Chapter 398

Seeing the expressions of Qu Gaoyi and Ying Jiu in his eyes, Yang Kai secretly nodded. He knew that even if they were severely injured, the Blood Servants were still Blood Servants.

Glancing at the others, Yang Kai suddenly chuckled. “Everyone, if we become enemies with each other in the future, this young master will not show mercy！”

Zhou Feng said seriously, “It should be so！”

Yang Kai turned and left, calm and composed. Qu Gaoyi and Ying Jiu solemnly bowed to their brothers and sisters.

This parting, when the Blood Servants meet again in the future, perhaps they will have to face each other with swords and compose the glorious prelude of the next generation of the Yang Family with their own blood and lives.

Everyone solemnly returned the salute！

They all understood.

Outside the door, Feng Sheng was still standing there. It was not until Yang Kai walked out more than ten zhang that he suddenly said, “Young Master Kai, these two unworthy subordinates of mine will trouble you to take care of them.”

Yang Kai waved his hand and said nothing. Qu Gaoyi and Ying Jiu followed step by step, leaving a blood print with each step.

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All the direct descendants of the Yang family have returned to the central capital. The family has even given nearly two months of preparation and planning time. After each person selects their own blood attendant for protection, the much-anticipated succession battle of the Yang family is finally about to begin.

The news spread, and the central capital boiled. The entire Great Han was filled with strange and unpredictable situations. Forces both large and small from all over the world marched towards the central capital, hoping to reap some benefits from this huge event.

Even many forces had already arrived in the central capital and were waiting and watching, hesitant and undecided, not knowing which prince’s team to choose to stand on.

The direct descendants of the Yang family were even busier than before during this period. They all contacted the young men and young women of the other seven great families, trying hard to finalize their allies.

The eight great families in the central capital are the Yang family, the Qiu family, the Liu family, the Huo family, the Kang family, the Gao family, the Ye family, and the Meng family.

Among them, the Kang family, the Gao family, the Ye family, and the Meng family have all spread the news that they have formed alliances with different descendants of the Yang family. Only the remaining three families have not yet expressed their positions.

Youdaoplaceholder0 to say about the Liu family. Liu Qingyao has long since let out the words that among the younger generation of the Yang family, whoever can defeat him, he will be an ally of that person. It is rumored that Yang Wei, the eldest son of the Yang family, once fought with him, but no one knows the result.

But since Liu Qingyao has not yet clearly stated who he will form an alliance with, the result of that battle is already self-evident.

Yang Wei is probably defeated.

As for the Huo family, Huo Xingchen, that dissipated son, just indulges in pleasure all day long. Drinking and causing trouble, he doesn’t seem to have any intention of participating in the battle for the heir at all, which makes Old Man Huo Zheng extremely headache.

Huo Zheng also wants to get involved in the battle for the heir. But helplessly, his son doesn’t follow the right path, does all kinds of mischief all day long, and doesn’t do anything serious, which makes him very angry. If the older generation could participate in the battle for the heir, then Huo Zheng would have rolled up his sleeves and gone into battle himself long ago.

It is said that the young masters of the Yang family, having heard that Huo Xingchen has some grudges with Yang Kai, have all come to him to do ideological work, but none of them succeeded. Instead, they were pulled into the brothel by him to have a good time for a few nights. They all came out dizzy and shaking their heads, sighing that the mud couldn’t be plastered on the wall.

The Qiu family.

In the study, Qiu Shoucheng, the head of the Qiu family, is sitting upright on a chair. He looks only about thirty years old, but in fact, he is already over fifty. However, he was born with a fine and tender face, and his skin color is much fairer than that of a woman, so he looks much younger than his actual age.

On both sides of him, there is one person sitting, a man and a woman.

The woman is Qiu Yimeng, the eldest daughter of the Qiu family. The man is Qiu Ziruo, the young master of the Qiu family. The two are half-brother and sister.

The news that the battle for the heir is about to start has spread, and the Qiu family naturally has to choose the right team as well.

But Qiushoucheng didn’t know much about the direct descendants of the Yang family either. Although he had been inquiring about their news, he still got too little.

The seven families participated in the battle for the throne mainly to temper the children of their own families. The outcome had little impact on their foundation. But if they could win, who would want to lose？ So this matter still had to be taken seriously.

Qiushoucheng stroked the goatee on his chin and pondered for a long time before opening his mouth and asking, “Meng’er, what’s your opinion on this battle for the throne？”

Hearing his father’s question like this, Qiuziruo’s face was slightly embarrassed.

In the Qiu family, although he was the first heir, in terms of personal strength and means, he was not as good as his half-sister. Whenever there was a major event in the family, his father also liked to discuss it with his sister, and he had to sit aside and listen to gain experience from it.

It had always been like this since childhood！

Qiuyimeng smiled slightly and said, “According to the news I got, there seem to be eight sons of the Yang family who will participate in this battle for the throne！ Except for Yangxinwu, who is ranked fourth and has already died, in order of seniority, they are Yangwei, Yangzhao, Yangtie, Yangkang, Yangshen, Yangying, Yangquan and Yangkai！”

Qiushoucheng nodded slightly and didn’t interrupt, his eyes signaled her to continue.

“Among them, the second son Yang Zhao and the fifth son Yang Kang are brothers, and the sixth son Yang Shen and the seventh son Yang Ying are also brothers. These two pairs of brothers probably won’t attack each other until the last moment and will only watch and help each other. This is the difference in the closeness of blood relationship.” Qiu Yimeng’s mind was turning rapidly, choosing words precisely and talking freely： “So far, four of them have also received the assistance of the people from the other seven great families. Among them, Meng Shanyi from the Meng family is the ally of the eldest son Yang Wei, Ye Xinrou from the Ye family is the ally of the second son Yang Zhao, Gao Rangfeng from the Gao family is the ally of the fifth son Yang Kang, and Kang Zhan from the Kang family is the ally of the seventh son Yang Ying. The power of the seven great families cannot be ignored and will largely determine the final result of the battle for the throne.”

