Ye Chu became famous after one battle with Tan Chen. The younger generation of the Tan family now looked at Ye Chu with respect and awe in their eyes. Although they did not like Tan Miaotong getting close to Ye Chu, no one dared to cause him trouble anymore.
After resting one day at the Tan family, Ye Chu said goodbye to Tan Miaotong. This surprised Ye Jingyun who was standing nearby. She had always thought Ye Chu had designs on Tan Miaotong, and she never expected him to really leave so easily.
When Tan’s father heard that Ye Chu wanted to use the Seven-Coloured Space Platform, he agreed without even thinking. He did not want Ye Chu to stay in the Tan family. This man carried the will of a supreme being and was linked to a secret of the emotion domain. If not for his friendship with Tan Miaotong, he would have plotted against him. Since he could not act against him, it was better to let him leave quickly and be out of sight.
“Ye Chu, where are you going with the Seven-Coloured Space Platform? Can you take me with you?” Tan Miaotong looked at him with her clear, water-like eyes that seemed about to spill over.
Ye Chu knew Tan Miaotong did not like staying in the Tan family, and he was willing to have such a beauty by his side. But when he thought about heading to the Ruo Shui family this time, he finally gave up the tempting idea.
“Not this time,” Ye Chu said with a smile as he looked at Tan Miaotong. “I am going to a very distant place to meet an old friend. It is not convenient.”
Tan Miaotong took out a jade stone from her bosom and handed it to Ye Chu. “Then next time you pass by the Tan family, remember to come find me. We can go visit Wen Ting together.”
When Tan Miaotong gave him the jade, it still carried her body warmth. Her cheeks were flushed red, she looked shy and uneasy. Her skin was smooth and tender like jade, clear and glowing. Her bright eyes were long and charming, flowing like water. On her perfect oval face was a faint blush, like someone drunk on wine, soft and full of allure.
Ye Chu took it and looked at the extremely beautiful Tan Miaotong. He even wondered if this woman was seducing him.
“Remember our promise. If you pass by after this, you must come find me!” After saying this, Tan Miaotong seemed to use up all her courage. She turned away shyly.
Ye Chu held the warm, smooth jade she gave him. His heart could not help but ripple. Was this not a token of love from her?
But when he saw the word “Tan” written on the other side of the jade, he felt a sudden blow. He had seen this kind of jade before. Many people in the Tan family owned one. It was just a token to enter the Tan family, nothing special or magical.
Ye Chu put the jade away. As he watched Tan Miaotong’s soft and charming figure, his mind could not help but recall that morning: her snow-white slender legs, skin so tender it seemed possible to pinch out water, and her full, elastic breasts. All of it made Ye Chu’s heart beat faster and his blood rush. Tan Miaotong was truly an extremely soft and alluring woman.
Using the Seven-Coloured Space Platform, Ye Chu arrived after several hours. What appeared before him was a huge river. The river stretched endlessly for who knows how many miles. The current was fierce, the water roared, and it flowed without stop.
Floating Life River!
This was the destination of Ye Chu’s trip, and also the place where that supreme expert lived. The Ruo Shui family resided within it.
On the shore, leaves and fine hairs danced and fell onto the river surface. Things that should have floated on water actually sank slowly. When Ye Chu saw this from the bank, his heart jumped. A line flashed in his mind: “Three thousand depths of weak water, goose feathers cannot float, reeds sink straight to the bottom.”
Was the water flowing in this river weak water?
Ye Chu felt shocked inside. Legends said weak water was the weakest thing in the world. Even goose feathers could not bear it. Nothing could float on weak water.
Looking at the endless rushing river in front of him, Ye Chu felt deeply moved. In his previous life, this river only existed in myths.
Ye Chu really found a goose feather. When it fell on the water, the feather sank quickly like a huge stone. This proved his thought. This place was truly weak water.
Ye Chu could not help but think of the peerlessly beautiful Ruo Shui. He wondered if she was named after this.
Ye Chu looked far ahead and saw a stretch of palaces in one place. The palaces sat upon the weak water, floating on it, yet not moving with the current.
Ye Chu’s heart shook. He stared in shock at that group of palaces. This was too astonishing. Weak water could not even bear the lightness of a goose feather, yet there were continuous palaces floating on it. What kind of method could achieve this?
Ye Chu walked along the riverbank for a long time. Finally the palaces came fully into view. They were simple and grand, sitting quietly on the falling water. Though there was no special aura, they still felt extraordinary and shocking.
Ye Chu knew this was the place he was looking for. Only the family of that supreme expert could use weak water as their home and build continuous palaces on it.
From the palace group, two bridges connected to the shore. The bridges were not solid. They were rainbow bridges, shining with seven colours, like bridges from a fairyland.
“Who are you?” When Ye Chu wanted to step onto the rainbow bridge and enter the palace group, someone blocked him. A cultivator appeared beside the rainbow bridge, holding a weapon to stop Ye Chu.
“This junior is Ye Chu, coming from Heartless Peak. Please, senior, report my arrival so I may enter your land,” Ye Chu said to the cultivator.
“Do you have a pass token?” the cultivator asked.
Ye Chu shook his head.
“Do you have an invitation?”
Ye Chu shook his head again.
“Do you have an appointment with someone from Floating Life Palace?”
Ye Chu still shook his head.
The cultivator frowned. “You are a person with three nothings, yet you dare come to Floating Life River? Leave now. Floating Life River never receives outsiders!”
“Senior, please just report it. Say someone from Heartless Peak has come. I believe someone in your land will want to see me,” Ye Chu said.
“Too many people in this world want to enter Floating Life Palace, but our clan has long set rules. Outsiders cannot enter. Since you have three nothings, you cannot go in. As for Heartless Peak, sorry, I do not know where that is,” the cultivator refused to give way.
Ye Chu saw the cultivator blocking the rainbow bridge. His face also turned unpleasant. He had spent so much effort to reach here, only to be stopped outside. Ye Chu did not insist on entering, but the supreme will had to be resolved. If this dragged on, he did not know how many more days he could live.
Ye Chu took a deep breath and said again, “Please trouble senior to report it once. As long as you report, someone will surely come out to meet me!”
“Sir, please go back,” the cultivator shook his head, unwilling to go inside and report.
When Ye Chu saw the other side refuse so firmly, he finally could not hold back. He stared at the man and said, “If senior really will not report, then I can only find another way to enter.”
“Do as you wish,” the cultivator said indifferently. Too many people came pretending to be someone important. Since Ye Chu had three nothings, he could not be allowed in. As for finding another way to enter, that seemed like a joke to him. The only way into Floating Life Palace was through these two rainbow bridges. Above weak water, even flying in the air was impossible. How could he get in?