novelhk Chapter 565 You Can Be Yourself
Chapter 565 You Can Be Yourself
Chapter 565 You Can Be Yourself
"You can be yourself now."
Ye Nanxiao's voice kept echoing in Ye Ling Shuang's mind, so much so that she didn't even notice the flower slipping from her fingers.
"Boss?" Ye Ling Shuang suppressed a hint of excitement and turned to look at Ye Nan Xiao.
"I'm the boss's person, Ling Shuang doesn't understand what you mean, boss."
"I don't understand why there are still tears in your eyes? Is there sand and dust indoors?" Ye Nanxiao's lips curled up slightly as he pointed to his eyes, indicating to Ye Ling Shuang.
"I, Ling Shuang, kicked the table leg..." Ye Ling Shuang lowered her head slightly, blinking rapidly as she tried to squeeze back her tears.
Ye Nanxiao's words were just an ordinary sentence, but they suddenly made her feel a surge of bitterness that rushed to her eyes, blurring her vision.
It was as if the flame that had been extinguished in my heart had been rekindled by the outside world.
"Kicking the table leg is indeed very painful, a heart-wrenching pain. But Comrade Ye Ling Shuang, if a Soul Saint like you kicks the table leg, shouldn't it be the table that's in trouble?" Ye Nanxiao patted the table and said with a sly smile.
A Soul Saint's physical strength is very strong; even a soft, support-type Soul Master can easily smash through a tree.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ling Shuang lowered her head even further, like an ostrich.
Seeing this, Ye Nanxiao stopped and turned to leave the room.
"By the way, let me tell you, our company has working hours, eight hours a day, nine to five. After get off work, the time is yours to do. As long as it doesn't affect the organization, you can do whatever you want." Ye Nanxiao waved his hand with his back to Ye Ling Shuang and gradually disappeared from Ye Ling Shuang's sight.
Only after Ye Nanxiao's footsteps could no longer be heard did Ye Ling Shuang slowly raise her head and quickly glance at him.
After confirming that Ye Nanxiao had left, Ye Ling Shuang breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back in her chair, and remained silent for a long time.
"Should I be myself?"
Ye Ling Shuang raised her left hand and placed it in front of her eyes.
Why did she suddenly feel that this matter was somewhat difficult?
Perhaps it's because I haven't taken off my mask in too long.
On the other side, Ye Nanxiao walked into the main hall of the house, sat in Ye Ling Shuang's seat, looked at the various documents and materials neatly stacked on the table, and casually picked up a stack of documents to flip through.
"Are you planning to save that girl?" Old Master Xuan climbed in through the window, holding a large plate of braised pork.
Ye Nanxiao touched the tip of his nose, looked at Elder Xuan, and replied, "Perhaps. Ye Ling Shuang's symptoms... she can be saved..."
"It will cost you a considerable amount of money and time," Elder Xuan said, biting into his meat. His expression was calm, revealing neither joy nor sorrow.
Ye Ling Shuang's condition is not only due to the decline of her internal qi and blood and the dryness of her meridians, but also to the excessive consumption of her life force.
When qi and blood decline, the body becomes weak, the meridians dry up, and the regeneration rate of soul power drops sharply. When both occur simultaneously, it becomes extremely difficult to control soul power.
Vitality is the source that drives the continuous generation of blood and qi, and it is also the foundation for maintaining the vitality of the meridians.
"In less than five years, that girl's body will deteriorate drastically, aging ten days a day. In less than three years, she will become a wretched old woman, and her strength will be greatly reduced, less than one-tenth of what it used to be," Elder Xuan continued.
"I know that." Ye Nanxiao picked up a pen and wrote his annotations on the documents in his hand. Ye Ling Shuang had just become the head of the family and still lacked some experience in handling certain matters.
Elder Xuan opened his mouth, bit into a large piece of meat, tilted his head back, and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing it a couple of times, he swallowed it, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, found a wooden table, put down the plate in his hand, and asked, "Even if you take Ye Ling Shuang under your command, she can only guard this land for you for about five years. It takes a lot of effort, unlike you."
