Murong Xue's voice, ready for a quip, was cut short...

She placed her fair hands over her delicate red lips, her eyes occasionally flashing with a light, as if she were seeing a master of healing skills she had never witnessed in her life.

Shangguan Longyi and Shangguan Long Yi also covered their mouths, afraid that their astonished sounds might disturb Ye Hao.

In his drowsy sleep, Shangguan Dapao felt a bit itchy, yet somewhat tingly, extremely comfortable, causing him to unconsciously let out a long moan.

Ye Hao accelerated the transfer of the Golden-winged Dolphin's spiritual power to him, then transformed it into his inner breath, infusing it into key cells, meridians, bones, and acupoints of Shangguan Dapao. Initially, an old man in his seventies, though physically robust, lacked a youthful aura.

Now, after Ye Hao infused his inner breath, a youthful aura gradually emanated from him.

Ye Hao stopped after extracting about a third of the Golden-winged Dolphin's spiritual power. Shangguan Dapao had been stimulated enough at this point, and further stimulation wasn't necessary. Overdoing it might backfire and cause harm.

Ye Hao slowly placed the Golden-winged Dolphin back into the water with his left hand and took a deep breath, pulling his right hand's inner breath back into his body.

"Phew!" Nearly half an hour had passed quietly under Ye Hao's help with Shangguan Dapao.

At this moment, Ye Hao was covered in sweat on his back and forehead, as if he had just been through a fierce battle.

"How are you, Hao? Are you okay?" Shangguan Xiaopao asked worriedly.

"Uncle Xiaopao, I'm fine." Ye Hao waved his hand with a smile, though he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Although he still had inner breath in him, the meridians had been painfully washed by the Golden-winged Dolphin's spiritual power just now.

Chen Hui went to get a fresh towel; she intended to help Ye Hao wipe his sweat. But feeling awkward about a senior wiping sweat for a junior, she handed the towel to Shangguan Longyi, saying, "Long Yi, go and wipe the sweat for your brother Hao."

Shangguan Longyi took the towel, blushing slightly. This... for a maiden, even though she's in her second year of college, wiping sweat for a man feels so ambiguous; she still found it hard to accept. However, since Ye Hao had been kind to her Shangguan family, she could only suppress her nervousness, walking over to Ye Hao.

Ye Hao weakly smiled, "Let me do it myself."

"Oh… oh, I'll give it to you," Shangguan Longyi replied to Ye Hao, a bit flustered.

"Long Yi, does your brother Hao have the strength to wipe sweat? Be good." Chen Hui critiqued from the side.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Longyi realized Ye Hao indeed had no strength, so she quickly took the towel back.

Ye Hao barely got the towel before Shangguan Longyi took it back. He felt a bit awkward in his heart; after all, such actions of wiping sweat were typically intimate gestures between a couple. Now the two were merely considered brother and sister; Ye Hao just felt quite embarrassed.

"Brother Hao, let me help you wipe your sweat," Shangguan Longyi said with a slightly trembling voice.

"Okay." Ye Hao nodded. Although it was awkward, refusing Shangguan Longyi now would certainly embarrass them both.

Shangguan Longyi gently wiped the sweat off Ye Hao's forehead, then lifted Ye Hao's shirt and wiped his back with the towel.

Murong Xue snapped out of her daze just then and looked at Ye Hao, asking, "Was that the Rejuvenation Skill you used just now?"

Ye Hao shook his head but didn't say anything. He silently circulated his inner breath, easing the pain from his meridians being flushed.

As Shangguan Longyi was about done wiping, a stern-looking elderly woman walked out from the backyard.

The elderly woman was none other than Murong Lan. At this moment, Murong Lan, as if someone had provoked her, walked out of the courtyard with a grim expression.

Seeing everyone gathered in the courtyard, Murong Lan frowned and huffed, "Hmph! Who allows you to be hugging and hanging around here at home; don't you have any manners?"

Murong Lan said this only because she hadn't seen Ye Hao yet, as he had his back towards her, and Shangguan Xiaopao was blocking her view.

Shangguan Xiaopao turned his head to respond, "Mom, you came just in time, Ah…"

Shangguan Xiaopao wanted to say that Ye Hao had come, but Murong Lan interrupted sternly, "What's good? Is your dad drunk again? Don't stop me; I want to see how drunk he is."

With that said, Murong Lan came to Shangguan Xiaopao, pushing him aside. However, upon seeing Ye Hao's handsome face smiling at her, she paused and then asked, "Ah Hao, when did you come?"

"Hehe, Grandma, I've been here for a while, but it was only because you were upset with me and hadn't come out." Ye Hao said with a chuckle.

At this point, Shangguan Long Yi stepped forward to testify, "Grandma, Brother Hao has been here all afternoon; look, he said he's been busy lately and hasn't had time to visit you, so today he came and bought over three hundred thousand worth of alcohol."

Shangguan Long Yi pointed to the items Ye Hao brought and reported to Murong Lan.

Upon hearing this, Murong Lan's previously fiery expression softened slightly, though she still had a bit of resentment. Ah! Women are like this, no matter their age; when they know they can become young again, they eagerly wish for it.

Even if this youthfulness lasts only a few minutes, they would be satisfied.

"Ah Hao, you could have just come; why buy so much stuff? Huh? This... Ah! Is that Dapao?" Murong Lan's eyes widened upon seeing Shangguan Dapao seated, becoming surprised and emotional.

Isn't this the thirty-something-year-old Dapao? This appearance, this hair, this chest...

Looking at him, Murong Lan began to tear up. In fact, she's been rather upset lately because Ye Hao hadn't come to Yanjing for so long, and on top of that, Shangguan Dapao had been coughing frequently, and whenever he coughed, her anxiety grew.

After all, in the Shangguan Clan, Shangguan Dapao was the real head of the household, and Murong Lan merely assisted him.

If anything were to happen to Shangguan Dapao, the Shangguan Clan would be in dire straits in the future.

Hence, her temper had been fiery, hoping Shangguan Dapao would take better care of himself and not exhaust his body by always going out to find women. She also resented being too old to satisfy Shangguan Dapao. But ultimately, it was because Ye Hao hadn't made her young again, which led Shangguan Dapao to seek other women.

"Ah! Ye Hao, I feel unfilial, always away and forgetting about Grandma and Grandpa's health. I hope Grandma and Grandpa Dapao don't blame me." Ye Hao said sincerely.

"You kid, we all know you're busy. Oh, Grandma was at fault too, always losing her temper recently." Murong Lan, hearing Ye Hao's genuine explanation, became understanding.

All in all, Ye Hao coming now wasn't too late at all. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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