Chapter Eleven: Chen Xuan Came to Pick Me Up

“I have come on the orders of the Sect Leader of the Xuandan Sect.”

Chu Lingyun looked coldly at the Ye family members surrounding her.

“What? Chen Xuan sent you?”

“Could it be that you’re here to take Ye Xueyan away?”

“Surely it must be Ye Xueyan; the only one the Ye family would have Chen Xuan send for is Ye Xueyan.”

“I never expected Ye Xueyan held such a high place in Chen Xuan’s heart. After all he’s done, Chen Xuan still forgives him.”

“But we just offended Ye Xueyan.”

“And even made him sit in the corner.”

The Ye family was stunned; none of them had anticipated Chen Xuan would actually send someone to fetch Ye Xueyan. Yet, at the same time, their hearts were filled with unease.

They shouldn’t have offended Ye Xueyan just now; they hoped he wouldn’t hold it against them.

Ye Xueyan’s face lit up with joy.

He had always known Chen Xuan would never abandon him.

Chen Xuan had no children, and Ye Xueyan was his only adopted daughter. How could he possibly reject him? The previous coldness was only in the heat of the moment.

“Xueyan, Mom spoke harshly just now; don’t take it to heart.”

“Sis, dear sister, come sit here—that’s your rightful place.”

“Sis, since you’ve returned to the Xuandan Sect, about my marriage to Fairy Yun Yao...”

Ye Fan approached Ye Xueyan with a flattering smile.

“Put your affairs aside for now,” Ye Dahai scolded sharply, then softened his voice as he spoke kindly to Ye Xueyan, “Xueyan, your father indeed did not misjudge you. I never expected you could have Chen Xuan so firmly under your control.”

“My earlier words were harsh, but I never meant to exile you from the family.”

“You know I speak for the good of the family.”

“In the future, the Ye family will still rely on your protection...”

Seeing the faces of his parents and brother, Ye Xueyan was filled with contempt.

They had treated him so badly just now, yet they still wanted his protection? Dream on.

“Sorry, from today onward, I sever all ties with the Ye family. Moreover, I will withdraw everything I have given the family,” Ye Xueyan said decisively.

In these past days, he had seen the true nature of the Ye family.

What blood is thicker than water?

All lies.

As long as he was of no use, they saw him as a disposable object to be sacrificed at any time.

As for Chen Xuan—

Though this time he had taken him home, Ye Xueyan would not forgive him.

If Chen Xuan could cast him out once, he could do so twice.

Hence, Ye Xueyan planned first to submit himself to Chen Xuan.

Once he had grown strong and inherited the Xuandan Sect, he would sever all ties with Chen Xuan.

No one in this world was trustworthy.

Only oneself could be relied upon.

“What? You want to cut ties with the Ye family?”

Ye mother burst into tears, wailing, “Xueyan, how can that be? You are my child, born after ten months of pregnancy. How can you sever ties with me?”

“If you do this, the world will scorn you.”

“Yes, your veins run with Ye family blood; no matter what, you cannot change the fact that you are a member of the Ye family.”

“Sis, I shouldn’t have taken your place. I was wrong; I won’t compete with you anymore.”

“Xueyan, I know you’re angry. Tell you what, I’ll make everyone apologize to you. Will that do?”

Ye Dahai was a little flustered.

The Ye family’s prosperity was entirely because of Chen Xuan, this Nascent Soul ancient master.

Without Ye Xueyan’s connection, they could never have linked themselves to such a powerful being.

“Xueyan, we were wrong. Please forgive us,” the Ye family members hurriedly apologized.

“Hmph,” Ye Xueyan sneered, then turned to Chu Lingyun.

“Take me back quickly.”

“Take you back?”

Chu Lingyun glanced at Ye Xueyan. “The Sect Leader never said to take you back.”

“What do you mean?”

Ye Xueyan froze, then asked in astonishment, “Wasn’t it Chen Xuan who sent you?”

“The Sect Leader sent me, yes, but I never said it was to take you back,” Chu Lingyun said disdainfully.

What kind of woman was she to deserve the Sect Leader?

To even dream that the Sect Leader would come for her—what a delusion.

“Impossible,” Ye Xueyan’s knees weakened, and she stumbled backward several steps, then stared at Chu Lingyun in disbelief. “You’re lying! You’re lying!”

“I understand,” Ye Xueyan looked at Chu Lingyun’s splendid clothes and seemed to realize something. “It must be you. You seduced Chen Xuan, you spoke ill of me before him, and that’s why Chen Xuan won’t take me back.”

“You wretched woman, just like your mother—only capable of using vile tricks to seduce men,” Ye Xueyan ranted like a shrew.

The other Ye family members’ eyes gleamed as they looked at Chu Lingyun like they had found a treasure.

“Has Chu Lingyun really gotten close to Chen Xuan?”

“Probably. Haven’t you noticed she’s already reached the Qi Refinement stage? Except for a Nascent Soul master, who else could achieve that?”

“The clothes Chu Lingyun wears are also quite valuable.”

“She probably really slept with Chen Xuan.”

“Unlike someone else, who thought her chastity was so important. If she had slept with Chen Xuan earlier, Chu Lingyun wouldn’t have had a chance.”

Ye Dahai also excitedly asked, “Chu... Lingyun, did you really...?”

“The Sect Leader is my master,” Chu Lingyun said.

“That’s wonderful news.”

Ye Dahai’s face lit up; he had thought that with Ye Xueyan alienated, the Ye family was doomed. Unexpectedly, Chu Lingyun had developed a relationship with Chen Xuan.

Just in case, he immediately ordered, “Take Liu Mei and Ye Huanhuan out and expel them from the family.”

“Also, include Lingyun’s mother in the Ye family genealogy; her spirit tablet will be enshrined in the Ye family ancestral hall.”

“You can’t treat me like this,” Ye Huanhuan struggled, “I and Lin Feng from Qingyun Peak are Dao companions.”

“Lin Feng?”

“I’ve never heard of him. What is he? He can compare to a Nascent Soul ancient master?”

After Liu Mei was driven out, Ye Dahai gently asked, “Lingyun, are you satisfied now?”

Watching the Ye family’s theatrical performance, Chu Lingyun found it utterly amusing.

Such a family, driven purely by self-interest.

Disgusting.

“Did I say I joined the Ye family?”

“What do you mean?”

“I come on the Sect Leader’s orders: today, you must return all the resources taken from the Xuandan Sect. If you fail to do so, for every day you delay, I will kill one person—one by one, until you are all dead,” Chu Lingyun said word by word, her tone icy cold.

“What? Killing one a day?!”

“Chu Lingyun, how can you do this? We are all Ye family members.”

The Ye family erupted in uproar.

“Lingyun, you must be joking,” Ye Dahai’s expression stiffened.

Chu Lingyun said, “I am not joking.”

“Chu Lingyun, you really intend to betray your own family? Do you think just because you’ve entered the Qi Refinement stage, you can threaten the head of your own family?”

“We fear Chen Xuan, but you’re alone now.”

“I advise you to think carefully: will you help the Ye family, or die here?”

Ye Dahai’s face twisted with rage.

Not to mention that he couldn’t return all the Xuandan Sect’s resources, even if he could, he would never do so.

Having tasted glory, returning to an ordinary life would be worse than death.

“Kill me?”

Chu Lingyun’s gaze was firm. “The Sect Leader has saved my life; even if I die, I will complete the Sect Leader’s mission.”

“One more thing: if you don’t return what is owed, then you will die!”