As for the laws established by the ruler of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, every one of them had its purpose.
For example, no academy anywhere within the dynasty was to be interfered with by any other force, and no force was permitted to take the initiative and attack students enrolled there.
On the surface, it seemed the ruler cherished the young men and women of the academies. In reality, he merely wanted the academy students to know that the imperial family protected them. But the fundamental reason for doing so was to draw students with excellent martial talent into the Imperial City Academy, allowing them to develop a sense of belonging toward the imperial family and lay down their lives for it!
Calculations lurked everywhere.
After Ye Hao finished reading the book, he did not feel particularly moved. After all, he had lived for more than a hundred years, and he had understood some things long ago.
He only wanted to stay peacefully in the Ye Family and do what he wanted. As long as his mind was clear, that was enough.
As for the disturbances outside, if anyone came to provoke him, he would simply beat them back! His policy was to avoid even the slightest bit of pointless mental exhaustion!
Just then.
There was a knock at the door, followed by Lin Shige's voice from outside. "Young Master, the Li Family has brought people to demand an explanation."
Ye Hao found it laughable.
The Li Family had come to demand an explanation?
How could they even have the nerve?
Whether judged by emotion or reason, he had done nothing wrong. He had been bullied by Li Lengxuan for a full five years, from entering the academy to cultivate at the age of twelve until now, at seventeen. He had merely fought back. He had merely pinned Li Lengxuan to the ground and rubbed his face in it, and then humiliated Li Shaoyou as well. All of this was the result of Li Lengxuan and Li Shaoyou bringing it upon themselves.
And now the Li Family had come to demand an explanation? Did they have any justification?
Ye Hao pushed open the door and walked out into the courtyard, where he saw Ye Paopao and a group of other Ye Family youths.
Ye Paopao's face was full of anger. "Brother Ye Hao, the Li Family has come to demand an explanation. I really can't understand how the Li Family can be so shameless! Clearly, they were the ones in the wrong first, yet now they act as if they've suffered some tremendous humiliation!"
"The Li Family is truly shameless!" one of the Ye Family girls shouted angrily.
Ye Hao said calmly, "Where are they?"
Ye Paopao immediately replied, "In the clan's council hall."
In the clan's council hall, the atmosphere was tense, as if the slightest disagreement would spark a fight!
Three people from the Li Family had come!
They were the Li Family's three elders! All of them possessed Qi Cultivation.
"My Li Family has only one demand! I want Ye Hao to kneel before Li Lengxuan and Li Shaoyou, kowtow, and apologize! In addition, he must cripple himself until his bones fracture, and then your Ye Family only needs to compensate us with ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones!"
The Ninth Elder Li was a middle-aged man. At that moment, he spoke coldly and arrogantly to Ye Qingyun, the Ye Family patriarch.
The Ninth Elder Li stared coldly at Ye Qingyun, making no attempt to conceal his threat. "If the Ye Family cannot fulfill the demands made by my Li Family, then don't blame us for launching an all-out war against the Ye Family!"
The Ye Family patriarch, Ye Qingyun, also appeared middle-aged. Dressed in a green robe, he sat in the seat of honor, quietly holding his tea and gently swirling it. Then he calmly spoke. "Are you finished?"
"We're finished!" The three Li Family elders stared coldly at Ye Qingyun.
Patriarch Ye Qingyun leisurely took a sip of tea. Then he looked indifferently at the three Li Family elders and spoke in an equally indifferent tone. "If you're finished, then get lost."
The three Li Family elders' expressions suddenly turned much sharper. Their eyes flashed like lightning as they glared at Ye Qingyun. "Ye Qingyun, you're the patriarch of a third-rate family, yet you dare speak to us like this? It seems you, Ye Qingyun, have no idea of my Li Family's strength!"
Ye Qingyun's expression remained placid as he looked at the three Li Family elders as if they were three idiots.
"Does your Li Family not understand reason at all?"
The one who spoke was not Ye Qingyun, but Ye Paopao, who had just arrived.
Ye Paopao entered the council hall and glared at the three Li Family elders. "Li Lengxuan was clearly the one who bullied Brother Ye Hao first—and he bullied him for a full five years! So what if Brother Ye Hao beat and humiliated him now? Even if someone is at fault, it's your Li Family that's at fault! What gives your Li Family the nerve to come here and demand an explanation?"
Ye Paopao and the group of Ye Family youths were all furious, each of them glaring angrily at the three Li Family elders.
The Ninth Elder Li glanced coldly at Ye Paopao. "Where did this brat come from? Get out of here! Besides, my Li Family doesn't need to discuss right and wrong when doing things. We only discuss strength! Today, if your Ye Family doesn't compensate us with ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones and make Ye Hao kowtow and apologize, then my Li Family will see this matter through to the end!"
The Ye Family youths were furious, feeling that the Li Family was being far too arrogant!
Patriarch Ye Qingyun merely shook his head indifferently. Then he slowly raised his hand. A golden-yellow force suddenly condensed in his palm, after which he fiercely punched out!
The golden-yellow force instantly expanded to the size of three people. With lightning speed, it thundered toward the three Li Family elders.
"How dare you! How dare you!"
The three Li Family elders were enraged and shocked. They had never expected Ye Qingyun to attack without hesitation. They hurriedly defended themselves, and light barriers appeared before their arms.
With a bang, the three Li Family elders were violently blasted backward more than ten meters, blood spraying from their mouths at the same time.
After the three Li Family elders crashed heavily to the ground, their faces were incomparably ugly.
"Ye Qingyun, you actually dare—"
Bang!
Before the Li Family elder could finish speaking, Ye Qingyun's figure became like a ghost. Trailing afterimages, he reached the Ninth Elder Li in an instant and fiercely kicked him in the abdomen.
"Ah! Ye Qingyun, I'm not done with you!"
Bang!
"Ye! Qing! Yun!"
Bang!
The Ninth Elder Li fell silent.
Ye Qingyun looked down from above at the three Li Family elders. His expression was calm as he spoke leisurely. "My Ye Family talks about right and wrong, but strength as well. Matters between the younger generation should be resolved by the younger generation themselves. But if elders like you make a move, then everyone in my Ye Family will make a move as well!"
The three Li Family elders wore ugly expressions before slinking away dejectedly.
"The patriarch is so cool."
Ye Paopao felt utterly refreshed. At fourteen, his face was still somewhat juvenile, and he now showered Ye Qingyun with heartfelt praise.
Ye Qingyun revealed a gentle smile. He looked at Ye Hao and said calmly, "With the family backing you, be bolder when you act outside. The Ye Family isn't as weak as you imagine."
Ye Hao nodded lightly without saying anything. He had thought he would have something to do after coming here, but in the end, he had come for nothing.
Ye Hao stayed here for a while before returning.
After returning home, he quietly cultivated.
His realm had already shown signs of loosening earlier. Now, after absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy, he smoothly broke through to the Qi Realm Second Layer.
In East Moon City,
reaching the early stage of the Qi Realm already made one a mainstay. Normally, the patriarch of a third-rate family would be at the middle stage of the Qi Realm, the patriarch of a second-rate family would generally be at the late stage of the Qi Realm, and the patriarch of a first-rate family would be at the Half-step Spirit Sea Realm.
With his Second Level of Qi Control cultivation, he was invincible among Qi Realm cultivators. Even against someone at the Half-step Spirit Sea Realm, he could still crush them!
In other words, in East Moon City, he already had nothing left to fear. He could swagger around, do as he pleased, and follow his every whim!
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