Chapter 66 Situation

  Hundreds of guards stayed behind to clean up the corpses and bloodstains. The disciples of the Ye family followed in after Ye Chen, the elder, and Ye Xiao Tian entered the main courtyard, tidying up the remaining mess inside the compound.

  Ye Yan and Nan Er were standing not far from the gate of the large courtyard, watching everything that was happening outside. As they saw Ye Chen approaching, Ye Yan's nose felt a little sour. She looked at his clothes soaked in fresh blood and the knife in his hand with congealed blood, and a wave of emotion and bitterness surged up to her heart.

  Nan'er suddenly shook off Ye Yan's hand and rushed towards Ye Chen, but Ye Yan quickly pulled her back and dragged her to the backyard.

  "Yan sister, Yan sister, what are you doing?" Nan'er looked wronged and struggled to rush towards Ye Chen.

  Ye Yan said softly, "Nan'er, after Chen's fierce battle, his whole body was covered in blood, he must be exhausted too. Let's not disturb him and let him rest for a while. I'll go boil some water, later on, he'll definitely want to take a bath. You go prepare some clothes for him."

  "Oh, Nang'er is all messy now. I'll go back to the small courtyard and bring Young Master's clothes. Yan sister, you'd better hurry up and boil the water, Young Master must be very tired, only after bathing can he rest."

  Nan'er finished speaking and shook off Ye Yan's hand, then ran towards the small courtyard at the back of the mountain. Not far away, she turned around and said: "Sister Yan, Young Master is so majestic today, just like a god descending to earth. Isn't Young Master the most powerful?"

  Before Ye Yan could respond, Nan'er excitedly and agitatedly ran off.

  Looking at Nanniang's small back, Ye Yan smiled and quickly walked to the backyard to boil hot water for Ye Chen.

  Ye Family Hall, Ye Chen and several elders, Ye Xiao Tian, and several family leaders were all seated in the hall. The large knife in Ye Chen's hand had been taken away by a few servants to be cleaned. At this moment, he was still wearing his blood-stained clothes, which were bright red and eye-catching, and had not changed into new ones yet.

  His entire body was stained with blood, and due to the passage of time, a large amount of blood had already coagulated on his skin and clothes, filling the newly cleaned hall with a strong bloody smell.

  "Go take a rest, Elder Wu, your injuries need attention." Ye Xiao Tian said.

  "It doesn't matter, I'm an old bone now. Over the years, what turmoil haven't I experienced? I've been stabbed twenty-seven times and still survived. Now losing one arm is nothing." The Fifth Elder waved his hand and sat motionless in his chair, allowing the family's doctor to clean and bandage his wound.

  "Elder, you cannot engage in strenuous exercise or fight with others for a short period of time, lest the wound opens up and bleeds excessively. You have already lost too much blood and damaged your vital energy. If you lose more blood, it will take one to two years for your body's vital energy to recover." The doctor from the Ye family reminded him in a soft voice.

  "No big deal, this old bone of mine is still quite sturdy." The Fifth Elder waved his hand, "If the estimate isn't wrong, by tomorrow at the latest, the old guys from the three families will come out of their seclusion. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what's so special about those guys who haven't been seen in decades."

  Ye Xiao Tian and all the elders sighed, waved their hands, and said: "Doctor Liu, you can go down now."

  "I don't know when Second Brother can come back." After Doctor Liu left the hall, Ye Xiao Tian said as if to himself, "Now the Ye family has entered a dead end, perhaps only Second Brother can resolve it."

  The four elders fell silent, and Ye Xiao Tian's words were all true. If Ye Chen was present, perhaps the old guys from the three major families would also find it hard to tolerate the He family. However, the City Lord's Manor was different. This time, if they hadn't been forced to destroy the Ye family, the few elders and Ye Xiao Tian would never have openly clashed with the City Lord's Manor.

  Although the three major families and the city master's mansion said on the surface that as long as Ye Chen was handed over, they would no longer take action against the Ye family, who would believe such naive words? Since they dared to rush into the Ye family hall to demand a person, with strong pressure, it is equivalent to thoroughly tearing their faces off. Even if Ye Chen was handed over, they would not let the Ye family go.

  Now that the Grand Marshal Zhao Wujie of the City Master's Mansion has died, the two hundred Iron Toothed Army troops of Lincheng have been completely annihilated. This is equivalent to being at odds with the City Master's Mansion and also opposing the entire Chu Kingdom, because Lincheng is the territory of the King of Chu and the army is also the army of the King of Chu.

  A small leaf family was too weak in the eyes of King Chu, but such a weak and insignificant existence as ants provoked his dignity, killing the general and army of the Chu king's court, and the consequences can be imagined. Fortunately, the land of Chu is vast, and it will take some time for the news to reach the city of King Chu, and if King Chu wants to dispatch troops to destroy the Ye family, the nearest troops he can dispatch are only in Yingcheng.

  Ying City is over 9,000 miles away from Lin City. Even with the speed of the military's march, it will take some time. For now, as long as we get rid of the old guys from the three major families, the Ye family can be worry-free for at least a month or two.

