Ye Kong had not left Wuya Sect yet.
At a temporary place to stay, he tried to contact Ye Qingxian.
But Ye Qingxian ignored him.
He desperately wanted to mend their broken family ties, but Ye Qingxian never gave him a chance.
Ye Kong had a hunch that the key to breaking the deadlock lay with Ye Xiaoyao.
There was no way to make any headway by approaching Ye Qingxian. The only chance of mending their broken family ties was to find a way in through Ye Xiaoyao.
Ye Kong wasn't blind.
He could naturally see how much Ye Qingxian cared about Ye Xiaoyao.
Her granddaughter might claim they'd never speak to each other again.
But if anything happened to Ye Xiaoyao, Ye Qingxian would probably be the first to leap out and shield her.
The image of a young girl surfaced in his mind. He suddenly scratched his head, feeling a little troubled.
The truth he'd originally believed was...
Who had charmed his precious Little Cabbage? Who would've thought Ye Qingxian was the one...
No matter how grown-up Ye Xiaoyao was, most people would have a hard time bringing themselves to make a move.
Ye Kong stopped thinking about that, trying to save his granddaughter a little face.
Then he thought of his three daughters, and somehow his headache got even worse.
Three beautiful little princesses, perfect in every way—except none of them was human...
Who could he even complain to about that?
Meanwhile, Ye Qingxian, being gossiped about by her own grandfather, was inside her room, putting things in order.
She carefully took a Ginkgo Tree sapling out of her storage space.
It was only about as tall as a person's thigh.
Ye Qingxian planted the sapling in the farthest corner of her cave dwelling, a safe spot