I really became a king.

Chapter 397 Ye Xiangtian's Pain

That night, the stars set in the west and the birds returned to the forest.

Ye Xiangtian, Ye Dingtian and others who were temporarily staying in the villa of Prince Yi's Mansion did not feel any dissatisfaction because of Jiang Yi's breaking of the appointment, at least on the surface.

The entire courtyard was brightly lit, and the main leaders of the secular martial arts and secluded sects gathered together to discuss the entry ceremony to be held early tomorrow morning.

Ye Xiangtian and Ye Dingtian were sitting at the top. Ye Dingtian turned around and glanced at his cousin. Seeing that he was in a trance and didn't seem to be thinking about it, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't say anything in the end. He just opened his mouth and said to everyone:
"Then everything will proceed according to the plan we agreed upon beforehand. Tomorrow morning, the sect will hold a ceremony to enthronize the leader. After the ceremony, 300,000 troops will enter the pass."

The dozens of people present were clearly divided into two factions. The secular martial arts faction, that is, the military, all looked at their chief commander Ye Xiangtian, and seeing that he had no intention of speaking, they did not say anything.

But there was some dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Because according to their previous internal discussions, this time when both parties enter the Demon Realm Pass, the secular martial arts will have to suppress the secular sects no matter what.

This point was also supported by their head coach Ye Xiangtian, but when the time came, their head coach backed down.

Now, the enthronement ceremony of the secular sect is allowed to be held first. Why?

Although they were dissatisfied, they were intimidated by the power of Ye Dingtian and the Bailing Ye family. Most importantly, Ye Xiangtian, the nominal leader of the secular lineage, remained silent, so they could only keep silent.

As for Ye Xiangtian, his mind was not here at all at the moment. His mind was full of the scene when he went to the cross-courtyard in the afternoon.

The bait was put out, and people thought that Prince Yi would definitely take the bait, but it was all in vain.

"Didn't the other party get the news that I have the map of Luofu Cave Heaven?" Ye Xiangtian wondered in his heart, but immediately denied it.

"Impossible! They must have gotten it. The three underground intelligence forces of Prince Yi's Mansion are not vegetarians. If they can't even get this little bit of information, it won't be enough to make such a person wary."

"But why didn't he step into the courtyard?"

Ye Xiangtian couldn't understand this at all. He let his wife be alone as bait to lure people with ulterior motives into his trap. This was his usual method of killing people and stealing treasures.

In order to make the performance more realistic, he even deliberately created the illusion that he was jealous over the years. He did not allow anyone to get close to his wife, and made her live alone in a courtyard no matter where she was, just to create opportunities for those with ulterior motives to sneak in.

Over the years, this method has always worked, and several top masters in the immortal and martial arts worlds have been deeply involved in it and eventually became his prey.

But Prince Yi refused to take the bait.

This incident made Ye Xiangtian very unwilling, but another thing made him feel like a thorn in his throat and he always felt uncomfortable.

According to the information he received, Prince Yi came down from Kongtong Mountain and came to the palace villa later this afternoon.

And this is no longer a secret, because the other party left the backyard of this villa with thousands of his own soldiers in full view of everyone.

The backyard was separated from the courtyard where his wife lived by a wall. Given Prince Yi's personality, it was definitely not just a casual stroll, he must have other intentions.

The biggest possibility is to test the authenticity of the Luofu Cave Heaven map, but why didn't it fall into his own layout?
"Or maybe something happened here that I don't know about?" Ye Xiangtian doubted in his heart.

Thinking of this, his expression turned ugly, and he couldn't help but think of the rumors that were now circulating widely.

Earlier this evening, after Prince Yi led thousands of his troops out of the backyard in public, all kinds of rumors were flying around.

There are several versions, but the core meaning is only one, that is: Prince Yi has climbed over the wall to steal the fragrance again, and under the protection of thousands of personal soldiers, he secretly met with Madam Ye in the backyard of the villa of Prince Yi's mansion!
Moreover, each version is more explicit than the other. What is even more outrageous is that in most of these versions, Prince Yi and his wife Ye Xiangtian are actually rumored to be a couple in love with each other, while he, the legitimate and legal husband, is portrayed as the villain who forcibly separated the couple.

Ye Xiangtian didn't take these rumors to heart at first, because he was confident in his own destruction formation. Not to mention Prince Yi, who was only at the sixth level of martial arts, even the most powerful person in this world, once he stepped into it, he would be exposed and become his prey.