  The hall was silent, the atmosphere was heavy. After a long while, the two elders let out a long sigh and said: "If we can thoroughly eliminate the strong men of the three families, then at that time, all the guards and servants will be dismissed, and each branch of the Ye family will escape on their own. As long as they can escape from Chu land, they can preserve their lives. At that time, us old bones will stay behind, guarding our ancestors' memorial tablets to live or die together."

  Feeling the heavy atmosphere, Ye Chen knew what they were worried about and slowly said: "Perhaps the concerns of the elders and my uncle are unnecessary. Father has been outside for many years, it's possible that he has met some people from cultivation sects, but even if we release the news at the right time, I think even the King of Chu will have to weigh his options carefully before deciding whether to take action against our Ye family. As a ruler of a region, he should be able to abandon Jiang Xingyun."

  One word awakened the dreamer, Ye Chen's words brought a glimmer of hope to Ye Xiao Tian and several elders' faces. As Ye Chen said, Ye Wen Tian was a special existence in the Ye family, never participating in family affairs, often staying outside, no one understood him much, nor did anyone know what he had been doing all these years. However, undoubtedly, in the hearts of the elders, Ye Wen Tian was very powerful, at least stronger than any of them.

  However, this is just a guess, and it may be that Ye Wen Tian did not meet some powerful cultivators of the refining sect as Ye Chen said. If so, the Ye family will suffer a devastating disaster, and the nine clans will also be implicated. In the historical records of Chu Di, they will all be stained with a black brush, bearing the infamy of rebellion.

  Several elders and Ye Xiao Tian could only comfort themselves as much as possible, hoping that the Ye family would have a glimmer of hope, but most were still worried.

  "Elder, younger uncle, I don't know if you know about the Linglong Island in the East Sea?" Seeing that they were still worried, Ye Chen couldn't help but speak again.

  "Donghai Linglong Island?" The two elders' eyes flashed with some surprise, and then said; "Donghai Linglong Island is a top existence in Dongzhou, more mysterious than the few major forces known by its name. Its disciples are rare to provoke when they travel outside, this is the news I unintentionally learned many years ago, Ye Chen how do you know about Linglong Island?"

  Everyone else's eyes fell on Ye Chen, clearly also surprised that he knew the mysterious top force in Er Lao's mouth at such a young age.

  "Heh heh." Ye Chen smiled, his face smeared with crimson blood making his smile look eerie, his features blurry, only his pearly white teeth visible. "I not only know about Linglong Island, but also that there's someone on the island who is an old acquaintance of Father's, who came to the backyard cottage years ago and will soon return here to take away Nang'er."

  "What?"

  Everyone in the hall was shocked, especially the Second Elder, because only he knew the most about Lingjiao Island. In the eyes of ordinary people, Lingjiao Island was equivalent to a fairyland, where gods and immortals dwelled. It was said that even if one person from there came out casually, the entire Chu Kingdom would be destroyed overnight.

  It was unbelievable that someone in this place actually knew Ye Wentian, and he couldn't help but ask excitedly: "Ye Chen, is what you said true? Is there really such a thing?"

  "Of course, elder. How would I joke about such a thing? Besides, after some time has passed, she will come to the Ye family and take Nang'er to Linglong Island. At that time, you will naturally know whether what I said is true or false." Ye Chen said.

  "The strong one from Linglong Island wants to take away Nang'er? That little girl by your side? This..."

  "Nang'er was born with exceptional talent and a special physique, being favored by her is her good fortune. If Linglong Island didn't only accept female disciples, I'd even want to go there to cultivate." Ye Chen said with a smile.

  "This... the little girl by your side has such talent, it's really been a waste for her all these years." The few elders exclaimed in surprise, Ye Xiao Tian also exclaimed in surprise, while those few people in charge didn't say a word from start to finish, listening to Ye Chen and the few elders' words, their facial expressions kept changing, their eyes going from initial struggle to final calmness, it's unknown what they were thinking in their hearts.

  "It's not that miserable, Nang'er has been very happy and fortunate all these years by my side." Thinking of Nang'er's lovely appearance, Ye Chen's eyes also softened.

  "Tonight, let all the disciples of the family and the guards be fully prepared to defend against the sudden attack of the three big families' old guys. We will not return to our respective residences at that time, but stay in this great hall, so that we can react quickly as soon as something happens." The second elder suppressed the shock in his heart and no longer worried about Chu Wang Chao's affairs with Ye Jia, and said to everyone in the great hall.

  "Uh-huh." Ye Chen nodded and said, "That's good, but I'm going out for a bit tonight."

  "Are you going out? You..."

  When Ye Chen said he was going out tonight, everyone in the hall immediately thought of something.

  "It all started because of me," Ye Chen said, "Tonight I'll go settle the family's troubles, you guys can rest assured, even if it's a strong enemy facing the first life spring surge in the Sea of Fate Secret Realm, I can still come out unscathed."

  Ye Chen's words were very conservative, since his strength had increased dramatically, he had never fought against the first person to be swept away by the tide of fate in the Secret Realm of the Sea of Fate, so he didn't dare to be too arrogant, and only said that he could retreat unharmed, thus dispelling the worries of the elder and Ye Xiao Tian.

  "No way, I'm against it, this is too risky!" Ye Xiao Tian spoke out in opposition.