"Brother, you're back!"

Yè Fánggāng pushed open the door and saw Yè Yāoyao flying towards him, her eyes shining.

"Yayay's acting is pretty good!"

"A forty million year old reincarnated empress, pretending to be innocent was so flawless, I almost fell for it!"

Ye Fan muttered under his breath, but his paw couldn't help but reach out to Ye YaoYao's head, messing up her beautiful hair.

"Yes, big brother is back!"

Did you miss your brother?

Ye Fan smiled.

Ye YaoYao had no hesitation, she just hugged Ye Fan tightly, burying her head and saying: "I do, I've always wanted to!"

Let's go back home and see what brother brought you!

After finishing, Ye Fan pulled Ye YaoYao into the house!

At this time, Ye Rhu, who was drinking tea inside the house, saw Ye Fan and said in a calm voice, "You must have suffered a lot outside these days?"

On the day Ye Fan learned of Ye Ruhua's ninth-level body refinement realm, Ye Hu only then realized how little he truly understood his son!

He speculated that Ye Fan's ability to elevate his cultivation to the ninth level of Body Tempering in such a short time must have been due to the guidance of a renowned master.

So when Ye Fan said he was going on a trip, he didn't stop him.

Ye Fan smiled and replied, "Not at all!"

Isn't that right?

It should be the extraordinary celestial demons who suffer!

He's enjoying himself!

But Ye Rǔhǔ didn't think so, thinking it was Ye Fàn comforting him.

After all, where would there be returns without hard work?

Thinking of my son enduring hardship for his cultivation journey, the thought brought tears to my eyes. As a man of iron will, I couldn't help but feel emotional!

He looked at Ye Fan with a heart full of joy and excitement: "Good, good, good! This is my Ye family son, this is my son, Ye Ruhou. That Zhuge Yan had blind eyes a year ago, she will surely regret it in the future."

"When the three-year agreement comes to pass, my son will show her just how foolish her actions were."

Ye Fan's side, Ye YaoYao's calm expression beneath, her eyes radiating cold light.

This person... she dislikes it very much.

Putting yourself in Ye Yaya's shoes, she didn't think Zhuge Yan had done anything wrong. After all, Zhuge Yan was accidentally favored by the Elder of the Eastern Wilderness Canglan Holy Land during his travels and taken as a disciple, with an immeasurable future ahead of him. How could he possibly be willing to be bound by a marriage contract?

Especially her fiancé was just an ordinary person with average talent.

The entire Xuanhuang Realm is vast, encompassing Dongtu, Ximo, Nanjiang, Beiyuan, and Zhoushenzhou.

The Eastern Wasteland is just one of thousands of small domains within the vast Eastern Lands.

Not to mention a mere Ye family, it is simply too insignificant.

Therefore, Ye Yaya could understand Zhuge Yan's actions, but understanding didn't mean forgiveness.

Just the white eyes that Gege had received this year, Zhuge Yan already had a way to die in Ye YaoYao's eyes.

However, she would not interfere in the feud between Zhuge Yan and her brother.

Because she knew that for her brother, Zhuge Yan would be a great whetstone!

Ye Fan keenly sensed Ye YaoYao's emotional changes and guessed the reason. He smiled and glanced at her.

Ye Yaya didn't immediately change her expression upon seeing this. Instead, she pouted and let out a light hum, expressing her dissatisfaction with Zhuge Yan.

Ye Fan brushed aside the topic and asked Ye Ruhou, "Where's my mother?"

She went to the bamboo forest to pick bamboo shoots and came back soon.

"By the way, your grandfather had some demon beast meat delivered recently. Your mother marinated it all up. She'll make you something when she gets back."

Ye Fan curled his lips and whispered, “This is so realistic. It's rare for grandpa to even remember our family.”

Ye Ruhua wore a calm expression and said, “Enough, your grandfather has his own reasons.”

Ye Fan spread his hands, turned his head to look at Ye YaoYao, "Come on, let's go to the room and see what brother brought back for you."

"Hmm..."

Ye Ruhua watched the two figures walk away, one after the other, and gave a faint smile.

