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Chapter 346 - 308: A Subtle Face-Slapping

Chapter 346: Chapter 308: A Subtle Face-Slapping

"Thank you, Xiao Fan!"

Seconds later, Ye Yuanshan collected his thoughts, smiled, and took the quaint box, but he didn’t look inside. Instead, he handed it to Ye Zhen beside him.

Seeing this, Ye Fan did not explain what the gift was.

"Wenhao, take Xiao Fan to the central courtyard, your father and I will come in a bit," Ye Yuanshan said, turning his head.

"Alright."

Ye Wenhao nodded and led Ye Fan out of the study.

"Open it and see what it is."

In the study, Ye Yuanshan looked curiously at the quaint box Ye Fan had given and said to Ye Zhen.

"Alright."

Ye Zhen nodded his head promptly, picked up the box and opened it, revealing two smooth and round jade beads to both his and Ye Yuanshan’s view.

"These are beads made of mutton fat jade, and the quality is quite decent."

At just one glance, Ye Zhen saw that the two jade beads in the box were crafted from top-grade mutton fat jade, but he was not surprised.

While top-grade mutton fat jade was rare and valuable, with his status, if he wanted it, many would break down Ye Family’s doorstep to offer it.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuanshan reached out to take the two jade beads, playing with them in his hand. He faintly sensed a warm flow emanating from within the beads, flowing into his body through his palm, making him feel extremely comfortable.

Hmm?

This discovery slightly startled Ye Yuanshan.

"Dad, what’s wrong?" Ye Zhen asked, curious.

Ye Yuanshan stopped fiddling with the jade beads, looked down, and pondered, "There’s something strange about these two jade beads. I fear they’re not ordinary mutton fat jade."

"Strange?"

Ye Zhen was initially startled, then somewhat worried he said, "Dad, there are rumors that some jade stones should not be worn carelessly. Do you feel uncomfortable at all?"

"Not at all," Ye Yuanshan shook his head, "On the contrary, I feel very comfortable."

"Oh?"

Hearing Ye Yuanshan’s words, Ye Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his curiosity about the special properties of these mutton fat jade beads grew.

"Let’s find a chance to ask him later," Ye Yuanshan said with a smile, "Let’s go and have dinner, we shouldn’t keep them waiting."

"Alright."

Ye Zhen pulled his thoughts together and helped Ye Yuanshan walk outside. Whether intentionally or because he liked them, Ye Yuanshan did not put the jade beads back in the box but continued playing with them in his hand.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan followed Ye Wenhao through the back courtyard to the archway that connected the back courtyard with the middle courtyard.

"Xiao Fan, thank you."

Ye Wenhao stopped, thanked Ye Fan softly, his face still showed lingering emotions.

The emotion was because he knew whether it was Ye Fan’s initial entry into the Ye Family without completely falling out with the third and fourth generation members, or the recent gift to Ye Yuanshan, it was all considering him.

"Dad, we’re father and son, we don’t need to say thank you, right?" Ye Fan shrugged his shoulders.

"Right, what thanks between father and son, I was being foolish."

Ye Wenhao let out a wry smile and led Ye Fan to the central courtyard dining room.

The dining room in the central courtyard was the largest of the three dining rooms in Ye Family Mansion, capable of fitting four eight-immortal tables without feeling crowded.

Not only was the dining room large, but the main room of the central courtyard was also spacious, consisting of three connected rooms.

And the entire central courtyard was nothing but the main house and the dining room.

Inside the main room of the central courtyard were gathered all the third and fourth-generation members of the Ye Family, waiting for the banquet to commence.

Perhaps because of the earlier conflict with Ye Fan, the crowd did not chat and smile as before. Instead, everyone remained silent, leading to a very oppressive atmosphere.

Creak!

The sound of the door opening sounded, and Ye Wenhao and Ye Fan walked in.

Whoosh!

In an instant.

Everyone turned their gaze to the two of them, precisely at Ye Fan, with looks of bewilderment—wondering what exactly entitled Ye Fan to such treatment by the elders of the Ye Family. But more than that, there was resentment!

As members of the Ye Family who wielded influence outside, when had they been subjected to the treatment they faced today?

