Three days later. Night.
"We're here." Ye Fan, who was carrying Fujiwara No Chiko in the air, retracted his spirit energy and slowly landed in front of a large mansion. Jinchan's red sedan chair followed closely behind.
The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and Xiao Zhao and Jinchan got out of the red sedan chair. After getting out of the sedan chair, Jinchan waved her hand and the red sedan chair suddenly rose into the air. Together with the two pairs of red boots, it shrank to the size of a palm and flew back to Jinchan's hand.
"This is Brother Ye's home, it's quite imposing." Xiao Zhao said as she looked at the tall walls, the mighty stone lions and the vermillion door in front of her.
Ye Fan smiled, "It's alright."
"Alright?" Xiao Zhao's eyes widened, "This is alright?"
"Sister Xiao Zhao, you haven't seen the Ye family's ancestral home. If you see it, you'll understand." Fujiwara No Chiko said to Xiao Zhao, "Compared to the Ye family's ancestral home, this can only be considered an ordinary house. If there's a chance, let your Brother Ye take you to see it. "
Xiao Zhao stuck out her tongue when she heard this. If this was considered an ordinary house, then wouldn't the Ye family's ancestral home be like an imperial palace?
"Grandma, wait a moment, I'll go call the door." Ye Fan said as he walked to the door and knocked a few times with the bronze ring on the beast head.
After a while, there was a sound from the door. A young doorman opened a crack in the vermillion door and poked his head out. "Who is it?"
When he saw Ye Fan standing at the door, he immediately exclaimed, "Young Master!" As he spoke, he quickly opened the door.
"Fu Sheng, where's my father?" Ye Fan said as he gestured for everyone to follow him in. A group of people filed in.
"Master is in the Sword Furnace." The doorman answered as he led the way.
"Go and tell my father that Jinchan and Xiao Zhao are here. By the way," Ye Fan said, "this is the Young Madam. You haven't met her yet."
"So it's Young Madam." The doorman hurriedly bowed to Fujiwara No Chiko. "I was blind and neglected Young Madam."
Fujiwara No Chiko quickly waved her hand. "It's fine."
"Alright, you can go," Ye Fan said. "I'll take them to the main hall to wait for my father."
After the doorman bowed to everyone, he hurriedly turned around and left.
Ye Fan led everyone to the main reception hall. Along the way, there were nine winding corridors, clear springs, rockeries, pavilions, terraces, and pagodas. It was extremely elegant. Along the way, they encountered quite a few maidservants. When they saw Ye Fan, they all stood to the side and bowed.
"You're really lucky," Fujiwara No Chiko said with a smile. "Since you were young, you've had so many people serving you."
Ye Fan smiled bitterly. "Madam, you're wrong. You don't know how boring it is here. If it weren't for the ancient book and sword, I would probably go crazy from boredom. "
"You child, you don't know how lucky you are." Jinchan smiled. "You haven't lived a hard life, so you don't understand the hardships of the poor."
"That's right." Xiao Zhao also chimed in. "Do you think that everyone is like you, living the life of a pampered young master?"
After Ye Fan heard this, he immediately pretended to chase after Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao was so scared that she hurriedly hid behind Jinchan. "Let me tell you, I already have a master. If you dare to touch me, I'll let Popo deal with you."
Along the way, everyone chatted and laughed. They followed Ye Fan to the reception hall. The interior was decorated with antique furniture, simple and elegant. After everyone was seated, Ye Fan ordered the servants to serve tea and prepare food.
"I didn't know that Popo was coming, so I didn't go out to greet you." Ye Kong's voice sounded, and then he appeared at the door. As he spoke, he walked into the reception hall and bowed to Jinchan.
Jinchan returned the greeting.
"Father!" Fujiwara No Chiko affectionately called out.
Ye Kong replied with a smile. It could be seen that he was very happy. Ever since Ye Fan was not at home, the house had been deserted. He was not used to this. Every day, he would either read books or cultivate, or go to the sword furnace to fiddle with swords and sabers. Now that his son and daughter-in-law had suddenly come back to see him, as a father, he felt very gratified. How could he not be happy?
"Father," Ye Fan said, "This time, I'll bring Xiao Zhao and Popo home for the New Year."
"Good, good, good." Ye Kong said with a smile, "It's rare for Xiao Zhao and Popo to come. This time, you must stay here for a few more days. Let me do my best as a host."
"Uncle," Xiao Zhao said with a smile, "It will be very lively here during the New Year."
"Hehe," Ye Kong said with a smile, "Of course. When the time comes, let your Brother Ye take you around and have fun."
"That's great." Xiao Zhao said excitedly.
After a while, the servants had finished preparing the food and wine. Ye Kong and Ye Fan, father and son, accompanied everyone as they ate dinner. For the first time, Ye Kong even ordered the servants to bring out the fine wine bestowed by the emperor.
