Chapter: 5868

Ye Zhongquan nodded slightly and asked Ye Chen, "Did you just try calling him?"

Ye Chen nodded and said, "It's turned off, probably because his phone is out of battery."

"It shouldn't be!" Ye Zhongquan frowned and said, "I haven't remembered Sihai's phone being out of battery for over a decade..."

Ye Chen laughed and said, "There are always special circumstances, Grandpa. You'd better rest early."

Ye Zhongquan said, "Oh yeah, before he left, he told me that the guest room is already cleaned up. You two should take a nap earlier, as there's no scheduled staff at the old mansion today. If you need anything, feel free to tell me anytime."

Ye Chen smiled and agreed, then gave Lin Wan'er a wink, and the two of them returned to the previous study.

As soon as they entered the study, Lin Wan'er couldn't help but say, "Young Master, isn't it that Tang Sihai's phone suddenly turned off because he somehow guessed you would definitely ask him for an explanation?"

"It's possible." Ye Chen sighed and said, "He suddenly left without saying goodbye, and I felt a strange sense that it might be hard to see him again in the future. He's a smart person who knows how to hide from the world for a while, but he can't hide forever. So, he couldn't have turned off his phone just because he wanted to leave quietly."

Lin Wan'er was astonished and opened her mouth to say, "Now that things have reached this point, what is Tang Sihai still hiding from you, Young Master? He's been doing all sorts of tasks assigned by your father for so many years. Why did he suddenly leave without a word now?"

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know how he thinks. However, based on my understanding of him, he must be loyal to the Ye family. Whether he left suddenly or not might have its own reason, and it could also be part of what your father set up years ago."

Lin Wan'er said, "Young Master is proficient in spiritual energy and has many ways to get people to reveal their deepest secrets. Tang Sihai left at this moment, and I think he must be worried that you'll use your spiritual energy to force him to reveal more secrets."

Ye Chen sighed and said, "Whatever his reason was, I believe he won't do anything that harms the Ye family. Since he has his own reason, I should respect it, and if he's not willing to talk about something now, I'll just wait until he's willing to later."

Having said this, Ye Chen went back to the photo album and continued looking at the pictures ahead.

The next photos showed Ye Chen's parents frequently appearing together.

They wore hiking gear and went to Shu Nan, where Meng Changsheng had practiced meditation early on. Then they went to Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India before returning to China and going to Ten Thousand Mountains.

Shu Nan and Ten Thousand Mountains were both places where Meng Changsheng had practiced meditation, with a route from Myanmar that reached India in the middle. Ye Chen suspected that this route must have been the one Meng Changsheng took when he left Shu Nan to find opportunities.

After obtaining the opportunity and having a lifespan of 500 years, Meng Changsheng returned to China and went into seclusion at Ten Thousand Mountains. Ultimately, he broke through the shackles of his 500-year lifespan and raised his life span to 1,000 years.

Next to me, Lin Wan'er couldn't help but exclaim, "Who would have thought that Master's parents had actually mapped out all the routes they took back then!"

Ye Chen nodded slightly and said, "It's probably thanks to the efforts described in 'The Prelude to Nine Heavens'."

Lin Wan'er asked him, "After you go to America this time, do you plan to follow the route from Myanmar to India as well?"

Ye Chen replied, "I've got that idea initially, but I'll need to take things one step at a time and see if I can find any clues left by Zhou Liangyun first."

Lin Wan'er spoke seriously, "The route Master took, I actually followed it back then too, although the specific routes may have been different. However, I've been to all those countries before and have some roots there. If you're preparing to go, I can offer you some help."

"Okay." Ye Chen nodded, saying, "Let's wait until I get back from America. Then we can discuss the specifics together."

Right now.

Jiuling Palace.

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