Best Young Master
Chapter 855 - 756: Public Enemy!_2

Chapter 855: Chapter 756: Public Enemy!_2

"Hm."

Ye Fan responded calmly, neither overly polite nor distant, appearing very composed.

On one hand, he had long since let go of the resentment from when his mother Ling Yun was expelled from the Ye Family. More importantly, he was preparing to leave worldly affairs behind, viewing them very lightly.

"Xiao Fan, your father and grandfather, as well as the old man, are waiting for you in the study of the inner courtyard. You should go in." Ye Wentao seemed mentally prepared and didn’t feel embarrassed, keeping a smiling face.

Ye Fan smiled slightly, said nothing more, retracted his gaze, and continued to walk forward.

Behind Ye Fan, everyone, including Qin Yan and Ye Wenling, stopped walking.

The inner courtyard was the territory of Old Master Ye, and without his permission, none of them could enter on their own, otherwise, they would face family rules.

Not only them but even Ye Wentao, Ye Wenhai, and Ye Wenjun were not allowed.

Throughout the entire Ye Family, only Ye Yuanshan, Ye Wenhao, and Ye Fan could!

Among them, Ye Yuanshan and Ye Wenhao needed to seek approval before entering, but Ye Fan could go to Old Master Ye at any time.

This also indirectly reflected Ye Fan’s extraordinary status in the Ye Family!

At the door of the study in the inner courtyard, Ye Wenhao and Old Master Ye’s life secretary were chatting. Upon seeing Ye Fan enter, they smiled and waved to him.

"Dad."

Ye Fan spoke, quickened his pace, and walked toward the study.

"Young Master Ye."

Old Master Ye’s life secretary greeted him proactively, then signaled Ye Wenhao and tactfully withdrew from the inner courtyard.

"Go in and see your grandfather first, then we’ll talk, father and son."

Ye Wenhao looked at Ye Fan, wanting to say many things but knowing that Ye Fan urgently needed to see Old Master Ye in the study first.

Ye Fan nodded and followed Ye Wenhao into the study.

"Xiao Fan is back."

"Xiao Fan, come over, let the old man take a look!"

Inside the study, Ye Yuanshan and Old Master Ye, upon seeing Ye Fan enter, spoke one after another, both showing smiles.

"Grandfather."

"Old Ye."

Ye Fan responded consecutively to Old Master Ye and Ye Yuanshan, with notable differences in address.

Ye Yuanshan seemed to have been prepared for this and was not embarrassed at all, while Old Master Ye had a hearty smile and was unconcerned.

"Grandfather, how is your health lately?" Ye Fan approached and asked with concern.

"Very good."

Old Master Ye smiled and then stood up, placing his hand on Ye Fan’s shoulder, saying: "I’ve heard a lot about your deeds, and we are all worried about you."

"Grandfather, don’t worry, I’ll be fine." Ye Fan smiled and said.

"Ah... Xiao Fan, although I don’t understand why you’re determined to follow the path of cultivation, I hope you won’t be too stubborn. Sometimes taking a step back opens new horizons; giving up isn’t necessarily a bad thing." Old Master Ye advised.

"Thank you, Grandfather, for the reminder, I’ll keep it in mind."

Ye Fan was clear that neither Old Master Ye nor some influential people in Huaxia understood how much Chen Daozang affected Huaxia’s stability nor realized the threat mutant beasts posed to humans, but he did not elaborate and just thanked him.

...

At eight o’clock, after dining with the Ye Family, Ye Fan bid farewell to Ye Yuanshan and Old Master Ye and left the Ye Family Mansion with Ye Wenhao, chatting as they walked.

"Xiao Fan, I consulted Master Yan and learned about your plans."

Ye Wenhao spoke first, his tone filled with worry, "Whether it’s breaking through that legendary realm, killing Chen Daozang, or bearing the banner of resisting mutant beasts... Any of these things will be challenging to accomplish."

"I know." Ye Fan nodded.

"You’ve grown up and have your own thoughts, far more mature than your peers, with very determined willpower, so I won’t persuade you to abandon your decisions; I’m just worried."

Ye Wenhao sighed and continued, "Firstly, I’m worried that such a heavy burden will bring you immense pressure and crush you. Next, I’m concerned that under such pressure, you might lose your stability and cultivate wrongly due to impatience. Lastly, my biggest worry is that your actions have already caused hostility from all sides, making you a public enemy, even almost literally speaking, the enemy of the world!"

"Although Master Yan protects you, there’s no guarantee that some forces won’t take desperate risks, such as your trip to the Australia Continent, where the Three Great Alliances dispatched veteran experts to assassinate you."

Ye Wenhao didn’t give Ye Fan a chance to speak, he continued directly: "Furthermore, Master Chu Xuanji declared publicly that he wouldn’t interfere in peer combat, and I presume Master Yan wouldn’t either.

Originally, you were already unmatched among your peers, but who knew there were six peerless geniuses, one of whom, named Andre, has emerged and is said to be very powerful."

"Dad, I’m not inferior to him."

Ye Fan stopped walking, met Ye Wenhao’s gaze, and said calmly.

Though he hadn’t personally seen Andre’s move against Doug and Olivia, he didn’t believe Andre to be stronger than him.

"On this point, I believe you."

Ye Wenhao first nodded, then his expression turned somber, "But as I said before, you are now the enemy of the world. Even if you’re not inferior to any of those six peerless geniuses, have you considered that during the Hidden God List competition, any one of them you encounter will fight you with their full force, how will you handle this?"

"Even if your strength isn’t less than theirs, even slightly stronger, there’s no guarantee you can defeat them under the premise of continuously facing them!"

Ye Wenhao expressed his biggest worry.

Though he had focused mainly on his career, he was once the top of the Qing bang and had been in the Innate Perfection realm for many years.

He knew well that when two cultivators of nearly equal strength engage in a life and death battle, whichever side wins will pay a hefty price!

"Dad, it’s fine; as long as I’m much stronger than them, I can sweep through them!" Ye Fan smiled slightly, "Even if they join forces, I won’t fear!"

"I know this, but the Hidden God List competition explicitly stated that participants must be cultivators below Gang Qi Great Success (Mid-stage War God). As far as I know, Andre and the six peerless geniuses have mastered each realm to its extreme..." Ye Wenhao still seemed uneasy.

"Dad, the so-called extreme has differences. I believe each of their extremities differs."

Ye Fan maintained a relaxed expression, "Moreover, I’ve just broken through the Gang Qi Introduction Realm (Early-Stage War God), and it’s only my Magic Cultivation, I have a lot of room to improve!"

"That’s true, but there are only two months left until the Hidden God List competition, is the time enough?" Ye Wenhao, upon hearing this, first sighed with relief but couldn’t fully relax.

"Two months is plenty."

Ye Fan’s words were surprising, but his tone calm like water, "I’m worried their strength might disappoint me."

"——"

Ye Wenhao felt a mix of laughter and tears. Looking globally at the cultivation world, among the younger generation, perhaps only his son dared to say such words!

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