Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1380 - 1429: Research

After the surprise, Li Yifei asked, "Elder, you can actually speak Miao language?"

Yao Lingfu nodded slightly, glanced at Li Yifei, and said, "I don’t know much, but I do know some Miao language. Since you went to the Miao Village, have you heard a legend?"

A legend? Li Yifei blinked, his head spinning rapidly. He had heard quite a few Miao legends, but those were all mythological stories, unrelated to Yao Lingfu. Wait a minute, Li Yifei clapped his hands and suddenly said, "Could Elder Yao be the mysterious force forty years ago that halted the war between the White Miao and Black Miao and signed a covenant?"

Yao Lingfu chuckled and said, "Mysterious force hardly. Actually, I am also a Miao person, but different from White Miao and Black Miao. I’m considered a descendant of another hidden branch of Miao people. We’re all Miao, what’s there to fight over? So, forty years ago, when I saw them fighting to death, I stepped in to stop it."

Li Yifei listened excitedly, clapped his hands, and said, "No wonder you’re so knowledgeable about the Worm Technique, turns out there’s this background. Elder Murong introducing you to me was really spot on."

Yao Lingfu said, "I heard about what you did at the Miao Village recently, well done. In this society, why fight all the time? Why not live good lives together? These stubborn old fools."

The topic shifted back, and Yao Lingfu explained, "Although I am Miao, my clansmen do not practice the Worm Technique. We worship a mystical existence known as the Witch."

"Witch?" Li Yifei felt a tremor in his heart. He wasn’t unfamiliar with this word; it was both a surname and a kind of existence, often depicted in films and novels.

Yao Lingfu nodded gently and said, "Exactly, the Witch. You can call it Witchcraft or a type of belief. The Worm Technique of Black Miao and White Miao is also a form of Witchcraft. More on that later, let me talk to the young Miao girl first, or else I won’t be sure."

Li Yifei nodded hurriedly, briefed Su Yiyi, and took Yao Lingfu to find Na Yi.

Na Yi was watching TV; in fact, besides eating and sleeping, she had been doing this for the past few days. She could sense the attitude of the other women towards her. Although it hurt, she didn’t blame these sisters. After all, she made a mistake. So she thought of learning the Chinese language well, helping Li Yifei as soon as possible, or else she couldn’t express her thoughts.

At the Miao Village, she often stayed alone and didn’t feel bored. In recent days, her Chinese language proficiency had improved, and her ability to express certain statements had grown.

Of course, not all of the women avoided her. Su Yiyi came every day, sometimes even twice, bringing food and snacks, helping Li Yifei take care of things. Su Mengxin and Xu Yingying had also come twice without saying anything unpleasant.

Seeing Li Yifei come in, Na Yi immediately stood up, hastily tidying her hair and clothes, seemingly afraid of showing a disheveled appearance.

Encountering Li Yifei these days, she felt a bit restrained, both guilty and eager to get close to him, which caused Na Yi to feel a bit tormented.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw an elderly lady with crane-like hair and a youthful face entering behind Li Yifei, and Na Yi was filled with confusion.

"Na Yi, this is Elder Yao Lingfu, one of my elder relatives, here to ask about the Worm," Li Yifei said with a smile, introducing Yao Lingfu to Na Yi. To comfort Na Yi, he deliberately hugged her, and the latter looked at Yao Lingfu somewhat timidly.

The elderly lady in front of her, apart from having white hair, didn’t look like an old person at all. Na Yi instinctively felt a sense of closeness. As soon as Yao Lingfu spoke, joy instantly blossomed in Na Yi’s eyes.

Yao Lingfu spoke a few words in Miao language, and Na Yi looked surprised, quickly responding in Miao language. The two started conversing back and forth, with Li Yifei unable to understand, sitting nearby watching them chat.

Yao Lingfu pointed at Li Yifei and said, "Good kid, you actually tricked the clan chief’s daughter here."

"Uh... haha!" Li Yifei laughed awkwardly, understanding Yao Lingfu’s point. In the past, in Miao villages, the daughter of the clan chief was the best candidate for the Miao Saintess. If the daughter was a bit prettier, she was practically the Saintess. Although the title no longer existed now, Na Yi’s status was there, and being so radiant, she was definitely the choice for Saintess.

At this point, Na Yi considered Yao Lingfu a family member, being able to meet someone who speaks Miao language thousands of kilometers away. Na Yi’s sense of closeness and surprise was uncontrollable, moreover, after chatting several sentences, knowing Yao Lingfu was also from a branch of Miao people, Na Yi couldn’t contain her joy.

She directly treated Yao Lingfu as her elder and wanted to perform a greeting ceremony, which Yao Lingfu stopped.

Yao Lingfu held Na Yi, letting her sit beside her, smiling, "No need for that, Na Yi, I’m here to understand how you obtained the Whole-hearted Worm."

Her attitude towards Na Yi was much friendlier than towards Li Yifei, better than even towards Jiang Ningxiang and Xu Shanshan.

