Return to the Tribe (1)

Ye City, the newest commercial city on the mainland, is attracting most people, including wealthy businessmen, due to its unique charm and policies.

Because of this, Ye City transformed from an unknown small town into a world-renowned commercial metropolis in just a few years.

Over the years, the city's buildings have been constantly renovated and expanded because Ye City was originally designed for commercial purposes. To reflect this concept, the city differed from other cities and had no city walls.

This is the only city on the entire continent without city walls, which makes many people worry about its safety while also confirming its level of freedom and trusting the Ye Clan's neutral stance.

Of course, it's not that there's no sense of security at all. On the contrary, merchants in Ye City feel quite safe because the Ye City army is only responsible for their safety and won't do anything to oppress or extort them.

There were also some people who wanted to take over the Ye Clan's territory and sent troops to attack Ye City. However, they were dealt with in the surrounding villages and towns of Ye City.

At that time, some people realized that Ye City didn't need city walls at all. To attack Ye City, they had to break through their outer defenses. And if they were capable of breaking through the outer defenses, then even city walls wouldn't be able to stop them.

People are unaware of this yet, since not many people would target the Ye Clan at this time. They also need a place like this for trading. Some who are originally enemies need such a neutral place to trade because of material issues.

Neutral commercial cities are something that this continent desperately needs, but no one had thought of it before. The Ye Clan was the first to take the plunge, and because of this, their development during this period was extremely rapid, something the Ye Clan had not anticipated.

Previously, they simply wanted a place to settle down and didn't want to get involved in other people's power struggles. They just wanted to remain neutral and needed a neutral city.

Unexpectedly, this opportunity led to the creation of a new form of city and the formation of a neutral force outside of the state.

All of this was because of Ye Lang's idea, because Ye Lang had won this small kingdom back then.

"This is all thanks to that kid Thirteen for bringing us good luck. To be honest, I'm a little jealous of his luck." Ye Yi said with deep feeling as he recalled these things.

This was during a family meeting. Every so often, the Ye Clan would hold a family meeting, which, in addition to discussing matters, consisted of eating, drinking, and having fun, in order to strengthen family bonds.

This is a tradition they established after arriving in Ye City. Perhaps it was because of the betrayal by some members of their Lineage that they felt this was necessary, to make their Lineage members feel like they were one family and not to do anything that would chill people's hearts.

Perhaps it's simply because some of them are a bit bored and come up with some activities to have some fun.

"There's no jealousy, it's destined! But speaking of which, it seems like we haven't heard from Thirteen for a long time. Does anyone know where he is now?" There aren't many people who can speak to Ye Yi like this, and in this situation, there is only one person, and that is his wife, Ruan Lian'er.

"Grandma, I know that, he went to the Tiger Tribe ..." Seventh Brother answered quickly.

"Everyone knows that. Lan Yu said the same thing a month ago." Ruan Lian'er glanced at Seventh Brother, which immediately silenced Seventh Brother, and he lowered his head to eat.

"Huh? What?" Ye Lanyu made a sound when she heard someone call her name, clearly she hadn't been listening to anything.

"...What are you thinking about now?" Long Anqi pinched Ye Lanyu's cheek and said with a hint of helplessness.

"I was thinking, should we inform my brother and send him to the Vermilion Bird Empire?" Ye Lanyu replied blankly, still preoccupied with her own affairs and unaware of the current topic.

"Are you talking about that matter? Actually, Ye Lang has already met them, so it doesn't matter. It's your eldest brother and Second Sister who haven't met them yet. They can go and see them later. However, if that little brat Ye Lang can go, then he should go. They all seem to like him a lot." Long Anqi said calmly, it was hard to tell whether she was happy or unhappy.

"The most important thing is you, not them. No matter what, they are still your family. I'll go with you then!" Ye Chengtian said with a smile, holding Long Anqi's hand.

This is a lingering worry between the two of them. Although they have never brought it up or been affected by it over the years, it is undeniable that they both hope to find a solution to this problem.

The "them" that Long Anqi and the other person were referring to were naturally the Empress Dowager and the Emperor of the Vermilion Bird Empire, who were her mother and brother, and Ye Lang's maternal grandmother and uncle. This was indeed true.

However, just as Ye Lang had thought, there was a significant reason why Long Anqi had never mentioned this matter, a knot that required both parties to work together to resolve.

When the Empress Dowager and the Vermilion Bird Emperor suddenly arrived, everyone in the Ye Clan was surprised. Those who didn't know the inside story couldn't understand what the Vermilion Bird Empire meant by this, and only a few people knew the inside story. They knew that they had come to see Long Anqi.

Of course, very few people knew about their arrival, since they were not coming as the Empress Dowager and Emperor of the Vermilion Bird Empire, but as relatives, making it a private matter.

Only Ye Chengtian and a few others knew about this, simply because it was their private matter and there was no need to spread it around.

Because of this, when the Empress Dowager and others came, no one else knew about it; they only knew that a noble lady had appeared there.

The Empress Dowager's appearance is like that of Long Anqi's older sister, even though Long Anqi herself looks very young, like the older sister of Ye Lanyu and others.

This made Ye Lanyu wonder if her mother's youthful appearance came from her grandmother, and whether she would be like them in the future.

The thought of this excited Ye Lanyu, and she believed any girl would be excited, because it meant she could stay young forever.

Of course, at that time, she was even more surprised that she had an extra grandmother and an extra uncle, who were also the Empress Dowager and Emperor of the Vermilion Bird Empire.

However, she knew that her parents did not like her maternal grandmother and uncle very much, because in the beginning, Long Anqi did not pay much attention to the Empress Dowager and the other woman, and it was Ye Chengtian who always mediated between them.