Chapter 33: Proclaiming One's Ambition with Blood!

  Ye Family Mansion Hall

  Ye Chen arrived at the family hall when there were already over a hundred people gathered inside the spacious hall.

  Yun Yi Xuan and others stood in the center of the hall, with four corpses lying horizontally on the ground beside them, which were Yun Lao Liu's and others', but Ye Mo Yang's corpse was not brought over.

  Ye Cangxuan saw the four corpses placed on the ground and looked at Yun Yixuan, saying coldly: "What does it mean for the Cloud Family Manor to bring over these four corpses?!" He took a look at the four corpses and recognized one of them as Yun Laosix. Yun Laosix was an eighth-stage expert, and he didn't know how he had died.

  "Ye Cangxuan, stop pretending to be innocent! If you say that Yun Lao Liu wasn't killed by you or Ye Zhantian, I won't believe it even if you kill me!" Yun Yixuan pointed at Ye Cangxuan with his hand, furious at seeing Ye Cangxuan's calm expression.

  Ye Zhan Tian and others looked bewildered, somewhat puzzled. Yunjia Fort would not kill Yun Lao Liu to frame Yejia Fort. After all, Yun Lao Liu was an eighth-level expert, such a high-level expert in the family, also one of the peak combat powers, losing one is a huge loss for the family.

  However, Yun Lao Liu is really dead!

  Within hundreds of miles around here, the only one who dares to be an enemy of Yunjia Fort is Yejia Fort.

  Yunjiabao's Yun Lao Liu is dead, Ye Zhantian and others are delighted but haven't had time to react yet. However, it wasn't them who killed him. The Ye family has the ability to kill Yun Lao Liu, they've been staying in their fortress for days, not even leaving the main house. Of course, they wouldn't have thought of Ye Chen at all.

  "It wasn't me who killed him, I haven't left Yejia Fort for half a step recently." Ye Cangxuan said.

  "Bullshit! Then how did they die?" Yun Yi Xuan scolded with a stern face.

  "It's ridiculous! I, Ye Cangxuan, say that if it wasn't me who killed the person, then it wasn't me. If it was indeed me who killed him, would I not dare to admit it?" Ye Cangxuan said with a straight face and an air of confidence.

  "The corpses of Yun Lao Liu and others were found near Ye Jia Pu, and it was clear that Yun Lao Liu was killed by a 9th-level expert. If not you, Ye Cang Xuan, then it must be you, Ye Zhan Tian." Yun Yi Xuan let out a cold hum, his eyes gleaming like knives as he stared fixedly at Ye Zhan Tian.

  "It wasn't me who killed him." Ye Zhantian said, among the nine high-ranking experts in Yejia Fortress, only he and Ye Cangxuan were capable of killing Yun Lao Liu and others. It was not easy for others to do so. Thinking of the explosion this morning, he had a sudden movement in his heart, thinking of a possibility, but didn't say it out loud. He immediately retorted, "What are people from Yunjia Fortress doing coming near Yejia Fortress? Are you saying that if someone dies near Yejia Fortress, it must be someone from Yejia Fortress who killed him? You're being too overbearing, in the future when your people come to Yejia Fortress, do we have to protect you as well?"

  Ye Chen's heart was filled with anxiety, and he couldn't tell his father and uncle about the cause of the incident, or else they would be caught by the people of Yunjia Fortress. He was worried that the people of Yunjia Fortress were planning to find an excuse to go to war with Yejia Fortress, which was currently no match for them.

  "You two, one old and one young, are quite clean in your actions. If you don't hand over the murderer, this matter won't be settled today!" Yun Yi Xuan coldly laughed three times in anger.

  "Are you four lords from the Cloud Manor here to bully us, the Ye Manor?!" Ye Cangxuan's eyes narrowed and swept towards the several manor lords. "Lord Yan, Lord Qin, Lord Lin, and Lord Wei, are you four here today to help the Cloud Manor oppress us, the Ye Manor?"