"So, you unscrupulous merchant, have you suddenly had a change of heart?"
"I don't have a conscience. Saving people was just something I did on the spur of the moment," Ye Nanxiao shrugged and laughed.
"If someone treats me with loyalty, I will never betray them."
Hearing Ye Nanxiao's answer, Elder Xuan finally smiled, his tense face breaking into a smile. "You're right, kid. I originally thought you had taken a liking to her."
Ye Nanxiao curled his lip, looking incredulous, and asked, "Wow, is this how you see me, old man? That can't be right! Aren't you seeing me as a shrewd businessman?"
"He seems cunning but isn't, he's kind-hearted, but he's just too lazy." Elder Xuan wouldn't tolerate Ye Nanxiao; in his eyes, Ye Nanxiao was just a salted fish.
"Hey, the word 'lazy' isn't quite right. Why stand when you can sit? Why sit when you can lie down?" Ye Nanxiao chuckled.
"Alright, old man, I won't listen to your grand theories. Lao Zhuang can alleviate Ye Nuwa's symptoms, and the academy has many medicinal herbs that replenish qi and blood, but you still need to find the real immortal herbs that can replenish a large amount of qi and blood at once. The Rejuvenating Fruit and the Longevity King Bee Jelly are the key immortal herbs," Elder Xuan said.
"As for the Rejuvenation Fruit, I seem to have one in my collection. However, the Longevity King Bee Elixir needs to be obtained from the hive of the Jade Luo Longevity Bee. This kind of soul beast is too rare. Even Xingdou doesn't know if he can find it. And these are just the first step. After reawakening Ye Nuwa's blood and qi, the remaining problem is the issue of lifespan."
"If Ye Ling Shuang can break through to the Title Douluo realm, she might be able to revitalize her life force," Ye Nanxiao said. Breaking through to the Title Douluo realm is a sublimation of one's life, not only greatly increasing vitality and extending lifespan, but also fixing one's appearance at the moment of breakthrough.
Elder Xuan nodded. "Breaking through to the Title Douluo realm will certainly elevate the life force within the body, thus extending lifespan. However, Ye Nuwa's life force has already been brutally squeezed. Even if she can break through to the next realm, her lifespan will only be half that of an ordinary Title Douluo."
"Difficulties must be solved step by step, and food must be eaten one bite at a time. As long as I am alive, I will not stand by and watch them suffer." Ye Nanxiao stroked the frozen flower on his chest from behind.
In this world, having true and sincere companions is an important emotion he cherishes.
Only those who have been caught in the rain know the value of an umbrella, and they think of holding up an umbrella for those who are getting wet.
During the conversation, a maid came in from outside the door, stood respectfully at the door, and gently knocked on the open door with her head bowed.
"Reporting to the elder, a group of guests have arrived outside the clan's territory. They say they are delivering packages," the maid said.
"You brat?" Elder Xuan looked at Ye Nanxiao.
When new and unusual words appeared that he didn't understand, they were usually written by Ye Nanxiao.
Ye Nanxiao nodded. It was a shipment of supplies delivered from Aodu.
"Please escort the guests to the reception room. I'll be there shortly," Ye Nanxiao said to the maid standing at the door.
The maid responded and quickly left with her head down.
A moment later, when Ye Nanxiao followed Elder Xuan's navigation to the Ye family's reception room, Ye Ling Shuang was already greeting the team from Ao Du.
"Boss! Level 8 employee, Stinger reporting for duty!"
The delivery team consisted of four people, two men and two women, led by a Level 8 employee codenamed "Horned Bee".
Stinging Bee and his team bowed to Ye Nanxiao, each of them a little excited.
"Hello, thank you for your hard work." Ye Nanxiao smiled and returned the greeting.
