Chapter 76: The Missing Aunt

During the chat, Ye Liuyun asked how the Ye Clan was doing?

"I have something to tell you, don't be impatient! Not long after you left, your little aunt disappeared… The Ye Clan searched for a long time but didn't find her…"

"What?" Ye Liuyun was shocked and turned pale! He couldn't hear the rest.

When Ye Liuyun heard about his aunt's disappearance, he was stunned! A buzzing sound filled his head, as if time had stalled.

Then he suddenly recalled that his aunt had left him a letter when she sent him away from Fengyang.

He hurriedly took out the letter, his hands trembling with excitement.

"Damn my own brain, I actually forgot this! If something were to happen to my aunt, I'd be guilty for life!"

He opened the letter with trembling hands.

"You brat, I'm off to find your parents! You don't need to look for me; with your current realm you can't go beyond the borders. If you want to find me, hurry up and strengthen yourself!"

When your realm is sufficient, you'll naturally find us. Cultivate peacefully! Otherwise, if your realm remains insufficient, you'll never find us in your lifetime.

Ye Liuyun was utterly speechless at that moment!

Knowing his aunt hadn't met any mishap, he stopped being nervous! But now he grew even more worried.

How could his aunt do this, abandoning him alone!

What if she met trouble halfway? He'd have no one to look after her.

"May I take a look?" Liang Xue asked cautiously from beside him.

Ye Liuyun handed the letter to her.

After reading it, Liang Xue also exhaled in relief. "Good, she's unharmed! I've also sent many people to look for her, but none succeeded."

He knew that after Ye Liuyun's parents left, only the aunt remained as a relative. If something truly happened, Ye Liuyun would go mad with worry.

From his earlier expression, it was clear Ye Liuyun was seriously frightened.

"Thanks!" Ye Liuyun smiled wryly, thanking Liang Xue. "But this really is my aunt's style!"

"Now that you know she's fine, you should be relieved, right?" Liang Xue comforted.

"How can I be relieved! My parents vanished years ago with no word, and now she's gone too, I'm even more worried! Where is the outside realm? My strength can't reach it?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Liang Xue shook her head. "I don't know either, but don't be impatient; I'll ask someone at home! An answer will come soon!"

"Hmm, I'll also ask the Heavenly Luck King when I return," Ye Liuyun said as he prepared to leave.

"Don't be hasty! That's certainly not a place you can reach in one go, and it's not urgent right now. What are you here for today? Take care of the matter first," Liang Xue grabbed him.

"Oh, right! I need to sell many items to exchange for some mid‑grade Crystal Stones for Kuailei's use."

Speaking, Ye Liuyun took out everything he intended to trade.

Liang Xue glanced and tossed several Storage Rings back to Ye Liuyun.

"Keep these Storage Rings; use them for sending items back and forth later, instead of pulling things out directly. Moreover, in the county town they're not rare at all!"

Ye Liuyun nodded, pocketing the rings. On these matters, he listened to Liang Xue; she had far more experience.

"You don't need these bows and arrows either?" Liang Xue asked.

"Yes, I have better ones now!" Ye Liuyun replied.

"What about these mid‑grade Mysterious Tier pills? Huh? What kind of pill is this?" Liang Xue asked again.

Among Ye Liuyun's pills, some mid‑grade Mysterious Tier Condensing Core Pills remained from earlier batches. He now has superior ingredients and has re‑refined Condensing Core Pills, so he certainly won't consume the old ones.

"I don't need them. I re‑crafted them with better materials! This is a Condensing Core Pill, a substitute for the Gathering Core Pill, suitable for Martial Cultivators in the True Essence realm," Ye Liuyun explained.

Liang Xue, knowing his refinement must be excellent, immediately said, "Then I'll take these pills for myself!"

"Sell them then! I'll give you something better!"

Saying that, Ye Liuyun took out twenty superior Condensing Core Pills and gave them to Liang Xue. They were also mid‑grade Mysterious Tier.

"I'll give you the pills; you can trade them for ingredients. But as we agreed, these pills are only for you! I won't give them to anyone else, nor let you sell them. I'll control the quantity of your pills."

Ye Liuyun took the paper and pen, listed some high‑grade ingredients, and handed them to Liang Xue.

"That's about right!" Liang Xue smiled satisfactorily.

But seeing the ingredients on the list—some thousands to tens of thousands of years old rare herbs—Liang Xue exclaimed in surprise, "You're so generous! Using such premium ingredients to refine pills? You've become rich!"

"I earned merit in the Golden Armor Guard's preparatory camp and received a reward. I stay there every day; I have no time to earn money elsewhere. I just moved to the Royal Mansion and ran out. As for the ingredients, they're absolutely worth it; you'll understand after you take a pill!"

"Alright, I'll trust you for now. Wait a moment, I'll find someone to appraise them!"

Liang Xue arranged for appraisal, and soon someone arrived bearing three hundred thousand mid‑grade Crystal Stones as payment.

Arriving were a Steward and an Alchemist.

The two first presented gifts to Liang Xue and Ye Liuyun; the Steward handed the Crystal Stone to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun didn't even look, just took the Crystal Stone.

At that moment, the Alchemist said, "Young master, I don't know how to address you; I am the old Chen He, the Alchemist here."

Liang Xue, knowing his intention, proactively introduced, "He is Ye Liuyun, Holy Son of the Heavenly Luck Royal Mansion!"

"Pleasure to meet you, Alchemist Chen!" Ye Liuyun politely returned the salute to the elder.

"So it's Lord Holy Son Ye! I've been hearing your name a lot lately. Holy Son Ye, do you know whose hand crafted these pills? Are they Condensing Core Pills?"

"I don't even know what kind of pill it is; I happened upon it in a tomb," Ye Liuyun replied.

Upon recognizing his status, Ye Liuyun understood his purpose. To avoid trouble, he didn't claim to have refined the pills, instead said he found them in a tomb.

Thus the Alchemist needn't waste words with him. Whether to buy his formula or ask him to refine pills, he wouldn't agree for now.

"Ah? So that's it! I thought it was made by some master; I wanted to request the pill formula!"

Sure enough, Alchemist Chen said with a disappointed expression.

"That's truly regrettable!" Ye Liuyun echoed.

"Since that's the case, I won't disturb you further!" After speaking, Alchemist Chen withdrew.

After Alchemist Chen left, Liang Xue laughed, "Your skill at deception keeps getting better! Your lying face doesn't even turn red!"

I'm not doing this to avoid trouble!

Ye Liuyun again took out the fifty Condensing Yuan pills of lower Mysterious Tier grade that he had refined from new materials.

These are refined from high-grade materials, though the tier is low. If you can quickly find materials, you should take these and sell them. But if you can't find materials for a while, I'll still keep these pills for myself to eat!

Ah? You gave me the medium-grade Mysterious Tier pills, but you kept the low-grade ones for yourself to eat?" Liang Xue exclaimed in surprise. But she was overjoyed in her heart, never expecting Ye Liuyun to treat her so well.

I still have a little bit of medium-grade Mysterious Tier pills left; they'll last a few days!" Ye Liuyun explained. He hadn't thought about it that much. He didn't treat Liang Xue as an outsider; he was genuinely good to her and absolutely trusted her, saying whatever was on his mind.

Hand them over!" Liang Xue gave him a sideways glance. This blockhead just won't speak!

She put the pills away. "Come get the materials in two days, or I'll deliver them to you.

Yeah! Then I'll come get them in two days—don't go to trouble for me! I use these materials often, so please help me keep them stocked.

Having said that, Ye Liuyun bade farewell and left.