The presence of such spirit was precisely the perfect manifestation of his heart's desire.
"Hahaha! Good! A descendant of the Du family should possess such aspirations!"
After a moment of silence, Du Tianen burst into laughter!
With such a daughter, the Du family…
What worry about not prospering!
As for the younger generation, after hearing Du Yuemian's words, their blood boiled, and their fighting spirit was ignited.
Du Gongchen, in particular, felt a tremor run through his body.
It was excitement!
Meanwhile, Feng Zhan, standing opposite, breathed a sigh of relief, yet a sense of unease stirred within him. The proud aura emanating from Du Yuemian even instilled a strange sense of fear in him.
"Miss Du's integrity earns my admiration, old man!"
Having spoken, Feng Zhan intended to leave the Du family immediately with his kin.
However, before he could take a few steps, a nonchalant voice reached his ears.
"I never said you could leave!"
Hearing this, Feng Zhan spun around, fixing Ye Ming with a wary gaze. "What do you mean, sir?"
"Since Yuemian is willing to spare you, I will naturally respect her wishes. But..." Ye Ming looked at Feng Zhan and smirked, "I cannot let my promise to her be in vain!"
What promise?
Of course, to cripple him!
"Sir, you cannot..."
But before Feng Zhan could finish speaking, Ye Ming's figure had already vanished from his original position with uncanny speed.
Leaving no trace.
At that moment, a voice echoed in Feng Zhan's mind: "Let me give you a taste of what 'illusion' truly means!"
"What! I..."
Before Feng Zhan could react, a colossal hand appeared before his eyes, reaching towards the heavens.
Immensely powerful!
Divine!
Then, the colossal hand slowly extended a single finger, pressing down directly upon him.
Under its terrifying might, Feng Zhan's body was rendered immobile. His eyes widened, and his mind went blank.
In this moment, he was like an ant, at the mercy of slaughter.
Feng Zhan despaired!
Yet, those present felt nothing unusual. They only saw Feng Zhan standing there blankly, his eyes vacant and soulless, like a walking corpse.
A moment later, Ye Ming reappeared before them, still with a smile, as if nothing had happened.
"Carry him back!"
Ye Ming gestured towards Feng Zhan, who stood dazed, addressing the few Feng family members.
"Ah! This..."
They exchanged glances, bewildered.
Feng Zhan was clearly unharmed!
But how could they know the torment he was currently enduring?
Though Feng Zhan's body was intact, his will had been utterly shattered by Ye Ming.
This was Ye Ming fulfilling his promise to Du Yuemian.
After a moment of hesitation, the Feng family members finally carried Feng Zhan away. Feng Zhan, meanwhile, remained utterly unresponsive.
Witnessing this peculiar scene, the remaining Du family members looked at Ye Ming with a mixture of confusion, shock, and awe.
"Ahem!"
Sensing everyone's gaze, Ye Ming felt a hint of awkwardness.
"It's nothing much, really. That old man just had a rather weak psychological tolerance. I accidentally destroyed his mental world." Ye Ming explained casually.
"Ah!"
Accidentally destroying someone's mental world.
Was that something that could happen "accidentally"?
The crowd's gaze towards Ye Ming grew even stranger.
"Alright! Let's not dwell on such trivialities! Your old family head has been healed. Why don't you go and see!"
Unable to bear their curious stares any longer, Ye Ming quickly shifted their focus.
"What! The old family head has been healed!"
"Really! This..."
"Wow! Big brother, you're amazing!"
"Let's go see!"
"..."
Indeed, upon hearing the news of Du Guidao's recovery, everyone rushed to verify it.
Du Gong'en was the first among them.
Finally, only Ye Ming and Du Yuemian remained in the courtyard.
Du Yuemian naturally had no doubts about Ye Ming's abilities.
"Young master! Thank you!"
Du Gongchen stepped forward lightly and bowed deeply to Ye Ming, her eyes filled with emotion.
If Ye Ming had not been there today, the Du family's situation would have been dire.
And she herself would have...
"You should know, we are not strangers, there's no need for such formality!" Ye Ming met Du Yuemian's gaze and said with a light smile, "I am very satisfied with your performance today!"
"???"
Du Yuemian didn't quite understand Ye Ming's meaning.
But! That was not important.
"It's good that I didn't disappoint you!"
With that, Du Yuemian smiled with relief, genuinely happy.
"Alright! Go and see your grandfather!"
Ye Ming waved his hand, knowing that Du Yuemian was eager to see her grandfather.
"En!"
Du Yuemian responded, but showed no inclination to leave.
Instead, she lowered her head, her index fingers on both hands intertwining, lost in thought.
"What's wrong?"
This turn of events left Ye Ming somewhat bewildered.
Finally, Du Yuemian gathered her courage, lifted her head to look at Ye Ming, her cheeks slightly flushed, and shyly asked, "Young master, c-can I hug you?"
"Ah!"
Ye Ming was stunned.
"You... you said before, if... if afterwards I could... say..."
As she spoke, Du Yuemian's voice grew fainter until it was inaudible.
The blush on her pretty face had spread to the roots of her ears.
For Du Yuemian, uttering such a shy, "little woman" phrase was undoubtedly a difficult feat.
Furthermore, this was the second time she had said the same thing.
Upon hearing her words, Ye Ming recalled a casual remark he had made to Du Yuemian previously.
He hadn't expected Du Yuemian to take it to heart.
"Alas! My damned charm!" Ye Ming thought to himself, boasting shamelessly.
Just as Du Yuemian was feeling flustered, her body was enveloped by a pair of warm arms, her face pressing against Ye Ming's chest, her mind going blank.
A moment later, she slowly regained her senses.
Her first sensation was: peace!
A peace she had never known before!
In this moment, not even a raging storm or an earthquake could instill fear in her.
"This is wonderful!"
Du Yuemian closed her eyes, filled with contentment.
However, this peace did not last long.
Because a "wicked" remark from someone directly startled the young lady Du away.
"In this atmosphere, shouldn't we be sharing a passionate kiss?"
Ye Ming whispered into her ear, sending waves of heat.
"Ah! I..."
Du Yuemian, like a startled rabbit, immediately broke free from Ye Ming's embrace, lowered her head, and turned to say, "I... I'm going to go see my grandfather!"
Well!
She had truly fled in haste!
"Hahaha!"
Seeing this, Ye Ming burst into unrestrained laughter, completely disregarding Miss Du's feelings.
Hearing his laughter, Du Yuemian almost tripped over a stone, and with a soft,娇嗔 (jiāo chēn - charmingly petulant), she whispered:
"Young master! You're so wicked!"