After an hour, Ye Fan slowly withdrew his spiritual power and the two of them landed in front of a large house. The vermillion door and the imposing stone lion showed the identity of the owner of this house. There were two large palace lanterns on both sides of the door with the words "Ye Residence" written on them.
"This is my home." Ye Feixue grabbed the brass ring on the door and knocked on it. After a while, there was a knock on the door. The door opened slightly and a person who looked like a servant poked his head out to take a look.
"Eldest Miss, you've returned." The servant saw Ye Feixue and immediately opened the door.
"Where's my father?" Ye Feixue stepped inside with Ye Fan following closely behind.
"Master is in the pharmacy. I'll go tell him." The servant closed the door and quickly left.
"Come, let's go inside," Ye Feixue said as she pulled Ye Fan's hand and walked towards a large house not far away. This Ye Residence was different from other houses. Other houses were filled with flowers and trees, but this house was filled with precious herbs. Other houses had fake mountains and ponds, but this house didn't have such things. Aside from the herbs, there was only a pavilion with a stone table and a stone bench.
"Sit anywhere," Ye Feixue said to Ye Fan as she asked the servant to serve tea after entering the house. The furnishings in the house were very elegant. The painting of the Medicine King, Sun Simiao, was hung on the wall. Below the painting was a large copper incense burner with smoke rising in spirals.
"How is it? You're not used to the smell of herbs here, right?" Ye Feixue looked at Ye Fan with a smile.
"It's fine," Ye Fan replied.
"You damned girl, where did you run off to?" A man in purple said as he pushed the door open. This person was in his fifties. His eyes were bright and his steps were vigorous.
"Father!" Ye Feixue shouted as she threw herself into the old man's arms.
When Ye Fan saw this, he immediately stood up and bowed. "Junior Ye Fan greets Old Mister."
"Ye Fan?" The old man exclaimed, "Are you from the Ye family of the weaponry aristocratic family?"
"That's right," Ye Fan replied.
"Xue'er," the old man immediately said to Ye Feixue, "this is not the place to talk. Take him to my study." With that, he turned and walked out of the room.
"Come with me." Ye Feixue understood her father's intentions. Tonight, Ye Fan's family members were wanted by the imperial court. If she brought Ye Fan back rashly, they would be easily recognized, so her father had her bring Ye Fan to his study.
As Ye Feixue spoke, she walked directly to the incense burner in front of the statue of the Medicine King Sun Simiao. She turned the incense burner with both hands and the wall rumbled, revealing a secret door.
"Come in quickly," Ye Feixue said.
Ye Fan immediately dashed into the secret door. After the two of them entered, the stone door slammed shut.
"Where is this?" Ye Fan asked.
"This is the secret passage that leads to my father's study." Ye Feixue led Ye Fan inside. After walking for a short while, they saw a wall blocking their way. Ye Feixue stepped forward and pressed against the wall. A stone tile immediately sank in. With a rumble, the wall moved and the door opened.
"Come in," Ye Feixue said as she walked in. Ye Fan followed closely behind.
With a rumble, the wall returned to its original state.
Ye Fan discovered that the room was extremely spacious. There were two rows of tall bookshelves on both sides. The bookshelves were densely packed with all kinds of medical records. Other than the bookshelves, there was only a wooden table and a few chairs. The old man was sitting on the main seat. Seeing Ye Fan enter, the old man immediately stood up.
"The Ye family is currently wanted by the imperial court, so this is the only way. Young hero, please don't take offense," the old man said.
"Senior, what are you saying?" Ye Fan said as he bowed again. "This junior is indebted to Senior for not abandoning us. This junior is endlessly grateful." One had to know that the current situation was different from the past. In the past, the Ye family was prominent and everyone wanted to curry favor with them. Now that the Ye family had lost their power and all of them had become criminals of the imperial court, it was very rare for someone to take the risk of losing their lives to shelter the Ye family. Thus, Ye Fan bowed again to the old man.
"Young hero Ye, please rise. This is too much for this old man." The old man said as he hurriedly reached out to help Ye Fan up. "The Ye family's conduct is open and aboveboard. Everyone in Jianghu knows this and this old man is very impressed. As the saying goes, justice is in everyone's heart. Everyone has a scale in their heart. The imperial court has made such a big move this time probably because someone in the imperial court is deliberately slandering the Ye family.
