Chapter 2529 Reshuffling the Deck

"Yu'er, who injured you like this? I'll tear him limb from limb!"

Tang Yu returned to the Tang family. Tang Jinhua, seeing his son's arm severed, flew into a rage.

He valued this son greatly.

Not only was his cultivation talent high, but his intellect and strategy were also outstanding.

Many major affairs of the Tang family were masterminded by Tang Yu behind the scenes.

The Tang family's prosperity in recent years owed a debt to Tang Yu's contributions.

Tang Yu's face was pale from excessive blood loss.

Seeing Tang Jinhua's anger, he shook his head and said, "Father, no! This man—I can't see through him. It's best we don't provoke him! At least not before tomorrow; we must not act rashly!"

Tang Yu's words were like a bucket of cold water, drenching Tang Jinhua from head to toe.

In recent years, Tang Yu had been so high-spirited.

Apart from the imperial family, no one else could catch his eye.

Anyone who provoked him was almost as good as sentenced to death.

But now, he dared not retaliate. How could this not shock him?

"Yu'er, what exactly happened? Weren't you helping the Li family annex the Yang family? How did you end up like this?" Tang Jinhua suppressed his anger and asked in surprise.

Tang Yu shook his head. "It's a long story; I'll tell you slowly later. Your top priority now is to take people and destroy the Li family, and capture Li Batian—the sooner the better! I have a feeling... something is going to happen!"

The shock in Tang Jinhua's eyes deepened.

Wasn't his son helping the Li family? How did he come back with a severed arm and now want to destroy them?

What kind of play was this?

But Tang Jinhua knew his son; he would never act recklessly.

If he told him to destroy the Li family, there must be a reason.

He nodded. "Alright, you rest at home and tend to your wounds. I'll take the men and destroy the Li family!"

Tang Yu nodded weakly. "Father, remember to spare Li Batian's life. I have use for him!"

Tang Jinhua's pupils contracted slightly. He nodded and turned to leave.

Watching Tang Jinhua's retreating figure, Tang Yu's eyes flickered. "His gaze is too sharp! In front of him, I feel like a transparent person! All my schemes are laid bare! He dared to offend so many major families of the imperial city at once—he must have backing!"

...

The next day, news flew in like snowflakes, shocking every major family in the imperial city.

Gui Haishan, the head of the Gui family, led over a dozen mid-stage Lesser Extreme Heaven experts from the Gui family to ambush Ye Yuan in Ziyun Alley—all annihilated!

Gui Haishan, head of the Gui family, dead!

For a time, the families in the city were terrified.

Ye Yuan, merely a lower-stage Lesser Extreme Heaven, had single-handedly slaughtered over a dozen people.

Among them was a powerful upper-stage Lesser Extreme Heaven!

Witnesses saw Ye Yuan enter Ziyun Alley alone; there was absolutely no second person.

Ziyun Alley was remote and sparsely populated.

Thinking back, he had clearly used himself as bait to lure out the Gui family!

Upon hearing this news, the Lü family was terrified and moved their entire household out of the imperial city overnight!

In fact, the Lü family had also planned to ambush Ye Yuan, but they hadn't had the chance to act yet.

That night, they also received news that the Li family had been uprooted, and Li Batian had been captured by Tang Jinhua.

The Lü family thought that with Ye Yuan severely injuring Tang Yu, the Tang family would surely destroy the Yang family with lightning speed.

But unexpectedly, the Yang family wasn't destroyed; instead, their rival Li family was completely wiped out.

What did this mean?

It meant the Tang family had bowed to Ye Yuan!

A behemoth like the Tang family had bowed to a transcender!

How could the Lü family not be shocked?

They knew there was no place for them in the imperial city anymore.

But compared to the Gui and Li families, they were far luckier.

That night was destined to be restless.

Yang Xuezhen looked at the slightly thin man before her, a strange feeling stirring in her heart.

She never dreamed that the man she had picked up casually would become her savior.

When she was in despair, Ye Yuan swept through the imperial city with overwhelming force, reshuffling the families overnight.

Yang Xuezhen felt that the man before her seemed somewhat unreal.

He was clearly just a transcender who had just entered the lower-stage Lesser Extreme Heaven, a rookie through and through.

Yet he possessed the power to shock the entire imperial city!

When Ye Yuan wanted to use himself as bait to lure out the Gui family, she had objected a hundred times.

She thought Ye Yuan would never return.

But the news that came back left her speechless with shock.

She didn't know how Ye Yuan had done it, but it was enough to shake her!

The Thousand Crane Sect had many young talents, and no small number pursued Yang Xuezhen.

But these young talents paled in comparison to Ye Yuan.

Under Ye Yuan's forceful influence, Yang Xuezhen had fully taken control of the Yang family, placing Yang Jin and his mother under house arrest.

Those clan elders who had tried to betray the Yang family were all expelled by her.

Yang Xuezhen had become the true head of the Yang family!

"Ye Yuan, I... I'm sorry!" Yang Xuezhen said awkwardly.

Ye Yuan smiled. "Why apologize?"

Yang Xuezhen lowered her head. "I always thought you were a useless waste, and I felt I had done you a favor. Thinking back now, it seems ridiculous."

Ye Yuan chuckled. "Everything has a cause and effect. You thought to save someone even in your own困境. I am deeply grateful for that kindness. Otherwise, I wouldn't have intervened in this matter."

Yang Xuezhen was stunned, and a sudden sense of loss washed over her for no reason.

So, Ye Yuan was only repaying this small favor?

But this wasn't even a real favor!

Just as Yang Xuezhen's mind was wandering, Tang Yu arrived.

He personally escorted Li Batian to apologize.

After a night of treatment, Tang Yu's injuries had largely healed, but his severed arm was starkly evident.

Heavenly Realm experts had special physiques, being products of the laws themselves; it wasn't something that could be regrown by spending some divine essence.

"Big brother, I've brought the man as you ordered! Kill him or spare him, as you wish!" Tang Yu said respectfully before Ye Yuan.

Upon hearing that the Gui family had been completely annihilated, Tang Yu was also stunned, unable to close his mouth for a long time.

He knew something would happen, but he hadn't expected the news to be so shocking.

He knew that mid-stage Lesser Extreme Heaven was no match for Ye Yuan, but he hadn't expected Gui Haishan to die too!

After all, his father Tang Jinhua was only at the peak of upper-stage Lesser Extreme Heaven!

If they had truly provoked Ye Yuan, would the Tang family now be...

At this thought, Tang Yu's back was drenched in sweat.

Not only Tang Yu, but Tang Jinhua, after learning the whole story, also broke out in a cold sweat.

This transcender was too strange!

He couldn't help but admire his son's quick thinking; if they had clashed with Ye Yuan, the Tang family might have been destroyed by now.

It was true that the Tang family had ties to the imperial family, but only barely.

They were merely tools of the imperial family, who wouldn't care about the Tang family's survival.

If the Tang family fell, another family like the Li or Zhang would rise.