Ling Yun's lips twitched upon hearing that. Even though he had had so many women, he still doubted if he could even get close to Xuanyuan Xue'er, especially with her past like that. "Anyway, what's your plan for this competition? Currently, the number of participants is not balanced, right?"
Feng Ruxue nodded at him. "After the fourth round, we decided to use the last man standing to determine the winner."
"I see." Ling Yun nodded in understanding, and he felt that it was indeed the best choice.
"Anyway, you guys can rest first, especially since some of you had a tough match before." Feng Ruxue then returned to her place and informed Xuanyuan Xue'er that Ling Yun would talk to her later.
Suddenly, Situ Han and Nie Shuang approached him. "Ling Yun, can we talk to you?"
"Hmm? What do you want to talk to me about?" Ling Yun asked as he glanced at Situ Luan, who kept her face down. 'Hey, Ling Xi! What exactly did you do to her?'
Ling Xi gave a soft laugh and explained it to him. "Since Lu Wan'er's influence on her was too strong, I had to turn her attention to you, or else she would never be able to be free from her. Moreover, she isn't too bad, right? her character is also good, so I think it's fine if she becomes one of your women."
Ling Yun sighed in his heart after he listened to Ling Xi's explanation. He admitted that Situ Luan was indeed a beauty, but he never felt attracted to her.
Nie Shuang then answered him. "I want to talk to you about my daughter."
"What about your daughter? Isn't she free now?" Ling Yun asked her, feigning ignorance.
Nie Shuang sighed softly. "Ling Yun, I am a woman, I and know my daughter's character very well. After being freed from Lu Wan'er's influence, I noticed that Luan'er was often absent-minded while watching over you."
"Do you think I did something to her?" Ling Yun asked her again, raising his eyebrows.
"No, I didn't think of such a thing." Nie Shuang shook her head at him. "I've discussed my daughter's condition with my husband, and you may think our request is weird, but we hope you can take Luan'er with you."
"Eh?" Ling Yun was taken aback by Nie Shuang's request.
Situ Han also said to him. "We don't know what exactly happened to Luan'er, but we can't stand to see her go on like this, so I hope you'll be willing to accept our request."
Ling Yun turned to Situ Luan and asked her. "Do you really want to come with me?"
"I don't know." Situ Luan replied as she shook his head. "Honestly, I don't know you at all, and we have only met once in Feng City. However, I don't understand why I keep thinking about you, and the more I try to push your figure out of my mind, the more I want to get closer to you."
"En." Ling Yun nodded in understanding and said to Situ Luan's parents. "I don't mind if she comes with me, but you guys already know I have so many women by my side."
"I know that." Nie Shuang didn't want Situ Luan to be with Ling Yun either, but she felt it was the best solution for her daughter, or she would continue acting strangely. "Perhaps, it's because Lu Wan'er's influence on her was too strong before, so we thought she might be able to return to normal if she stayed by your side."
Ling Yun looked up at Ling Xi, but instead, she averted her eyes as she whistled. He then sighed in his heart and answered them. "All right, if you really want that, I will bring Situ Luan to live with me, and you can visit her at my residence whenever you want."
Situ Han and Nie Shuang heaved a sigh of relief after they heard his answer, and Ling Yun told them about his residence via sound transmission, for he didn't want others to know about it. Both of them were shocked to hear that they lived in the heart of the central forest, especially since it was a perilous place, and they became worried for Situ Luan's safety.
However, Ling Yun directly told them again. 'You guys can rest easy; my residence is covered by a powerful defensive formation array; Situ Luan will always be safe in my residence. Moreover, the beasts inside are very obedient to me, and they wouldn't dare do anything to my closest people.'
Situ Han's jaw dropped when he heard that, but Nie Shuang immediately pushed her daughter to Ling Yun's side. "I entrust my daughter to you, and I will visit her often."
"En." Ling Yun simply nodded at her.
