Chapter 369

Chapter 369: Chapter 368: Bang!

Zhang Yide was truly furious, not just joking around. He threw a punch at Ye Tianchen with surging superpower, extremely fierce. Ye Tianchen could only keep dodging; he did not fight back.

Ye Tianchen could understand Zhang Yide’s feelings, as his granddaughter Ruotong had just made a sacrifice, and it was still unknown where she had gone. The departure of Zhang Ruotong also weighed heavily on Ye Tianchen’s conscience. Originally, the Zhang family only consisted of Zhang Yide and his granddaughter Ruotong, who had always depended on each other for survival. Now, because of Ye Tianchen, Zhang Ruotong had left the Zhang family, one could say she left this place of sorrow, and Zhang Yide was left all alone, definitely in a bad mood and very worried about his granddaughter Zhang Ruotong.

Facing Zhang Yide’s fierce attacks, Ye Tianchen constantly dodged. He did not fight back, letting Zhang Yide attack as he tried to steer clear of Dongfang Meng, who was now barely clinging to life. Inside her body, there was only a weak trace of Origin essence left. If there were even a slight injury, not to mention a real injury, even a minor bump or knock could likely be fatal. Just as Zhang Yide had said, there was almost no hope for Dongfang Meng.

Even though Zhang Yide had said so, Ye Tianchen still did not want to give up, for two reasons. First, because of his responsibility as he had promised the supreme leader to protect Dongfang Meng, and Ye Tianchen was a man of his word; if Dongfang Meng died, he would feel guilty. Second, he felt that Dongfang Meng, despite being somewhat cold, was very kind, thinking of the alliance of the Ancient Martial Sects, trying to mitigate the violence and bloodshed of the martial world. Such a woman, Ye Tianchen respected.

Slap!

Zhang Yide’s skills were strong, and Ye Tianchen, merely dodging without fighting back, could not hold on for long. Thus, after a few moves, Ye Tianchen was hit in the shoulder by a palm strike and smashed into a large tree behind him, making the tree tremble, showing Zhang Yide was truly not joking and hit with great force.

"If you don’t fight back, I will definitely kill you!" Zhang Yide coldly said to Ye Tianchen.

"Elder, I know you are very angry, but I will not fight back because I respect your character!" Ye Tianchen earnestly said to Zhang Yide.

At that moment, Ye Tianchen was very serious, not playing any emotional cards, but truly respecting Zhang Yide in his heart. Despite his sometimes frivolous behavior, Ye Tianchen always regarded Zhang Yide as an incredible senior whose skills and medical expertise were outstanding, kind-hearted, and the moniker Divine Doctor Ghost Hand was absolutely not unearned. In today’s world, finding someone with such superior medical skills and ethics was truly difficult.

In the process of interacting with Zhang Yide, Ye Tianchen also learned a lot and was thus very grateful to Zhang Yide, respecting this nearly century-old senior.

"Is that so? Then I’ll kill you!" Zhang Yide stiffened for a moment, his palms surged with even more intense superpower. Despite his nearly one hundred years, once he started moving, he was indistinguishable from a young man in his twenties.

Ye Tianchen kept dodging, but could not withstand Zhang Yide’s full and frantic assault. He only dodged, without even trying to block or counter, which was very difficult. Zhang Yide was definitely a top-tier expert, and Ye Tianchen’s strength was not yet strong enough to avoid being hit by Zhang Yide’s attacks by merely dodging.

Thud!

Again Ye Tianchen was struck by Zhang Yide’s palm, this time flying backward and crashing into a stone in the courtyard, shattering the stone and bleeding from the corner of his mouth as he stood up, still looking calmly at Zhang Yide.

Seeing that Ye Tianchen truly did not fight back, Zhang Yide clenched his right fist tightly, anger on his face as he said, "Do you really want to die?"

"Elder, all I hope is that you can save her. I also feel guilty about Ruotong’s situation, but I can assure you, if Ruotong is willing, I will take care of her for the rest of her life!" Ye Tianchen earnestly said.

"Hmph, it seems you are really concerned about this woman. How could I entrust Ruotong to your care..." Zhang Yide glanced at Dongfang Meng, expressing disbelief in what Ye Tianchen had said.

"Elder..."

"No need to say more, if you don’t leave now, don’t blame me for being ruthless!" Zhang Yide interrupted Ye Tianchen, harshly saying.

"I can leave, but the only person in this world who can save her is you, Elder, so I hope..." Ye Tianchen still did not want to give up, as he did not want to watch such an extraordinary woman as Dongfang Meng die.

"Fine, since you really want to save her, how about we trade your life for hers?" Zhang Yide spoke up.

Ye Tianchen was stunned, feeling that Zhang Yide was not joking, but very serious. Ye Tianchen knew that there was resentment in the old man’s heart; had it not been for him, Zhang Ruotong would not have run away from home and would still be missing to this day.

