Afterward, what Helian Yi and Helian Sheng discussed further, no one knew. However, after Helian Yi left Helian Sheng, his mood was undoubtedly as heavy as his current steps.
He had undoubtedly been persuaded. Before today, he only knew that the Helian family's situation was not good, in a transitional phase.
When Helian Sheng had previously mentioned the necessity of finding Ye Tiancheng, stating it was crucial for the survival of the Helian family, Helian Yi still couldn't comprehend what matter of survival required the help of an outsider to resolve.
As of today, Helian Yi truly understood the key to this survival. He hadn't expected that the Helian family was facing such a terrifying, catastrophic disaster. If not handled properly, no one would escape. It was a truly dreadful future, one that Helian Yi absolutely did not wish to see.
Compared to that, arranging for Helian Yue and Ye Tiancheng to be together seemed less difficult.
After all, compared to the weight of life, sacrificing Helian Yue's marriage seemed an extremely light price, the smallest possible. Not only could it resolve the Helian family's crisis, but it could also elevate the Helian family to a higher level. So, why wouldn't they do it?
Moreover, Ye Tiancheng must have been an exceptionally outstanding person to attract Hou Mingzhu, making her willing to marry him and have children.
Thinking this way, and considering marrying his daughter to Ye Tiancheng, even if Ye Tiancheng might have more than one woman, it didn't seem so difficult for Helian Yi to accept.
Helian Yi's scales had tipped, but how to implement this idea was still a problem.
Helian Yi and Helian Sheng certainly couldn't come up with a perfect plan in a short time. It would require time for careful consideration, and there was no rush. After all, with something like this, if not handled properly, it could turn a potential alliance into enmity.
Neither Helian Yi nor Helian Sheng were short-sighted people who would be blinded by immediate gain and act impulsively, thus ruining things.
Helian Yi continued to ponder meticulously as he left Helian Sheng. Finally, he made up his mind. Regardless, it was still necessary to test the attitude of the people involved, especially Ye Tiancheng's attitude.
As for Helian Yue, although her attitude was also important, she was, after all, the young lady of the Helian family and Helian Yi's daughter. Helian Yi felt confident he could persuade Helian Yue. For the sake of the Helian family, he believed Helian Yue would eventually compromise.
However, Ye Tiancheng was different. Ye Tiancheng was not part of the Helian family. How could he be manipulated at their whim? To achieve their goal, they could not use any forceful methods. It had to be Ye Tiancheng's willing participation.
Furthermore, certain aspects needed to be handled properly. If this matter were to succeed, they would also need to appease the Hou family and pacify Hou Mingzhu.
Otherwise, this would also become a huge trouble and hidden danger.
Helian Yi could only hope in his heart that Helian Yue and Hou Mingzhu's sisterly relationship would allow Helian Yue to persuade Hou Mingzhu. As good sisters, perhaps Hou Mingzhu would accept Helian Yue more easily.
It could only be said that Helian Yi was thinking too simply. As a man, from his perspective, he certainly couldn't understand what a woman's thoughts and reactions would be in such a situation.
No matter how good their past relationship was, once it involved love and competing for the same person, even if they were good sisters before, at the critical moment, they would likely fall out. How could she accept it willingly? At least, there would definitely be resentment in her heart.
To not offend Hou Mingzhu and the Hou family? That was absolutely impossible.
As Helian Yi thought, he unknowingly walked to where Ye Tiancheng and his group were resting. Since he had already concluded his discussion with Helian Sheng, Ye Tiancheng had no intention of staying longer. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng and his party did not stay at Helian Sheng's villa on the mountain but descended together.
Ye Qingcheng was still in a state of excessive sleepiness and had not fully recovered. Although she woke up once in the middle, her conscious time was not long, and she soon fell asleep again.
However, since it was confirmed that Ye Qingcheng's health was fine, Hou Mingzhu was no longer as worried. Knowing that Ye Qingcheng's current condition was different from before and would not cause significant harm, she felt much more at ease.
Little did Hou Mingzhu know that even more troublesome matters awaited her.
It wasn't because of her and Ye Tiancheng's daughter, but because someone, in their own arrogance, wanted to arrange for someone to interfere between her and Ye Tiancheng. And that arranged person was her good sister of many years—Helian Yue.
Helian Yi looked at the courtyard gate. Thinking that his people had already arrived, he might as well verify his thoughts and try to gauge Ye Tiancheng's attitude.
Therefore, after some thought, Helian Yi finally knocked on the courtyard gate.
What Helian Yi didn't know was that before he knocked on the courtyard gate, Ye Tiancheng and Fatty had already sensed his arrival. Both of them were cultivators with keen senses. Helian Yi, an ordinary person, without deliberately concealing himself, was naturally very conspicuous to Ye Tiancheng and the others.
The little fox was not a cultivator and couldn't sense these things, but Ye Tiancheng and the others hadn't kept it from him, so the little fox also knew. He even asked Ye Tiancheng curiously, "Is that Helian family head outside our door? And he's not knocking? What does he want?"
