Chapter Ten: The Current State of the Ye Family

Ye Family.

The main hall of the Ye family was holding a clan meeting.

Ye Xueyan walked toward the seat that rightfully belonged to her, despite the strange looks from those around her.

The seating arrangement was determined by family status. Her father and mother occupied the first and second seats.

As the meritorious contributor who had brought glory to the Ye family, she was supposed to sit in the third seat.

However, she found her younger brother Ye Fan sitting in her place.

Ye Xueyan frowned. “What are you doing sitting there? Get up.”

Ye Fan glanced at her indifferently, showing no intention of moving.

Clenching her fists, Ye Xueyan said, “Enough!”

At that moment, Ye Dahai spoke up, “That seat belongs to your younger brother. Your place is over there.”

He pointed to the seat in the far corner.

“What!” Ye Xueyan’s anger flared. “On what grounds?”

“Because your brother is currently in the late Qi Refinement stage, the highest cultivation level among the younger generation, while you’re nothing but a cripple,” her mother defended her son fiercely.

Ye Xueyan felt a suffocating rage welling up in her chest, unable to hold back any longer.

“Late Qi Refinement? Without the cultivation resources I provided him, how could he have reached that stage? The resources I gave him are enough to train ten Foundation Establishment cultivators.”

“My cultivation resources are allocated by the family; what does that have to do with you?”

“The family’s resources are provided by me!”

Ye Xueyan had never encountered such shamelessness and was so enraged that her chest heaved uncontrollably.

“Silence!”

Ye Dahai slammed the table and scolded, “Return to your seat, or leave.”

Ye Xueyan was deeply unwilling.

But now, having lost all cultivation, she had nowhere to go except the Ye family. She had no choice but to swallow her pride and return to the corner seat.

At this moment, she felt like crying.

How could she have never imagined that her beloved biological parents, the family who had spared no effort to support her, would treat her so coldly once she lost her cultivation?

They were not even one-tenth as good as Chen Xuan.

Back at the Xuandan Sect, whatever she wanted, Chen Xuan would give her.

“Three days ago, due to certain people’s actions, the Xuandan Sect and our Ye family fell into enmity.”

“As a result, many are now eyeing our family, even beginning to snatch our business interests, causing our income to drop by 90% over these few days.”

“Chen Xuan has also issued a three-day ultimatum, demanding the Ye family return all resources belonging to the Xuandan Sect.”

“The three-day deadline is approaching. This meeting is called to devise a countermeasure,” Ye Dahai said, knocking on the table.

“Countermeasure,” Ye Fan sneered sarcastically, “Didn’t someone say she was so important to Chen Xuan that she’d definitely come for her? It’s already the third day—where is she? Why haven’t I seen her?”

“Yeah, maybe someone’s overestimating herself. That’s a Nascent Soul ancestor we’re talking about. Would she lower herself for a useless cripple?”

“There aren’t many Nascent Soul ancestors in the entire Greater Summer Empire.”

“With a Nascent Soul ancestor, who would dare bully the Ye family?”

“If the Ye family falls, it’s all her fault.”

“I’ve said it before; she should just go apologize and sleep with them once. Then everything would be fine.”

“Ye Xueyan,” Ye Dahai also spoke, “You’ve already had your chance. Chen Xuan hasn’t come to take you back. I order you to go to the Xuandan Sect today and apologize to Chen Xuan by any means necessary. You must obtain her forgiveness; otherwise, you will be expelled from the family.”

Hearing everyone shift the blame onto her, and even her own father threatening to cast her out, Ye Xueyan’s heart froze utterly.

She had finally seen through it all.

These so-called relatives had only shown kindness because of her connection to Chen Xuan, not because of blood.

Once Chen Xuan and I reconcile, I will make them regret this.

She vowed silently.

“I’ll go!” Ye Xueyan bit her lip. She believed that as long as she apologized, Chen Xuan would forgive her.

Just as she was about to leave, a graceful figure entered the hall.

“Chu Lingyun?”

Ye Xueyan was surprised. Although her cultivation was nullified, as the Sacred Maiden of the Xuandan Sect, she had seen enough to recognize the remarkable clothing Chu Lingyun wore.

It was clearly a land-grade treasure.

Most likely, a superior land-grade.

Even at its peak, the Xuandan Sect had few treasures of such caliber. Where did she get such a precious treasure?

“Chu Lingyun, you bastard, where have you been hiding?” Liu Mei from the Ye family’s second branch sneered viciously upon seeing her.

Chu Lingyun was the daughter of her husband and another woman, far more beautiful than her, sparking intense jealousy and prompting constant bullying.

“You filthy woman, where did you steal those clothes? Are you causing trouble for the Ye family again?” Liu Mei cursed, waddling toward Chu Lingyun with her corpulent frame.

Seeing the luxurious clothes only fueled her envy.

She raised her hand to strike Chu Lingyun.

The movement was fluid, clearly not the first time.

Yet this slap never landed on Chu Lingyun’s face.

With a graceful lift of her hand, Chu Lingyun grabbed Liu Mei’s wrist, then with her other hand, she struck Liu Mei’s face.

Smack!

The sharp sound silenced the entire hall.

Liu Mei clutched her swollen face, looking at Chu Lingyun in disbelief—the girl she always verbally abused had dared to hit her.

“You bitch, how dare you hit my mother!” Liu Mei’s daughter, Ye Huanhuan, jumped out.

Smack.

Another slap.

Chu Lingyun slapped her right back.

“What are you all standing there for? This bitch dares to hit us; kill her!” Liu Mei hysterically shouted.

“How dare you cause trouble in the Ye family? You’re asking for death!”

Several Ye family members surged forward.

But Chu Lingyun had already entered the Qi Refinement stage, cultivating a heavenly-grade supreme technique personally selected by Chen Xuan.

The few Ye family members in the Qi Refinement stage were no match for her.

All were knocked down with a single move.

“Qi Refinement stage!”

“What? This bitch actually learned to cultivate and is so strong she’s taking on three Qi Refinement cultivators alone!”

“Wasn’t she supposed to be unable to cultivate?”

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