Cao Wei heard Cao Ya’s words, looked deeply at Cao Ya for a few moments, and pretended to be surprised as he widened his eyes, saying, "Oh! Are you apologizing to me? Have you finally realized your mistake?"

Taking a glance at Cao Wei, who feigned surprise, Cao Ya spoke in a low voice again, "Yes! Let’s consider the previous incidents as my fault. Let’s put them behind us and live peacefully from now on, how about that?"

"If you had said this earlier, things would have been fine! Alright, let’s coexist peacefully from now on. Now, lead the way!" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Alright!"

With a light smile, Cao Ya led the way.

"Big Brother, this..."

Quickly catching up with Cao Ya, the two followers were serious and prepared to say something.

Upon hearing them, Cao Ya frowned and interrupted, "Shut up!"

Cao Ya understood them and knew what they intended to say, so he directly told them to shut up.

Silenced by Cao Ya, they sighed quietly.

Cao Wei looked at them, who were at a loss, and felt elated.

Previously, he and Cao Ya were always at odds, constantly opposing each other.

But he never really had the upper hand.

Now, however, he truly had the upper hand, which made him particularly happy, even wanting to sing a song.

Three minutes later, they returned to the main hall...

Taking a glance at the Family Head and the elder seated in the main position, Cao Wei quickly greeted them.

At this moment, he was genuinely a bit nervous because he noticed their expressions were very serious.

"Could it be that I did something wrong?"

Rapidly, he thought hard...

But no matter how he thought about it, Cao Wei couldn’t figure it out, so he gradually relaxed.

Because he felt the problem was definitely not with him.

Just as he relaxed, a chilling voice reached his ear, "Cao Wei, do you know why I called you here?"

"Returning to the Family Head, I don’t know!"

Glancing at the puzzled Cao Wei, Cao Ying began to explain simply, "It’s like this, previously, Cao Ya made a military pledge to carry out a mission, you know that, right!"

"Yes, I know! Previously, Cao Ya made a military pledge to annex a small branch!"

At this point, he looked at Cao Ya with some surprise and questioned, "Cao Ya, this task was particularly simple, you didn’t fail, did you?"

He was genuinely surprised at this moment and widened his eyes...

Because in his view, this kind of task shouldn’t fail at all, as it was really quite simple.

Cao Ya looked at Cao Wei, awkwardly saying, "I can’t call it a failure, just a little issue arose."

"What kind of issue?"

Cao Wei directly pursued the topic.

Knowing he had no choice but to properly explain, Cao Ya took a deep breath and carefully reiterated what he had previously said.

After finishing, he looked at Cao Wei, continuing to find excuses, "If it weren’t for that newcomer Xiaobei, I definitely wouldn’t have failed."

Upon hearing Cao Ya’s justification, Cao Wei sneered, "Better not speak so forcefully! It feels like, even without Xiaobei, there’s still Zhao Xiaobei, and Wang Xiaobei."

"What do you mean?"

Feeling Cao Ya’s annoyance, Cao Wei shrugged and calmly said, "What I mean is you’re just rubbish! When you fail, you’ll find these meaningless excuses."

"You’re going too far this time!"

"Too far? I think Cao Wei’s right! What, you fail, and you’re not allowing others to speak about it? If you don’t want them to, then don’t fail!"

Hearing Cao Ying’s reprimand, Cao Ya awkwardly said, "Family Head, I..."

But before he could finish, he was coldly interrupted, "Shut up! You’re in a position of guilty merit now; you have no right to speak here, understand?"

"Yes!"

Accepting this, he lowered his head.

At this moment, he hated Cao Wei to death...

However, he didn’t dare to say anything now because he knew Cao Ying was furious with him, and if he spoke again, it would be courting death.

Seeing Cao Ying was on his side, Cao Wei was extremely happy...

"Cao Ya, from now on, you’re no longer my match!"

As he thought excitedly, he heard Cao Ying call his name.

Without hesitation, he respectfully responded, "Yes, Family Head, I’m here!"

"Hmm, the task Cao Ya couldn’t complete before, I’m assigning it to you. How confident are you in completing it?"

"Family Head, if you let me do it, I’m 100% confident of completing it. However, I need to choose some capable people to go with me!"

"That’s no problem! Except for the Dark Guards who need to cultivate, you can command anyone in the family at will. I only have one request: you must capture that person named Xiaobei for me! I want to see if he truly has three heads and six arms."

"Yes! Family Head, I guarantee to complete the task!"

After such a confident pledge, he thought of something and looked at Cao Ying, saying, "Family Head, since Cao Ya has been there before, I want him to assist me. After all, he’s more familiar with the routes."

"Hmm! That’s not a problem!"

In fact, even if Cao Wei hadn’t brought it up, Cao Ying intended to let Cao Ya go with them.

Because only in this way can he redeem himself with merit.

Upon hearing a definite response, Cao Wei looked at Cao Ya...

At this moment, he began thinking about how he would mess with him later.

"Alright, go prepare now! Complete the task as early as possible, understand?"

"Yes, Family Head!"

Agreeing, Cao Wei looked at Cao Ya and said coldly, "Alright, don’t just stand there like a lamppost, come with me!"

"A useless person who makes a fuss about a trivial command!"

Hearing Cao Wei’s arrogant and cold words, Cao Ya took a deep breath and silently cursed him in his heart.

To Cao Ya, he was indeed the most disgusting existence...

But now, Cao Ya couldn’t confront him, so he could only silently curse in his heart. After cursing, he followed along with a stony expression.

...

"Family Head, if that Xiaobei is indeed formidable, shouldn’t we be prepared for it?"

"Indeed!"

After Cao Wei and the others left, the two elders, who rarely spoke, spoke hoarsely.

They had lived most of their lives and were quite cautious...

Due to their cautious nature, they now solemnly spoke up to inquire...

In their view, if Xiaobei truly had strong abilities, they should make more preparations to handle any unexpected situations.

Upon hearing their words, Cao Ying pondered carefully and nodded lightly.

"Indeed! We should prepare more now!"

Having said this, he clapped lightly, and soon, a black-clad figure appeared like a ghost.

Upon appearing, he quickly knelt down and respectfully said, "Family Head, you called for me?"