Chapter 463: Chapter 462 Difficult Decision
Seeing the atmosphere between Ye Fan and the Cain Ancestor grow increasingly tense, Heather hurriedly interjected, "Grandfather, please don’t pressure him anymore. I don’t care about these things!"
"You might not care, but I do! Our Vampire Clan has noble traditions. Moreover, you are my granddaughter, the granddaughter of Cain himself. Accepting him would be an act of folly. But since you are my most beloved granddaughter, I have chosen to overlook it. This small request is rely a test for him."
Ye Fan imdiately replied, "Elder, I cannot agree to this!"
"Repeat that?" the Cain Ancestor growled, his fury ignited.
Though moved, Ye Fan stood his ground. "Because before I t Heather, I already had many won, and they are all mine! I can’t let any of them down. Since they chose to follow
through thick and thin, I must protect them for the rest of their lives. I truly cannot abandon them!"
His words were as resolute as iron. Even facing the Cain Ancestor’s imnse pressure, Ye Fan’s expression did not change.
At that mont, the Cain Ancestor’s murderous intent flared.
Heather quickly spoke up, "Grandfather, please forgive him. Think about it—if, in the future, a power even stronger than our Vampire Clan threatened him like this and he submitted, wouldn’t that an he would also abandon
one day?"
It had to be said that Heather was an astute woman, able to deduce such logic in an instant.
The Cain Ancestor’s murderous aura suddenly subsided. He said, "Fine. Since Heather has pleaded for you, we’ll consider this matter settled. I hope you an what you say. If you go back on your word, I will absolutely not tolerate it!"
"Rest assured, Elder. My word is my bond!" Ye Fan said with firm conviction.
Heather was greatly relieved. Perhaps she didn’t care how many won Ye Fan had; what mattered was that he treated all of them well.
Just then, the Cain Ancestor spoke again. "There is a third matter!"
"Please speak, Elder!" Ye Fan said imdiately.
The Cain Ancestor stated, "The third matter is simple. You must lead a portion of your Shen Zhou Martial Artists to pledge allegiance to our Vampire Clan and serve under our na!"
Ye Fan instantly understood the Cain Ancestor’s intention. It was the sa as the Pope’s had been: they wanted the Shen Zhou Martial Artists to beco their subordinates.
It had to be said, when the Cain Ancestor stated his demand, any respect Ye Fan had left for the old man was instantly doused as if by a bucket of cold water. It seed no one could escape the shackles of power and domination. He couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
"I cannot do that!" he said.
BOOM!
The Cain Ancestor condensed a surge of blood-red power and launched it at Ye Fan.
"Pure Yang Divine Gang!" Ye Fan bellowed, neutralizing the sanguine energy, but the impact still sent him staggering back, spitting a mouthful of blood.
"Ye Fan!" Heather cried out, shocked, and rushed to help him up.
"I’m alright," Ye Fan managed to say.
The Cain Ancestor was now thoroughly enraged. "Give
a reason," he said coldly. "Otherwise, not even Heather’s protection will let you leave here alive today."
Ye Fan replied, "Elder, I once swore an oath to never pledge allegiance to anyone. Even in death, neither I nor my Shen Zhou Martial Artists will submit to any foreign power!
"Martial Artists have their dignity. Moreover, the Divine Land is the cradle of Martial Arts. For millennia, it was the pinnacle of the martial world. It was only in the last thousand years, after the great masters of the Divine Land vanished, that people mistakenly believed Shen Zhou Martial Arts had declined. In truth, it has never declined! Shen Zhou Martial Arts remains at the world’s summit, possessing absolute dignity!
"Elder, if you are sincere, then you can cooperate with Shen Zhou Martial Arts, not rule over us. No one has the right to rule Shen Zhou Martial Arts!" he declared, his conviction unwavering.
He was proud to be a master of Shen Zhou Martial Arts.
The Cain Ancestor sneered, "Is that your so-called reason?"
"Yes!" Ye Fan nodded.
"Obstinate boy," the Cain Ancestor said. "Do you doubt that I will kill you?"
"I don’t. But even if you kill , you will never enslave Shen Zhou Martial Arts. The European Church Court once had the sa idea, and the result was that they made an enemy of the entire Shen Zhou Martial Arts world!
"Several of their Holy Envoys died because of it!" Ye Fan retorted sharply.
"Are you threatening ?"
"No. I never threaten anyone. If others leave
alone, I won’t cause trouble. I can overlook being provoked once or twice, but if it persists, I will kill them without hesitation!" Ye Fan said. His pride was an unchangeable part of him—past, present, and future.
"If you don’t agree to this, you can never be with Heather!" the Cain Ancestor declared. "Choose between your lofty Shen Zhou Martial Arts and Heather!"
He had given Ye Fan an impossible choice. It must be said, the old are always more cunning.
Ye Fan stated resolutely, "I believe I can have both!"
"Hmph! Not on my watch! If you don’t choose Heather, then crawl back to your Divine Land imdiately. Even without you, my Vampire Clan can still fight the European Church Court!" the Cain Ancestor snapped.
"Grandfather, please don’t force him!" Heather pleaded.
But the Cain Ancestor cut her off. "Heather, are you going to defy my wishes now?"
"I..." Heather genuinely didn’t know what to say.
Perhaps this was fate.
She looked at Ye Fan, her expression pained, as if to tell him she was truly powerless. Of course, Heather couldn’t be blad; after all, this was her grandfather. Torn between love and kinship, she chose to remain silent, helping neither side.
Ye Fan hesitated, his mind in turmoil. Why did life have to be full of so many choices? Every choice was a burden, and this one felt so heavy he didn’t know what to do.
Finally, Ye Fan spoke. "Elder, forgive , but I cannot agree."
"I dislike such constraints. Therefore, I will leave.
"But if the day cos when the Vampire Clan truly goes to war with the European Church Court, perhaps I will co to help."
"Hmph! The Vampire Clan is more than capable of handling the European Church Court. We have no need of your help," the Cain Ancestor rebuked him.
Ye Fan gave Heather one last, reluctant look, then turned and walked away, cutting a desolate figure.
Heather broke down, her sobs heart-wrenching. Perhaps the Cain Ancestor shouldn’t have put Ye Fan in such an impossible position.
"Stop crying," the Cain Ancestor said. "A man like that isn’t worthy of your affection!"
"Grandfather, you’re wrong," Heather sobbed. "You shouldn’t have pressured him!"
"A great enemy is at our doorstep; now is not the ti for this," the Cain Ancestor said. "Though you have been revived, your injuries haven’t fully healed. What you need now is to enter seclusion and recover.
"Perhaps when you erge, you will no longer dwell on these tornting matters between n and won!"
Hearing this, Heather fell silent for a mont. Without another word, she turned and walked away to begin her solitary recuperation.
As if she could ever forget Ye Fan and the love they shared.
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