Yecheng, a city gradually shrouded in the black clouds of war, still does not lose its delicate and strong side under the threat of death.

The area controlled by the Ye family is located in the eastern part of Tiannanzhou, at the foot of the Yueling Mountain Range. The terrain is flat, with a tributary of the Borneo River flowing through it and flowing into the sea, making it a land of fish and rice with abundant rainwater. The crops here are abundant and the specialties are diverse, making it very suitable for human habitation. For more than 2,000 years, the Ye people from Dongyanzhou have lived and multiplied here, blended with the local ethnic groups, and formed a special ethnic group that is different from other ethnic groups in Tiannanzhou.

Yecheng is the base camp of the Ye people, this city is in the center of the area controlled by the Ye people, with a population of more than two million people, most of the residents are members of the Ye family, and the others are people from other ethnic groups who are attached to or take refuge in the Ye family. The area of Yecheng is huge, all kinds of buildings are lined up, the facilities are complete, the roads are wide and smooth, the buildings and streets are neat and orderly, and the commercial atmosphere is particularly strong, which is a rare rich and prosperous big city in Tiannanzhou.

The prosperity of Yecheng is the result of more than a thousand years of hard work by the Ye people. Joining Tiannan as a betrayer of Dongyanzhou, the Peacock Dynasty more or less regarded the Ye clan as a person outside the territory, and had a certain suspicion of it, so it was placed in the Yeling region. It is far away from the central area of Tiannan, it is located in a remote area, and the cultivation resources cannot be compared with other places in Tiannanzhou, and this factor alone can greatly limit the development of the Ye Clan.

In addition, the Mauryan Dynasty also imposed heavy taxes on the Ye tribe, and the annual tax paid by them was the highest among other tribes. This practice made the Ye family's economy quite stretched, and even limited the growth of the number of monks in the clan. The Peacock Dynasty thought that this would fundamentally limit the development of the Ye family's power, but what they didn't expect was that although the Ye family had been suppressed for thousands of years, it was still struggling in the cracks, and it actually found another way and walked out of two paths that made the Ye family prosperous.

The two paths of the Ye tribe are, first of all, armed and self-reliant.

Survival is the first priority of all races in the Terran Continent, and to ensure survival, having strong force is the most powerful guarantee. Because the Ye clan is from Tiannan Continent, due to its race, the proportion of cultivators born in the clan is larger than that of other clans in Tiannan, after each clan is born, the elders of the clan will test the clansmen, if they are suitable for cultivation and have good qualifications, the Ye family will fully support their cultivation and growth, and let them join the army of the Peacock Dynasty when they have small achievements, or form a mercenary group by themselves, and obtain rewards and cultivation resources by performing tasks. Because of this traditional practice, there are more and more clansmen in the Ye family who are proficient in cultivation and fighting, and they have accumulated a lot of contacts among the middle and lower ranks of the Mauryan Dynasty's army, and the family's private armed forces are even more elite than any other tribe.

The second path of development of the Ye people is to get rich through business.

The territory that the Mauryan Dynasty gave to the Ye family to live in, although the natural environment is better, but the cultivation resources are scarce, and when it is not developed, it is full of mountains and forests, which is not suitable for farming, and is completely undeveloped wilderness. At the beginning, this made the agricultural production of the Ye tribe extremely backward, and for the mortal realm of the Terran Continent that was still in the agricultural era, this situation of the Ye tribe was indeed very unfavorable. However, the Ye people did not succumb to the difficulties of the natural environment, on the one hand, they vigorously improved the natural environment, worked hard to cultivate and sow, and at the same time vigorously engaged in business, earning profits through trade, obtaining food and necessities of life. Perhaps the Ye people are born to know how to do business, and the Ye family's various businesses are spread all over Tiannanzhou, providing them with a large amount of sufficient currency and cultivation materials every year.

These two development paths made the Ye family quickly become one of the most powerful tribes among the tribes in Tiannanzhou, and it was once infinitely beautiful. But this also quickly aroused the suspicion and precautions of the Mauryan Empire. Since twenty years ago, the taxes that the Ye family had to pay began to increase exponentially, far exceeding those of other small tribes, and the power of their children in the army was even more purged on a large scale, and they were either sent to participate in various dangerous operations, intentionally or unintentionally, or were excluded from the army and sent home. The Ye family's business also began to be strictly restricted, not only did the Ye family not be allowed to operate outside Tiannanzhou, its business scope was limited to a small part of the area, but also raised its taxes on a large scale, which greatly reduced the Ye family's income.

Especially during the invasion of the northern Asura tribe, the Mauryan Dynasty recruited a large number of soldiers from the Ye tribe in the name of supporting the Anti-Japanese War, collected taxes, and cut one knife after another on the Ye family, I don't know how much manpower and wealth were claimed.

The obvious exploitation and oppression of the Ye clan by the Mauryan Dynasty made the Ye clan rebel. But there is a huge disparity in strength, if you are not careful, it may even lead to the disaster of extermination, and the high-level of the Ye clan has to endure the humiliation and bear all the oppression from the Peacock Dynasty silently. But secretly, the contradictions between the two sides are getting bigger and bigger, the dissatisfaction of the Ye clan is getting more and more serious, and the voices of the clan that are inclined to oppose the Mauryan Dynasty are getting louder and louder. Especially after the Shura invasion became stronger and stronger, and more than a dozen tribes surrendered one after another, this tendency became stronger and stronger, and some people even proposed the idea of joining the Asura army to fight against the Mauryan Dynasty together. The Mauryan Dynasty also strengthened its precautions against the Ye family more and more, not only deploying heavy troops near the Ye clan, but also sending a large number of Ye soldiers to the front line to serve as cannon fodder and perform the most difficult tasks, causing a large number of casualties among the Ye family's children, and exacerbating the Ye clan's dissatisfaction with the Peacock Dynasty.

