Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

If the attacker inside was indeed the one who nearly killed him, Ye Feng would never have used these seemingly intimidating talismans that could be easily protected by a skilled Ironclad Guardian. Instead, he would have used higher-level talismans capable of breaking through Ironclad Guardians.

Therefore, after considering all the information, Grindelwald came to the final conclusion: there might really be an attacker inside, but Dumbledore was definitely inside as well and was protecting that attacker. In fact, if he wasn't mistaken, that attacker was the reason why Ye Feng dared to bombard Dumbledore with talismans.

If Ye Feng knew what Grindelwald was thinking, he would definitely give Grindelwald a big thumbs up, because Grindelwald guessed everything correctly. However, Grindelwald, who had guessed everything correctly, did not stop but instead cast spells even more enthusiastically.

Of course, if you look closely, you'll find that although Grindelwald is like a god of war at this moment, casting three spells per second like a magic machine gun, these spells he released are actually just minor spells with little power. At most, they can only have a slight disruptive effect on someone of Dumbledore's level.

However, that was enough, because Snape and Professor McGonagall were also there. Most importantly, although Ye Feng's lowest-level talismans weren't very powerful, there were enough of them. Although they weren't enough to cause a qualitative change, they were enough to blast the people inside into dust.

However, Professor McGonagall and Snape weren't fools. After attacking for a few more seconds, they realized something was wrong. There were very few people in the entire wizarding world who could withstand the combined attacks of Ye Feng's talismans from the outside, even if they weren't really serious.

It's safe to say that there are very few people in the entire wizarding world who meet these criteria. Coupled with the shout they heard earlier that sounded like Dumbledore and the changes in Grindelwald, they were already somewhat suspicious that the person inside was indeed Dumbledore.

Although they didn't know what was going on, they felt it was best to stop, so they stopped and asked Ye Feng to stop as well.

Seeing that everyone realized something was wrong, and Ye Feng had also enjoyed the explosion, he pretended to be very reluctant and stopped what he was doing. When everyone stopped attacking and the flames and smoke from the explosion slowly dissipated, revealing the person inside, everyone looked at each other in surprise, because the person inside was a bit unexpected.

"It doesn't seem like... Dumbledore?"

Ye Feng: ???

Grinwald: (???)

At this moment, the only person standing on the still intact floor, along with their family and their Pokémon, were covered in dust and dirt. The person in particular was covered in dust; not only was their hat blown off and part of their fluffy black hair singed, but their clothes were also tattered, and a small part of their slightly muscular chest was exposed.

Dumbledore: (╬￣皿￣)

"I'll deal with you later!" As he said this, Dumbledore first glanced at Ye Feng and then his gaze fell on Grindelwald. The latter not only showed no fear but also raised an eyebrow. This prompted Dumbledore, who saw that the students had discovered the battle was over and were gathering around, to quickly pull Dobby, whose eyes were completely glazed over, away using Apparition.

Chapter 102 Return Gift

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Ye Feng was overjoyed to see Dumbledore leave in such a sorry state. As for Dobby, Ye Feng had already forgiven him the moment he hid behind Dumbledore, and forgave his previous recklessness on behalf of Harry as well. So he didn't actually target Dobby afterwards, otherwise, with his limited strength, he would have been dead long ago even with Dumbledore's protection.

To be honest, judging from his current actions, Ye Feng really doesn't like this house-elf.

Although he meant well, his good intentions backfired, causing Harry enormous trouble, and he completely disregarded Harry's feelings. From another perspective, he was essentially indulging in self-pity, completely self-centered, and utterly disregarding Harry's emotions, imposing his own will on another.

To outsiders, Dobby may seem to be doing what's best for Harry and trying his best to help him, but from Harry's perspective, he is a villain who disregards his feelings, imposes his will on him, and uses extreme means to force him to comply.

