Chapter 101

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In which we learn more about Ye You’s past.

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Although Manor Lord Wei had already left, “Heaven’s Firmament” was still at the fort.

When they learned about the matter with Manor Lord Wei, all of them found it inconceivable, standing there at a loss, feeling an onslaught of pain at their colleagues’ deaths mixed with the feeling of an unexpected betrayal and anxiety over an uncertain, unknown future.

Within Jianghu, the statuses of “Heaven’s Firmament” and “Moon’s Shadow” were the same.

Fengxian Manor and Lingjian Pavilion. These two great powers had mutually kept one another in check for these twenty to thirty years, practically splitting the righteous faction in two. Many adventurers were used to standing on a certain side, and when they occasionally discussed matters together, they were also used to separating people into those close to them and those distant. And while the neutral faction headed by the Alliance Leader was the weakest, in recent years, this was slowly starting to change.

As the elites among elites for the two great powers, “Heaven’s Firmament” and “Moon’s Shadow” naturally ended up experiencing the bulk of the attention, such that even the Captains’ positions outside were about equivalent to some mid-ranking sect masters’. As such, there were many adventurers who wanted to sharpen their minds in order to join even though they were from influential families.

Other than receiving others’ admiration and envy, the more important thing was that, any time a major event happened in Jianghu, “Heaven’s Firmament” and “Moon’s Shadow” would forever be at the forefront of it, akin to gods of war, maintaining the peace of Jianghu.

To uphold virtue and condemn evil, to preserve justice and righteousness, with both fame and fortune and a crowd of brothers who’d live and die together, and maybe even the opportunity to get to know some beautiful women. Even if they wished for a lifetime, the typical adventurers weren’t able to live like that.

So as time passed, this also became a sort of conviction.

But now this conviction of “Heaven’s Firmament” was about to become a joke.

With reddened eyes, no matter what, they weren’t willing to believe that this was true. A small portion of them even wanted to turn around and leave, but at this time, the Captain spoke, “Since the day I entered ‘Heaven’s Firmament’, I became a man of Fengxian Manor for life.”

The squad members looked at him. “Captain…”

“Even if there are problems with the Manor Lord, Fengxian Manor still exists, and ‘Heaven’s Firmament’ also still exists.” The Captain said in a heavy voice, “What’s more, it’s not even the final moment yet, so we can’t make any hasty judgments. We still need to investigate clearly these complex rights and wrongs. When did the people of ‘Heaven’s Firmament’ stop having even this bit of courage?”

The squad members’ spirits shook, and they called out as one, “That’s right!”

With these words, they then decided to stay behind.

Over these years, Fengxian Manor and Lingjian Pavilion have never gotten along, and they found Pavilion Master Ding extremely displeasing to the eye, while Wenren Heng and Sir Xiao’s relationship with their Manor Lord was too complicated, so they wouldn’t do either. In the end, the Captain finally went to find Abbot Ciyuan and Sect Leader Xuanyang to tell the two that they wanted to continue following everyone. Although the Manor Lord wasn’t around, Fengxian Manor was still here.

—- Fengxian Manor was still here.

With Fengxian Manor’s strength, his saying this wasn’t simply misplaced confidence.

Abbot Ciyuan and Sect Leader Xuanyang understood that he wanted to investigate these matters clearly, and even if they were worried that there could be a possible spy, they still didn’t have much reason to send these people away, so they agreed.

The people of “Heaven’s Firmament” thus went with them to where they had parked the carriages, still following the Captain as per usual, in an orderly and solemn manner.

Before he got on the carriage, Ye You gave them a look. With a bit of praise in his tone, mixed in with a certain air of ambiguity, he said, “As expected of such a major sect for so many years; truly not the same.”

Wenren Heng said, “Yes, if Wei Jiangyue can endure it in the future, then the Wei family won’t fall.”

Ye You made a sound in agreement, his tone extremely even.

Wenren Heng looked at him, “When everything is finished, what do you want to do?”

Ye You said, “What does Senior Brother think I’ll do?”

Wenren Heng gave him a profound look. “I’ll still say the same thing — whatever you want to do, I’ll accompany you; it’s fine as long as you’re happy.”

Ye You fell silent for a while before saying, in a soft voice, “The first two years when I returned, I was truly filled with hatred. My clan members were so thoroughly massacred by them that many couldn’t even be found with intact corpses, but their families were happy and harmonious. What gives them the right? At that time, I really wanted to set some traps and pick off their families one by one until no one was left.”

