The Ye family that Ye Xiao was from was actually not very strong. It was slightly stronger than the Chu family that Chu Xiu was from, but not by much.
The patriarch of the Ye family, Ye Kun, was at the Inner Supreme Realm. It was said that the Ye family had a Patriarch who had reached the Three Flower Realm, but he had not come out to manage matters for many years.
In theory, anyone could participate in the Ye family's meetings, but in reality, collateral disciples like Ye Xiao could only stand at the side and listen to instructions. Those who were truly qualified to participate in the discussions were the ten or so direct descendants of the Ye family.
Ye Kun sat on the main seat and said in a deep voice, "The birthday of the Sun family's Patriarch will be held in half a month. I've prepared the birthday gifts, so I'm going to send some young disciples to attend the birthday celebration. I'll choose from all of you. Remember, don't embarrass the Ye family."
The collateral disciples present nodded in agreement, and their faces revealed excited expressions.
This was not difficult at all. It was a complete show of face.
Moreover, it was the Sun family of River East, one of the Nine Great Families. Other families that were similar in strength to the Ye family did not even have the chance to attend the birthday celebration.
The Ye family had the right to attend because they had a mine that provided materials for the Sun family of River East. They could be considered a vassal of the Sun family. With such a strong relationship, the Ye family had the right to attend the birthday celebration.
Ye Kun looked at the direct descendants of the Ye family present, coughed, and said, "Second Brother, you'll be in charge of this matter."
Ye Ting was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up and said, "Thank you, Father."
The smile of the Ye family's eldest son, Ye Ling, stiffened slightly when he heard this.
He was slightly stronger than Ye Ting and had already reached the Inner Supreme Realm. Moreover, he was close to thirty years old and had long been managing some of the family's businesses.
However, Ye Kun did not give him the task of showing his face. This made Ye Ling feel slightly indignant, but at the same time, he did not dare to refute his father's decision.
However, at this moment, Ye Kun said, "Eldest Brother, you should have been the one to attend this matter, but there are some problems with the family's mine. Steward Zhang is getting on in years, and his old injuries have relapsed recently. He's preparing to retire. So, you have to watch over it temporarily and pick a new steward to manage the mine. "
When Ye Ling heard this, the indignant look on his face immediately disappeared. He happily agreed.
The Ye Family's mine was the foundation of the Ye Family. Now that Ye Kun had asked him to manage the mine and gave him the full power to promote the new manager, this kind of practical benefit was more substantial than going out and showing his face.
Chu Xiu nodded when he saw Ye Kun's methods in the Bloodsoul Pearl.
This fellow had some tricks up his sleeve. At the very least, when it came to dealing with internal conflicts within the family, he was much better than his cheapskate father, who only acted according to his own preferences.
Although there was only one successor, it was impossible for every family to only nurture one.
However, in order to prevent internal strife within the family, as the head of the family, he could not be too biased.
According to the sequence, the Eldest Brother, Ye Ling's resignation should be announced first, followed by the Second Brother's.
In the end, Ye Kun had first announced the news of Ye Ting going to the Sun Clan, causing him to be overjoyed and feel proud that he was stronger than his Big Brother.
Then, he announced that it was given to Ye Ling's ore mine to make up for his disappointment, making him feel as if he had found it after losing it. This way, everyone would be happy.
Not to mention anything else, this Patriarch was really good at playing tricks like this.
Meanwhile, Ye Kun said, "The people that head to the Sun Clan represent the face of my Ye Clan, so we have to be careful. Second Brother, select a few disciples that possess a good strength and appearance to head there."
Ye Ting hurriedly nodded, and then he picked out a few collateral family martial artists that he usually had a good relationship with.
When it came to something like showing one's face, he naturally had to choose someone from his own side.
Right at this moment, Chu Xiu said to Ye Xiao, "Stand out and fight for this position to head to the Sun Clan."
Ye Xiao was stunned, and then he replied in his mind. "Ye Ting has detested me since a long time ago, and he won't allow me to go to something like showing my face."
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "You won't go just because he doesn't allow you to? This is a matter of the entire Ye Clan, and it isn't a matter of Ye Ting alone. So long as you have the strength, then on what basis would the Ye Clan refuse to allow you to go under the gazes of everyone? If you want to stand out, then you must stand before everyone and walk out of the Ye Clan. Otherwise, if you stay in a tiny place like this for your entire lifetime, you can only be a frog at the bottom of a well! "
When he heard Chu Xiu, Ye Xiao gritted his teeth and stood out. "Patriarch, disciple is willing to go as well!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Ye Xiao's sense of existence in the entire Ye Clan was extremely low, and he was extremely stubborn. He didn't say a single word when being bullied and targeted by Ye Ting, so he was detested by the latter. There weren't many people in the entire Ye Clan that were willing to come into contact with him, as they were afraid of drawing trouble to themselves. Never had they imagined that he would actually take the initiative to stand out and strive for benefits.
But did he have the qualifications? Even if it wasn't for Ye Ting, he wasn't ranked amongst the collateral family disciples of the entire Ye Clan.
The parents and seniors of the other collateral family members of the Ye Clan were still alive, and they'd prepared medicinal pills and cultivation resources for them.
Only Ye Xiao didn't have all these things, he even had to take out his allowance to purchase medicinal pills to raise his crippled father that was on the verge of death, and his cultivation had fallen behind the others since long ago.
