<h4>Chapter 2193: The battle between the Direct Line and the Coteral Branch</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>Henyee Trantions <strong>Editor: </strong>Henyee Trantions
Ling Shichang looked at Ye Wanwan and asked, “Grandpa… my brother, he recently epted a mission and hasn’t returned yet.” Ye Wanwan forced a smile on her face.
Nameless Nie’s matter wasn’t publicized, and the Nie family locked down the information immediately, so even the Ling family was clueless.
“Alright. When your brother’s back, have hime to the Ling residence too,” Ling Shichang instructed.
“Okay.” Ye Wanwan nodded.
“Oh right, what’s the story behind the ind? Who was the culprit?” Ling Shichang continued his line of inquiry.
Ye Wanwan mulled over it for a moment before deciding to tell Ling Shichang the whole story.
“It was the Martial Arts Union…”
Ling Shichang frowned upon learning the truth. “What you’re saying is that the boy your grandfather rescued back then is the current president of the Martial Arts Union…?”
“Yes.” Ye Wanwan nodded.
“I will thoroughly investigate this matter.” Ling Shichang looked grim. “The Independent State might not be able to maintain its peace soon.”
“Grandpa, what do you mean?” Ye Wanwan was surprised.
“While you were on the ind, the Direct Line announced it’ll start a war with the Independent State’s Coteral Branch and it started to make allies with all the major factions in the Independent State,” Ling Shichang replied.
The Direct Line announced it would start a war with the Independent State…
Ye Wanwan really didn’t know about this matter.
“Oh right, Grandpa… How is the Coteral Branch differentiated from the Direct Line?” Ye Wanwan asked Ling Shichang.
“To put it inly, the Coteral Branch and the Direct Line are the descendants of the seniors who first inhabited the Independent State. The major ns like the ancient Si n and the ancient Jiang n are considered the Coteral Branch. The Direct Line was once ancient ns from the Independent State, but after the great battle between the Direct Line and the Coteral Branch, the Direct Line was defeated and expelled from the Independent State by the Coteral Branch,” Ling Shichang exined.
“Then are the four great ns considered the Direct Line or Coteral Branch?” Ye Wanwan inquired.
Ling Shichang smiled faintly. “Ah, Worriless, us four great ns are neither considered the Coteral Branch nor are we rted to the Direct Line. It isn’t just the four great ns—aside from the ancient ns, none of the factions in the Independent State are members of the Coteral Branch or the Direct Line.”
Ye Wanwan: “…”
Ye Wanwan finally obtained a rough understanding of the Coteral Branch and the Direct Line.
To put it inly, this waspletely a war between the ancient ns and didn’t have anything to do with them.
Since it was unrted to them, they could let them fight if they wanted. It wasn’t like it would affect the rest of them. The worst scenario was the Coteral Branch being kicked out.
“Grandpa, since it doesn’t have anything to do with us, why should we get involved?” Ye Wanwan asked in iprehension.
“It does have something to do with us.” Ling Shichang exined, “The Direct Line emphasizes governance while the Coteral Branch emphasizes bnce. If the Independent State is controlled by the Direct Line, it wouldn’t be a good thing.”
“I see.”
Realization dawned on Ye Wanwan after her grandfather’s exnation.
After carefully thinking about it, the strongest factions in the Independent State were definitely the ancient ns right now.
However, as Ling Shichang said, the ancient ns emphasized bnce, so they would never manage business between the other factions, let alone interfere or favor one side.
To put it precisely, the ancient ns were responsible for the rules and structure of the Independent State while the Martial Arts Union was responsible for executing those rules and structures. The other factions were just various residents.
“Grandpa, who do you think has a greater chance of winning in the battle between the Direct Line and the Coteral Branch this time?” Ye Wanwan inquired.