Under the bewildered and uncertain gazes of the crowd, Ye Xing walked down the stage with a calm expression. He suddenly turned his gaze and coincidentally looked at Ye Qing, who was also looking at him, as a trace of coldness suddenly emerged from the corner of his mouth, "Ye Qing, do you remember the wager we made three months ago?"
"Of course I do."
Ye Xing laughed as he shook his head, his eyes flashing with a cold light, "I, Ye Xing, don't think that I am very bold, but I never thought that I would be afraid of a person like you. If I remember correctly, three months ago, I already said that if anyone dares to touch Liang Bo, that person would be making life difficult for me. Today is the day that I, Ye Xing, will collect debts for the Liang Bo. "
Liang Bo and Ye Guhong were the only two people that Ye Xing cared about the Ye Family, especially the former, who had been extremely loyal to Ye Zetian and his father for most of their lives, making it impossible for anyone to find the slightest flaw. Towards such a loyal old man, Ye Xing would definitely not watch for him to be bullied by others.
"Lacking in words!"
"Then come and try me. You will lose without a doubt within three moves!"
Ye Xing laughed in disdain. Looking at his appearance, it seemed as if he did not put Ye Qing in his eyes at all.
"You're courting death!"
Ye Qing's face turned ugly, he bellowed, and was just about to take action to teach Ye Xing a lesson, but was stopped by the judge on the stage: "Stop, family competition is still going on, no matter what grudge you two may have, it should all be resolved after the competition ends."
"Humph!"
Ye Qing's body slightly paused for a bit, then he reacted and laughed arrogantly: "I nearly forgot. I'm a dignified top five participant from the top five of family competition, why should I forget about my status and fuss about it with you? I still have my opponents to deal with, so if you want to fulfill the bet, why don't you wait for me to finish and then come back? "
What he meant was that Ye Xing did not have the qualifications to fight with him, and the strength and position of the two parties were not on the same level at all.
Although his words were mean, what Ye Qing meant was what everyone present truly thought. If not for the face of the Ye Family's Patriarch, Ye Guhong, many people would have ridiculed him.
That's right, you were once the number one genius of the Ye family, and also the grandson of the family head, but so what? Even if the current you had recovered your cultivation, you still have to follow the rules of the family competition, if not, how can it be fair to Ye Qing?
"Xing Er..."
Ye Guhong could see the change in everyone's expressions, but her expression did not change one bit, because he had always believed in Ye Xing. He knew that Ye Xing had been very determined since he was young and would never do something that did not make sense.
"You said I don't have the qualifications?"
Facing the questioning and despising looks from the crowd, not only did Ye Xing not get angry, he even smiled indifferently. He suddenly shifted his gaze towards Ye Ming and shouted, "Big Brother Ye Ming, I'm sorry.
"Ye Xing, what do you mean by that?"
Among the top five, Ye Ming was the oldest, and had almost turned twenty. His expression was ordinary, but it gave others a mature and steady feeling. At this moment, he had a puzzled look in his eyes as he asked this question.
"Big brother Ye Ming, little brother dares to use my previous friendship to request a fight with you. If I were to defeat you, it would naturally prove that I am qualified to challenge Ye Qing. If I lose, I, Ye Xing, will immediately leave this place without saying a word. "
Ye Xing's expression was solemn, he cupped his hands and said to Ye Ming, his tone extremely sincere.
Amongst the five of them, Ye Ming was the only one who had gotten along with them in all these years. A few years ago, Ye Ming's mother was severely ill, and it was the young Ye Xing who took the initiative to ask Ye Guhong for a spirit pellet in order to save his mother.
Ye Xing was very clear that Ye Ming was a person who valued friendship and righteousness. He would definitely remember this kindness in his heart. Even if he made such an unreasonable request, Ye Ming, who had always wanted to repay him, would probably not reject him.
"This …"
Ye Ming was stunned for a moment, then suddenly recalled the scene of a kind-hearted boy asking for medicine for his mother many years ago. He immediately smiled and cupped his hands: "Of course there's no problem.
"But Ye Xing, you were once the publically acknowledged number one genius in our Ye Family, and now that your cultivation has recovered, I, Ye Ming, am not your match. Just give me face and let me admit defeat. I don't want to be humiliated by myself... "Hehe."
Ye Ming shook his head and laughed, unexpectedly saying words that caused everyone to be extremely surprised.
"Big Brother Ye Ming, you …"
Ye Xing's expression froze for a moment, and he immediately understood Ye Ming's good intentions. A strand of warmth suddenly welled up in his heart. He never thought that in this huge Ye Family, other than his grandfather and Liang Bo, there was actually someone who had good intentions towards him.
"Ye Xing, you saved my mother before, and have given me a new life as a favor. If you can't even help me with such a small matter, can I, Ye Ming, still be considered human? Furthermore, the family competition has never done it even once, so even if he were to give up on it this time, what can he do? "
At this moment, quite a few people looked at Ye Ming in disbelief, as they were all shocked at why the latter would hand over the rank that they had worked so hard for. Besides Ye Xing, practically no one could understand his true thoughts.
