Chapter 44 The lesser of two evils

Although last night's battle repelled the strong enemy, the injuries of the Ye family master overshadowed this victory. If this team does not have Ye Yi's support, it will be a rabble, and it will not be able to make any waves at all.

The revelry was short-lived, and the frustration continued to spread among the ranks, as well as rumors of returning to Heavenly Sword City. The gains of this trip were great, and the losses were also heavy, especially for the Ye family, it was a devastating blow. Everyone prayed that the Ye family master would wake up and be intact.

In Ye Yi's tent, he invited a few monks with advanced Taoism, these people were all masters in medicine and Taoism, good at alchemy and medicine, and had a small reputation in Heavenly Sword City. They stepped forward in turn, carefully checking the injuries of the Ye family master, and they all shook their heads and sighed.

"The upper, middle and lower dantian have all been hit hard, and the meridians of the whole body have been broken in many places, even if they barely wake up, there are only three percent left in their cultivation at most. ”

"It's a pity that the Ye family master is amazingly talented, and the path of cultivation is cut off here. After the old man finished speaking, tears could not help but fill his eyes, "Is it the will of heaven to suffer such a calamity at a young age? ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't stop whimpering, after Ye Yi changed the law, the people's popularity was extremely high, and now he is sacrificing himself for righteousness, how can it not be moving. What's more, it is especially sad to suffer misfortune in young age.

Ye Meng said angrily: "You people, what's the use of only knowing crying?Is there really no way?" He knew that if Ye Yi was damaged, their Ye family would be destroyed. The tree falls and scatters, others can be the monkey, but his leaves are the branches and leaves of the big tree, and there is no way back.

"There must be a way. ”

Ye Meng's eyes lit up and said with a smile, "You said it earlier, why are you so angry." ”

The words of the saint will help her to recover completely. ”

Ye Meng listened, and froze his smile, he wanted to hit someone, but he couldn't help it, "I'm afraid this method is not realistic, is there any other way?"

"Hey, if the saint were still in the world, we wouldn't be so difficult, this thing is really unreliable. However, the world is vast, maybe the saint left a golden elixir somewhere, and he can also help the Ye family master recover. ”

"The sage's elixir?" Ye Meng pondered for a while, he felt that this statement was quite reliable, looked around at everyone, and asked in a loud voice, "Do you have any clues?" ”

Everyone bowed their heads and was silent, before the expedition, they had never been out of Heavenly Sword City five hundred miles away, and they were very unfamiliar with this world. Although there are many books in circulation, they will definitely not write about the saint's elixir, and even if there are occasional records, they have already been found by others, how can they be their turn?

Ye Meng was so angry that he threw his hand out of the tent and came to the big tent where more than a dozen elders were arguing. These people were divided into two groups, the elders of the Ye clan stood on one side, and Wang Fu stood on the other side with some recruited masters of the cold sect.

Ye Meng entered the big tent and silently stood on the side of the Ye family, his cultivation qualifications were not too good, relying on countless spirit stones, he barely piled up the cultivation of the Heavenly Rank, and it has been difficult to improve, and he cannot be compared with those masters at the peak of the Heavenly Rank. But he is good at drilling, can make friends, and has a lot of prestige in the Ye family.

"Brother Ye Meng, you are the uncle of the Ye family master, you are highly respected, and you are the most qualified to speak on behalf of the head of the family, do you say that you are retreating or advancing?"

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the tent, Ye Meng smiled reluctantly and asked, "What is your opinion?"

"We are all advocating a return to Heavenly Sword City and a long-term plan, and the fanatics on the other side are still dreaming of a westward expedition. The head of the Ye family's division said disdainfully, "If there is no main force of my family to turn the tide, everyone will have to die here, and now that the head of the family is unconscious, who can resist those wild beasts?"

Ye Meng was a little worried, his own people betrayed first, which made him a little surprised, but this strange look disappeared in a flash, he was also a child of the family, so he could naturally understand the thoughts of these Ye family members behind him.

