When Ye Fan opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and found that he was actually lying in a cave. There was a soft layer of firewood under him, and there was a bonfire beside him. The fire was burning fiercely, and the firewood was crackling. A wild rabbit was roasting on the fire, and the aroma of the meat filled the air.
"What's going on?" Ye Fan was startled awake. When he woke up, the first thing he did was check his things. Fortunately, the Snake Shadow Sword and the wooden box were placed beside him. Nothing was missing.
"Whew …" Ye Fan let out a long breath. It seemed that his life was not meant to end here. Someone had saved him. At this time, there was no one else in the cave besides him. Since his savior was not here, then it was more important for him to hurry, Ye Fan thought to himself.
He did not care about the soreness in his body and forced himself to stand up. He wrapped the Snake Shadow Sword around his waist and tried to carry the wooden box on his back. Unfortunately, his body was so weak that even standing up was difficult, not to mention carrying a few dozen pounds of things on his back. Ye Fan sighed and placed the wooden box on the ground again. He sat by the bonfire and rested while looking around the cave.
This cave was U-shaped and very spacious. It was a natural shelter. It was probably a kind hunter who passed by and saw that he was frozen, so he brought him to this cave to keep him warm. Ye Fan thought to himself.
As for that white-clothed woman, she must have brought the black-robed freak down the mountain.
Ye Fan was thinking when he suddenly raised his head. The scene in front of him shocked him so much that he almost fell to the ground. Speak of the devil. At this time, the white-clothed woman was standing less than three meters away from him, looking at him.
When Ye Fan saw the white-clothed woman in front of him, he hurriedly stood up. But because he stood up too quickly, the soreness in his body made Ye Fan, who had just stood up, sit down again.
It's over, Ye Fan thought to himself. It seemed that he would not be able to escape this calamity. This woman definitely did not come with good intentions. She was most likely here to take revenge for the black-robed freak. Ye Fan thought as he forced himself to stand up slowly. He pulled out the Snake Shadow Sword again and steadied himself.
He had thought it through. If the white-robed man attacked him, he would completely release the cold Qi of the Snake Shadow Sword and fight to the death, perishing together with him.
"You'd better save your strength for the journey," the woman in white said to Ye Fan. "If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't even need to do it myself. The wild wolves and the weather outside can take your life." The woman in white said as she slowly walked to the fire and sat down. This was a gesture without any hostility.
Ye Fan understood that he was saved by this woman. It seemed that this woman did not want to kill him, but since she was in cahoots with the black-robed man, why did she save him? Could it be that there was something else going on?
Thinking of this, Ye Fan's tense nerves gradually relaxed. While looking at the masked woman with a puzzled expression, he sat back down on the ground. This time he was careful and did not put the Snake Shadow Sword back at his waist. Instead, he placed it by his side. This way, if the woman in white made any moves, he would be able to reach out and grab the sword. He would not be flustered.
The woman in white seemed to understand Ye Fan's thoughts. Her pair of beautiful eyes rolled at Ye Fan. With a cold snort, she took the roasted rabbit from the fire and sniffed it. Then she tore it in half and threw it to Ye Fan.
After receiving the roasted rabbit, Ye Fan felt that his stomach was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back. He looked at the woman in white in front of him and then looked at the fragrant roasted rabbit in his hand. His heart was full of doubts. Since this woman did not kill him and instead saved him, she should not have poisoned the food. Ye Fan thought to himself, "Who cares. I'll eat until I recover my strength. With my current condition, not to mention fighting, even walking down the mountain would be a problem." Besides, who knew if the black-robed man was dead or not. If he recovered and came here to take revenge, what would he do? At that time, he would not have any strength left. How could he fight him? Thinking of this, Ye Fan did not care about his table manners. He began to wolf down the roasted rabbit.
The woman in white's cooking skills were not bad. The simple roasted rabbit was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The whole body was golden yellow.
