When everyone saw Ye Hao decisively clear away the old master's chess pieces, they all deeply felt the prowess of Ye Hao's chess skills, but then an unexpected turn occurred...

It was because Ye Hao's general had just moved to face the old master's general, a beautiful mistake, but it turned Ye Hao's victory into a defeat. Seeing this, Ye Hao laughed bitterly and said, "It seems you are indeed a rung higher, old master!"

"Haha! Brat, you're complimenting me by letting me win, Liu daughter-in-law, call Nian Guo and Tian back, tonight I want to host a banquet for this lad. Young as he is, he has such talents; even if I, Ye Batian, die, I won't worry about Huaxia being bullied." Ye Batian spoke powerfully.

Upon hearing this, Liu Su smiled wryly. It was already evening, asking for Nian Guo second brother to bring the family back from Jizhou to Yanjing would take until tomorrow morning, how could they host Ye Hao tonight.

"Dad, it's evening now..." Liu Su said somewhat speechlessly.

"Oh? Haha, I forgot the time. Liu daughter-in-law, personally lead them to cook, make something delicious, remember, tomorrow at noon I want to host a banquet for this lad, none of Ye Batian's kin should be absent." Ye Batian laughed heartily and said.

"Yes!" Liu Su nodded with a smile, then led everyone down to cook.

Feeling very happy inside, who would have thought this kid would be so promising... that Qingcheng... a bit tricky indeed!

After instructing everyone on what to do, Ye Batian pulled Ye Hao to the backyard under the lights to practice Tai Chi.

Ye Hao had never played Tai Chi before, so when he first sparred with Ye Batian, he always felt a sense of being controlled by Ye Batian.

At this time, Ye Batian was teaching Ye Hao like a disciple, saying, "Heaven and Earth have Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang form the five elements..."

Ye Hao began to learn with some resemblance, with the eighth-generation system recording these martial arts for him, he naturally found it easy to get started. As they played, Ye Hao was able to compete evenly with Ye Batian, making Ye Batian astonished.

Meanwhile, the Hou Family was brightly lit, but the hall clearly had a tense atmosphere.

"Damn it, can't I take revenge after my two sons were beaten?" Hou Guangrong, listening to Hou Guangfu's report, angrily shouted.

"Exactly! Uncle, why did you pull me back? If my brother was bullied, can't I go to bully them back?" Hou Zhong also looked coldly at his third uncle, Hou Guangfu.

"Big brother, calm down, with all four of us brothers together now, let's discuss slowly, no need to be angry! In Yanjing, there's hardly anyone who would brazenly beat your nephews, unless they are from out of town." Hou Guanghua advised Hou Guangrong.

"You ask me to calm down, how can I calm down? No matter what, I'm a member of the military committee, my son was bullied, and they are in the right?" Hou Guangrong wasn't that angry at noon, but after seeing his two sons in the evening, discovering their limbs broken, although reattached, their pitiful state made him furious.

"Big brother, do you think we don't want to avenge our nephews? But the problem is..." Hou Guangfu said bitterly, facing Bei Liusu, do you think we're doing well? We've told you she is Bei Liusu, and you didn't believe us.

"Problem, problem, damn problems, you're just scared by that outdated elder from the Ye Family, as for Bei Liusu, hasn't appeared for so many years, you're just making excuses for your incompetence." Hou Guangrong sighed, looking at Hou Guangfu with disappointment.

"Big brother! It's true, she's really Bei Liusu." Hou Guanggui, even now, was somewhat afraid, Bei Liusu's gaze, just a light sweep, made him feel as though his soul was drawn away.

"Don't talk to me about that woman, she hasn't appeared in twenty or thirty years, might have died, yet you're scared by a woman into running home, isn't it disgraceful?" Hou Guangrong simply didn't believe Ye Tian's woman was Liu Su, especially when Ye Tian never brought a woman out, even his marriage information was locked in classified files by the state.

"She's not dead, she's still alive, she said if we trouble Ye Hao, the brute, she would wipe out our Hou Family, more domineering than before." Hou Guangfu said nervously.

"Bang!"

"Absolutely not that woman, you must have seen wrong, that woman vanished decades ago, how could she be Ye Tian's woman?" Hou Guangrong shouted again.

"Big brother, calm down, if it is truly that woman, do you think our Hou Family would scare her? If she is truly pressured, what pressure does she have to kill us? She could just return to her Liu Family, do we dare to go to the Liu Family and demand her?" Hou Guanghua thought thoroughly and saw things more comprehensively.

They didn't forget Bei Liusu's reputation, who didn't know the legendary figures: Divine Saber Du Zidong, Seemingly Cold and Indifferent Nan Murong, Heavenly Sword Invincible Ximen Luo, Whose Flower? Bei Liusu.

