Alright! Now that everyone is here, let us hear your thoughts. What do you think about the next head of the Ye family?” one of the elders spoke up.
His words had barely fallen when Ye Jingyun interrupted, “Why do we even need to discuss it? The next head of the family is naturally me. Do any of you have a better candidate?”
Hearing Ye Jingyun’s arrogant tone, Ye Yuanwu glared at her and rebuked, “Ye Jingyun, do not be so arrogant. It is true you have some skill, but do you really think that makes you fit to be the family head? Hmph, as a woman, you will marry eventually. Once married off, do you even count as a member of the Ye family anymore?”
Ye Jingyun glanced at him and said, “I simply will not marry, do you have a problem with that? Or I could find a man to marry into my family. With my charm, is there really no one willing to do so?”
“You…” Ye Yuanwu gritted his teeth, “unreasonable. There is no precedent for a woman to sit in the position of family head in the Ye family, and there will be no exception made for you.”
Ye Jingyun could not be bothered to deal with him and looked at the numerous elders, saying, “The position of family head must be mine. If you elders have any opinions, you may raise them, but if you oppose me, I will simply pretend I did not hear it.”
Ye Jingyun’s domineering words rang out, leaving everyone looking at each other in surprise, wondering where she got such courage. Did she not realise that such words would provoke their resentment?
Ye Chu stood beside Ye Jingyun, paying no mind to her words, as his gaze fell upon Ji Die. Ji Die sat there peacefully, her eyes like clear, rippling green waves, giving off a shockingly exquisite beauty. Her skin was like frosty snow and jade, her cherry lips delicate and curved, her delicate nose unparalleled. There was not a single part of her that was not breathtakingly beautiful. Her full, rounded breasts and long legs outlined a striking curve. Long hair like willow silk and light gauze clothes draped over her body, her graceful figure like a fairy descending to the mortal realm. One had to admit that Ji Die was even more beautiful than before, beautiful in an otherworldly and absolute way.
Ye Chu looked at her, but Ji Die’s expression was indifferent. There was not a single change on her exquisitely beautiful face. She calmly played with the jade ornament in her hand, as if she did not care about Ye Chu’s gaze at all.
“Jingyun, sit down, you are not allowed to speak to the elders like this!” Ye Jingyun’s father also rebuked at this moment, signalling to her not to sour her relationship with the elders.
Ye Jingyun, however, did not care at all. Pointing at Ye Yuande and Ye Yuanwu, she said, “With two useless people like this, if you let them control the family, who knows how ruined it will become. If you elders truly insist on choosing them, I will simply find a chance to cripple them.”
Ye Jingyun’s blatantly threatening words made the father of Ye Yuande glare at her angrily. “Ye Jingyun, what kind of talk is that? Hmph, with just that sentence alone, I can punish you according to family law!”
Ye Jingyun suddenly laughed and looked at him, saying, “Second Uncle, there is no one here who can punish me. No one is qualified to punish me.”
“How dare you!” When Ye Jingyun said this, all the elders present rebuked her. Ye Jingyun had clearly lost her mind. She did not put anyone present in her eyes. Even her father, as the family head, would not dare to say such a thing.
“So what if I said it?” Ye Jingyun did not care at all. A sharp sword suddenly appeared in her hand, and she pointed it at Ye Yuande, saying, “If you dare say you want to be the family head, this sword can cripple you.”
Ye Jingyun’s arrogant attitude enraged them. Several elders attacked simultaneously, striking towards her. Brandishing weapons right in front of them, Ye Jingyun clearly did not take them seriously at all. No matter what, they could not give the position of family head to her. At this moment, they had only one thought. They would take Ye Jingyun down and teach her a good lesson to make her reflect on her behaviour.
However, just as they were about to reach Ye Jingyun, the long sword in her hand danced. As the sword flew, countless sword shadows descended and covered the area. As the sword shadows shot out, they were incredibly fierce. The void was covered by the sword shadows, and everything was about to be buried within them.
Ye Jingyun’s strike instantly forced the several attacking elders to retreat. Even though they retreated quickly, their bodies were still covered by the sword light. Their clothes were directly shredded, leaving only their undergarments clinging to their bodies.
This also demonstrated Ye Jingyun’s control over her swordsmanship, but everyone was not surprised by her strength. All the elders present stood up at this moment, staring at Ye Jingyun with wide eyes.
Only Ji Die remained calm, as if nothing had happened.
“This is impossible!” Ye Jingyun’s second uncle widened his eyes, his heart trembling endlessly. He stared fixedly at Ye Jingyun. This was simply too unbelievable.
“There is nothing impossible, I just happen to disappoint you.” Ye Jingyun looked at him and smiled. The sword intent swept again. As the sword flew, an astonishing sword intent burst out, and the patterns covered and buried the void.
“The Burial of the Void Sword Art! Good heavens, it really is the Burial of the Void Sword Art!” They stared blankly at Ye Jingyun, their bodies unable to help but tremble. This was the peerless holy art of the ancestor of the Ye family, which had been lost. They never expected it would see the light of day again. How could this not excite them?
Ye Jingyun’s father could not remain calm either. He never imagined Ye Jingyun would obtain this holy art. No wonder she had been so full of confidence from the start. It turned out she had such a trump card.
The significance of the Burial of the Void Sword Art was too great. This was the holy art of the ancestor, even more important than the treasured sword left by the ancestor. With Ye Jingyun possessing this sword art, her position in the Ye family was unshakeable. Even without taking the position of family head, her status would be transcendent.
If she killed Ye Yuande, it would be in vain. After all, to prevent the Burial of the Void Sword Art from being lost, no one would dare to punish Ye Jingyun.
“Jingyun, is this really the Burial of the Void Sword Art?” Everyone took a deep breath and stared blankly at Ye Jingyun. Their original anger had completely vanished, replaced only by excitement.
Ye Jingyun nodded and said, “Naturally it is the Burial of the Void Sword Art. As members of the Ye family, you should all be able to tell if it is real or not.”
Ye Yuande and Ye Yuanwu instantly slumped in their seats. They stared blankly at Ye Jingyun, their faces ashen.
Everyone knew the significance of the Burial of the Void Sword Art to the family. With Ye Jingyun having such a trump card, how could they still compete? What if she was a woman? It was no longer important at this moment!
Although the second uncle of Ye Jingyun was unwilling to accept it, he ultimately did not dare to say anything else. He just vented all his anger on Ye Chu. “Even if you have the Burial of the Void Sword Art, why did you bring an outsider here?”
“Because my Burial of the Void Sword Art was taught to me by him!”
Ye Jingyun’s words were like a bomb, exploding throughout the entire hall. Everyone suddenly stood up straight, staring fixedly at Ye Chu.
“This is impossible. The bloodline of Ye Chu in the Ye family is extremely thin, almost non-existent. How could he possibly master the Burial of the Void Sword Art?” The second uncle of the Ye family glared angrily at Ye Chu and roared.