Chapter 1099: Splitting Up to Act

Usually, those who reincarnate and cultivate not only have improved cultivation, but also possess a wealth of experience and methods.

But even against a strong opponent, they can still overwhelm them.

So Qiong Qi felt that with this blue ice snake, Ye Liuyun had nothing to worry about.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun left the Space World again and told his parents and aunt about his recent progress.

Hearing that Ye Liuyun's plan was going so smoothly, they all felt they had seen the glimmer of dawn before sunrise.

That night, Feng Wanru came to Ye Liuyun's room again and introduced him to some of the Feng Clan's elite disciples.

Early the next morning, Emperor Xia actually sent someone to look for Ye Liuyun.

The visitor handed Ye Liuyun a list. It listed all the Cheng Clan properties within Ye Liuyun's domain.

That shadow member was also sent back by the Emperor Xia.

But Ye Liuyun discovered that the shadow member could no longer remember who they were.

Ye Liuyun immediately used Soul Search on him and discovered that much of his memory was missing.

Basically, aside from his cultivation method, he had forgotten everything else. The Slave Seal Ye Liuyun had implanted was also wiped away.

"It turns out Emperor Xia helped me wipe out his experiences!"

Ye Liuyun was both amused and exasperated.

Doing this made the shadow very obedient and even reliant on him, but losing those years of memory and experience greatly reduced its usefulness.

If he wanted to erase memories, Ye Liuyun would have done it himself long ago—there's no need for Emperor Xia's help.

His Slave Seal is far stronger than merely erasing memories.

I suppose Emperor Xia's people don't know what the Slave Seal does, nor whether it was planted by Ye Liuyun, so they resorted to the crudest method.

"Forget it, just keep it for self-defense!"

Ye Liuyun re‑implanted the Slave Seal on him and placed him in the Space World.

He also gave the shadow a new name, Hua She, mocking Emperor Xia's unnecessary move—adding feet to a snake.

Feng Xiaoxiao also came at this time to summon Ye Liuyun and take him to the training camp.

Holding the Cheng Clan properties list, Ye Liuyun pondered and then sent his double to attend the training camp for him.

He himself used the Black Tower to teleport back to Yi Cheng.

We must keep pressing against the Cheng Clan. Unless we weaken the Cheng Clan's strength to a level the Feng Clan can suppress, the Feng Clan will have misgivings and won't dare release his mother.

Although these properties aren't decisive, they can at least give the Cheng Clan a headache for a while.

Ye Liuyun, to save time, had to split up with his double.

Back in Yi Cheng, he first went to see his father and borrowed his father's anti‑scrying mask.

Then he located Xia Tianqiong and Xia Lingshuang and had them investigate the two Cheng Clan properties in Yi Cheng to assess their strength.

In Yi Cheng the Cheng Clan operates only an inn and a tavern, and the strongest expert there is merely at the third level of Earth Sovereign, making them easy to handle.

Thus Ye Liuyun, wearing the mask, released Qiong Qi, Yuan Datou, Lei Ming, Long Nv, and Ye Tiandao, and hurried first to the Cheng Clan tavern.

Upon reaching the tavern, they started eating and drinking heavily, not only consuming a lot but also ordering many of their favorite dishes to stock up.

Seeing their attire, the tavern owner didn't think they were penniless and welcomed them warmly at first. But as they ordered more and more, he started to worry.

He sent the staff to negotiate with Ye Liuyun's group, but they were all tossed out outright.

The staff member said resentfully, "They said I looked down on them and threw me out."

The proprietor, helpless, went over himself and told Ye Liuyun's group, "Sirs, our shop runs on thin profits; we can't extend credit!" He said this tentatively.

"Did we ask for credit?" Ye Liuyun asked coldly.

At this moment he wore the mask, emanating Demon Qi, and his disguise was very convincing.

"Of course, of course—I see you gentlemen aren't short of money either! But you've ordered a lot; could you perhaps put down a deposit first?"

Before the proprietor could finish, Qiong Qi stared blankly, dissatisfied, and asked, "How come eating at your tavern requires paying upfront? Others don't have to pay first—are you looking down on us?"

As soon as Qiong Qi finished speaking, Yuan Datou slammed the table and stood up.

"Enough already? The meal isn't even finished, yet you keep coming back for money—what else is this if not looking down on us?"

Seeing the situation turn sour, the proprietor hurriedly explained, "Sirs, please don't be upset; let me explain—I wouldn't look down on customers, but…"

"But what?" Yuan Datou bellowed, "Hurry up and apologize, or I'll smash your tavern!" He cut off the proprietor mid‑sentence.

"Yes, it's all our fault! Sirs, don't take it to heart. We're just a small operation; please show some understanding."

The tavern owner, experienced in running the place, always had an excellent attitude toward customers.

But he didn't leave; instead he continued explaining to Ye Liuyun and the others.

Qiong Qi, however, was too lazy to hear his nagging, seized the proprietor's collar, and flung him straight out the third‑floor window to the ground.

Qiong Qi has reached the Ninth Level of Creation, while the proprietor is only at the Fifth Level of Creation and cannot resist at all.

The throw shattered several of his bones, and he began to howl in agony.

At that moment, Yuan Datou summoned the staff again and ordered more than ten costly dishes, each in portions of thousands.

Adding what they had just eaten, this meal had already cost them tens of millions of top‑grade spirit stones.

The staff member didn't dare decide, so Yuan Datou and Qiong Qi seized him and went to ask the proprietor.

At that moment the proprietor had just been helped back inside the tavern by the other staff.

Qiong Qi stepped forward and kicked him down again.

"I think you don't want to run this business anymore, right? Why won't you let us order dishes?"

The proprietor was already hurt, and Qiong Qi's kick made him grit his teeth in pain.

Moreover, he still didn't understand what had happened, so he hurriedly asked the staff member.

Yuan Datou threw the staff member to the ground with a "crack"—his leg bone was clearly broken—and he lay there clutching his leg and howling.

Yuan Datou stepped on him with a foot and warned, "If you keep shouting, I'll stomp you into minced meat!"

The worker's chest was stepped on, he couldn't catch his breath, and indeed he couldn't call out anymore.

Yuan Datou then lifted his foot.

The worker didn't dare stay under his foot, ran to the shopkeeper's side, and told the shopkeeper what had happened.

"Make it for them!"

The shopkeeper, gritting his teeth, ordered the other workers to arrange dishes for Ye Liuyun and them.