King of Creation
Chapter 296 - 293: The Yu Family’s Scheme

Chapter 296: Chapter 293: The Yu Family’s Scheme

"I’m sorry... I already have a fiancée!"

Looking at the expectant eyes of Yu Feilong, the Clan Leader of the Yu Family, Ye Zhen wore a somewhat helpless expression.

Yu Feilong’s expression changed, a profound bitterness surfacing on his face, and the room suddenly became quiet. In such a situation, it wasn’t appropriate for Ye Zhen to say anything, so he remained quietly silent.

After a few moments of silence, Yu Feilong suddenly spoke.

"Young Hero Zheng, actually, for us martial artists, having three wives and four concubines is quite common. If you’re willing, I believe neither I nor my daughter would... mind," Yu Feilong said with a somewhat flushed face, finding these words very difficult to say.

His Yu Family was considered a significant power, and making such a concession, in his view, showed enough sincerity.

Of course, Ye Zhen saw the sincerity of Yu Feilong, the Clan Leader of the Yu Family. If it had been about anything else, Ye Zhen might have agreed, but this was a matter of a lifetime.

"Clan Leader Yu, I’m sorry, but these days, I have always regarded Yu Jing as a sister..."

The veins on Yu Feilong’s forehead throbbed violently, a spark of sharp light flashed in his eyes, and his expression returned to normal in an instant.

"A forced melon is not sweet, so since that’s the case... it seems Jing’er is not blessed enough!"

"It is I who am not blessed enough!"

"Ah, let’s not talk about it anymore, come, let’s drink!"

Yu Feilong lifted his glass towards Ye Zhen again, his face showing no signs of embarrassment from being rejected.

"By the way, Young Hero Zheng, you mentioned earlier that you had something to discuss with me, now you can speak," said Yu Feilong.

Ye Zhen suddenly looked a bit awkward. Having just refused the heartfelt marriage proposal from Yu Feilong, now asking to trade for the Red Spirit Jade Marrow offered to the Jade God by the Yu Family seemed somewhat inappropriate.

"Never mind, let’s not talk about that today," Ye Zhen decided, feeling that today was not the right time to bring it up.

"Haha, what sort of man does Young Hero Zheng take me for? Sentiment is sentiment, but favor is favor. The sentiment did not materialize, but the great favor Young Hero Zheng has shown to our Yu Family cannot be erased by anyone.

If you have something difficult to say, just speak freely. As long as I can manage it, I, Yu Feilong, will definitely not frown," Yu Feilong said generously.

"Clan Leader Yu, it’s like this. I discovered that the jade block offered to the Jade God by the nobles is a block of Red Spirit Jade Marrow. I know this request is excessive, but still, I hope, if possible, please transfer this Red Spirit Jade Marrow to me, and I will definitely offer a price that satisfies Clan Leader Yu!"

Ye Zhen said all this in one breath and then stared intently at Yu Feilong, watching the changes in his expression.

"Honestly, considering the great favor Young Hero Zheng has done for the Yu Family, taking this Red Spirit Jade Marrow for free would also be no issue. However, this Red Spirit Jade Marrow is an item we’ve traditionally used to worship the Jade God and should not be casually moved.

If it were before, with my third brother Yu Haichong opposing, I wouldn’t dream of touching this Red Spirit Jade Marrow. But now, it’s not a problem. Yet, since it belongs to the entire family, I can’t just give it to Young Hero Zheng for free.

I would like to hear, what price Young Hero Zheng can offer?"

"If so, I thank Clan Leader Yu first. As for the price, I am thinking of using..."

At this point, Ye Zhen suddenly fell into contemplation.

The Red Spirit Jade Marrow was incredibly precious, and to Ye Zhen, it was a priceless treasure; ordinary riches surely wouldn’t move the Yu Family.

Although the Yu Family also cultivated Jade Spirit Power, Ye Zhen had never seen Clan Leader Yu Feilong in action, but from the power displayed by Yu Ning, the cultivation technique of the Yu Family seemed ordinary and not particularly special.

