coobybook Chapter 25 Father and Son
Chapter 25 Father and Son
(Note: The original meaning of "子" included both sons and daughters.)
Ramen shop.
The ramen shop owner came out of the kitchen carrying three bowls of ramen and placed them on the table of Ye Jingchen and his two companions. "The ramen is here! You three, eat it while it's hot!"
After setting the ramen noodles aside, the ramen owner returned to the counter of his shop, sat down in a chair, and took out the cigarette that Ye Jingchen had just given him.
He just quietly watched the three of them while smoking.
Ye Jingchen helped Erii stir the seasoning on the ramen, and patted Erii's head with a smile, "Eat up, you've been running around all day and haven't eaten yet."
Erii didn't pick up the chopsticks first. Instead, she put her hands together, closed her eyes, and seemed to pray.
If Erii could speak freely, she would probably say, "Thank you for the meal, I'm going to eat now!"
Erii picked up her chopsticks, took a sip of ramen, and her eyes lit up instantly. She turned to look at the ramen shop owner, smiled, and gave him a thumbs up.
The ramen shop owner looked at the adorable Erii, smiled and nodded in response, thinking to himself, "What a lovely girl, it's a pity she can't speak properly."
Ye Jingchen also picked up his chopsticks and started eating his ramen. Without looking up at the ramen owner, Ye Jingchen said, "I must say, your ramen is truly unique and has a great chewy texture."
Genjiro was in a state of turmoil and couldn't eat his ramen. He was worried about Genji Heavy Industries and also suspected Tachibana Masamune. "Ya-san, didn't you say you had something very important to do? Why are you eating ramen here so leisurely?"
"I'm telling you, young comrade, there's something wrong with your thinking." Ye Jingchen took a bite of ramen and a clove of garlic. "As the saying goes, every meal and every cup of tea is a form of spiritual practice. What could be more important than eating and sleeping?"
As he spoke, Ye Jingchen finally looked up at the ramen shop owner who was smoking the cigarette he had offered him. "Senior Uesugi, you agree, right?"
Upon hearing Ye Jingchen utter the name "Uesugi," the ramen shop owner tightened his grip on his cigarette, slowly puffing away, his tone turning icy cold. "I'll give you the time it takes to smoke a cigarette."
“Uesugi…” Genji looked at the ramen shop owner in disbelief. As far as he knew, apart from Erii, almost everyone else in the Uesugi family was dead. If there was another person in the world with the surname Uesugi, then it must be him—the former emperor of the Japanese underworld, a living dragon, with 100% dragon blood purity, a sinner of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, Uesugi Echizen.
Ye Jingchen calmly finished his noodles, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and seeing that Yuan Zhisheng hadn't touched his chopsticks yet, he smiled and said, "Eat up and try your old man's cooking."
Buzz! boom!
Uesugi Koshi moved. The speed of the "True Emperor" was unbelievable. The candlelight in the ramen shop was all shaken by the wind generated by Uesugi Koshi.
One second he was a kind ramen shop owner, the next he was back to being the "emperor" who ruled over the lives of thousands in Japan.
Erii sensed the danger and instantly ignited her golden eyes, which were no less powerful than Genji's. She subconsciously grabbed Ye Jingchen's sleeve.
"What do you mean by 'dear old man'? Explain yourself!" Uesugi Yue's tone was filled with doubt and anger.
He was puzzled. He had personally killed the members of the three inner families—the Minamoto, Uesugi, and Tachibana families—and the White King's blood was only passed down among the members of the three inner families. His actions were precisely to physically break the curse of the White King's blood, and in a sense, it could also greatly prevent the White King's resurrection.
He was angry, the anger of a king, which needed no explanation.
Ye Jingchen glanced at the swirling cigarette smoke and said calmly, "I haven't finished smoking yet."
"Nonsense, otherwise I would have kicked you out already. Spit out what you have to say!" Uesugi Yue squeezed the cigarette holder tightly to slow down the burning of the cigarette. He was also full of curiosity about what Ye Jingchen was about to say.
Genjiro's pupils constricted sharply. He hadn't clearly seen Uesugi Etsu's movements. Even if Genjiro could easily overpower him, he would still be able to see her actions clearly. "If his Word of Power isn't something like Setsuna's, then to possess such speed with just his physical body means he's also an Emperor!!!"
Ye Jingchen glanced at Genjiro's shocked expression and waved his hand, "No need to be so shocked. Your bloodline should be 60% or 70%, your brother's 70% or 80%, Erii's 80% or 90%, and Uesugi-senpai's bloodline is at least 95%."
"By the way, as I just told you, you, Genji, and Erii are siblings. Uesugi-senpai is your biological father, so logically speaking, you and Genji should both have the surname Uesugi."
Upon hearing this, Genjiro couldn't sit still any longer. He immediately slammed his fist on the table and stood up, exclaiming, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Do you think I'd believe your nonsense?" Uesugi Yue placed his hand on Ye Jingchen's shoulder, squeezing it hard as if he wanted to crush Ye Jingchen's shoulder blade. "Back then, those old geezers forced me to have sex with so many women, and I still couldn't get pregnant. Now you're telling me I suddenly have three children?"
Ye Jingchen silently activated the Word of Immortality, and a faint glow appeared on his body as he resisted Uesugi Yue's power.
He turned his head and smiled at Uesugi Kotsugi's gloomy face. "Times are progressing, and in-vitro fertilization technology is constantly improving. You never expected that the two tubes you donated would turn out like this, did you?"
“How could this be…” Uesugi Yue felt the bloodline of Genjiro and Erii at this moment. He knew this feeling all too well. There was no mistake. It was the blood of the White King.
Seeing that pinching Ye Jingchen's shoulder hadn't suppressed him, Uesugi Yue realized that Ye Jingchen was no ordinary person, and he let go.
Erii seemed to understand Ye Jingchen's conversation. She took out her notebook and wrote, "Ye-kun, is he really my father?"
Erii lowered her head and cautiously looked at this father she had never met before.
Ye Jingchen nodded, and Erii finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why can't she speak?" Uesugi Yue looked at Erii, who was being extremely careful, and felt a pang of heartache. A father's guilt and love for his daughter welled up from the bottom of his heart.
Family ties are something Uesugi Kotsugu longs for, yet dares not hope for.
“Eri can speak, but her Word of Power is Judgment. Besides, the Snake-Headed Eight Families only use Erii as a tool to slay dragons. As long as a tool can be used, it should just keep quiet and not cause trouble.” Ye Jingchen calmly drank his water. “So now, Uesugi-senpai, can you calm down and sit down to talk? I haven’t finished telling the tragic story of your three children yet.”
Uesugi Koshi lowered his head, instantly transforming from the imposing "True Emperor" into a lonely old man.
He sat down on the stool next to Ye Jingchen, his eyes blazing with anger. "They actually dared to change my son's surname to Yuan and use my daughter as a tool! After all these years, they are still so disgusting. They should have killed all five other families back then!"
"Don't say that yet. I don't think Genjiro is planning to acknowledge you as his father." Ye Jingchen sipped his water calmly, looking at Genjiro who was on the verge of losing control.
Genjiro erupted, roaring at Uesugi Koshi, "Why? Why did you do that in the first place?"
Genjiro drew his sword and pointed it at Uesugi Kotsu!