989 - The Long Family (1)

As a few of the Ye Family members spoke coldly, many of the Ye Family disciples started to discuss the matter among themselves.

“Although Ye Qingtang is powerful, her power depends on the treasures obtained from the mystic realm. It was pretty good for her to be able to crush the Duan Family, but opposing the Long Family… that’s a joke!”

“That’s right. As the Eldest Young Lady of the Ye Family, she clearly knew the relationship between the Duan Family and the Long Family but still relied on the treasures she obtained from the mystic realm to humiliate the Duan Family. She wasn’t just humiliating the Duan Family, she was trying to exterminate the Ye Family!”

“Hmph… Ye Qingtang still can’t bear to let go of her treasure at this point. She doesn’t care if the Ye Family is exterminated!”

A few of the Ye Family disciples looked resentfully at Ye Qingtang.

At that moment, Ye Ling’s expression was extremely gloomy. If his daughter was really like that, would she have distributed the treasures to everyone in the Ye Family?!

“Shut up, everyone!” Ye Ling shouted coldly.

However, before Ye Ling could say anything more, a few young men and women strolled to the front door of the Ye House.

Among them was a man dressed in white, with a cold and arrogant demeanor. It was Duan Tianrao, who had doubled back after leaving with the Duan Family.

Standing in front of Duan Tianrao was a girl in red who carried an aloof expression. The girl had also brought along two maidservants.

“Young Lady of the Long Family… Long Rui?!”

Everyone in the Ye Family was shocked when they saw the girl in red.

The girl in red’s name was Long Rui, and she was the beloved daughter of the Master of the Long Family. Furthermore, her ability had entered the realm of the Second Heaven of Martial Qi Level Two, and she was the most outstanding supernaturally talented person in the Long Family!

Duan Tianrao was currently sweeping a glance around him. When he saw the Ye Family shrink back, he glanced at Ye Qingtang with a trace of smugness.

Fortunately, he had made a clean break with Ye Qingtang previously, and Ye Xun had also suddenly disappeared. Otherwise, he would not have had the immense good fortune of meeting Long Rui and have the hope of becoming the Long Family’s high-ranking son-in-law.

Ye Qingtang could never compare with his Long Rui, whether in terms of family background, martial arts ability, or talent. It was almost as if they were from two different worlds.

“The presence of the Young Lady from the Long Family is a great honor for our humble Ye House…” The Third Elder looked at Long Rui smilingly.

However, before Long Rui could speak, one of the Long Family’s maidservants said, “Who is Ye Qingtang!”

When they heard that, everyone from the Ye Family was shocked. Could it because of the incident with the Duan Family…

“May I ask… why are you looking for the Eldest Young Lady of our Ye Family…” The Third Elder asked gingerly.

“Enough nonsense!” The maidservant of the Long Family shouted coldly. “I’ll ask the questions, and you’ll answer. Who is Ye Qingtang!”

“You’re looking for me.”

Ye Qingtang spoke first without giving the Third Elder an opportunity to reply.

“You are Ye Qingtang!” The maidservant from the Long Family looked Ye Qingtang over coldly with an attitude of superiority. Her eyes were full of disdain.

“Your Ye Family is really bold!” The maidservant from the Long Family suddenly shouted coldly. “Doesn’t the Ye Family know about the relationship between the Duan Family and the Long Family? What gave you the courage to condone this reckless and contemptible buffoon from your family, who provoked the Duan Family!”

“This…”

At that moment, everyone from the Ye Family looked at each other, unsure of how to reply.

“A misunderstanding… there must be a misunderstanding. It is not what you think…”

“That’s right. Our Young Lady has just returned. She hasn’t been in Lin Town for two years and did not know the rules… We hope the Long Family won’t blame her!”

A group of senior members from the Ye Family hurried forward to explain matters.

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990 - The Long Family (2)

“Is this your so-called ex-fiancée?”

Long Rui, who had not spoken until then, suddenly looked at Duan Tianrao, who was standing in front of her.

She had naturally heard about Duan Tianrao’s past since her arrival in Lin Town.

Duan Tianrao smiled helplessly when he heard Long Rui’s words.

“Which of us is better?” asked Long Rui.