If Ye Zhen offered the Shattered Jade Scripture in exchange, he believed the Yu Family would definitely be tempted.

However, he would definitely not offer the complete Shattered Jade Scripture. Ye Zhen was considering whether to exchange the first half of the Shattered Jade Scripture or the second half of the Shattered Jade Battle Body.

But whether offering the first part or the second part, the Yu Family would not be at a loss, since they themselves cultivated Jade Spirit Power.

In an instant, Ye Zhen made his decision.

"Clan Leader Yu, I am thinking..."

Just as Ye Zhen was considering this, a glint flashed in Yu Feilong’s eyes. Just as Ye Zhen was about to state his offer, Yu Feilong suddenly burst into a loud laugh, interrupting Ye Zhen.

"Since Young Hero Zheng is having a hard time, let me state the price! Young Hero Zheng is a great benefactor of our Yu Family, so I will sell you this Red Spirit Jade Marrow at half price.

"One hundred and fifty thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, what do you say?"

"What? One hundred and fifty thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals?" Ye Zhen’s eyes widened suddenly.

"What, does Young Hero Zheng think that’s too much? This price, actually..."

"It’s not that I think it’s too much, I feel it’s a bit low!" To be honest, in Ye Zhen’s opinion, if the Red Spirit Jade Marrow were to be brought to an auction, it might fetch up to a million Low Grade Spirit Crystals.

"Hahahaha, of course, only Young Hero Zheng would receive such treatment. If it were someone else wanting to buy this Red Spirit Jade Marrow, I would have kicked them out long ago."

"Alright, let’s settle this matter then. However, Young Hero Zheng, I can’t give you this Red Spirit Jade Marrow right now, the earliest I can do so is tomorrow. Whatever the case, I need to inform a few elders, otherwise, they might think the Yu Family has been robbed."

Having said that, Clan Leader Yu Feilong laughed and left the guest room where Ye Zhen was staying.

After Yu Feilong left, the more Ye Zhen thought about it, the stranger he found it, and the more he thought about it, the less it seemed right; it was unscientific.

Yu Feilong had humbly proposed a marriage for his daughter Yu Jing, but was repeatedly rejected by Ye Zhen. He did not get angry and suppressed his rage, something Ye Zhen could understand, since such matters cannot be forced.

However, it was a different case when Ye Zhen asked to purchase the Red Spirit Jade Marrow, which was an offering for the Yu Family’s Jade God.

The Yu Family people were devout toward the Jade God, something Ye Zhen had experienced that day. Ye Zhen had even prepared for Yu Feilong to lose his temper on the spot, then use the Shattered Jade Scripture to acquire the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.

Trading half of the Shattered Jade Scripture for the Red Spirit Jade Marrow was a well-considered decision by Ye Zhen.

The inherent value of the Red Spirit Jade Marrow was immense, priceless to those with a strong need for it. Moreover, in the eyes of the Yu Family, it held a unique status as an offering to the Jade God; ordinary items would definitely not tempt them.

But what Ye Zhen did not expect was that Yu Feilong would proactively offer an unbelievably low price.

If one were to say Yu Feilong was repaying a favor, that favor had long been repaid.

When he first arrived at Floating Jade Island, Yu Feilong had calculated all the compensation due to Ye Zhen: the cost of protecting Yu Ning, saving the Yu Family members, and killing Yu Haichong, itemizing them one by one for Ye Zhen.

It could be said that Yu Feilong was very clear and astute in financial matters.

Yet now, he had traded the Red Spirit Jade Marrow to Ye Zhen at an incredibly low price.

Most importantly, Yu Feilong mentioned he had to explain to the four Clan Elders of the Yu Family. Was he really going to justify this transaction to the elders at one-tenth of the price, using 150,000 Low Grade Spirit Crystals?

