Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City-Chapter 571 581: The Toad in the Well

In front of the grand two-story house, Ye Ling and Wang Shufen got out of the car, looking at the majestic building, they couldn't help but be overwhelmed with thoughts.

Ye Ling held no fondness for his uncles, especially this eldest uncle.

He faintly remembered that when he was in elementary school, it was time to pay the school fees. His father had just vanished a year before, and his mother, being a woman alone with him, thought to come here to ask her brother, the village secretary, to borrow some school fees.

However, Ye Ling clearly remembered that his mother ended up returning home in tears, and a few months later, Wang Shufen took him far from Ye Village back to Lanshan Village.

Now, the family had built a two-story Western-style house, and it seemed they had long forgotten about their so-called nephew.

Creak, the door opened, it was Ye Chong. He, who was fairly good-looking, frowned at the two people outside the door, "Who are you two? What are you doing at my house?"

"Are you Little Chong? I'm your auntie, your Auntie Number Four, have you forgotten?" Wang Shufen said with a quick smile. Upon hearing this, Ye Chong was taken aback and then sneered, "You can forget about that, there are so many scammers nowadays. Just because someone claims to be my auntie doesn't mean I would believe them."

"Besides, that auntie of mine left more than a decade ago. In Lanshan Village, she is known for being poor. How could she possibly afford to drive such a nice car?"

Ye Chong's last sentence was said with a mocking tone, and Ye Ling immediately bristled, giving his cousin a cold glare.

At that moment, Ye Jianjun came out. Upon seeing Wang Shufen, he quickly approached her, "Shufen, where have you been all these years?"

"It's been over a decade, and you never thought to come home for a visit. This is your family's home, isn't it? And this person with you, is he Ye Ling?"

Wang Shufen nodded, "Yes, I've come back this time to pay respects at the ancestral hall with Ye Ling. Ling wants to see the lock of hair that his father left behind and maybe find some clue to his whereabouts."

Hearing what Wang Shufen said, Ye Jianjun nodded, then looked Ye Ling up and down, "Come inside the house first. It's the middle of the day, and you and your mother must be hungry. Have some food first."

Wang Shufen nodded and led Ye Ling into the yard and then into the living room.

In the living room, a large round table was occupied by three women and two men—Ye Jianjun's wife and his daughters and sons-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, it's been many years," Wang Shufen said with a smile to the sister-in-law still seated at the table.

Ye Jianjun's wife was named Li Jinfeng, a very common name, but that was the trend for women's names back then.

Li Jinfeng glanced at Wang Shufen and nodded, "After so many years we haven't seen each other, Shufen, you still look so young. Have you been taking some special tonics? Your complexion looks great."

Nowadays, Wang Shufen looked like a woman in her thirties with tender skin and jet-black hair, after all, she was on the verge of entering the Houtian Realm. She was not comparable to someone like Li Jinfeng.

Wang Shufen waved her hands, dismissing the comment with a joke, but the two sons-in-law snickered coldly.

"Mom, didn't I bring you some Tianshan snow lotus last time? Don't worry, if you use it regularly, your complexion will definitely improve too."

"Yes, we might not have certain things, but we can afford cordyceps and artificially cultivated ginseng," the sons-in-law mocked.

Ye Ling took a deep breath, it seemed these were a few more clueless jerks.

As for his family members, Ye Ling had no affection for them at all, not to mention that Ye Ling had reincarnated and had no impression of these individuals whatsoever.

Ye Jianjun saw that Wang Shufen was somewhat embarrassed and quickly waved his hand. Those who wanted to continue speaking stopped.

Once the two were seated, everyone continued with their meal. At the table, Ye Jianjun still asked Wang Shufen how she had been over the years since they were, after all, siblings.

"It's been just so-so, but now Little Ling is doing quite well. We've also moved to live in Donghai City, so big brother, you don't need to worry," Wang Shufen said with a slight smile.

She was very proud of her son. The power and wealth he now possessed had taken her from shock to her current composure.

Just the highly-placed guests who had come for her son's wedding had already numbed her.

"Oh? Brother Ye Ling is now living in the city? I wonder what he's doing now. If there's anything you need help with, just call your cousin," Ye Jianjun said.

"Yeah, we might not have many talents, but if you're looking for a job, we can still do something about it. Little Chong has just entered the Commercial Bureau, which is fairly average for now, but he plans to move to a more lucrative department in a while," another added.

Ye Chong straightened his chest upon hearing this, "Exactly, if you need any help, just say the word. We are relatives after all, right?"

"I'm quite a lazy person and feel too constrained working for the government. I just do some small trading with friends; being able to get by is already not bad," someone else chimed in.

Ye Ling didn't want to say too much and steered the conversation away, also not wanting to come across too aggressive, especially with his mother there.

"People can't stay the same forever without making progress. Take me for example. I had the same mindset as you before, but my old man taught me a lesson a few times, and that's when I understood," one spoke.

"In today's world, power and money reign. Without these two, it's impossible to swim through society successfully," he continued.

"So, if you want to expand your business, just give me a call. For the sake of dad and your sister, I'll certainly show you a clear path," the businessman added, lighting up a soft-pack Zhonghua and speaking with a drawn-out tone. Ye Ling nodded and said nothing more, knowing it was pointless to argue with such people and would only seem childish.

"Alright, alright. Shufen, you just mentioned that you're back this time because Little Ling needs Fifth Brother's baby hair? Does it serve a purpose?" Ye Jianjun couldn't help but ask.

In this place, there is a custom: every person is supposed to save a lock of their birth hair at the family shrine, serving as a testament in the clan records.

Wang Shufen nodded, "Little Ling plans to use the birth hair to try to calculate his father's whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. What do they mean, using baby hair to calculate someone's whereabouts?

"I'm talking about Ye Ling, right? Whatever you and your friends are up to, it better not be some shady grave-digging scam. This sounds mystical, but it also sounds like a swindler's trick," Ye Jianjun's son-in-law said with a frown.

Ye Ling, on the other hand, just gave a cold laugh, "The world is vast with wonders untold; the frog in the well can only see a sky the size of a palm. Who's to say their own view encompasses the entire world?"

Finally, Ye Ling couldn't sit still any longer. Damn it, I've been holding back again and again, and you're here pretending to be some big shot. When will you stop?

The guy who was roundly scolded by Ye Ling paused and then his face turned iron blue. He couldn't help but grind his teeth, "Who are you talking about?"

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Ye Ling just smiled lightly, "Who? I'm talking about the frog in the well, which has nothing to do with you."