“That’s right. Because the Yang family is in the Central Capital. In the Central Capital, they must interact with the other seven great families.” Qiu Shoucheng nodded slightly, very satisfied with his daughter’s careful thinking and intelligence ability, but when he thought that she was a daughter, he couldn’t help but feel a little regretful.

Looking at Qiu Ziruo who was sitting upright beside him and seemed a little resentful, Qiu Shoucheng sighed softly in his heart.

“So, from the surface result, it is undoubtedly the pair of brothers Yang Zhao and Yang Kang who have a relatively larger winning percentage now, because each of them has a superpower as an ally.”

“And then？” Qiu Shoucheng heard the implied meaning in his daughter’s words and asked with a smile.

“Actually, it’s not the case. Leaving aside the fact that they are separated, even if they watch over and help each other, they are afraid won’t be invincible in the battle for the throne. In previous dynasties, in the battle for the throne the participants sent by the seven families would not have too high strength. They are mainly the younger generation to avoid breaking the balance and also to prevent too many casualties. This is an unwritten rule. So except for the Yang family’s blood servants, the eight families will not invest masters with strength exceeding the fifth level of the Divine Travel Realm into the battle for the throne.”

“In this case, the friends that those young masters have made during their experiences outside are very important. The more people they make friends with, the more helpers and allies they can win over. Moreover, most of the mothers of these young masters are from first-class families, and those families will definitely lean towards these young masters. With the help of these forces, they can also strive to protect themselves and not be quickly defeated.”

Qiu Shoucheng gave an approving look and smiled slightly.

“Daddy, daughter doesn’t know who will laugh to the end in the battle for the throne, but I do know that the third son of the Yang family, Yang Tie, will definitely be the first to be eliminated！”

“Why？”

“Because he doesn’t have the protection of a blood attendant！ In these years of his experience outside, he didn’t gain much. With his contributions to the Yang family, he still couldn’t get a blood attendant to follow him. Without a blood attendant by his side and his own strength not being very high… His future is worrying. I’m afraid he won’t last a day.” Qiu Yimeng looked confident and spoke in a determined tone. “And the second one to be eliminated will definitely be the eighth son, Yang Quan. He doesn’t have the assistance of the seven great families, and his mother also only comes from a second-class force. The people from his mother’s family can’t bring too much help.”

“And the third one？” Qiu Shoucheng smiled.

“I don’t know.” Qiu Yimeng shook her head with a bitter smile. “It’s not easy to judge among the remaining people. The fifth son, Yang Kang, the sixth son, Yang Shen, and the seventh son, Yang Ying, are all possible.”

“Huh？” Qiu Shoucheng couldn’t help but frown, a hint of confusion emerging on his face as he looked at his daughter with some doubts.

Even Qiu Ziruo, who had been silent beside them, couldn’t help but chuckle and said, “Sister, even I can see who the third one to be eliminated is. Why can’t sister see it?

Qiu Yimeng smiled slightly and looked at Qiu Ziruo, saying, “Brother, what’s your opinion？”

“I don’t dare to have any high opinions.” Qiu Ziruo smiled said indifferently. “But this matter is obvious anyway.”

“Ziruo, you tell us.” Qiu Shoucheng’s expression was calm as he nodded to his son.

“Yes！” Qiu Ziruo cast a glance at his sister and said, “The third person to be eliminated must be that Yang Kai who is the youngest！”

“What’s the reason？” Qiu Yimeng smiled charmingly, her complexion unchanged, as if she knew he would infer like this.

“As sister said just now, this Yang Kai has neither a real brother to watch over and help each other with, nor the assistance of the other seven great families. Even if there are some people in his mother’s natal family, at most it is just the help of a first-class force, not to be feared. Moreover, he is the youngest. Now he seems to be the same age as me and definitely doesn’t have any means. Therefore, the third person to be eliminated must be him！”

Qiu Ziruo spoke firmly and sonorously, as if he had already seen Yang Kai’s ending with his own eyes.

Qiu Yimeng just smiled and didn’t refute. She looked at Qiu Shoucheng and said, “Father also thinks so？”

Qiu Shoucheng pondered for a while and nodded slightly： “That’s right. I have the same thought as your younger brother. The two points he said are the reasons. And according to the information I got, after he returned to the Central Capital, he never seemed to have contacted the children of the other seven great families and didn’t take any measures to win them over. Father can think that he has no confidence in himself and has given up the battle for the throne！”

Qiu Yimeng firmly shook her head： “Father, I don’t agree with your views. On the contrary, I also intend to turn our Qiu family into his help！”

Qiu Ziruo looked over with an expression of looking at a fool and murmured, “Sister, haven’t you woken up yet？ Why are you talking such nonsense？”

Qiu Shoucheng also frowned and said, “Meng’er, I know you know Yang Kai and have traveled with him for a while. This matter has been sent to me by carrier pigeon by Lv Liang. What he did in the Lv family, Lv Liang has also reported to me in detail. So I’m not too optimistic about him. If you want to turn the Qiu family into his help, you have to have a reason to convince me. Otherwise, your father is impossible to agree. The winning or losing of the battle for the throne will not affect the foundation of our Qiu family, but there will still be some losses anyway.”

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