  Yan Yin, Qin Yu and others looked at each other in silence. They didn't want to offend Ye Jia Pu, but Yun Jia Pu was even more unforgivable, especially since Yun Jia Pu had recently gained the support of the Duke of Donglin Prefecture. If Yun Jia Pu really wanted to take action against Ye Jia Pu, they wouldn't be able to stay out of it after all. However, they wouldn't go all out either.

  Lianyun 18 forts currently have nine forts, all of which are under the command of Yunjia Fort, and they are four of them!

  Yan Yinxiao and others did not respond, Ye Cangxuan burst out laughing coldly: "Since the Yun family wants to deal with me, the Ye family, why bother bringing in four corpses, just to provoke ridicule. The Yun family wants war, my Ye family will accompany you at any time, various castle owners, although I, Ye Cangxuan, do not want to be an enemy of yours, but if you take action against my Ye family, don't blame me for being impolite!"

  Ye Cangxuan's body suddenly released a powerful aura.

  Yan Yin and others were taken aback, Ye Cangxuan's aura had already reached the mid-9th stage, comparable to Yun Yiyang, without being inferior. Their faces changed for a moment, the difference in strength between the early 9th stage and the mid-9th stage was enormous. Three early 9th-stage masters working together might be able to defeat a mid-9th-stage master, but they would have to pay a terrible price!

  I didn't expect Ye Cangxuan's strength to have reached mid-9th rank already! When did this happen?

  "Ye Cangxuan, do you think that just because Yejia Fortress has two 9th rank experts, you can look down on everyone else? The Duke of Donglin can easily send over a peak 9th rank expert and annihilate Yejia Fortress!" Yun Yixuan continued to press in, this sentence was precisely aimed at the several fortress masters standing beside him.

  Yan Yin and others heard this, their faces changed color, although they didn't know if the Duke of Donglin would really send someone over, but no matter what, it's better to offend Yejia Fortress than to offend Yunjia Fortress!

  "Yun Yi Xuan, you can't intimidate us, the Ye family village. If the Duke of Donglin was going to send someone to help you, he would have done so already. I heard that Xuan Yi Medicine Zun is going to collect disciples in Donglin County, and only then did you decide to hold the Lianyun Eighteen Forts Martial Arts Conference. Before the conference, your Yun family village won't dare to make a move on us, but after the conference, my Ye family village will be ready for you anytime. You've shown off enough, get out of our Ye family village!" Ye Cang Xuan retorted mercilessly.

  Yun Yi Xuan's expression changed, he didn't expect Ye Cang Xuan to be so well-informed.

  "The mine behind Yejia Fort has been taken over by our Yunjia Fort, it can be considered as compensation for the death of Yun Lao Liu. If Yejia Fort is not satisfied, they can come and take back the mine!" Cloud Yi Xuan said, at this time it's impossible to go to war with Yejia Fort, but it's a good opportunity to seize their mine.

  Upon hearing Yun Yi Xuan's words, the people of Ye Jia Bao burst into angry shouts.

  "Yun family's castle is too deceitful!"

  The Ye family village is outraged, and the Yun family village is openly and brazenly robbing the Ye family village of its mines. What's the difference between this and being bandits?

  The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, and the people of Yejia Fort were waiting for Ye Zhantian's word to fight to the death with Yuyi Xuan and others. Seeing the angry gaze of the Yejia Fort crowd, ready to attack at any time, Yan Yin, Qin Yu and others secretly cursed, they could only be fully vigilant, if Yejia Fort made a move, they would probably also be dragged down.

  The veins on Ye Zhan Tian's arm bulged, if it were in the past, he might have jumped up and fought to the death with Yun Family Fort. However, now, for the sake of Ye Family Fort's survival, he must endure! Give Ye Family Fort a few more months, and they won't be so afraid of Yun Family Fort anymore. Even if it means swallowing his teeth, he'll do it!

