As dusk approached, Ye Fan was about to cook for Song Hongyan, but Ling Guojiang called and wanted to meet immediately.
Ye Fan had no choice but to say hello to Song Hongyan, and then ran to Ling's Manor to meet Ling Guojiang.
Arriving at the Ling family manor, Ye Fan got out of the car door and felt at first glance that the Ling family was a little more lonely.
Not only are there a lot more guards around, but there are also several elite teams that are preparing their troops and are ready to kill at any time.
"Old man Ling, what are you doing?"
Ye Fan glanced at these people and strode into the hall:
"Why recruit so many people?"
"Who are you going to fight with?"
"Besides, if we start a fight, just let the deaf-mute elder take action. What are we doing with all these guns and cannons?"
He also picked up an apple from the coffee table and ate it.
Before he finished speaking, Ye Fan stopped talking, and there were a few more people in his field of vision.
Next to the coffee table in the hall, in addition to Ling Guojiang and the two deaf-mute elders, there was also a tall and delicate-looking woman in Tsing Yi.
She sat in front of Ling Guojiang, seemingly respectful, but her expression had a hint of arrogance.
Seeing Ye Fan appear, she was slightly surprised, but she quickly regained her composure, her smile calm and intimidating.
"Fan'er, are you here?"
Ling Guojiang smiled at this moment and waved his hand to greet Ye Fan:
"This is Miss Qinghu, the representative of the Eight Families. She came here specifically to visit me today."
Then he introduced Ye Fan to the woman in green: "Miss Qinghu, this is my useless grandson-in-law, Ye Fan."
"I haven't been in good health recently and my ears are not working properly. I leave many affairs to him and Anxiu."
"I didn't hear clearly or understand your intentions today, so I would like to ask you to tell my grandson-in-law again."
"If he thinks it is feasible, the Ling family will fully cooperate with the eight coalition forces."
"If he thinks not to interfere, he can only say sorry to Miss Qinghu and the person behind you."
Ling Guojiang smiled and told Qinghu about the importance of Ye Fan and his trust in Ye Fan.
Ye Fan walked over and almost spit the apple over the head of the river.
Damn it, I thought I was being asked to come over to eat Buddha and jump over the wall, but I didn’t expect that I was using myself as a shield.
Does this old guy really think of himself as his grandson-in-law?
"Grandson-in-law? Ye Fan?"
Qing Hu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Mr. Ling is going to be the boss."
Ling Guojiang laughed loudly: "I am already at this age. If I don't enjoy my old age well, won't I be making things difficult for myself?"
"And the battle in the cemetery made me see more clearly. These days, you have to enjoy yourself as early as possible, otherwise if an accident happens, everything will be lost."
"It's okay, you can just talk to my grandson-in-law."
Ling Guojiang pointed at Ye Fan: "He can make full decisions on my behalf."
Ye Fan smiled and took the initiative to shake hands: "Hello, Miss Qinghu, my name is Ye Fan, An Xiu's husband. Nice to meet you."
"Hello, Mr. Ye, it's an honor to meet you."
Qinghu looked at Ye Fan and smiled:
"The rumors in the market are really not true. They all say that Mr. Ye is a waste."
"But in my opinion, Mr. Ye is personable and talented."
She smiled playfully: "And if you can get Mr. Ling's approval and trust, how can you be a loser?"
"No, no, I'm just a loser in the public eye."
Ye Fan laughed loudly: "But that was an illusion I deliberately created."
"Only in this way can I strengthen the Ling family with Old Man Ling... no, with Old Man Ling, both overtly and covertly."
"If it weren't for the fact that Miss Qinghu and I are one of our own, I would normally not reveal this important secret."
Ye Fan whispered: "Miss Qinghu must keep the fact that I am a genius secret."
"Mr. Ye is really interesting."
Qinghu let out a pleasant laugh: "No wonder I can be respected by Mr. Ling. This kind of mentality is really rare."
"Thank you, Miss Qinghu, for confirming."
Ye Fan smiled and turned to the topic: "By the way, I wonder if Miss Qinghu has something important to do here today?"
"The thing is like this, Hengcheng's reshuffle has reached a critical moment."
Qinghu recovered and said coldly: "The eight coalition forces will have a decisive battle with Jia Zihao and the others at any time."
"The Ling family has always been friends with the Eight families, and the Luo family cemetery is the same victim."
"It's just that Mr. Luo Badao and the others died, but Mr. Ling was lucky enough to survive."
