After the divorce, the CEO's ex-wife asked for forgiveness

"Grandpa, I know you dote on Ye Feng, but that's no excuse for lying to me."

Ye Qingwu recalled for a moment, her eyes reddening as she said, "I still remember very clearly that after Ye Wudi killed tens of thousands of people in the borderlands, he chased after my adoptive father all the way to the Ye Palace. In front of everyone in the Ye family, I watched him kill my adoptive father."

The past events are still vivid in her mind; that scene became a shadow that Ye Qingwu could never shake off for the rest of her life.

She remembered clearly that her godfather could have escaped, but in order to save her, he was ultimately killed by Ye Wudi. When he died, he tightly protected her so that she could escape.

Later, Ye Wudi was driven away by the arrival of the Ye family's powerful members and his grandfather.

"Ugh!"

Ye Batian could not explain it.

Firstly, Ye Wudi's crimes are a fact. Secondly, Ye Batian doesn't know why Ye Wudi killed so many people; he only knows that it was Xiao Jinglan's conspiracy.

But without any evidence, no one would believe me even if I told them.

This is also why he has chosen to keep it a secret all these years.

"Even so, why are you targeting Ye Feng? Have you forgotten how you got into my Ye family?" Ye Batian asked.

"Of course I remember."

Ye Qingwu said, "Grandma took pity on me and brought me back to the Ye family, entrusting me to my godfather's care. I will never forget Grandma's kindness, but Ye Feng has that person's blood in his veins, which means he is destined to be my enemy."

"No, you forgot to mention one reason." Ye Batian continued, "The reason our Ye family took you in is because of your outstanding martial arts talent, and we want you to become our Ye family's daughter-in-law."

These words saddened Ye Qingwu.

She knew perfectly well that a wealthy family like the Ye family wouldn't take in an orphan for no reason. It was because of her martial arts talent that they wanted her to marry Ye Feng when she grew up.

Commonly known as a child bride!

Although she never liked Ye Feng, if it weren't for Ye Wudi's affair, she might have followed her grandmother's wish and married Ye Feng.

But all of this was shattered by Ye Wudi.

"So what? Just because of this, do you expect me to forget the hatred for my father's murder?"

Ye Qingwu said angrily.

Her adoptive father had shown her immense kindness, treating her like his own daughter. She would never allow the son of her enemy to become the heir to the Ye family, much less marry him.

Hearing this, Ye Feng frowned.

Although he did not witness his father killing his fourth uncle, it was absolutely true.

Ye Feng was young before and never had any doubts, but now, thinking about it carefully, he feels that it doesn't make much sense.

Why was his father so determined to kill his fourth uncle? After slaughtering tens of thousands of people on the border, his fourth uncle escaped, but his father relentlessly pursued him, chasing him all the way from the border to the capital, all for the sake of killing his fourth uncle.

At this moment, the more Ye Feng thought about it, the more confused he became.

Was the mother truly the murderer who framed the father? Was the father truly innocent? If so, then why did the father become the chief deity of the cult?

What exactly happened that year?

"Qingwu, I will investigate this matter as soon as possible, but I'll say it again: Ye Feng is innocent, you can't target him," Ye Batian said domineeringly.

He knew very well that Ye Qingwu was not just an adopted daughter of the Ye family, but also a martial arts genius of her generation.

Moreover, she is also a disciple of Tianjian Mountain, and has the support of the entire Tianjian Mountain behind her. If she were to become Ye Feng's enemy, it would probably be a great disaster.

“Fine, I can let him off the hook, but he absolutely cannot be the heir of the Ye family,” Ye Qingwu insisted.

"you!"

Ye Batian really couldn't do anything about her.

Originally, adopting her was meant to pave the way for Ye Feng, but unexpectedly, she became an obstacle instead.

At this moment, a family head also said, "Emperor Ye, for the sake of the peace of Great Xia, please be cautious."

"That's right, Emperor Ye, we absolutely must not let Ye Feng succeed as the heir."

"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"

"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"

"..."

One by one, the old folks seized the opportunity to chime in.

He naturally didn't believe that Ye Wudi was framed; he simply thought that Ye Huang was trying to exonerate Ye Feng.

Ye Batian felt increasingly uneasy.

As the dignified head of the Ye family, can't he even decide on his own who to appoint as his successor?

He had already wronged Ye Feng back then, and now, no matter what, he could not compromise again.

"Listen to me carefully. The affairs of the Ye family are none of your business, outsiders. Anyone who dares to oppose me again will face my ruthlessness." He was determined.

Seeing Ye Huang's unwavering resolve, the heads of the various families were truly helpless.

But Liu Chuanhong disagreed. “Brother Ye, no matter what you say, this concerns the peace of the Great Xia Dynasty. We will not stand by and watch Ye Feng become the heir of the Ye family. Let me also remind you that if you insist on going your own way, I’m afraid it will implicate your entire Ye family.”

Although the words were phrased tactfully, they were in fact a warning.

The implication was that if Ye Batian persisted in his ways, they might even overthrow the Ye family's rule.

Such treasonous words would have been enough for Ye Batian to cripple any other family head, but the Liu family's foundation was far too deep, and they also had the backing of hidden sects, so even Ye Batian dared not offend them easily.

"Hehe." Ye Feng suddenly laughed.

"Originally, I really didn't want to be the heir of the Ye family, but after what you said, I'm determined to compete for it."

After saying that, Ye Feng looked at Liu Qingshan again, "Let's settle our score first."

Liu Qingshan's anger had subsided considerably after being interrupted by Ye Qingwu's appearance, but now that Ye Feng had brought it up again, he was furious.

As a genius of the Snow Demon Sect, being slapped in public was something he, who was always arrogant, could not tolerate.

"Okay, let's do the math."

Liu Qingshan grinned and said, "I have no grudge against you. You slapped me as soon as you came in. This is intolerable. But I, Liu Qingshan, have always been magnanimous. For the sake of Emperor Ye, I will spare your life if you slap yourself ten times."

"Ha ha!"

Ye Feng burst into laughter.

It seems the Liu family really doesn't take the Ye family seriously, daring to say they'd spare your life.

"But I'm sorry, I don't intend to let you go."

Finished!

Ye Feng reached out and snatched a guard's broadsword, then pointed it directly at Liu Qingshan. "Now I'll give you two choices: first, you cut off your own arm and get out of the hall; second, I'll chop you up myself."

Ye Feng felt a surge of anger when he thought about how Yi Yi had been bullied.

Before coming here, Ye Feng did not want to give him a chance to live, but Ye Feng could see that if he killed Liu Qingshan today, it would definitely cause greater turmoil. Ye Feng was not afraid, but he did not want to make things difficult for his grandfather, so he gave him the opportunity to cut off his own arm.

"Haha, are you kidding me? Do you really think I can't beat you?"

Liu Qingshan seemed to be listening to a joke.

As a prodigy of the Snow Demon Sect, would he be afraid of an unknown person? He was just careless and got slapped.

Seeing that Ye Feng wasn't joking, Ye Xinyi quickly stopped him, "Xiao Feng, don't be impulsive. This is the main hall; we can't act recklessly."

Ye Batian asked, "Xiao Feng, has something happened?"

He believed that Ye Feng was not an impulsive person, and that he wouldn't be so angry unless he was truly furious.