For some reason, when he heard Ye Hongyi say that his unborn daughter was destined to be with her, a strange image involuntarily appeared in Xiao Yi's mind: a bald donkey, coming from the West, saying that everything good he saw in the East was destined for the West.
Xiao Yi shook his head slightly, discarding the stories he had heard from the mortals of the small world. He looked at Ye Hongyi and said, "To become a disciple of Fairy Hongyi must be a blessing from my daughter's previous life. However, I can't make the decision on this matter. I have already reported it to Su Yao's ancestor. The ancestor was very happy to hear about it and said she would personally teach her. So... I'm sorry."
Although Xiao Yi's words were very euphemistic, both Ye Hongyi and Tian Peng could hear the implied refusal in his words.
In fact, thinking deeper, the meaning in Xiao Yi's words also indicated that their backgrounds were not bad. Su Yao's child was even personally named by Su Yao's Immortal King ancestor to be taught. Ye Hongyi, a Guiyi Realm peak cultivator, even if she was a peerless genius, could not compare to an Immortal King ancestor in terms of strength, influence, or resources.
Ye Hongyi and Tian Peng also thought of this, otherwise Xiao Yi would not have directly brought up Su Yao's ancestor.
Perhaps it sounded like Xiao Yi was very realistic and snobbish, but Ye Hongyi didn't think there was anything wrong with Xiao Yi's thinking. Even if she were in his shoes, she would think the same way.
After all, it concerned the future of his daughter. Xiao Yi's ability to婉转 reject Ye Hongyi was already a testament to his high level of cultivation. If it were someone else, the tone of rejection would probably be very cold.
Tian Peng, on the other hand, wanted to laugh. He naturally understood the thoughts in Xiao Yi's words. However, in terms of strength, his young lady was definitely not comparable for the time being, but when it came to strength, resources, and background, who could his young lady lose to?
Xiao Yi, ah, Xiao Yi, you don't even know what you've missed.
However, Ye Hongyi didn't seem to want to miss this destined disciple. She smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. The child hasn't been born yet. When the time comes, I'll have someone talk to Su Yao's ancestor. Maybe it will work out."
"..."
Xiao Yi's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this. His meaning was already very clear, but Ye Hongyi was still unwilling to give up. This gave him a clearer understanding of her personality, which he wasn't familiar with before.
This understanding reminded him of someone.
Li Beifei.
He knew that Li Beifei was Ye Hongyi's junior brother. Everyone on the Starry Sky Ancient Road knew this. However, Li Beifei's scandals would make people subconsciously separate him from Ye Hongyi, one of the four fairies of the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
Now, Xiao Yi finally understood why Li Beifei and Ye Hongyi were fellow disciples. Since they came from the same master, they would naturally have some similarities, and that was persistence.
And persistence could also be translated as thick-skinned.
It's just that Li Beifei was really thick-skinned, while Ye Hongyi was really persistent.
Xiao Yi knew that it was useless no matter what he said. He just smiled bitterly in his heart. Find someone to talk to Su Yao's ancestor? That was an Immortal King ancestor. Could you possibly find an Immortal King to talk to Su Yao's ancestor?
Don't mention it, Ye Hongyi thought so. Wasn't her guardian, Bai Zhiyin, an Immortal King powerhouse?
Xiao Yi didn't want to continue discussing this matter. Instead, he changed the topic and asked, "Did you two come to me for something?"
"That's right!"
Ye Hongyi naturally hadn't forgotten the purpose of her visit. Although she had already determined that the tomb robbery had nothing to do with Xiao Yi and Su Yao, she could still find more clues from them.
After all, as fellow members of the Ancient Five, coming from the same place, they should know each other best.
"Please speak!" Seeing Ye Hongyi's serious expression, Xiao Yi knew that it must be a major matter. If it were a trivial matter, she wouldn't have personally come to him. After all, they weren't really familiar before this.
"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xiao knows about the tomb robbery incidents on the Starry Sky Ancient Road in recent centuries?" Ye Hongyi asked directly.
