Chapter 74: The City Lord's Manor is Attacked

  At dawn, a ray of sunlight passed through the clouds and shone on the ground. The people in Lincheng began to bustle about again. The doors of shops on the streets opened one after another, and the quiet Lincheng became noisy once more.

  The street was crowded with cars and people, when suddenly someone let out a shocking cry.

  "A huge event, a huge event. This morning, the three major families found that their family heads had been beheaded and hung at the gate of their respective family compounds..."

  As soon as this sound came out, the voices of the people on the street suddenly became noisy.

  "What, really fake? How is this possible? The three major families are heavily guarded internally. Who has the ability to enter their inner courtyard and cut off the head of the master's family, and then hang it unknowingly at the gate of the main courtyard?"

  "Who is so bold and fierce? This is a naked show of force! Is it the young master of the Ye family?"

  "I think it's possible, who else besides him has such a deep grudge against the three major families, and in this city, no one else has that kind of power."

  "Hey, there's something you don't know. The three major families weren't just the heads of households being exterminated, even their direct descendants were killed off completely. I heard that Gou family's second young master, Gou Chen, and Duanmu family's demon, Duanmu Tiaowu, didn't even have their corpses found. Who knows if they escaped or were also annihilated like the others." Someone in the crowd spoke up.

  "How did you know so clearly? Such a thing, the three major families shouldn't have spread it out so quickly, right?" Someone expressed their puzzlement.

  "I have some friends who are bodyguards for three big families. How could they not know about these things? It's absolutely insider information, whether you believe it or not, I do."

  "So it's like this, I guess it's true."

  "It seems that it was indeed the young master of the Ye family who did this. Otherwise, who could have such a great feud with the three major families? This time, the three major families are really finished. Our four major families in Lincheng will soon be left with only one Ye family. It's also good this way. After the eldest and second young masters of the Ye family were abolished and disappeared from view, if the three major families really went under, we would have fewer people to bully us in the future, and our lives would be much easier. Come to think of it, we should thank the young master of the Ye family."

  "Who says it's not? Although this time the young master of the Ye family was ruthless and cruel, he never oppressed us ordinary people. On the contrary, he has brought blessings to the people of Lincheng. I hope he can really destroy the three big families."

  Everyone followed suit and discussed it in a flurry, it seems that the three major families in Lincheng are really unpopular, now they have become the target of public criticism.

  The main hall of the city lord's mansion, Jiang Xingyun got up early and sat in the grand hall waiting for his grandfather. At this moment, he was very excited because he was about to destroy the Ye family, most importantly, the spiritual soldier on Ye Chen's body, as his grandfather said that if they could get that spiritual soldier, then the Jiang family might no longer fear the Guardian Hall of Wang City, and with thousands of miles of territory around Lincheng, he could recruit soldiers and horses, annex families, use great wealth to raise elite soldiers, establish himself as king, and rise from Chu land to become a true secular overlord.

  Jiang Xingyun's emotions were so excited that he couldn't speak, completely indulging in the beautiful dream of a thousand-year-old hegemony.

  Report!

  A young general rushed into the grand hall, his voice urgent, startling Jiang Xingyun from a beautiful dream, a flash of anger crossing his face, and he said in a deep voice: "What's going on that you're so flustered? Don't report it yet!"

  "Yes, Lord!" The small general who made the report trembled slightly under Jiang Xingyun's furious gaze and said: "The heads of the three major families and their direct descendants were all killed by someone. The head of the Di family was found hanging on the gate of their mansion at dawn."

  Jiang Xingyun was shocked in his heart and said: "Can you tell who did it?"

  "It's still unclear, the murderer didn't leave any clear clues, but the people of Lin City are all discussing it, saying that this matter was very likely done by Ye Jia's young master Ye Chen."

  "Get out." Jiang Xingyun waved his hand, a cold smile flashing in his eyes as he muttered to himself: "Ye Chen, you really are something else. You actually infiltrated the inner courtyard of the three major families and killed their family heads and direct descendants. But your Ye family is about to be destroyed, and the spiritual armor on your body will soon belong to my Jiang family. Hahahaha!!"

  "Yun'er, what's making you laugh so happily?"

  An aged voice echoed, followed by the appearance of a middle-aged elder in the grand hall. He wore light-colored brocade robes, with hair as white as snow and eyes as sharp as a hawk's. Jiang Xingyun trembled, hastily rising from his seat as city master, quickly walking to the front of the elder, and kneeling down on one knee, "Grandson pays respects to grandfather."

  "Get up." The old man's expression was cold and detached, and his tone was commanding: "Select 2,000 elite soldiers to follow you and flatten the Ye family. You have twenty minutes."

  "Yes, yes!"

  Jiang Xingyun stepped out of the grand hall with an excited heart and quickly went to inspect the troops.

  Tap tap tap...

  A team of armored soldiers, holding war guns, poured out from the city master's mansion one after another, and under the leadership of Jiang Xingyun and Jiang Ming, they rushed straight to the Ye family.

  On the main street, pedestrians were in a panic and all retreated to the eaves of the houses on both sides of the street, making way for the city master's army. At the same time, they began to discuss among themselves that they didn't know Jiang Ming at all, so they couldn't understand why Jiang Xingyun had the courage to lead two thousand troops who were far inferior to the Iron Tooth Army to Ye's house.

