Dragon War God

Chapter 977 - Scram

City Lord Ye Xuan sighed at Ye Xizhi and Teng Long. She was disappointed in them. Their family’s survival was being threatened, yet the two of them were still worried about getting their hands on the Red Lotus Jade Pendant.

To be honest, the Red Lotus Jade Pendant was Ye Xizhi’s biggest regret.

The previous patriarch of the Ye family was Ye Xizhi’s father. City Lord Ye Xuan knew that the previous patriarch wanted her to become the matriarch. Unfortunately, City Lord Ye Xuan didn’t have any influence at the time. Even though she was strong, almost no one recognized her as the matriarch, especially since she was from the branch family.

The Red Lotus Jade Pendant was the symbol of the Ye family’s leader. Ye Zhixi eventually became the matriarch, but she didn’t have the Red Lotus Jade Pendant. She had been waiting for the day to obtain it.

In her eyes, she was the true leader of the Ye family. She was supposed to be the one who controlled the Red Lotus Jade Pendant, especially after learning that it was the key to opening the tomb of their ancestor.

Everyone was clear that the one who held the Red Lotus Jade Pendant would be the one who benefited the most when the tomb opened.

Ye Xizhi yearned for the inheritance of the God-killer. In her eyes, everyone from the Su family was an enemy, but City Lord Ye Xuan was her archnemesis.

That was why she had come here to threaten the little girl into giving the Red Lotus Jade Pendant to her.

Ye Xizhi had no shame when she said, “Everyone knows that the Red Lotus Jade Pendant is the heirloom of the Ye family. You are not from the main family and yet you hold onto it. This is unacceptable, especially since the Red Lotus Jade Pendant is now the key to ensuring the survival of the Ye family. This is an important matter for the Ye family and the whole family should weigh in on the decision. Give me the Red Lotus Jade Pendant so we can discuss this further!”

The others concurred.

“City Lord Ye Xuan, you are not from the main family. The previous patriarch acted on his own whims to give you the Red Lotus Jade Pendant. That was a mistake because he was already incoherent at that time. You’ve already benefited a lot by holding onto the Red Lotus Jade Pendant for so long. Now is a critical time for our family, so give it back! Only then can we obtain the inheritance of Ye Wushang.”

“You are right. The Su family is holding your brother hostage, right? You are still young. What if you get tricked by them? The Ye family will be done for if you prioritize your brother and give them the Red Lotus Jade Pendant!”

The Ye family was the largest family in the Underworld Estate. They were an ancient family with tens of thousands of members and even more branch families. Those gathered here today were the strongest members of the Ye family. They had lived for thousands of years and were only here for this important matter.

The Ye family had actually produced a lot more experts throughout history, but feuds and grudges led to the demise of many of them before they grew strong enough.

Long Chen noticed that his master’s expression had turned sour while the Ye family spoke. She had already been in a bad mood, especially after learning about Su Mo’s betrayal and Ye Xuan’s safety. Now the Ye family was here to bother her about trivial matters. Long Chen wouldn’t have been able to endure it if it was him.

City Lord Ye Xuan’s voice was cold and harsh due to her mood. “If you are here only for the Red Lotus Jade Pendant, then you can leave. The Red Lotus Jade Pendant is something precious given to me by the most respected man. He instructed me never to give it up until I die. Your father didn’t trust you, Ye Xizhi.”

She was the only one who was bold enough to call Ye Xizhi by her full name.

City Lord Ye Xuan had never once returned home after she left the Underworld Estate, nor had she ever met Ye Xizhi face-to-face. Ye Xizhi and the others still thought that City Lord Ye Xuan was a gullible young girl, so they were shocked to see her so adamant.

Her last sentence even provoked Ye Xizhi.

“Ridiculous! These are lies spouted by your wicked mouth! I am much more talented than my father, and he raised me lovingly. He then gave me his position even though I was a woman. You must’ve stolen the Red Lotus Jade Pendant with some petty tricks. Don’t blame us for getting rough with you if you don’t surrender it!”