At this moment, Ye Chengzheng, the patriarch of the Ye clan, and a group of middle and high-ranking people gathered on the platform of the Yecheng City Gate Fortress, he looked at the black oppression in the northeast sky, his heart was restless, and he glanced at the thick and deep Ye Cheng under his feet from time to time, at this moment, his mood was like Ye Cheng shrouded in the clouds of war, under unimaginable pressure.

The depression and uneasiness in his heart grew stronger and stronger, and a strong thought came to his mind from time to time, making him restless and difficult to break.

"Patriarch, let's do the opposite!" a young and vigorous elder clenched his fists, glared at him, and proposed loudly to Ye Cheng, who was silent. These words caused a thousand waves with one stone and aroused heated discussions among everyone.

"Patriarch, brothers can't bear it any longer! We have been born and died for the royal family for so many years, not only have we never been treated equally, but we have been suppressed everywhere. Now that the foreign enemy is invading, they have disregarded the life and death of our clan and have put us on the most dangerous front line as cannon fodder! They have just ordered our clan army to be sent to the front line, and now they are still asking us to send 10,000 people to the war, and they have even increased the tax by three times! Isn't this our life? How can we endure this!

"Yes! In the last battle of Mengjiabang, the royal army was defeated and suffered heavy losses, and our clan army was also affected, with many casualties, and even the eldest princess who accompanied the army to supervise the battle also had an accident and has been missing! The eldest princess is the patriarch of your own daughter! If something happens to her, can you still endure it?!"

"Yes! If Princess Celestia really has an accident, we must not endure it any longer!

"Yes! The royal family treats us like this! Why should we still be loyal to them? I heard that many tribes have taken refuge in the Shura clan, why can't our Ye clan? Instead of working for the Peacock Dynasty, it is better to choose the more powerful Shura clan as an ally?!"

Hearing everyone's complaints, Ye Cheng's heart was like a mess, the disappearance of his beloved daughter, the threat of war, the decline of his family, the safety of millions of people in Yecheng, all kinds of pressures were concentrated on him alone, at this moment, he was like a helpless person who was about to be washed away by the flood, and there was not even a life-saving straw around.

Just when he was having a hard time choosing, a huge aura suddenly entered the range of his spiritual sense, and he immediately used all his acquaintances to search hard in the direction where this aura was, and after a while, Ye Cheng's face suddenly showed joy.

"Open the city gate! Ye Qian is back! Our clan soldiers are also back!" Ye Cheng laughed heartily, at this moment, nothing made him happier than this.

Half an hour later, the 8,000 Ye clan army led by Ye Qian finally returned to Yecheng, which immediately caused the entire Yecheng to boil, no one could have imagined that the Ye army could come back so quickly, for a while, the people talked about it, under the invasion of powerful evil forces, the return of the clan army did not know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

At this time, Ye Cheng and the elders of the clan were listening to the report of Ye Qian and the other three clan army commanders in the council hall. First of all, the red-bearded officer made a report on the situation of the Mengjiabang battle that had just taken place, although his excellent command ability enabled the Ye army to minimize casualties in the case of the rout of the entire royal army, but he privately led the clan army to break away from the royal army, and the trouble caused by this was by no means something he could be responsible for.

But compared with this, Ye Qian's report made Ye Cheng and other middle and high-level members of the clan almost shocked.

"I met Atvatan!" Ye Qian said excitedly, slowly telling the process of Linda and the others saving her, as well as Linda's proposal, which shocked the entire Ye clan high-level, and the entire venue completely exploded.

"What did you say?!Is it really Atvatan?!It appeared?!You're not mistaken!Is the prophecy true?!" Ye Cheng exclaimed incredulously, his hands clasped tightly together, and his expression was extremely excited.

"Yes, father, I saw him cast a spell and easily grab a small mountain! This is the legendary power of the gods!" Ye Qian exclaimed excitedly, full of admiration for Linda.

After listening to Ye Qian's report, Ye Cheng lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then said: "Whether this Atvatan is true or not, but he saved you after all, this shows that these two powerful existences have no disadvantageous intentions, at least they can have a good relationship." ”

"That's what I meant, Father. The two Atwatan Lords are so powerful, and the demands placed on us are not too high, but the rewards are extremely rich, so why not promise them. Taking advantage of this opportunity, our Ye clan can not only develop and grow, but also return to Dongyanzhou, isn't this the dream of our clan for thousands of years?!" Ye Qian said with a little excitement.

Ye Cheng nodded, agreeing with his daughter's suggestion in his heart, and said with a little excitement: "Well, you're right. I've already thought about it, the appearance of Atvatan this time is definitely some kind of oracle, and this must mean that the entire Tiannan Continent will undergo drastic changes! It's time for a change! Rather than being suppressed by the royal family, we might as well be..."

Just when everyone in the Ye clan was discussing hotly, a huge army was quietly approaching Ye Chengbin at this time, with a huge murderous aura, freezing Ye Cheng at this moment.