The Second Elder of Kunlun arrived in Jinling.
He did not choose to return to the Kunlun Sect, because with his near-death body, even if he returned, he would not end up well.
He had been glorious at his peak, but when he was down and out, who knew how many people wanted to kill him.
Therefore, he had a glimmer of hope in coming to Jinling, and that hope was on Ye Ji. As long as Ye Ji was willing to save him, his life would likely be preserved.
At this moment, he successfully met Ye Ji.
However, Ye Ji was only behind a screen, and he did not see her true face, which made him feel extremely disappointed. Who wouldn't want to catch a glimpse of the peerless beauty of yesteryear?
It was a pity that she had no intention of letting him see her face.
"The Second Elder of Kunlun pays his respects to the Ye family head!"
He said respectfully.
"People from the Kunlun Sect, what are you doing here?"
A charming and soft voice rang out. Just hearing the voice made one's imagination run wild.
This was the demeanor of a peerless beauty. Even a single sentence could make you unable to resist.
"I... I have an urgent matter to see you about!"
The Second Elder of Kunlun quickly changed his words. In front of Ye Ji, he did not dare to refer to himself as "I."
"What urgent matter?"
The Second Elder of Kunlun told Ye Ji the news of his assassination attempt on Yun Fan and the incident with Ye Qingcheng, but he concealed his own actions.
"I am filled with remorse that I could not arrive in time to stop Yun Fan's counterattack as he was dying and push the young lady off the cliff!"
The Second Elder of Kunlun said with tears streaming down his face.
If Yun Fan were present, he would surely be shocked, because he never expected that this old fellow's acting skills were even better than his own.
He was truly a consummate veteran actor.
Silence behind the screen.
The Second Elder of Kunlun also knew when to stop speaking, as he knew that what he had said was enough.
To say more would be like drawing a snake and adding legs to it.
Then, Ye Ji said, "Qingcheng was raised by me, and I believe she will surely turn misfortune into good fortune!"
"I also believe that the young lady is exceptionally talented and will not perish so easily! As long as the family head is willing to heal my injuries, I will surely bring the young lady back safely!"
Although Ye Ji was a woman, he dared not call her "Madam." Instead, he gave her the highest respect, calling her the head of the Ye family.
At this moment, Ye Ji behind the screen asked curiously, "How did you sustain such serious injuries?"
The Second Elder of Kunlun quickly explained, "This is a long story. I never expected that this Yun Fan was actually from the Ghost Valley Sect!"
"Not long after he and the young lady fell into the bottomless abyss, I was about to take remedial measures! I didn't expect his senior sister to kill her way over! So I engaged in a decisive battle with her, and I didn't expect this little girl to be extremely insidious and set a trap for me!"
The Second Elder of Kunlun said with trepidation, displaying his acting skills to the fullest.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ji said, "So that's how it is. I will help you heal."
"Thank you, Ye family head!"
The Second Elder of Kunlun said excitedly. He had come with a tentative attitude, but he did not expect Ye Ji to actually agree.
It seemed that Ye Ji's intelligence was only average. What a pity that he was old, otherwise, he was confident that with his own strategy, taking down Ye Ji would not be a problem.
However, his attitude did not seem to be enough. For this reason, he made another guarantee: "Rest assured, Ye family head, I will set out to find the young lady as soon as I recover from my injuries!"
"You don't need to go look for her!"
Ye Ji said calmly.
"Why?"
The Second Elder of Kunlun was a little confused. After all, at the moment, only he knew where the bottomless abyss was!
Moreover, he was not sincere in looking for her; it was just a perfunctory act.
Ye Ji behind the screen said, "Because dead people can't do anything!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Second Elder of Kunlun was instantly horrified. Just as he was about to flee, several embroidery needles flew towards him.
He quickly raised the dagger in his hand to block.
"Whoosh!"
A faint, soft sound cut through the air. The Second Elder of Kunlun looked at the scene before him in disbelief. His dagger had been pierced by the embroidery needles.
The embroidery needles had already pierced his body.
