Chapter 84: The White Tower is haunted! 1
Ye Bingzong was really angry and really wanted to put a stop to this marriage.
Early the next morning, he had someone prepare the most respectable hovercraft, followed by thirty escort vehicles with the Ye family crest.
They set out in a grand procession from the Ye family residence, and even specially invited eight familiar media outlets, saying that it was "a good day to witness the marriage between the Ye and Lin families."
The media also understood that Ye Bingzong was making such a big fuss just to publicize the marriage between the two families.
After asking about any possible ways to promote this event, they chose the most direct mode - live broadcast.
As the carriage drove all the way to the Lin family, the live broadcast room was filled with the warm-up message that "Master Ye and Miss Lin will register today."
The title "Live broadcast of the marriage registration between the two Yelin families" became a hot search on Star Network, and the number of netizens who clicked into the live broadcast room instantly exceeded 10 million.
"Watching from the front row! This is quite a big deal. Is the Ye family determined to tie themselves to the Lin family?"
"Didn't Ye Heng refuse the marriage proposal a while ago? How come he's suddenly arranged a marriage?"
"Oh, you believe that kind of rumor? Maybe it's just to show how affectionate he is."
"Lin Yao... Sigh, it's really pitiful. I heard the funeral was rushed. It's only been a short time, and the Ye family can't wait to remarry?"
The comments were initially filled with curiosity, but soon began to express sympathy for Lin Yao.
The carriage went all the way to the Lin family. The floating screens along the way were all showing live broadcasts, and even passers-by couldn't help but look up.
When they arrived outside the Lin family residence, Lin Zhixiong was already waiting at the door with his men.
Seeing Ye Bingzong's carriage, he quickly stepped forward with a warm smile on his face:
"Mr. Ye's presence truly brings honor to the Lin family!"
Ye Bingzong got out of the car and slammed his cane on the ground:
"Master Lin, you are too polite. I am here today for the children's affairs, and I cannot delay any longer."
"Of course, of course." Lin Zhixiong led him inside and turned to Ye Bingzong and smiled.
"Although Xiaoxue is my niece, she has been sensible since she was young, and her appearance and temperament are both excellent. It is her blessing to be valued by the Ye family."
Ye Bingzong glanced at her and nodded lightly:
“The child of the Lin family looks like Zhou Zheng.
Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I'll make sure she registers with Ye Heng today with great fanfare, and she'll be a member of the Ye family from now on."
Lin Zhixiong hurriedly thanked him, and personally led Ye Bingzong and Lin Xue onto another hovercraft and headed to the White Pagoda Marriage Registration Office.
The live camera cut to Lin Xue at the right time.
She was wearing a pink and white dress, with a gentle look in her eyes. When she saw the camera coming over, she lowered her head timidly.
"Huh? Is this the young lady from the Lin family? She looks quite well behaved."
"She's pretty, but she looks a little timid. Can she calm Ye Heng down?"
"Oh, big families don't care about this when marrying. The Lin family is just like a fish in water with the Third Prince's wife, and the Ye family needs this relationship. It's just a matter of each taking what they need."
"That's right, now that Lin Yao is gone, the Ye family can't just ignore the royal family. Profits come first!"
The tone of the comments changed quietly. Some people began to talk about the normality of family marriages, and the previous words of sympathy for Lin Yao gradually faded.
The group then went to the Baita Marriage Registration Office.
Officials were already waiting at the entrance of the registration office, and the live camera followed Ye Bingzong as he walked in.
The barrage of comments was still saying "Registration is time" and "The dust is finally settling."
Ye Bingzong walked straight to the registration desk and said loudly:
"Get Ye Heng's information. I'll take charge of the matter today and register with Miss Lin."
The official responded, his fingertips moving quickly on the console, and the live camera was placed on the screen.
But the screen flickered, and only a glaring scarlet line popped up:
"No such citizen information."
The official was stunned and tried again, even entering Ye Heng's number, but the light screen still showed a scarlet prompt.
"??? What's going on? There's no information about this citizen?"
"Am I reading this correctly? Where's Ye Heng's message?"
"No way, no way, why are you dropping the ball at this time?"
Ye Bingzong's face instantly turned as dark as iron: "Check again!"