Na Yi half in Chinese language, half in Miao language said, "It’s... when I was little, my grandfather accidentally got it and gave it to me for protection. If I meet someone I care about, I can give it to him. Protect him."

Li Yifei smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking it’s protecting me now, preventing me from getting close to other women. The protection has become quite effective indeed.

Yao Lingfu nodded slightly and said, "Tell me about the specific feeding process."

Na Yi then recounted the process in Miao language, Yao Lingfu listened intently with a furrowed brow, occasionally asking a question, to which Na Yi continued to respond.

After back-and-forth exchanges, an hour passed, and the two didn’t just stick to questions but interspersed with chats.

Yao Lingfu patted Na Yi’s hand, comforting her, "Since you’ve decided to follow him, you must be unwavering. Don’t worry, with me here, he won’t dare bully you in the future. If you’re wronged, just tell me, and I’ll stand up for you."

As she said this, she glared at Li Yifei, who appeared entirely innocent.

Na Yi quickly shook her head, waving her hands in a panic, "No, it’s not like that. Yifei is great, he hasn’t bullied me, and the sisters treat me very well. It’s just that I know I harmed Yifei, so I’m very sad."

Yao Lingfu said, "Look at this little girl, how thoughtful she is, considering you and still understanding Xu Shanshan and the others. You should be satisfied, and cause less trouble with women in the future."

Li Yifei quickly promised, "Things are like this now, I’ve long accepted Na Yi. However, due to the Whole-hearted Worm, I can’t make her my wife yet, but I will definitely be by her side!"

"That’s more like it. Had I not known that you’re a responsible man, I would have already knocked your teeth out."

"Uh... haha, so Elder, did you find out anything?"

"I have a general understanding, just waiting for a midnight examination, and we should have an answer by then."

Li Yifei’s face lit up with joy, and Na Yi also widened her eyes, looking at Yao Lingfu with sparkling eyes, "Grandmother, are you saying you can remove my husband’s worm?"

"Why are you happy about that? Removing the Whole-hearted Worm is also a benefit to him."

Na Yi shook her head vigorously, looking at Li Yifei affectionately, and said, "No, Yifei is my husband. What’s mine is his, and what’s his is mine. If he’s well, I’m happier."

"This girl, I wonder what magic she’s under. Anyway, I won’t interfere in you young people’s matters. I’ll wait until the evening examination is completed to be certain. However, even after identifying the worm, removing it is still very troublesome."

Na Yi quickly said, "Thank you, Grandmother, we’re not afraid of trouble, just afraid there’s no solution."

Li Yifei naturally felt Na Yi’s affection, he never doubted her feelings for him. It’s just that at the moment he truly couldn’t fully accept her, only telling himself inwardly that once the Whole-hearted Worm is resolved, he’d be completely good to Na Yi.

Li Yifei also said, "We are not afraid of hardships; I’m not particularly bothered by this worm, nor do I blame Na Yi. It’s just that this worm currently disrupts my normal life with my wives, which is hard to accept."

Yao Lingfu looked at this cheeky boy, waved her hand, and said, "Alright, you annoy me, go mind your own business. Just come by at midnight!"

Li Yifei had no choice but to stand up, Na Yi looked at him, reluctant to part but still sensibly said, "Yifei... go ahead, I’ll take care of Grandmother."

"Okay, we’ll have dinner together tonight, I’ll call for you then. I’m heading out now."

This news quickly spread among the women, everyone marveled that Elder Yao Lingfu had such an identity. Knowing that the Whole-hearted Worm within Li Yifei could very likely be resolved by Elder Yao Lingfu, they held her in even higher regard, busying themselves with preparing dinner, arranging accommodations, and thinking of gifts for Yao Lingfu.

In the evening, everyone went to invite Yao Lingfu and Na Yi to come and have dinner. Their attitude towards Na Yi became much warmer due to the worm potentially being removed. They were all kind-hearted women who could also consider things from Na Yi’s perspective, not wanting to blame her for anything. Otherwise, they could have vented their anger on the Sunx and Song families.

The dinner was exceedingly sumptuous. Yao Lingfu only showed favoritism towards Na Yi in front of Li Yifei. She didn’t say much in front of the other women but still sat Na Yi beside her, which made everyone understand the close relationship between Na Yi and Yao Lingfu.

Dinner was very lively, after several days of busy work, they took a momentary break. Today’s achievements were pretty good too; Su Mengxin and her crew caused turmoil in the stock market, resulting in substantial losses to the Sunx and Song families, almost driving them to desperation.

Ning Xin’er and her team’s public opinion has slightly cooled in recent days, it drew too much attention that the country might respond. Xiao Ling’er’s family expressed through her the desire for Li Yifei to lower the profile a bit, otherwise, if it escalated, the government would definitely take action to suppress it.

In the political arena, Li Yifei directly had Lin Qiong and Ye Yunzhu target that Second Level Police Inspector. The investigation was already underway, just waiting for the information to come back.

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