They had long known this old fellow was a tough nut to crack. He was also famously hard-line toward outsiders. In truth, the Law Enforcement Hall or Punishment Hall of any faction was mostly made up of stinking, unyielding stones from a latrine. They normally upheld the laws and discipline; when dealing with all sorts of scoundrels and criminals, words were useless. They had to act with an iron hand.
But the Ye Family members refused to yield at all, merely saying that this was an internal matter of the Ye Family. Even if Ye Xiwen were to be punished, it should be handled by the Law Enforcement Hall. They had played a fine game of tai chi, forcing them to come personally to the Law Enforcement Hall and apply pressure.
Yet the old fellow before them was even harder to deal with than the rumors claimed. He simply gave them no face whatsoever.
"Don't... forget that our Jia Gu Zheng Hao was crippled by that Ye Xiwen of yours!" the hemp-clothed elder said coldly.
"So what if he was crippled? To tell you the truth, Ye Xiwen is merely one of our bloodline who had been stranded outside. He has never received any cultivation from our Ye Family. If that Jia Gu Zheng Hao of yours couldn't even defeat him, then he is nothing more than trash. This is perfect—helping you expose that counterfeit early. He has no value worth nurturing at all. Rather than wasting time on him, you might as well go find a real genius to cultivate!" Ye Zhentian said without the slightest politeness.
The moment Ye Xiwen entered, he heard this and immediately felt a surge of admiration. Overlord Dao indeed—this was the toughness and dominance that radiated from one's very bones.
At this moment,