Jiangcheng, the Ye family.
After Li Xiaotian issued the order for the dark guards to send people to Qin, four dark guards arrived that very night.
They were four women, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju. Within the dark guards, besides their leader Ye, they were the four strongest. Each of them possessed the combat power of a War God.
In the outside world, any one of them could establish a top-tier force. However, in the Dragon King's Hall, they had always remained obscure, being the shadows of the Dragon King's Hall.
Furthermore, all the dark guards were loyal only to Li Xiaotian, and their devotion to him was unwavering.
From now on, these four women would be responsible for protecting Ye Qingmei and her daughter. With them present, let alone a mere Yang Aotian, even a king from a world-class top force would not be able to break through them to harm Ye Qingmei and her daughter.
"I will have to trouble you from now on!" Li Xiaotian said to the four women, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, in a secret chamber, his tone sincere.
He no longer wanted his wife and daughter to suffer any harm.
"King, rest assured about the safety of Madam and the little princess. As long as we four are alive, we will not let anyone harm Madam and the little princess."
The four replied respectfully.
Li Xiaotian nodded. With them here, he could finally feel at ease.
Earlier, Li Shanhai had personally called him, saying he wanted to send people to provide comprehensive protection for Ye Qingmei and her daughter, but Li Xiaotian had directly refused.
It wasn't that he didn't trust the people Li Shanhai would send, but rather that it was unnecessary. His wife and daughter should naturally be protected by his own people.
Otherwise, what were all the strong individuals in the Dragon King's Hall doing idly?
As soon as he walked out of the secret chamber, Long Yi was waiting outside. Upon seeing Li Xiaotian, he immediately stepped forward to report.
"Brother, all the forces related to the Yang family have been investigated, including that insignificant Three-Star Divine Hall. If Brother gives the word, by sunrise tomorrow, these people will disappear from this world."
"Never mind. I already said yesterday that I would destroy the Yang family in three days. Then I'll give them three days. After three days, no matter how many forces the Yang family has found, they will all be annihilated."
Li Xiaotian said indifferently. He was not interested in the situation of the Yang family and disdained to pay it any mind.
If he wanted to destroy the Yang family, they could only obediently wait to be destroyed. There was no second choice.
Originally, after investigating the relationship between the Wang family and the Yang family, he had hesitated whether to destroy the Yang family as well.
However, he had ultimately worried that if the matter escalated too much, his wife and daughter would find out and change their opinion of him. Therefore, Li Xiaotian had initially kept the situation confined within Jiangcheng.
But he never expected the Yang family to be so blind as to come after him. If Li Xiaotian were to let them off now, it would be completely inconsistent with his style of doing things.
Moreover, this time the Yang family had touched his bottom line, so the Yang family had to be destroyed.
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As dawn began to break, Ye Qingmei's emotions had stabilized, but Tiantian still looked timid.
The events of yesterday had frightened Tiantian.
Seeing Tiantian's state, Li Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy and wanted to hug his daughter. However, at this moment, Tiantian only recognized her mother, so Li Xiaotian could only fret from the side.
This made his hatred for the Yang family grow even more. Damn the Yang family, his relationship with his daughter had just begun to mend, who knew that such an accident would happen yesterday, causing his daughter to become distant from him again.
In Li Xiaotian's eyes, neither the Yang family nor that so-called Three-Star Divine Hall mattered as much as his daughter letting him hug her.
Seeing that Tiantian ignored him no matter how he tried to coax her, Li Xiaotian became somewhat dejected and sat alone in the study.
In fact, Li Xiaotian knew in his heart that neither Ye Qingmei nor his daughter Tiantian had truly accepted him deep down.
After all, his departure back then was tantamount to abandoning them, mother and daughter.
Li Xiaotian sighed. He owed his wife and daughter too much; it couldn't be compensated with just a few days and some toys.
Perhaps, changing to a new environment and letting his wife and daughter forget the painful past would give him a chance to have them slowly accept him.
Li Xiaotian thought to himself, after all, his wife and daughter had experienced too much suffering in Jiangcheng.
Being in Jiangcheng, even though no one dared to bully Ye Qingmei and her daughter anymore, the two of them would involuntarily recall their past painful experiences.
Should they move to Jiangnan? Start a new life?
A thought flashed through Li Xiaotian's mind. Changing to a new environment would help his wife and daughter gradually forget those unpleasant experiences.
Tiantian was also about to start kindergarten, and Li Xiaotian knew from his two years with Ye Qingmei that she was actually a rather ambitious woman.
Li Xiaotian recalled carefully. He remembered that back then, Ye Qingmei had always wanted to have her own career, but being the adopted daughter of the Ye family, the Ye family simply did not give her any opportunity to access their businesses.
Even though Ye Qingmei worked very hard, the Ye family members paid no attention to her.
After thinking carefully for a while, Li Xiaotian made up his mind.
He would take his wife and daughter away from Jiangcheng, settle down in Jiangnan, and then support his wife, Ye Qingmei, in pursuing her passions.
His daughter was also about to start kindergarten, and the educational quality in Jiangnan would surely be much better than in Jiangcheng, not to mention more amusement parks. Tiantian would surely love it then.
With his mind made up, Li Xiaotian immediately instructed Long Yi to purchase property in Jiangnan.
