Chapter 17: I'll Treat You to Some Rocks! You Have to Eat Them!
Ye Fan turned his head and quietly memorized the appearances of those few people.
He would find them as soon as possible and investigate where the news had come from. Before that expert made a move against the Ye family, Ye Fan intended to eliminate him first.
After leaving the underground black market, Wang Fugui looked at the few rocks Ye Fan had been fiddling with the whole time and let out a helpless sigh.
Had he been mistaken?
He had thought his big brother had awakened, but he was still like this. Who knew when he would fully recover?
If Ye Fan didn't recover soon, the Ye family really wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.
Relying only on those girls to support the family simply wouldn't be enough to withstand the enemy's sweeping assault.
"Old Wang, give this a try. It tastes really good!" Ye Fan handed the pitch-black rock in his hand to Wang Fugui, leaving him torn between laughter and tears. "Big Brother, that's a rock, not candy! You can't eat it!"
"Why not? Look... just bite it like this. Crunch, and it breaks!" To guide Wang Fugui into discovering the Vitality Pill hidden inside the rock, Ye Fan even sacrificed himself by using his own teeth to bite through one.
Watching Ye Fan do that made Wang Fugui's teeth ache in sympathy.
"I'll pass!" Wang Fugui shook his head and prepared to put the rock away. "I'll take the rock. How about I eat it after I get home?"
"No!" Seeing Wang Fugui about to put it away, Ye Fan panicked.
That fool Wang Fugui would never discover what was hidden inside the rock. If he took it home, he might even throw it away.
"You said good brothers share blessings and hardships... If you won't eat it, then you don't treat me as your big brother!" Ye Fan plopped down on the ground with a pout, ready to throw a tantrum.
Wang Fugui looked at him bitterly. "Fine! I'll eat it, okay? My dear big brother!"
He put the rock into his mouth. At worst, he'd use a bit of internal force to shatter it and just pretend to eat it.
Sigh...
Right now, Ye Fan was basically just a child. Why should he argue with a child?
But when Wang Fugui's teeth touched the rock's outer shell, he finally noticed something strange.
The rock wasn't nearly as hard as he'd imagined.
The shell was even a little soft.
Crunch!
He bit down, barely using any force, and the rock split cleanly in half.
Spitting the two halves out of his mouth, Wang Fugui saw what was inside, and his pupils instantly dilated.
"A Vitality Pill... Good heavens..."
Halfway through speaking, he hurriedly clamped a hand over his mouth.
Then he brought the split rock close to his eyes and examined it several more times.
There was no mistake.
It really was a Vitality Pill!
This was an extremely important pill for breaking through to the Grandmaster realm, and even to the Martial Venerable realm.
With the pill's assistance, the success rate of advancing to Grandmaster increased by seventy percent, while advancing to Martial Venerable gained a fifty percent boost.
Yet throughout all of Great Xia, there were only a handful of people capable of refining Vitality Pills.
Not long ago, one of these pills had been priced at five billion on the market, and even then it was impossible to buy. It wasn't something money alone could obtain.
If news of such a pill got out, countless powerful factions would immediately covet it. Everyone would stop at nothing to seize it.
And now one was sitting right in his own hands?
After confirming it was truly a Vitality Pill, the way Wang Fugui looked at Ye Fan changed dramatically.
Was this really just a coincidence, or had Big Brother done it on purpose?
Ye Fan had insisted on buying those two rocks, and after opening them, there was actually a Vitality Pill inside?
The odds of such a coincidence were even lower than his chances of winning two hundred million in the lottery.
"Big Brother, are you really pretending to be foolish, or are you hiding something from me? Did you already know there was a Vitality Pill inside?" Wang Fugui was too shocked. It couldn't possibly be such a coincidence.
But Ye Fan only looked confused. "Old Wang, see? I told you it tastes good. Hurry up and eat it while it's fresh!"
"..."
Wang Fugui was speechless. After carefully looking Ye Fan up and down and confirming he wasn't pretending, he cautiously put away the Vitality Pill.
