Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 639 Understanding Ye Taiqing

Afterward, Xu Ke instructed the Ghost Elder, "Bring a basin and a lighter. Burn this entire pot of herbs for me. Make sure it burns for a full three hours, and just have her continue cultivating during that time."

"Also, brew this other batch of herbs into a medicinal soup. The amount of water doesn't matter, as long as it turns into a soup. You can figure out how to do it."

"I'll be back tomorrow for the second session. Just let me know if anything unusual happens."

The Ghost Elder immediately agreed, "Okay!"

Xu Ke then observed for half an hour. Seeing no issues with the Poison Elder, he left their home.

After leaving, Xu Ke returned to his lair.

At that moment, Tang Yingchang and Ye Feng, who still had burn marks on his face, were each slurping from a bowl of instant noodles.

Seeing this, Xu Ke coughed dryly and said with an awkward smile, "So, you're eating, huh?"

He'd felt it was safe to leave Tang Yingchang behind since the Ghost and Poison Elders lived just downstairs. When the Ghost Elder had brought up the freshly cooked dishes, however, regret had instantly set in. He should have brought Tang Yingchang along for the free meal. Now, seeing him still eating instant noodles, Xu Ke felt even more embarrassed.

"Yeah, Mister Xu," Tang Yingchang said with a smile.

Ye Feng, however, was furious. "Is this how you treat us? Xu Ke, I could smell it! The aroma of food was wafting up from downstairs. Did you go eat behind our backs?"

"That's quite an accusation," Xu Ke retorted. "Do you really think I'd do something like that?"

Ye Feng gnashed his teeth. "You wouldn't let me order takeout, so at least you could've ordered some for me! It's not like I wouldn't pay you."

"Oh, cut it out," Xu Ke scoffed. "Your phone was blown to ashes. Where would you get the money?"

"You..." Ye Feng seethed.

"Alright, let's drop it. Getting angry is bad for your wounds," Xu Ke said, waving his hand dismissively.

Ye Feng nearly sputtered with rage. "And eating instant noodles is good for them?"

"Don't worry, you're built like a tank. It's just a few external injuries, what's there to be afraid of? Besides, I'm the one who saved you. You'd have a hard time dying even if you wanted to." Xu Ke patted Ye Feng's shoulder.

"Who the hell do you think you are, the Medical Saint? Stop bragging," Ye Feng sneered.

Xu Ke and Tang Yingchang stared at Ye Feng for a moment, then both burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Ye Feng's expression changed. Why are they being so weird?

Grinning, Xu Ke didn't bother explaining. "I'll order you some takeout, so stop complaining. I'll have someone deliver groceries tomorrow, then you can cook for yourself."

Hearing this, Ye Feng immediately nodded. "Fine."

Then, Xu Ke took out his phone and started discussing with Tang Yingchang what to order, completely ignoring Ye Feng's opinion.

Ye Feng was speechless.

Dammit. After cursing Xu Ke in his head, he couldn't help but laugh a moment later. He knew Xu Ke hadn't intentionally made him eat instant noodles. From last night until now, Xu Ke had been working nonstop, and he had even saved his life. Ye Feng had seen it all with his own eyes. In the dead of night, he had felt an immense gratitude toward Xu Ke. He knew that Xu Ke had given him his life back. At the same time, he was astonished by Xu Ke's extraordinary medical skills, which were so profound they had even deceived Ye Yunfeng's examination. This man, a few years his junior, possessed such heaven-defying strength and incredible medical expertise concurrently. It was truly mind-boggling. However, he kept these thoughts to himself, not wanting to give Xu Ke another reason to show off. As for his current anger, the now-calm Ye Feng found his own reaction unbelievable. Back in the Ye Family, he had never let his emotions become so transparent. He wasn't sure when it started, but his trust in Xu Ke had somehow surpassed his trust in anyone else. Of course, 'anyone else' didn't include Qin Yu. Maybe this is what it really feels like to have a brother? he mused, a bitter smile on his lips. To think he would experience a feeling he'd never known in the Ye Family with someone he'd only met half a month ago. Life is truly unpredictable.

After ordering takeout for Ye Feng and Tang Yingchang and arranging for some food to be stocked up, Xu Ke called Han Wang. He had used a phone number provided by Feng Wei last time, so it had been difficult for Han Wang to contact him.

"Hello, who is this?" Han Wang's wary and vigilant voice came through as soon as the call connected.

"It's me, Xu Ke," he said with a laugh. For some reason, hearing Han Wang's voice always gave him the feeling that a jinx had arrived.

After Xu Ke spoke, Han Wang was silent for a long moment. When he finally spoke again, his voice was as chilling as a wind from the underworld. "So you finally deigned to call me, have you?"

Xu Ke replied cheerfully, "I just finished some things up. I wanted to ask how it's going on your end."

"Shouldn't the Ghost and Poison Elders have received the news by now?"

"They did. I saw it. Thanks for your hard work."

At this, Han Wang spoke through gritted teeth. "Don't thank me. I should be thanking you for causing my ranking to fall and my bounty price to plummet. Are you satisfied?"

"You tried to kill me," Xu Ke said nonchalantly. "I didn't take your life and even let you stay on the assassin list. You really should thank me."

"But I'm a magnanimous person, so I'll tell you not to mention it."

Han Wang was left speechless.

"Why the silence?" Xu Ke pressed. "Are you unhappy?"

It took Han Wang a long time to respond calmly, "Let's get down to business. Our time is precious."

Xu Ke could hear the utter resignation in his voice and was a little speechless himself. Why can't these guys take a joke?

He got straight to the point. "When are you coming to Tianhai?"

"When do you want me to come back?"

"Tomorrow, then. After you arrive, go find Shi Hongda and the Yin Yang Elders. Got it?"

"And what should I tell them?"

Han Wang's lifeless tone finally wavered as he roared, "Are you sure you want me to conspire with them to kill you again? Are you out of your mind? Do you think that just because you took one of my punches on the freeway, you have the right to act so cocky in front of us? Let me tell you, we at the Innate Great Perfection realm are all incredibly powerful. If you make us put on an act, one slip-up and you'll actually be dead!"

Han Wang wasn't concerned for Xu Ke. He was worried that if he accidentally killed Xu Ke with a single punch, his antidote would be gone. Now *that* would be a true disaster.

"Don't worry about that," Xu Ke said. "Just do as I say, and you can get the antidote from me afterward. Understood?"

Seeing that it was useless trying to reason with someone so hell-bent on courting disaster, Han Wang gave up. "Fine. I'll get there as soon as I can. Remember to contact me."

"Got it."

After hanging up, Xu Ke returned to the living room. He saw Tang Yingchang gnawing on chicken wings and Ye Feng digging into stir-fried clams and grilled oysters. Walking over, he asked, a little exasperated, "How is it? Good?"

"Delicious," Ye Feng said with a grin.

"And eating *this* is good for your wounds?" Xu Ke teased.

Ye Feng shoveled a piece of grilled eggplant into his mouth and said indistinctly, "Eating instant noodles was fine, so what's this going to do, kill me?"

Xu Ke was speechless. He picked up a grilled hot dog and a beer, plopped down beside Tang Yingchang, and clinked his bottle against their food containers. "Tell me," he said as he started eating, "everything you know about Ye Taiqing."

"Why do you want to know about him?" Ye Feng asked after swallowing and taking a sip of beer.

"Isn't he at odds with the entire Ye Family?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Yeah."

"So," Xu Ke said, chewing his hot dog, "I want to observe him a bit more and see if he could be useful."