#884 - Chapter 884 Question Mark Face

"Master, I'm happy to take care of the watering here. Why are you up so early today?" Ye Xiaoyao asked respectfully.

"Xiaoyao, the other brothers are resting. You should go back and get some more sleep."

"It has indeed been tiring these past few days. As for this place, you don't need to worry about it," Ye Kong said softly, looking around.

"Master, I know your strength is such that you could finish this in an instant, but…"

Ye Xiaoyao said with some concern, "Won't it expose your true cultivation level?"

"You can go. Come back to water tomorrow. I'll set up a barrier so no one will notice," Ye Kong smiled and patted Ye Xiaoyao's shoulder.

"Alright," Ye Xiaoyao nodded, bowed respectfully, and retreated.

The instant he turned his head, Ye Kong surveyed the surroundings and gently waved his hand. A massive curtain of sky descended, filled with dark clouds, almost pressing down on the peak of Xiaoyao Peak.

Ye Kong lightly snapped his fingers, and instantly, rain poured down, like ten million spiritual threads, nurturing the growing saplings.

From the outside, Peach Mountain was merely shrouded in mist, obscuring what was happening within.

A few breaths later, Ye Kong waved his hand, and the spell was dispelled. Peach Mountain became clear and bright once more.

The newly planted saplings had drunk their fill of water, their few small leaves shimmering with green light, facing the rising sun, displaying vigorous vitality.

Turning his head, before he even reached the foot of Peach Mountain, Ye Xiaoyao looked back again, only to find that the branches of the saplings were soaked, the leaves still dripping water, and the ground beneath was much softer and damper.

This… Master's strength is truly terrifying, Ye Xiaoyao thought, hurrying back to his room. He was so sleepy and tired that he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

A smile tugged at the corner of Ye Kong's mouth. The golden glow of the morning sun shone on his high nose bridge, making his entire face look even more handsome and refined.

He sat by the Bitter Sea, gripped his familiar little fishing rod, and began to fish with undivided attention.

No matter which world you're in, the most important thing is to avoid distractions and patiently await the arrival of opportunity.

At this moment, a streak of light flew from the sky. Ye Kong looked up and saw that it was Yun Zu.

Yun Zu flew down, walked to Ye Kong's side, and said respectfully, "Peak Lord Ye, Xiaoyao Peak is recovering very quickly."

Ye Kong replied blandly, "It's all thanks to my disciples' efforts. I didn't do anything."

Yun Zu smiled slightly, not exposing the fact that Ye Kong had just cast a spell to irrigate Peach Mountain. He knew the great one's strength. The reason he came today was because he had encountered a difficult problem.

"Peak Lord Ye, the Sword Cave formation of Heavenly Sword Peak has been damaged. It was a formation jointly established by the founding ancestor of the Star River Sect and eleven other powerhouses of the cultivation world."

"It also played a huge role in resisting the invasion of other worlds. Now…"

Yun Zu stopped speaking, looking at Ye Kong with some helplessness.

"Could it be that you want me to take action?" Ye Kong glanced at Yun and continued to stare at the Bitter Sea.

Yun quickly smiled apologetically, "I actually spoke to Sect Leader about this matter. He wants a more impressive and stronger Sword Cave formation, but…"

Yun paused and continued, "The problem is that the people who could set up the formation are no longer here. The founding ancestor of that time, how powerful was he?"

"Now, the combined strength of the peak lords and Sect Leader Luo Yangtian can't even activate the formation, let alone set it up."

Yun babbled on and on, hoping that Ye Kong could understand his meaning so that he wouldn't have to spell it out. "I understand. Just have Sect Leader Luo call the other peak lords. I'll be there then," Ye Kong said casually.

Yun still had doubts in his heart, but facing a great one like Ye Kong, he didn't dare ask any more questions. "Then… then I'll leave first. I'll send a celestial child to pick you up then."

Ye Kong gave an "Mm" sound and stopped talking, instead gripping his little fishing rod, his eyes focused on the Bitter Sea.

Yun also curiously glanced at the little fishing rod. It really just looked like an ordinary fishing rod, except that the end was polished shiny from years of gripping it. There was nothing special about it.

And the Bitter Sea just looked like an ordinary sea surface. When the wind stopped, the surface was like a dark blue mirror.

He really couldn't see any difference in what Ye Kong was staring at day after day, month after month, year after year.

After racking his brains without success, Yun tactfully left. At his age, he shouldn't be so hard on himself.

To be able to stay by the side of a great one and serve him, such an opportunity was already a blessing from heaven.

After Yun left, Ye Kong was still thinking about what Yun had said. To rearrange and upgrade the Sword Cave formation, he would need to find several people with Emperor Realm cultivation.

In Xiaoyao Peak, Yaoyao, Xiaobai, and Wang Xuan could block the outer perimeter, but doing so might expose himself.

And Ye Ling was waking up from the fatigue of the previous day, sitting in front of the dressing mirror in her bedroom, staring blankly at her disheveled hair and dark eye circles.

As the spirit of all things, guarding all living beings was her innate responsibility, and she had no complaints. However, how much she wished someone would share the burden with her~

Ye Ling sighed a long "Phew~" and lay on the mirror, muttering, "Ye Kong, that bastard, even if he doesn't agree to share the burden, he hasn't come to see me for so long."

"He's really a heart of stone, a heartless, ungrateful fellow," Ye Ling pointed at a pot of entangled rattan on the dressing table, treating it as Ye Kong.

A gust of wind blew in, lifting the curtains of the bedroom, dispelling the sorrow of the lovelorn.

"If I hadn't come today, I wouldn't have known that I've become a heart of stone, a heartless, ungrateful thing in your heart."

The sudden voice from behind startled Ye Ling, and her hand trembled. She turned her head and stared blankly at the person who came.

"Ye… Ye Kong, it's you," Ye Ling's voice went from low to high, from questioning to calm, and then to joy. It was a complete 180-degree turn.

"Have I really not come for so long?" Ye Kong's calm face was full of question marks.

"Um… Ah… It's okay…"

Ye Ling ummed and ahhed a few times, not knowing what words to use to describe it.