Startling the Huangfu Family-Eu só aceitei discípulos por acaso, como eles se tornaram Grandes Imperadores?(Espalhadas como estrelas sobre o rio inteiro.)

Ye Xinghe glanced at him, a trace of impatience flashing in his eyes.

"I am here today for one reason only: to help my disciple take back the Huangfu Clan. This clan rightfully belongs to him, yet it has been usurped by a bunch of petty scoundrels. It is only fitting that I deliver justice on his behalf."

With that, he turned slightly and looked at Zhao Changsheng standing behind him.

Hearing this, Huangfu Yu calculated his options swiftly.

Given Ye Xinghe’s volatile temper and overwhelming strength, if he did not comply with the man's wishes right now, the Huangfu Clan would likely face total annihilation today.

At this thought, he hurriedly nodded and fawned, "Senior Ye is entirely right. The Huangfu Clan should indeed be returned to its rightful owner. Please rest assured, Senior, our clan will no longer interfere in this matter and will offer our full support to Young Master Zhao in restoring the Huangfu Clan."

Eager to ingratiate himself further with Ye Xinghe, a thought crossed his mind, and he beamed with a full face of smiles. "Senior Ye, since you have honored us with your presence today, why not step into the Huangfu Clan estate for a moment? Allow this junior to perform the duties of a host and make amends to you."

He harbored his own selfish schemes, figuring that as long as he could lure Ye Xinghe into the estate, he could at least temporarily pacify this god of plague.

Ye Xinghe frowned slightly, seemingly weighing the proposal.

Standing beside him, Ximen Feixue stepped forward and whispered into Ye Xinghe's ear, "Master, the people of the Huangfu Clan are deceitful. They cannot be easily trusted."

Ye Xinghe nodded faintly, turned to look at Huangfu Yu, and replied indifferently, "Today's business is unfinished. We shall visit another day."

Without another word, he ignored Huangfu Yu and strode toward the inner grounds of the Huangfu family estate.

Watching Ye Xinghe and his disciples walk deeper into the manor, Huangfu Yu glared fiercely at his own guards who were lying on the ground, groaning in agony.

Why on earth did these idiots have to go and provoke Ye Xinghe?

Then, he barked sharply at his remaining subordinates who were standing around in a daze, "What are you all staring at for! Get lost!"

At this moment, he only wanted to chase these embarrassing fools away as quickly as possible to avoid drawing further misfortune upon himself in front of Ye Xinghe.

The subordinates felt as if they had received a royal pardon. In a flurry of panic and confusion, they scrambled to lift their injured comrades, preparing to slip away in disgrace.

Just as they turned to leave, Ye Xinghe suddenly whirled around and called out to them in a leisurely tone, "Hold on."

To Huangfu Yu and the others, these two simple words sounded like a thunderclap, chilling them to the bone instantly.

Everyone froze in place as if struck by an immobilization spell, not daring to draw a full breath. Their faces were etched with sheer terror, clueless as to what dreadful trick this baleful star was about to pull next.

Ye Xinghe walked toward them at a measured pace, his cold gaze sweeping across the group before settling finally upon the face of the Huangfu Clan's steward.

"You lot caused such a tremendous uproar here today and destroyed quite a few things. You surely didn't think you could just dust yourselves off and walk away, did you? This compensation naturally falls on you to pay."

Upon hearing this, the steward—who already harbored deep resentment toward Ye Xinghe for his earlier actions—felt an overwhelming surge of humiliation and grievance at being demanded to pay.

"What right do you have to make us pay?" the steward shouted, his face flushing crimson as he stiffened his neck. "You're the one who turned this place upside down, and our men were beaten to this state by you! We haven't even settled scores with you yet, and now you want us to pay money? Never in your dreams!"

Hearing this, a cold smirk played at the corners of Ye Xinghe's lips. "Oh? Are you certain you want me to foot the bill instead?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly, a flicker of killing intent flashing through his gaze.

