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Chapter 591 - 527: Re-entering the Ye Family Mansion

Chapter 591: Chapter 527: Re-entering the Ye Family Mansion

"Hmm."

Chu Ji nodded and said, "The Bai Family has been moving frequently recently, trying to turn the situation around."

"How can this be?"

Ye Fan was somewhat puzzled. In the last game of strategy, he had caught the Bai Family off guard with the prescriptions in his hands and successfully extended Old Master Ye’s life, foiling Bai Family’s conspiracy and elevating the prestige of the Ye Family to its peak once again.

Under such circumstances, he really couldn’t understand what kind of confidence the Bai Family had to continue hopping around.

"Although you succeeded in extending the Old Master Ye’s life, it only allowed him an additional year to live. His health has greatly declined from before, and he had a sudden fainting spell recently. Fortunately, he was taken to the 301 Hospital in time for emergency treatment."

Chu Ji explained, "Not only was this incident spread immediately, but the Bai Family also added fuel to the fire in private, claiming that Old Master Ye couldn’t live even a year. These two pieces of news caused another uproar in the political field, and many began to waver."

Ye Fan frowned. Heaven-defying Fate Changing could extend life but couldn’t guarantee Old Master Ye’s health.

"You should know that there are more than two years left until the next reshuffling of power. This year is just the preliminary year to set the tone and for subordinates to consider which side to take. Only next year will the final allocations of positions among various powers be settled."

Seeing that Ye Fan remained silent, Chu Ji continued, "The Bai Family launching a sudden attack right when the tone is about to be set, aims to reverse the situation this year, so that next year, when Old Master Ye passes away, they can completely turn the tables."

"The Bai Family is dreaming of marrying a bride by only thinking of the good."

Ye Fan sneered coldly. Although Heaven-defying Fate Changing couldn’t improve Old Master Ye’s physique, the Lifespan Extension Pill could both extend Old Master Ye’s life and improve his physique.

"That’s right, the Bai Family has forgotten the pain once their scar healed."

Chu Ji scoffed sarcastically, "If only the Bai Family knew that you have already gathered all the ingredients needed to refine the Lifespan Extension Pill and are highly confident in your ability to do so, I wonder if they’d still be so jumpy."

"You’ve prepared all the auxiliary materials needed for refining the Lifespan Extension Pill, haven’t you?"

Ye Fan asked. The Lifespan Extension Pill was one of the most miraculous elixir pills in the world, requiring the Yin Spirit Flower, Immortal Grass, Sky Cold Mushroom, and Snow Lotus King as well as numerous auxiliary materials.

While he was away looking for the four main materials, Chu Ji was responsible for collecting the other auxiliary materials.

"Yes, I have collected them all."

Chu Ji nodded and then, with a bit of anticipation, asked, "When do you plan to start refining it?"

"In the next few days," Ye Fan reflected and said. The Qing bang competition was only three months away, so he must first handle this matter. He intended to use this opportunity to advance his Martial Arts Cultivation to the Innate Great Perfection Realm and then, while becoming familiar with the new realm, devote himself to cultivating the Flying Sword Skill for the final push to claim the championship of the Qing bang competition.

"Oh right, I almost forgot, your dad called me the day before yesterday—because Old Master Ye’s health is very poor, he plans to return to Yanjing tomorrow. Originally, he wanted to visit Old Master Ye and also wanted to see you, but when he learned you had gone to Mount Tian and couldn’t be contacted, he was very worried. He instructed me to tell him as soon as you returned to Yanjing," recalled Chu Ji, suddenly thinking of Ye Wenhao’s call and hurriedly adding, "Now that you’re back, you should let him know, and you could meet him tomorrow as well."

As soon as Chu Ji finished speaking, without waiting for Ye Fan to respond, she took out a specially made mobile phone and dialed Ye Wenhao’s private number.

"Ji, has Xiao Fan come back?"

The call connected quickly, and Ye Wenhao’s voice came from the receiver, sounding a bit excited.

"Yes, he just got back. You two talk," said Chu Ji, passing the phone to Ye Fan and then got out of bed, put on slippers, and left the room, deciding to give Ye Wenhao and Ye Fan some privacy.

"Dad."

"I heard from Ji that you went to Mount Tian and have been unreachable. What happened?" As soon as he heard Ye Fan’s voice, Ye Wenhao immediately asked.

"I accidentally lost the communicator."

Ye Fan didn’t disclose the details of his trip to Mount Tian to Ye Wenhao for fear of worrying his father and simply evaded the question.

"No wonder she couldn’t reach you," Ye Wenhao replied, breathing a sigh of relief.

"Dad, I’ve heard about Old Master Ye. Don’t worry, I have gathered all the materials needed to refine the Lifespan Extension Pill. As long as I can refine the pill and he takes it, not only will he be able to live a few more years, but his health will also greatly improve," Ye Fan brought up Old Master Ye’s situation proactively.

"Xiao Fan, I heard that refining the Lifespan Extension Pill will also attract a Heavenly Tribulation. Are you sure you can withstand it?" First elated, Ye Wenhao then recalled something and asked with worry.

While he wished for Old Master Ye to live a few more years, he didn’t want Ye Fan to be harmed in the process, as he would never forgive himself.

"Dad, don’t worry, I’m confident," Ye Fan replied assuredly, not mentioning the possibility of the Crimson Golden Crown being damaged to avoid worrying his father.

"That’s good then," When Ye Fan spoke with such certainty, Ye Wenhao’s mind was completely at ease. After a moment of thought, he continued, "I’ll be returning to Yanjing tomorrow afternoon. If you’re not busy, come with me and see your great-grandfather, okay?"

"Okay," Ye Fan pondered for a while before agreeing to Ye Wenhao’s suggestion.

