HEAVENLY DAO RANK: I WAS EXPOSED AS A SWORD GOD
Chapter 23: I'm Going to the Front Lines
Ye Family Nan'an City, General's Plantation.
“Mother, let me out, let me out! The imperial decree has been issued. If you keep confining me, it means not obeying the imperial decree!” Ye Qiu continued to shout inside his locked room.
“I did this for your own good. No matter what, I won't let you enter the frontlines. In a moment, I will go and beg Your Majesty. If it is not possible, I will go there to fight in your place!” Ye Qiu's mother, Yang Shengnan, said firmly.
After Ye Qiu returned from Luo Water City two days ago, he continued to demand to enter the Qingyun Sect.
He claimed that the sect was filled with crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and the sect's Eldest Brother was the first in the Hidden Dragon Rank, Li Yu.
And Li Yu had also killed the demon child who had destroyed the Heavenly Water Pavilion.
Logically speaking, he should be aware of the person who ranked first in the Hidden Dragon Rankings.
However, no one had heard of Li Yu and the unknown sect before.
How did his son find Li Yu?
Moreover, the first thing Li Yu demanded was 1000 taels of silver as Ye Qiu's wages. Ye Qiu could enter any sect in the Great Xia Dynasty without spending any money with his talent. And 1000 taels of silver at once was just a robbery in daylight.
It was even more ridiculous that Ye Qiu claimed that Li Yu had killed the demon child with a single strike.
If the entire Heaven Water Pavilion was no match for that demon child, how could a child like Li Yu just kill that demon child?
That must have looked like a scam.
So he felt something was wrong. All kinds of marks indicated the possibility that Ye Qiu had met a con man.
He believed that the so-called murder of the demon child was a lie they had created or an illusion created by their deception.
In short, there was something suspicious about this matter, so Yang Shengnan locked Ye Qiu away to prevent him from getting lost.
But tragedy struck in the north. Her sister-in-law, Ye Gusheng, was killed in the fighting while her husband, Ye Guxiong, was seriously injured.
Ye's family was soon enveloped in grief and gloom.
Yang Shengnan let Ye Qiu go visit his father, and he stopped mentioning joining the Qingyun Sect.
Little did he expect that his son would actually say that he wanted to go to the frontline to fight against the Wolf King clan to avenge his third uncle and father.
Yang Shengnan did not want his son to die like that, so he locked him up again.
To his disbelief, Emperor Murong Cang had issued an edict ordering Ye Qiu to follow Ye Guxing to suppress the Wolf King Clan.
In Yang Shengnan's opinion, this only sent Ye Qiu to his death.
Although Ye Qiu was not young, he had no experience on the battlefield. Sending him to face an enemy so dangerous only sent him to his death.
Moreover, the Supreme Commander must be behind this, using this opportunity to continue to damage the Ye family.
After all, the experts of the Ye Family were not the only generals in the Great Xia Dynasty.
The disciples of the Ye Family, who were loyal to the emperor, were basically sent to the most dangerous place in the north, where they had a small chance of survival.
As for those who clung to Great Commander Zhao Qiu, they were all without a burden.
Yang Shengnan felt that it was unfair. Even if he had to risk angering the emperor, he had to protect his son.
“Mother, don't go. Military orders cannot be broken. You can't change anything even if you do. You will only anger His Majesty!” Ye Qiu shouted.
Yang Shengnan did not reply. Instead, he left the estate firmly and headed for the palace.
He would protect Ye Qiu no matter what.
However, Yang Shengnan returned without even seeing the emperor.
He was unwilling to accept this fate, and he repeatedly asked for help through connections. He even appealed to the prime minister and the crown prince.
However, other than Murong Xingqiao, no one else was willing to help.
In the end, even though Murong Xingqiao went to see the emperor and pleaded on behalf of Ye Qiu, it did not change anything.
Ye Qiu's life and death seemed too small in this power struggle.
In his desperation, Yang Shengnan thought of Li Yu, the likely impostor that Ye Qiu mentioned.
Drowning people are willing to fight even if they only catch straws.
“Qiu'er, since the Li Yu you mentioned is so powerful, why didn't you find him and ask for his help? Since he could kill that demon child with a single strike, he could also easily repel the Wolf King Clan!” Said Yang Shennan.
Now he really had the mentality of treating dead horses as living horse doctors.
Trying something was better than sitting around and watching Ye Qiu die in vain. And something tells him that Li Yu might be helping his son to stay safe.
“Mother, how can I ask for help regarding this matter? He had no obligation or responsibility to drive out the Wolf King Clan. In the end, I have not become a member of the Qingyun Sect. So what qualifications do I have to ask for his help ?! said Ye Qiu.
“If he is really as strong as you say, then let him prove it. If she can defeat the Wolf King clan, Mother will allow you to enter the Qingyun Sect. You can spend as much money as you want, even if it means going broke! Yang Shengnan said impatiently. He looks dirty at the moment.
Ye Qiu did not answer.
He felt that Li Yu could definitely defeat the Wolf King Clan.
However, this is not his job. He had no obligation to help the Great Xia Dynasty clear up their mess, nor did he need to prove anything to the Ye family.
Ye Qiu knew that her mother was too worried and already desperate, and she could understand why she said such a thing.
He had planned to say goodbye to Li Yu and explain the situation before leaving for the front line. A man had to keep his promise, and he could not just leave without a word like this.
Now that his mother had finally let him out to find Li Yu, he could not tell her his thoughts.
"alright. Mom, I'll try it!” After a moment of silence, Ye Qiu nodded and said.
The next day, before the sun rose, Ye Qiu rode his flying spirit beast and flew towards Qing Prefecture.
When he arrived at the Nine-Tailed Mountain in Luo Water City, it was already afternoon.
Currently, a group of craftsmen were expanding the Daoist temple.
In addition to the original main hall, almost all of the walls and buildings of the Taoist temple were rebuilt.
After all, Li Yu wanted to build a sect that could accommodate a thousand people. At the same time, he also had to consider further expansion after the sect became stronger. Therefore, he revised the overall layout of the sect building.
Of course, the plan was designed by professional craftsmen. It could meet current functional needs as well as facilitate future expansion.
According to the current plan, the sect facilities were basically already complete.
The Mountain Gate Hall, the square, the bell tower, the front hall, the main hall, the east and west representative hall.
The Court of Sect Leaders, the Court of Elders, the Dao Comprehension Room, the Martial Arts Arena, the Alchemy Pavilion, the Refining Pavilion, the Engineering Pavilion, and so on, were all part of the plan.
Even the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain was renovated.
Li Yu took the initiative to change the name of the sect to the Qingyun Sect.
The entire sect would also expand to over ten times its original size, not inferior to the standards of middle-tier sects in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Of course, this is expensive. It wasn't a big deal because Li Yu had looted the Juyi Hall.
Along with the sixteen thousand spirit stones he won from the bet, it was enough to support him in building the right sect.
Right now, Li Yu was lazing under a huge tree.
He thought about the future of the sect and the plans for dinner.
"Senior Brother!" Ye Qiu rode his spirit beast and flew.
Then, he jumped down from the air and landed steadily in front of Li Yu.
Li Yu was happy to see Ye Qiu back. He almost yelled, "Did you bring money?"
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