However, these rumors were too powerful. In a short period of time, they spread throughout the entire Demon Realm Pass, including the dozens of people present here, who had also heard about it.

Although no one dared to mention this matter in front of him, Ye Xiangtian could feel that the way they looked at him was different. Although he tried his best to hide it, the inquiring look still revealed itself.

As for what people say behind our backs, no one knows.

Another point is that Prince Yi has a very bad reputation in this regard, which is almost known to everyone.

If these rumors were allowed to spread, white would turn into black, and Ye Xiangtian would become a laughing stock!

What really made him suspicious was his wife's reaction. Looking back now, it was too unusual.

In the afternoon, after waiting for the signal that the Annihilation Formation had been activated but still not being activated, Ye Xiangtian couldn't help but go to the cross-courtyard.

Everything was as usual. His wife was sitting quietly in the courtyard, just as she was before he left, lost in thought, and didn't even notice his arrival.

There was a hint of anger and resentment on the corner of her mouth. Ye Xiangtian did not notice anything unusual at the time, but now thinking back, he felt that this kind of smile was very familiar to him. He had even seen it on many women. Or it could be said that it was a kind of spring love.

After he approached, the other party finally noticed it, and the smile that seemed to be half angry and half resentful on the corner of his mouth disappeared instantly. Although he looked calm, he still noticed the fleeting panic deep in the other party's eyes.

"Madam, have you been sitting here all this time?"

"Ah."

"He didn't come?"

"I didn't see him, but maybe he came here, but I didn't notice him. Did your extermination formation react?"

This was the conversation between the couple. Ye Xiangtian had not heard the rumors outside at that time, and did not think much about it. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, but put it down before he could bring it to his mouth because the tea had already gone cold.

This meant that the pot of tea had been there for a long time, which, looking back now, was quite unusual.

Also, when he went to the bedroom to get something, he found that all the doors and windows of the bedroom were open. You know, his wife doesn't like light, especially the bedroom where she sleeps. She has to close all the doors and windows even in broad daylight, and the whole room is usually dim.

But they were all opened this afternoon, and Ye Xiangtian didn't think much about it at the time.

But now thinking about it, all of this was a little unusual, especially the bedding on the bed. If he was not mistaken, it should have been replaced with a new set. "Could it be that Prince Yi really has such a great ability?" Ye Xiangtian, who was sitting there silently, looked increasingly unhappy. When he thought of Jiang Yi's reputation in terms of men and women, he even felt a little breathless.

"impossible!"

Finally, he couldn't help it anymore. With an angry roar, Ye Xiangtian smashed the table next to him with a palm. His expression was ferocious and gloomy, which was a little scary.

This sudden scene made the whole room silent.

However, most people just lowered their eyes, as if they didn't see this scene.

As for why this trusted general Ye suddenly acted like this, everyone in the room knew it. No matter who it happened to, it was a great shame and humiliation, and no one could hold back their anger.

However, some people did not seem to be afraid of General Ye, who was in charge of an army of 300,000, and there was a faint smile on their faces.

This General Ye was notorious for his conduct towards men and women. He bullied men and women. Any woman he took a fancy to, no matter how old or what her status was, would be forcibly taken into his mansion and done whatever he wanted.

The whole Bailing was thrown into chaos because of this, but who can blame the Bailing Ye family for being the patriarch of the family?

The patriarch of the Ye family was well-known for protecting his own people. Moreover, he and Queen Ye were siblings from the same mother, so he had great clout over the entire Ye family.

Take Mrs. Ye who now lives in the back house for example. In fact, she was not Ye Xiangtian’s wife at the beginning, but the concubine of another Ye family member of the same generation. However, Ye Xiangtian took a fancy to her and took her away by despicable means while the Ye family member was out cultivating immortals.

This is a big scandal of the Ye family in Bailing. Few people know about it, but it is not true that no one knows about it. And the Ye family member is also in this room at this time, that is Ye Dingtian.

In short, when it comes to reputation between men and women, General Ye is notorious. On the contrary, although Prince Yi's reputation is also widely spread, it has not reached the point of being condemned by both humans and gods. At most, he is labeled as a playboy and lecher.

"Okay, that's enough for tonight. You all go down and get ready."

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was extremely awkward, Ye Dingtian spoke up and then everyone left the room, leaving only the Ye brothers.

"Fifth brother, there's no need to get angry. It's just a rumor." Ye Dingtian advised, "The more you care about this kind of thing, the crazier it will get. Just ignore it. After a while, everything will calm down naturally."

