Chapter 369: The Truth Revealed

"Greetings, Son of Heaven!"

The numerous guests all stood up to pay their respects. No one dared to remain seated any longer; to put on airs in front of the Son of Heaven was to be tired of living.

"No need for such formalities. I have merely come today to share a cup of wedding wine with my young friend Ye Lin."

The Son of Heaven was dressed in casual attire and wore a smile, yet the message he conveyed left everyone present trembling with fear.

This Ye Lin... is he a man of the Son of Heaven?

A man of the Son of Heaven, marrying the daughter of the Xie family head?

This thought terrified everyone. The Great Clan Struggle was about to begin, and at such a critical juncture, the Son of Heaven had personally arrived to offer congratulations to a junior.

Could it be that the Son of Heaven intended to support the Xie family as the next power-broker?

In an instant, many regretted bringing such meager gifts today.

If the Son of Heaven supported the Xie family, then without a doubt, the Xie family would be in its prime for the next decade!

Even setting aside his status as the Son of Heaven, he was a Level 99 Lie Yang Realm powerhouse who held a complete Ancient Origin Artifact!

"Student Zhuge, you're the one with the most devious ideas. What does the Son of Heaven mean by this?" Jiang Tiandao nudged Student Zhuge and whispered.

"It's nothing more than supporting the Xie family to keep the Ye family in check. The Ye family has been biding their time for so long; if I were the Son of Heaven, I wouldn't let them continue to grow like this either," Student Zhuge replied.

"But how can he be sure the Xie family will help him? Isn't he afraid of raising another vicious tiger? That old fox Xie Lihou has eight hundred schemes in his head." Jiang Tiandao stroked his stubble.

Student Zhuge smiled, merely watching Ye Lin with interest, but he did not offer an explanation, instead changing the subject.

"Just wait and see. This wedding banquet will not be peaceful."

The only disciple of Zhuge Qianxing, cultivated by the entire You Daxia Academy, the Xie family wanting to take him as a son-in-law, and the You Daxia Son of Heaven personally backing him—a Forbidden Spellcaster who could reach Level 74 at the age of 20.

After gathering all the information above, Student Zhuge had a bold guess.

He had already leaked this guess; as for whether others believed it, that was not for him to manage.

As if to verify Student Zhuge's words, the moment he finished speaking, the welcoming announcement at the entrance sounded again.

"The You Daxia Ye family has arrived!"

As soon as the words fell, the entire venue was in an uproar.

The Overhanging Ye Zi!

Had this most mysterious and powerful existence among the five great clans actually appeared because of today's wedding banquet?

A tall man with a dragon-like gait walked straight into the Xie residence. A leaf was embroidered in gold thread on his cyan robe, and under the sunlight, that leaf radiated vibrant vitality.

Every step he took brought an indescribable sense of oppression to everyone present.

The man did not deliberately show off, yet that innate majesty made the gazes of everyone present fall upon him involuntarily.

"Ye family, Ye Yushan, greets the Son of Heaven."

The man bowed to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven nodded with a smile.

When the name Ye Yushan was spoken, many had confused expressions, clearly never having heard the name before.

Jiang Tiandao, however, began to marvel.

"Isn't the Ye family supposed to keep a low profile? Why did they send out the Third Master of the Ye family?"

"I am actually curious, for an Ancient Origin Artifact, why did only the Third Master of the Ye family come? That group of people in the Ye family really knows how to keep their cool," Student Zhuge said with an ambiguous smile.

"What did you say? Ancient Origin Artifact?!"

At this, not only did Jiang Tiandao's expression change, but even Ji Wubing's expression grew several degrees more solemn.

"Yes, the Ye family's Eternal Balance was lost twenty years ago, and there is a high probability it is on that kid." Student Zhuge's tone was calm, but his words were earth-shattering!

The Jiang family, the Ji family, and the Xie family didn't even know that the Ye family's Ancient Origin Artifact had been lost; after all, the Ye family had been far too low-key over the past few decades.

"Hiss! No wonder! No wonder he could do what other Forbidden Spellcasters couldn't. The Eternal Balance's immortality ability, combined with the Forbidden Spellcaster profession..." Jiang Tiandao felt his scalp tingle; the two were a perfect match!

"Watch the show. This play should be very exciting." Student Zhuge smiled meaningfully.

"Hahahaha, Brother Yushan, your arrival truly makes my Xie family shine!"

Xie Lihou smiled and went to greet him, but he was met with a cold shoulder. Ye Yushan took a step back and said in a deep voice.

"Spare me the pleasantries. I am here to cause trouble today; I'm afraid this wedding of yours won't be completed."

