stonecrandall Chapter 558 I thought you liked playing in the dirt, kid.
Chapter 558 I thought you liked playing in the dirt, kid.
Chapter 558 I thought you liked playing in the dirt, kid.
Under Elder Xuan's powerful earth elemental perception, some of the Ye family's underground warehouses were exposed.
Ye Nanxiao stared at the thick layer of soil beneath his feet, rubbed his head, and looked troubled. He knew that there must be good things inside this underground warehouse, but these good things didn't seem to be so easy to take away.
He and Elder Xuan are currently in a disguised, infiltrated state. The ground beneath their feet is at least several meters away from the underground warehouse, so digging it up wouldn't be difficult. However, it would be challenging without making a big commotion.
"This is troublesome." Ye Nanxiao squatted on the ground, inserting his fingers into the soil to judge its thickness. It was quite thick.
He can conjure a giant frost hand, an ice shovel, and even summon clones to drive their soul power to dig with him, but each of these methods creates a considerable disturbance.
"What are you doing, kid?" Elder Xuan watched as Ye Nanxiao plunged his hands into the soil, discarded the soil, and then repeated the action.
"I'm thinking about how to quietly dig out this layer of soil, or find the entrance to this warehouse." Ye Nanxiao looked at the corridor opposite, which eventually led to several unnamed buildings.
Following Ye Nanxiao's gaze, Elder Xuan looked over and was overwhelmed by the densely packed buildings. He really didn't know why the Ye family would make such a full use of the land space.
"You should continue digging," Elder Xuan said.
Ye Nanxiao fell silent. He copied and expanded the ice mirror covering the area, then conjured two huge ice shovels and began measuring the location.
After waiting for a while, Elder Xuan waved his hand gently, and the ground in front of him suddenly cracked open, revealing a well.
"Isn't that settled?" Elder Xuan walked to the edge of the cave entrance, glanced inside, and his terrifying eyesight immediately caught the metal surface of the warehouse.
Ye Nanxiao: "."
"Why didn't you do this sooner?" Ye Nanxiao threw down the ice shovel and patted the dirt off his hands.
"I thought you were just playing in the dirt," Elder Xuan said matter-of-factly.
After thinking it over carefully, Ye Nanxiao realized that he couldn't beat Elder Xuan, who was holding a chicken leg bone. He silently walked to the edge of the cave, jumped in, and landed lightly on the metal surface.
"Swinging a hammer to forge iron is my specialty!" Ye Nanxiao flipped his hand, and a metal ball the size of a soccer ball appeared in his palm.
As he activated his soul power, the metal sphere instantly deformed, splitting open and transforming to cover Ye Nanxiao's entire hand, forming a three-fingered metal claw.
Ye Nanxiao aimed his hands at the metal surface in front of him, releasing a strong chill that destroyed most of the alarm soul tools in the warehouse.
A thin laser beam shot from the center of the metal claw, easily cutting through the metal surface of the warehouse.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the outer metal of the warehouse was cut through. Ye Nanxiao kicked off the cut-out section and jumped inside.
Looking at the priceless treasures piled up in the warehouse, Ye Nanxiao took out a large sack and revealed a bright smile.
"I wonder if I'll be able to use up all the sacks in the ring today?"
The Ye family's residences occupy almost half of the southern district of Zhengtian City, and even the servants' dormitories are far more luxurious than those of ordinary people.
Ye Ling Shuang walked expressionlessly through the corridors. The servants and maids she encountered all bowed their heads and dared not make any eye contact with her.
Even members of other branches encountered on the road had to respectfully bow to Ye Ling Shuang.
Ye Ling Shuang ignored everyone and walked straight towards the Ye family gate.
Her real home isn't here; staying here only makes her feel uncomfortable.
Only after Ye Ling Shuang walked out of the gate of the Ye family mansion did the other branch members dare to whisper among themselves.
"I told you not to come here so early to gather information! We actually ran into the Ice Demon!" one of the members from another branch complained in a low voice.
"If we don't get firsthand information sooner, how can we formulate the next plan as quickly as possible? If we don't hurry, the other factions will crush us!" his companion said, waving his hand.
"Phew, thank goodness we didn't encounter the Ice Demon in her rage. Let's hurry! She might be back soon!"
"What's there to be afraid of? Every time the Ice Demon goes out, it takes her an hour or two to get back to her little home. The elders always have a lot of complaints about it. Even when she comes back, the clan leader calls her over and scolds her."
"Shh! Last time, the designated successor of the Third Clan used this incident to mock the Ice Demon, and ended up having both legs broken. He's still recovering in bed! Let's go!"
After the two members from other factions left, a crack quietly appeared in the ground where they had been standing.
Transparent ice mirrors flew out silently and arranged in an orderly fashion on the surrounding open space.
As the last ice mirror flew to its assigned position, all the ice mirrors subtly changed, losing their transparency.
The crack in the ground suddenly widened, as if a door had been slid open from the inside.
Ye Nanxiao crawled out close to the ground, rolled to his feet, and dusted himself off.
"The Ice Demon? It seems Ye Ling Shuang's position in the Ye family is somewhat awkward?"
Elder Xuan then climbed out and, upon hearing Ye Nanxiao's words, nodded slightly and said, "According to the broken rules of these families, although the heir of the main branch can be challenged, openly mocking him will result in punishment under the clan law. Turtle Boy knows this all too well, as do the Dai brothers."
