128: Chapter 128 Grandma Arrives

Lin Ye nodded slightly, completely setting his mind at ease.

The Divine Kingdom now had a complete system, comprehensive cultivation techniques, and clear evolutionary paths, having already entered a self-sustaining virtuous cycle.

However, the biggest shortcoming remained the scarcity of resources. Whether it was him cultivating the gold-devouring Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, or the various kin continuously advancing and purifying their bloodlines, all required a massive amount of resources to be continuously piled up.

He had to pull himself out of the Divine Kingdom, concentrate on making money, hoarding supplies, and scouring for heavenly treasures to pave the way for the subsequent rise of the entire Divine Kingdom faction.

Calculated down, having deeply cultivated the Divine Kingdom's nurturing, refined the tribal system, and deduced evolutionary paths, he had already stayed for a full four or five days within the Divine Kingdom, where the flow of time was drastically different.

With his mind made up, Lin Ye prepared to detach his consciousness from the Divine Kingdom and return to his physical body in reality.

Yet the very moment his consciousness was about to withdraw, the steady and respectful youthful aura behind him abruptly underwent a drastic change.

Yuan Zhan, who had originally strictly observed etiquette and been calm and reserved, instantly shed his docile appearance. The battle intent in his eyes burned fiercely, and the murderous aura all over his body churned restlessly as he impatiently shouted out, "Come, come, come! You few, fight me properly again!"

A thick, bellicose and ferocious aura rushed forward, overbearing, unyielding, and sharp-edged. There was not a shred of his previous obedient subordinate appearance left.

Lin Ye paused in his steps, shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help laughing.

He had finally completely figured out Yuan Zhan's two faces.

In front of him, this fellow was always well-behaved, sensible, humble, courteous, docile, and extremely cautious in everything. Yet in front of the various kin in the Divine Kingdom, he was the supreme battle ape overlord—overbearing, aggressive, decisive in killing, competitive, suppressing the entire field without the slightest mercy, a proper fierce sovereign of the battlefield.

Such a distinct contrast was truly interesting.

Lin Ye did not respond. With a bit of amusement, he no longer lingered, completely severing his mental connection with the Divine Kingdom, and his soul instantly returned to his physical body in reality.

The next instant, an overwhelming, intensely fierce sense of hunger suddenly swept through his entire body, hollowing out all his limbs and bones, while his internal organs sent waves of empty, burning sensations.

Having spent days consuming high amounts of mental energy in the Divine Kingdom, driving his talent, deducing and nurturing with his nerves taut the entire time, coupled with not having eaten for a long time, his body had long been overdrawn to the extreme.

Forcing back the dizziness and hunger, Lin Ye raised his hand to grab the slightly cool tea on the table, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp, barely suppressing the discomfort of an empty stomach.

He could no longer endure the hunger in his belly, pulled open the door with strides, and shouted anxiously at the top of his lungs: "Huzi! Huzi! Get me some food, I'm about to starve to death!"

The voice was rough and urgent, full of the eagerness of extreme starvation.

But as soon as the words fell, Lin Ye froze completely in place, all his words coming to an abrupt halt, and the eagerness on his face completely congealed.

In the empty corridor outside the door, there was no sign of Wang Hu at all.

Several women with straight figures and cold temperaments stood quietly in various spots outside the door.

Every single one of them had their bodies wreathed in vast and terrifying energy fluctuations. An iron-blooded aura of those who had weathered many battles rushed forward, stern and killing, with a suffocatingly extreme sense of oppression.

Pairs of sharp and calm eyes were currently locked tightly onto Lin Ye, who had just opened the door, with cautious gazes devoid of the slightest warmth.

At the sofa at the end of the corridor, a scene that shocked Lin Ye even more came into view.

Liu Yun was leaning intimately in the arms of a middle-aged beautiful woman. The two were whispering and smiling, with gentle brows and eyes, and the atmosphere was harmonious and cozy.

