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The next morning, at the Ye Family Training Ground.
After spending an entire night completely eliminating the remnants of the Ning Family, Ye Zhentian convened a Clan Meeting.
In the vast Training Ground, Ye Family Members were bustling about. Unlike before, this time, incense altars were set up along the edges of the Training Ground, adorned with numerous spirit tablets. Surrounding the altar were more than ten seats occupied by the core senior members of the Ye Family.
Ye Zhentian sat in the foremost position, while other uncles, including Ye Honglin, occupied the lower seats. However, Ye Hongjian and Ye Honghai, who would normally sit just below Ye Zhentian, were not among these seats.
An hour passed before the entire Training Ground was finally arranged. All Ye Family Members stood solemnly beneath the altar, each wearing a white cloth band on their foreheads.
With a heavy expression, Ye Zhentian stood from his seat and slowly walked to the center of the altar. Facing the Ye Family Members below, he spoke in a hoarse voice.
"This time, facing the Ning Family's massive offensive, if it weren't for your desperate defense, our Ye Family would likely have perished. Each of you carries the blood of our ancestors within you. Protecting the Ye Family is your duty; however, you faced a formidable enemy without any thought of surrender. Instead, you defended our family's dignity with your lives. Once again, I, Ye Zhentian, on behalf of the entire Ye Family, express my respect to you all!"
Ye Zhentian deeply bowed before everyone. The disciples of the Ye Family looked up at their most respected patriarch paying them homage and immediately felt a surge of pride.
"In this battle, a total of one hundred twenty-five Ye Family Disciples sacrificed their lives to protect our family. Today, these disciples—whether collateral or direct line—have their Spirit Tablets enshrined on our family altar. I, Ye Zhentian, hereby declare that as long as our Ye Family exists for a day, their Spirit Tablets will forever be placed alongside our ancestors' tablets and will receive eternal offerings from all Ye Family Disciples!"
At this moment, silence enveloped the crowd as everyone gazed tearfully at the numerous Spirit Tablets on the altar. Most of these tablets honored family members who had made significant contributions to the Ye Family; this time, however, all those who sacrificed themselves to defend it were enshrined on the altar.
Afterward, Ye Zhentian led the Ye Family Members in a memorial ceremony that lasted about an hour. Once the ceremony concluded, Ye Hongjian and Ye Honghai were brought forward. At that moment, Ye Feng also stepped out from below and was called to the altar by Ye Zhentian.
As soon as Ye Feng appeared, thunderous applause erupted across the Training Ground. Everyone looked excitedly at the slender figure of the young man on stage and shouted in unison.
"Ye Feng! Ye Feng!"
Ye Feng looked at the bustling Training Ground, feeling a deep sense of emotion. The number of Ye Family Disciples present was a third less than during the recent Clan Meeting. Most of these individuals had jumped down from the well-defended walls to protect him, directly confronting the Ning Family, whose strength far exceeded theirs.
Ye Feng waved his hand, and the cheering crowd fell silent, watching him intently.
"The victory of the Ye Family is not solely my achievement. If it weren't for your protection, I, Ye Feng, would not be standing here unharmed. I thank you all!"
Ye Feng bowed deeply to everyone present.
"With your protection, I was able to successfully break through my cultivation and defeat those experts from the Ning Family. Therefore, from now on, I, Ye Feng, will protect all members of the Ning Family. As long as I am here, the Ye Family will never be bullied!"
His words sparked another wave of enthusiastic cheers. In the hearts of all Ye Family members, Ye Feng was now their guardian deity.
Once the cheers finally subsided, Ye Zhentian stepped forward with a serious expression and said loudly, "Although most Ye Family Disciples have united to protect the Ye Family with one heart, there are some who chose to betray us in our time of crisis. Ye Honghai, Ye Hongjian, do you understand your crimes?"
On the altar, Ye Honghai and Ye Hongjian were bound by ropes, kneeling before everyone.
"Father, spare me! I was wrong! But I only thought of preserving a trace of bloodline for the Ye Family so that we could rise again in the future!" Ye Honghai repeatedly bowed his head in fear.
"Father, if it weren't for Zhan Er, I wouldn't have taken the risk to ally with the Ning Family. Blame yourself for not saving Zhan Er that day!" Ye Hongjian sneered and did not join Ye Honghai in begging for mercy.
"You stubborn fool! Didn't Old Man tell you that it was Ye Zhan who insisted on betraying our family? Old Man originally intended to risk his life to save him but didn't expect that wretch had already allied with the Ning Family. He pretended to be trapped with the Ye Family and attacked when Old Man came to rescue him!" Ye Zhentian said coldly.
"Now that Zhan Er is dead, you can slander him however you wish!" Ye Hongjian retorted with a face full of sorrow.
"Beast, do you think the Old Man would deceive you?" Ye Zhentian shouted angrily, his body swaying slightly as he nearly fell.