Wordlessly, Wenren Heng pulled this person into an embrace, stroking his head. Ye You closed his eyes as he leaned against the other, unconsciously wanting to speak further. However, at this time, he heard the sound of footsteps carry over and so pulled himself out of the embrace in order to sit properly.

The next moment, Xie Junming pulled open the carriage curtains, bringing along Elder Baili to climb in as ostentatiously as he pleased.

Wenren Heng rather tenderly looked at his subordinate, wanting to ask him why he didn’t drive off the carriage quicker and instead had left an opportunity for this rascal to come in.

“…” The scarred man was sitting outside the carriage, meeting the Sect Master’s eyes with complete innocence.

What kind of person was Xie Junming? If he was determined to enter, then even if I managed to make the carriage fly, it wouldn’t be of any use.

Wenren Heng then retracted his gaze and looked at a certain person not-very-happily.

Ye You also looked at Xie Junming, smiling as he raised a brow. “Why aren’t you accompanying your little brother?”

Xie Junming assessed him, faintly feeling that this person’s mood didn’t seem to be very good, but Ye You was already used to hiding his pain over the years and had already practiced the art of controlling his emotions to perfection, so he exposed not a single flaw. Xie Junming could only stow away his assessment and said, “He just keeps looking at me as if he’s going to cry, as if I’ve abandoned him before or something. So aren’t I here because I’m afraid my darling will be jealous?”

When he finished speaking, he looked at Elder Baili. “Darling, are you jealous?”

Elder Baili didn’t even need to think to say, “Yes.”

Xie Junming waved a hand at Ye You. “You see?”

Ye You glanced at his subordinate.

Elder Baili averted his gaze in bitter anguish, refusing to meet the Sect Master’s gaze.

He also didn’t want to, but the Fort Master wasn’t able to control this scourge Xie Junming, only the Sect Master could. Wasn’t he here in a simple bid to get some peace and quiet?

Wenren Heng didn’t want to acknowledge them and said to his subordinate, “Let’s go. Let them off when we arrive at the next county town.”

Xie Junming was acutely aware of the problem. “Where do you two want to go now?”

Ye You said, “There’s a small matter that we have to take care of.”

Xie Junming said, “Oh, we can’t come along?”

Ye You looked at him, smiling.

Xie Junming then shrugged, giving up.

The party continued in fits and bursts and, in the afternoon, reached a small county town that wasn’t far from Wanping Weir.

Wenren Heng found those elders to tell them that his Junior Brother’s health was too weak and that it had never recovered from that injury last time before being soaked in water at Wanping Weir, which made the person’s body truly unsuitable for such a lengthy journey. Thus, he decided to stay and rest for two days before leaving, so the elders should go first.

Academy Master Ge said, “Then why don’t we also rest and reorganize for two days? We can also take better care if we all leave together.”

Wenren Heng said, “No need. We also have some other things to do, and after two days, we’ll go to Wuyun City to find all of you.”

Those elders immediately knew that this was the main reason, and Pavilion Master Ding asked, “Something to do with the white piece?”

Wenren Heng said, “No, it’s personal business.”

Since he spoke like that, it wouldn’t look good for these elders to continue questioning him, so they could only confirm once again that these two people weren’t going to meet the white piece before then yielding. The next morning, they then led the way to continue hurrying towards Wuyun City, while Wenren Heng and Sir Xiao remained at the small county town.

Ding Xilai originally also wanted to stay behind, but when he heard that it was to take care of personal matters, he could only tactfully leave.

He first had a good sleep in the carriage before eating a bit and then running outside to take care of business. Only then did he sluggishly become aware of something and asked, “Shaotian, where’s Brother Wei?”

Ren Shaotian said, “I don’t know. He was already gone in the morning.”

Ding Xilai said, “He was sent out by my dad?”

Ren Shaotian said, “Most likely.”

Ding Xilai didn’t understand. “Where would he go at this kind of time?”

Ren Shaotian didn’t speak and, upon seeing the young master shooting several glances at him, felt the corners of his mouth lift in an indistinct smile. He said, “If I didn’t guess wrong, Captain is probably still in the small county town.”

“Why…” Ding Xilai paused then whooshed up straight. “My dad wanted him to keep an eye on Sir Xiao?”

