Chapter 21: The Cause and Effect! Have We Been Discovered?
“Did I submit to him?”
“No…”
Before Bai Tianyuan could finish speaking, the gazes of the other ten elders turned sharply toward him, as if they wanted to pounce and kill him on the spot.
Seeing this, Bai Tianyuan immediately became self-aware and obediently shut his mouth.
“Isn’t this the right attitude? I’m a fairly mild-mannered person; I always believe in harmony above all else!”
Harmony above all else? Those four words had nothing to do with Ye Changsheng. Which decent person would come and immediately desecrate their ancestor’s grave?
Ignoring Ye Changsheng, Bai Tianyuan turned to look at the eleventh-generation ancestor.
“Master Ancestor, where is my master?”
He didn’t speak, merely gesturing toward Ye Changsheng beside him.
“Where has my master gone?”
“Your master—the little twelfth, right? I just crushed him to death.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Tianyuan was dumbfounded.
“Dead… dead?”
Ye Changsheng smiled and nodded, continuing, “Yes! He was as reckless as you just now, so I sent him off to the underworld to cool down.”
“He’s probably already on the road to the Yellow Springs by now. Want to join him? I can do the honors for you.”
The smile on Ye Changsheng’s face looked as terrifying as the Grim Reaper’s roll call to Bai Tianyuan.
“Forget it, forget it, I was too abrupt just now. Please forgive me, sir…”
Bai Tianyuan’s voice grew weaker when speaking to Ye Changsheng, clearly intimidated.
Ye Changsheng sat down on the ground and glanced at the elders, smiling slightly.
“All right, now that no one’s disturbing us, and since I have nothing better to do, why not have a chat?”
Everyone remained silent, fearful that a wrong word might earn them a slap from Ye Changsheng and end their lives.
“Don’t be so nervous! I’m not going to eat anyone.”
Ye Changsheng looked at the first-generation ancestor and smiled, “You’re the eldest and most senior among them; you start us off.”
“All right…”
The first-generation ancestor’s voice trembled as he replied.
“Sir, what exactly do you do?”
“Me? I’m a gravedigger.”
Bai Tianyuan looked curious. “You mean the kind who kills someone and then just dumps them into any hole?”
Ye Changsheng pointed to himself and smiled, “Am I that cruel?”
“No, no, not cruel at all. You’re practically a great benefactor!”
Everyone smiled on the surface, saying words that did not come from the heart.
Before Ye Changsheng could respond, Su Qinqin stepped forward.
“That’s right. My brother Changsheng is the best person in the world! He’s a mortician, dedicated to escorting others on their final journey!”
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“I see…”
Su Qinqin grew more animated as she recounted all the events leading up to this moment.
Ye Changsheng beckoned Bai Tianyuan to follow him with a finger.
“Come with me.”
Bai Tianyuan, uncertain of Ye Changsheng’s intentions, followed behind with apprehension.
“Sir, what do you want with me?”
“How long have you been dead?”
“About five years.”
If it weren’t for Bai Tianyuan’s formidable power in life and the nurturing provided by the jade bed, he would have long since become a pile of bleached bones.
“Five years, yet why haven’t they buried you? Why are you still kept in this ancestral tomb?”
“Everyone says, the dead are honored and must be laid to rest… Don’t you from the Qingyun Sect understand that?”
At this, Bai Tianyuan showed a troubled expression.
“To be honest, all this is because of my treacherous disciple. Before he died, he always wanted to cultivate the sect’s treasured martial art—the Supreme Cloud Covering Technique.”
“Unfortunately, his talent was poor, and after many years of cultivation, he achieved nothing. I died too suddenly, and the technique became lost.”
Ye Changsheng was curious. “So that’s why he didn’t bury you?”
“Exactly. For that Supreme Cloud Covering Technique, he concealed my death and kept my body here in the ancestral tomb for five years.”
“For so many years, Yunshan has been unable to succeed, even resorting to practicing forbidden arts to forcibly seize it.”
Bai Tianyuan sighed deeply, shaking his head helplessly.
“I never imagined that my lifetime reputation would only produce such a wretched disciple.”
“In the future, the Qingyun Sect will probably be destroyed by this very man.”
Hearing Yunshan’s words, Ye Changsheng felt a twinge of sympathy.
Of course, pity and resentment often go hand in hand, and Ye Changsheng kept this thought firmly in mind.
Yunshan’s current state was naturally related to Bai Tianyuan’s past teachings.
As the two conversed, the system’s voice suddenly sounded.
[Mission Released!]
“Mission?”
[Mission Details: Successfully escort Bai Tianyuan on his final journey]
[Reward: Supreme Cloud Covering Technique]
Examining the panel, a faint smile spread across Ye Changsheng’s lips.
“This technique Yunshan has been searching for so desperately is now within my grasp…”
If Yunshan were to learn of this, he would surely faint from rage on the spot.
Ye Changsheng looked at Bai Tianyuan and asked curiously, “Friend Tianyuan, do you wish to be laid to rest in peace?”
“I do!”
Bai Tianyuan nodded firmly.
“In that case, I shall be a good man and escort you on your final journey!”
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Meanwhile, in Yun Che’s courtyard.
A group of people rushed in—those were the disciples who had just been severely beaten by Ye Changsheng. They were carrying Tian Menghu and hurried inside.
Yun Che didn’t even look up, sipping his tea calmly, and coldly asked, “Why such panic? What happened?”
“Young Sect Leader, you must stand up for us! That kid just beat all of us brothers. We’re your men! Beating us is like slapping you in the face!”
Yun Che smiled slightly, looking at Tian Menghu. “What’s going on with Tian Menghu? Why is he lying on the ground, motionless?”
“Our big brother was knocked unconscious by that guy…”
Yun Che stepped forward for a closer look. What he saw shocked him.
“Dead?”
Frowning deeply, Yun Che exclaimed.
He knew Tian Menghu’s strength well—among the core disciples of the Qingyun Sect, he was one of the best. And now he was dead just like that?
Hearing this, the others collapsed in fright.
“Big brother, really killed by that kid?”
Yun Che’s expression turned grim as he demanded, “Who dared to lay hands on him? To kill a core disciple inside the Qingyun Sect?”
“That guy’s name seems to be Ye Changsheng…”
Yun Che’s eyes narrowed. “Ye Changsheng… That name sounds unfamiliar. I don’t recall having such a person in the Qingyun Sect.”
Just as he was puzzling over this, an elder entered.
“Young Sect Leader, I have already investigated the matter you asked about.”
“That kid’s name is Ye Changsheng. He’s a mortician.”
“Ye Changsheng? It’s him?”
Yun Che clenched his fists so tightly that the teacup shattered, splashing tea everywhere.
“That guy must be brazen beyond reason to cause trouble in my Qingyun Sect!”
He looked toward the group of disciples and asked in a low voice, “Where did Ye Changsheng go?”
Seeing Yun Che’s fierce expression, they were all terrified.
“Seems like he headed toward the ancestral tomb…”
Yun Che gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.
“Immediately gather the sect elders. We’re going to the ancestral tomb together!”
“Arrest him!”