Ye Family's Legitimate Son

Dou Qi Continent, Central State, Pill Region, Ye City...

This was a vast city situated on a plain. Around the city lay a lush forest, and broad roads stretched out from within the trees, extending all the way to the end of sight.

At the very center of the city, everything within a thousand meters was occupied by a giant manor. Ordinary people were forbidden from entering the manor's outskirts on normal days, and its defenses were exceptionally tight.

This manor was the seat of the city's master, the Ye Clan—one of the Five Great Clans that had once been renowned throughout the entire Pill Region.

Of course, although the Ye Clan had declined somewhat now, before the Ye Family Old Ancestor fell, no one in the entire Pill Region dared to harbor any improper thoughts toward them...

At this moment, in a small courtyard within Ye Family Manor, countless maidservants and servant women hurried back and forth. Urgent yet deliberately suppressed calls rang out continuously, making the atmosphere here somewhat tense.

In the hall of the courtyard, a young man in his twenties was pacing back and forth in utter disarray. From time to time, he would stop and stare toward the rear courtyard.

Unfortunately, apart from the courtyard wall, he could not see anything at all...

Quite a few people were seated here and there in the hall, old and young, men and women alike. At this moment, all of them wore solemn expressions, and from time to time someone would lean over and whisper something.

A moment later, a girl who looked only eighteen or nineteen came bouncing in from outside. The young man immediately hurried up to meet her and asked anxiously, "Younger Sister, how is it? Has she given birth?"

The girl instantly rolled her eyes at the young man. Her clear voice carried a trace of playfulness as she said, "Third Brother, what kind of question is that? I'm not even married yet. How could I give birth?"

The tense expression on the young man's face froze. When he realized that this Younger Sister of his was deliberately teasing him, he immediately rapped her on the forehead and snapped, "I'm talking about your Sister-in-law. How exactly are things in the rear courtyard?"

The girl covered her forehead and stuck out her tongue, making a face at her brother before giggling. "Don't worry. Mother said it's still early. I only snuck out to pass along the news because I was afraid you'd all be anxious..."

"As long as everything's fine, as long as everything's fine..." the young man murmured. But in the blink of an eye, he grew worried again. "But it's already been half the day. Why hasn't she given birth yet? There won't be any problem, right?"

Seeing this, the girl immediately rolled her eyes again and then no longer seemed to want to talk to this idiot brother of hers.

She swept her gaze around and asked with some curiosity, "Where's Father? Why don't I see him?"

A man who appeared even steadier stepped out and said with a smile, "Someone came to report earlier that the Old Ancestor asked Eldest Uncle to go over. What is it, Thirteenth Sister? Do you need Eldest Uncle for something?"

Facing this Eldest Brother, who was more than ten years older than her, the girl was clearly more restrained. She replied honestly, "Nothing. I was just asking. Then Eldest Brother, you all wait here. I'll go to the back and take a look first..."

With that, she once again bounced out the door like a little white rabbit.

Seeing this, the man could only smile helplessly.

There was no helping it. He was far older than this group of younger brothers and sisters. When they were still running all over the ground playing, he had already had to go out and handle matters for the clan...

Inevitably, his feelings toward these little fellows had grown distant.

This sort of situation was the same in every large family. Fortunately, among these generations of the Ye Clan, the relationships between brothers and sisters of every branch were all quite good, so no nonsense like fighting for power and profit ever occurred.

At the same time, in a bamboo-grove residence in the deepest part of Ye Family Manor...

There were no other buildings within a hundred meters of this place, and normally everyone except the Clan Leader and several elders was forbidden from approaching...

Because the one living inside was the pillar supporting the current Ye Clan, the Ye Family Old Ancestor—Ye Xun!

The Ye Clan Leader, Ye Zhong, was standing respectfully at the side. Before him was an old man with white hair and beard, his body hunched. Even from afar, one could tell he was extremely aged. This was precisely the Ye Family Old Ancestor.

"I hear Lan'er's first child is about to be born?"

A hoarse, aged voice came from the Ye Family Old Ancestor's mouth, carrying a sense of twilight and vicissitude.

"Yes, Old Ancestor. It will be today. The entire Ye Clan is already prepared, and Qing Mo is watching over things with the others..."

Ye Zhong was only in his fifties at this time, which could be said to be the prime of his life. His strength had also already broken through to the One-Star Dou Zong level, so he was currently at his peak.

It was just that both people present understood very well that with Ye Zhong alone, he probably had no way to stop the Ye Clan's constantly declining situation...

"Good, good. This is the eldest legitimate son of the next generation of my Ye Clan. For this Old Man to see his birth in my lifetime is already enough..."

"Old Ancestor..." Hearing these words, Ye Zhong's nose could not help but sting, and he nearly shed tears.

Although the Ye Family Old Ancestor was a peak Dou Zong, and also a Seventh Grade Peak Alchemist, he had suffered severe injuries when he was young and damaged his foundation. Although he was not yet two hundred years old, in the end, he was still nearing the end of his life...

"Heh heh, foolish child!"

Looking at Ye Zhong's reaction, the old man instead laughed open-mindedly.

"How could there be anyone who does not die? The cycle of life and death is the will of heaven. The only regret this Old Man has is that I will no longer be able to see the day the Ye Clan restores glory to its name. This heavy responsibility will have to fall on you, the Clan Leader."

Just as Ye Zhong was overcome with emotion, all of a sudden, the clear sky outside the door abruptly dimmed...

This change shocked everyone in Ye City. At this moment, even the sun hanging high in the sky seemed to lose its brilliance and grow dim.

But that was not all...

Just as everyone raised their heads to gaze at the sky, they suddenly discovered that the Stars filling the heavens, which had originally been hidden, suddenly shone brightly. Then they transformed into a streak of white light and fell into the very center of the city.

At the same time, in the rear courtyard of Ye Family Manor...

A clear cry rang out from inside the room. "Waa... waa... waa..."

"She's given birth, she's given birth! Hurry and report to the Family Head, the Young Madam has given birth to a little young master!"

Crash!

Before the words had even finished, the maidservants outside the door were already in an uproar. One by one, they rushed quickly out of the courtyard gate and headed toward the front hall.

At the same time, an elegant and luxurious beautiful woman in her forties hurried into the room, accompanied by maidservants.

"The Madam is here!"

The maidservants and servant women in the room hurriedly knelt in a large group.

But the woman ignored all of this and rushed straight to the bed. She first looked at the child sleeping beside it, then hurriedly pressed down her pale-faced daughter-in-law, who wanted to get up. Smiling like a blooming flower, she said, "Chun'er, lie down quickly. You have given birth to a legitimate son for the Ye Clan. You are a great contributor to our Ye Clan!"