Looking at Xuanwu County from a distance, it is gray and vast, more than four or five times larger than Zhenhai City.
The roads leading to Xuanwu County were all paved with basalt. The road was smooth and flat, with a slight bulge in the middle. Each paving stone weighed thousands of pounds or even several thousand pounds. The road was fifteen feet wide. You can imagine that it took a lot of manpower and material resources to pave this road.
On the road, handsome one-horned horses, majestic iron-skinned bulls, beautiful colorful-horned deer... some wearing golden saddles and silver bridles, some pulling luxurious carriages, come and go in an endless stream.
On it, there are either young men dressed in fine clothes and eating delicious food, or young ladies in gorgeous clothes, parading through the streets. Wherever they pass, the fragrance of the wind blows on your face, making you feel that you are not in this mortal world.
There are also pedestrians of all kinds, carrying loads on their shoulders, riding donkeys, and so on.
Ye Xiangyang finally understood a line of poetry he had read: Cars flow like water and horses are like dragons.
“Ouch—”
Looking at Ye Xiangyang, who was wearing green clothes and waiting for him on the roadside, Ye Xiangyang took the reins and stopped the unicorn.
"Sir, we received a letter from the head of the family, so we came to greet you. Please follow me and live in the Ye family compound."
This guy dressed in blue, with delicate features and a capable look, is obviously a shrewd and capable man who has worked hard in the Ye family business in Xuanwu County.
Ye Xiangyang nodded: "Lead the way."
There is still half a year before the Xuanwu County Competition. If nothing unexpected had happened, Ye Xiangyang would never have come to Xuanwu County so quickly.
Five days ago in the morning, my father followed two mystics to the family shop to work.
When they were halfway there, a group of men and horses suddenly rushed out from an alley, rushing over like a storm. Three of them stood side by side in front, and two of them swung their long swords, striking down fiercely at the Xuanist beside Ye Wentian. The cold light flashed like lightning.
Swish!
The sword light was so bright that it made everyone unable to open their eyes. A momentum of surging rivers and crushing mountains, destroying everything, broke out.
The two Xuanists felt an irresistible torrent rushing towards them. They wanted to dodge, to protect Ye Wentian, or to fight, but they were still in no time.
This knife made everything in the world become nothingness, and a flash of knife light directly cut through the soul.
Puff!
The two men didn't even have a chance to dodge before they were split in half by the blade. The dead bodies fell to the ground, and blood flowed everywhere.
The man in the middle stretched out his arms, reached out his hand, grabbed Ye Wentian, put him on his horse, and rode away quickly.
The horses were like a whirlwind, running at an extremely fast speed. They came out of the west city gate and galloped towards the west.
He only left one sentence in Zhenhai City and replied slowly: "If you want to save people, come to Xuanwu County."
Ye Yongqing stood in front of the two corpses of the Xuanists, and the scene of the two Xuanists being killed seemed to appear in his mind. From the time the two Xuanists realized the danger to their death, they did not have time to react at all.
This means that the person who made the move was much more powerful than them, which means that he had to be at least a Xuan Master.
After some investigation, they found out that the person who kidnapped Ye Wentian was the fourth leader of the Black Panther Xuanshi Group, and the other few people were all wearing crimson purple clothes with a Chinese character "Hong" embroidered on them. It was the fourth leader of the Black Panther Xuanshi Group who did this in collaboration with the Hong family.
Ye Yongqing looked at Ye Xiangyang. They had both seen Black Panther and the Hong family communicating with each other. They knew that Black Panther had already defected to the Hong family and was preparing to use the Hong family's power to fight a life-and-death battle with the Ye family.
But who knew that before the Hong family arrived, the Black Panther Xuanshi Group was wiped out.
This was the method that the Fourth Regiment Commander came up with after finding the Hong family to deal with Ye Xiangyang.
Ye Xiangyang's eyes were cold and his expression was ferocious, like a peerless ferocious beast whose heart was filled with boundless rage, but he did not explode.
There is a rule among Xuanwu Continent martial artists that grudges cannot be taken against family members. This means that conflicts between martial artists cannot be retaliated against the martial artist's family members.
Anyone who breaks the rules will be spurned by others.
Perhaps, the Black Panther Xuanshi Group suffered a devastating blow, causing the fourth group leader to disregard all rules and join forces with the Hong family who came to Zhenhai City to capture Ye Xiangyang's father.
Ye Yongqing looked at Ye Xiangyang worriedly and said, "Child, don't be impulsive. Even if it means sacrificing our Ye family, we must save your father."
Ye Xiangyang nodded, returned home, settled his mother, instructed Chunhong and Xiaocheng, rode a majestic unicorn, rushed out of the Ye family, and quickly headed towards Xuanwu County.
The Hong family and the fourth captain blatantly violated the rules between martial artists, captured his father, and touched Ye Xiangyang's reverse scale.
Ye Xiangyang has been a filial child since he was young. Ever since he was able to do things within his ability, when his parents came home from work, there would be a bowl of tea of appropriate temperature placed in front of them.
He had just started practicing, and because of his parents, Ye Xiangyang made an agreement with Ye Xiangguang, who was a five-star Xuanshi, to compete. He practiced martial arts diligently, mainly because he wanted to let his hard-working parents live a happy life.
