"Madam Feng?" They exclaimed in surprise.
The Zhang Clan members stood up to pay their respects to her, but Feng Ruxue waved her hand to stop them. "Since Xingcai is Yun'er's wife now, we are all family, so you guys don't need to pay respects to me."
Zhang Fang was stunned to hear that, turned to Zhang Xingcai, and sighed in his heart. 'Sigh, my granddaughter has better eyes than me.'
Zhang Wei and Lang Meng also agreed with their father's thoughts; without Zhang Xingcai's relationship with Ling Yun, Feng Ruxue would never be so kind to them.
'Sigh, I wasn't wrong to give in to Xingcai to be our clan leader; she can bring our clan to be better in the future.' Zhang Long muttered inwardly as he smiled.
Wang Lin didn't say anything, but she was also relieved that the Zhang Clan was on good terms with Feng Ruxue and the Feng Clan, and she didn't feel the least bit jealous of Zhang Xingcai.
On the other hand, Xuanyuan Xiang'er lowered her face in embarrassment, particularly after Feng Ruxue glanced at her, and she must have noticed that Ling Yun's Yang Qi was within her body.
Zhang Fan then respectfully asked. "Why did you suddenly come here, Madam Feng?"
"Hey, Old Man! You're only focused on Big Sis Ruxue, but you don't mind my presence!" Long Qiu spoke in annoyance.
Zhang Fan laughed bitterly. "Please excuse my rudeness, young Miss Long."
"Humph!" Long Qiu snorted and dashed toward Ling Yun.
Feng Ruxue then answered Zhang Fan's question. "Early in the morning, Yun'er contacted me and Qiu'er, and he asked us to come here as soon as possible, so here we are now."
"Oh?" Zhang Fan and the others were surprised to hear that, but they remembered that Feng Ruxue was also one of Ling Yun's women, so they no longer needed to be surprised by that.
Feng Ruxue spoke to them again. "Anyway, Yun'er has already told me everything, and you don't need to think about the Hundred Flower Sect or the Su Clan for now. Most importantly, you'd better be prepared to attend the meeting with those clans this afternoon."
"Eh?" They were surprised to hear Feng Ruxue's words.
"Currently, some people from my clan and the Long Clan are on their way to your clan, and we asked them to take care of Xingcai's appointment as the Matriarch of the Zhang Clan. Those people wouldn't dare to doubt their words even if you guys weren't there right now." The five people nodded in understanding, and Feng Ruxue continued. "So you guys better get ready now, and we'll head straight to the meeting place afterward; Qiu'er and I will ensure that the Zhang Clan will become the next upper clan to replace the Shui Clan."
"Yes, Madam Feng." The five of them then went to the nearby river to wash and get ready for the meeting, and Zhang Xingcai also went with them, for she would lead her clan to face those clans.
Feng Ruxue turned to Xuanyuan Xiang'er and said to her. "I already expected that you would fall into Yun'er's embrace; if Xuanyuan Xue'er were to find out about this, she would punish you severely."
Xuanyuan Xiang'er didn't reply and kept her face down, but she knew that Feng Ruxue's words were true. Unlike other clans, the Xuanyuan strictly prohibited their members from polygamy due to Xuanyuan Xue'er's past experiences. 'Sigh, I hope that bitch doesn't find out about our relationship.'
Seeing Xuanyuan Xiang'er remain silent, Feng Ruxue immediately flew into the sky, used her senses to monitor the women training in the forest, and smiled with satisfaction seeing them so seriously fighting beasts. 'If they can keep it up like that, they will greatly help Yun'er later on.'
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"Hmm? Why is your face like that?" Ling Yun asked Long Qiu as he continued to swing the Chaos Dragon Broadsword.
Long Qiu sighed heavily and explained to him. "Last night, Nie Shuang contacted my mother and told her that the Situ siblings had disappeared for several days. Uncle Situ and the others had been trying to find them, but the two had just disappeared, and no one knew their whereabouts."
"Oh?" Ling Yun immediately stopped and turned to Long Qiu. "I know where Situ Liang and Situ Luan are now."
"Eh?" Long Qiu looked at him in surprise. "Do you really know where they are now?"
"Yes." Ling Yun nodded to her. "Ling Xi has read the memories of Lu Wan'er and the fox-masked woman, and the two siblings are in their hands now."