Officials frantically searched the backup database of the Imperial Mastermind, but the result was the same.
His voice trembled: "Master Ye...can't find...the information of the head of the Ye family...it seems that it was destroyed by someone!"
With a loud "boom", the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room exploded instantly.
"What the hell?! Destroyed the information? Ye Heng did it himself?"
"Oh my god! To avoid a marriage alliance, he directly erased himself from the Empire's database? This is too outrageous!"
"Who said profit comes first? Come out! You call this profit comes first? This means you don't even consider the Ye family and the Lin family!"
"So he never intended to acknowledge this marriage from the beginning? The rumor that he rejected the marriage proposal at the banquet was true, and now he's even giving up his status just to avoid marrying Lin Xue?"
The camera swept across Ye Bingzong's ashen face, and then across Lin Xue's instantly pale face. No one mentioned "interests" in the barrage anymore, and there was only an uproar.
"I understand... He did it for Lin Yao."
"Lin Yao's information was hastily deleted by the royal family, so he deleted his own as well. He didn't want to register with anyone else, nor did he want to be manipulated by others as the 'Master of the Ye Family'."
"I thought he might not be able to defeat the family, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless... He even cut off his escape route, all because of a dead person?"
"You truly love me so deeply... If Lin Yao knew, he would be so heartbroken."
The barrage of comments gradually slowed down, and the previous noise turned into fragmented emotions.
Ye Bingzong's hand holding the crutch was so full of veins that it bulged, and he stabbed the ground hard.
But the words "For Lin Yao" floating in the live broadcast room were like a needle, pricking him so much that he almost lost the strength to be angry.
He never imagined that Ye Heng could be so crazy that he would even dig up his own roots for Lin Yao.
The comments in the live broadcast room were still floating, and the four words "deep love" pierced Ye Bingzong's eyes like needles.
He suddenly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the rage in his eyes had subsided, leaving only a cruel stubbornness.
So what if the information is lost? As long as Ye Heng is still here, he can re-record it!
As long as we get him out of the White Tower and force his hand to sign the registration book, the marriage can still be done!
"What are you panicking about!" He shouted, dismissing the panicked followers around him, then turned to Butler Qin and said sternly, "
I immediately called the White Tower prison cell and told them I wanted to pick up Ye Heng.
"Re-record the citizens' information! Tell them this is the Ye family's business, and let them make it easier!"
Butler Qin didn't dare delay and quickly took out his laptop to dial. The live camera was still facing this side, and the barrage of comments instantly came alive again:
"??? Supplementary recording? Ye Bingzong still hasn't given up?"
"Can we release him from the White Tower? Wasn't Ye Heng imprisoned there because his mental power went out of control?"
"This old man is really stubborn. He insists on tying people up at the Lin family?"
The call was connected after three beeps and was quickly picked up.
The voice of the White Tower's warden came through the optical computer, with a cold and businesslike tone: "Master Ye? What are your instructions?"
"Let Ye Heng out! The Ye family has applied to release Ye Heng!" Ye Bingzong snatched the housekeeper's laptop.
"There's a mistake with his citizenship information. He needs to be re-entered. Please complete the formalities immediately!"
There was silence for a moment, and then a low laugh was heard, with an undisguised rejection:
"Master Ye, I'm afraid it won't work."
"What did you say?" Ye Bingzong tightened his grip on the laptop and poked the ground with his cane.
"I'm Ye Heng's grandfather, his immediate family member, and I have the right to request his release! Are you trying to shirk responsibility?"
"It's not an excuse, it's the rule." The warden's voice was still cold.
"Patriarch Ye Heng was sent here because his mental power went out of control.
According to the White Tower regulations, the ban can only be lifted after five stable tests over five days to confirm that the fluctuation value has fallen below the safety line.
He was just sent in yesterday, and today's fluctuation value is still in the danger zone.
If we let it out at this time and it gets out of control and hurts someone again, the White Tower cannot bear the responsibility."
"I'll take responsibility!" Ye Bingzong interrupted harshly, "If anything goes wrong, my Ye family will take full responsibility. It has nothing to do with you!"
"That won't work either." The warden's tone was unyielding.
"The rules of the White Tower do not consider 'who is responsible', but only the test report.
Re-recording the information is not a big deal, so it would be better for Grandpa Ye to wait until the condition of the head of the Ye family stabilizes.
