Chapter 12: Do You Want Me to Be a Martial Servant?

After three days of arduous cultivation, Ye Feng broke through to the third level of body refinement, while Ye Chen advanced to the fifth level.

If it weren't for his consideration of Ye Feng, Ye Chen could have accelerated the absorption of the array's power and achieved even greater breakthroughs.

What Ye Chen lacked wasn't comprehension. As a mighty Immortal Emperor, he had already comprehended the rules of various realms thoroughly. What he lacked was only Yuan Qi. With sufficient Yuan Qi, he could continuously recover.

"Master, people from the Ye Family in the Imperial City have arrived."

As Ye Feng and Ye Chen stepped out of the secret room, a warrior from the Ye Family hurriedly approached them, his expression somewhat grave.

"The Ye Family from the Imperial City?" Ye Feng frowned, a cold light flashing in his eyes. "What are they here for?"

"They've come for Young Master," the warrior said with a solemn expression. "The visitor is the martial servant of the main family's Young Master Ye Long. He said they already know about the incident in Tianyou City, and that Young Master Ye Chen's killing of Liu Qing has angered the Third Prince, making his death inevitable."

Pausing for a moment, the warrior continued, "The Ye Family envoy said that if we want to survive, we should send Young Master Ye Chen to the Imperial City to be Ye Long's martial servant. By doing so, Young Master Ye Chen will be spared."

A flame of anger instantly ignited on Ye Feng's face.

Ye Long was his elder brother's son, right?

And he actually wanted Ye Chen to be his martial servant?

He didn't want to protect Ye Chen, but rather, upon learning of Ye Chen's extraordinary strength shown by killing across realms, he wanted to enslave him.

But was he, Ye Long, worthy?

"Father, what is a martial servant?" Ye Chen asked. Three days ago, when he killed Liu Qing, the latter had regarded him as someone who wouldn't dare to kill him because of his status as the Third Prince's martial servant. Ye Chen was curious about what exactly a martial servant was.

"A martial servant, to put it nicely, is a protector. To put it bluntly, a martial servant is a servant, a dog raised by the master," Ye Feng explained. "The Ye Family in the Imperial City is the main branch of the Ye Family. In the thirty-six cities, there are branches of the Ye Family, and we belong to one of those branches. Members of the main branch can select martial servants from the branches."

"Although a martial servant is a servant, they will receive protection from their master. For example, Liu Qing was the Third Prince's servant. Killing Liu Qing means going against the Third Prince," Ye Feng continued.

Ye Chen understood now.

A martial servant was a symbol of servitude.

It was just a dog.

Perhaps for others, the status of a martial servant might be considered an honor, as it meant finding a backer. But for Ye Chen, it was definitely an insult.

As the mighty Immortal Emperor of the Infinite Realm, no one dared to enslave him, let alone in this lower realm.

"Do they want me to be a martial servant? Excellent," Ye Chen's lips curled up, forming a cold smile.

He wanted to see who dared to make the Immortal Emperor of the Infinite Realm their servant.

"Where are the people from the Ye Family in the Imperial City?" Ye Chen asked.

"They just arrived and are currently waiting in the main hall," the Ye Family warrior responded.

"Let's go," Ye Chen stepped out. He wanted to see who dared to be so bold.

"Chen'er."

Ye Feng grabbed Ye Chen's arm, his expression slightly grave. "In the eyes of the main branch, being chosen as a martial servant from the branches and entering the Imperial City is considered an honor. If you dare to refuse, it will be seen as treason."

Ye Feng was somewhat worried. He knew that Ye Chen had received an opportunity and that Ye Long had no qualifications to make Ye Chen his martial servant. However, at the moment, Ye Chen still needed time to rise completely. If he were to turn against the main family now, it would not be good for Ye Chen. Moreover, Ye Chen still faced the wrath of the Third Prince.

