As a result, Yi Xiqi was delaying him here, only focused on accusing him.
If things continued like this, and something really happened to Aya, would it be blamed on him, who was outwardly anxious but actually didn't care if Aya was in trouble, or on this person who was constantly accusing him and thought he liked Aya very much?
The two of them, one liked Aya, the other had enmity with Aya and was incompatible.
The outcome of their actions, on the surface, was exactly the same, which was truly regrettable.
Regarding what Yi Xiqi said, if it weren't for Ye Tiancheng's current false identity, he wouldn't have minded throwing Aya off his back and handing her over to this young man named Yi Xiqi.
As for the "outsider" that Yi Xiqi blurted out in his anger, Ye Tiancheng pretended to ignore it, as if he hadn't heard it.
When the opportunity arose later, he could find a way to make a fuss about it.
To cause trouble for Yi Xiqi and Aya.
However, now was indeed not a good time.
Ye Tiancheng looked at Yi Xiqi contemptuously and said, "No matter what, how could I hand my wife over to you? I advise you to move aside now, otherwise, if Aya suffers any misfortune due to your obstruction and delay, I don't know if you can bear that responsibility?"
As soon as Ye Tiancheng said this, Yi Xiqi finally stopped talking.
Just as Ye Tiancheng said, although Yi Xiqi was still very dissatisfied in his heart, if something really happened to Aya because of this, he would be unforgivable.
Yi Xiqi naturally did not dare to delay any longer.
He could only reluctantly move aside with a displeased expression, allowing Ye Tiancheng to continue on his way.
However, even so, Yi Xiqi did not give up completely. He chose to follow behind Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, not intending to leave.
Ye Tiancheng had no reaction to Yi Xiqi's following.
Since Yi Xiqi wanted to follow, let him follow. After all, Ye Tiancheng didn't care. Ye Tiancheng wasn't truly in love with Aya, nor was he truly married to Aya. If Aya were truly Ye Tiancheng's wife, then Ye Tiancheng would certainly not allow such a situation.
Ye Tiancheng's choice to allow it was ultimately because he didn't care about Aya.
However, because Ye Tiancheng was clearly very displeased with people like Yi Xiqi, he deliberately quickened his pace to make things difficult. The little fox naturally followed Ye Tiancheng.
After all, the little fox was not someone who could not defend herself.
However, after Ye Tiancheng deliberately sped up, the difficulty for Yi Xiqi to follow them suddenly increased.
Originally, as a local resident here, for people like Yi Xiqi who had been climbing up and down the nearby mountains since childhood, this should not have been difficult. Even on very steep and dangerous mountain paths, they could move as fast as flying.
However, after following Ye Tiancheng for a while, Yi Xiqi couldn't help but be secretly alarmed.
What was going on?
Yi Xiqi thought that his ability to move as fast as flying in this place was his innate advantage, but how could Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, two outsiders, also achieve this level?
Moreover, not only that, Yi Xiqi also discovered.
He was actually starting to fall behind them, finding it very strenuous to keep up. If he slackened even slightly, he would definitely be left behind.
How could this be?
While Yi Xiqi was filled with doubt, he dared not slacken at all, for fear of being left behind and being surpassed by his love rival.
However, he did not know that this level was still not the limit for Ye Tiancheng, let alone the little fox. They simply did not object to Yi Xiqi following them, nor did they want to exhaust themselves.
Otherwise, if they wanted to, it would be as easy as flipping their hands to shake off Yi Xiqi.
In this silent competition, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, along with Yi Xiqi who was following behind them, soon arrived outside Elder Wu's house.
Ye Tiancheng knocked on Elder Wu's door.
A response soon came from inside the door.
Elder Wu's voice sounded from inside the door, saying to Ye Tiancheng and the others outside, "Come in directly, the door is not locked."
Ye Tiancheng was carrying Aya on his back, so the little fox helped Ye Tiancheng by pushing open Elder Wu's door.
After Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, along with Aya, and Yi Xiqi who had followed them all the way, entered Elder Wu's house, Elder Wu looked up and saw the situation, and immediately frowned. His face, which was as wrinkled as old tree bark, became even more wrinkled.
Elder Wu said, "What is going on?"
Ye Tiancheng maintained the explanation he had given to the curious villagers earlier and said to Elder Wu, "This morning, when I woke up, I found Aya lying outside, unconscious. No matter how I called her, it was useless. Moreover, she seemed to have caught a chill outside and had a fever."
"Seeing this situation, I was worried that something might happen to Aya, so I immediately carried her over, hoping Elder Wu could take a look and see what was wrong with Aya."
Yi Xiqi also hurried to say, "Yes! Elder Wu! Please take a look at Aya quickly and see what's wrong with her! Did this... did he do something to Aya?"
Yi Xiqi had finally realized at this moment that he shouldn't call Ye Tiancheng "outsider," so he abruptly stopped himself.