  Outside the Ye family's mansion, the large gate had already been opened wide, with over a dozen guards standing watch at the entrance. From afar, they heard the sound of uniform footsteps. One of the guards ran out to investigate and saw that the city lord's army was approaching. He hastily turned back and rushed straight to the main hall of the Ye family mansion.

  "Elder, family, young master." The guard entered the hall and knelt on one knee, saying: "The City Master's mansion has been attacked by a large army, estimated to be around two thousand people. None of the three major families are in sight, only the City Master's faction is present. How should we respond? Please give orders!"

  "You don't have to do anything." Ye Chen stood up, waved his hand, and a large black knife appeared in his hand. He said, "Tell the head of the guards that one group will stay at the Ye family's main courtyard, while the other group follows us to meet the enemy."

  "Yes, I'll withdraw!" The guard responded and retreated, feeling somewhat excited in his heart. Today, he would get to see the young master's mighty display again.

  "Elder, younger uncle, let's go welcome our guests." Ye Chen smiled and walked out of the main hall with a large knife in hand.

  "Haha, okay."

  Ye Xiao Tian laughed loudly with several elders and followed Ye Chen out, those in charge also followed, while Ye Yan and Nan Er walked at the very back.

  Outside the Ye family's large courtyard, Ye Chen stood on the empty ground, the large knife in his hand gleaming with a dark light under the sunlight. The tip of the knife touched the ground, and the sharp blade flashed with a cold light. He was like a great mountain, giving people an unshakeable feeling. With just that aura alone, he could make people feel suffocated.

  Four elders, Ye Xiao Tian, and several leaders stood twenty meters behind Ye Chen. Behind them were more than three hundred guards of the Ye family, each holding weapons with solemn faces, their eyes gleaming with fiery light. After yesterday's battle, they no longer feared anything. Looking at Ye Chen, the hot blood in their bodies was surging and burning.

  Ye Yan and Nan Er stood side by side under the eaves of the gatehouse of the Ye family's large courtyard.

  Tap tap tap!

  The neat footsteps were getting closer and closer, with thousands of people running at the same time, the ground was shaking, the momentum was overwhelming, and soon they appeared in the sight of Ye's family, those soldiers wearing armor gave people a sense of heavy oppression, the metal iron clothes reflected cold light under the sunlight.

  Ye Chen's gaze fell on the two people in front of him, to be precise, it was the old man wearing a light-colored brocade robe, from whom he felt an extremely powerful aura, stronger than any of the three major families' old guys.

  "Halt!" On the empty land in front of Ye's mansion, Jiang Xingyun raised his hand and the two thousand troops stopped their advancing footsteps. He issued a thick and majestic voice, "All troops listen to orders, prepare for battle, wait for my command."

  "Ye Chen!" Jiang Xingyun rode a Flame Horse, stepped forward a few steps, gazed straight at Ye Chen and said coldly: "Opposing the City Master's Mansion is opposing the entire Chu Royal Court. Have you thought of the consequences? Your entire Ye family, including the guards, over a thousand people, will not be able to escape death. Moreover, it will implicate nine clans. The City Master gives you one chance. Come forward and apologize, hand over the Spiritual Soldier, and I can spare the Ye family's lives. What do you think?"

  Ye Chen sneered, "Jiang Xingyun, as the master of a city, you're also playing such childish tricks with me. If your words are reliable, even your old mother could climb trees, do you believe it yourself?"

  "You! Ignorant child, how dare you insult the master of this city!" Jiang Xingyun's face suddenly turned iron-gray, and he coldly laughed repeatedly, saying: "You think that just because you have a spirit soldier, no one can do anything to you? You're really arrogant and ignorant, not knowing what it means for heaven to be high and earth to be thick! Today, I'll let you know what it means!"

  "Oh?" Ye Chen pressed the tip of his nose, looked at Jiang Xingyun and then at the old man in a light-colored brocade robe beside him, stretched out one finger, and pointed one by one, saying: "The person you said who made me realize the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth is you or him?"

  "You..."

  Jiang Ming stopped in his tracks, his eyes fixed on Ye Xing as he stepped forward a few paces. His gaze was like a cold knife, piercing and intimidating. "So you're the young master of the Ye family?"

  Ye Chen was most disgusted with that kind of self-righteous guy, and smiled, saying: "That's right, it's me, your grandfather."

  At Ye Chen's age, the immature face said such a sentence, and Ye Jia Huayuan, Ye Yan, and Nan'er couldn't help but burst out laughing on the spot. Even Ye Xiao Tian and others almost couldn't hold back their laughter. The crowd that came from afar to watch was so red in the face, but they didn't dare laugh out loud.

  "Ye family's young master, your mouth is quite sharp, I don't know if under the blessing of Lingbing, your hand's knife is as sharp." Jiang Ming also didn't get angry, and said in a low voice.

  Ye Chen stroked the black greatsword with his hand, saying lightly: "I think it won't disappoint you. This sword of mine is enough to kill an old fellow like you who has one foot in the coffin, a darkened face, and a aura of death surrounding him."

  "Hey! Do you know what it means to be torn apart by five horses? When I capture you, you'll understand." Jiang Ming's beard was trembling with rage, having been repeatedly insulted by Ye Fan. His temperament couldn't suppress his anger, and he spurred on the Flame Horse, which galloped forward wildly. A cold, gleaming long spear appeared in his hand, and he charged forward, thrusting out the spear with incredible speed, piercing through empty space and aiming straight for Ye Chen's brow.