"Who are you? How dare you barge into our Ye Family!"
The moment Xu Ran's voice faded, an old man's face abruptly darkened in the hall. He rose to his feet and angrily addressed Xu Ran with an ugly expression.
Around him were several other elders of the Ye Family, who likewise glared at Xu Ran. Someone Xinlan had brought back-could Xinlan already have found a sweetheart outside?
How could that be allowed? Xinlan had to marry that boy from the Cao Family.
If the Cao Family learned that Xinlan already had another man, even currying favor with them would likely become impossible.
Some of the younger juniors watched with a hint of schadenfreude in their eyes. Although the Ye Family was now in decline, it was not somewhere just anyone could come to provoke, especially someone who looked so young, not much older than them.
Xu Ran glanced at the old man. He was merely a One-Star Dou Zong. Judging by his seat, he probably held a considerable position in the Ye Family. A One-Star Dou Zong was far too weak compared to Xu Ran.
Even the strongest person in the hall, an old man in blue robes, was merely a Six-Star Dou Zong.
The Ye Family was actually this feeble, barely stronger than the Han Family. Although the Han Family was not strong either, they were in a remote region. The Ye Family occupying a city in the Central Region truly seemed like a position beyond their worth. Without powerful allies, the Ye Family could not hold this place at all.
Who knew how many factions hoping to establish themselves in the Central Plains had their eyes on territory in the Central Region?
If the Ye Family lost its connection to the Pill Tower, this city would probably