Chapter 18: To Go or Not to Go? (Urgently Seeking Recommendations!!)

  "Chen Er, tell me the truth, what are you actually doing?"

  "The kid is still studying, wait until it's done, and then report to Father and the elders!" Ye Chen said. He used to read some martial arts novels and was very interested in the Thunderbolt characters in them. However, the Thunderbolts in those novels used ordinary gunpowder, but he had **, so the power was naturally extraordinary. Just now was the first experiment, and the explosive power of black gunpowder was almost the same as that of a 19th-level master's full-strength strike, which made Ye Chen even more excited.

  Ye Cangxuan and others saw Ye Chen unwilling to speak, so they gave up. However, the large pit with a diameter of two zhang still left a deep impression on them.

  "Chen Er must intensify his cultivation and absolutely cannot be lazy!" Ye Zhan Tian said seriously.

  "I know!" Ye Chen hastily replied.

  The elders left one after another.

  A large crowd gathered outside the mansion.

  "What just happened?" asked the younger generation in unison, while several elderly people looked at Ye Zhan Tian and others, wanting to know the outcome.

  "It's nothing, I was just sparring with Old Ancestor earlier!" Ye Zhantian waved his hand and said.

  So it was, and everyone suddenly understood, one by one dispersing.

  "It was actually the clan leader and the old clan leader who were sparring with martial arts, no wonder their aura is so astonishing!"

  "I don't know which one is more formidable, the clan leader or the elder."

  "It must be the old tribal leader, after all, the old tribal leader has been promoted for so long!"

  "That's not necessarily true, the clan leader is in his prime years, but the old clan leader is indeed older."

  In the distant crowd, Ye Moyang glanced at the main house of the Ye family with a gloomy face. After Ye Zhan Tian reached the 9th rank, he became the most powerful person in the family and his words were law. Several elderly people who knew him well saw that he had lost power and didn't want to associate with him anymore, lest they provoke Ye Zhan Tian's anger. In this Ye Family Fortress, he could no longer stay.

  "Ye Zhan Tian, this is what you've forced me to do!" Ye Moyang thought gloomily. He had recently discovered that several pairs of eyes had been staring at him, and these few people actually thought they could keep an eye on Ye Moyang - didn't they underestimate him too much?!

  Six or seven days passed again, and Yejia Fortress was as quiet as it had been before.

  The master of the house, Ye Zhantian, was telling Ye Chen about his recent understanding of the Lei Emperor's trick when a shout came from outside the door.

  "Report to the homeowner, urgent letter!"

  "Bring it in!" Ye Zhantian furrowed his brow, as nothing had happened recently, and he didn't know where the letter came from.

  A tribesman entered Ye Zhan Tian's mansion and handed him two letters.

  Ye Zhan Tian first tore open the letter with two red characters "urgent" on it, and after reading it, his eyebrows furrowed together.

  "What did he say, Father?" Ye Chen saw Ye Zhan Tian's expression and had a faintly bad premonition.

  "Donglin County King is too deceitful!" Ye Zhan Tian slapped his palm on the table with a loud "pa" sound, his anger uncontrollable.

  "Donglin County King?" A cold light flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, was it that Donglin County King whose father came to the door asking for medicine and drove his father out of the county king's mansion?

  "The Xī Wǔ Empire's Lǒngnán Prefecture is on the verge of a rebellion by the county king, and a great war is imminent. The Duke of Dōnglín has decided to restrict the trade of several goods, including Xuān Tiě mines. From now on, all Xuān Tiě mines in Dōnglín must be purchased and sold through Yúnjiābǎo, and any private sales will be severely punished! Our three shops in the prefectural city of Dōnglín have already been closed!" Yè Zhàntiān said in a low voice.