Moreover, by nature, right after Ye Zhen had just rejected Yu Feilong’s marriage proposal, Yu Feilong should be taking this opportunity to coerce Ye Zhen, unless Yu Feilong was a saint!

But was Yu Feilong a saint?

He was not!

Not only was he not a saint, but he also had a somewhat sinister intent.

The day he stood by idly and watched Yu Haichong attack Ye Zhen on Yu’er Island was proof.

After all, whether it was Ye Zhen severely injuring Yu Haichong or Yu Haichong killing Ye Zhen, it was beneficial for him, Yu Feilong, and he could easily eliminate the remaining person.

That brought up the question, why would Yu Feilong offer such an explosively low price to Ye Zhen?

A chill slowly crept up from Ye Zhen’s spine to his forehead.

Something was definitely amiss.

Years of experience in Jianghu told Ye Zhen that this situation must contain immense danger. There was no such thing as a free lunch falling from the sky.

Looking at the pitch-black night sky outside and the fog enveloping the entire island, Ye Zhen gently patted the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub in his arms, "Little cub, go follow and see!"

Meow!

With a soft call, the palm-sized Cloud Winged Tiger Cub suddenly leapt out of Ye Zhen’s arms. Its fleshy wings fluttered slightly, gathering a clump of Cloud Qi around itself, and disappeared into it.

The next moment, the palm-sized cloud, transformed by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, silently merged into the boundless fog on Floating Jade Island.

In the Yu Family Mansion, Clan Leader Yu, Yu Feilong, was pacing quickly down the pavilion, his face far from the smiling demeanor he had during his conversation with Ye Zhen, instead, it was gloomy.

As Floating Jade Island was surrounded by water on all sides, the fog became dense at night, to the extent that a palm-sized clump of fog followed a few dozen meters behind Yu Feilong without his notice.

This was not surprising, as gathering winds and clouds was a Talent Ability of the Cloud Winged Tiger, requiring no effort other than opening its fleshy wings slightly; Cloud Qi would automatically gather like eating and drinking, without any fluctuations in power.

Otherwise, any slight abnormal fluctuation in power would have been noticed by Yu Feilong, a powerful Martial Artist of the Soul Sea Realm.

The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub quietly followed into a heavily guarded, brightly lit Inner Hall within the vast Yu Family mansion.

The Inner Hall was something the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub dared not drift into. The mist moved, and it floated to the window, listening intently.

"Big brother (Clan Leader), how did it go?" Inside the hall, all four elders of the Yu Family were seated, their faces eager.

"No, he refused the marriage proposal I made," Yu Feilong said gravely.

"Clan Leader, I told you before, the soft approach does not work. If you want to reclaim our Yu Family’s lost Secret Manual, you need to take hard measures," Second Elder Yu Zhengyang said disapprovingly.

"Do you think I don’t want to take hard measures? That young man single-handedly withstood the Overturning Sea Great Sage for Hundred Breaths, a feat none of you, let alone myself, possess.

If hard measures were viable, do you think I would lose face like this?" Yu Feilong’s face darkened.

"Clan Leader, this young man is so powerful only because he cultivated our Yu Family’s lost Shattered Jade Scripture. If we reclaim the Shattered Jade Scripture, our Yu Family won’t have to endure others’ disdain any longer."

"Clan Leader, the night is long with many dreams; to prevent mishaps, we must strike first!" Grand Elder Yu Zhenglin said.

"Don’t worry, this young man actually foolishly thought of buying our Jade God’s offering, the Red Spirit Jade Marrow, to cultivate the Shattered Jade Scripture. I’ve already held him up with words, but it’s only for a day or half at most.

Moreover, this matter concerns the rise and fall of our Yu Family over the centuries, so we must not fail! Even though we have an overwhelming advantage in numbers, we must still carefully plan and arrange everything. I will lead him here tomorrow morning, aiming to capture him in one fell swoop!"

"Good!"

Listening to the voices of the Yu Family members, Ye Zhen’s expression had already turned ashen! (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to vote for it, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)