Ye Xiao, upon hearing Jiang Wuqi's words, naturally understood.

The Jiang family, being a major clan in Bird City and having always maintained a neutral stance, could not openly protect Ye Xiao without giving others a pretext. However, not helping openly didn't mean they wouldn't help at all; Jiang Wuqi's words made that very clear. As long as Ye Xiao truly needed help, the Jiang family would certainly step forward.

"Mr. Jiang, thank you!" Ye Xiao stood up and once again bowed with his hands clasped in front of him.

Jiang Wuqi chuckled and said, "I enjoy dealing with promising and justice-minded young people like you, Ye Xiao. You don't need to call me Mr. Jiang. If you don't feel it beneath you, you can call me Grandpa, just like Jiang Chuan and Coco do. Of course, if you feel that's a loss for you, that's fine too."

Given that Jiang Wuqi was at least in his sixties and since Ye Xiao had already addressed Zhong Zheng as uncle, it was only appropriate to address Jiang Wuqi as Grandpa. After all, his age and life experience spoke for themselves. Moreover, if one would respectfully address an elderly man as Grandpa on the street, why not address someone from the Jiang family who would help them?

"Grandpa Jiang, then I'm honored," Ye Xiao responded with a smile looking at Jiang Wuqi.

"Ah, when people get old, they always get a little weaker. I need to go rest a bit. You guys chat here," Jiang Wuqi, smiling cheerily, stood up from his chair and then said to Jiang Chuan, "Jiang Chuan, you and Ye Xiao are close in age, you two should communicate more about whatever issues you have."

"Yes, Grandpa, I will remember," Jiang Chuan immediately stood up, nodding in agreement.

Jiang Wuqi then walked towards the inner room.

However, despite claiming his age was catching up with him, Jiang Wuqi's steps were still quick and agile.

"Ye Xiao, it seems that the old master really values you," Zhong Zheng laughed heartily and said to Ye Xiao, "Moreover, it's clear that the old master genuinely likes you. You could visit him more often if you're free."

"This is natural," Ye Xiao said.

At this moment, Xia Nanhai looked at Zhong Zheng and asked, "Brother Zheng, the father-in-law didn't specify whether to intervene or not. What if the Zhao family takes action against Ye Xiao and Ming Yue?"

Upon hearing this question from Xia Nanhai, Zhong Zheng chuckled and replied, "Let me tell you the truth, someone from the Zhao family came yesterday, and it was Zhao Guangyi's eldest son, Zhao Hong."

Zhao Hong was viewed as the future successor of the Zhao family. He had a reserved personality and was decisive, making him the second most prominent figure in the Zhao family after Zhao Guangyi.

Thus, when Xia Nanhai heard Zhong Zheng say this, his expression turned serious, and he asked, "Zhao Hong came here due to Zhao Pu's matter?"

"Yes, Ye Xiao rendered his family unable to continue their lineage, which indeed is a serious matter. Zhao Hong's visit was also because this matter involves your Xia family."

"What does he want?" Xia Nanhai furrowed his brow. Since Zhao Hong came to the Jiang family personally, he must be preparing for action.

Zhong Zheng replied, "He wants the Xia family to give the Zhao family an answer."

"An answer? What answer?" Xia Nanhai scoffed sarcastically, "I don't have a son to offer up for castration."

Zhong Zheng said, "So, they want the lives of Ming Yue and Ye Xiao."

"Hah, the Zhao family really has the gall to ask for that! Unless I'm dead," Xia Nanhai said icily.

"I made it clear to him that this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. If the Xia family faces difficulties, the Jiang family will certainly not stand by idly. Zhao Hong already knows this, so Zhao Guangyi isn't likely to act rashly against your Xia family immediately. However, it is possible that he may ally with the Feng family," Zhong Zheng said slowly.

At this point, Jiang Chuan added, "To be honest, Zhao Pu's castration is indeed satisfying to many, but the Zhao family can certainly use this incident as a stepping stone to silence all their opponents. After all, Ye Xiao's action was not just castrating Zhao Pu but essentially declaring that he scorned the Zhao family and wanted to end their lineage. There can hardly be anything more severe than this."

Jiang Chuan's words indeed made sense.

Whether at any time, causing someone to be unable to continue their lineage was a blunder in itself; directly castrating someone and turning that into a fact appeared even more blameworthy to outsiders.

Xia Nanhai sighed; he knew this too well.

This was why everyone was so distressed, wondering how to respond!

But just then, Ye Xiao, the person directly involved, suddenly stood up.

Immediately, everyone's eyes turned to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao stood up and immediately walked out of the villa.

