Chapter 264 Replacement

In Lujiang City, at night, it was raining and windy.

A carriage drove slowly into the mansion of the Ye family in the heavy rain.

As the second-ranked family in Lujiang Prefecture, the building scale of this mansion is not much less than that of the Xiang family, and it is even more magnificent than the Xiang family's mansion. It seems that the owner of the Ye family wants to convey a message to the outside world in this way that the Ye family is not inferior to the Xiang family...

However, this is useless. Even if the building is built more magnificently, it is still difficult to make up for the gap in overall strength. Within the scope of Lujiang Prefecture, everyone knows that the Xiang family is the well-deserved first wealthy family, and the Ye family can only be ranked second.

The carriage drove unimpeded all the way until it stopped in front of the gate of an inner courtyard deep in the mansion.

This mansion is guarded by a fortress and brightly lit. It is the main house where the patriarch of the Ye family lives.

The carriage was able to travel unimpeded and come here without any questioning. The identity of the person in the carriage was obvious. Obviously, only the patriarch of the Ye family, Ye Zhengkang himself, could enjoy such treatment.

As expected, the door of the carriage opened soon, and a majestic middle-aged man with a gloomy face came down. It was Ye Zhengkang, the patriarch of the Ye family.

Seeing his appearance, the servants who had been waiting at the gate of the yard to welcome him suddenly felt depressed. They didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of angering the powerful patriarch at this juncture.

Ye Zhengkang didn't pay attention to these at all. At this moment, his mood was just like the weather at this moment. It was really terrible. Under the protection and cover of the servants, he strode into the yard.

"Dad! You're back!"

A young man in shining armor came up excitedly and took off his rain gear for Ye Zhengkang.

This young man is Ye Zhengkang's only son, Ye Feifan.

Ye Zhengkang looked at his fully armed son in front of him and was slightly stunned: "Why are you dressed like this?"

Ye Feifan smiled but did not answer, instead he asked: "The county governor's office summoned you for such a whole day, did they come up with any countermeasures?"

When this question was mentioned, Ye Zhengkang's face suddenly darkened again: "What countermeasures can there be? The Xiang family relied on their status as county governors to assign tasks to each family, and even called it a joint force to send troops and eliminate the rebels!"

"Humph! This is obviously something that the Xiang family caused themselves, but they want all the families in Lujiang City to come and help them clean up their messes!"

"We are the ones who paid the money and the effort, and we are the ones who went to war with the Lu family. Not to mention the huge danger, in the end, we finally achieved some results, but it was them who ran to the Third Prince's "

Ye Feifan smiled lightly: "I knew it would be like this!"

Ye Zhengkang was startled, took a deep look at his son, and suddenly realized: "No wonder you are dressed like this, are you going to personally respond to the Xiang family's call? Stupid! Do you know that this is to make wedding clothes for others!"

Ye Feifan spread his hands and said: "The Xiang family is powerful, and the third prince is standing behind them. Is there any way for Dad to avoid their call? Aren't you afraid that the third prince will settle accounts later?"

Ye Zhengkang shook his head and said: "You don't need to go out in person, just draw some people from the side branches, it's best to work without effort, just deal with it!"

"No!"

Ye Feifan smiled confidently, and his eyes burst out with a terrifying demeanor.

"Dad, in my opinion, we should not only take the initiative this time, but also try to use the elite main force of our Ye family!"

"The Xiang family is deeply favored by the third prince. Our Ye family has always wanted to replace it, but we have no chance... This time the Xiang family has suffered a series of defeats, which is a golden opportunity for our Ye family!"

"The Xiang family first lost Xiang Chen in the four-county martial arts competition, and now even Xiang Sheng has been captured by an unknown quack. This is an extremely heavy blow to the reputation of the Xiang family! I am afraid that even the third prince will definitely re-evaluate the weight of the Xiang family in his heart. Even if the Xiang family can still be relied on at this time, what about ten or twenty years later? Xiang Chen's Xiang family will eventually fall into the dilemma of no successor! "

"And if at this time, our Ye family can show strong strength and let the third prince know that in addition to the Xiang family, our Ye family can also do things for him, and we can do it more cleanly and neatly than the Xiang family! In this way, won't our Ye family enter the eyes of the third prince? "

"The third prince is the most likely candidate to become the crown prince. His influence in the court is extremely huge. As long as we can get his approval, the day when our Ye family becomes the first wealthy family in Lujiang County will be just around the corner!"

Ye Zhengkang looked at his son with a fanatical look, and his heart was mixed.

He was very pleased that his son knew how to make progress and had such a grand ambition, but his vision was really not quite matched, and he needed to continue to experience and improve...

To put it simply, this is called high expectations but low skills.

He only thought of taking advantage of the Xiang family's disgrace to show himself, but he didn't think about why the Xiang family was in disgrace?

Xiang Sheng was indeed not inferior to his brother Xiang Chen, but he was definitely not an ordinary person. Even he was captured in Ding'an City, and he was under the protection of a group of top guards. Could it be that the Lu family would be an easy character to deal with?

The Lu family easily subdued the Blood Blade Sect and the Bu family, gathered them together, and was heading towards Lujiang City with great momentum. In addition, they also have two core disciples of the Dali Sword Sect, and even a strange man who can force back the first swordsman in Kyoto...

No matter from which aspect, the Lu family is not a character that is easy to bully at this time.

From the perspective of the Ye family, the best way to deal with it at this time is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, let the snipe and the clams fight, and the Ye family can just be a fisherman who benefits.

"Perform?"

Ye Zhengkang smiled coldly and refuted mercilessly.

"Do you think the Blood Blade Sect and the Bu Family didn't want to show off? Do you think the alliance of the thirteen families didn't want to show off? Do you think Gu Sian, the No. 1 swordsman in Kyoto, didn't want to show off? But what was the final result?"

"I wonder how you think your strength compares to the people I just mentioned? Do you have more confidence than them?"

"Performance also requires strength to guarantee it! If you are not strong enough, be careful not to lose your life!"

"Don't mention this again! Get back here immediately and take off this armor! You are not allowed to interfere in this matter again!"

As the only son of the patriarch, Ye Feifan has been doted on by thousands of people. How could he have been refuted in person like this? Even if the person who said this was his father, he was very dissatisfied in his heart.

So he began to refute with a red face, first saying that Ye Zhengkang was stubborn and unwilling to make progress, and then said that he was familiar with the classics and mastered a wonderful formation. If it was used in actual combat, he would definitely be invincible.

Ye Zhengkang shook his head and was about to ask someone to take his only son away by force. At this moment, a man who looked like a housekeeper hurried in.

"Master, someone wants to see you..."

Ye Zhengkang turned his head and saw the housekeeper was cautious and hesitant. He knew that the matter was not simple, so he asked in a deep voice: "Who is it?"

"They didn't say anything, but just gave me something and asked me to take it to you for review. They said that as long as you look at it, you will naturally know their identities..."

Ye Zhengkang frowned and said, "What is it?"

Then, the housekeeper trembled and took out a jade pendant from his hand.

The jade pendant has a beautiful texture and a bright color. When Ye Zhengkang saw this jade pendant, he was like being acupunctured. He stood still in the same place, only his pupils shrank.

Because in the middle of the jade pendant, a charming word "Lu" was clearly engraved.

"What else did the visitor say?" Ye Zhengkang asked in a deep voice.

The housekeeper glanced at Ye Zhengkang cautiously, then turned back and waved his hand, driving away the servants around him, and then lowered his voice and said:

"They also asked me to ask you a question... Do you want to replace the Xiang family?"