After all, we can't let someone whose mental power is out of control cause another disturbance at the information re-entry office, right?"
These words made Ye Bingzong unable to breathe.
Of course he knew that the rules of the White Tower were strict, but he didn't expect that the other party would not even give him face and refused so bluntly.
"you--"
He was so angry that his fingertips trembled and he almost crushed the light brain.
Just as he was about to say something harsh, the warden seemed to see through his thoughts and added calmly before he could speak:
"By the way, Mr. Ye, don't think of looking for other methods, such as bringing the White Tower's data entry personnel to the cell to make up the data.
According to the rules, non-medical personnel are not allowed to enter the out-of-control prison area, and we will not let them in.
You broke the rules yesterday."
These words were like the final brick, completely blocking Ye Bingzong's way.
Even his idea of forcing himself to make up the recording in the cell was exposed, and he was choked and speechless for a moment.
"Sorry, Mr. Ye, I have something to do in the cell, so I'll hang up first."
With a beep, the phone was hung up.
There was only a busy tone in the optical computer.
Ye Bingzong froze in place, his hand holding the light computer hanging in mid-air, his face turning from blue to white, and then from white to gray.
The barrage in the live broadcast room was completely blown up:
"Hahahaha! Rejected! Good job, Baita!"
"Shit! The warden predicted his prediction!"
"Even the path to re-recording is blocked? This shows that you understand Ye Bingzong's thoughts thoroughly."
"Hahahaha, this is incredible! I'm afraid Ye Bingzong will faint from anger. He has no idea what to do."
"I seriously suspect Ye Heng has already made arrangements with the White Tower. Otherwise, how could the warden be so resolute?"
"The warden is tough! Now that's what we call business!"
"I've finally figured it out. Ye Heng has already blocked his retreat! He might have his men at the White Pagoda. Otherwise, how could he be so disrespectful to Ye Bingzong?"
"Before, he said that profit was paramount, but now it seems that Ye Heng has truly engraved 'not marrying' into his bones... For Lin Yao, he even gave up his grandfather's face and the family's way."
Lin Zhixiong stood aside and saw that Ye Bingzong was turned away. The warmth on his face had long since disappeared, leaving only the unconcealable paleness.
Lin Xue even lowered her head, the hem of her dress was wrinkled, and the expectation she had just had was completely gone, and her eyes were instantly filled with worry.
Ye Bingzong slammed his laptop to the ground. With a crisp "clang" sound, the screen cracked into a spider web.
He looked in the direction of the White Tower, his teeth chattering.
He originally thought that he had Ye Heng's lifeblood in his hands, but he didn't expect that this kid had already turned the prison cell into a shield, and even the White Tower became a shield for him to refuse the marriage.
The information was gone, the person couldn't be found, and the live camera was still focused on his miserable appearance...
Ye Bingzong closed his eyes and felt a lump in his chest, unable to go up or down.
This time, it seemed like he was really... tricked by Ye Heng.
Ye Bingzong was breathing heavily, his eyes sweeping across the comments in the live broadcast room that were saying "You're out of tricks, right?" The anger in his eyes that had been suppressed by frustration rose up again.
Out of control? No solution? When did it become someone else's turn to dictate the affairs of his Ye family?
The information cannot be supplemented and people cannot figure it out. Is there nothing we can do?
He clenched his cane so hard that his knuckles turned white. And there was the family tree!
The Ye family's genealogy is hidden in the ancestral hall of the old house. It is a root more important than the imperial information database!
As long as they take out the family tree and write Lin Xue's name next to Ye Heng's, even if it's not registered, according to the family rules, the marriage is settled!
"Butler Qin!" Ye Bingzong suddenly turned around, his voice filled with cruelty and determination.
"Go to the Ye Mansion Ancestral Hall! Bring me the Ye Family Tree! Now! Immediately!"
Butler Qin was stunned for a moment, then reacted and his expression changed slightly:
"Master, this... the family tree cannot be touched..."
"Go if I tell you to!" Ye Bingzong shouted.
"I'm going to the White Tower and have Ye Heng watch over me from the cell! I want to see if he dares to deny his roots in the Ye family!"
