Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Ye Yang's face flushed red: "You look down on me?!"

"You think highly of me." Ye Ge reached out and pinched the muscles on his arm. "With all those muscles, you'll definitely be a great henchman in the future. Why don't you stay by my side and peel sunflower seeds for me?"

Ye Yang: "..."

Night Song: "How about we peel walnuts? With your strong hands, you should be able to crush five walnuts at once, right?"

"...I'm not going to be your henchman!" Ye Yang brushed away Ye Ge's groping hands, frowned, and said seriously, "My goal is to become the patriarch of the Ye family! To lead the Ye family to rebuild the glory of a thousand years ago! I've sworn an oath!"

Ye Ge smiled faintly: "That joke is quite interesting."

"..." Ye Yang clenched his fists, his face turning even redder: "Just you wait, you'll regret saving me today! Because you saved a competitor who will give you a huge headache!"

After saying that, Ye Yang turned and left.

After taking a few steps, he paused, then suddenly turned around and said, "Also, don't think that just because you saved me once, you can expect me to go easy on you next time!" With that, he strode away.

Ye Ge shrugged.

Ye Mengyu walked over, glanced back at Ye Yang who had left, and then smiled at Ye Ge, saying, "That guy is as stubborn as a rock, especially his mouth. If I were the one Xiao Ge saved, I, as his older sister, would definitely be moved to tears and repay him by hugging him tightly!"

Night Song: "..."

Ye Yulong crossed his arms, glanced at Ye Ge meaningfully, and sneered, "My dear brother, being born into the Ye family, kindness isn't exactly a virtue!"

He still remembered that when Ye Ge was a child, he was so kind that he didn't seem like a demon. He wouldn't even hurt a small animal. When the family's instructor asked him to skin a beast alive, he couldn't bear to do it.

Therefore, Ye Yulong never considered Ye Ge Hui to be his competitor.

As a result, a while ago, he heard that Ye Ge had been taken in as a personal student by Lan Mi of the War Academy, and that he had conquered Wanjian City without losing a single soldier, and that he had personally killed Ye Shengxiong... When he heard these news, Ye Yulong was slightly surprised, wondering if his younger brother had suddenly changed his personality.

He didn't think that an indecisive, soft-hearted person could do these things!

But looking at him today, although his younger brother has improved in some aspects, his inner self is still the same as before, and there has been no change.

“We, the Ye family, are destined to be a pack of wicked wolves.” Ye Yulong looked at him and said leisurely, “If wolves are merciful, they might starve to death in the future.”

Ye Ge smiled faintly and said nothing.

After driving away the attackers, the camp was in a mess. Several tents had collapsed and fires had broken out. The soldiers hurriedly began to organize firefighting efforts.

Ye Qingxin said, "I didn't expect Bai Jian to choose to take the initiative and launch a surprise attack on our camp."

Another girl from the Ye clan clutched her injured area and said, "Bai Jian's strength seems to be even greater than the rumors suggest. Just now, his sword energy was only an inch away from piercing my heart meridian!"

“Me too.” A boy from the Ye clan said in a deep voice, “I was almost killed by him too. I never expected that these useless nobles would have such a strong general among their subordinates.”

Ye Yulong crossed his arms and said quietly, "They are, after all, among the top three Soul Swordsmen in the Empire and the strongest general in the Southern Territory. They do have some skill. We can't just treat these nobles' armies like mindless monsters."

"But there's one thing I really can't understand," Ye Qingxin frowned.

Ye Ge looked at her: "What?"

“Bai Jian and Bai Qing are both powerful cultivators at the Asura Realm,” Ye Qingxin said. “Tonight, the two of them came together to ambush our camp, but from beginning to end, Bai Qing didn’t make a single move. Even when Bai Jian was controlled by the Shadow Assassins, she didn’t help him.”

Ye Ge stroked his chin: "Hmm...it does seem a bit strange."

Ye Qingxin said, "I just saw Bai Qing forming some kind of spell-casting hand seal. I thought she was about to make a move, so I was on guard against her. I didn't expect that she was just watching the show from the sidelines the whole time."

"Maybe it's because they felt their infiltration and ambush had failed, so they simply decided to conserve their strength?" said one of the Night Clan boys.

Ye Qingxin remained silent and did not speak.

She prefers to know herself and her enemy.

As a famous general of the empire, there is a lot of information about Bai Jian online, including his abilities, rank, and family background, all in great detail.

Bai Qing is only a few years older than Bai Jian, and she has been fighting alongside him on the battlefield against all races since she was a teenager. Yet, there is almost no information about her online, which is truly baffling...

There were many things about Bai Jian's surprise attack tonight that made her feel uneasy.

Although it was supposed to be a night raid on the camp, Bai Jian didn't bring many people with him.

Moreover, it seems that he himself did not unleash his full strength.

Could it be that he had another purpose in this night raid?

“I think we should postpone our planned probing attack on Baicheng tomorrow,” Ye Qingxin said after thinking for a while. “I want to send out scouts to gather some intelligence. Uncle Xiao should be arriving soon. It shouldn’t be too late to launch the attack after he arrives.”

Ye Yulong grinned: "What, are you scared?"

"I just don't want to fight a battle I'm not sure I can win." Ye Qingxin glanced at him.

Ye Ge smiled and said, "That's good. Many soldiers were injured in tonight's battle. We should regroup and treat the wounded first."

......

After a brief meeting with his brothers and sisters, Ye Ge and Gao Shenxue returned to their tent together.

Bai Xueling lay on his bed, still unconscious.

The spirit of calamity stood at the head of the bed, preening his jet-black feathers.

Li Shuying was standing by the bed taking care of Ye Ge when she saw him and the others come in. She turned around and said, "Young Master Ye Ge, you're back."

Ye Ge walked over and looked at her: "How is Lingling?"

"He hasn't woken up yet," Li Shuying said. "The team's healing support just came to check on him. There's nothing seriously wrong; he just needs to rest."

Ye Ge nodded: "Mm."

Li Shuying looked at Ye Ge, pursed her lips, and seemed to want to say something.

Night Song: "What's wrong?"

Li Shuying said, "Young Master Ye Ge, you are too kind. In a family like the Ye family, where competition is so fierce... you will definitely suffer in the future!"

"...Huh?" Ye Ge was stunned for a moment.

Li Shuying: "Although... I've only been with the Ye family for a few months, I've already gained a general understanding of their system and heard a lot about you from the Ye family's maids..."

"Heh." Ye Ge chuckled. "You mean when I just saved Ye Yang?"