"Ah! Father, please don''t..."


    "Family head, no, please!"


    In the hall, Ma Wei and the chief steward Ding Xuan, upon seeing Ma Wencai''s actions, both let out a sharp scream involuntarily.


    Ma Wencai was the soul of the entire Ma Family, managing everything within the family. Although Ma Wei was Ma Wencai''s legitimate son, his capabilities paled far in comparison to his father''s.


    If Ma Wencai were to die at this moment, the entire Ma Family left behind would be utterly beyond Ma Wei''s control.


    Of course, now that Ma Wencai had directly announced the donation of the Ma Family to the Ye Family, there was no need for Ma Wei to manage it anymore.


    But with his father''s death, Ma Wei instantly felt as if he had lost his backbone.


    "Dad, why must you suffer like this..." Ma Wei stepped forward and embraced Ma Wencai, covering the wound on Ma Wencai''s neck with his hand, he said with a sobbing tone, "Father, what are we to do without you?"


    "Son... The Ma Family has done wrong and someone must die, must pay the price... It''s better I die alone than all of you dying... After you''ve settled the affairs of the Ma Family, leave Great Xia. In the study, I''ve arranged a place for you all to go to..."


    "You must not seek revenge, understand? This is our Ma Family''s own fault! It''s me, Ma Wencai, who took the wrong path, it''s me who has failed Old Master Ye, alas... If you get the chance, apologize to Old Master Ye for me!"


    Ma Wencai exerted his last bit of strength to make everything clear to Ma Wei, then his head tilted, and he completely lost the breath of life.


    Back in the day, during the campaign in the Northern regions of Great Xia, Ma Wencai was also a valiant general, feared in all directions, perfectly capable of standing on his own. Otherwise, Ma Wencai couldn''t have served as Deputy Commander of the Tianlong Army.


    Yet such a valiant general ultimately met with this fate!


    "Dad..."


    Ma Wei, holding Ma Wencai''s corpse, began to wail loudly.


    The personal bodyguard team of Ma Wencai, upon seeing the situation unfold, each began to rage, activating their Qi Force and preparing to strike at Ye Fan.


    "It''s all because of that bastard Ye Fan, he killed Elder Ma!"


    "Right, brothers! Take action... Kill him!"


    Not just the bodyguard team, but in a corner of the hall stood a venerable old man in a Martial Venerable robe, his gaze sharply fixed on Ye Fan.


    That was the hidden expert bodyguard who had followed Ma Wencai for the longest time!


    "Xiao Fan..."


    According to Ye Fan''s temperament, he would have eradicated root and branch all of those who had moved against his elder brother.


    But Ye Fan had just obtained detailed information from Tianji Pavilion, which confirmed what Ma Wencai had said: during the attack on Ye Lingjun, the Ma Family''s involvement was minimal at best, likely remaining neutral without taking any action, nor offering support.


    As for the other underhanded dealings with the Black Clothes Society, although it had been going on for some time, Ma Wencai seemed to have always been hesitant, so the evil deeds committed were mostly negligible.


    So, regarding how to deal with the Ma Family now, Ye Fan was still in a quandary!


    "To atone, Young Master Ye, I was wrong just now! My Ma Family will always be a dog to the Ye Family, I am that dog... please, Young Master Ye, punish me..." Ma Wei lowered his head very much, lying prostrate on the ground without daring to lift it.


    Despite the resentment Ma Wei felt towards Ye Fan, where would he dare show it at this time?


    His father had traded his life for the Ma Family''s chance at survival, and Ma Wei was afraid a single misstep would lead to the downfal of his entire family.


    Ye Fan watched the situation before him, furrowed his brows, then found his grandfather''s phone number and dialed it!


    ...


    On his way to the Capital, Ye Changfeng was meditating with closed eyes, pondering over the battle between Ye Fan and the Zhang family!


    He couldn''t understand how Ye Fan, his youngest grandson who had been feeble-minded for five years, managed to enlist Lovette, such a giant in finance, under his banner.


    Soon, Ye Changfeng was awakened by his subordinate, "Elder Ye, there is great news! The young master... the young master has become the Deputy Commander of the Xuanwu Region, you must see this... and the young master has also nearly uprooted the Black Clothes Society''s power in Great Xia..."


    The Guard Captain Leng Feng offered a tablet with the live broadcast for Ye Changfeng to watch.


    On the screen, exactly there was Commander Gu Feng with Yu Linglong and other high-ranking officials from the Xuanwu Region announcing appointment decisions, and also recounting Ye Fan''s previous contributions!


    "What? Xiao Fan has actually become the Deputy Commander of the Xuanwu Region and has been designated as the successor... how is this possible..." Ye Changfeng was so shocked that he almost jumped to his feet.


    He was finding his grandson more and more inscrutable!


    With the Tianlong Army already a region controlled by the Ye Family, what would it mean if the Xuanwu Region also fell into Ye Fan''s hands?


    Ye Changfeng didn''t dare to entertain the thought!


    "No, I must call that old man Gu Feng right away!" Ye Changfeng''s breathing became rapid as he hurriedly pulled out his mobile phone, found Gu Feng''s number, and dialed!


    Ye Changfeng suspected that this might be a charade... someone impersonating Gu Feng at the press conference?


    He needed to confirm with Gu Feng!