Otherwise, this would not have happened. "Ye Fan was deeply moved after hearing this. He did not expect the Ye family to be so important in this old man's heart.
"This time, young hero Ye must have come for an important matter." After the two of them sat down, the old man said.
"This junior is ashamed. This time, I have taken the liberty to visit because I have an important matter to ask of you." Ye Fan said sincerely.
"What is it? This old man will help as long as this old man can." The old man said.
"It's a long story." Ye Fan said as he told the old man about Fujiwara No Chiko's amnesia, how he was sneak-attacked and how Ye Feixue saved him.
"Something like that happened?" The old man said as he twirled his beard.
"Father, you don't know." Ye Feixue saw that Ye Fan did not mention that Ye Fan had risked his life to save her and hurriedly interjected. "If it wasn't for Brother Ye, I'm afraid that your daughter would have been …"
When the old man heard this, he looked up at Ye Feixue. At this time, Ye Feixue's face was flushed red. The old man immediately understood what was going on.
"Thank you, young hero Ye, for saving my daughter." The old man said.
"Senior, what are you saying?" Ye Fan hurriedly said. "If it wasn't for Miss Ye, I'm afraid that my corpse would have been exposed in the wilderness. Moreover, if it wasn't for her saving me, that man in blue would not have met Miss Ye. Everything was caused by me."
"Father, was Brother Ye's wife hypnotized?" Ye Feixue asked.
"From the symptoms you have described, she should have been hypnotized by an expert." The old man said. "However, this is only an inference. Everything can only be confirmed when we see her in person."
"This junior earnestly asks the old man to save my wife." Ye Fan said as he got up and knelt in front of the old man.
"What are you doing? Get up quickly." The old man hurriedly helped Ye Fan up. "This old man will go with you."
"Thank you, senior." Ye Fan said happily. With the help of the Ye Family, Chiko's memories would definitely be restored this time. The two of them would be able to reunite again.
"It's already late. Tomorrow, this old man will hurry with you on horseback. It will take at most three days to get there." The old man said.
"I won't hide it from you, senior. Now that I have a cultivation base, I can fly through the air. I can get there in a few hours." Ye Fan cupped his hands. "If senior doesn't mind, this junior can carry you there."
"Fly through the air?" The old man said in surprise. "You know how to fly?"
Ye Fan nodded.
"It's said that every member of the Ye Family has a unique skill. It's true. I didn't expect you to have such a cultivation base at such a young age. How rare." The old man said with a smile. "Since that's the case, there's no time to lose. Let's get going now. Xue'er, bring me my medicine box. "
Ye Feixue walked over to the shelf of medicinal ingredients and took out an exquisite medicine box. She handed it to the old man. The old man took the medicine box and put it on his back. "Let's go."
"Wait a moment," Ye Fan said as he took off his outer coat. He took off the flawless robe he was wearing and draped it over the old man's body. "This treasured robe is impervious to weapons and water and fire. Senior, please put it on. There's an expert keeping watch over that place. I'm afraid that if our whereabouts are exposed, we'll end up hurting you if we fight. Besides, it's unusually cold up high in the sky. Although his father, Ye Kong, had told him that this robe must never leave his body. Otherwise, he might be controlled by the evil energy again. However, the situation was urgent. Ye Fan was eager to save his wife, so he couldn't care less. Besides, the evil energy in his body wasn't as scary as Ye Fan had imagined. If it wasn't for him, he and Ye Feixue would have been killed by the blue-clothed man.
"This..." The old man was shocked as he watched the white robe on his body gradually turn transparent. "What a treasure," the old man said as he stroked the transparent robe.
"Senior, are we leaving now?" Ye Fan asked.
"Let's go now." The old man said as he turned to Ye Feixue. "You stay at home. Don't run around."
"I know." Ye Feixue pouted. She actually wanted to go with Ye Fan, but they were going to save someone, not go sightseeing. Besides, Ye Fan could only carry one person. He couldn't carry both of them. Thinking of this, Ye Feixue blushed. She really wanted to know how it felt to be carried in Ye Fan's arms.
