Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"All of you are Wanyu's elders. You needn't be so formal. Quick, please rise."

Inwardly, she already wanted to slice Yang Xiao into a thousand pieces, but on the surface, Ye Wanyu appeared perfectly poised.

She stepped forward and quickly helped Lu Dingyuan and the others to their feet, trying her best to leave a good impression.

'After all, she needed these people to deal with that bastard, Yang Xiao.'

Lu Dingyuan, seeing this, simply smiled faintly.

'This little girl has some ambition, but she's still too green to contend with me, Lu Dingyuan.'

While thinking this, his face took on a look of shame as he said apologetically, "Miss Ye, I was in seclusion and have only just come out. The fault is mine for not greeting you sooner."

"No, no, it is Wanyu who has arrived too abruptly. And if Wanyu isn't mistaken, you must be Grandpa Lu Dingyuan, correct?"

Ye Wanyu quickly replied.

"You flatter me, Miss. At the end of the day, I, Lu Dingyuan, am but a servant of the Ye Family. How could I allow you to call me 'Grandpa'? It is unthinkable, truly unthinkable."

Lu Dingyuan demurred.

As a well-bred descendant of an Emperor Race, Ye Wanyu naturally wouldn't take his words at face value. Right now, she was weak and isolated, in no position to treat anyone as a servant.

This was especially true since Lu Dingyuan was their leader. If even he called himself a servant, what would that make the others?

If Ye Wanyu wanted nothing from them, it might have been acceptable.

But now, she was the one in need of a favor.

Even someone as inexperienced as her knew it was improper to act superior at a time like this.

However, even though she knew she couldn't accept his self-deprecation, her impression of Lu Dingyuan improved immensely.

Originally, Ye Wanyu had thought Lu Dingyuan would be resistant to her arrival. After all, she was an heir to the Ye Family Main Lineage, and Lu Dingyuan owed his current success entirely to the vestiges of the Main Lineage's influence.

But from the looks of it now...

'Lu Dingyuan is still completely loyal to the Ye Family Main Lineage after all. Such a faithful servant is truly rare.'

With that thought, it made her even more determined not to embarrass Lu Dingyuan in front of everyone.

She said with heartfelt sincerity, "Grandpa Lu, your words are the ones that are truly improper. The Ye Family Main Lineage has fallen to such a state; who even remembers us? Since you are willing to call me Miss, then what is wrong with me, Ye Wanyu, calling you Grandpa?"

"Indeed, Ancestor Dingyuan, Miss Wanyu is absolutely right. All of us here depend on you to survive. You may be a servant of the Ye Family Main Lineage, but since Miss Wanyu herself has spoken, why continue to refuse? It is just a title. As long as the sentiment is sincere, that is all that matters."

"That's right, Ancestor. Since Miss Wanyu of the Ye Family Main Lineage has said so herself, why do you insist?"

What Ye Wanyu hadn't expected was that as soon as she finished speaking, everyone else began to chime in.

This displeased her somewhat.

Still, the words were already out of her mouth, and she couldn't very well take them back.

Besides, what they said seemed reasonable.

'As long as Lu Dingyuan is loyal to me, what does a mere title matter?'

"Since it has come to this, this old servant shall be so bold."

Lu Dingyuan accepted with a look of shame.

Inwardly, however, he was smiling smugly.

'This little girl really is too green. Now that we haven't established a formal master-servant relationship, her status as the young miss of the Ye Family Main Lineage won't be of much use.'

However, Lu Dingyuan didn't dare to get too careless.

Until he got concrete information about the Ye Family Main Lineage from Ye Wanyu, he would absolutely not dare to move against her.

With a flick of his brow, a person beside him received his telepathic message and stepped forward to ask.

"Miss Wanyu, we heard you came from the Profound Sun Secret Realm. We were wondering, which elders from the old Ye Family Main Lineage are still with us? Who is in charge now? If possible, we would like to pay our respects."

These words struck a painful chord with Ye Wanyu.

Her expression immediately turned sorrowful.

"They're gone. They're all gone. What's more, even the Emperor's Weapon was taken by that bastard! Grandpa Lu, and all you uncles, Wanyu has come this time precisely to ask for your help in taking back my Ye Family's Emperor's Weapon! And my sister... she's been bewitched by that bastard too. I beg you all to go and save her!"

"What? How could such a thing happen? Miss Wanyu, please, tell us everything in detail. If such a villain truly exists, I, Lu Dingyuan, will personally see to it that he is exterminated with all my might!"

Lu Dingyuan said, his face a mask of fury.

The others all nodded in agreement.

An Emperor's Weapon...

And the Ye Family was down to just two young women.

Both Lu Dingyuan and the other ambitious ones among them saw the opportunity in this.

It was just that some were more farsighted than others.

And as Ye Wanyu laid out the details about Yang Xiao, the group grew even more confident.

'I thought he would be some powerful figure, but he's just a boy with an extremely low cultivation. The only reason he managed to trick the elder Ye miss into protecting him is because of that dead bitch, Ye Lio! Hmph. Back in the day, that woman couldn't stand the sight of me. To think that after only six thousand-odd years, you'd be dead—and so thoroughly, too. This time, I, Lu Dingyuan, am going to have some real fun with you women of the Ye Family!'

Lu Dingyuan sneered inwardly.

Still, he didn't completely trust Ye Wanyu. After a moment of silence, he spoke up. "Brother Wang, Nephew Liu, both of you have reached the Great Divine Power Realm. Dealing with a weak brat should be a simple matter. Right, Qianfan, you come over too. You and Miss Wanyu are both young, so you'll have more to talk about. You go with them. Remember, you must follow Miss Wanyu's every command along the way."

"Yes, Grandpa."

The uncommonly handsome Lu Qianfan stepped forward.

Lu Dingyuan then turned to Ye Wanyu. "Miss Wanyu, this is my grandson. He's no match for you, of course, but he has potential. He possesses an Upper-Grade Treasure Body and has already stepped into the Seventh Level of the Small Divine Power Realm. How about having him protect you?"

"Thank you, Grandpa Lu. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Brother Lu this time."

Ye Wanyu said politely.

"It is Qianfan's honor to travel alongside you, Miss Wanyu. Whatever you command, I will carry it out, even if it means my death."

Ye Wanyu was rather pleased to hear this. She gave him more than a passing glance, her heart skipping a beat as she inexplicably began to compare the young man before her with Yang Xiao.

Ultimately, she came to a conclusion.

'Hmph. That Yang Xiao has no looks and no talent. Grandma Lio must have had no one else to turn to, which is why she chose him. I think this Lu Qianfan is far better.'

For reasons she couldn't quite articulate, the more Ye Wanyu looked at Lu Qianfan, the more she liked what she saw.

Lu Qianfan, who knew the minds of women well, simply smiled faintly in response.

Just as this group was plotting how to deal with Yang Xiao, far away at the Flame Cloud Mountain Mine, Yang Xiao was in the middle of his seclusion.

...when he experienced something incredibly awkward.