The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor

In the end, the old scholar Ji Yueyi was half-pushed, half-pulled to the side hall.

And in the main hall, only the gray-robed old man remained, lying back on the Taishi chair, puffing on a dry tobacco pipe, waiting.

Watching the light rain drifting in the small courtyard, it had a unique charm.

The weather in Empty Ancient City was sunny.

But for some reason, in this small courtyard, it was a constant drizzle.

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The worn back door was pushed open, a young man in a black robe entered with one hand in his pocket, and the other pushing the door.

After entering the room, the young man closed the back door with a reverse motion, came to the main hall from the side corridor, casually pulled a bench to sit across from the gray-robed old man, took out his left hand from his pocket, and successively laid out ten bags of Golden Essence Copper Coins on the ground before him.

The gray-robed old man narrowed his eyes, glanced at the ten bags of Golden Essence Copper Coins, and said slowly, "Golden Essence Copper Coins from the Nine Palaces House."

"You still care about this now?" The young man laughed and said in surprise.

The gray-robed old man puffed on his dry tobacco pipe, exhaling clouds of smoke, and said slowly, "The Golden Essence Copper Coins in Empty Ancient City can be counted, so the origin of these Golden Essence Copper Coins is naturally known."

The young man restrained his smile, seriously sized up the gray-robed old man, and said, "You've changed."

The gray-robed old man looked at the young man and said seriously, "You've changed too."

They exchanged a smile with each other.

Neither elaborated, but both understood.

"Before you ask, I want to tell you something first." The gray-robed old man put down the tobacco pipe, sorted the remnants inside, and while speaking to the young man, said, "Do you have a woman now?"

The young man nodded and said, "She's been here?"

The gray-robed man's actions were unhurried; after cleaning up the remnants, he wrapped a new batch of tobacco and then said, "She asked about you."

The young man squinted, and slowly said, "Where did she get the Golden Essence Copper Coins from?"

The gray-robed old man relit his pipe, continued puffing, and laughed, "From me."

The young man narrowed his eyes into a line, a hint of killing intent suddenly appearing as he looked at the gray-robed old man and said, "What have you done?"

The young man was none other than Ye Xuan.

And the woman they discussed was Zhou Youwei.

The gray-robed old man glanced at Ye Xuan, saying oddly, "You really have feelings for her? That's not like you."

Ye Xuan's expression was cold, and he firmly said, "Answer me."

The gray-robed old man didn't take Ye Xuan's threat to heart, he said slowly, "Don't worry, the Golden Essence Copper Coins were my gift."

Ye Xuan sneered, "You would give Golden Essence Copper Coins to someone?"

Others might not know this old fellow, but Ye Xuan did.

He had dealt with this guy many times.

He was always stingy, hoping that he would give Golden Essence Copper Coins for no reason was simply wishful thinking.

"As you said, I've changed." The gray-robed old man said.

Ye Xuan sat back on the bench, calmly looked at the gray-robed old man, and said, "The words you want to say are not finished."

The gray-robed old man smiled, "Actually, you might not like hearing this, the words I leave for you have two choices: either no longer entangle with that woman, or entangle all the way."

Ye Xuan slightly frowned, "What do you know?"

The gray-robed old man said with a smile, "Definitely more than you."

Ye Xuan took out the Old Ghost willow stick.

The smile on the gray-robed old man gradually solidified, turning solemn, and he asked in a low voice, "Where did you get this?"

Ye Xuan calmly looked at the gray-robed old man and slowly said, "You don't need to care about this."

The gray-robed old man took a deep breath and seriously said, "Can you leave it for me? You can make any request."

Ye Xuan looked at the gray-robed old man as if he were an idiot.

The gray-robed old man frowned and said, "The effect in your hands is definitely not as great as mine."

"There is no negotiation on this matter, first speak about my woman's affairs." Ye Xuan directly refused.

The gray-robed old man put down the tobacco pipe, deeply looked at Ye Xuan and said, "I know so much in limited capacity, her origin, you could never guess."

"That's why I gave you these two choices."

"Either no longer entangle, or entangle all the way."

Ye Xuan withdrew the Old Ghost willow stick, and lightly said, "That's as good as saying nothing."

The gray-robed old man shrugged, indicating that's all he knew.

"Did you tell her all about my information?" Ye Xuan looked at the gray-robed old man and asked.