"The Eight Families and the Ling Family have a sincere friendship and share the same enemies. They should have advanced and retreated together and joined forces to deal with the outside world."
"However, Mr. Ling has been in poor health a few days ago, and Ling Qijia's accident has made it difficult for us to join forces."
"The Eight Families understood Mr. Ling's difficulties, so they did not force the Ling family to participate in the early stage."
"It's just that the eight families have always regarded the Ling family as brothers..."
"Although the Ling family did not help during the difficult times, on the eve of victory, everyone is still willing to come in and pick fruits together."
"The reason I came here this time is to hope that the Ling family will join us and join forces to fight against Jia Zihao and the others."
Qinghu stretched out his fingers towards Ling Guojiang and Ye Fan: "After the matter is completed, the eight families will give half of Jia Zihao's profits to the Ling family."
"Mr. Ling, Young Master Ye, think about it..."
"The Ling family did not participate in overseas battles, did not waste too much manpower and material resources, and even avoided Jia Zihao's early assassination."
"If you join now, you can regain the respect of eight companies and get half of the country. This is simply pie in the sky."
Qinghu smiled very playfully: "I wonder if Mr. Ling and Young Master Ye are willing to participate in this final battle?"
Ling Guojiang lowered his head and drank tea: "Not bad, not bad, very good."
But no one knew whether he was talking about tea or joining the war.
"Miss Qinghu, have you locked in Jia Zihao's main force?"
Ye Fan looked at Qing Hu and smiled: "But the Eight Families are not strong enough to deal with it. Do you want to rely on the Ling Family to secure victory?"
Qinghu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Why did Ye Shao come up with this conclusion?"
"First, Mr. Ling is not in good health and cannot be the leader. The Ling family has repeatedly refused the eight families to join forces."
Ye Fan took a bite of the apple with a click and his thinking was very clear:
"For the eight families who are blinded by hatred, if they don't join forces, they are almost enemies, or at least they will be ostracized by you."
"It's just that you haven't killed Jia Zihao and the others yet, so you won't have another enemy to fall out with our Ling family too early."
"In the hearts of the eight families, they must be thinking that after Jia Zihao is pacified, they will settle old scores with the Ling family, and even divide the Ling family."
"Now the eight families not only do not want to stab the Ling family, but they also join forces with the Ling family to pick the fruit together."
"I don't believe there is a free lunch in the world."
"So this must be because you eight families are not strong enough and have to recruit the Ling family to join forces to deal with Jia Zihao."
Ye Fan stared at Qing Hu and said calmly: "Only this reason can explain why you guys share a piece of the pie."
"Master Ye, are you kidding me?"
Qing Hu leaned back and distanced himself a little from Ye Fan:
"The eight families have strong soldiers and horses, and they are victorious overseas. How can they not be strong enough?"
"We recruited the Ling family because of our past friendship and common enemy."
Qing Hu kept a calm smile: "Young Master Ye doesn't want to be a villain, it chills our hearts."
"There are two reasons why you are not strong enough."
Ye Fan took over the topic: "One is because the Luo Family Cemetery was severely damaged in the First World War, almost consuming the elites of the eight families."
"The other one is the overseas raids on Jia Zihao's strongholds, which cost a lot of key members of the eight families and their nephews."
"These two battles have seriously damaged the vitality of the eight families. This is thanks to the fact that you have a powerful commander, otherwise you would have been killed by Jia Zihao."
"I deduce that the number of nephews that each family can produce now is only 20% of what it was at its peak."
"In addition, Hengcheng's entry and exit are very strict now, and it is difficult for the eight families to return to Hengcheng in a short time."
"So although the Eight Families have now locked in Jia Zihao's main force, they don't have the confidence to defeat each other in one battle."
"And if the eight families cannot kill Jia Zihao's main force with thunder, they may be defeated by his counterattack, or they may be picked off by the Yang family."
"Of course, you can also wait for the overseas nephews to slowly return, and then fight Jia Zihao decisively."
"But if you do this, you may lose the opportunity to lock in Jia Zihao's main force..."
Ye Fan spoke word by word: "Therefore, in this battle, you can only fight with the help of the Ling family's strength!"
"Young Master Ye has a really rich imagination."
Qinghu's smile froze slightly: "Unfortunately, your guess is wrong. The eight families have strong soldiers and horses..."
"Stop saying useless things."
Ye Fan was very direct: "The Ling family can join the game!"
