Chapter 471 - 470: Interlocking Stratagems

Chapter 471: Chapter 470: Interlocking Stratagems

When Ye Lingtian, who was trailing behind, heard this, he slapped himself across the face. "Dammit! It’s all this big mouth of mine! What was I thinking, spouting such nonsense!"

But Ye Feng stopped Ye Lingtian and said calmly, "Grandpa, it’s not your fault. What’s meant to happen will happen. Since Master sent us here to Italy, he must have foreseen that we would face Satan. Don’t worry. Master has charted my course; he wouldn’t let us come to harm. When the time comes, we’ll find a solution."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingtian’s eyes widened. He craned his neck and yelled:

"Fortune favors the bold! What the hell is there to be scared of? If my head gets chopped off, it’ll just leave a scar the size of a bowl! For my grandson, I’ll risk it all!"

Everyone: "..."

Just then, Mu Qingyun looked at Ye Feng and said, "Finding that girl isn’t something we can do in a day. We’ll definitely have to stay here for a few days, so let’s find a hotel and check in first. We’re all exhausted from the overnight flight. Let’s get some rest!"

Ye Lingtian, standing beside them, suddenly thought of something even more important and nodded eagerly. "Yes, yes, we should all get some sleep! I’m dead tired!"

As he spoke, he let out a series of yawns.

The others didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. They could see that the old man was a real character.

The group went to the Holy Court Hotel near the airport and booked three rooms.

Mu Qingyun looked at the others and said, "I’ll have them send some food up. I’m starving!"

Ye Lingtian nodded quickly. "Yes, yes, I’m hungry too! Tell them to bring a few bottles of good wine. It’s no fun without a drink!"

Mu Qingyun watched Ye Lingtian, silently wondering, ’I’m arranging this meal for my own reasons... what is he planning?’

Mu Qingyun didn’t say anything more and simply called to have the staff bring up food and wine.

Mu Qingyun personally poured everyone a drink and said with a smile, "Come, let’s have a toast! To Ye Feng finding that girl soon!"

Everyone raised their glasses, clinked them together, and downed their drinks. Mu Qingyun then refilled the glasses for Ye Feng and Feng Qingwu, saying with a smile:

"Come on, little brother, let’s have a drink!"

Neither of them hesitated. They raised their glasses, clinked them with Mu Qingyun’s, and downed the contents.

Just then, Ye Lingtian, who was beside them, also filled two glasses. He handed one to Ye Feng and the other to Feng Qingwu, saying with a sly grin:

"Come on, let’s have a toast too!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Feng Qingwu was a little surprised. ’Why does Ye Lingtian want to have a separate toast with just me and Ye Feng?’ But since he was Ye Feng’s grandfather, she didn’t overthink it, simply taking the glass and downing it in one go.

But a moment later, Feng Qingwu’s brows knitted together.

She looked up at Mu Qingyun beside her and exclaimed in astonishment, "Second Sister, you drugged me!"

Before Mu Qingyun could speak, Ye Lingtian burst out laughing. "Little lady, it wasn’t your Second Sister. It was me!"

"You... you actually drugged the girl? Have you no shame?" Huo Yun, who was standing nearby, stared at Ye Lingtian, his eyes practically bulging from their sockets.

"Ahem! You old fool, what are you talking about? As shameless as I am, would I really do *that*?" Ye Lingtian coughed hard, pointing at Ye Feng and Feng Qingwu. "I’m trying to set them up!"

Only then did Huo Yun let out a long sigh of relief.

At that, Ye Lingtian looked at Feng Qingwu with a wry smile. "Little lady, your master said it himself—you don’t have much time left. But you two are too proud to make a move, so this old fool has no choice but to throw away his own pride and give you a little push!"

"You..." Feng Qingwu shot Ye Lingtian a venomous glare. A single phrase surfaced in her mind: ’Shameless old coot!’

But the next moment, she let out a dry laugh. "Grandpa, you seem to have forgotten who I am. I’m the president of the Great Xia Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. I don’t just cure illnesses—I can also neutralize poisons.

If I could detect the poison you gave me, then I certainly have a way to cure it!"

With that, she produced several silver needles and swiftly inserted them into several of her major acupoints.

But in the next instant, her expression changed drastically.

Ye Lingtian watched Feng Qingwu, a sly grin spreading across his face. "Little lady, my Ye family is one of the four great hidden families. If we didn’t have a few special tricks, how could we maintain our standing in the world? This drug is an ancestral heirloom of the Ye family. No one has ever been able to neutralize it. The only cure is for you and Ye Feng to... well, you know... hehehehe..."

"You... you..." Feng Qingwu was absolutely livid. She glared at Ye Lingtian and yelled, "Grandpa, my Second Sister is right there! Why did you only plot against me?"

Ye Lingtian glanced at Mu Qingyun and chuckled. "This one is sharp as a tack. When I was pouring the wine, she was watching my hands like a hawk. I didn’t have a chance to pull any tricks, so I had to start with you!"

Feng Qingwu was utterly speechless. ’So I was the naive, unsuspecting one all along!’

But just then, Ye Feng, who had been quiet, let out a dry laugh. "Grandpa, I forgot to mention something. Back when I was on the mountain, Master used all sorts of poisons and medicinal herbs to temper my body. I’ve long since become immune to all poisons. Your little concoction has no effect on me!"

Ye Lingtian was suddenly dumbstruck. He’d completely overlooked that possibility.

But at that moment, Mu Qingyun, who was standing nearby, spoke up with a faint smile. "Ye Feng, let me ask you then... can you neutralize a drug concocted by Sixth Master?"

"You..." Ye Feng stared at Mu Qingyun, completely stunned.