Chapter Fifty-Seven: Overbearing at the Doorstep

  "Nan'er." Ye Chen looked at her with an eerie gaze, a defeated expression on his face, and said: "You little monster, how did you cultivate to become so terrifying?"

  Nan'er giggled and smiled, her small face full of triumph. "Young master, you've lost, don't try to go back on your word, or Nan'er won't forgive you." After finishing speaking, her big round eyes stared at Ye Chen without blinking, as if afraid he would change his mind.

  "Alright, I admit defeat. I give up." Ye Chen tapped Nang's small nose and said helplessly, "Nang, shouldn't you tell me what exactly you want me to agree to?"

  "Hehe." Nang'er smiled slyly, with sparkling eyes, and said mysteriously: "It's a secret for now, but when I make my request later, Young Master can't refuse me, okay?"

  Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and pointed at Nang's forehead, saying: "Alright, young master will agree to anything you want, but you little girl are still being mysterious with me."

  Nan'er smiled and didn't answer, pulling Ye Chen into the house by his arm, then letting him sit down. She gently massaged his shoulders and said with concern: "You've been practicing for a while now, Master must be exhausted."

  "Uh-huh, I'm not tired." Ye Chen closed his eyes in enjoyment and made a soft sound. "Has Sister Yan come over during this time?"

  "It didn't, it came once on the second day after you left and never came again. Yan sister must also be working hard to cultivate." Nang'er said, then smiled very happily: "Fourth Master is now the head of the family, in charge of the entire family's power."

  Ye Chen smiled faintly, this was something he had expected. The elder had previously mentioned letting Ye Xiao Tian become the master of the house. He said casually: "After Young Master took the position of the master of the house, nothing happened, right? Was there anyone who didn't obey?"

  "Of course there were, but they were all suppressed by the Fourth Master."

  On this day, Nang'er cooked many delicious dishes, and Ye Chen ate two full meals. For more than a month, he had not eaten, relying solely on spiritual energy to sustain himself, which had long since made his mouth feel like it was devoid of taste. Nang'er's culinary skills were excellent, and she had prepared all his favorite dishes. As Ye Chen ate, he felt warmth in his heart, but thinking about how Nang'er would be leaving him in a few months filled him with a pang of reluctance.

  The entire Lin City was shrouded in dark clouds, and almost everyone knew that a storm was approaching. In Lin City, the most relaxed place to be was the small courtyard where Ye Chen lived, but at this moment, he still had no idea what was happening outside.

  At night, Nang'er brought hot water to Ye Chen as usual and carefully bathed him. Although it had happened many times before, Ye Chen still felt embarrassed, while Nang'er's small face was also flushed red. Looking at Ye Chen's bronze-colored skin, plump and streamlined muscles, and perfect male physique, the little girl's heart skipped a beat.

  After washing up, Ye Chen went to sleep early, this more than a month of cultivation was really too tiring, he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

  On the second day, at dawn, soft sunlight filled the earth, red clouds floated in the eastern sky, birds from the back mountain came out of their nests to forage and sang cheerful songs, flowers and grasses in the small courtyard emitted a clear fragrance.

  Nan'er got up early and saw Ye Chen's door closed, a moving smile appeared on her small face, but she didn't wake him up, only whispering to herself, "Young master is such a big lazy worm, still not getting up so late."

  Ran into the kitchen, Nan'er carefully made breakfast.

  At the same time, the Ye family's mansion welcomed an unexpected guest. Zhao Mingfeng, Gou Rite, and Duanyu Ou, each of the three major families' masters, brought several strong eight-segment peak experts to burst into the Ye family gate, without even allowing a report, directly entering the Ye family hall.

  The Ye family was on high alert, with one after another of the Ye family's disciples and senior officials rushing to the family hall. Now that the three masters had arrived, the atmosphere in the Ye family became even more oppressive and tense.

  Ye Xiao Tian walked down from the chair directly above the main hall, laughed and said: "Today, the three masters of the Ye, Zhao, and Gou families have all arrived. I, Ye, am truly honored. Master Zhao, Master Gou, Master Duanmu, please take a seat. Come, serve tea!"

  "Enough!" Gou Rite waved his hand, looking at Ye Xiao Tian with a cold smile: "Ye Xiao Tian, you really are patient, still putting on a hypocritical face until now. You should be clear about the purpose of our three masters coming here."

  Ye Wen Tian's expression didn't change upon hearing the words, and he calmly looked at the three family heads before saying, "The three of you have come to my Ye Family with such fanfare today, I don't know what this is about, please speak clearly."

  "Hmmph!"

  Duanmu Ou let out a heavy hum, and a surge of anger burst forth from within him. He gazed coldly at Ye Xiao Tian and said: "If you want to keep it from others, don't do it yourself. You know best what your family has done."

  Ye Xiao furrowed his brow, and even Ye Yan's face, who was quietly observing the situation from a corner of the hall, flashed with a hint of doubt. Duanmu Ou's anger didn't seem feigned, which meant that in their hearts, the Ye family must have done something to make them extremely angry.

  "Duanmu family head, what do you mean by this? What has the Ye family done to offend you? Just say it." Ye Xiao Tian said in a deep voice, the smile on his face also disappeared, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.

  "It seems that you, the master of this house, know nothing at all!" Zhao Mingfeng sneered, "Your second brother Ye Wentian ambushed and killed several of our family's experts in Wuming Town more than a month ago, snatching away the spiritual medicine and intentionally sparing the Duanmu family, making us suspect the Duanmu family as the primary suspects. What a clever move to sow discord and shift the blame!"

