114: Chapter 114 The Struggle Before the Prefectural Examination

"Grandfather, why are there so many Martial Master experts in this roster?" After flipping through the booklet from start to finish, Ye Yisong saw the eighty-fifth listed Martial Artist on the last page, all of whom had reached the strength of a 4-star Martial Master, and he could not help but gain a deeper understanding of the strength of the Martial Artists participating in this Martial Examination.

"Grandfather does not know either. The Family Elder in charge of miscellaneous affairs is investigating in secret to see what the situation is." Clearly, Grandfather Ye Tuantu also saw the unusual nature of this and reported it to the Clan Chief immediately.

Grandfather Ye Tuantu and Grand Elder Ye Ronghui discussed it privately and reached a conclusion: the only ones capable of such a grand gesture were the Wei Family and the Wang Family. Only they could provide a large number of advanced Medicinal Pills to pile up so many high-level Martial Masters to intercept the Ye Family's Martial Artists during the Prefecture Examination.

The Wei Family and the Wang Family appeared to mind their own business, but in secret, they had been making constant moves to obtain the Ye Family's 4th Grade Talisman Technique.

If not for the suppression by the Governor of Cangjiang Prefecture, the higher-ups of the three families would have started a full-blown war long ago.

Looking at the large number of Qi Family and Sun Family Martial Artists appearing in the booklet, Ye Yisong understood that the shadows of the Wei Family and the Wang Family were hidden behind them.

Unsurprisingly, the Wei Family and the Wang Family had already locked in the top two spots for the Martial Examination points. These actions were to squeeze the Ye Family out of the top three and slow down the Ye Family's momentum of development.

"Grandfather, is the Sun Family also involved?" Ye Yisong asked. Previously, he only knew that the Qi Family, with the support of the Wei Family and the Wang Family, had the audacity to stand up and challenge the Ye Family. Now, in this situation, it seemed the Sun Family had also popped up, wanting a piece of the pie.

The Sun Family was famous in Cangjiang Prefecture for being timid. They had a Legacy of several hundred years, and no one had ever seen them fight with any other Family. Yet this time, they stood up to target the Ye Family. He wondered what benefits the Wei Family and the Wang Family had promised the Sun Family.

"Hmm, since the Sun Family is courting death, then they might as well disappear along with the Qi Family." Grandfather Ye Tuantu said boldly. It seemed the Family had already planned to take action, using thunderous methods to strike at the Sun Family and the Qi Family, deterring other families in Cangjiang Prefecture from intervening in the struggle between the three families.

"Grandfather, tell me what you need your grandson to do." Ye Yisong said.

"Song'er, during the martial competition phase, if you encounter anyone under the banner of the Sun Family or the Qi Family, kill them!" Grandfather Ye Tuantu said fiercely.

"Yes." Ye Yisong replied. The Ye Family had not shown their might for a long time; the other families in Cangjiang Prefecture had forgotten the Ye Family's fierce reputation and their iron-blooded methods of slaughtering three families in three months.

Ye Yisong believed that other Disciples of the Family also had a similar roster in their hands, and the tasks they received should be similar to his.

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Wei Family Guest House

"Brother Wei, the Wei Family really has a grand gesture. Supporting a Qi Family was not enough, so you supported a Sun Family too. That is enough to give the Ye Family a headache." Wang Jingcheng, the Elder of the Wang Family stationed in Cangjiang Prefecture, looked at the roster in his hand and said gloatingly.

"The Wang Family's gesture is not small either. Those Loose Cultivators from the Qi Family have improved their strength so much in just a few months; you must have spent a lot of Spirit Stones!" Wei Chengyue's eyes flashed with brilliance. He had thought the Sun Family was supported by the Wang Family; it seems this Sun Family is strange.

"Hahaha, mutual, mutual." Wang Jingcheng laughed, staring at Wei Chengyue, trying to discover something unusual from his expression. He was also unsure about what was going on with the Sun Family, which is why he came, wanting to probe for some information.

