The fact that the Shu family had sided with Ye Shaohua was well-known within the Z Alliance, but no one paid them much attention.
Although Shu Man’s energy had been restored, it would take a long time for her to reach the level of a true expert. Moreover, the energy within most members of the Shu family was chaotic and unstable.
Then there was Ster, who had also pledged his loyalty to Ye Shaohua. He was even more insignificant than the Shu family.
But who could have imagined that these seemingly insignificant individuals would prove to be so formidable? The experts sent by the Ye and Meng families couldn’t even last a single move against them!
Forget about looting Ye Shaohua’s laboratory—they didn’t even make it to the door before Shu Man and her team threw them out.
Not a single report about the incident appeared on the Star Network.
“That’s…” One of the warriors allied with the Meng family noticed the black ribbon tied around Shu Man’s wrist. His expression changed, and without explaining himself to the others, he immediately left.
“Old Master Meng, don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you want to live, stop provoking Ye Shaohua. I just received news that she has a particular fondness for ancient medicinal herbs.” After delivering this warning, he hung up without waiting for a response and began offering a global bounty for ancient herbs.
The reaction of the Z Alliance’s onlookers was similar to that of the Qiu family. No one could have predicted that the military personnel who had initially been so aggressive in helping the Meng family seize Ye Shaohua’s laboratory would suddenly change their attitude. Not only did they apologize profusely to Shu Man, but they also sent gifts afterward.
The Meng family was thrown into chaos. Many of the warriors who had been close to them suddenly cut ties.
What they had expected to happen to Ye Shaohua was now happening to them.
And it wasn’t just the Meng family—the Ye family wasn’t faring much better.
When the head of the Ye family heard the news, he slumped into his chair, utterly defeated.
Ye Kun stumbled into the room, panic written all over his face. “Father, both mine and Shao Ling’s military missions have been suspended. Not only that, but my military position has been revoked. What do we do?”
He was completely lost. If it weren’t for the fact that they had only ever clashed with Ye Shaohua, he wouldn’t have believed she was capable of such a thing.
“Don’t panic. We’ll go see General Yun. He was the one who promoted us in the first place. He won’t just abandon us like this,” the Ye family head said, trying to steady his nerves. “General Yun has just returned.”
The Ye family, still shaken, quickly tidied themselves up and went to the Yun family to seek out Yun Mo.
Yun Mo had just returned and didn’t look too pleased.
He had just asked about his father’s whereabouts and was about to go see him when he received word that the Ye family had come to see him.
He initially didn’t want to meet them, but after a moment’s thought, he stopped and turned to Officer Ter. “Let them in.”
Ye Kun and Ye Shao Ling were overjoyed that Yun Mo agreed to see them so readily.
“General Yun!” Ye Shao Ling, who had been personally promoted by Yun Mo, knelt down immediately. “Ye Shaohua has gone too far! She bypassed you and had us all dismissed. Everyone in the Z Alliance knows that our Ye family was promoted by you. She’s completely disregarding your authority!”
Ter rolled his eyes at this.
Yun Mo, however, remained calm. He looked at Ye Shao Ling and asked, “So what do you propose? I recall that she’s technically a member of your Ye family.”
“She’s no member of our family!” Ye Shao Ling’s face twisted with disgust at the mention of her. “I think the best course of action is to expel her from the Z Alliance and ban her from ever returning…”
Unbeknownst to the Ye family, the more Ye Shao Ling spoke, the colder Yun Mo’s expression became.
“Expel her from the Z Alliance, you say? Ter,” Yun Mo said calmly, “make it happen.”
With that, he turned and left.
The Ye family was left in stunned silence. Just like that?
But before they could process what had happened, Officer Ter ordered his subordinates to throw them out of the Yun residence. “Make sure they leave the Z Alliance and are no longer under its protection.”
Without the protection of the Z Alliance, any wandering organization could easily take their lives.
“Officer Ter, what are you doing?” The Ye family head, now thrown out of the Yun family’s gates, felt not humiliation but deep panic. “There must be some mistake! Didn’t General Yun just say to deal with Ye Shaohua…”
Hearing this, Officer Ter paused.
He shook his head and sighed, looking at the three members of the Ye family. “It seems you still don’t understand your situation.”
“Ye Shao Ling, do you know why General Yun made you a team leader back then? Out of all those people, why did he choose someone from the unremarkable Ye family?”
Ye Shao Ling was taken aback, then puffed up with pride. “It’s because I performed exceptionally well, so…”
This had always been a point of pride for him—out of so many candidates, he had been the one chosen.
“Exceptional performance? You actually believed that? It was all because of your surname. If you weren’t named Ye Shao Ling, do you think the General would have even glanced your way?” Ter gave them a disdainful look. “You should be thanking Miss Ye. If it weren’t for her, do you think your Ye family would have any standing in the Z Alliance? And now, instead of being grateful, you want to kick her out? The Yun family’s self-destruction is one thing, but why are you so eager to follow suit?”
