Better to Steal

The shepherd boy muttered curses under his breath, daring not to retaliate.

"Go on, do you want me to keep you here for dinner?" Ye Feng said indifferently to the Pill Tower Ancestor, issuing him the order to leave.

The shepherd boy bowed to Ye Feng, a ripple spreading around him. He stepped into the void and vanished.

"Young Master Ye, is he the Pill Tower Ancestor?" Ye Tong asked curiously.

"Um."

"The patriarch's whereabouts are unknown, even the three giants don't know where he is. You actually know him?" Ye Zhong was shocked.

"Who recognizes this pill?" Ye Feng said dismissively.

"A pill?" Ya Fei couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Ye, I've heard you say that high-grade eighth-rank pills have instinctive consciousness. Ninth-rank pills can take human form. Could it be that the shepherd boy we just saw was a pill?"

"Um."

"Real?"

"Certainly."

"Hehe, a ninth-grade transformation pill. If it were auctioned off, what price could it fetch?" Ya Fei's phoenix eyes lit up. It wasn't that she was greedy for money, but rather curious about the value of such a rare treasure.

"You want to auction it off?" Ye Feng asked.

"I have that idea. However, it is, after all, the Pill Tower Ancestor."

"So what? It's just a pill. If you want to auction it off, I'll help you."

"I'd rather not." Ya Fei suppressed her inner desires and looked at Ye Xinlan.

Ye Xinlan is the eldest daughter of the Ye Family, one of the five great families of the Pill Tower. If Ya Fei were to auction off the Pill Tower Ancestor, even if the Ye Family didn't say anything openly, they would definitely harbor resentment. Therefore, Ya Fei declined Ye Feng's offer.

Ye Xinlan, Ye Zhong, and other high-ranking members of the Ye Family were dumbfounded. Ya Fei and Ye Feng were discussing the auction of a ninth-grade pill, and the other party was none other than the Pill Tower Ancestor. They felt as if they were from a completely different world from Ye Feng and Ya Fei.

The Pill Tower Ancestor was an unapproachable figure in the eyes of the Ye Family. However, in the eyes of Ye Feng and Ya Fei, he was merely an item that could be captured and auctioned off.

"Clan Chief Ye, I have fulfilled my promise to Xinlan," Ye Feng said.

The Pill Tower Ancestor is the guardian deity of the Pill Tower. When he speaks, no one dares to utter a word. Even the Pill Tower's Three Giants dare not say anything. The Ye Family possesses the Pill Tower Ancestor's Old Ancestor Token, so even the Pill Tower's Three Giants will have to treat the Ye Family with utmost respect from now on.

Ye Zhong knelt on one knee, in front of Ye Feng.

Ye Xinlan and the elders of the Ye Family realized what was happening and all knelt down on one knee before Ye Zhong Ye Feng, just like Ye Zhong.

What are you doing?

"Young Master Ye, you helped my Ye Family overcome the crisis. You even obtained the Old Ancestor Token for my Ye Family Ye Family. We will never forget your great kindness and virtue. We have no way to repay Ye Family, please accept our bow."

After Ye Zhong speaking, he changed from kneeling on one knee to kneeling on both knees and kowtowed to Ye Feng with utmost respect.

"Please accept our bow."

Ye Xinlan and the others also changed from one knee to two knees and kowtowed to Ye Feng with utmost respect.

"Get up."

Ye Zhong, Ye Xinlan, and the others stood up from the ground.

"Bite!"

"Congratulations on defeating the Pill Tower Ancestor and helping the Ye Family retain their seats on the Pill Tower's elders' seat. This has overturned the original storyline. Reward: 2326 Attribute Points points."

In the original storyline, the Ye Family Ye Family secured their place among the elders of the Pill Tower by having Xiao Yan win one of the top three places in the assessment given to the five major families by the Pill Tower.

Now it's Ye Xinlan's turn to need Ye Feng's help.

Ye Feng is a tenth-grade alchemist, and he wouldn't accept the assessments from the lower-level alchemists at the Pill Tower. Therefore, he used his abilities to help the Ye Family retain their seats on the Pill Tower's elder's seat, thus overturning the original storyline.

The Ye Family possesses the Old Ancestor Token, so even the other four families of the Pill Tower dare not take action against the Ye Family today.

"Now that the matter is settled, I should be going," Ye Feng said.

"Young Master Ye, are you leaving?" Ye Zhong asked anxiously.

"Is there anything else?"

"Young Master Ye, it's nothing serious, we just hope you can stay at our Ye Family for a few more days."

"No."

"Young Master Ye, please stay for a few days. Our Ye Family is one of the founders of the Pill Tower. In addition to our expertise in alchemy, we also have the skills to brew Ye Family and prepare delicious dishes."

"You have wine?" A glint of light appeared in Ye Feng's eyes.

"Yes. Our Ye Family's wines are famous Central Plains. Especially the Golden Brew, that's a rare treasure."

"Golden Brew!" Wind Venerable clicked his tongue in amazement, his heart pounding with excitement. "Clan Chief Ye Zhong, I've heard that Golden Brew comes from the first sect leader who founded your clan. There are only sixty-three bottles left in existence. Drinking one cup can extend one's life by ten years and strengthen one's physique. Someone was willing to exchange a bottle of Golden Brew for a seventh-grade Transformation Pill. You weren't willing to do that. What, are you finally willing to take out Golden Brew to reward us today?"

"Senior Wind Venerable, you must be joking. Young Master Young Master Ye has done my Ye Family such a great favor, how could we care about a few bottles of Golden Brew? Besides Golden Brew, our Ye Family also has some special dishes. Young Master Ye, you don't have any urgent business to attend to, why don't you Ye Family for a few days?" Ye Zhong once again extended a warm invitation to Ye Feng.

"Okay. Then... I'll stay for a few days," Ye Feng said.

Ye Feng needed to improve his physical cultivation and also wanted to see what the Golden Brew, which could extend one's life by ten years with just one cup, tasted like.

For Ye Feng, the next destination was the yet-to-be-opened cave of the Creation Saint. Since he had nothing else to do, he figured he might as well stay at the Ye Family residence for a few more days.

Seven days later, Ye Feng realized he was wrong. Ye Zhong to keep him was not out of kindness at all.

On the seventh night, Ye Feng was half-awake and half-drunk when a maid helped him to a secluded grove of trees.

"Isn't this the way back to my yard?"

"Young Master Ye, this is indeed not the way back to your courtyard. This is the way back to the villa where our young lady lives."

"Which lady is this?"

"Miss's name is Ye Xinlan."

"Xinlan? Did your young lady instruct you to bring me here?"

"To be honest, Young Master Ye, my mistress and the Clan Chief leader instructed me to answer Young Master Ye truthfully if Young Master Ye ask about this matter. It was indeed my mistress and the Clan Chief who instructed me to bring Young Master Ye here tonight."

Ding ding dong...

Suddenly, a melodious sound, like flowing water from a high mountain, came from the villa in front.

Who is playing this music?

"This is Miss Xinlan playing the instrument."

Ye Feng stopped there, listening to the music coming from the zither ahead. The music carried a hint of sorrow, like a naive young girl crying out her heart, yearning for love that could not be reciprocated.

As the music ended, the maid asked Ye Feng again whether he wanted to continue. She also explicitly stated that Ye Xinlan and Clan Chief Ye Zhong had instructed that if Ye Feng refused, he should not be forced to go to Ye Xinlan 'Ye Feng villa.