Giving and Receiving (3)

After Third Brother finished saying all that, it seemed he had not truly finished erupting yet. The real blow was still to come. He continued calmly, "The last point, and the most important one! It is not the Lineage assigning him tasks—it is the Lineage begging him to do things. Of all the things he has done for the Lineage, which one could anyone else have accomplished? If he were not a member of the Ye Clan, would he have done any of them?"

"..." The entire hall fell silent. Not a sound was made. They were thinking, thinking deeply.

Third Brother's words were like a cudgel strike to the head, knocking their muddled minds awake. Only now did they seem to realize that Ye Lang's importance to the Ye Clan was unmatched and irreplaceable!!

How laughable. Just moments ago, they had actually been considering how to deal with him, even wanting to restrict his authority. In the end, it was all nothing but a joke!!

They were astonished—not only by Ye Lang's importance, but even more so by his standing in the hearts of Third Brother and the others. That was a place no one would ever be allowed to touch.

These juniors might seem to fool around without a shred of seriousness, but their insight into matters did not lose to that of the elders. Their ability to handle affairs was also plain for all to see. Every one of them had already become an outstanding talent capable of standing on their own.

If Seventh Brother had been here just now, he surely would have stood on Thirteen's side as well. And his words would definitely not have been any gentler than Third Brother's—perhaps they would even have left us with nowhere to hide our faces.

It seemed