Chapter 1177 Motive!

The two of them entered the living room. Ling Lan quickly found a place to sit.

Ye Kui's adjutant officer brought out two cups of hot tea without waiting for Ye Kui's order.

“There are no good tea leaves here so I apologise for the crude taste,” Ye Kui said.

“Is that a complaint that my subordinates are not taking good care of you?” Ling Lan raised her eyebrows slightly.

“I wouldn't dare to do that,” Ye Kui smiled and replied calmly.

Ling Lan took a sip of the tea and waited for Ye Kui to speak. In terms of patience, she never lost.

Ye Kui noticed the incoming awkward silence so he spoke up voluntarily, “It wasn't the intention of the Ye family.”

“Oh?” Ling Lan was surprised. “They don't mind people from the Li family hanging around me?”

Ye Kui forced out a smile. “It is true that the Ye family doesn't have a good relations.h.i.+p with the Li family and that we fought a lot, but we know that once the other party collapses, the death of our family is near too. The elite families seemed prestigious but their survival depended on the military.”

“No matter how powerful they are, they are nothing when compared to the military. If they want you to exist, you will. If they want you to disappear, it's only a matter of seconds before you do.” This was the pain of elite families. No elite family could escape from this fate.

“So, you want to cooperate with the military. You placed your people in the different departments so that the military won't be able to give up on you easily.” Ling Lan pondered as she spoke.

“Yes. However, as we went deeper into the military, we started to realise that doing this much wasn't enough for us to solidify our position. Without military power, everything is useless.” They made so much effort but they were still controlled by the military. They still couldn't get rid of the impending danger looming above their heads.

“The Ye family's main focus is on the 9th division, right? Why haven't they finished growing their tree after so long?” It was hard to tell whether Ling Lan was asking a question or mocking him.

Ye Kui felt that Ling Lan was mocking them. He gave a bitter smile and said, “The three great marshals have constantly been watching over us. Once we make any progress, they will act and disperse our growing influence. After every attempt, we will revert back to controlling only just a quarter of the division. They are keeping us hopeful but in reality, we will never have the opportunity to take over the division. Major General Ling should understand this. There's no point in asking.”

“The Li family is in the same situation. At the start, two of their successors came to the 23rd division to follow you. The Ye family felt that this was a desperate move and even laughed at them for placing their bets on you.” Ye Kui sighed before he continued. “Yet, now, they finally understood that General Ling Xiao isn't a normal person. He will definitely achieve great thing that none had done before.”

“So?” Ling Lan frowned.

“It's a bit late but the Ye family would like to help General Ling Xiao to become the emperor of the military world, just like what the Li family is currently doing.” Ye Kui finally revealed the Ye family's motive.

Ling Lan smiled slightly. She slowly put down the teacup in her hand, sat up straight, raised her head, and stared intently at Ye Kui.

Ye Kui felt an invisible force of presence pus.h.i.+ng on his shoulders from such a simple movement.

“Major General Ye, my father is just a soldier who loves his country. He doesn't have any grand ambition. It's alright to say those words to me but if other people got wind of it, it would be bad for the Ye family.” Ling Lan's expression turned serious.

‘Bulls.h.i.+t!' Ye Kui almost refuted. If Ling Xiao didn't have any ambition, why would he do what he did recently? If he didn't have any ambition, why would the three great marshals send him to suppress the Li family? All this was done to prevent Ling Lan from becoming too powerful.

Ye Kui took a deep breath to calm down. He thought about his words carefully before answering, “It is my fault for making the a.s.sumption. However, the Ye family respects General Ling and hopes to cooperate with him. Please pa.s.s my words to him.”

He was too anxious. Maybe General Ling Xiao never told his son about his intentions. Although Ling Lan progressed quickly, he was just a 24-year-old young man. It might be bad for him to be aware of too many things.

The Ye family became nervous when General Ling Xiao grew so quickly in power. The Li family also had an early advantage over them so they got agitated and wanted to contact General Ling Xiao immediately through his son. From the looks of it now, this wasn't a good idea.

“I never interfere in my father's business. The Ye family can look for my father directly,” Ling Lan rejected him instantly.

d.a.m.n it. If he could find General Ling personally, why would he need to look for Ling Lan? The three great marshals had been keeping a tight surveillance of the Ye family so they didn't dare to look for any generals. Currently, the Ye family knew that they were being pushed out as a scapegoat by the three great marshals but they still did it so that they could have a chance to interact with the Ling family.

Ye Kui took a deep breath again. Ling Lan was young but careful. There was nothing he could do now, but it's alright as he had ample time.

Ye Kui remembered what his father told him. If he couldn't contact General Ling immediately, he must learn from the Li family and stay beside Ling Lan. He would use his actions to prove his sincerity.

Ling Lan got what she wanted so she stood up and left. Ye Kui knew that he couldn't get what he wanted instantly so he decided to play a long game. Hence, the two of them had a good time and bid farewell.

When she stepped outside, Ling Lan's stern expression disappeared as she smiled beautifully. She was in a good mood.

“How is it?” Li Lanfeng asked nervously. He knew why Ling Lan came to look for Ye Kui.

Ye Kui would have to be freed one day. Once he was freed, Li Lanfeng would be in trouble for locking him up, even the Li family wouldn't be able to protect him if that happened. After all, he locked up a major general from the Ye family. The Ye family wouldn't just let him off easily.

“Why weren't you worried when you did it?” Ling Lan raised her eyebrows. She liked to tease this beauty.

“Regiment commander, I did this for you and Lingtian.” Li Lanfeng quickly praised himself. Pride really meant nothing to him.

‘Shameless!' Liu Furong and Yang Mingzhi scoffed secretly. They confirmed that the most shameless person in Lingtian was this Big Leader Li.

Ling Lan was surprised too. When did Li Lanfeng become so shameless? She only left the base for a few days. What happened?

“I knew that you'll be able to handle it.” Li Lanfeng seemed to understand something. His nervous expression disappeared as he smiled. Ling Lan could feel the sweetness in his smile. What on earth was this?