Nine Turns of Nirvana

In Lujiang City, at night, it was windy and rainy.

A carriage slowly drove into the Ye family's mansion despite the pouring rain.

As the second-ranked family in Lujiang County, the building scale of this mansion is not far behind that of the Xiang family, and is even more magnificent than the Xiang family's mansion. It seems that the owner of the Ye family wants to use this method to To convey a message to the outside world, the Ye family is not inferior to the Xiang family...

However, this is of no use. No matter how magnificent the building is, it will still be difficult to make up for the gap in overall strength. Within the scope of Lujiang County, everyone knows that the Xiang family is the well-deserved number one wealthy family. The Ye family can only be ranked second.

The carriage traveled smoothly until it stopped in front of the door of an inner courtyard deep in the mansion.

This house is guarded by a fortress and brightly lit. It is the main house where the patriarch of the Ye family lives.

And this carriage was able to travel unimpeded and come here directly without any questioning. The identity of the person on the carriage was immediately revealed. Obviously, only the patriarch of the Ye family - Ye Zhengkang himself could enjoy such treatment.

Sure enough, soon the door of the carriage opened, and a dignified middle-aged man stepped out with a gloomy face. It was Ye Zhengkang, the patriarch of the Ye family.

Seeing his appearance, the servants who had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard to pick him up suddenly felt their hearts sinking. None of them dared to take a breath, for fear of offending the powerful patriarch at this juncture.

Ye Zhengkang didn't notice this at all. His mood was just like the weather at this moment. It was really bad. Under the protection and cover of a group of servants, he strode into the yard.

"Dad! You're back!"

A young man in shining armor came forward excitedly and took the initiative to take off his rain gear for Ye Zhengkang.

This young man is Ye Zhengkang's only son Ye Feifan.

Ye Zhengkang looked at his son who was fully armed in front of him and was slightly startled: "Why are you dressed like this?"

Ye Feifan smiled and did not answer, but asked: "Dad has been summoned to the Sheriff's Mansion for such a whole day. Did they come up with any countermeasures?"

As soon as this issue was mentioned, Ye Zhengkang's face suddenly darkened again: "What countermeasures can we have? The Xiang family relies on their status as county guards to forcefully assign tasks to each family, and they also call it a joint effort to send out troops to annihilate. Rebel!"

"Hmph! This is obviously something caused by the Xiang family themselves, but they require our entire Lujiang City family to come along and help them wipe their butts!"

"We are the ones who contributed money and effort, and we are the ones who went to war with the Lu family. Not to mention taking huge risks, but in the end we finally achieved some results, but it was the Xiang family who came to the third prince to claim credit. It's really hard to think about it. I’m so angry!”

Ye Feifan smiled softly: "I knew it would be like this!"

Ye Zhengkang was startled, took a deep look at his son, and suddenly came to his senses: "No wonder you are dressed like this. Do you plan to personally respond to the Xiang family's summons? Confused! Do you know that you are doing this for others? Make wedding clothes!”

Ye Feifan spread his hands and said: "The Xiang family is powerful, and the third prince is standing behind them. Is there any way for dad to avoid their recruitment? Aren't you afraid that the third prince will settle the score with you?"

Ye Zhengkang shook his head and said: "Then you don't need to go out personally, just randomly select some people from the collateral disciples to come out. It's best to deal with the problem without putting in any effort!"

"No!"

Ye Feifan smiled confidently, his eyes bursting with awe-inspiring grace.

"Dad, in my opinion, not only must we take the initiative this time, but we must also try our best to use the elite main force of our Ye family!"

"The Xiang family is deeply favored by the third prince. Our Ye family has always wanted to replace it, but we can't do it... This time the Xiang family has suffered a series of losses. This is a golden opportunity for our Ye family!"

"First the Xiang family defeated Xiang Chen in the four-county martial arts competition, and now Xiang Sheng has been captured by an unknown stranger. This is an extremely heavy blow to the reputation of the Xiang family! I am afraid that three consecutive The prince will definitely re-evaluate the importance of the Xiang family in his heart. Even if the Xiang family can still rely on it at this time, what about ten or twenty years later? The Xiang family without Xiang Chen will eventually be left without a successor. Dilemma!”