"Ye Xiao, where are you going? We're discussing this matter," Xia Nanhai asked, puzzled as he watched Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao didn't stop. Instead, he continued walking forward, saying, "What's there to discuss? If someone else had castrated our own men, would we let it go? Obviously not. And since we wouldn't, why bother having a useless discussion here? What's meant to come will eventually come, no matter how much we want to avoid it, it's inevitable."

Ye Xiao exited the villa after speaking.

Xia Nanhai and Zhong Zheng exchanged glances, their faces filled with a bitter smile as they realized that the person concerned did not care at all.

"Maybe Ye Xiao is right. What's coming will always come. It seems difficult for the Zhao family to just let things go," Zhong Zheng said with a bitter smile.

Xia Nanhai said, "That's true."

As Ye Xiao walked out of the villa, he seriously looked at the Jiang family estate for the first time. It was really a huge villa area. Clearly, the Jiang family's lineage had been long. Apart from Jiang Wuqi's line, which enjoyed the highest status, other family members were scattered in various villas throughout the estate. They were all Jiang family members, but rarely from Jiang Wuqi's line.

"Want to take a walk?" At this moment, Jiang Chuan's voice sounded behind Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao turned around and saw that Jiang Chuan had also followed him out.

"Brother Chuan, your Jiang family estate is indeed vast. I took a quick look, and there are at least fifteen villas in the Jiang family estate," Ye Xiao said with a smile to Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan replied, "The Jiang family heritage has been around for three to four hundred years, starting from the Ming Dynasty. Some of the distant branches have already left the Jiang family estate. Those who are here now are descendants of relatives from the end of the Qing dynasty. However, as time goes by, it's inevitable that more family members will leave, after all, the sky's the limit and the ocean's breadth allows fish to leap."

"From what you're saying, do you also want to fly out there?" Ye Xiao asked Jiang Chuan with a smile.

Jiang Chuan didn't answer but countered, "Aren't you also drifting outside?"

With self-mockery, Ye Xiao smiled and said, "You and I are different. I'm an orphan no one wants; naturally, I need to drift about."

"No one really jumps out of a stone crack. You haven't found your parents, which only proves that your parents are extraordinary!" Jiang Chuan said calmly.

"Brother Chuan speaks as if it's true. Could I actually be the descendant of an immortal?" Ye Xiao laughed heartily. He then glanced at the inside of the villa before saying to Jiang Chuan, "I have a question I want to ask you, I don't know if it's appropriate."

Jiang Chuan immediately walked aside with Ye Xiao and then said, "Just say whatever you want, there's nothing inappropriate as long as you don't compare with my sister again."

Hearing Jiang Chuan's words, Ye Xiao gave a dry laugh and apologized, "I was really helpless before."

"So what's your question?"

Ye Xiao asked, "What's your relationship with Xia Nanhai?"

"Oh, he's my uncle," Jiang Chuan said.

"A blood uncle?" Ye Xiao asked, puzzled.

Jiang Chuan nodded and replied, "Yes, why?"

"Then, your aunt should have the surname Jiang. Why does she have the surname Zhang?" Ye Xiao curiously asked.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Jiang Chuan quickly looked around, seeing no one, he said, "Actually, I'm also puzzled by this. I heard that the year after my grandmother passed away, my aunt changed her surname. I was only a year old at the time. In fact, for five full years, I never saw my aunt. When I saw her again five years later, her name had already changed from Jiang Meiling to Zhang Meiling. No one dares to mention it, and about the issue of my aunt's surname, it's almost a taboo in the Jiang family; nobody dares talk about it."

Ye Xiao became even more curious after hearing this. Could there be something strange about this? However, upon reflection, what did it have to do with him, considering it was someone else's family matter?

Ye Xiao and Jiang Chuan chatted and joked, all light-hearted talk. Ye Xiao asked Jiang Chuan why such a prominent member of the Jiang family needed to work as Xia Nanhai's driver. Hearing Ye Xiao's question, Jiang Chuan chuckled and then said to Ye Xiao, "The Jiang family has a rule that male family members between the ages of twenty-two and thirty receive no financial support from the family for eight years. This is to ensure that Jiang men get tested and don't end up as having no skills and loafing around. Right now, I am driving for my blood uncle, which itself is somewhat against the rules, but Grandpa didn't delve into it."

Ye Xiao gave a wry smile and said, "No one can succeed effortlessly, just as no family rises to prominence by chance. The Jiang family is indeed different from ordinary families."

"For Jiang men, those eight years are excruciating because until the age of twenty-two, they live in luxury. But on the day they turn twenty-two, the family bestows a very special gift—expulsion from the Jiang family. Many couldn't accept it at the time, even I took a long time to adjust. But, if you think about it, these eight years are the only years of real freedom for Jiang men. After those eight years, no matter how capable, they must return to manage the affairs of the Jiang family," Jiang Chuan bitterly smiled.

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