LRAB Let's call Chapter 563 "Jade Balance"
Let's call Chapter 563 "Jade Balance"
Let's call Chapter 563 "Jade Balance"
The main hall of the Ye family residence.
Ye Ling Shuang sat in the main seat in the hall, flipping through one confidential document after another from the Ye family.
Below, a group of young faces sat upright in their seats.
The Ye family elders who used to sit in the front seats below the main seat were all gone, replaced by new faces.
After flipping through a few confidential documents, Ye Ling Shuang placed them on the table, looked up at the crowd below, and remained indifferent.
As the sun rose, a ray of sunlight pierced through the eaves, streamed through the window, and fell upon Ye Ling Shuang.
"I'm sure you all have many questions after I've gathered you here. I'll answer them later. Now, I have an announcement to make: starting today, I will be the head of the Ye family." Ye Ling Shuang crossed her legs, leaned back in the main seat, and scanned the crowd below with her beautiful eyes.
"We pay our respects to the patriarch."
Everyone stood up and bowed to Ye Ling Shuang.
"I will lead you to recreate and surpass the Ye family's past glory. Now, with numerous vacancies within the Ye family, I will appoint you."
Each time Ye Ling Shuang called out a name, she directly specified the location of that person on the Ye family's large ship.
The remaining four Title Douluos of the Ye family stood quietly on either side of Ye Ling Shuang, heads bowed, acting as her guards.
In a side hall next to the main house, maids carried in plates of delicacies.
The entire side hall was cleared out, leaving only a large table.
Ye Nanxiao slumped in his chair like a spineless salted fish, staring ahead with dead fish eyes, his mouth slightly open, occasionally uttering a number.
Across from him, Elder Xuan seemed to have broken free of a seal. He picked up a plate of food, swiped it around a few times with his right hand, stuffed the food into his mouth in a few bites, chewed it twice, and swallowed it. The whole process took only two minutes.
After the count reached three digits, Ye Nanxiao gave up counting. He suddenly realized that his silly roe deer wasn't that big of a eater after all.
"Elder Xuan, tell me the truth, do you possess a skill called 'Life Return'?" Ye Nanxiao asked, looking at Elder Xuan's slightly thin figure.
Elder Xuan glanced at Ye Nanxiao, then used his right hand to make two cuts on a roast chicken, separating the entire chicken skeleton, and swallowed the remaining meat in one bite.
"Are you too idle, kid? If you have time, hurry up and go to their kitchen and cook a couple of dishes for this old man. The Ye family's chefs aren't very good." Old Xuan muttered a few words, placing the empty plate in his hand on the "small mountain" piled high to the side.
"If this senior is not satisfied with the Ye family's chef, then there is no better chef in Zhengtian City." Ye Ling Shuang walked in and sat down next to Ye Nan Xiao.
Ye Nanxiao glanced at Ye Ling Shuang and asked, "Did you handle those people?"
Ye Ling Shuang shook her head slightly and said, "Those people are not convinced. Even if they take the pills, they will only obey for a while. After that, their ambitions will clash again, and they will secretly plot to sabotage. It's better to use them as thugs, which is a good way to make use of their waste."
"However, not all branches submit to Ye Jinpeng. Many branches have been suppressed over the years, and they harbor a lot of hatred in their hearts."
Ye Nanxiao nodded in agreement. The group of people were suppressed and subdued by Elder Xuan's martial power, not by Ye Ling Shuang's true submission. Even if they were given pills, they could not be allowed to control important resources.
Ye Ling Shuang simply sent all these people to become Ye family henchmen, while internally supporting other weaker branches that had been suppressed and bullied by them over the years.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend—this truth passed down through history will always hold true.
"Alright, we found quite a few hidden warehouses underground, which you can use right now." Ye Nanxiao flipped his left hand, pinched a storage ring between the tips of two fingers, and flicked it to Ye Ling Shuang.
Ye Ling Shuang took the ring, placed it face down on the table, and pushed it over. "Ye Jin Peng and those old scoundrels all have bulging wallets. They have enough. These are the boss's spoils."
The personal assets of the former elders of the Ye family alone are enough for Ye Ling Shuang to maintain the normal operation of the Ye family for more than ten years. Ye Nan Xiao and Elder Xuan contributed the most, so they should take these spoils of war.
Ye Nanxiao looked at Ye Ling Shuang, who still insisted, so he had no choice but to pick up the storage ring. "Fine, this is my spoils of war. Now it's all mine, and I have the right to dispose of it."
Then Ye Nanxiao took out a palm-sized token and a dart that looked like a windmill and placed them in front of Ye Ling Shuang.
"Since you've chosen to join, I won't let you go. These two tokens—the token representing financial support and the dart representing the source of power—are your mission to continue expanding our territory and become the organization's central hub." Ye Nanxiao sat up, shaking his still slightly dizzy head.
Ye Ling Shuang looked at the token and dart in front of her, picked them up, and softly read out the words engraved on the two tokens: "Oudu, Shadow Stream".
Elder Xuan suddenly stopped what he was doing, put down the plate, swallowed the food in his mouth, and asked, "So you've got your eye on more than just Mingdu's money, huh?"
How did this unscrupulous businessman manage to acquire two territories without anyone noticing?
Ye Nanxiao waved his hand and said, "Hey! Elder Xuan, you're wrong about that. Having businesses all over the country—that's the ultimate dream of a businessman!"