Of course, Harry might not have thought that way, but Ye Feng certainly did. Perhaps this is related to the fact that he mainly cultivates immortality rather than magic. After all, the pursuit of immortality is great freedom and carefree living. They don't like to impose their will on others, and naturally they don't like others to impose their will on them.

It was because of this that when he discovered that the person who attacked him was Dobby, he did not stop but directly attacked him and taught him a good lesson. As for explaining the situation and telling Harry that he would not be in danger, and telling Dobby to stop using extreme methods to force Harry to leave Hogwarts, Ye Feng said that nothing is as effective as beating him up.

Now that the fighting is over, Dumbledore will take care of the lessons and explanations. All he has to do is sit back and wait for the show to begin. The only pity is that there are no watermelons now, otherwise he would definitely bring out his little table and set out sunflower seeds, peanuts, watermelon, and soda to enjoy the show while snacking.

However, before the show begins, he has one more thing to do: prepare his annual Christmas gifts. And this year, he might have to prepare even more gifts than in previous years, because in addition to Harry and Cho Chang, many upperclassmen and underclassmen have also prepared Christmas gifts for him.

So, with only two or three days left until Christmas, everyone else was incredibly envious and jealous, because Ye Feng received at least three gifts every day. But they didn't know that Ye Feng was actually quite troubled, because he couldn't just accept gifts without giving anything back. So now he was struggling with what gift to give in return.

Ye Feng originally planned to give the same gift to everyone except Hermione and those he was close to, but he changed his mind after opening the gifts.

Some of these gifts are quite valuable, some are relatively inexpensive but were handmade, and some are only slightly more expensive than ordinary gifts but are obviously mass-produced items bought from stores. The people who gave these gifts were clearly the kind who were just trying their luck, so it wouldn't be appropriate to return the same kind of gift.

Finally, Ye Feng thought for a moment and picked out all those who were obviously just taking a chance. Of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to give these people a return gift, but rather that they all gave the same gift in return: a skin-beautifying pill that he had only roasted once.

As someone from the 21st century, Ye Feng knew very well that there were three types of people whose money was the easiest to earn: the elderly, children, and women. Among these three types, women's money required the least amount of thought.

For elderly people, you might need to find a way to package these products and tell them that they are good for maintaining health, making them believe that after using these products, they can go back to being eighteen years old without backaches or leg pains.

The same applies to children. You need to convince parents that using these products will make their children more outstanding than other children, so that they will willingly spend money.

But women are different. You just need to tell them that this product can beautify their skin, make their skin whiter, smoother, and more hydrated, improve their figure, and make them more beautiful. Then they will not only empty their own wallets, but also their boyfriends' (backup partners') wallets.

So after discovering that unicorn blood could replace moonflower juice in making skin-beautifying pills, Ye Feng immediately tried making a batch. The unicorn blood turned out to be quite effective, and he succeeded on his first try, producing more than 300 pills. This made Ye Feng think he could earn some pounds to improve his holiday life.

He has no shortage of gold now, but Zhang Qiu's family is not actually wealthy, and they really don't have much money. So when this batch of pills came out, Ye Feng packaged them in exquisite jade bottles and gift boxes, three pills at a time, and sent them back to Zhang Qiu's parents to help sell them, claiming to the outside world that it was an ancient beauty formula.

As it turned out, Ye Feng underestimated the effects of the beauty pills and women's determination to pursue beauty. In just over a week, all 300 beauty pills were sold out, and Zhang Qiu's family became a legend throughout the UK, as they created the legend of becoming millionaires in a week.

The pile of gifts from these senior students reminded Ye Feng of this incident, as well as the dozen or so beauty pills he had thrown away somewhere.

Of course, if there is a beauty pill, there are naturally better pills, such as a skin-nourishing pill and a youth-preserving pill. However, these pills are of a higher grade, so Ye Feng doesn't have many of them. For example, the skin-nourishing pill is a return gift for those who gave more precious gifts or made them by hand.