Ren Shaotian said, “Yes. Sir Xiao and Sect Master Wenren are the black piece, and there’s even less need to mention that they have hostages in their hands, so the white piece would be contacting them if the white piece was going to contact anyone. The Pavilion Master definitely feels uneasy letting them remain behind, but since the Pavilion Master sent the Captain over this obviously, I think that those elders all know, and maybe they’ve even sent their own people as well.”

Ding Xilai was enlightened and immediately asked, “What about you? You aren’t afraid for Sir Xiao’s safety?”

Ren Shaotian said, “Nothing will happen with the Captain there.”

Ding Xilai said, “Is Brother Wei a match for that monster?”

Ren Shaotian silently shook his head.

Ding Xilai suggested, “Anyway, there are already so many people over there, so why don’t we secretly sneak over?”

Ren Shaotian said, “No.”

The young master’s safety was naturally the most important.

Ding Xilai looked at him and, feeling that the other wouldn’t be moved, could only resign himself.

 

On the other side, Wenren Heng and Ye You had finished buying things and had gone outside the city together.

Around the Winter Clothing Festival, the road was filled with common people preparing to pay respects to ancestors, with some walking forward in a hurry with cloth bundles, very likely traveling directly to the graves themselves, while others had conversely found an empty space on the side of the road and squatted down to burn some paper. Occasionally, one could even hear a few suppressed sobs, and against the gray backdrop of the sky, it made everything seem even more desolate.

Ye You was pulled along by his Senior Brother. They found a place with fewer people and faced the direction of Heji Mountain before lighting some paper money. Since this place was too far from Heji Mountain, they weren’t able to make it over there, so they could only use this kind of method to grieve for their departed Master.

Wenren Heng said, “When everything is over, let’s go back and light some incense for Master, and we can also take the time to tell him that we’re finally together.”

Ye You couldn’t help but smile slightly. “Would Master get angry?”

Wenren Heng said, “Before he passed away, he told me to take good care of you, so he probably won’t be. Besides, over these years, I’ve always spoken about these things with him, so he already knows that I had these kinds of intentions towards you.”

Ye You was curious. “Then what kinds of things have you said?”

“I said that you never listen, and that you always avoid me.” Wenren Heng looked at him. “Over these years, did you send people to keep an eye on me?”

Ye You flatly denied, “No.”

“No?” Wenren Heng didn’t believe him.

Over these years, every Grave-sweeping Day, Ghost Festival, and Winter Clothing Festival[1], he very rarely met his Junior Brother on Heji Mountain, even though he alternated between going early and going late every time. This scoundrel had definitely been purposely avoiding him.

Ye You didn’t want to invite disaster onto himself and, having a clear view of things, maintained his silence. Wenren Heng also didn’t want to settle accounts with him at this time and simply held his hand before then letting him go. The two both didn’t speak any further, lowering their heads to look at the ground, waiting for the paper money to burn mostly away before starting to walk back.

After entering the small county town, Wenren Heng then called over the people of Shuangji Sect, instructing them about a few things in a low voice, before then pulling his Junior Brother onto the carriage and quickly leaving town.

The members of Shuangji Sect lagged behind them by a step in setting out. They observed for half a day in order to get a rough idea of the people who were following the Sect Master, and then when they once again stopped to rest, the scarred man took the initiative to find these people, speaking a few words regarding, “Why are all of you following my Sect Master,” “have you fallen for Sir Xiao,” “are you thinking of harming my Sect Master,” and so on and so forth. Only when the other party had guaranteed for the third time that they wouldn’t cause them any harm did he drop the subject, tacitly accepting these people’s presence.

For the rest of the way, the two parties maintained an ideal distance, one in front and the other behind, following the carriage until they reached an unnamed small river. Afterwards, they stopped moving.

That group of people watched for a long while, and Wei Jin was the first to perceive that something wasn’t quite right. With large steps, he walked forward and, disregarding the scarred man’s attempt to stop him, pulled open the carriage curtains, only to see that there weren’t even any signs that anyone had ever been there. They had already long slipped away who-knew-when.

The group, “…”

The scarred man said, “Why are all of you looking at me like that? Did I ever say that the Sect Master and Sir Xiao were in here?”

The group endured the impulse to give him a beating before turning around and leaving.

 

At this time, Ye You had already put on a disguise and arrived at Huayang City with his Senior Brother.

