On our wedding day, I castrated my fiancée's white moonlight.

Ye Fan revealed a playful smile: "Old man, how many years have you been farming?"

The old farmer was stunned: "...Thirty years! Our ancestors have been farmers for generations!"

Thirty years!

Ye Fan nodded: "His hands are very rough, with calluses on the base of his thumb and forefinger, marks from years of holding a hoe and plow."

The old farmer unconsciously clenched his fist.

"But the straw sandals you're wearing are woven in the 'wave-pattern knot' style commonly used by Japanese pirates in the East China Sea, and the soles still have sea sand stuck to them!"

Ye Fan looked down and pointed to his worn-out straw sandals: "What? Are you farming in the sea?"

The old farmer's expression changed!

"besides……"

Ye Fan pointed at his neck: "That scar on the left side of your neck, is that an old wound from a hidden weapon? How could a proper farmer be injured by a hidden weapon?"

The old farmer suddenly stepped back, a look of panic flashing in his eyes!

"Nonsense! You're spouting nonsense!"

"Whether it's nonsense or not, we'll find out by trying!"

Ye Fan raised his hand, and three silver needles at his fingertips gleamed coldly in the sunlight!

Thirteen Ghost Needles!

He acted so fast that the old farmer didn't even have time to react!

The silver needles have penetrated into three major acupoints: Tianling, Tanzhong, and Qihai!

"Holy crap!!!"

The old farmer's eyes suddenly widened, and all the muscles in his body tensed instantly!

The bones creaked and groaned under the strain!

That wasn't ordinary pain; it was the extreme agony of every nerve being burned, devoured by ants, and pierced through the spine segment by segment by steel needles!

He tried to shout, but all he could manage were hoarse gasps.

His whole body convulsed violently on the ground, like a fish out of water, curled up like a shrimp!

"The first needle, a soul-locking technique, will cause ten times the pain!"

Ye Fan said calmly, "After the second needle, you'll find your bones coming out one by one, believe it or not?"

The old farmer, tears streaming down his face, struggled to nod, his mouth uttering broken wails: "I...I'll talk! I'll talk!"

"Speak!"

"It's...it's the Japanese! Lord Fufeng of the Japanese Merchant Guild gave me money! To incite the people! Those words...they taught me them too!"

The old farmer spoke very quickly, afraid that if he was too slow, he would have to get another injection!

"Not just me! There are several others! They're all their people! They paid them money, saying that if they caused trouble and brought down the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, there would be a hefty reward!"

The surrounding curses stopped abruptly.

The people looked at each other, their faces shifting from anger to bewilderment, and then from bewilderment to astonishment and suspicion!

"Did you hear everything?"

Ye Fan stood up and scanned the crowd with his eyes!

Finally, the attack landed on a few "vegetable vendors" and "woodcutters" who were quietly shrinking back!

The men turned pale and turned to run away!

"Wang Danian".

"exist!"

"Take him down and execute him!"

Decisive and ruthless, clean and efficient!

"yes!"

Wang Danian and his men pounced on their prey like tigers, pinning the men to the ground!

"No! Your Highness, spare us! We were forced into this!"

"The Japanese forced us to this!"

"We don't want to die!"

Cries and pleas for mercy erupted!

The blade flashed, and heads rolled!

The pleas for mercy abruptly stopped!

The people fell completely silent!

Tens of thousands of eyes were focused on Ye Fan!

"Everyone, disperse! This is all the work of the Japanese pirates!"

Ye Fan looked at the crowd and said, "I believe you are all good citizens of Great Xia. From today onwards, all areas that have been invaded by Japanese pirates will have their taxes reduced for three years!"

Upon hearing this!

The people jumped up, shouting, "Long live the Prince of Zhenbei!"

"Your Highness, you are a good person!"

Ye Fan said, "Take this good news back and tell your family!"

"Go, go, go back and bring this message back!"

The Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, which had been surrounded by a huge crowd, suddenly became quiet!

Ye Fan turned and entered the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion!

Consort Xiao Rong and Consort Xiao Ya stood inside the door, with servants and guards from the Prince's mansion behind them, as well as Li Youruo, who had already arrived!

