"Ahem, Xingchen, where are you taking me so early in the morning?" Just then, Xia Xueming's voice came from the doorway.
"Grandpa, you're up? It's not very safe in town lately. Why don't you stay in the village for a few days? I'll take you back when I get back." Ye Xingchen quickly opened the door and welcomed Xia Xueming in.
Behind him followed a somewhat unhappy Su Jin: "Boss, I was going to take your grandfather to stay at my house for a few days, but he won't go."
"I understand. I'll try to talk to him and tell him not to be angry." Ye Xingchen gave a wry smile. He helped his grandfather sit down, and Si Qianyu quickly poured him a glass of water.
"I'm not leaving. I finally found my grandson, and no one can persuade me otherwise." The old man was stubborn.
“Grandpa, the things I’m going to do this time are a bit complicated, so it’s inconvenient for me to take you with me. You can stay in the village for a few days, and I’ll take you back to Yanjing after I’m done,” Ye Xingchen said.
"I won't delay your business. You're just going to Tongtian Peak, right? I know the way there well. You can go up the mountain to take care of your business, and I'll wait for you down here." Xia Xueming was unmoved by reason.
“But…” Ye Xingchen tried to persuade him.
"No buts." Xia Xueming stood up and patted Ye Xingchen's shoulder: "It's impossible for me to leave you. Don't worry, I won't be a burden to you, and I won't delay your affairs."
"Stop trying to persuade me. If you keep trying, I'll go crazy again and won't recognize anyone," Xia Xueming snorted.
"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say." Ye Xingchen smiled wryly, there was nothing he could do about the old man.
"Boss, something bad has happened! News just came from the village that many people have gone missing from the surrounding villages." Su Jin suddenly stood up.
"Missing?" Ye Xingchen's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "It must be the Japanese who made their move, right?"
"They don't have the Jade Slip Heavenly Book, so they can only use the blood sacrifice method to activate the Dragon Locking Formation and then borrow the fortune of China."
"Blood sacrifice? Using human blood as a sacrifice? How many people would be needed?" Si Qianyu was taken aback.
“Three thousand living people, their hearts burning with passion.” Ye Xingchen’s tone was chilling.
"How did they take our people away?"
"The feng shui techniques of the Nine Chrysanthemum lineage." Ye Xingchen looked up: "If not handled properly, it could lead to great unforeseen changes."
“Then we’ll head to Tongtian Peak right now and stop them,” Si Qianyu said.
"I'm afraid it's too late. The seven elders of the Seven Star Sect have been slow to show themselves. They have already set up the Seven Kill Formation and are just waiting to stop us." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
"Then what should we do?" Si Qianyu paused slightly.
"You and Su Jin go ask for help. Su Jin, go inform Elder Ling. Qian Yu, you go find someone." Ye Xingchen's thoughts raced as he tried to come up with a solution.
"Who?" Si Qianyu looked up.
“The Director of the Imperial Observatory is Yi Tianchen,” Ye Xingchen said.
"Yi Tianchen? He has a good relationship with An Zhiguo and the An family, and An Zhiguo's son died at your hands. Will he take action?" Si Qianyu asked.
“He will take action. He does owe the An family a favor, but I believe he won’t act recklessly when it comes to matters of principle,” Ye Xingchen said.
"And what about you? Going to challenge the Seven Deadly Formations alone?" Si Qianyu grabbed Ye Xingchen's hand: "Even a master of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm would find it difficult to withstand the Seven Deadly Formations. I won't allow you to take the risk."
"If I don't hold them off, how can we wait for reinforcements? How can we save the lives of three thousand villagers?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and put his arm around her shoulders: "I underestimated the determination of the Japanese."
“I can’t let you carry this alone. You have the old man go and invite Yi Anchen, and I’ll go with you to break through the formation,” Si Qianyu said.
"Girl, do you think that I, an old man, am too poor and a penniless scholar to go into battle?" Xia Xueming said with a smile, "Don't worry, with me here, I won't let my little grandson get hurt in the slightest."
"Grandpa, please stop joking, okay?" Si Qianyu had never been so anxious before, and the old man was just going along with the joking around.
“I’m not joking.” Xia Xueming said seriously, “More than 20 years ago, I failed to protect Xingchen. Now, I will definitely protect him from any harm.”
"Grandpa, the opponents are all experts, their strength is approaching the Heavenly Realm, how will you protect me?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"Hehe, a scholar, with a righteous spirit in his heart, can ward off all evil," Xia Xueming laughed loudly.
"Okay, I believe you." Ye Xingchen was spurred on, and a surge of pride welled up in his chest.
Perhaps the old man was just a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken, but his integrity was truly admirable.
Si Qianyu was still holding onto Ye Xingchen's clothes, biting her lip, her eyes filled with tears, looking reluctant to part.
"Why are you making it sound like a life-or-death separation?" Ye Xingchen was both amused and exasperated. Women, after all, are meant to be conquered.
Look at Si Qianyu, who was shouting and threatening to kill him a moment ago, acting like she wouldn't give up her life, but now she can't live without him.
He wiped away the tears from Si Qianyu's eyes: "You've known me for so long, when have you ever seen me do anything I wasn't sure about?"
“No, you’ve always had that confident look on your face.” Si Qianyu shook her head.
"So it's the same this time." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and said, "My grandfather has difficulty walking, how can he be as fast as you? Hurry up and go back to get reinforcements, then everyone will be fine."
"I'll leave immediately." Si Qianyu stared intently at Ye Xingchen, then resolutely turned and left.
“Boss, I have already asked my five Xuanwu Sect masters for help, and they will be here soon.” Su Jin said, “This is Chinese territory, and the Japanese can’t cause any trouble here.”
"Alright, consider this a debt I owe you." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly, then turned to his head and said, "Grandpa, shall we set off?"
“Okay, let’s go.” Xia Xueming perked up and stood up.
Tongtian Peak is 20 kilometers away from the town, and the mountain road is difficult.
Although Xia Xueming is a bit old, his years of homelessness have made him quite physically fit.
Ye Xingchen, with his Heavenly Realm strength, moved through the mountain path as if it were flat ground, but Xia Xueming followed closely behind him and didn't fall behind much.
"Grandpa, we're almost there in five kilometers. Let's take a rest." Ye Xingchen looked at the map; Tongtian Peak was less than five kilometers away.
Judging from Xia Xueming's slow and steady pace, he probably can't keep up anymore.
"Okay, let's take a break." Xia Xueming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, "I'm getting old and my stamina can't keep up anymore. I used to climb Mount Everest, but I never thought that this little mountain path would tire me out like this."
"You're already 65 this year, it's quite impressive that you can walk this far in one go," Ye Xingchen said with a smile. "An ordinary person simply couldn't keep up with my speed."
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