On the third day after Dugu Yan sent the message, Heaven Dou City there was a mist.
Ye Family's house is located at the end of an inconspicuous narrow alley in the west of the city. It has blue bricks and gray tiles.
The lintel is low and there is not even a decent plaque. If Ye Lingling hadn't stood at the door to greet him,
Chen Jieqi I almost thought I was in the wrong place.
Dugu Bo walked in front, walking at an leisurely pace.
Today he specially changed into a dark green robe, his beard and hair were neatly combed, and he was less casual than usual.
It has a little more dignity that Titled Douluo should have.
Chen Jieqi followed half a step behind him, dressed in white and with silver hair tied up. Naaru Brand between his eyebrows was looming in the mist.
Ye Lingling stood at the door, wearing a plain long skirt with a calm expression.
After seeing Dugu Bo, she bowed slightly
"Dugu Your Majesty, my father is already waiting in the hall."
Dugu Bo nodded slightly and said nothing.
After passing through the narrow porch and passing through a small courtyard paved with blue bricks, we arrived at the main hall.
The furnishings are simple but spotlessly clean, and a middle-aged man in his fifties sits on the main seat.
His face is thin and his eyebrows are somewhat similar to Ye Lingling, but he has the weather of the years.
Ye Tianming, Ye Family The current head of the family, the father of the contemporary successor of Nine-Heart Begonia, he himself did not inherit that Martial Soul,
That lineage was only passed down to my daughter and my old grandmother who had retired to the countryside.
When he saw Dugu Bo coming in, he stood up and saluted with his hands in hand. The etiquette was thorough but not warm.
"Dugu Your majesty is here to bring glory to the humble house."
"Old Ye," Dugu Bo waved his hand,
"Don't do this. There is no need for these false gifts between you and me."
Ye Tianming twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled. He turned his eyes to Chen Jieqi and looked up and down.
"This is Xiaoyou Chen? Lingling often mentions you."
"Uncle Ye."
Chen Jieqi handed over, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Sit."
The guests and hosts took their seats, Ye Lingling poured tea for everyone, and then stood quietly beside his father,
His eyes were lowered, like a petal falling on the table.
Dugu Bo picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and got straight to the point.
"Lao Ye, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, right?"
"Eighteen years." Ye Tianming said,
"Continental Soul Master Tournament was held at Heaven Dou City that year, and we met once.
Afterwards... we didn't see each other again."
"Eighteen years," Dugu Bo put down the teacup,
"You are old."
Ye Tianming smiled bitterly, "My Majesty, you are more energetic than before."
Dugu Bo didn't answer the question. He leaned back in his chair and spoke in a casual tone, as if he was chatting with an old neighbor.
"How has Ye Family been doing over the years?"
Ye Tianming was silent for a moment,
"Not bad."
Dugu Bo glanced at him and did not ask any further questions.
The atmosphere in the hall became quiet for a few breaths. Ye Tianming picked up the teacup, lowered his head and blew the foam.
He seemed to be considering something, then put down the tea cup and looked at Dugu Bo.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty came here today not just to reminisce about old times, right?"
Dugu Bo didn't answer immediately. He turned to look at Chen Jieqi, who was holding a tea cup.
His eyes fell on the tea soup in the cup, his expression calm.
"Just reminiscing about old times."
Dugu Bo looked away and put down the tea cup.
"Why, you can't come and see your old friend if you have nothing to do?"
Ye Tianming's eyes stopped on Chen Jieqi for a moment, then moved away.
He didn't ask again, but the scrutiny in his eyes didn't go away.
Just then, a cry of surprise came from the backyard.
The sound was not loud, but it was extremely clear in the quiet old house. Ye Tianming's face changed slightly,
Ye Lingling has already spoken first,
"Father, it's my second uncle's voice."
Ye Tianming stood up and handed over to Dugu Bo,
"Your Majesty, sit down for a moment and I'll go take a look."
"Let's go together."
Dugu Bo stood up, his tone unquestionable.
The backyard is narrower than the front yard, with several medicine stoves and shelves for drying herbs.
A middle-aged man in his forties was squatting on the ground, covering his right arm with his left hand, his face pale.
There was cold sweat on his forehead, the medicine stove in front of him was still emitting green smoke, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of medicine.
"Second brother!" Ye Tianming stepped forward,
"What's wrong?"
"The furnace exploded while refining the medicine,"
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth,
"The medicinal gas rushed into the meridians. My whole arm was numb and my chest felt tight."
Ye Lingling has squatted down, and Nine-Heart Begonia's pink-white halo fell on the middle-aged man's right arm.
But her brows quickly wrinkled. The wound was healing, but the medicinal energy that invaded her meridians could not be dissipated.
Like a poisonous mist, it continued to erode while she was healing.
"The medicine is too strong,"
Ye Lingling whispered,
"Nine-Heart Begonia can heal injuries, but detoxification is not its strong point. It takes time to remove it bit by bit."
The middle-aged man's face became paler and paler, and large beads of sweat fell from his forehead.