As for Hermione and the others, Ye Feng had already prepared a complete set for them. This set included Marrow Cleansing Pill, Bone Transformation Pill, Qi and Blood Pill, and Beauty Nourishing Pill. This set would not only eliminate all the toxins accumulated in their bodies and transform them, but also replenish their Qi and blood in time, further improving their physical fitness.

Of course, it was also necessary to maintain their bodies at their peak condition after their physical transformation as much as possible. It can be said that Ye Feng put a lot of thought into returning the favor.

However, sometimes there is a significant gap between what you think and reality, especially when you want to surprise the other person without telling them the effects of these things.

So when Ye Feng gave out all the other people's gifts and then found Zhang Qiu and the other three with the remaining four gifts, he was immediately rejected because the set of pills he gave them was in a plain white porcelain bottle with the numbers one, two, three, and four written on it.

Seeing the four people accept the porcelain bottle with disgusted expressions, Ye Feng was starting to doubt his life. In the end, Hermione felt sorry for him the most. Seeing his puzzled look, she stood up and gave him a hug. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, almost biting his ear, "Feng, compared to these precious pills, what girls really want to receive as a Christmas gift is roses."

After saying this, Hermione released Ye Feng, took a step back, and said with a smile, "Although it's not the gift I wanted the most, I think it's very suitable for us and very precious. So, thank you, Ye Feng, I like it very much."

Seeing that Ye Feng still looked bewildered, Hermione and the other three chuckled.

"What a clueless idiot, but that's what makes him even cuter and more lovable..."

Chapter 103 Christmas? New Year's!

Two lifetimes as a human, two lifetimes as a single person.

It must be said that Ye Feng was both lucky and tragic.

Fortunately, he obtained an opportunity that was unimaginable to ordinary people. He not only traveled to other worlds but also obtained a system. Tragically, he has lived for more than 30 years in his two lives but is still single.

Because he had little experience interacting with girls, Ye Feng didn't understand why Hermione and the others were acting this way. So, after giving out the gift and receiving four hugs in return, Ye Feng went back humming a little tune without a care in the world. He still had an important thing to do.

As for romantic relationships, what's more important to Ye Feng than playing games? Besides, he firmly believes that with his strength and 'good looks,' he will never be single in his life.

Hogwarts girls: Oh right, right, you'll never be single. How could someone who can turn the roses given to them by a beautiful upperclassman into rose cakes and praise the roses as being of perfect quality and suitable for making cakes be single?

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“Today is a good day…”

Inside the dormitory, Ye Feng was writing calligraphy with great enthusiasm. Before long, a piece of calligraphy with elegant and graceful strokes yet grand style was completed. However, Ye Feng did not stop. Instead, he put the completed "masterpiece" aside to dry and continued writing until he was satisfied with the result at dusk.

"Phew~ Finally finished. Tomorrow I'll give everyone staying on campus a huge surprise."

Yes, Ye Feng and Zhang Qiu stayed at school during the Christmas holiday this year, and the reason is quite simple.

Harry didn't want to go back to that oppressive 'home'. As for Ron and Ginny, their parents had gone out shopping because they had money, saying they were going to completely renovate their house and buy some new furniture, so their house was now uninhabitable and they had to stay at school.

Hermione's situation is even simpler; she stayed behind because all her friends stayed at school, and she wanted to experience what it was like to spend Christmas on campus with her friends.

The reasons why Ye Feng and Zhang Qiu stayed at the school were actually quite ridiculous.

Previously, Ye Feng refined a batch of skin-beautifying pills, which instantly made Zhang Qiu's family and Ye Feng's family rich. Then, they agreed to go on a round-the-world trip together. Yes, you read that right, Zhang Qiu's parents and Ye Feng's parents went on a round-the-world trip together, using Ye Feng's money.

When Ye Feng heard the news, his head was buzzing. However, the thought that there wasn't much fun in the Muggle world in this era made him feel a lot better. Otherwise, it would be so painful if his parents went out to play during the holidays while he was still 'locked' in school and couldn't play, and he was even using his own money.