"When I undertake a responsibility on behalf of another, I must fulfill it to my utmost. Since I’ve promised the supreme leader to protect Dongfang Meng, I must do so, and if killing me could save her, then old man, come at me!" Ye Tianchen hesitated for a moment before declaring resolutely.

Hearing Ye Tianchen’s words, Zhang Yide shook his head, looked at Ye Tianchen, and said, "I really feel it’s unworthy for Ruotong, having sacrificed so much for you, so let me kill you and end her hopes!"

Whoosh!

Zhang Yide boosted his combat strength to the strongest realm and, with the speed of lightning, quickly reached Ye Tianchen’s face, striking at Ye Tianchen’s forehead with a palm—it was no joke, he intended to kill Ye Tianchen. Ye Tianchen then closed his eyes; at this time, he could only gamble. Otherwise, he couldn’t save Dongfang Meng, nor could he dissolve Zhang Yide’s hatred in his heart, and he would like always feel guilty and pained whenever he thought of Zhang Ruotong.

"Stop...."

Just then, a weak voice echoed in the courtyard from Dongfang Meng, and Zhang Yide’s right palm halted at the position of Ye Tianchen’s forehead without striking. He turned instead to look at Dongfang Meng, while Ye Tianchen was also stunned, not expecting Dongfang Meng to actually wake up—the woman was indeed very strong.

"If you want to save me, save me; if not, forget it. And you, I don’t know you, why do you ask him to save me...." Despite being very weak and potentially on the brink of death, Dongfang Meng still looked stubbornly at Ye Tianchen and Zhang Yide.

All of this had been heard and seen by Dongfang Meng, even though her body was even weaker than now, with only a sliver of origin essence left inside, she didn’t even have the strength to speak. Now, her condition had slightly improved. Dongfang Meng had seen Ye Tianchen risking his life to save her, however, she didn’t know who Ye Tianchen was or why he was willing to sacrifice his own life to save her.

"Stop talking nonsense, you won’t die!" Ye Tianchen told Dongfang Meng.

"I am not afraid of death, but it’s a pity I couldn’t fulfill my master’s last wish. Our Ancient Tomb Sect will have no successors...." Dongfang Meng shook her head as she spoke.

"You are a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect?" Zhang Yide was taken aback and stepped toward Dongfang Meng to ask.

"Is there a problem?" Dongfang Meng asked in her typically cold manner.

"I originally didn’t want to save you, but since you are a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect...."

Thump thump, Zhang Yide suddenly tapped on both shoulders of Dongfang Meng, causing her to faint on the spot. This left Ye Tianchen startled, unsure of what Zhang Yide meant. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Yide turned to look at Ye Tianchen and said, "I’ve killed her, what are you dawdling for, help me carry the body to the pharmacy!"

For three days and nights, Ye Tianchen had not left the Zhang family’s courtyard, nor had he struck at Zhang Yide, who also did not attack him. With the night air as cool as water, Ye Tianchen sat on a stone bench in the courtyard of the Zhang family, holding a pot of tea, watching the stars in the sky. He suddenly frowned, noticing that the Emperor Star had disappeared. This was a star that should be very close to Earth, and Ye Tianchen had been observing the Emperor Star almost every night after learning its possible secrets, hoping to understand what was different about Emperor Star and lay some foundations for finding the mystery of eternal life one day.

But tonight, the Emperor Star had disappeared, as if it had vanished from the universe, which truly made Ye Tianchen feel very odd.

Startled for a moment, Ye Tianchen then stood up, closed his eyes, and suddenly opened them wide, shooting out two beams of Divine Radiance from his eyes; he had concentrated superpower in his eyes, allowing him to see very far. Had it not been for just using Golden Eyes, he would have used them again swiftly to look more closely, but even so, Ye Tianchen still could not find the Emperor Star in the sky—it indeed felt a bit sinister.

"No need to look anymore. I’ve observed that the Emperor Star disappears every once in a while, which is very strange!" At that moment, Zhang Yide came out from the pharmacy and saw that Ye Tianchen’s eyes were flickering, realizing he was looking for something.

"Old man, how can the Emperor Star just disappear like that? It’s a planet, not just some object, what could possibly be happening?" Ye Tianchen asked, full of questions.

"I don’t know, I only know that the Emperor Star disappears once every year, and the timeframe is uncertain. It’s really strange. Since it’s called the Emperor Star, I think the planet has a lot of extraordinary aspects. Maybe there really are immortals living there; I would really like to see...." Zhang Yide said as he gazed into the night sky.

"Emperor Star, immortals exist. The day I can restore the transmission array, I must go and see!" Ye Tianchen was momentarily stunned, then firmly thought to himself. (To be continued. If you like this book, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)