Everyone was shocked by his words!
"Hiss …"
The sound of people gasping could be heard from the surroundings!
The head of the Ye Family, Ye Qingfeng, apologized to a junior and the entire Ling Family in front of so many top figures of the Ling Family?!
He was admitting defeat!
Moreover, Ye Qingfeng's attitude in front of Ling Yun was too low. What did this mean?
Everyone present was a peerless genius. After hearing Ye Qingfeng's words, they understood that the Ye Family had publicly admitted that the Ling Family's strength had surpassed the Ye Family's!
How was this possible?!
Even if he wanted to say such words, he didn't have to announce it in front of everyone!
However …
It was a festering sore. Sooner or later, he would have to cut out the flesh.
It was a boil. Sooner or later, he would have to squeeze it out.
Ye Qingfeng knew very well that if he didn't say it out loud, not only would he not be able to enter the Ling Family, he might not even be able to leave in one piece!
Furthermore, from now on, the little bit of relationship he had built with Ye Tianshui and Ye Tiandu would be gone, and all his efforts would be in vain!
The rise of the Ling Family was unstoppable. As long as Ling Yun was in the Ling Family, the Ye Family would never be able to raise their heads again.
The young man in front of him was too clear on the difference between affection and hatred!
He really didn't have a single grain of sand in his eyes!
He had to say these words sooner or later. The only difference was whether he did it in front of the Ling Family or the hundreds of people in front of him!
Instead of clinging to his pride, he might as well lay his cards on the table and be a coward.
If he gave up his pride now, the Ye Family would benefit from it in the future. If he clung to his pride now, the Ye Family would be out of luck in the future.
Now that the situation had changed, Ye Qingfeng had no choice but to bow his head under the eaves.
"Satisfied! That's great, Head of the Ye Family! "
Ling Yun smiled brightly and stopped making things difficult for Ye Qingfeng. He finally moved to the side and gave way. "Head of the Ye Family, please come in for tea."
Once the way was given way, Ling Yun actually had nothing to do with it anymore.
"Kid, stop messing around!"
Ling Xiao rushed out and glared at Ling Yun, saying in a low voice, "How can you be so rude? How can you speak to your Uncle Ye like that?"
He cupped his hands towards Ye Qingfeng and said, "Brother Ye, long time no see. How have you been? Lingyun is still young, I hope Big Brother Ye won't stoop to his level. "
If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way!
His son had already gained enough face for the Ling Family by acting as the bad guy. As the old man, if he didn't come out and act as the good guy, how could he make the other party step down from the stage?
Otherwise, Ling Xiao wouldn't have waited for Ye Qingfeng to finish his words before speaking up.
"Brother, you're exaggerating."
Ye Qingfeng naturally returned the greeting as he sighed in his heart at how Ling Xiao had changed. However, he calmly replied, "This matter cannot be blamed on Ling Yun. He was merely asking me why I was here. It was because I felt guilty and decided to tell him the reason for my visit, lest our two families become suspicious of each other in the future."
At this moment, Ling Yue walked over with a face full of smiles. "Brother Qingfeng, we meet again. Let's have a good chat today."
Ling Yue was obviously implying something.
Frankly speaking, when Ling Yun rebuked Ye Qingfeng just now, even though Ling Yue didn't say anything, he was really worried that Ye Qingfeng wouldn't be able to control himself and cause a rift between the two families.
Ling Yue wasn't afraid that the Ling Family would be at a disadvantage, but he was worried that Ling Xiao's birthday would be ruined if both parties were to fall out.
Furthermore, the last time he met with Ye Qingfeng, even though the two of them did not make things clear, Ye Qingfeng's words implied that he had already admitted his mistakes in the past. He also directly expressed his intention to befriend the Ling Family from now on.
If today's incident backfired, the situation between the two families would definitely take a turn for the worse. The two families would be at loggerheads, causing everything to go against one another.
Ye Qingfeng naturally understood Ling Yue's meaning. He smiled calmly and gave Ling Yue a reassuring look. "Yes, we have to have a good chat."
With that, he straightened his robe and took a step forward carefully. He bowed to Ling Lie. "Junior Ye Qingfeng pays his respects to Uncle Ling!"
Ye Qingfeng actually called himself a junior. This was something that would have been impossible in the past. However, today, he did it in front of nearly a hundred top-notch experts of the ancient martial arts world at the Ling Family's entrance!
One had to know that when it came to befriending experts, the most important factor was one's realm, followed by one's status, and lastly, one's age.
Whether it was in the past or now, Ye Qingfeng's realm and status were far above Ling Lie's. However, right now, he was only greeting Ling Lie according to his seniority and age.
His attitude couldn't be any lower, which shocked the surrounding heroes once again!
"Master Ye, you're so bold!"
Ling Lie's heart trembled. He hurriedly supported Ye Qingfeng. "Quick, dispense with the formalities. Let's have some tea at home."
However, Ye Qingfeng didn't move an inch. "Back then, I made mistakes again and again. Not only did I not save you, but I also added insult to injury. For the past ten years, I've been in charge of the Ye Family. Only now do I know how difficult it is to be the head of the family. Every time I ask myself, I deeply understand the difficulties that Uncle Ling and Little Brother Ling had to go through. That's why I'm deeply ashamed. However, I didn't dare to come and ask for forgiveness. I hope that Uncle Ling will be magnanimous enough to forgive me! "
Just now, Ye Qingfeng admitted his mistakes to Ling Yun because he had no other choice. Now that he was facing Ling Lie, Ye Qingfeng admitted his mistakes.