"And if at this time, our Ye family can show great strength, let the third prince know that in addition to the Xiang family, our Ye family can also do things well for him, and we can do it better than the Xiang family. Clean and neat! In this way, wouldn’t our Ye family have entered the eyes of the third prince?”

"The third prince is the most likely candidate to become the crown prince. His influence in the court is extremely huge. As long as we can get his approval, the day when our Ye family will become the most powerful family in Lujiang County will be just around the corner!"

Ye Zhengkang looked at his enthusiastic son with mixed feelings in his heart.

He was very pleased that his son knew how to make progress and had such great ambitions. However, his vision was not quite right and he needed to continue to practice and improve...

To put it simply, this is called having too much ambition and too little power.

He just wanted to take advantage of the Xiang family's disgrace to express himself, but he didn't want to think about why the Xiang family was in disgrace?

It is true that Xiang Sheng is not as outstanding as his brother Xiang Chen, but he is definitely not an ordinary person. Even he was captured in Ding'an City, and he was still under the protection of a group of top guards. Is it possible that the Lu family will be an easy person to deal with? What?

The Lu family effortlessly subdued the Blood Knife Sect and the Bu family, knitted them together, and headed towards Lujiang City with great momentum. In addition, they also have two core disciples of the Dali Sword Sect, and even a weirdo who can force the number one swordsman in Kyoto to retreat...

No matter which way you look at it, the Lu family at this time is not a character that is easy to bully.

From the Ye family's point of view, the best way to handle this situation is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, let the snipe and the clam fight, and the Ye family can just be a profitable fisherman.

"Performance?"

Ye Zhengkang smiled coldly and refuted mercilessly.

"Do you think the Blood Knife Sect and the Bu Family didn't want to show off? Do you think the alliance formed by the thirteen families didn't want to show off? Do you think Gu Sian, the majestic number one swordsman in Kyoto, didn't want to show off? But, what's the final result?"

"I wonder how you think your own strength compares to the people I just mentioned? Are you more confident than them?"

"Performance also requires strength as a guarantee! If you are not strong enough, be careful and risk your own life!"

"Don't mention this matter again! Go back immediately and take off this armor! You are not allowed to interfere in this matter again!"

As the only son of the clan leader, Ye Feifan was favored by thousands of people. How could he ever receive such face-to-face refutation? Even if the person who said these words was his father, he was extremely dissatisfied.

So he began to retort with a red face, first saying that Ye Zhengkang was stubborn and unwilling to make progress, and then he said that he was familiar with the classics and mastered a wonderful formation. If used in actual combat, he would be able to be invincible and invincible.

Ye Zhengkang shook his head after hearing this, and was about to ask someone to take the only son into custody. At this moment, a man who looked like a housekeeper suddenly walked in in a hurry.

"Master, someone wants to see..."

Ye Zhengkang turned his head and saw the butler looking cautious and hesitant to speak. He knew that the matter was not simple, so he asked in a deep voice: "Who is he?"

"They didn't say anything. They just handed me something and asked me to show it to the master. They said that as long as the master sees it, he will naturally know their identity..."

Ye Zhengkang frowned and said, "What is it?"

Then, the housekeeper tremblingly took out a jade pendant from his hand.

The jade pendant has beautiful texture and smooth color. When he saw this jade pendant, Ye Zhengkang suddenly felt as if his acupuncture points had been tapped. He stood motionless in place, with only his pupils shrinking.

Because in the middle of the jade pendant, a charming word "Lu" is clearly engraved.

"What else did the visitor say?" Ye Zhengkang asked in a deep voice.

The housekeeper glanced at Ye Zhengkang cautiously, then turned back and waved his hand, and after driving all the servants around him away, he lowered his voice and said:

"They also asked me to ask you a question...do you want to replace the Xiang family?"