Chapter 529
byPublic opinion was like a tide, spreading extremely fiercely. In just half a day, these news had spread throughout the entire Battle City and the Central Capital. Everyone was talking about it. Those who originally favored Yang Kai and had great expectations of him also inadvertently changed their attitudes.
And the forcibly departed Qiu Yimeng and Huo Xingchen also became the protagonists of public opinion. It was rumored that these two young masters and young ladies left Yang Kai precisely because they saw through his evil nature and, after fruitless persuasion, went their separate ways with him.
If it weren’t for this, they would never have left the Yang Kai Mansion no matter what.
When the news came out, the whole city was in an uproar. People felt that Qiu Yimeng and Huo Xingchen’s efforts for such a long time were in vain and deeply loathed Yang Kai’s actions and attitude.
Yang Wei Mansion.
Since Yang Kai’s promotion to the Divine Wanderer Realm, the Yang Wei Mansion has no longer taken any action. The martial artists of all forces are working hard to cultivate and don’t care about the battle for the eldest son at all. Because the eldest young master Yang Wei has no confidence in winning what can these martial artists who have defected do?
It is still more important to improve one’s own strength as soon as possible and wait for the end of the legitimate son battle and then leave Battle City.
On the quiet mansion, not a sound could be heard. Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps broke this tranquility. The footsteps came from afar and quickly came to the front of Yang Wei’s room. The person who came didn’t even knock on the door and directly rushed in, shouting urgently： “Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master！”
Yang Wei, who was in meditation, slowly opened his eyes. Looking at Meng Shanyi, who had a face full of horror and excitement, his sword eyebrows raised, and he said in a deep voice, “Shanyi, I’ve told you many times that when encountering things, don’t be so flustered. You’re always like this.”
As he spoke, he slowly shook his head, with a rather helpless expression on his face.
“This time, the matter is different, Young Master.” Meng Shanyi’s complexion was ruddy, as if he had encountered a great happy event. But looking closely, there was also some worry between his brows, and his expression was complicated.
“What exactly is the matter？” Yang Wei had been in seclusion for these days and didn’t hear anything outside the window. He really didn’t know anything about the public opinion in the city.
Meng Shanyi said, “Yang Kai is probably going to be out of the game.”
Yang Wei’s expression turned serious, and he asked coldly, “Where did you hear this rumor？”
“It’s not a rumor.” Meng Shanyi shook his head, his complexion solemn, and briefly recounted what had happened in the city that day.
After hearing this, Yang Wei’s expression also became strange.
Qiu Yimeng and Huo Xingchen left Yang Kai’s residence, which was beyond his expectation.
And the public opinion in the Battle City was also extremely fierce. Obviously, someone was fanning the flames and manipulating it behind the scenes. There was no need to guess who the person behind this was. Besides the people from the eight great families, no one else had such means to influence the trend of public opinion.
He didn’t expect that his ninth younger brother, who had extraordinary means, would actually attract such attention from the eight great families.
Youdaoplaceholder0, he always felt that there was something out of place…
Even if the ninth brother has the potential to become the Evil Lord, with the status and position of the Eight Great Families, it is impossible to make a big fuss to embarrass a junior. Why is this？ What is the deep meaning behind it？
Moreover, it is to first control the tide of public opinion, so that the ninth brother is in a passive situation in terms of righteousness. Next…
Yang Wei seemed to have thought of something terrible, and couldn’t help but change his complexion in horror.
“Young master, there is one more thing to tell you,” Meng Shanyi frowned, and said something hesitantly.
“What？”
“The Meng family has sent a message, asking us to cooperate with the second son… to defeat Yang Kai.” When Meng Shanyi said this sentence, his expression was extremely bitter.
“The Meng family sent a message？” Yang Wei’s eyebrows raised, “What about my Yang family？”
The person who came said… that for this matter, the Yang family will not interfere, so let us do it with confidence and boldness.”
He also received the message during his seclusion. After hurriedly inquiring about the situation in the war city and understanding the current situation, he ran over to tell Yang Wei.
“Cooperate with the second… Hehe.” Yang Wei suddenly laughed, “Even if all the people in our two mansions gather together, I’m afraid we are not the opponent of the ninth brother, right？ Is there any other arrangement？”
Meng Shanyi smiled bitterly and said, “Young master has a clear understanding… The visitor said that we don’t need to worry, as long as we show up and express our position and other things will be handled properly by the second young master’s mansion…”
Yang Wei fell silent. His eyes shone with a sharp light.
“Eldest Young Master…” Meng Shanyi pursed his lips. “Although this message was passed on by my Meng family, it seems that your Yang family has also tacitly approved.”
Yang Wei nodded slightly. Without the tacit approval of the Yang family, how could the Meng family do this？ They didn’t have the guts to do so either.
“Second Young Master has had no fighting spirit since that day, and the number of people in his mansion has also been greatly reduced. He simply can’t be a match for the Young Master.” Meng Shanyi’s expression was gloomy. “But listening to the tone of the person who came, Second Young Master is now completely confident that he can swallow up Yang Kai’s mansion… How could he have such great confidence？”
“Reinforcements, reinforcements from the eight great families！” Yang Wei hit the nail on the head.
Meng Shanyi’s face was filled with horror. Yang Wei had said what he had guessed in his heart, and his expression suddenly turned bitter. “Eldest Young Master… Does their doing this mean that they have already designated Second Young Master as the next head of the Yang family？”
The reinforcements didn’t come to the Eldest Young Master’s mansion but went to Yang Zhao’s mansion. This already explains the problem.
