The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 952 - 949: Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor

Chapter 952: Chapter 949: Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor

In the Empty Ancient City.

There exist many ancient presences.

They might just be a commoner, a vendor, or perhaps... a butcher.

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With Ye Xuan’s entry into the city, other cultivators also followed suit.

"Selling meat, selling meat, genuine pork!"

As soon as Ye Xuan and his party entered the city, they saw a butcher’s shop. A butcher, with his shirt off, was shouting and chopping ribs at the same time, his knife skills... were terrible.

"Why is there still pork for sale in this place? Could it be similar to a mortal dynasty?" Yao Yueqing said, a bit surprised.

"Hah, don’t tell me you think you’re immortals?" The butcher gave Yao Yueqing a sideways glance, speaking disdainfully.

Yao Yueqing was momentarily speechless.

Ye Xuan glanced at the butcher.

The butcher seemed to sense something and also looked at Ye Xuan, saying, "Little brother, want to buy some? I guarantee it’s delicious."

Ye Xuan smiled and shook his head in refusal.

The butcher immediately put on an unpleasant face: "If you’re not buying, then get out and stop bothering me with my business."

"Hey, how can you be like that?" Yao Yueqing was a bit dissatisfied with the butcher’s attitude.

"One more word and I’ll chop you up," the butcher said fiercely, waving the butcher knife in his hand.

Yao Yueqing’s face turned a bit unsightly.

This guy is really unreasonable.

"Let’s go." Ye Xuan called out, leading the group away.

"Hmph, pretending to have money, you bunch of fools," the butcher cursed under his breath.

This annoyed Yao Yueqing quite a bit. If not for Ye Xuan holding her back, she might have gone back to cause the butcher some trouble.

Qiankun Ancestor, however, lingered at the back. After Ye Xuan walked some distance, he returned to the butcher’s shop, looking at the butcher with a smile.

The butcher glanced at Qiankun Ancestor irritably: "What do you want?"

Qiankun Ancestor sized up the butcher, smiling, "How long have you been in the Empty Ancient City?"

"What’s it to you? Get lost," the butcher said, shooing him away like a fly.

"Have you heard of the Undying Night Emperor?" Qiankun Ancestor asked with a smile.

The butcher’s face suddenly stiffened, turning unnatural. He stared at Qiankun Ancestor and said, "What are you trying to say?"

Qiankun Ancestor held up three fingers.

The butcher’s mouth twitched. Instinctively, he wanted to hack down this old guy, but Qiankun Ancestor’s earlier words made him hold back. The butcher pulled out three Golden Essence Copper Coins from under the chopping board, handed them to Qiankun Ancestor, and said with a pained expression, "Speak."

Qiankun Ancestor did not take them but shook his head and said, "Not three coins, three bags."

The butcher was dumbfounded, and the next moment, he slammed the chopping board, cursing, "For one lousy message you want three bags? Do you think you’re a City Soldier in the Empty Ancient City!?"

"Take it or leave it," Qiankun Ancestor pretended to leave.

The butcher got anxious and quickly said, "Three bags, fine three bags, but don’t trick me, or I’ll chop you!"

As he spoke, he pulled out three bags of Golden Essence Copper Coins and handed them to Qiankun Ancestor.

Qiankun Ancestor took them, weighed them, then accepted the three coins from before with satisfaction.

"So, what is it?" The butcher was impatient and couldn’t hold back.

"The Night Emperor passed by. Unfortunately, you saw him." Qiankun Ancestor grinned, taking a deep look at the butcher before striding away.

"What!?" The butcher was so shocked that the butcher knife fell out of his hand, his face turning pale.

Watching Qiankun Ancestor leave, the butcher racked his brain.

"Was it him!?"

The butcher thought of the black-robed youth just now.

That fleeting glance, no wonder he felt something wasn’t right.

Was he the Night Emperor!?

"I’m doomed, it seems I just cursed someone close to the Night Emperor..." The butcher was about to cry.

"Hey, old man, wait for me!"

Seeing that Qiankun Ancestor hadn’t gone far, the butcher shouted.

The butcher ran out, but soon ran back, picked a few of the best pieces of pork, and then dashed out, following behind Qiankun Ancestor, with a fawning expression, saying something.

Nothing more than asking Qiankun Ancestor to put in a good word or two.

When Qiankun Ancestor caught up with the group, Yao Yueqing and the others noticed the butcher’s presence too.

However, due to the butcher’s earlier attitude, they were very displeased and thus gave no pleasant expression.

"Weren’t you doing business? What are you doing here?" Yao Yueqing snorted coldly.

