The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

"Yang Chen, how dare you trespass into the City Lord's Mansion!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Yang Xue'er exclaimed, "Father!"

Immediately, a middle-aged man in armor, with a dignified bearing, stepped through the air and arrived, accompanied by several experts. He was Yang Chen's father, Yang Zhan, the third elder of the Yang family, and several stewards.

Behind them, a large group of guards followed, pressing towards the two of them in a powerful and imposing manner.

Yang Zhan snorted coldly, then ordered one of the guards beside him, "Capture them! If they dare to resist, kill them!"

"Yes, Third Elder!"

The guards all nodded and then quickly approached.

Seeing this, Yang Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly and murmur, "So, in the end, I can't escape this calamity?"

"Father!"

Seeing this, Yang Xue'er hurriedly knelt down and pleaded, "Father, please spare Brother Yang Ling this once! Brother Yang Ling is already injured. If they join the fight, he will surely die!"

"He deserved to die!" Yang Zhan said coldly. "This wretched child almost plunged the entire Yang family into crisis. He deserves to die."

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen smiled dismissively and shook his head.

Then he slowly said, "Yang Xue'er, don't forget what you promised me!"

"I know, I know!" Yang Xue'er nodded quickly, then said, "Father, please release Brother Yang Ling, he's already injured!"

"Heh, so what if he's injured? This wretched child has repeatedly defied me, his crimes are unforgivable. Anyone who dares to plead for him, I'll deal with them too!" Yang Zhan shouted.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xue'er's delicate body trembled slightly.

"let's go!"

Yang Zhan said coldly.

Yang Chen then turned and left.

As Yang Xue'er watched Yang Chen turn and leave, she felt a deep sense of helplessness. She had initially thought that Yang Chen only wanted her to pretend to be his sister, but now it seemed that Yang Chen had other plans, and they were aimed at her.

For some reason, thinking about this, a slightly immature but resolute figure appeared in Yang Xue'er's mind, and her eyes gradually became moist.

"Brother Yang Chen, I hope you're not lying to me!"

Yang Xue'er murmured to herself, then quickly chased after Yang Chen.

"Xue'er, where are you going? Come back!" Yang Zhan shouted immediately upon seeing this.

Yang Xue'er seemed not to have heard Yang Zhan's words and went straight to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen smiled inwardly and continued walking forward.

……

Soon, Yang Chen and Yang Xue'er arrived at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion.

The two guards standing at the door immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing Yang Chen and his companion, saying, "Your subordinates greet you, young master!"

"Mm!" Yang Chen nodded slightly.

Then, he pointed to Yang Xue'er beside him and said calmly, "Go and invite the city lord out!"

"Yes, young master!" One of the guards quickly entered the city lord's mansion.

Before long, a person rushed over. The person who came was Yang Tianlei, the city lord of the Yang family.

Upon seeing Yang Chen, Yang Tianlei's eyes lit up, and he quickly came forward, saying, "Young Master Yang Chen, you're back!"

"Yes, Father, this is my friend Xue'er. I specially invited her to be my guest. I hope you won't blame her!" Yang Chen said calmly.

"How could that be?" Yang Tianlei shook his head, then saw Yang Xue'er and said with a smile, "So it's my niece Xue'er, hello!"

Yang Xue'er felt a chill run down her spine as Yang Tianlei stared at her like that, because she could sense an extremely terrifying intimidating power emanating from him, as if getting even a fraction closer would result in her being pulverized.

"Uncle...Hello!" Yang Xue'er said timidly.

"Haha, since you're here, come in and have a seat!" Yang Tianlei waved his hand.

Upon seeing this, Yang Chen nodded slightly, and then followed Yang Xue'er into the City Lord's Mansion.

Upon entering the city lord's mansion, Yang Chen noticed that everyone inside treated him with utmost respect.

This made Yang Xue'er feel flattered. She had never enjoyed such an honor before, and a warm feeling rose in her heart. She secretly sighed that Yang Chen's status in the Yang family was indeed extraordinary.

Yang Chen ignored all that and followed Yang Zhan straight into the city lord's mansion.

Upon entering the city lord's mansion, Yang Tianlei immediately ordered tea to be prepared.

"Father, I have something important to discuss with you!" Yang Chen said bluntly.

Yang Tianlei was slightly taken aback, then smiled and nodded: "Alright, come with me first!"

After saying that, Yang Zhan led Yang Chen into the study.

A moment later, the two came out of the study. Yang Chen had a deep frown, while Yang Tianlei had a happy expression.

"Father, I still have some matters to attend to. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave!" Yang Chen said to Yang Tianlei with a slight bow.

"Yes, come over and visit often when you have time!" Yang Tianlei nodded with a smile, then waved his hand.

Yang Chen quickly took Yang Xue'er and left the city lord's mansion.

As soon as the two stepped out of the city lord's mansion, guards came to greet them.

At the entrance of the city lord's mansion, Yang Xue'er looked at the guards in front of her with curiosity and asked, "Brother Yang Chen, why did you send me here?"

"Hehe, because I have something to ask of you!" Yang Chen smiled faintly.

"What is it?" Yang Xue'er asked curiously.

The guard beside him quickly stepped forward and said, "Young Master, the Third Elder has led men to chase after the Ninth Prince!"

"Oh, there's such a thing?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen couldn't help but sneer.

"Yes, the Third Elder even asked the City Lord to help suppress it!" the guard replied again.

"Hahaha, the show is finally starting!"

Yang Chen laughed loudly, then said to Yang Xue'er beside him, "Xue'er, come with me to see my father!"

Yang Xueer followed behind Yang Chen somewhat blankly, not knowing what he wanted to do.

Led by the guards, the two arrived at a secret room in the city lord's mansion. As soon as they stepped into the room, Yang Xue'er felt a terrifying aura that pressed down on her, making it hard for her to breathe.

"Father!"

Yang Chen bowed slightly towards the secret room.

"Yang Chen, you did a great job on this!" the old man in the secret room said.

"Thank you for your praise, Father. However, what I don't understand is why you attacked His Highness the Ninth Prince?" Yang Chen asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, that's a question for you to answer. Also, your plan has succeeded. If you can completely control the Ninth Prince, you will be the sole heir of the Yang family!" the old man said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen nodded quickly.

Upon hearing these words, Yang Xue'er, who was standing to the side, trembled violently, and her face turned pale.

Immediately, she turned to look at Yang Chen beside her, only to see a cold smile on Yang Chen's lips, as if he were looking at his prey.

"What...what exactly is going on?"