Chapter 181 The Precarious Imperial Family

Nan Fengyi was taken aback; he hadn't expected this youth to show him no face at all.

Not to mention his identity as the emperor, even as a Condensation Realm expert, how many Liquid Realm martial artists would dare to be so presumptuous?

However, he also understood the pride of a peerless genius like Ye Yuan.

A peerless genius who could traverse the Nine Heavens Path was destined to transcend the State of Qin! Thus, Ye Yuan had the capital to be proud!

Nan Fengyi naturally didn't know that Ye Yuan had enough confidence to speak with him on equal footing because he had a third-tier demonic beast as a servant!

Nan Fengzhi Rou hadn't told Nan Fengyi about Yuan Fei, because she had promised Ye Yuan she wouldn't tell anyone.

After returning, Nan Fengzhi Rou had even kept it from Nan Fengyi.

"Ahem." Nan Fengyi coughed dryly to cover his embarrassment, then said, "What does Young Friend Ye think of the Drunken Star Pavilion's Pill Appraisal Assembly?"

Ye Yuan curled his lips disdainfully and said, "Just a bunch of clowns putting on a show. What Pill Appraisal Assembly? Wan Donghai's skills are third-rate; what does he know about appraising pills? If I'm not mistaken, this whole thing was orchestrated by the Su family, and Wan Donghai is just a puppet they pushed to the front."

Nan Fengyi said in astonishment, "I didn't expect Young Friend Ye to see through it so thoroughly! As I understand it, the Drunken Star Pavilion's Gathering Yuan Pills come from the Upper Sect's Alchemy Hall! And this time, they've obtained three new types of pills from the Alchemy Hall to deceive the masses. Their intentions are despicable!"

This time it was Ye Yuan's turn to be surprised: "Oh? From the Youyun Sect's Alchemy Hall? It seems this Alchemy Hall has some skill, to be able to develop so many new pills."

No one could match Ye Yuan's knowledge of pills; he knew well how difficult it was to develop new pills.

Given the Boundless Realm's understanding of pills, the Alchemy Hall's ability to develop so many new pills showed its formidable strength.

Although these new pills were worthless in Ye Yuan's eyes, they represented a major breakthrough in the eyes of others.

"Naturally! After the Youyun Sect's founder You Wuya ascended, the sect experienced a period of decline. It wasn't until the eleventh sect leader Ouyang Tuotian emerged that he single-handedly led the Youyun Sect to revival! Ouyang Tuotian was not known for martial prowess; he was once a Pill Emperor! During his tenure as sect leader, he used pills to create countless experts! It was from then on that the Youyun Sect formed the situation where the Alchemy Hall and the Martial Hall stood in opposition." Nan Fengyi explained.

Ye Yuan showed a look of understanding, finally learning the origin of the Youyun Sect's Martial Hall and Alchemy Hall.

"I see! It seems Your Majesty came to me because you're feeling the pressure. If you had known this would happen, why not have acted sooner? If you had wiped out the Su family earlier, there wouldn't be so many problems." Ye Yuan roughly guessed Nan Fengyi's purpose.

Now, the only one who could contend with the Drunken Star Pavilion was the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion.

Nan Fengyi had come to Ye Yuan naturally hoping that the Ye family would cooperate with the Nanfeng family to disrupt this Pill Appraisal Assembly.

Nan Fengyi smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I don't want to? Do you know why the Su family can obtain so many pills from the Alchemy Hall?"

"Hmm? Does the Su family have connections up there?"

Nan Fengyi nodded and said, "Su Yulin's younger sister married Ouyang Ming, an elder of the Alchemy Hall, twenty years ago. Although the Upper Sect has rules that sect members must not interfere in mundane affairs, the Ouyang family can still easily help the Su family from time to time. Otherwise, how do you think Su Yubai became the Grand Elder of the Punishment Hall of the Danwu Academy? If not for his lack of strength, the position of dean would probably have been taken by the Su family long ago!"

Ye Yuan finally understood; no wonder Su Yubai could dominate the academy with impunity, and no one dared to speak out!

The Su family had someone in the Youyun Sect, which was why Nanfeng Yi had been hesitant to act against them all these years, not daring to make a move, ultimately raising a tiger to invite disaster!

No wonder the Nanfeng family kept such a low profile, and no wonder the imperial court propped up Ye Hang and Wan Donghai to oppose them—so many causes and effects were interwoven in this.

From this perspective, my father's conflict with Wan Donghai was essentially a covert struggle between the imperial court and the Su family!

That explains everything.

However, judging from the situation so far, both the imperial court and the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion were at a clear disadvantage!

This time, the Su family has produced so many new elixirs from the Alchemy Hall and is making a big fuss over the elixir tasting event—it seems the moment of truth has arrived, hasn't it?

That was precisely why Nanfeng Yi could no longer sit still.

"Then... why did Your Majesty summon me?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.

"The Su and Wan families have been making such a commotion, but I secretly sent people to the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion several times, and your father was always in seclusion. I'm afraid..."

So Nanfeng Yi was worried that Ye Hang would avoid the fight, leaving the Nanfeng family with no retreat.

At this thought, Ye Yuan felt quite displeased. No one likes to see their father used as a pawn.

In the current situation, if Ye Hang truly failed, the Su and Wan families would likely target him first, wouldn't they? And whether the imperial court would step in to help was still uncertain!

"Your Majesty wants my father to lead the charge, but what measures has the imperial court prepared? If the Su family truly stages a coup, what does Your Majesty plan to do?" Ye Yuan's tone gradually turned cold.

Although Nanfeng Yi was Nanfeng Zhirou's father and Nanfeng Ruoqing's elder brother, he had nothing to do with Ye Yuan.

If the imperial court fell, Ye Yuan wouldn't mind rescuing the aunt and niece, but he would never risk his life for the royal family just because of that.

Not to mention that Nanfeng Yi was still scheming against his father at this moment.

"This..."

"Your Majesty calls me 'Young Brother Ye' only because you value my future status. But have you considered that if the imperial court no longer exists, what meaning is there in befriending a future core disciple like me?" Ye Yuan mocked without restraint.

"Ye Yuan, how dare you!" Nanfeng Yi finally couldn't hold back his anger.

Ye Yuan actually dared to curse the imperial court's downfall—this was something he could not tolerate!

"Heh, how dare I? Can I be more audacious than the Su family? Your Majesty knows full well that the imperial court is now in a precarious position! Even if I weren't audacious, could Your Majesty change the outcome? At a time like this, Your Majesty still puts on a confident front—who are you trying to impress? Is Your Majesty's reliance simply sending my father to his death? Do you think that by sacrificing my father, you can eliminate the Su family's ambitions?" Ye Yuan sneered.

An extremely terrifying aura erupted—the powerful aura of a Condensation Realm martial artist.

Yet Ye Yuan stood unmoved in the face of this aura.

"Heh, I advise Your Majesty to calm down. Offending your only ally at a time like this is hardly a wise move!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Nanfeng Yi's expression changed, and he immediately withdrew his aura.