The trio discussed in the hall for a long time, and no one knew what they had talked about. When Ye Han came out, he was in low spirits. Returning to his room, he lingered outside his mother's room for a very long time before finally letting out a soft sigh and returning to his own quarters.
That night, Ye Han did not go to practice his skills. Instead, he sat in his room, quietly watching the moon in the sky, his thoughts unknown to anyone, perhaps not even to himself.
The moon set quickly, and as the first ray of sunlight shone upon the land, Ye Han, who had maintained the same position all night, slowly stood up. His mother emerged from her room and glanced at him with a flash of guilt in her eyes. Ye Han knew it was a mother's guilt towards her son.
After a hasty dinner with his mother, Ye Han headed outside. Today, the Helian family would face a serious problem. As he stepped out of the house, he looked back at his mother, still tidying up the dishes, knowing this might be the last time he saw her.
Led by a guard, Ye Han entered the hall without announcement. The hall was filled with the same people as the day before, except for Helian Jing Lei and a few elders. The seats on the left were no longer occupied by the powerful individuals who served the family. Instead, sitting there was a man in a robe, his face filled with anger, wearing a white badge that Ye Han had seen on Kay.
On the right sat a man dressed in the garb of the Holy Church, known as the Ottofo Priest.
"Family head, elders," Ye Han called out flatly, ignoring those seated in the guest seats.
Suddenly, a cold light flashed in Helian Jing Lei's eyes in the center of the hall, and he shouted, "Animal, kneel down."
Ye Han was stunned for a moment, not reacting right away to the unexpected command that wasn't part of the previous night's discussion. He looked up at Helian Jing Lei with an unchanged expression.
Feelings of intense humiliation and disgrace spread in his heart. Facing the father he had no affection for, he asked in disbelief, "You?"
"Young and cruel, and disrespectful," Helian Jing Lei signaled, and two guards immediately came from outside, positioning themselves behind Ye Han to kick at his knees. Just as Ye Han prepared to dodge, his surroundings suddenly solidified.
"Bang, bang," after the sounds, Ye Han was forced to kneel heavily on the ground.
Ye Han slowly stood up, anger directed at Helian Jing Lei.
"Who allowed you to stand up?" Seeing Ye Han stand, Helian Jing Lei was furious.
"I did nothing wrong, why should I kneel?" Ye Han spoke defiantly.
"You rebellious child, you still don't see your fault," Helian Jing Lei said angrily. Although he was furious, his eyes betrayed a hint of helplessness.
At this moment, the elder from the Patrickley family spoke inappropriately, "Son, the rules of the Helian family are indeed unique, quite an eye-opener today."
"Heh, father is right. The Helian family is truly unique," Kayren said mockingly. The other two from the Patrickley family who came along chuckled softly. Though faint, the sound clearly reached everyone's ears.
"Animal, kneel down," Helian Jing Lei shouted at Ye Han.
However, Ye Han stood as if he hadn't heard, just staring at Helian Jing Lei with confusion and anger in his eyes. The guards who had stepped aside walked back behind Ye Han, intending to repeat their earlier action, but would Ye Han give them another chance?
At the moment the two guards kicked out...
"Get lost!"
Ye Han's kick was faster than the guards'.
"Crack," the sound of bones breaking echoed in the hall; the two guards fell to the ground, writhing and howling while clutching their broken legs.
Kayren sneered, "The way the Helian family disciplines its juniors is indeed eye-opening. Very good, very good."
Helian Jing Lei's face showed bulging veins, indicating that Ye Han's actions had truly angered him. Kayren's words were mocking his incompetence, mocking the entire Helian family's powerlessness. He stood up, approached Ye Han, and slapped him hard across the face.
"Pretending, very good," Kayren said inwardly, observing everything. As the head of a major family, Helian Jing Lei's look and Ye Han's expression did not escape his eyes.
As a ninth-tier swordsman, even without using fighting spirit, Helian Jing Lei's physical strength was immense. Ye Han felt dizzy, his body flying sideways, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Second elder, what does the family rule dictate for this situation?" Helian Jing Lei asked
someone above.
"According to the family rules, abolish his cultivation," a voice stated indifferently.
Before Ye Han could get up, Helian Jing Lei strode over to him, grabbing Ye Han's left hand.
"No, please don't," Ye Han's mother suddenly ran in from outside, grabbing Helian Jing Lei's hand, pleading.
"He's just a child, please forgive him." Looking at the mother kneeling on the ground begging for her son, Ye Han felt his soul trembling. "This, this..."
"Get out, you taught him well, shaming our Helian family." Shaking off the hand, Ye Han's mother was thrown sideways.
"Crack."
Another sound of bones breaking, blood splattered in the air, and those motherly eyes filled with tears.
"No," Ye Han screamed, struggling to run towards her, but a faster hand instantly grabbed his arm, and another hand with tremendous force struck Ye Han's abdomen.
"Crack."
The body flew backward again. The severe blow to the abdomen and the broken ribs caused excruciating pain, but Ye Han didn't scream. Despite the bodily injury, Ye Han struggled to walk towards his mother, trembling slightly as he stood before her frail body.
"You killed her. You killed my mother," a voice like from hell echoed in the hall, filled with intense anger and intent to kill, making the weaker individuals feel a chill creep into their bodies.
"Helian Wuji, you violated the family rules and resisted the family head, your cultivation is to be abolished," Helian Jing Lei said coldly. Everyone was surprised by the confrontation between Ye Han and Helian Jing Lei, even Kayren doubted what he saw.
The previous blow left no doubt in anyone's mind that Helian Jing Lei was not acting. Whether a swordsman or a magician, the energy is stored in the dantian in the abdomen. Such a strong attack couldn't just be for show.
"She's dead, I have no need to stay in such a family," Ye Han said, heading towards the exit.
"It won't be that easy to leave," Kayren stood up, saying to Ye Han. Releasing all his ninth-tier aura, he made it impossible for Ye Han to move.
Ye Han activated the Fanzhi Decree to resist the aura pressing down on him. Turning around with difficulty, he saw the Helian family members making no move to stop Kayren. Ye Han's gaze turned from indifference to cold detachment.
"The blood of your Helian family flows in my body," he said, suddenly stopping the Fanzhi Decree, allowing Kayren's aura to press down fully before rapidly activating it again.
Under the intense opposing pressures, Ye Han's blood vessels burst instantly, blood spraying from all over his body, staining the ground red within a meter of him.
"I return it to you. From today, I owe nothing to the Helian family. From today, my name is Ye Han," he said fiercely, looking at everyone with murderous intent.
Everyone in the hall was taken aback by Ye Han's actions and his decisive manner. They were all stunned.
"Humph, even if you leave the Helian family, you won't be able to escape," Kayren said coldly, delighted inside.
Helian Jing Lei's actions had given the Patrickley family no further excuse to trouble the Helian family. To atone, he had harshly crippled a genius of his clan. If they continued to trouble the Helian family over this matter, they would be laughed at by the world. But now that Ye Han had willingly left the Helian family, the Patrickley family had a perfect excuse to kill Ye Han without being scorned, regaining their family's honor in the process.
Under these circumstances, killing Ye Han would not be seen as bullying by the world; a father avenging his son was a natural right. Moreover, they had the testimony of the Holy Church's priest.
"Can you keep me?" The hall's people wondered, "Is he crazy?" Even at his peak, Ye Han couldn't escape from a ninth-tier swordsman, much less now. Yet what followed shocked everyone to the core.