It was precisely because of this that Ye Feng came up with a brilliant idea to find something to do. So, when Dumbledore, who had been woken up by Ye Feng the next day, finished breakfast and walked out of his residence, he always felt that something was wrong.

However, although he could sense something was amiss along the way, Dumbledore couldn't quite put his finger on what it was until he arrived at the dining room and saw the two huge red portraits on the door and the red banners with black lettering on either side of the door.

!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ

Upon seeing the huge portrait and inscription in the restaurant, Dumbledore finally realized what was wrong.

He walked along, starting from his doorway. Along the way, every door had a banner with red background and black characters on its lintel. Some gates, like courtyard gates and auditorium doors, not only had banners on the lintel but also on both sides of the door. Sometimes, there were even two red portraits pasted on the door itself.

While recalling the scenes he had seen along the way, Dumbledore discovered something extremely absurd: the magical portraits that were originally hanging on the walls of the school seemed to have turned red.

"Ye Feng!!!"

Without asking or even thinking, there is only one person in the entire Hogwarts who has the ability to do this, and that person is undoubtedly Ye Feng.

Ye Feng: []~(￣▽￣)~*

Ye Feng, who was sitting next to Zhang Qiu, heard Dumbledore's voice, stretched his neck, looked in Dumbledore's direction, and raised his wine glass.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, you're here? Want a drink? It's homemade sweet wine, so sweet it's practically a beverage with almost no alcohol content—you can drink as much as you want without getting drunk!"

Dumbledore: (???)

"Really? You can even brew wine? Then let's go..."

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"Wait, what am I thinking! I almost let that brat get away with it again."

"Don't talk about that yet, tell me, what exactly is this?"

Ye Feng: (～￣▽￣)～

"So this is what you wanted to ask about, Dumbledore? These are called door gods, and the ones on either side of the door are called Spring Festival couplets. They are things that are pasted up on the day before the Spring Festival, the biggest traditional festival in China. They symbolize bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year. Of course, they also serve to ward off evil spirits, ensure peace, and enhance the festive atmosphere."

"Oh, by the way, would you like some sweet wine?"

Dumbledore: "Pour me a glass, please."

Dumbledore: ...

"Are you ever going to shut up?" ╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻

"But it looks like that sweet wine is really good. Harry and the others have already had some and they seem to like it. I'd like to try some."

"Whoo~"

Dumbledore let out a long breath to calm himself down before speaking again: "Put the sweet wine aside for now. Now I'm asking you, why did you cover Hogwarts with door gods and Spring Festival couplets? As far as I know, the Spring Festival in your country shouldn't have arrived yet."

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Ye Feng suddenly realized and said with a smile, "Hey, I thought it was something else."

"In China, the Spring Festival is the biggest festival because it is the first day of the new year. So we usually put up Spring Festival couplets and door gods the day before."

"Although it's not Chinese New Year yet, I figured Christmas is the biggest holiday here, which is practically the same as Chinese New Year. So I prepared a lot of couplets, door gods, and the character '福' (good fortune). Although I was working on them last night, I've only put them up halfway. Professor Dumbledore, would you like to join me after breakfast?"

Dumbledore: "Oh, I see. That makes sense... Yeah, right! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻"

Dumbledore, whose forehead veins were throbbing from Ye Feng's answer, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before speaking again: "Ye Feng, we don't celebrate the Spring Festival in England, so please don't put up the Spring Festival couplets and door gods anymore. Others may not like them."

Ye Feng: [?_??]

"Don't like it? No way! They all think it's great and they want to stick it on with me later, right?"

"That's right!"

The deafeningly uniform reply nearly knocked Dumbledore, who was standing at the door, off balance, plunging him into deep doubt.

His classmates didn't object and even found it interesting. Since the school rules didn't explicitly prohibit it, Dumbledore had no reason to stop him. So he could only watch helplessly as the originally gray-black, rather solemn Hogwarts gradually turned into a festive red.