Under Liang Ye's ruthless assault, the bodies of the sixth and seventh brothers quickly became a mess, looking as if they had suffered serious injuries.

Having dealt with everything, Liang Ye casually threw the dead rabbit aside and looked at the sixth and seventh brothers' expression, which made it seem like they had just been victimized. Satisfied, he clicked his tongue, "Tsk tsk, this is actually quite amusing."

At this moment, the sixth and seventh brothers felt like crying in despair, "Second Brother, what exactly are you trying to do? You can't mess with people like this!"

"Hehehe, we'll go back and fool the Clan Leader, saying that the guy was beaten to death by Chu Ge, and the few of us barely escaped. How about this idea, isn't it brilliant? Hahaha! I'm simply a genius!"

The sixth and seventh brothers simultaneously slapped their foreheads with a "smack", this guy is crazy, must be crazy, and this idea is supposed to be good? What a load of crap! Isn't this just asking for trouble?

Ignoring the bitter expressions of his two younger brothers, Liang Ye continued with a look of intoxicated excitement, "Guess what the Clan Leaders would look like when they hear this news?"

The sixth brother, eyes vacant, muttered as if talking to himself, "I don't know what expressions they'll have, I just know that if we really do this, the consequences will be miserable."

The seventh brother forced a smile, wanting to agree, but after thinking it over, decided to take a different approach, "Besides, the Clan Leader wouldn't believe it, given Eldest Brother's ability, how could he possibly die at the hands of Chu Ge?"

"I thought of that too, we could say Chu Ge ambushed Eldest Brother, and he got injured, that's why. Anyway, when the time comes, just pretend to cry, leave the lie-making to me, that's my specialty. If I claim to be second best, no one dares claim to be first."

"Is... is this okay?"

"It's okay, of course it is, why wouldn't it be?"

Watching Liang Ye getting all animated, saliva flying everywhere, Chen Zhihao's face twitched violently, what... what a brat! Not worried about giving the Liang Family elders heart attacks?

Compared to Liang Ye, he sincerely felt his son was a super good kid. Even if Chen Yujie was a bit domineering and bullying, at least he couldn't come up with such an outrageous lie.

Thinking this with some relief, Chen Zhihao turned to look at Chen Yujie, who was also completely ignored along with him, feeling speechless, his mouth twitching again.

At this moment, Chen Yujie was picking up the dead rabbit, looking indescribably conflicted and disgusted, then began smearing himself with rabbit blood.

"Hey? Brother Chen, you're really particular, I was just about to discuss this with you, hehe."

A minute later, after Liang Ye discussed the details with his two brothers, he turned to Chen Yujie with a grin, then shifted his gaze to Chen Zhihao standing aside, as if saying, "Hey hey, you're the last one."

Sure enough, Liang Ye spoke up immediately, "Uncle Chen, help me this time, consider it as me owing you a favor. As long as it's within my power, whatever you need, I'll do it, how about that?"

Chen Zhihao was somewhat tempted but still forced a reluctant smile, "I... I'd better not? Besides... look, there's no blood left on that rabbit."

"Oh, that's no problem."

Liang Ye's words fell, his gaze swept around, quickly spotting a rat, and he suddenly leapt out. Moments later, Chen Zhihao couldn't dodge, ending up covered in rat blood.

Chen Zhihao almost wanted to look up and sigh, damn, what kind of bad luck is this! Damn it, might as well have gotten some rabbit blood earlier!

Fifteen minutes later, Liang Ye and his two brothers, along with Chen Zhihao and his son, arrived at the gate of a large mansion, situated in a very remote area, far from the paths and roads leading up the Qilian Mountain. Even if someone wanted to take a spontaneous stroll, the chances of them ending up here were minuscule.

Even though Chen Zhihao had been here more than once, without a guide, he would struggle to find this place.

After all, getting here required passing through a dense forest, not only easy to get lost in but also possibly encountering poisonous insects and fierce animals, far too dangerous for ordinary people.

The old mansion before them now was quite different from the style of the Liang Family Town below the mountain. It had a taste of antiquity and occupied a large area, resembling those grand residences from Republic of China period dramas, inhabited by the core elders of the Liang Family.

No one was at the entrance at this time, the gate was open, and Liang Ye waggled his eyebrows at his companions, took a few deep breaths to work on his emotions, and then led the way inside looking full of grief and dejection.

Inside the vast courtyard, it was also empty until they approached the hall when they faintly heard voices from within.

"By my calculations, Liang Xiao and the others should be back around now. Why are they taking so long? Could something have happened?" This was the voice of the third Liang Family elder, also Liang Chen's grandfather, Liang Yongzhong.

