Chapter 1442: Yi Nian
Ye Qing looked at Ye Guan and grinned. "Brother Ye Guan, I still can't beat you."
Back when he started following the Great Daoist Brush Master, he trained bitterly under him, travelling from place to place. His goal was to one day have a fair and open duel with Ye Guan, not necessarily to win or lose. He just wanted a proper match.
Of course, deep down, he wanted to prove something to the world. He wanted to prove that the Ye Clan had more than just Ye Guan. There was also Ye Qing, and he wasn't any less impressive than him.
All these years, he cultivated relentlessly under the Great Daoist Brush Master.
He dared not slack off. He had gone to the most dangerous places, endured countless life-and-death trials, and danced on the edge of death time and time again.
Despite that, he still couldn't defeat Ye Guan!
Ye Guan shook his head. "I've just been luckier than you. If it weren't for the support of my parents and others, I wouldn't be your match."
Ye Qing shook his head as well and said, "Back when we were both in the Ye Clan, before either of us had our lucky encounters, and before your identity was restored, I still couldn't beat you."
Ye Guan smiled. "Actually, I was under a lot of pressure back then, too. It was because of you that I dared not slack off in my cultivation. You probably don't know this, but I often got up in the middle of the night to train in secret, as I was afraid that you'd surpass me.
"Back then, my thoughts were simple. I'm the heir, so if you somehow manage to surpass me and take that title away from me, it'd be so embarrassing I could die."
Ye Qing revealed a bitter smile. "So you often trained in the middle of the night..."
Ye Guan nodded. Thinking back to those days in the Ye Clan, he smiled warmly. The days he had spent in the Ye Clan were full of happiness, and they were still young back then.