"It's no trouble at all! It's our duty!" Stinger took out a box with blue patterns from his waist and handed it to Ye Nanxiao.
Inside the small box was a tiny triangular iron block. Ye Nanxiao took out the triangular iron block, applied slight pressure with his fingers, and quickly pressed it in a certain pattern.
The triangular iron block trembled slightly, then expanded and deformed, cracking open to reveal the storage crystal inside.
Stinging Bee pulled out a list of items from her bosom and said, "The supplies for this mission include medical supplies, medicinal herbs, and materials such as common rare metals."
Ye Nanxiao nodded. The large-scale restructuring of the Ye family required a lot of material support. Ye Ling Shuang had proactively cut off the income from those gray industries and some industries involved in the dark side.
"Oh, right, boss, there's a pile of stuff here. The captain said he wants you to take a look at it personally." Stinger reached into his storage belt and pulled out a document.
"You didn't bring your work documents with you, did you?" Ye Nanxiao looked at the file bag in Stinger's hand, and a strangely familiar feeling welled up in his heart.
This felt like being dragged by Feng Shiyi to deal with a backlog of official documents that had been piling up for days.
Stinging Bee blinked, shook its head slightly, and said, "I don't know. The captain didn't tell us what it is; he just told us to bring it over."
"Alright, give it to me. You've had a long journey, go and rest first." Ye Nanxiao told the maid to lead the Stinger Squad to rest first.
"Boss, we're not tired! We can still continue the mission!" Stinger stood up straight, and the three team members behind her also stood up straight, showing their spirit.
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"I see." Ye Nanxiao stroked his chin. It's rare to find an employee who voluntarily asks to work overtime.
"Yes! Please give us your mission instructions, boss! The Stinger Squad guarantees to complete the mission!" Stinger said.
Elder Xuan looked on with great suspicion, thinking, "They don't seem like assassins. How did Xiao boy train his subordinates? Why are they so eager?"
"Eleven should have already told you that we have established a new stronghold here. This is the person in charge of this stronghold. Before the stronghold is fully established, you will be under her command," Ye Nanxiao said, pointing to Ye Ling Shuang.
"We guarantee to complete the mission!" Stinger bowed again, leading his team to salute Ye Ling Shuang.
Ye Nanxiao left the reception room and returned to the main hall, where he opened the documents in his hand.
"I'm wondering, even back in the Sun Moon Empire, you must have been thinking of ways to swindle Jing Hongchen all day long. How could you possibly find the time to cultivate such a capable confidant?" Elder Xuan asked. Judging from the large number of blueprints Ye Nanxiao sent back to the Soul Guidance Department, this kid must have been working day and night. Fan Yu's travel log was also full of how Ye Nanxiao tricked Xuan Ziwen and Jing Hongchen.
"Well, the main reason is that my organization offers good benefits and compensation. If you perform well, you get a bonus, and you can even get off work overtime. They feel a little embarrassed if they don't put in their best effort." Ye Nanxiao smiled shyly, revealing a set of bright white teeth.
They have absolutely no sense of being unscrupulous businessmen.
In a bungalow on the outskirts of Zhengtian City.
The swaying lanterns drifted in the wind, making a creaking sound that was extremely unpleasant to hear.
The slightly dilapidated wooden windows were covered with cobwebs. Several figures sat inside, their faces blurred, and faint fluctuations of soul power emanated from each other.
"You are all intelligent people, so I will speak frankly. The Hook Claw Sect has received some secret information that the Ye family is in the midst of internal strife. I wonder if any of you elders have any thoughts on this?" one of them said.
"Is your information accurate?" another hunchbacked old man asked.
The remaining people echoed the old man's words and looked at the people from the Hook Claw Sect.
"Elder Huang, our Hook Claw Sect makes its living from intelligence gathering. Over the years, you've all bought a lot of intelligence from our Hook Claw Sect, haven't you? Have there been any cases of intelligence being wrong?" The Hook Claw Sect member said with a disdainful snort.