Only one day of travel was needed to reach Huayang City from the small county town, and this was also how Ye You instantly understood where his Senior Brother meant when the other asked Ye You that question previously.

On the road there, there were still many people paying respects to their ancestors.

Ye You bought a bottle of wine and surreptitiously handed it over to the Yang family’s grave keeper before entering the cemetery.

At this time, the day was already late, and the fiery-red of the setting sun covered half the sky, like the color of blood.

Although Sir Yang had left Huayang City, the grave sweeping[2] had already been done by the people of the Yang family residence. Fruits were placed in front of the gravestones and on the ground were traces of paper money already having been burned; everything looked very proper and appropriate.

Ye You looked at the rows of graves before stopping at the gravestone in the very front to light the paper money that he had brought.

He was silent for a long while and only when the paper money had almost been burned completely away did he say in a low voice, “After this many years, this is the first time I’ve returned to pay my respects to them.”

Wenren Heng knew that his Junior Brother was afraid that people would have noticed that something was wrong. His heart aching, he took this person tightly in hand.

Ye You continued with, “In the past, when not many things were happening, I’d take the chance when it was night to come here and take a look. Mostly, I tried to mix in with crowds and find an empty space outside the city to burn some paper money for them. Although they weren’t lacking in money, I always felt that they’d need mine in particular. This grave was set up by those bastards. That year, after they murdered everyone, they then pretended to be good people and helped the Yang family collect the corpses. When I first came here, I really wanted to dig this grave clean out.”

Wenren Heng said, “If you want to…”

“There’s no need,” Ye You said, “This place was originally the Yang family’s ancestral tomb, and they’ve only changed it a little after what happened. In reality, after people die and arrive in the afterlife, they’ll end up drinking a bellyful of Grandma Meng’s soup[3] and forget all about the past, so who would still care who buried them, or how they were buried. The only ones who care are those of us who are still living.”

Wenren Heng felt his heart ache uncontrollably.

Since guessing his Junior Brother’s identity, he had investigated what happened that year.

The fates of those three influential families were the same, and there were very few clan members whose intact corpse could be found. The most miserable, however, was the Yang family’s family head. In the end, the people could find only a head; the body was mixed into a pile of dismembered corpses, and the righteous faction didn’t know how they could put the pieces back together. Finally, they decided simply to burn them all together and bury them all into one tomb.

Since he was able to learn of this, then his Junior Brother definitely already knew long ago that his father and mother weren’t left with even an intact corpse.

He couldn’t help but pull this person into an embrace from behind. “In the future, I’ll accompany you.”

Ye You made a sound in acknowledgment and patted his arm. “Senior Brother, I want to say a few words with them alone.”

Wenren Heng naturally acceded to his wishes, letting him go and then leaving. When he turned back to take a look, he saw that his Junior Brother had already knelt down in front of the grave. The person kowtowed to the gravestone three times and, as it turned out, actually did say only a few words, before standing up and walking over.

Wenren Heng had a faint guess and asked, “What did you say?”

Ye You said, “Nothing really.”

Just now, he had said that he was just about to take revenge for them, but that he hoped that they could forgive him, because the Yang family line was going to end with him[4]. Similarly, their daughter-in-law’s family line was also going to end, but he and his Senior Brother are very happy, and very at ease, together. In this life, he felt it was enough just to have this, and he wished for nothing else.

He looked at his Senior Brother and finally added a few more words, saying with a smile that was not quite a smile, “I told them that I found them a daughter-in-law.”

Wenren Heng declined to comment. Shooting a glance at the alcohol in the other’s hands, he asked, “Did you buy this wine to drink?”

The small smile on Ye You’s lips was swiftly stowed away by a few degrees, and he shook his head and said, “No.”

Wenren Heng had also thought it was out of character, which was why he had asked, and upon hearing this, he looked at the other.

Ye You said, “I’ll take you to a certain place.”

The place he wanted to go was a valley outside of Huayang City.

Wenren Heng remembered this place. When his Junior Brother had been amnesiac, this was the first place where the other had spat blood, and it was also due to this incident that, later, when he heard from his Junior Brother about how those who lost their memories practicing Pursued Until Scattered couldn’t become angry or excited, he was able to guess that his Junior Brother was a person from the Yang family.