Ye Xiangtian suddenly looked at the eldest cousin in front of him, his eyes wandering, as if he was exploring something, but in the end he smiled and said:
"I was being too picky about what Big Brother said."

Ye Dingtian nodded, stood up and wanted to leave. Under the circumstances, he didn't want to say anything more.

But Ye Xiangtian suddenly spoke up, saying, "Brother, I'm afraid that Prince Yi is not so easy to deal with. It's better to come and ask for his hatred directly!"

Ye Dingtian stopped but did not turn back. He just asked, "What do you mean, Fifth Brother?"

"The Horse Herding Conference will be held tomorrow. By then, millions of border royal families will gather at the Western Demon Territory Pass. We might as well agree to the border royal family's proposal..."

Ye Dingtian turned around, his face solemn: "Fifth brother, do you know what this means? How big a risk is involved?"

Ye Xiangtian was unmoved and just said: "Prince Yi must die, otherwise I will not be able to swallow this breath!"

"We still need to be cautious about this matter. The alien races on the border have always coveted the Demon Realm Pass. We'd better take it slow." Ye Dingtian seemed to disagree.

"I can't wait any longer!" Ye Xiangtian's face turned grim again, and he grinned, "Hasn't your secular sect always had connections with the border royal families and secular sects outside the Nine Borders? What are you afraid of? Why not go one step further and join forces to get rid of Prince Yi!"

Ye Dingtian walked back and sighed, "That being said, the royal families in the border areas are better, but the secluded sects outside the Nine Borders are too mysterious. We have not yet found out their details. We might just let a wolf into our house. We are not ready yet..."

"I don't think so. I think Prince Yi is our biggest threat. As long as we get rid of him, we can slowly deal with the secular sects outside the Nine Borders..."

After saying this, Ye Xiangtian looked grim and continued, "Isn't there still the Yinshan Mountain Master? She has a thousand connections with the border sects. After we get rid of Prince Yi, we can start with her to deal with the border sects."

"If you ask me, your methods are too gentle. You actually let a woman lead you by the nose..."

Ye Xiangtian had long coveted the Yinshan Cave Heaven, but he was unwilling to accept that it was in the hands of a woman.

Ye Dingtian did not respond to this. Although the resources in the hands of Yinshan Mountain Master Zhu Wuyan made them jealous, they valued her close relationship with the remote sects more.

It would not be easy for their Middle-earth secular sects to regain control of the secular world. At the critical moment, they would need to rely on the power of the secular sects on the border to completely suppress the secular martial arts.

This involves too many aspects and we must be extremely cautious.

"It's better to be cautious about this matter." Ye Dingtian shook his head.

Ye Xiangtian was not moved at all, and said: "I have already decided on this matter. I will send someone to contact the border royal family tonight, and tomorrow we will cooperate internally and externally..."

As if he had expected that his eldest cousin would object, he added, "I have discussed this matter with my aunt before, and she also agreed. At the critical moment, we can unite with the border royal family to get rid of Prince Yi!"

Ye Dingtian frowned and said nothing more. He always felt that things would not be so simple. Before the Yinshan Secret Realm, he was also confident in dealing with Prince Yi, but the result was a complete failure. This made him reflect on his mistakes and start to re-examine Jiang Yi.

He also hated Prince Yi to the core, but he always felt that doing so was too risky. Once the secular royal family and secular sects outside the Nine Borders had evil intentions and took the opportunity to send troops to attack the interior, the Dali Dynasty would completely lose its strategic advantage.

There is no doubt that their Ye family and the secular sect will become the target of criticism from the entire secular world, and it will be even more difficult for them to rule the secular world in the future.

But she knew she couldn't stop this fifth brother, so she asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Tomorrow, taking advantage of the horse-herding meeting, the border royal family will raise a million troops to attack the Western Demon Realm Pass, and I will lead 300,000 troops to enter the Demon Realm Pass in the name of support."

"Then what?" Ye Dingtian continued to ask.

"If Prince Yi is in Kongtong Mountain, that's perfect. I don't believe that 300,000 troops can't capture Kongtong Mountain!"

"On the contrary, if the enemy goes to the Western Demon Territory Pass, we will cooperate with the border troops outside the pass and wipe out the Prince Yi's family in one fell swoop!"

Ye Dingtian sighed and said, "You are playing with fire..."

(End of this chapter)