Chapter 395

Hong Baichuan said slowly, "If Ye Xiaotian isn't dead, alerting him like this is hastening his early death. If Ye Xiaotian is already dead, you have to ensure that the Crouching Ox Ridge still exists if you want to avenge him! Otherwise, what can you do alone? "

He spoke very slowly, almost with pauses between each sentence. This was because he wanted to ensure that Hua Yunfei could hear and understand every single word. Law Tycoon said furiously, "Father, that's easy for you to say. Who can guarantee that the Crouching Ox Ridge won't fall into Yang Yinglong's hands?"

Hong Baichuan shot a glance at him. "Bastard! Someone made a fake deed and took over your house. You don't want to snatch the house back, but burn it down with a fire? And when it was burned, your father was still in the house! "

Law Tycoon: "Erm …"

Hong Baichuan glared at him in exasperation before turning to Hua Yunfei. "If it really reaches a point of no return, I'd obviously rather destroy the Crouching Ox mountain than let Yang Yinglong use it. However, it hasn't reached that point yet. Not to mention that there are still people on the Crouching Ox Ridge you need to protect for your elder brother."

Hong Baichuan approached Hua Yunfei and said, "Keep your composure. You have to find an excuse to return to the Crouching Ox Ridge. Your objective is to stop Yang Yinglong from interfering too deeply, just in case there's no return. As for Ye Xiaotian's real identity, you can confirm it again, but you can't do it in public. If that Ye Xiaotian really is Ye Xiao 'an, he definitely won't be willing to be used by Yang Yinglong. Perhaps this is an opportunity for you … "

Hua Yunfei nodded and quickly calmed down. Although he had become emotional because of Ye Xiaotian's fate after listening to Hong Baichuan's words, his rationality quickly cleared up. Rushing back to confront Ye Xiaotian so recklessly was not a good idea. He should calm down a little.

Hua Yunfei thought about it carefully and already had an idea. He nodded at Hong Baichuan and said, "You're right, uncle. I'll just follow the plan." He hesitated before adding, "Since you're a member of the imperial court, don't you have any thoughts about this?"

Hong Baichuan sighed gently. "I've already reported this to the imperial court. As for how we'll deal with it, I'll have to wait for news from my superiors. However, I'm afraid I'll miss the opportunity. That's why I've come to find you. I hope the situation won't deteriorate to the point of no return so quickly. "

Hua Yunfei said, "Alright! I'll be taking then.

Law Tycoon said hurriedly, "Yunfei, I'll go with you!"

Hong Baichuan frowned. "Tycoon, you're so complicated. Why are you going with me?"

Law Tycoon said, "Father, are you trying to tell me that my sworn brother is in trouble and I should be a coward?"

Hong Baichuan was startled, but he didn't want to stop him. These days, the value of being a sworn brother was quite high. The Five Virtues were benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness. Benevolence and righteousness ranked first and second. As a father, no matter what, he couldn't tell his son to be a heartless and unjust person. That would be no different from a father instigating his son to take drugs or go whoring.

Hong Baichuan had a second thought. The goal of Yang Yinglong's side was to have Ye Xiao 'an pretend to be Ye Xiaotian. As long as they couldn't produce concrete evidence, even if they made a fuss in public, their suspicions towards Ye Xiao 'an would at most cause some trouble for the other side. It wouldn't be enough to foil their plans. The other side wouldn't kill without permission and deepen other people's suspicions of this matter. He sighed. "You must be careful this time!"

Law Tycoon clenched his fists tightly. He was about to start another war of words with his father, but he didn't expect his father to suddenly change his mind and agree to let him go to Crouching Bull Ridge. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. He hurriedly said, "Thank you, father. Yunfei, let's go! "

… …

Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon urged their horses at top speed. Although the tycoon was heavier than a horse, they didn't actually go that fast. The two still arrived at Crouching Bull Ridge after two days.