The Second Elder of Kunlun was greatly alarmed. He knew that his dagger was made of profound iron, which was extremely hard. Now, it had been pierced by a few ordinary embroidery needles.
It could be imagined that Ye Ji's inner strength had reached unfathomable depths.
Although they pierced his body, they were fortunately not fatal.
At this moment, he didn't even dare to utter a harsh word and quickly fled.
Who would have thought that as soon as he reached the doorway, he would freeze in place, the life in his eyes slowly dissipating? Unbeknownst to him, Ye Ji had once again thrown embroidery needles that had pierced his head.
"Puff!"
After spitting out a mouthful of blood, the Second Elder of Kunlun collapsed to the ground silently.
Looking back at the screen, there were only a few small holes pierced by needles. Ye Ji, who was behind the screen, had long since left.
...
At the bottom of the bottomless abyss.
At this moment, Leng Ningshuang had already reached the bottom.
Originally, she wanted to die and accompany Yun Fan to the underworld, but in the end, she still did not jump into the bottomless abyss.
It was not that she lacked the courage, but she wanted to find out if her junior brother had truly died with regret.
If she died, and her junior brother was not dead, wouldn't it be a great advantage for those women? She would have lost out too much.
Therefore, she chose to take a detour to the bottom of the cliff.
At this time, the clouds and mist at the bottom of the cliff had already dispersed.
"Junior brother!"
She shouted Yun Fan's name, but only her echo returned. The more this was the case, the more frightened Leng Ningshuang became.
Could it be that her junior brother had already met with misfortune? Thinking of this, Leng Ningshuang burst into tears.
This was the first time in her life that she had felt so sad.
As she ventured deeper, she saw smoke rising in the distance.
"A bonfire!"
Leng Ningshuang's eyes lit up with joy, and she quickly rushed in the direction of the bonfire.
Not long after, she arrived at the scene, but the situation before her made her extremely shocked.
Not for any other reason, but because she saw a couple of scoundrels.
Yun Fan was alive and well, sleeping under a rock. Of course, if it were just this scene, she wouldn't be so angry.
What made her angry was that Ye Qingcheng was curled up in Yun Fan's arms, sleeping. From their expressions, it was not difficult to deduce that they were enjoying this moment.
"What are you doing?"
As Leng Ningshuang's reprimand rang out, Yun Fan and Ye Qingcheng were instantly awakened.
After waking up, Yun Fan saw that his seventh senior sister had arrived. He didn't have time to be excited and quickly pushed Ye Qingcheng away.
"Seventh senior sister, why are you here?"
Yun Fan's voice was filled with excitement. After all, he had been separated from his seventh senior sister for several months. Usually, because there was no signal in Nanshan Village.
Therefore, he rarely had the opportunity to call his seventh senior sister.
Now that he saw his seventh senior sister, it was impossible not to be happy. It was just that even he did not expect to see his seventh senior sister in such a situation.
"Why am I here?"
Leng Ningshuang said coldly, "If I didn't come, would you two have planned to have children in this valley?"
"Uh..."
Yun Fan was instantly speechless. He did not expect to be misunderstood by his seventh senior sister. This misunderstanding was really not ordinary.
So, he quickly explained, "Seventh senior sister, you've misunderstood. Nothing happened between us, it's not what you think!"
If this were not explained clearly, his master would surely break his legs in the future.
"Hmph!"
Leng Ningshuang snorted coldly. "Whatever I think, junior brother, it's one thing if you find someone else, but to collude with this slut! I will definitely tell Master about this!"
"Seventh senior sister, no!"
Yun Fan was on the verge of tears.
The moment he heard Leng Ningshuang call her a "slut," Ye Qingcheng was furious. She wanted to curse a few words, but at this moment, she had a plan.
"What are you afraid of? If you dare to do it, you should dare to admit it. Since it has already happened, don't be afraid of her!"
Ye Qingcheng berated Yun Fan.
"I..."
Yun Fan almost swore. He had already had trouble explaining himself, and now Ye Qingcheng, that woman, was adding fuel to the fire.