The only thing he wasn’t clear on was why his Junior Brother had spent several days at the Yang family residence without incident but, right upon reaching this valley, the other had been provoked into spitting blood.

Now that the flowering season was over, the Liuzhu flower had long already withered, leaving behind only dried up leaves and branches, stagnating there in the dark valley, still and quiet.

Ye You opened that jug of wine and splashed it into the valley. He said, “I was the one who planted all these flowers. My mother had always really liked Liuzhu flowers.”

Wenren Heng quietly listened, not speaking.

Ye You found a place to sit down and also didn’t speak.

Wenren Heng sat with him for a while and, keenly feeling that his mood was even worse than the one he had while at the cemetery, couldn’t help but give him a look.

Ye You said, “Every time I come here, my mood is never good.”

Wenren Heng said, “Then let’s go back?”

Ye You said, “You aren’t curious?”

Wenren Heng said, “I’m curious, but if you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t force you.”

Ye You said, “You won’t force me to speak in the future either?”

Wenren Heng considerately nodded. “I won’t force you to speak in the future either. If you ever want to come here again, I’ll still come with you.”

Ye You stood up in satisfaction. “Then let’s go back.”

Wenren Heng, “…”

Ye You lowered his head to look at the other, his lips carrying a slight, imperceptible smile. Wenren Heng was helpless and could only stand up as well, using actions to tell him that “if I say I won’t ask, I won’t ask”. Ye You finally stopped teasing him, because he knew that if they came enough times in the future, his Senior Brother would definitely want to know.

“It actually isn’t much, and so many years have passed already.” He once again stowed away his smile and looked toward the valley. “That year when I fled, I didn’t dare take any official roads, sticking to some small paths. As a result, midway, I suddenly heard the sound of hoofbeats behind me and grew afraid, so I went to hide. Coincidentally, this place was where I hid.”

He stilled for a moment before saying, “Later, I heard the sound of people approaching, and believing that I had been discovered, I was so scared that I didn’t dare to breathe. And even later, I heard a person say, ‘That surnamed Yang actually dared to burn the secret book; I want it so that not even his body will be left intact after his death.'”

Wenren Heng thought of how the Yang family head had been left with only a head and immediately guessed a possibility. His pupils contracted, and he said in a low voice, “Don’t speak anymore…”

“It was even worse than what you’re thinking.” Ye You knew his Senior Brother had guessed it and said, “There’s only this one valley outside of Huayang City, and the place can’t even be considered too desolate, so they didn’t simply throw all my father’s bones down here. Instead, they actually used their internal energy to break those bones into pieces before throwing them down. At that time, I was right down there and didn’t dare to make a sound. And after they left, I also didn’t dare to stay behind to collect my father’s corpse. When I finally had the means and the strength to return, I could no longer find even a single piece of bone anymore…”

Wenren Heng pressed the person into an embrace. “That’s enough, Ah-You.”

Ye You said, “At that time, I was too small, so even if I try to identify them now, I already can’t tell who exactly said those words that time. Anyway, it’ll be fine if I just kill them all.”

Wenren Heng said, “Yes.”

For twenty years, Ye You had stifled this hatred for far too long, and so he quickly calmed down. On the contrary, as it was actually Wenren Heng’s first time hearing about this entire matter from beginning to end, even after returning to the inn, the person couldn’t let go of this matter for a long time, even leading Ye You to say, in comfort, “Senior Brother, people have to look forward in life.”

You’re the one my heart is aching for.

Wenren Heng helplessly gave him a look before pulling the person into an embrace and patting his back.

Ye You unconsciously wanted to give some more words of comfort, but his Senior Brother’s embrace was too warm, the temperature seemingly capable of seeping right into his heart. He lowered his eyes and couldn’t help indulging in this warmth, leaning against his Senior Brother.

The two rested for only a night, and they left Huayang City the next day to hurry towards Wuyun City. Around noon, they arrived at a small town and picked a restaurant, going upstairs to eat.

After observing the entire way, Wenren Heng felt that, although his Junior Brother’s mood had recovered quite a bit, it was still a bit different compared to the other’s usual mood. Thus, he ordered an entire table of food that his Junior Brother liked while also asking for a jug of wine.

Ye You drank a sip and, licking his lips, said fussily, “Not as good as ‘Fengzui’.”

Wenren Heng was practically about to be angered into laughter. “Darling, where would we be able to find ‘Fengzui’ for you in a town this size?”

