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

The bigwigs present were filled with fear, and several of them were clearly panicked. They wanted to make excuses, but they didn't know how to do so.

The report clearly stated that almost every noble family, extraordinary guild, and powerful sect in the Southern Territory with titles had been included; there was virtually no one who escaped the net.

During Duke Wang En's reign, under his coercion and enticement, these bigwigs from the righteous and extraordinary worlds colluded with him, engaging in many illegal and tax-evading transactions. Wang En said that this was a pledge of allegiance, and only in this way could they be considered to be on the same boat.

Although these bigwigs were somewhat dissatisfied with Wang En's coercion and enticement, they ultimately gained a lot of benefits, so they made money in a way that was somewhat reluctant.

Therefore, the Ye family is actually the cleanest family, because only the Ye family has a bad relationship with these "reputable families".

The head of the Yuwen family was pale, his throat bobbed, and fine beads of cold sweat trickled down his face.

He hadn't expected that the Ye family's clandestine influence had infiltrated the Southern Territory so thoroughly...

"A prestigious and righteous sect, a noble family of the righteous path, hehehe... What a righteous sect!"

Ye Ge's eyes were playful.

Then, the faint smile on his face slowly faded, turning into utter indifference. He said indifferently, "Shentu, make your move."

"Crack!"

Almost no one saw Shen Tu's movements clearly; in just a moment, he took off the head of the Yuwen family!

"Whoo-"

A fountain of blood gushed from the severed neck, and the headless body slumped forward onto the conference table, staining the white tablecloth red.

"..." The two nobles sitting next to him turned green with fright.

Li Shuying and the Shadow Assassins also made their move at the same time.

They killed all the extraordinary warriors of the Yuwen family.

Thus, more than a dozen corpses were already lying inside this magnificent conference hall.

"Alright, after that, the law enforcement officers will also confiscate the Yuwen family's territory and property." Ye Ge said softly, "From then on, the Yuwen family will cease to exist."

"..."

The bigwigs present were all seasoned individuals, but even they couldn't remain calm in the face of this situation.

The Ye family is clearly making an example of someone.

If at the beginning these bigwigs were somewhat dissatisfied with the Ye family's threats and harbored some wishful thinking, now they have completely lost the courage to resist.

Not only have their evidence been used against them, but their psychological defenses have also completely collapsed under Ye Ge's repeated intimidation!

Nangong Ru took a deep breath.

The future successor of the demonized mutant family...

Even if it offends the empire and risks being ostracized by the royal family, Lan Mi is determined to take on these personal students...

It’s really extraordinary!

This young man not only possesses extraordinary talent that surpasses even the level of a prodigy, but his ability to control people's hearts is also quite terrifying!

As a human possessing both human and demonic blood, will he become a great demon destroying humanity, or a legendary pioneer leading humanity to rise among all races? ...

Nangong Ru's expression was complicated.

Xia Xun, the head of the Xia family, had his eyes shining and looked excited.

His daughter's judgment was definitely better than his!

The Xia family is really going to be rich!

Xia Xun could almost see a bright future where the Xia family would be counting their money!

Ye Ge continued the meeting with the bigwigs, revealing his harmless yet slightly shy smile, like that of a simple boy next door: "Actually, the reason I gathered everyone here today is not to make things difficult for you."

"Our vision for the Ye family is that all forces in the Southern Territory can truly unite to allow the human race to rise again and create or even surpass the golden age of the late emperor, rather than eliminating all the nobles."

"So as long as all of you uncles and elders can make up for all the taxes you owe after you go back, then our Ye family is willing to turn a blind eye."

Upon hearing this, the bigwigs were not particularly happy; their faces turned ashen and constipated.

Because they have evaded too many taxes and done so many illegal businesses over the past hundred years, the smuggled soul crystals and magic energy stones could almost pile up into a mountain. How could they possibly make up for it all in one go?

Ye Ge smiled faintly, seemingly having already anticipated that they had no money: "It's alright. If you uncles and elders are short of money, you can ask our Ye family for some. We will all be a loving family from now on, and our Ye family is absolutely willing to help generously. So if you want to sell your real estate, mines, companies, or shares... our Ye family is very happy to help you buy them at a high price."

The expressions of the bigwigs changed instantly.

Now they finally understood Ye Ge's intention.

This little devil wants to take advantage of this incident to devour all their businesses!

Ye Ge looked at Marquis White Elephant and started by attacking him: "Marquis White Elephant, I think your Ivory City Soul Stone Mine under the Bai family is quite good. How about selling it to our Ye family? I'm willing to pay... um... a huge sum of one hundred gold coins to take over this mess. However, I can help you deduct one hundred thousand gold coins from your tax bill."

"..."

Marquis White Elephant gave a wry smile.

Now, does he have any other options?

If he dared to utter even half a word of "no," he would probably suffer the same fate as the head of the Yuwen family.

"President Bai." Ye Ge then looked at the old president of the Mage Guild: "Your Mage Guild's magic research institute and Rune Technology Innovation Co., Ltd. seem to be quite good. Why don't you sell them? And while you're at it, sell me your company's top magic research talents as well."

"This..." The old guild master of magic scratched his head: "Alright, alright, I'll sell..."

He sighed inwardly.

The last time Leng Yuening came to see them, he said that there was no one in the Southern Territory who could stand up and take charge of the overall situation and forcibly unite the various forces into one.

Who would have thought that the prophecy would come true, and now it seems to have actually happened...

The old guild master of magic had a long face.

But the price they might pay is bankruptcy!

"Uncles and elders, please rest assured."

Ye Ge smiled faintly: "I know you might feel a little pain right now, but time will tell."

"The future will prove that you won't regret following in the footsteps of the Ye family."

The bigwigs looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ye Ge looked at them with satisfaction.

A slap followed by a candy is a very effective tactic.