"So what do you want now?" Ling Yun asked him again.
Fang Lin looked at him with a complicated gaze, and she thought for a few moment before answering him. "I'm sorry. I know you killed Chen Hong because he tried to kill you first. However, he was still my husband, so I will return to my family, and we will never meet again."
Since she decided like that, and Weng Qing was also quite familiar with Ling Yun's character, she didn't say anything to persuade Fang Lin but muttered in her heart. 'Sigh, she's foolish; she has made the wrong decision like I did before.
"All right then." Ling Yun did not think too much about Fang Lin's decision, for he had never intended to take her into his harem.
After that, they returned to the Central Forest, and Ling Yun told them he had already killed Chen Hong.
Fang Zhuo and Murong Wu couldn't help but sigh heavily upon hearing that. Yet, they thought about Chen Wentian and Liu Ruyue's next move if they discovered that Ling Yun was their son's killer and hoped the two clans would not repeat the Shui Clan's mistakes.
Since Fang Lin decided to leave Ling Yun, she and her parents immediately left the Central Forest.
Even though Ling Yun didn't do anything to them, Ling Xi couldn't let them leave just like that. She implanted something into their souls, which would prevent them from telling the people of the Liu and Chen Clans about his action.
After that, neither of them asked Ling Yun about his relationship with Fang Lin, and they immediately proceeded with the construction of the residence.
However, Ling Xiaofei and Shi Xiaoyin suddenly told Ling Yun about Chen Xiang, causing his face to darken considerably.
Even though he was furious towards Chen Xiang, Ling Yun decided not to do anything for now and asked Ling Xi to fetch Yi Mingzhu from Xiao Feng's place.
But before Ling Xi left there, Xiao Xiao contacted her great-grandfather first, and she informed him of everything that had just happened.
In the end, Xiao Feng agreed with Xiao Xiao's opinion, especially since he felt that Yi Mingzhu could already train independently, for she already understood everything he taught her.
After that, Ling Xi immediately went to pick up Yi Mingzhu without Chen Xiang knowing, and soon she was among them.
However, Yi Mingzhu was stunned when she saw the residence, and she couldn't help but sigh and shake her head, knowing her nephew's thoughts.
In this way, Yi Mingxia was the only one who had yet to return to Ling Yun's side, for she still wanted to learn more things from Tang Wu. Her son allowed her to do so, but he asked her to return to his side after their residence was finish.
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Meanwhile, Chen Wentian, who was flying rapidly towards the Cultivator Peak, suddenly stopped, and his expression became extremely ugly, confusing his wife.
Liu Ruyue then asked him. "What happened? Why did you stop? We should return to that place quickly, for I had bad feelings."
"It seems your hunch has come true." Chen Wentian replied as he took out a broken life stone.
Seeing that, Liu Ruyue immediately snatched the life stone from her husband's hand, and she muttered in shock with a trembling voice. "How did this happen? Who killed Hong'er?"
"I don't know." Chen Wentian shook his head at her. "Judging from previous events, I believe the possessor of the space element must have been the one who killed our son, or else that person would not have separated us from him by sending us so far away."
"Have you contacted Fang Zhuo and Murong Wu yet?" Liu Ruyue asked sadly, and her hand gripped the broken life stone tightly.
Chen Wentian nodded to her. "That person sent them back to their city, and they are in the Fang Clan now."
Unfortunately, Chen Wentian had no idea they were lying to him, and they were still on their way to return to their clan.
Fang Zhuo and Murong Wu did that because they were still angry about Chen Hong's affair. They also didn't want any commotion between the two clans and Ling Yun, especially since there were so many strong people around him.
"Let's go; we must return to that place to find our son's corpse." But alas, Chen Wentian still did not know that Chen Hong's corpse had already been reduced to ashes, so he would never be able to find him. However, he contacted Chen Xiang and others, telling them about his son's death.
Liu Ruyue flew behind her husband, she also sent a voice transmission to her parents and informed them of Chen Hong's death, making them furious.