"Ye Ming, is something wrong with your brain?! That's the rank you made with your own hands, don't you know how generous the top five in family competition are? "
Ye Qing was extremely furious and shouted at Ye Ming loudly, making him seem as if he was hysterical. He just said that Ye Xing did not have the qualifications to fight him, but in the blink of an eye, his opponent, Ye Ming, actually admitted defeat to Ye Xing.
"I was the one who was worse off, I didn't want to lose face in front of everyone. Ye Qing, did I get in your way?"
Ye Ming's expression was cold as he casually threw down that last sentence. Then, he directly walked down the stage.
"You!"
Ye Qing choked on his words, he used his finger to point at Ye Ming's back as he left, for a long time, he was unable to say anything, he was truly angered by the latter.
"Clan Elder, may I ask if I have the qualifications to challenge Ye Qing?"
Ye Xing did not care about the berserk Ye Qing, but turned to the referee, the Ye Family elder, and asked. Although Ye Xing did not say what he did on the surface, he had already remembered it in his heart. Sooner or later, he would return the favor.
"Ugh …" This, since Ye Ming accepted your challenge and admitted defeat, logically speaking, you should be considered to have squeezed into the top five, barely qualified to compete with Ye Qing on the stage. "
This elder hesitated for a while before looking at the Ye Clan elders on the stage. Seeing that there were no objections, he let them go. However, his expression and tone were extremely cold and impatient. Anyone could tell that Ye Xing's actions were simply too disgraceful.
There were even some people who thought that Ye Xing intentionally threatened Ye Ming to give up his position for him to use.
No matter how weak Ye Ming was, he was still a body refining seventh level martial artist who was about to break through to the eighth level. His powerful fighting strength had long ago made his name in the younger generation of the Ye Family, and Ye Xing, a "cripple" who had wasted two years of cultivation, might not be his match even if he recovered his cultivation right?
Many people had this thought in their hearts.
"Despicable scumbag, in order to obtain the qualifications, you actually used such a despicable method. In my opinion, even if it were ten of them, they might not necessarily be Ye Ming's match! "
"Ye Ming must have been restricted by him to the point of being forced off the stage!"
When the words fell into Ye Xing's ears, it was extremely unpleasant to listen to, but the former seemed very free and at ease, as if the words were not scolding him at all.
"To actually use such a method to challenge Ye Qing, to think that I even felt that you were once a genius, I am truly blind."
Ye Qian, who was resting on the high platform in preparation for battle, slightly frowned her beautiful eyebrows as a trace of contempt and disgust flashed past her eyes.
This time, Ye Xing's reputation was really bad.
However, he did not seem to have any reaction to this.
"Ye Qing against Ye Xing, begin!"
Following the Ye Family elder's announcement, the battle between Ye Xing and Ye Xing officially began.
At this moment, Ye Xing was standing calmly on the stage, and in front of him was Ye Qing, whose face was filled with hatred and anger. Even now, the latter was still unable to accept that he would actually use such an unexpected method to stand on the same stage as him.
"What a pity, Ye Ming would sacrifice himself selflessly to help you. In the end, what we get is still just a joke. "
Ye Qing sneered.
"Oh? What do you mean by that? "
Ye Xing smiled faintly, but his eyes flashed with a gaze as cold as ice, showing the true feelings in his heart.
"Haha, I'm not afraid of you fleeing before the battle." After three months, did I not make any progress at all? To tell you the truth, even if you spend three months of non-stop cultivation, speaking of it from the bottom of your heart, even if you really recovered to coagulation stage! In front of me, you can only continue to lose! "
Ye Qing laughed sinisterly, suddenly a powerful aura surged out from his body, the sand and rocks around him blew all over, causing people's expression to change. This aura was definitely not something that coagulation stage practitioners could emit!
"Oh, peak of the spiritual building period?"
Ye Xing's eyes revealed a look of surprise, and said softly.
I had already broken through the spiritual building period three months ago. For the sake of this family competition, I have never slacked off, so my goal is more than just the top five? It's the position of the chief! "
Ye Qing was in high spirits as he laughed loudly. At this moment, he seemed to have become a rare expert in the world, enjoying the exclamations of admiration and admiration from the countless gazes of the crowd.
"Yet another junior of the spiritual building period! If this goes on, our family's Yuanzhi realm martial artist will appear like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Sooner or later, we will have the strength to step into the Guanhai City and take a seat! "
"A year of prosperity!" Ye Xing was truly unlucky, all the effort to recover his cultivation and stand on the stage, he never thought that he would have to bear such a huge blow! "It's a pity, it's a pity …"
On the high platform, quite a number of Ye Clan elders sighed in admiration. However, most of them were gloating. They could not see what cultivation Ye Xing had, but they naturally felt in their hearts that no matter how much of a genius he was, it was impossible for him to cultivate to body refining seventh level in a short three months.
Let alone fighting against Ye Qing who was at the peak of body refining eighth level?
Basically, no one had a good impression of Ye Xing.