“Call the guard captain immediately.” Ling Fujian said angrily.

“There is no need to call the guard captain.” Suddenly a voice came from behind with a sarcasm. Everyone in the Ling Family looked at the owner of the voice.

“Ling Fujian, Because of your carelessness, the thing is now gone. Do you want to blame guard captain for this? And shrink in your responsibility?” The owner of the voice said. After hearing this, many Ling Family members began to discuss the it among themselves. Seeing this Ling Fujian got angry.

“Ling Kai,what do you mean by it? It is obviously the guard captain that is at the fault for loss of the treasure. Do you want to turn white into black and black into white?” Ling Fujian asked angrily.

“Huh! Ling Fujian, you are obviously trying to shrink in your responsibility and get away with just killing the guard captain. First you led my ling Family members to fight with the Wan family. Because of this, we lost our face and the lineage was badly injured. Now, the treasure is also gone from the room. I suspect that you are colliding with the enemy to destroy my Ling family!” Ling Kai said loudly. Hearing this many members were shocked and others began to discuss among themselves even more loudly.

“What? Patriarch is colliding with the enemy to destroy my Ling Family?” One of the members discussed.

“No, I believe patriarch would not do this.” Someone denied it.

“If you think about it, I think that Elder Kai is right. Think, first we lost badly to the Wan family and now the most important treasure is gone from the Family. Is it just a coincidence?” Another one said slowly.

“Now that I think about it, I indeed think that the moves of the Patriarch is a bit weird. Otherwise in the past, the wan family dared not to meet our Ling Family in the eyes. But now it has risen to such extent that our Ling family lost badly to it.” Another said with some doubts.

“I believe what elder Kai said. When we attacked the Wan family, it was as if they were just waiting for us to attack. How can there be such a coincidence? Moreover, Only The Ling Family knew that we were going to attack the Wan family.” Another joined in the discussion.

“Everyone, I believe that Ling Fujian is colliding with the enemy to destroy my Ling Family. So I want to raise my objection and remove him from the position of the patriarch.” Ling Kai raised his arm and announced.

“What!” Some elders were shocked by the statement.

“Ling Kai, what are you doing? Do you want to remove my father from the position of the patriarch? If not for my father, the treasure wouldn't be here in the first place.” Ling yen yelled coldly at the Ling Kai.

“Ling Yen, How dare you yell at Elder Kai? If not for the Ling Fujian, how can we lose the treasure and how can we lose the fight with the Wan family?” An elder said angrily.

“Yes, How can we lose to such a trash family? I support Elder Kai in this decision.” Another elder said and joined the group of the Ling Kai. Ling Fujian saw this and his became very ugly. Ling Kai was smiling at him coldly from the corner.

“Ling Kai, How dare you accuse me for colliding with the enemy? Do you know the weight of your words?” Ling Fujian asked coldly. His face was ugly, but his eyes were bloodshot by the rage. Many elders were already supporting the Ling Kai, if this continued then he will be removed from the position of Ling Family patriarch.

“Ling Fujian, I am just saying the facts. If you are not colliding with the enemy then tell me where is the treasure that was supposed to be delivered to that person?” Ling Kai said with a sneer.

“This…” Ling Fujian could not answer this question because he really didn't know about where the treasure was.

“What is happening?” Suddenly an old and weak voice sounded in the Ling Family backyard. The voice was very old and weak but the momentum residing in it was very fierce.

“Ancestor.” Ling Fujian said pleasantly. This Ling Family ancestor was different from other Ling Family ancestor. He was very old and weak. He was the third generation ancestor of the Ling Family. While Ling Gong was ninth generation ancestor of the Ling Family. Ling Kai was annoyed by the interference by the Ling Family ancestor but still came to the backyard door.

Suddenly the door of the backyard opened and an old man with white beard came out. His body was very weak and fragile. His soul lacking vitality, but his eyes were like an abyss, sucking everything in.

“Ancestor.” All the Ling family members knelt down and paid respect to the old man.

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“Get up. What is the noise about?” The Ling family ancestor asked.

'This..” Just as Ling Fujian was answering the question, suddenly he was interrupted by Ling Kai and was forced to shut up.

“Ancestor, please come into Meeting hall and save my Ling Family.” Ling Kai knelt down and begged the Ling Family ancestor to come to the meeting hall. Seeing this, Ling Fujian's face became ugly. He knew that if he could not gain the support from the ancestor then he is really done for.

“What is happening?” The Ling family ancestor asked. Ling Fujian said the current situation of the Ling Family to him.

“Wan family very good..” The Ling family ancestor became angry but quickly calmed down. He knew the seriousness of the matter and came to the meeting hall. All the Ling Family elders and members were present in the meeting hall.

The Ling family ancestor looked at the Ling Fujian then to Ling Kai.

“Instead of fighting among yourselves, you should first resolve the matter of outside enemy first.” He looked at both of them disappointed. Both of them lowered their heads in shame, not daring to look directly into the eyes of Ling Family Ancestor. Because they knew that if such treasure of such person was lost by their family then no one will be able to save them from their death.