Hua Yunfei was in charge of training the deathsworn. This was a secret mission, so he reported directly to Ye Xiaotian. Dispatching manpower, obtaining resources, and disbursing money were all reported directly to Ye Xiaotian. There was no need for anyone else, so the reason was naturally easy to fabricate.

Thanks to Hong Baichuan's words earlier, Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon rushed to Crouching Bull Ridge and saw "Ye Xiaotian", so they were very calm. Because Tian Zaixing and the others were by their side, Hua Yunfei only reported some of the things he was in charge of. In the end, the tycoon, who had always been more unconventional, suggested that the three brothers go out for a walk.

Ye Xiaotian, Hua Yunfei, and Law Tycoon were sworn brothers. If they wanted the three brothers to go out for a walk, Tian Zaixing naturally couldn't follow them. Ye Xiao 'an also knew the relationship between the two and his Xiao' er, so he couldn't reject them rashly.

However, Ye Xiao 'an had never exposed his true thoughts in front of Yang Yinglong's people. To them, Ye Xiao' an was also infatuated with power. In particular, after he successfully impersonated Ye Xiaotian, with Ye Xiao 'an's usual behavior and now that he had tasted the sweetness of power, he definitely wouldn't be disloyal.

On the mountain behind Crouching Bull Ridge, there was a large flat slope. The trees had been chopped down in order to create a flat piece of land that could be used for training soldiers. At the same time, it could prevent wildfires from endangering the safety of the village.

"Ye Xiaotian", Hua Yunfei, and Law Tycoon currently strolled along the slope slowly. If it were not for Hong Baichuan's warning earlier, Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon really would not have been able to notice anything wrong with Ye Xiaotian when they saw him suddenly. However, the two of them had returned to Crouching Bull Ridge this time to investigate his identity, so they obviously began paying attention to everything about him as soon as they saw him. As expected, the more they looked at him, the more they found the Ye Xiaotian they were familiar with to be rather strange.

At this moment, the two of them chose some random topics and chatted casually with "Ye Xiaotian". When they were free, they glanced at each other and began to directly verify their identities.

Law Tycoon chuckled and said, "The affairs of the world are unpredictable. Back then, you were a fake librarian, and I was a fake scholar. When we first met, I never thought this day would come."

Law Tycoon turned to "Ye Xiaotian" and giggled. "Brother, do you still remember when we escaped from the district school, I treated you to osmanthus cake, but the osmanthus cake had already gone bad?"

Law Tycoon thought that if this Ye Xiaotian before him was not the real Ye Xiaotian, they probably would have heard about many of Ye Xiaotian's matters already. As a matter of fact, Ye Xiaotian himself might not have told his brother about how he met him in the past. However, he refused to believe that Ye Xiaotian would tell his brother about it in so much detail.

As a result, he focused on the item Ye Xiaotian had taken out from his bag. Only the two of them knew about this. Even if Ye Xiaotian had told his brother about how he had met him in the past, he would not have mentioned such details out of boredom.

Ye Xiao 'an smiled and acted like he was reminiscing. He sighed gently. "Yeah! So much time has passed in the blink of an eye. We're no longer the same as before! "

Law Tycoon's heart sank. The last glimmer of hope was also shattered. He did not believe that Ye Xiaotian did not remember that he had taken out a snake from his bag and swallowed the gall of the snake that had been cut open. Although there was no big problem with the expression and behavior of this Ye Xiaotian, he … did not know about this.

Hua Yunfei also did not know about the scene when they first met. However, as soon as he saw Law Tycoon's expression, he knew that it was not good. However, Hua Yunfei still held on to a glimmer of hope. He forced a smile and said, "Second Brother, compared to the situation now, is it a big change? Speaking of which, when I first met my brother, compared to now, it is a world of difference … "

Hua Yunfei said slowly, "At that time, my brother was still living in the Mountain God Temple, worrying about his three meals a day. At that time, I happened to pass by the Mountain God Temple and gave the two pheasants that I had just hunted to my brother. Who would have thought that we would be destined to be together for life. Brother, don't you think so?"