The gray-robed old man spread his hands and said, "There's Golden Essence Copper Coins, why not tell?"

Ye Xuan squinted his eyes and said, "Didn't you say it was yours?"

The gray-robed old man nodded and said, "It's mine."

Ye Xuan said, "Is it giving away the information for free then?"

The gray-robed old man again said, "There's Golden Essence Copper Coins, why not tell?"

Ye Xuan took a deep breath, getting a bit impatient, "You've changed a lot, old fellow."

The gray-robed old man said happily, "You've not changed much, young fellow."

Ye Xuan felt a surge of wanting to punch this guy.

"Let's talk serious business, what do you want to know from me?" The gray-robed old man saw Ye Xuan's emotions were a bit stirred, and didn't continue teasing.

While talking, the gray-robed old man collected the ten bags of Golden Essence Copper Coins in front of Ye Xuan.

This meant that the conversation now would be accounted by the Golden Essence Copper Coins.

Ye Xuan saw that the gray-robed old man was reluctant to speak more of Youwei's matters and didn't ask further, he understood this old fellow would never reveal anything unless he chose to speak actively.

Ye Xuan then took out the Saint Paper, displayed the golden Ancient Character side to the gray-robed old man, and slowly said, "Do you recognize this character?"

The gray-robed old man looked at the Ancient Character, squinted his eyes and said, "You've actually succeeded."

Then the gray-robed old man shook his head and said, "But you'll be disappointed; these Ancient Characters are unrecognizable, combined even more so."

Though Ye Xuan had anticipated this, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. He put away the Saint Paper and continued, "Do you know how many Ancient Characters there are in the ten perilous passes or Dao Chu Cliff?"

The gray-robed old man pondered for a moment, then calculated.

A moment later, the gray-robed old man solemnly said, "Three thousand."

"How many does this character contain?" Ye Xuan asked again.

"Eight hundred," the gray-robed old man earnestly said.

Ye Xuan slowly stood up.

"Not asking more?" The gray-robed old man looked up at Ye Xuan, slightly surprised.

"I'll leave these Golden Essence Copper Coins with you for now and ask you again when I return from Dao Chu Cliff." Ye Xuan turned and left.

"Hey!" The gray-robed old man's face sank slightly, he called, "Just saying, about that woman of yours, that's all I know, even if you bring her next time, I won't say more."

Ye Xuan didn't stop walking, directly left.

The gray-robed old man watched Ye Xuan leave, rubbed his forehead, and cursed under his breath, "This troublesome brat."

"I knew this guy couldn't let go so easily."

The gray-robed old man suddenly looked up at the side of the main hall.

There, the old scholar Ji Yueyi was smilingly looking at him, offering a thumbs up, and said, "Only you dare to treat Emperor Ye like a brat."

The gray-robed old man squinted at the old scholar and cursed, "You little brat aren't good either, scram, scram, as far as possible, for a thousand years, do not set foot in my shop."

"Scram means scram." The old scholar snorted lightly, drinking old wine, staggered with dragon steps, and left the Immortal shop.

After the old scholar left, the gray-robed old man's face turned solemn again. He couldn't help taking a deep drag, puffing out clouds, muttering, "Difficult to handle, the major trend is coming..."

And Ye Xuan left the Immortal shop, not wandering, but returning to Zhang Qingfeng's yard.

Aside from the news he wanted himself, he also got another ambiguous message.

Youwei...

Youwei now already knew his identity?

Ye Xuan rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit headache.

He indeed wanted to keep this from Youwei, but now Youwei's strength wasn't strong enough, knowing these things wouldn't bring any benefits.

Because his enemies were all very tricky characters.

Not to mention far-off issues, just the Double Emperors alone were troublesome enough for him now.

If the Double Emperors were in Empty Ancient City, Ye Xuan, with a flip of his hand, could change the clouds.

But in reality, the Double Emperors would never appear here, and he, in the outside world, lacked the astonishing Forbidden Power he possessed within Empty Ancient City.

"That's not right..."

"When Youwei came to the Primordial Land, there should have already been a change, why did she inquire about my information at the Immortal shop."

Ye Xuan thought while walking.

Thinking about the cryptic words from that old fellow in the Immortal shop just now.

"That old fellow definitely knows a lot..."