“Ruiler, how can you lower yourself by comparing yourself to her? I don’t know what my parents saw in her… both of you are from different worlds,” said Duan Tianrao as he looked at Long Rui.

Veins immediately popped out on Ye Ling’s forehead. No matter what, Duan Tianrao had been his daughter’s ex-fiancé. Even though the engagement had been dissolved, he should not treat her like that…

However, Ye Ling did not dare to say anything in front of the Long Family, for fear that something he said might lead to the Ye Family being exterminated.

“Ye Qingtang, why aren’t you kneeling!”

With that, the maidservant from the Long Family looked at Ye Qingtang and shouted at her coldly.

“You… want me to kneel?” Ye Qingtang’s lips curved slightly in a trace of a bemused smile, as if she had just heard the world’s funniest joke.

“Why, do you dare to refuse?!”

The eyes of the two maidservants from the Long Family glittered coldly.

All the senior members of the Ye Family quavered at this scene.

“Everyone from the Long Family, please don’t be angry. The Eldest Young Lady of our Ye Family was in the wrong. Of course she should kneel and apologize, of course she should!”

“That’s right, we will certainly make the Eldest Young Lady apologize and give the Long Family a satisfactory account!”

A few senior members of the Ye Family spoke ingratiatingly while cold sweat seeped from their brows.

“That would naturally be the best, so that we won’t have to waste time,” one of the maidservants from the Long Family said.

“Eldest Young Lady, this is the Young Lady of the Long Family… We cannot afford to offend them. Just kneel and apologize. I’m sure the Long Family will be gracious and drop the matter.”

“Qingtang, please don’t be impulsive. If you don’t kneel, not just the Ye Family, but even you will not leave Lin Town alive!”

“Eldest Young Lady, it’s just kneeling for an apology… in any case, you were in the wrong in this case. If you were showing off in the match between the Duan Family and the Ye Family, then you should have left it at that. Now, even the Master of the Duan Family has been… hurry up and kneel to Miss Long Rui and these two young ladies from the Long Family and admit your guilt!”

All the senior members of the Ye Family looked at Ye Qingtang and spoke in rapid succession.

Before Ye Qingtang could say a word, a maidservant from the Long Family said, “Ye Qingtang, if you kneel, you will live. If you refuse, you will die.”

When she heard that, Ye Qingtang nodded slightly and responded. “Now, I am giving you a chance. If you kneel and admit you were wrong, I will allow you to live. Otherwise, you will die.”

“Ye Qingtang, what nonsense are you spouting!”

With that, all the senior members glared at Ye Qingtang in rage. How dare she talk to the ladies from the Long Family like that! Did this Ye Qingtang really have a death wish?

“Ye Qingtang, as a senior member of the Ye Family, I order you to immediately kneel and apologize to the two young ladies from the Long Family!”

“That won’t be necessary.”

One of the maidservants from the Long Family laughed coldly. “We already gave you a chance. A pity you did not treasure it.”

As the maidservant from the Long Family finished speaking, the two of them swiftly vanished from the yard.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Two longswords were unsheathed and swung straight for Ye Qingtang.

However, Ye Qingtang was still standing motionless in her original spot.

The two maidservants from the Long Family were extremely fast. However, to Ye Qingtang, they were basically like crawling ants.

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991 - The Long Family (3)

The next moment, Ye Qingtang used two fingers to swiftly intercept the longswords wielded by the two maidservants from the Long Family.

“You dare to resist?!”

The two maidservants from the Long Family shouted coldly in rage.

Ye Qingtang lips immediately curved upwards. She formed the aura of the Seventh Heaven Yang Lord into a straight line and suddenly enclosed the two maidservants from the Long Family in it.

The two maidservants from the Long Family, who had been so overbearingly arrogant just a moment ago, were completely stunned. They trembled violently all over when they felt the force of the Yang Lord.

Everyone present saw that the two maidservants from the Long Family seemed to be suddenly struck dumb and were rooted to the spot. No one knew just what had happened.

The invincible power of the Yang Lord had swept the maidservants from the Long Family into an abyss from which there was no redemption.

The shocking power of a Seventh Heaven Yin Yang Perfected Lord instantly wiped out the physical and mental strength of the two maidservants from the Long Family.