Chen Jieqi stood behind, watched for a few breaths, and then spoke.
"Let me try."
Chen Jieqi stepped forward, but Ye Tianming stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Chen Xiaoyou, Ye Family's family affairs don't require outsiders to interfere."
The tone is not serious, but the attitude is firm.
Chen Jieqi didn't insist and took a step back.
"Let him try." Ye Lingling suddenly spoke, his voice was very soft but very sure.
After a few breaths of stalemate, Dugu Bo spoke.
"Old Ye, do you not trust me, or do you not trust your daughter's vision?"
Ye Tianming was silent and slowly retracted his hand.
Chen Jieqi hung his right hand above the middle-aged man's right arm, and the Naaru Brand between his eyebrows lit up,
The pale golden holy light surged out from his palm, not like a raging wave, but like the morning sun,
Gently, it penetrates into the skin of middle-aged people layer by layer.
Wherever the holy light passed, the blue-black medicinal gas seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, making a sizzling sound.
Escapes slowly from the pores and dissipates into a wisp of smoke in the air.
The middle-aged man's face recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his frown gradually loosened.
"This..." Ye Tianming's pupils shrank slightly.
He has seen Nine-Heart Begonia heal wounds and various Martial Soul treatments.
But I have never seen such a pure Purification Power. It is not suppression, not removal, but "ablation".
In front of the holy light, the medicinal energy disintegrates silently like ice and snow meeting the sun.
After a few minutes, Chen Jieqi took back his hand.
The middle-aged man's right arm had returned to its normal color. He moved his fingers, pressed his chest again, and let out a long sigh of relief.
"I'm not numb anymore, and I'm not stuffy anymore."
He looked at Chen Jieqi,
"Little brother, your light... is really amazing."
Chen Jieqi stood up with a calm expression.
"It's just that the medicinal gas entered the body, it's not a serious injury. If it was a deeper toxin, it wouldn't be so fast."
He took a step back and returned to Dugu Bo's side, as if he had just done an ordinary thing.
Ye Tianming looked at him with eyes that changed, not warmly, but seriously,
Re-examination seriously.
"Chen Xiaoyou,"
He spoke, his tone a little more solemn than before,
"What is your origin, Martial Soul?"
"Heart of the Naaru," Chen Jieqi said,
"Holy light attribute, good at purification."
Ye Tianming nodded and did not continue to ask. He looked at Dugu Bo,
There is inquiry and emotion in the eyes.
"Your Majesty, this grandson is not simple."
Dugu Bo snorted,
"Bullshit."
Ye Tianming was not angry. He turned around and walked back to the main hall and sat down on the chair.
He picked up the already cold tea and put it down again.
"Chen Xiaoyou," he suddenly said,
"You just helped me, Ye made a note of it. If you need anything, just ask."
Chen Jieqi picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Uncle Ye." he said,
"I came today just to reminisce with my grandpa. I have admired Nine-Heart Begonia for the Ye Family for a long time."
He didn't mention cooperation, power, or even "move around more in the future."
Ye Tianming looked at him, took a few breaths, picked up the tea cup, and slowly turned his fingers around the rim of the cup.
"It's all in vain," he said,
He did not look at Chen Jieqi, his eyes fell on Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo leaned on the back of the chair, his face expressionless, as if he hadn't seen anything.
Ye Tianming Put down the teacup,
"Lingling is in the academy and you take care of her a lot.
From now on, I'll come and sit here often, and I'll take care of the simple things at home."
Chen Jieqi nodded.
"Okay."
He said no more.
After a few pleasantries, Dugu Bo stood up, patted his clothes, looked at Ye Tianming and said,
"I'll see you again when I have time," he stood up and said goodbye.
Ye Tianming walked to the door, Ye Lingling followed behind him, and his eyes stopped for a moment on Chen Jieqi's back.
"Lingling." Ye Tianming suddenly whispered.
"Father."
"This Chen Jieqi is deeper than what you said."
Ye Lingling lowered his head and did not answer.
Walking out of the alley, the fog dissipated a little. Dugu Bo was walking in front and suddenly spoke.
"You kid, you can bear it today."
Chen Jieqi knew what he was talking about. From beginning to end, there was no mention of cooperation or Ye Family.
Not even a second glance at Ye Lingling.
"No rush." Chen Jieqi said.
Dugu Bo snorted,
"You can keep your composure. Ye Tianming That old guy finally said, 'Come and sit here often.'
You have already let go. Next time you come again, you don't need me to lead the way."
Chen Jieqi did not answer the call.
Ye Family, most of it is done, and the rest is left to time.
Ye Lingling returned to the hall, and Ye Tianming was still sitting there. The tea had cooled down.
"Lingling."
"Father."
"His light can drive away poison and purify...Spirit Hall will not miss such a person."
Ye Lingling did not answer.
"If you get too close to him, Ye Family may really not be able to hide it."
"I know." Ye Lingling said
Ye Tianming looked at her for a long time, and finally sighed.
"Go, Ye Family... it's time to change."