Home Visit

Having no choice but to leave the battlefield after their loss, the inner court disciples jumped off the stage themselves.

Seeing this, the people of Qingzhou Academy signed with relief. Ye Wentian's party had saved them from being razed to the ground.

Clap! Clap!

"Splendid, splendid." the mysterious teacher spoke using his spiritual will.

Ye Wentian faced the teacher who was in an unknown plane. However, he knew that with just a single thought, he could raze not only the entire academy but probably also the empire to the ground if he willed it.

The man disappeared from his initial position and appeared beside Ye Wentian. Ye Futian, Hua Jieyu and Yu Sheng who were dozens of meters away, suddenly appeared beside him.

"Now, since you have won, I will leave Qingzhou Academy alone as promised. Say, what do you think about joining me and becoming my student?" the man said.

Even though he appeared young, due to his high plane, he could be an old man who had made himself appear younger.

Giving it some thought, Ye Wentian replied, "You must have stronger disciples right?" he asked.

"Indeed so, this batch here are just some common disciples I brought along on a short pillage." the teacher replied.

"Alright then, but not right now. I'll inform you when I will leave with you. Just to tell you now, Futian and the others will not be coming with us." Ye Wentian told the man.

"Brother." Ye Futian said.

Turning around, Ye Wentian faced his younger brother and patted his shoulder. "Futian, we have our own journeys, I will see you sometimes, of course even without me here, I trust that you and Yu Sheng won't lose to anyone."

Hearing this, Ye Futian nodded. Yu Sheng stared at him as he too nodded.

"Well then, tell me when we will depart." the teacher said as they are teleported back to Qingzhou Academy with everything that was destroyed in the attack, restored to normal as though nothing had happened in the first place.

Whoosh!

The figures of the disciples and the teacher disappeared in an instant. Though he could not feel their presence, Ye Wentian knew that the man is staying close and would appear whenever he was ready.

Standing amidst the crowd with their wounds all healed up, Ye Wentian and his party were surrounded by the students and teachers of the academy.

Of course, General Qin and his subordinates were amongst the crowd too. Last but not least, a familiar face stood in front of the crowd.

That figure is a beautiful young woman with silky pitch-black hair, as well as the daughter of General Qin, Qin Yi.

Walking up to the two brothers, she stood a few meters apart from them as tears of joy dripped from her two eyes.

"You two really... I knew I wasn't wrong about you two. I can still clearly remember that site three years ago when you were just twelve years old."

"Now, three years later, you guys saved all of us." she spoke sobbingly.

Ye Wentian and Ye Futian stood there with smiles on their faces. Yu Sheng and Hua Jieyu stood behind them without moving.

...

In the flash of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.

After the crisis at Qingzhou Academy was resolved, Ye Wentian, Ye Futian, and Yu Sheng went back home. Naturally, Hua Jieyu returned to her father's side in the academy.

The Ye family gathered to spend New Year's Eve together with a feast. Feng Ruhai's family came to visit as well. Even though the two families had been good friends for decades, it was the first time Feng Ruhai had come to visit on New Year's Eve.

"Uncle Feng," Ye Futian greeted Feng Ruhai, then sat in between Ye Xiaoqin and Ye Mo.

"You will officially be sixteen years old after tonight, Ye Futian. You look more and more handsome," Feng Ruhai complimented. As a result of the constant cultivation that Ye Futian was going through, he now looked more charming than ever. He had become a thin young man with a handsome face, like a model.

Feng Qingxue kept looking at Ye Futian from afar. She still couldn't forget what had happened at the academy one month before, when the young man had been standing with another beautiful girl along with his two brothers together. Ye Futian had used to make fun of her all the time, and she had believed that this boy would be around her forever. But now, there was a certain distance between them.

"This boy has only inherited about thirty percent of my looks," Ye Baichuan said. "But Qingxue is growing ever more beautiful, she's just too gorgeous to be your blood," Ye Baichuan joked. Feng Ruhai was speechless, so he gave Ye Baichuan a stare.

"Unfortunately, Qingxue doesn't have a younger sister, else Wentian wouldn't be so lonely." Ye Baichuan added.

