Xiao Chi's visit

Ye Fan was eating instant noodles in his hotel room when the door opened.

"Old man, what brings you here?" The visitor was Bai Yunxi's maternal grandfather, Xiao Chi. For Bai Yunxi's sake, Ye Fan figured he ought to show him some respect, so he gave Xiao Chi a friendly smile.

The moment Xiao Chi entered, he saw Ye Fan grinning like an idiot. "You want to pursue Yunxi?"

Ye Fan nodded. "Yes! The moment I saw him, I liked him so much."

"Plenty of people like Yunxi."

"I'll beat those useless losers and stand out from the crowd!" Ye Fan declared confidently.

Xiao Chi: "..."

"You know Yunxi's health isn't very good. The talismans I saw you sell to Celestial Master Zhang today looked impressive. Would those talismans help Yunxi's health?" Xiao Chi asked patiently.

Ye Fan shook his head. "Yunxi's problem is his constitution. Talismans won't help."

"Then how can it be treated?" Years ago, a Celestial Master who had examined Yunxi had said that without an effective treatment, Bai Yunxi probably wouldn't live past thirty.

Ye Fan blinked. "He just needs to agree to sleep with me. He has a yin constitution, and I have plenty of yang energy! With his heavenly yin constitution, being with a woman would only pile yin on top of yin. That would harm his health, not help it. Still, there's probably no need to worry about him getting obsessed with women. He has both an ice marrow constitution and a heavenly yin constitution. He might not even be able to perform!"

"You little bastard!" Xiao Chi shot to his feet and glared fiercely at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan looked at Xiao Chi in utter bewilderment. "Why did you suddenly get angry?"

"I must have lost my mind to come here and listen to your nonsense," Xiao Chi said furiously.

Ye Fan looked at Xiao Chi. "I'm not talking nonsense! Old man, don't be so bad-tempered! When you see Bai Yunxi, put in a good word for me!"

Speechless, Xiao Chi glanced at Ye Fan, shook his head, and left.

Xiao Chi entered Bai Yunxi's bedroom, where Bai Yunxi was packing his things.

"Grandpa, what's wrong? You look upset!"

Xiao Chi planted his hands on his hips and said angrily, "I just went to see Ye Fan. That little bastard does nothing but spout nonsense. I must be sick in the head to have gone to him."

"What did he say?" Bai Yunxi was surprised by Xiao Chi's reaction. His grandfather was always so calm and composed, yet Ye Fan had worked him into this state.

"He said you... couldn't perform. That bastard!" Xiao Chi said through gritted teeth.

Bai Yunxi lowered his head without saying a word.

Seeing Bai Yunxi's expression, Xiao Chi suddenly had a bad feeling. "Yunxi, you... don't tell me you really..."

"Grandpa, stop asking," Bai Yunxi said impatiently.

Xiao Chi took a deep breath. "Could it really be true? That fellow said..."

Xiao Chi suddenly recalled that Bai Yunxi kept his distance from women. If any woman at work threw herself at him, hoping to use her body to get ahead, he would fire her immediately and never hire her again. Xiao Chi had never thought much of it before, merely assuming Bai Yunxi disliked people who took such shortcuts. But now...

Xiao Chi suddenly realized that Bai Yunxi might have been avoiding women to conceal a physical problem.

"What else did he say?" Bai Yunxi asked.

"He also said you'd get better if you slept with him." Once the words left his mouth, Xiao Chi, who had dismissed everything Ye Fan said as nonsense, couldn't help wondering whether it might be true. If Ye Fan was telling the truth, then...

Bai Yunxi: "..."

Yang Fei entered the room. "Ye Fan, the excavation has been canceled. What are your plans now?"

"I need to stay here," Ye Fan said.

"Stay here?" Yang Fei asked in surprise.

Ye Fan nodded. "Yes."

Ye Fan had originally thought Bai Yunxi only had an ice marrow constitution, but now he had discovered that Bai Yunxi also had a heavenly yin constitution. That made Ye Fan wary of sleeping with him. If he did, he might end up freezing to death too.

Ye Fan had noticed that the spiritual energy around the tomb was fairly dense, so he planned to search the mountain for suitable spiritual herbs.

"I thought you'd follow Young Master Bai to Capital City," Yang Fei said.

Ye Fan shrugged. "Yes, well, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Chasing someone relentlessly can get annoying. Besides, I think I need to improve my strength to make myself more attractive. If I become really attractive, maybe Yunxi will throw himself into my arms."

Yang Fei nodded. "Yes, yes! That's the right attitude, Ye Fan. But that ancient tomb really is creepy. You know, when we were on the mountain, I think I saw a ghost..."

Ye Fan looked puzzled. "What did you see?"

"I saw a woman in court dress with several zombies following her! Their clothes looked like something from the Han Dynasty."

Ye Fan smiled. "Maybe what was on your mind during the day turned up in your dreams at night."

Yang Fei nodded. "Probably. But this whole thing is pretty strange. Several of the special forces soldiers on the team got sick, yet the old professor was fine. And boss, your talismans are incredible. Where did you get them?"

"Oh, I know an unrivaled master. He said we were brought together by fate and gave them to me," Ye Fan said.

Yang Fei looked thoroughly envious. "Ye Fan, you're so lucky! You actually know a master like that."

Ye Fan smiled. "Yes, yes! I'm very lucky."