Ye Feifei glanced at the bewildered Ye Hu and smiled faintly. "What are you getting so worked up about? This is a fine wine I secretly brought from my father's collection. It can enhance your strength after you drink it. The color might not be great, but its effects are undeniable."
Ye Hu was slightly taken aback, half-believing and half-doubting Ye Feifei's words. He was in a bind, unable to decide whether to drink it or not.
"What? Are you afraid I poisoned the wine? If that's the case, you can leave! All my effort wasted!" Anger appeared on Ye Feifei's face. She was clearly displeased.
Ye Hu thought to himself that Ye Feifei had no reason to harm him. 'Maybe she really is doing this for my own good? Perhaps she hopes my strength will increase so I can enter Linyuan Academy with her.'
"Feifei, that's not what I meant. I just asked because the wine's color looks a bit strange, that's all. Don't overthink it! I'll drink it!" Ye Hu said with a laugh, then picked up the cup and drained it in one gulp.
At that moment, he felt that even if this was a cup of poison, he had to drink it. He was taking a gamble, betting that Ye Feifei wouldn't harm him.
Seeing Ye Hu drink it, Ye Feifei's expression changed again. "Now, that's more like it! We grew up together, childhood sweethearts, you could say. How could I possibly harm you!"
After drinking the wine, Ye Hu felt a burning sensation in his throat. He instantly sensed something was wrong. "Feifei, what on earth is this wine? Why do I feel a little unwell?"
"Heh, it's a fine wine! It can only help you, not harm you! You really want to know its name? It's called Forgetfulness Wine. It can make you forget your troubles. This is very precious; in the entire world, I'm the only one who has such a wine. You're truly fortunate to be able to taste it. Shouldn't you be thanking me?" Ye Feifei continued to smile.
"Forgetfulness Wine? You're lying to me! This must be poison! I can feel the energy in my Dantian churning. I've always treated you well, so why would you do this to me today?" Ye Hu's face instantly turned grim.
In truth, Ye Feifei was also puzzled. She herself wasn't entirely sure what reaction the wine would cause. However, seeing how much pain Ye Hu was in, it was definitely causing great harm to his body. 'It would be impossible for something that erases memories to not cause any harm.'
"Actually, I really am doing this for your own good! I'm just making you forget a period of your memory, that's all! Otherwise, retaining those memories could get you killed. You should actually be thanking me!" Ye Feifei continued to smile, but her smile was a little forced.
Ye Hu was suddenly consumed by rage. He flipped the table, sending dishes and wine spilling onto the floor. In an instant, the floor was a complete mess.
But at that moment, he clutched his chest, obviously in great pain. "Why? Did that good-for-nothing Ye Tian make you do this?"
"Don't you dare mention my Brother Tian in front of me! You can never compare to him! I know you're wondering why Ye Tian was able to return from the back mountain with me. The truth is, we came back for you!" Ye Feifei said.
Ye Hu felt a wave of heat surge through his body and rush to his head. His head felt like it was about to split open, and in an instant, his eyes turned blood-red. The muscles on his face twitched continuously, slowly bunching together, creating a terrifying sight.
Hearing this, something suddenly clicked for him. "What do you mean by that? Did you run into my father?"
After saying this, Ye Hu began to writhe on the ground, letting out painful groans. Normally, Ye Hu was a very resilient man with a strong will, but the fact that he was groaning incessantly now proved just how much agony he was in.
"That's right! We ran into your father, and also two Protectors from the Ye Family. But they dared to make a move on Ye Tian, trying to seize the Dragon Pearl inside him, so they had to be killed!" Ye Feifei said lightly, her tone suddenly turning ice-cold.
Hearing that his own father had fallen victim to Ye Tian's deadly hands, a surge of rage caused him to spit up a mouthful of blood, and his face grew even paler.
"Wh-why? D-does he... does he have the strength to kill my father now?" Ye Hu said with great difficulty, enduring the pain.
"That's right. You guessed it. Just think, for a genius who possesses the Dragon Pearl, wouldn't it be easy to kill your father and two Protectors? We didn't want to do this, either. But since your father wanted Brother Tian's Dragon Pearl, he had to die!
And you, I believe you also know the secret of the Dragon Pearl. Back then, you had that bitch Ye Shixue trick Brother Tian into taking the Ten Fragrances Soft Tendon Powder. Perhaps that was when you all started to suspect him.
For Brother Tian's safety, we have no choice but to make you lose a period of your memory. We originally planned to kill you too, but Brother Tian promised your father he would spare your life. Otherwise, do you think you'd still be alive right now?" Ye Feifei said.
At this moment, Ye Hu was overwhelmed by a storm of rage and grief. "Ye Tian! I won't let you get away with this! I'll..." Before he could finish, he sprayed another mouthful of blood and fell unconscious.
Ye Feifei glanced at Ye Hu on the ground and sneered, "You're lucky just to be alive. You want to kill Brother Tian? You'll never be able to do that in this lifetime. When you wake up, you'll have forgotten everything. How will you kill Brother Tian then?"
With a silvery laugh echoing in the room, Ye Feifei left her quarters. She left Ye Hu there; he would leave on his own once he woke up. Ye Feifei then headed to Ye Tian's residence to tell him the good news.
In another room within the elite disciples' quarters, a beautiful woman was in the middle of her cultivation. If one had sharp eyes, they might have been able to see a faint layer of black qi surrounding her.
The black qi slowly seeped out of her body and then re-entered it, again and again, in a very bizarre manner. This woman was none other than Ye Shixue.
"I've finally broken through to the Seventh Layer. There's barely any Yang Qi left in Ye Hu's body. It's time to hunt for a new target! There's no one left in the Ye Family worth my time. Time to take a trip into the city!" Ye Shixue smiled faintly, then also left her room.
Meanwhile, when Ye Feifei arrived at Ye Tian's room, she found he wasn't there. 'Where could Brother Tian have gone? Don't tell me he went to the back mountain again? That doesn't seem likely!'
She thought this because she saw the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python still lying motionless on the floor. Just as she was about to leave, the python on the floor suddenly flew up and landed on her shoulder.
"Ye Lin, do you know where Brother Tian went?" Ye Feifei asked the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python.
The Eight-winged Golden Scale Python couldn't speak human language yet. Aside from being able to communicate with Ye Tian, he could only understand what others said but not respond. However, at this moment, he nodded at Ye Feifei.
Seeing this, Ye Feifei's heart filled with joy. "Quick, take me to him! I have something important to tell him!"
The Eight-winged Golden Scale Python left Ye Feifei's shoulder and flew forward quickly, with Ye Feifei hurrying to keep up...