Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 13
Chapter 13 Ye Clan
Just as Ye Feng was about to leave, he realized that someone had stopped him behind him. He immediately stopped his body with a puzzled expression. He did not conceal anything and said his name.
“It’s like this. I have a beast scroll here for you. Someone asked me to bring this to you.”
“I’ve been looking for you for many days. You haven’t been in the academy these days.”
The youth took out the beast scroll and handed it to Ye Feng.
“Who gave this to you?”
Ye Feng did not open it, but asked first.
‘”It seems to be a youth named Ye Qiu. I just happened to leave the academy a few days ago and met a youth. Give me three spirit stones to make sure I hand over the Beast Scroll to you. I agreed with a simple gesture.”
Hearing Ye Qiu, Ye Feng immediately opened the beast scroll. The beast scroll was made from beast hide, and it could be carved with some simple words. It was usually used for recording.
“Thank you, Senior Brother!”
Ye Feng took out ten spirit stones and handed them to this youth. Then, he quickly rushed towards the small courtyard. Because something important had happened in the clan, he had to hurry back.
Returning to the courtyard, Ye Feng quickly picked up a few clothes, quickly carried his baggage, and ran towards the outside of the Heavenly Spiritual Academy.
Thinking of the contents recorded on the beast scroll, Ye Feng’s heart was burning with anxiety. The clan sacrifice was held ahead of time. This time, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and the clan elders wanted to sacrifice again. He impeached the clan head and forced Ye Feng’s father to abdicate. The reason was that the clan head’s descendants did not have the ability to cultivate and humiliated the clan.
Ye Qiu was Ye Feng’s best companion since childhood. They grew up together and took the risk to send news to Ye Feng. However, a few days had passed. The sacrifice should be tomorrow, so Ye Feng had to return before tomorrow.
The Heavenly Spiritual Academy was several hundred miles away from Huang Cheng. It would take him two days to rush forward with all his strength. Ye Feng could not wait any longer. He used the Shadow Confusion Steps to the extreme. Along the way, he saw an afterimage and a tree shadow rapidly retreating.
The Ye Clan was not harmonious because Ye Feng’s father was not from the Ye Clan. Eighteen years ago, Ye Feng’s father suddenly appeared in Yellow City. He was seriously injured and was saved by Ye Feng’s mother. The relationship between the two became warmer, so they changed their surname to Ye Clan.
As for being able to become the Patriarch, Ye Feng’s father relied on his powerful strength and Ye Feng’s mother’s support to ascend to the Patriarch position. However, it caused many people in the clan to be strongly dissatisfied, believing that he was an outsider and causing endless difficulties in secret.
As for his father’s origin, Ye Feng did not know it at all. Ye Feng had also asked him back then. The answer his father gave him was very vague. It seemed that his father was unwilling to mention it. Seeing his father’s embarrassed expression, Ye Feng did not continue to ask. However, in order to search for a large amount of spirit medicines and help Ye Feng cultivate, his white hair had increased day by day.
Ye Feng finally saw Huang Cheng’s shadow at dawn the next day. His legs were already numb and sore. He gritted his teeth and continued forward.
Yellow City wasn’t very big. In the Open Source Kingdom, it could only be considered a small city with a population of about one million. The Ye Clan had been rooted in Yellow City for hundreds of years. In this generation, the position of Patriarch had actually been passed on to an outsider. Although the clan had flourished under Ye Feng’s father’s leadership, there were still many discordant voices within the clan.
The Ye Clan occupied one-third of Huang Cheng’s area, about a thousand hectares in size. There were thousands of courtyards, large and small. The direct disciples lived inside, while the branch disciples lived outside. At this time, the Ye Clan’s gongs and drums were bustling with noise. It was another quadrennial sacrificial ceremony, and it was also the time to choose the position of Patriarch.
Every four years, the Ye Clan would hold an election for the position of Patriarch. Whether or not Ye Feng’s father, Ye Wu, would be able to retain the position this time was unknown. Only after reaching the age of seven would he be able to agree.
The huge platform lit up with the incense of dhyana. There were many small platforms built around the platform, all prepared for the clan elders, and the clan disciples stood around to receive the baptism.
Sacrifice was a very sacred ritual. Under their watchful eyes, they could see that the clan was prospering and that there was life in heaven. On the day when the Ye Clan elected the clan head, there was a cycle of reincarnation every four years. Isn’t this another four years?
The surrounding disciples had already gathered, and there were several Ye Clan elders sitting on the small table. Only the Clan Head had yet to arrive.
After about an incense stick of time, Ye Wu led his wife to the platform and bowed. Then, he sat in the position of Patriarch.
After half an hour, The sacrificial ceremony was over. Next was the time to elect the Patriarch. Under the watchful eyes of thousands of disciples, a nervous moment was coming. This time was different. The main problem was that Ye Feng could not cultivate, causing the clan to be humiliated. Ye Wu’s position as Patriarch had to be vacated. As for who would take over, that was the key.
“The selection of the Patriarch will begin now!”
The Master of Ceremony shouted loudly. The surroundings were quiet. After all, it would happen every four years.
“Reporting to the elders, I have a few words to say.”
At this time, a tall man in his forties stood up. It was Ye Feng’s second uncle, Ye Wen. In recent years, he had been quite famous. He had given birth to two sons. One had already entered the inner courtyard and became an inner courtyard disciple. The other was a son. He was now an elite disciple of the outer courtyard. This Ye Wen had been targeted everywhere when Ye Feng’s father appeared.
“Please speak!”
First Elder gestured for Ye Wen to continue.
“Elders, our Ye Clan pays attention to an inheritance. Only the Ye Clan can grow stronger from generation to generation. However, in this generation, our Ye Clan will have a piece of trash that cannot be cultivated. Furthermore, it is the son of the Clan Master. This matter has already become a joke in Yellow City. Therefore, I suggest that Ye Wu is not suitable for the position of Clan Master.”
Although Ye Ziwen’s tone was gentle, his meaning was very clear. He believed that Ye Wu was not suitable for the position of Patriarch of the Ye Clan.
“Bullshit, my father is not suitable for the position of Patriarch, and it’s not your turn to do it!”
A figure seemed to descend from the sky, appearing in the middle of the sacrificial hall.
Ye Feng finally rushed back before the sacrifice was over. He happened to see this scene. Although he was Ye Feng’s second uncle, he had no feelings. Ye Feng even remembered that this second uncle had allowed his two sons to bully him countless times. Every time, he was beaten until his entire body was covered in bruises. Ye Feng remembered it.
The sudden sound caused everyone’s gaze to be focused on Ye Feng, especially Ye Feng’s mother. Seeing her child suddenly return, she rushed to Ye Feng one step at a time.
“Feng’er, why are you back?”
Seeing Ye Feng suddenly appear in the clan, Ye Feng’s mother’s tone choked. It had been almost three years since Ye Feng had returned.
“I learned that someone was going to target my father at the time of the sacrifice, so I specially rushed back. Fortunately, there was still time.”
Ye Feng looked around and found that the sacrifice was not over, so he heaved a sigh of relie