Therefore, as the person in charge of this village, he immediately dashed towards the village gate to confirm and prevent Ye Xiao from entering. After all, the two gatekeepers could have been easily defeated by him, but now it turned out to be true: the young man they thought was an impostor was actually Ye Xiao.
As the village chief, although the Ye family didn't want Ye Xiao, he held a neutral position, so he couldn't interfere in the Ye family's affairs.
"Ye Xiao, they're the ones who can't see the truth, so please forgive the two gatekeepers," the village chief continued.
"Well, no problem, village chief." Ye Xiao didn't blame them.
"Then what do you plan to do now, son?" the village chief asked. He thought Ye Xiao was quite good. He hadn't been able to awaken his golden core all this time, but after a long struggle and time, he finally did. Furthermore, his realm was clearly at the fifth stage of Qi Refining, yet he could easily defeat the two gatekeepers of the same level as him. This proved that Ye Xiao was a young genius with extraordinary talent.
"Hmm, I'll return to the Ye family residence," Ye Xiao said in response to the village chief's words.
"Son, are you sure?" the village chief asked.
According to him, the Ye family didn't want Ye Xiao back because the Ye family head had announced that he had removed Ye Xiao from his lineage. This was why the village chief asked Ye Xiao if he was sure about returning to the Ye family residence.
"Yes, village chief, what's wrong?" Ye Xiao asked curiously. Judging from the village chief's expression, it was clear something was wrong that prompted his question.
"Hmm, I suggest you don't return, because the Ye family head has announced that the Ye family has removed you from your lineage," the village chief said in a deep voice.
"Hmm, I already know, village chief, but perhaps with my current situation, my father will accept me back." Ye Xiao replied, saying that he had heard the news from a few people he had heard from afar when he was about to enter the village. However, with his current state, having awakened his golden core and his cultivation reaching the level of most young geniuses in the village, Ye Xiao felt confident that the Ye family head, who was none other than his own father, would definitely welcome him back.
"Well, that's probably it," the village chief agreed.
"Alright, goodbye, village chief. I'll be going now." Ye Xiao said goodbye with his hands clasped together and continued on his way.
Watching Ye Xiao leave, the village chief looked at him deeply for a moment before leaving.
Ye Xiao had already left, speeding up his pace.
The village streets were bustling with activity, but when they saw Ye Xiao walking down the street, all eyes immediately turned to him.
"Hey, look, that's Ye Xiao, isn't it?"
"Yes, it's Ye Xiao."
"I never thought he'd return to the village. Is he going back to the Ye family residence?"
"That should be it. Look at the direction he's heading."
"Hey, look at him. Why is his body emitting an aura?"
"Oh, so it's true. How is that possible?"
Various comments echoed throughout the village streets. They were surprised by Ye Xiao's return, but they were even more surprised by Ye Xiao's body's ability to emit an aura.
At this moment, several people approached Ye Xiao.
"Ye Xiao, I didn't expect you to dare return," one of them said with a disdainful expression.
"Haha, Ye Xiao, you should just leave if you don't want to suffer a terrible fate. Even if you've successfully awakened your golden core, it means nothing to the esteemed Ye family."
Hearing the jeers, Ye Xiao ignored them and continued on his way.
"Hey, you, did you hear me?" one of the people said.
He could sense Ye Xiao's aura, but he couldn't tell how high Ye Xiao's realm was because he hadn't used his spiritual energy yet. However, they all thought Ye Xiao's realm must be very low, likely still in the first stage of Qi Refining, after all, Ye Xiao had only just awakened his golden core.
But Ye Xiao didn't care at all and continued walking.
Seeing that Ye Xiao wasn't paying attention to them, several people immediately jumped up and blocked him from in front of him.
You guys...!!!!
Ye Xiao was furious. He didn't understand why these people were so shameless. He hadn't done anything to them, yet they insisted on blocking his path.
If their words were well-intentioned, Ye Xiao wouldn't be angry. But every word they uttered was filled with insults and curses. Nevertheless, Ye Xiao still restrained himself. It was just that this time, their actions had crossed the line. Why did they have to block his path? Wasn't this going too far?
"Haha, honestly, we're doing this for a reward," one of them said frankly, seeing Ye Xiao starting to get angry.
"Hmm, what do you mean?" Hearing this, Ye Xiao became even angrier, but he restrained himself, wanting to hear more.
"Hehe, isn't it obvious? The Ye family has offered a reward for meeting you, so we have to torture you." The man said with a wicked smile. Indeed, a member of the Ye family had announced a large reward for teaching Ye Xiao a lesson when he returned to the village. Therefore, many poor and weak people were very interested in the reward so they could obtain sufficient wealth from the Ye family members. Just like the few people who had come to intercept Ye Xiao and teach him a lesson so that Ye Xiao would be even more afraid to return to the Ye family residence.
"Torture me? Come on, if you have the ability!" Ye Xiao said angrily. He was currently completely provoked by these figures. From their actions, Ye Xiao could sense the level of these people. Ye Xiao could sense that their level was only at the fourth stage of Qi refining and far weaker than the two previous village gate guards. So what was there to fear from these people? To Ye Xiao, these people were just weaklings who Ye Xiao didn't need to be afraid of.