Chapter 51: Flaw or Curse — The Secret Treasure of the Nine Heart Begonia Family
"Xiao Yu, Yan Zi, come in! Please, come in!"
Compared to Father Ye's casual demeanor, Mother Ye was meticulous and gracious.
Her long, dark blue hair was neatly tied up. She had a mature, beautiful, and dignified face that radiated nobility and warmth.
Upon seeing Ye Yu and Dugu Yan, she greeted them with a kind smile and heartfelt compliments, then warmly invited them into the residence.
After entering the Ye Mansion, Ye Yu and Dugu Yan were soon led to the main hall.
They took their seats.
A maid quickly arrived, serving tea and cakes for them to enjoy.
After the pleasantries, Mother Ye sighed, revealing the true reason she had invited Ye Yu today.
> "Xiao Yu, I don't know if Lingling has told you, but the Nine Heart Begonia Spirit of our family carries a fatal flaw."
> "There can only ever be two Nine Heart Begonia spirit masters in existence at the same time."
> "When Lingling was about to awaken her spirit, her grandmother chose to pass away voluntarily."
> "Generations cannot coexist. This is the greatest sorrow of our Nine Heart Begonia family!"
> "Lingling says you're extremely talented in spirit theory."
> "You were able to evolve a simple Blue Silver Grass spirit into something so powerful—this alone speaks volumes."
> "So, I ask—can you help us find a way to solve the defect of the Nine Heart Begonia spirit?"
> "If you succeed, you will be the benefactor of our entire family."
> "Even if it means going through fire or braving water, our Nine Heart Begonia family will never forget your kindness!"
At the end of her plea, Mother Ye looked at Ye Yu with deep blue eyes full of earnest hope.
Then, she and Father Ye stood and prepared to bow in gratitude.
Ye Yu hurriedly stood up and helped them up.
> "Aunt Ye, Uncle—please, don't do this!"
> "Lingling is my best friend. I'll do everything I can to help her."
> "In fact, I've already started studying your Nine Heart Begonia spirit."
> "Ye Yu, really?!"
Hearing that Ye Yu had already investigated the Nine Heart Begonia spirit, Mother Ye's eyes lit up with anticipation.
But Ye Yu could only shake his head helplessly.
> "But your Nine Heart Begonia spirit is truly... unique."
> "This condition—where only two spirit masters can exist at once—is vastly different from any traditional spirit defects I've studied."
He paused for a moment, hesitant.
> "Rather than calling it a defect…"
> "I believe it may be… a curse."
> "A curse?!"
Both Mother Ye and Father Ye looked stunned.
Even Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan raised their heads, visibly shocked.
> "If it's a curse, then… can it be undone?"
> "Is there really no way to break it?"
Mother Ye's usually calm and dignified expression showed deep sorrow.
> "It's not that it's impossible."
Ye Yu smiled gently and continued:
> "To place a curse that can be passed down through bloodline—it couldn't have been cast by an ordinary spirit master. It would have to be from a legendary god!"
> "And if it was a curse cast by a god…"
> "Then all we need is to find another god to lift it!"
> "Gods… Do such beings really exist?" Father Ye asked skeptically.
> "Of course they do! Isn't the Angel God of the Spirit Hall real?"
> "The last Pope of the Spirit Hall, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, wielded the Six-Winged Angel Spirit. That alone proves it!"
Ye Yu smiled calmly.
> "So, are you suggesting we seek help from the Spirit Hall?" Father Ye asked, clearly uneasy.
> "Of course not."
Ye Yu laughed softly.
> "I just meant that if the Angel God exists, then so might many of the other legendary gods."
> "But those gods have likely already ascended to another world."
> "Even Qian Daoliu might not be able to reach the Angel God now, much less seek help."
> "Aunt Ye, Uncle—submitting to the Spirit Hall doesn't guarantee the god's favor."
> "In my opinion, there's only one best solution."
> "What is it?!"
The Ye couple leaned forward in anticipation.
> "Simple: the three of us should find a way to become gods ourselves! Wouldn't that solve everything?"
Ye Yu's tone was relaxed, his gaze sharp with confidence.
It was as though becoming a god was nothing more than a natural next step.
His words left Mother Ye, Father Ye, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan utterly speechless.
They hadn't expected Ye Yu's ambition to reach such heights.
Among them, only Dugu Yan truly understood the kind of person Ye Yu was.
Though only thirteen or fourteen, he was already a Level 47 Soul Sect, with an unprecedented purple, purple, black, black soul ring configuration.
With such rare talent, who could say he wouldn't reach godhood one day?
She had full faith in her man.
At the same time, a spark of determination ignited in her heart.
If Ye Yu were to become a god, then she, too, must work hard.
So that when he ascended, she could stand beside him—as a goddess.
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After lunch, the issue of the Nine Heart Begonia was considered resolved for now.
Mother Ye, satisfied, saw no reason to keep them longer and asked Lingling to see them out.
Ye Yu took Dugu Yan and bid farewell.
He still wanted to return and focus on cultivation.
Though he was already viewed as a genius among his peers—
The higher one stands, the farther one sees.
Ye Yu had placed strict demands on himself:
He had to compress his spirit power, temper his body with thunder, master the inner alchemy method, and study advanced gunmanship.
His daily schedule was packed to the brim.
After Ye Yu and Dugu Yan left, Ye Lingling also returned to her room to cultivate.
Only Mother Ye and Father Ye remained in the hall.
> "Zhilan, what do you think of Ye Yu?" Father Ye, his long blood-red hair adding to his commanding presence, stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Mother Ye, Ye Zhilan, smiled.
> "He's an excellent boy. Handsome, highly gifted, hardworking, and full of ambition."
> "Becoming a god? That's something even Titled Douluo don't dare to dream of."
She sighed emotionally.
> "If he were our son-in-law, we'd have no worries."
> "Unfortunately, that child has already been claimed by Yanyan and the Dugu family."
Zhilan sighed again.
As a mother, she had noticed her daughter Ye Lingling's feelings.
She had fallen in love.
But back then, Ye Yu's talent seemed mediocre.
And as a support-typed spirit master clan, Zhilan couldn't ask her daughter to take the initiative.
By the time Ye Yu completed his transformation and shocked the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it was already too late.
They had missed their chance to invest in a potential stock.
That stock now belonged to someone else.
This left both Zhilan and her husband full of regret.
> Why hadn't we recognized the pearl before our eyes...!
> "Zhilan… do you believe what Ye Yu said? That our Nine Heart Begonia spirit isn't a defect, but a curse cast by a god?"
> "I do," Zhilan replied, her deep blue eyes shadowed with complexity.
> "According to our family's history, the Nine Heart Begonia was once a perfectly normal spirit."
> "Everything changed when the seventh generation ancestor brought home a mysterious secret treasure."
> "We've never been able to determine what that artifact truly was."
> "But not long after bringing it back, the ancestor died suddenly."
> "From then on, our spirit masters began dying one by one… until only two remained at a time."
> "That's when the saying was born: Only two Nine Heart Begonia spirit masters can exist at once."
A chilling foreshadowing.
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