Ye You said, “I wasn’t being serious, but it sounds quite good to hear you call me ‘darling’. Say it again.”

Wenren Heng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and so could only call him that one more time before picking out some dishes for him, indicating that he should eat obediently.

Ye You had always been feigning weakness previously and so it had been a long time since he was able to drink alcohol. Now that he was finally able to encounter wine again after much difficulty, he then drank a few more cups than usual, and this one meal took more than an hour to end. He wiped his mouth and prepared to go to the toilet, but right as he opened the door, he hastily retreated back into the room.

Wenren Heng had just been wiping his hands and startled upon seeing this. “What?”

Ye You said in a low voice, “Wei Jiangrou.”

Wenren Heng was startled again, standing up to walk to his side and ask noiselessly, “Who else?”

Ye You shook his head to indicate that he hadn’t seen, but since Wei Jiangrou was able to be here, then Manor Lord Wei and that monster should also be here. Wenren Heng understood this reasoning, but before he could speak, he heard the sound of footsteps approaching from far away. The two immediately held their breaths, listening with rapt attention.

After several breaths, the Alliance Leader’s voice carried over, “Xiao-Rou, in the future, don’t just argue with someone without rhyme or reason.”

“…I didn’t do it without reason.” Wei Jiangrou sounded very wronged. “It was them who were talking bad about my dad. I was too angry, so I just argued back a few words.”

The Alliance Leader said, “Your dad is the white piece. He admitted to this with his own words.”

Wei Jiangrou said, “But my dad has hidden hardships.”

The Alliance Leader said, “You simply believe whatever he says?”

Wei Jiangrou said, “I believe him. My dad has never lied to me before.”

The Alliance Leader stilled for a moment. Ye You’s hearing ability was extraordinary, and at once, he was able to hear two other people coming up behind them, most likely the monster and Manor Lord Wei. In the next moment, the Alliance Leader spoke again, clearly having changed his tone, “Then you should still be a bit more cautious. Right now isn’t the same as before.”

This time, Wei Jiangrou listened and made a sound in agreement in a low voice.

The group slowly walked away, entering a private room.

Wenren Heng looked at his Junior Brother. “What do you think?”

Ye You said, “Either this place happens to be along the way to wherever they want to go, or they actually want to go to the Yang family residence. Right now, the current Yang family was established personally by that surnamed Wei, and he definitely has his people within…”

He suddenly stopped.

He has people within, this meant that Manor Lord Wei didn’t have any people he could use in his hands right now.

Wenren Heng had also quickly thought of this point and shot a glance at his Junior Brother. As expected, he saw the other’s pupils contain a trace of sharpness. Grabbing hold of the other’s hand, he said, “Don’t be reckless.”

“I know,” Ye You said slowly, “but they have only four people, so they definitely have someone running errands for them. Bribe that person a little, and if we can find an opportunity to kill them, why would I not take it?”

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[1] As mentioned, the three main holidays for commemorating the dead. (And, yes, I’ve decided to translate qingming now.) The Ghost Festival is kind of the odd one out here, since it’s more akin to the western holiday of Halloween/Samhain where all the ghosts (whether good or bad) are allowed to return to the realm of the living, so folks are generally advised to be more careful during the month since some malicious ghosts are liable to play tricks.

[2] Probably should’ve mentioned this earlier, but grave sweeping refers to, essentially, cleaning the grave (e.g. actually dumping water over gravestones and then wiping them clean) and leaving some offerings, most commonly fruit, for one’s ancestors. I have no idea if others do this, but in my family, after we “offer” the fruit (by burning incense so the smell travels up to the heavens), we actually take the fruit home and eat them, or else they’d otherwise be wasted. Not sure if this is something that came out of later wartime necessity though, since I’ve never seen this happen in historical dramas lmao.

[3] Basically the Chinese version of the river styx. Drinking the soup wipes the soul’s memories of life and allows them to reincarnate as a clean slate. Wiki has a page on this.

[4] In case this isn’t clear, Ye You is referring to the fact that he and Wenren Heng are together and hence can’t have any children to carry on the family name.

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So, uh, yup! Did anyone guess Ye You’s identity?

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<summary>Other than the spitting blood incident…</summary>

Remember when Ye You asked Master Cihui back at Shaolin to read his “little brother”‘s fate? That “little brother” is Sir Yang!

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