"Master, please calm down. The third son just has that bad temper..." the old man beside him quickly reassured him.

He knew without even thinking that the third brother hadn't meant anything good in that letter.

"I'm fine..."

Ye Tiancheng's expression remained normal, but looking at the broken floorboards beneath his feet, he seemed less relaxed than he appeared.

"Patriarch, the third son is also in the top tier among diamond-level cultivators. With him around, there should be some security," the old man continued to reassure the patriarch.

Ye Tiancheng shook his head:

Things have become a little more complicated than I thought.

As Ye Tiancheng spoke, he twirled the torn pieces of letter paper between his fingers.

He seemed to be pondering something.

Then, Ye Tiancheng seemed to have made up his mind and said:

"Inform Shao Guo that he will be needed to cover for him in the future."

Upon hearing this, the old man felt a slight chill: "Patriarch, are we going to activate this line?"

Ye Tiancheng nodded, his eyes filled with profound meaning:

"Plans can't keep up with changes."

"That unfilial son is far more capable than I imagined..."

Upon hearing the head of the family say this,

The old man's expression also became somewhat solemn:

"Master, I'll take care of it right away."

After speaking, the old man's figure turned black again and disappeared into the magic circle.

The hall fell silent once again.

Ye Tiancheng sat upright in the grand chair, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light:

"The python swallowing the dragon... that won't be the case for long."

.........

Shanghai Martial Arts Academy

At the entrance of the principal's office,

The Void Tortoise, feeling a little uneasy under Ye Ran's gaze,

After Ye Ran said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait,"

It stopped as if by some strange twist of fate.

Below the turtle's head,

It actually stretched out two thick turtle legs.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture:

"May I ask, fellow Daoist, why have you stopped this humble Daoist?"

Hearing the Void Tortoise speak in such an archaic way,

Ye Ran's lips curled up slightly.

The system is not deceiving me.

This turtle is actually obsessed with ancient Taoist legends.

This hobby is certainly unique...

Ye Ran followed the example of the Void Tortoise and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture:

"I apologize for my abruptness, but I saw that you were surrounded by radiant light and had an extraordinary bearing. You are a tortoise with great fortune, and I just wanted to admire your demeanor, so I just blurted it out."

Hearing Ye Ran's polite words,

The Void Tortoise was overjoyed to hear this.

Seeing that Ye Ran's expression had become much more amiable, he humbly bowed his tortoise paws:

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me! I am merely one of the countless innate beings, and I have no great fortune to speak of."

Ye Ran waved his hand:

"Fellow Daoist, please do not underestimate yourself. I am not particularly talented, but I am skilled in judging people's appearances and destinies. I observe your face: a full forehead, a face like jade, a nose like a hanging gall bladder, radiant complexion, and an imposing presence. You are definitely not someone to be underestimated. It seems your background is quite extraordinary..."

As he spoke, Ye Ran pretended to do some calculations with his fingers.

He looked at his fingers with slight surprise, then glanced at the Void Tortoise with even more astonishment:

"Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps named Duobao?"

The Void Tortoise's tiny, bean-sized eyes widened slightly.

He then nodded seriously and blurted out, "Fellow Daoist, how did you know???"

How would I know? I know from the system...

Of course, these were Ye Ran's true feelings; he couldn't say them out loud.

Upon hearing the Void Tortoise's words, Ye Ran seemed to suddenly understand and retracted his fingers: "No wonder, no wonder..."

This question immediately piqued the curiosity of the Void Tortoise: "Fellow Daoist, what did you foresee?"

Ye Ran looked at the Void Tortoise, about to say something, but then swallowed his words.

He shook his head somewhat helplessly: "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed..."

With a few tugs, Ye Ran had turned the Void Tortoise into a fish with upturned beaks.

At this moment, the Void Tortoise was extremely anxious: "Fellow Daoist, why not?"

Ye Ran looked at the Void Tortoise with some difficulty: "Fellow Daoist, you are blessed with great fortune. If I were to forcibly reveal the secrets of heaven, I fear I would be punished by heaven and my vital energy would be damaged..."

Upon hearing this, the Void Tortoise blurted out, "Of course, fellow Daoist, of course!!"

As he spoke, ripples appeared in the void before the Void Tortoise once more.

A blood-red lotus flower appeared directly.

The vitality emanating from the lotus was so intense that Ye Ran felt his blood surge with every breath he took.

"This is a lotus flower of three thousand years quality, which will definitely replenish your blood and qi, fellow Daoist!" the Void Tortoise introduced, eagerly waiting for Ye Ran to reveal the secrets of his body.

Ye Ran accepted the lotus flower made of essence blood.

Feeling the surging life force on the essence blood lotus

I was shocked.

That rich bastard, giving away a lotus flower made from the essence of three thousand years of blood just like that.

I've heard that this thing is more than enough to replenish the vital energy of an extraordinary being.

This single essence blood lotus, if sold on the black market, would be no less valuable than the energy crystal core that Principal Bai Xu gave him before.

Ye Ran hurriedly put away the essence blood lotus and said with slight difficulty:

"Since you are so eager to hear this, I will gladly risk my life to accompany you."

As he spoke,

Ye Ran began to recount: "Does fellow Daoist know of Duobao Daoist, the eldest disciple of the Tongtian Sect Master in the ancient era of cultivation?"

"The Tongtian Sect Leader?! Daoist Duobao?!!"

Upon hearing this word, the Void Tortoise's breathing became somewhat rapid.

Damn, that sounds awesome!

And the name is the same as mine!!!

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