It was no exaggeration to say that even Long Family’s Master, who was known as the invincible Yin Yang Perfected Lord half-step, was tens of thousands of times weaker than Ye Qingtang in terms of pure martial power, much less these two maidservants.

Ye Qingtang was eight realms beyond them. If she wanted to, she could kill all living things within the entire Lin Town with just her force. She could turn Lin Town into a dead town within the span of a single breath.

“The ignorant have no fear.”

Ye Qingtang looked at the two shocked maidservants from the Long Family. With a light dab of her finger, she instantly pierced through their brows.

As everyone looked on in disbelief, the two maidservants from the Long Family collapsed to the ground like a pile of soft mud. They were dead.

“Ye Qingtang… you… you dare…”

At that moment, all the disciples and the senior members of the Ye Family stared at the two maidservants from the Long Family in disbelief.

The statuses of these two maidservants were immaterial. Even an insignificant servant in the Long Family was a member of the Long Family. Ye Qingtang had publicly killed these members of the Long Family…

Many members of the Ye Family had already felt uneasy when Ye Qingtang had injured Duan Yangjing. Now, this feeling grew even stronger.

“Ye Qingtang, you dare to rely on the treasures you obtained from the mystic realm of your sect to kill members of the Long Family… you…”

Some senior members glared at Ye Qingtang and shouted at her angrily.

Not only would Ye Qingtang have to die for offending the Long Family, but they would also be implicated!

Even Ye Ling had not thought that Ye Qingtang would really kill the maidservants from the Long Family…

“Mystic realm of the sect… treasure…”

When she heard the senior members’ words, Long Rui muttered thoughtfully to herself.

“This Ye Qingtang must have obtained numerous treasures from the mystic realm of her sect… my father was also utterly defeated by those treasures.” Duan Tianrao frowned and said. He had been puzzled by how Ye Qingtang had suddenly become so powerful. Now that he heard what the Ye Family said, he thought that it was plausible.

“So there really is a treasure…”

Long Rui immediately swept a glance at her surroundings. When she saw the weapons that everyone in the Ye Family was holding, a look of surprise flashed across her eyes.

The Ye Family had numerous premium yellow-grade weapons, and she also spotted many valuable elixirs.

Each item was so valuable that it was difficult to estimate its worth. Even her father’s divine weapon was merely a superior yellow-grade weapon…

Long Rui immediately closed both eyes and used the power of communication that was unique to the Long Family to connect with her father.

Within the span of two breaths, Long Rui reopened her eyes and looked at Duan Tianrao. “My father and the others have arrived.”

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992 - The Long Family (4)

When they heard Long Rui’s words, everyone in the Ye Family was shocked.

Long Rui’s father, the Master of the Long Family, the invincible half-step Yin Yang Perfected Lord!

“Doomed… doomed… we’re doomed…”

“We’ve actually… actually disturbed a half-step Yin Yang Perfected Lord…”

The senior members of the Ye Family looked rather stunned.

The Great Elder clenched his fists. He had not expected matters to reach this stage.

The Third Elder gritted his teeth. This Ye Qingtang had not only brought disaster on herself, but she had also brought disaster on them and the entire Ye Family!

A person could be arrogant and ignorant, but not that arrogant and ignorant!

The Long Family was so powerful. No matter what kind of destiny and treasures Ye Qingtang had obtained from the sect’s mystic realm, no matter how powerful she was, she could not possibly oppose the Long Family!

To Long Rui and the others, it was not important that Ye Qingtang had killed the two maidservants from the Long Family. However, the treasures in the Ye Family were shocking. Even her father would be shocked and shaken when he arrived and saw the premium yellow-grade weapons and the priceless elixirs, much less Long Rui.

If they could completely possess these items, the Long Family would be elevated.

Before entering the Ye Family, Long Rui had already ordered the guards of the Long Family to completely surround the Ye House.

Ever since the Ye Family had attacked the Duan Family, Long Rui had already decided to uproot the entire Ye Family and avenge the Duan Family.

“Third Elder, your Ye Family certainly has many treasures.”

Long Rui suddenly looked at the Third Elder of the Ye Family and blandly spoke.

When he heard that, the Third Elder immediately smiled ingratiatingly. “Miss Long Rui, you can choose any that you like. As long as it catches Miss Long Rui’s eye…”

“Of course, I like them. However, I am not just choosing one or two. The Long Family wants them all,” said Long Rui.

