Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 1721 - 1773: New Family Members Added

It’s up to Li Yifei whether he’s seen as the villain or the hero, different people have different perspectives. Li Yifei laid out two big cakes; how people fight over them is not really his concern.He only put them on display, without wanting to dictate how they’re cut. In other words, the Li Family that Li Yifei represents isn’t so overbearing and doesn’t particularly value these small cakes. It’s better to be less selfish and a bit more fair; whoever gets promoted to the new Eight Great Clans would be grateful to the Li Family.

To Li Yifei’s slight surprise, after the other families had quietly considered it, none stepped forward to recommend any family. They all seemed to have given up the opportunity.

"Let’s stick to the old rules," the clan chief of the Hu Family said after looking around.

Old Master Ye’s eyebrows twitched slightly but he didn’t open his eyes, which was the same outcome he had discussed with Li Yifei earlier.

Li Yifei clapped his hands and nodded, "Then let’s proceed with the old rules."

The old rules were simple: bring out the information of the families with the most potential—assets, strength, and everything else—to be assessed. It’s the most direct and straightforward method.

Soon someone came over to get the job done. The clan chiefs leisurely ate and drank, not in a hurry. Those under the stage, especially the few competent families, were very anxious, but they were helpless and could only wait.

After more than ten minutes, a simple summary was done, and the information was handed over to Li Yifei. Li Yifei put down his glass and glanced at the papers before placing them in front of Old Master Ye. To his surprise, Old Master Ye didn’t even look but tossed the papers to the Hu Family.

The Hu Family clan chief didn’t look at them either, as the Chu Family shot a casual glance to make sure nothing was out of place.

After the documents made a round, only Wang Chunlai glanced at them and said, "Alright, this information is quite detailed. Let’s go with these two families."

Li Yifei said, "Call the clan chiefs of these two families over."

Immediately, someone went to call out the names of the two chiefs. The people waiting below seemed to hear an imperial decree; those who heard their names were stunned before bursting into joy, having been anxious the whole time before.

Walking up to the stage, the two family heads were somewhat restrained. Compared to the big families present, their family assets were still noticeably less. They were usually very respectful when meeting these chiefs, but now suddenly going to sit at the same table, on equal footing, they were still not quite used to it.

Li Yifei invited them to sit down, simply explained the process, and the two family heads repeatedly expressed their fear, unable to say much more.

Inwardly, the clan chiefs sighed; the two newly added family heads were already the most outstanding among the candidate families, yet still far inferior, as if with the presence of the Li Family, the province’s Spirit Qi was monopolized by it. Even the next best families couldn’t measure up.

Families with one billion assets could make it to the top eight; this was really a lack of successors.

But one can’t blame the Li Family for being too aggressive, causing a gap among families across the province; it’s the fault of those two families themselves for making poor decisions.

The banquet eventually came to an end. Thanks to Li Yifei’s deliberate effort, the atmosphere at the drinks table afterward was quite alright. The clan heads of the two newly promoted families had a surreal feeling, almost not believing it was true, naturally drinking frantically, and ended up being carried away.

Supporting Old Master Ye, Li Yifei walked into the room; tonight Old Master Ye would sleep here. Li Yifei would also sleep here, returning tomorrow. His room was arranged on the third floor, spacious and with a wide bed. Two women had already finished showering and were lying in bed waiting for him.

When Li Yifei walked in, the two struck alluring poses, with four long and fair legs dancing in Li Yifei’s eyes. This caused the drunk Li Yifei’s gaze to wander, swallowing hard; he felt a sharp pain in his heart, swiftly running to the bathroom, turned on the shower, and let the cold water rinse over him.

From the bedroom came the muffled giggles of two women, looking like they had succeeded in a scheme.

A few minutes later, Li Yifei came out wrapped in a towel, bare-chested, yet his gaze was already clear, having banished the alcohol.

The women no longer tempted him and instead sat up, looking at Li Yifei. As soon as he walked over, seeing the expression on their faces, indeed they had something to say. Li Yifei sat down and asked, "Did you find out what status that Zhao Family has?"

"We found out." Ye Yunzhu nodded, taking out the information Su Mengxin had sent for Li Yifei to see. Su Mengxin, after understanding the situation, promptly sent over a report, thousands of words long. After quickly reading it, the two were indeed taken aback, briefly discussing it before deciding it was best for Li Yifei to make a decision.

Of course, the Li Family had been through storms, so although this matter was serious, it wasn’t unprecedented. It hadn’t flustered the women, hence the earlier mock punishment of seduction. They had overheard some noblewomen whispering, saying Li Yifei was really bold, skilled, and likely quite adept in bed and such.

Li Yifei took the documents and quietly read them, spending five or six minutes, before lifting his head and looking at his two wives, blinking his eyes, smacking his lips, and saying, "Am I unlucky without even trying? The Zhao Clan of Southern Sky is so far away, three thousand kilometers, and I still get shot. What kind of fate is this?"

"This isn’t the Song Family’s fault. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t have gotten entangled." Xu Yingying pursed her lips and said.

The information Su Mengxin sent was detailed, listing out all the Zhao Family’s records, truly shocking. Li Yifei scratched his head; truthfully, he found it a bit troublesome too. The Li Family had only been peaceful for a few days before another issue came up. But the fight had already happened, so the conflict was inevitable. Li Yifei had no regrets; moreover, even if he hadn’t taken action at the time, they wouldn’t have rested. Instead, Li Yifei’s intervention allowed the banquet to proceed smoothly.

As clan head and family master, Li Yifei was not afraid of difficulties. Once a matter arose, the priority was how to resolve it. Having provoked the Zhao Family, Li Yifei had to consider the ensuing troubles; Su Mengxin had already surmised, indicating the possible actions the Zhao Family might take.

It’s quite daunting, in common terms, provoking the Zhao Family has severe consequences.

"To heck with it, deal with whoever comes," after some discussion, Li Yifei suddenly hugged the two women, pressing them to his chest, saying, "Sleep; if we don’t sleep, it’ll be daylight soon."

The two women obediently turned off the lights and slept, one on each side, holding Li Yifei as they drifted into dreams.

It’s said that many people had insomnia this night, but three people had the worst night, namely Song Zude, Second Master Zhao, and Zhao Wu. They fell into a cesspool, where Second Master Zhao and Zhao Wu woke up, drank a few mouths of foul water, and then were so disoriented they even failed to curse properly.