For this reason, he immediately said, "Seventh senior sister, she is slandering me, she is slandering me!"
But Leng Ningshuang still didn't believe him. These two had not left the abyss for two days. In this amount of time, everything that should have happened had already happened.
At this moment, she was extremely disappointed in Yun Fan, that he couldn't even control his own lower body.
"Brother Yun, how could you do this! Last night, while we were being intimate, you promised to take care of me for a lifetime and have a fair-skinned and plump monkey for you!"
"My god!"
Yun Fan's vision went black, and he almost fainted.
Leng Ningshuang heard this and felt her heart turn to ashes. She no longer intended to bother with the two of them and turned to leave.
"Seventh senior sister, wait for me!"
However, Leng Ningshuang's figure had already disappeared into the distance.
At this time, Ye Qingcheng smiled, "It seems her IQ is not that high either. She was fooled by your few words!"
"Of course, it's also possible that your sibling relationship isn't very good, and I managed to drive a wedge between you easily!"
Seeing Ye Qingcheng looking extremely smug, Yun Fan was furious. He immediately berated Ye Qingcheng, "You wicked woman, you are truly venomous! Today, I will kill you to prove my innocence!"
"With just you?"
Ye Qingcheng immediately attacked, sending a palm strike towards him.
Yun Fan was forced to retreat repeatedly by this palm strike.
"How did you recover?"
Yun Fan was instantly shocked. He had spent two nights and had only recovered to the Houtian realm. He never expected that Ye Qingcheng had quietly stolen the tower and revived with full health.
This was completely unscientific!
Ye Qingcheng sneered, "I forgot to tell you, I have a pill that can restore my full health and blood in a short period of time!"
"Despicable!"
Yun Fan never expected that he had ultimately underestimated Ye Qingcheng.
Just then, Ye Qingcheng smiled smugly, "Follow me obediently! I don't want to resort to force!"
"Hmph!"
Yun Fan decided to fight to the death, refusing to yield. He had already recovered to the peak of the Houtian realm, and even if he fought with all his might, it was not impossible to win.
Even if he failed, he had to go out with a heroic gesture.
"Hmph! You don't know what's good for you!"
Ye Qingcheng immediately attacked, heading straight for Yun Fan.
However, at this very moment, a figure suddenly descended behind her and struck her with a palm. Although she reacted in time, she was still hit.
"Boom!"
Ye Qingcheng was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood instantly.
"Puff!"
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and looked coldly at the person who had arrived.
That's right, it was Leng Ningshuang, who had returned.
"Seventh senior sister!"
Yun Fan was so excited. He knew that his seventh senior sister would not abandon him, even if he had done something that angered both gods and men.
Moreover, he had not done anything irreversible.
"I was just teasing you. How could I, your senior sister, not believe you!"
Leng Ningshuang gave Yun Fan a reassuring look.
At this time, Ye Qingcheng said coldly, "I didn't expect that I still underestimated you!"
In fact, she should have thought of it earlier. After all, Leng Ningshuang was someone with strength comparable to hers. If she had no brains, how could she be so powerful?
It was just that she was too complacent just now and had neglected her defenses.
Leng Ningshuang said, "Underestimating me is the biggest mistake you've ever made in your life!"
In an instant, she attacked Ye Qingcheng.
"Seventh senior sister, don't let her escape!"
Yun Fan immediately reminded her. He was not friends with Ye Qingcheng, and they were even enemies. It was just that they had gone through life and death together once.
But he would not be blinded by emotion. Therefore, he wanted to keep Ye Qingcheng here and make further plans.
This was a mission from his master. For both emotional and logical reasons, he had to complete it. Setting aside the mission, his relationship with Ye Qingcheng could not be exaggerated as mortal enemies.
"You really are a heartless man!"
Ye Qingcheng said calmly to Yun Fan.
Yun Fan replied calmly, "I said I wouldn't hold back!"
"I didn't misjudge you!"
Ye Qingcheng said, "When we meet next time, I will have a fair and just competition with you!"
"Next time?"
Yun Fan sneered, "There won't be a next time!"
