Chapter 310: Ye Xiaohan Returns for Revenge

Deep within Yunmeng Mountain in the Eastern Domain.

A twenty-one-year-old Ye Xiaohan led Wang Xing and Qi Wei through the dense jungle.

Eight years had passed since they first met Chu Fan.

The once stubborn yet kind-hearted boy had since grown into a strong young man. His kindness had driven him to fearlessly save an unconscious Chu Fan, and upon waking, Chu Fan had repaid the favor by taking care of their pursuers.

Later, he even sent them to the Celestial Dao Palace, one of the most prestigious Sects in the world.

He had completely changed the fate of all three of them.

Now, at only twenty-one, Ye Xiaohan was already a Soul Emergence Realm Late Stage Cultivator.

Wang Xing and Qi Wei were both over forty. Thanks to the Spiritual Qi Revival, they too had become Cultivators and had already formed their Golden Cores.

It could be said that the fates of all three of them began to change right here in Yunmeng Mountain.

Upon returning to the Eastern Domain, they didn’t fly directly over Yunmeng Mountain and back to Xingyuan City. Instead, they first went to Qingyun City and then retraced their old escape route in reverse.

The place where they stood now was the very spot where they had met Chu Fan all those years ago.

They had come here for two reasons. Firstly, this was the place where their destinies had changed. Secondly, and most importantly, they were here to pay tribute to Chu Fan.

Everyone in the Central Domain believed Chu Fan was dead, and Ye Xiaohan and his friends were no exception.

When he first left the Secret Realm and heard the news, it took Ye Xiaohan several months to recover from his grief.

In his heart, Chu Fan was both a brother and a mentor.

They built a cenotaph for Chu Fan in the forest, right on the spot where he had lain unconscious.

The clothes they used were the very same set Chu Fan had once lent to Ye Xiaohan.

For three days, they burned candles and incense before the tomb.

Ye Xiaohan put his fingers to his lips and let out a sharp whistle. At the sound, countless wild beasts came stampeding toward them.

If any outsider had been present, they would have been utterly shocked by the scene that followed.

Countless beasts approached in neat formations, gathered around Chu Fan’s cenotaph, and knelt in reverence.

Even animals that were predator and prey in the food chain coexisted peacefully at this moment.

It was as if nothing in the world was more important than paying respects to the tomb.

This was the Beast Taming Technique, an ability from the ‘Beast Taming Technique’ manual that Ye Xiaohan had obtained in the Nine-Layered Tower of the Hua Xu Secret Realm.

Not only could Ye Xiaohan now use the Beast Taming Technique, he could even communicate with animals. He could converse with the flocks of birds in the sky and the galloping beasts on the ground.

Moreover, all beasts, whether ferocious carnivores or gentle herbivores, were exceptionally affectionate with him upon sight.

After dismissing the beasts, Ye Xiaohan rose to his feet. He turned to Qi Wei and Wang Xing and said, “Let’s go. It’s been eight years. It’s time to settle this debt.”

The Xingyuan City of today was much tidier and cleaner than it had been eight years ago.

A stretch of pastureland to the north of Xingyuan City still belonged to the Ye Family. These days, the Ye Family raised not only warhorses but also Wind Chasing Beasts.

However, since the unification of the Eastern Domain, the Ye Family’s business had suffered greatly. Now, apart from raising Wind Chasing Beasts for the Great Xia Kingdom’s army, their horses could only be sold to merchant caravans.

But a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. With a legacy spanning many years, the wealth the Ye Family possessed still allowed them to live as elites in Xingyuan City.

Chu Fan’s Eight Generals were all aware of Ye Xiaohan’s existence and the feud between him and the Ye Family of Xingyuan City. Therefore, they had left the family for Ye Xiaohan to exact his own revenge. This was why, ever since Great Xia unified the Eastern Domain, the Ye Family had been allowed to retain its former glory.

Coincidentally, on the very day Ye Xiaohan and his companions returned to Xingyuan City, the Ye Family was holding a grand banquet. After making a few inquiries, they learned that the Ye Family Patriarch was taking a new concubine.