Ye Tiancheng said coldly to Yi Xiqi, "If I had really done something to Aya, why would I openly bring her here? You can't compete, so you're trying to frame me."
After listening to Ye Tiancheng's account, Elder Wu frowned deeply and glanced at Aya.
He said to Ye Tiancheng, "Put her down first, on the bed over there, and let me take a look."
Besides that, Elder Wu did not pay attention to Yi Xiqi's words.
Yi Xiqi stood by somewhat unwillingly, watching, but did not dare to say anything. After all, Elder Wu had high prestige in the village, and which of the local villagers dared to offend Elder Wu?
Ye Tiancheng placed Aya on the bed designated by Elder Wu, then stepped aside, not interfering with Elder Wu examining Aya.
The little fox stood with Ye Tiancheng.
After Ye Tiancheng had placed Aya, Elder Wu came to the bedside and began to examine Aya's body.
If it were someone else, they would not have known what was wrong with Aya, but if others didn't know, how could Elder Wu not know?
With just a brief examination, Elder Wu knew.
The reason Aya was unconscious was that she had been drugged by her own medicine. Elder Wu could not deduce how this happened, and could only guess that Aya had accidentally caused this result.
However, Elder Wu could not guess how it happened.
It was for this reason that Ye Tiancheng dared to bring Aya to Elder Wu's house. Ye Tiancheng was confident that no one could guess the truth, so he was so reckless. Even if someone suspected him and the little fox, they couldn't produce any evidence.
In addition to the effect of the medicine, Elder Wu also found.
It was indeed as Ye Tiancheng said, the reason Aya had a fever was indeed because Aya had been exposed to the wind outside, caught a chill, and contracted a cold, leading to a fever.
Elder Wu gave Aya some medicine and handed it to Ye Tiancheng.
He said to Ye Tiancheng, "Take this to the stove over there and boil this medicine. Boil it for half an hour. Bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer it over low heat. After the medicine is ready, bring it over and feed it to Aya."
Ye Tiancheng didn't mind playing the part, so he took the medicine and went to boil it.
The little fox acted as a little follower, going to help Ye Tiancheng, carrying things, and fanning the flames.
As for Yi Xiqi, Elder Wu seemed to have no patience for him.
He said to Yi Xiqi, "There's nothing for you to do here. Hurry back and do your own things, don't get in my way!"
Yi Xiqi was somewhat unwilling.
He said to Elder Wu, "But Aya..."
"I still want to stay here to take care of Aya, can you let me leave later?"
Elder Wu glanced at Yi Xiqi, then pointed at Ye Tiancheng, and said, "Aya's husband is here watching over her, what business is it of yours?"
"Now hurry and leave, you can't even listen to what I say anymore?"
Ye Tiancheng frowned slightly at Elder Wu's words, but he did not refute them, because Ye Tiancheng knew that, on the surface, this was indeed his identity, and he could not shirk or refute it.
And Yi Xiqi, after being lectured by Elder Wu, although still unwilling in his heart, did not dare to refute the highly respected Elder Wu, so he could only leave reluctantly.
After driving Yi Xiqi away, Elder Wu found a place to sit down and began to meditate with his eyes closed, without any further communication with Ye Tiancheng and the little fox who remained in his house.
Ye Tiancheng couldn't quite figure out this old man.
He didn't know if Aya would fully recover after taking this pot of medicine.
Ye Tiancheng understood some medical principles, after all, he possessed the divine artifact Nuwa Stone. However, Ye Tiancheng judged based on his experience that this seemed to be medicine that could only treat colds and reduce Aya's fever, but it seemed to have no other effect.
However, he did not dare to underestimate Elder Wu.
Ye Tiancheng remained silent like this, boiling medicine in Elder Wu's house for half an hour, then brought the medicine out to feed Aya. The task of feeding the medicine naturally could only be done by Ye Tiancheng, as Elder Wu would not personally feed Aya.
But Ye Tiancheng, he was, after all, Aya's nominal husband at this time.
As Ye Tiancheng was feeding Aya the medicine, suddenly, Ye Tiancheng heard Elder Wu say, "Aya's current condition, it should have something to do with you two, shouldn't it?"
Upon hearing Elder Wu's words, Ye Tiancheng's feeding motion paused slightly.
"Elder Wu, what are you talking about?" Ye Tiancheng pretended to be foolish and said, "But you're right, it is indeed my fault for not taking good care of Aya. These past few days, because Aya was unwell, we were living separately, so I didn't know when exactly something happened to Aya."
Elder Wu's gaze swept over Ye Tiancheng and the little fox. He did not say whether he believed Ye Tiancheng's words or not.
He just said, "No matter what you say, whether you admit it or not."
"Aya is a good child, it's just that there are some things that no one has taught her, so she..."