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An hour before Ye Feng awakened, the exit of the Silver Moon Secret Realm had already opened, with a black vortex quietly hovering in the desolate desert.
Unlike the opening time of the Silver Moon Secret Realm, which lasted only two hours, the black vortex would remain for an entire day, allowing those who entered the secret realm to leave.
At this moment, deep in the night, several beams of light suddenly illuminated the calm black vortex, and one after another, figures leaped out from the vortex.
"What a pity. Although we successfully claimed the entire Silver Moon Secret Realm for ourselves, we only managed to pass through two of the challenges inside. The rewards are not abundant. I wonder how long we will have to wait for the next opening!"
The leader among them wore a bright red outfit, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, exuding an extraordinary presence. He was Ning Hong, the talented disciple of the Ning Family.
"Ning brother, although our gains from this secret realm expedition are not impressive, at least we have eliminated all the young disciples from the Three Prominent Families within the secret realm. From now on, the entire Silver Moon Secret Realm belongs to the Ning Family. As they say, slow and steady wins the race. Those challenges that remain unsolved can be left for the younger generation of the Ning Family to explore. One day, your Ning Family will inherit all the legacies of the Silver Moon Secret Realm. What’s not to like?"
Standing next to Ning Hong was a man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a slender face, carrying a silver spear on his back. He was Ye Zhan, who had just betrayed the Ye Family to join the Ning Family.
Ning Hong smiled slightly and nodded at Ye Zhan, saying, "Thanks to your help in this Silver Moon Secret Realm plan, otherwise it would have taken me quite some time just to find those hidden forces within the Silver Moon Secret Realm. You gathered them together perfectly and saved me a lot of trouble. I’m starting to suspect that you Ye Zhan knew about our Ning Family's plans all along and came specifically to help."
Ye Zhan laughed heartily and said, "Ning brother is overestimating me. But speaking of which, our Flowing Cloud Villa and your Fengyu Holy Institute have always been allies. It’s only a matter of time before your Ning Family rises to prominence by connecting with the Royal Family of Fengyu Holy Institute. Meanwhile, our Ning Family has been conservative and unambitious, allowing an arrogant brat to run amok. I’ve long been unable to tolerate it while those old fools continue to protect him. Now it’s good; when those old farts find out that their precious brat died in the secret realm, I wonder what they will think!"
"That Ye Feng is indeed quite troublesome. Not only is his cultivation exceptionally high, but he also understands some unorthodox methods. Fortunately, you and I worked together; otherwise, it would have been hard to say who would win or lose!" Ning Hong recalled their battle in the secret realm and couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive.
"Hmph! No matter how strong he is, he has still fallen off a cliff and turned into a pile of mush!" Ye Zhan scoffed dismissively.
"Brother Ye is absolutely right. However, now that our journey in the Silver Moon Secret Realm has concluded, we in the Ning Family must prepare for our next plan. But I wonder about Brother Ye!" Ning Hong suddenly stopped walking and said seriously to Ye Zhan.
"I know what you’re worried about!" Ye Zhan sneered coldly as he gazed distantly at the faint outline of Silvermoon City. His tone turned icy as he spoke: "Ever since my brother died at Ye Feng's hands and our family continued to favor him, I have lost all hope in the Ye Family. As they say, those who know how to adapt are wise; in today's world where survival of the fittest prevails, weak families like Ye Family, Zhang Family, and Chen Family should have been eliminated long ago. Your Ning Family is valued by the Imperial Family of the Capital; dominating Silvermoon City is inevitable. Rest assured, even if it means directly targeting Ye Family disciples, I will not hesitate at all. Since joining your Ning Family, I am no longer part of Ye Family; from now on, you should call me Ning Zhan!"
"Excellent! Excellent!" Ning Hong exclaimed joyfully as he patted Ye Zhan's shoulder. "Since Brother Ning Zhan has agreed to join my Ning Family, I will take it upon myself to bring you into our family officially once we return home."
"Hahahaha!" The two nodded in agreement and laughed heartily.
"There's no time to waste; let’s head back immediately and inform the elders of Ning Family to launch a full-scale attack on Silvermoon City’s Three Prominent Families so we can take control as quickly as possible!" Ning Hong looked toward Silvermoon City with a fierce glint in his eyes.
"Perfect! If I don’t kill a few Ye Family disciples first, your Ning Family might not accept me!" Ning Zhan also laughed as he spoke.
Ning Hong smiled and nodded vigorously before raising his right hand sharply toward Silvermoon City.
"Let’s go!"
With a single command, over thirty young members of the Ning Family charged towards Silvermoon City with great momentum.
The peaceful and serene Silvermoon City was finally shaken by the Ning Family's grand scheme.
The Ning Family split into two groups, with hundreds of Ning Family Members joining forces with helpers sent by the Imperial Family of the Capital, surrounding the vast Zhang Family estate and Chen Residence tightly.
After multiple unsuccessful attempts to persuade them to surrender, the Ning Family launched a full-scale attack on both the Zhang and Chen families simultaneously.
