799: Chapter 795: God!
799: Chapter 795: God!
Ye Zhicang ran off with Ye Tian for several miles until they no longer saw any traces of other Ye family members behind them, so Ye Zhicang then stopped.
“Ye Tian, it’s safe now!
With the Pixiu running wild, my three brothers are probably busy trying to subdue it, so for now, they can’t attend to you!
You are skilled in medicine, you can take the time to heal yourself!”
Ye Zhicang spoke confidently, while Ye Tian carefully observed the third eldest of the Ye family.
From Ye Zhicang’s expression, Ye Tian could not discern any deceit, yet he did not understand why, having entered the forbidden grounds of the Ye family, even Ye Zhirong, who was on good terms with him, had attacked him with full force.
Why then, would Ye Zhicang, with whom he had a less close relationship, come to his rescue?
He risked betraying the Ye family to save him, what was the reason behind it?
“Ye Zhicang, why did you save me?”
Ye Tian asked directly, to which Ye Zhicang replied, “Ye Tian, the conversation we are about to have will be a lengthy one, so please heal your injuries first, then ask me these questions!”
“…”
Ye Tian was somewhat speechless, but hearing Ye Zhicang’s tone, it seemed he did not intend to hide anything.
Accepting this, Ye Tian did not press further, instead sitting cross-legged on the ground, and began meditating to heal his injuries.
Ye Tian was powerful and adept at medicine, so even with severe injuries, he didn’t need too long to recover.
Having fought fiercely with the divine beast Pixiu, Ye Tian was indeed seriously injured.
Therefore, he sat with his eyes tightly shut, allowing the qi flows within his body to travel through all the meridians.
Ye Tian was familiar with the human body’s meridian systems, and knew that when a martial artist suffered internal injuries, the meridians would often be blocked.
Breaking through these blocks would allow a martial artist to recover quickly.
During his meditative healing, Ye Tian used his body’s qi flows to clear these blocked meridians.
After circulating the qi for one complete cycle, his complexion noticeably improved.
Ye Zhicang, who had been quietly watching beside Ye Tian, nodded silently.
It was his first time witnessing a martial artist with such a terrifying healing ability as Ye Tian.
For serious injuries that would normally take months for others to heal, Ye Tian would recover in just days, or even hours…
No wonder Ye Tian was so formidable.
Such fearsome recovery abilities would certainly give any enemy a headache!
Having recovered about seventy to eighty percent, upon opening his eyes, Ye Tian noticed Ye Zhicang watching him and quipped, “Ye Zhicang, although I’m not sure how much of my strength has recovered, I can certainly last a few days without collapsing!
Our conversation might be long, but it shouldn’t take days, right?”
Revisiting the topic, Ye Zhicang also sighed and said, “Ye Tian, now that you’ve mostly recovered, indeed it’s a good time to talk.
I also know what you want to ask.
You want to know why I saved you from my own brothers, right?”
When Ye Tian first met Ye Zhicang, he thought him to be a quiet, reserved person who disliked speaking.
But now, Ye Zhicang was speaking openly, leaving an impression quite contrary to Ye Tian’s initial one.
“Yes!
Ye Zhicang, people don’t act without reason; every action has a motive!
So, I believe you risked betraying the Ye family to save me for a reason!
I don’t want to remain in the dark; I want to know that reason!”
Ye Tian asked straightforwardly, and Ye Zhicang did not intend to conceal anything; he began to open up…
“Ye Tian, from your perspective, my actions must indeed seem strange.
The Ye family is a clan that highly values its rules.
For a martial artist like you, who trespassed into the Ye family’s forbidden grounds, the clan would not spare you regardless of how close you were to them!
So, don’t blame the Clan Leader, and don’t blame Ye Zhirong, who used to be close to you.
Your actions have crossed the bottom line of the Ye family!
Their desire to kill you was not an act of ingratitude, but because the principles of the Ye family are before them, and no one can defy them!”
Ye Zhicang emphasized the word “principles,” causing Ye Tian to pause briefly before asking, “Ye Zhicang, they want to kill me because of the Ye family’s principles, but what about you?
Why did you save me?
Was it also for ‘principles’?”
“Perhaps it really is so!”
A slight smile appeared on Ye Zhicang’s typically stern face, and this fleeting smile fascinated Ye Tian.
“Ye Tian, now, I will tell you about the affairs of the Ye family.
Please listen carefully, as I will only say this once!”
“History?”