Many of the Ye Family’s disciples looked helpless when they heard Long Rui’s words. These treasures were too far beyond their grasp. If they forcefully retained them, they would certainly die. In the end, they still had to hand these treasures over to the Long Family…

“Haha, Miss Long Rui, if you like them, you can take them all. In any case, our Ye Family was preparing to present all these divine weapons and elixirs to the Long Family,” the Third Elder said hurriedly.

Although Ye Ling, the Great Elder, and the Second Elder were currently displeased with the Long Family, the Long Family was just too powerful. If they wanted to protect the Ye Family, this was their only choice. If they rebelled, the consequences would be disastrous.

If it was the Duan Family, the Ye Family might still fight to the death, and at worst, both sides would suffer losses. But the Long Family was different. In the face of such a huge entity, the Ye Family did not have any room to protest.

“I am very curious as to how the Ye Family suddenly acquired so many divine weapons and Dharma treasures. Or perhaps the Ye Family has a strong foundation that it did not display in the past.” Long Rui looked at the Third Elder and carried on talking.

“Miss Long Rui… all these were brought back by the Eldest Young Lady of our Ye Family, Ye Qingtang. As you know, Ye Qingtang is an outer sect disciple of a sect and had the immense good fortune to enter the mystic realm of the sect. She was rather lucky and obtained these destinies…” The Third Elder recounted the facts.

Long Rui looked thoughtful when she heard the Third Elder’s words.

Just as Duan Tianrao had guessed, this Eldest Young Lady of the Ye Family must certainly be carrying a great treasure on her person.

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993 - The Long Family (5)

If Ye Qingtang could give so many divine weapons and rare elixirs to the Ye Family upon her return, then she was certainly carrying an even more valuable divine weapon or treasure on her person!

Considering Ye Qingtang’s martial arts ability and level of cultivation as an outer sect disciple, it did not make sense that she could defeat the Duan Family. In addition, the power she had displayed with the two maidservants was akin to that of an inner sect disciple. However, Ye Qingtang had killed them with some kind of sinister technique. In that case, it was entirely plausible that Ye Qingtang had a priceless treasure on her…

The Long Family definitely wanted the Ye Family’s treasures. They also wanted all the treasures on Ye Qingtang’s person.

“Miss Long Rui, don’t you think that since all this… is a misunderstanding, why don’t…” The Third Elder looked at the expressionless Long Rui and spoke smilingly.

“Since you are fairly sensible, there is room for negotiation,” said Long Rui blandly and shot a look at Ye Qingtang.

At that moment, Ye Qingtang was still standing motionless at her original spot.

Since she knew that the half-step Yin Yang Perfected Lord from the Long Family was about to arrive, Ye Qingtang saved herself a trip to the Long Family and simply waited there for the arrival of the Long Family’s half-step Yin Yang Perfected Lord.

At that moment, the Ye Family’s disciples and senior members had relaxed a little once they heard Long Rui say that there was room for negotiation. The Dharma treasures that Ye Qingtang had brought were not important. As long as the Long Family did not hold the Ye Family responsible, they were happy to discuss the matter.

An extremely powerful force enclosed the Ye House. The senior members and disciples of the Ye Family were shocked by the force.

At the same time, a luxuriously dressed middle-aged man and a few old men stepped through the main gate of the Ye House and into the courtyard.

The frightening force was being emitted by the middle-aged man in the lead and was truly terrifying

“Long… Long Family’s Master…”

Everyone present was shocked when they saw the middle-aged man.

“Greetings, Lord.”

Duan Tianrao walked over to the middle-aged man and bowed and greeted him with great respect.

“Hmm.” The middle-aged man glanced at Duan Tianrao and replied softly.

The middle-aged man did not really like Duan Tianrao of the Duan Family and did not think him worthy of his daughter, Long Rui. However, Long Rui had set her heart on Duan Tianrao, and he had no choice. It was also because of Long Rui that the Duan Family had experienced such smooth sailing for the past two years.

“Father.”

Long Rui stepped forward and advanced to the side of the Long Family’s Master and recounted the past events to him.

