Xiang Fu spoke to this point with great sorrow, that old face full of wrinkles. “Our clan’s cultivation method failed to be passed down, our clan could only disappear from the eyes of the world. Thus, there were later rumours of the Barbarian clan’s destruction.”
Ye Chu nodded. A once peerless great clan would certainly have many enemies or forces eyeing its foundation. With top combat strength all dead, their best option was to retreat while ahead, deeply hiding their identity and living as ordinary people.
That Xiang Fu could tell them his identity at this moment also proved he trusted Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun greatly.
“The Witch clan’s methods are gone, but why must you stay here? Anywhere is a place to live, why must it be here?” Ye Chu stood up and patted the dust from his bottom.
“Because from here we can gaze at Xia Mountain, we can see the glory of our ancestors.” At this moment Xiang Fu became exceptionally pious, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing in one direction.
Ye Chu looked in that direction and saw that there indeed stood a tall and majestic mountain peak.
“Xia Mountain is the legacy land of our ancestors, the holy land of my Barbarian clan.” Xiang Fu looked there full of reverence. “Our clan did not leave the legacy land far back then. Day and night we guard Xia Mountain, gazing at it from afar. Our clan’s bloodline cannot be severed, but our ancestors’ holy land also needs us to watch over it.”
Ye Chu finally understood why Xiang Fu would not leave. Because that mountain was their faith.
“Barbarian clan legacy land?” Ye Jingyun looked at that mountain, her heart also shaken beyond control. She was very clear about the Barbarian clan’s might. Their legacy land would certainly not be simple either. But why was it occupied by those so-called Seven Sovereigns?
Xiang Fu clearly knew Ye Jingyun’s puzzlement. “When the ancestors left, they closed off the legacy land. Without my Barbarian clan bloodline, no one can find it.”
“Then why do you not enter the legacy land to take a look? Perhaps it left behind cultivation methods you can practice.”
“From when the ancestors retreated, that place was occupied by others. For countless years thereafter, it was occupied by others. We are merely ordinary people. How dare we go up.” Xiang Fu shook his head. “All these years we can only gaze at Xia Mountain from afar.”
After Ye Chu heard Xiang Fu finish, his gaze involuntarily turned to Xiang Fu. “What is the village chief’s purpose in saying so much? What do you want me to do for you?”
Xiang Fu knelt on the ground, making Ye Chu quickly pull at him.
“This old man begs the young master for help. I beg the young master to definitely agree.” Xiang Fu knelt on the ground and would not rise.
“Village chief, speak.” Ye Chu felt vexed. If possible, Ye Chu was not willing to encounter such an ancient clan.
“I beg the young master to take Xiang Chunan and the others away. Hope that one day they can step onto the land of their ancestors.” Xiang Fu’s old tears flowed. “My clan’s lifelong expectation is to restore the glory of our ancestors, but this is already rather impossible. We only beg to be able to step once more onto the places where our ancestors stood. And with our strength, it is fundamentally impossible to go up.”
“Village chief need not be like this. You rise first.” Ye Chu felt a headache. An old man kneeling to you, can you endure it?
“Young master agree first.” Xiang Fu pleaded.
“You rise first then speak. Xiang Chunan is also unwilling to leave. Likewise I cannot easily take him.” Ye Chu said to Xiang Fu.
Hearing Ye Chu’s words, the misery on Xiang Fu’s face grew thicker. Only then did he tremblingly stand up, sorrowfully saying, “This old man was too extravagant in his hopes. Young master please forgive me.”
Seeing Xiang Fu like this, Ye Chu smiled and said, “Village chief need not be like this. Who said you must wait until later to go up? If you are willing, you can go up now.”
“What?” Xiang Fu stared blankly at Ye Chu, unable to understand these words.
“I am saying if you are willing, I will take you up Xia Mountain now.” Ye Chu smiled.
Xiang Fu stared blankly at Ye Chu, Ye Chu’s words continuously echoing in his mind. He wanted to take the Barbarian clan up Xia Mountain. Heaven, did he hear wrong?
“Xia Mountain is now occupied by the Seven Sovereigns. This…” Xiang Fu ultimately still was unwilling to believe.
“What difficulty is this? Go up and flatten them.”
The voice was not loud, yet in Xiang Fu’s heart it exploded like a cannonball. His eyes widened staring at Ye Chu, full of excitement within. “Young master has the strength to oppose them?”
Xiang Fu found it hard to believe. Even though he had overestimated Ye Chu’s strength. He had still not thought Ye Chu could be strong to this degree. What kind of existence were the Seven Sovereigns? In Xiang Fu’s eyes they were like celestial beings.
The youth and maiden before him were not simple, but could they compare to the Seven Sovereigns?
“Village chief need not worry. Ye Chu rarely does a good deed. Just believe him. We also want to see the Barbarian clan’s legacy land from back then, to witness the glory of your Barbarian clan back then.” Ye Jingyun saw Xiang Fu still standing there in a daze, smiling as she spoke to Xiang Fu.
Xiang Fu saw both people were so confident. He thought and said, “It is not that this old man does not believe the young master. It is just that my clan’s bloodline cannot be severed. Cannot take risks.”
“This is no problem. Village chief, you come with me to Xia Mountain. The others can do as they please.” Ye Chu smiled.
“Good.” Xiang Fu was not even afraid of death, so naturally he was not afraid of going up Xia Mountain. It was just that for the clan’s bloodline, he had to let a portion of the clan remain behind. Even if they failed, his clan’s bloodline could not be severed.
Seeing Xiang Fu so cautious, Ye Jingyun helplessly blinked her eyes at Ye Chu. However, she could also understand. No one was willing to risk the destruction of their clan.
The news that Ye Chu and Xiang Fu were going up Xia Mountain quickly reached the clan members’ ears. They also learned of their own Barbarian clan identity. This made Xiang Chunan, who had been kept in the dark, light up.
“What? We are the Barbarian clan?” Xiang Chunan’s group of youths were shocked beyond control, similarly their blood boiled. They had also heard legends of the Barbarian clan, but had never thought they would be people of this mysterious race.
“Go, we must go too. The place of our ancestors. Even if we die we must go up.” When Xiang Chunan learned Xiang Fu wanted to leave them behind, this group of hot-blooded youths immediately roared, rushing before Ye Chu, wanting to go up the mountain with Ye Chu.
“All of you shut up. None of you can go up.” Xiang Fu and a group of elders roared. “Take Xiang Xin and the others. Stay behind. You know your own identity, so you even more cannot take risks. Our clan cannot have any more losses.”
“Grandfather, I must go.” Xiang Chunan knelt down with a thud. “That is the legacy site of our ancestors. Even if I die there, I die in the right place. What is the point of living in humiliation? If we cannot even return to our own home, we might as well be dead.”
After Xiang Chunan finished speaking, he turned his head to the side, stubbornly looking at Ye Chu, ignoring Xiang Fu’s rebuke.
Tan Miaotong looked at the villagers kneeling on the ground one by one, then looked at Xiang Fu who was so angry his whole body trembled. She smiled charmingly and said, “Village chief, let them follow Ye Chu. Ye Chu will take care of them.”
One sentence made everyone look at Tan Miaotong. No one had expected this refreshing-looking maiden to stand out and say these words. This woman never expressed her own opinions. It was precisely because of this that everyone could feel her full confidence in Ye Chu.
“It’s just, is Ye Chu really this strong?”