"Tomb robbery incidents?" Xiao Yi frowned. He shook his head and said, "Su Yao and I have been living in seclusion here for thousands of years. We have never left during that time and are not clear about the outside world."
Although Xiao Yi and Su Yao were two of the Ancient Five and possessed peerless talents surpassing the vast majority of geniuses, this couple didn't like fighting. After traveling on the Starry Sky Ancient Road for a while, they began a life of seclusion. They rarely even entered the Virtual God Realm, and they turned a deaf ear to outside affairs.
So when Ye Hongyi asked about the tomb robbery incidents, Xiao Yi really didn't know.
"If it were just simple tomb robbery incidents, you wouldn't have personally come to us, Fairy Hongyi, would you?" Although Xiao Yi didn't know, he could sense that the matter was not simple.
Ye Hongyi nodded lightly and said, "That's right. The owners of these tombs that were robbed all had special constitutions during their lives, and they were all ancestors of my human race. They made indelible contributions to the development and growth of the human race. They dedicated their lives to my human race, and I naturally can't allow them to be disturbed in the slightest after their deaths."
"So I want to find the person behind the scenes, but this person is very careful and has even shielded the heavenly secrets, so that even I can't deduce it."
Ye Hongyi's tone had a hint of coldness. Xiao Yi's heart trembled after hearing this. He could feel the peerless killing intent hidden beneath Ye Hongyi's serious expression, an intent that was being suppressed but not released.
It had been nearly three thousand years since he came to the Mortal Realm. After being born in the Virtual God Realm, Xiao Yi had also learned about the history of the human race in the Mortal Realm. From a million years ago to the present, the human race could be described as an epic worthy of song and tears.
Within a million years, apart from the Human Race Holy Emperor, thirty-six Human Race Emperors comparable to Supreme beings were actually born, not including the emperors of the Primordial Race and the Demon Race. This wouldn't be anything in a great world with a complete origin of the Great Dao, but the problem was that the Mortal Realm at that time was in the Age of Dharma Decline, with not a single trace of longevity substance!
A special environment created a special race.
At least the human race in the Mortal Realm was more united than the human race in the Azure Flame Realm where he was born.
Ye Hongyi, as a peerless genius of the human race in the Mortal Realm, would naturally feel angry and indignant upon learning that the tombs of the ancestors were being robbed by others. Xiao Yi expressed his understanding, but he couldn't empathize with her.
After all, the growth environments of the two sides were different.
However, Xiao Yi still said, "You two came here today, I'm afraid you suspect us, right?"
"Why do you say that?" Ye Hongyi asked in return.
"It's very simple. Whether it's the human race, the demon race, or the ancient race in the Mortal Realm, all of them currently respect the Holy Emperor Palace. No matter which side it is, they wouldn't dare to do something like digging up the graves of human ancestors. But we, the Ancient Five, are different. We don't have a strong sense of identity with the human ancestors of the Mortal Realm, and we can also shield the deductions of Fairy Hongyi. Combining everything, we, the Ancient Five, are the most suspicious."
"So, you two came to me, aren't you just suspecting me and Su Yao?"
Xiao Yi's voice was very soft, as if afraid of disturbing Su Yao's rest in the room.
Tian Peng was a little embarrassed, but Ye Hongyi generously admitted it.
"That's right," Ye Hongyi's voice was very clear.
"Uh..." Xiao Yi thought that Ye Hongyi would explain, after all, Ye Hongyi was the senior sister of that old scoundrel Li Beifei. Although Ye Hongyi had a very good reputation on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, due to the effect of first impressions, Xiao Yi had first come into contact with Li Beifei, so he naturally had a filter.
"You and Brother Li are really different," Xiao Yi smiled bitterly. Originally, if Ye Hongyi wanted to explain, he would have other things to say. Now that Ye Hongyi directly admitted it, he didn't know how to respond.
"Don't compare Li Beifei with my young lady," Tian Peng immediately said.
Although Li Beifei was the young lady's junior brother, Tian Peng firmly couldn't allow Li Beifei's scandals to be associated with his young lady.
"Haha, sorry," Xiao Yi said, but he thought for a moment and said, "However, Fairy Hongyi, your words remind me of a legend."
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