The old man and Ye Fan arrived at the back door. There were precious herbs planted here that liked shade. It was very secluded. Furthermore, it was already late at night, so there wasn't a single person around. Ye Fan carried the old man on his back. He circulated his spiritual power and slowly lifted off the ground.
"Hehe." The old man on his back laughed. "This old man has sat on everything in his life, but this is the first time I'm flying in the air."
"Senior, sit tight. If you feel any discomfort, you must tell this junior," Ye Fan said.
"Go ahead and fly. This old man's bones are strong." The old man smiled.
"Then this junior will respectfully accept." Ye Fan said as he sped up. Firstly, the old man was protected by the Flawless Dharma Robe, so he should be fine. Secondly, he missed his beloved wife very much. He wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly to Fujiwara No Chiko's side in an instant. An illusory figure streaked across the sky.
"Senior, how is it? Can you take it? "Ye Fan asked as he flew at high speed.
"I … I'm fine." The old man, who was clinging tightly to Ye Fan's back, was a little out of breath from the wind. "You … You keep flying."
When Ye Fan saw this, he immediately slowed down. After all, the Flawless Dharma Robe could only protect the old man's body, but the old man's head was exposed. Flying at high speed with the biting cold wind, he was naturally fine with his spiritual power protecting his body. However, the old man was different. How could his mortal body withstand such torment?
"Senior, do you want to rest for a while?" Ye Fan asked.
"No need, no need …" The old man panted a few times and said, "Today, I've opened my eyes. This young man is quite capable despite his young age. With this kind of ability, it would only take a few days to travel the entire Great Ming Dynasty. "
"Then, shall we continue on our way?" Ye Fan asked.
"Continue. These old bones of mine can still bear it," the old man said.
Despite the old man's words, Ye Fan still slowed down. He maintained a steady speed and lowered his altitude. This way, the wind would be weaker. As the saying goes, it's cold at the top. The higher you go, the lower the temperature.
"Ye Fan," the old man on his back said, "Looking at your cultivation, you must have received guidance from an expert."
Ye Fan nodded. "Senior, you're right. I did receive guidance from an expert. It's a long story."
The old man immediately understood. It was inconvenient for Ye Fan to talk about this matter, so he didn't ask further.
"Senior," Ye Fan changed the topic. "Is this hypnotism very difficult to break?"
"We'll only know after we see it," the old man said. "This hypnotism is both difficult and easy to break. It's like a lock. No matter how sturdy it is, a small key can easily open it. The difficult part is the key."
"What if we can't find the key?" Ye Fan asked. He had heard from Ye Feixue that breaking the hypnotism of an expert was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
"Then we can only forcefully break the lock," the old man said.
Ye Fan frowned and didn't say anything.
Seeing that Ye Fan didn't say anything, the old man knew that Ye Fan was worried, so he comforted him. "Don't worry. If your wife is really under hypnotism, I'm confident that I can break it."
"With Senior's help, of course it'll be a piece of cake." When Ye Fan heard the old man's words, the rock in his heart was finally lifted.
"But," the old man hesitated.
"But what?" Ye Fan's momentum, which had just landed on the ground, rose once again.
"I'm worried that your wife isn't under hypnotism," the old man said calmly.
"Not hypnotism?" Ye Fan was puzzled. "If it's not hypnotism, then what is it?"
"Didn't you say that your wife is Japanese?" the old man asked.
"Yes." Ye Fan didn't understand what this had to do with hypnotism.
"The person who attacked you was also Japanese?" the old man continued to ask.
"That's right. What's wrong?" Ye Fan asked anxiously.
"As far as I know, there are many secret experts in Japan. There's a secret technique called 'Soul Dissolving Technique.' The person who is under the technique will completely forget their past and will have a new memory replaced by the caster. Back then, our Ye family's ancestor traveled to Japan and saw someone use this technique to cure someone who had an extremely painful experience. This technique is completely different from hypnotism. Hypnotism can only hypnotize people with weak willpower and can be used to awaken their memories through hypnotism. However, this Soul Dissolving Technique is completely different. It's said that it can directly erase the memories in the soul. As for the method to break it … "The old man stopped and didn't continue.
"What method can be used to break the Soul Dissolving Technique?" When Ye Fan saw that the old man was about to say something but did not say it out loud, a trace of worry flashed through his heart. He hurriedly stopped and hovered in mid-air before asking.
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