Wang Fu said in a deep voice: "We finally went out of the city for 5,000 miles, and when we turned back at this time, we lost all our spirit, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed from now on." Moreover, since those desolate beasts have retreated, they must have lost the strength to fight, and they should take advantage of this time to go west into the Great Wilderness, firstly, they can continuously enhance their own strength, and secondly, they can form alliances with other humans as soon as possible to fight against the desolate beasts. ”

Ye Meng asked, "How much does Mr. Wang know about the Great Wilderness?"

Although Wang Fu has some knowledge, but in the vast wilderness, his knowledge is actually limited, so he has to answer honestly, "The great wilderness is huge, spanning 100,000 miles, and the old man can only know one or two of them." ”

"In this case, what you said is speculation, rashly moving westward, I am afraid that the whole army will not be able to protect it, the matter of the ancestors of the Liu family, but I remember it vividly. ”

Wang Fu said: "When we go out of Heavenly Sword City, we are gambling with our lives, how can we look forward and backward and hold back?" Everyone behind him clamored for approval, these people are from humble backgrounds, but they are all geniuses of cultivation, this expedition to the west, they are the fastest to enter the country, and they are the backbone of this team.

Everyone couldn't hold on to each other, and they broke up unhappily, just waiting for Ye Yi to wake up and make a decision.

After Ye Meng and the others of the Ye clan came out of the big tent in a bad mood, a literary monk behind Wang Fu stepped forward and said: "Since Ye Meng and the others have retreated, I am afraid that they will kill the Ye family master." ”

Wang Fu was shocked when he heard this, "Why do you say this?"

The Wen Quality Cultivator looked indifferent and his mind was clear, "The head of the Ye family has been hit so hard, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to return to the peak state, and it will definitely not be able to suppress the other three major families, so it stands to reason that the Ye family has already broken the kettle and is the most unable to retreat, once they return to Heavenly Sword City and expose their weaknesses, all the benefits will be carved up." Today, Ye Meng and the others acted against common sense, and I knew that they must have bad intentions. If these people kill their family head and take the initiative to surrender to other families, although they have lost the protection of the big family from now on, it will not be difficult to be stable in the future. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and although this statement is somewhat sensational, it is reasonable to infer it.

"The Ye family master has both talent and virtue, how can he let the villain calculate?" Wang Kui raised his sword and said angrily, "I will remove those few scourges, if the Ye family master blames in the future, I will resist it." ”

Wang Fu stopped and said, "What Wen Xuan said is reasonable, we must strengthen our precautions to avoid being calculated. It's just that this is speculation, and if we act impulsively, it will inevitably lead to civil strife. He looked at the Wen Xuan monk and asked, "Do you have any good ways to resolve the dispute?"

Wen Xuan shook his head with a smile, "Don't you hear that rumors are spreading, chaos will happen, the city will be on fire, and the fish in the pond will be affected." ”

The meaning of these words, Wang Fu naturally understood, the team was full of rumors about returning to Heavenly Sword City, and it was repeatedly banned, and it was obviously intentional by some people. The people's hearts are scattered, disputes are unavoidable, this civil strife will come sooner or later, he was silent for a long time, "Wang Kui, you stay outside the Ye family master's tent in case of accidents." I'll take care of this matter myself. ”

When Ye Yi woke up, he felt that his whole body was in terrible pain, and the spiritual power in his body was also a little stagnant, and he could exert thirty percent of his strength at most. In the midst of the crisis-ridden wilderness, it was bad news to be hit so hard, but at that time, she had to work hard, and this was the price she had to pay.

She breathed and looked at her body again, almost none of the meridians in her body were intact, and the upper, middle and lower dantian were also seriously damaged, she knew very well what such a serious injury meant, this was the second time in her life that she felt so lost, and the whole person was like falling into an ice cave.

The first time, I was lucky enough to get a Ying Long's Inner Pill and repaired the injury, this time it was much more serious, even if it was a miraculous pill, it was difficult to recover the injury. She was very depressed, for for cultivators, the sudden cessation of the path of cultivation was more uncomfortable than death.