"Err, father this is about Futian right? Why drag me into this?" Ye Wentian interjected.

Hearing this, both the Ye's and the Feng's laughed.

"What? I'm being serious here..." Ye Wentian cried. Beside him, Ye Dongliu's son, Ye Mo patted him on the shoulder.

"It's alright cousin." he said.

Soon, someone approached the Ye home. A guard from the house came in with a message. "Someone is looking for Mr. Ye Futian outside the door."

"For me?" Ye Futian had no idea who it was.

"Go ahead," Ye Baichuan told him.

"Sure," Ye Futian nodded and followed the guard.

Sitting in his seat, Ye Wentian knew who had come for him and shook his head. Knowing that Hua Jieyu had come to see his brother, he paid attention back to the banquet.

...

Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian walked into the feast together. Hua Jieyu asked him, "Is your whole family here for New Years?"

"Yes, it's our tradition." Ye Futian nodded, and soon they were beside the table. People in the room were quite shocked that Ye Futian had brought a gorgeous girl to the table at this specific moment.

"What a beautiful girl!" Ye Mo was shocked by his cousin.

Ye Rong blinked. She looked at Hua Jieyu, then Feng Qingxue. She had to admit that the newcomer was so much more beautiful.

Feng Qingxue had never imagined that Hua Jieyu would just show up at the Ye family's home at that particular moment, in such a meaningful situation. She felt extremely disappointed. She lowered her head and clenched the hem of her skirt in her hands.

"Futian, introduce the girl please," Ye Rong said.

"This is Hua Jieyu," Ye Futian started introducing, "She is… Uh… My professor's daughter."

"Professor's daughter?"

The people smiled and some type of 'understanding' showed in their eyes. Hua Jieyu's cheeks turned a bit hot and even felt a little panic but she did not reject this feeling. In fact, she even felt happy about it.

"Why are you still standing there? Come have a seat." Ye Baichuan soon recognized who she was. He had a feeling that something was going on between this girl and his son when they had met after the Fall Quarter Exam. However, he never anticipated that his son was good enough to successfully bring her back home in such a short time.

Ye Mo gave his spot to Hua Jieyu so that she could sit next to Ye Futian. After the introduction, Hua Jieyu started greeting the family members one by one in a sweet manner.

Ye Futian was surprised. She had never treated him in such a manner before.

"Hey, Ye Futian, how did you manage to trick her into coming here?" Ye Xiaoqin asked her cousin.

"My amazing looks, obviously." Ye Futian smiled at his cousin. Ye Xiaoqin looked at her cousin with contempt. No matter how handsome he was, the girl sitting next to him had no match. In fact, Ye Xiaoqin never imagined that there could be a girl as beautiful as Hua Jieyu.

Sitting on the side, Ye Wentian thought, "Shameless." when he heard his brother's reply.

After sitting down, Hua Jieyu did nothing but sit there quietly. However, the whole atmosphere had changed since her arrival. Soon after, Feng Qingxue mumbled to her father, "Dad, I'm full now. Let's just go home."

"Okay," Feng Ruhai nodded. Then the Feng family said goodbye and left. Ye Rong noticed that Feng Qingxue's eyes avoided the boy and girl sitting together. She suddenly realized that what Feng Qingxue had said was right, rather than an excuse for rejection.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to take Jieyu out for a walk," Ye Futian said.

"Sure, go ahead. Take care of her," Ye Baichuan responded.

"Sure, we will," Ye Futian answered, then they left the house together.

"They just came in, and now they are leaving... Guess the fireworks is attractive huh?" Ye Wentian thought.

"Now that I think about it, I guess I should find myself a wife too." he thought while leaning against the chair he was sitting on.

As if he knew his son's thoughts, Ye Baichuan stared at his son and said, "You jealous?"

"What? No, not at all... Well maybe a little bit, but well I'm still young and there are many kinds of people in the world." Ye Wentian replied.

Ye Rong his aunt heard what he said and giggled, "It seems our Wentian has grown up now."

Not knowing what to say, Ye Wentian could only speechlessly smile before heading off to his own room.