Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Ye Anxin noticed her daughter's unusual behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Zhenzhen took out the lot she had drawn and handed it to Ye Anxin.

Ye Anxin took a look and saw a large "壹" on it.

Smiling, she handed it back to Ye Zhenzhen and encouraged her, "Even though you don't know who your opponent is, you still have to try your best!"

Ye Zhenzhen looked helpless upon hearing this.

Thinking to myself, I'm just here to make up the numbers. The pressure of being the first one on stage is immense!

As I was thinking this, I heard Ye Anbo's voice next to me, "Number 1, Number 1, the two people who drew number 1, come here."

Ye Zhenzhen strolled over slowly, wanting to see who her opponent was.

Then I saw Ye Shilan walking slowly toward Ye Anbo.

Ye Zhenzhen jogged up to Ye Shilan's side and asked, "Fifth Grandfather, you wouldn't happen to be Number One too, would you?"

Ye Shilan smiled and glanced at Ye Zhenzhen, "You're also Number One?"

Well, upon hearing this, Ye Zhenzhen knew that it was indeed the case.

I'm so lucky, I drew number one, and my opponent is Fifth Grandfather.

Is there any point in continuing? Let's just admit defeat.

He glanced back at Ye Anxin and He Ruonan, his face showing utter despair.

Standing not far away, watching Ye Zhenzhen and her family of four, I saw Ye Zhenzhen's expression and she looked completely bewildered.

What kind of trouble has this little girl gotten herself into this time?

Ye Zhenzhen asked in her dying moments, "Fifth Grandfather, you don't need to participate in the competition, it's not appropriate."

Ye Shilan looked at Ye Zhenzhen with a smile, "What's inappropriate about it? If I want to go to the secret realm, I should participate in the competition openly and fairly and win a spot. Otherwise, others will have a grudge and feel that it's unfair."

Hearing this, Ye Zhenzhen said helplessly, "Isn't unfairness normal? Where in this world is there so much fairness!"

Upon hearing Ye Zhenzhen's words, Ye Shilan looked at her with a serious expression. "It is precisely because there are so many unfair things in this world that the family tries its best to treat every member of the family fairly, so that the family can be more united and cohesive."

Looking at her fifth grandfather's stern face, Ye Zhenzhen lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "I was wrong."

Ye Shilan patted Ye Zhenzhen's hair, "You're a big girl now, you need to understand this principle."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded and obediently followed behind Ye Shilan, walking towards the place next to the platform where they could retrieve the sword.

When Ye Shilan and Ye Zhenzhen were talking, their voices were quite loud, and many people around them heard what Ye Shilan said.

They all nodded silently, agreeing with Ye Shilan's approach and acknowledging the family's decision.

He looked at Ye Shilan with reverence, at this person who had sacrificed so much for the family.

When they arrived at the place where the sword was to be retrieved, Ye Anbo looked at the grandfather and grandson.

Without saying a word, he handed each of them a flying sword.

Ye Shilan and Ye Zhenzhen separated and began their respective refining rituals.

After a cup of tea, the two went up onto the platform.

Ye Anxin and the others in the audience finally understood why Ye Zhenzhen had that expression earlier.

So her rival is Ye Shilan!

The four exchanged a silent glance, praying that Ye Zhenzhen would know her limits.

At this moment, Ye Shibai and Ye Shiqing on the platform exchanged a silent glance.

Ye Shibai awkwardly picked up his teacup to hide his embarrassment.

Ye Shiqing walked directly to the two of them and said, "Let's begin."

After saying that, he added, "Don't go easy on them just because of their seniority!"

Ye Zhenzhen turned her head and glared at Ye Shiqing.

Then they saw Ye Shiqing quickly run to his position.

Ye Zhenzhen turned her head back and bowed to Ye Shilan with her hands clasped.

Ye Shilan returned the greeting with a serious expression.

