Ye Weitian contemplated for a moment before speaking to Ye Tian, "I was careless this time. If it weren't for that so-called expert, the consequences would have been unthinkable. Ye Tian, don't go to the back mountain so lightly in the future!"
"Rest assured, Patriarch, I'll be fine! It was wrong of me to let Feifei leave with me this time. Thankfully, we made it through unscathed, or I really wouldn't know how to face you!" Ye Tian said with a small smile.
"You have the nerve to say that? If anything had happened to my precious daughter, I would have skinned you alive! You act without thinking about the consequences. That back mountain is crawling with Demon Beasts. They say there are some in there comparable to Four Veins Martial Artists. Even I would have no choice but to flee for my life if I ran into one," Ye Weitian said.
"Dad, please don't be so hard on Brother Tian. Am I not standing right here in front of you, perfectly fine? We'll be more careful from now on!" Seeing her father berating the man she loved, Ye Feifei's face fell.
"And you, Feifei! Not even married and you're already taking your man's side! So eager to leave the nest, I see. Fine, fine! If you really must travel far from home in the future, you'd better take a few guards. That way I won't have to worry about you running into danger!" Ye Weitian said, glaring at Ye Feifei.
Ye Feifei just smiled faintly. "Dad! I knew you were just worried about me. Rest assured, we promise a situation like this won't happen again!"
Suddenly, Ye Weitian's eyes lit up, a look of astonishment crossing his face. The sudden change gave Ye Feifei and Ye Tian a terrible fright, their minds instantly leaping to the fact that he'd discovered they had already been intimate.
"Feifei, you broke through? To the One Vein Eighth Layer in such a short time? This is fantastic! My daughter truly hasn't disappointed me!" Ye Weitian laughed.
Hearing Ye Weitian's words, both Ye Tian and Ye Feifei breathed a sigh of relief. 'So he didn't figure it out after all.' They knew, however, that they couldn't hide the truth for long.
"It's all thanks to Brother Tian that I was able to break through. He's the one who had me take the Three-leaf Golden Ganoderma. Otherwise, it would have taken me quite a bit longer to reach the Eighth Layer!" Ye Feifei said.
Ye Weitian shot Ye Tian a look of approval. 'Good job, kid! You really haven't let me down.'
But a moment later, a voice sounded only in Ye Tian's ears. "Sleeping with my daughter right under my nose... you've got some real nerve, boy. If you ever dare to treat her badly in the future, you'll have me to answer to."
The voice came from Ye Weitian, using the Secret Transmission technique, so of course, Ye Feifei couldn't hear it. Ye Tian's face, however, instantly flushed red, and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
'I can't believe it. Ye Weitian knew all along that Feifei wasn't a virgin anymore.' He thought about it, and it made sense. 'If the Grand Elder could tell, then of course the Patriarch could as well.'
Too embarrassed to speak, Ye Tian could only give Ye Weitian a slight nod, accepting his terms. His heart, however, was now hammering in his chest.
"Brother Tian, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?" Ye Feifei asked.
"It's nothing. I probably just haven't been sleeping well these past few days. Don't worry!" Ye Tian said quickly. He certainly didn't dare tell Ye Feifei that her father already knew what had happened between them.
Ye Weitian smiled faintly and said, "Alright, I'll let you two off the hook for today. Go on back and get some rest. Train hard in your free time. It won't be long before the three great families hold their elite competition. Whether or not you can get into Linyuan Academy will all depend on how hard you're willing to work!"
Ye Tian and Feifei nodded and took their leave. Ye Weitian chuckled to himself. 'With their current strength, how could the disciples from the other two families possibly be their match? Ye Tian... oh, Ye Tian... I'm really looking forward to seeing just how far you can grow.'
Ye Tian's heart finally settled once he was back in his room. The Eight-winged Golden Scale Python was lying motionless on the desk. When Ye Tian walked in, it simply blinked, looking a little tired.
Worried by its abnormal behavior, Ye Tian asked, "Ye Lin, what's wrong? Did you expend too much Energy?"
"I'm fine, Boss. I was waiting for you! I was just conserving my strength. You wanted to make Ye Hu lose his memory for a while, right? I'm ready!" said the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python.
"Ready for what? What do you need me to do?" Ye Tian asked. He only half-understood what the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python was saying, having no idea how to extract the venom from its body.
"Boss, go find a bottle. Then, use your Black Glaze Sword to pierce my skin and let two drops of my blood fall into the bottle. After that, fill it with fresh water and let it sit for two days. That'll be enough," the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python explained.
"And fill it with water? Ye Lin, your blood seems to be a potent venom... Will piercing your skin hurt you?" Ye Tian asked, concerned.
"Of course not. A little wound is nothing! Now hurry up and get everything ready!" the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python urged, sounding a bit impatient.
Ye Tian happened to have a bottle on him—the one that held his Celestial Melody Pills, which still contained two elixirs. With a quick thought, he produced the bottle, tipped the two pills out, and swallowed them in one go.
Ye Tian didn't even stop to think if taking two Celestial Melody Pills at once would have any adverse effects on his body. All he cared about right then was getting an empty bottle.
The Celestial Melody Pills dissolved the moment they entered his mouth, sliding down his throat and into his body. A cooling sensation appeared, which then began to course through his meridians, but Ye Tian didn't have the time to pay it any mind.
Following the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python's instructions, he took out his Black Glaze Sword, preparing to pierce its skin to get the blood. 'All I care about right now is making Ye Hu forget that memory,' Ye Tian thought. 'It's the only way I'll be safe.'
As for Ye Shixue, he still trusted that she wouldn't reveal his secret. The Demon Dragon and the War Dragon were mortal enemies, but they possessed a noble sense of dignity and wouldn't resort to treacherous, underhanded schemes.
"Go ahead, Boss, I'm ready! Just pierce my back, that'll do it!" the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python said.
"I know," Ye Tian answered simply. He raised the Black Glaze Sword and thrust it at the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python. However, he used very little force, and when the tip of the sword touched the python's body, it failed to penetrate even an inch.
Only then did Ye Tian remember that the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python's Defense Power was immense. 'If I don't use real force, there's no way I can break its skin.' He had just been worried about using too much strength and hurting it, but he abandoned that thought now. He'd be lucky if he could even get through its defenses at all.
Having figured this out, Ye Tian increased the force behind his thrust considerably. To his frustration, he was still unable to pierce its body.
"Ye Lin, your Defense Power is ridiculous! I already used eighty percent of my strength! Don't tell me I have to use one hundred percent?" Ye Tian couldn't help but exclaim.
"Even a hundred percent might not be enough to break through. Stop holding back, Boss, and hurry up! If we miss this specific time, we'll have to wait another ten days!" the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python said…