As soon as these words came out, the live broadcast room, which had been slowing down for a while, suddenly exploded again:
"Holy crap! They're bringing out the family tree? The Ye family really doesn't play by the rules!"
"Adding names to the family tree? You're trying to use family rules to pressure people! Even worse than adding additional information!"
"Each one is more outrageous than the last! Ye Bingzong is truly ruthless in cutting off the source of the trouble!"
"I used to think Ye Heng was crazy, but now I see his grandfather is the real ruthless guy! Is he really going to drive me to death?"
There was an uproar in the comments. Some people lamented the Ye family's paranoia, while others suddenly remembered something and the comments changed again:
"Wait...could Ye Heng have predicted his grandfather's move?"
"Right! He even dared to delete the Empire's information. Could he have... tampered with the family tree as well?"
"No way! If his name is not in the family tree, then Ye Bingzong's trip will be in vain!"
"It's terrifying when you think about it! With Ye Heng's personality, he's really capable of doing something like that!"
"Family tree..." Ye Bingzong was originally walking out to the White Pagoda with a gloomy face. Even if he couldn't get in, he could at least let Ye Heng watch the live broadcast on the computer!
He caught a glimpse of several bullet screens floating past from the corner of his eye and stopped abruptly.
His heart skipped a beat.
Yes, Ye Heng could even destroy his own citizen information. As for the family tree in the ancestral hall...could he have tampered with it a long time ago?
That was the root of the Ye family! If even the name on the family tree was gone, how could he write Lin Xue's name on it out of thin air even if he had supernatural powers?
Ye Bingzong's face turned even paler in an instant, and he no longer cared about going to the White Pagoda.
He hurriedly snatched another laptop from his attendant's hand, and with trembling fingers, he dialed Butler Qin's number. As soon as the call was connected, he asked sharply:
"When you get to the ancestral hall, don't take out the family tree first, open it and let me have a good look at it!
Is Ye Heng's name still on the family tree? Has anyone tampered with it?!"
Butler Qin on the other end of the phone was startled by his yelling and quickly responded:
"Okay, sir. I'll check it out as soon as I get there. Don't panic..."
Ye Bingzong held the laptop in his hand, his knuckles shaking.
The comments in the live broadcast room were still floating around: "The old man panicked" and "Guessed by netizens".
But he didn't care. He just hoped that the family tree was still intact and Ye Heng was not crazy enough to break the rules of his ancestors.
—
After Lin Yao asked that question, the light mist condensed in place, and even the stars on the edge did not move much, as if they were afraid of disturbing something.
He didn't expect Ye Heng to agree immediately and let the Imperial Marshal become a star pirate.
What does it mean?
Lin Yao was clear that completely breaking away from the imperial order meant completely breaking away from the Ye family and everything in the past.
But Ye Heng looked at the light mist and the faint scent of Lin Yao that emerged from the mist.
Without any hesitation, he suddenly raised his hand and his fingertips gently fell on the light mist.
Although he couldn't touch anything, he seemed to have touched real warmth. His Adam's apple rolled, and his voice was low but extremely clear, with an unprecedented solemnity:
"Take me away."
The light mist trembled violently, and the stars instantly became several degrees brighter, as if they were burned by these words.
Lin Yao's consciousness rushed over, and he asked with a trembling panic: "You...are you serious?"
"Yeah." Ye Heng nodded, and gently rubbed the mist with his fingertips.
"The information has been deleted, the property has been moved, and the Ye family's affairs are almost over. If I stay here, I will just be wasted by Ye Bingzong. I might as well go with you."
He paused, looked up at the light mist, his eyes reflecting a glimmer, and a faint smile curled up at the corner of his lips:
"Being a pirate, being a vagrant, going anywhere is fine. As long as I can be with you, it's better than anything else."
Guangwu suddenly pounced into his arms, as if wanting to hug him, but could only pass through his body.
Lin Yao's voice was filled with tears, yet also contained an irrepressible joy:
"Okay! I'll find a way right now! I'll definitely be able to get you out!"
Ye Heng gathered the swaying light mist and said "hmm" softly.
The coldness in the cell seemed to be dispelled by the fog. He looked at the light in his arms, and the emptiness in his heart that had been hanging for a long time was finally filled.
Who cares about the Ye family or the White Tower?