"Is that so?"
Ye Qingcheng sneered, used a strange footwork, and in the blink of an eye, she had fled a hundred meters and disappeared from their sight.
Yun Fan was puzzled. Why didn't his seventh senior sister chase after her? Could it be that after a few months apart, his senior sister's combat power had declined?
"Umph!"
At this moment, Leng Ningshuang let out a muffled groan, and then her face turned pale as she collapsed. Fortunately, Yun Fan caught her in time and held her in his arms.
"Seventh senior sister, what's wrong?"
Yun Fan asked worriedly.
"It's nothing, just some minor injuries, I'll recover soon!"
Leng Ningshuang explained.
In fact, it was not that she didn't want to chase, but she was also injured. In the battle with the Second Elder of Kunlun, they were evenly matched.
She had made the Second Elder of Kunlun pay with his life, and when she used the Netherworld Ice, she also had to pay a considerable price.
This was also why her combat power was so weak.
"Let me carry you back!"
Yun Fan no longer thought about chasing Ye Qingcheng. He had to carry his seventh senior sister back first.
"Mmm!"
Leng Ningshuang nodded and leaned against Yun Fan's back naturally. It seemed that they had done such things many times before, otherwise, they wouldn't be so skilled.
...
After returning to Jiangnan.
Because the rental room was too small to accommodate Leng Ningshuang, Yun Fan took her to an unused villa owned by the Lin family.
In the following days, Yun Fan took meticulous care of Leng Ningshuang. Of course, all of this was seen by the other women.
"Lin Tianxin, aren't you angry?"
Yang Xue saw that she was itching with hatred.
Lin Tianxin immediately replied, "Why should I be angry? Their sibling relationship is deep. He has always been taken care of by his senior sister since childhood. Now, what's wrong with him taking care of his senior sister?"
Lin Tianxin took it well in this regard. Seeing that there were many wolves and only one piece of meat, and she was unable to control Yun Fan alone, Lin Tianxin resigned herself to it. It didn't matter. Let them fight! When they were both at a disadvantage, she would come out to clean up the mess.
Even though these women were not as close to Yun Fan as she was, in Lin Tianxin's eyes, whether it was Zhao Fanghua, Yang Xuejian, or Jiang Xueyan, they were not good people, and they were all after her husband. They were all birds of a feather.
"She even asked the junior brother to help her take a bath. Do you still think this is normal?"
Zhao Fanghua asked angrily.
Jiang Xueyan, who had been spanked by Leng Ningshuang, also said indignantly, "I think they are not siblings at all, but a pair of scoundrels!"
In fact, they had indeed wronged the two of them. Yun Fan did not help at all; he only brought some toiletries over.
But Lin Tianxin remained unmoved.
"You are all too narrow-minded. I don't believe they would do that!"
Lin Tianxin was speechless in her heart. She knew about this matter. Besides, Leng Ningshuang had taken care of Yun Fan since she was a child, and everything that should have been seen had already been seen.
What could she do? She would not be used by these people to confront Leng Ningshuang, after all, Leng Ningshuang was very good to her.
Therefore, she would not fall for it!
"Alright, I'm going to work. You can chat slowly!"
With that, Lin Tianxin left.
At this time, Yang Xuejian looked confused, "Is she truly indifferent or pretending to be indifferent?"
"Hmph!"
Jiang Xueyan snorted coldly and expressed her opinion, "Of course it's fake. She cares more than anyone, but she's waiting for one of us to break first!"
"Then we absolutely cannot let her succeed!"
Zhao Fanghua said firmly.
...
Ye Qingcheng returned to the Ye family.
Since her mother was in seclusion, she also stood outside the screen.
"Aren't you going to see me?"
Ye Ji asked Ye Qingcheng.
Through the screen, she could see that Ye Qingcheng's face was full of dejection. It could be imagined that Ye Qingcheng's trip to Jiangnan this time had been a complete failure.
She understood her daughter too well. She was arrogant and had never lost a single time since childhood.
