The Great Elder nodded slightly, but there was no change in his expression.
Cautiously observing the Great Elder's reaction, Ye You asked carefully, "Grandfather's birthday is the day after tomorrow. Will sister You be able to rush back?"
Ye You was already the Yunxiao Sect Sect Master's disciple, and her identity was different from ordinary people. If Ye You could return for the Great Elder's birthday celebration, all family clans' family masters in Lin Town needed to be extremely respectful towards Ye You, much less the Second Elder and Ye Ling.
The Great Elder waved his hand. "She just entered the Yunxiao Sect, and cultivation will naturally be her main priority." He had never paid any attention to the people in the Ye family. Regardless of what he did, he was already fully prepared. Even if Ye Ling and the rest knew everything, they had no evidence and reason to counter him.
He did try to send people to assassinate Ye Ling and push the blame to the Second Elder, but so what?
Now, he was still the Great Elder of the Ye family, and since Ye Ling and the rest had no evidence, his position remained unshaken.
"Noted," Ye Xun said with an obedient nod.
…
The Second Elder's injuries were not serious and only needed a few days to rest and recuperate. Perhaps due to the Second Elder's return, Ye Ling's complexion became better.
Ye Qingtang went to the Si family in the afternoon to nurse Si Bai's body as usual.
As the Second Elder and Ye Ling watched Ye Qingtang leave the Ye residence, curiosity filled the Second Elder's heart.
"How did this girl establish relations with the Si family? I remember clearly that the Si family was pretty prejudiced against us, the Ye family, previously. When I returned to the residence, I think I heard that this girl and the Third Young Master Si…" The Second Elder looked at Ye Ling weirdly. Although Si Bai was frail, his natural talent was extremely high—far higher than Duan Tianrao. If Ye Qingtang could find a good man to marry, it would put the Second Elder's heart at ease.
Ye Ling let out a chuckle. "I am not clear either. Tang Tang seems to have become another person after her spirit root broke. She is now much more independent and confident. I suspected her and Third Young Master Si before as well, but she vowed that nothing was going on, so I didn't ask much."
The Second Elder was deep in thought.
A while later, Ye Qingtang reached the Si residence.
Master Si looked at Ye Qingtang and said,
"I heard that the Great Elder actually invited a few Duan Elders over on the day when Second Elder Ye ended his seclusion. Is this true?"
Ye Qingtang was a little surprised, as she never thought that Master Si would know of this incident. Without any intention to hide the truth, she nodded honestly.
Master Si scoffed, "Although I don't know what exactly happened that day, but from the Great Elder Ye's actions, I can tell that he is not a simple man. It is fortunate that the Second Elder returned safely though. He has always respected your father. With him in the Ye family, the Great Elder should not be able to try anything funny."
Disgust towards the Great Elder was written all over Master Si's face, and Ye Qingtang really wanted to laugh.
Looking at Ye Qingtang, Master Si got down to business and said, "Oh, Lord Mu Su will arrive in Lin Town two days later. Where do you want to meet?"
Joy filled Ye Qingtang.
Two days later?
Wasn't that the day of the Great Elder's birthday?
Ye Qingtang replied immediately, "May I trouble grandfather Si to convey to Lord Mu Su that I will be waiting for his arrival at the Ye residence two days later at night."
"You want to meet Mu Su at the Ye residence?" Master Si's face was full of shock when he heard it.
Ye Qingtang nodded.
Master Si frowned, clearly showing a little disapproval towards Ye Qingtang's arrangements.
"In two more days, it will be Great Elder Ye's birthday celebration. If you meet Lord Mu Su then, other people would think that Great Elder Ye has a high status." Although Master Si liked Ye Qingtang, he was still very hateful of the Great Elder Ye as before.
The Ye had a high reputation in Lin Town and was one of the three greatest family clans. As such, Great Elder Ye's birthday celebration was widely discussed. Although there were still a few days left, every family clan had received an invitation long ago.
Mu Su was going to meet Ye Qingtang because of the Si family. With his prestigious identity, if not for Si family's ties with him, who else in this tiny Lin Town would be able to invite Mu Su to meet them?
The thought of Mu Su appearing at the Ye residence on the day of the Great Elder's birthday made Master Si unhappy instantly.
Ye Qingtang laughed. "Grandfather Si, just help me convey my words. I'm not afraid of the Great Elder benefitting from this meetup."
Benefit or disaster, it was not up to the Great Elder.
"This girl… do you have any schemes up your sleeve?" Master Si narrowed his eyes at Ye Qingtang as he sought to fish out an answer.
However, Ye Qingtang smiled at him without saying anything.
The young and old stared at each other like that for a long while, and Master Si finally admitted defeat.
"Whatever, I will convey your words," Master Si grunted.
"Thank you, grandfather Si."
"Humph," Master Si snorted as he stood up and headed towards the inner courtyard slowly. "Girl, you have too many wicked ideas. I'm old and unwilling to play mind games with you, lest I get pissed."
Looking at Master Si's back view, Ye Qingtang did not know whether to cry or laugh. However, she did already have a plan in mind.
When dusk fell, Ye Qingtang finally left the Si residence. However, she did not go straight back to the Ye residence but headed for the Qin Luo Pavilion at the east of the town instead.
…
Two days later on the night of the Great Elder's birthday celebration, the entire Ye residence was beautifully decorated, and an endless stream of people came to congratulate the Great Elder.
"The Great Elder's birthday celebration this year is livelier than previous years," the Second Elder said without emotions as he looked at the bustling atmosphere.
From aside, Ye Ling said with a faint smile, "Now that Ye You has entered the Yunxiao Sect, the Great Elder's position in everyone's hearts will naturally be very high. This year is different from the previous years, and they will definitely want to come and congratulate him."
The Second Elder furrowed his brows and his expression turned weird as he looked at the Great Elder, who was being congratulated by many.
"You told me that Ye You got selected by Yunxiao Sect because of her green spirit root the other time?"
"Yes," Ye Ling nodded.
The Second Elder's frown deepened. "The Great Elder has always hidden Ye You carefully and had never revealed Ye You's spirit root in the past ten or so years. Yet… when Tang Tang's spirit root broke, his granddaughter immediately revealed that Ye You had a green spirit root afterward and that she was even selected by the Yunxiao Sect Sect Master. Don't you think… there is something strange about this matter?"
The Second Elder and the Great Elder had not been on good terms for a long time. Since Ye You was the Great Elder's granddaughter, the Second Elder naturally did not ask much about her.
The only thing he knew was that the Great Elder had always kept his mouth tightly shut over the quality of Ye You's spirit root. While the Second Elder did not think much of it at first, he now realized that things may have been too coincidental.
Ye Qingtang's spirit root broke, and Ye You's spirit root was revealed soon after. Moreover, it was also a green spirit root.
The Second Elder's words made Ye Ling frown as though he had thought something. However, feeling that there was something off, Ye Ling replied, "I know what you're thinking. The fact that the Ye family produced two green spirit roots at the same time is indeed very rare, and the revelation of Ye You's spirit root did happen at a strange time, but… I've never heard of any way to steal one's spirit root for their own use… Furthermore, Tang Tang had never said anything about this."
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