Fatty said, "Who knows? These people are the hardest to fathom. They have so many thoughts in their minds, and ordinary people can't understand them."
Ye Tiancheng thought it was still related to the recent entanglement between them and the Helian family and didn't think much of it. "No matter what he wants to do, it won't affect us, nor can he do anything to us. Let him be. If he wants to come in, he will knock, and then we'll know what he wants."
"If he doesn't knock and leaves, we'll pretend we don't know and don't need to bother with it."
Fatty and the little fox agreed with Ye Tiancheng's viewpoint, nodded, and said nothing more.
However, Helian Yi evidently ended up knocking on the courtyard gate.
Since Ye Tiancheng and the others already knew of his arrival, after Helian Yi knocked on the courtyard gate, the gate was quickly opened from the inside. Seeing how quickly someone came out, Helian Yi was startled and felt a bit surprised.
However, Helian Yi didn't know that they had the ability to sense him in advance, so he didn't notice anything else unusual. He just thought that perhaps someone happened to be near the door, which was why they could open it so quickly.
Seeing that Ye Tiancheng and the others were not surprised, nor did they show any change, let alone a warm attitude, Helian Yi was accustomed to it and didn't find it strange.
Moreover, recalling Helian Sheng's mention that Ye Tiancheng was also a cultivator, he felt a greater respect for Ye Tiancheng out of reverence.
Ye Tiancheng asked Helian Yi, "Patriarch Helian, have you come here with something to say?"
Helian Yi, knowing too much now, was actually a bit uneasy. However, he knew his limits and understood that he shouldn't react too strongly, so he exercised considerable restraint.
He replied to Ye Tiancheng, "I was just passing by and wanted to ask if there was anything you felt was inadequate or if you needed anything else. If so, please state it, and we will do our best to satisfy it."
Ye Tiancheng thought Helian Yi was acting out of guilt, as the Helian family had indeed done inappropriate things before, wronging Ye Tiancheng. In Ye Tiancheng's view, Helian Yi's current attitude wasn't particularly inexplicable.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng simply said, "Thank you for your concern. The Helian family's arrangements are very thoughtful, with no shortcomings. We don't have any other needs for now."
Helian Yi nodded, paused slightly, and then began to subtly steer the conversation, "That's good."
"Then, how is your daughter? How is that young lady now?"
"Regarding the previous incident, the Seventh Elder indeed acted poorly. Since you have spoken, I will bring the Seventh Elder and those he dispatched tomorrow and hand them over to you for disposal."
Ye Tiancheng truly hadn't expected that the Helian family would not have thought of pleading for the Seventh Elder, Helian Su, at all. It seemed they were giving him ample face and had decided to sacrifice the pawn to protect the king, discarding Helian Su.
However, in Ye Tiancheng's opinion, this was a good thing.
If the entire Helian family were truly wicked, Ye Tiancheng would have no need to think so much and would ultimately spare none of them. But it wasn't the case, and Helian Yue also had a relationship with Hou Mingzhu; they were close sisters. Ye Tiancheng had to consider more.
Fortunately, the Helian family displayed a firm attitude, and it wasn't a casual promise made to appease him. It seemed they were truly going to hand over the Seventh Elder and Lian Shu. Otherwise, no matter what, Ye Tiancheng would have caused a scene.
If it had come to that point, Ye Tiancheng causing a scene at the Helian family would likely have ruined the relationship between Hou Mingzhu and Helian Yue.
Ye Tiancheng nodded slightly at Helian Yi, "It's not that I intentionally make things difficult. It's a good thing that the Helian family is willing to punish their own kin. In fact, for Mingzhu's sake, I didn't want to make things difficult for the Helian family. But it concerns Qingcheng, my daughter. As a father, I truly cannot overlook it."
"I believe that as a father yourself, Patriarch Helian should understand my feelings even better."
Helian Yi was also a loving father himself. However, this familial affection ultimately could not supersede the interests of the Helian family. But this did not prevent Helian Yi from empathizing with Ye Tiancheng; he understood clearly.
He said to Ye Tiancheng, "I understand. The Seventh Elder indeed did something wrong. Fortunately, you are willing to forgive and not hold the entire Helian family accountable."
"For this, I am also very grateful to you."
Ye Tiancheng was not the type to quibble. Although he did hold grudges, he sought revenge when wronged and did not easily implicate the innocent. Therefore, he accepted Helian Yi's apology.
"Having experienced many things, I do not implicate the innocent for such matters, nor do I blame those who were not involved. I am also very grateful for the care provided by the Helian family."
As Ye Tiancheng spoke, he also answered the question he hadn't finished answering earlier, "As for Qingcheng, her condition is slowly improving, but she still needs some time. Other than that, there are no major issues."
Helian Yi put on a relieved expression, "That's good, that's good!"
"We are both fathers, and I truly understand your feelings. It's good that the child is alright. That is more important than anything."
"I am the same, sigh. I worry endlessly for my child. Yue'er is my only daughter. With such a status, there are bound to be people who will scheme against her. I am also troubled by this, but I worry that Yue'er is unwilling to marry; she has a stubborn personality."