I Want to Live with Senior Brother Ye

Looking at the jade slip in his hand and recalling Jiang Mengyun's glance at the Azure Dragon Sword, Ye Fei stood rooted to the spot, towering waves crashing through his heart.

What did that mean?

Jiang Mengyun knew my secret?

How was that possible? I never told anyone about it.

Try as he might, Ye Fei could not make sense of what was going on.

"Stop letting your thoughts run wild. I know the secret of Azure Dragon Valley."

"Just focus on cultivating. Once your cultivation improves, you'll naturally learn certain secrets."

Just as Ye Fei was at a loss over what to do, Jiang Mengyun's voice came from inside the cave abode.

"Thank you, Uncle-Master Jiang. I understand."

Hearing Jiang Mengyun's words, Ye Fei bowed toward the cave abode, then turned and left.

She actually knew the secret of Azure Dragon Valley!

As Ye Fei walked out of Jiang Mengyun's cave abode, disbelief filled his face.

Forget it. I'll ask Azure Dragon later.

He shook his head helplessly and headed toward Jade Maiden Peak's North Peak.

When Ye Fei reached North Peak, the sight before him left him stunned.

Judging by its exterior, North Peak was at least two or three li in diameter.

The entire peak was conical, narrowing toward the top. From where he stood, it rose at least another three hundred zhang.

Yet within that stretch of over three hundred zhang, a Medicine Field more than a zhang wide spiraled up the mountainside all the way to the summit.

Looking closely, he saw that the Medicine Field wound around the peak more than twenty times.

Although the area of the Medicine Field grew smaller toward the top, its total area was still considerable, probably several hundred mu.

Moreover, all these Medicine Fields had already been planted with various spiritual herbs.

They were all growing quite well.

"This is way too much!"

Looking at the Medicine Field spiraling upward before him, Ye Fei did not know how to describe his feelings.

The peak was so steep, and there was no water at all. Irrigating it alone was beyond what an ordinary person could manage.

As Ye Fei marveled at the sight, a slender girl in a gray gauze dress, her hair tied into two ponytails, walked out of the Medicine Field.

The girl was Jiang Yiyun, who had been able to attract Demon Beasts from the moment she was born.

"Senior Brother Ye!"

"When did you get here?"

The moment Jiang Yiyun saw Ye Fei, she ran over excitedly, circled him several times, and waved her arms and danced with delight.

"Junior Sister Yiyun, have you been tending this Medicine Field all this time?"

The sight of Jiang Yiyun made Ye Fei feel indescribably at ease.

"Yes! But Auntie said she was going to find me a helper."

"Huh?"

"Don't tell me that helper is you, Senior Brother Ye?"

Jiang Yiyun nodded with a smile. Suddenly, as though she had realized something, a gleam flashed through her lovely eyes, and she looked at Ye Fei in disbelief.

"Yes, I'm your helper."

Ye Fei shrugged and replied with an easy smile.

"That's wonderful! I'm so happy I get to tend the Herb Garden with you, Senior Brother Ye."

Like a child, Jiang Yiyun began circling Ye Fei again.

Although she had only met Ye Fei once, she greatly admired his character.

That had left her with a very favorable impression of Ye Fei.

"All right, all right. Let me make myself a place to live first. We can talk later."

Seeing Jiang Yiyun behaving like a child, Ye Fei felt rather speechless. He pointed at the mountainside before them as he spoke.

"Why go to all that trouble?"

"Why not just stay in my aunt's cave abode?"

"There are still lots of chambers inside."

Jiang Yiyun looked at Ye Fei in puzzlement.

"Well... I'll just stay here."

Ye Fei hurriedly waved his hands.

What a joke. He would not dare entertain that idea even if someone beat him to death.

Walking up to the cliff face, he summoned his sword, then directed it to carve into the mountainside.

In less than half an hour, he had carved out a simple cave abode.

"It's so bare!"

Looking at the cave abode with only two rooms, Jiang Yiyun could not help frowning.

Compared to Jiang Mengyun's cave abode, it really fell far short.

"I'm living alone. This is enough."

Ye Fei dusted off his hands, thoroughly pleased with his handiwork.

Compared to eating in the wind and sleeping under the open sky, having a fixed place to stay was already more than enough for him. He had never demanded much when it came to such things.

"I want to live with you, Senior Brother Ye. Living with Auntie is so boring."

After taking a look around the two rooms, Jiang Yiyun spoke with some excitement.

"Ahem..."

"Junior Sister Yiyun, you'd better discuss that with Uncle-Master Jiang first."

