No matter what Ye Mengyun said, her elder brother would not let her go.
Ye Mengyun’s face was full of anger, and she struggled incessantly, her fair arms bruised purple from the violent struggles, as crimson drops of blood seeped out.
Seeing this, Ye Mengmin felt somewhat unbearable.
He had not expected his younger sister to be so stubborn.
His expression was extremely grim.
"Little sister, to torment yourself for an outsider, you have truly disappointed me."
Ye Mengyun’s eyes reddened, she angrily retorted:
"If Grandfather knew what you’re doing, he would never let you off lightly."
Just as Ye Mengmin was about to retort, suddenly, his phone rang.
Ye Mengmin picked up the phone and his eyebrows furrowed.
Speaking of the devil, and he shall appear.
The caller was none other than Grandfather Ye Zhongshan.
Seeing her brother’s reaction, Ye Mengyun quickly realized something.
"Is it Grandfather on the phone?"
"You think just because you’re in Hai City, far from the emperor’s reach, you can behave lawlessly?"
"Grandfather must have already learned about this matter."
"Do you think by not answering the call, you can avoid the consequences?"
Ye Mengyun said sarcastically.
Hearing this, Ye Mengmin snorted coldly.
"Little sister, don’t try to intimidate me using our grandfather."
With that, he answered the call.
Upon answering, Ye Zhongshan’s somber voice came through.
"Ye Mengmin, what? You plan not to answer my calls either?"
Hearing Ye Zhongshan calling his name directly, Ye Mengmin knew Ye Zhongshan was angry.
But he was not panicked.
"Grandfather, I dare not."
Ye Zhongshan huffed angrily.
"Is there anything you don’t dare do?"
"Tell me, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"You actually made a deal with the Kyoto Xu Family behind my back, who gave you the audacity?"
Ye Mengmin took a deep breath and explained.
"Grandfather, I think what I did was not wrong."
"The position of Hu City Martial Pavilion Minister is too crucial for the Ye Family, we need to place a trusted confidante, not an outsider with an unknown background like Zhou Yu."
"By now, I won’t hide it from you anymore, I indeed acted first and reported later. I did this merely to make Zhou Yu understand that Hu City is a dragon’s pool and tiger’s den, not just anyone can handle it."
"Without true strength, even if he sits in that position, he will end up like the previous Hu City Martial Pavilion Minister, dying without knowing how."
Ye Zhongshan’s voice turned even more furious.
"And so you resorted to such disgraceful actions?"
"Conspiring with the Xu Family to harm Zhou Yu?"
"Next, are you going to collaborate with the Xu Family to kill me as well?"
Ye Mengmin’s face suddenly changed.
He had expected his grandfather to be angry, but he had not anticipated the depth of his anger, to the point of saying such things.
He was no longer calm, and quickly explained:
"Grandfather, why would you think that?"
"How could I possibly do such a thing?"
"As for Zhou Yu, I merely wanted to teach him a lesson, to make him back down. It hasn’t escalated to plotting murder."
"A lesson?" Ye Zhongshan retorted angrily.
"Ye Mengmin, do you really think I’m so senile that I can’t tell a lesson from a death trap?"
Ye Mengmin was taken aback.
"Grandfather, what do you mean by that?"
"I did conduct an investigation. Around Xu Pingchang, there are only five Early Holy Realm experts and fifteen great Innate Realm subordinates."
"Among these five Holy Realm experts, only Zhuo Jun and Ying Qian have some real skill, and even if they teamed up, Zhou Yu could escape if not able to defeat them."
"How could it be a death trap?"
Ye Zhongshan cursed outright:
"What nonsense have you investigated?"
"There’s a Formation Grandmaster with Xu Pingchang, did you know that?"
"Xu Pingchang had him set up the ’Seven-section Martial Sealing Formation’ in Huanglong Mountain, with this formation suppressing, Zhou Yu could only exhibit half of his strength. How could he survive?"
Hearing this, Ye Mengmin was dumbfounded.
"There’s a Formation Grandmaster? This ... I really didn’t know."
Ye Zhongshan was somewhat exasperated.
"Foolish! The family has nurtured you for so many years, and you’ve thoroughly disappointed me!"
Ye Mengmin, scolded so, couldn’t even lift his head, but he still didn’t understand something.
"But, why would Xu Pingchang go through so much trouble against Zhou Yu? I’ve investigated; they had no conflicts."
Ye Zhongshan chided sternly.
"Did you think the Xu Family is idle?"
"The incident of Zhou Yu breaking through to the Saint Realm using the Golden Cauldron Technique and defeating the eighteen Heavenly Feathers and the two sacrificial officials of the Zhu Family hasn’t gone unnoticed, do you think they don’t know?"
"Now, many people have already set their eyes on Zhou Yu, yet you, this fool, still don’t see his worth, continuing these foolish suppression tactics."
"Ye Mengmin, I am warning you, if anything happens to Zhou Yu, you better not return to the Ye Family ever again."
With that, Ye Zhongshan angrily hung up the call.
Ye Mengmin was stunned.
Upon regaining his composure, he immediately shouted.
"Elder Mo, Elder Mo..."
As his words fell, an old man flashed into the room.
"Young Master, what’s wrong?"
"Quick, to Huanglong Mountain."
Seeing Ye Mengmin’s reaction, Ye Mengyun too became anxious.
"Ye Mengmin, what exactly happened?"
Ye Mengmin, with a complex look, glanced at Ye Mengyun and immediately untied her ropes.
"We’ll talk on the road."
"Elder Mo, let’s hurry to Huanglong Mountain, I hope we can still make it."
Ye Mengmin moved quickly towards the exit.