Losing this time was also a form of tempering for Ye Qingcheng, so in her heart, she approved of this situation.
"No!"
Ye Qingcheng said dejectedly, "Mother, I failed!"
"Why did you fail?"
Facing this question, Ye Qingcheng said with embarrassment, "There was a small interlude. If it weren't for that old fellow, the Second Elder of Kunlun, interfering, I would have succeeded long ago!"
"Don't be angry anymore. I have already killed that old fellow to vent your anger!"
Ye Ji comforted her.
But Ye Qingcheng's mood did not improve.
"Don't worry, this time you reorganize yourself, and your plan will not fail!"
Ye Ji comforted her again.
Unlike in the past, this time, Ye Qingcheng did not reject the comfort. One must know that she was a strong-willed woman.
She usually hated others comforting her the most, because in her opinion, comfort was a sign of weakness, and the strong did not need comfort.
"Mmm! Next time, I will defeat him completely!"
Ye Qingcheng said firmly.
At this time, Ye Ji said, "While you were away, the Crown Prince has sent someone to propose marriage!"
"What?"
Ye Qingcheng's expression became serious. From a righteous perspective, the four great families and the ruling power were at odds with each other, so she could not have any outcome with the Crown Prince.
From a personal perspective, she was not fond of this Crown Prince, so naturally, she would not have any good feelings towards him.
Before she could ask for the result, Ye Ji said, "Don't worry, I have already refused him for you!"
"Thank you, Mother!"
Ye Qingcheng said gratefully.
"You're welcome. I'm your mother, how could I push you into a fire pit?"
Ye Ji said with a smile from behind the screen.
Ye Qingcheng was instantly relieved.
At this time, Ye Ji said, "I don't know why the Crown Prince is targeting Yun Fan, but he has already started to attack Yun Fan!"
"Therefore, you must get ahead of him, understand?"
"Understood!"
In fact, Ye Qingcheng knew about this matter clearly, but she didn't say it. It was not that she wanted to hide it from Ye Ji.
It was just that such a trivial matter was not worth mentioning.
Then, Ye Qingcheng retreated.
...
Jiangnan.
Through Yun Fan's care these past few days, Leng Ningshuang's strength had recovered about seventy to eighty percent.
At this time, she asked Yun Fan, "When are you and Lin Tianxin getting married?"
Yun Fan did not expect his seventh senior sister to ask this question, so he braced himself and replied, "I'll get married when I break through!"
"When you break through, that'll be ages from now!"
Leng Ningshuang said, "Your marriage was designated by Master. Before I leave Jiangnan, you must get married!"
"Seventh senior sister, are you not planning to stay in Jiangnan?"
Yun Fan was confused. He had thought that his seventh senior sister had come this time to stay in Jiangnan permanently, but he did not expect that his senior sister would still leave.
"Of course, Nanshan Village is the base camp of our Ghost Valley Sect. I must go back and help guard the rear!"
Leng Ningshuang said angrily, "Also, Zhao Fanghua and Yang Xuejian are not good people. You are not allowed to have too much contact with them!"
"Seventh senior sister, I feel that the two senior sisters are quite good!"
This statement, Yun Fan did not agree. His fifth senior sister had helped him a lot after they recognized each other, and his sixth senior sister was also very good to him.
In his opinion, the three senior sisters must have had many misunderstandings, and what he had to do now was to resolve these misunderstandings.
Let the three senior sisters live in harmony.
At this time, Leng Ningshuang's face fell.
"Yun Fan, you've really become capable. I raised you from a baby, and now you don't even listen to me anymore?"
"Seventh senior sister, I didn't mean that, I..."
Leng Ningshuang suddenly interrupted Yun Fan, her words carrying an irresistible tone.
"Alright, listen to me on this matter. If they were good people, Master wouldn't have expelled them back then!"
Yun Fan wisely shut his mouth. He dared not tell his seventh senior sister that the two senior sisters had been reinstated, otherwise, his seventh senior sister would surely fly into a rage.
"Yo! Some people are really petty-minded, inciting discord in our junior brother's absence!"