Her expression was somewhat complicated. What she thought was a difficult problem had actually been solved by Ye Fan in just a few words!

Ye Fan seems more suitable to be the emperor than she is!

"What's the situation at court?"

Ye Fan's voice rang out.

Everyone knows that he was asking Li Youruo!

Li Youruo looked at Ye Fan, her lips moved, and finally she said solemnly, "I...I've found out! More than half of the officials in the court have connections with the Japanese pirates!"

"Some received money, some were promised benefits, some..." Her voice was bitter: "...were family members held hostage in Japan!"

"Where's the list?"

Ye Fan said calmly.

Li Youruo handed over a document!

Ye Fan unfolded it and scanned it!

The names are numerous and the connections are extensive, ranging from vice ministers of the six ministries to local prefects, and even several distant relatives of the imperial family!

"What does Your Majesty think should be done?" Ye Fan asked with a smile.

Li Youruo bit her lip, her voice hoarse: "The implications are too far-reaching... If we really exterminate their entire clan, it will involve over 100,000 people!"

"The Great Xia Dynasty cannot withstand such turmoil; its vitality will be severely damaged..."

Ye Fan laughed, "How could Great Xia be so severely weakened? As long as we swallow Japan, we will only rise to a higher level!"

The sound wasn't loud!

But it struck Li Youruo like a thunderbolt!

"You want to wipe out the entire Japanese pirate nation?" Li Youruo's eyes widened.

Ye Fan smiled: "What? Is it not allowed?"

Li Youruo opened her mouth: "But Japan is isolated overseas..."

Ye Fan said calmly, "I have my own way!"

"Issue the decree: Execute all key personnel on the list on the spot, along with their entire families! Confiscate their property and use it for coastal defense and compensation!"

Li Youruo's hand trembled slightly as she took the scroll.

She looked at Ye Fan, at his young yet seemingly weathered face, and felt an indescribable sense of awe.

This is a ruthless and tyrannical figure who could support an empire with an iron fist!

……

After Li Youruo left, Ye Fan went to Ye Weini's room!

Hua Nongyue and Hua Nongyu have been watching her. Ye Weini has woken up several times in the past few days and wants to go back to the secluded Ye family to help!

The two sisters forcefully held him down!

"Young Master!"

The two sisters greeted Ye Fan immediately upon seeing him.

"How is the situation?"

The two women exchanged a glance: "They won't eat or drink, and they won't take their medicine. They're very uncooperative."

"Ye Fan!"

Ye Weini woke up with a start, her eyes bloodshot. She jumped out of bed and grabbed Ye Fan's hand, all ten of her fingers taut and white!

"How is the Ye family?"

Ye Fan said, "When I arrived, the Ye family had already been breached by the Blood-Clad Sect!"

"What! What about Grandpa...?"

Ye Weini's nails almost dug into Ye Fan's flesh!

Ye Fan felt some pain, but he didn't stop her. Instead, he continued, "However, I arrived in time. Although some people died, I blew up all those scum from the Blood Robe Sect!"

"You killed all the members of the Blood-Clad Sect?"

Ye Weini opened her mouth, completely stunned!

She had witnessed the red-robed old man's strength firsthand!

Ninth-tier Martial Grandmaster!

Even if Ye Zhendong, Ye Zhenxi, and Ye Zhennan joined forces, they would not be a match for him!

Including more than twenty Martial Grandmasters, Ye Fan actually killed them all?

Ye Weini thought that Ye Fan was incredibly lucky to have rescued her grandfather! She never dreamed that Ye Fan would actually kill everyone from the Blood Robe Sect!

"Waaaaah..."

Ye Weini burst into tears, wailing, "Grandpa!"

Ye Fan frowned: "Why are you crying? Grandpa isn't dead yet!"

Ye Weini, her eyes red, said, "Don't lie to me! How did you manage to kill a ninth-tier Martial Grandmaster?"

"Those people from the Blood-Clad Sect aren't pushovers. You must be lying to me because you're afraid I'll be too heartbroken!"

"Waaaaah... You definitely didn't go to the Ye family. Grandpa might already be... Waaaaah..."