For one thing, he hadn’t seen Ye Wenhao for some time and was feeling a bit homesick, but what’s more critical was that Old Master Ye’s physique was extremely weak; even if the Lifespan Extension Pill was refined, he might not be able to withstand its potency. He needed to use his unique Pure Yang Qi to improve Old Master Ye’s physique before he could refine the Lifespan Extension Pill.

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The next evening, a red Hongqi H7 sedan with a Southeast Asia Special Zone Office license plate arrived at the entrance of the alley where the Courtyard was located.

Ye Wenhao had the driver wait in the car, then got out by himself, walked to the entrance of the Courtyard, and knocked on the door.

"Creak!"

Accompanied by a clear sound, the Courtyard’s main door opened, Ye Fan looked at the figure of Ye Wenhao right in front of him, first felt a warmth in his heart, then asked, "Dad, didn’t we agree that you’d call me after you got off the plane, then I would directly go to the Ye Family Mansion?"

"I was on my way and thought I’d pick you up, and also pay a visit to Miracle Doctor Chu."

Ye Wenhao said with a smile, for him, visiting Chu Xuanji was secondary, the key was to see Ye Fan at the first opportunity.

"That old guy has broken through his bottleneck and is in seclusion to attempt reaching the Peak of Gang Qi," said Ye Fan, clear about the situation but not pointing it out, and spoke with full of emotion.

"Then let’s go back directly, I’ll visit Miracle Doctor Chu another day," said Ye Wenhao.

"Mm."

Ye Fan nodded, closed the house door, and followed Ye Wenhao toward the car at the entrance of the alley.

In the car, Ye Wenhao’s personal driver saw the two men approaching, hurriedly got out of the car, and before he approached them, Ye Fan greeted him with a smile, "Uncle, thank you for your hard work."

"Uh..."

Startled by Ye Fan’s polite words, the driver was first taken aback, then somewhat overwhelmed said, "It’s my job, not hard at all."

Ye Fan smiled, didn’t say much, and directly got into the back seats of the car with Ye Wenhao.

The driver got into the car as well, glanced at Ye Wenhao and Ye Fan through the rearview mirror, calmed his excited heart, then started the car and headed toward the Ye Family Mansion.

The Courtyard purchased by Chu Ji and the Ye Family Mansion were both within the Second Ring Road, not far from each other. However, because it was rush hour, traffic was heavy, turning what should have been a fifteen-minute journey into a forty-minute drive.

Although the car Ye Fan and Ye Wenhao were in had the Southeast Asia Special Zone Office license plate, they were still stopped by security personnel at the entrance of the alley to go through the procedure and check the passengers in the car.

"Greetings, officer!"

As the window rolled down, a member of the Yanhuang Organization serving as a security officer instantly recognized Ye Wenhao and Ye Fan in the back seat, saluted Ye Wenhao immediately, while his gaze was full of reverence when looking at Ye Fan.

The reverence was not because of the legendary feats Ye Fan had accomplished in the Huaxia black, commercial, military, and political sectors in less than a year, but because of Ye Fan’s strong power at such a young age.

Ye Wenhao gave a slight nod, then rolled up the window.

The Yanhuang Organization member serving as security swiftly granted access, and the car started up again, entering the alley and proceeding unimpeded.

Hm?

Moments later, as the car turned the corner and was about to reach the Ye Family Mansion, Ye Fan suddenly saw that the entrance was full of cars, including official and military vehicles with license plates that signified status and identity, and also a Maybach with the number ’588’.

That Maybach belonged to Ye Wenling, well-known in the elite circles of the Forbidden City.

Besides that, Qin Yan and Ye Cang were standing at the entrance, seemingly waiting for the arrival of Ye Fan and Ye Wenhao.

Seeing this scene, Ye Fan’s expression remained very calm, while Ye Wenhao frowned slightly, apparently dissatisfied with the fact that other members of the Ye Family had also come to the Ye Family Mansion.

"Why have you come?"

As the car stopped, Ye Wenhao didn’t wait to get out but rolled down the window and questioned Qin Yan and Ye Cang.

"The elder brother heard that you were coming to see Old Master Ye, so he notified all of us to come together," explained Qin Yan.

"Did they say anything unpleasant?"

Ye Wenhao asked coldly. He knew his siblings all too well—their concern for Old Master Ye’s health was purely because each additional day Old Master Ye lived meant another day for them to enjoy his protection and power. Conversely, once Old Master Ye passed away, their careers and financial paths would be affected to various degrees.

Moreover, Ye Fan had confidently assured that he could extend Old Master Ye’s life by a year before attempting the Heaven-defying Fate Changing for Old Master Ye.

Now, with Old Master Ye’s health deteriorating, whether he could live another year was uncertain.

In such circumstances, it was obvious to Ye Wenhao what his siblings’ likely grievances against Ye Fan would be.

"Initially, they indeed had some complaints about Xiao Fan, but afterward, dad told them that Xiao Fan’s use of Magic to extend Old Sir Ye’s life was only the first step, and next, he would refine the Lifespan Extension Pill for him."

Qin Yan hesitated a moment, then told the truth: "After hearing dad say that, not only did they stop complaining about Xiao Fan, but they also saw him as the savior of the Ye Family, constantly asking me when Xiao Fan would refine the Lifespan Extension Pill."

"Sigh... when will they ever learn their lesson?"

Hearing Qin Yan’s words, Ye Wenhao couldn’t help but sigh, then, worrying that Ye Fan might be upset, said, "Xiao Fan, don’t take their opinions to heart."

"Dad, you’re worrying too much. I’ve never cared about their opinions of me," Ye Fan said with a smile: "My only goal is to help you reach the Red Summit."

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