Hearing Jiang Yiyun's words, Ye Fei nearly choked to death on his own saliva.

He hurriedly found an excuse to send Jiang Yiyun away.

This girl was far too reckless.

Watching Jiang Yiyun leave, Ye Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then roughly carved a stone table, a set of stone stools, and a stone bed. Only then did he put away his sword and nod in satisfaction.

What should I do next?

Wouldn't it be a bad idea to enter the Azure Dragon Sword directly here?

Sitting on a stone stool, Ye Fei was momentarily at a loss.

"Boy, if you want to come in, come in. That Uncle-Master Jiang of yours knows I exist."

As Ye Fei muttered to himself, Azure Dragon's voice came from the Azure Dragon Sword.

"Uncle-Master Jiang knows you exist?"

Hearing Azure Dragon's words, Ye Fei froze in surprise.

Then, with a shift of his spiritual sense, he appeared inside the Azure Dragon Sword.

"What's going on?"

Ye Fei looked curiously at Azure Dragon, who stood beside the Medicine Field.

"That girl Jiang Mengyun visited the Azure Dragon Abyss before. She knows I exist."

"Not just her. Two other people know I exist as well."

Azure Dragon's gaze grew deep, as though he were recalling events from the past.

"Who are those two?"

Something stirred in Ye Fei's heart, and he asked tentatively.

"One is called Luo Yue, and the other is Ye Canglong."

Azure Dragon turned his gaze toward Ye Fei and answered with a smile.

"My dad?"

Hearing his father's name, Ye Fei was astonished.

"Exactly. Your father may be unknown, but he is anything but ordinary."

"He's a genius with a heavenly spiritual root, the kind the cultivation world sees only once in a thousand years. He simply keeps a low profile, so very few people know."

Azure Dragon spoke with feeling.

Dad was that incredible?

Ye Fei's eyes widened, disbelief written all over his face.

In his memory, Ye Canglong had been nothing more than a blind man as ordinary as ordinary could be.

"What? You don't believe me?"

Azure Dragon asked with an enigmatic smile.

"If he's that amazing, why didn't he teach me to cultivate?"

Ye Fei could not help pursing his lips.

"Haha, you had no spiritual root. Even if he taught you, could you have learned?"

Azure Dragon countered with a laugh.

"Well..."

Azure Dragon's single remark left Ye Fei red-faced and speechless.

Azure Dragon's words were no different from calling him useless.

"Then who is Luo Yue?"

Suddenly remembering the other person, Ye Fei hurriedly asked.

"Luo Yue is your master's older sister. She ascended to the Upper Realm fifteen years ago."

"If fate allows, you might meet her once you ascend to the Upper Realm."

Azure Dragon spoke with anticipation.

"Then why didn't you choose one of those three back then, Senior?"

Ye Fei asked curiously again.

"Because they all have spiritual roots. What I need is a mortal without one."

"Otherwise, the Spirit-Washing Tree cannot fulfill its purpose."

Azure Dragon explained with a smile.

"Was this why my dad sent me to the Free and Easy Gate?"

Ye Fei suddenly realized something, and an uncomfortable feeling rose in his heart.

"Boy, remember this: getting as far as you have today, and however far you go in the future, depends not on your father, but on yourself."

"A person's fate isn't something someone else arranges. It's something you must strive for yourself."

"You're standing here not simply because your father wanted it. You also needed the Spirit-Washing Tree's approval."

"Otherwise, when you fell into the Azure Dragon Abyss, you would have long since become nourishment for the Spirit-Washing Tree."

Seeing the change in Ye Fei's mood, Azure Dragon reminded him.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior."

Ye Fei took a deep breath. After settling his emotions, he bowed to Azure Dragon in thanks.

"You're a youngster worth teaching. Go out now. That little girl is coming."

Azure Dragon was quite pleased with Ye Fei's response. After giving him that reminder, he flew back into the clouds.

Hearing Azure Dragon's reminder, Ye Fei hurriedly shifted his spiritual sense and left the Azure Dragon Sword.

"Senior Brother Ye, my aunt agreed."

The moment Ye Fei reappeared on the stone stool, Jiang Yiyun's voice came from outside.

Immediately afterward, she skipped inside and appeared before Ye Fei.

"A-agreed?"

For a moment, Ye Fei could not process it.

This was a little too ridiculous.

Was Jiang Mengyun not afraid he might fail to control himself?

Ye Fei was utterly speechless.

"Yes! My aunt agreed, and she also asked me to bring you some things."

Jiang Yiyun smiled sweetly and held out a Storage Pouch to Ye Fei.