"Hey! Who is that guy? Why is Ye Lian so excited to see him?" A male disciple from the Heavenly Sword Sect inquired while glaring fiercely at Zhang Fei [1], and the other disciples could hear the jealousy in his tone.
They were not surprised by that, especially since they already knew that the male disciple had tried to court Ye Lian after the news of her broken engagement spread in their sect, and Gu Zhan had also been missing for some time. However, none of them knew that he was dead, especially since Xing Mei had yet to reveal his death to the public.
A female disciple then told the man. "I don't know for sure the identity of that man, Ba Yongshan. However, Ye Lian once told me that she was already engaged to another man not long after her engagement with Gu Zhan was broken, so I thought that man was her new fiancé."
After he heard that, Ba Yongshan's expression turned serious, and his right hand gripped his sword so tightly that even a glimmer of killing intent flashed in his eyes as he continued to glare at Zhang Fei [1].
"Does that mean Ye Lian cheated on Gu Zhan, Jing Qiu?" Another female disciple abruptly questioned the first one.
"No." Jing Qiu denied her question by shaking her head. "You're wrong about that, Qian He. Instead, Gu Zhan cheated on Ye Lian over and over again, and she had reminded him to stop many times. Unfortunately, he was too arrogant after he became a core disciple, and our sect master also paid a lot of attention to him, so he was never willing to listen to her and kept doing it."
"Jing Qiu is right, Qian He." A male disciple said it with a nod. "I have long known about Gu Zhan's affair with several of our sect sisters, and I feel sorry for Ye Lian because of that, especially since she is a kind and loyal woman; I even had some interest in her in the past.
Unfortunately, she only had that guy in mind and never gave me a chance to approach her, so I decided to step back and get engaged to my current fiancée."
Ba Yongshan, who heard that, stole a glance at his sect brother, but he didn't say anything and returned his gaze to Zhang Fei [1] again. 'Tch! Where did that bastard come from? Back then, I lost to Gu Zhan, and I don't want to lose to another man again, so I will do anything to get Ye Lian, even if I have to kill that bastard.'
The third male disciple suddenly patted the second male disciple's shoulder and said to him, "Hey, Luo Feng! Even though you didn't manage to win Ye Lian's heart, you've already gotten a good woman, like junior sister Li Fefei, so you don't need to regret it anymore."
"I don't regret it at all, Chao Qing." Luo Feng denied it as he pushed the man's hand off his shoulder. "I love Feifei very much, and my relationship with Ye Lian is better now that I've let go of my feelings for her."
Unlike them, the middle-aged woman who led them didn't care about Ye Lian's relationship with Zhang Fei [1], but she continued to observe him seriously as she covered her sensitive nose with a handkerchief. 'Judging from his bone age, he should still be under 20 years old, but his cultivation has already reached the 2-Star Soul Realm.
Moreover, the blood stench in his body is extremely strong, indicating that he has killed countless people before. However, I don't understand how a man as young as him could commit such a feat, and his expression also didn't indicate that he was a cold-blooded killer.'
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"Fei!" Ye Lian exclaimed as she was about to hug Zhang Fei [1], but he immediately reached out and grabbed her shoulders, making her complain in an annoyed tone. "Hey! I haven't seen you for a month and a half, so I wanted to hug you now, but you stopped me instead!"
"I know you miss me, but this is not my true self, so you can't hug me." Ye Lian raised her eyebrows for a moment after hearing that, and she finally realized that the Zhang Fei in front of her was his clone, especially since the real him almost never left the Chu Clan. "At first, I thought you would only be gone for a short while, but you ended up being gone for so long."
"Haha." Upon hearing that, Ye Lian laughed and informed Zhang Fei [1] about her activities over the past month and a half, causing him to shake his head helplessly. "Anyway, who is this woman? Why did you come here with her?"
Zhang Fei [1] wanted to tell Ye Lian, but Yi Na spoke to her first. "My name is Yi, and we met by chance when he came to this region. We have spent quite a long time together since then, and I am his dual-cultivation partner now."
"Oh." Ye Lian said this while nodding, realizing that Yi Na's status was not his official harem, particularly since Zhang Fei was dual-cultivating with her using his clone. "Anyway, what are you doing here? Do you also want to go to the desolate sect?"
