MTLNOVEL chapter 552
Niwa had just sent Ye Yong to the West City District before parting ways with Dan Han and Dan Rong. Their task was to create the illusion that the deputy city lord had been holed up in the mansion for a month without coming out.
“Miss, we’re back! We have great news!” Song Song entered the house and looked around, but didn’t find Ye Qingwu or Bai Cui.
Only the sound of Keke’s voice came from outside.
“What happened?” Song Song had known Keke for so long that, although she often wore a stern expression, she usually relaxed a bit. But now, her gaze was clearly serious and sharp, indicating something was wrong.
Keke glanced at Ye Yong, her face expressionless, and said, “Let’s set the good news aside for now. I have bad news: your mother is missing.”
Ye Yong was taken aback at first, unable to believe it. Then came a surge of anger: “Who did this!? Is there still someone in the Eastern Continent who dares to lay a hand on my mother? What happened to the Ye family? Was it breached?”
“She didn’t go missing in the Kunlun Realm; she was looking for you in Shilin City and lost contact on her way to the West City District,” Keke recounted everything she knew.
Ye Yong had never considered that Lin Wei would come to the Xuande Realm. Moreover, when he released the Sacred Words, the surrounding shielding formations would block the communication stones, allowing only the special communication stones he had given to Qin Shiming and Liang Xiaorou to function normally. Thus, Lin Wei couldn’t reach him.
Missing in Shilin City? The first thing Ye Yong thought of was Kuang Polou, but he had no grievances with Kuang Polou. With Long Tian’s mocking aura around him, it wouldn’t make sense for him to come after a villain like himself… Outside forces? That was more likely, but why would they capture Lin Wei? To frame Shilin City and create more chaos?
After all, Ye Yong was close to Ye Qingwu, and since Ye Qingwu was the daughter of a prominent family in the Kunlun Realm, this news wouldn’t be hard to trace. If they wanted to make the siege more intense and incite internal strife, it was indeed a clever scheme.
However, they had picked the wrong person to mess with.
Ye Yong used the communication stone to contact Niwa, briefly explaining the situation. Niwa was instantly furious: “Young Master Ye, don’t worry! I’ll go kill a few old dogs right away to intimidate them and make sure they return your mother safely!”
“Lord Danba, please continue to hide as per your original plan and do not reveal your strength just yet.” Ye Yong would still manage both sides, not letting the city be thrown into chaos just because Lin Wei had gone missing.
Moreover, he believed that Lin Wei would be fine; after all, she had lived longer than the Ye family, her life was not so fragile.
“But, Young Master Ye, your mother’s safety…” At this moment, Danba was more concerned about finding Ye Yong’s mother than luring the enemy deeper and reshuffling Shilin City. He wanted to reassure his benefactor.
“I have my own ideas. Please fly into the sky now and pay attention to which direction has lightning.”
Danba immediately complied, though he felt a bit puzzled. Could Ye Yong summon lightning? That was a very advanced technique, and without innate talent, it was impossible to wield.
In fact, Ye Yong wasn’t trying to cast any spells at all. He simply went to the courtyard and murmured to the sky: “If any living being harbors harmful thoughts towards my direct relatives, strike them down with lightning immediately. Oh, and be careful not to harm my direct relatives; if you can do that, then I don’t mind giving you a bit of chaotic power as well.”
The term “mother” might be somewhat vague to the Heavenly Dao, as it does not understand human emotions and affairs. However, direct relatives, sensed through bloodlines, would definitely not be mistaken.
After waiting for a while, there was no movement in the sky. Not to mention lightning, not even a spark of electricity appeared. Ye Yong couldn’t help but ponder whether this was beyond the scope of the Heavenly Dao or if there was an issue with his expression. But the person who kidnapped Lin Wei should indeed have harmful intentions…
“Can I get a thunderclap?”
“Boom…” A heavy sound echoed through the sky.
“Is it only able to control the weather?” Seeing Song Song and the others come out of the courtyard, Ye Yong decided not to try anything else: “Forget it, it’s still more reliable to go to the trading shop.”
He awkwardly let Danba stay in the sky for a while longer to rest and regain his strength, temporarily setting this matter aside. Later, Ye Yong took out the Qi Seeking Plate he had previously purchased from the Great Zhou Dynasty.
“Coco, my mother went missing from where?”
“How would I know? But the young lady and Baicui have gone out; they should have some news.”
Ye Yong nodded and used the communication stone to contact Ye Qingwu.
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Several dozen kilometers outside of Shilin City.
“The person is entrusted to you; take good care of her. Remember, she is a guest, not a captive. If you neglect her and offend the Holy Speaker, when the adults come to blame you, you know the consequences.” The ‘maid’ instructed the people who came to receive her, then turned to Lin Wei and said, “Madam, please don’t hold it against us. In this age of decline, many times we are not in control of our own fates.”
Lin Wei had just awakened, but her cultivation was sealed, and her acupoints were blocked; she could not move at all except for her eyes, which she fixed intently on the ‘maid.’
The maid knew that Lin Wei hated her, but there was nothing she could do; she could only smile awkwardly before turning to leave.
Those who came to receive her were both men and women, humans and demons. At the forefront was a demon king in the Spirit Transformation stage, who looked Lin Wei up and down, his eyes gleaming with greed as he licked his lips: “Tsk tsk tsk, I didn’t expect the Holy Speaker’s mother to be so… enticing…”
As soon as the words left his mouth, a thunderclap rang out, a bolt of heavenly lightning descended from the sky, striking the demon king directly. The people around were startled, thinking that powerful reinforcements had arrived from Shilin City.
But strangely, after the lightning struck, there was no further movement. Everyone touched their bodies, finding themselves unharmed, with only the demon king reduced to nothing but ash, leaving behind a pair of black footprints on the ground as proof of his existence.
“What is going on?” Everyone looked at each other, bewildered and terrified.
The maid’s expression was also complex. After a moment of thought, she said, “Your leader is both handsome and fond of human flesh; he must have developed ill intentions towards the lady. But surely he wouldn’t dare act recklessly… Could it be that just a wicked thought has summoned the wrath of heaven?”
One of the demon king’s subordinates, a close brother, did not believe this and was even furious. “Nonsense! How could such a thing happen? It must be that this woman has some kind of treasure! Just watch me…”
Before he could finish his words, another bolt of lightning illuminated the ground, followed by a new pair of black footprints appearing on the earth.
Now both the rescuers and the demons were in a panic.
“Is the person we captured the Holy Speaker or his mother? Even if it is the Holy Speaker, without the ability to speak, he can’t invoke the Holy Words, right? And have you ever heard of a Holy Speaker summoning thunder?”
“Quick, send her back!”
“Idiot! How do we explain to the adults if we send her back?”
“You saw the situation just now!”
“Getting struck by lightning is a matter of an instant. If the adults blame us, it won’t just be a matter of life or death.”
Seeing their flustered urgency, the ‘maid’ shook her head and said, “I’ve taken her so far, yet I haven’t been struck dead. It’s likely related to intentions. The Xuan De realm hasn’t seen a Holy Speaker in a long time; when the Holy Words emerge, they bless all things. It’s not strange that the heavenly way would protect the Holy Speaker and his family. As for me, I never intended to harm the lady, so I traveled safely. As for the two of you just now, one was greedy for beauty and even wanted to eat a person, while the other tested the law with his own body… In any case, showing respect is never wrong; the adults also don’t wish to have a bad relationship with the Holy Speaker.”