Ye Feng seized the opportunity to step forward and support Ye Zhentian, casting a cold glance at the two uncles. He said, "You are all disciples of the Ye Family and should know how traitors are dealt with according to our clan rules!"
"They should be killed!"
"They should be killed!"
The crowd below erupted in righteous anger, many of them having lost relatives who died protecting Ye Feng from Ye Honghai and Ye Hongjian.
Ye Feng nodded but did not respond. After all, he was not the head of the family; the decision regarding family members' fates should still lie with Ye Zhentian.
"Ye Honghai is not worth mourning!" Ye Zhentian's words left the repeatedly bowing and pleading Ye Honghai completely dumbfounded, his eyes rolling back as he fainted.
"Useless thing, drag him away and execute him on Main Street after the Clan Meeting!" Ye Zhentian waved his hand mercilessly.
Though he was his own son, Ye Zhentian had learned from interrogating some of Ye Honghai's subordinates that the plan for betrayal had been in the works for quite some time. Moreover, it was largely due to his eldest son Ye Hongjian being incited by Ye Honghai that they had ended up in this situation.
Facing Ye Hongjian, however, a hint of reluctance arose in Ye Zhentian.
"Feng Er, your uncle is desperate to save his son; otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to betray our Ye Family. How about we just expel him from the family and let him have a way out?"
"But, Grandpa!" Ye Feng paused for a moment and sighed, "Our Ye Family's ability to survive this great calamity is not because of me or my father or you, but because of the unity of the entire clan. It is precisely because everyone stands together that our Ye Family has been invincible and defeated the immensely powerful Ning Family!"
"Ye Hongjian, as a significant figure in the Ye Family, should be well aware of how his words and actions impact the Ye Family. Although it was for Ye Zhan, he indiscriminately blamed my father and you for Ye Zhan's betrayal, disregarding the safety of the entire Ye Family and resolutely betraying us. A person like this will only leave us, the Ye Family Disciples, feeling disheartened!"
Ye Feng shook his head, looking solemnly into the distance, his tone tinged with unease.
"Moreover, this calamity may just be the beginning. We all know how powerful the forces backing the Ning Family are. It won't be long before our Ye Family faces another brutal battle. Before that happens, if we cannot completely eliminate the pests within the Ye Family and unite our positive forces as one, how can we confront future crises?"
"Grandfather, we must first stabilize our internal situation before dealing with external threats!"
After saying this, Ye Feng's heavy expression prompted many of the Ye Family Disciples on the Training Ground to nod in agreement.
Ye Zhentian sighed and said, "Feng Er has a point. However, your uncle has contributed significantly to this battle. The black oil you saw earlier was specially purchased by him. Furthermore, he has been supporting the entire Ye Family during this time. Without him, our Ye Family might have collapsed long ago!"
Ye Zhentian's words evoked many memories among those present. He was right; ever since Ye Honglin fell into despair, most matters of the Ye Family had been handled by Ye Hongjian, which is why he held such high prestige among the Ye Family Disciples, second only to him.
"In that case!" Ye Feng furrowed his brow, realizing that if he insisted further, he might be misunderstood by his clansmen as seeking personal revenge. He nodded and said, "Then as grandfather suggested, let him live and expel him from the Ye Family."
Ye Feng's magnanimity once again impressed everyone present, and Ye Zhentian finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Ye Feng insisted on killing Ye Hongjian, he would have no choice but to comply due to clan rules.
Ye Zhentian waved his hand and directly cut the ropes binding Ye Hongjian. He sighed and said, "From now on, you are no longer a member of my Ye Family. You should not remain in Silvermoon City either. I will prepare some belongings and horses for you to leave; I hope you take care of yourself in the future!"
Ye Hongjian did not express any words of gratitude but instead sneered coldly and fixed his gaze on Ye Feng, a glint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes!
"You killed my Zhan Er; do you think I will let this go? Prepare to pay with your life!" Suddenly, he leaped up from where he stood, just a meter away from Ye Feng, shaking his right hand to release a large cloud of green mist.
"Poisonous fog!" Ye Feng shouted loudly, quickly pushing Ye Zhentian aside.
With a thud, a silver light suddenly burst forth from Ye Feng, blocking the oncoming poisonous fog and causing it to bounce back entirely.
The toxic mist reversed direction and, in an instant, was inhaled by the unsuspecting Ye Hongjian.
"Ah!!" A piercing scream echoed throughout the Training Ground.
In front of everyone, Ye Hongjian's body began to rot at a visible speed, turning into a puddle of blood in no time.
"Bone Corrosion Blood Powder!" Ye Zhentian exclaimed, breaking out in a cold sweat. This rare poison was not common; if not for Ye Feng risking his life to push him away, he would have certainly been affected without any defenses.
This peculiar poison would cause immediate death and turn one into a pool of blood with just a single inhalation through the nostrils.
"Damn it!" Ye Honglin and Ye Hongyan had rushed over from their seats at some point.
At this moment, no one felt the slightest sympathy for Ye Hongjian's death.
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