As long as I can follow Lin Yao, wherever I go will be my way home.
After getting Ye Heng's nod, Lin Yao's Guangwu was thinking in the cell.
After working as a space pirate for so many days, he is no longer the cautious Lin Yao of the past.
As for Star Pirates, the main theme is to do whatever you want.
But the difficulty in this situation is that he has no physical body, and he floated to the door of the cell.
Staring at the alloy lock embedded in the wall, his fingertips (if he still had fingertips) lightly tapped the lock core.
"Shasha can break this thing." He muttered, feeling a little depressed.
He and Shasha, who have physical bodies, can chew a hole in not only the alloy lock but also the explosion-proof door of the starship.
But now, in his smoky state, he couldn't even gather the killing force, let alone make it do it.
Guangwu floated back to Ye Heng and bumped his shoulder: "I have to get you out of this cell first, but I can't touch anything now and the lock can't be opened."
Ye Heng reached out and gathered the scattered mist for him, but he didn't panic: "
Bian Miao could operate it remotely. He had hacked into the White Tower's security system before, so he should be able to access the lock's backend permissions.
But the problem is getting to him first.”
"Bian Miao?" Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
"Yes, there's him too! But just unlocking the door isn't enough, we need someone to help us. Where are you going after you get out?"
We can't just wander around in the White Tower. Old Master Ye must have deployed people outside."
Lin Yao paused and rejected the idea:
"Ye Mang and the others can't do that. They're being watched by your Ye family and will be arrested if they show up.
I’m too far away from the Central Star now, it will take at least three days to get here, you…”
"Three days is too fast." Ye Heng interrupted him and tapped the wall with his fingertips.
He told Lin Yao that if Ye Bingzong knew that he had been tricked, he might come to the White Pagoda and go crazy the next day.
Lin Yao calmed down a bit after hearing this. His mind, which had been overwhelmed by his eagerness to save people, slowly returned to normal. His consciousness gently fell on Ye Heng's fingertips:
"I was in such a hurry just now that I forgot to ask, after you provoked Ye Bingzong like this, didn't you leave yourself a way out?
If he really doesn't care and insists that the White Tower use coercive measures against you..."
Ye Heng rubbed the edge of the light mist with his fingertips, as if to comfort it.
His voice was steadier than before: "Don't worry, it won't happen."
"I've taken care of the warden of the White Tower before." He paused, and lightly traced the wall with his fingertips.
"He knows what's going on."
Lin Yao felt a little relieved: "Can he help you?"
"Although we can't do it openly, we can still hold out for five days." Ye Heng nodded, with a determined smile in his eyes.
"He told me that within five days, no matter how many times Ye Bingzong came to cause trouble,
He could suppress it by saying 'fluctuation value is not stable' and wouldn't let anyone come into the cell to bother me."
Ye Heng's hand was lightly covering the light mist, his fingertips piercing through the mist, but it seemed as if he could grasp the other person's emotions:
"Five days is enough for me to find a way out, but it will still be too late to wait until you reach the Central Star."
"If it doesn't work, I can wait until you come."
After hearing this, Lin Yao fell into deep thought, and a candidate emerged in his mind.
"I know who to look for."
There was a certainty and briskness in Lin Yao's voice, and the light mist rubbed against Ye Heng's cheek.
"Wait for me here. Please keep a close eye on the warden."
Ye Heng nodded: "Well, I'll wait for you."
"I have to withdraw my consciousness." Lin Yao's voice became softer, and the light mist began to fade slowly, as if it was about to dissipate in the air.
He paused, then moved closer to Ye Heng's hand, as if reluctant to let go:
"I will definitely take you away. Take care of yourself and don't let yourself get hurt."
Ye Heng looked at the gradually transparent light, his fingertips paused in mid-air, and he softly replied, "Okay."
The light mist rubbed his fingertips for the last time, returned to Mo Yun's necklace, and then returned to his own mental picture along the necklace.
The cell returned to its previous quietness, with only a faint chill remaining on the walls.
Ye Heng withdrew his hand, and his fingertips stroked the place where the light mist had just stayed, with a faint smile on the corner of his lips.
He waited.
Wait for Lin Yao to come back and take him away.
—
Lin Yao's consciousness suddenly fell back to reality, and his body still felt a little weak from having just returned from the "fog state".
