with this!"

"Hmph, I can’t help you. Heal her yourself!"

Zhang Yide gave Ye Tianchen a look but still refused to take action.

At that moment, Ye Tianchen continued to block Zhang Yide’s way, causing Zhang Yide to grow more irritated. Already dissatisfied with Ye Tianchen over matters involving his granddaughter, Zhang Ruotong, now Ye Tianchen was not only asking him to heal another woman but was also blocking his way. Zhang Yide’s anger flared up, and he struck at Ye Tianchen with a mighty, no-joking palm.

Bang!

Ye Tianchen quickly dodged. Zhang Yide’s palm missed, hitting the stone bench behind Ye Tianchen, instantly smashing it to pieces, causing Ye Tianchen to frown and hurriedly say:

"Elder..."

"Today, I need to teach you a lesson for my granddaughter Ruotong, you ungrateful young man..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yide, like a monkey scaling a rock, attacked Ye Tianchen again! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, I welcome you to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)