In a disciples’ side courtyard within the Blissful Sect…
Su Nianwan had finished packing her belongings. She turned to take one last sentimental glance at the room she had lived in for many years, then walked out.
Several personal disciples who had lived with her came to see her off.
“You were living so well here. Why are you suddenly moving somewhere else?” an older female disciple asked with reluctance, clearly trying to persuade her to stay.
“Nianwan, once you leave, no one will practice swordplay with me anymore…” another beautiful female disciple said, her voice full of sadness.
“Sister Nianwan, I’ll miss you!” a younger girl tugged on Su Nianwan’s sleeve as she spoke.
No one wanted her to leave, but none dared to defy the sect master Liu Ruyan’s orders.
They also couldn’t understand why Liu Ruyan was doing this.
Could it be that she was secretly nurturing Su Nianwan?
With her cultivation talent, it wasn’t entirely impossible.
“Even though I’m moving, I’ll still be in the sect.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll visit often…”
Su Nianwan smiled at the sisters in front of her.
Though she, too, felt reluctant, her heart looked forward to living with Ye Chen.
After their deep connection the night before, Su Nianwan’s mind was filled with thoughts of Ye Chen.
She had been completely conquered by him.
Especially when she woke up and realized she had broken through to the Golden Core Realm, the joy was overwhelming.
That feeling had become addictive.
So this was how pleasurable dual cultivation could be.
Now, with her luggage packed, Su Nianwan couldn’t wait to return to the small courtyard, throw herself into Ye Chen’s arms, and live a shameless, indulgent life…
“Sister Nianwan, make sure to come visit us often!”
Su Nianwan waved to the other girls and turned to leave the courtyard.
But she had only walked a short distance before sensing something unusual…
Someone was following her.
Was it one of her sisters, unwilling to let her go?
Su Nianwan turned around, puzzled…
“Vice sect master?”
“You… why are you here?”
Su Nianwan was surprised to see Jiang Yuyan suddenly behind her.
The vice sect master’s residence was nowhere near this place—it was quite far.
Jiang Yuyan didn’t hide her presence. She walked straight to Su Nianwan and looked at her calmly.
“I came here specifically to find you.”
“To find me?”
“Is there something the vice sect master wants from me?”
Su Nianwan was confused. She rarely interacted with Jiang Yuyan.
Why would the other party suddenly seek her out?
Besides, as Liu Ruyan’s personal disciple, she had always belonged to the faction opposed to Jiang Yuyan’s.
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“Do you know why?”
Jiang Yuyan stared straight into Su Nianwan’s eyes, clearly wanting answers.
“I don’t know.”
Su Nianwan shook her head.
Even if she knew, she couldn’t tell Jiang Yuyan.
Before she went to Ye Chen’s courtyard, Liu Ruyan had warned her not to speak of this to anyone—especially not Jiang Yuyan.
She was the one Liu Ruyan most wanted to guard against.
As a personal disciple, Su Nianwan would never foolishly betray her.
“You really don’t know?”
Jiang Yuyan’s face darkened, her eyes sharp.
“I wouldn’t dare lie to the vice sect master,” Su Nianwan replied earnestly.
“Who else is in that courtyard?”
“What’s happened over the past few days?”
Jiang Yuyan refused to give up and kept pressing for details.
“This… I can’t say.”
Su Nianwan shook her head again.
No matter what, she couldn’t reveal this secret.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuyan’s expression turned grim.
She stared at Su Nianwan with fury, clearly itching to tear her apart.
This girl wasn’t giving her face at all…
It made her furious!
Suddenly, Jiang Yuyan noticed something odd.
“Early-stage Golden Core Realm…”
“I remember you only reached peak Foundation Establishment Realm a few months ago!”
“And now you’ve broken through to the Golden Core Realm already?”
Jiang Yuyan examined Su Nianwan with shock. She couldn’t believe it.
This rate of progress was even faster than her own back when she advanced.
And Jiang Yuyan possessed a Heaven-grade spiritual Root.
Her talent was better than Su Nianwan’s Earth-grade spiritual Root, yet her progress wasn’t nearly as fast.
This alone revealed a lot.
Connecting all of Liu Ruyan’s recent actions, Jiang Yuyan became even more certain— that courtyard must hide an unspeakable secret.
It could even be a trap Liu Ruyan set to deal with her!
She had to uncover the truth…
Jiang Yuyan let out a cold snort, suddenly lashed out, and grabbed Su Nianwan’s neck, not giving her a chance to resist.
In the next moment, she seized Su Nianwan and vanished swiftly from sight.
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In the courtyard…
Ye Chen still hadn’t seen Su Nianwan return, and an uneasy feeling crept into his heart.
How could packing take this long?
But inside the sect, it shouldn’t be dangerous… right?
“Why has Nianwan been gone so long?”
Ye Chen muttered anxiously.
“Don’t worry, Senior Brother,” Lin Qingxue said comfortingly.
“Maybe Sister Su was reluctant to part with her courtyard sisters, so it took a little longer…”
“She should be back soon.”
When she and Lu Mengyao had gone to pack, they’d spent quite a while saying goodbye to their own sisters.
So she assumed Su Nianwan was doing the same.
Hearing that, Ye Chen nodded thoughtfully.
“Maybe you’re right…”
Still, something didn’t sit right with him. He couldn’t shake the uneasiness in his heart.
Noticing his worry, Lin Qingxue moved closer, tugging gently at his arm to soothe him.
Her body leaned in too closely, and her 36D chest rubbed softly against his arm…
“Senior Brother, don’t worry…”
“Sister Su will come back.”
Feeling the soft sensation, Ye Chen’s mind blanked out, and his body began heating up…
His heart calmed for a moment.
He turned to look at Lin Qingxue, now just inches away, his eyes glinting with desire.
Like a wild beast ready to devour a little lamb…
Lin Qingxue’s face flushed red as she met his burning gaze.
She instantly sensed something was wrong and quickly stepped back.
“Senior Brother… it’s still early in the day.”
With just one look, she could already tell what Ye Chen was thinking.
Yesterday, she had been tormented terribly and only woke up after sleeping half the day.
Even walking now still caused a faint ache. She didn’t dare entertain wild thoughts this early.
“But you were the one who made the first move!”
Ye Chen stared at her directly.
Lin Qingxue’s face turned even redder, as if it might start bleeding.
She hadn’t meant to… it was just that… she was too big, and being close had caused her to accidentally brush up against him.
But Ye Chen wasn’t listening to any explanations…