With three supreme masters, they were invincible upon descending the mountain.

"That did happen, but it was a long time ago."

Ye Yaocheng gave a wry smile and repeated what he had said to the three Ye siblings before.

After listening, the clan chief suddenly understood.

But soon, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"If that's the case, then why are you still alive?"

"Given your current situation, your original essence should have been completely exhausted by now."

He frowned and asked, but then, as if remembering something, he quickly waved his hand.

"Don't take offense, young friend. I didn't mean to curse you; I was just genuinely curious."

Ye Yaocheng shook his head with a smile, having long since let go of the suffering he had endured.

Now, bringing it up as just a story has actually made him feel much better.

"I am only alive now thanks to the help of my three masters."

As he spoke, gratitude flashed in his eyes.

"They paid a huge price to plant three seals within me to prevent the loss of my essence."

"That's how lucky I am to have survived until now."

The clan chief listened attentively, his eyes filled with sympathy.

For some reason, as they talked, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with the boy.

The feeling was strange, he couldn't help but ask.

"And what about your parents?"

"Where have they been? Look at all the suffering you've endured all these years. What terrible parents they've been."

As she spoke, her tone became tender, and she even began to complain about Ye Yaocheng's parents.

"I don't know either, really."

Ye Yaocheng spoke calmly, without showing any sadness or anger in his eyes, as if he were talking about something unrelated.

"Anyway, all I know from my adoptive parents is that my mother was seriously injured at the time, and they left me with them. She disappeared not long after."

"As for my father... I have never heard of him."

"Anyway, the only thing I know is that I also have the surname Ye."

"I used to live in Linjiang, no, I should say I lived in Linjiang my whole childhood."

The clan chief listened with a smile.

I feel deep sympathy for this child's plight.

But as he listened, the smile on his face began to change, gradually becoming stiff.

Finally, as if something had suddenly occurred to him, he stood up abruptly!

His eyes were filled with excitement!

He disregarded his own rough hands and grabbed Ye Yaocheng's hand!

"Did your mother leave you anything before she left?"

"Anything is fine."

His voice was cautious.

His eyes were full of anticipation, and a hint of lingering fear that he himself didn't even realize.

I'm afraid I won't hear the answer I want.

Ye Yaocheng was startled by this scene.

"Chieftain, what's wrong with you?"

The clan chief immediately realized his mistake and awkwardly covered it up, saying, "Well... I'm getting old. I drank a bit too much because I saw you were happy."

"It's alright, please continue."

"That's what I love to hear, old man."

A strange sense of familiarity welled up in Ye Yaocheng's heart.

"There is a jade pendant, which they said was specially left for me."

"Here it is."

As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his pocket.

When the clan leader saw the jade pendant, he completely lost his composure.

A pair of rough, old hands trembled as they reached out to touch it.

But it stopped in mid-air.

He looked at Ye Yaocheng with hope.

"child……"

"May I show this jade pendant to Grandpa?"

His title has changed at some point.

However, Ye Yaocheng, still under the influence of alcohol, did not notice the change in address.

He handed it over generously.

"Just keep watching."

"But you have to return it to me later."

He explained with a smile.

"After all, it's something my mother left me."

"Maybe I'll need this so my mom can recognize me in the future."

"There's nothing I can do. I'm so handsome now. After all these years, it's inevitable that people will mistake me for someone else."

Upon hearing this, the clan chief laughed heartily.

"Definitely! Definitely!"

He took the jade pendant with trembling hands and carefully stroked it.

His eyes were filled with memories.

His rough eye sockets had been moist for some time now.

Although Ye Yaocheng was somewhat drunk, he was still quite lucid.

Seeing the clan leader's expression, one knew that he must know something.

"Chieftain, do you recognize this jade pendant?"

The clan chief was still lost in his memories and did not hear.

"The clan leader?!"

Ye Yaocheng called out again.

The clan chief then suddenly came to his senses.

He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Reluctantly, he returned the jade pendant.

"Chieftain, do you know my mother?"

Ye Yaocheng continued the previous topic with his question.

The clan chief remained silent and did not answer.

Looking at Ye Yaocheng, his eyes were full of love and tenderness as he spoke softly.

"Good boy."

"You've suffered so much these past years."

