Green Moon Mountain

Ye Qiu put away the Storage Ring and strode out of the Reception Hall.

Once he was outside, the others followed.

Ye Zhen, an elder of the Ye Family, led Ye Hong, Ye Qian, and the rest.

Nan Qingyue stood off to one side, watching with amusement.

Ye Zhen looked at Nan Qingyue. "Instructor Nan, we have some matters to settle with Ye Qiu."

Nan Qingyue waved a hand. "Your family affairs are none of my concern."

Ye Zhen nodded, then fixed Ye Qiu with a cold stare. "Ye Qiu, you've got some nerve!"

Ye Qiu looked back at him without expression.

"Ye Hong and Ye Qian went to Southern State out of kindness to bring you back to the clan," Ye Zhen said. "Instead of showing them gratitude, you attacked them without mercy..."

Ye Qiu cut him off with a wave. "Spare me the bullshit. Just tell me how you plan to settle this."

"According to the Family Rules!" Ye Zhen declared.

Ye Hong's mouth twitched.

Ye Qian looked smug!

Under the Family Rules, Ye Qiu faced a thousand lashes!

But Ye Zhen added, "You were already an Abandoned Son of the Ye Clan, guilty from the start. Now you've compounded your crimes. Under the Family Rules, your entire cultivation must be abolished!"

Ye Hong's eyes lit up. He pointed at Ye Qiu. "Ye Qiu, get on your knees and accept your punishment!"

Ye Qian cursed, "Bastard, I told you you'd pay for this!"

Ye Qiu laughed. These people really were ridiculous!

Abolish his cultivation?

He looked at the elder. "Are the Ye Clan's Family Rules really that harsh?"

Ye Zhen's face darkened. "Do you object?"

"The Ye Clan has a death penalty too, doesn't it?" Ye Qiu asked.

Ye Zhen was about to answer when Ye Qiu suddenly lunged. In the blink of an eye, he stood before Ye Hong.

Before Ye Hong could even react, Ye Qiu's fist struck his head.

Splat—

His head exploded!

Dead!

Everyone froze.

Ye Qiu looked at Ye Zhen. "Is killing one person enough to earn the death penalty?"

Ye Zhen's eyes turned blood-red. Before he could roar, Ye Qiu flashed forward and appeared before Ye Qian.

Ye Qian had barely opened her mouth to scream when Ye Qiu's palm struck. Her head flew straight off.

The blood was blinding!

Ye Qiu lowered his hand and looked at Ye Zhen again. "This time, it's definitely enough, right?"

"Ye Qiu, how dare you..." Ye Zhen snarled. His aura erupted like a roaring tiger.

"Hey." Nan Qingyue, who had been watching the show all along, finally spoke.

Ye Zhen narrowed his eyes at her. "Elder Nan, you saw it too. Ye Qiu killed members of our clan's direct line. He—"

Nan Qingyue cut him off. "First, you started this. Second, he's one of mine now!"

Ye Zhen's expression turned ugly. "Elder Nan, Ye Qiu is a criminal son of our clan. This is a family matter!"

Nan Qingyue gave him a half-smile. "Are you trying to reason with me?"

Ye Zhen fell silent.

He felt a surge of killing Intent!

Nan Qingyue smiled. "Plenty of people who tried to reason with me are dead. That includes members of the Ye Clan!"

With that, she glanced at Ye Qiu. "Come with me."

She turned and strode away.

Ye Qiu looked at Ye Zhen's hideous expression. "Let me say this again. I, Ye Qiu, have nothing to do with the Ye Clan anymore... Why the hell would your Family Rules apply to me?"

He followed Nan Qingyue for a few steps, then turned back to Ye Zhen. "Oh, and tell Ye Jiangshan he still owes my mother three hundred thousand spirit crystals for her dowry!"

"And let Ye Rudí know I'm not even part of the Ye Family anymore. Naturally, I don't care who's the Legitimate Son. He can rest easy and be the Young Master. Tell him not to come looking for trouble just because he has nothing better to do."

