Chapter Fifty-Five A Dream

  "What? You want to know the next layer of the Jiaolong body's mental technique?"

  In the thatched cottage, with Old Man Chen's temperament, he was shocked at this moment, staring at Chen Ye and asking in surprise.

  "That's right!"

  The old man's shock left Chen Ye somewhat perplexed. Although it was said that cultivating the fleshly body technique was extremely difficult, it wasn't as if no one in the world had ever succeeded before. And yet, he himself looked quite young, so why was he shocked to this extent?

  After confirming, Old Man Chen sighed helplessly and said with a hint of bitterness: "The second layer of the Jiaolong Body is called the 'Ascending to the Hall Method'. I have it, but I can't give it to you."

  "Why?"

  Now it's Chen Ye's turn to be surprised.

  The faster one's own strength grows, the better it is for the family. Why doesn't Old Master want to give me the second layer of the Jiaolong Body technique?

  Grandpa Chen sighed again and said, "The specific reason, Grandpa can't tell you for the time being. Grandpa can only say that before successfully breaking through the second layer of his Jiaolong body, Grandpa won't tell you the heart method of the second layer of Jiaolong body."

  The old man nodded silently and didn't say much more. He must have had his reasons for doing so, but it was time to ask some questions about other things...

  At this thought, Chen Ye's expression turned solemn and he asked in a serious tone: "Grandfather, you have many thoughts hidden in your heart that we don't know about. Today, I want to ask you something. In the face of the imperial family's relentless pressure, what countermeasures do you have? Or let me put it more bluntly, if one day the current emperor stops at nothing and vows to take down every single member of the Chen family, Grandfather, what would you do?"

  After asking, Chen Ye suddenly became tense and anxious. He really wanted to hear a clear answer from the old man, but he was also afraid that this answer would not be what he wanted.

  Grandfather Chen fell silent, and for a long time he didn't make a sound. Chen Ye could sense from Grandfather's breathing that at this moment, his heart was very unsettled.

  "Good night!"

  After a long while, Old Man Chen said heavily: "Your eldest uncle and second uncle have also asked the same question many times..."

  "Grandfather, how did you answer them?" Chen Ye asked hastily.

  At this time, Old Man Chen actually smiled and said: "I didn't answer their question, I only told them one sentence, as long as I'm still alive, no one in the Great China Empire can touch our Chen family."

  The old man's face tightened again, and he said, "You're too confident in yourself, aren't you? At the same time, I'm afraid your words are hard for me to believe, Grandfather."

  Having experienced it once, the memory of that night was etched clearly in his mind. From start to finish, from the arrival of the great calamity at the Chen household to its downfall, he had never seen Old Master Chen take action even once. Even when faced with numerous descendants dying one by one under the imperial family's executioner's blade, Old Master Chen still did not make a move.

  Although in the world of memory, Chen Ye had never asked Lao Yezi this question before, but he believed that if he did ask, Lao Yezi would also give the same answer. Moreover, Eldest Uncle and Second Uncle had asked it before too!

  In the end, how is it? Isn't it still a family destroyed and people dead?!

  At midnight, both eyes slowly closed upwards, perhaps due to a few points of resentment leading to excitement, breathing was much more urgent than usual.

  At this, Old Master Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Yè, don't you believe what Grandfather is saying?"

  "What grandfather says is true as long as he's willing to do it, but grandfather..."

  "You mean I'm speaking insincerely?" Old Master Chen's tone gradually rose, not in anger, but with some surprise.

  Throughout the Great Hua Empire, although the imperial family was secretly on high alert and many powerful families were waiting for an opportunity to strike, no one suspected that what King Chen Zhong of Zhen Guo said would be untrue.

  "Grandpa!"

  "Grandfather, do you want to know why I suddenly had a change that you all find unbelievable?" he said in a low voice, his eyes still not open.

  In his heart, he was very clear that he had suddenly gained confidence. He would definitely make the people at home suspicious, and their not asking didn't mean they weren't concerned in their hearts.

  Grandfather Taiyang raised an eyebrow, he had always wanted to know, and had been wanting to ask, but was afraid of bringing some trouble to his young grandson, so he hid it and didn't speak.

  Chen Ye said slowly: "About more than two months ago one night, Sun Er was sleeping and had a dream naturally!"

  "A dream?" Even Old Man Chen, who had seen and known much, couldn't figure out how a dream could be related to the change in Chen Ye.

  "In this dream, the grandson saw that although the Chen family was envied and calculated by many parties, their wealth and glory were still intact. However, this situation would only last until six years later."

  "Good night?"

  "Six years later, a big thing happened. The current emperor used this as an excuse to unite with the Long Sun family, Wu family, Tong family and other major families to launch a comprehensive attack on my Chen family," continued Chen Ye.

  "At one time, many of your loyal subordinates were killed, and the best outcome was to be imprisoned for life... Faced with these, you still remain unmoved!"

  "Immediately after, Da Bo, Er Bo, Da Ge, Er Ge, and other elders of the grandson's family were all killed by the emperor's executioner... Facing these, Grandfather still did not take action."

  "On that day, the Chen family's hundreds of lives were lost, regardless of how they resisted, not a single person escaped. The magnificent and resplendent Zhen Guo Wang Fu, symbolizing one of the highest powers of the Great Hua Dynasty, was burned to ashes by a raging fire..."

  "Grandfather remained silent and watched from the side. From start to finish, Grandfather only did one thing, which was to send his grandson out of the imperial capital, telling him not to think about revenge, but to live a good life and leave behind a descendant for the Chen family."

  Then, Grandfather turned around and returned to the Imperial Capital!

  "That dream, it recorded the decline and eventual downfall of my Chen family... Grandfather, when I woke up from that dream, I was shocked and realized that if things continue like this, sooner or later, my Chen family will end up just like in the dream."

  "Grandson is unwilling, grandson even more does not want to see again the Chen family's miserable situation, so..."

  At that time, the words were like a thunderclap, shocking Old Man Chen. As he looked at the tears falling from the corner of his eyes, his expression was extremely cold and stern.

  After a long while, Old Man Chen finally came back to his senses and looked at Chen Ye, saying: "Ye Er, you said that it was just a dream, dreams are false!"

  Chen Ye shook his head, his heart bleeding as if it was dripping blood. He wanted to tell Grandfather: "Grandpa, that's not a dream, it's what your grandson has personally experienced."

  However, past experiences are forever a secret in the depths of one's heart that cannot be shared with others.

  Suddenly, Chen Ye opened his eyes, and the tears at the corners of his eyes evaporated instantly. Looking at the old man, Chen Ye said firmly: "Grandfather, I'm not clear how you view the relationship between our family and the imperial court, and I don't plan to know now. Because I've already made a decision, from now on, I'll do things my own way. If one day... if that day really comes!"

  In his body, the killing intent that had reached its peak burst out like a storm, and his voice was like thunder from the nine hells.

  "No matter whether there is or isn't that day in Sunzi's dream, the current royal family will inevitably uproot them and make them disappear forever from this world!"