Chapter 64: Ye Chen Didn’t Die?

“My father… is dead?”

Ye Chen, a transmigrator, held no real affection for the Ye family. Such a small family, rife with filth and intrigue, where even teaching family members alchemy was tainted by personal agendas and sabotage.

For a family like this, Ye Chen could not summon any fondness. Yet, for his predecessor’s father, Ye Tianhe, Ye Chen still felt some degree of respect.

The man had truly loved his son. Even after Ye Chen had crossed over, he had received favors from him.

Originally, Ye Chen had hoped that once he grew stronger, he could pull his biological father up as well. But now… he was gone?

Having inherited his predecessor’s memories, Ye Chen couldn’t help but feel a pang of sorrow.

“Seventh Young Master, please accept my condolences. I will inform the Elders at once. I’m sure they will be very happy to hear that you have returned!”

With that, the servant hastily fled.

Behind Ye Chen, Lu Jing and Lin Ke’er exchanged looks, both startled by the heavy silence from him. They hadn’t expected such tragic news upon arriving at the Ye family.

Lu Jing, the first to react, rushed to comfort Ye Chen, embracing him to offer her condolences.

Lin Ke’er, however, hesitated. To her, Ye Chen’s rise to this point had been inseparable from his father’s influence. Now that Ye Tianhe had passed away, could Ye Chen continue to receive the same support?

On the journey to Green Cloud City, Lin Ke’er had even made up her mind to find a chance to win Ye Chen’s favor, competing with Lu Jing for his affection. Yet, now, her thoughts had quietly shifted. She decided to wait and see how things unfolded.

At that moment, a troubled-looking Sun Ye appeared from the roadside. Having searched far and wide for someone to help with his daughter’s matters, he had found no luck. But when his gaze fell on Ye Chen standing before the Ye family gates, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Ye Chen was still alive?

He knew the details of the Silver Moon Market incident. Tens of thousands of cultivators had perished, either slain by demonic beasts or rogue cultivators. That Ye Chen had survived such a massacre was truly beyond belief.

After the initial shock, however, Sun Ye’s eyes brightened. With Ye Chen’s return, could his daughter’s chance at joining the Green Cloud Sect be revived?

Sun Ye had intended to call out to Ye Chen immediately, but remembering the incident with the flying boat, he hesitated, worried that Ye Chen might resent him. Perhaps it was better for his daughter to find a way to resolve things herself. Ye Chen was so devoted despite the past misunderstandings. If his daughter sincerely apologized, perhaps he would forgive her.

With that in mind, Sun Ye turned and made his way back to his residence in Green Cloud City. He had good news to share with his daughter.

Ye Chen, being a junior, was clearly not someone worthy of a personal reception by the elders. However, with his father’s recent death and the Silver Moon Market disaster, everyone had assumed that Ye Chen was also dead. Now that he had returned, both out of courtesy and reason, it was expected that someone would go out to welcome him. Even the patriarch, who had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, was informed and wished to meet with Ye Chen.

Soon, Ye Chen was escorted by the Ye family servants to the main hall. The entire Ye family, over a hundred clan members, were gathered there.

As for Lu Jing and Lin Ke’er, they had been led to Ye Chen’s quarters by other servants. Through the explanations of the family, Ye Chen soon understood the cause of his father’s death.

A month ago, a Ye family store at a market had acquired a treasure at a low price. After securing the treasure, they immediately notified the family. The clan had then dispatched his father to collect the goods.

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However, on the return journey, his father was ambushed. He died, and both the treasure and the wealth were stolen. The Ye family quickly realized that the cultivator who had sold the treasure was most likely one of the robbers. It had been a trap from the start.

Such things were common in the cultivation world. Even with the patriarch having reached Foundation Establishment, there was little they could do without identifying the culprits.