The heroine was intercepted at the beginning, and then the protagonist was PUA

"You say it's unfair, but I would like to ask, how have you been wronged?" Ye Chen said with a straight face.

"The daughters of the eight major families are all engaged to the assassin. Together with the Yu family, there are nine major families in total. If you remove some small fish and shrimps from Jiangnan Prefecture, you are the only one left."

"The nine major families all have connections with an assassin who killed the emperor's eldest grandson. I don't believe there is no conspiracy here!"

Seeing the eight family heads looking pale, Ye Chen continued, "Let me guess. If that person has a rebellious heart and secretly contacts the nine major families in Jiangnan to develop power... when my eldest grandson is assassinated, the prince loses his heir and his position becomes unstable, and the foundation of the empire is shaken..."

The charges Ye Chen brought up were bigger and bigger each time, coupled with the effect of the brain-piercing magic sound, the eight family heads were all terrified.

The same image suddenly appeared in their minds: the emperor was furious and millions of people were killed.

When he thought about his family being convicted of such a horrific crime, he was afraid that all nine generations of his clan would be exterminated.

Not only that, the heads of the tribesmen will be piled up into a Jingguan, and countless wronged souls will be wailing.

The aristocratic families in Jiangnan Prefecture will also be wiped out as a result.

Such a horrifying scene frightened the eight family heads so much that their limbs trembled.

"Your Highness, please be discerning. We have absolutely nothing to do with that assassin!"

"Yes, Your Highness, we are willing to cooperate with the investigation. Please investigate clearly!"

"My Wu family is willing to cooperate with Your Highness and investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"My Cai family is also willing to cooperate!"

"The Liu family is willing too!"

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Ye Chen curled the corner of his mouth, waiting for you to say this.

"Don't be too nervous, my dear family heads. I will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will I let a bad person go."

"I summoned you this time, in addition to these eight marriage certificates, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

"Do you know that the ladies who have made engagements with this assassin have special physical conditions?"

When these words were spoken, some people looked confused, some seemed to be thinking about something, and some people's expressions changed.

Ye Chen glanced at everyone's reactions and continued, "According to my investigation, each family arranged a marriage with an old Taoist priest eighteen years ago, right?"

Hearing these words, everyone felt a chill down their spine.

Only they themselves knew about the engagement eighteen years ago.

And the emperor's eldest grandson actually managed to find out such secret information in such a short period of time. This intelligence network is simply horrifying!

Ye Chen smiled and ignored their reactions, continuing, "Eighteen years ago, the wandering Taoist Chi Yangzi picked up a baby born with the Nine Sun Divine Body. Upon learning that the baby had an extraordinary talent for martial arts, he took him in as his apprentice."

"But although the Nine Yang Divine Body is strong, it also has a big disadvantage. That is, when it breaks through the innate state, the Yang energy in the body will reach an unprecedented level of dominance. It is necessary to practice with nine women with pure Yin bodies in order to harmonize the Yang energy."

"So, Chi Yangzi traveled around until he found the nine major families in Jiangnan Prefecture."

At this point, Ye Chen paused and continued, "Perhaps you didn't know before that other families also had arranged marriages with Chi Yangzi, but now it seems strange, don't you think so?"

"Why are there nine extremely rare pure Yin bodies in Jiangnan Prefecture at the same time, and they are all daughters of top families in Jiangnan Prefecture?"

The eight family heads frowned and were all confused.

Yes, why? Is there some conspiracy?

Ye Chen picked up the tea poured by the maid, took a sip, and continued: "Of course, Chi Yangzi's conspiracy is involved in this."

The eight family heads looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Highness, please solve this doubt!"

Ye Chen nodded: "Yes, this Chi Yangzi was born in Taoism and is proficient in Feng Shui. When he traveled to Jiangnan Prefecture, he found that the water vapor was abundant here, so he set his sights on the nine major families in Jiangnan Prefecture."

Hearing this, the eight family heads were scratching their heads anxiously.

It is obvious that Chi Yangzi secretly made some moves on their family!

If Ye Chen wasn't the emperor's eldest grandson, they would have wanted to ask loudly.

