Leaving aside the immense impact of the Heavenly Serpent's arrival with its family in the Wind and Thunder Mountains on Thunder Venerable, the master of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion…
let's just say that after our protagonist, Mo Tang, reunited with Little Fairy Doctor, they left Fallen God Gorge and headed towards Ye City in the Pill Domain.
Ye City, although named after the Ye family, is a city nestled amidst verdant mountains, clear waters, and vast grasslands.
The city sits on a plain, surrounded by lush forests, with numerous avenues leading to the heavens stretching out from the forests to the horizon.
After all, the Ye family was once one of the five great families of the Pill Domain, possessing elders of the Pill Tower; Ye City, in terms of both prosperity and population size, far surpasses ordinary cities in the Central Plains.
Unfortunately, the Ye family has failed the Pill Tower's assessment several times, and their elder status is about to be revoked. This has made Ye City a prime target for many.
However, there's one thing Mo Tang finds very puzzling…
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As one of the five great families of the Pill Domain, and even possessing elder status in the Pill Tower, why would they send their eldest daughter to Canaan Academy?
Based on what Mo Tang has heard in his past life and seen in this one, Canaan Academy is practically unranked in terms of alchemy… it doesn't even have a single sixth-grade alchemist!
That's a far cry from the Ye family.
It's possible that Ye Xinlan, the eldest daughter of the Ye family, was simply a tool added forcibly in the original story, just to facilitate the protagonist Xiao Yan's entry into the Pill Domain and Pill Tower...
Just as Mo Tang and his companions entered Ye City, a fierce argument was taking place in the vast manor belonging to the Ye family in the center of Ye City.
"You rushed me here from Canaan Academy just to marry that bastard Cao Dan?!"
The speaker was a woman dressed in blue, her delicate face filled with anger as she questioned her.
"I will absolutely not agree to this marriage!"
"Nonsense!"
In the council hall, an old man in green robes frowned.
"You know the current situation of our family. The Cao family is one of the five great families, a perfect match for my Ye family.
Moreover, Cao Dan is a rare alchemy prodigy in the Cao family. Marrying him would not only save the Ye family from falling out of the five great families, but also find you a good family.
Why are you unwilling?"
"Even if I were to marry Cao Dan, do you really think that would solve the crisis? The Cao family is ambitious and has long wanted to annex my Ye family. Do I need to tell you their intentions in proposing this marriage?"
the woman in blue said angrily.
Her words made the old man in green pause, unsure of what to say.
A middle-aged man standing nearby, who appeared to be the woman's father, frowned upon seeing this and scolded, "Xinlan! Don't be rude! How dare you speak to your grandfather like that..."
The woman in blue opened her mouth, but in the end, she only snorted and turned her head away.
The old man in blue robes remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Do you know that if my Ye family fails the Pill Tower assessment this time, we will truly be expelled from the Five Great Families..."
"Without the protection of the Pill Tower, can my Ye family still stand in this Pill Domain?"
Currently, the strongest member of the Ye family is this old man in blue robes, the Great Elder Ye Zhong, who is only a six-star Dou Zong...
If this were in a place like the Northern Region of Central Continent, the Ye family would be considered a formidable family, but in the Central Region, they wouldn't even qualify as second-rate, let alone be able to support such a large city.
Right now, countless people are secretly watching them, waiting for the moment they completely lose the protection of the Pill Tower, when these lurking wolves will pounce and devour their flesh and blood!
Hearing Ye Zhong's words, Ye Lan, the head of the Ye family beside him, shook his head bitterly, causing Ye Xinlan to freeze in shock.
"But...but...we can think of other ways."
Even Ye Xinlan herself lacked confidence when she said this.
Ye Zhong also shook his head slightly. If there were other ways, would the Ye family have come to this point?
Was he, Ye Zhong, blind, unable to see the Cao family's ambition?
Seeing this, Ye Xinlan's face also showed some despair, and she murmured, "Is this really the only way..."
Just as the three generations of the Ye family were in despair, a voice suddenly rang in their ears.
"Of course there are still ways..."
The sudden voice startled the three of them, and then they found that the void in front of them rippled and finally opened a portal. Three figures stepped out of the spatial portal.
To be honest, this way of appearing was a bit frightening to the three members of the Ye family...
To be able to open a spatial passage and come to the Ye family's reception hall so calmly, even a Dou Zun, someone with a lower strength, probably couldn't do it, right?
However, the three of them, who were shocked, did not see that behind the handsome man and beautiful woman who came out, the handsome uncle in a green robe already had a look of despair on his face.
"I was ordered by the clan leader to protect you, why are you doing such despicable things!"
Bi Wu was increasingly convinced that accepting this mission was a mistake!
As the eldest elder of the Ye family, Ye Zhong was the first to react. He composed himself, clasped his hands in greeting to Mo Tang and the other two, and said, "Gentlemen, what brings you to my Ye family?"
Although it was extremely shameful for someone to barge into the family like this, the Ye family, in its current state, didn't even dare to resist a powerful figure of this level, so they could only grit their teeth and endure it.
Mo Tang looked at the three people present, and when he saw Ye Xinlan, his gaze lingered for half a second.
It must be said that this young lady of the Ye family, who was used as a tool in the original work, had a very good appearance and figure, otherwise she wouldn't have been targeted by that Cao Dan.
However...
her strength was a bit lacking!
Among the same generation, the other members of the five major families had all reached the seventh rank or above as alchemists, and their strength was all between the Dou Huang and Dou Zong levels.
But looking at the eldest daughter of the Ye family, whether in terms of strength or alchemy level, she was far inferior to him…
Especially in alchemy level, he was already at the seventh rank, while she was only at the fourth rank. Wasn't the gap a bit too large?
She was truly a weakling!
Mo Tang shook his head slightly, making Ye Xinlan instantly feel a slight insult. She wanted to retaliate, but dared not.
Seeing Ye Zhong's face already turning ashen, Mo Tang suddenly asked, "Tell me, how many seventh-rank alchemists does your Ye family still have…"
This question left the three members of the Ye family completely bewildered, but they could sense the contempt in his words, which simultaneously ignited a silent anger within them.
(End of Chapter)