Now these people openly captured his father in order to deal with him and the Ye family. This was challenging his bottom line and creating an irreconcilable conflict with Ye Xiangyang.
The fourth commander and the Hong family were deeply on Ye Xiangyang's mind.
Regardless of whether my father is in trouble or not, I can't let it go easily.
Entering Xuanwu County, the cleanliness and luxury of Xuanwu County exceeded Ye Xiangyang's imagination. The main roads in Xuanwu County are all 15 meters wide, and even the small roads are 50 to 60 meters wide.
Rows of three-story buildings stretch out like long dragons, and there is no telling how far they are, and the tall trees beside the road are lush and leafy.
Compared with Xuanwu County, Zhenhai City is really incomparable.
After walking ten miles on the busy streets, we finally arrived at the Ye family compound, a compound covering five or six acres. In Xuanwu County, where every inch of land is valuable, it is easy to imagine how rich the Ye family's heritage is.
Entering the compound, Ye Xingyang, the second elder, and the two leaders of the Ye family's Xuanshi group were all here.
Ye Xingyang enthusiastically grabbed Ye Xiangyang's hand and said, "Boy, the head of the family said that your father's affairs are the family's affairs, and asked you not to panic, so you ran over secretly. The head of the family is worried to death. Uncle, let me tell you, the head of the family is leading two elders and a leader of the Xuanshi Group, and they are rushing to Xuanwu County."
"Boy, you can't act on your own anymore. If you don't, I will be punished by the family."
The second elder is a very kind old man, in his sixties and almost seventy years old.
He is full of energy and looks like a man in his 40s or 50s.
"That's right, kid. There is strength in numbers. Besides, dealing with the Hong family and the fourth leader's Xuanshi cultivation is not a simple matter, right?" The second elder said with a pleasant face, "The head of the family said that this matter should be treated as the most important matter of the family. He has already written to the head of the Hong family, asking him to give an explanation."
The words are very clear, that is, the family will step in and help you rescue your father. You must not act rashly like before or in the family, you must know that you are the greatest hope of our Ye family.
The strength of the Ye family is now greatly weakened. In terms of manpower: the head of the family, Ye Yongqing, was poisoned by the Thousand Day Poison and has basically lost his fighting ability; the second son of the family, Ye Xingyue, was beheaded for violating family rules; Ye Xingyue's two children are nowhere to be found.
In terms of financial resources: the Yun Iron Mine and the smelting plant have been handed over to the Hong family, eliminating half of the Ye family’s source of income.
Ye Xiangyang is the only hope for the Ye family to regain the title of Zhenhai Marquis. This kid's affairs are the most important affairs of the family. If something really happens to him, the family will fall into an irreparable situation.
When Ye Xiangyang heard their words, he felt deep concern. He knew that many things that happened before were done by Ye Xingyue alone. In addition, the head of the family was poisoned and could not take care of so many things, which led to the passive situation of the Ye family today.
He also heard that during the three months when he was missing, the head of the family sent people to Guibei Mountain many times to look for him, and repeatedly ordered people to take care of his parents. The reason why Ye Xingyue sent people to bully Ye Wentian and the others was because he knew that it would be difficult to achieve the goal of driving Ye Wentian away by himself.
Think about it, when I was injured, the head of the family locked up Ye Xiangxiao and the others; assigned Ye Xiangzhong to send me healing medicine and Xuanqi pills; when I injured Ye Xianghui, the family did not punish me at all; when my talent was revealed, I was directly promoted to the most core disciple of the generation; arranged for my family...
Everything shows that Ye Yongqing has the mind and bearing of a family head.
Ye Xiangyang is still somewhat alienated from his family, but he already has a sense of belonging.
"Don't worry, Elder. I know what I should do," Ye Xiangyang said with a smile.
The second elder smiled faintly. Knowing what to do and promising not to act alone are two different things. If Ye Xiangyang goes out on his own, he knows what he is doing; if he stays at home and listens to them, he also knows what he is doing. The difference is huge.
"Boy, the whole family has mobilized because of your father's matter. Does it mean that an old man like me can't make any difference?"
The second elder was a man who had seen a lot of storms, so how could he not understand the trick behind the words? He said with a smile.
After dinner, Ye Xiangyang asked for the most detailed map of Xuanwu County and hid in his room.
After dinner, Ye Xiangyang practiced in the room.
The second elder who was observing Ye Xiangyang nodded. It seemed that this kid was really obedient. It was good to be obedient. The Hong family was definitely a dangerous place. If Ye Xiangyang went there, he would most likely not be able to get out.
Why did the Hong family arrest Ye Wentian? What was the purpose of the fourth captain arresting Ye Wentian
Why has no one touched Ye Wentian for so many years? Ye Xiangyang just showed his potential and they arrested Ye Wentian, which shows that everything they did was for this kid.
In the middle of the night, Ye Xiangyang felt that the second elder was dozing off, so he quietly opened his back window, jumped out of his room, and disappeared into the distance.
I also want to go and see the Hong family’s Dragon Tower and the Tiger’s Lair.