Afterward, Situ Han and Nie Shuang bade farewell to them, and they immediately returned to their clan using the returning jades.
"Hey, Luan! I didn't expect your parents to hand you over to Yun'er." Ling Ling suddenly said to her with a teasing tone, but she then took her hand. "Honestly, I already know all about what Lu Wan'er did to you, but you don't need to regret all that has passed. After all, you are a good woman, and I feel happy if you become his woman."
Hearing that, Situ Luan turned towards Lu Wan'er. "I really hate that bitch; she's gone too far by making me do something like that with Liang'er."
"It's fine; you don't need to think about it anymore." Ling Ling then informed Situ Lian through voice transmission. 'Currently, Lu Wan'er is Yun'er's slave and cultivation furnace, and she will definitely be tormented greatly by it.'
"Huh?" Situ Luan turned to Ling Ling in surprise. 'Did Ling Yun really enslave that bitch?'
'Yes.' Ling Ling nodded to her. 'Not only Lu Wan'er, but Yun'er also enslaved Yun Zhu and Fei Xue, and he will do the same for the other members of the heretical sect. However, no one knows about it except the people in our circle, so you shouldn't tell anyone about this matter, okay?'
'I see.' Situ Luan then asked her. 'Could you ask Ling Yun to release Liang'er immediately? I'm afraid he'll go crazy if she stays in that sect, especially since those evil female elders kept forcing him to dual cultivate with them.'
Ling Ling smiled, hearing her request. "Yun'er already has his own plans for the sect, so we can only wait for him to put his plans into action. However, I'm sure it won't be long now, so Situ Liang and the others will soon be free from them. Even so, I don't know what will happen to your little brother in the future, and he might turn weird too, for he's been under their influence for too long.'
'No problem.' Situ Luan nodded in understanding, especially since she had experienced it herself. 'Although Liang'er will turn strange later, at least he can be free from their influence, and our parents won't continue to grieve thinking about him.'
'En.' Ling Ling nodded at her, and she then asked her little brother. 'Are you going to take Luan'er as your woman soon?'
'No.' Ling Yun replied with a shake of his head. 'You know that most of the women by my side are people who have had relationships with me for quite a while, so I will not rush into taking Situ Luan as my woman.'
'Well, that's true.' Ling Ling replied as she nodded in agreement. 'So what are your plans after this? Are we going into seclusion? Or are we going straight to the Demon Realm?'
'Are you looking forward to fighting those demons?' Ling Yun asked back with a chuckle, and Ling Ling nodded to him. 'After this competition, I will break through to the Soul Realm first, and we will go to the Demon Realm afterward.'
'Oh?' Ling Lin was surprised to hear his answer. 'Have you started to lose control of yourself again?'
'Yes, I find it increasingly difficult to control myself now.' Ling Yun replied with a heavy sigh. 'That's why I must break through to the Soul Realm as soon as possible, and I will go see Long Ma to unseal the fourth seal.'
Ling Ling nodded in understanding. 'All right, we will be waiting for you to break through, and we will beat up those demons after you unseal the fourth seal.'
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Meanwhile, Su Jiangwen kept trying to persuade her second daughter, especially after she saw that Situ Luan was with Ling Yun now, and she couldn't wait to set Lei Qiuling up with him.
However, Lei Qiuling was even more irritated with her mother; she finally decided to break her returning jade and return to their clan.
"Wife, you better stop forcing Qiuling, or she will really be angry with you." Lei Yuntian said as he shook his head.
However, Su Jiangwen snorted at him. "Humph! If there is a suitable man to be Qiuling's husband, then it's Ling Yun, and I will not stopping to persuade our daughter. If you object to my wishes, you can stay in the guest room forever."
Upon hearing that, Lei Yuntian immediately covered his mouth and dared not refute his wife. Even so, he admitted that Ling Yun was indeed the best choice to be his second daughter's husband, but he had reservations about it because he wanted his two daughters to get a husband who was only loyal to them.
- To Be Continued -