"Don't worry, after a while, I'll take you somewhere."

"There, you will find the answers you are looking for."

After saying that, he picked up the wine bowl and gulped it down.

On his face, there was relief, but also heartache.

Ye Yaocheng was somewhat confused.

But I was too embarrassed to ask again.

He felt that the clan chief seemed much more relaxed.

It was as if they had put something down.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent at that moment.

The observant Ye Tianxue noticed something was wrong.

She's usually a bit mischievous, but at times like this, she's very thoughtful.

She trotted over to the clan leader and tugged at his arm affectionately.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

"Why are you suddenly unhappy?"

The clan leader smiled as he looked at the clever and mischievous girl.

"No, Grandpa is very happy today."

"I've never been this happy in all these years."

Seeing that she couldn't get him to talk, Ye Tianxue made a face.

He turned around and went to Ye Yaocheng's side, picking up the wine bowl directly.

"Brother Ye, Grandpa said he's very happy today!"

"Let's have a drink!"

After saying that, he downed a large bowl of wine.

That hearty and generous demeanor instantly banished the questions that had been weighing on Ye Yaocheng's mind.

"Okay! Let's have a clash!"

After a few bowls, Ye Tianxue's cheeks flushed and her eyes became somewhat dazed.

She called out to Ye Tianci and Ye Tianlin, "Big brother, second brother!"

"Brother Ye is amazing! You guys need to come help me!"

The two brothers were quite helpless about their younger sister.

They had no choice but to obediently pick up their wine bowls and reluctantly join the fray.

After several rounds of drinks...

They clinked glasses and exchanged toasts.

Ye Yaocheng completely immersed himself in the lively atmosphere.

The more you drink, the more you consume.

With his current strength, if he were to circulate his true energy to resist, he wouldn't get drunk at all.

But at this moment, he was so captivated by the atmosphere that he had completely forgotten about it.

As he drank more, he lost track of what was happening.

All I know is that I can hold my liquor fairly well.

Ye Tianci and his two siblings got completely drunk.

The others were also quite drunk, and they all collapsed to the ground one after another, some even starting to snore.

Ye Yaocheng stood up slowly, as if he wanted to say something.

But my mind started to get muddled, and my eyes rolled back...

"Bang."

He also collapsed on the ground, drunk.

……

The next morning.

At some point, Ye Yaocheng slowly woke up.

I opened my eyes, my head felt heavy and full of pain.

"Oh my god..."

"How much did I drink yesterday?"

He gave a wry smile; this was the first time in his life he had ever blacked out from drinking.

Weird.

He looked around and found himself in an unfamiliar room.

There was a soft bed behind me.

It must have been carried in by some kind person.

Luckily, there were many drunk people at the time, otherwise we would have really died on the spot.

"Let's get up first and then talk about it."

He braced himself against the bed, preparing to get up.

Suddenly, my right hand felt as if it touched a bulging, round object.

It's soft and feels nice to the touch.

Ye Yaocheng was stunned for a moment.

"strangeness?"

"Did he drink too much last night and bring back a steamed bun?"

"But there were no steamed buns last night..."

With a puzzled look, he pinched it a couple more times.

I must say, it's quite powerful.

I said—

Just then, a cold, resentful voice rang out.

"Have you rubbed enough?"

Ye Yaocheng was startled and turned his head sharply!

He saw a beautiful girl he didn't recognize lying on his bed!

She stared at him with a resentful look on her face!

That look in his eyes seemed to want to devour him alive.

Especially her head, which has two fluffy cat ears.

It was trembling at the moment, indicating that its owner was in a very bad mood.

Holy crap!!!

Ye Yaocheng jumped up!

He covered his body with the blanket, his face full of vigilance!

"W-what...what do you want to do?!"

The girl was amused by his reaction.

"Hey, what are you yelling about here for, you grown man?"

She gave him a playful, reproachful look.

"It's like you've suffered some kind of loss."

Ye Yaocheng stared in disbelief at the familiar cat ears and tail.

"You...you're Xiaomi?"

"Please don't address me like that!"

The girl immediately bristled upon hearing this address.

"Okay, Xiaomi."

Ye Yaocheng swallowed hard; his mind was still foggy.

"Um...we're not going to do *that*, are we?"