Ye Hao tactfully withdrew.
When Qiao Qingxue drew her sword just now, some scars on her arm had been exposed...
Those scars looked like lash marks left by a whip.
There were even lash marks on her arms. It was easy to imagine that the rest of Qiao Qingxue's body must be injured as well.
He knew some things about Qiao Qingxue. Previously, his father, Ye Wuchen, had shown him a book. Besides describing the circumstances of the Eastern Region and the outer regions in detail, it had also recounted the grudges between his father and some of the Eastern Region's top forces.
Zhou Wuyang loved Qiao Qingxue, while Qiao Qingxue loved his father, Ye Wuchen. Thus, Zhou Wuyang grew jealous and repeatedly targeted his father. But after his father grew stronger, Zhou Wuyang was often crushed beneath his heel.
It was only after his father, Ye Wuchen, had his qi sea crippled by his mother's clansmen that Zhou Wuyang dared to forcefully take Qiao Qingxue into his harem...
He constantly tortured, humiliated, and threatened Qiao Qingxue...
He made Qiao Qingxue obey him. Otherwise, Zhou Wuyang would disregard even his mother's influence and kill his father, Ye Wuchen.
Ye Hao fell silent.
He was also lost in thought.
During his hundred years in the Otherworldly realm, Dong Moli had toyed with his feelings. After that, he had found it difficult to fall in love with any woman again.
It was not that experiencing the warmth and coldness of human nature had made him cold and heartless.
Rather, anyone who had experienced enough would build a towering wall around their heart, making it extremely difficult for anyone else to enter.
Today, after seeing Qiao Qingxue and learning quite a few things, he knew that Qiao Qingxue's love for his father ran very deep.
If Qiao Qingxue and his father ended up together, he would not interfere.
Ye Hao did not want to think about it any further. Instead, he sat on the edge of a cliff five hundred meters away and gazed at the scenery beyond it.
After a while.
Ye Wuchen arrived, holding Qiao Qingxue's jade-like hand in his own, his grip extremely tight.
Qiao Qingxue was somewhat at a loss. If she had still been a virgin, she would not have felt any knot in her heart, but she... was tainted...
She was afraid Ye Wuchen would mind. Although he kept saying that he did not care, when they truly became husband and wife, she feared Ye Wuchen might imagine certain scenes.
Qiao Qingxue herself found it difficult to accept what she had become. She... truly was not worthy of Ye Wuchen.
At that moment, endless hatred surged within Qiao Qingxue—the hatred she felt for Zhou Wuyang, and the hatred she felt for the Great Zhou Royal Family! She wished she could slaughter every last member of the Great Zhou Royal Family!
"Hao'er, your father will formally introduce someone to you. This is Qiao Qingxue. Just call her Aunt Qiao."
Ye Wuchen spoke indifferently.
"Aunt Qiao." Ye Hao stood up and nodded with a smile.
Qiao Qingxue felt flustered, unsure how to face Ye Hao.
"Don't worry. I only regard your father as an older brother." Qiao Qingxue lightly bit her red lips and tried to pull her hand free from Ye Wuchen's large hand.
But Ye Wuchen held on tightly, unwilling to let go.
Qiao Qingxue's face was pale. Facing Ye Hao, she was completely at a loss.
Ye Hao smiled faintly. "I won't interfere in your affairs."
Qiao Qingxue fell silent.
Ye Wuchen looked calmly at Qiao Qingxue. "Let's go to the Qiao Family. You haven't seen your parents in many years either."
Qiao Qingxue's attention was immediately diverted. At the thought of her parents and clansmen, her hands trembled slightly.
When they arrived at the Qiao Family, they discovered that it had long since vanished. It was said that a powerful figure from the imperial city had once descended and slaughtered the entire Qiao Family overnight!
This had happened fifteen years ago.
After learning the news, Qiao Qingxue was overcome with grief. She wept bitterly, her hatred soaring to the heavens, wishing she could immediately wipe out the entire Great Zhou Royal Family!
Ye Wuchen gently patted Qiao Qingxue's shoulder. "Once I break through to King Wu, I will surely destroy the Great Zhou Royal Family!"