  Seeing Ye Zhan Tian's expression, Ye Chen knew that his father was really angry. It must be that the Yun family had used their influence in Donglin County to try and encircle and annihilate the Ye family. The Ye family had been experiencing economic difficulties lately, and the several shops in Donglin County and the mine on the back mountain were the main sources of income for the Ye family. If they were cut off for a few months, without any harvest, the Ye family's strength would be greatly reduced.

  It seemed like he thought of something again, Ye Zhan Tian let out a bitter smile.

  If it were half a month ago, Yunjia Fortress would have cut off Yehjia Fortress's retreat route. Yehjia Fortress might have gone all out to fight back against Yunjia Fortress for justice. Meanwhile, Yunjia Fortress was probably waiting for Yehjia Fortress to take the initiative, so that it could join forces with other fortresses and eliminate Yehjia Fortress in a justified manner.

  As the leader of Lianyun's eighteen forts, Yunjia Fort took the lead in dealing with their own people, and it was inevitable that they would be ridiculed by others. If Yejia Fort came to their door, they would have a reason.

  But now that he has the Lei Emperor's manual, the revival of his family is just around the corner. How could Ye Zhan Tian risk the life and death of his family!

  "How is Chen'er?" Ye Zhan Tian asked Ye Chen.

  "The child thinks that for now, he can only endure!" Ye Chen said, helplessly acknowledging that his strength was no match for others, and could only hold back.

  "As I thought, tell the steward to withdraw all family members from Donglin County and suspend mining operations!" Ye Zhantian said to a clansman beside him. All the Xuan Tie mines were unified by Yunjia Fortress for purchase, so it was impossible for Yejia Fortress's Xuan Tie mine to sell even one piece, so they simply stopped.

  Ye Chen couldn't help but think it was a pity. He had just thought of some ways to improve the efficiency of mining, but now they were useless.

  As the head of the Ye family, Ye Zhan Tian was suffocated but could only endure humiliation and bear the weight.

  "Dad, what did the other letter say?"

  Ye Zhan Tian picked up another letter and saw the handwriting, his eyes suddenly chilled.

  "It's a letter from Yunjia Fort, Yun Yiyang said that a martial arts competition for the eighteen Cloud Forts will be held in a month, and all young people under the age of 18 can participate. The elders of the clan must lead the team personally!" Ye Zhantian sneered, "A weasel visiting a chicken on New Year's Day, no good intentions."

  "Dad, shall we go or not?"

  "If we don't go, Yunjia Fortress will have another chance to make a big move. If we do go, I'm afraid we'll be ambushed!"

  "Yunjiabao wants to destroy our Yejiabao, but doesn't want to damage Yunjiabao's prestige, so they probably won't make a move in broad daylight. They might try to ambush us along the way!" Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "Yejiabao is only tens of miles away from Yunjiabao. If we hurry, there shouldn't be any problems."

  "En, I'll go back and discuss with the elder and your uncles, then make a decision. You can go back to cultivating now." Ye Zhantian waved his hand and said.

  Coming out of the main house, Ye Chen had an inexplicable sense of heaviness in his heart. The Ye family's fortress was indeed precarious at this moment. If the Ye family's fortress were to fall, there would be no place for him, Ye Chen, to stand in the world. No matter what, he must help the Ye family's fortress defeat the Yun family's fortress!

  Ye Chen returned to his residence and began to diligently cultivate. After so many days, Ye Chen's Wind Spirit Technique had made some progress, although he didn't have a corresponding martial skill to learn, the wind-based technique was agile and his movement speed had increased significantly. Additionally, the Xuan Qi within his body was more refined and profound than before.

  Deep into the night, the fort fell into a deep silence, only in the distant depths of the mountains, came a few heart-pounding beast howls.

  In a corner of Yejia Fortress, amidst the swaying tree shadows, a dark figure swiftly darted past and sprinted out of Yejia Fortress. The moonlight illuminated his face, revealing none other than Ye Moyang, who had just lost his position as elder.

  A new week has begun, snail requests everyone's recommendation and support, the current plot is still in the paving stage, it will soon become more and more wonderful!!!