Chapter 1441: Chapter 1441: I Still Like Your Unruly Demeanor (1/4) Chapter 1441: Chapter 1441: I Still Like Your Unruly Demeanor (1/4) After letting Ai Zhi in,

the lively young girl seemed quite restrained, standing somewhat awkwardly in front of Ye Qiubai.

Seeing this, Ye Qiubai asked, “Is there something you need?”

Ai Zhi thought for a moment and said, “No… nothing, I just wanted to ask why Senior Ye deigned to board our ship to undertake this task.”

Ye Qiubai smiled lightly and replied, “I have my own plans.”

“Then Senior Ye…”

Seeing Ai Zhi so different from before, her face full of nervousness, Ye Qiubai couldn’t help but laugh, “Don’t be nervous, just call me Brother Ye.”

“Ah?” Ai Zhi’s face froze, “Really…can I?”

Seeing Ye Qiubai nod, Ai Zhi cautiously tried calling out, “Brother… Ye?”

Seeing no displeasure, she then patted her chest and let out a long breath.

Then she sat next to Ye Qiubai, curiously asking, “Brother Ye, Ai Song was ordering you around so much before; weren’t you angry?”

“Why should I be angry?” Ye Qiubai said, wiping the sword box.

Ai Zhi smiled and asked, “Because someone powerful like Brother Ye, shouldn’t you be unable to stand being treated like that?”

Hearing this, Ye Qiubai laughed and explained, “It’s not that I can’t stand it, but rather that I don’t take it to heart.”

In simple terms, he just didn’t regard it as important.

Ai Zhi nodded, seemingly understanding, then asked, “Brother Ye, we will arrive at Yulin City in another hour, will you come back with us to the Ai Family first?”

Ye Qiubai thought for a moment, as he still needed a sea vessel to travel.

However, the level of the Ai Family’s sea vessel seemed insufficient, yet being unfamiliar with the place, he couldn’t find a refiner to make one. Perhaps going to the Ai Family, he would be able to inquire about these resources.

Thinking this, Ye Qiubai nodded.

Seeing this, Ai Zhi was all smiles.

…

An hour later,

The sea vessel arrived at the Yulin City port on time.

Ye Qiubai and the group handling the resources were about to unload when Ai Song, startled, hurried over and took the huge skeletal frame from Ye Qiubai’s hands, rubbing his hands with a smile, “Ah, Senior, how can we let you do such dirty, tiring work? That would be too much.”

Ye Qiubai looked at Ai Song with a half-smile and replied, “Wasn’t I brought on board to do these tasks?”

“Well, I didn’t know about Senior back then… never mind, I won’t say more. I, Ai Song, was blind, but if there’s any way in which I can assist you, Senior, just say the word!”

Ye Qiubai had no intention of settling scores with Ai Song and patted him on the shoulder, “Change back, I preferred your unruly self from before.”

Hearing this, Ai Song immediately straightened his back with a serious face and carried the skeletal frame down himself.

Back at the Ai Family, it seemed Ai Song had already informed the senior members of the Ai Family about Ye Qiubai. They immediately invited him to the main hall of the Ai Family where Ai Zhi’s father, Ai Shouxian, and several Ai Family elders stood at the door, greeting Ye Qiubai as he approached.

Ai Shouxian stepped forward respectfully and said, “Thank you for saving our daughter. If it weren’t for you, she might have been in danger.”

Then, looking towards Ai Zhi, he patted her head seriously, “Have you not thanked this Fellow Daoist yet?”

Ai Zhi pouted, “I already did…”

But still obediently followed Ai Shouxian’s words.

Ai Shouxian invited Ye Qiubai inside, giving him a seat at the front of the lower seats.

“May I know where you hail from?”

Ye Qiubai casually mentioned, “Tianji Continent.”

Tianji Continent?

Ai Shouxian was slightly taken aback. “That’s quite far. What brings you here then… If you don’t wish to say, it’s also fine not to.”

In their eyes, Ye Qiubai had to be at least a Divine God Realm powerhouse.

And the Divine God Realm represented the apex of strength in Yulin City. Although Ai Shouxian was also a powerhouse in the early-stage Divine God Realm, he still couldn’t see through Ye Qiubai’s realm.

That was the most important thing—if they couldn’t draw the Ai family to their side, they at least needed to maintain good relations.

Ye Qiubai got straight to the point and asked, “Does the head of the Ai family know any refiners who can craft ships? Of course, the higher their level, the better.”

Ai Shouxian wasn’t surprised.

After all, coming to the Qingming Continent, ships were the most crucial.

Most of the Qingming Continent consisted of seas, and without ships, one could hardly move. Of course, one could also travel across continents using spatial teleportation portals, but most resources were located in marine areas.

Ai Shouxian pondered and frowned, “Since you have just arrived, it is perfectly normal not to know ship refiners. Such refiners are extremely rare and quite proud, therefore, not easily seen.”

“What level of ship are you looking to have made?”

Ye Qiubai thought for a moment, “At least at the Ancestral Realm.”

Ancestral Realm?!

Ai Shouxian, as well as the elders and Ai Zhi present, were all shocked.

A ship of the Ancestral Realm was something that no power in Yulin City could afford.

It was not just the price and the materials required; obtaining them was almost as hard as reaching the heavens.

Ai Shouxian said sternly, “Sir, the cost of an Ancestral Realm…”

“That is not for you to worry about,” Ye Qiubai stated coolly.

Ai Shouxian nodded, “To control a ship of the Ancestral Realm requires…”

Seeing that Ye Qiubai’s expression was still serene, Ai Shouxian paused, then nodded, “Senior, there are no refiners capable of crafting ships at the Ancestral Realm in Yulin City, but there is someone who might meet your requirements.”

“However, this person has a rather strange temperament, and no one in Yulin City has ever managed to convince him to make a ship.”

Ai Shouxian shifted his address from ‘you’ to ‘Senior.’

The elders, sharp as they were, instantly understood and looked at Ye Qiubai with even more respect and seriousness.

Ye Qiubai nodded and said, “Give me the address then.”

Ai Shouxian smiled, “Ai Zhi, you know the place, why don’t you accompany the senior there?”

At this, Ai Zhi was startled, then quickly nodded.

Watching Ai Zhi and Ye Qiubai leave,

One of the elders smiled and said, “Head of the family, this is a brilliant strategy!”

The elder was obviously referring to the tactic of bringing Ye Qiubai into their fold.

Ai Shouxian smiled wryly, “It’s not so much a scheme. Ai Zhi has been eyeing that Senior for a while. Although it’s unlikely, why not try to play matchmaker?”

“If she can be with that Senior, the person from the City Lord Manor will surely know to back off.”

“What if it fails?” the First Elder asked.

Ai Shouxian shook his head, “Then this is the best opportunity for Ai Zhi to grow. What better way to mature than experiencing heartbreak?”

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PS: Changed my routine; woke up early to write, four chapters today. Ha.

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