Rebirth of the Peak Young Master
Chapter 66: Ashamed and Unable to Show One’s Face

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Ashamed and Unable to Show One’s Face

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was still ongoing.

However, Wu Xia and her group, apart from Shi Tian who was directly dragged away by his father, all left Purple Mist Building in a daze.

Especially Wu Xia, who almost fell down the steps just as she was leaving, if not for the quick reaction of the staff at the entrance.

Nobody could say how long they wandered before Han Fenfen suddenly exclaimed, "How can this be? Why? He... Ye Fei... how does he have the right to be Mr. Ye?"

"Bi Jie, didn’t you investigate his background? Didn’t you say he was just some poor guy, a country bumpkin?"

While saying this, Han Fenfen shot a resentful glance at Bi Jie and the others.

Originally, Ye Fei had nothing to do with her. In Han Fenfen’s eyes, if not for Bi Jie and Shi Tian, how could she have ended up offending Ye Fei?

Now she not only didn’t know how to explain things to her family but also had no idea what kind of future the Han Family would have in Yuntai!

With what happened today, even if Ye Fei said nothing, those harboring ill intentions toward the Han Family would seize this opportunity to strike.

After all, the person Han Fenfen offended was none other than Mr. Ye, the one who commands the province of Su with awe!

Bi Jie was feeling exceptionally heavy-hearted at this moment, and upon hearing Han Fenfen’s words, he immediately retorted, "What the hell, you’re blaming me? When you made fun of that country bumpkin... Mr. Ye, weren’t you quite into it? Who the hell forced you to mock him?"

"How can you talk like that?"

Han Fenfen immediately turned to Wu Xia angrily and said, "Wu Xia, weren’t you the one leading the charge back then? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have..."

"I... I need some time to myself!"

Wu Xia already felt the worst blow among the group. Upon hearing Han Fenfen’s words, she broke down completely and ran off to the distance.

Han Fenfen, seeing this, muttered in frustration, "What’s wrong with her now?"

"What’s wrong?"

Zheng Tan, standing nearby, sneered and said, "She was the one who knew Ye Fei the longest, yet she misunderstood him the most. Think about it: someone who’s been around you, whom you’ve looked down on this whole time, suddenly transforms into a towering figure respected by her and her father alike. She probably feels like finding a hole to crawl into right now..."

Before finishing his sentence, Zheng Tan noticed Bi Jie, Han Fenfen, and the others looking at him with an unusual gaze.

He instantly smiled bitterly in realization.

Wu Xia’s feelings mirrored theirs too, didn’t they?

South of the city, at Wu Xia’s home.

After parting ways with Han Fenfen and Zheng Tan, Wu Xia practically sprinted all the way back home and collapsed onto her bed.

She had no idea what she was thinking anymore, almost convinced that everything that happened today was just a dream.

But perhaps today was destined to be the day Wu Xia paid the price for ridiculing Ye Fei. Just as she wanted to sleep the humiliation and regret away, her phone rang.

"Xiao Xia, are you at home? It’s Grandma!"

The voice of an elderly woman, slightly mercantile, came through the phone.

Upon hearing it, Wu Xia quickly wiped away her tears, took a deep breath to calm herself, and then asked, "Grandma? Why are you calling? Is there something you need?"

"What are you saying? Can’t Grandma call her precious granddaughter without needing something?"

Wu Xia’s grandma pretended to be upset, then chuckled and said, "Xiao Min, actually Grandma is calling to share some good news with you today!"

"Good news? What’s the good news?" Wu Xia asked, puzzled.

On the other end of the line, Grandma Wu Xia eagerly replied, "Xiao Xia, haven’t you always been confused about why your mom keeps asking you to take care of that Ye boy? And why our family—despite its status—had any connection with his?"

Ye Fei?

That’s right! Why?

At the mention, Wu Xia quickly asked, "Why?"

"Well, it’s a long story. Basically, that Ye boy’s mom was a proper young lady back before she got married, which is how she had connections with your mom. They even arranged a marriage between the two families!" Wu Xia’s grandmother said with a laugh.

"I... I actually have... a marriage arrangement with Ye Fei?" Wu Xia exclaimed in shock.

"Xiao Xia, don’t worry. Didn’t you complain to Grandma before that the boy was useless? That’s why Grandma has some good news for you. Over the past few days, Grandma had a talk with Ye Zhigang, and with just a few words, I managed to get him to willingly dissolve your marriage engagement with that boy!"

On the other end of the line, Grandma Wu Xia sounded very pleased with herself, saying, "That brat—his family is so unworthy of ours. How could he possibly be good enough for our Xiao Xia? Grandma’s future grandson-in-law must be a true dragon among men! So, Xiao Xia, you don’t need to bother with that boy anymore. Our family has no ties with him now. In the future..."

Dissolve the engagement? Unworthy of me?

After hearing this, Wu Xia froze completely. The other sounds coming from the phone didn’t even register anymore.

At that moment, the humiliation and regret she felt surpassed anything she had felt before—tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold!

Ye Fei now wasn’t the Ye Fei of the past anymore. The one truly unworthy... was Wu Xia herself!

Thinking of this, Wu Xia ignored her grandmother’s ceaseless chatter on the phone, hung up immediately, and dialed Ye Fei’s number, crying as she shouted into the phone, "Ye Fei, listen to me! The one unworthy of you is me! The one who willingly dissolved the engagement was me! It was me..."

At Purple Mist Mountain Villa.

After returning from the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Ye Fei, who had been cultivating, irritably listened to the noise from his phone and scratched his head.

"What on earth? Engagement? No engagement? Is Wu Xia drunk?"

Shaking his head in annoyance, Ye Fei tossed the phone aside and furrowed his brow.

He had far more pressing concerns than worrying about Wu Xia, as he was facing a major problem!

A problem tied to his very survival!

Soul-controlling Demon is not from Earth!

That’s right! That’s the crux of the issue.

The Soul-controlling Demon wasn’t human, and its meridians are vastly different from those of Earthlings!

Thus, while the Soul-controlling Technique left behind by the Soul-controlling Demon might have been a Divine Skill and Secret Technique for it,

Ye Fei, while cultivating it now, finds his meridian differences causing both a slower pace and diminished results!

It’s worth noting that Ye Fei resides in the world of Earth—a wasteland for cultivators!

Under normal circumstances, his cultivation speeds already lag behind those of the Cosmic Starry Sky cultivators. Now, with this diminished efficiency, how could he possibly reach Nascent Soul within ten years?

If he cannot reach Nascent Soul within ten years, the only fate awaiting Ye Fei is death. This is no trivial matter!

"This really is a headache! Although the Soul-controlling Demon’s memories contain theories on reversing meridians, and they’re quite detailed, I know nothing about human meridians. How can I possibly turn those theories into reality?"

As he mulled over this, his gaze unintentionally landed on the student ID card nearby.

"It seems Yuntai University’s medical department is pretty renowned in China, isn’t it?"