That middle-aged beautiful woman possessed peerless grace and an otherworldly charm. Her skin was delicate and firm, and the years had left almost no trace on her face. Her brows and eyes were gentle yet concealed a supreme majesty, with an unfathomable aura.

What was most surprising was that she looked extremely young, with very little age gap when standing together with Liu Yun, resembling a pair of sisters rather than elders and juniors.

The originally relaxed and ordinary home courtyard instantly turned solemn, mysterious, and filled with an unknown oppressive atmosphere.

Just as Lin Ye's whole body tensed up and his heart became secretly alert, a familiar and slightly reproachful gentle voice suddenly sounded, instantly shattering the stern killing intent of the courtyard.

Seeing the door open and Lin Ye finally coming out of seclusion, Liu Yun immediately smiled and got up from the middle-aged beautiful woman's arms, walking over quickly with light steps. Before Lin Ye could react, she skillfully raised her hand and gently pinched Lin Ye's ear, not using much force, full of intimate reproach.

"You dead child! If you go into seclusion, do it properly, yet you didn't make a single sound and vanished completely without a trace!"

While gently pulling him toward the living room, Liu Yun complained helplessly, her tone full of grievances after being worried: "Do you know you stayed there for over four days? No matter how we called out at home, there was no movement, the door restrictions were tightly locked, and your aura was silent. If my mother hadn't been certain that your cultivation was stable and there was no danger to your life, and stopped me from disturbing you, I would have broken down the door and rushed in to find you long ago!"

The sudden intimate handling, coupled with the elder-style scolding, made Lin Ye, who had just been in the Divine Kingdom and wielded overall control, instantly extremely embarrassed.

He stiffened his body, not daring to move around, and could only raise his hand to block awkwardly with a bitter face, hastily pleading for mercy in a low voice: "Auntie, I was wrong, I was wrong! Next time I go into seclusion, I will definitely give a heads-up in advance and will absolutely not let you worry. Let go quickly, let go quickly!"

Seeing Lin Ye's rare expression of being defeated and begging for mercy, the surrounding group of female guards with cold auras all flashed an extremely faint smile in their eyes, and the stern, iron-blooded aura around their bodies also quietly softened a bit.

Seeing him admit his mistake so obediently, Liu Yun finally let go with satisfaction, and bringing the slightly embarrassed Lin Ye step by step to the middle-aged beautiful woman by the sofa.

With a gentle expression, she first introduced softly to the middle-aged beautiful woman: "Mom, this is Lin Ye whom I often mention to you, and also the foster son who helped me break through my realm and nurture my kin."

After saying that, she turned to look at Xiao Ye, her tone affectionate and solemn, and directly arranged: "Xiao Ye, this is my mother. You can follow Huzi and just call her Grandmother."

The middle-aged beautiful woman sat gracefully in place, her brows and eyes gentle and mild. That unfathomable supreme majesty around her body was completely retracted, leaving only the warmth and benevolence unique to an elder.

She quietly sized up Lin Ye, her gaze clear and transparent, as if she could see through people's hearts, with a faint appreciation and satisfaction in the depths of her eyes, and her temperament was both transcendent and approachable.

Lin Ye hurriedly restrained all the auras on his body, straightened his posture, and spoke respectfully: "Hello, Grandmother."

"Good child." The middle-aged beautiful woman nodded gently, her voice as warm as water, carrying a natural calming power. "I know you. Cultivating deeply along your path of opportunities and building step by step, your disposition and talent are both very good."

This simple word of praise was neither heavy nor light, yet exceptionally pertinent.

Liu Yun, standing aside and watching the two finish their pleasantries, only then remembered Lin Ye's appearance of crying out for food earlier because of starvation. She immediately smiled and instructed the maid waiting nearby: "Go quickly to the back kitchen and prepare a lavish table of meals, combining meat and vegetables, serve more staple foods, and be quick about it."

"Yes!"

The maid bowed to accept the order, turned around, and quickly retreated to prepare the meal.