Tian Long City’s Ye Family

The crying little princess seemed to have found a life-saving straw, but she had no strength left to cry. Her tender lips opened and closed a few times. She wanted to shout for help, but she had no strength left. Her waist was as soft as a willow, and she leaned weakly on Ye Wuchen. It inadvertently brought a soft and comfortable feeling to this hated and feared "big villain".

Ye Wuchen didn't let go of her immediately. Instead, he said coldly in her ear, "Little girl, do you still want to kill my sister?"

"No … No … I don't dare, I don't dare anymore." The little princess hurriedly shook her head and carefully raised her head. Her misty eyes looked at him pitifully.

"It's useless to pretend to be pitiful and beg for mercy. If you want me to let you go, then apologize to my sister."

"I … I'm sorry."

"Look at my sister and say it. Also, speak louder." Ye Wuchen said unhappily.

The little princess turned her head. When her eyes met Ningxue's face, she immediately looked away as if she had been electrocuted. She said with a sobbing tone, "I'm sorry … But she's so scary …"

"Is that so?" Ye Wuchen looked at her tearful little face, then looked at Ningxue gently and said, "In my eyes, my sister is a hundred times more beautiful than you."

The little princess's reaction was surprisingly intense. If it wasn't for the knife on her neck, she would probably jump up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "I, I, I … How is she prettier than me?! How can I not be prettier than her! "

The little princess puffed up her cheeks and argued. She wasn't even afraid of this big villain anymore. It was a woman's nature to love beauty. This sentence was vividly expressed by this 13-year-old little princess. Ye Wuchen put the knife beside his hand. He held her little head with both hands and looked at Ningxue. It was impossible to talk to her about some so-called big principles. The most direct method was to use her own eyes to discover. "You think my sister is ugly because you only see the ugly parts. Look closely at her eyes and eyebrows … Don't they look prettier than you?"

The little princess's gaze was fixed on Ningxue's star-like eyes. Ningxue was also looking at her, occasionally blinking her eyes. The two girls looked at each other for a long time, and the little princess murmured, "Her eyes are really beautiful."

Unknowingly, the two scars that made her scream out of fear were no longer so frightening. In fact, she even had the urge to touch them out of curiosity.

"Isn't it prettier than yours?" a voice asked in her ear.

The little princess pursed her lips and said, "Of course not."

Distracted, she even forgot that this person had just placed a knife on her neck, and even made a cut on her neck — because the pain had already disappeared without her noticing.

"Alright then … little girl, what's your name?" Ye Wuchen's voice became gentler.

"I'm called Phoenix." The little princess replied shyly. There were still traces of tears on her face, but she was no longer as afraid as before.

Imperial son? Or Phoenix? Ye Wuchen laughed inwardly. Did the Emperor think that he didn't have enough sons, and even gave his daughter such a name?

"How old are you this year?"

"13."

Long Zheng Yang almost hit his head on the ground. He couldn't help but stand up, and the two of them actually started to chat in front of him.

At the same time, in the Heavenly Dragon Yeh family.

As one of the most powerful families in Tenryū Province, the Yeh family was extremely powerful in terms of political power, influence, and wealth. Their hidden strength was unfathomable, and apart from the Lin family, no one dared to offend them openly. Even the current Emperor had to treat the Yeh family with respect. The person with the highest seniority in the Yeh family was Old General Ye, Ye Nu. Ye Nu was already sixty-seven years old, and had spent his entire life on the battlefield. He had made countless contributions to the Tenryū Province, and had an extremely high status in Tenryū Province. Under his leadership, the Yeh family had become extremely powerful, and in just a few decades, they had reached the peak of the Heavenly Dragon Continent.

However, it was a pity that perhaps the heavens were jealous of the Yeh family, and the Yeh family had not had many children for three generations. Old General Ye was his only son, and he only had one son in his entire life. That son was the middle-aged Mighty Dragon General Ye Wei, whose name shook the world. Ye Wei only had one son and one daughter. However, it was a pity that the Yeh family was very powerful, while Ye Wei's son was very weak and sickly. He was plagued with illnesses all year round, and it was difficult for him to even leave the house. Because of this, Ye Nu and Ye Wei's hair had turned white, and they had become the laughing stock of the Yeh family in Tenryū Province.

A year ago, Ye Wei had finally found a thousand-year Snow Ginseng from the Navy Tide Country that could change this Yeh family's son's constitution. However, on the day that Ye Wei returned, his son had disappeared. The Yeh family's defenses were extremely tight, but no one knew how he had disappeared. It was as if he had disappeared into thin air in broad daylight. Because of this, Ye Nu flew into a rage. He carried out a large-scale search in the entire Heavenly Dragon City, causing the entire Heavenly Dragon City to panic. However, he found nothing.

Regardless of whether he ran away on his own or was kidnapped, the Yeh family's guards were so strong that it was impossible for them not to notice. The only possibility was that there was a traitor in the Yeh family. Therefore, while searching the Heavenly Dragon City, the Yeh family also conducted a thorough investigation. However, it was to no avail. As a result, the guards inside and outside the Yeh family had to be replaced. In the end, the son of the Yeh family disappeared without a trace. No matter how much the Yeh family didn't want to admit it, they knew deep down that he was most likely killed. Even his body was completely destroyed.

The Yeh family was cut off, and Ye Nu sighed day and night because of this. He grew older day by day, but he still looked ambitious on the surface. He didn't look any younger than before, but people with discerning eyes could see the deep depression between his eyebrows. Ye Wei's heroic spirit didn't decrease, but his temper had obviously become irritable. His subordinates were well aware of this. They could only sigh for their General Wei Long in their hearts and didn't dare to mention it in front of him. Ye Wei's wife was the daughter of the current royal preceptor. She loved her son as much as her own life. After losing her son, she washed her face with tears every day.

The Yeh family's last hope fell on the son that Ye Wei recognized seven years ago. This son was named Ye Wuyun, and he was 22 years old now. At that time, this son had no one to rely on and lived by picking up garbage. When he almost starved to death in the snow, he was taken in by Ye Nu and became Ye Wei's bodyguard. Later, when Ye Wei was assassinated, he risked his life to block a knife for Ye Wei. He was seriously injured and almost died. The Yeh family was grateful and recognized him as the son of the Yeh family. In the next seven years, he devoted his heart and soul to the Yeh family and gradually showed his amazing talent. He made great contributions for the Yeh family and took care of the sickly only son of the Yeh family.

However, no matter how outstanding the son was, he was still a son. The blood flowing in his body wasn't the pure blood of the Yeh family. Although the Yeh family doted on this son and treated him as their own, if they really handed over such a big family business to an outsider … how could they be willing?

But today, a sudden piece of news had thrown the Ye residence into complete chaos.