"Hehe, Old Third, you're still as impatient as ever. There are four of them, and with Liang Xiao there, what could go wrong? The only unexpected thing probably would be my mischievous son couldn't resist taking action against Chu Ge halfway through."

This was the second elder, Liang Yong'an, his voice calm and balanced, lightly tinged with helplessness and affection.

When Liang Ye heard these words, he rolled his eyes, gee, this is indeed his grandpa, knows him so well!

The second elder finished speaking, then turned his head to look at the elder sitting in the main seat, holding a cup of fragrant tea, who was the current Clan Leader of the Liang Family, Liang Yongping.

"Big Brother, don't you think so? Big Brother?"

Liang Yongping didn't respond, just smiled slightly, though his smile seemed a bit distracted.

"Big brother, what are you pondering about? You've been holding that cup of tea for quite a while."

"It's nothing, just getting old, and I accidentally zoned out." Liang Yongping put down the teacup, but somehow his hand suddenly trembled, and the cup fell to the ground, shattering with a "crash," and the tea spilled all over the floor, spreading at his feet.

"Big brother?"

"Clan Leader?"

The second elder, the third elder, and the seven or eight people seated around were all startled.

"It's fine, it's fine." Liang Yongping smiled and waved at everyone, "Heh, you really can't fight aging."

Although there was a gentle smile on his face, Liang Yongping felt a bit uneasy inside, as if he had suddenly lost something, gradually becoming empty.

Liang Yongping looked down at the shattered teacup at his feet, exhaled slowly, and directed his gaze towards the empty doorway, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"Xiao Ye, you're already at the door, why not come in?"

The people in the hall were slightly taken aback, then instinctively followed Liang Yongping's gaze towards the door. Since Liang Yongping said so, then Liang Ye and the others must have returned.

They had been preoccupied with matters regarding Chu Ge and Liang Chen earlier and hadn't noticed if there was any commotion outside. However, the Clan Leader Liang Yongping was the furthest from the door, yet he managed to catch such a sound, and everyone couldn't help but deeply admire him, truly vigorous for his age.

Liang Yongping's voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to have a magical quality that disregarded distance. It wasn't just those in the room; even Liang Ye and others, who were sneaking up to the conference hall door, could hear it clearly.

Although they hadn't entered yet, just hearing a sentence from the Clan Leader made Liang Ye feel caught in the act, his heart filled with admiration. Indeed, his grandfather was impressive...

Originally, he thought of taking advantage of the wind outside to mask their bloody scent from entering the room and eavesdrop a bit longer. But now, they had no choice but to go inside.

Liang Ye looked back at the others, took a deep breath, and rubbed his eyes hard before lowering his head, suppressing a laugh, and slowly walked in.

"I say, you all..."

As Liang Ye appeared at the conference hall door under the gathering gazes, the impatient Third Elder immediately jumped up, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.

Now, he would finally see the Chu Ge who had injured his grandson.

However, he only managed to utter four words before his speech faltered, his pupils constricting as he froze in place.

The five people in sight were shockingly... covered in blood?

Not only was Third Elder Liang Yongzhong stunned; almost everyone in the conference hall wore a similar expression. Suddenly, the room fell into a terrifying silence, with only Liang Ye and his group's footsteps audibly echoing.

With every step they took, another bloodstained footprint appeared on the floor, barely discernible but shockingly conspicuous.

Tap, tap, tap...

The sound of footsteps was like heavy hammers, pounding intensely on everyone's hearts.

Liang Ye aimed for this effect. Though somewhat nervous inside, he was more overjoyed by the mischievous thrill.

Even without looking, he knew everyone was dumbfounded. Heh, when Liang Xiao returned with Chu Ge, they would certainly be more stunned than they are now, wouldn't they?

Growing up, although Liang Ye often played pranks, this was the first time he had told such an outrageous lie, and this feeling... was incredibly thrilling! So satisfying! Truly satisfying!

"Liang... Liang Ye, where's your big brother? Where's Chu Ge? You, you all... what is going on? Huh?"

The Second Elder slowly stood up from his chair, his body and voice trembling slightly.

Hearing the thick terror in his grandfather's voice, Liang Ye nearly burst out laughing, but to avoid giving himself away, he could only fiercely hold it in.

"Grandfather... Clan Leader..."

Liang Ye lowered his head, his shoulders twitching, his voice choked with emotion.

Though it was because he was suppressing laughter, the movement of his shoulders seemed to suggest to everyone else that he was crying.

"Liang Ye? You... speak up? Tell Grandpa, this... what's going on, huh?"

The Second Elder started to take slow steps forward, but Liang Ye continued to hold his secret, remaining silent.

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