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Ye Xin, the general's third wife, was originally a servant girl under the second wife, but under the arrangement of the second wife with a powerful background, she became the general's third wife.
These years, Ye Xin, under the instruction of the Second Madam, appointed people by nepotism, and arranged all the people of her maiden family in the General's Mansion, and they were all in important positions. For example, Ye Taishan was arranged to be the Chief Housekeeper, controlling the family's finances and trivial matters.
Therefore, whether it was Ye Taishan or Third Madam Ye Xin, they were all Second Madam's people.
The general didn't return all year round, and the first madam didn't care about the family affairs, so the second madam could be said to have absolute power in the general's residence.
"I'm just here to visit First Madam, and since I was passing by Little Yang's courtyard, I decided to drop by …" Guo Zhanxiong smiled.
The Third Madam nodded and glanced at Ye Taishan and Ye Haochen on the ground. Her eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness. "May I ask what my brother and his son have done to make General Guo so angry?"
Guo Zhanxiong smiled. Just as he was about to speak, Zhou Yang stepped forward and said, "Ye Hao Chen offended my superior. As for Ye Tai Shan, he probably regretted his wrongdoings."
"You hit me!" The Third Madam's expression froze. "Why did you attack Haochen so heavily? If you don't give me an explanation today, even if General Guo is here, I will still punish you according to the family's rules."
"Why?"
Zhou Yang coldly smiled, "Ye Hao Chen is a collateral relative of the clan and he has offended me many times. Today, he even attacked me first. As a collateral relative, attacking a direct descendant is a capital offense. I am already being merciful by not killing him."
"Nonsense."
Ye Taishan immediately stood up. With his sister here, he was no longer afraid of Guo Zhanxiong.
"My son Haochen is a Rank 1 Saturn Realm warrior. If he took the initiative to attack you, would you still be standing here? It's obvious that you sneak-attacked my son for no reason."
"That's right. You don't even have the strength to truss a chicken. Aside from your sneak attack, you couldn't hurt Haochen at all. More importantly, you attacked your own cousin so heavily. This shows that you are heartless." The Third Madam looked at Guo Zhanxiong.
"General Guo, please go ahead. After all, this is our family's matter. We can handle it ourselves."
Guo Zhanxiong smiled and said: "Third Madame's words are incorrect. Before I left, the general had instructed me to observe the young masters. The Seventh Young Master is also on my list of candidates, so this is part of my duty."
"But General Guo, the evidence of Zhou Yang's sneak attack is already conclusive. It's not appropriate for you to interfere," the Third Madam said unhappily.
"A sneak attack?"
Zhou Yang smiled disdainfully. The next moment, his body shook, and a Saturn Realm aura was released. Then, a vortex shadow appeared behind him.
"This is … an Astral Soul!"
In an instant, everyone was shocked.
Zhou Yang had really awakened his Astral Soul.
The Third Madam was stunned for a moment before she regained her wits. "Hmph, you haven't awakened your Astral Soul for three years. Now that you have awakened your Astral Soul, you must have used some kind of medicinal pill. Even if you have awakened your Astral Soul, your cultivation base is only at the 1st level of the Saturn Star Realm. Do you think you can injure Haochen when he takes the initiative to attack you? Stop dreaming."
"Is that so? Watch carefully then."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yang punched the stone slab on the ground of the tree.
"Rumble …"
The three-centimeter-thick rock shattered into pieces!
* Hiss … *
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
"The strength of two oxen, good, haha …" Guo Zhanxiong laughed and continued, "Third Madam, you are also a martial artist. The strength of two oxen against the strength of one oxen, I don't need to say more about the result. Furthermore, to be able to shatter this green rock with one punch, even the strength of two oxen would not be enough. You would have to cultivate the fundamental fist technique to the point where the furnace fire is extremely clear.
Although the Third Madam and Ye Taishan were angry, they were speechless. If Guo Zhanxiong was not present, they might distort the truth and punish Zhou Yang. However, they did not have the guts to do so in front of Guo Zhanxiong.
"Alright, I will not pursue this matter. However, I am here today to pass a message to the Second Madam. Zhou Yang, listen carefully."