Facing all the stares, Ye Fan remained unconcerned, merely following Ye Wenhao to an empty wooden sofa, where he sat down calmly.

"Does Xiao Fan have flowers on his face?"

After sitting down, Ye Wenhao saw that the crowd’s gaze was still fixed on Ye Fan. He frowned, annoyed. He was already dissatisfied with their previous bad attitude, and now that Ye Fan had been acknowledged by the elders of the Ye Family yet they were still so hostile, he stood up for Ye Fan.

"Hmph."

Seeing Ye Wenhao protect Ye Fan, Ye Wenling huffed coldly and diverted her gaze.

At the same time, people like Ye Wentao also shifted their gaze, all with displeased expressions.

Among them, Ye Cang was the most affected.

Also being Ye Wenhao’s son, but not receiving his protection and instead being slapped by Ye Wenhao in front of Ye Fan, was an indescribable blow to him.

Similarly, this made his hatred for Ye Fan soar to a terrifying level!

Compared to Ye Cang, Ye Long had even more hatred, but his shrewd nature allowed him to control his emotions well, not letting his inner hatred show on his face.

Creak!

Once again, the sound of the door opening was heard as Ye Zhen escorted Ye Yuanshan into the main room.

Swish, swish, swish...

Upon seeing this, everyone got up as if stung, hurriedly standing up.

Even Ye Wenhao was no exception.

Ye Fan also stood up, though calmly and unruffled, his demeanor as placid as water.

"Grandfather!"

"Old Master Ye!"

After getting up, Ye Wentao and the others took turns to greet Ye Yuanshan, with the third generation calling him ’Grandfather’ and the fourth generation calling him ’Old Master Ye’. The titles were different, but the attitude was equally respectful.

Externally, Ye Yuanshan was the Ye Family’s stabilizer, capable of imposing pressure and fear on all of the Ye Family’s opponents. Internally, Old Master Ye was like the retired emperor, able to decide the fate of Ye Family members with just a single word.

"You’re all back."

Ye Yuanshan’s gaze swept over everyone in turn, his tone as calm as water, leaving them unable to guess his attitude towards the previous incident.

"Dad, today is your 110th birthday, how could they dare not to return?"

Seemingly noticing the somewhat oppressive atmosphere, Ye Zhen joked with a smile. By now, Ye Fan’s resentment had been vented, and the cooperation agreement was also reached; there was no need for him to deliberately suppress everyone else in order to curry favor with Ye Fan.

"Exactly, Grandfather."

As the oldest of the third generation in the Ye Family, Ye Wentao stepped forward with a smile, pointing to a pile of gift boxes at the door, "Grandfather, these are gifts everyone brought for you."

Ye Yuanshan nodded slightly, playing with a jade bead, glancing at Ye Fan with intent or otherwise.

Hmm?

Seeing this, everyone’s hearts stirred.

In their memory, Ye Yuanshan never played with jade, yet now he was fondling the jade bead, and at the mention of gifts by Ye Wentao, he had specifically looked at Ye Fan. This indicated that the jade beads were a gift from Ye Fan.

"Grandfather, the mutton fat jade you hold is of good quality, but it’s still not top-grade. I’ll get you a pair of top-grade mutton fat jade later," Ye Wenling couldn’t help but say, her tone no longer as vile as when she addressed Ye Fan, but instead, she transformed into someone extremely well-behaved.

"Cousin, from a scientific perspective, natural jade has traces of radiation. According to yin and yang theory, jade is cold and mainly yin, prone to attracting evil yin qi. Old Master Ye is advanced in years, and his bodily functions have declined, so it’s not suitable for him to wear jade," Ye Long said apologetically, glancing at Ye Wenling before respectfully addressing Ye Yuanshan, "Old Master Ye, if you like to fidget with something in your hands, I’ll have someone find you a pair of spirit cores. Spirit cores are walnut shells that have absorbed Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Frequently playing with them not only helps stimulate circulation but also nourishes your body with the contained Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi."

"Oh?"

Ye Yuanshan was momentarily taken aback upon hearing this, then looked at Ye Fan inquisitively.

Ye Zhen frowned.

