Chapter 151: The Origin of the Child

Ye Sheng emerged from the grass, stepping closer to You Xiyue.

You Xiyue lowered her gaze to look at Ye Sheng, her expression cold and stern.

On the surface, Ye Sheng looked to be no more than seven or eight years old.

Yet, his bone age and cultivation realm were entirely inscrutable.

"The Ye family's direct lineage? Which generation?" You Xiyue asked with a serious expression.

Ye Sheng's initial look of disappointment instantly transformed into astonishment. "Big sister knows people from the Ye family? I am indeed of the direct lineage, a seventh-generation descendant."

"The seventh generation?" You Xiyue scrutinized Ye Sheng once again.

Song Bai, who was over a thousand years old, was already the fifty-seventh-generation descendant of the Fuzhu clan. How could this little fellow before her be merely of the seventh generation?

"How old are you?" You Xiyue asked again.

Ye Sheng scratched his head sheepishly. "I'm actually fourteen years old, but since your bone age is sixteen, there's no problem with me calling you big sister, right? It's just that my generation ranking is quite high..."

"..." You Xiyue still found it somewhat difficult to believe. This generational ranking was indeed absurdly high; most of the preceding generations were likely no longer among the living, right? "Why... are you so petite?"

"My dad thought I was too mischievous and gave me some medicine. I'll probably look like this until I'm a thousand years old. He said that at this age I'm the easiest to manage and look pleasing to the eye, so no matter how mischievous I am, it's easy for him to forgive me."

This was the first time You Xiyue had ever heard of such a bizarre medicine.

However, the Ye family of the Void Mystic Realm was indeed a top-tier alchemical clan.

It was not surprising that they could concoct some bizarre pills.

The Ye family was the fourth-ranked aristocratic clan in the Void Mystic Realm.

They held considerable sway within the Void Mystic Realm.

Yet, from time to time, they infringed upon the interests of certain other families.

Consequently, certain old fogies, searching for ways to deal with the Ye family, had established the Alchemist Association for their own exploitation.

You Xiyue found it hard to imagine that a seventh-generation direct descendant of the Ye family would get lost without anyone accompanying him.

"Since you are already fourteen, do you not know the teleportation array to go home?"

"..." Ye Sheng spread his hands in utter helplessness. "Why don't you try a teleportation array yourself and see? In this ghost of a place, teleportation arrays simply do not work at all."

"They don't work?" You Xiyue formed hand seals and cast a teleportation array leading to the Boundless Abyss.

After all, she felt that place was currently the safest.

A golden light suddenly burst forth from the ground.

Yet Ye Sheng showed not a shred of joy, continuing to watch with a helpless expression.

Once the golden light formed the pattern of a teleportation array,

with a loud bang, it shattered right upon the surface of the ground.

The spiritual energy scattered and dissolved into the air.

"I told you so, it's completely useless. If it worked, I would have gone back long ago," Ye Sheng sighed as he spoke. "I've been searching for an exit here for a whole month."

"A month??" You Xiyue finally started to believe Ye Sheng's words; he was truly lost. "So, how did you even arrive at this place?"

"How did I arrive?" Ye Sheng tilted his head to recall for a moment before saying, "I went to my dad's treasure vault to hunt for treasures, and I saw a painting. After opening it, I found nothing special, so I rummaged through other things. My dad's vault is a complete mess, and my finger was accidentally cut by something unknown. My blood flew onto the painting, and I was sucked into this place."

Having finished his story, Ye Sheng asked You Xiyue in turn, "So how did big sister get here?"

You Xiyue looked at Ye Sheng in silence, clearly reluctant to speak.

"You don't need to be on guard against me. You should know that my cultivation is a tiny bit higher than yours," Ye Sheng said bluntly. "If I wanted to do you harm, there's no need for me to tell you so much."

"Is that so?" You Xiyue cast a faint glance at Ye Sheng. She did not believe her cultivation was lower than his; the reason Ye Sheng's bone age and cultivation were inscrutable was likely due to that strange pill he had consumed.

"If you don't talk, how are we supposed to figure out this strange place?" Ye Sheng tempted her further.

After much consideration, You Xiyue finally gave a general account.

"I came here from the secret chamber of the Demon Realm's Demon Lord. There is a pitch-black passage in that secret chamber, and at the end of it is an iron door. When I opened the iron door and walked out, I arrived here."

"The Demon Realm? An iron door??"

Ye Sheng looked behind You Xiyue, but besides a patch of grass and a few butterflies, there was nothing there.

You Xiyue also turned to look, and indeed, that iron door had vanished.

"Big sister, did you bleed?" Ye Sheng asked.

You Xiyue was about to shake her head, but then she lowered her gaze to look at her palm, only to discover a wound the size of a needlepoint on her thumb.

"I suppose I did."

She furrowed her brow, recalling the circumstances of walking through the passage.

She had had no awareness whatsoever of when this wound had formed.

By this time, Ye Sheng had already walked up to You Xiyue and was peering at the tiny wound.

"Even this can cause bleeding?"

You Xiyue withdrew her palm and placed it behind her back. "Perhaps there was a teleportation array on the handle of the iron door."

"Is that so?"

"Mn."

You Xiyue nodded with certainty.

That iron door was suspicious to begin with.

How could a door that anyone could push open become a passage connecting two realms? That would be far too childish.

"What kind of place is the Demon Realm?" Ye Sheng asked out of curiosity.

"Do you know of the Void Mystic Hell?" You Xiyue did not answer Ye Sheng, but instead asked a question in return.

Ye Sheng shook his head again. "What kind of place is that?"

You Xiyue assumed it was because she had lived in the Void Mystic Realm for too short a time, and her family had never told her about it, which was why she did not know of the Void Mystic Hell.

Now it seemed that probably very few people in the Void Mystic Realm even knew that such a place as the Void Mystic Hell existed, let alone who had created it or what the purpose of its creation was.

"Do you know of the Boundless Abyss?"

"I know that one," Ye Sheng nodded. "Isn't that just where a bunch of troublemakers live? That place is pitch black and filled with terrifying things floating around everywhere. It's extremely annoying."

"It seems you have been there."

Ye Sheng hurriedly covered his mouth, looking nervously at You Xiyue, before quickly relaxing. "Really, you're not my old man, what am I afraid of for? That's right, I have been there, because Xiangheng and the others all said that place is terrifying, and only those who can emerge from it safe and sound are truly strong, so I went."

Ye Sheng spoke with an air of bravado, but You Xiyue swept him a look of disdain. His personality truly matched his apparent age; he was childish to the extreme.

"Why are you looking at me with that expression? Don't you believe me?"

"I believe you."

"Then do you look down on that place? Let me tell you, that place is truly terrifying. If you went, you would definitely be scared to tears."

"..."

You Xiyue had no idea what could possibly scare her to tears, but the Lord of the Boundless Abyss was currently residing in her immortal realm estate, probably frightened out of his wits.

Furthermore, she had no time to idle away here chatting with Ye Sheng about such trivialities. She needed to get out quickly and find the Void Mystic Hell as soon as possible; Song Bai was still waiting for her.

You Xiyue walked forward, while Ye Sheng desperately crowded close to her, talking incessantly without receiving a single response for a long time.

"I'm talking to you, why are you ignoring me?"

Ye Sheng suddenly lost his temper, catching up from behind and striking out with a palm toward You Xiyue.