Chapter 1308: The Wang Family's Humiliation

"Hey, you there. The family head is busy today, so go back. If you want to see him, wait here early tomorrow morning!"

A middle-aged man who looked like a steward was shouting at Ye Yuan disrespectfully.

Three days had passed since Ye Yuan went to the Liang family to snatch someone.

During these three days, Ye Yuan came to the Wang family's gatehouse early every morning to wait.

Until the sun set in the west, he received the same sentence every time.

Ye Yuan knew that Wang Lingbo was deliberately snubbing him.

But Ye Yuan showed no sign of displeasure; he merely cupped his hands slightly at the gatekeeper and took his leave.

Watching Ye Yuan's departing figure, the gatekeeper also felt somewhat surprised.

"This kid really has some tenacity. Anyone else would have been unable to bear it long ago," the gatekeeper muttered to himself.

These past few days, they had taken turns finding ways to make things difficult for Ye Yuan, giving him cold shoulders, even splashing tea on his face. Yet Ye Yuan had no complaints; after a faint smile, he would stand aside and wait.

Just today, a younger generation member of the Wang family came to the gatehouse, claiming Ye Yuan was blocking the way, and proceeded to kick and punch him.

Ye Yuan still did not fight back or curse.

To be honest, even the gatekeeper himself found it hard to watch.

Anyone else would have left in indignation long ago.

But Ye Yuan endured it all.

Ye Yuan had set himself a time limit of five days. If Wang Lingbo still refused to see him after five days, he would cultivate on his own and refine a divine-grade解毒丹.

Ye Yuan had obtained a heavenly-grade解毒丹 from Feng Ping. After giving it to Liang Wanru, it temporarily suppressed the spread of the鸩羽千夜 poison.

Fortunately, the heavenly-grade解毒丹 was potent enough to delay the发作 of鸩羽千夜 poison by forty days.

Thus, Ye Yuan had a forty-day buffer.

Refining a解毒丹 was much more difficult than a divine-grade pill.

But for Ye Yuan, it was a side task.

According to Wu Chen, the next step of practicing refining解毒丹 was precisely laying the foundation for one-star纹丹.

However, Ye Yuan first needed to cultivate the divine-grade pill to the divine level.

This task was very arduous. Ye Yuan himself did not know if he could complete it, and he could not bear to see Liang Wanru suffer.

So, even knowing that the Wang family was deliberately humiliating him, he forced himself to endure.

Fortune turns; one day, the Wang family would pay for their actions.

Luo Jian followed unhurriedly behind Ye Yuan, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

Such an expression was rare on him.

"Haha, brother, how satisfying! You have no idea how arrogant that kid was at the Liang family that day! Now he doesn't even dare to fart! It seems that little girl has some skills, bewitching him so thoroughly that he willingly suffers this humiliation for her."

Knowing the 'results' of these past few days, Wang Pianran laughed very cheerfully.

Wang Lingbo smiled faintly and said, "This kid is proud and aloof, yet he can endure such humiliation. Such composure is not easy to deal with! If such a person cannot be a friend, then... he must die!"

Wang Pianran, however, disagreed, saying, "Brother, you worry too much! He's just a waste. If not for the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, I could make him die however I want!"

Wang Lingbo glanced at his foolish sister, shook his head, and did not continue.

He called the gatekeeper and instructed, "Tomorrow morning, when that kid comes, bring him directly to the main hall."

...

The next day, when Ye Yuan appeared in the Wang family's main hall, Wang Lingbo, Wang Pianran, and Liang Wanrong were already seated in a formidable array, like a three-party tribunal.

Ye Yuan did not mind; he merely cupped his hands at Wang Lingbo and said, "Ye Yuan pays respects to Family Head Lingbo!"

Wang Lingbo squinted his eyes, as if he had not seen Ye Yuan at all, his attitude extremely arrogant.

"So you're the new guest alchemist of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion?"

"Yes."

"You look... quite ordinary. You came to me for the antidote to鸩羽千夜?"

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Indeed. Miss Wanru is, after all, Family Head Lingbo's niece. I hope you can be magnanimous and spare her!"

"Hehe, niece? Ye Yuan, you're lying through your teeth! My brother has only one niece, and that's Rong'er! That贱婢, dead is dead. How dare she be compared to my Rong'er?" Wang Pianran giggled.

Her face, covered in flabby flesh, piled together, looking ferocious.

Wang Lingbo said indifferently, "Pianran is right. That girl has no blood relation to me. Why should I save her? Or do you have something that can move me, the family head?"

As he spoke, a glint flashed in Wang Lingbo's eyes.

The beast-taming technique capable of controlling a late-stage first-order divine beast was something even Wang Lingbo could not help but covet.

Ye Yuan looked at Wang Lingbo and said calmly, "I know you want the beast-taming technique, but I have no such thing!"

Wang Pianran immediately rebuked, "Do you take us for three-year-olds? You, a waste, can control a late-stage first-order divine beast. Without a beast-taming technique, how could you do it?"

Ye Yuan did not speak; a faint dragon might emanated from him.

Sensing this dragon might, Wang Lingbo's pupils contracted slightly.

Although this pressure was not strong, it was indeed authentic dragon clan pressure!

He finally knew that Ye Yuan was not lying, and a deep disappointment appeared in his eyes.

His expression turned cold, and he said, "Since you have no beast-taming technique, why should I save an unrelated person? Moreover, that girl's existence itself is a threat to Rong'er!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I have nothing to offer, but if the family head is willing to save Miss Wanru, I am willing to refine pills for the Wang family for ten years, free of charge!"

Wang Lingbo sneered disdainfully, "Do you really think I believe you are some guest alchemist? Would an alchemist go to Feng Ping for help? You're just a waste. What pills can you refine? However... I can give you a chance. If you do it, I might not be unwilling to save that girl."

Ye Yuan frowned and said, "Please speak, family head."

Wang Lingbo sneered, "Your actions have greatly displeased Rong'er. She has complained to me several times! If you can make her happy, I, the family head, might not be unwilling to save her."

Liang Wanrong then stepped down from the high hall, circled around Ye Yuan twice, and said smugly, "Kid, never thought you'd fall into my hands one day, did you? Weren't you very arrogant? Didn't you look down on me? If you have the guts, say it again!"

Ye Yuan took a deep breath, bowed deeply to Liang Wanrong, and said, "It was my impertinence. I hope Miss Wanrong will not take offense!"

Liang Wanrong said smugly, "I can let it slide, but I have only one condition: kneel down and call me 'grandaunt' three times! Maybe if I'm happy, I'll have uncle give you the antidote!"

Behind Ye Yuan, Luo Jian involuntarily gripped his sword hilt, finding it hard to watch.

But suddenly, Liang Wanrong's gaze became dazed, her face flushed, and she lunged at Wang Lingbo.