Elder Xuan wiped his mouth with his sleeve, took out his beloved wine gourd, took a swig, and tapped his left thumb back and forth between his other fingertips. "You little brat, are you still thinking of making a name for yourself in the Douling Empire?"
He roughly calculated that, based on the time Ye Nanxiao spent in various empires, this organization called Shadow Stream was most likely located in the Star Luo Empire.
There are currently only four empires on the continent, and Ye Nanxiao has already planted two flags, not counting the Ye family's new organization in the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Can the remaining members of the Douling Empire still escape?
"Hey! You guessed half right, old man. I'm planning to do a couple of things in Douling!" Ye Nanxiao laughed smugly, making a peace sign with his right hand.
Douling is a great nation that produces abundant spiritual herbs. If it weren't for the existence of treasures like the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the title of "Hundred Herbs Garden" would probably have fallen to the Douling Empire.
Ye Ling Shuang solemnly put away the two tokens. She knew that the Ye family's shortage of financial resources and manpower had been half resolved. The remaining half depended on how she, as a newcomer, could build good relationships with the veterans within the organization.
"Ye Ling Shuang, head of the Ye family, greets the boss." Ye Ling Shuang stood up and bowed solemnly to Ye Nan Xiao.
"Please, boss, bestow a name upon the newly established Ye family!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Nanxiao was stunned.
Naming is his weak point.
"Should we continue calling it the Ye family?" Ye Nanxiao asked.
Old Master Xuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "You think your reputation isn't big enough already?"
This kid is bound to stir up trouble on the mainland sooner or later. When the Ye family becomes famous, it will be easy to associate him with Ye Nanxiao.
"Um, let me think... The Heavenly Soul is located in the middle, so this is the center, and it plays a balancing role when necessary. Also, this is the third base. If you look from right to left, it's called..."
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"Yuheng, please."
"It serves as an important transit hub, providing support and coordinating the operation of all departments."
After Ye Nanxiao finished speaking, Elder Xuan and Ye Ling Shuang both looked at him quietly.
"Isn't it nice? I'm not good at choosing names. I think this name sounds pretty good, although it doesn't sound as powerful as 'Aodu' or 'Yingliu'..." Ye Nanxiao scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.
"I think it sounds nice. From now on, the Ye family mansion will be the fulcrum of Yuheng. I will complete the location and construction of the base as soon as possible. Boss, please send some seniors to contact me as soon as possible." Ye Ling Shuang nodded and said.
"Haha...no problem." After receiving Ye Ling Shuang's affirmation, Ye Nan Xiao instantly felt that the name he had chosen was not bad.
Old Master Xuan smiled, his wrinkles crinkling together as he raised the wine pot to conceal his expression.
Although he didn't know the meaning behind the name Ye Nanxiao had chosen, he thought it was easy to pronounce and Ye Nanxiao liked it, so that was all that mattered.
Ye Nanxiao and Elder Xuan changed their minds at the last minute and stayed at the Ye family home for two days.
Ye Nanxiao used his Eye of Truth to investigate the Ye family's main residence and other important buildings, dismantling hidden security mechanisms and traps.
As the old order and power of the Ye family were stripped away and destroyed, all members of the Ye family realized that the Ye family had changed, and now the ruler of the Ye family was called Ye Ling Shuang.
With four titled Douluo henchmen, Ye Ling Shuang and the branch clan members she had promoted quickly took over all of the Ye family's original businesses.
Anyone who disobeyed Ye Ling Shuang was sent to paradise by four titled Douluo thugs.
The establishment of a new order is often accompanied by a process of blood and fire.
Ye Ling Shuang also intentionally or unintentionally revealed that she was merely a manager who was put in the public eye, and not the true master of the Ye family.
The name Ye Nanxiao began to come to the attention of the new senior members of the Ye family.
At the same time, the Oudu Chamber of Commerce and Yingliu also learned that they had a new colleague, and sent people with resources to Yuheng's location to start construction and build an intelligence network.
Despite weathering countless storms, Zhengtian City still stands tall, welcoming the arrival of the new sun.
The people in the city were busy with their lives under the scorching sun, and the bustling atmosphere reflected the prosperity of Zhengtian City.
However, to the surprise of all the people of Zhengtian City, the Ye family suddenly announced the expulsion and punishment of a large number of guilty clansmen, strictly in accordance with the laws of Zhengtian City.
A large number of clansmen who usually acted arrogantly and domineeringly because of the Ye family's reputation vanished without a trace within a single day.
Although the officials of Zhengtian City were happy to see the Ye family, who had once oppressed them, disappear, they also began to worry that the Ye family's actions would cause a great deal of imbalance in the city. After all, the Ye family was a giant in both the legitimate and criminal worlds of the city, and their every move involved the creation and collapse of a large number of interests.
However, to their surprise, the new head of the Ye family, Ye Ling Shuang, led four Ye family elders to tour the entire Zheng Tian City. Those who did not abide by the laws of Zheng Tian City, did not agree with the underground rules set by the Ye family, or had any secret schemes or ulterior motives were all purged by force until there was not a single unusual sound in the city.
Numerous families rose and fell, and a large number of people entered Zhengtian City, replacing others, all happening in every corner of the city.
A building named "Yuheng Tower" rose up in Zhengtian City.
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