He was calling for reinforcements.
If no one else made a move, he'd have to pull his people back. Any further fighting would likely wipe out the entire Falling Leaf Hall.
The strength and techniques of those from Yang Kai's estate completely surpassed his expectations.
Those Shenyou Realm martial artists not only possessed incredibly pure True Yuan and formidable skills, but the artifacts they carried were dazzling in number and quality.
These were Shenyou Realm fighters from a top-tier clan? How come they seemed even wealthier than his own people? Chen Xuan was growing frustrated.
The Falling Leaf Hall was a major division of the Qiu Family. Its strongest members were loyal to the clan, and the artifacts they were equipped with were far from shabby — arguably the best and most abundant of the entire Qiu Family. Yet when compared to the Shenyou Realm fighters from Yang Kai's estate, they still came across as pitifully underfunded.
What's more, the pills those people consumed during battle were downright bizarre. Chen Xuan and every expert from the Falling Leaf Hall were already gasping for breath, their True Yuan running dry, while their opponents remained vigorous and roaring with energy, flinging True Yuan around recklessly without the slightest worry about burning through it all.
What kind of recovery pill had such an outrageous effect?
Though he'd long known that Yang Kai's estate had the Medicine King Valley and the Treasure Artifact Sect backing it, Chen Xuan only truly grasped just how terrifying that support was at this very moment.
Hearing his cry for help, Ye Xinrou, who was a li away, could no longer sit idle.
She had watched the Falling Leaf Hall take heavy casualties the entire time. With a cold snort she muttered, "A bunch of useless trash."
Then, adopting a lazy, unhurried expression, she said, "Let's go over there too."
As though she were about to do something she found deeply reluctant.
Gao Ranfeng and Kang Zhan took in her demeanor, then glanced at the Qiu Family's Falling Leaf Hall, and couldn't help feeling a pang of the old "when the hare dies, the fox grieves."
A li was covered in moments.
Before they even arrived, Ye Xinrou's clear, sharp voice echoed across the entire battle city:
"Yang Kai! You conspire with evil — sooner or later you will fall onto the path of demons! Don't dig your own grave through sheer stubbornness! Hand over those unorthodox disciples in your estate and turn yourself in for punishment! For the sake of the Eight Great Families' many years of coexistence in Zhongdu, we won't do anything excessive to you. But if you keep resisting, you'll only drag down those around you. They're all innocent."
Amid the fierce battle, Yang Kai's figure flickered and he vaulted out of the melee, hovering quietly in midair. He fixed his gaze in that direction, his expression calm and indifferent.
The young lords and ladies of the six great super-families charged at the forefront, each trailed by experts in numbers and caliber comparable to the Falling Leaf Hall's fighters.
These people locked eyes with Yang Kai. Apart from Ye Xinrou, who wore a smug look, the others all carried traces of guilt. Huo Xingchen even let out a sardonic laugh:
"Little Sister Ye, not bad with the words."
That speech had instantly cornered Yang Kai on the moral high ground — Huo Xingchen privately admitted he could never have come up with something like that.
Ye Xinrou had clearly labored over it, knowing exactly what approach would put Yang Kai on the back foot.
"Lady Ye." After a brief silence, Yang Kai suddenly broke into a broad grin. "We haven't seen each other in a few days, and you've blossomed. How's my Second Brother?"
A flash of venom passed through Ye Xinrou's eyes. The last time she had tried to seduce Yang Kai, he not only rejected her but called her worn-out shoes — she naturally harbored deep resentment over that. Yet her face betrayed none of it as she replied with a light laugh:
"Second Young Master is currently in closed-door cultivation. All affairs of the estate are now under my management."
Yang Kai nodded slightly, his expression noticeably more pleasant: "I thought so. My Second Brother wouldn't be this despicable and shameless. So someone else was commanding this operation — that makes a lot more sense."
Ye Xinrou's face changed. She cursed silently.
Yang Kai continued to smile, a peculiar expression crossing his features. In a tone laced with innuendo, he said:
"Lady Ye, I really am sorry about the other day. I've thought it over since, and I was wrong. You came to me of your own free will — I shouldn't have turned you away. You're so beautiful, so soft and delicate. Getting naked with you and making love wouldn't have cost me a thing; if anything, I'd have come out ahead. I have no idea what was wrong with my brain — I didn't take you, and I truly regret it!" As he spoke, he slapped his thigh hard, his expression dripping with remorse.
Upon hearing this, Gao Ranfeng, Kang Zhan, and the others all made odd faces and turned simultaneously toward Ye Xinrou.
They had no idea when Ye Xinrou had tried to seduce Yang Kai, and judging by the looks of it, she had gone in high spirits and come back with nothing…
This was the most hilarious thing under heaven.
The Young Master has guts! Many of them thought with genuine admiration. And privately, they mused: if Ye Xinrou had tried to seduce them… they probably wouldn't have held out either.
"I've figured it out now," Yang Kai declared earnestly. "Lady Ye, why don't we go find some secluded spot right now, and I'll give you the satisfaction you deserve? My martial prowess is decent, and I'm no slouch in bed either, you know."
Ye Xinrou's expression turned mortified, her fragrant shoulders trembling with rage. She never imagined Yang Kai would be this brazenly shameless — to drag such a private matter out into the open for all to hear.
She wanted to deny it, but had no ground to stand on. In fury she blurted:
"Yang Kai, shut your mouth! Stop spewing filthy lies to slander me! I, Ye Xinrou, am nothing of the sort!"
Gao Ranfeng, Kang Zhan, and the rest turned their heads away, their expressions quite interesting.
Huo Xingchen even let out a casual, mocking whistle.
"You don't believe me?!" Ye Xinrou glared at them, her lovely face flushed crimson.