The Long Family’s Master was shocked when he heard Long Rui’s words. He looked around him, and just as Long Rui said, there were many premium yellow-grade divine weapons in the Ye House…

As Master of the Long Family and a half-step Yin Yang Perfected Lord, even the sword he carried was no more than a superior yellow-grade weapon…

However, besides the premium yellow-grade weapons, there were also many rare and precious elixirs.

All of them were rare and priceless. Under normal circumstances, it was extremely difficult to obtain even one item.

“So the Ye Family has such treasures…”

The Master of the Long Family’s eyes burned like coals as he muttered to himself.

“Lord, that Ye Qingtang is the Eldest Young Lady of the Ye Family and an outer sect disciple. She has been extremely open-handed since her return to Lin Town and the Ye Family. All the premium yellow-grade divine weapons and the rare elixirs were given to the Ye Family by her. Further, Ye Qingtang probably has an even more powerful Dharma treasure on her person,” said Duan Tianrao.

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994 - The Long Family (6)

The Long Family Master’s eyes flashed when he heard Duan Tianrao’s words. For an ordinary outer sect disciple to be so open-handed, it meant that she must have had an amazing encounter!

Not only that, but the Long Family Master also knew from Duan Tianrao that the entire Duan Family, including his father, had been defeated by Ye Qingtang. They had not even been able to fight back.

An ordinary outer sect disciple could not possibly have done that. Even a powerful inner sect disciple of a super sect might not be able to do that!

At that moment, one of the senior members of the Long Family spoke. “It looks like Ye Qingtang really has some amazing treasures on her person. Your Duan Family was defeated by Ye Qingtang because of the mysterious Dharma treasure on her person.”

When he heard that, Duan Tianrao nodded rapidly and said, “That’s right.”

“Haha… how interesting. Our Long Family is truly lucky… If we bring those dozens of premium yellow-grade divine weapons and rare elixirs back to the Long Family, not to mention the Dharma treasure on that girl, our family will certainly be elevated to the next level.”

A trace of excitement surfaced in the eyes of several Long Family elders.

The Long Family Master wanted the divine weapons and Dharma treasures, and he certainly would not pass up on the treasures that Ye Qingtang was carrying.

After taking away all the treasures in the Ye Family, there was no more reason for the Ye Family to exist. If the Ye Family let it be known that his Long Family had obtained so many divine weapons and treasures, another family that could rival the Long Family might find out, and then a conflict would be inevitable.

“Lord Long… your presence is truly an honor for the Ye Family!”

At that moment, all the senior members of the Ye Family were smiling ingratiatingly and looking at the Long Family Master.

“I never imagined that the Ye Family would have so many treasures.” The Long Family Master swept a glance at them and spoke remotely.

When they heard that, all the senior members of the Ye Family looked thoughtful.

“How wonderful that Lord Long likes them… We were intending to present all these divine weapons and treasures to the Long Family. After all, considering our skill level, these divine weapons and Dharma treasures would be wasted on us…”

One of the senior members of the Ye Family said with a smile.

The Long Family Master did not show much expression when he heard that. He only said coldly, “I heard that the Eldest Young Lady of the Ye Family injured the Duan Family Master.”

“This…”

The senior members of the Ye Family exchanged glances.

“Lord Long, our Eldest Young Lady just returned to Lin Town and doesn’t know the rules… she isn’t very sensible and has been a little arrogant ever since she entered the sect to cultivate. However, she had no intention of offending the Long Family!”

“That’s right. We will certainly make Ye Qingtang kneel and kowtow to the Duan Family Master for injuring him. We hope Lord Long will be gracious. We will give all these divine weapons and Dharma treasures to the Long Family…”

A few senior members of the Ye Family spoke hurriedly.

The Duan Family was not important. What was important was the Long Family’s attitude.

An elder from the Long Family immediately laughed coldly and said, “She is merely an ordinary outer sect disciple. Considering the ability and cultivation level of an outer sect disciple, could she really severely injure the Duan Family Master… or do you mean she relied on some Dharma treasure to be able to do so.”

When they heard the Long Family Elder’s words, everyone from the Ye Family also thought that this must be true. In terms of martial arts ability, Ye Qingtang was merely an outer sect disciple, but the Duan Family Master was so powerful. He had already reached the Second Heaven of martial arts cultivation!

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