Half of the wild hare was finished by Ye Fan in just a short while. Firstly, he was hungry. He had not eaten a single drop of water since he woke up in the middle of the night. Secondly, the wild hare roasted by this woman was simply too delicious. Since he was young, he had eaten all kinds of delicacies and tasted all kinds of delicacies. However, compared to the wild hare in his hand, those delicacies were simply tasteless. Ye Fan sucked his fingers, still not satisfied. Seeing this, the woman in white threw the remaining half to Ye Fan. Ye Fan was stunned. He said a word of thanks and lowered his head to busy himself again.
After he finished eating the rabbit meat, Ye Fan wiped his mouth and leaned heavily against the stone wall. He could feel that his strength was quickly recovering. Fortunately, his body was not too badly affected by the cold air from the Snake Shadow Sword. After resting for a while, he would be able to leave the mountain. He raised his head to look at the woman in white. This woman had been looking at him while he was eating. She stared at him without blinking, as if she was thinking of something.
"Why aren't you eating?" Ye Fan asked, feeling embarrassed from being stared at by her.
"You need to quickly recover your strength. There is still a fierce battle waiting for you." The woman in white said in a neutral tone.
"Fierce battle? With who? "Ye Fan hurriedly asked. Could it be the black-robed man? Ye Fan suddenly thought that the black-robed man might be here. Thinking of this, he quickly stood up and held the Snake Shadow Sword in his hand. He looked around nervously, but he did not see the black-robed man's figure.
"He's nearby?" Ye Fan nervously asked the woman in white.
"Here he is," said the woman in white. "I have brought him into this cave."
"What? Here? "Ye Fan held the Snake Shadow Sword and looked around as if he was facing a great enemy." Where is he? "
"Here, right here." The woman in white said as she pointed at the fire with the wooden stick in her hand. "He was too frozen by your cold air. I buried him under the fire. Otherwise, he would not be able to recover in a short time."
"Fire …. Fire …. Down …. " Down there? "Ye Fan stuttered as he looked at the burning bonfire and swallowed his saliva.
He had seen people use mud to cover an entire chicken and bury it under the fire to roast it. It seemed to be called Beggar's Chicken, but he had never seen a living person being buried under the fire to roast it. He even wondered if the black-robed man would be roasted until he was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, steaming hot, just like the hare this woman roasted. Ye Fan raised his head and looked at the calm woman in white. He muttered in his heart, This woman really knows how to play with fire. She roasts a hare and roasts a person.
Believe me, he won't be frozen by you a second time. Your physical strength should have recovered by now. Pack up and set off quickly. Remember, you must take the main road and not the small roads. When you get home, pass the thing on your back to your family. That thing might be able to save your family's fate. "
When Ye Fan heard the woman in white's words, he was momentarily stunned. He had too many questions that he did not understand. From her tone, it seemed that something big was going to happen in the Ye Family. What kind of big thing was going to happen? How could it affect the fate of the family? Was this a joke? It was close to the Spring Festival, so the various branches of the Ye family would send experts to the Ye family's ancestral home. These people were all powerful and were all first-class experts. Besides, with the head of the family, Ye Yun, overseeing the situation, what could happen? He was an expert among experts, the successor of the Weaponsmith Manual. His cultivation had reached the peak of perfection, and the Snow Thread Sword in his hand was unrivaled. If the weapons forged by the Ye family were divine weapons, then the Snow Thread Sword was a divine weapon among divine weapons, a divine weapon among divine weapons. It was said that after Ye Yun inherited the Weaponsmith Manual, it took him three years to forge the divine weapon. On the day the sword was forged, a white light burst out from the sword furnace, which lasted for three days. Ye Yun fasted, took a bath, burned incense and prayed before taking the sword out of the furnace. The sword was snow-white and radiated a bright light. What was even more amazing was that the sword was born with sword Qi. When a strand of hair floated towards the Snow Thread Sword, it was cut into two before it even touched the sword. Ye Yun saw that the sword was as bright as the sun after the snow, so he named it Snow Thread.
Ye Fan had never seen his grandfather Ye Yun's cultivation. He only knew that although Ye Yun was over fifty years old, he looked like he was around forty years old. He did not look like an old man at all. Ye Fan had also never seen the true appearance of the Snow Thread Sword because the sword was enshrined in the main hall of the ancestral home. Other than Ye Yun, no one else could touch it.
