Chapter 648: Encounters in the Snow Domain

"What's wrong? Look at that unhappy face of yours," Chen Yu said with a smile; Gu Ping must have encountered something troublesome.

"My grandfather found a marriage match for me," Gu Ping said, feeling somewhat depressed. "We'll probably be married in a few months."

"Haha, then congratulations to you," Chen Yu laughed heartily. "Which family's daughter is it?"

"The Wu family from Beijing. Although they aren't a wealthy Aristocratic Family, they are a family of scholars. The young lady of the Wu family is Wu Ruozhu," Gu Ping said sheepishly.

"The young lady of the Wu family is a famous talented woman in Shengjing, and the Wu family is a scholarly Aristocratic Family. Her old man is a big shot in the education world; she is a match for you," Chen Yu laughed.

"Sigh, the old man is pressuring me tightly now, saying that unless I leave an heir for the Gu Family, he won't let me leave Shengjing for the rest of my life," Gu Ping said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Try to understand the old man; you are the only seedling of the Gu Family after all," Chen Yu said with a chuckle.

"Drink, let's drink." Gu Ping picked up his drink to clink glasses with Chen Yu and downed it in one gulp. Just as he finished, he received a message.

"Look, she's asking me to go shopping tomorrow." Gu Ping picked up his phone to show Chen Yu. "I'm not afraid of going to the battlefield and risking my life, but I'm afraid of shopping with women. Last week, I felt like my legs were about to break, while she looked like nothing had happened."

"Haha, you have to learn to adapt. This is your future wife, after all." Seeing his depressed expression, Chen Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I'll take you to meet her another day. I don't have many close friends here, only you, brother," Gu Ping said with a bitter smile.

It was true; Gu Ping had joined the army very early. He had many brothers who had fought alongside him on the battlefield, but they were all at the border now. He currently considered Chen Yu one of his own.

"Alright, I'll meet the future sister-in-law another day," Chen Yu nodded.

The two drank until the small hours of the morning before heading back. Chen Yu arrived home, collapsed, and fell asleep; when he opened his eyes, it was already the next morning.

After eating something, Chen Yu drove to a nursing home in the northern suburbs.

This nursing home was in a somewhat remote location, and there weren't many cars or people on the streets, but the area surrounding the nursing home was actually guarded by the military. In other words, this nursing home was inside a military restricted zone; for an ordinary person to get in for a look would be harder than ascending to heaven.

Ye Qingning met Chen Yu at the entrance to take him inside. As soon as he stepped through the gate, Chen Yu noticed the differences in this nursing home.

There were three guard posts at the entrance, and the armed police on duty were holding steel rifles. Furthermore, patrol teams were coming and going from time to time inside; the security was extremely tight.

If it weren't for the special pass Ye Qingning was holding, both of them would likely have been subjected to interrogation, which showed the importance of this nursing home.

"How is Ye Lao?" Chen Yu asked.

"His mental state is good, and his eating has returned to normal," Ye Qingning said, a hint of a smile appearing on her face, which was usually as cold as an iceberg. "I think it won't be long before he can get out of bed and walk."

"That's good. Your grandfather was possessed by something before, which was desperately draining the nutrients from his body, so the old man's Primordial Qi was severely depleted. The illness is no longer a problem, but the key lies in recuperation," Chen Yu said. "How are things with the Ye Family being handled?"

"It's alright. After all, they don't dare to be so blatant while here," Ye Qingning said. "I am already finding ways. Don't worry, I will keep the Ye Family under control."

"You... take care of yourself," Chen Yu said with a bitter smile; he still didn't know how to face Ye Qingning.

Arriving at a detached villa, Ye Qingning led Chen Yu inside. In a bedroom, Ye Lao was sitting in a wheelchair.

"Grandfather, Mr. Chen has come to see you," Ye Qingning said.

"Good, good." Ye Lao perked up. Seeing Chen Yu, a hint of a smile appeared on his face. "Little Chen, I've really troubled you with my illness."

Although Ye Lao's illness was no longer a major concern, his Primordial Qi had been too severely depleted, so his voice was still weak.

"It's only right. Ye Lao has just recovered from a major illness, so you should still lie in bed more," Chen Yu said.

"Heh heh, I've been lying down for over three years. Now that I've finally managed to sit up, lie back down? That's not happening," Ye Lao said with a smile, shaking his head.

Chen Yu smiled, stepped forward to take Ye Lao's pulse, and then began to perform Acupuncture on him, Regulating Yin and Yang.

Ye Qingning went to brew tea for the two of them. While performing Acupuncture, Chen Yu asked, "Ye Lao, you also know that your illness is not comparable to ordinary illnesses. Can you tell me what exactly happened back then?"

"Originally, there were confidentiality regulations regarding this matter, but since you've asked, it doesn't matter whether it's confidential or not," Ye Lao sighed and said, "Three years ago, I went on an inspection as a Committee Member of the Western Theater Command."

"At that time, a unit was stationed at a Snow Mountain in the Western Region. This unit was a special team aimed at dealing with some special matters, and the team's mission at the time was to protect the safety of a scientific expedition team."

"What scientific expedition team?" Chen Yu asked.

"People from the Tianxing Pavilion. I won't say much about the Tianxing Pavilion," Ye Lao said.

"Tianxing Pavilion? The fourth pavilion under Dragon Breath?" Chen Yu was startled.

"You know about Dragon Breath, and you know about the Tianxing Pavilion?" Ye Lao looked at Chen Yu with some surprise. In his view, Dragon Breath was the most classified of secrets; let alone a young man like Chen Yu, even some officials below the department level in certain places didn't know about it.

"I've dealt with people from Dragon Breath," Chen Yu said with a smile. "I've also heard of the Tianxing Pavilion; it's composed of scientists and high-IQ individuals, specifically tasked with researching and handling some hair-raising events."

"That's right, just as you said. One of the scientific expedition teams was specifically researching ancient civilizations. They discovered a cave in a dangerous area of Kunlun, and according to instrument detection, there were very strong energy fluctuations inside."

Ye Lao opened up. Since Chen Yu knew, he would speak freely. "This unit's mission was to follow orders to protect the safety of this scientific expedition team. At the time, the entrance to the cave had already been cleared, and the air detection inside had been completed. The people from the scientific expedition team were about to go in immediately."

"When I arrived to inspect this unit, based on my many years of experience, I felt that something was wrong inside, so I ordered the scientific expedition team at the time to stand by on the spot and forbade them from entering. I even tied up a nationally renowned archaeology expert for this," Ye Lao said.

"Ye Lao saved his life by doing that," Chen Yu lamented. Ye Lao had spent his whole life leading troops; his experience was truly incomparable to that of an ordinary person. If it weren't for this major illness, his body would still be very robust; ordinary young men couldn't compare to him at all.

"Although those guys were annoying, their intelligence and abilities were indeed strong. I'd rather take the danger for them; it's better for me to die than for them to die," Ye Lao said. "I took six young men with good skills inside. It was an ice cave, and the passage was very long."

"Five minutes after entering, something happened. Several blue rays attacked us, and we fell to the ground on the spot," Ye Lao said. "Later, a robust young man managed to drag us out one by one."