Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Upon hearing Ye Anbo's words, several people's expressions turned sour, as if they had truly committed some unforgivable act.

Ye Zhenzhen remained expressionless, but inwardly she thought, "My uncle is quite something. He's really good at this kind of moral kidnapping. Should I just expose him?"

Forget it, it's enough that you keep it to yourself. The situation is already quite awkward, so let's not add fuel to the fire.

Ye Shipai stood up, helped Ye Anbo up, and bowed to apologize, "I'm sorry, but the things have already been taken away, and there's really no way to put them back."

"However, the items are all in the warehouse. Each person can go in and choose two items as compensation, is that alright?"

It seems this is the only way.

Ye Shiqing then asked, "What about the rest?"

Ye Shibai waved his hand, looking very tired. "It's all yours. You can make your own decisions. I won't get involved."

After saying that, Ye Shibai left the council hall directly.

Ye Anbo watched his father's departing figure, his eyes filled with guilt. His father had taken on too much for him.

I need to reflect on myself; I did go too far in some things.

Ye Anbo remained silent, sitting on the stool and waiting.

With the clan leader gone, the others were not in a good mood.

Ye Anyuan said, "Isn't this going a bit too far? Actually, I have no objection to doing what the clan leader should say."

As soon as he said that, everyone else shot him daggers. "Hindsight is 20/20. Why didn't you say that earlier? Why are you pretending to be a good person now?"

Ye Shiqing looked at Ye Shilan, "Fifth brother, among those who entered the secret realm, you are the most senior. Tell me, how should we divide the ranks?"

Ye Shilan rolled her eyes at Ye Shiqing, thinking that he wanted her to be the one to stick her neck out!

But there was nothing he could do, as he was indeed the oldest. Ye Shilan stroked his beard and said carefully, "The news was obtained by An Yuan. Second Brother and An Bo escorted us along the way. Note that Zhen'er provided all the spoils of war, and the formation was also provided by Zhen'er."

"How about we give each of them 10% of the spoils, and the remaining six who entered the secret realm each get 10%? What do you think?"

Everyone else agreed with the suggestion.

Ye Shilan looked at Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhen'er, take everything out."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded and waved her hand, and a mountain of storage magic artifacts was piled up in the open space in the middle of the council hall.

Ye Shiqing's eyes widened instantly, and he asked incredulously, "So many?"

No wonder everyone was so dissatisfied with the eldest brother's opinion. If each person chose 20 storage bags, how much stuff would they lose!

Even though all the good stuff has been taken, there's still something to look forward to in what's left.

Without Ye Shilan's permission, no one moved, but their pupils still trembled uncontrollably.

They never expected there to be so many things.

Everyone stared intently at Ye Shilan, wondering how to divide the spoils and how to proceed.

Feeling the intense gazes of everyone, Ye Shilan made a quick decision, "The items are all in the storage magic artifacts, but no one can say for sure what's inside. Let's make it clear beforehand that you choose what you want, and you keep whatever you find, good or bad."

"Never let your eyes wander to other people's good things and have any improper thoughts, otherwise you will be punished according to the clan rules."

"Yes"

"Yes"

"... "

Everyone said in unison.

The group lined up and took turns getting storage bags.

When it was Ye Zhenzhen's turn, Ye Anyuan took two each time.

Half an hour later, all the storage bags were put away.

Ye Shilan instructed, "Originally, the remaining items were directly settled into the Affairs Hall and distributed as task points to everyone. Now, everyone should go and handle them. But one thing is certain: make up for the outstanding task points as soon as possible."

"Yes"

After speaking, Ye Shilan waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

He didn't move; he remained seated in his original spot, lost in thought.

Ye Anbo walked a few steps to Ye Zhenzhen's side and grabbed her wrist. "Wait a minute."

Ye Zhenzhen stumbled as she was pulled, and He Ruonan grabbed her daughter's shoulder to prevent her from falling.

The two turned their heads at the same time and saw Ye Anbo, who was furious.

He Ruonan immediately stepped in front of Ye Zhenzhen, "Big brother, Zhen'er's words just now were indeed a bit inappropriate. I apologize to you on her behalf. Please be magnanimous and let Zhen'er go."

Ye Anbo shoved He Ruonan aside and stared straight at Ye Zhenzhen.

Seeing her father being pushed away, Ye Zhenzhen was displeased. With a flick of her wrist, she instantly broke free from Ye Anbo's grasp.

She glanced at her father to make sure he was alright before turning to Ye Anbo and asking, "What does Uncle want?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, the others left on their own, not wanting to get involved.

After Ye Anbo watched until most people had left, he continued speaking to Ye Zhenzhen, "Why did you do that?"

Ye Zhenzhen didn't answer immediately. She turned to look at He Ruonan and gave him a reassuring look. "Father, you should go back now."

He Ruonan looked at Ye Anbo, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his worry was about to overflow. He was about to say something more.

But seeing Ye Zhenzhen's slight head-shaking gesture, I thought, "Oh well, my daughter is all grown up now and has her own opinions. Let her handle it herself."

He turned and left the council chamber.

Only Ye Shilan, Ye Anbo, and Ye Zhenzhen remained in the council hall.

Ye Amber repeated angrily, "Why did you do that?"

Ye Zhenzhen calmly sat back down in her original seat and looked at Ye Anbo, "Uncle, I want to ask, are those things yours?"

Ye Anbo remained angry, but a hint of confusion appeared in his voice. "What do you mean?"

Ye Zhenzhen picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. "Uncle, how does it feel to be so generous with other people's money?"

Ye Amber's eyes widened instantly. "How could you think that? I've never had such a thought."

"Hehe," Ye Zhenzhen scoffed, "Then why are you so openly taking other people's things back into the family?"

"I'm afraid my uncle still feels that the family suffered a great loss and we gained a great advantage."

Ye Amber argued, "That's how it is. So much stuff should have gone directly to the family; the family would have benefited more. You..."

Ye Zhenzhen bluntly interrupted Ye Anbo's rambling, "But Uncle, you seem to have forgotten that these things were obtained by us at the cost of our lives, including the good things you received from the warehouse, which should have originally belonged to us."

“I didn’t stop you when you took those things because I felt that with so many items, it was only right to hand some over to the family.”

“But you shouldn’t be so greedy, trying to fob us off with such a small amount.”

Ye Anbo looked astonished. "So you just blurted out the truth in front of everyone."

Why are you so selfish?

Why are you so confident?