C229 The little thoughts of the zi family

Alright, let's go back!

The mysterious Old Man had already left, there was no longer any point staying here. Ye Dongfeng quickly left the plaza which was said to contain the destiny of the empire.

Afterwards, the two of them strolled around the enormous Northern Heavens Imperial City for more than half a day before returning to the inn to rest.

The second day, they were playing around in the Northern Heavens Imperial City again, directly fulfilling Xiao Ya's wish for the longest time. It was also a rare occasion for Ye Dongfeng to not think too much into it, and he completely relaxed until the night of the third day when Zi Mo, who had not shown herself until then, secretly arranged to meet him at the cemetery outside the city.

On the cemetery, there was no one around, only a few occasional jackdaws chirping softly.

Big Brother Ye, did that Big Sister Zi Mo really invite us to meet here? Xiao Ya pitifully pulled on Ye Dongfeng's sleeves.

As there was no one left to take care of Xiao Ya in the tavern, Ye Dongfeng had no choice but to bring Xiao Ya out as well.

And the reason why he chose to meet Zi Mo here, was because it was somewhat inconvenient for him to take action, which was why it was inconvenient for him to directly go to the Prince of Ziyang Palace to meet Zi Mo.

After all, he did not want his identity as a chess piece of the Prince of Ziyang Palace to be exposed yet.

Haha, don't be afraid. All the people here are dead and won't wake up suddenly. Seeing Xiao Ya's frightened look, Ye Dongfeng could not help but burst out laughing. Compared to the living, the dead could be more at ease sometimes.

Is that really the case? I remember Clan Head Xie Yang telling me that there are some mysterious cultivation techniques in the outside world that can bring people back to life … Xiao Ya blinked her eyes and asked curiously.

Hehe, how could there be such a cultivation technique? If there really was one, it would definitely become the talk of the town.

Ye Dongfeng recalled carefully. In his previous life, he had never heard of such a mystical technique existed on this continent.

Oh, then maybe I heard wrong, or perhaps Patriarch Xie Yang remembered wrong. Xiao Ya somewhat embarrassedly stuck out her pink tongue, then turned her gaze, pointing at the two figures not far away and said: There …

Sure enough, Ye Dongfeng turned to look at where Xiao Ya was pointing at. In the distance, there were two figures looking in their direction between the high and low graves.

Using the faint moonlight, Ye Dongfeng could see that one of them was Zi Mo, whom he had not seen for a long time. And the person beside her, was obviously not Prince of Ziyang, but a youth who was around his age.

Furthermore, from the looks of his body, he was quite tall and sturdy, with a purple beard similar to that of the Prince of Ziyang s on his face.

Could it be the son of the Prince of Ziyang? Looking at the figure that he had never seen before, Ye Dongfeng frowned slightly.

Young Master Ye...

Zi Mo went forward to welcome him, her face had a slight smile, as though the two of them had never had any grudges between them.

"Hmm …"

Ye Dongfeng's expression was calm, as he gave a light reply, and only glanced at the person he had never met, and paid no further attention to him.

Zi Mo did not expect Ye Dongfeng to be so cold, she had not even used a set of excuses she had prepared earlier, and was stunned in place for a moment.

Didn't you say you had important news to tell me? After waiting for a while, Ye Dongfeng did not hear Zi Mo speak, and could not help but to ask unhappily.

Cough cough … Brother, I am so old yet you still don't ask me who I am?

At this time, the young man who had been silent the entire time spoke up. The gaze he looked at Ye Dongfeng with, did not contain much friendliness.

Not interested!

Ye Dongfeng directly replied, a single sentence that was extremely efficient, to the point where the youth was choked on his words.

Eyebrows... Young Master Ye, this is my big brother Zi Kun, he has been standing guard at the borders all year round, and a few days ago he wasn't in the Prince of Ziyang's Palace, so this time, it's rare for him to return. When he heard that you defeated my father in one move, he expressed his disbelief, so I decided to bring him over myself.

At this time, Zi Mo had also recovered, and calmly brought up the topic in the direction she had predicted.

At this time, Ye Dongfeng saw through the intentions of the two.

They were obviously trying to test out their own strength, but Zi Kun was not completely sure that he would be able to defeat them, so he had prepared an excuse to attack and retreat.

Ye Dongfeng swept his gaze across Zi Kun. The Qi and blood that the other party was releasing was indeed extremely surging, and he could even feel a faintly discernible killing intent from his body.

His cultivation level might not even exceed Prince of Ziyang's, but with the addition of the techniques he learned from killing, his might could be multiplied.

What, you're not afraid, are you?

Seeing that Ye Dongfeng's eyes had never left him and had not spoken for a long time, Zi Kun could not help but ridicule him.

Just as Ye Dongfeng had thought, he was indeed here to challenge him. As long as he could defeat Ye Dongfeng, he would be able to get rid of Ye Dongfeng's control, and continue to scheme for that rare opportunity.

One had to know that the Zi family had endured for hundreds and thousands of years for this day. If they missed this chance, who knew when the next time would be …

"Hehe, there are too many dead people here, we should still respect them a little …" Let's go to the woods over there!

Ye Dongfeng shot a glance at the other party's provocative expression, and the corner of his mouth revealed a trace of a smile. Then, he pointed to the small forest beside the unmarked cemetery, and laughed indifferently.

Zi Kun was startled. In his eyes, Ye Dongfeng was also considered a smart person, he naturally understood what a single challenge meant, but he didn't expect that Ye Dongfeng would actually accept his challenge so quickly, to the point where he didn't even have the chance to ridicule others.

Big Brother, all the best!

Zi Mo patted Zi Kun's shoulders and encouraged him.

Ever since Prince of Ziyang was forcefully poured into the Hellfire that night, they had thought of countless ways to resolve this crisis. Some were forceful, and some were intelligent.

It was not because they thought Ye Dongfeng was strong, but because he was afraid of the Hellfire.

In the end, it was still her big brother who had rushed back from the border trial in a hurry. He had thought of such a method that would not anger Ye Dongfeng, but it was possible that it could also resolve the crisis he was facing.

In comparison, this truly was their last chance. If they failed this time's challenge, then they really would miss this rare opportunity.

Thus, this time, he could only succeed and not fail.