Ye Feng's Method

Ye Xinlan's father, Ye Zhong, led the seven elders of the family into the courtyard where Ye Feng lived.

Ye Zhong's eyes swept over Zi Yan, Mu Qingluan, Wind Venerable, and the others.

"Just say what's on your mind. They're all family here," Ye Feng said.

"Young Master Ye, it's like this. Xinlan said that you agreed to help our Ye Family retain its position among the five major families, is that right?" Ye Zhong asked.

"Are you doubting Young Master Ye's abilities?" Ya Fei asked.

"No, I have no doubt about Young Master Ye's abilities. With Young Master Ye Ye's help, success is guaranteed. I'm here simply because there's something I need to discuss with Young Master Ye."

"What's up?"

"It's not difficult for our Ye Family to maintain its position among the Pill Tower's Five Great Families. The five great families have been passed down for a long time. The Clan Chief who founded the five great families are all core members of the Pill Tower. According to the conditions, as long as the five great families can meet certain conditions in the future, they will be able to continue to occupy a seat on the elders' seat in the Pill Tower."

"Every so often, the five great families are tested by the Pill Tower. Only those who pass the test can retain their seat on the elders' bench."

"The Pill Tower places great importance on the cultivation of the younger generation, and the targets of its assessments are naturally the younger generation. For each assessment, the five major families must send one member of the younger generation to undergo the Pill Tower's test. If they pass the test, their seat will be retained. However, if they fail, then they are in danger. My Ye Family has failed twice already. According to the rules, if we fail again, we will lose our qualification for the elders' seat and will also be ostracized from the five major families."

"The five great families are the shortcut to the upper echelons of the Pill Tower. Countless eyes are watching this place. As long as our Ye Family is squeezed out, those covetous fellows will immediately rush up. Originally, with Young Master Ye Pill Recipe gave to our Ye Family this morning, we were able to cultivate a powerful new generation. Unfortunately, time was too short. Our Ye Family cannot cultivate a genius in the field of alchemy before the next assessment."

Ye Zhong paused deliberately at this point, allowing Ye Feng and the others to absorb the information contained in his words.

Seeing that Ye Feng remained silent, Ya Fei said, "Young Master Ye has already agreed to help you, so what are you still worried about?"

"Miss Ya Fei, since our Ye Family has failed the assessment twice, in order to retain our seat on the elders' seat, we must rank among the top three in the assessment of the five major families. The other four families are all full of talented people." Ye Zhong paused deliberately, waiting for Ya Fei to speak.

"If you believe in Young Master Ye's abilities, then what are you worried about?" Ya Fei smiled.

"Miss Ya Fei, there is a strict rule involved."

"What rules?"

Ya Fei suddenly realized that she had fallen into Ye Zhong's trap. Ye Zhong was deliberately seducing her.

"Those who participate in the assessment must be people with close ties to my Ye Family," Ye Zhong replied.

"What?" Ya Fei seemed to understand something and looked at Ye Feng.

"In other words, Young Master Ye must accept the Pill Tower's assessment as my Ye Family's son-in-law." Ye Zhong replied, looking at Ye Feng, the powerful figure whom even the Ye Family's guardians treated with utmost respect. "I came here to seek Young Master Ye's opinion on whether it is permissible to announce that you are my Ye Family's son-in-law and that your wife is Xin Lan."

"Ah?"

Zi Yan stared in disbelief at Ye Xinlan. The latter remained calm, clearly having known about this beforehand.

Ye Feng thought to himself that, just as he had expected, the Ye Family Ye Family wanted him to become their son-in-law, just like in the original storyline.

"Clan Chief Ye."

Zi Yan felt great sympathy for Ye Xinlan and said in a deep voice, "Isn't your idea terrible? It's fine for the master, a grown man, but how is Xinlan supposed to get married after this?"

"Ah, Miss Zi Yan, this is just a formality and won't cause Young Master Ye any responsibility." Ye Zhong sighed and said, "The Ye Family has offended many families. If we lose our position among the Pill Tower's Five Great Families, the consequences will be unimaginable. Those enemies will definitely attack our Ye Family. The Ye Family is at a critical moment of life and death. What does my daughter's reputation matter if I become the Clan Chief?"

Ye Zhong said this while looking at Ye Xinlan with a guilty expression. He only glanced at her once before he dared not look at Ye Xinlan any longer.

Ye Xinlan remained silent. The Ye Family was facing a life-or-death crisis, and all Ye Family were preparing for a final gamble. She had to bear some of the consequences.

"Young Master Ye, what do you think? Can I publicize it like this?" Ye Zhong asked Ye Feng for his opinion. The ability to uncover all the Cao Family's spies within the Ye Family in the blink of an eye was truly awe-inspiring.

Ye Feng also caught a glimpse of anticipation in Ye Zhong's eyes.

Ye Feng is so outstanding and powerful that once someone is associated with Ye Feng, even if the Ye Family loses its position among the five major families, no one will dare to offend the Ye Family within a hundred years due to Ye Feng's tyranny.

"Do as you please. However, I will do my best to help your Ye Family retain its position among the Pill Tower's Five Great Families. I will give you a definite result the day after tomorrow," Ye Feng said confidently.

"Good."

That very evening, Ye Zhong announced to the Pill Domain that Ye Feng was the son-in-law of the Ye Family. The Cao Family family was utterly shocked to learn that all the spies they had painstakingly planted in Ye City over decades had been eradicated.

Other forces that had infiltrated Ye City also learned of this news. All of these forces decided to suspend all operations against the Ye Family.

On the third day, Ye Feng asked Ye Xinlan to summon the upper echelons of the family to his residence.

"I'm going to begin."

After Ye Feng finished speaking, he closed his eyes. After a while, a ripple appeared in the space above the courtyard. A shepherd boy riding a yellow ox emerged from the void.

The shepherd boy had a bruised and swollen face, the wounds clearly indicating that he had just been severely punished.

"You are..."

Ye Zhong looked shocked, scrutinizing the shepherd boy from head to toe. He didn't mock the boy. Being able to ride a yellow ox out of the void meant his strength was at least at the Dou Zun level.

The Ye Family cannot afford to offend a powerhouse of this level.

"Take it."

The shepherd boy waved his hand, and a token flew towards Ye Zhong.

"The Old Ancestor Token."

Ye Zhong stared in disbelief, his expression blank. "You are the Pill Tower Ancestor?"

"With this token, no one in the Pill Tower will dare to touch you. And no one will dare to revoke your seat as an elder of the Ye Family."

The shepherd boy touched his bruised face, looked at Ye Feng with awe, pouted, and muttered under his breath, "It's just a token to keep my seat on the Ye Family elders' seat, why did you hit me so hard?"