Ye Xiao 'an smiled calmly and nodded, "That's right! That's why I say, don't bully the young for being poor. At that time, you were a hunter and I was penniless. But now … "

Hua Yunfei's face slowly darkened. He stared coldly at Ye Xiao 'an and said in a low voice, "Now … who are you?"

Ye Xiao 'an's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Hua Yunfei in shock, "Yunfei, what's wrong? Who else can I be? I am me! "

Law Tycoon leaned slightly to the side, forming a pincer attack with Hua Yunfei. He stared coldly at Ye Xiao 'an, "Don't play dumb. You are you. Who are you?"

Ye Xiao 'an said with a blank expression, "I am Ye Xiaotian. Brothers, what's wrong?"

Hua Yunfei's voice trembled slightly, "You are not Ye Xiaotian. You are not my brother! What I said just now was simply to test you! If you really are my brother, tell me, what was I doing in front of the Mountain Deity Temple? What did I give you? "

Ye Xiao 'an did not know what Hua Yunfei gave Ye Xiaotian. Even if he racked his brains, he would not think that a scholar took out a vegetable snake instead of the four treasures of the study. A hunter gave Ye Xiaotian fish instead of birds and beasts. Ye Xiao' an stared at them, speechless.

"What happened to my brother? Tell me!" Law Tycoon grabbed Ye Xiao 'an's collar and questioned him agitatedly.

Ye Xiao 'an was in a very difficult situation. His chest heaved up and down and his breathing became rapid. He growled angrily, "Do you think I don't want to know what happened to him? I am his brother, even closer to him than you! "

Hua Yunfei said agitatedly, "You finally admitted it!"

Ye Xiao 'an struggled to break free from Law Tycoon's hands. He glared at Hua Yunfei and said, "What did I admit? I admit that I am not Ye Xiaotian now. Tell me, what do you think will happen? "

Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon were stunned at the same time. Law Tycoon said, "Even if it's not suitable for you to reveal your identity, you should avenge him. What are you doing now?"

Ye Xiao 'an tidied up his messy collar and sneered, "Revenge, right? Tell me, how should I do it? "

Hua Yunfei said sternly, "Kill off the people Yang Yinglong has sent around you and become enemies with Yang Yinglong as my brother!"

Ye Xiao 'an sneered, "Alright! That is indeed a good idea! But do you know just how many people Yang Yinglong has sent into Crouching Bull Ridge? Do you know just how many people Yang Yinglong has bribed in Crouching Bull Ridge? I don't know, so please tell me! "

Hua Yunfei's eyes narrowed. He really did not know about these matters. He had always been focused on nurturing a core and most loyal force for Ye Xiaotian, so he did not have much involvement with the other matters of Crouching Bull Ridge. However, now that he had returned this time, he could sense to a certain extent that the influence of Crouching Bull Ridge had already expanded rapidly.

In the past, Crouching Bull Ridge was only a tribe of mountain folk that had moved out from the depths of the mountains and established a certain level of deterrence for the tribal governments in the four directions. However, the current Crouching Bull Ridge had rapidly expanded its territory after expanding its military might, ruling over ten times the territory it originally occupied.

These places needed to be guarded and governed by people. Most of the people in Ye Xiaotian's original group were not up to the task, so they needed a large number of people in this area. If there were people who had infiltrated Crouching Bull Ridge with other intentions, or if there were people who had been bribed by Yang Yinglong with wealth …

Even if these people only made up a tenth of the total number, how were they supposed to identify them? How were they supposed to distinguish them? Were they supposed to kill them all or disperse them? If that was the case, what kind of future would await Crouching Bull Ridge? Would it still have any possibility of developing?

Law Tycoon said furiously, "So you're just going to acknowledge a traitor as your father and forget about your brother's vengeance?"