That single look alone seemed to drop the ambient temperature by several degrees. The members of the Huangfu Clan felt a chill creep up their spines, and the steward, who had been acting so fiercely just moments before, shivered uncontrollably, his arrogant bluster instantly extinguishing by more than half.

Standing to the side, Huangfu Yu watched the scene unfold and silently cursed his luck.

He knew just how formidable Ye Xinghe was. If the man were truly enraged, forget about saving his own miserable life; the entire Huangfu Clan would likely be dragged down to ruin with him.

Thinking of this, he hastily stepped forward and smoothed things over with a profuse, ingratiating smile.

"Senior Ye, please calm your anger! Calm your anger! This steward is ignorant and lacks sense; I beg you not to lower yourself to his level."

As he spoke, he glared viciously at the steward, motioning for him to shut his mouth, while swiftly drawing a heavy money pouch from his robe. He offered it to Ye Xinghe with both hands.

"Senior, this is just a small token of our sincerity. See if this is enough to cover the losses of the Huangfu Clan? It is filled entirely with gold; please take it and dispose of it as you wish."

His smile was thoroughly obsequious, contrasting sharply with the fierce expression he had worn toward the steward moments ago. Right now, he wanted nothing more than to appease Ye Xinghe's wrath and banish this god of plague.

Ye Xinghe glanced at the pouch of gold, then back at Huangfu Yu, and gave a slight nod.

"Hmph, you know what's good for you."

With that, he took the pouch, casually weighed it in his hand, and ignoring the Huangfu clan members entirely, turned and continued walking deeper into the manor.

Seeing that Ye Xinghe had finally let them off, Huangfu Yu let out a long sigh of relief.

He wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, though his heart remained deeply unsettled.

Leaving the inner courtyard behind and daring not waste a single moment, he immediately hollered at his men, "Keep up! We're heading back right now!"

Led by Huangfu Yu, the battered and broken troop rushed back toward their main base in a flurry of panic.

The moment they returned to the estate, without even catching his breath, Huangfu Yu bolted straight for the main hall and shouted at the Clan Head who was leisurely sipping tea, "Clan Head! Terrible news! Ye Xinghe has come!"

These few words struck the hall like a heavy bomb, detonating instantly.

The Clan Head's body stiffened violently, the teacup he had been raising to his lips freezing mid-air.

Then, his throat convulsed uncontrollably, and a mouthful of piping-hot tea he had just taken shot straight out toward Huangfu Yu with a sharp *spurt*.

The scalding tea sprayed unceremoniously right into Huangfu Yu's face.

Huangfu Yu had no time to dodge. He felt a stinging sensation across his face as the warm liquid instantly plastered over it.

He instinctively closed his eyes, his mouth filling with the bitter, fragrant taste of tea.

*Bah...*

The Clan Head sat in a daze, his entire consciousness consumed by the words *Ye Xinghe has come*.

He abruptly sprang to his feet. Because the movement was far too sudden, the grand master's chair behind him crashed loudly to the floor with a heavy thud.

Yet he paid it no mind, his hands clamping like iron vices onto Huangfu Yu's collar with lightning speed.

"What did you say? Repeat that!"

Huangfu Yu stammered, "Clan Head, Ye Xinghe has come! He's right here in the estate, and he even beat up a lot of our men!"

His words came out in fragments. As he spoke, he frantically wiped the tea from his face, his eyes brimming with grievance.

Only after releasing Huangfu Yu did the Clan Head begin pacing back and forth across the hall like a soul detached from its body.

"Why would Ye Xinghe come here? What on earth is going on?"

"Quickly, tell me in detail! What exactly happened at the estate? What is Ye Xinghe's purpose in going there?"

Daring not show the slightest bit of sluggishness, Huangfu Yu hurriedly recounted everything he had witnessed back at the manor, spilling every single detail to the Clan Head.