"Big Brother, you're truly my lucky star! With this Vitality Pill, I'll soon break through to the Grandmaster realm. Then I'll be even stronger when protecting you!"
Grandmaster-level experts were rare throughout all of Great Xia.
Anyone who reached that realm could generally dominate an entire region and become its overlord.
A single Grandmaster was enough to support a super family.
Hearing Wang Fugui say that, Ye Fan secretly thought, At least you've got some conscience.
For now, Ye Fan still had to keep pretending to be foolish. There were many things he couldn't do openly, so having Wang Fugui act on his behalf was the best choice. Naturally, Wang Fugui becoming stronger was also good for Ye Fan.
The two had just gotten into the car and were about to head home when Ye Fan's phone suddenly rang.
It was Xia Hao.
"Doctor Ye, are you free? I'd like to invite you to dinner and introduce you to a few people."
Xia Hao knew Ye Fan's true situation.
At yesterday's banquet, Ye Fan had already revealed it to him. Knowing he had latched onto an incredibly powerful backer, Xia Hao wanted to introduce Ye Fan to his trusted people in Yun City today.
"Dinner? I'm hungry. I want to eat..." Ye Fan replied into the phone before turning to Wang Fugui.
Wang Fugui took the phone. After learning it was Xia Hao calling, he agreed and drove Ye Fan toward the place Xia Hao had arranged.
At yesterday's banquet, Wang Fugui had also been present and knew about the relationship between Xia Hao and Ye Fan.
...
Half an hour later, Royal Grand Hotel, Heavenly Suite.
Ye Fan sat at the head of the table, with Wang Fugui beside him. Besides Xia Hao, several other men were seated there.
Among them were none other than Yun City's underground kingpin Li Hu and Yun City's governor Sun Qian.
"Young Master Ye, let me introduce them. These two are members of the Xia family. This is Li Hu. He has considerable influence over certain matters in Yun City that aren't fit for the light of day. If you ever have any troublesome disputes, you can go to him."
Hearing Xia Hao's introduction, Li Hu immediately stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Li Hu greets Young Master Ye. From now on, I await your orders."
"And this is Yun City's governor, Sun Qian. In five years, he should be promoted to the provincial capital. He's also one of the Xia family's people. If you have any official matters, he can help."
Sun Qian also didn't dare put on airs. He stood up and respectfully said,
"Young Master Ye, if there's ever anything I can do, I will spare no effort."
Yun City wasn't large. Even without Xia Hao's introduction, both Li Hu and Sun Qian already knew Ye Fan.
Ye Fan's situation wasn't exactly a secret in Yun City.
Five years ago, he had been the Ye family's most famous prodigy, reaching the Grandmaster realm at only fifteen years old, with limitless potential. But a car accident had left him mentally impaired, though it couldn't erase the brilliance of his past.
Neither of them understood why, after the Ye family had suffered such devastating blows and everyone else was avoiding them, Xia Hao was treating Ye Fan with such respect—almost like he was serving his own father.
But as people cultivated by the Xia family, they knew Xia Hao must have had his reasons.
They couldn't help wondering whether the youngest young master of the Ye family had already awakened.
If that were true, then showing goodwill to the Ye family now would definitely pay off in the future.
Xia Hao naturally knew that Ye Fan was actually fully conscious and understood everything being said. But to help maintain the disguise, he politely explained things to Wang Fugui instead.
"Young Master Wang, I know you're Young Master Ye's closest brother and friend. Whenever it's inconvenient for Young Master Ye, you can contact these two directly."
"Thank you, Mr. Xia!" Though Wang Fugui was somewhat simple and honest, he understood that the Xia family was truly offering help in a time of need.
With Sun Qian and Li Hu protecting them openly and secretly in Yun City, Ye Fan would face far fewer troubles.
Just as everyone picked up their chopsticks to begin eating, Li Hu suddenly received a message from one of his subordinates. His expression changed drastically.
"Young Master Ye, President Xia, this is bad... My men just reported that all of Wu Laolang's people have mobilized. It looks like they're going after Miss Su Yixue..."
(End of Chapter)
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