Chen Buqi raised her hand as if to slap, but ultimately restrained herself, only patting Ming Zhi Tian’s arm. “Tian’er, what are you saying? Do you still have your mother in your heart? If anything happens to you, where will your mother go to find solace? Stop talking, Mother must go with you.”
Seeing her resolute, Ming Zhi Tian had no choice but to agree. “Do you think I’m really that irrational? Of course, I’ve made thorough preparations. I actually have a connection with the reclusive Yuan family. You wait here for my news, I’ll be back soon.”
Chen Buqi pulled him back, her expression worried. “Tian’er, you’re not going by yourself, are you…”
Ming Zhi Tian shook his head and gently patted her hand. “Mother, don’t worry, I’m really going to find the Yuan family. I’ll be back soon, two days at the earliest, or within a week at the latest, because I need to learn a cultivation technique.”
“What technique?” Chen Buqi asked, and the others perked up their ears.
Ming Zhi Tian smiled slightly and said, “Sec… secret.”
“Good for you, you’ve grown wings,” Chen Buqi grabbed his ear.
“Ouch, ouch, ouch, my dear mother!” Ming Zhi Tian’s face turned red, confirming she was his biological mother.
Fei Jiang and Yi Ni stepped forward. Ming Zhi Tian waved them off. “You don’t need to follow. Protect my mother. If she loses even a single strand of hair, I’ll hold you accountable.”
“Yes! Commander Ming! Yes! Master! We will not fail our mission.”
Chen Buqi’s gaze was reluctant. “Go and come back quickly.”
The Yuan Family—
With swords in hand, the undead invaded the reclusive Yuan family. The elder, Yuan Qi Long, wielding the ancient sword artifact, unleashed the “Flower Rain Sword Skill!” A single sword transformed into scattered petals, attacking a group of undead skeletons that had taken human form.
He then repelled two divine beasts, emitting fragrant rainbow-colored manes, with his cultivation of Shen Wei Realm level twenty, Wan Zhong Guan.
The young master Yuan Bi Long and the family head Yuan Sha Ming had also repelled many undead enemies, temporarily pushing back the undead forces.
Having just repelled the powerful enemy, Yuan Qi Long suddenly felt his scalp tingle. “A great killing intent, a powerful enemy, who?!”
Ming Zhi Tian smiled slightly, concealing his killing intent towards the Bo Li Pavilion. “Apologies, Elder, it’s me, Ming Zhi Tian.”
“You?” Yuan Qi Long turned around, incredulous. “Young friend Ming, you’re still alive? And your cultivation has made a qualitative leap.”
Ming Zhi Tian nodded. “Elder, I’m sorry to disturb you. I’ve come to ask you for something, and I implore you to agree.”
Yuan Qi Long said, “Young friend Ming, you are too polite. You have been a great benefactor to our Yuan family. Ask whatever you wish, and I will tell you everything and agree to all your requests.”
Ming Zhi Tian smiled slightly. “Then it will be easy. I want to learn your Yuan family’s secret technique, Wan Zhong Guan.”
Yuan Qi Long couldn’t help but frown. “Alas…”
Ming Zhi Tian asked, “Why do you sigh, Elder?”
Yuan Qi Long looked slightly embarrassed. “Ahem, I am truly sorry, young friend Ming. It’s not that I am stingy and unwilling to teach, but this matter is difficult to fulfill.”
Ming Zhi Tian sensed a story. “I wish to hear the details.”
Yuan Qi Long said, “Historically, our Yuan family’s secret technique, Wan Zhong Guan, was only passed down to future elders. But in the past century, our family’s talent has dwindled. After much deliberation among the high-ranking members, we reluctantly made a change and began planning to pass it down to the family head’s lineage.”
Ming Zhi Tian asked, “What is the connection between these two?”
Yuan Qi Long waved his hand, signaling him to be patient. “Originally, our Yuan family had always remained hidden. Recently, our lair has been discovered by the undead. It seems we are fated to not have a peaceful end, what is to come will eventually come. But I don’t want the Yuan family to fall into decline from this, to be utterly defeated. Wan Zhong Guan is to be passed down to the one who can revitalize the family in the future. You should understand this, which is why I am telling you this. The Yuan family cannot end in my generation.”