Chapter 1450: Fury

"What did you say? Ye Yuan... he's back?"

Hearing this news from Qin Tianyu, Qin Tiannan nearly jumped up.

Qin Tianning's face was also very unpleasant, now dark enough to drip water.

He nodded slowly, his expression heavy, and said, "Just now, Ye Yuan has already gone to the Merit Hall with the Nine-Curve Spirit Fruit to hand in the mission! As soon as I got the news, I came to find you."

"Then... what about Qin Tian? Any news?" Qin Tiannan asked nervously.

He no longer cared about killing Ye Yuan; Qin Tian's life or death was his greatest concern.

However, Qin Tianning shook his head and said, "Qin Tian hasn't returned. No news at all!"

Qin Tiannan's face turned pale, and he said in a daze, "Impossible! Impossible! Qin Tian must have been delayed by something!"

Qin Tianning sighed and said, "Don't worry too much. In my opinion, Xiao Tian is probably delayed by something. With Ye Yuan's strength, there's no way he could have done anything to him."

Qin Tiannan's expression eased slightly, and he forced a smile, saying, "Brother is right. I... I'm just too anxious. That brat Ye Yuan is monstrous, but he's not qualified to deal with Qin Tian."

Qin Tianning frowned and said, "There's something else I haven't told you. Ye Yuan... not only completed the mission, but also broke through to the Heaven-Seeing Divine Realm!"

Qin Tiannan's expression changed, and his just-settled heart lifted again.

"How is that possible? When he left, he was only at the late Cave Abyss stage. In just over ten years, he broke through to the Heaven-Seeing Realm?"

Qin Tianning sighed and said, "This matter has spread throughout the entire Wu Meng Academy. There's no mistake!"

Qin Tiannan's face shifted uncertainly. Qin Tianning slowly stood up, patted Qin Tiannan on the shoulder, and said, "Wait and see for now. If it really doesn't work, we'll have to confront Ye Yuan."

...

Even after returning to his residence, Ye Yuan hadn't seen Xie Jingyi, which surprised him greatly.

News of his return must have spread like wildfire throughout the entire Wu Meng Academy. Logically, the little fatty should have arrived long ago.

"Could he be in seclusion training?" Ye Yuan frowned.

But Ye Yuan still felt somewhat uneasy.

"I'd better go see him," Ye Yuan thought, deciding to check on Xie Jingyi at his residence.

Just as Ye Yuan was about to leave, he ran into Chi Fang head-on.

"Teacher Chi?" Ye Yuan said, somewhat surprised.

Chi Fang's eyes lit up when he saw Ye Yuan, but soon darkened again.

"You're going to see Xie Jingyi, right?" Chi Fang asked.

Ye Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition washed over him.

"Did something happen to the little fatty?"

Chi Fang sighed and said, "Come with me."

...

Seeing Xie Jingyi lying on the bed, barely breathing, Ye Yuan's anger surged and filled his chest.

Feeling the icy aura emanating from Ye Yuan, Chi Fang's expression shifted slightly.

The little fatty's condition was terrible. There was hardly a spot on his body that was intact; his face was beaten beyond recognition, and his body was riddled with wounds, clearly having been tortured.

More importantly, there was no trace of Yuan power fluctuation on the little fatty!

His divine sea had been destroyed, and he had become a complete cripple.

Given his current state, the little fatty wouldn't last many more days.

"Who did this?"

Ye Yuan's words were devoid of any emotion, as if he were talking about something completely unrelated.

But Chi Fang could see that Ye Yuan's anger had reached its peak.

Chi Fang didn't hide anything and recounted what had happened a few days ago.

Actually, the little fatty was very smart. After Ye Yuan left, he kept a low profile, spending most of his time training alone.

During this time, Wang Song and Jia Chong provoked him many times, but the little fatty never took the bait.

Until half a year ago, the little fatty broke through to the half-step Heaven-Seeing Realm.

Excited, the little fatty went straight to the inner courtyard to find Lin Xiu. From then on, their relationship developed rapidly.

Ten days ago, Lin Xiu suddenly arranged to meet the little fatty outside the academy.

The little fatty, suspecting nothing, actually went to the meeting.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiu had already arranged for Qin Zheng, Qin Pei of the Qin family, as well as Wang Song and Jia Chong!

This was a trap from the start!

"I found out later that Lin Xiu had actually always secretly liked Qin Tian, but no one knew. Seeing no opportunity, the Qin family decided to use Lin Xiu, and Xie Jingyi fell for it."

Chi Fang paused and then said, "When the Xie family heard that Xie Jingyi had become a cripple, and because of the previous incident with the Qin family, they abandoned him. I knew he was close to you, so I brought him to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. But his injuries were too severe; even the alchemists here were helpless and could only keep him barely alive."

Ye Yuan listened quietly, his expression calm, without much emotional fluctuation.

But his eyes grew increasingly sharp and cold.

Without a word, Ye Yuan took out a pill and placed it into Xie Jingyi's mouth.

Chi Fang's gaze sharpened; he realized he didn't recognize the pill in Ye Yuan's hand.

Although it was only a first-grade divine pill, he had never seen it before!

There were only a few types of first-grade healing divine pills, and Chi Fang knew them all, but he had never seen the one in Ye Yuan's hand!

Chi Fang was startled, then quickly understood.

Like the Nourishing Yuan Pill, this was also a new type of pill, and a first-grade top-grade divine pill at that!

Ye Yuan used his divine essence to guide the pill down, and the little fatty's breathing actually strengthened a bit.

Chi Fang's eyes narrowed, immediately realizing the pill's potency.

"Teacher Chi, where are those people now?" Ye Yuan said calmly.

He knew that Chi Fang would surely know their whereabouts.

Chi Fang's expression changed, and he said, "You're going to find them now?"

Ye Yuan said coldly, "The Qin family again! It seems they really think I'm a soft persimmon that can be squeezed at will! Teacher Chi, I'll handle this myself. It has nothing to do with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion."

Chi Fang's expression turned somewhat grim, and he said, "That's not what I meant. It's just... you're no match for them!"

Among that group were several Heaven-Seeing Great Perfection experts.

Especially Lin Xiu, who was known as the number one under Qin Tian.

Although Ye Yuan had broken through to the Heaven-Seeing Realm, there was still a gap between him and those people.

But the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion really couldn't interfere in this matter; they had no justification.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Just tell me where they are!"

Chi Fang's face changed several times, and finally he said, "They're at the Qingfeng Pavilion, all of them."

Ye Yuan nodded and walked toward the door.

Just then, Chi Fang suddenly spoke, "That Qin Tian... did he go to hunt you down?"

Ye Yuan paused and said, "Yes."

Chi Fang was startled again and asked in surprise, "You fought? Then you came back, and he..."

"Dead."

Ye Yuan casually dropped these two words and walked out the door.