Chapter 277: Do You Know the Yunding Xie Family?

Long Bad Dao, seeing this stance, slammed the table and stood up.

"Why are you all looking at my brother? Old Jiang has been with us the whole time, never taking a step away. How could he possibly go kill Mo Tianheng?"

Ye Jinghong let out a cold snort.

"Everyone, what does this mean? Do you think that, given Jiang Feng's status, he would use such a sneak‑attack assassination on Mo Tianheng?"

Ye Jinghong's words carried great weight; he is the present era's openly recognized First Heavenly Person, and his statements are highly persuasive.

The crowd heard this and their faces were all marked with flattery.

"Ye Tianren is right; we are overthinking."

"Mo Tianheng is arrogant and overbearing; he surely has many enemies, perhaps he was killed by a former foe."

Long Bad Dao, seeing this, chimed in.

"Moreover, that Mo Tianheng is a shameless scoundrel; his death is entirely self‑inflicted, maybe someone is enacting divine justice!"

Qin Kuo Hai, however, slightly furrowed his brows.

"That may be so, but the Mo Family is not so easy to deal with. This time every sect sent a Grand Master to participate, and the Mo Family left not a single survivor. Once the Mo Family learns of this, they certainly won't let it rest."

"The Qin Family Head's words do have merit, but the Mo Family is indeed hard to handle…"

Qin Kuo Hai let out a long sigh, then spoke to the guard.

"Alright, first have Mo Tianheng's corpse prepared and then send it back to the Mo Family. As for Mo Tianbao's matter…"

He turned his head and glanced at Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng gave a faint smile.

"As for Mo Tianbao, just tell the truth."

Qin Kuo Hai, seeing Jiang Feng relax, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Very well, then we'll act according to Mr. Jiang's wishes."

"Tell the Mo Family the whole chain of events truthfully, so they won't make wild guesses."

"Yes, Family Head!"

The guard hurriedly nodded, rose, turned, and left the Banquet Hall.

After the guard left, Qin Kuo Hai's face broke into a smile again, and he raised the wine cup in his hand.

"Honored guests, I apologize for the inconvenience. These are just mundane matters; no need to let them affect our mood. Come, I toast you all; let's continue the music and the dance!"

Finishing his words, he drained the cup in one gulp.

The atmosphere in the Banquet Hall heated up again, music rang out, and everyone exchanged cups, chatted and laughed, as if the earlier incident had never occurred.

The banquet continued until late night before ending.

Ye Jinghong let Liu Tianzhou go back to rest first, and he himself pulled Jiang Feng to a small courtyard in the Backyard.

The Qin Family's servants had long prepared wine and dishes, placing them on the stone table.

"Come, little madman, have two drinks with me."

Ye Jinghong sat on the stone stool, lifted the wine jug, and poured a cup each for Jiang Feng and himself.

"Uncle Ye, thank you for today."

During this period at the Qin Family, Ye Jinghong indeed helped him a lot.

If he hadn't intervened, Lan Jue would not have been so easy to talk to today.

Ye Jinghong smiled and pretended to be displeased, saying,

"Why are you being so polite to me? But…"

"Now that you've obtained the Wu Zun Inheritance, you've even startled the Qin Family's ancestors. I heard they're currently debating whether to still form an alliance marriage with the Jiangnan Wang."

Jiang Feng chuckled at this.

"This time the Jiangnan Wang likely suffers a considerable loss. He forced the Heavenly Ruin Daoist into the Qin Family's ranks, sacrificing many interests. Now the Heavenly Ruin Daoist not only failed to obtain the Wu Zun Inheritance, but has become a public enemy of the jianghu. The Qin Family even wants to call off the marriage."

Ye Jinghong smiled, but said nonchalantly,

"He's just a worldly prince, never able to appear on the public stage. Even if he hates you, he wouldn't dare truly act against you. I'm actually more worried about Lan Jue."

Mentioning Lan Jue Shitai, Jiang Feng's gaze tightened slightly.

"You should have heard your master Xuan Yuan Zhenren speak of her, right? There should still be some entanglement between her and your master… so I advise you not to make things too ugly with her."

"Moreover, the Qingxiao Sect's heritage spans nearly a thousand years, with deep foundations; Lan Jue's strength is far from superficial! She was just injured by you, so she's surely stewing with anger; given her temperament, she might look for a chance to revenge you."

Jiang Feng heard this and simply shrugged.

"I don't wish to be at odds with her, but now she refuses to let me go. She wants to put me to death. I only returned a single palm strike, which is already showing mercy."

Ye Jinghong heard this and just smiled.

"The words are as such, but fewer complications are better. As long as you reveal your identity as an Xuan Yuan Disciple, I believe she'll forgive you, ha!"

He said so, a hint of playful smile appearing on his face.

Jiang Feng, seeing Ye Jinghong's demeanor, instantly became interested.

"Uncle Ye, what do you mean? What exactly is the relationship between Lan Jue Shitai and my master Xuan Yuan Zhenren? What entanglement exists between them? Speak quickly!"

When the old man mentioned Lan Jue before, his face was all flustered; he must have truly wronged her.

But the matters between them, Xuan Yuan never explained them in detail to Jiang Feng.

Now there's a chance to investigate, and Jiang Feng naturally doesn't want to miss it.

But Ye Jinghong deliberately teased, taking a sip of wine and shaking his head.

"Don't know, don't know. Matters between elders, you juniors should not casually inquire about."

"Uncle Ye, that's unfair!"

Jiang Feng said with some displeasure.

"Now that you've brought it up, how can you not explain clearly? Tell me, what exactly is their relationship? Was there any past grievance, or… perhaps a romance?"

Ye Jinghong was tangled up by him with no way out, yet still would not speak.

"Alright, alright, stop asking. In short, you just need to know that Lan Jue Shitai won't really go for the kill on you. After all, out of respect for old friend Xuan Yuan, she'll leave you some leeway."

He didn't want to say more, and Jiang Feng couldn't do anything either, so he gave up pressing further.

Ye Jinghong seemed not to want to tangle over this topic much either, and quickly changed the subject.

"Little madman, what do you plan to do next? Want to come with me to visit the Lingnan Sword Sect? You stayed there for a while when you were very young; over the years the Sword Sect has gathered many martial arts texts, which might help your cultivation."

Jiang Feng didn't answer immediately; he lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then lifted it, his gaze seriously fixed on Ye Jinghong.

"Uncle Ye… do you know the Yunding Xie Family?"

"Yunding Xie Family?"

Ye Jinghong's face changed slightly the instant she heard the name.

"Little madman, the Yunding Xie Family isn't a simple clan; it's extremely mysterious, operates low‑key, and rarely interacts with the outside world. You brought up this family all of a sudden—does that mean there's some special reason?"

Jiang Feng also didn't want to hide it from Ye Jinghong; with a solemn expression he said,

"Uncle Ye, you should remember that I was taken in by Master, and now I roughly know that my mother… might have come from the Yunding Xie Family, and the Yunding Xie Family holds a mother‑killing grudge against me!"

At those words, Ye Jinghong sprang up in an instant.

"You want to trouble the Yunding Xie Family? No way!"