The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

"Let me tell you, Brother Ye, my daughter Luo Qingyue is an exceptional person, outstanding in every way. In the entire North, I haven't seen anyone who can rival Qingyue!"

Ye Xiao curled his lips. This old guy had been calling him "brother" from the very beginning, and he was actually a little bit older than him, so Ye Xiao couldn't refute him and could only let him take advantage of him for nothing.

"Hehehe, brother, I think your son Ye Linyuan is barely good enough for our Qingyue. How about this, our two families form an alliance and become in-laws? What do you think?"

"Not so great. Our Ye family still wants to live a good life in this small corner of China."

Ye Xiao refused without hesitation.

As a family founded by the founding fathers, the Ye family has always maintained contact with the central government. He knew very well that the central government could allow the emergence of aristocratic family alliances in the north and south, and even allow one of them to become dominant, but it would never allow the emergence of an aristocratic family alliance that could coordinate the north and south. Because once such an alliance was formed, it would not take long for it to develop into a behemoth that would directly block the upward mobility of ordinary people!

This is something the central government absolutely will not allow!

The central government's bottom line is that the North and South can form their own alliances, but it will never allow the formation of a nationwide, uncontrollable alliance of powerful clans. Once such an alliance is formed, it will be time for that alliance to perish!

Ye Xiao was well aware that if the Luo family hadn't been located in the capital, under the watchful eye of the central government, a thousand-year-old family like the Luo family—who could even be considered an independent clan—would have been eliminated by the central government long ago!

Ye Xiao didn't believe Luo Feng was unaware of this; he was simply testing him by saying that.

"That won't do. I think our A-Yuan is far superior to your Luo Qingyue. In fact, even if you add up all three of your Luo family's precious daughters, they wouldn't be as good as one of our A-Yuan's fingers."

Surprisingly, Luo Feng wasn't angry when he heard Ye Xiao's words.

He knew perfectly well that Ye Xiao understood what he meant and was retaliating, so he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You old bastard, I'm not going to argue with you. Hurry up, it's moving, it's on the hook, it's on the hook."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao suddenly lifted the rod and used an over-the-shoulder throw to catch a meter-long mandarin fish, making him grin from ear to ear.

Incidentally, because of Ye Linyuan, Ye Xiao has also come to like that simple and straightforward fishing method. So he followed Ye Linyuan's example and made a special fishing rod made of welded rebar and using aircraft carrier arresting cables as the fishing line.

While this fishing rod wasn't as heavy as Ye Linyuan's ridiculously powerful one, it still weighed a full twenty pounds. A normal person couldn't handle that, but Ye Xiao wasn't normal either. He'd only trained at the gym for a few days, yet he was already quite proficient at using this specially made fishing rod.

The way this thing gets out of the water completely eliminates all the techniques of traditional fishing. You don't need to let out line or play the fish. It only relies on sheer force to create a miracle!

As soon as a fish takes the bait, just throw it over your shoulder, and it won't even have a chance to struggle before it's on land!

At this moment, Luo Feng watched Ye Xiao catch more fish, then looked at his own empty fish basket, and couldn't help but purse his lips.

Even though he provided the spot, he just couldn't catch any fish, while Ye Xiao had already caught seven or eight, including a meter-long mandarin fish, making Ye Xiao's eyes red with envy.

"Hey bro, can you tell me your fishing techniques? What kind of special bait do you use? Teach me!"

"In that case, as long as you teach me, I will agree to the marriage between our two families. I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, leave this matter to our Luo family. There will be absolutely no problems."

Luo Feng is so desperate to have a grandson that he's practically going crazy. He'll do everything he can to solve any problem.

Ye Xiao's concerns were well understood, but this was already an era where one family or clan could rule the world.

The Dragon Kingdom is now extremely powerful. No matter how strong the powerful families are, they will have absolutely no power to resist the state apparatus!

As the saying goes, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. As long as they don't mess with the military system, even if the Ye family and the Luo family form an alliance, at most they will need to report to the central government. Otherwise, there won't be any problems.

Moreover, the Luo family also has members in the central government, so their information network is more efficient than that of the Ye family, who are far away in the south. At this stage, the country's main strategy is to unite against external threats.

The nation would much prefer to see the alliance between the two powerful families of the North and South end their antagonism.

If it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't have even agreed to let Luo Qingxuan bring Luo Qingge to the south to find Ye Linyuan!

It's true that he loves his daughter, but that doesn't mean he can place her above the Luo family!

Ye Xiao is a shrewd and capable person; he is the most outstanding member of the previous generation in the upper-class circles of the South!

As soon as Luo Feng spoke, he knew perfectly well that the other party must have some inside information and knew that the political winds in the country had changed!

"Brother Luo, what do you mean by that? Could you elaborate?"

"Hehehe, I can't say too much, I can only guarantee that there will absolutely be no problems!"

Luo Feng laughed heartily, his hands moving swiftly as he decisively lifted the fishing rod upwards. Instantly, the carbon fiber fishing rod was pulled into a semi-circle, clearly indicating that a big fish had been caught.

"Really? Won't there be any problems?"

Ye Xiao nodded and didn't say anything more.

As long as the country's policies have indeed changed, given Ye's size and connections in the central government, he should be able to find out the details with a little effort!

If what Luo Feng said is true, and the North and South can unite, then the country is probably going to take action against some foreign power!

Only in situations where the state is unable to take action would it allow a behemoth to emerge within the country to act on its behalf!

Could it be the Thousand Sun Kingdom? No, the Thousand Sun Kingdom isn't worth the government lifting restrictions on. After all, the alliance of the eight great families in the south alone is enough to crush all forces in the Thousand Sun Kingdom except the government. Even if the government intervenes, the eight great families might still be able to put up a fight!

The reason the Eight Great Families have remained unchanged for centuries in the South is not only because they are deeply rooted there, like a towering tree with abundant branches and leaves, but also because their martial prowess is considerable!

In fact, the eight major families have many violent groups in places other than the Dragon Kingdom!

For example, the mercenary groups in Africa, the warlord organizations in Southeast Asia, the Yakuza organizations in Japan, the various warlords in the Middle East, and even many of the American Mafia are under the control of the eight major families.

If the eight major families were to unite, their combined military and economic power would be enough to easily overthrow 90% of the world's countries.

If the eight major families in the south, the seven major families in the north, and the three families in the capital were to unite, they would probably be able to overthrow the top ten countries in the world without even the covert support of the central government!

The fact that the central government has now relaxed this restriction can only mean that some external force has displeased the central government, but for some reason it is not appropriate to deal with the other party directly, so it has chosen to let a non-governmental organization take action.

After all, the actions of NGOs are not the actions of the state.

Moreover, even if something really happens to them, it wouldn't involve the Dragon Kingdom.

As for the idea of ​​discarding someone after they've served their purpose, Ye Xiao was very clear about that; it was simply impossible.

After all, whether it's the eight major families in the south or the seven plus three in the north, they are all deeply rooted in this country. As the saying goes, pulling one hair can affect the whole body. In today's highly competitive era, if these eighteen families were eliminated, or even just three or five of them were wiped out, it would be enough to cause a severe shock to the country's economy!

This is not alarmist; it's the truth!