"Patriarch, are we wrong?" Master Ye Xichen said righteously, "Everyone here knows exactly how our Ye family came to be! We elders even personally experienced that great calamity, so isn't survival more important to us? For the sake of survival, what do we care about righteousness!"

To put it bluntly, only ruthless people can master the rules of survival in this world!

If the Ye family isn't ruthless, they'll find it hard to gain a foothold in the world!

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Momo's cool laughter came from not far away:

"What a fine way to talk about righteousness when you're just trying to survive! As descendants of the Shao family, instead of thinking about how to clear their name, all you think about is running for your lives! Aren't you afraid that your ancestors in the Shao family will be restless in the afterlife because of your cowardice?!"

Everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning, and they quickly turned their heads in shock.

Then Gu Momo and Li Zhanting came hand in hand, their steps swift and spirited, like a pair of peerless swords emerging from the world, radiating dazzling light.

A glint flashed in the eyes of the eldest master Ye Xichen, the third master Ye Qingfeng, and the fourth master Ye Wanjun.

But the three quickly concealed the glow beneath their cold expressions: "Gu Momo, Li Zhanting! You dare to come here? Men, surround them immediately!"

"Yes!" As the Ye family guards swarmed forward, Ye Rong's authoritative yet cold voice rang out:

"Let's see who dares to do that?!"

Her aloof voice carried an icy chill, making everyone present feel as if a winter's coldness had swept over them.

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting looked at Ye Rong in shock, only to see Ye Rong stride towards them and then wave her hand dismissively:

"I'm here today, let's see who dares to lay a hand on them!"

"Miss Gu, Mr. Li, please feel free to speak your mind. They would not dare to be presumptuous."

Li Zhanting's thin lips curled slightly, and the coldness in his eyes sent chills down one's spine: "I suppose the only one in the entire Shao family who can truly be called a gentleman is this patriarch, right? What a pity. The Shao family was once one of the four great families of the capital. I never expected their descendants to be so incompetent. The ancestors of the Shao family must not be able to rest in peace even in the afterlife!"

These words instantly enraged the Shao family, with the elders being the most furious: "Li Zhanting, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Gu Momo smiled charmingly: "That's strange. Zhan Ting was clearly cursing the Shao family, so why are you Ye family members so agitated? Could it be that there's some unspeakable secret between you Ye family and the Shao family?"

"You!" Several of Ye's subordinates couldn't stand it anymore, but they could only shut up because of Gu Momo and Li Zhanting's identities.

Seeing their increasingly ashen faces, Gu Momo stopped keeping them in suspense.

Her eyes narrowed, and she said in a stern voice, "What good have you done by running away for so many years? Do you think the real culprit behind this will let you go? Look, they haven't let you go at all! Back then, the mastermind could wipe out your Shao family without leaving a single survivor, and today they can still make sure the remaining forces of your Shao family are all dead! It's just that the people who exterminated your entire Shao family back then have now become the infamous Emperor-Killing Alliance! You don't dare to mess with them, do you? Then you can only live like rats for the rest of your lives!"

"If you truly still possess the spirit of the Shao family, if you truly wish to live with dignity, then you should confront your enemies directly!"

A faint ripple stirred in Ye Rong's narrow eyes, and a deep, obscure thought spread between her brows.

It was as if something heavy had fallen into his heart, stirring up waves of white foam...

A girl's sweet smile involuntarily comes to mind; that smile seems to have amazed time.