Ye Nanxiao thought back to the incident when Dai Luoli was pressured by Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin, and nodded in agreement.
"I estimate that Ye Ling Shuang's status problem is probably related to her birth mother. It's likely that her birth mother's status is too low and she is not a match for the Ye family, which has led to Ye Ling Shuang's awkward position. Even the lower-ranking members of the branch dare to gossip about her." Elder Xuan took the wine gourd from his waist and took a sip of wine.
Ye Nanxiao recalled Ye Ling Shuang's aloof and independent demeanor, and shook his head slightly, sighing, "Whether it's a large family or a small family, they're all family. How come the essence of family changes as it grows bigger?"
Elder Xuan glanced at Ye Nanxiao, continued to use his senses to search for the location of the Ye family's underground warehouse, and walked away, saying, "You still marvel at these things? A family is not something an orphan fox like you can understand. You can think about this when you have descendants."
"That makes sense." Ye Nanxiao scratched his head, glanced around, and followed Elder Xuan.
The issue of family seemed too distant for him.
The most important thing right now is to quickly ransack the place, with the goal of leaving the Ye family with not a single penny.
The subject of their conversation, Ye Ling Shuang, was standing in front of a fruit stall, intently selecting the best-looking fruits.
The fruit stall owner was an elderly woman who, upon seeing Ye Ling Shuang's delicate and pretty face, couldn't help but start talking.
"Young lady, which street do you live on?"
"Young lady, you're so beautiful! I wonder which lucky young man will be able to marry you someday!"
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"Here you go, this one, this fruit is big and sweet enough, take it!"
The fruit stall lady's enthusiasm softened Ye Ling Shuang's usually aloof demeanor.
Before the fruit vendor could even exchange a few words, Ye Ling Shuang quickly took out her small wallet, paid, picked up the fruit, and left.
The fruit stall owner, watching Ye Ling Shuang's stunningly beautiful back, sighed, "Whose daughter is she? I've been selling fruit here for ages and I've never seen any neighbor with such an outstanding daughter!"
Ye Ling Shuang walked to the end of the street, crossed a stone bridge, and arrived at the commoners' district, which was opposite the Ye family mansion.
Using her soul power to blur her face, Ye Ling Shuang quickly traversed the narrow alleyways, finally arriving at an old, dilapidated house.
Ye Ling Shuang reached out and pulled out a necklace from her neck, revealing a small copper key.
Inserting the brass key into the lock cylinder, Ye Ling Shuang opened the somewhat heavy iron door. She glanced at both ends of the alley, then quickly squeezed through the gap and closed the iron door.
Although the house is not big, it is fully furnished, and every piece of furniture is neatly arranged. The floor and windows are also very clean, which shows that the owner of the house loves cleanliness.
After closing the door, the icy expression on Ye Ling Shuang's face finally melted away, a bright smile curving her lips as she softly called out, "Mom, I'm home!"
A middle-aged woman dressed in a light blue cloth dress peeked out from the kitchen and beamed with joy when she saw Ye Ling Shuang.
"Shuang'er's back! Come quickly and help Mom wash the vegetables! Dinner will be ready soon!" the middle-aged woman called out.
"Mom's here!" Ye Ling Shuang smiled, put down the fruit in her hand, and ran to the kitchen in a few quick steps.
The small kitchen was a bit cramped for the two of them, but they were both very happy.
The food was ready in no time. The middle-aged woman held Ye Ling Shuang's small hand, filled a basin with water, and carefully washed Ye Ling Shuang's hands.
Ye Ling Shuang was very well-behaved, just like an obedient big child.
The middle-aged woman said with a hint of reproach, "Shuang'er's hands are so beautiful. They don't look good when they're covered in oil. You silly girl, you should have just told me to do the work!"
Ye Ling Shuang nestled her head on the middle-aged woman's shoulder and said in a coquettish tone, "Mother! My hands aren't that precious. Mother is the most precious thing in my heart!"
The middle-aged woman's smile never faded; instead, it grew even brighter. "You little rascal, you're already taller than your mother, and you still love to act so spoiled."
"Because Mother is Shuang'er's mother, of course Shuang'er has to act cute towards Mother!" Ye Ling Shuang wrapped her arms around the middle-aged woman's neck and pulled her into her embrace.
The tall Ye Ling Shuang acted like an adult, hugging her not-so-tall mother and gently resting her chin on the middle-aged woman's head.
"Alright! Dinner's ready! You're not hungry, but I am!" The middle-aged woman patted Ye Ling Shuang's hands.
"Mom, I'll take care of it! You go sit down and wait for dinner!" Ye Ling Shuang picked up the middle-aged woman, walked out of the kitchen and placed her on the small wooden table. She then turned around and took out the bowls and utensils to set out.
Looking at the well-behaved and sensible Ye Ling Shuang, the middle-aged woman had a satisfied smile on her face, but a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.
"Shuang'er, it's all my fault for ruining you," the middle-aged woman murmured to herself.
Ye Ling Shuang heard this soft voice of self-reproach.
Ye Ling Shuang, carrying her rice bowl, strode out, deliberately putting on a stern face, and said, "Mother! I've told you, don't say that anymore! You gave me my life! I live to repay your kindness and serve you. What happens to the Ye family has nothing to do with me!"
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