Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Ye Qing looked at the monk in front of him, then nodded and said, "Indeed, may I ask how you are addressed, Master?"

Ye Qing looked at the monk before him. The monk was dressed in monastic robes, his hands clasped together, and he appeared to be in his twenties. Standing there, he exuded a peaceful and serene aura, quite like a highly accomplished monk.

Moreover, this person does not seem to be one of the martial monks who went to the East China Sea before.

The monk smiled slightly and said, "This humble monk is Jingyan!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's heart stirred slightly.

Jingyan is of the same generation as Jingxin.

Master Jingxin was the leader of those martial monks back then, and he was probably second only to Xuankong in seniority within the Shaolin Hidden Sect. This Jingyan looks extremely young, yet he is of the same seniority as Jingxin.

Ye Qing looked at him with interest, then said, "Shall we set off now?"

“Alright, please follow me! It’s still a three-hour journey to the Hidden Gate from here!” said Monk Jingyan.

"Okay!" Ye Qing nodded!

The group set off again, but they didn't walk too fast, as they still had to take care of Su Liuyun and Qi Yun!

Su Liuyun's injuries had not yet healed, and Qi Yun was now just like an ordinary person, tired and hungry, and could not walk fast.

Ye Qing and Li Yang lagged behind the crowd, and it was almost 9 p.m. before they finally arrived at the Hidden Gate!

Because it was already late at night, they couldn't see the hidden gate's buildings clearly. When they arrived, Master Jingxin greeted them at the mountain gate and then arranged a courtyard for them. The courtyard had many rooms, all of which were clean and tidy, and the bedding and other items inside were brand new.

After doing all this, Ye Qing and Li Xinyi couldn't sit still any longer!

Li Xinyi wanted to interrogate those top experts, but more importantly, she wanted to torture them.

Ye Qing, on the other hand, was eager to see the Suspended Monk.

Jingxin arranged for Jingyan to take Ye Qing to see Xuankong, while he himself took Li Xinyi to interrogate those super beings.

Ye Qing was led around for a long time before finally entering the main hall of a temple.

Inside the main hall, oil lamps illuminated the entire space. Beneath a Buddha statue, a monk dressed in a purple and gold robe sat cross-legged. Upon Ye Qing's arrival, Jingyan bowed slightly and said, "Master, Benefactor Ye Qing has arrived. He wishes to see you!"

The old monk, who was sitting with his back to him, waved his hand, and then Jingyan bowed to Ye Qing, walked towards the door, and then closed the door behind him.

"Young Ye Qing greets Master Suspension!" Ye Qing said.

"Heh, no need for such formalities, benefactor!" An aged voice rang out, and the suspended monk stood up, turned his head, and looked at Ye Qing with a straight posture.

Ye Qing also looked him over.

This levitating monk looked to be about seventy or eighty years old. His temples were bulging, a condition that would occur after his true energy had reached a certain level and he had aged.

"Benefactor Ye Tianyang, you have indeed raised a fine son!" Master Xuankong said, "Eight years ago, he came to the Hidden Sect and boasted to my senior brother that his son would definitely become a Grandmaster within ten years. Now it seems that he was not boasting. You are now already among the Grandmasters!"

Ye Qing's heart stirred slightly. He looked at the suspended monk and said, "Master, my parents came to the Hidden Sect eight years ago. I wonder what their purpose was?"

“There are enemies outside and chaos inside!” The Suspended Monk said, “Benefactor Ye Tianyang is a person with great ambitions and aspirations. He left the Heavenly Net because of internal turmoil, but even after he left, he continued to help the world in his own way.”

“Eight years ago, his identity and location were exposed. He came to the Hidden Sect looking for me and my senior brother, saying that he and his wife had to leave for a while, but they couldn’t let go of their former comrades, the members of Dawn!” The Suspended Monk said, “He asked us to look after the members of Dawn!”

"If Dawn is in trouble, we hope we can lend a helping hand," the Suspended Monk said.

