Upon hearing this news, the Ye clan members immediately organized a force to help.

As a result, the two groups of people gathered in greater numbers, which turned into a conflict between the two families.

Lord Zheng wanted to stop them from fighting, so he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Stop fighting! Let's talk this out!"

At this point, the Hu and Ye clansmen, blinded by rage, wouldn't listen to him.

The Hu clan members cursed him: "Useless thing!"

The Ye clan members cursed him, calling him "a lackey of the Hu clan!"

Lord Zheng was not only scolded and humiliated, but he was also pushed to the ground and couldn't get up.

Lord Zheng felt he was the most pitiful lord in history. What kind of mess is this?!

He did want the city guards he brought to forcibly break up the fight.

However, those city guards who were known for their severe oppression of the people all chickened out at this point, and not one of them dared to lay a hand on them.

Because if you take action, you will offend one of the parties.

The Hu family was a behemoth, and so was the Ye family.

It would be easy to kill either side.

They don't want to die!

Seeing their reaction, Lord Zheng knew that there was no hope of mediating the fight today.

Neither group was easy to deal with; they not only slashed with knives but also shot with arrows.

An arrow nearly hit Lord Zheng, giving him a fright.

Lord Zheng's face turned pale, and as expected, he had his subordinates help him hide in a corner.

He watched the chaotic scene with trepidation, his heart breaking.

He asked in a deep voice, "Why hasn't the Prince arrived yet?"

As soon as he received the news, he sent someone to invite the Prince of Pingnan. With such a commotion, the Prince of Pingnan still hasn't arrived, which is suspicious.

The subordinate replied, "His Highness went to the military camp at the border early this morning and won't be back for several days."

City Lord Zheng: "..."

He thought the Prince of Pingnan was really amazing. Every time something big happened in Liefeng City, the Prince of Pingnan was never there!

Previously, when Princess Pingnan dealt with Ye Junfei, Prince Pingnan was not present. He pretended not to know about the matter, allowing Princess Pingnan to exert her full potential.

The Prince of Pingnan is not here yet, and Lord Zheng does not know whether this is a coincidence or the work of Ye Junfei.

If it's just a coincidence, that's fine, but if it's Ye Junfei's doing...

Lord Zheng felt a chill run down his spine. If Ye Junfei could even manipulate things like this, then it was terrifying!

He suddenly felt like he didn't have much time left to live.

His hunch was largely correct; this was indeed Ye Junfei's doing.

Ye Junfei's efforts during this period were not in vain; he knew what Pingnan truly cared about and what secrets he held.

Early this morning, Ye Junfei sent a message to the Prince of Pingnan, saying that one of his troops had encountered a problem.

The Prince of Pingnan was somewhat worried, so he naturally rushed over to see what was going on.

Furthermore, since Ye Junfei now commands several battalions of troops, the Prince of Pingnan is extremely wary of him and will therefore pay even more attention to his own forces.

As soon as the Prince of Pingnan left, Ye Junfei sent people to stir up trouble for his cousin in the Ye clan.

He also arranged for some people to join the Hu family, and naturally, a fight broke out between these two groups.

At this time, Ye Junfei had also received the news that the head of the Hu family was dead, and that the Hu family and the Ye family were basically locked in a life-or-death struggle.

Ye Junfei would naturally not participate in such a war; he had already taken Lin Xiuyan and Ye Qingwan out of the city for a stroll early in the morning.

As for where they went for their trip, no one knows.

Therefore, in the current Liefeng City, the Ye Clan and the Hu Clan are fighting tooth and nail, and no one can suppress them.

Upon hearing the news from Ye Junfei's spies, Lin Xiuyan's eyes widened as she exclaimed, "They really started fighting?"

Ye Junfei chuckled lightly: "Of course they'll fight. I laid a lot of groundwork for them beforehand to prepare for today's events."

“If they don’t start fighting now, they don’t deserve to be called men.”

Lin Xiuyan thought his words were quite harsh, so harsh that she didn't know how to respond.

So it turns out that she wasn't the only one thinking about getting the two groups to fight; Ye Junfei was thinking about it too.

The crossbows she sent out became the catalyst and fuse for this incident.

Lin Xiuyan asked, "Won't something bad happen if they fight like this?"

"Nothing serious will happen," Ye Junfei said calmly. "At most, it will be a bloody battle, with a few people dying on both sides."

"In this way, all the crossbows you sent out before will be used up, and they will no longer be able to use those things against us."

Lin Xiuyan: "..."

When it comes to being thorough in handling matters, Ye Junfei is the best!

She truly admired him to the point of worship.

While eating snacks, Ye Qingwan said, "They deserved it!"

“A bunch of greedy devils, always wanting more after getting what they want. This time, we’ll teach them a lesson.”

After she finished speaking, she asked Ye Junfei, "Brother, do you think that old geezer will be furious when he comes back and finds out they had such a fight?"

Ye Junfei said slowly and deliberately, "He won't be angry to death, but he'll realize something's wrong and then come looking for trouble with me."

Lin Xiuyan chimed in from the side: "At the time of the incident, you and that old geezer were both out of town."

"In this situation, you've essentially created an alibi for yourself."

"If that old geezer wants to bring this up, you can do the same to him."

Ye Junfei smiled and said, "These things are not worth worrying about. Since Tathagata is having fun, let him have fun. They are not worth our time."

They were currently in a secluded courtyard outside Galewind City.

There was a hot spring in the villa. At that moment, the hot spring was separated by several curtains, and the three of them each occupied a room and were soaking very comfortably.

The reason Ye Junfei came to soak in the hot spring today was because he remembered a few months ago at the Lin residence, he made a bet with Xu Qianting that if he lost, he would go to soak in the hot spring.

A lot of things happened at the time, so the hot spring trip was put on hold.

Ye Junfei, however, kept this matter on his mind.

Since this happened today, he decisively took them to the hot springs.

After soaking in the hot springs, the three of them enjoyed a delicious meal at the estate and then rested there.

They finally made it back to the city the following afternoon.

As soon as they entered the city, they sensed that something was wrong; there were no pedestrians on the streets at all.

Along the way, they saw many places stained with blood, and also saw several corpses.

When they arrived at the gate of the Prince's mansion, Ye Junfei heard Lord Zheng's loud wailing: "Young Master, you've finally returned!"

Ye Junfei's gaze narrowed slightly, but he asked calmly, "City Lord Zheng? What's wrong?"

Lord Zheng's eyes were full of tears as he quickly recounted the whole incident.

Yesterday, after the Ye clan and the Hu clan fell out, the Hu clan sent men to kill several members of the Ye clan.

Ye was not one to be trifled with. He took out his crossbow and fired a barrage of shots at the important figures of the Hu family.