The three of them did not remain there for long. Instead, they immediately hurried toward the Ye Family.
During this trip to the Great Zhou Imperial City, Ye Wuchen had killed Zhou Wuyang, along with five of Great Zhou's Spirit Gathering experts and numerous Spirit Sea experts. After the King Wu ancestors of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty received the news, they might immediately rush to the Ye Family!
The news that the Great Zhou lord, Zhou Wuyang, had been crippled by Ye Wuchen, and that Great Zhou had also lost five Spirit Gathering experts and numerous Spirit Sea experts,
spread throughout every top force in the Eastern Region in a mere hour!
The people of the Eastern Region's top forces were all shaken to their cores. They had never expected that although Ye Wuchen's qi sea had been crippled back then, he had not only recovered, but his cultivation had also returned to the peak of Spirit Gathering!
Moreover, he had killed five Spirit Gathering experts of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty with nothing but his aura!
The people of every top force in the Eastern Region were shaken to their cores. They immediately abandoned their plans to scheme against the Ye Family and simultaneously sent congratulatory gifts... congratulating the Ye Family on becoming yet another top force in the Eastern Region!
At that moment, in the Ye Family.
When Ye Zhantian saw Ye Wuchen and his son return safely, he could not help but sigh in relief.
After returning, Ye Wuchen shut himself away and stayed with Qiao Qingxue.
Ye Hao likewise remained in his own courtyard.
"Young Master... let me massage your shoulders." Song Qingxue spoke ingratiatingly.
Ye Hao said nothing. He simply sat in his chair, drinking tea, while Song Qingxue stood behind him and kneaded his shoulders.
The Lin Shige sisters were refining their bodies. They had now reached the seventh level of Body Refinement.
Ye Hao would occasionally give them some pointers.
Early the next morning.
Outside Ye Manor, a group of richly dressed, imposing middle-aged men arrived.
"Congratulations on the Ye Family's promotion to one of the Eastern Region's top forces. My Song Family has specially sent over a congratulatory gift. We hope the Ye Family will accept it."
The middle-aged man was an elder of the Song Family, a powerful expert at the ninth level of Spirit Sea. He represented the Song Family in presenting the congratulatory gift.
Ye Hao and the young men and women of the Ye Family accepted the gifts together.
The young men and women of the Ye Family had also learned many things. They had never realized that the Ye Family was actually so powerful!!!
Every one of the family ancestors could fly!
And it was said that the Ye Family had five King Wu ancestors!
With such strength, dominating the Eastern Region would be child's play.
Thus, the young men and women of the Ye Family all held their heads high, filled with confidence from within to without, and even displaying a trace of arrogance.
Hadn't they wanted to flatten the Ye Family before? Now, they had to force smiles onto their faces as they delivered congratulatory gifts.
The Song Family Elder revealed a smile and looked toward Ye Hao. "Son-in-law, may I enter the Ye Family for a little chat?"
"What are you supposed to be? A mere member of the tiny Song Family, and you think you're worthy of entering my Ye Family's gate?"
Fourteen-year-old Ye Paopao planted his hands on his hips and looked at the Song Family Elder with disdain.
The Song Family Elder's smile gradually vanished. Anger surged in his heart. What did he mean by "tiny Song Family"?
His Song Family was one of the Eastern Region's top forces!
"What? You don't accept that? My Ye Family has five King Wu—"
"Paopao!" Ye Hao looked at Ye Paopao and shouted to stop him.
Ye Paopao was somewhat confused. He scratched his head and looked at Ye Hao. "Brother Ye Hao, did I say something wrong? The Song Family previously sent Song Qingxue to test our Ye Family's strength, and they even wanted to flatten our Ye Family. Shouldn't we be completely rude to the Song Family's people?"
The Song Family Elder watched Ye Paopao's expression carefully. He could tell that there was no trace of pretense in it. Besides, Ye Paopao was young. Even if he had been acting, flaws would have appeared everywhere!
In other words, did the Ye Family really have five King Wu ancestors?
The Song Family Elder's heart trembled violently, as though raging waves had suddenly surged up. His entire body even began to quiver slightly!
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