"It was a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." The butcher wiped the sweat off his forehead, carefully glanced at Ye Xuan, then lowered his head, ran in front of Ye Xuan, and plopped down on his knees, holding up those pieces of pork with both hands, he said, "Young master, consider these pieces of pork as an apology, I hope you can forgive me."

"Eh?"

Yao Yueqing and the others were a bit bewildered.

What was going on?

This guy wasn’t like this just now. Why did he suddenly change so drastically?

Ye Xuan glanced at the butcher and then at the Qiankun Ancestor.

The Qiankun Ancestor remained calm, pretending he didn’t notice Ye Xuan’s gaze.

Ye Xuan found it amusing, looking at the butcher, he said calmly, "Go back to your business, lest the Empty Ancient City’s soldiers come and seize your stall."

The butcher was nearly in tears, "Come on, young master, just take this pork."

After knowing that Ye Xuan was actually the Emperor Ye, he was terrified to death.

Back then, he had heard many legends about Emperor Ye.

No exaggeration, he was genuinely scared...

"Yueqing, pick one." Ye Xuan said casually.

"Huh? Really pick one?" Yao Yueqing was flabbergasted.

"You can take it all." The butcher said with a silly grin.

This was a complete change from the fierce demeanor he had earlier.

Yao Yueqing felt a chill, but still followed Ye Xuan’s instructions and chose the smallest piece.

Simply because it was easier to carry.

"Go on." Ye Xuan signaled to the butcher.

"Thank you, young master!" The butcher beamed with joy and scampered off.

As he left, he was humming a little tune, looking extremely happy.

This left everyone except Ye Xuan and the Qiankun Ancestor looking bewildered.

"Is there something wrong with that butcher’s head?" Yao Yueqing had a line of black lines across her forehead.

Everyone agreed profoundly.

Ye Xuan smiled slightly, continuing to walk, and said as he walked, "Have you ever heard of the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor?"

Everyone felt a little familiar, but couldn’t recall it at the moment.

Fist Venerate Ao Rulong clapped his hands and said in a low voice, "The Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor, isn’t he the ancient powerhouse who vied for the Emperor Position with the Xuantian Ancient Emperor of the Xuantian Ancient Country in the Ancient Era?"

"No wonder it sounds so familiar!" Yao Yueqing and the others suddenly realized.

"What’s with the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor?" Yao Yueqing looked at Ye Xuan with puzzlement, not understanding why Ye Xuan suddenly brought this up.

Zhang Jingtong’s small face was full of curiosity, "Ye Xuan, are you saying that the butcher we just saw is related to the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor, or perhaps... he is the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was startled, looking at Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan smiled faintly and said, "He indeed is the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor."

In the Ancient Era, the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor was unparalleled, contending for the Emperor Position with the most terrifying Xuantian Ancient Emperor of the time, and although he was defeated, he was still recorded in history.

Ye Xuan had personally witnessed the battles between the two at least three times.

That butcher earlier was none other than the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor who contended for the Emperor Position with the Xuantian Ancient Emperor back in the day.

As for how he knew Ye Xuan’s identity.

Besides that crafty old fox, the Qiankun Pot, who else could have said these things?

"That guy is actually the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor?!"

Fist Venerate Ao Rulong and the others were dumbfounded, even wanting to go back and pay their respects.

They absolutely didn’t expect a butcher selling pork to actually be the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor; the contrast was too great.

Yao Yueqing looked at the piece of pork in her hand, and suddenly it smelled so good!

She hadn’t noticed earlier, but now she saw that there were many mysteries hidden within this pork, and if she could comprehend them, she would surely gain a priceless saber technique!

"Why is the Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor selling pork here?" Yao Yueqing asked with confusion.

Everyone looked at Ye Xuan, completely puzzled.

"Probably just a hobby." Ye Xuan said casually.

Everyone was embarrassed; the renowned Mysterious Battle Saber Emperor of ancient times had a hobby of slaughtering pigs and selling meat? What a joke.

"Hold onto it well. Whether you have something to do or not, you can look at it more often, and you might understand some of his insights." Ye Xuan said with a smile that was not quite a smile.

If it had been before, Yao Yueqing would have been extremely disdainful upon hearing this.

After all, she was one of the Three Great Fairies of Central Earth, how could she carry a piece of pork around all day?

But now, she felt that Ye Xuan’s words really suited her!

And so, the famous Fairy Yao of Central Earth later developed a very peculiar habit of carrying a piece of pork around to look at whenever she had some free time.

Of course, that’s a story for another day.

At least, this was a great opportunity.