Seeing this, Ye Chen did not keep the secret and said directly: "So, Chi Yangzi used the water energy from the south of the Yangtze River to cast the method of melting water into the Yin on the ancestral tombs of the nine major families, and the Feng Shui pattern of the ancestral tombs changed."

"As time goes by, the fate of the daughters of each family is affected by the Feng Shui pattern, forming a pseudo-pure Yin body!"

"Not only that, because of the Feng Shui pattern of the Yin being stronger than the Yang, your families have become short of male offspring, am I right?"

The last sentence hit the hearts of the eight family heads.

Yes, since the engagement eighteen years ago, no male children have been born in their family.

All the children born in each room were girls, not a single son.

If this continues, it won’t be long before our family line is extinct.

"Damn it! That old Taoist priest is such a piece of shit, he actually dared to touch our ancestral graves!"

"This is a plan to wipe out our entire family! Cut off our male lineage, and then let his apprentice marry our daughters. In the future, he will directly swallow up the wealth of the major families!"

"This engagement must not be fulfilled!"

The eight family heads started cursing one after another, and the noise was endless for a while.

Ye Chen raised his hand and pressed down, and soon everything returned to silence.

"Another point is that the young ladies of each family have acquired pseudo-pure Yin bodies. Although they can suppress the domineering Yang energy of the Nine Yang Divine Body, this is only a one-time effect. Once the pure Yin energy in their bodies is taken away by the Nine Yang Divine Body, the young ladies of each family will perish."

The series of shocks made it difficult for the eight experienced family heads to accept.

First, it turned out that their family was related by marriage to the assassin who killed the emperor's eldest grandson. Then they discovered that the assassin's master had moved their ancestral graves, causing the number of male descendants in each family to decrease.

Not only that, under the influence of the Feng Shui pattern, one's own daughter has become a disposable item for others to practice martial arts?

No one can stand this!

The eight family heads quickly made the decision to break off the relationship, and all bowed to Ye Chen and said, "Your Highness, please save us for the sake of our families' loyalty to the emperor and the country."

Ye Chen nodded. It was easy to talk to smart people.

"I've told you all so much because I want to help you."

"You are all the pillars of the country. If something unexpected happens, it will have a great impact on the people's livelihood, economy, and social order of the entire Jiangnan Prefecture."

"Although Chi Yangzi's methods are brilliant, they are still not good enough in front of the empire."

"You just need to cooperate with me, and the crisis will be resolved."

The eight family heads said in unison again: "Please give your orders, Your Highness."

Ye Chen smiled with satisfaction and said, "First, please ask the young ladies of each family to move to the royal palace."

"With the presence of the Xiantian Grandmaster Li, and the military heavily guarding this place, the safety of all the young ladies will be guaranteed."

"Secondly, if anyone comes to propose marriage, report to me immediately."

"Finally, I will send someone to each household to investigate the traitor. Once found, they will be executed immediately!"

"A three-pronged approach will ensure nothing goes wrong."

Ye Chen’s idea is very simple.

Since Xiao Yun needed the fiancées of the nine major families as the key to breaking through to his innate state, he would just take them all at once and not leave any for him.

When these heroines arrive at the royal palace, won’t he have the final say on how to arrange them?

Even if we calculate it at the lowest value, intercepting one heroine can waste 10 points of Xiao Yun's luck, so 9 of them would be 90 points.

If Xiao Yun's senior sister Li Ruohuan and master's wife Jiang Wan were also intercepted, his luck value would be reduced by more than half.

If we can lure out Chi Yangzi and kill this Taoist priest, I estimate that we can reduce some of the luck value.

After calculating all the scattered accounts, Xiao Yun's death is not far away.

The eight family heads did not think for long before agreeing.

There is no way, the situation is stronger than the person.

No matter whether what Ye Chen said was true or false, they had to agree.

Anyone who dares to disobey will probably be immediately charged with conspiring with the assassin.

That night, the young ladies from the eight major families were sent to the royal palace.

Ye Chen was also very considerate and arranged more than four maids for each lady.

After settling the young ladies from various families, Ye Chen came to the interrogation room where Li Ruohuan was imprisoned.

He did not forget that Yu Hongyan was still waiting for him to save Yu Hengwen.

What's more, Li Ruohuan is Xiao Yun's senior sister, so she must be helped by some pua.

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