Ye Zhen's teeth ground together as he watched Ye Qiu walk away, his eyes thick with killing Intent.

But Ye Qiu couldn't die yet!

Besides, with Nan Qingyue there, Ye Zhen didn't dare make a move!

"Back to the clan!" He swept his sleeve, turned, and left. The others followed, carrying the two corpses.

Ahead, Nan Qingyue walked in silence, with Ye Qiu behind her. Suddenly, she stopped. "Killing is against the rules at this Academy. Even if you truly can't resist killing someone, you must... find a suitable reason!"

Ye Qiu stared at Nan Qingyue. She was beautiful, looked to be in her twenties, and had an incredible figure.

But she really gave Ye Qiu a headache.

This teacher was fiercely protective of her own.

And terrifyingly good at fighting!

Ye Qiu took a deep breath. "Actually, I don't plan to stay here long. I mainly came to settle things with Lu Li."

Nan Qingyue glanced at him with a half-smile, then turned and walked on without a word.

Ye Qiu followed.

Soon, they reached the foot of a Mountain Peak.

The Mountain Peak was neither tall nor especially beautiful, though it was fairly tidy. But when they reached the summit, they found only two Thatched Houses standing in a broad clearing.

Elsewhere, the Mountain Peaks were covered in grand halls and pavilions, radiant with rosy light, magnificent and luxurious.

Compared to those, the Super Mentor's Mountain Peak was downright shabby!

"This is my Green Moon Mountain. You can live here from now on," Nan Qingyue said.

"Where's Lu Li?" Ye Qiu asked. "Call him out. I'll settle things with him and leave."

"Li'er is in seclusion. You can't see him right now."

Ye Qiu frowned. "For how long?"

"Three to five days at the least. Three to five months at the most."

Ye Qiu: "..."

"He called me here, then went into seclusion? What's that supposed to mean? He's testing my patience!"

Nan Qingyue's face turned cold. "Right now, you're the one pushing the limits of my patience!"

Ye Qiu stared at her. "I was just... saying it."

There was no way he could beat this woman right now. The aura she gave off from merely pulling a stern face was enough to make him tremble!

It was the pressure of someone powerful!

Nan Qingyue snorted and withdrew her aura. "Use this time to get some more cultivation done."

"Then you'll understand just how wide the gap between you and Li'er really is."

Ye Qiu glanced at her, thoroughly displeased.

Haven't you heard the saying?

After three days apart, you should look at a man with fresh eyes!

You have no idea how formidable I am now!

Nan Qingyue continued, "To be honest, I don't approve of your engagement to Li'er. You're not worthy of him!"

Ye Qiu's eyes lit up at once. "Exactly! Senior Nan, please talk to him!"

If Lu Li agreed to end the engagement peacefully, Ye Qiu could choose not to beat him up. As for what he'd suffered before... he could let it go.

"But Li'er has his heart set on you." Nan Qingyue looked Ye Qiu up and down. "I don't know what he sees in you... Aside from being a little handsome and having a perfect physique, you have nothing going for you!"

Ye Qiu didn't like hearing that, but he didn't argue. He nodded repeatedly. "Then hurry and make that clear to him!"

Nan Qingyue shook her head and sighed. She had tried, but she couldn't get through to him, no matter what she said.

"As his teacher, I must respect and support him."

"Don't!" Ye Qiu said. "You're a Super Mentor. You can choose not to support him!"

Nan Qingyue stared at him. "Are you telling me how to do my job?"

Fine, fine. You're powerful, you're amazing, you're the invincible Super Mentor. I give up. Happy?

"For the next few days, you can stay in Li'er's room... Remember to bathe before getting into bed. Li'er likes things clean."

With that, she headed straight for one of the Thatched Houses.

Ye Qiu let out a long breath and entered the other Thatched House. The room was small and simply furnished, but it was very clean.

Ye Qiu glanced at the single bed with its spotless white sheets. Without a second thought, he lay down on it, covered in dust...