Ye Qingfeng was Ye Qingfeng. Regardless of whether his apology was genuine or fake, at least his words were beautiful and sincere. Once he said those words, no one in the Ling Family could find fault with him.
These words moved Ling Lie. He sighed softly and said seriously, "Qingfeng, you're exaggerating! No matter what, you were just plotting against the family back then. How big of a mistake could you have made? Furthermore, no matter what, this is all in the past. Today is a happy day for the Ling Family. Since you're willing to come, Uncle Ling won't find fault with you. Let's not talk about this at the entrance. Come home with me. "
As the saying went, killing someone was just a matter of nodding one's head to the ground. Since Ye Qingfeng had already spoken like this, Ling Lie naturally couldn't be vague. Otherwise, it would really look like the Ling Family was unforgiving.
Ye Qingfeng finally stood up. He turned his head and said, "Qingxin, why aren't you coming over to greet Uncle Ling?"
Ye Qingxin immediately went forward and bowed. "Niece Qingxin greets Uncle Ling. I wish Uncle Ling good health and a long life!"
Ling Lie heard that and laughed. "Good, good, good. Niece Qingxin, please get up. Let's talk at home."
It had already been fifteen minutes since Zhou Wenyi arrived. With so many people blocking the entrance of the Ling Family, it really wasn't right. That was why Ling Lie kept urging them.
As Ling Lie, Ye Qingfeng, Zhou Wenyi, and the rest took the lead, everyone else followed and entered the Ling Family's ancestral home.
"Hehe, I heard that the Ye Family has been keeping a low profile for the past few decades. Seeing your father's performance today, I'm really impressed!"
Ling Yun, Ye Tiandu, and Ye Tianshui were already together at the back. When everyone entered the main door, Ling Yun spoke with a smile.
Three people, but three different expressions.
Ling Yun was proud and elated, while Ye Tiandu was gritting his teeth.
Ye Tianshui, on the other hand, didn't take what had just happened to heart. He looked around and even used his divine consciousness to search for Ling Xiu's figure.
"Ling Yun, to think that you still have the guts to say that. My father came personally today, which is already giving your family a lot of face. How dare you humiliate him like this?"
At this moment, Ye Tiandu was glaring at Ling Yun fiercely. He looked up and down as if he couldn't wait to bite off a piece of flesh from Ling Yun.
"Oh? A lot of face? How much is a catty? "
Ling Yun was looking for trouble with Ye Qingfeng. He and Ye Tiandu didn't have any private entanglements. The two of them could live as they should. He had just bullied Ye Qingfeng's father, so Ye Tiandu would definitely find fault with him.
It would be the same for anyone else. Otherwise, they wouldn't be worthy of being a son.
"To tell you the truth, I feel like I've lost out by letting your father get away with just a few words!
"Also, if it wasn't for that damned fatty, Ye Tianshui, humbling himself and acting so obediently when he saw me and the two of you at the Demon Subduing Conference, do you think your father wouldn't have gotten beaten up?"
With that, Ling Yun raised his hand and slapped the glancing Ye Tianshui. "Hey, I'm talking to you. What are you looking for?"
"Why did you hit me?" Ye Tianshui retorted angrily.
"Let me ask you, do you think the Ling Family lost out by settling the grudge between our two families like that?" Ling Yun asked.
"Lost out my a * s!"
Ye Tianshui couldn't allow Ling Yun to shout blindly no matter how much he pretended to be ignorant. "Do you know how much face my second uncle gave the Ling Family by doing that?
"Also, do you know what my Second Uncle said just now? He said that he will return all the assets he took from your Ling Family with interest. Do you know how frightening of a fortune that is? Believe it or not, he'll choke you to death! "
Ling Yun laughed heartily.
"How much?" He couldn't help but ask.
Ye Tianshui didn't want to talk about it because it pained him to do so. "Let's put it this way, those assets are only more than what you took from the Sun and Chen Families back then!"
Ling Yun: "…"
That was indeed a lot.
Then, he did something that made the Ye brothers want to go crazy. He nodded and said, "Your attitude is correct. Then, let's write off the grievances between our two families!"
"I'm so angry!"
"Damn, it's not wrong to kill you!"
The Ye brothers were about to go crazy, but that was just for show.
In fact, hearing Ling Yun's words, Ye Tianshui and Ye Tiandu both heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts.
A problem that could be settled with money was not a real problem.
Based on how Ling Yun dealt with his enemies in the past, Ling Yun had indeed shown mercy today.
Especially Ye Tianshui.
He was the next head of the Ye Family and knew the real reason why Ye Qingfeng was willing to humble himself today.
Ye Qingfeng was an old fox. Of course, he was acting just now, but his real goal was to pave the way for the Ye Family!
Ye Qingfeng was about to step down from the position of head of the family. This time, he had successfully obtained Ling Yun's approval. After Ye Tianshui succeeded as head of the family, he only needed to focus on building a good relationship with the Ling Family. After that, the Ye Family would naturally have a smooth sailing life!
It was for the family!
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