"Better safe than sorry. The Hook Claw Sect should understand this better than we do. Why don't you explain it in more detail?" a portly middle-aged man said with a smile.
Even though they knew that the Claw Clan was one of the best information brokers, they still had to be cautious because they were dealing with the Ye family, who had been entrenched in Zhengtian City for a long time.
"I bribed some elders from the Ye family's branch and managed to plant a few spies within the Ye family. However, recently, all of my spies have lost contact, and they may have been eliminated, along with the elders I bribed." The man from the Hook Claw Sect had a gloomy expression and his tone was filled with anger.
A muscular, strapping man sitting opposite him sneered, "I say, you don't want the Ye family to pay the price, do you? Are you dragging us into it?"
The hunchbacked old man, known as Elder Huang, chimed in, "You people from the Hook Claw Sect are incompetent. If you're dead, you're dead. If you want revenge, go to the Ye family's gate yourself. Don't drag everyone down with you!"
The people from the Hook Claw Sect looked coldly at the people around them, not in a hurry to explain.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, the middle-aged man quickly stepped in to mediate, "We all have a grudge against the Ye family. Let's not start a fight among ourselves. What evidence does your Hook Claw Sect have to prove that the Ye family is in turmoil? You can't just conclude that there are problems within the Ye family based on the deaths of a few informants. If something goes wrong, none of us will be happy!"
"Hmph, I have my reasons for saying that. It's true that our spies are gone, but the fact that they were all wiped out, including the elders I bribed, shows that someone has targeted the Ye family. Do you think Ye Jinpeng would swallow this insult?"
"Moreover, it's not just those elders I bribed who have quietly vanished. Those who usually run rampant in the underground, those Ye family elders who are responsible for intercepting goods, killing and trafficking, smuggling vagrants, and dealing in banned drugs—they're all gone. Even the brothels that Ye Laosan owned have closed down! This situation is enough to show that there are problems with the internal interests of the Ye family!"
"In addition, the Ye family previously announced that they would try some guilty clansmen, and the next day those good-for-nothings who only know how to eat and drink disappeared from the streets. I am certain that there must be a problem within the Ye family, and they have purged quite a few people!" The people from the Hook Claw Sect said confidently.
After listening to this person's analysis, the group, including Elder Huang, pondered silently for a while.
"What you said makes sense, but these could all be your guesses. What if the Ye family members aren't dead? What if they're just locked up in jail?" the muscular man asked.
"That makes things even simpler. They'll side with us and together we'll overthrow the Ye family," Old Huang laughed.
The middle-aged man's smile widened, a murderous glint in his eyes. "I've also heard that the Ye family has appointed a young girl as their patriarch. A young person in charge certainly won't be able to control everything in the Ye family in a short time. I think this is an opportunity!"
"An opportunity to overthrow the Ye family in one fell swoop!"
The man from the Hook Claw Sect nodded, a bloodthirsty smile on his face. "The Ye family is no small force. If you're all interested, we can destroy the Ye family and then discuss how to split the spoils, how about it?"
The muscular man and Old Huang exchanged a glance, both seeing the greed and murderous intent in each other's eyes.
"Alright, we'll join. But how do we deal with those five old geezers from the Ye family?" the muscular man asked.
"Isn't the sincerity shown by the fact that the leader of the Hook Claw Sect is personally leading the expedition enough?" the Hook Claw Sect member laughed.
"Gentlemen, why not be bolder and ask your respective ancestors to take action? As long as we can restrain those five Title Douluos from the Ye family, and given the Ye family's insufficient numbers, victory for us is only a matter of time!"
"I agree. The Ye family has always been domineering in Zhengtian City, and the other day that girl warned quite a few people, which offended many. As long as we recruit these people to buy goods, we'll have enough manpower!"
"Alright, everyone go back and prepare to take down the Ye family in one fell swoop!" the members of the Hook Claw Sect said excitedly.
Laughter, "hehehe," came from inside the small house.
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