Chapter 23: The Return Journey, Chen Hongyu's Guess; Ye Ling's Teacher is Actually Long Xingyu?

Sensing the warmth on the top of his head.

Chen Ying'er felt somewhat happy and shy.

Happy because Ye Ling was not angry about her concealing things from him.

In this way, at the very least, their relationship could remain stable.

And blushing because this action made her feel somewhat shy.

Although she was not extremely knowledgeable about matters between men and women, she had seen them; usually, her father often performed this kind of action toward her mother.

Then, a horizontal lift into his arms—as for what would happen next, Chen Ying'er did not know.

"The feeling is still quite good; it was worth all the time I spent thinking about it in my heart earlier." Ye Ling laughed inwardly.

"I previously thought that the reason Ying Er kept following by my side was because she had been protected from childhood to adulthood, so she wanted to make friends."

"I didn't expect that this Youth Knight Competition is equivalent to a martial arts marriage recruitment, right?"

Ye Ling had a different idea.

A new goal also emerged in his heart.

At the very beginning, the reason he wanted to have a good ranking in the Youth Knight Competition was for resources.

And later on, it was because he had mastered the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and become a disciple of Long Xingyu, and he did not want to lose face in that regard.

Finally, regarding the system, the first place could obtain two check-in opportunities.

And just now, because of the situation with Yang Wenzhao, Ye Ling had more thoughts; he wanted to defeat Yang Wenzhao and win first place!

And now, there was one more reason.

That was Chen Ying'er in front of him.

At the very least, she chose him, and she was even willing to trust him.

Then, he should at least give her some response.

Thinking of this, he said softly: "Top ten is not enough. Three months from now, I will defeat Yang Wenzhao, become number one, and prove to them that your judgment is not bad."

The voice was too soft; Chen Ying'er did not hear it clearly at all and asked in confusion: "What are you saying?"

"It's nothing." Good words do not need to be said a second time. Ye Ling waved his hand, and that corpse of the Light Shadow Leopard was instantly sucked by him into the Storage Equipment that Long Xingyu had given him.

And that Soul Ring which had transformed into the Angel Sword also entered Ye Ling's body.

"Sure enough, having a system is convenient."

"Even Soul Rings can be stored."

Accidents are always more frequent than stability. Having had this happen, Ye Ling did not intend to stay any longer.

He spoke directly to Chen Ying'er: "Let's go, Ying Er, this trip to the Yulong Mountain Range is completely over."

"Go back to cultivate and prepare for the Youth Knight Competition three months from now."

Ye Ling smiled slightly and walked in front.

A sweet smile appeared on the corner of Chen Ying'er's mouth.

She knew that Ye Ling's attitude meant that the relationship between them had not changed at all; on the contrary, it remained the same as before, and that was enough.

Yulong Pass Knight Side Hall.

The little girl also skipped and hopped back to this "home" where she lived.

"Oh? Ying Er, why are you so happy? Did something happy happen?" Seeing Chen Ying'er like this, Soul Temple Hall Master Chen Hongyu asked in confusion.

"That is natural!" Chen Ying'er nodded and said.

Chen Hongyu's nose felt sour.

Why did he have the feeling that his own cabbage had been arched by a pig? Chen Ying'er's attitude before she went out and now could be said to be like two different people; at least when she was with him, his granddaughter was definitely not this happy.

This actually made him a bit jealous.

He said sourly: "It seems you met that youth named Ye Ling, right?"

"Long Xingyu was willing to let you go over?"

Hearing this, Chen Ying'er proudly put her hands on her hips: "That is natural, I even saw him complete his Sacred Awakening there, very strong talent!"

"Very strong talent? How strong?" Chen Hongyu was curious.

"It has a full..." Chen Ying'er was just about to speak, but she remembered the instructions Long Tianyin had given her.

Saying not to reveal Ye Ling's talent was to protect Ye Ling. Even her grandfather could not be told.

So she immediately changed her words: "Tianyin Hall Master told me not to tell you, but anyway, he is stronger than Yang Wenzhao. In the upcoming Knight Competition, Ye Ling will definitely be able to defeat Yang Wenzhao!"