Soon, the people from the Liu Clan headed toward the Cultivator Peak to look for Chen Hong's killer. Nevertheless, they would never know that Ling Yun was the killer, especially since Chen Wentian and Liu Ruyue had not witnessed their fight.
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Meanwhile, Chen Xiang frowned after he saw Yi Mingzhu suddenly disappear. He glanced suspiciously at Xiao Feng and Jiang Yuan, especially since they didn't seem to care about her disappearance and were engrossed in talking to each other.
Chen Xiang then carefully spread his senses, but he couldn't find Yi Mingzhu around that place. "How did that woman disappear without me noticing? And who took her away?"
While he thought that, Chen Xiang got a voice transmission from Chen Wentian, and his face darkened upon hearing about Chen Hong's death.
Chen Xiang immediately flew away from Xiao Feng's hill without thinking twice.
"Sigh. I hope they don't discover that Ling Yun has already killed Chen Hong." Xiao Feng said with a heavy sigh. "Otherwise, the Chen and Liu Clans people will attack him, and it will be a great loss for us."
At first, Jiang Yuan was shocked after Xiao Feng told him about it via voice transmission. Yet, he was also relieved that Ling Yun decided to call Yi Mingzhu back. "Hey, Old Feng! That kid sure is scary and cunning; he can even arrange so many things without people noticing, so I'm sure the two clans will never discover the truth."
"You're right about that." Xiao Feng agrees with his words. "No wonder Little Xiao thinks highly of him; he is a terrifying youth."
"Do you think he will succeed in occupying the highest position in this place?" Jiang Yuan asked as he turned to his best friend.
However, Xiao Feng laughed and patted his shoulder. "Old Jiang! I believe Ling Yun's dreams are not that small! With his abilities and the people who have always supported him by his side, I believe this place is tiny in his eyes, and his dreams must be far higher than ours."
"You mean his dream is in the higher realms?"
"That's for sure." Xiao Feng replied with a nod. "We are too old now, and the dream of going to a higher realm is beyond our reach, so we don't need to even think about going there."
"Sigh, you are indeed right." Jiang Yuan then looked up at the sky. "If it weren't for Little Bing'er and Little Yujie, we would never have known that other realms existed, so we shouldn't think too grandiosely, and it would be best if we spent the rest of our lives in this place."
"Yes." Xiao Feng smiled upon hearing that. "We should be content with what we have now, and we can only pray for those juniors to achieve their lofty dreams."
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On the other hand, two women had already arrived at the Stone Gate, and Lu Wan'er kept checking it for ways to open it.
"Did you find anything, Big Sis?" Situ Lian asked as she also looked at the Stone Gate, but she couldn't find anything out of it.
Lu Wan'er shook her head. "As I recall, Big Sis Ying'er once told me that we need a key to open this gate, but only she has the key, so I can't do anything to open it."
"So what are we going to do? Are we going to keep waiting in this place?" Situ Luan asked as she turned to her.
Lu Wan'er sighed and nodded. "We have no other choice for now, so we can only wait and hope that someone of their race opens this gate, and we can infiltrate it to find Big Sis Ying'er."
However, Situ Luan frowned after hearing her words. "Aren't those people our enemies? What if they notice our presence? They will definitely capture and lock us up."
Lu Wan'er immediately turned to her. "If you're afraid of being caught by them, then you can return to our sect, and I'll infiltrate their place myself later."
"But-"
"No buts." Lu Wan'er interrupted Situ Luan'er. "You are still very young, so you do not need to risk yourself. However, I am the Sect Master of the Hundred Flower Sect, so I must do whatever I can for the survival of our sect."
Situ Luan sighed in her heart; she then hugged Lu Wan'er and kissed her. "All right, I'll be waiting for you in the sect, Big Sis. So you must always be careful, and I'll be waiting for your return in our sect."
"That's good." Lu Wan'er nodded with a satisfied smile.
However, just as Situ Luan was about to leave, the stone gate suddenly shone. "Hurry up! Break your returning jade right now."
- To Be Continued -
