Chapter 85

It seems that the young man has boundless potential waiting to be tapped. Moreover, among the three, he is the youngest.

However, the Ye Qingshao lineage is not well-liked within the Ye Family. Family Head, could we perhaps use some tactics to sow discord among them?"

"Ye Qingshao's lineage is now so poor that they only have an old dilapidated courtyard left. His clan members number about a hundred. Without money, it's impossible for them to grow stronger. Great Elder, do you think if we approach them with money and goods, it might make him心动 (heart move, meaning 'interested'). Then, as long as Ye Jun Tian uses some tactics, there will only be two of the three strong ones left in the Ye Family." Li Cheng stroked his beard and smiled.

"It's worth a try, but what method to use is a headache. Although Ye Qingshao and Ye Tian Hao don't get along, this is just an internal conflict. Once they face outsiders, it's a different story. However, flies don't bite无缝的蛋 (a seamless egg, meaning 'a perfect person'). The crack here is Ye Qingshao's 'lack of money'." Li Jiu said.

"It's said that someone hired the Killer Hall's assassins twice to eliminate Ye Jun Tian, but the boy had good luck and managed to escape. Who do you think the employer might be?" Li Cheng asked.

"If it's the Qingzhou Liu Family, it's impossible. They have no need to spend the money. They could easily deal with Ye Jun Tian by sending a ground-level martial artist from the family. So, it can't be the Liu Family.

It can only be Ye Qingshao's enemies. Ye Jun Tian's rise has also offended all the elders in the Ye Family.

Ye Handong, Ye Shan, Ye Jinghe, and even the escaped Ye Tongtian are all possible. Ye Jinghe just had a falling out with Ye Qingshao, so this matter is probably not related to him.

However, the other three are all possible." Li Jiu analyzed deeply.

"The Killer Hall's assassins are very expensive, and Ye Handong and the others can't afford it." Li Cheng said.

"Family Head's meaning is to help them, to increase the stakes. Then, the Killer Hall will definitely take care of Ye Jun Tian." Li Jiu asked.

"No, no, no, it can't be too fast. If Ye Jun Tian disappears too quickly, the Ye Family will find someone to replace him. So, it has to be just right." Li Cheng smiled sinisterly.

"Just right, hahaha, the best time would be the second day of the tournament. Then, even if the Ye Family wants to replace him, we won't give them the chance." Li Jiu stroked his chin and laughed.

"I've calculated that if we directly give money to Ye Qingshao to arrange for his son to play dirty, the cost would be too high. So, helping Li Handong and the others is much cheaper." Li Cheng smiled.

"This time, the Ye Family has the strongest young generation. The Li Family can only select Li Qingyue and Li Dong. The third person is still undecided, who will it be?" Cai Yang, the head of the Cai Family of the Qingmu Three Great Families, was stroking his chin, his elbow resting on the side table, looking very puzzled.

"This matter is strange. If they don't decide soon, it won't make sense." Cai Shen, Cai Yang's brother, said.

"I've gone through it, and apart from Li Qingyue and Li Dong, the Li Family doesn't have any young disciples who stand out. The rest are all at the fifth level of Pulse Movement. Compared to the three strong ones of the Ye Family, they are clearly not enough. The Li Family can't be unaware of this. They've benefited a lot from being the city lord these past few years." Cai Yang said.

"Brother, let's not talk about the Li Family. Li Cheng is always like an old fox. We should focus on how to deal with the Ye Family." Cai Shen said.

"It's troublesome. This time, their three strong ones are too powerful. This damned age, all messed up by the Qingzhou Prefecture." Cai Yang was somewhat indignant.

"Right, the young group accounts for forty percent, and the elder group accounts for sixty percent. I've gone through it, and in the elder group, our three families are about the same. The battle will definitely be intense. Therefore, who can become the city lord will depend on the young group." Cai Shen said.

"Do we really have to give it up?" Cai Yang looked quite pained and grimaced.

