Sitting on the main seat was a grey-robed Elder, his face grim.
He looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the side seat.
"Clan Chief, in your opinion, how should this matter be resolved?"
Hearing the grey-robed Elder's words, the middle-aged man in the side seat said in a low voice, "It is all up to Grand Elder to decide."
With that, he directly closed his eyes to rest.
It seemed as if everything happening in the Ye Family had nothing to do with him.
The Grand Elder, sitting in the main seat, nodded, then looked at the crowd below and instructed, "You few go and gather all the Ye Family Disciples, whether they are out training or busy with Family business..."
"Yes, Grand Elder!"
The Ye Family Elders responded, seemingly still not accustomed to the title.
They all rose and walked out of the room.
Just then, a Ye Family guard rushed in and reported, "Reporting to Grand Elder, Grand Elder Wang of the Wang Family has come to visit..."
"What? Grand Elder Wang is here?"
Inside the room, the Ye Family Elders, who were about to leave, immediately looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy when they heard that Grand Elder Wang had arrived, raising their heads to look at the Grand Elder on the main seat.
The Grand Elder stood up, walked in front of the Clan Chief, and said in a faint voice.
"Clan Chief, please go over there."
The Clan Chief looked at the Grand Elder, said nothing, and sat on the main seat.
"If it's a blessing, it's not a curse; if it's a curse, you can't avoid it..."
"Let him in..."
Facing the gazes of the crowd, the Ye Family Clan Chief said calmly.
As if resigned to his fate.
After all, in Qingcheng Mountain, the Wang Family was dominant. Even a powerful Clan Chief's mansion like the Ye Family had to show some respect to the Wang Family.
Not to mention their Ye Family, what capital did they have to contend with the Wang Family?
Wasn't this like throwing an egg against a rock?
"Yes, Clan Chief!"
Not far away, after hearing the Ye Family Clan Chief's words, the Ye Family guard nodded in response and turned to walk towards the Ye Family gate.
Watching the Ye Family guard walk further away.
"Since the Wang Family has sent Grand Elder Wang, let's wait and see what scheme the Wang Family is planning..."
The Grand Elder's voice rang out...
As he spoke, a sixty-year-old man was seen slowly walking in from outside the room.
If Ye Chen were here, he would surely recognize that the person was none other than Grand Elder Wang of the Wang Family.
Looking at Grand Elder Wang walking in, the Ye Family Clan Chief greeted him very politely, "Elder Wang, may I ask if you have any business coming here this time?"
One must know that over the years, due to Ye Chen's existence, the Ye Family had not had few conflicts with the Wang Family.
And now that Ye Chen had just become a cripple, the Wang Family immediately sent their Grand Elder over.
Wasn't this a typical case of a weasel paying a New Year's call to a chicken, with no good intentions?
Regarding the Ye Family Clan Chief's inquiry, Grand Elder Wang said unhurriedly, "It's nothing much, it's just that our Second Young Master Wang has taken a liking to Ye Lin of your Ye Family. As for what to do, I don't think I need to say anything more, do I!"
Hearing this, the Ye Family Clan Chief's face showed displeasure and he said, "Elder Wang, I'm afraid I cannot comply with your request..."
In Qingcheng Mountain, who didn't know what kind of person Second Young Master Wang was?
If Ye Lin were handed over, it was unknown whether she would even survive.
Grand Elder Wang raised an eyebrow and said in a low tone, "Ye Family Clan Chief, I advise you to be sensible, otherwise, I don't mind Qingcheng Mountain having one less Family..."
After speaking, Grand Elder Wang turned and walked out of the room.
Before leaving, he did not forget to say, "Ye Family Clan Chief, I'll give you three days. Otherwise, your Ye Family may not have the necessity to continue existing in Qingcheng Mountain!"
Facing Grand Elder Wang's blatant threat, the Ye Family members could only swallow their anger.
Who could blame them when the Wang Family's strength was there for all to see?
As Grand Elder Wang departed, the Ye Family Clan Chief, sitting on the main seat, said with a face full of indignation, "This Wang Family is truly going too far!"
"Even a clay Buddha has three parts of anger. How dare the Wang Family be so arrogant? Do they really think our Ye Family is made of mud?"
Saying this, the Ye Family Clan Chief ordered the crowd, "You all immediately go and gather all our Ye Family Disciples. Since the Wang Family cannot tolerate our Ye Family, then let's fight them to the death!"
Upon hearing these words, all the Ye Family Elders bowed their heads in silence.
After all, at their age, nothing was more important than living.
As the saying goes, it's better to live a bad life than to die well.
To fight the Wang Family for the sake of one Ye Lin.
No one would be willing.
Sure enough, the Ye Family Grand Elder couldn't resist saying, "I hope the Clan Chief does not act impulsively. With our Ye Family's strength, if we were to go to war with the Wang Family, wouldn't that be seeking our own demise?"
"Furthermore, now that Ye Chen is crippled, for the sake of one Ye Lin, to gamble the entire Ye Family, it's truly not worth it!"
As the Ye Family Grand Elder's words fell, the other Elders also chimed in, "Yes, Clan Chief, what the Grand Elder said is not without reason!"
"Before, when our Ye Family had Ye Chen, we could still unite with the Lin Family to contend with the Wang Family. Now, Ye Chen has become a cripple. For the sake of one Ye Lin, to stake the entire Ye Family, isn't this foolish?"
Looking at the Ye Family Elders' cowardly behavior, the Ye Family Clan Chief felt a deep sense of disappointment.
"For so many years, it is because of your cowardice that the Ye Family has always stagnated. If every member of our Ye Family were like Ye Chen, fearless of death for the sake of the Ye Family, how could the Ye Family not prosper..."
To the Ye Family Clan Chief's angry rebuke, the Ye Family Grand Elder said expressionlessly, "Clan Chief, no matter what, we are also thinking for the Ye Family, for the greater good. Besides, Clan Chief, aren't you talking a bit too much today?"
At these words, the Ye Family Clan Chief's face returned to calm.
He gave a bitter smile, his voice tinged with loneliness.
"I did talk too much today, it's all up to Grand Elder's decision."
Ye Zhao nodded, then glanced at the other Elders.
The next second, all the Ye Family Elders in the room rose and bowed to the Ye Family Clan Chief, saying, "Clan Chief, we are also thinking for the Ye Family, please do not blame us!"
"You... you... you are truly beyond saving..." Looking at the Ye Family Elders beside Ye Zhao, the Ye Family Clan Chief roared in anger, then slumped powerlessly into his chair, remaining silent.
The Ye Family Clan Chief had never imagined that, imperceptibly, the Ye Family Elders had already been brought under Ye Zhao's command.
Now, in the Ye Family, it could be said that he appeared to be the Ye Family Clan Chief, but in reality, on major decisions, Ye Zhao was the ultimate decision-maker.
And he was merely a nominal figure.
Not far away, Ye Zhao glanced at the Ye Family Clan Chief on the main seat, then turned and gestured to the Ye Family Elders, stepping out of the room and instructing the two Ye Family Disciples guarding the door, "You two go to Ye Tian's place and tell him to bring Ye Lin back to this old man, the sooner the better, understand?"
"Yes, Grand Elder!"
The two Ye Family Disciples responded and hurried towards Ye Tian's residence.
Not long after, once the two Ye Family Disciples conveyed Ye Zhao's words to Ye Tian, Ye Tian's lips curved into a playful smile.
He then called a few of his subordinates and instructed them to capture Ye Lin while she was still taking Ye Chen to various doctors and before she left Qingcheng Mountain...
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