Chapter 5 Disengagement

A spacious bedroom in Ye Mansion was crowded with people. They came at once from all directions when they heard that Ye Yuan was injured.

"Uncle Wang, how's my father?"

Before the bed, Ye Yun was down on his knees, tightly clasping Ye Yuan's pale right hand. Looking at Ye Yuan who was at the state of unconsciousness, Ye Yun was torn with grief. He couldn't wait to ask the white-haired old man.

The white-haired old man who seemed to be in his seventies was examining Ye Yuan's body. It was quiet in the room. Everyone was looking at the old man and waiting for his scrutiny. The room was filled with the pumping heartbeats.

The old man fed Ye Yuan an elixir immediately and stood up. He shook his head and said in front of the public, "His dantian has been shattered by the murder. All his cultivation base has gone. Luckily, the murder didn't kill him. He saved his life. But I'm afraid that he could not cultivate anymore."

"What?!" Everyone could not believe it.

Ye Yun rubbed his eyes, holding back his tears. He tightly held Ye Yuan's hand without a blink of eyes.

The next day, the sun shined again in the Chiyun City after the storm. It was a brand-new day. However, there came many well-known people in Ye Mansion. They came to visit Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan was seriously injured. Not only did his cultivation base disappear, but also his dantian was destroyed. This news quickly spread in the Chiyun City. Everyone was watching the Ye Clan.

All the guests were resting in the front yard. Servants were serving tea. The guests seemed not worried at all, chatting and drinking.

In Ye Yuan's room, Ye Wentian, Ye He, Ye Xinghe and a dozen other seniors sat in front of the bed of Ye Yuan. Ye Yuan leaned on Ye Yun's arms as if he was ten years older within one night. He even had white hair. Thanks to the new clothes, Ye Yuan looked not so embarrassed.

Ye Yuan was pale. Ye Yun fed him water. Suddenly, Ye Yuan heard the angry sound of Ye Wentian, "Who on earth dared to do such thing to you, to our clan?! Tell me!"

This old man in his seventies couldn't control his emotions.

Beside him, forty-year-old Ye Xinghe patted on his shoulders and asked him to sit down and calm down. Ye Xinghe looked at Ye Yuan and said, "I have scrutinized the scene. There is no corpse and no weapon. Everything has been cleaned up in a moment. This is unusual."

"It's Heaven and Earth School." Ye Yuan said.

"Heaven and Earth School?!" Everyone felt astonished.

"Heaven and Earth School, one of the three killer sects!" Ye Yun's heart sank. He was in a towering rage but also feeling powerless. Because the name was so heavy.

Heaven and Earth School was a strange sect. Because they only did one thing – assassination. And it was one of the three killer sects, paralleling with Ziyi Pavilion and Luosha Hall. No one knew its history and where they were located. As long as people gave enough money, they could kill for them.

For many people, it was just a legend. Its existence was under testification.

Another man frowned and said, "Heaven and Earth School! They could even match Xuanwu School. Although it is a killer sect, the disciples are all cultivators. Why did they come to Chiyun City?"

"He, we only know that Heaven and Earth School would not appear without any reason. There must be someone hiring them to attack us. The person who hired them must be tough to deal with. Now in Chiyun City, only Qin Clan and Yan Clan have the ability and motives to do so." Ye Xinghe said.

Ye He nodded, "Now they have finished their task. We don't need to worry that Heaven and Earth School would attack us anymore. Currently, the most important thing is to steady ourselves. We couldn't let other clans take our advantages. Right, Xinghe?"

"You're right, He. Uncle Tian, you need to lead the Ye Clan and find another leader. Otherwise, Ye Clan would be in a mess." Ye Xinghe gave Ye He a wink and then looked at Ye Wentian.

Ye Wentian's face turned darkly red with anger right now. But when he heard their words, he calmed down quickly. He contemplated for a long time, glancing at Ye Yuan and said, "The current situation concerns the foundation of Ye Clan. Surely we need to set store by overall interests. Let's discuss it outside."

Others followed Ye Wentian and left the room. No one cared about Ye Yuan. They just walked away.

Ye Yun closed the door and immediately assisted Ye Yuan to lay down. He sat beside him with an indignant expression. But he quickly changed his expression and faked a smile, "Dad, you could take a snap. It's noisy outside."

However, Ye Yuan started to size Ye Yun up, feeling satisfied. "My son, you have grown up."

