Chapter 2125

Yan Aohan nodded. "Good. I will wait for you in the room later." He knew Zhu Yanyi needed to enter her Ruyi Space to make the medicine powder, so he said this.

Zhu Yanyi smiled and nodded. She waved at Yan Aohan, then walked up the stairs and returned to her room.

Once Zhu Yanyi was out of sight, Yan Aohan’s gentle expression vanished. He walked directly into the conference room. All seven elders were already there. They knew Yan Aohan would hold a meeting upon his return, but they hadn’t expected it to happen so soon—just one day after he came back. It was a sudden notice, not an advance one.

Even if they felt resentful, what could they do? Yan Aohan’s authority terrified them. So, they came and sat silently, waiting for his arrival.

Yan Aohan walked straight to his seat. His cold, sharp eyes swept over the seven men. Though he said nothing, the atmosphere in the room instantly became suffocatingly oppressive, making it hard for them to breathe.

This pressure lasted for nearly ten minutes before Yan Aohan finally spoke. "I am rarely in the Yan family. It is not because I ignore the family or don’t know what happens here. I just wanted to see how far the Yan family would go without me. Tell me, where has the Yan family gone in my absence?"

The seven elders dared not breathe heavily. They hadn’t expected the family to become like this either. Previously, they had united against the Zheng and Yang families.

But after defeating the Zheng and Yang families, the Yan family members were initially happy and joyful. However, after some time, the joy faded, and emotions settled. They realized their happiness had no reason. Without the Zheng and Yang families, things were not good for them. They found themselves increasingly lacking a goal.

Because they had no goal, they sought new outlets for their energy, and internal strife began.

Yan Aohan scanned the seven elders. "Years ago, I kept the Zheng and Yang families alive. It was not due to pressure from previous elders, but because I felt keeping them provided pressure for the Yan family. Later, the Zheng and Yang families crossed the line, so I acted and destroyed them. But this does not mean the Yan family can dominate alone. I can raise the Yan family, and I can also support another family to compete with us, if that is what you need."

The seven elders dared not speak. They lowered their heads, afraid to meet Yan Aohan’s gaze.

"Our Yan family lives in seclusion here. First, there is a rule you should all know: outsiders entering here require my approval. Is that correct?" Yan Aohan rested his chin on his left hand, looking at the Fifth Elder.

Sweat beaded on the Fifth Elder’s forehead. "Yes."

"The Fifth Elder knows. Then, what about Chen Feifei?" Yan Aohan lowered his hand and leaned back in his chair. "Can you tell me? Or have you become the head of the Yan family?"

The Fifth Elder took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead. she trembled as she said, "Chen Feifei is the cousin of Yan You, who is in charge of logistics. She is considered family."

"If everyone counts as family, the Yan family has too many relatives." Yan Aohan sneered coldly. "I do not deny that I have my own wife’s family. But did I bring my wife’s family here?"

The Fifth Elder dared not speak. Yan Aohan continued, "Even if I had brought them, it was because I allowed it. Did Chen Feifei get my permission?"

Not only the Fifth Elder, but all the other elders lowered their heads.

"I entrusted the Yan family to you to manage, not to destroy it. If I wanted to destroy the Yan family, I could do it myself. I wouldn’t need you to do it. Do you really think I am soft-hearted?" Yan Aohan asked again, his words growing heavier with each sentence.

Yan Aohan took a deep breath. "Since you dislike the peace of the Yan family so much, I will send all the Yan family members away. This will save you the trouble."

"Family Head!" The seven elders gasped in unison.

"What? Reluctant to let them go?" Yan Aohan sneered.

"Family Head, it is our fault for not doing things properly. But what do you mean by sending all the Yan family members away?" The First Elder had a very bad feeling, so he asked.

"Literal meaning. Since you find it quiet here, go to the mortal world. Try life there, and you will understand how happy your previous lives were." Yan Aohan was very direct, hiding nothing. "Sometimes, when people are happy for too long, they forget how rare happy days are."

"What about the family affairs? What do you plan to do?" the Third Elder asked hurriedly. "You can’t just ignore this place."

"Once they are gone, they are gone. As for this place, I will make other arrangements. Since keeping you is useless, I might as well not keep you. Once you leave, matters here will naturally have nothing to do with you." Yan Aohan gave them no face.

Yan Aohan’s words were like slapping the seven elders in the face. But they could not retaliate, because the problems Yan Aohan mentioned truly existed. They had to face them directly. Most importantly, they had failed to handle these matters in the past.

In their hearts, the Yan family was permanent. Although they didn’t know why the family existed or how many years it had lasted, the way the family head was chosen was also very strange.

Throughout history, only the family head could choose the next head. But the family head’s control over the Yan family was absolute authority. It seemed that even if the head was absent, control here never relaxed.

As elders, they naturally did not want the Yan family to disappear. Unlike the family head, they were elders who could be replaced. Especially after the elder betrayal incident a few years ago, they were even more cautious. They did everything with fear, yet they still reached this point.

"Family Head, please think twice." The seven elders said in unison again.

"I am thinking twice, which is why I don’t want to keep you. Aside from today’s outsider incident, don’t you know that the Zheng and Yang families seem to want to revive? It is only because I am here that they cannot act. So they targeted some of the Yan family’s children. Don’t you know?"