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Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Hong Tian had no choice but to speak up.

"We underestimated the Ye family's strength. They had already learned of our operation plan. The Zheng brothers, the seven disciples of the Seven Fiends Old Monster, and the experts we sent... were all wiped out."

Grand Commandant Hong's eyes widened instantly, his old face filled with disbelief.

"This operation is top secret. Even if they can find out about the Zheng brothers and those experts, how could the Seven Fiends Old Monster and his group possibly be caught?"

He was quite certain that the Ye family had no affiliated forces in Miao territory, more than 2,000 kilometers away.

"We are still investigating this matter." Hong Tian's confidence was very weak.

"The Ye family deserves to die!"

Having suffered two mishaps in one day, Grand Commandant Hong's eyes were bloodshot and his temples were throbbing with pain; it looked like he was about to call an ambulance again.

Seeing this, Grand Tutor Yan quickly said with a smile, "Brother Hong, now you can understand how I feel, right?"

Grand Commandant Hong stared coldly at him, gritting his teeth as he said, "So you knew all along that our plan had failed, and you came here today specifically to see us make a fool of ourselves?"

"No, I'm here to discuss a collaboration with you, my brother." Grand Tutor Yan smiled with narrowed eyes, his expression extremely irritating.

Just as Grand Commandant Hong was about to lose his temper, Grand Tutor Yan immediately offered a reason that he could not refuse.

"Brother Hong, I have far more experience dealing with the Ye family than you do. Would you like to hear my opinion?"

"Speak," Grand Commandant Hong took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.

"After this incident, I believe you will understand that the Ye family is not easy to deal with. They must have some trump cards that we don't know about. Now I strongly suspect that the idiot in the Ye family is just pretending to be stupid. He is the one who is pulling the strings."

Upon hearing this, Grand Commandant Hong immediately showed a disdainful expression.

"Even if he's sober, so what? He's just a kid, what can he do to cause trouble?"

Grand Tutor Yan shook his head solemnly, "Brother, you are mistaken. I have carefully analyzed the previous suppression of the Ye family. Almost every time, that fool from the Ye family was present. You can look into it in detail. Were the two plans today also like that?"

Upon hearing this, Grand Commandant Hong looked at Hong Tian.

Hong Tian thought about it carefully and said, "That's right. Today, that fool accompanied Tang Shanshan to the Southeast Jewelry Exchange Conference, and as a result, King Mingrui inexplicably handed over the allocation rights of the raw ore from Myanmar to Tang's Jewelry. After that, he rushed to the Lin'an Hotel, and our plan started to go wrong."

Just as Grand Commandant Hong was about to speak, Grand Tutor Yan interrupted him.

"No matter what, there is always suspicion. It's better to cut off one finger than to injure all ten. As long as we get rid of that fool, the Ye family will definitely suffer a great loss."

"Brother Hong, now is not the time for internal strife. Lord Long could emerge from seclusion at any moment. If he finds out you failed to take down the Ye family, you should think carefully about the consequences."

Grand Commandant Hong frowned and pondered for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Join forces!"

Grand Tutor Yan solemnly uttered two words, "Sage Zhong will arrive in Lin'an tonight. I know you still have some chess pieces in Jiangnan that haven't been activated yet, and the Seven Fiends Old Monster is also fine now."

"I need your order to have him and the rest of the Hong family's forces fully cooperate with Zhong Shengzi to take down that idiot Ye family member in one fell swoop."

They were all old foxes; Grand Commandant Hong instantly saw through his scheme.

Zhong Shengzi's actions were coordinated by Grand Tutor Yan. This old fellow wanted to use the power of the Hong family to gain merit for himself.

But he was right about one thing: his all-out attack failed to destroy the Ye family. Instead, it fueled the anger of Ye Tianfeng's old subordinates, and the number of people who followed Ye Tianfeng north to Longdu doubled.

If the old dragon who had just emerged from seclusion found out about this, he would be in deep trouble, since he didn't have a grandson who had cultivated to the Golden Core stage in an ancient sect.

Although he was filled with resentment, he finally nodded and said yes.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Grand Tutor Yan immediately chuckled, "My dear Brother Hong, that's right. I'll share some of the credit with you after this is done."

Grand Commandant Hong was so angry he trembled. He stood up and said coldly, "Farewell, and don't bother seeing me off!"

After Grand Tutor Yan left, Hong Tian frowned and said, "Father, are we really going to hand over the manpower in Jiangnan to that old fellow Yan Zhenglong to mobilize? If we do that, all the credit for destroying the Ye family will go to him."

Grand Commandant Hong sneered, "Our affiliated forces in Jiangnan are all small families. Even if they unite, they are not enough to pose a threat to the Ye family. We might as well hand them over to him for command and get a share of the pie."

Furthermore, we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket. To prevent any mishaps on Zhong Shengzi's side, we also need to take action on our side.

Hong Tian asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"Here's what we'll do: you go to Lin'an yourself and continue to suppress the Ye family's affiliated forces. But this time, don't use underhanded tactics; use fair and square methods and absolute strength."

After a moment's thought, Hong Tian suddenly smiled, walked to his side, and whispered.

"My son has come up with a good idea. A few days ago, while I was traveling in Las Vegas, the United States, I met someone..."

Meanwhile, after leaving the Grand Commandant's residence, Grand Tutor Yan immediately called the Wang family in Lin'an, asking them to go to the airport to welcome the Holy Son Zhong.

At the same time, several second-rate families in Lin'an also received the news.

His two largest affiliated forces in Lin'an, the Nangong family and the Sima family, as well as some smaller forces under these two families, were all swept away by Nangong Qian and the Hundred Flowers Society. These second-rate families were all forces under Grand Commandant Hong.

As the leader of the welcoming delegation, Wang Sheng swaggered into the airport reception hall, surrounded by a group of wealthy second-generation heirs.

In the past two days, he has experienced the highs and lows of life.

He first lost Wang's Pharmaceutical's drug listing qualification for the next ten years, then failed to assassinate Ye Chen and Gu Ning, and was even kicked in the groin.

Having caused such a huge disaster, the family head, Wang Hongsheng, was prepared to break his legs.

But at the crucial moment, the Wang family received a mysterious phone call from Longdu. The caller claimed to be Grand Tutor Yan and said he would help the Wang family deal with the Ye and Gu families.

To the Wang family, the Grand Tutor was a figure of immense importance, and initially everyone thought it was a scam call.

However, a series of actions by Grand Tutor Yan completely won over the Wang family.

He first promoted Wang Sheng's uncle from a low-level official to the head of his department, then sent experts from Longdu to save Wang Sheng's life, and also introduced a large business deal to the Wang family.

The Wang family, which was on the verge of decline, suddenly became even more prosperous than before.

An announcement came over the airport's public address system: a plane from Longdu had landed.

Wang Sheng stared intently at the exit, his face filled with excitement. The big shot from Longdu was coming; he could finally get his revenge.

He vowed that this time, he would make Ye Chen and Gu Ning pay back a thousand times over for the pain he had suffered.

Just then, Zhong Shengzi, dressed in casual clothes and wearing sunglasses, walked out from inside.

After confirming his attire, Wang Sheng quickly put on a fawning smile and jogged over to greet him.