Chapter 137: Ye Feng’s Background

After a series of events came to an end, Ye Feng and the others’ lives finally returned to normal.
Yet Ye Feng was torn between choices. After he executed Nikola, Wu Dao and the others asked him about mid-grade spirit crystals. Of course, Ye Feng wasn’t generous enough to hand over two of those crystals, each worth 12,000 in domain value. After all, it had taken him a great deal of effort to accumulate over 50,000 in domain value. It was easy to imagine how difficult life would be in the true cultivator world if his domain value wasn’t sufficient.
So, he told Wu Dao and the others that he had claimed to have mid-grade spirit crystals because he knew how to obtain them, not because he carried them with him. He needed to contact that mysterious strongman, whom everyone now believed to be real, and get the crystals from him.
Wu Dao and the others didn’t doubt him much, as Ye Feng indeed didn’t have any storage items on him. And if mid-grade spirit crystals weren’t stored in special containers, their immense energy would easily be detected.
Only Long Tian knew that the so-called mysterious strongman was entirely a fabrication by Ye Feng. Yet he wouldn’t expose Ye Feng—he was just curious about how Ye Feng would handle this situation.
“Xiao Feng, it’s been three days. Have you sorted out the matter with the mid-grade spirit crystals?” Long Tian finally managed to shoo Pei Hong, who had been sticking to Ye Feng like a shadow, away and approached him. “You told Wu Dao and the others that you’d find a way to contact that mysterious strongman in the next few days and get the crystals from him.”
“Can you leave me alone for a while? Stop asking me this every day,” Ye Feng snapped irritably. He was currently struggling to decide what price Wu Dao and the others should pay for those two crystals. If the price was too low, it wouldn’t be worth it; if it was too high, he feared they wouldn’t be able to afford it. At the same time, he was also considering whether to leave Earth with Wu Dao and the others.
“I have no choice. Wu Dao and the others call me every day, asking about your progress. You can’t expect me to tell them you’ve been daydreaming these past few days!” Long Tian acted indifferent.
“I’ve been thinking these past few days about whether to leave Earth with Wu Dao and the others. I’ve been struggling with this issue over and over,” Ye Feng said, looking up at Long Tian. “Will you leave with them?”
“I can’t leave. I have my father and a sister. I can’t abandon them. I must wait for them to leave together!” Long Tian shook his head firmly and smiled.

Ye Feng was stunned. “Then I won’t leave either. I promised Kelly that I’d take care of her…”
“Leave Kelly to me!” Long Tian’s expression made it clear he wasn’t joking. “One more person or one less—it makes no difference to me. After all, they’re all adults, and they’re not hard to take care of. Besides, I still have the Emperor Bar to pass the time… You’re different from me; you have no reason to stay…”
“But…” Ye Feng couldn’t think of any way to argue back for a moment.
“Xiao Feng, before you leave, leave a blood sample!” Long Tian patted Ye Feng’s shoulder. “And give me some photos of you when you were a child, and some of you now.”
“What do you want to do?” Ye Feng asked, puzzled.
“I’ll be staying here for many years, mostly idle. I might as well help you find your parents. If I really find them, I’ll take them away from Earth together.” Long Tian seemed to have anticipated Ye Feng’s reaction and looked at him with a smile.
Ye Feng’s face was filled with shock, though his joy was fleeting. “There’s no need to bother. There are no clues to follow. I don’t have any birthmarks, and no one left any identifiable items behind. Newborns all look similar—photos won’t help. Besides, my current appearance is the result of multiple purifications with spiritual energy.”
“You were found at the orphanage on New Year’s Day, right? Isn’t the name of the orphanage a clue?” Long Tian was full of confidence.
Ye Feng fell silent for a while before lifting his head. “I don’t know. Why would healthy newborn boys without any genetic diseases be abandoned by their parents? I spent many years trying to figure it out, but I couldn’t come up with a plausible answer. They didn’t even think of coming back for me after abandoning me… I go to the orphanage once a year, and the director has never mentioned anyone coming to look for me… It’s been twenty years already…”
“You weren’t abandoned. No one would abandon you! They must have had their reasons. Trust me, I’ll find them for you, and then they can explain themselves to you in person.” Long Tian had never seen Ye Feng like this before, so he could only comfort him in this way.
“No need. I’m fine…” Ye Feng waved his hand at Long Tian. “Tell Wudao and the others to come over tomorrow!”
After saying that, he quickly left the apartment.
…

In the Virtual Realm, Ye Feng played with two mid-grade spirit crystals in his hands—things he had just purchased for 200,000 domain values.
“Aid, what do you think would be a good price to sell them at?” Ye Feng asked Aid, who was sitting on the ground against a shelf, reading a novel.
“What?” Aid looked up absentmindedly; he was completely immersed in his book.
“Wudao and the others need two mid-grade spirit crystals to install on the teleportation array and get everyone off Earth,” Ye Feng explained the situation.
“That’s a rare item on Earth! You can charge more! Otherwise, trade one mid-grade spirit crystal for 100 low-grade spirit crystals! That way, you can make a net profit of 180,000 domain values!” Aid said, glancing up at Ye Feng before returning to his novel.
“I have to admit, you have real talent for being a shrewd merchant!” Ye Feng was speechless. Normally, a mid-grade spirit crystal contained ten times the energy of a low-grade one. Although its price was higher than ten times that of a low-grade crystal, it shouldn’t be this extreme. According to Ye Feng’s estimate, 15 low-grade spirit crystals should be enough to exchange for one mid-grade one in the real cultivation world. But since such items were rare on Earth, he didn’t know the exact ratio.
“Don’t forget, I was once an authorized representative of the Virtual Realm too. I wouldn’t miss such an opportunity easily. Rare items are the best for making a profit—this is a truth for authorized representatives of the Virtual Realm! You should keep that in mind at all times!” Aid didn’t think his high demand was inappropriate.
“But they’re acquaintances, though not exactly friends…” Ye Feng really found it hard to do this.
“Then it’s up to you. Either you suffer losses or they do. The choice is yours. I’m just giving you reasonable advice!” Aid didn’t even lift his head this time; the thick novel in his hands covered his face completely, so Ye Feng couldn’t see his expression as he spoke.
“Alright, then 30 low-grade spirit crystals for one! Make a small profit—don’t go overboard. We might run into them again in the cultivation world someday.” Ye Feng shook his head helplessly. “If necessary, blame it on some mysterious expert. If they find it too expensive later, they won’t blame me.”