Chapter 10

Ye Wuyan's heart was in turmoil. At this moment, Ye Zhong's performance could already be compared to the most outstanding young geniuses in Yanjing and even the Great Zhou Dynasty! Such a person, since he bears the surname Ye, regardless of any past, should be kept in the Ye family.

However, if he made this choice, it would not only mean a complete falling out with the Su family but also with countless factions within the Ye family. After all, each of the Ye family members that Ye Zhong had knocked down represented a powerful faction within the Ye family. Now, he had already knocked down dozens, effectively offending everyone in the Ye family!

In such a situation, did he, a minor clan elder, have the qualifications or the ability to protect him?

While Ye Wuyan was in deep turmoil, Liu Han suddenly laughed and said, "Didn't the two Dao brothers just say that matters between the young should be resolved by the young? Why are the two Dao brothers now ready to intervene?"

Liu Han's words, whether intentional or not, made Ye Wuyan and Su Hao's bodies tremble slightly. Their gazes fell on Liu Qingmeng, who was closely following Ye Zhong, with varied expressions.

After just a moment, both of them understood Liu Han's mindset. Such a person, at the age of fourteen or fifteen, from the moment he entered the hall, each step and each move, one move one person, without any sign of defeat. This invincible posture was truly a world-class talent. In this situation, even the three elders felt a bit of jealousy. At the same time, each of them was thinking about how to incorporate such a genius into their own ranks, and then consider other matters. And Liu Han's daughter was now closely following Ye Zhong. If there were no relationship between the two, Ye Wuyan and Su Hao would never believe it!

At this moment, was Liu Han going to support him? Did their Liu family have the qualifications to take in such a young genius?

While the three main figures on the upper seats had different thoughts, not far from them, on the first and second banquet tables on the left, Su Wenqing and Su Kui were both staring at Ye Zhong with varied expressions.

Su Wenqing, who had been engaged to this person for five years, had long heard about him. The four words "Ye family waste" had haunted her for countless nights. However, these four words had also served as a shield for her for many years. Therefore, she had no hatred or love for Ye Zhong. But today, Ye Zhong's posture of fighting a hundred enemies and advancing step by step made her body tremble slightly!

Even among the so-called geniuses in Yanjing who boasted of being young geniuses, how many could achieve such a feat? Probably none!

However, although she was surprised, Su Wenqing unexpectedly felt no fear as Ye Zhong advanced step by step. She could clearly sense that Ye Zhong was not targeting her. Or rather, Ye Zhong did not even consider her, the first beauty of Yanjing, as a target. She was merely in his path.

In contrast to Su Wenqing's composure, Su Kui, sitting beside her in a red wedding gown, had a face as pale as paper! She never imagined that Ye Zhong, whom she thought she could crush at will, could have such abilities!

Moreover, she was probably the only one in the entire venue who knew why Ye Zhong had chosen this critical moment to act! Because she had personally orchestrated this!

However, at this moment, Su Kui felt no joy or excitement, only fear. She was completely terrified.

Ye Zhong, although advancing step by step, occasionally cast a glance with a faint hint of killing intent, which made Su Kui feel a chill to the bone! Given her understanding of Ye Zhong, how could he achieve such a feat? In her eyes, this "Ye family waste" was like mud under her feet, to be trampled at will. But why could he now display such an invincible posture, and not show any signs of fatigue after fighting dozens of geniuses from the Ye and Su families?

Su Kui was not afraid that Ye Zhong would kill her. No matter what, in the wedding banquet of these two major families, the higher-ups would not allow anyone to be killed! The reason the higher-ups remained calm was that although Ye Zhong advanced step by step, he only inflicted serious injuries and did not kill anyone.

However, she was afraid that the matter of her forcing Ye Zhong to break off the engagement would be exposed! Such a young genius should be the ideal husband. As a daughter of the Su family, regardless of her willingness, she should keep him by her side. But she had forced such a genius to break off the engagement. If this matter were exposed, the punishment from the clan would be severe!

Thinking of this, Su Kui sneered inwardly. If he begged her, she, Lady Su, would reluctantly agree to marry him. She could always find other lovers outside.

"Clang—"

A clear sword sound echoed throughout the hall.

As the crossed swords separated, Ye Zhong exhaled, his breathing becoming slightly rapid, and his right hand's tiger's mouth was numb, almost unable to hold the sword.

Another twenty steps! Under these twenty steps, nearly ten geniuses from the Ye and Su families who were still standing had all been knocked down.

But as he took the twenty-first step, someone casually threw away the wine glass, stood up, and blocked Ye Zhong's sword.

At this moment, this person stood in front of Ye Zhong, tall and slender, wearing a red wedding gown, but with a cold and elegant face, his pupils slightly constricted like a snake's eyes.

"Ye Yufeng—"

The first among the younger generation of the Ye family, Ye Yufeng!