Ye Xizhi leaped from her chair and looked down on City Lord Ye Xuan. A strong aura engulfed City Lord Ye Xuan and Long Chen.

The aura from a Fourth Divine Martial Stage cultivator suffocated Long Chen.

Thankfully, City Lord Ye Xuan waved her arm and dismissed the suffocating aura.

She was angry too after getting threatened like this.

“I called you here so we can figure out what to do and how to obtain the inheritance. I never thought all of you would be so selfish and calculative. We can defeat the Su family if we work together, but to think someone would incite their own family for their own sake. You are not qualified to be the matriarch. If you want to defeat me, you can do it now, or you will never get the Red Lotus Jade Pendant back.”

Ye Xizhi never thought the soft-spoken young girl would have grown into such a stubborn woman. City Lord Ye Xuan’s words left her stunned.

Ye Xizhi was angry, but Teng Long shook his head. She had actually wanted Teng Long to attack City Lord Ye Xuan at the same time to take the Red Lotus Jade Pendant by force, but it appeared that there was no chance of doing so. City Lord Ye Xuan was at the Fifth Divine Martial Stage; she wasn’t someone they could handle. @@novelbin@@

Ye Xizhi had no choice but to admit that City Lord Ye Xuan was the strongest person in the Ye family. Ye Xizhi was destined to be beneath her no matter what.

Ye Xizhi shifted her attention onto Long Chen instead.

“Who is he? This is a meeting of the Ye family. Why is a pieces of trash at the Heavenly Martial Realm here? Scram!”

Since she couldn’t bully City Lord Ye Xuan, she decided to vent her anger on Long Chen instead.

Long Chen chose to remain quiet. He was certain that his master would protect him.

“I said scram!”

City Lord Ye Xuan showed no weakness. “Who are you to ask him to scram? He is my disciple.”

Everyone laughed at her.

Ye Xizhi chuckled. “Ye Xuan, I can’t believe you would accept someone at the Heavenly Martial Realm as your disciple. Someone as weak as him isn’t even fit to help me wash my feet.”

Everyone laughed and ignored Long Chen due to his cultivation level. In the Ye family, there were plenty of youths at the same cultivation level as Long Chen, so he wasn’t considered a genius by their standards. He was nowhere near qualified enough to be standing beside City Lord Ye Xuan in their eyes.

City Lord Ye Xuan scoffed. “You have no right to talk about his strength and potential.”

Ye Xizhi turned angry at that remark. “Hey, brat! Didn’t you hear the command of the matriarch? You are not part of our family, so scram!”

Ye Xizhi attacked. A slender, white finger extended out from her billowing sleeves. Blood-red light converged onto her finger and shot towards Long Chen’s neck!

In that instant, Long Chen felt his body go cold. Everything in the world disappeared except for the blood-red light. It turned into a spear, and an illusory giant grabbed it before stabbing at Long Chen’s neck.

Long Chen could not move at all. It was a devastating blow.

A simple move was enough to kill him. It was clear that Ye Xizhi was incredibly powerful.

Only City Lord Ye Xuan, who had endured the Wind Tribulation, could deal with someone at the Fourth Divine Martial Stage.

Long Chen was still far from that level.

His goal was simple to begin with: find Ling Xi at the Swordsoul Territory once he reached the Divine Martial Realm. While it was difficult for regular people to advance into the Divine Martial Realm from the Heavenly Martial Realm, Long Chen had the Divine Martial Condensation Pill. Many other people took a lot of time to reach the Divine Martial Realm.

Ye Xizhi, who was at the Peak Martial Realm, could kill Long Chen easily.

But her actions had angered City Lord Ye Xuan.

At the last moment, City Lord Ye Xuan dispersed the blood-red light and slapped Ye Xizhi. The latter was too stunned to react.

The slap was loud, and everyone saw the red handprint on Ye Xizhi’s face.

“Ye Xuan, I will kill you!” Ye Xizhi roared while blood-red light shot out from her eyes. Her thick makeup was ruined because of her snarling.