Chapter 1910: There is only one Golden Cudgel

Actually, deep in Ye Chen's heart, he had also been looking forward to seeing his maternal grandfather at the Rejuvenation Pill auction.

However, he didn't know why he had such a thought.

Because he actually hadn't thought about recognizing his maternal grandfather's family.

And when talking about Ye Chen's maternal grandfather, Lai Qinghua seemed to have suddenly become interested and said with a smile, "Not to hide it from you, Young Master Ye, I am really looking forward to your maternal grandfather coming to participate in the Rejuvenation Pill auction."

Ye Chen asked curiously, "Why does Old Mr. Lai say that?"

Lai Qinghua said with a smile, "Your maternal grandfather has stayed in the United States for too long and has become very Westernized. He only believes in so-called science in everything and views all traditions as dross."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "This can also be understood. I heard my mother mention that my maternal grandfather was definitely a top student back then and a high-achieving student who graduated from Stanford."

Lai Qinghua nodded and smiled, "That's right. He grew up receiving pure Western education. Since he was a child, he has had a rebellious personality and will analyze everything with a dialectical perspective, denying everything first and then slowly verifying it. So his life seems to be at odds with the whole world. Although he is not interested in traditional Chinese culture, he has to admit that he is indeed a very remarkable businessman."

Speaking of this, Lai Qinghua said playfully, "However... the older a person gets, the less hostility and resentment there will be in their bones. Once he makes peace with this world, the way he views the world will change. It's like many physicists who have spent their whole lives trying to prove that there is no God or Creator in this world, only unchanging physical laws."

"However, when they are old and have seen through everything, they instead firmly believe that there must be a Creator behind all things in the world. It's just that he may not appear in the form of a human or a god. This is because they have seen through various profound physical laws and cosmic laws too thoroughly, and the more thoroughly they see, the more they feel that the laws between all things in the universe are so ingenious that it is impossible for it to be just a coincidence."

Lai Qinghua said, looking at Ye Chen, and said earnestly, "If I remember correctly, your maternal grandfather is also over eighty this year. I believe he has also begun to re-recognize this world. Maybe he will also be like the other two hundred people, yearning for the Rejuvenation Pill."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "If he asks you about the Rejuvenation Pill one day, please don't tell him about my situation."

Lai Qinghua hurriedly said, "That is natural!"

After finishing, he couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Ye, have you ever thought about meeting your maternal grandfather?"

Ye Chen shook his head, "Not for the time being."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "Actually, I have very little intersection with my maternal grandfather's family, and in my impression, the relationship between my maternal grandfather and my mother has always been somewhat tense, so my maternal grandfather rarely had a good face in my memory. Plus, it's been so many years since we've seen each other, and I don't have much emotional foundation with them."

Lai Qinghua nodded in understanding and sighed, "With your maternal grandfather's personality, your mother's insistence on marrying your father back then must have made him very angry. But he should be over eighty years old this year. I think he should have new insights into many things. Perhaps his biggest wish now is to see you."

Ye Chen laughed at himself and said, "They might have long thought that I was already dead."

"Impossible." Lai Qinghua said earnestly, "People with your maternal grandfather's status have extremely high requirements for the authenticity of information. Even compared to the police, it is even worse. Think about it, if there is no sufficient evidence to prove that a person is really dead, the police will only define him as missing. I believe your maternal grandfather is definitely the same."

Ye Chen nodded expressionlessly and said, "Then let them continue to think that I am missing."

Lai Qinghua hesitated for a moment before looking at Ye Chen and saying earnestly, "Young Master Ye, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not."

Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Old Mr. Lai, you don't have to be so polite. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Lai Qinghua said, "Although you have broken out of the predicament of a dragon trapped in shallow water, taking back the dragon destiny that originally belonged to you is not the end! It is recorded in the 'Shuyi Ji' of the Southern Dynasty that a water snake turns into a jiao in five hundred years, a jiao turns into a dragon in a thousand years, and a dragon turns into a horned dragon in five hundred years, and a ying dragon in a thousand years. This means that the dragon destiny is not the truly supreme destiny. Above this, there are two levels: the horned dragon and the ying dragon."

In Ye Chen's mind, the content of the "Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra" instantly surfaced, and it indeed contained records of snakes, jiaos, dragons, as well as horned dragons and ying dragons.

Horned dragons and ying dragons are actually higher levels of dragons.

Lai Qinghua continued at this time, "Young Master Ye, I say this because I want to tell you that you still have a long way to go in the future. If you want to stand at the pinnacle of the world, the last few steps are especially important. And the An family is the best choice among the last few steps for you to reach the top! So, you might as well meet your maternal grandfather earlier; perhaps it will open up a new situation."

"The An family?" Ye Chen couldn't help but frown, then laughed at himself, "Forget it. If I want to reach the top, I should be able to do it on my own."

For Ye Chen, he had never thought about relying on his maternal grandfather's family to achieve himself in the future.

In his view, accepting the Ye family on one hand was because the Ye family indeed owed his family of three a lot, and on the other hand, the Ye family was indeed the life's work of his father. What's more, he was surnamed Ye and was a descendant of the Ye family. He had to grasp the power of the Ye family in his own hands, whether it was for reason, grace, or grievance.

However, Ye Chen didn't have such thoughts about his maternal grandfather's side.

After all, Ye Chen felt that his maternal grandfather didn't owe his parents anything.

Moreover, they were surnamed An and he was surnamed Ye. No matter what, he was an outsider. How could he treat his maternal grandfather's family as a stepping stone for himself to climb up?

What's more, as one of the top three families in the world, the internal structure of the An family must be very complex. Even their own family members might not be able to figure it out. What could he use to utilize the An family?

However, Lai Qinghua said very seriously at this moment, "Young Master Ye, even Sun Wukong, who had seventy-two changes, had to rely on that Dinghai God Needle to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. There are all kinds of weapons in the world, but there is only one Golden Cudgel!"

Ye Chen said earnestly, "Perhaps I am not the Great Sage Equal to Heaven at all, so this Golden Cudgel might be of no use to me."

Lai Qinghua shook his head and said, "Young Master Ye, many things are actually destined. Knowing the direction earlier can achieve the goal earlier."

Ye Chen smiled slightly, "Old Mr. Lai, although I also understand some I Ching and Bagua, I don't believe that everything is destined. I want to achieve this goal, and I can still achieve it without the An family."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "This is like Sun Wukong. I believe that even without the Golden Cudgel, he could still become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

Lai Qinghua shook his head with a smile and said indifferently, "Young Master Ye, the existence of destiny is comprehensive. In other words, Sun Wukong was not only destined to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, but he was also destined to pick up the Golden Cudgel. You are the same."

As he spoke, Lai Qinghua smiled inscrutably, "Young Master Ye, it is recorded in the original work of 'Journey to the West' that the Dragon King told Sun Wukong that a few days before he went to the Dragon Palace, the Golden Cudgel began to 'shine with rosy clouds and rise with auspicious energy.' This means that it was not necessarily Sun Wukong who chose the Golden Cudgel; it was very likely that the Golden Cudgel chose Sun Wukong!" ===== CHAPTER 1911 =====