One day, you will know how correct my decision was.

It was late at night!

Inside Lingbao Hall, the lights were still brightly lit!

Ye Qingshan sat on the throne in the main hall, his face so gloomy it looked like water could drip from it.

As Ye Zhen arrived, Ye Qingshan, who was already furious, saw him reeking of alcohol and looking completely drunk, and he could no longer sit still!

"Bang!"

He slammed the table and stood up, like a furious lion.

His figure flickered, almost teleporting to Ye Zhen, and a large slap directly landed on his face.

The slap was so heavy that even blood seeped from his mouth.

Along with it came Ye Qingshan's angry questioning.

"I told you to immediately retrieve the Guest Elder Token, but what have you done?"

"Drinking and carousing with people, getting drunk like a common alcoholic."

"Wasting your ambition on trivial pursuits, showing no desire for progress."

"I have been wise my entire life, how could I have such an unpromising, useless descendant like you?"

"Do you even acknowledge my existence in your eyes?"

Amidst Ye Qingshan's scolding and accusations,

Ye Zhen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and gave a bitter laugh.

He asked a question that went straight to the core of the issue.

"Grandpa, do I not even have the right to make a single choice?"

"Choice?"

Ye Qingshan snorted coldly.

"I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice."

"Do you truly believe your so-called choice could be more insightful than my decision?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Zhen's eyes immediately turned red.

He was fed up with this behavior of directly controlling his life under the guise of doing what was best for him.

The dissatisfaction and resentment that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time finally erupted.

"Yes, you are one of the Five Great Hall Masters, you are a top figure in the Eastern Domain, and your insights and foresight are indeed far superior to mine."

"But I am a person!"

"I am a person with thoughts and consciousness; I should have my own choices, and I should have my own opinions. I am not a puppet in your hands."

"Is it really that difficult to let me make a choice for myself, just once?"

"Presumptuous!"

"Who gave you the guts to talk back to me?"

Ye Qingshan was enraged.

He raised his palm, as large as a cattail leaf fan: "You make mistakes and refuse to repent. Do you believe I won't beat you to death today?"

Ye Zhen looked directly at Ye Qingshan.

His eyes were filled with determination.

"Even if you beat me to death today, I will not change my mind."

"The Guest Elder Token has already been given away by me; there is no reason to take it back."

The clashing voices of the grandfather and grandson echoed in the main hall.

This made the servants and attendants waiting outside exchange glances.

In their memory, Ye Zhen had always been timid and submissive in front of their Hall Master. When did he become so audacious?

At this moment, the argument between the two in the main hall had clearly reached a fever pitch.

"You unfilial wretch, I'll just ask one question: Do you know your mistake!"

"This child... is not wrong!"

His response was Ye Zhen's firm and powerful voice.

"Unrepentant!"

"Good, aren't you going to stick to your choice?"

"Today, I will teach you a good lesson: every choice comes with a price."

"From today onwards, you are no longer a True Disciple of Lingbao Hall!"

"Everything I gave you, I can take it all back!"

"Let me see what the Guest Elder Token you gave away can bring you without my support?"

In the end, Ye Qingshan left with a darkened face.

Leaving Ye Zhen, standing still in place.

His eyes stared blankly at the ceiling.

His relationship with his grandfather had never been good, but this was the first time it had become so strained.

"Did I really make a mistake?"

He couldn't help but doubt in his heart.

However, in a moment, the look of doubt turned into determination again.

"I'm not wrong!"

His murmur echoed in the empty hall.

However, accompanying the echo was a mocking voice.

"My foolish younger brother, only in a child's world is there right and wrong."

"I don't know whether to call you brave or foolish, daring to talk back to Grandpa face-to-face."

Approaching him was a burly young man.

He was seven feet tall, with handsome features and a hint of wildness in his eyes.

Dressed in a black robe, he exuded an air of authority.

This person was Ye Zhen's elder brother, Ye Chen!

"What are you doing here?"

Clearly, the brothers' relationship was not harmonious; in fact, a subtle sense of animosity was spreading!

Looking at Ye Zhen, who bristled like a porcupine, Ye Chen, who had strode in from outside the door, sneered, "Naturally, I came to see how my foolish younger brother makes a fool of himself!"

"Originally, I thought you posed some threat to my future position."

"But now it seems..."

"If I were to lose to a fool like you, I might as well buy a block of tofu and bash my head in."

That look of contempt for everything, coupled with his arrogant and unruly demeanor, was extremely infuriating.

Ye Zhen took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to hit him.

"If you came to see me make a fool of myself, then your goal has been achieved."

"If there's nothing else, please leave!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... Getting angry already!"

Ye Chen crossed his arms and teased, "Every time you get angry, you show no expression."

But getting angry is useless!"

"In terms of strength, you're not as good as me!"

"In terms of influence, you can't even compare!"

"In terms of Grandpa's favoritism, I can leave you ten streets behind!"

"Some people are truly pathetic!"

"Even when angry, they don't dare to show the slightest bit."

"You perfectly illustrate the sorrow of the weak!"

"Even more pathetic is that something as important as the Guest Elder Token was given away so easily by you!"

"You even squandered your last bit of capital."

"Tell me, what do you have to compete with me for the position of Lingbao Hall's successor?"

Ye Chen was smiling, and a coldness emanated from that smile.

"Oh, right, I forgot, you're no longer a True Disciple. Without that status, even if you wanted to compete, you wouldn't have the chance."

They say brothers are connected by blood, even if bones are broken.

However, there was no brotherly affection or respect between them.

Only hatred and animosity.

The reason for this was that the brothers were half-brothers, born of different mothers.

Their conflicts were a direct continuation of the grievances from the previous generation.

Ye Zhen didn't know how he walked out of Lingbao Hall.

His grandfather's ruthless expulsion and his elder brother's cold-blooded suppression pierced his heart like a needle.

"One day, you will understand how correct my choice truly was!"

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