Seeing that the head of the family woke up from a coma, the attendant cried, "You finally woke up, something happened to the prince, and the prince controlled the elders of the Ye family, I am afraid that he is going to rebel." ”

Ye Yi was stunned, she realized that she was still the head of this team, and she still needed to preside over the overall situation, "What happened?"

The attendant then said what he knew, "These days, everyone was preparing to return to Heavenly Sword City to recuperate. Ye Meng took a few people and said that they were here to help you pack up, but they were stopped by Wang Fu's people, not allowed to enter the account, and arrested, and later, I heard that almost all of our Ye clan elders were locked up. Now the Ye family's people are holding each other with Wang Fu's people, and the two sides may riot at any time. ”

Ye Yi listened, her anger surged, she almost fainted, she understood that she was deeply injured, at this time, when she returned to Heavenly Sword City, she just exposed her weaknesses, which was tantamount to throwing herself into a net, how could this Ye Meng be so confused? The more she thought about it, the more shocked she became, she endured the pain, and said in a low voice, "You go and invite Mr. Wang." ”

When Wang Fu came to the camp, he saw that Ye Yi's expression was shriveled, and he had long lost the previous weather, and he lamented in his heart, "The head of the Ye family is seriously injured, it is not appropriate to overwork, I will deal with the matter here, you can recuperate with peace of mind." ”

"Are Ye Meng and the others trying to rebel?"

"No matter what, I won't let them succeed, we've come this far, and if we go back, we'll be all gone. We're running out of time. ”

Ye Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and his mood calmed down a little, "Ye Meng and the others can't stay, if they pass on the matter here back to Heavenly Sword City, those old and weak who stay in Heavenly Sword City will suffer." After speaking, she lay down gently and closed her eyes, "I will do this myself." ”

She is not a cruel person, even Ye Changqing, who wanted to kill her and usurp the throne, was spared, but here and now, she had to make this cruel decision.

The arrangement of the execution ground is very simple and solemn, Ye Meng and several other elders of the Ye clan were tied to the execution table, and the thousands of people below were tense, if it weren't for Ye Yi in charge, it would have been chaotic.

Ye Meng and the others have a great influence in the Ye family, and if they want to kill them, Ye Yi must do it himself, and he must be justified, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

Ye Yi looked at Ye Meng coldly and asked angrily, "Why did you betray the Ye family?"

Ye Meng stiffened his neck and said loudly, "Family Master, don't be deceived by outsiders, Wang Fu and those people are trying to get rid of us, and the final goal is not to defeat the Ye family? We are all children of the Ye family, and we have been under the shadow of the family for generations, how can we have different hearts?" He was clever and clever, and the children of the Ye family in the audience were emotional, shouting to release them.

Ye Yi remained silent, and asked again, "Retreat to Heavenly Sword City, but your opinion?"

Ye Meng said, "After you are seriously injured, your strength will be at most thirty percent, if you rush west, and encounter the sneak attack that night, how can you survive? It is better to go back to Heavenly Sword City as soon as possible to recuperate and think about the long term." ”

Ye Yi sneered: "In this way, you are guilty of not punishable." I'm going to recover from my injuries sooner or later, but you're urging everyone to go back at this time. The three major families and the Ye clan have already parted ways, and they are forced to give in to my strength reluctantly, if they enter the Heavenly Sword City at this time, will our Ye clan still be spared?"

When Ye Meng and the others heard this, their faces were gray, and they knew that they would not escape death, so they hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, and they were all beheaded by Ye Yi's sword.

"I am seriously injured and need to recuperate, in the future, everyone must obey the dispatch of Mr. Wang Fu, if anyone dares to assert himself, it will be the fate of Ye Meng and others. Her face was very pale, and her steps were vain, and she looked sick. The words are very light, but there is an unexplained majesty.

The warm winter sun, reflecting the blood stains on her body, has an indescribable beauty. Just like the Valkyrie standing alone under the sunset after a bloody battle, bathed in the last bit of light in the world, her eyes were full of affection, and she whispered "The long night is coming".