Upon receiving the news, Ye Qingtang was stunned. Without wasting any time, she went straight to take a horse and rode quickly to where the Second Elder was in seclusion in.
In her previous life, Ye Ling lost his life the night before the Second Elder ended his seclusion. When Ye Qingtang was still mourning the death of her father, the Great Elder forcefully brought her to fetch the Second Elder. Then, Ye Qingtang still thought of finding out her father's killer with the help of her loving second uncle once he ended his seclusion. However…
Just as the Second Elder just stepped out of the stone door, the Great Elder immediately ordered people forward to kill the Second Elder after condemning him for murdering the family master.
Helplessly…
The Ye Qingtang in the previous life was ignorant and completely did not know what happened. Furthermore, she had little ability and was not able to react due to the shock from the Great Elder's actions. Even if she wanted to save the Second Elder, the Great Elder paid no heed to her words, ordered people to guard her from a side, and killed the Second Elder in front of her.
Up to this day, Ye Qingtang still vividly remembers the image of the Second Elder dying before her eyes.
Ye Qingtang took a deep breath and cleared her mind as she continuously increased the horse's speed.
She did not expect the Great Elder to head there in advance.
If she remembered correctly, not only did the Great Elder personally invite people there to welcome the Second Elder's ending of seclusion, but he even made Ye Xun invite a few Elders from the Duan family. It was obvious that he had set his mind on killing the Second Elder the moment he ended his seclusion!
Ye Qingtang accelerated and rode at full speed.
At the Ye family's area for seclusion outside Lin Town, there were many people gathered.
With hands behind his back, the Great Elder looked at the tightly shut stone door with a cold gleam in his eyes.
"Great Elder, the Second Elder should be out in a while," Ye Xun, who was standing beside the Great Elder, said with a smile.
The Great Elder gave a slight nod as his gaze swept across Ye Xun and landed on Duan Tianrao, who stood next to her. Today, Ye Xun, as Duan Tianrao's fiancée, had invited a few Elders from the Duan family over on the basis of the Great Elder's punishment of the Ye family betrayer.
The Second Elder's ability was good, and the Great Elder was not fully confident that he could take down the Second Elder. Thus, he invited the Elders from the Duan family not only to frighten the Second Elder but also to serve as witnesses after the execution of the Second Elder for his crime.
Whether the Second Elder committed a crime was not important to the Duan family.
Now that Ye You was a direct disciple of the Yunxiao Sect Sec Master, it was natural that the Duan family viewed the Great Elder with greater importance. Furthermore, Ye Xun was close to the Great Elder. As such, the Duan family was willing to give face to the Great Elder.
"Thank you for coming today, Elders," the Great Elder said with clasped hands.
An Elder from the Duan family replied, "Don't worry. The Duan and Ye family are both part of the three greatest family clans in Lin Town and have friendly relations. Now that such an incident has happened in the Ye family, the Duan family is happy to help. We can also make use of this incident as a preventative wake-up call for those harboring evil intentions."
The Great Elder smiled. "As the Great Elder, I must've made a mistake in my management for such a scandal to break out in the Ye family."
"Why would you say that, Great Elder? You have already done very well. Although you're an Elder, it's impossible for you to take care of everything perfectly. Moreover, you almost lost your life because of this. How could you be blamed for this? Seeing that your complexion is pretty good today, I guess the injuries you sustained are not that serious?" asked a Duan family Elder.
"I am still fine, merely some abrasions only," the Great Elder said slowly as he looked over at a Ye family carriage at a side. After seeing Ye Ling coming down from the carriage, the Great Elder did not say anything much as he stared at the tightly shut stone door.
After alighting from the carriage, Ye Ling frowned as he saw the few Elders of the Duan family beside the Great Elder.
Today was the day when the Second Elder of the Ye family would end his seclusion, what were the Duan family's Elders doing here?
"Great Elder, these Elders from the Duan family…" Ye Ling said with a frown.
The Great Elder responded coolly, "Previously, the Second Elder went into seclusion in order to make a breakthrough. Our friends from the Duan family have about the same level of strength as the Second Elder. They are here today to find out whether the Second Elder has indeed succeeded in making a breakthrough and perhaps even learn from the Second Elder's experience."
"Thank you for your hospitality," the Duan family's Elders smiled as they made courteous exchanges although their tone was rather lacking in respect for a family master, making it seem perfunctory.
The Duan family was clearly aware of the situation in the Ye family. Although Ye Ling was still the family master of the Ye family, the changing of the person in position was merely a matter of time.
They would rather be on friendly terms with the Great Elder than with Ye Ling.
After all…
Backing the Great Elder was Ye You who entered the Yunxiao Sect!
Ye Ling sensed that something was off, but the few Elders from the Duan family and the Great Elder had no intention of speaking further. Moreover, Ye Ling saw Duan family Elders' superficial attitude towards him, and he knew that he would not get any answers even if he asked.
Furthermore…
Ye Ling was annoyed with the Duan family over Duan Tianrao's initiation to break the engagement. Now that he saw Ye Xun and Duan Tianrao publicly appearing together, he was even more unwilling to say anything further.
At that instant, Ye Ling felt that it was a good thing for Ye Qingtang to not come today lest she gets upset when she sees Ye Xun and Duan Tianrao together.
In the state of silence, the tightly-shut stone door slowly opened, and a gust of cold air escaped from the opening gap.
When the stone door was completely opened, a tall figure slowly walked out from the stone door. It was an elderly man over fifty years of age, but his tall and straight posture did not make him look old at all. His firm and good-looking features emitted a healthy glow. If one were to ignore the faint wrinkles on his face, it would be hard to guess the real age of this person before them.
The Second Elder of the Ye family stepped out steadily. Although he was only wearing a simple top, his disposition was unable to be covered.
The moment the Second Elder looked up, surprise filled his eyes briefly as he saw that apart from the Ye family, people from the Duan family were there as well. However, he was not too concerned.
Before he went into seclusion, Ye Qingtang and Duan Tianrao were engaged. Thus, although he was surprised by the Duan family's visit, he did not think much about it.
When Ye Ling saw the Second Elder walking out of the stone door, his heart that had been suspended in midair for a long time finally settled down gradually. He immediately went forward to speak to the Second Elder, but a figure beat him to it.
The Great Elder suddenly stood in front of the Second Elder. At that instant, there was not a hint of emotion on the Great Elder's face. With a slight frown, his eyes sharpened as he looked at the Second Elder, and he ordered coldly, "Take the Second Elder down!"
Ye Ling and the Second Elder were both stunned by the Great Elder's words.
Just when Ye Ling and the Second Elder were still in a shock, a group of guards that came with the Great Elder went forward and locked the Second Elder's arms.
"Great Elder, what is the meaning of this!" The Second Elder frowned in confusion.
"Great Elder, what are you doing?" Ye Ling's face sunk as he looked at the Great Elder.
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