I Truly Am The Villian

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"May I ask whom Your Excellency is looking for?" Ye Shilong stood at the forefront, his aura at the pinnacle of the Saint Vein Realm majestic and overwhelming, walking on air, his gaze solemn as he looked at Xu Zimei.

Behind him, the clan leaders of several major families in Mixed Yuan Ancient City followed closely.

"Someone from your Ye Family," Xu Zimei said indifferently.

Upon hearing Xu Zimei’s words, Ye Shilong’s face changed dramatically in an instant.

He fell silent for a short while before finally asking tentatively, "May I know whom in the family has offended Your Excellency?"

"A few days ago, while I was residing in an inn within the ancient city, I was suddenly subjected to an assassination attempt by the Xiang Family from North Desert," Xu Zimei replied. "The mastermind behind this should be your son, Ye Feiling."

"How can Your Excellency be sure that it was people from the North Desert Xiang Family and not someone else impersonating them, or perhaps to frame my son?" Ye Shilong asked.

"I think you have yet to understand the situation," Xu Zimei chuckled lightly and continued, "I am not here to argue with you.

I am merely notifying you that I intend to kill your son, nothing more.

This matter does not involve others; of course, if anyone wishes to stop me, I wouldn’t mind slaughtering this entire city."

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After another moment of silence, Ye Shilong finally said, "Could Your Excellency give me some time to look into this matter?

If it really was his doing, I will certainly bring him, bound, before you without a second word."

"Half an hour," Xu Zimei, with his eyes slightly closed, said indifferently. "If I don’t see the person after half an hour, I will exterminate your entire Ye Family."

...…

As the people from the Ye Family hurried back, the huge and chaotic figure stood in front of the city walls, making no further attempt to attack.

Its figure towered over the hundred-meters-high city wall, and when it looked down upon the entire ancient city, the onlookers who had come to watch the commotion fled in an instant, scared away.

The shopkeeper selling buns in the northern part of the city took out the freshly steamed buns, with their enticing aroma wafting through the streets for dozens of meters around.

Then the shopkeeper, gazing at the towering and chaotic figure, sighed, mumbling to himself, "There truly is no place of peace in this world."

At a tea stall in a remote alley, an old man casually glanced at the direction where the chaotic figure stood, then lowered his head and nonchalantly flipped through the tea scripture in his hands.

Unfazed by Mount Tai’s collapse before him, as if nothing in this world mattered more than the tea scripture in his hands.

...…

In the Ye Family’s council hall, everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

"Ling’er, tell me the truth, did you do this?" Ye Shilong asked with furrowed brows.

"Father, I know nothing of it," Ye Feiling quickly shook his head in denial.

"Still arguing," Ye Shilong said coolly. "Don’t think I’m unaware that your mother once arranged for a few secret assassins nurtured by the Xiang Family to protect you.

So tell me, where are those assassins who were protecting you now?"

Hearing Ye Shilong’s words, realizing that he could not conceal the truth, Ye Feiling immediately knelt down, speaking in a panic, "Father, I didn’t expect this to happen before.

A few days ago, that man had a conflict with my younger brother at the Miyue Pavilion. I really couldn’t stand it and sent someone to kill him just to vent my brother’s anger."

Hearing Ye Feiling say this, Ye Shilong’s expression finally softened a bit.

"Patriarch, the urgent matter at hand is how to deal with that man," the Great Elder said from the side.

"How to deal with him?" Ye Shilong frowned, also feeling the difficulty of the situation.

"His realm is impenetrable to me; let that be.

The key is his Vein Beast, which is definitely in the Divine Vein Realm.

Who in the Ye Family can withstand that? Even if we were to call upon our ancestors, it would be of no help."

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The ancestors of the Ye Family were naturally among the first to build the ancient city, albeit they were only at the Divine Vein Realm.

As is widely known, Monster Beasts decisively outclass humans at the same cultivation level.

It’s just that their cultivation speed is much slower than that of humans.

"Do we really have to tie up Fei Ling and bring him before that person?" the Great Elder said indifferently.

"Dad, I don’t want to die yet; please save me," Ye Feiling knelt on the ground, pleading urgently.

Ye Shilong’s face struggled with emotions, torn between an enemy so powerful they were nearly unbeatable, and his own son, in whom he placed great hopes.

He closed his eyes slightly, knowing in his heart.

The Ye Family had no choice but to tie up their son and present him to that person, or else the entire Ye Family would face extinction.

His lips quivered slightly. Just as he was about to reluctantly announce his decision, he saw a servant hurriedly run in.

"Patriarch, five people outside say they wish to see you."

Upon hearing the servant’s message, Ye Shilong frowned slightly. Before he could speak, a hearty laugh came from outside.

"Patriarch Ye, how have you been lately?"

All eyes in the great hall turned to the entrance, where five figures were seen walking in.

Three men and two women, all wearing beast robes of the same style but different colors.

Black, white, yellow, blue, green.

These five individuals emitted an extraordinarily strong beastly aura, giving the impression of humanoid Monster Beasts.

"Five Ancestors of Stone Stele, what brings you here?" Ye Shilong asked with a frown.

The Five Ancestors of Stone Stele were all at the peak of the Saint Vein Realm, rumored to have received the inheritance of an ancient Great Demon.

They had managed to cultivate Monster Race cultivation techniques in their human bodies.

The most frightening aspect was that, because their cultivation techniques were of the same origin, the five of them together could even contend with a Divine Vein Realm powerhouse for a time.

However, these five were notorious for their misdeeds, and after offending some significant power, they had sought refuge within Mixed Yuan Ancient City.

Their movements were mysterious, and apart from the higher-ups, many people didn’t even know that the Five Ancestors of Stone Stele were within Mixed Yuan Ancient City.

...…

"I think Patriarch Ye must be facing some difficulties," one of the five, a man in white robes who appeared scholarly, said with a smile.

The names of the Five Ancestors of Stone Stele weren’t widely known; they referred to each other by the colors of their beast robes.

They were the Black Stele Ancestor, White Stele Ancestor, Yellow Stele Ancestor, Blue Stele Ancestor, and Green Stele Ancestor.

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"What? Does the White Stele Ancestor wish to offer assistance?" Ye Shilong snorted coldly, asking with displeasure at the group’s audacious entry into the Ye residence.

"That’s precisely the intention," the White Stele Ancestor replied with a smile.

"Enough of that," Ye Shilong said contemptuously, "I acknowledge that the five of you, being at the pinnacle of the Saint Vein Realm, have strength not to be underestimated.

But the Vein Beast outside is of the Divine Vein Realm. What do you have to contend with it?"

"Five in the Saint Vein Realm might not suffice, but what if it were five in the Divine Vein Realm?" the Black Stele Ancestor calmly stated.

Hearing the Black Stele Ancestor’s words, Ye Shilong furrowed his brows. He concentrated to sense them, but found nothing different about the five people.

"What do you mean?" Ye Shilong asked, puzzled.