"Dad, please have a drink." Ye Yun handed over the glass.

Ye Yuan struggled to stop Ye Yun. He shook his head and said, "I have had enough. I'm not thirsty now. Trust me. I have gone through much. This doesn't matter. The three elders are going to re-elect the leader. They're right."

"Indeed, the first elder is considering for our clan. But as for Ye He and Ye Xinghe, I know what they are planning. They have long waited to be the leader. This is the best opportunity for them. Dad, perhaps your injury has something to do with them!"

Clap!

Ye Yun had just finished his words and he felt the burning pain on his left face. Ye Yuan severely scolded him, "Yun! Have you forgotten my words? No matter what happens, you should never suspect your own family!"

"I understand, dad!" Ye Yun didn't want to worsen Ye Yuan's injury and stopped the argument. He wordlessly helped Ye Yuan cover himself with a quilt.

Seeing the silence of Ye Yun, Ye Yuan seemed to be a little regretful and was on the verge of tears. For years, this was the first time that he had slapped Ye Yun with anger. Last time at the coming-of-age ceremony, he hit Ye Yun out of protection.

To relax the atmosphere, Ye Yun changed the topic. "Dad, did Yan Clan give any explanation?"

Ye Yuan closed his eyes, feeling unhappy. He pretended to be indifferent and said, "Yan Zhan is cunning. He didn't make it clear directly. But I met Yan Linlang. She has already been the disciple of Xuanwu School. With the protection of Yan Clan and the help of Qin Clan, she took a tough stand about cancelling the engagement."

Being torn with grief, Ye Yun hid the sorrow and said, "Considering the gift of Qin Ming, Xuanwu School would definitely accept that. Well, Qin Clan, they indeed gained some advantages from Qin Ming. Even they could make a deal with Xuanwu School."

"Yun, do you know that the real genius of Qin Clan is not Qin Ming? Instead, it is a girl called Qin Qing. It is said that she was accepted and welcomed by Xuanwu School at the age of six. Now even the Yan Clan would fear Qin Clan. In the eyes of Yan Clan, their biggest enemy is not us but Qin Clan. In order to fight against Qin, Yan has to arrange the engagement with us. But considering the Qin Qing, the only thing Qin Clan could do is to build good relations with Qin."

"Qin Qing?" Ye Yun felt confused. Being accepted and welcomed by Xuanwu School at the age of six. What did that mean? As far as Ye Yun knew, Xuanwu School seldom did such a thing. That Qin Qing must be distinctly talented.

Ye Yuan said in a discouraged tone, "It is said that Qin Qing is just fifteen now. She has already built the foundation and entered the realm of Earth Immortal. She is now a real cultivator."

Fifteen! Successfully built foundation! Earth Immortal!

Ye Yun was shocked. At that moment, he felt shameful and ridiculous. He was called genius because he reached level four of Flesh Immortal at the age of fifteen. But she, the true cultivator, reached Earth Immortal at her fifteen.

Ye Yuan wanted to say something more, but he seemed too tired to do so. Ye Yun helped him with his quilt and said, "Dad, I go to see the elders. Please have a rest."

Ye Yun closed the door and then burst into tears. His father, the one who was once his dream, the one he was proud of, ended like this.

At the same time, a servant walked quickly towards Ye Yun and said, "Childe, Yan Clan sent some people to come to visit us. It is said that Yan Linlang also came, together with Qin Ming. I suppose you'd better avoid meeting them."

"Qin Ming? Yan Linlang?" Ye Yun wiped his tears and said to the servant, "Go fetch the paper and writing brush for me."

The servant turned to leave. Soon he came to Ye Yun with a piece of paper and the writing brush. Ye Yun stood in front of the stone balustrades and put the paper there. When he was about to write down something, he suddenly changed his mind. Putting down the brush, he bit through his figure and wrote down the bloody words on the white paper.

At the main yard of the living room.

"It is childe Ye."

"Well, hello, Ye Yun. I wonder how your health is."

The living room was filled by more than one hundred people, with others constantly coming in. When Ye Yun entered indifferently, some people greeted him, while others just ignored him.

After all, Ye Yun was the son of Ye Yuan. He could probably be the successor of Ye Clan.

"Good-for-nothing! Eyesore!"

"Shame for him. Does he want to be humiliated by Qin Ming again?"