"Father, rest assured. If the Ye Family from the Imperial City is not sensible, then their status as the main branch will end here," Ye Chen said calmly.

The Ye Family warrior nearby was startled. Their young master was indeed audacious. Was he challenging the status of the main family with these words?

In the Ye Family main hall, three figures stood proudly, their heads held high, seemingly disdainful of these branch members.

At this moment, Ye Chen entered the hall, and the three immediately turned their gaze towards him.

"Are you Ye Chen?" one of them spoke.

"And who are you?" Ye Chen asked.

The leader said arrogantly, "I am the martial servant of Young Master Ye Long, Ye Cang. You are lucky to be valued by Young Master Ye Long. Now, come with us to the Imperial City."

"You want me to be a martial servant?" Ye Chen smiled, but his smile was somewhat cold.

"That's right, it's your honor," Ye Cang said proudly.

"Honor?" Ye Chen shook his head disdainfully. "Perhaps it's an honor for you, but for me, is Ye Long worthy to have me as his martial servant?"

Huh?

At Ye Chen's words, Ye Cang and the others trembled slightly, looking somewhat dazed. In their eyes, being chosen as a martial servant of the main family was definitely an honor. They never thought that someone would dare to give up the opportunity to become a martial servant of the main family. Moreover, they dared to arrogantly claim that the main family was not worthy.

The three exchanged glances, seeming to doubt whether they had misheard earlier.

"What did you just say?" Ye Cang looked at Ye Chen and asked.

"I said, do you think Ye Long is worthy to have me as his martial servant? Even if I were to be his martial servant, Ye Long is still unworthy," Ye Chen replied coldly, his tone full of disdain.

Hiss!

The expressions of Ye Cang and his companions changed slightly.

So arrogant!

That was their first impression of Ye Chen.

Perhaps before they arrived, they didn't believe that Ye Chen would dare to challenge the Third Prince.

They thought that his statement, "Dare the Third Prince oppose me?" was just a rumor.

But now, they believed it.

This guy was truly arrogant, utterly ignorant of the heights of heaven and earth.

The main family bestowed him with honor and protection, yet he dared to say they were unworthy.

"You are rejecting the main family and defying their orders?" Ye Cang's expression turned cold, his eyes like poisonous scorpions, staring closely at Ye Chen.

"In this world, no one dares to give me orders," Ye Chen replied indifferently.

Not to mention in the lower realm, even in the Immortal Martial Realm, no one dared to give orders to Ye Chen.

"Good, very good," Ye Cang's tone grew colder, and the aura of a Spirit Martial Realm Sixth Stage suddenly emanated from him, as if he were about to execute the Ye Family of Tianyou City on behalf of the main family.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Just then, several figures appeared outside the Ye Family compound, all of them at the Spirit Martial Realm Sixth Stage.

"Liuyuan, Ouyang Jian."

Ye Cang glanced over at them, his eyes pausing slightly.

Liuyuan was the martial servant of the Third Prince.

Ouyang Jian was from the Ouyang Family, the martial servant of Ouyang Qingyun.

The Third Prince, Ouyang Qingyun, and Ye Long were collectively known as the three elites of the Imperial City, shining brightest in the Xuantian Empire, the most prominent figures of this era.

Ye Long dared to say he could protect Ye Chen because of the identities of the three elites, combined with the status of the Ye Family.

"Ye Cang, you're here too. Are you planning to capture Ye Chen and plead guilty to the Third Prince to avoid implicating the Ye Family?" Liuyuan looked at Ye Cang, surprised at the speed of the Ye Family's response, which had arrived in Tianyou City ahead of them.

"Kid, this is your last chance," Ye Cang withdrew his gaze and looked at Ye Chen again.

"Chance? What chance?" Liuyuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke up.

"Ye Long is interested in taking Ye Chen as his martial servant," Ye Cang said.

What?!

At these words, Liuyuan, Ouyang Jian, and the others all had slightly changed expressions.