  "After the martial arts assembly, I will personally go to Yunjia Fortress to demand justice!" Ye Zhantian gritted his teeth and said word by word.

  Ye Chen stood by, at this moment he knew more than anyone the humiliation in his father's heart, but his father still endured it with a heavy burden. Today's events were all caused by him, Ye Chen looked at Yun Yi Xuan, his fists clenched tightly, he hated himself more than ever for not having enough strength!

  Yan Yin and others all broke out in a cold sweat behind their backs. Ye Zhan Tian gave an order, although they had five ninth-level experts, but they didn't think of stepping out of the Ye family fortress! Yun Yi Xuan brought them over before, and never mentioned that the Yun family fortress would take over the Ye family fortress mine. If they knew, they wouldn't have come. They couldn't help but feel a little angry in their hearts. Fortunately, Ye Zhan Tian forcibly swallowed this breath back.

  "Ye Zhantian, have you become so spineless? I see that Ye Manor is full of useless trash. I, Yun Yixuan, can come and go as I please! You dare to touch a single hair on my head? Try it!" Yun Yixuan laughed loudly three times, then strode out the door.

  Yun Yi Xuan has deceived people too much! The entire Ye family was furious, their faces pale with rage, and they wished to fight him to the death. However, without the patriarch's order, they could only watch as Yun Yi Xuan left, feeling extremely humiliated.

  "Goodbye, Brother Zhan Tian!" said Yan Yin and the others. Under these circumstances, Yun Yi Xuan actually still made a provocative remark towards the people of Ye Jia Pu, which shocked them out of their wits. They didn't dare to stay any longer and hastily left.

  Yun Yi Xuan and others' figures disappeared at the gate of Yejia Fortress.

  "Tribe leader, we request to attack the Upper Cloud Fortress to avenge our humiliation!" Thud, one of the tribesmen heavily kneeled on the ground.

  "Elder of the tribe, tribal elder, take us to kill Yun Yi Xuan and his men! We are willing to die for it, even if we die, we must avenge this injustice!"

  "The Hou Shan mine is our Ye family's ancestral business, passed down for hundreds of years. It must be left to our descendants and absolutely cannot be taken away by outsiders. We cannot let our descendants look down on us! Please, elder clan leader and clan leaders, lead us in taking it back!" The clansmen in the great hall knelt down one after another.

  The Ye family's rules were strict, and without the consent of Ye Zhan Tian or Ye Cang Xuan, they would never act arbitrarily. However, each of them was filled with grief and indignation in their hearts, and they all requested to see Ye Zhan Tian and Ye Cang Xuan.

  "I, Ye Jianye, swear with my blood to fight to the death with the Yun family's fortress, even if I die, I will have no regrets!" Ye Jianye pulled out a sharp dagger and cut his arm, causing fresh blood to flow out. This was a ritual that the generals of the Western Wu Empire would perform when facing external enemies, but today it was happening in the great hall of the Ye family's fortress.

  "I, Ye Zhan Ying, am willing to swear with blood and die without regret!"

  "We swear to seal our resolve with blood, and even in death we will have no regrets!"

  The blood of sixty or seventy clansmen stained the entire floor of the great hall.

  "Clan leader, we beg of you!" The crowd of clansmen knocked their heads heavily on the ground, tears streaming down their faces, some wailing loudly.

  Ye Cangxuan, Ye Zhantian and others felt a sour and bitter feeling in their hearts, with tears welling up in their eyes. How could they not want to fight to the death with the Yun family? It's easy for a common man to get angry and die in a fit of rage, but it's harder to swallow one's pride and bear the weight of humiliation for the sake of the family's survival! Would they let the Ye family lineage, which had been passed down for thousands of years, be cut off in their hands? What face would they have to meet their ancestors of past generations?

  Yechen, who was standing beside him, had already been crying profusely. Although his soul came from another world, at this moment, he deeply felt what it meant to be a family clan, that blood is thicker than water, and the importance of family legacy and honor!