Ye Xiao and Liu Wenzhuo came together, and after they arrived, it was stated that Liu Wenzhuo was the patriarch of the Liu family, which surprised the members of the Chen family, Liu family, and Zhao family present.

"Brother Xiao, this..." Chen Cangyu looked at Ye Xiao with a face full of astonishment. He originally thought that Ye Xiao would directly annex the Liu family and that the annexation might even be carried out by the Chen family. But now, with Ye Xiao's actions...

Ye Xiao heard Chen Cangyu's words, smiled slightly, looked at Chen Cangyu, and said, "Brother Chen, what's the matter? Liu Wenzhuo has always been the patriarch of the Liu family. Liu Shixun has relied on his clever methods for years and was arrogant. Today is just retribution, I suppose. Liu Wenzhuo, the head of the Liu family, is still here, and so is the Liu family."

If Chen Cangyu was still somewhat doubtful at this moment, Chen Maocai, standing beside him, was not at all confused.

"Haha, Ye Xiao is right, the Liu family is still here, and Wenzhuo, your wise nephew, is still here." Chen Maocai looked at Chen Cangyu with a smile and said, "Cangyu, since Ye Xiao and the Liu family are friends, then as followers of Ye Xiao, naturally, we are friends of the Liu family too."

Listening to his grandfather's words, Chen Cangyu also understood a bit and said no more.

Ye Xiao laughed heartily again, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, whether they were guards of the Chen family, the Liu family, or the Zhao family.

Ye Xiao said, "Everyone here, I know you are all capable people. Today, we have dealt with a few bad apples, but I trust you are wise people. So, I suggest that the people of the Liu family remain as members of the Liu family. Your patriarch will govern the Liu family well. As for the Zhao family, haha, to be honest, I haven't really visited the Zhao family. How about this, as far as I know, the Zhao and Liu families have had a good relationship. From now on, if the Zhao family needs help, Cangyu, you can go help them."

Chen Cangyu was slightly stunned upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, but then his father, Chen Zeming, immediately said to him, "Cangyu, aren't you going to thank Mr. Ye?"

Only then did Chen Cangyu realize.

Helping the Zhao family? In other words, he would be taking over the Zhao family, which was definitely a plum assignment, or it showed Ye Xiao's trust in Chen Cangyu.

Chen Cangyu truly hadn't expected that at such a young age, he would have the opportunity to manage a large family. Although Zhao family remains as Zhao family, the ones who could truly control it were now gone. So, the wealthy and powerful Zhao family was handed to Chen Cangyu. Of course, whether Chen Cangyu was a wise person or not, that was up to him.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao!" Chen Cangyu was somewhat excited. After all, as the Crown Prince of the Chen family, it would have taken him a long time to truly make waves within a family, but Ye Xiao's presence made everything happen earlier, and so early that it felt dreamlike to Chen Cangyu.

Even the once exceptionally talented and proud Chen Cangyu couldn't help but feel a bit delighted at this moment.

Ye Xiao waved his hand and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, this is no good thing, it's a task full of worries."

"Cangyu will certainly not disappoint Brother Xiao's trust."

Ye Xiao smiled slightly again and said, "Cangyu, go see if there are any people from the Zhao family willing to be friends with me or with you. If there are, let them know I will remember them."

"Yes, Brother Xiao!"

After saying that, Chen Cangyu went straight to those Chen family guards, each of whom possessed extraordinary strength.

Watching Ye Xiao's commands being issued amidst laughter, Chen Maocai couldn't help but be secretly amazed and at the same time quite pleased.

He was amazed that despite Ye Xiao's young age, he had such meticulous thoughts. Although with the current state of the Liu family, Ye Xiao could have personally taken over, and there would no longer be a Liu family. But in doing so, would families friendly with the Liu family have no objection? Would those who once wanted a piece of the Liu family have not a single ulterior motive? Of course, this was just secondary. If one of the eight major Martial Arts Families in Bird City suddenly vanished, what would happen? What would be the attitudes of other families? This would obviously be extremely tricky, and if the other families united against Ye Xiao, an outsider, he might suffer, or at least face some trouble.

But now, with Liu Wenzhuo, who was once a puppet head of the Liu family, assuming the role of the head again, what result would this lead to? Others would think it's an internal conflict within the Liu family, and who would have the reason to interfere? After all, no matter how powerful you are, it's their own family matter.

Furthermore, since Ye Xiao had taken the Liu family, he needed to manage it, and the previous power, wealth, and other affairs required someone familiar to manage them. That person would naturally be most suitable as Liu Wenzhuo.

This is like the Liu family being a company, Ye Xiao being the chairman, but not easily seen by others, while the one frequently appearing before others is clearly the general manager or CEO; of course, this person is Liu Wenzhuo.

And Liu Wenzhuo? Although he was the head of the Liu family, he had never really enjoyed the privileges of being head. And now, while the Liu family is actually under Ye Xiao's control, for Liu Wenzhuo, it might be more glorious and practical than before.

A win-win situation.

And the Zhao family?

Now remaining is only a half-crippled Zhao Pu, and removing Zhao Pu is imperative. Taking over the Zhao family is naturally a given, but should Ye Xiao do it? Clearly, that would be inappropriate and would also draw criticism, as the Zhao family doesn't have someone as fitting as Liu Wenzhuo. So Ye Xiao resorted to a fallback and chose a scapegoat, and Chen Cangyu naturally became that scapegoat.

In doing so, no one would say anything about Ye Xiao, but people might say the Chen family possibly has ulterior motives.

The Chen family is one of the eight major Martial Arts Families in the area, with substantial strength. Even if there is criticism, so what? No one dares to really act against the Chen family, and Ye Xiao thus manages to come off clean.

However, while the Zhao family's situation might make the Chen family appear compromised, practically it isn't. Chen Cangyu parried the critique for Ye Xiao, earning his trust, which evidently is worthwhile.

Chen Maocai's joy was undoubtedly not just because of this, but because he felt fortunate to encounter such an exceptional young man in his lifetime, unparalleled in intellect and invincible in martial skills.

Previously, the Chen family couldn't rank within the top four among the eight families, but now it's different. Because of Ye Xiao's presence, the strength of the Chen family, Liu family, and Zhao family has converged, significantly boosting power, and the Chen family's status is obviously above that of the Liu and Zhao families. Thus, this time, the Chen family is the clear winner compared to the Liu and Zhao families, after all, the Chen family remains in the hands of the Chen lineage.

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