"What?" Long Qiu screamed in shock. "Are you serious about that?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Ling Yun shook his head at her. "Situ Liang is already under their control, and the fox-masked woman is already dual cultivating with him. As for Situ Lian, they haven't done anything to her yet, but I'm certain she will meet the same fate as her little brother. Lu Wan'er's innate ability made her can cultivate using Yin and Yang Qi at the same time, and she wants to use the two siblings as her cultivation furnace."
After hearing that, Long Qiu's expression turned ugly, and she was sure that Ling Yun couldn't possibly lie to her. If the two siblings really fell into the hands of the Hunder Flower Sect, she believed their fate would be disastrous, especially with Lu Wan'er having such an innate ability.
In that case, the Situ Clan would never be able to find them, especially since no one knew their sect's location.
Long Qiu directly contacted Xiao Qi and conveyed his words to her, shocking her mother, and she asked her to ask Ling Yun about their location. "Are you able to track them down?"
"Hmm?" Ling Yun raised his eyebrows upon hearing that, but he shook his head. "Hey, I'm still a novice cultivator, remember? If those senior cultivators can't track down the sect, how can I track them?"
Ling Xi, who was hovering in midair, shook her head after hearing his words. She knew that Ling Yun could track them down, but he didn't want to do it, especially since he had no relationship with them, and Situ Liang also harbored feelings for Feng Xing.
However, Ling Xi did not say anything to him, for Situ Luan's qi and talent could not be compared to Ling Yun's women, so she would be useless to him.
Moreover, Ling Yun still had some other matters to settle, so Ling Xi didn't want him to do anything for them.
Long Qiu couldn't help but sigh at that, and her expression showed he was extremely disappointed, for she had an excellent relationship with them, especially Situ Luan, who was like her little sister. She then contacted Xiao Xi again to tell her Ling Yun's answer.
Xiao Xi couldn't help but let out a resigned sigh upon hearing that, and she directly contacted Nie Shuang to inform her children's situation, which caused an uproar in the Situ Clan, especially since the two of them were their main descendants.
[Are you really unable to trace them, Yun'er?] Feng Ruxue suddenly asked him through the harem connection, for she was sure her husband could do that.
Ling Yun looked up at her and asked back. [Do you want me to save them?]
[Even though I regret their situation, but you don't need to save them.] Feng Ruxue answered as she shook her head. [Moreover, you are not ready to face that sect yet, so you don't need to find trouble with them for now.]
[En, I know. That's why I want to enter seclusion; I want to get stronger asap.] Ling Yun replied with an understanding nod, and he started to swing the broadsword again.
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Sometime later, the people from the Zhang Clan had finished preparing, and Zhang Xingcai had already put on their clan leader's attire.
Ling Yun smiled, seeing Zhang Xingcai's appearance. He then stored the broadsword, dried the sweat off his body, and hugged and kissed her immediately.
Zhang Xingcai unhesitatingly embraced Ling Yun's neck, kissed him back, and they kissed passionately for quite some time.
Zhang Fan and the others watched the two of them with smiles on their faces, especially seeing Zhang Xingcai's happy expression, but Wang Lin felt a little jealous in her heart seeing them being so intimate.
After a while, Ling Yun separated their lips, and he rubbed Zhang Xingcai's cheek. "Hey, this is the first time I've seen you dressed like this, and you look pretty."
"Does that mean I'm usually not pretty?" Zhang Xingcai asked with pursed lips.
"Ha ha." Ling Yun gave a soft laugh. "No, you're usually pretty, but you're prettier in this kind of outfit."
Zhang Xingcai giggled at that. "In that case, we'll be leaving now, but I'll return here after the meeting is over."
"All right, show them that the Zhang Clan is worthy of becoming the Upper Clan, and don't let them pressure you." Ling Yun then turned to Feng Ruxue. "I leave them to you, and you don't have to do anything to that woman, for I will deal with her myself in the future."
"All right." Feng Ruxue nodded in agreement.
After that, they immediately boarded Feng Ruxue's flying artifact, including Long Qiu, and it dashed swiftly away from the Central Forest.
After they disappeared, Ling Yun turned to Xuanyuan Xiang'er. "I want you to do something for me."
- To Be Continued -