He would take his wife and daughter away from Jiangcheng in two days, and coincidentally, go and destroy the Ye family.
Li Xiaotian's actions were mere domestic trifles, but in Jiangnan, the situation could be described as the calm before a storm.
Amidst the tranquility, there was a heavy sense of oppression, and all the aristocratic families in Jiangnan were quietly observing the Yang family's actions.
On the first day, the Yang family summoned all their manpower in Jiangnan, and within a day, they all returned to the Yang family's ancestral home.
On the second day, the Yang family mobilized all their connections, uniting various forces to come to their aid.
However, what no one outside knew was that the Yang family had intended to contact their connections within the officialdom this time, but all their efforts were met with no response, as if they had fallen into the sea.
Although the Yang family members were puzzled by this, they didn't think too much of it. After all, this was just the Yang family's private affair, and whether the officials participated or not had little impact.
Moreover, the Yang family felt that destroying a mere Li Xiaotian would be too much of a waste of goodwill if they involved official channels.
Unfortunately, the Yang family had no idea of the truth. Otherwise, they would soon realize that there were many things amiss in this matter.
As early as the day Li Xiaotian made his declaration, Li Shanhai had ordered Jiang Hai to inform all heads of official departments that no one was to interfere in the Yang family's current predicament, and furthermore, no one who knew Li Xiaotian's identity was allowed to disclose the truth to the Yang family.
On the third day, the major aristocratic families of Jiangnan were shocked because the Yang family's greatest trump card was revealed!
Yang Zhenwu had returned to Jiangnan!
On this day, all members of the Yang family went to the Jiangnan airport in a grand procession, the motorcade stretching for several long streets.
The magnitude of the commotion was so great that even those who did not wish to pay attention to the Yang family's actions were shaken.
On this day, countless people in Jiangnan were discussing the Yang family, saying that a major figure had returned to the Yang family.
The Yang family's legend, Yang Zhenwu, descended upon Jiangnan with three thousand warriors from the Three-Star Divine Hall, creating a grand spectacle.
One-third of the Jiangnan airport was forcibly requisitioned by the Yang family to welcome the arrival of the three thousand warriors.
They were uniformly dressed, and the moment they appeared at the airport, a powerful and murderous aura instilled fear in all the onlookers!
They were the three thousand warriors of the Three-Star Divine Hall, having fought in numerous combat zones abroad. Each of them was a powerhouse, decisive and ruthless!
The Yang family patriarch, along with all members of the Yang family, stood at the airport, gazing at these warriors with excited eyes and proud expressions.
"This is the true foundation of my Yang family! With these powerhouses, who in Jiangnan dares to destroy my Yang family? Who can destroy my Yang family?"
Old Master Yang laughed heartily, his grief over the death of his grandson Yang Aotian completely gone. At this moment, he was filled with pride.
"Let alone a mere Li Xiaotian, even Jiangnan's Governor, Jiang Hai, would not dare to cross my Yang family today!"
The Yang family head, Yang Zhentian, declared loudly, paying no heed to whether his words would reach Jiang Hai's ears, because he didn't care, nor did he fear!
"Today, Jiangnan is my Yang family's home ground! And after today, my Yang family's status in Jiangnan will undoubtedly rise to a new level!"
The Yang family members all spoke with great confidence, for they had the strength to do so!
The warriors of the Three-Star Divine Hall disembarked from over a dozen aircraft. They stood in two orderly formations in the airport.
Behind the passage between the two formations was a custom-made private jet, its exterior covered in gold film, exuding immense luxury.
Even glimpses of the interior through the windows were eye-opening.
The interior of the aircraft was even more luxurious, with items displayed inside that even money couldn't necessarily buy.
This was one of the private jets of Yang Zhenwu, the master of the Three-Star Divine Hall.
"Click!" The cabin door of the aircraft slowly opened.
A middle-aged man in black attire emerged. His appearance was ordinary, but he possessed a pair of eyes that no one dared to meet directly, sparkling with brilliance.
"Welcome, our King!!"
A roar like a tidal wave erupted. The three thousand warriors at the airport all knelt down on one knee, shouting with utmost respect.
The middle-aged man was the Yang family's legend, Yang Zhenwu!
Ten years ago, Yang Zhenwu went to combat zones abroad and, with the continuous resources of the Yang family, established the Three-Star Divine Hall, earning a formidable reputation in foreign combat zones.
Now, he returned like a king, bringing back his three thousand warriors with overwhelming force!
Yang Zhenwu stood at the aircraft's entrance, gazing at his three thousand subordinates below, his heart filled with emotion.
Long ago, he had known that once he returned, the entire Jiangnan would fall silent because of him!
He would undoubtedly become the sole protagonist of Jiangnan!
"I! The Master of the Three-Star Divine Hall! Yang Zhenwu, your King!"
"Today, I return to my hometown, but some have threatened to destroy my Yang family. Brothers, tell me, what should you do?"
Yang Zhenwu shouted, his tone gradually turning cold.
"Those who seek to destroy the Yang family shall be killed without mercy!"
"Those who disrespect the Yang family shall be killed without mercy!"
"Kill, kill, kill!!"
The three thousand warriors roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens!