Dugu Nine Swords (1)

"Alright, you can speak now!"

Ye Lang waited until the old man finished eating before he began to ask questions.

"Young Master Ye Lang, my surname is also Ye, and my name is Ye Sheng! Although I am in such a sorry state now, I am still a nobleman, a nobleman of the Aila Empire, and a Hereditary Baron. As long as you help me fulfill my last wish, I will give you this hereditary title. Anyway, I already have a successor!" the old man, Ye Sheng, said.

"A title? A baron? I don't care," Ye Lang said directly.

The old man could tell from Ye Lang's words that Ye Lang was a person of higher status and looked down on a mere baron. This proved once again that Ye Lang was not an ordinary person.

"Young Master Ye Lang, actually, titles can be accumulated. If you get another title, it will also increase your original title. Although a baron is nothing to you, it can help you accumulate titles, which will benefit you," Ye Sheng said immediately.

"Add up my ass! I'm not from the Aila Empire, I'm not interested in that. Just tell me what you want from me?" Ye Lang directly rejected Ye Sheng's title.

"What I need you to do is very simple: just deliver this Half Jade Pendant to the House Harder in Aila City and give it to a man named Migen. Just tell him that I asked you to return it to him," Ye Sheng said.

"Damn! It's such a simple thing, you could just hire a mercenary to deliver it, I'll pay you, what a hassle!" Ye Lang said bluntly.

Ye Lang didn't have time to go to Aila City because it was just Half Jade Pendant. He still had to go to the Vermilion Bird Empire, and he didn't know if he would have enough time to go there.

Delivering the jade pendant is such a simple task; just call a mercenary. Even if it were a hundred times more difficult, the mercenary would definitely complete the mission. There's no need to worry!

"No, we can't let the mercenaries deliver this half of the jade pendant. We have an agreement that we can't let outsiders do this." Ye Sheng shook his head.

"I'm an outsider, so if you're only concerned about this, please find someone else. Don't bother me. I have my own things to do," Ye Lang said calmly.

Ye Sheng looked at Ye Lang and said, "Alas! Originally, this should have been the place for my descendants, but all my descendants are gone. So, I can only ask you to go. Don't worry, this will be good for you."

"Do you know that Migen is now the head of the Hader Family, and the Hader Family is now one of the most powerful Lineage in the Aila Empire! Migen and I used to be about the same, but now, thanks to his talent, several outstanding sons, and nearly a hundred years of management, he has made the House Harder one of the strongest Lineage in the empire..."

"And my few unworthy descendants led my Lineage down a path of decline, until in the end we could only eke out a living under the shadow of others!!"

"You said I would die within three days. Actually, death might not be a bad thing for me. But before I die, I hope you can represent my Lineage and go to the House Harder to fulfill my promise to Migen!"

"..." Ye Lang didn't speak; he seemed not to be listening to Ye Sheng at all.

"Young Master, did you hear me? My request isn't excessive. Do you want to know about my agreement? If you want it, you can have it. Just pretend to be my grandson and you can get it!" Ye Sheng said immediately, seemingly showing no interest whatsoever in Ye Lang's eyes.

"Acting like a grandson?! You're the one acting like a grandson, your whole family is acting like grandsons!!" Ye Lang was unhappy. He had already said this once, but Ye Sheng still kept talking about it. He was already being kind by not kicking him away.

To Ye Lang's surprise, Ye Sheng, upon hearing this and becoming displeased, immediately knelt down and hurriedly said, "I'm your grandson, I'm your grandson! As long as you agree to go, what does it matter if I'm your grandson!"

"Damn it! Don't kneel down so easily. I told you, if I let an old man like you kneel down to me, I'll lose my good fortune. Are you trying to harm me?" Ye Lang immediately stopped him, blocking Ye Sheng's knees before they even touched the ground.

"If you don't agree, I'll stay kneeling here and won't get up!" Ye Sheng wanted to continue kneeling until Ye Lang agreed.

"Damn it, are you threatening me?" Ye Lang asked Ye Sheng angrily.

"No, I'm not threatening you, I'm just begging on my knees here!" Ye Sheng quickly shook his head.

"..." Ye Lang felt that there was no difference. He fell silent and calculated the time. How long would it take to go from here to Aila City and then to Vermilion Bird's Dragon City?

It's already September, a month should be enough time. I remember my mom wrote that the time should be mid-October, and he should arrive before October. Actually, I want to spend more time with him and there are some things I need to talk to him about.

If we hurry, we can make it. It's just delivering something, so it doesn't matter.

Moreover, it would be nice to visit the Aila City. It seems that I haven't been to the capital of the Aila Empire among the Three Great Empires yet. It would be good to see what's different about the capital of the Aila Empire.

"Alright! I'll take it over for you. You can get up now. If you have any last words, I can also help you convey them to him," Ye Lang said directly.

It was indeed his last words. By the time Ye Lang arrived in Aila City, Ye Sheng was already dead!

"Thank you! There's really nothing to say. If you want to pretend... how about this, you can be my distant relative. Anyway, you share the same surname, Ye. Perhaps we were family five hundred years ago. That wouldn't be considered lying." Ye Sheng suddenly thought of another compromise.

"That's fine!" Ye Lang nodded. It wasn't too difficult, and it wouldn't hurt to pretend. But Ye Lang was a little puzzled. Why did he have to pretend?

So Ye Lang asked the question, looking at Ye Sheng wanting an answer.

"Actually, this is good for you, and it doesn't matter to me either! This jade pendant is part of a promise I made with Migen..."

"You say, 'I know that,' can you get to the point! Tell me what this agreement is all about?!" Ye Lang interrupted him without any politeness. Ye Sheng had mentioned this agreement many times, but he had never explained the specific content of the agreement.

"Ahem, this agreement is actually a marriage contract. I can use this jade pendant to have my descendants find his descendants and the two families unite through marriage. Of course, his descendants can also come to me. However, given his Lineage and the fact that I don't have any girls, he has never come to me."

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