He then immediately retreated, summoned his flying sword, and looked at Ye Zhenzhen.

Seeing this, Ye Zhenzhen also took a few steps back to create some distance.

He held the sword in his right hand, pointing it at Ye Shilan.

Ye Zhenzhen: "Fifth Grandfather, I'm sorry to offend you."

Ye Shilan: "It's alright, I don't intend to be polite."

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled.

Ye Shilan quickly used the clone sword technique, creating two clones, which slashed at Ye Zhenzhen respectively.

Ye Zhenzhen channeled her spiritual energy into her legs and used the Butterfly Step to dodge quickly.

Just as he dodged one clone, another clone followed up with a stab.

Streaks of sword energy left deep marks on the platform.

Ye Zhenzhen barely dodged and looked at the sword marks on the ground.

Unexpectedly, Fifth Grandfather quietly mastered the Doppelganger Sword Technique.

Ye Zhenzhen held the flying sword in her hand and used 50% of her spiritual power to unleash the Annihilation Sword Technique.

His expression instantly turned fierce and cold, and streaks of sword intent flew out rapidly, heading towards Ye Shilan.

Ye Shilan saw Ye Zhenzhen's expression and wondered, "What's going on? What's wrong with this little girl?"

With that thought in mind, he moved quickly to dodge the attack.

This sword strike cleaved a deep crack in the ground.

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly came to her senses and saw what was happening.

Oh no, I lost control.

Ye Zhenzhen thought for a moment, then pretended to be exhausted from spiritual energy and fainted.

Ye Shibai, Ye Shiqing, and Ye Shilan on the platform were all stunned. What was going on?

Ye Shibai quickly flew over and caught Ye Zhenzhen.

He picked her up and flew to Ye Anxin's side.

He said to Heronan, "He must have overused his spiritual power. You should take him back first."

After saying that, he looked at Ye Zhenzhen deeply and patted her hand.

Hearing this, Heronan nodded and took the three children back first.

Ye Shibai turned around and flew back to the platform, nodding to Ye Shiqing and Ye Shilan.

Ye Shiqing loudly announced, "Ye Shilan wins."

He looked at Ye Amber, signaling him to continue.

He calmly returned to his seat.

Some of the people below the stage looked puzzled, some whispered among themselves, and some who were skilled in swordsmanship saw something amiss.

Ye Shiqing transmitted his voice to Ye Shibai, saying, "That little girl was faking it just now, wasn't she?"

Ye Shibai nodded slightly.

Ye Shiqing: [At such a young age, you've already cultivated sword intent. Not bad, stronger than me.]

Upon hearing Ye Shiqing's words, Ye Shibai fell into thought.

Ye Shiqing continued to work.

As soon as she got home, Ye Zhenzhen woke up and looked at her family with a smile.

Ye Anxin: "You woke up so quickly? I thought you were going to be unconscious for days!"

He Ruonan and Ye Zhenwen looked at Ye Zhenzhen with expressions that said, "I knew it."

Ye Anxin asked with a puzzled look, "Do you two know something?"

The two laughed together, but remained silent, waiting for Ye Zhenzhen to explain.

Ye Zhenzhen confessed honestly, "I pretended to be exhausted and fainted so that Fifth Grandfather could win."

He Ruonan looked at his little girl and asked, avoiding the main point, "Then what about the sword intent you released?"

Ye Zhenzhen pretended to realize it for the first time, "Oh, that was sword intent. It was the first time I used it, and it really startled me."

Looking at Ye Zhenzhen's expression, He Ruonan did not press further.

Ye Zhenwen also gave Ye Zhenzhen a deep look before changing the subject, "Father, Mother, what number are you? Is it your turn soon? Don't miss it."

Only then did the two realize that they were supposed to participate in a competition.

The two quickly went to the central square.

Ye Zhenwen told Ye Zhenwu to go play in the yard.

He stared at Ye Zhenzhen, waiting for her to explain.