Chapter 322: Beg for Mercy

Translator: Tim Editor: Fish Creek

He thought he could kill Ye Mo easily, but he couldn’t. Tan Jiao still couldn’t believe his utter defeat. He still felt Ye Mo hadn’t fought at full power. What power state was Ye Mo at? Could he control the sword with his will?

Tan Jiao stared at the sword in Ye Mo’s hand. For the first time, he felt regret. He hadn’t expected to be killed so soon after reaching the peak, and by someone so young. He remembered Luan Qingfeng’s words, “Don’t insult a young man’s poverty.” Ye Mo didn’t need to be insulted; he had already surpassed him. Given more time, probably even the inner hidden sect people would be no match for him.

“Please have mercy…” A grey figure quickly stopped before Tan Jiao. It was Luan Qingfeng. Although he stopped Ye Mo, his heart was filled with astonishment. He hadn’t expected Tan Jiao to be no match for Ye Mo. They’d settled the score so quickly he hadn’t even seen the fight. Ironically, he’d been thinking about how to get old Tan to let Ye Mo go. Now, it wasn’t a question of whether old Tan would let Ye Mo go, but whether Ye Mo would let old Tan go.

Ye Mo sneered: “Luan qian bei, do you think I’ll let him go? He dares to kill my brother and sister, and you think I’ll have mercy on him? Tan bastard, you’re lucky I’m only killing you today. If I’d arrived later and you’d touched Ye Ling and Zifeng, wherever you come from, I will erase that place from the ground.”

Tan Jiao trembled. He knew Ye Mo wasn’t lying. He really possessed such power. If he died, that was it. But if Ye Mo also annihilated his home sect, he would be his sect’s sinner.

“Ye Mo, on my account and old Han’s, please let old Tan go. These years, old Tan has done quite a bit for the country.” Luan Qingfeng knew he mustn’t let Ye Mo kill Tan Jiao. If Ye Mo did, the conflict between the hidden sects and the country would erupt. After all, old Tan was killed by someone in the Heaven Squad, and that person was the Flying Snow instructor.

Plus, Tan Jiao had reached the Great Heaven state. This was significant for both the country and the hidden sects. Killing a Great Heaven master like this would be a tremendous loss.

Tan Jiao didn’t speak. He was full of regret. He was a good friend of Gong Zizai. Years ago, Song Yuanyi had given him a strange ore that allowed him to make his whip. Thus, he owed Song Yuanyi. Plus, he’d reached Great Heaven and was arrogant, thinking anyone who wasn’t Great Heaven wasn’t worth anything.

But today, he finally realized that even at Great Heaven, he was only so-so. He was still someone Ye Mo could kill anytime. His extreme arrogance vanished without a trace, and his thinking became logical again. At least he could realize that if the He Liu sect hadn’t tried to rob the blood coral from Ye Mo, they wouldn’t have been killed by him.

It was all because he’d previously considered Ye Mo an insect, not worth considering right or wrong.

Ye Mo shook his head, “Sorry, Luan qian bei. Please move aside. I must kill this person.”

Luan Qingfeng suddenly stepped forward: “If you’re going to kill old Tan, then kill me as well. If you let old Tan go this time, I, Luan Qingfeng, swear to the heavens that as long as I’m in Beijing, I will ensure the Ye family’s safety.”

Ye Mo was moved. He couldn’t always stay in Beijing. Although he could annihilate the He Liu sect, many people in the hidden sects might hate him. If something happened to Ye Ling and Zifeng while he was away, he wouldn’t even be able to regret it. Plus, even if he got revenge, would the loss be recovered?

But he really didn’t want to let Tan Jiao go like that. Although he knew his sword chi had entered Tan Jiao’s dantian, making future progress impossible, even remaining as he was, Tan Jiao was still a Great Heaven level master. He worried about letting such a person stay in Beijing.

Tan Jiao really didn’t want to die like that. He’d just reached Great Heaven and hadn’t even had time to experience the joy and changes of Great Heaven, and he was going to die here.

Now that Luan Qingfeng had spoken and Ye Mo seemed hesitant, he immediately felt a glimmer of hope.

“Old Tan, it’s just a misunderstanding between you and Ye Mo. You should apologize.” Luan Qingfeng saw Ye Mo’s concerns. He knew Ye Mo had offended too many people, and if he were outside Beijing, he’d worry about his family.