“Call the person in charge of guarding the treasure room.” The Ling Family ancestor said.

“Go call the guard captain, immediately.” Ling Fujian ordered someone. A servant ran out of the hall and soon, came back with a middle-aged man. The man was the guard captain.

“I have seen the Lords.” He knelt down and said. Seeing this Ling Kai smiled coldly at the Ling Fujian. But Ling Fujian ignored it and looked away.

“Tell me everything that happened during the war and before the war.” Ling Fujian asked coldly.

“My Lord this is what happened…” Then he told him everything. Just as the Ling Kai asked him to tell.

“Hamm.. You dare to lie in front of me. Should I call you foolish or daring?” Suddenly the Ling Family Ancestor said with a smile on his face. Seeing that he was caught, the guard captain knelt down and began to beg for his life.

“Please forgive me my lord. I was instructed to lie in front of you by Elder Kai, I was afraid that if I tell you the truth then I will die.” The guard captain repeatedly begged for his life and told the truth immediately as the pressure increased. Everyone looked at the Ling Kai with shock. Ling Fujian also looked angrily at the Ling Kai.

“Ling Kai, now what do you have to say?” Ling Fujian saw his chance and said angrily.

“Ancestor, although I asked the guard captain to lie about it, I did not steal the treasure.” Ling Kai immediately knelt down in fear.

“I will deal with you after I deal with this matter.” The Ling Family ancestor ignored Ling Kai and asked the guard captain,

“Tell me the truth otherwise you and your family die a miserable death..” The Ling Family ancestor said.

“Thank you.. Thank you my lord.. My Lord before the night of war, I and other guards were guarding the treasure room very tightly. We didn't even let anyone come near the room in the radius of the fifty meters. Then I saw that some guards were chatting and slacking off. I came to them and scolded them for neglecting their duties and sent them on patrolling as the punishment. Then I went…” He stopped talking and looked down for a bit.

“Then I went to do my business and got unconscious, when I woke up it was already too late. This is all I know my lord, please spare me.” The Guard captain again begged for his life. Seeing this, The Ling Family ancestor waved at him for getting lost.

“Go away.” Ling Fujian said annoyingly. Although he was extremely angry, he did not dare to violet the words of the Ling Family ancestor.

“So the Guard captain during that war was a fake one.” The ling Family ancestor murmured. It was like he was seeing a big picture.

“But it is still missing something, is what you are thinking about right?” Suddenly a voice came from the direction of the outside. Everyone saw in the direction of the owner of the voice. It was a young man in the pale yellow robe with a smile on his face. He was standing on the door edge. It was none other than Ye Tian.

“Master Ye, we appreciate that you are helping us, but this is our personal matter.” Ling Fujian said coldly. Although he didn't attack Ye Tian, he didn't have any good attitude either. In his eyes, Ye Tian was just a coagulation realm ant, not worth mentioning.

“Old Man, if it was me, I would have just thought simple instead of thinking so complex like you.” Ye Tian ignored it and said to the Ling Family ancestor.

“Boy, How dare you talk to the ancestor in such a way?” Suddenly an elder attacked Ye Tian in rage. Ye Tian saw that the attack was coming but instead of panicking, he stood there calmly with his hands behind his back.

“Huh! You dare to talk to ancestor like that, now despair in the face of death.” Someone sneered at Ye Tian. Seeing this, Ye Tian suddenly took one step side way on the door frame and the incoming attack missed him by a gap of single thin hair. Everyone looking at this was shocked, not believing their eyes. In their eyes, Ye Tian was just an ant of the Coagulation realm. To dodge an attack from the Qi gathering master, it was an impossible feat to achieve for someone like him.

“What!” The elder that attacked was shocked. Even the Ling Family ancestor was shocked but quickly calmed down and said,

“Everyone, calm down. This friend, who are you? What do you mean by it?” The Ling Family ancestor asked politely.

“This..” Everyone was left speechless by the attitude of the Ling Family ancestor.

“Old man, let me ask you something! Who will benefit the most if The Ling Family was destroyed?” Ye Tian asked calmly.

“Of course, the Wan family.” Ling Fujian said confidently, believing that he was right.

“No wonder, the Ling Family is declining rapidly.” Ye Tian looked at Ling Fujian and thought in his mind. Then looked at the Ling Family ancestor.

“I believe the Wan family is indeed the most benefiting if my Ling Family is destroyed.” The Ling Family ancestor said.

“No, it is Jing family and Su family.” Suddenly one of the elder that was sitting in the corner said. Hearing this, Ye Tian was a bit shocked.

“No wonder, the Ling family has been preserving until now with that kind of patriarch.” he thought in his mind.

“Indeed, it is the Su family and Jing family. More accurately, it is Su family than Jing family.” Ye Tian said.

“What!” The Ling Family ancestor and everyone in the Ling Family was shocked by Ye Tian's answer.

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