Hua Yunfei stopped Law Tycoon and stared at Ye Xiao 'an. "Then what do you want?"

Ye Xiao 'an said slowly, "That's why I can only be Ye Xiaotian! That's because Ye Xiao 'an can die, but Ye Xiaotian can't. "

Ye Xiao 'an looked at them and said, "I'm not as capable as Little Fool. I don't have the ability to establish such a vast territory in just a few years. I don't have that ability, but I also know that whether it's doing business or being an official, if you rise too quickly and don't have as many people to help you, you'll fall quickly.

If you expand without a solid foundation, it'll be easy for others to scam you. Little Fool used three to five years to complete what others would take thirty to fifty years to achieve, but in the end, he was exploited. I don't know what I should do. I only know that I shouldn't do anything right now. As for the future, can you help me? "

Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon were stunned. They had questioned Ye Xiao 'an aggressively, but in the end, all the problems had been pushed onto them now. Ye Xiao' an was actually asking them for help instead, but what could they do?

"Brother Xiaotian!"

Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon looked at one another. Just as they were unsure of how to reply, a young girl called out happily from afar. The two of them turned around and saw a young girl in a turquoise gown. She seemed to have run out of a painting, drifting gracefully in front of them with the wind.

She had a pretty face that was both happy and angry. Sure enough, girls changed eighteen times between childhood and womanhood. They hadn't seen her for a long time, but she already looked very different from before.

Yaoyao was half a day slower than Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon, but she finally arrived. After asking Little Tian, Hua Yunfei, and Law Tycoon were taking a stroll at the back of the mountain, Yaoyao couldn't wait to rush over. But when she saw Ye Xiaotian, she suddenly became shy. She called out to him and stood there with a red face.

"Ao ~ ~ ~"

A terrifying roar, coupled with the cry of a baby, stirred the bushes as if there was a gust of wind. A gigantic figure descended from the sky. It was probably the only gigantic ape left in the world — Biggie.

Yaoyao was overjoyed. She said happily, "A Big Man, you're so obedient. You ran over as soon as you saw me!" Before she finished speaking, the rotund Fuwa also came out from the bushes and happily ran around Yaoyao.

Yaoyao lived in Tongren, so she didn't have many chances to see these two fellows. These two fellows were left in the back of the mountain. Everyone in Crouching Bull Ridge knew that they were the Chieftain's pets, but they didn't dare to hurt them. These two fellows foraged for food on their own in the mountain. When they were full, they would still come to the back of the mountain to stay. Their wild nature gradually recovered.

But when they smelled Yaoyao's scent, they were still very happy. So they immediately rushed over to meet her. A Big Man and Fuwa surrounded Yaoyao. Yaoyao giggled from their teasing. The restraint she had when she first saw "Ye Xiaotian" was swept away.

Yaoyao patted Fuwa's round head and said to Ye Xiao 'an proudly, "Brother Tian always ignores them. See, now they're only intimate with me and ignore brother."

Ye Xiao 'an smiled awkwardly. He glanced at Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon. The two looked at each other and didn't say anything. The news they didn't want to hear the most had now been confirmed. But they didn't know how to deal with this situation. If they could settle their grudges easily, they wouldn't mind making a move immediately. But this matter wasn't that simple.

At this moment, they began to understand Ye Xiao 'an's feelings. Unless Ye Xiaotian was still alive and rushed back, or if they were willing to go all out and personally destroy the foundation Ye Xiaotian had built, even if they knew the other party's plot, they didn't have a good way to deal with it.

And even if they were willing to go all out, they could only destroy their own strength. The only thing they could do was to avoid being used by Yang Yinglong. Could they do any harm to Yang Yinglong's fundamental strength? Not at all.

…

As soon as Ye Xiao 'an returned from the back of the mountain, Tian Binfei found him and said, "Chieftain, you didn't give anything away, did you?"