Although he knew both Ye Wenling and Ye Long spoke with the intention of undermining Ye Fan, he was confident that Ye Long would not dare to lie if he wished to undermine Ye Fan and curry favor with Ye Yuanshan.

According to what Ye Long said, those two jade beads would be harmful to Ye Yuanshan, and Ye Zhen couldn’t help but ponder the purpose behind Ye Fan’s gift.

Meanwhile, everyone turned to look at Ye Fan with rather hostile gazes, as if to suggest that if Ye Fan dared to harm Ye Yuanshan intentionally, they would make him regret it.

Ye Fan, seeing this, remained indifferent. He had given the gift purely to show consideration for Ye Wenhao’s feelings; whether Ye Yuanshan recognized its value was his own business.

"Grandfather, the jade beads in your hands are probably not ordinary. Let me take a look for you," Ye Wenhao quickly approached Ye Yuanshan.

He knew very well that Ye Fan’s gifting Ye Yuanshan birthday presents was entirely for the sake of his face and feelings. As Chu Xuanji’s disciple, inheriting Chu Xuanji’s medical skills, how could Ye Fan make such a low-level mistake?

"Alright."

Ye Yuanshan nodded and handed the two jade beads to Ye Wenhao.

When the Jade Bead came into his hand, Ye Wenhao felt a smooth sensation palm, along with a slight warmth.

Hmm?

This discovery stirred something in Ye Wenhao’s heart, and he hurriedly used his consciousness to sense it.

"So that’s how it is!"

Upon sensing, Ye Wenhao’s furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face, "Grandpa, these jade beads contain the rarest Pure Yang Qi from heaven and earth."

"Pure Yang Qi?" Ye Zhen asked in confusion.

"Dad, yang energy is the original driving force of the human body’s material metabolism and physiological functions, and it is the determining factor of human reproduction, growth, development, aging, and death. The normal survival of people requires the support of yang energy; without enough yang energy, people will become ill. When yang energy is completely exhausted, people will die."

Ye Wenhao, who had spent three years seeking medical knowledge on Mount Tian, explained to everyone, "Pure Yang Qi refers to the most pure and true yang energy between heaven and earth. These two Jade Beads containing Pure Yang Qi will not only not attract Evil Yin Qi, on the contrary, they will prevent Evil Yin Qi from entering the body. Moreover, Pure Yang Qi also has the effect of repairing various organs of the body, which is very beneficial for grandpa’s health!"

"It can be said that these jade beads, storing Pure Yang Qi, are priceless treasures to ordinary people!"

"Uh..."

Hearing Ye Wenhao’s explanation, including Ye Yuanshan, everyone was momentarily stunned.

"Xiao Long, are those Jade Beads really as mystical as your third uncle describes?"

After snapping out of it, Ye Wenling expressed some skepticism; she only had superficial knowledge about antiques and naturally didn’t know what it meant for Jade Beads to store Pure Yang Qi.

"Hmm."

Ye Long nodded with a troubled expression, although he didn’t believe and couldn’t accept that the Jade Beads contained Pure Yang Qi, he also knew that Ye Wenhao definitely would not lie just to protect Ye Fan.

And as a number two Martial Arts genius of the younger generation within the Yanhuang Organization, his wide-ranging knowledge certainly made him aware of how precious Pure Yang Qi truly was!

It could be said without any exaggeration that what he referred to as the Spirit Core was simply garbage in front of these Jade Beads storing Pure Yang Qi!!

Whoosh!

Seeing Ye Long’s nod, everyone’s gaze once again fell upon Ye Fan.

This moment.

Whether it was the third or the fourth generation of the Ye Family, their eyes no longer held any resentment, only envy, jealousy, and hate!

In their view, because Ye Fan gave Ye Yuanshan such a valuable gift, Ye Yuanshan naturally saw Ye Fan in a new light and provided special care!

And in the eyes of Ye Zhen and Ye Yuanshan, there was a hint of surprise - they did not expect Ye Fan to give such a precious gift!

"Just a trifle I made by hand, I’m glad you do not find it displeasing,"

Ye Fan met Ye Yuanshan’s gaze and said lightly, his voice was not loud, yet it exploded like a heavy bomb!

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PS: Wishing all brothers and sisters a Happy Mother’s Day, and good health~

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