These four people represented four forces, also the strongest of their generation. Du Zidong was the descendant of Du Ziyue, past leader of Qing Bang in Shanghai. Nan Murong, Murong Clan's Murong Nan, gender still a mystery. Ximen Luo's family history stretches back hundreds of years. Bei Liusu, from the Yuan Dynasty to present, also a military family from the past Yuan Dynasty.

Liu Su ventured forth under the guise of a man during those years, challenging the young generation of various sects, eventually provoking many enemies, forcing her back to her family. But after emerging several years later, she single-handedly destroyed all those forces that troubled her, causing a bloody storm in the martial world, making everyone shout to strike.

Finally, for unknown reasons, she stopped appearing before the public.

If the Hou Family is facing Liu Su again, and it really is the Liu Su of the past, the Hou Family must weigh this carefully!

Otherwise, even if the Hou Family is a big shot in the military world, they still lack full mobilization rights. Even if they had such rights, the head of state would not let them target the martial forces of the past.

By then, if they anger Bei Liusu, it would just be them courting death.

"But the problem is, is she really Bei Liusu? If not, aren't we being too weak? Could it be that the Hou Family is afraid of just a name—Bei Liusu?" Hou Guangrong said disdainfully.

"Big brother, I know you are now a general and fear neither the heavens nor the earth, but if it really is Bei Liusu, and he is provoked into a rage, and he kills you, our Hou Family, who will replace you? Do we have the resources to elevate someone to the rank of general? This is not a matter of fear or not, but whether it's worth it or not, big brother, think carefully!" Hou Guanghua said solemnly.

Even though the Hou Family seems powerful, it is merely the younger generation who are strong. Speaking of the military, the four brothers are all generals, but Hou Guanghua is not a general with actual power, and Hou Guangfu, Hou Guanggui are just major generals.

Only Hou Guangrong is a commander of a military district, holding significant power.

But if Hou Guangrong were killed, would the Hou Family still have the resources to elevate someone else? Even with the Hou Family elder still around, it's definitely impossible! After all, other prominent families in Yanjing are eyeing the situation, naturally not allowing the Hou Family to simply replace one member with another.

Therefore, Hou Guanghua is more concerned about this aspect.

"Hmph! But who can verify if she is really Liu Su? If she's not Liu Su, wouldn't my son have been beaten for nothing?" Hou Guangrong grumbled, still unconvinced.

"The only way is to ask the old man." Hou Guanghua suggested.

"The old man… does the old man know?" Hou Zhong stupidly asked.

"What doesn't the old man know?" Hou Guanggui chuckled in explanation.

Even though the elders of each family have retired behind the scenes, the resources they hold are far from simple, just like the Hou Family elder, who has several large corporations underhand, unknown to the public!

Just as Hou Guangrong was planning to seek their elder, an old man came in from outside with a birdcage, carrying himself with an air of nonchalance…

"What are you all doing? Cups shattered on the floor?" As the Hou Family elder saw the foyer littered with broken glass, he scolded with displeasure.

"Dad."

"Grandfather."

They greeted him in unison, while the elder walked directly to the head seat, asking, "What's the matter, Rong, why can't you hold back a little?"

Upon hearing these words, Hou Guangrong's eyes dodged awkwardly for a moment before he said, "Dad, it's not that I'm unreasonable! Both your grandsons were beaten to the point of having their limbs broken, they're still in the hospital, it's unbearable!"

The words of Hou Guangrong caused the Hou Family elder's brows to furrow as he asked, "Who did it? If it was done by the young generation from Yanjing, don't bother telling me. If it was done by the middle or older generations, then tell me, I refuse to believe anyone dares touch my Hou Family before I die."

The Hou Family elder was a formidable figure; although he was once just a soldier under Ye Batian, he gradually rose to hold a position equal to Ye Batian.

Being able to rise to the rank of Ye Batian's position, he had his own extensive following, naturally unafraid of war against his Hou Family.

"It's not someone from the young generation in Yanjing, he's from another family, but also a young man, about twenty-one, named Ye Hao." Before the elder, Hou Guangrong dared not utter falsehoods; even as a general, if the elder decided to replace him with another brother, it would be as simple as eating tofu.

But if he were killed, and then the Hou Family tried to refill the position, that would be impossible...

"Not from the young generation in Yanjing yet so arrogant? Does someone have his backing?" the Hou Family elder asked nonchalantly.

"Dad, today I took the fourth brother to the Ye Family, and a woman claiming to be Bei Liusu threatened us. She said we shouldn't think about doing anything to Ye Hao otherwise…" Hou Guangfu dared not continue his sentence.

Upon hearing this, the Hou Family elder hesitated for a moment, then as if recalling something, waved his hand a bit dejectedly.

"Ah! Forget it. Since he has backing, let's not make trouble. Although it's disgraceful that our Hou Family was threatened by her, it's better than losing our lives." The Hou Family's son sighed... (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to recommend or vote for it. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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