At this moment, Ye Zhong's eyes narrowed slightly, a faint smile appearing on his face. Due to his recent invincible posture, Ye Zhong's consciousness and the memories of the previous Ye Zhong seemed to have completely merged, making him clearly aware that he had heard countless legends about this clan brother, the first among the younger generation of the Ye family. Without mentioning other aspects, the fact that Ye Yufeng could firmly hold the title of the first among the younger generation already demonstrated his strength!

It was said that this clan brother, Ye Yufeng, had never lost in battles with his peers and had even fought against elders at the fourth level of the Body Tempering stage without defeat, truly a monstrous genius! In fact, one of the reasons the three higher-ups had not intervened was that Ye Zhong had not killed anyone, and the other reason was probably that they did not want to steal the spotlight from Ye Yufeng, the shining genius.

However, this did not make Ye Zhong feel any trouble. The only thing that made him frown slightly was his current physical condition. With the strength of the third level of the Body Tempering stage, after cutting down over sixty people, Ye Zhong was already somewhat tired.

Ye Yufeng seemed to understand Ye Zhong's condition. He frowned and stared at Ye Zhong, and after a moment, a smile appeared on his elegant face: "Ye Zhong, if you retreat now, I will give you a chance to fight me fairly in the future!"

In response, Ye Zhong only smiled silently. To him, the Ye family's shining genius was not as impressive as others might think.

Ye Yufeng clearly felt the disdain in Ye Zhong's eyes. This was not mockery or contempt but a high-level condescension. This made Ye Yufeng, who usually had a calm heart, feel a faint anger. A mere Ye Zhong dared to look down on him!?

In the next instant, Ye Yufeng took a step forward, his sword creating a curtain of light, sweeping towards Ye Zhong's throat. He clearly understood that Ye Zhong had no intention of retreating, so his only option was to defeat or kill him here.

Ye Zhong's eyes brightened slightly. The power in Ye Yufeng's sword was condensed but not released, looking incredibly elegant, but it was filled with endless variables. This single move was several times stronger than the countless "wastes" lying on the ground. Moreover, he was probably just one step away from the fourth level of the Body Tempering stage.

However, Ye Zhong did not retreat at all. Like Ye Yufeng, he took a step forward, his sword meeting the attack head-on.

"Clang—"

The swords crossed again, and this time, Ye Zhong's body trembled slightly, taking his first step back since entering the hall. His green steel sword broke into pieces, and his right hand trembled uncontrollably, clearly indicating that after cutting down dozens of people, the last clash had been the final straw, temporarily disabling his right hand.

The breathing of the surrounding crowd suddenly became rapid. The gaze on Ye Zhong instantly became complex. No matter how impressive his previous performance, if he were to lose to Ye Yufeng, it would only serve to highlight Ye Yufeng's genius, with no other significance.

"Swish—"

However, Ye Yufeng did not give Ye Zhong a chance to catch his breath. He vertically slashed his sword, intending to cut Ye Zhong down with the next move.

"Draw the saber!"

Just as everyone was slightly surprised, Ye Zhong's left hand shot back like a cold electric current, directly drawing a long saber from Liu Qingmeng's embrace. A round of saber light, like moonlight, shone brightly in the hall.

"Swish—"

The first saber light directly aimed at Ye Yufeng's throat, arriving before his sword. Ye Yufeng had no choice but to retreat.

The second saber light then aimed at Ye Yufeng's right wrist. With a grim expression, Ye Yufeng had to instantly drop his sword, as not doing so would result in Ye Zhong cutting off his right thumb.

The third saber light...

There was no third saber. Just as everyone thought Ye Zhong would continue to swing the saber, he stepped forward, his body cutting into Ye Yufeng's embrace. The saber handle struck Ye Yufeng's knee, and the sound of bones breaking echoed. The first among the younger generation of the Ye family fell to the ground, unable to continue the fight.

After Ye Yufeng's defeat, Ye Zhong's vision suddenly cleared!

One hundred steps! From the entrance of the hall to this point, he had taken exactly one hundred steps! But after one hundred steps, there was no one in front of him who could fight him!

At this moment, Liu Qingmeng also let out a long sigh, her gaze on Ye Zhong filled with a complex emotion, a feeling that was hard to describe, enveloping her heart!

On the upper seats, Ye Wuyan finally could not hold back and stood up, his eyes fixed on Ye Zhong, his right hand trembling slightly.

Defeated! The first among the younger generation of the Ye family was actually defeated!? With his keen eyes, he could see that if Ye Zhong had not been exhausted from cutting down dozens of people, Ye Yufeng would not have been a match for him! How terrifying was this Ye Zhong!?

Su Hao also subconsciously clenched his hand, his eyes filled with unrestrained killing intent, no longer hiding it.

Liu Han lightly tapped the table with his right hand, his expression changing rapidly.

Su Kui, on the other hand, stared at the young figure standing in the hall, a sense of regret suddenly filling her heart.

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