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

Ye Feng carefully put the letter away and slowly walked out of the Hidden Vein Hall.

The palace doors closed silently behind him, and the shimmering membrane once again covered the entire hall. The words left by his master, the stories he left behind, and those ancient legends were all locked inside the stone hall, unburdened.

But the words on that letter were like a branding iron, burning on Ye Feng's heart, and not a single word could be removed!

Lin Yuqing was startled awake by the morning light. She saw Ye Feng heading out and chased after him, but Shen Yu blocked Ye Feng from both sides.

The mountain wind blew into the open space in front of the Tibetan gate, and the mist carrying the sea of ​​clouds fluttered the clothes of the three people. It was not yet dawn, and the pale light in the east was changing color due to the surging sea of ​​clouds, which was projected onto the tense faces of each person.

Outside the Hidden Vein Gate, Shang Zhi stood with his hands behind his back, with more than a dozen skilled fighters in black armor standing behind him. As dawn broke and the sea of ​​clouds swayed on the main peak, the group seemed to be suspended in an abyss.

Those dozen or so men stood incredibly steady. They made no unnecessary movements, yet Ye Feng knew at a glance that they were definitely not people to be trifled with. Their breathing was heavy, as if they were submerged in water; their stances were firmly rooted to the ground. Unlike Cheng Jiuyuan's followers that day—those were all useless!

Moreover, Shang Zhi, who stood at the very front, was even more unfathomable.

"See?" Ye Feng stood still, his icy gaze sweeping over them. "So what?"

His voice was very soft, so soft that it was almost imperceptible, but he knew the weight of the letter he carried. His master's words, "Her tribulation came even earlier than yours," now struck him hard in the heart.

"So, Dr. Ye, you should know by now," Shang Zhi said with a faint smile, "My master knows very well about that 'secret weapon' your master dared not write about in his letter... He wants to help that Miss Lin get through 'that hurdle,' but you have no idea what 'that hurdle' actually is! How do you plan to protect her?"

This sentence hit a nerve.

In fact, he didn't know that the master left the answer after that "challenge," and the Shang Zhi in front of him seemed to know everything.

Ye Feng's eyes turned cold: "It's none of your boss's business to concern yourself with such trivial matters."

He spoke with great bravado, but deep down he knew he had been truly stung by the person in front of him. His master had protected him for six years, meticulously piecing together the mystery, only to have this employer prematurely reveal his secrets. The feeling of having someone hold your nose and expose your hand was worse than having your neck strangled! But the more this was the case, the more he had to pretend to be tough, because the person behind him was staring intently at his spine.

"Dr. Ye, why be so stubborn?" Shang Zhi took two steps, his deep eyes looking past Ye Feng and fixed on Lin Yuqing. "My boss has been eyeing this Miss Lin for twenty years, starting from her mother's generation."

His pace was unhurried, each step seemingly crushing the hearts of those around him. His gaze was fixed on Lin Yuqing, causing her a pang of discomfort in her chest. She couldn't help but step forward, blocking Lin Yuqing's path.

Lin Yuqing trembled slightly. "You mean my mother?"

Lin Yuqing's voice trembled. There was a scar on her heart that had been there for more than 20 years. The mystery of her sudden death in Volume 1 was being unearthed piece by piece. Lin Yuqing thought that she and this money were over, but Shang Zhi's words were like a hand that peeled off that scar again.

"Hmm," Shang Zhi looked at Lin Yuqing meaningfully, "Your mother, Madam Zhao, suffered a sudden illness twenty years ago... Miss Lin, do you really think it was the Li family who did it?!"

Ye Feng and Lin Yuqing's expressions changed simultaneously.

Twenty years ago, Lin's mother's sudden death was clearly investigated in Volume 1 and was caused by the Li family using the Seven Star Begonia. However, Shang Zhi's words at this time clearly indicate that the Li family is the knife in front of the stage, and the real hand holding the knife is the hand behind the scenes!

This hand, twenty years ago, wanted to kill Lin's mother; twenty years later, it wants to kill Lin Yuqing.

Ye Feng's heart sank. He remembered the old files found in Dongyang, where two secret scrolls had the exact same number. It turned out that from the very beginning, the Li family was just the outermost, most inconspicuous clue in a huge network. The real hand was hidden in a deeper, darker, and colder place!

And now, the outstretched claw of that hand is right in front of you.

"Enough!" Ye Feng suddenly pulled Lin Yuqing aside, his entire body unleashing a torrent of True Qi. "Shang Zhi, do you really want me to take action today?"

That domineering aura burst forth, causing the stones on the open ground of the main hall to sway and roll. But he knew better than anyone else that the cycle that the Meridian Harmony could suppress had been burned to an extremely low level during the battle at Zhiwei Pavilion. He could afford to fight this battle, but he couldn't afford to endure it.

"Make a move?" Shang Zhi shook his head, a hint of regret in his expression. "Dr. Ye, I don't want to become your enemy. Your ability to open the Hidden Vein Hall is useful to your master, but I'm sorry..."

"Sorry about what?" Ye Feng sneered. "Sorry that I'm not willing to hand her over to you?"

Shang Zhi did not answer. He slowly raised his head, and his aura, as deep and unfathomable as a cold pool, suddenly rose and heavily enveloped Ye Feng.

This aura is stronger, heavier, and even more suffocating than Cheng Jiuyuan's before!

Ye Feng felt a chill run down his spine.

That day, Cheng Jiuyuan's mountain-like aura was something Ye Feng barely managed to withstand using all his combined meridian power; but now, this aura was even more terrifying than Cheng Jiuyuan's that day. It was like a vast ocean, slowly pulling him down! Sliding down! It even made Ye Feng's internal energy become somewhat viscous.

Lin Yuqing behind him was also forced to lose her color, her small mouth was tightly pursed, and that pure yin energy became restless again.

"You want to protect her, then..." Shang Zhi's words suddenly turned ruthless halfway through, "Dr. Ye, forgive me!" "This Miss Lin, my master will take her away today."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure shot up like a ghost!

Without any warning, and before anyone could even see a wisp of wind.

He tore a crack in the sea of ​​clouds in the sky! Then, he appeared only three feet away from Ye Feng.

Ye Feng's eyes widened, and he was about to use up all the true energy he had accumulated in his body.

"Senior Brother Shen, protect Lin Yuqing!"

"rest assured!"

Shen Yu swiftly reached Lin Yuqing, embracing her tightly. He unleashed all of his Nirvana Mountain True Qi to block the dozen or so black-clad experts who were about to attack them.

Just as they were facing off, a tremendous battle erupted atop Nirvana Mountain.