  As soon as this was said, the entire hall was filled with anger, and every member of the Ye family had a face full of rage. This was clearly a frame-up. Not to mention that there was no evidence against the three families, but even if it were true that Ye Wentian did it, why would they also steal the Ye family's spiritual medicine?

  Ye Xiao's face turned gloomy, his eyes flashing with cold light as he gazed at the three family heads and said, "You'd better have evidence when you speak, or else you'll be framing me for no reason. You're just looking for an excuse to deal with my Ye family. Whatever tricks you have up your sleeves, my Ye family can take them all!"

  "Evidence? Haha..." The three masters burst out laughing.

  "Every single corpse of the people who were killed is intact, with wounds that are either knife or arrow injuries, almost all of them being fatal blows. In terms of strength, aside from Ye Wen Tian, who else could have done it so cleanly and efficiently? And judging from the knife wounds on the corpses, they clearly match the large knife used by Ye Chen's child. This is already enough evidence, the people are dead, what more proof do you want us to bring out?"

  "Ridiculous, there are as many people using big knives in this world as there are hairs on a cow's body. What makes you say that the wounds on those killed were left by Ye Chen's knife? Moreover, it's not like there aren't any hidden masters who don't show off their skills. What makes you specifically say it was my second brother who did it?" Ye Xiao Tian said in a low voice, his face filled with anger. In his opinion, Ye Xun Tian would never do such a thing, and this was clearly just an excuse made up by the several big families and the City Master's Manor to deal with the Ye family.

  "Hey!" Duanmu Ou sneered, "No matter how eloquently you try to talk your way out of this, it's useless. Since Ye Wen Tian dared to do such a thing, it means that he has completely torn off his mask. Your Ye family clearly doesn't put us in their eyes. This time, stealing the spiritual medicine, killing the Zhao and Gou families, and framing me, the Duanmu family, is obviously an attempt to reap benefits from our misfortune. His heart is despicable!"

  Now, Ye Xiao Tian didn't want to say more. This was clearly an excuse for the three big families and the City Master's Mansion to frame the Ye family. At this moment, facing the pressure of the four major powers, the Ye family had reached a critical juncture of life and death.

  "That thing wasn't done by my Ye family, you just want to deal with my Ye family!" Ye Xiao Tian's face was cold as a knife, the aura of a 9th-level peak master emanated from him, and the air around his body accelerated its flow. He stared straight at the three family heads, "What do you want exactly? If you want to forcefully attack my Ye family with martial power, I, Ye Xiao Tian, welcome it anytime!"

  "Heh heh, Master Zhao, Master Duanmu, Master Gou, Second Uncle will return to the Ye family in no time. At that time, you can confront him face-to-face. If Second Uncle has indeed done something, I suppose he won't deny it. Of course, if he hasn't done anything, he naturally won't admit it either." Just as the atmosphere was tense and on edge, Ye Yan walked out from the corner of the main hall and said calmly.

  "Hahaha...!" The three masters burst out laughing.

  "We've already received news that Ye Wen Tian is not at the Ye residence, and based on his previous departures, it's been at least half a year or more. In a short period of time, he probably won't be able to return." Duanmu Ou also said.

  Ye Yan's expression didn't change, but his heart sank slightly as he immediately thought of the person who must have leaked the secret of Ye Wen Tian's departure time. Unexpectedly, it was Ye Xun who had colluded with the three major families and the City Lord's Manor to avenge himself against Ye Chen and Ye Xiao Tian.

  "No wonder you dare to be so reckless and enter my Ye family." Ye Xiao Tian's voice was low, staring at the three masters slowly: "Have you ever thought about what kind of consequences there will be after my second brother comes back?"

  "What consequences? When the time comes, someone will deal with him. Since he dares to rob our spiritual medicine and kill us, he must pay the price. Unless you hand over Ye Chen first, we might consider sparing your innocent Ye family members when Ye Wen Tian returns to take responsibility. Otherwise, our three families and the City Lord's Mansion will join forces to crush your Ye family!"

  "You think you can, Chen Er is a genius that has never appeared in my Ye family before. Do you want to strangle him? You're just making a wishful calculation!" Ye Xiao Tian's attitude was tough, and while speaking, he secretly gave Ye Yan a glance.

  Ye Yan was so clever that she immediately understood Ye Xiao Tian's meaning and slowly retreated from the main hall to the small courtyard in the back mountain.

  The hall became noisy, and those who were dissatisfied with Ye Xiao Tian in private and wanted to put Ye Chen to death saw the opportunity to jump out. In their view, this was a great opportunity. The three major families joined forces with the city lord's mansion, and the Ye family would absolutely not be able to resist. Since handing over Ye Chen could settle the matter, why wouldn't they stand up and pressure Ye Xiao Tian?

  "The head of the household, now that the Ye family is facing a life-or-death crisis, for the sake of the entire family, I hope you can hand over Ye Chen to us."

  "It's not just about him, the lives of hundreds and thousands of people in the family are all tied to Ye Chen. Should everyone sacrifice for one person? As a member of the family, he should be willing to sacrifice for the family when it's in trouble."

  As always, striving for the second place on the new book chart is Chrysanthemum. I heard that the chrysanthemums in Inverse Chu are very tender, do you believe it? Anyway, I believe it.