Obviously, the Yang family hopes that Yang Zhao can inherit the position of the head of the family, so the reinforcements will gather there and let him defeat Yang Kai and win the battle for the succession.
A slight smile hung on Yang Wei’s face as he nodded gently. “Leaving aside the problem of the Ninth Young Master, judging from the current situation, the Yang family indeed hopes so.”
“Aren’t you at all heartbroken, Eldest Young Master？” Meng Shanyi suddenly became indignant.
Now that the succession battle has progressed to this point, the obvious winner on the surface is Yang Kai, and the worst off is undoubtedly Yang Zhao. After being hit, he has no fighting spirit at all. How can such a person be suitable to inherit the position of the head of the Yang family？
In terms of character, Yang Wei is undoubtedly more suitable.
Why did the reinforcements go to Yang Zhao’s mansion？
Yang Wei shook his head with a smile： “Why should I be chilled? In fact, if we really talk about it, I don’t want to be the master of the Yang family. I think, the ninth brother also means the same.”
“How could it be…” Meng Shanyi was stunned. Yang Kai’s performance in the succession battle can be said to be extremely strong, with a posture of vowing to win.”
“Both I and the ninth brother hope to reach the peak in martial arts. People who have great pursuits for their own achievements generally don’t think about being the head of the family. The head of the Yang family seems to be in the limelight, but in fact, he is entangled in trifles. Once you reach that step, where will there be time to practice? As far as I know, the biggest reason why the ninth brother participated in the succession battle is to prove the name of his sect, the Lingxiao Pavilion. He seems to have reached an agreement with the head of the family. As long as he can win, the Lingxiao Pavilion can be removed from the name of the evil sect and restore its previous reputation.”
“Just for this？” Meng Shanyi was dumbfounded. No matter what, he couldn’t understand that there were actually people in this world who had no interest in power.
“Just for this.” Yang Wei nodded. “I participated in the succession battle because of the family rules. It is also to temper myself. The position of the head of the family is not too important to me.”
Meng Shanyi remained silent.
“From this point of view, the family’s choice to support the second son is also a wise move. Although the second son’s mentality fluctuates greatly, relatively speaking, he is undoubtedly more suitable for chasing power and sitting in the position of the head of the family.” Yang Wei smiled slightly, not caring at all.
“Are you very disappointed, feeling that all your efforts and contributions so far will not be rewarded？” Yang Wei glanced at the silent Meng Shanyi.
Meng Shanyi gently shook his head： “It is already my honor to hear the eldest son’s heart. Since the eldest son doesn’t want to be the head of the family, then Shanyi also has to change his own mentality.”
After a pause, he asked： “Then should we cooperate with the second son？”
Yang Wei smiled and said： “Since it is a message from the Meng family, a joint effort of the eight great families, and something tacitly approved by the Yang family, can I refuse？ Just go and show your face. You just go. From now on, things will no longer be the succession battle.”
It can be said that from the moment Yang Kai was promoted to the Divine Wanderer Realm, the succession battle should have come to an end.
Next, it is just using the succession battle as a stage for the eight great families to carry out some secret and unannounced insidious means.
“I understand.” Meng Shanyi nodded slightly, turned around and left, preparing to go to Yang Zhao’s mansion to contact the people there.
After Meng Shanyi left, Yang Wei’s expression became solemn. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn’t figure out why the ninth son was actually targeted to such an extent.
He couldn’t help but feel sorry for him in his heart.
At the same time, in the Yang Zhao Mansion.
Batch after batch of experts quickly gathered here. These people had never shown up in the succession battle before, but today, as if they had discussed it, they all rushed in together.
The martial artists of the original forces in the Yang Zhao Mansion were all dumbfounded when they saw these people.
They found that among these people, there were many experts at the ninth level of the Divine Wanderer Realm, and those at the seventh and eighth levels of the Divine Wanderer Realm were everywhere.
There were a total of seven groups of people, and each group had a luxurious lineup.
Those with discerning eyes could immediately see where these seven groups of people came from.
All these people were from the eight great families in the Middle Capital. Except for the Yang family, which didn’t send anyone over, the other seven families all sent people over.
Among the seven groups of people, a man and a woman looked at each other and saw the helplessness and pain in each other’s eyes.
After a while, the man slowly walked to the woman’s side and nodded to her.
The two found a secluded corner and looked at the scene of the gathering of experts with a helpless expression.
These two people were Huo Xingchen and Qiu Yimeng.
In the morning, the two had just left the Battle City, and in the evening, they returned here again.
In just one day, the two were forced to change from Yang Kai’s allies to Yang Zhao’s allies. The rapid change of their identities was extremely ironic.
“What conditions did your father offer you？” Huo Xingchen turned his head and glanced at Qiu Yimeng, asking softly.
“To inherit the Qiu family’s great cause in the future as a daughter！” Qiu Yimeng took a light breath.
“Congratulations. Isn’t this what you’ve always dreamed of？” Huo Xingchen smiled.
“Yes.” Qiu Yimeng brushed the hair beside her ear, and there was a confusion in her beautiful eyes. She asked rhetorically, “And you？”
“The old man said that if I didn’t come, he would expel me from the Huo family and I would never be able to set foot in the family again… The old man is serious, and I can’t afford to play.” Huo Xingchen smiled helplessly.
“It seems we have both compromised.”
“Yes.”
The two looked at each other and suddenly showed a look of disdain, saying in unison, “Really despise you！”
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