Tan Jiao thought, whatever, this was his only chance; he could no longer care about his face and immediately said: “I, Tan Jiao, swear that if I live, I will not let the hidden sect people do as they please in Beijing. I will also support Qingfeng’s idea. If I revoke this oath, let the heavens and earth perish me.”

Ye Mo sneered. This old thing still wanted to save face by making an oath. He didn’t say he’d protect the Ye family but instead said he’d protect Beijing and support Qingfeng.

But Ye Mo didn’t point this out because he did have concerns. Killing Tan Jiao was easy, but if he did, Luan Qingfeng would feel uncomfortable. If someone came to ravage the Ye family, he wouldn’t intervene. Although Zhang Jue wasn’t bad, he was still far inferior to the hidden sect masters.

And, he couldn’t stay with Ye Ling and Zifeng all the time. Was he meant to send his brother and sister to the hidden sects? That wasn’t realistic. Even if it were, since the hidden sect people could find them in Beijing, they could find Serenity too. Satisfying himself by killing Tan Jiao in the short term wasn’t worth it.

Thinking of Serenity, Ye Mo immediately thought of Tang Beiwei. He should go see her soon.

“Ye Mo, please believe old Tan and me. I’m sure that when you’re not in Beijing, as long as I and old Tan are here, the Ye family will be perfectly fine. There definitely won’t be such a thing happening again. Old Tan was just too impulsive after hearing his old friend was killed as soon as he left solitary training.” Luan Qingfeng quickly added.

Ye Mo looked coldly at Tan Jiao, “Okay, since Qingfeng qian bei said this, I’ll stop here. But if something happens to my brother and sister again, then don’t blame me.”

Although killing Tan Jiao would have been satisfying, Ye Mo couldn’t prioritize that over his siblings’ safety. With two such masters in Beijing, it was much better than him constantly worrying. And, Tan Jiao was infused with his sword chi. He wouldn’t help resolve it. Tan Jiao’s power would only decrease, not increase.

Then, Ye Mo stepped out and disappeared without a trace. Of course, he did this purposefully to intimidate Luan Qingfeng and Tan Jiao into keeping their word. It was just an invisibility technique; he stood on his flying sword and left.

Luan Qingfeng and Tan Jiao stared at where Ye Mo disappeared, mouths agape. They couldn’t speak for a long time.

“Did he surpass Great Heaven? I’ve never heard of ancient martial arts having such means. This is too…” Luan Qingfeng stuttered, searching for words to describe Ye Mo’s actions.

Tan Jiao also looked dumbly at where Ye Mo had left. He finally understood that Ye Mo hadn’t fought him at full power at all. The way Ye Mo left made him certain Ye Mo had surpassed Great Heaven. Was he the being of legends?

“Old Tan, let’s talk when we get back. This Ye Mo is no simple person.” Luan Qingfeng sighed.

“Elder Tan, Elder Feng, are you here? Hasn’t Ye Mo arrived yet?” Although Han Zaixin’s status was high, he still needed to be polite to Tan Jiao and Luan Qingfeng. He and Zhang Jue had just arrived.

Luan Qingfeng smiled bitterly and said: “Ye Mo has come and gone.”

Han Zaixin saw the two deep ravines on the ground and guessed they’d fought. He subconsciously said: “Ye Mo helped Zhang Jue treat his wounds and was delayed ten minutes. I thought he wasn’t here yet? I didn’t expect him to have left already.”

“What? You said Ye Mo spent ten minutes treating Zhang Jue before he came?” Tan Jiao asked in surprise.

Han Zaixin nodded, “Yes, he came after treating Zhang Jue. However, I didn’t think we’d make it since we drove immediately. Luckily nothing happened; otherwise, the loss would have been significant.”

Tan Jiao was even more disbelieving. Ye Mo started ten minutes later than him and still arrived first. What did this mean? In terms of power and speed, they weren’t on the same level.

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“Brother, you’re back.” Ye Ling walked into the yard and saw Ye Mo. She immediately ran over and sighed in relief. She’d heard her grandfather say the person fighting Ye Mo was possibly from the legendary Heaven Squad. So, she’d been very worried, and seeing Ye Mo return, she finally felt relieved.

Ye Mo patted her head and said: “Let’s go see Zifeng.”

Ye Zifeng had eaten the pill Ye Ling gave him and was obviously recovering quickly. He was very happy to see Ye Mo. He’d heard a lot about Ye Mo from Ye Ling.

Ye Mo checked Zifeng’s leg again. With the lotus life pill, there shouldn’t be any problems. But because Ye Zifeng wasn’t a qi cultivator, he needed a week to recover.