He leaned on the edge of the metal table to slow down, and first contacted Bian Miao according to the method given by Ye Heng.
After receiving the reply from the other side, Lin Yao quickly took out the encrypted communication computer given by the star pirate leader.
Lin Yao couldn't find any other suitable person to pick up Ye Heng except him.
There was no surprise when the call came in. "Want me to help?"
Lin Yao nodded.
"I can help you. I can arrange for you to have personnel and a hiding place. I can ensure that Ye Bingzong's gang can't find you."
The other party added, "But there is one thing. How is Ye Heng going to leave the White Tower? You have to figure it out on your own."
"In that place, even a fly has to be fingerprinted to be let in."
"I can ensure you don't get stuck after you get out, and I can take you to a safe area, but you'll have to make your own way from the cells to the outer perimeter of the White Tower."
The White Tower's security system is top-notch in the empire. No matter how powerful the pirates are, they cannot break into the out-of-control prison area. Lin Yao himself is well aware of this.
So when faced with the other party's request, Lin Yao agreed very readily.
"Okay." The other side also responded straightforwardly, "Give me half a day to let the people below clear a safe line. When are you leaving?"
"Now." Lin Yao stood up. A starship was weighing anchor at the starport outside the cabin window.
"It will take two and a half days to get to the Central Star from now on. Contact the people you left there by then."
"Okay." The other party didn't say much, just said,
"Be careful. The old man from the Ye family is not a good person. Don't save others and get yourself into trouble."
The communication was disconnected. Lin Yao stood in front of the cabin window holding the communicator, looking at the blue light of the jump engine in the distance.
Bian Miao can help unlock the White Tower, but who can bring Ye Heng out?
Lin Yao felt that he was the best candidate, but time was tight.
Although Ye Heng said there were five days, Lin Yao felt that Old Man Ye was like an unstable Chihuahua who could explode at any time.
So the sooner the better. If only my consciousness could take shape, maybe I could pick up Ye Heng and fight my way out of the White Tower.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Lin Yao couldn't help but think, maybe it would work? Aren't there still so many killing fruits?
If all else fails, we can only rush to the Central Star.
Lin Yao returned to his spiritual vision and conveyed his meaning to Shasha, asking him if there was a kind of fruit that could give consciousness a shape.
Or you don't need to use a shape but can touch Ye Heng, take him away, and summon Shasha to fight his way out of the White Tower.
Shasha shook the vines, as if thinking, and then pulled a red fruit for him. The red was strangely red, just like the one in the hand of Snow White's stepmother.
When you eat the fruit, it tastes sweet and cool, like swallowing a mouthful of fog mixed with ice chips.
The next second, his consciousness exploded with a "buzz", and a milky white mist instantly filled his mental picture.
It suddenly shrank again, condensing into a ball of milky white mist the size of a fist, swaying in the air.
It can actually become bigger or smaller as you wish.
He tried to touch the killing vines and was able to do so.
Lin Yao tried to mobilize his mental power and Shasha again, and they were both able to come out, but Shasha remained consistent with him, in the form of mist.
But it does not hinder the ability to kill everyone.
Lin Yao turned around on the spot, then tried to shrink himself to the size of a fingernail, and then suddenly spread out. He was surprisingly agile in rising and falling.
He looked at his misty "body", then at the misty vines floating beside him, and couldn't help but chuckle, complaining helplessly:
"It's becoming more and more like a ghost."
—
Ye Bingzong looked at Ye Heng glaring at him in the holographic projection, and the anger in his heart finally subsided.
He said to Ye Heng proudly that the accident happened at this moment.
A milky white mist emerged from nowhere, wrapped up Ye Heng, and carried him out from the cell doors that were opened one by one.
All those who tried to stop them in the White Tower were blown away by the golden-red mist.
When passing by Ye Bingzong, the ice-blue mist tore the paper with Ye Heng's name on it off the Ye family tree.
He tore it into pieces and threw it into the air. The golden mist not only set fire to it, but also broke Ye Bingzong's crutch.
Finally, the mist condensed into a gesture, greeted everyone present, and then left.
Real-time bullet comments scrolling in the Star Network:
Major General Lin returned as a ghost and took Marshal Ye away?!?!
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