In the Cloud Top Grand Hotel of the Chu Group.
"Thump—" Ji Feiyang directly knelt on the floor and said to Ye Bufan, "Mr. Ye, on behalf of our entire Ji family, I thank you for saving my father. I was rude just now and disturbed you in the hotel room while you were treating my father. I solemnly apologize to you here."
As Ji Feiyang spoke, he kowtowed to Ye Bufan again.
"Mr. Ji, please get up. Ignorance is no crime," Ye Bufan quickly helped Ji Feiyang up. "The next three months are the critical period. I will have Old Zhu give you the medicine on time. During these three months, Old Ji must not use his true qi again until the three months are over."
Ji Feiyang nodded upon hearing this and said, "I will strictly follow your medical advice."
"Feiyang, call some people to clean up here," Ji Weizhi's wife said to Ji Feiyang. "Also, have someone prepare some food to nourish your father. Additionally, for ease of treatment, let your father stay in Jinhe for these three months. You arrange the security properly."
"Okay! Mom, I'll arrange it now," Ji Feiyang replied.
"Comrade He Xia, I have just recovered from a serious illness, not become incapacitated. You're acting as if I'm on my last legs," Ji Weizhi said with a smile, looking at He Xia.
He Xia looked at Ji Feiyang, glared at him, and said, "You still have the nerve to say that. If you want to contribute to our Great Xia, then honestly follow my arrangements and talk less."
"Yes! Comrade He Xia," Ji Feiyang said, smiling happily at He Xia. Today should be the happiest day for him in over ten years.
Seeing that it was almost time, Ye Bufan was about to leave when Bai Feihu suddenly walked in from outside.
"Old Ji, three people want to see you," Bai Feihu said. "They claim to be your former subordinates."
"Oh?" Ji Weizhi's interest was immediately piqued. Ye Bufan, hearing this, seemed to have guessed something and couldn't help but smile.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Zizhen asked quietly.
"Nothing, I just roughly guessed who it would be," Ye Bufan said.
"Who?" Zhu Zizhen asked, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Old Master Chu?"
Ye Bufan nodded. Since Old Ji was staying at the Chu family's five-star hotel, Old Chu would inevitably receive news from Chu Mengyao. As former superiors, they were all from the war era and would have some special feelings and bonds.
As Ye Bufan had said, the elders were indeed Chu He, and behind them was Lin Daoyuan, the old patriarch of the Lin family whom he had met at the auction.
Behind the two of them, an elder was being pushed in a wheelchair. This was Yang Weiguo, the old patriarch of the Yang family. Since the downfall of the Yang family that day, Yang Weiguo had lost his former arrogance. He looked much more weathered and had lost a lot of weight.
"Chu... Chu He! Lin... Daoyuan! And... Yang Weiguo!"
Upon seeing the three, Ji Weizhi unexpectedly called out all their names.
"My old superior, I didn't expect you to remember the three of us," Chu He said.
"I might forget others, but how could I forget the brothers who defended our country with me back then?" The four men met, their eyes filled with tears.
Zhu Zizhen and I exchanged glances, gave Ji Feiyang a signal, and withdrew.
Seeing this, Ji Feiyang also followed. He cupped his fists at Ye Bufan and bowed again.
"No need for so many formalities. Old Ji shed blood and sweat for our country. He is our hero. This is what I should do," Ye Bufan said.
Ji Feiyang nodded upon hearing this and then said, "Mr. Ye, I, Ji Feiyang, am not good with words, so I'll be direct. Your strength is clearly even greater than mine as a Martial Venerable. Why hasn't such a powerful martial artist as you joined the army to contribute to our Great Xia? You are a talent, and I want you to join our army."
Ye Bufan looked at Ji Feiyang. His directness made Ye Bufan suddenly feel a bit at a loss.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Bufan waved his hand and said to Ji Feiyang, "Serving the country is not the only way to join the army. We contribute in different ways, as long as it strengthens our Great Xia. Besides, if I had joined the army earlier, I might not have achieved my current cultivation."
"Good! Well said!" Ji Feiyang applauded excitedly, but still felt some regret.
"Mr. Ji, if you ever need my help in the future, feel free to find me. For the sake of Great Xia, I, Ye Bufan, will not shirk my responsibility," Ye Bufan said, cupping his fists.
Ji Feiyang's eyes lit up. He stepped forward and clasped Ye Bufan's hands. "Brother, don't call me Mr. Ye. I'm older, and I'll be shameless. Just call me Brother Ji. I'll call you Brother Ye. What do you say?"
Ye Bufan naturally nodded.
"Hahahaha, good! Ye Bufan, you are now my brother, Ji Feiyang. If you encounter any problems, come find me, and your brother will solve them," Ji Feiyang exclaimed.
"Then I thank you in advance, Brother Ji," Ye Bufan said.
"Rumble—"
Just then, a huge commotion suddenly came from inside the room.
"Foolish! Yang Weiguo, you are truly foolish!" Ji Weizhi's voice followed.
"Brother, I'll go in and check. I'll visit you another day," Ji Feiyang said to Ye Bufan, cupping his fists, and then entered the room.
"Let's go too," Ye Bufan said to Zhu Zizhen.
Zhu Zizhen frowned and said, "Master, it seems Ji Feiyang really admires you. As far as I know, Ji Feiyang is already the youngest general in Great Xia. Being his brother, let alone in Jinhe, you can walk sideways throughout the entire Binhai Province."
"So so. Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself," Ye Bufan said. "Only by being strong oneself is true strength. Enough of this idle talk. You've been living with me recently, so you can start learning the Thirteen Needles of Zhuyou."
"Really?" Zhu Zizhen's eyes lit up. He had waited for so long and was finally going to learn the Thirteen Needles of Zhuyou.
"Ouch, I'll be damned."
An old man and a young man were walking through the hotel, preparing to leave, when a figure suddenly bumped into them. Ye Bufan, quick-witted, pulled Zhu Zizhen aside, and the figure missed and fell to the floor.
"Damn, don't you have eyes?" The person stood up from the floor. It was a young man in sportswear who angrily cursed at Ye Bufan and Zhu Zizhen.
"You didn't watch where you were going and you're blaming us?" Zhu Zizhen replied.