31: Ye Qingtian

In the hidden mountain forest.

A secluded valley, surrounded by mountains, like a paradise hidden from the world.

In the valley, hidden by the dense forest, houses could be vaguely seen, and occasionally, figures could be spotted moving among the trees.

Looking further, in front of a house, there was a young man, his head lowered, and in front of him was a middle-aged man, looking at him with a gloomy face.

"Failed?"

Didn't you say it was foolproof?"

The middle-aged man reprimanded in a low voice.

Ye Xuan's face was full of disappointment, thinking of Yan Yun being carried upstairs by Qin Jiang, his heart slightly twitched.

The woman he fancied was snatched away by someone else!

"Father, I also didn't expect Qin Jiang to appear at the Rose Casino."

Ye Xuan said bitterly.

The middle-aged man in front of him was Ye Qingtian, who could only hide in the deep mountains to avoid the ye family's search.

"Qin Jiang! It's Qin Jiang again!"

Ye Qingtian's expression was grim.

Originally, he had already contacted other ancient clans and gained their support; as long as there was an opportunity, he could return to the ye family and seize the position of family head.

But now...

Due to Qin Jiang's appearance, these ancient clans actually withdrew all their assistance!

Having no other choice, he could only retreat again.

Ye Xuan's risky infiltration into Ye City to contact Yan Yun was also for the Dark Pavilion in Yan Shiya's hands; this force, although not comparable to the ancient clans, was an assassin organization.

If he could control it, he could definitely disrupt the ye family.

Once the ye family was in chaos, his chance would come.

However, Ye Xuan went with full confidence, but returned dejected, and the reason for his failure was, once again, Qin Jiang!

"Father, now that the ye family has allied with the Qin Family, if we want to go back, the first person we need to deal with is Qin Jiang!"

Ye Xuan said.

His eyes flickered, filled with killing intent.

Ye Qingtian glanced at him:

"Deal with Qin Jiang, and then let the Qin Family destroy the ye family?

What are you thinking? Our goal isn't to destroy the ye family, that's our home! Our goal is to control the ye family; if the ye family is destroyed, what the hell would I control?!"

Looking at Ye Xuan, Ye Qingtian suddenly realized that his son's brain wasn't working very well.

Letting him contact Yan Yun was probably a wrong decision from the start.

Listening to his father's reprimand, Ye Xuan lowered his head, but his eyes still flickered with hatred.

Seeing his useless appearance, Ye Qingtian waved his hand irritably:

"Alright, there's nothing for you to do. Go back and rest."

"Yes."

Answering, Ye Xuan retreated, but he didn't go back to rest; instead, he quietly left the valley.

...

Not long after Ye Xuan left.

A figure also quietly left the valley; looking at his build, it was precisely Ye Qingtian.

He glanced in the direction Ye Xuan had left, shook his head slightly, and then his figure flickered, heading in another direction.

About an hour later.

He appeared in a small village; the people in the village glanced at him and then paid no more attention, while Ye Qingtian remained expressionless.

Walking in the village, soon, figures appeared beside him one after another.

"What are you here for? Our family head has made it clear that he will no longer provide you with assistance."

One of them spoke.

Ye Qingtian glanced at him and said indifferently:

"Have someone from your clan who can speak for them come over, I'll talk to them."

"Stop dreaming!

We don't need to talk anymore; you should be clear about the strength of the Qin Family, and none of us will easily provoke them."

Hearing this, Ye Qingtian's steps paused, and a ferocious expression appeared on his face:

"Since that's the case, this lord will reveal himself and expose all of you!!!"

"You!!!"

"Giving you one more chance, call someone from your clan who can speak for them."

The others' expressions were grim, staring hatefully at Ye Qingtian:

"You wait!"

...

Half an hour later.

In a room, several powerful auras locked onto Ye Qingtian.

However, Ye Qingtian had a calm expression:

"If I die, our cooperation will be immediately exposed.

Do you think the ye family won't ask the Qin Family to give you some trouble?"

Looking at the people around him, Ye Qingtian sneered.

As his voice fell, the faces of the several people showed resentment, but they still restrained their aura:

"Ye Qingtian, what exactly do you want to do!"

"I just want to cooperate with you."

"Impossible. Even if you expose our cooperation, we won't provide you with any more assistance."

Previously, although they cooperated, they didn't cause any significant harm to the ye family; at most, they would give the ye family some compensation, and in the end, the Qin Family would likely not make things difficult for them.

But if they continued to cooperate, that might not be the case.

Facing their firm refusal, Ye Qingtian was not surprised; a hint of madness just appeared on his face:

"This cooperation isn't about helping me control the ye family, but about helping me strike at the ye family. I want to completely cripple the ye family; since I can't have it, I'll destroy it!

Moreover, rest assured, I won't touch Ye Linger; as long as she's fine, the Qin Family won't make a big fuss.

Besides, as dignified ancient clans, don't you have deathsworn warriors?

Hand them over to me to destroy a ye family, and by then, won't the Ye Domain be yours to divide?

So, you won't lose out!"

The few people from the ancient clans, hearing Ye Qingtian's words, exchanged glances; if they could destroy the ye family and lose some deathsworn warriors, it would indeed not be a loss.

For a moment, the few of them were somewhat moved.

"Deathsworn warriors alone cannot destroy the ye family."

The ye family is an ancient clan; its strongest point is its deep foundation.

Ten thousand years of accumulation, and how many Old Ancestors within the clan were once dominant existences; as long as they are still alive, the ye family will not be destroyed.

"You're wary of those old undying ones, right?"

Ye Qingtian sneered.

"You have a way to deal with them?"

The few people from the ancient clans looked at Ye Qingtian.

Ye Qingtian shook his head:

"No way, compared to them, my strength is too weak, but...

You few ancient clans, you have quite a few ancestors."

"Let our ancestors take action?

No way!"

The few people from the ancient clans were stunned for a moment, then immediately shook their heads.

It's fine for deathsworn warriors to act, but if the Old Ancestors all act, wouldn't that directly indicate that they were the ones who destroyed the ye family?

More importantly, the Old Ancestors of the ye family are not pushovers; destroying them would incur unknown losses and isn't worth it.

If it weren't for this, they would have joined forces to destroy the ye family long ago.

Why wait until now?

Ye Qingtian curled his lip, his eyes flickering slightly, and said:

"What if I can poison them?"

"Poisoning?"

The eyes of the few people from the ancient clans lit up; although there aren't many poisons that can poison a Supreme, as ancient clans, they could still obtain them, but it was very difficult to find an opportunity to poison a Supreme.

"You can do that?"

They asked skeptically.

Ye Qingtian smiled confidently:

"Don't forget, even though I failed to contend for the position of family head, I still have people supporting me in the ye family!"