Xie Lihou's expression stiffened instantly, becoming somewhat ugly. It seemed the Ye family already knew Ye Lin's identity, but he hadn't expected the Ye family to make such a huge fuss.

Ye Yushan ignored Xie Lihou entirely and looked directly at Ye Lin.

"Are you going to come back with me yourself? Or do you want me to break your limbs and take you away?"

"Who are you?!"

Ye Lin looked at Ye Yushan with a solemn expression. Although he had impersonated a member of the Overhanging Ye Zi, surely the crime didn't warrant this? He truly couldn't understand when he had offended the Ye family.

"You are her child. By relationship, you should call me uncle, but you are a bastard, so you are not worthy."

As soon as Ye Yushan said this, Ye Lin's heart skipped a beat.

When he was in the Shan Hai Realm, he had learned from the spirit of the Eternal Balance that his relatives were likely still alive.

But he never expected that his relatives would be the strongest clan in You Daxia, the Overhanging Ye Zi!

Although they shared the surname Ye, Ye Lin had never thought in that direction; after all, not everyone with the surname Ma was related to the penguin company, right?

Ye Lin had imagined countless scenes of reuniting with his relatives, but he never thought his own uncle would point at his nose and call him a bastard.

Ye Yushan's words also caused the eyes of the many distinguished figures present to reveal deep thought.

They all recalled a rumor from over twenty years ago. At that time, there was gossip in the capital that the only daughter of the old Ye family head, Ye Xueqing, had eloped with an ordinary person and even had a child.

It was just that this gossip only circulated for a while before being completely suppressed, but since then, no one had ever seen Ye Xueqing again.

Could it be... that this Ye Lin was the son of Ye Xueqing from back then?

"Ye Yushan, Ye Lin is now my Xie family's son-in-law. Since you call him a bastard, I assume your Ye family has no intention of letting him return to his ancestors. So, what is the meaning of you coming here to cause trouble today?" Xie Hong stepped forward, blocking Ye Lin, and questioned him in a deep voice. "Although my Xie family is not as powerful as your Ye family, we are not to be bullied either!"

Ye Yushan glanced at Xie Lihou indifferently, then spoke a sentence that shocked everyone present.

"My Ye family's Ancient Origin Artifact, the Eternal Balance, is on him."

Everyone looked at Ye Lin in astonishment, their eyes filled with shock, greed, disbelief, and many other complex emotions.

Only Student Zhuge and the Son of Heaven remained calm, as if they had known about this all along.

"I am taking him away today to retrieve the Ancient Origin Artifact that belongs to my Ye family."

"During the first Great War of Humans and Demons, my Ye family ancestors held the Eternal Balance and died in battle for the sake of humanity, and even the Eternal Balance was shattered. This Eternal Balance was originally an object of my Ye family."

"Today, whether it is your Xie family or anyone else, if you try to stop us, the Ye family will officially declare war, and it will be to the death."

"Even if we fight to the last drop of blood, the descendants of the Ye family will never let the things passed down by our ancestors drift outside."

Ye Yushan's tone was calm, but his words were earth-shattering and overbearing.

Xie Lihou's expression became extremely ugly. If the Eternal Balance was truly on Ye Lin, then in front of everyone, he indeed had no reason to stop Ye Yushan.

"You have the Eternal Balance and you didn't say so earlier?!" Xie Lihou looked at Ye Lin and questioned him in a fit of rage.

He couldn't stop Ye Yushan in public, but he could plot to steal it secretly!

"You didn't ask." Ye Lin spread his hands.

Xie Lihou almost vomited blood. He might become the biggest victim this time; he had truly lost both his wife and his soldiers.

And those with discerning eyes present could hear that Ye Yushan's words were not meant for Xie Lihou, but for the Son of Heaven!

Ye Yushan first brought up the achievements of the Ye family ancestors, then stated his attitude of fighting to the end; to put it bluntly, he was threatening the Son of Heaven, wanting to make the Son of Heaven hesitate and fear to act.

The Ye family might not be a match for the Son of Heaven, but now the Ye family occupied the moral high ground. The five great clans understood the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold." If the Son of Heaven insisted on protecting Ye Lin and fighting the Ye family to the end, it would undoubtedly cause the five great clans to band together against him, and might even cause turmoil within You Daxia.

Everyone looked at the Son of Heaven, wanting to see how the Son of Heaven would respond.

But at this moment, the Son of Heaven suddenly stood up.

"Since it is the family business of the Ye family, then you Ye family should handle it yourselves. Even an honest official finds it hard to judge family affairs. I am feeling unwell, so I will take my leave first." ===== CHAPTER 370 =====