Chapter 4: The Beginning of Dominance
"City Lord Ye Ao, long known as a stone with a temper, I just didn't expect that when the Yangg Family members arrived today, barely having warmed their seats, Ye Ao already started chasing them away."
The words caused a shock throughout the hall, and the faces of the Yangg Family members changed color. They had come to visit, only to be swept out the door immediately. If word spread, the Yangg Family's reputation would be utterly lost, their faces thoroughly disgraced.
However, before the Yangg Family could speak up, an elder from the Ye Family took the lead, saying, "Ye Ao, although you are the Clan Leader of our Ye Family, you must understand that this Ye Family is not solely yours to command. There are still several of us elders. Moreover, the Yangg Family members are honored guests, and such behavior of chasing guests away—once it spreads, do we still need the face of our Ye Family?"
Watching the elder with white hair and whiskers speak in a cold voice full of anger, Ye Chen knew this was the Ye Family's Great Elder, whose status and power were very high. Although he was not as high-ranking as the Family Head, he was only slightly below that.
Hearing this, Ye Ao snorted coldly, "Humph, Ye Wei, you should be aware that the Yangg Family members are quite audacious, luring my son to steal the Spirit Clearing Pill and giving it to that girl, even causing him to be imprisoned for half a month, and then almost leading him to commit suicide. Now they dare to come knocking at our door; isn't it to mock us?"
One of the black-robed elders who came with the Yangg Family—also a family elder with considerable say within the family—immediately clasped his fists and chuckled, "City Lord Ye, you have misunderstood. This was merely a wrongdoing among the younger generation. The children are ignorant and stirred up such big trouble, which we also regret. As soon as I was aware of the situation, I brought Yi'er here to apologize. Yi'er, apologize to the City Lord at once."
Yangg Yi stepped forward, performing a curtsy with impeccable manners, saying, "Uncle Ye, all this was Yi'er's own doing, unrelated to the family. Yi hopes Uncle Ye can forgive Yi'er, and Yi'er is willing to offer an apology and compensation."
"Apology and compensation?" Ye Ao suddenly burst into harsh laughter, but his gaze was ice-cold, "Yangg Yi, my dear niece, can you return the Spirit Clearing Pill?"
Ye Ao was quite furious with Yangg Yi. In his heart, she was cunning, fully aware that Ye Chen could not cultivate and was ostracized by everyone, yet she deliberately approached and befriended him, causing him to let down his guard, thereby cheating him of his trust. In the end, she lured Ye Chen into stealing the Spirit Clearing Pill from the Ye Family, even causing Ye Chen to attempt suicide, nearly meeting his death.
Such a scheming girl, no matter how beautiful or polite, Ye Ao was angry. Had it not been for his respect for his elder status, he would have already taught her a lesson.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Qian, the Spirit Clearing Pill has been consumed by Yi'er, but Yi'er can compensate with something else." Yangg Yi presented an exquisitely crafted white jade bottle, and a servant stepped forward to take it, delivering it into Ye Ao's hands.