Chapter 1488 - 1465: The Ruthless Ling Mengmeng!
Ling Zhenhai placed his hands behind his back, his face as stern as if carved by a knife: "Wuye, should we reveal this intelligence to Ye Huan, so that he can have a better chance when facing the sequence?"
Ling Wuye contemplated for a while, then shook his head solemnly, saying, "Do not tell him about these matters for now. At present, he still has many tasks to accomplish, not only to attempt retrieving the Sword of Huaxia but also to prepare for the Grand Competition of a Hundred Clans in twenty days. Once Ye Huan retrieves the Xuanyuan Sword and wins the championship at the Grand Competition, gaining fame worldwide, his strength will drastically improve."
"Before that happens, we cannot let anything disrupt his mindset."
"Additionally, we need to prepare well. Once Ye Huan wins the championship, we will immediately announce his identity as the leader of the hundred clans in public, recruiting a strong group of loyal warriors to form his own team, facilitating his control over the Endless Deep Mountains, and making this force his greatest support to counteract the sequence and its back forces."
Ling Wuye’s words made logical sense, Ling Zhenhai nodded twice with a heavy expression, signifying agreement.
"Of course, the most important matter is apprenticeship."
"Once Ye Huan acknowledges me as his mentor, I will impart all the skills I have learned throughout my life to him, and simultaneously guide him in practicing the Azure Dragon Sword Formulas."
"Speaking of Azure Dragon Sword Formulas... haha, the ancestor finally did something worthwhile, not only forcibly bringing Ye Huan and Fufu together, creating an extraordinary connection between them, but also bestowing the Azure Dragon Sword Technique and Chixiao Sword Technique to them separately, truly remarkable!"
Speaking to this, Ling Wuye couldn’t help but clap, his face brimming with a cunning smile.
"Go bugger yourself! Ye Huan will definitely choose me as his master, so you better not dream too much about it,"
Ling Zhenhai cursed, paused, then swore while sweeping his sleeve: "Get on with it! Stop this nonsense about accepting disciples. What you need to do right now is immediately dispatch someone to investigate the sequence and its background organization. Also, Ye Huan’s specific genealogy and growth experiences need probing, the fact that his bloodline didn’t awaken because it was sealed by an Evil Martial Arts mark, this is not a minor matter, a thorough investigation is imperative."
"Naturally, I’ll have someone handle the matter, but there’s no rush, we can notify the Intelligence Hall after accepting him as a disciple."
Ling Wuye and Ling Zhenhai glared at each other, a fierce rivalry erupted between them, sparks seemed to fly from their eyes.
They were somewhat amicable previously, but at the mention of mentorship, their relationship instantly exploded, perfectly exemplifying what "superficial brothers" means!
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"Ling Yao cousin, what are we going to do now? We’re ruined, from now on it’ll be hard to move an inch in the Ling Family!"
At the tail of the ascending crowd, Ling Zhiyuan asked Ling Yao while crying mournfully.
Ling Yao’s face turned ashen and green, though they were not on great terms originally, now their bloodline purity had been severely compromised, their Ancient Martial Arts strength diminished significantly.
Misery loves company, like birds of a feather.
So naturally, they grew closer.
"Zhiyuan, honestly, I don’t have any particularly good solutions either, alas, who would have thought Ye Huan was so formidable, even making the ancestor kneel before him?" Ling Yao felt beyond frustrated, Ye Huan was impressively formidable, so much so that he could only look up to him.
Previously, he was the object of admiration amongst Ling Family’s younger generation, everyone revered him.
Now he’s fallen from grace, Ye Huan has taken his place as the brightest new star of the Ling Family!
No matter how noble he was, he had to look up to Ye Huan, respect, and revere him!
The stark contrast back-to-back was utterly unacceptable to Ling Zhiyuan.
Too frustrating and distressing.
"It’s fine! It’s fine! We definitely have a chance to turn the tables!" Nearby, Ling Mengmeng growled unwillingly, with fists tightly clenched towards Ye Huan at the front of the crowd, filled with resentment, "We still have a chance to turn things around! After the sword retrieval segment, isn’t the Patriarch and Grand Elder going to hold an apprenticeship ceremony!"
"As long as we strive to exhibit ourselves, if chosen by the Patriarch or Grand Elder, maybe they’ll have a way to restore our bloodline purity and strength, after all, they hold all Ling Family’s secrets!"
"Cheer up, definitely aim to become their disciples!"
Ling Mengmeng kept growling, with eyes full of stubbornness and resolve, she decided she has to become a disciple of the Patriarch or Grand Elder.
Moreover, she felt that yesterday’s public acknowledgment as a disciple to the Hall Master of Medicine Hall was too rash.
No one anticipated the Patriarch and Grand Elder wanting apprentices, otherwise she wouldn’t have acknowledged Ling Jiutian.
Ling Mengmeng took out her mobile from her skirt pocket and dialed a call: "Hall Master Jiutian, sorry to inform you, I no longer wish to be your disciple, I intend to acknowledge the Patriarch or Grand Elder later on, sorry, from now on I am not your disciple anymore, and I officially withdraw from the Medicine Hall."
After speaking, she hung up, not even giving Ling Jiutian a chance to respond.
"Ling Jiutian, do not despair over losing me as an exceptional disciple, who told your strength to lag behind Ling Wuye or Ling Zhenhai? Compared to you, I wish to acknowledge them as masters more!" Ling Mengmeng was the sort who turned against people when there’s profit, she’d be overly gracious when there’s a benefit.
Once someone is devoid of value in her eyes, she’ll turn face.
Take Ling Jiutian for example, although not formally his disciple before, Ling Jiutian paid close attention to her among the more outstanding disciples in Medicine Hall, channeling a large amount of Ancient Martial Arts resources towards her, even at the cost of numerous rumors, many disgruntled Medicine Hall disciples slandered that Ling Mengmeng is Ling Jiutian’s illegitimate daughter.
Otherwise, why would Ling Jiutian reduce the resource allocation among other disciples, directing them all to Ling Mengmeng?
It’s entirely accurate to say that Ling Mengmeng rose as the well-known talent of the Ling Family, not solely because of her beauty and talent, but more so because Ling Jiutian vigorously protected her, providing vast amounts of Ancient Martial Arts resources for her, teaching martial arts hands-on.
Ling Jiutian used the entire resources of the Medicine Hall to fulfill the now-renowned Ling Mengmeng.
Ling Mengmeng now, deciding to acknowledge Ling Wuye instead, immediately severed ties with Medicine Hall without a second thought, highlighting her cold-blooded nature.
"Patriarch, Grand Elder, I understand, yesterday during the Ling Family test phase, witnessing the terrifying potential of Ling Family talents, including myself, invoked your compassion for apprenticeship, however being in high positions makes it challenging to lower the ego to proactively accept disciples, hence the apprenticeship ceremony."
"Rest assured, I’ll definitely be proactive in acknowledging you as masters later!"
"At that time, after receiving me as a disciple, please find a way to restore my bloodline purity, and recover my strength, I plead!"
Ling Mengmeng clasped hands and prayed towards the sky.
Her words sparked significant enlightenment for Ling Yao and Ling Zhiyuan, directly exciting them!
"We have a chance to turn things around!" Ling Yao and Ling Zhiyuan exchanged a glance, shouting from their chests.