As soon as he thought of the strange illness on Ye YaoYao's body, his smile quickly faded, turning into a look of worry.

Inside the room, Ye Fan reached into his black robe and pulled out a spatial pouch. With a magician's flourish, he poured out one trinket after another from the pouch.

Finally, with a quick grab, he pulled out a string of candied hawthorns.

Ye Fan took a bite, tasted it, and then offered it to Ye YaoYao's mouth, smiling and saying: "Try it, it's sour and sweet."

Ye Yaya looked at the candied fruit in front of her, past events gradually surfacing in her mind. For some reason, her nose felt a little sour.

For decades, this was her most satisfying gift.

"Hmm~"

Ye Yaya responded with a sound, took the candied haws, and took a small bite.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, Ye Yaya stopped what she was doing and looked at Ye Fan, acting mysteriously: "Brother, I have some good news to tell you, you won't believe it."

"What's going on, so mysterious."

Ye Fan smiled faintly, roughly guessing Ye YaoYao's thoughts.

As expected, Ye Yayay immediately continued, “Actually…my physical condition has completely recovered!”

But Ye Fan pretended to be nonchalant and said angrily, "I thought you were going to keep it from me forever!"

This time, it was Ye YaoYao's turn to be surprised.

"Brother, you... do you know that my physical condition problem has been solved?"

"Come on, tell me what's going on?" Ye Fan said irritably.

"Had I not encountered other fortuitous circumstances, I truly wouldn't have known that you were the legendary Xuan Yin Divine Physique."

"The day I finished my cultivation and returned home, the first glance at you revealed the changes in your body. I've been waiting for you to confide in me, but I didn't expect you to tell me only now."

Ye Yayao lowered her head, like a little girl who had done something wrong, and whispered, "Brother, I'm sorry..."

"From now on, if there's anything else, I won't hide it from my brother anymore."

After that, Ye YaoYao brought out her master from her past life as a shield.

She couldn't possibly say she was reincarnated, could she?

Even if I told him, how could my older brother possibly believe me?

"Is that all?"

Then, what about your master?

Ye Yaya calmly explained, "She's a mysterious old woman who travels around. She has gone on a journey, but she said that she will come back to take me to the Holy Land for cultivation in three or five months at the earliest, or one or two years at the latest."

"Alright, I believe you. As long as it's what YaoYao says, big brother believes it."

"Since you have already solved the problem of your constitution, it means that your master has already prepared the corresponding exercises for you, so I don't need to worry about it. However..."

Ye Fan finished speaking, and then took out a Qiankun bag from under his black robe, handing it to Ye YaoYao.

"Here, take these. They'll come in handy."

Ye YaoYao was stunned, her gaze falling on the Qiankun pouch in Ye Fan's hand. Clearly visible on its surface were patches of dried, mottled bloodstains.

She took the Universe Pouch, and as her consciousness sank into it, she saw a pile of spirit stones like a small mountain, and a few crystal-clear source stones.

What impressed her the most was a jade box emanating an icy aura, found within one of the spatial pouches.

In the jade box lay the thousand-year-old Taiyin Cold Lotus, the flower she had missed out on.

For a moment, Ye Yaya's heart was in turmoil.

She could imagine the kind of bloody battles her brother had gone through these days.

"Bro～"

Ye Fan wore a doting expression, his paws unconsciously reaching out to stroke Ye YaoYao's head, his voice soft.

"Take this, and from now on... you'll protect your older brother!"

Ye Yaya's defenses instantly crumbled, and for a moment, she seemed to recall the scene of her elder brother leaving at the opening of the Immortal Gate in her past life.

At this moment, she could no longer hold back her tears, and a glistening tear rolled down her cheek.

"Brother, from now on... I'll be the one protecting you!"

Ye Fan smiled with satisfaction.

For a moment, the scene was very heartwarming.

The host's hypocrisy and the villain's characteristics overlap heavily, Villain Value +

The system's voice echoed in Ye Fan's mind, causing him great displeasure.

Now you can say I'm hypocritical!

But, as long as I feign for my whole life, can you still call me a hypocrite?

The host's words are full of philosophy, the villain value +

(Editor in charge:cormac mccarthy novels)