After speaking, the Third Madam walked to Ye Haochen's side and took out the apology letter from his pocket.
"The Second Madam has already settled the marriage with the Xu family, and the General has tacitly agreed to it. However, the Xu family is very dissatisfied with your entanglement with Zhining. You must sign a public apology letter and apologize to the Xu family and Zhining. Otherwise, you will be punished according to the family law!"
Zhou Yang smiled. His smile was very cold.
"I will still say the same thing. Let Ye Zhining come and talk to me personally. I want to see if she can be as shameless as you."
Shameless …
The four words made the Third Madam's face turn red.
Letting Zhou Yang publicly apologize was her idea. Her goal was to clear Ye Zhining's name and the Ye family's name. She thought that with Zhou Yang's current situation, as long as she exerted a little pressure, he would definitely compromise.
However, she did not expect that not only did Zhou Yang refuse, he even scolded her.
"Third Madam, I think we should wait for the General to come back and deal with this matter. After all …"
"General Guo, please recognize your own status. This is our family's matter. I think the General does not want his own brother to get involved in the matters of his wife and son." The Third Madam directly interrupted Guo Zhanxiong's words.
Guo Zhanxiong frowned. This sentence was very serious. The conflict between the Third Madam and Zhou Yang originated from the grudge between the Second Madam and Zhou Yang's mother many years ago. It was indeed not suitable for him to get involved in this kind of jealousy between women. Otherwise, his reputation would be very bad.
"General Guo can't get involved, but I can at least get involved, right?"
A stern voice drifted over from outside the courtyard. A middle-aged woman dressed in simple yet elegant clothing walked over together with Zhou Yang's mother.
"Sister-in-law." Guo Zhanxiong was overjoyed. He immediately clasped his hands in greeting.
The person who came was none other than the First Madam of the General's Residence, the General's childhood sweetheart, Cheng Yan!
"First Madam."
Everyone bowed in unison. With regards to the First Madam, even the Second Madam, who had a powerful background, was extremely fearful, not to mention the Third Madam and Ye Taishan.
"Third Sister, I know about the matter between Zhou Yang and Ningzhi. Back then, the two of you had an agreement. If Zhou Yang managed to awaken his Astral Soul within a year, you would marry Zhining to Zhou Yang. Am I right?"
The countenance of the Third Madam was somewhat unsightly. After a while, she replied, "Yes, First Madam. This was an agreement made by my brother in order to repay Zhou Yang's kindness. But now, although Zhou Yang has awakened his Astral Soul, it was obvious that he used medicinal pills to forcefully awaken his Astral Soul. You should know that those who forcefully awaken their Astral Souls would never be able to break through to the Saturn Realm. And my niece is a genius. This is not fair …"
Using medicinal pills to awaken one's Astral Soul was the third method of awakening one's Astral Soul. Those who awakened their Astral Soul using this method would forever be stuck at the Saturn Realm. This was a well-known fact.
"Third Madam, I, Ye Taishan, have been working hard for the General's Residence for many years. I only hope that my child will have a bright future. I don't mind that Haochen was beaten up, but my daughter is a genius. If her future is ruined because of a promise I made back then, I won't be able to rest in peace …" Ye Taishan lay on the ground as he lamented bitterly.
The two siblings echoed each other. The First Madam frowned. Although she knew the truth of the matter, she was forced to do so by the current circumstances. Exposing the truth was equivalent to completely falling out with the Second Madam who had a powerful background.
"Eldest Sister, I think we should wait for the General's return at the end of the year before we decide on this. It just so happens that the agreed time is up. If Yang 'er really can only break through to the Saturn Realm like they said, then I will give up on this marriage and apologize to Third Sister on behalf of Yang' er."
Su Ruohan, who was standing at the side, seemed to have seen through the First Madam's dilemma.
"Mother, there's no need for you to apologize. Leave this matter to me."
After Zhou Yang finished speaking, he smiled faintly and looked towards Ye Taishan and the Third Madam. "Go back and tell Ye Zhining that I will personally wait for her on the arena during the clan's examination at the end of the year.
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