"Brother, hesitation will only bring harm. There's only a month left. If we give it up, we give it up. First, we need to secure the city lord's position. Otherwise, if we don't get involved in the next few sessions, our Cai Family's reputation will weaken. If we don't rise to power in this session, we might be kicked out of the Qingmu Three Great Families in ten years. The consequences would be too severe." Cai Shen said.

"Give it up!" Cai Yang slammed his fist on the table, and with a crack, the exquisite teacup shattered. The table also turned into broken wood.

At this moment, Ye Jun Tian rode 'Baiyi' and headed straight for the place where the Youzhou Spear King Tao Hengtian was in seclusion.

Watching his son ride off into the dust, Ye Qingshao's face was somewhat lost. He quickly returned to the spirit hall in the backyard and stood silently in front of the spirit tablet of Qingzhou King Gai Tianhao for a long time.

"Brother, your calculations were truly accurate. You said the Liu Family would repay kindness with enmity, and I didn't believe you, arguing with you for a long time.

Now, it's clear that my insight is worlds apart from yours. I even asked you why, if the Liu Family would repay kindness with enmity, you still arranged for the young master to be engaged to Liu Yichan. Wouldn't the young master be more heartbroken when he grew up?

Moreover, I said, why not arrange a childhood betrothal between the young master and your daughter Gai Luohua. When 'Luohua' was born, the clear sky suddenly appeared with a yellow aura.

Moreover, the soil around the old Gai Family residence trembled slightly. The old king said it was a great omen. Therefore, he strictly ordered the family not to leak this matter. Indeed, 'Luohua' is now the first beauty of Qingzhou, and her music can make phoenixes infatuated and fish dance.

I know about this, so I proposed a childhood betrothal between the young master and Luohua. You said, no.

Absolutely not! Because the palace is suppressing the Qingzhou Gai Family, and the young master will also be implicated. So, you chose the Liu Family, who would repay kindness with enmity.

You said only in this way could the palace not suspect us. Moreover, you said that when we severed ties with the Liu Family, we could reconsider the young master and 'Luohua'.

You also said that if the Liu Family didn't repay kindness with enmity, Luohua could only be the young master's concubine.

That would depend on 'Luohua's fate. Now, it seems that the Liu Family's betrayal might not be a bad thing. At least, 'Luohua's fate is not that of a concubine.

If the young master can successfully break through to the 'Human Martial' realm and return, I will present your second engagement plan.

Luohua, she is destined to be the young master's person. Regardless of fortune or misfortune, this is her mission." Ye Qingshao bowed respectfully.

A few days later, he arrived at Peach Mountain.

In the forest, only the sounds of birds and wild beasts could be heard. There was no sign of human habitation. Relying on his superhuman memory, Ye Jun Tian found the Peach Array in the vast and complex mountains.

The Peach Array was still there, but it was quiet.

"Ye Jun Tian specially comes to visit the Spear King Tao." Ye Jun Tian bowed and loudly called out to the Peach Array.

However, after calling out a dozen times, there was no response. Tao Gong might have already taken his advice to travel or train.

So, Ye Jun Tian took out the blood stone to enter the array. Then, he infused it with blood energy according to the Spear King's method. Soon, a faint blood aura began to emanate from the blood stone.

Ye Jun Tian continuously infused the blood stone with energy, and the blood aura continued to emerge. Moreover, he noticed that the blood aura did not dissipate but hovered around the stone, as if waiting for something.

Strange, is the old man lying to me?

Because, Tao Hengtian had instructed that only when the three gates in the blood aura appeared could one enter the Peach Array. Otherwise, one would be directly killed by the Peach Array.

But Ye Jun Tian had been infusing blood energy for quite a while, yet he still couldn't see the so-called three gates.

If the Spear King was deceiving people, Ye Jun Tian thought it was impossible. Because the Spear King was highly regarded by his brother Zhang Daolin, who said he was trustworthy. Ye Jun Tian believed in his brother's judgment.