In this battle, the Zhang and Chen families suffered near-total annihilation. However, having been established for hundreds of years in Silvermoon City, their family rules were strict, and Various Forces had always been united; not a single person surrendered throughout the ordeal, which left the head of the Ning Family quite troubled.
As a result, the Ning Family also suffered significant losses in strength, with many elite members dead or injured.
However, with the assistance of experts sent by the Royal Family, even though the Ning Family was greatly weakened, they were still not something the Ye Family could contend with at present.
At this moment, it was deep night in the Ye Family Courtyard, brightly lit.
Within the residence of the Head of the Ye Family, voices filled the air as elite members of the Ye Family gathered together to discuss strategies to counter their enemies anxiously.
"Ning Zhiyuan is truly cunning; he must have been planning for this day for several years. I noticed something was off with the Ning Family earlier. Their member Ning Hong has been very close to Zhao Qingyang from the Imperial Family of the Capital. Especially in recent years, there have been strangers coming to our Silvermoon City, yet none of our Three Prominent Families paid attention. This allowed his schemes to succeed!" Ye Hongjian said with a grim expression.
"Alright, big brother, stop playing Monday morning quarterback. What did you do before? For these past years, ever since third brother fell from grace, most of the family affairs have been under your control. Especially regarding the defense at East Gate of Silvermoon City; those were your people you dispatched. You knew that the Ning Family was getting close to strangers but still took Ye Zhan to visit them recently and flattered them. And now? They don't care how much flattery you gave them before; they’ve turned their guns against you. Who told you to have the surname Ye instead of Ning!" Fourth Brother Ye Hongyan sneered.
"Fourth Brother, how can you speak to your elder brother like that? He had no choice but to curry favor with the Ning Family. You know very well that those merchants on East Street wanted to move to other streets due to poor business. If it weren't for Brother Ye pleading with that old bastard from the Ning Family not to allow them to relocate, you might not even be able to afford food!" Second Brother Ye Honghai retorted without holding back.
"Second Brother, I respect you for being older than me and call you Second Brother out of respect. But where is your demeanor as an elder? You do nothing all day long and neglect family affairs. On top of that, you often extort those merchants on East Street. Just think about it—how many reasons for our poor business on East Street stem from your actions!" Ye Hongyan shouted in anger.
Ye Honghai was furious at these words and slammed his hand on the table while pointing at Ye Hongyan loudly: "Fourth Brother, stop slandering! If it weren't for you..."
"Enough! All of you shut up!" Ye Zhentian sitting at the head finally couldn't hold back any longer and smashed his hand down on the incense table!
"What time is it? You're still arguing over trivial matters while enemies are about to strike!"
His fury silenced everyone in the Ye Family; the once noisy conference hall became utterly quiet.
Ye Zhentian wearily returned to his chair behind him and said gloomily: "Ever since Third Brother's incident, our entire Ye Family has lost its backbone. Everyone is scheming against each other; they can't wait for this old man to die so they can divide up the inheritance, can they?"
"No, we absolutely do not mean that!"
"Old man, how can you say such things? Although we have some minor conflicts usually, when it comes to a crisis, we will definitely not back down!"
The clan members responded one after another, their faces glowing with determination, eager to rush to the Ning Family right away.
"Enough, enough!" Ye Zhentian waved his hand and sighed lightly. "In terms of strength, our Ye Family is on par with the Ning Family in Silvermoon City. However, because we are not united and have fought over the position of the family head, you have weakened yourselves and harbored animosity towards each other. Even the younger generation has been influenced by this family culture, leading to a situation where they are at odds with each other, resulting in our current decline to the bottom tier of Silvermoon City."
Hearing this, the clan members felt ashamed, looking at each other in silence for a long time without saying a word.
"Alright, it won't help to say more today. It won't be long before the Ning Family launches a full-scale attack. What we need to discuss now is our strategy against them!" Ye Zhentian said coldly.
As the eldest son, Ye Hongjian pondered for a moment before standing up from his seat. He clasped his hands together and addressed the clan members: "The current situation of the Ye Family is primarily my responsibility as Ye Hongjian. Therefore, I will take on the first line of defense for the Ye Family. The Ning Family has just fought a major battle with the Zhang and Chen families, suffering heavy casualties. Although they have assistance from the Imperial Family of the Capital, their strongest member should only be Ning Zhiyuan, the head of the Ning Family. With my father's current cultivation level, he should be able to withstand some attacks. As long as there is no threat from Ning Zhiyuan, our Ye Family will not be easily bullied!"
"What Second Brother said makes sense. However, I don't quite understand why the Ning Family is splitting their forces to attack both the Zhang and Chen families at the same time. Isn't that just increasing casualties unnecessarily?" Ye Honghai said with a look of doubt.
"It's simple. If the Ning Family focuses on attacking any one family, the other two families will join forces immediately. At that point, the Ning Family would have to face two families that are already prepared for an attack. By attacking both families simultaneously, although casualties will be heavier, they will catch Zhang and Chen off guard and unable to resist effectively. Fortunately, our Ye Family has my father holding down the fort; otherwise, we wouldn't be able to launch our attack last!"
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