If someone else told Ye Fan that the Ye family was about to meet a great disaster, he would definitely not care. What kind of status did the Ye family have? They were a famous family of the Great Ming Dynasty. Whether it was the court officials or the bandits, who would not be respectful to them? Even the current emperor would have to give the Ye family some face. However, if these words came from the mouth of this woman in white who moved like a ghost, he had no choice but to believe them.
"Who are you people? Why did you save me? What kind of disaster will the Ye family encounter? If the Ye family has a fierce battle, who is the opponent? "Ye Fan asked. He did not ask why the black-robed man wanted to be his enemy. The reason was very simple. The black-robed man wanted his things.
"You already know enough. Don't ask anymore. Pack up and quickly leave. When this person wakes up, I will not stop him." The white-clothed woman said.
Since the other party did not want to say, Ye Fan did not ask anymore. No matter how many questions he had, he had to quickly return to the ancestral home and tell Ye Yun this news. He had to make preparations in advance. Ye Fan thought as he put away the Snake Shadow Sword, carried the wooden chest, and turned to leave. Just as he walked out of the cave, Ye Fan turned around and returned to the cave. The white-clothed woman was quietly sitting by the fire. She was constantly fiddling with the fire. She seemed to have a lot on her mind.
"Why did you come back?" The white-clothed woman asked without even raising her head.
"No matter what, you saved my life. I can't thank you enough. My name is Ye Fan. May I know my benefactor's name?" Ye Fan bowed with his hands clasped in front of him. He knew that the white-clothed woman in front of him was in cahoots with the black-robed man. However, she had saved his life and even warned him that the Ye family was in trouble. Even though Ye Fan did not know why she was doing this, she was still his savior after all. There was no doubt about that.
The white-clothed woman frowned and turned to stare at Ye Fan. After a long time, she said, "Fujiwara No Chiko."
Fujiwara No Chiko? Is she really a Japanese? Ye Fan thought to himself as he bowed again. "Ye Fan will remember my benefactor's name. I will repay you in the future." After saying that, he turned around to leave.
"Wait." The white-clothed woman called out to Ye Fan.
"Benefactor, is there anything else?" Ye Fan turned around and replied.
"Take this first. It's useful to you." The white-clothed woman took out something from her pocket and handed it to Ye Fan. When Ye Fan took it with both hands, he accidentally touched the woman's hand. He felt that her skin was as smooth as ice and her bones were as soft as jade. The white-clothed woman quickly retracted her hand. Although she was wearing a veil, judging from the exposed skin on her face, she must be blushing. Ye Fan also felt awkward. He retracted his gaze and looked at the item in his hand. It was a red pendant. It was in the shape of a soaring phoenix. It was crystal clear. Perhaps it was because the white-clothed woman kept it close to her body. It felt warm to the touch and emitted a woman's fragrance.
"This is …" Ye Fan did not know why the white-clothed woman gave him this item. This was something that only couples would give to each other. Could it be … Could it be that this woman likes me? With that thought in mind, Ye Fan raised his head and looked at the white-clothed woman.
"Wear it when you're facing an enemy. It has its uses." The white-clothed woman said coldly.
"This … This is too precious. This is too precious. How can I … "
"I'm lending it to you, not giving it to you. After this calamity, I'll come and take it back." The white-clothed woman interrupted Ye Fan.
"Thank you, benefactor. Ye Fan has a presumptuous request. I hope that Senior Chiko can fulfill it." Ye Fan bowed. What presumptuous request? He just wanted to see the woman's true face.
"Speak." The white-clothed woman said.
"Senior Chiko is Ye Fan's benefactor. Although I know your name, I haven't seen your true face. In order to repay your kindness in the future, can you remove your veil …" Before Ye Fan could finish his sentence, he felt a strong gust of wind hit him in the face. His body was blown away by this strong gust of wind. With a thud, he landed outside the cave.
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