The current Patriarch of the Ye Family was still the same old man who had usurped power back then.

The old man’s name was Ye Shanglun, Ye Xiaohan’s paternal granduncle. He was already eighty-nine years old.

Thanks to the Spiritual Qi Revival, the lifespan of ordinary people had increased considerably.

Even so, Ye Shanglun was not a Cultivator, and at eighty-nine, he was well into his twilight years. It was unthinkable that a man his age would still be taking concubines.

After asking around the city, they discovered that this new concubine was the twenty-third one for the old bastard.

Furthermore, the new concubine was only fifteen years old, the daughter of a farmer from a village east of Xingyuan City.

Because they were unable to pay the interest on a debt to the Ye Family, they were forced to marry their daughter, who had just come of age, to the old fiend Ye Shanglun as a concubine.

In private, the gossiping townsfolk were all cursing the Ye Family.

Upon hearing this news, the veins on Ye Xiaohan’s neck bulged, and he crushed the teacup in his hand to dust.

“The Ye Family’s thousands of years of tradition have been utterly ruined by them.”

Qi Wei and Wang Xing were also seething with anger.

“Young Master, why don’t we just go kill them now?” Wang Xing said.

Ye Xiaohan shook his head. “The Eastern Domain is different from how it was eight years ago. No matter what, Great Xia is a kingdom that Brother Chu helped establish. If we’re to take revenge, we can’t violate Great Xia’s laws. Let’s pay a visit to Mr. Hong’s Auction House first.”

Others might not know it, but Ye Xiaohan was aware that Jing’an and the others were Chu Fan’s Eight Battle Generals.

He wasn’t going to Mr. Hong’s Auction House to ask for help, of course. He was going to inform them that he, Ye Xiaohan, was about to start a bloodbath in Xingyuan City.

The Shopkeeper of the Xingyuan City branch of Mr. Hong’s Auction House was stunned when he heard that Ye Xiaohan was an old friend of Mr. Chu and that he was here to unleash slaughter upon the Ye Family.

As the Shopkeeper of the Xingyuan City branch, he was naturally aware of the Ye Family’s affairs. Now that the rightful claimant had returned for revenge, how could he dare to be negligent?

“Young Master Ye, is there anything our auction house can do to assist you? Our Shopkeeper Liu specifically instructed me that if you returned for revenge, we were to provide you with assistance at any cost.”

Ye Xiaohan cupped his fist in gratitude. “Please extend my thanks to Shopkeeper Liu. This is my family’s private matter, so I wouldn’t dare trouble you.”

“In that case, Young Master Ye, please do as you see fit. Afterward, I will take care of all the loose ends for you. You are Mr. Chu’s brother, which makes you one of our own. There’s no need for pleasantries.”

Ye Xiaohan left the auction house, deeply moved.

The Shopkeeper didn’t dare to delay. As soon as Ye Xiaohan left, he hurried to report the matter to Liu Yicai.

Meanwhile, the Ye Family residence was festooned with lanterns and colorful banners, brimming with a festive and harmonious atmosphere.

Normally, when taking a concubine—especially the twenty-somethingth one—one wouldn’t hang large red silk banners, even if they were decorating.

But the Ye Family had no such reservations. The entire residence was draped in red silk, and the two large red lanterns at the entrance were taller than a man.

Two bands played in rotation at the entrance, and festive music had been playing nonstop since early morning.

Ye Shanglun’s two sons, dressed in festive robes, were at the entrance greeting guests.

That day, all the guests celebrating at the Ye residence were from the prominent families of Xingyuan City. Even the city officials had received invitations from the Ye Family.

Clearly, the Ye Family intended to use this occasion to flex their muscles and show off their connections in Xingyuan City.

By noon, the main residence of the Ye Family was already packed with distinguished guests.

At 3:45 PM, amid the crackle of firecrackers, a procession delivered the new bride to the Ye Family residence.

But the Ye Family had no idea that this day of celebration was about to turn into a day of mourning…