The Lay Flat Life: My Wife's Cultivation Makes Me Stronger - Chapter 53

“So even if I beat you, I still wouldn’t go help Ye Longyuan. If that’s the case, why would I even bother fighting you?”

The Ye family disciple’s reasoning was clear and precise.

Jiang Surou thought for a moment and replied, “Then aren’t you afraid that after Han Feng defeats Ye Longyuan, he’ll come looking for trouble with the rest of you?”

“Of course not. Han Feng’s ability to defeat us depends entirely on us chasing him. If he were to come and attack us directly, we could just defend in formation and crush him in one wave.

Han Feng isn’t stupid. He won’t try to fight all the Ye family disciples at once.

His hatred is only directed at Ye Longyuan.

So, their grudge should be settled between the two of them. As a disciple of the Ye family, the only thing I’ll do is keep you Jiang family members occupied so that you don’t interfere with Ye Longyuan.”

“We don’t have any deep grudges between our families. There’s no need to escalate this further.

Of course, if Junior Sister Jiang insists on taking action, we Ye family disciples won’t hesitate to respond harshly.

And the rest of the Jiang family? They’ll suffer with you.”

“Then why don’t you use us to threaten Han Feng? You seem confident in your strength,” Jiang Surou sneered coldly.

The Ye family disciple smiled faintly. “As I said, there’s no need for our families to harm our relationship further. And not all Ye family disciples are despicable.

Using others to threaten fellow disciples is something Ye Longyuan would do.

Deceiving and ambushing people? That’s something Ye Wen would do.

But those are things I would never do.”

“What’s your name?”

“Ye Wulong, disciple of Yin-Yang Peak.”

“Alright, I’ll remember you!”

Jiang Surou said, giving him a long look before turning her attention back to Han Feng’s battlefield.

Now, all she could do was silently pray that Han Feng would defeat Ye Longyuan.

She couldn’t lead the Jiang family disciples into a direct fight with the Ye family again. While Han Feng stood alone, she had her family to consider.

Although she wanted to help him, she had already done all she could.

If she stepped in, it would spark another all-out conflict between the two families. The Jiang family was at a disadvantage and still wouldn’t be able to help Han Feng.

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Ye Wulong’s response slightly improved the onlookers’ perception of the Ye family.

They understood Jiang Surou’s predicament and sympathized with her decisions. However, they also knew that the Ye family’s decision not to assist Ye Longyuan was based entirely on Han Feng’s overwhelming speed.

If they could catch up to Han Feng, they would definitely kill him without a moment’s hesitation.

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On the battlefield, the fight between Han Feng and Ye Longyuan had reached a fever pitch.

Despite Ye Longyuan’s many protective artifacts and the vast resources of the Ye family, he was still only one of many disciples. It was impossible for him to have an unlimited supply of high-grade resources beyond his cultivation level.

The battle was fierce. Han Feng, no fool, stopped clashing head-on with Ye Longyuan and instead relied on his speed and agility to dodge attacks and counterstrike.

For every one attack Ye Longyuan landed on Han Feng, Han Feng would hit Ye Longyuan three times in return.

Both were in the Qi Refining stage, unable to unleash advanced divine abilities or techniques. Their fight was raw and primal.

Ye Longyuan inflicted wound after wound on Han Feng, but Han Feng shattered one protective artifact after another on Ye Longyuan.

After three hours of intense combat, both were battered and low on spiritual energy.

Finally, Han Feng broke Ye Longyuan’s last protective artifact.

Both fighters fell to the ground, gasping for breath and completely exhausted.

Han Feng smirked coldly. “Got any more? How many protective artifacts do you have left? Used them all, haven’t you?!”

Using his sword to prop himself up, Ye Longyuan sneered. “Yes, my protective artifacts are used up. But if you think that means I’ve lost, you’re dead wrong.

How much spiritual energy do you have left? How much longer can you endure your injuries?”

Han Feng retorted, “And you think you’ve got more energy than me? Even if I’m more injured than you, I can hit you. You can’t hit me. In the end, you’ll still lose.”

“No, no, no. Like I said before, you won’t outlast me, you broke son of a bitch!”

Ye Longyuan pulled a pill bottle from his storage pouch, his voice dripping with mockery as he explained, “This is a bottle of Revitalizing Pills—high-grade ones at that.

They rapidly restore both injuries and spiritual energy.

These high-grade Revitalizing Pills were refined using a rare 350-year-old Three-Needle Flower as the main ingredient, personally cultivated by our Ye family.

The alchemist Zhao Huaiyun of Danxia Peak, a high-grade alchemist, crafted these pills himself.

That single Three-Needle Flower alone cost 4,500 spirit stones. Adding the auxiliary ingredients, the materials alone cost over 5,000.

Just one pill is enough to heal me completely.

Do you get it now, you poor wretch?”

With that, Ye Longyuan popped a pill into his mouth and laughed triumphantly.

Han Feng’s face darkened. His opponent could restore his strength and energy, while he had no such resources. If this continued, his advantage would gradually fade.

Suddenly, Ye Longyuan stopped laughing. He glanced at the pill bottle in confusion.

“Huh? Why isn’t it working?”

He poured out another pill, swallowed it, and waited. Still, there was no effect.

Han Feng’s eyes widened in realization. He remembered something from last month.

The 350-year-old Three-Needle Flower Ye Longyuan mentioned… Han Feng had sold it at an auction. It had been one of the Marriage Blessing’s returns, and the Ye family had bought it for 4,500 spirit stones, later handing it over to Zhao Huaiyun to refine.

Now, it seemed that the pills Ye Longyuan held were the very ones made from that flower.

Han Feng grinned. A trap he had inadvertently laid last month had come back to haunt Ye Longyuan.

A shot fired in the past had hit its mark in the present.

Han Feng’s eyes burned with intensity as he stared at the pill bottle in Ye Longyuan’s hand.

They didn’t work for Ye Longyuan, but they would work for him.

Han Feng immediately launched a sword slash, sending a blade of energy toward Ye Longyuan’s right hand. The attack injured Ye Longyuan and shattered the pill bottle he held.

The remaining five pills spilled onto the ground.

Ye Longyuan, now furious, ignored the pills. Since they were useless to him, he charged at Han Feng in a blind rage.

Han Feng, however, quickly pulled out the little fox and tossed her toward the scattered pills before engaging Ye Longyuan.

The clever little fox instantly understood everything. She quickly picked up the Revitalizing Pills from the ground, leapt onto Han Feng’s chest, and secretly slipped the pills into his arms.

Her small body shielded the movement, and with Han Feng and Ye Longyuan locked in battle, no one noticed the exchange.

Well done, my clever little fox!

Han Feng was elated. He quickly swept the pills into his storage pouch and, mid-fight, casually took one out and swallowed it.