At this time, Fujiwara No Chiko felt very happy. Ever since her father's accident, she had never experienced the warmth of a big family. Looking at the scene in front of her, she couldn't help but feel emotional.
After the dinner, it was already late at night. Everyone returned to the guest rooms that Ye Kong had arranged for them. Xiao Zhao and Jinchan stayed in one room, while Ye Fan and his wife stayed in the other. They were all very spacious and comfortable rooms.
After making arrangements for everyone, Ye Fan told Fujiwara No Chiko to go back to her room to rest. He hadn't been with his father for a long time. Now that he was back home, he wanted to have a good chat with his father.
Fujiwara No Chiko was a little drunk. After telling Ye Fan not to catch a cold, she went back to her room to rest.
It was already late at night. The night was as cold as water, and Ming Yue was hanging high in the sky. Ye Fan walked alone to his father, Ye Kong's room. Ye Kong's room was only a wall away from Ye Fan's room. Ye Fan stepped over the stone arch, passed through a bush, and arrived at Ye Kong's room. The light in Ye Kong's room was still on. It seemed that he wasn't asleep.
At the door, Ye Fan knocked and pushed the door open. Ye Kong was drinking tea and reading a book. When he saw Ye Fan come in, he closed the book and put it aside. He asked, "It's so late. Why aren't you with Chiko? What are you doing here?"
"I miss you, Dad." As Ye Fan spoke, he picked up an apple from the fruit platter on the table and laid down on Ye Kong's bed. With a crunch, he took a bite. "Aiya, home is still the most comfortable."
"Brat," Ye Kong said with a smile. "The cave abode in your blessed land is a hundred times better than here. What's wrong? You can't get used to it?"
"It's good, but it's too lonely," Ye Fan said as he sat up. "Dad, why don't you move in with us too?"
"Hahaha," Ye Kong laughed. "Silly boy, why would I move in? It's not like I don't have a place to live. Besides, if I move in, what will happen to the stall at home? "
"Sigh!" Ye Fan shook his head and sighed. He lay down on the bed and ate the apple again.
"Silly boy, Dad knows you're filial." Ye Kong got up and touched the wick of the candle. "But I'm too busy with the family affairs, and I don't trust anyone else. Plus, there's Chiko's matter, so I can't leave. "
"Dad," Ye Fan suddenly lowered his voice and said softly, "Chiko already told me everything. Is there really someone working for Matsumoto Takeyoshi in our family?"
Ye Kong nodded.
"Did you find out who it is?" Ye Fan got up and asked.
"No." Ye Kong shook his head. "But," Ye Kong smiled. "We'll know who the mole is tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Ye Fan was puzzled.
"That's right. Tomorrow, "Ye Kong said with a smile.
"Dad, what's going on?" Ye Fan didn't understand what Ye Kong was up to.
"I've set up a trap. I'm just waiting for the fish to take the bait," Ye Kong said with a smile.
"Dad, are you sure?" Ye Fan asked.
"Of course. Tomorrow morning, pay attention and observe," Ye Kong said. "Whoever is bedridden is the mole."
"Why?" Ye Fan asked, puzzled.
"I've put a secret medicine in tonight's meal. It's called 'Dispersing Tea'." Ye Kong lowered his voice and said, "This medicine is colorless and tasteless. This Dispersing Tea has a special characteristic. Ordinary people won't have any effect after taking it, but if someone with cultivation takes it, they'll feel weak and their legs will go numb within three hours. This condition will last for three days before it disappears. So tomorrow morning, we'll know who the mole is. "
"What?" Ye Fan was shocked. "Dad, you put Dispersing Tea in the meal? Then won't we also … "
"Haha," Ye Kong laughed. "Don't worry about this. We did put Dispersing Tea in the meal, but we've already taken the antidote."
"We've taken the antidote?" Ye Fan asked in shock.
"That's right," Ye Kong said with a smile. "I put the antidote into the jar of 'Exquisite Wine' bestowed by the Emperor. So no one who drinks this wine will have any effect."
"So that's how it is," Ye Fan suddenly understood, "Dad, you're really amazing. You can even think of such a brilliant idea."
"Alright," Ye Kong said in a small voice. "Only you and I know about this. You can't tell anyone. Even Chiko can't be told for now. Do you understand? "
"Dad, I understand," Ye Fan replied.
"En, go back and rest. You'll know the results tomorrow morning," Ye Kong said to Ye Fan.
"Then Dad, you should rest early too." Ye Fan originally wanted to ask about the Snake Shadow Sword. But when he heard that they were going to catch the mole tomorrow, he could only give up. He got up and walked out of Ye Kong's room.
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