Though Ye Tian was not particularly interested in the topic, he was very clear that the history recounted by Ye Zhicang must relate to the very matters he most urgently wished to understand.
Having gone through great hardships to steal the tadpole script from the Ye family’s backyard, it might just contain the history of the Ye family!
“Ye Zhicang, please go ahead, I’m listening!
And don’t worry, my memory is very good; you only need to tell me once, and I will understand!”
Ye Tian said with a smile.
Ye Zhicang then slowly sat down and began to recount the history of the Ye family!
“Ye Tian, in fact, the Ye family used to be servants of the gods.
Of course, this was thousands of years ago.
The Ye family took pride in serving the gods, even the family surname ‘Ye’ was bestowed by the gods!”
The first sentence from Ye Zhicang made Ye Tian stare in astonishment!
“Servants of the gods?
Ye Zhicang, are there really gods in this world??”
Ye Zhicang’s words exceeded Ye Tian’s knowledge, prompting Ye Tian to carefully inquire.
“Of course, there ‘are’ gods!”
Ye Zhicang nodded emphatically, affirming this notion!
“In the legends of countries around the world, the existence of gods is common.
This is not by chance, but because ‘gods’ truly exist!
Of course, the so-called ‘gods’ are not as omnipotent as the legends suggest, doing things like moving mountains or making rivers flow backward.
Even gods cannot do such acts!
The real gods are just a race superior to humans.
It is because of this sense of superiority that gods do not regard humans highly, seeing human lives as worthless, driving and enslaving humans.
This is the true nature of gods!
The fear humans have towards gods stems from the actions of the gods!”
“…”
Ye Tian listened silently to what Ye Zhicang was saying.
These words contravened his own understanding.
Ye Tian had never heard of such gods before, gods that seemed no different from brutal beasts!
Seeing Ye Tian’s grave expression, Ye Zhicang continued, “Previously, the Ye family was close to the gods, being among the highest-ranking servants.
The people of the Ye family took pride in this, feeling superior to ordinary human families, and this was a source of pride for the Ye family!
However, as the gods grew increasingly arrogant and oppressive, humans began to despise the existence of gods.
Though gods were very powerful, there were many more humans in number!
Thus, humans thought, it was better to sacrifice a large number of human lives than to live under the oppression of gods.
Driven by this mindset, a massive ‘Godslayer’ campaign occurred thousands of years ago!
Gods across the world suffered a devastating blow during that era.
Although gods were powerful, they could only kill a few individuals instantly.
Faced with a flood-like swarm of people, even gods could not withstand!
During that great war, a significant number of humans perished, and the casualties among the gods were equally severe!
Gods all over the world were severely damaged!
Although the Ye family was close to the gods, ultimately being human, the members of the Ye family also participated in the Godslayer campaign!”
“That sounds quite interesting; this way, weren’t all the gods killed?”
Ye Tian asked with interest.
The words of Ye Zhicang sounded like mythological legends, yet they were true events that had occurred.
“Since they are gods, how could they possibly be entirely slain?” Ye Zhicang replied to Ye Tian, smiling, “In fact, after the Godslayer war thousands of years ago, the gods did not vanish but instead went from being overt to covert!
This means that gods no longer directly enslaved humans; they shifted this ‘enslavement’ from the foreground to the background!”
“From the foreground to the background?”
Ye Tian was astounded.
Ye Zhicang’s words implied that gods still existed and continued to rule over humans, except humans were unaware of it?
“Yes!” Ye Zhicang asserted solemnly, “Actually, after thousands of years of changes in the human world, everyone believes that humans are the rulers of this world, but on the contrary, humans have always been dominated without knowing it.
In the background, the reach of gods is everywhere, the American presidential election, the emergence of the Roman Pontiff, the appointment of the United Nations Secretary-General, all are determined by gods.
Heads of state, centers of faith, financial oligarchs, all are under the control of gods.
Gods are omnipresent, yet untraceable, this is the essence of gods!”
After hearing Ye Zhicang’s words, Ye Tian also felt a strange sensation.
With gods three feet above our heads, this is just a proverb, but now, it seems more apt than ever to describe the current world.
The gods are so omnipotent and pervasive; such gods indeed make one uncomfortable!
Ye Tian exclaimed perplexedly, “Ye Zhicang, if the traces of gods are nowhere to be found, then how do you know about these things?
You couldn’t possibly be making this up, could you?”
Ye Zhicang chuckled, “How could I possibly make these things up to deceive you?
Ye Tian, to understand why I know these things, we still have to start from the history of the Ye family!”