Some childes of other clans mocked Ye Yun regardless of his esteem, fanning. They seemed to say to the public with a high volume on purpose.

Ye Yun expressed his thankfulness to everyone without changing his countenance. Suddenly, he stood still and cast his sight towards the graceful figure in the corridor.

There stood a girl wearing a long blue dress. She looked like fifteen years old. She was tall and wore long hair. Her eyebrow looked like a crescent moon and her eyes like stars. All her movements were graceful and beautiful as if she was an angel.

"She is still high up in the air." Ye Yun sighed in his heart, remembering the scene of his childhood. That was the girl that always lingered in his mind.

Ten years ago, Ye Yuan brought Ye Yun to Yan Clan. He was six then and was childish. He playfully ran back and forth in Yan Mansion. However, he ran into a quiet yard with pond by accident. There was a floating bridge on the pond which was filled with lotuses. On the bridge, there was a little girl dancing. She dropped the lotuses into the water, which made her look like a flower fairy.

Just for one moment and just a glance in the distance, Ye Yun could never forget, even if he didn't see the face of the flower fairy clearly. From then on, Ye Yun could even dream about that beautiful scene.

Unconsciously, there were tears in his eyes.

"What a wishful thinking! How dare he?"

"If I were him, I would bury myself. He lost the face of the whole Ye Clan. How could he still have the courage to call himself a man? His woman is dating another man! Ha-ha!"

Everyone in this room witnessed this scene. They laughed at him, insinuated him. And some even shouted it loud. From their perspectives, Ye Yun was no longer the arrogant genius, but a good-for-nothing man who could not even keep his own woman.

Suddenly, all eyes were on Ye Yun. A graceful figure came as if she was dancing, together with a boy in white by her side.

Memories were the most torturous things, especially the most precious ones about the first love.

Ye Yun came to his senses and found out that tears blurred his sight. He realized that he dreamed again. Taking out the paper, Ye Yun walked towards the boy in white and the girl in blue.

"Interesting! Qin Ming will never let him go!"

Lots of people sniggered in secret.

The boy in white drew Yan Linlang up to his back and glanced at Ye Yun in a domineering manner. He scorned Ye Yun and laughed, "Ye Yun, you recovered faster than I expect. What do you want?"

Ye Yun didn't answer him, but was on raging anger in his mind. This person was Qin Ming, his enemy who put him into the current situation. Ye Yun stopped and looked at the girl, "Linlang, this is the first time and also the last time I would call you like this."

Qin Ming wore a murderous face, "How dare you call her Linlang?"

"Qin Ming, if you are bold enough, kill me right now. If I blinked for one time, I would not be a man. If you don't kill me now, I will definitely kill you in the future. If you don't have that courage, shut up!" Facing the threat of Qin Ming, Ye Yun said at a stable speed loudly. His momentum overrode Qin Ming.

He was crazy!

The talk of Ye Yun held everyone's breath. They stared at him.

"It seems that you are crazy and stupid. I won't fuss with an idiot." Qin Ming waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone.

Ye Yun raised his hand slowly. The paper in his hand was especially eye-catching. Everyone looked at him curiously, not knowing what kind of silly things he would do.

Ye Yun unfolded the paper. The bloody characters came into sight. Ye Yun read them word by word, "As witnessed by the heaven and earth, today, I, Ye Yun, wrote down the paper of disengagement in my blood. I decided to disengage from my fiancée Yan Linlang. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. If I regret in the future, I will end like this knife."

Finishing his words, Ye Yun took out a knife and cut through his left palm. When the knife pierced through his palm, blood flowed down. Then he pulled it out and broke it off, throwing it to the ground together with the paper of disengagement. Then he turned to leave.

Silence!

Extreme silence!

"Yan Linlang, it is me, Ye Yun, I cancel the engagement with you. From now on, you have nothing to do with me!" After these indifferent words, Ye Yun turned around and passed through the people with heavy steps.

Just at that moment, everyone present saw the crazy act of Ye Yun with their own eyes. How dare he write down the disengagement paper! He meant to provoke Yan Clan.

Yan Linlang, who was involved in, trembled and stamped her feet. She said with anger, "Ye Yun... We will see!"

"I will kill you!" Then, Qin Ming said gloomily to the back of Ye Yun.

Ye Yun spared no glance for him and walked away from the sight of everyone, leaving a group of shocked and wordless guests.