Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 838: Chapter 595: The Scapegoat, This Wine Is Very Hot (Double-Length)

Chu Yanqing being worried about the Ye Family’s direction made Ye Jingcheng quite happy.

This showed that Chu Yanqing had now fully adapted to her new identity.

As the Black Mushroom Fish was being cooked with Spiritual Fire, the fish aroma became incredibly inviting.

If it weren’t for the Spirit Separation Array blocking it, this aroma would likely drift over half of the market.

“Jingcheng, take some of this fish to Uncle!” At this moment, Chu Yanqing was naturally happy as well.

“Uncle’s health is getting worse!”

“Which room is Uncle in?” Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng felt a tremor in his heart.

Indeed, he’s already eighty years old.

“Just in the room at the back, he doesn’t let anyone see him now. He said he wants to try breaking through!” Chu Yanqing added.

Ye Jingcheng nodded upon hearing this.

He took half of the fish cuisine, leaving the rest for Chu Yanqing.

He then headed to the backyard.

Meanwhile, Chu Yanqing donned the Spirit-Blocking Robe, with the other half of the warm fish cuisine, and headed outside. Though they had just met, to ensure her alibi, Chu Yanqing had to return to Lingyun Peak.

The Ye Family was currently thriving, but this prominence also hid potential dangers.

One wrong step, and they could fall into an abyss.

Chu Yanqing had once descended into an abyss with the Chu Family, but she emerged from it, and she would never allow the Ye Family and Ye Jingcheng to fall the same way.

…

In the backyard, Ye Jingcheng ran into Ye Jingyong and Ye Jingfu, who were waiting by the door, their faces full of worry.

Seeing Ye Jingcheng arrive, they immediately stepped forward:

“Patriarch, your timing is perfect, Uncle’s temper has worsened considerably, and now he wants to enter seclusion…”

“Let me take a look!” Ye Jingcheng also stepped forward, finding the room inside protected by an array, yet within the array, he could not sense any Spiritual Light.

He used Divine Sense to break open the array and saw, in the courtyard, only one plump cultivator.

Lying on a rattan chair.

His body had grown even larger; perhaps the Ye Family’s prosperity was the cause, as Ye Xinghe had become increasingly overweight, unlike others who grew frail in their later years.

Such that, when viewed directly, one couldn’t even see the rattan chair.

At that moment, he held a Jade Record in his hand, seemingly still going over the Ye Family’s financial statements.

“Uncle, I’ve brought you some fish soup!” Ye Jingcheng’s voice called out.

Ye Xinghe only then reacted, and even though Ye Jingcheng indeed broke the array, he remained hesitant.

His movements turned sluggish.

He lifted his eyes, which were now full of cloudiness.

The former clarity had vanished, and even the Spiritual Light on his body had dissipated completely at some point.

Ye Xinghe did not respond, but Ye Jingcheng pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Amidst the shattered summer light and shadows, a wave of sorrow swelled in Ye Jingcheng’s heart.

The memory involuntarily rose in his mind, of the first time Ye Xinghe brought him to the market.

The chubby Uncle was always wearing a smile.

At that moment, it was hard to reconcile the image in his memory with the person before him.

“Uncle, I found some wine, it’s warm!”

“And cooked some fish, it’s warm too!” Ye Jingcheng spoke very slowly, helping Ye Xinghe to sit up.

The body, which seemed heavy, turned out to be surprisingly light when Ye Jingcheng lent his support.

After a long while, Ye Xinghe finally spoke, a hint of clarity seemed to return to his eyes.

“Jingcheng, I wanted to be like Third Uncle, to reach Foundation Establishment to inspire the clan…” Ye Xinghe’s words were vague, but the regret in his eyes revealed it all.

Ye Haiyi was a Body Cultivator, nearing a breakthrough, he could attempt a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

But Ye Xinghe wasn’t; his cultivation had declined to almost the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, not even having the qualifications to try.

“Patriarch, in this Jade Record are some of my thoughts on the family’s accounts and business ventures; it’s not much or accurate but could serve as a reference!” Amidst his regret, Ye Xinghe also took out his Jade Record.

The Jade Record was marked extensively, detailing the Ye Family’s marketing strategies and covert setups in the market.

As well as the pros and cons of price and quality.

Everything was meticulously noted.

Clearly, after sensing that the auction went smoothly, Ye Xinghe was elated, hopeful of breaking through to Foundation Establishment to fulfill a lifelong wish and infuse the family with courage.

But disappointment was inevitable, as he never even felt the initial stirrings of breakthrough.

Yet, despite the disappointment, Ye Xinghe utilized his remaining time to study the Jade Record.

Conducting what would be his last seclusion.

“Uncle, have some wine to celebrate the successful auction!” Ye Jingcheng poured two glasses, the wine was Cyan Willow Wine, mild in strength and rich in Spiritual Energy.

Ye Xinghe nodded, tasting a sip, Ye Jingcheng then fed Ye Xinghe a bite of the Black Mushroom Fish Spirit Cuisine.

“Is this Tier Two Spirit Cuisine?” As Ye Xinghe ate, tears quietly slipped at the corner of his eye.

And with those words, Ye Jingcheng felt a tremor throughout his body and soul.

He suddenly realized, perhaps Ye Xinghe had never, in his lifetime, reached Foundation Establishment nor tasted Tier Two Spirit Fish Cuisine.

“Delicious, I’m luckier than your Third and Fourth Grandfathers!” Ye Xinghe chuckled freely once again.

The Spiritual Light from his body finally dissipated.

“Seeing you off, Uncle!” Ye Jingcheng called out repeatedly.

A bowl of Spirit Wine was suspended and poured remotely by Ye Jingcheng.

“Uncle, finish this bowl before leaving!” Ye Jingcheng spoke mournfully.

And Ye Jingyong and Ye Jingfu also entered, their eyes equally red.

“Seeing you off, Uncle!”