"Exactly, do you think junior brother is brainless and will be charmed by you?"
Yang Xuejian and Zhao Fanghua walked in.
They came in and heard Leng Ningshuang slandering them, so they were angry.
Leng Ningshuang said calmly, "If you dare to pester junior brother again, don't blame me for being righteous and eliminating evil!"
"Afraid of you! If you have the guts, kill us!"
Yang Xuejian said angrily.
"Do you think I dare not?"
Instantly, Leng Ningshuang showed a murderous aura. Yun Fan sensed that something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to mediate.
"Three senior sisters, please do not be angry. Let's talk properly!"
"Hmph!"
Leng Ningshuang snorted coldly. "I have nothing to say to them!"
With that, she walked out.
At this time, Zhao Fanghua reminded Yun Fan, "Junior brother, don't listen to Leng Ningshuang's nonsense. We are not like that!"
"Yes, yes, she just can't stand to see us doing well!"
Yang Xuejian also said.
Yun Fan smiled and said, "Two senior sisters, please rest assured. Seventh senior sister just has a bad temper, but she's actually quite nice!"
The two of them naturally didn't believe him, but they didn't want to make things difficult for Yun Fan.
At this time, Leng Ningshuang, who had walked out, happened to see Jiang Xueyan approaching.
"You shameless woman, how dare you still pester my junior brother!"
Leng Ningshuang was utterly exhausted. Not only did she have to worry about Yun Fan growing up, but now she also had to deal with home-wreckers all over the world.
Why was she so tired! This junior brother was truly a handful.
Jiang Xueyan said indignantly, "Leng Ningshuang, don't speak so harshly. Yun Fan and I are in love. How am I pestering him?"
"Isn't it?"
Leng Ningshuang said disdainfully, "I can't believe that women in Jiangnan are so thick-skinned, shamelessly acting as home-wreckers, and doing so openly!"
Before, Jiang Xueyan might have been angry, but now she was not angry at all, because it was not worth getting angry with someone like Leng Ningshuang.
Getting angry meant falling into a disadvantage.
"Oh! Even if I'm a home-wrecker, it's still my skill. To tell you the truth, Yun Fan and I have already had a physical relationship!"
She said smugly. It was better to make Leng Ningshuang angry than to be angry herself.
Leng Ningshuang cursed, "Shameless! My junior brother's virginity is intact. Don't try to trick me!"
Anyway, she didn't believe it. If Yun Fan had lost his virginity, the situation would have been very serious. From her interactions these past few days, she found that Yun Fan was intact.
"Heh!"
Jiang Xueyan sneered, "Who said a physical relationship means losing virginity? Do you think my cherry-like lips are just for show?"
As soon as she said this, Leng Ningshuang was stunned on the spot.
That's right, how could she have overlooked this point? She never expected that her junior brother would play such fancy games!
Undoubtedly, at this moment, she was filled with shock and uncertainty in her heart.
Seeing the expression on Leng Ningshuang's face, Jiang Xueyan was extremely pleased in her heart, so she immediately pressed her advantage.
"What Yun Fan and I do is none of your business. Why are you so nosy?"
Jiang Xueyan said angrily, "Unless, you also want to monopolize him!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Leng Ningshuang's face instantly turned red with shame. She angrily cursed, "You little slut, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"I'm talking nonsense?"
Jiang Xueyan said disdainfully, "It's so obvious, anyone can see it. If you don't believe me, ask them!"
"Leng Ningshuang, I'm telling you, fighting for a man requires skill. It's not enough to just have some strength and be arrogant. If you have the ability, take him away with your own means, and I will have nothing to say!"
"You shut up!"
At this time, Leng Ningshuang's anger surged. She did not expect Jiang Xueyan to resort to this tactic, and it was her carelessness. More importantly, she did not know how to refute.
In Jiang Xueyan's opinion, only when someone hit a sore spot would Leng Ningshuang become so agitated. Thus, her inference was correct.
Leng Ningshuang indeed wanted to monopolize Yun Fan, or at least cut in line. Therefore, at this moment, she had more confidence.