CHAPTER 266: CHAPTER 261: HEROINE AND DEMONESS

Ye Lingxian and Ye Chongtian’s primary purpose for leaving Medicine Valley this time is to search for suitable disciples. However, since they brought their daughter along, a secondary task is to have her experience the bustling life outside.

"Qiu’er, your mother has never told you before, but I’ll seriously tell you now, currently in the martial arts world, aside from your Uncle Yin’s Chongjian Manor and our Medicine Valley, there are four other major powers. They are Carefree Sect, Qingyi Pavilion, Ba Dao Cliff, and Shaolin Temple."

"Like our Medicine Valley, Carefree Sect rarely interacts with others, and their actions are unpredictable. They also seldom involve themselves in the affairs of the martial world. However, if you encounter someone from the Carefree Sect in the future, you need not fear. Although they have peculiar personalities, as long as you do not offend them, they will not trouble you. Moreover, every individual from the Carefree Sect is gifted and a Martial Arts prodigy. If you can befriend some of them in the future, you’ll know regardless of gender, they are all exceptionally talented."

"As for Qingyi Pavilion, it is currently the only sect in the martial arts world that exclusively recruits females. Their disciples are divided into four ranks based on the color of their clothing: green, red, purple, and white. Disciples in white are generally direct disciples of the Qingyi Pavilion Master. They are not only beautiful but also have the highest martial prowess among the disciples."

Speaking of this, Ye Lingxian’s expression became somewhat indescribable: "However, Qiu’er, you’d best avoid provoking them. The women of Qingyi Pavilion are somewhat mad. If they see a woman more beautiful than themselves, they become confrontational and impossible to reason with."

When Ye Lingxian was achieving her early accomplishments, she and her husband roamed the martial world and somehow encountered the women of Qingyi Pavilion. One madwoman insisted on marring her face. Unyielding, Ye Lingxian threw Poison at her, causing the woman to hide behind doors, too scared to come out. However, this also led to Qingyi Pavilion pursuing Ye Lingxian for five years, earning her the nickname Poisonous Lady.

"As for Ba Dao Cliff, they are all sword-crazed maniacs, fixated on killing and constant contests. However, people from Ba Dao Cliff value brotherhood and moral codes of the martial world greatly, often emerging to exterminate mountain bandits and robbers."

"Shaolin is what you already know, a group of peace-loving monks. When there’s a difficult issue in the martial world, everyone prefers to have them arbitrate fairly."

"What about Chongjian Manor?" Ye Qiu asked. "Does Uncle Yin’s family focus on sword practice?"

"Not only does your Uncle Yin’s family gather some of the best sword practice prodigies from across the world, but they also do business in weapons. Most of the weapons in the martial world are manufactured by your Uncle Yin’s family." Ye Lingxian patiently explained to her daughter.

"Then why did dad and mom decide to arrange a marriage between me and the young lord of the Yin Family? What if we don’t see eye to eye?" Ye Qiu deeply felt that arranged marriages were a problem. They were essentially two strangers, and what if one of them fell in love with someone else? Just like Yin Shaochen, who fell in love with Leng Zhao Yue when he grew up, even causing great trouble for himself.

Ye Lingxian nonchalantly said, "How could you not see eye to eye? Your dad and I have been corresponding with your Uncle Yin over the years. Uncle Yin said that Brother Yin has a good temperament and will tolerate your wild antics."

Ye Qiu rolled her eyes, "But what if I don’t like him?"

Ye Chongtian scoffed, "Do you even have the right to dislike others? Yin Shaochen is a rare swordsmanship prodigy. At a young age, he has already reached the Heavy Sword Fifth Layer. It’s more likely he wouldn’t fancy you."

"I will definitely surpass him in the future."

"Big talker," Ye Chongtian glanced at her, "How many pages of the Pharmacy Scripture have you memorized? Can you even perform your Qinggong to climb trees?"

Ye Qiu defiantly said, "Dad, just wait, when I return this time, I’ll definitely study well your and mom’s unique skills, and I’ll be even better than both of you."

"Hmm, I’ll be waiting," Ye Chongtian said indifferently.

Ye Qiu batting her eyelashes negotiated, "Dad, if I study well in the future, can you call off this arranged marriage?"

Ye Chongtian truly loves his daughter. That man named Yin Shaochen, whom she hasn’t seen since their parting ten years ago—although Brother Yin wouldn’t deceive him, what if his daughter truly dislikes him?

"When you’ve memorized the Pharmacy Scripture, come back and talk to me about this."

Does that mean there’s room for negotiation? Ye Qiuxin felt relieved; she was afraid her father had settled on Yin Shaochen, that hypocritical gentleman!

Speaking of Yin Shaochen, he indeed has that devilishly charming appearance; no wonder he can deceive so many people.

"Brother Tian, should we visit the Nursery Hall first or Chongjian Manor?" Ye Lingxian asked.

"Let’s go to Chongjian Manor first! After visiting Brother Yin and Sister-in-law Yin, we’ll head to the Nursery Hall to select a few children with good potential."

Speaking of the Nursery Hall, Ye Qiu also felt emotional. The court is weakening, and the martial world is growing; even this Nursery Hall, specialized in adopting orphans, is supported financially by various sects. Of course, children with outstanding talents from the Nursery Hall mostly end up joining these major sects.

Their Medicine Valley also supports two such Nursery Halls, which used to be managed by their housekeeper grandfather. The children selected to come back all joined Medicine Valley as attendants, but her parents always felt those attendants weren’t quite right for them, so they only taught them basic pharmaceutical knowledge and never took them as disciples.

People in the martial world highly value the lineage of their teachers; a direct disciple is no less cherished than an own son. If they don’t find someone they resonate with, it’s possible they never take any disciple in their lifetime.

If they meet a disciple they fancy, some people might even pass on all their skills to the disciple instead of their own son.

Ye Lingxian and Ye Chongtian thought the same. Since their daughter was unwilling to learn, they decided to pass on their skills to two favored disciples instead.

Chongjian Manor is very wealthy and powerful; in Yunzhou, even the government has less say than them. Chongjian Manor is located on the North Mountain of Yunzhou, and the numerous large and small mountains around it are all the property of the manor.

Ye Chongtian first sent someone to deliver a letter to Chongjian Manor in advance, and as soon as their family set foot into the territory of Yunzhou, disciples from Chongjian Manor had already been waiting for them.

When they arrived at the Yunzhou State Mansion in the carriage provided by Chongjian Manor, as a sign of sincerity, Chongjian Manor even sent Yin Shaochen, their own son, to welcome them.

"Uncle Ye, Aunt Ye, Junior Sister Ye, I’m glad to see you," greeted Yin Shaochen politely.

He was very handsome and heroic, dressed in a long white robe, looking like a youthful hero, making a very good impression.

Ye Qiuxin felt uneasy. Sure enough, she saw her parents looking very pleased.

Her father even patted Yin Shaochen heavily on the shoulder. Yin Shaochen remained motionless, and seeing this, Ye Chongtian was even more pleased, "Very good, very good, it’s been many years since I’ve seen Shaochen grow so much. I’ve often heard your father mention you, Young Manor Lord of Chongjian Manor indeed appears to be a spirited young hero."