Ye Ting grunted coldly. "What trouble are you causing? Fuck off to the side! "
Ye Xiao didn't answer, and he just straightened his neck and looked at Ye Kun as he said, "Patriarch, disciple feels that I have the qualifications to go!"
Ye Kun looked at Ye Xiao for a short while before vaguely remembering this Ye Clan collateral family disciple.
He wasn't infuriated. As a Ye Clan disciple, wanting to stand out and rise up was a good thing. Even if his own son didn't like Ye Xiao, he was surnamed Ye after all.
Ye Kun only said indifferently, "Do you think you have the qualifications? But something like qualifications isn't something that can be obtained just by talking about it. Second Brother, find someone and test his strength. "
Ye Ting gestured with his mouth, and a Ye Clan collateral family martial artist laughed savagely as he walked out. "Cousin Brother Ye Xiao, swords have no eyes, you have to be careful."
This collateral family martial artist was at the Blood Condensation Realm as well. Even though he was younger than Ye Ting, the time he stepped into the Blood Condensation Realm was much earlier than Ye Ting, and defeating Ye Ting was extremely easy.
Right when that Ye Clan disciple had just raised the sword in his hand and intended to execute the Ye Clan's Breezy Fallen Leaf Sword to attack Ye Xiao, a wisp of a cold light suddenly flashed by. A clang sounded out as the sword in the Ye Clan disciple's hand was actually directly blasted flying, and it was even to the extent that a wound split open between his thumb and forefinger, causing fresh blood to flow out.
After a short moment, he seemed to have recovered from his shock, and he looked at his own hand as he let out a sharp cry.
Everyone from the Ye Clan present looked at Ye Xiao with gazes as if they were looking at a freak.
He blasted his opponent's weapon flying with a single move, then wouldn't he only need two moves to take his opponent's life? Where did Ye Xiao get such strength from? Why is his sword so swift?
Ye Kun stared fixedly at Ye Xiao as well. He possessed a strength at the Inner Energy Realm, so he naturally saw through everything long ago.
Ye Xiao only made a simple slash, but the speed of this slash was too fast, so fast that his opponent couldn't even react in time.
This slash was not some powerful martial art technique, but simply displayed its extreme speed and accuracy.
Moreover, he also discovered that Ye Xiao's foundation was actually very solid, which was very rare in a small clan like theirs.
However, no matter what, it was also a good thing that such an outstanding young man had emerged from the Ye Clan's side branch.
Therefore, Ye Kun just casually waved his hand and said, "Not bad, in three days, you will follow second brother and the others to the Sun Clan. Remember, don't show any fear, and don't embarrass our Ye Clan."
Ye Xiao walked out expressionlessly, and the expressions of the surrounding people also changed a little when they looked at Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao couldn't explain it, but in short, it was not the contemptuous and disdainful gaze from before.
This kind of feeling was very good.
"Do you feel it? This is power! "
Chu Xiu's voice rang in Ye Xiao's ear. His tone was very light, but it was filled with a strange bewitching power.
"Only when you pick up a sword and possess sufficient strength would you be taken seriously by others.
Things like grasping the authority of the world when awake and lying on the knees of beauties when drunk are utterly bullshit to you now.
Having power isn't able to allow you to obtain anything, yet it's able to make others unable to take away something from you. For example, dignity! "
Ye Xiao took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly.
He'd already made his decision.
No matter what the origins of the mysterious person within the blood colored pearl was, or if he was some sort of demon or ghost, so long as the mysterious person was able to give him strength, then he would follow the mysterious person until the end!
The taste of strength was something that no one that had tasted it would ever want to give up.
If those so-called people that had retired from the world really wanted to retire from the world, then why didn't they seal their meridians and cripple their own cultivation? In this way, under the precondition that their lifespans weren't affected, they wouldn't possess the slightest bit of martial strength, and they would be completely cut off from the world.
But in reality, there weren't many that would really do this, because they were unable to part with their strength.
Presently, Ye Xiao was like this as well. He'd truly tasted the taste of strength, and he was unwilling to part with it nor was he able to let it go.
Three days later, Ye Xiao was going to head to the Sun Clan with Ye Ting and the others.
Of course, it wasn't just Ye Ting that was leading the group, and there was a branch family senior of the Ye Clan that possessed a strength at the Congenital Realm as well.
The senior frequently walked in the trading companies that weren't part of the industry, and he possessed comparatively abundant experience. They'd brought along birthday gifts to the river this time, and for the sake of avoiding any mishaps from occurring on the way, they'd specially sent an experienced senior to follow along with them, and it could be considered as an escort.
So Ye Ting had restrained himself from looking for trouble with Ye Xiao all along the way.
He wasn't an idiot, so he naturally knew what was important and what was urgent.
His status in the clan was originally inferior to his older brother, and if he were to cause any trouble on the way, then he would probably be unable to maintain his current status.
After arriving at the Sun Clan in an ordinary manner all along the way, Chu Xiu saw the entrance of the Sun Clan through Ye Xiao's consciousness, and a trace of a gloomy light flashed within his eyes.
At that time, that group of people thought he was dead for sure, and they'd lined up to add insult to injury with the intention of killing him.
Chu Xiu remembered all of these things, and when he settled the score in the future, not a single one of them would be able to escape!
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