A master of both medicine and martial arts, he picked up a beautiful CEO as his wife.

As dawn broke, Ye Feng picked up the letter again.

I didn't sleep well all night.

Lin Yu leaned on his shoulder and slept soundly, but he was afraid of waking her, so he sat motionless against the cold stone until dawn.

The mountain breeze outside the palace had disappeared in the latter half of last night, and the light of the luminous pearl on the top dimmed a little as morning approached, like the tide receding.

He only read half of his master's letter last night.

The last part was deliberately left until today because he had a vague feeling that it was about Lin Yuqing!

Actually, he wasn't afraid to read it; he just wanted to use this quiet night to relax his mind. His master's handwriting in the letter became increasingly heavy, and the more he wrote, the more Ye Feng felt that something was wrong.

There are things that Ye Feng should wait until he has gathered all his strength before touching them.

Knew it!

"Feng'er, regarding Miss Lin, there is one more very important thing I need to tell you."

The master's handwriting suddenly became much more steady, as if the characters themselves had become heavier.

"You should know that the connection she has is much earlier, more dangerous, and more ancient than your own death."

Ye Feng's heart sank. He had originally thought that his own death was the most dangerous thing in the world, but now it seemed that her situation was even more dangerous.

The word "morning" felt like icy hands gripping his heart tightly.

He continued reading, but each word felt as heavy as a mountain.

"Your calamity is due to your innate 'Yang excess.' Although it is so dangerous, there is a way to overcome it. By fusing the 'Yang excess' and 'True Yin Extreme' with the core inheritance of Nirvana Mountain, it can be completely resolved. You already have the first two; only the final core inheritance is hidden deeper inside the main hall where you are!"

At this moment, Ye Feng's spirits soared, because the eccentricity was his own, the true yin was the pure yin that was becoming more and more awakened in Lin Yuqing's body, and as for the final "core inheritance", it was in a deeper part of the Hidden Vein Hall under his feet.

He had mastered two of the three things, and for the first time, he found a solution to the death warrant that had plagued him for decades.

The answer to the question of how to escape the death tribulation has finally been found. As long as he obtains the so-called "core inheritance", the death tribulation that has trapped him for decades will be resolved!

He almost jumped up to find the secret chamber that contained the "core inheritance," because he had experienced too much pain from the outbreak of death tribulations. Each time, he had walked back to the gates of hell. Every time he fought, he had to calculate how many cycles he could hold on for. This time, he didn't want to drag it out any longer.

However, his master's next words were like a bucket of ice water being poured on him.

"But, Feng'er," the master's tone was more serious than ever before in the letter, "if you want 'everything,' not just your tribulation, but also this karmic entanglement that has bound two lineages for thousands of years, then before taking that core inheritance, you need to protect that Miss Lin and get through 'that hurdle.'"

"That hurdle?" Ye Feng's brows furrowed tightly.

"Her wisp of 'pure yin'," the master wrote slowly and deliberately, "was even earlier than your tribulation. So earlier... I dare not write it so rashly in this letter."

What I can tell you is this: her wisp of pure yin is not as simple as you imagine. What is its origin? Why did it attract the attention of the entire hidden world? Why has the master been so determined to obtain her for over twenty years? What secrets lie behind it? It involves an ancient story even older than you and your teacher, and even the entire Nirvana Mountain!

If this old matter isn't resolved properly, even if you manage to avert your own death, she won't have a peaceful life.

Protect her; these are my last words to you!

The letter ends here.

Ye Feng clutched the letter, remaining motionless for a long time.

The hall was desolate, except for the luminous pearl on the ceiling, which shimmered softly.

His death calamity had a way to be averted, but his master's letter solved one mystery, yet simultaneously raised a much larger, heavier, and more shocking one...

Master has seen and experienced countless things in his life; what kind of scene hasn't he witnessed?

Back then, when he was seriously injured and on the verge of death, his master didn't even flinch before pulling him back from the mass grave. Yet, when this same person mentioned Lin Yuqing's past, he used the six words "I dare not write it down rashly."

do not know.

I know, but I'm too afraid to write it down.

What kind of old story could frighten a man who wouldn't even blink if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, to the point that he was so cautious about writing it down on paper?

Ye Feng felt a chill creep up his back.

What exactly is Lin Yuqing's past, which is "much earlier than your tribulation"?

What secret does the source of that wisp of 'thousand-year-old pure yin' that stirs up the entire hidden world hold?

It's the kind of secret that even a knowledgeable master wouldn't dare to reveal.

Ye Feng slowly stood up and looked at Lin Yuqing beside him.

In the early morning, a ray of light shone through a crack in the entrance to the main hall, illuminating her profile.

She was sleeping soundly, her long eyelashes obscuring the shadows beneath her eyes, her breathing steady and peaceful, like a little girl completely untouched by the world's calamities.

Ye Feng looked at her quietly, wishing she were just a little girl at that moment.

She's the kind of little girl who doesn't have to carry the burden of a thousand years of karma, doesn't have to be hunted down by the entire hidden world, and can live a peaceful and stable life.

But fate did not give her a chance for stability.

"And what about that period 'even before death'?"

She herself knew nothing about it.

She only thought of her as an orphan being hunted down.

She simply thought of her as a CEO who had stumbled into the world of business by mistake.

Unbeknownst to her, a deep and terrifying debt weighed upon her, a debt so bold and terrifying that even her master could not have written it down.

However, Ye Feng knew that hidden within her seemingly weak and calm body was a great secret that could shake the entire hidden world, influence the grudges of twenty years ago and later, and even his master dared not speak of it!

And the answer to that secret...

His master said it was right behind "that door".

Ye Feng held the slip of paper in his hand, his eyes widening repeatedly.

The master's last words were: Protect her.

He remembered those three words very clearly.

No matter what kind of difficulty it is?

Whatever ancient karma she carries—

He's determined to protect her!

At this moment, outside, Shang Zhi's calm yet powerful voice could be heard:

"Dr. Ye, have you finished reading the letter?!"

"Come out quickly, let's have a chat about that matter."