Ye Xiao 'an sat down tiredly and didn't answer.

The freckled youth behind Tian Binfei said coldly, "Our master is asking you a question!"

Tian Binfei smiled and said, "Tianyou, don't talk to the chieftain like that!"

Ye Xiao 'an was deeply annoyed by their performance of playing the good cop and the bad cop. He snorted softly and said, "They … seem to be suspicious of me. When they were chatting, some of their words seemed to be testing me."

The conversation between Ye Xiao 'an, Hua Yunfei, and Law Tycoon in private could not be heard by others, but Ye Xiao' an said it on purpose. He wanted to know what Yang Yinglong would do if others knew his true identity. Moreover, knowing that he was suspected, this Mr. Tian might temporarily stop the plot to let him plant people.

The dark-faced youth was angry and scolded, "You're really useless! How can you be so careless and be suspected? "

"Wenbo!"

Tian Binfei was a little displeased. His tone was slightly heavier as he stopped the dark-faced youth. Tian Binfei moved his wheelchair forward a few steps and said in a low voice, "In front of your family, you have the effect of being 'under the light', so it's not easy to arouse suspicion.

On the other hand, the sworn brothers Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon have too many secrets with Ye Xiaotian that others don't know, so it's easy to give yourself away. However, as long as you insist on your identity, I don't think they will dare to jump out and say that you're not the real person. "

Ye Xiao 'an frowned and said, "But … they will occasionally mention some things that they experienced together with my second brother. I really can't say it. I still have to deal with them in the future, so I can't keep being vague."

Tian Binfei was still calm and asked with a smile, "So what if you're vague? You don't know the secret between Ye Xiaotian and them, and others don't know either. How can they use it as proof? If they jump out and say that you're not you, will the people of Crouching Bull Ridge believe them and not you, the chieftain? "

Tian Wenbo also thought this through. His displeasure immediately turned into joy. He said, "You're right, sir! Besides, even if they are willing to boldly say that you're not you, we can find people to prove that you are you. At that time, who can say for sure whether you're you or not? As long as there's no concrete evidence, no one can touch you. "

Tian Binfei frowned and said, "That's true, but … this is still a problem. A long delay is fraught with trouble. Tianyou, do you think we should quickly send a message to the heavenly monarch and ask him to seize the time to carry out the next step of the plan?"

Tian Tianyou nodded heavily and said, "Yes! I will report this matter to the heavenly monarch as soon as possible! "

Ye Xiao 'an saw this and was slightly surprised. He had always thought that Tian Tianyou and Tian Wenbo were two guards or attendants that "Tian Zaixing" brought with him. However, from the tone of discussion between "Tian Zaixing" and Tian Tianyou, it seemed that Tian Tianyou's status was not low.

This Tian Zaixing actually needed Tian Tianyou's permission to contact Yang Yinglong and had to go through Tian Tianyou. In other words, Tian Tianyou's status in Bozhou was actually slightly higher than Tian Zaixing's in front of Yang Yinglong.

Ye Xiao 'an looked deeply at this attendant that he had always ignored. Just as he was about to ask what the so-called next step of the plan was, Yaoyao, who had just separated from him and said she was going to the back residence to visit Old Man Ye and Madame Ye, rushed into the hall under the escort of A Big Man and Fuwa. "Brother Xiaotian, sister Miaowen is back!"

Ye Xiao 'an immediately trembled in fright when he heard this. In the entire Crouching Bull Ridge, he was not afraid of his father, his mother, or that chieftain brother. He was only afraid of his sister-in-law. Ever since he had been taught a lesson by Tian Miaowen last time, he knew very well how powerful this seemingly gentle sister-in-law was.

Ye Xiao 'an looked at "Tian Zaixing" in a panic and was shocked to discover that this Mister Tian, who had always been calm, was not much better than him. Although Tian Zaixing was masked, from his exposed eyes, he seemed to be similarly frightened by this news.