"Yes." Zhang Fei [1] nodded to Ye Lian. "The Shi Sisters have now become cultivators, and Shi Xi has awakened the metal element. Unfortunately, I have no knowledge of it, so I came here to find Gang Jinshu, and I want to ask for his guidance on the element."
Ye Lian was stunned for a moment by Zhang Fei [1]'s answer, but then she teased him. "Does that imply that you're planning to take Shi Wu and Shi Xi into your harem? After all, you were previously reluctant to teach them, but you've changed your mind, and they're not bad girls."
"Yeah, but I won't take them into my harem anytime soon, and I'll wait for their cultivation to improve first." Ye Lian nodded in understanding to Zhang Fei [1], especially since the Shi Sisters' virgin yin qi was still too weak. "Anyway, you're way behind your sisters, you know? We've spent the past month and a half in seclusion, training hard, which has accelerated their progress.
To tell you the truth, the current you will not be able to keep up with their speed, especially since their current speed is much faster than yours, including Xu Ling'er."
"Huh?" Ye Lian stared at Zhang Fei [1] as her eyes kept blinking. "Are you kidding me? How can Ling'er surpass my speed? She's only 11 years old, and her cultivation is still in the body realm, right?"
"Haha." Zhang Fei [1] chuckled at that. "You know that Ling'er's cultivation talent is quite high, and her cultivation has already reached the 1-Star Foundation Realm, even though I didn't give her my yang qi. Moreover, she has often joined us in seclusion, and I have something that is of great help to them, so you cannot underestimate her."
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'Oh?' After reading Qin Zheng's status, Zhang Fei [1] was slightly surprised and asked Ye Lian a question. "What is your senior sister's relationship with Zhu Yan? Moreover, she is quite old, but her cultivation is still at the 10-Star Soul Realm."
Ye Lian briefly glanced at Qin Zheng before explaining it to Zhang Fei [1]. "Senior Sister Zheng's husband, Zhu Hongtao, is Zhu Yan's big brother. As for her cultivation, their daughter was born with a weak physique, which caused her to fall ill repeatedly, and Zhu Qianzhi almost died several times due to several diseases.
Moreover, she could not have any more children after the birth of her daughter, so she decided to take a few years off from the sect specifically to take care of her daughter, and she even neglected her cultivation for her daughter's sake over the past few years, so you don't need to be surprised if her cultivation is still at that stage.
If she hadn't gone through all of that, she would have reached the earth rank long ago and become an elder by now."
"I see." Zhang Fei [1] nodded in understanding and contemplated helping Qin Zheng, particularly given Zhu Yan's significant assistance with his restaurant and his grandmother's fondness for her. 'Mei, buy some advanced healing pills and those basic pills enough for three people, and I will ask Ye Lian to give them to that woman.'
[Yes, Master.]
{You got Advanced Healing Pill x10}
{You got Essence Qi Pill x3}
{You got Meridian Cleansing Pill x3}
{You got Dantian Strengthening Pill x3}
{You got Soul Enhancement Pill x3}
{You got Yin Purifying Pill x2}
{You got Yang Purifying Pill x1}
{8,000,000 red jewels have been deducted from your balance.}
After that, Zhang Fei [1] took out those pills and handed them to Ye Lian. "I don't want those disciples to know about these pills, so give them to Qin Zheng later, when you're alone with her."
Ye Lian nodded in agreement and stored those pills in her storage ring. "Hehe! This way, Senior Sister Zheng will be able to improve her cultivation faster, and her daughter's condition will also improve, so she won't have to keep worrying about her."
After they walked for some time, they finally arrived at the desolate sect, and Qin Zheng immediately showed his identity plaque to the two gatekeepers.
Once they verified her identity, Qin Zheng swiftly guided them into the sect, but Ba Yongshan abruptly spoke to the two gatekeepers while pointing his finger at Zhang Fei [1]. "That guy is not our group, so you guys can ask for his identity first."
- To Be Continued -
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My other novels
1. Cultivator With Modern AI
2. Primordial 'Dual Cultivator ' Dragon With System
3. Otherworldly-Cultivator
4. Tang Xiao: The Birth Of The Multiverse
If you guys haven't read all four, maybe you can take a peek at them, who knows you might like them.
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