Chen Hongyu: "."

What should he say?

However, in his mind, he also began to ponder: "Although Ying Er doesn't have a good impression of Yang Wenzhao, she wouldn't be stubborn or lie to me about this kind of thing."

"If I remember correctly, Yang Wenzhao's Innate Internal Spiritual Power is a full seventy-eight points, even above Long Xingyu's. Then that young knight named Ye Ling might have a Light of Protection Physique with seventy-nine or even eighty points of Innate Internal Spiritual Power!"

Chen Hongyu was still experienced; he deduced the situation from just a few words from Chen Ying'er.

Upon learning that it might be a Light of Protection Physique.

He was very surprised; after all, eighty points of Innate Internal Spiritual Power would be a top-tier genius in any era. But after a long while, he shook his head and said: "It's a pity, if it were the same age and the same cultivation time."

"Perhaps the outcome would be unknown, but for this Youth Knight Competition, perhaps, for this youth named Ye Ling, the top ten is inevitable."

"But facing Yang Wenzhao, this youth who has just undergone Sacred Awakening, facing this genius who has already entered the Knight Realm for several years."

"He will inevitably face the first, and most profound, failure on his life's path..."

Mansion of the Divine Seal Knight of Defense and Coordination.

This was also the place where Yang Wenzhao had lived since coming here from the Holy City.

Together with his grandfather, Saint Alliance Leader Yang Haohan.

"Grandfather, Grandfather." After entering the house, Yang Wenzhao called out immediately, his speaking speed as fast as a gourd child.

"Wen Zhao, what is it? You've been calling for me ever since you returned?" Yang Haohan walked out.

This was a man with hair and beard as White as snow, yet from his appearance, he possessed a presence as heavy as Mount Tai.

Taking a step forward, this was the wielder of the Divine Seal Throne of Protection and Mercy, the Saint Alliance Leader, Yang Haohan.

"Grandfather, I encountered a genius named Ye Ling, someone Chen Ying'er values and who intends to battle me."

"You know the palm of your hand regarding every genius that appears within the Holy Alliance; you should know of him, right?"

Yang Wenzhao asked.

"Ye Ling? I do indeed know this name, and my impression of him is very deep."

"Furthermore, he is also a new disciple of a top-tier Punishment Knight within the Knight Temple."

Yang Haohan laughed heartily and explained.

"A top-tier Punishment Knight?" Hearing this, Yang Wenzhao was somewhat surprised; he truly hadn't heard of this. He asked in confusion: "Is it Vice Temple Master He Jun? Or one of the other Ninth Rank Vice Temple Masters? Did he receive the Grandfather's cultivation secret manual by breaking the rules?"

Yang Wenzhao asked several names directly, urgently wanting to receive a confirmation from Yang Haohan's mouth.

"Neither; it is a Knight you certainly wouldn't have thought of." Yang Haohan kept him in suspense.

Hearing this, Yang Wenzhao was stunned.

An idea popped into his mind.

It blurted out from his mouth: "Could it be... Lord Xingyu?"

When these words were spoken, even he himself found it hard to believe.

Or rather, he did not want to believe it.

In the past, he had once chosen to seek apprenticeship under Long Xingyu, only to be rejected by Long Xingyu, who said it was not a good fit.

Yang Wenzhao did not think Long Xingyu owed him anything.

But he had always believed that in this era, it was impossible for Long Xingyu to successfully take on a disciple, because even he himself did not meet the requirements.

Could there still be someone who met them?

He believed! Ye Ling could not possibly surpass him! Therefore, it was also absolutely impossible for Long Xingyu to take a fancy to him!

At most, he just gave him a secret manual to cultivate, and then he was only specializing in the Dou Sha Xuan Yuan Sword!

"You guessed right!" However, heaven did not follow one's wishes; just as Yang Wenzhao's words fell, Yang Haohan on the side clapped his hands and continued: "His teacher is indeed the Divine Seal Knight Long Xingyu."

Then he added salt to the wound: "Moreover, it is said that it was that brat Long Xingyu who, the moment he saw him, directly chose to take him as a disciple!"

Yang Wenzhao: "!!!"

(End of this chapter)