"Brother Wang, just act according to the plan. As long as we can prevent the Ye Family from entering the top three, the Ye Family will have to cooperate with our two families. By then, the Ye Family will have no choice but to hand over the Legacy of the 4th Grade Talisman Technique." Wei Chengyue looked into Wang Jingcheng's eyes without fear. Trying to extract intelligence from him? No way. Who isn't an old fox who has lived for several hundred years? How could Wang Jingcheng see any flaws?

"That is natural. However, I heard that Training Instructor Ye Jiechen has been following Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui in seclusion to Cultivate, hoping to make a Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor. In five years, if this kid manages to break into the top hundred of the Provincial Examination, everything we have done will be a joke." Wang Jingcheng said worriedly.

"It does not matter. Not to mention that he has not made a Breakthrough yet, even if he did, it is unknown whether he can live until five years later." Wei Chengyue's sinister voice sounded, as if everything was under control.

"Training Instructor Ye Jiechen is not a concern. Brother Wang should also know about Ye Yisong, right?" Wei Chengyue asked.

"I have heard of him." Wang Jingcheng's eyes flickered.

"The Wei Family will take care of Training Instructor Ye Jiechen, and the Wang Family will take care of Ye Yisong. Brother Wang, do you think this arrangement is acceptable?" Wei Chengyue looked at Wang Jingcheng as if discussing. The Wei Family could not be the only ones charging at the front while the Wang Family watched the fun from behind. Blocking the Ye Family was not just the Wei Family's business.

Wang Jingcheng pondered for a while, nodded, and replied: "That is certainly acceptable. I hope Brother Wei remembers today's promise."

With this distribution, the Wang Family was taking advantage. Dealing with Ye Yisong was much easier than dealing with Training Instructor Ye Jiechen!

Training Instructor Ye Jiechen had been staying in the Ye Family's territory in seclusion to Cultivate. It looked like he would not come out unless he made a Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor. It would not be easy to lure Training Instructor Ye Jiechen out to kill him.

Ye Yisong, however, was still active outside. There would always be a chance to slaughter this kid.

The few discussed some other matters, and Wang Jingcheng bid farewell and left the Wei Family's guest house.

"Wei Seventeen, you personally deliver this letter to the Clan Chief." Wei Chengyue instructed. The Sun Family must have some secret; otherwise, it would be impossible to grow so fast. The Wei Family had not supported the Sun Family.

The Sun Family?

How bold, actually wanting to fish in troubled waters. They do not deserve it!

That old man Wang Jingcheng still thought he had picked up a bargain. Once his own Family loses a few good hands, he will know that this bone of Ye Yisong is much harder to chew than Training Instructor Ye Jiechen. Ye Yisong is not just a simple case of breaking through his cultivation by eating pills; he is a Tier 3 Talisman Master!

If the Wang Family kills Ye Yisong, the commotion will be huge. Even if they cannot kill him, the Wang Family will not let it go after losing so many Martial Artists.

Fight, fight! It would be best if one of them is crippled.

The Wei Family would then be able to clean up the mess. That woman from the Wang Family stole the Wei Family's Alchemy; the Wei Family will never forget this matter!

...

Ye Yisong stayed with Grandfather Ye Tuantu for a while and then tactfully left. Grand Elder Ye Ronghui was there with Grandfather, so there was clearly something to discuss. He should not disturb them.

Returning to the small courtyard where he rested, Ye Yisong flipped through the booklet he got from Grandfather Ye Tuantu again. In his heart, he had already drawn a death sentence for some people in the booklet.

Daring to go against the Ye Family is like smashing Ye Yisong's rice bowl. For such Martial Artists, Ye Yisong would never be soft-hearted; kill when it should be killed.

As for whether he could kill the Martial Artists of the Sun Family and the Qi Family, Ye Yisong never doubted his own strength. The difficulty lay in how to avoid killing too fiercely at the beginning, causing the subsequent Martial Artists to hide from him and avoid fighting!

If he let go of the big rats for the sake of a few small rats, that would be a pity!

He still needed to rank the Martial Artists in the booklet: which ones must be killed upon encounter, and which ones should be killed later.