"Secondly, he can't let you go!" the Suspended Monk said. "Eight years ago, when you went up Mangshan, your parents discussed with Zhuge Tianqing that you could only leave Mangshan on the day you entered the Super Realm. Your parents also knew very well that once you left Mangshan, whether it was your identity as the ninth son of Mangshan or your identity as their son, it would bring you a lot of trouble in this world!"

"Therefore, he hopes that when you descend the mountain, our Hidden Sect will also send out some martial monks to secretly provide you with some assistance!" The Suspended Monk said, "Perhaps you don't know! In fact, many of the things you are doing now were arranged by your parents, or rather, by your parents, Zhuge Tianqing, and Yi Shuihan!"

"Hmm?" Ye Qing's expression shifted.

“Although our Hidden Sect doesn’t concern itself with worldly affairs, we are well aware that the Heavenly Net is plagued by internal strife. If this internal strife isn’t quelled, it will eventually become a huge hidden danger,” said the Suspended Monk. “Your coming down from the mountain to clean up all of this is also paving the way for your future entry into the Heavenly Net!”

Ye Qing frowned; he realized that the suspending monk had gone a bit too far off.

"Yi Shuihan is seriously injured, and the Heavenly Net needs a leader, but more importantly, it needs hope—the hope that will keep the members of the Heavenly Net fighting." The Suspended Monk said, "Benefactor, you have not yet entered the Heavenly Net and have not experienced a real war. Perhaps after you have experienced it, you will understand!"

"Uh!" Ye Qing coughed and said, "Master, I'm not really interested in the Heavenly Net. I came here to ask you, is this all my parents said back then?"

“Yes! That’s all I said!” the suspended monk said.

"Didn't they mention where they were going? Are they still safe?" Ye Qing asked.

“Benefactor Ye Tianyang is a man of great ambition and noble sentiments. What he does must be beneficial to the entire world. This humble monk and my abbot brother have asked him, but… he didn’t mention it. He only said that he was going to sea!” The Suspended Monk said, “As for where he is going to sea, he has not mentioned it. There are probably only two people in this world who know about it!”

"Who?" Ye Qing asked quickly.

"The one person is none other than Yi Shuihan!" the suspended monk said. "The departure of your parents is most likely directly related to him, and it's even possible that they accepted his invitation!"

“Of course, there is a second person!” the suspended monk said, “That is Bai Xiaosheng, the head of the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion!”

"Bai Xiaosheng?" Ye Qing frowned deeply and said, "He knows?"

“If you really want to find out about your parents, you can ask them!” the monk in the suspense said. “Of course, this is just my guess. Whether they know anything about this is hard to say!”

Ye Qing pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, thank you, Master!"

"Thank you? That's not really a question!" Master Xuankong said. "It was me who was delayed for so long because of Huiyuan's matter. I didn't play any role when you came down the mountain. It was thanks to you that Huiyuan was brought back. So, if anyone should be thanking you, it should be the Hidden Sect!"

"For the time being, you should stay safely in my Hidden Sect," the Suspended Monk said.

"Then I'll have to trouble you!" Ye Qing said.

“It’s alright!” Master Suspended shook his head and said.

"Then I'll go and rest first!" Ye Qing said.

Master Suspended smiled and said, "Go, Jingyan!"

The door to the room opened at that moment, and Jingyan said to Ye Qing, "Benefactor, this way please!"

Ye Qing nodded and followed Jing Yan out of the main hall!

Once Ye Qing was out of sight, the Suspended Monk looked at him with a smile, a satisfied expression on his face. Then he turned to the Buddha statue, clasped his hands together, and said, "Senior brother, you left too soon. You didn't get to see your son, Ye Tianyang. He is indeed a genius. Perhaps he can truly succeed Yi Shuihan! It's just a pity! The current inescapable net... sigh!"

He sighed deeply at the end.

Then... a series of screams came from somewhere in the Hidden Gate!