The wind blew by her ear, and she answered with silence. The awaited result didn't come, and Su Ling'er opened her eyes.
"Huh?" Confusion clouded her expression, her big eyes staring at the empty field in front of her in silence.
"Are you alright?" The sudden intrusion of a male voice caused her to jump in fear and hurriedly look towards where it came from.
Her little eyes widened as a weird feeling permeated her chest while staring at the black-haired youth in front of her. Feeling this emotion, slight confusion appeared within her eyes, which instantly vanished and turned into weird happiness.
"Big Brother, did you take care of those bad guys?"
"... It looked like you were in trouble." Controlling his expression from breaking, Yun Che replied normally. "Are you alright?"
"Um! Thank you for saving Ling'er, Big Brother!" A big happy smile floated over Su Ling'er's face, and her expression beamed brightly staring at Yun Che. "Big Brother, what is your name?"
Never had she felt this intense feeling of likeness from anyone, even her father. This made Su Ling'er want to know more about the black-haired male in front of her.
"Yun Che," he replied. "And this is my wife, Xia Qingyue...though she is asleep right now."
"Waah~ Big Sister is so beautiful!" Su Ling'er's eyes turned towards Qingyue, and she exclaimed loudly with her hands in the air. Her eyes shone brightly, staring at Xia Qingyue's sleeping face; she had never seen such a beautiful woman in her whole life!
"Well, this big brother is just too handsome. Beautiful women cannot help but throw themselves at me."
"Hehehe. You are funny, Big Brother Yun."
A soft smile floated over Yun Che's face, seeing Su Ling'er laughing happily. His black eyes stared down at her with gentleness, and he asked, "Ling'er, my wife is not feeling well, and we are new to this place. Can you show us a place where we can stay?"
"Oh! Then Big Brother Yun should come to Ling'er's clan! Father would be happy to receive you!"
"Would that be alright?"
"Um! Big Brother Yun saved Ling'er's life! Ling'er is sure father will be very welcoming of you!"
Yun Che didn't say anything else and nodded.
"Then can you lead the way?"
"Leave it to me!" Patting her soft chest with her little fist, Su Ling'er returned a big smile. She turned around and started to walk out of the forest.
During the silent walk, Su Ling'er looked back at Yun Che and asked curiously.
"Big Brother Yun, where did you come from? Are you one of those big sects father always talks about?"
"No," Yun Che shook his head and replied. "We are from a faraway place...When Ling'er becomes big, Big Brother Yun will tell her then."
"Why not now?"
"Because you wouldn't understand."
People of Azure Cloud Continent had no contact with people outside of their continent. To them, their continent was the only place with human life, and no other such place existed on this star; the same was the mindset of the people within the Sky Profound Continent. Other than Sacred Grounds, no one had any idea of the existence of other continents.
Being a kid, Su Ling'er would not understand or comprehend the fact that there was a place beyond where she lived. So the phrase "far away" was best to be used in this situation, at least that's what Yun Che thought.
"Ling'er! Ling'er!" Just then, a panicked and scared voice of a middle-aged man floated in the air. Both Yun Che and Ling'er's ears perked up before Ling'er's expression suddenly changed.
"It's Father!" She exclaimed before, without any hesitation within her steps, ran towards the origin of the voice.
Yun Che saw this and quickened his pace. From the perspective of another person, Yun Che looked like he was walking at a normal pace, but strangely enough, each step covered more distance than the previous one.
Only people who understood spatial laws would understand that Yun Che was not walking; in fact, he was jumping from one space to another.
Though this made it look like he was walking, he was actually teleporting very fast.
"Ling'er! Ling'er!" The middle-aged man's expression turned happy as he looked at Su Ling'er running towards him. He unhesitatingly opened his arms and tightly hugged her. "Ah, you are fine! Father really thought something might have happened to you!"
An angry expression floated over his face, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"I heard that people from Blackwood Stronghold were commissioned to capture you! Forgive Father for not being careful! Don't worry, once we are back, I will definitely make those from Blackwood Stronghold account for what they did!"
"Father, calm down, Ling'er is alright now!" Patting her father's shoulder, Ling'er pointed towards Yun Che and excitedly said. "Big Brother Yun saved me! And his wife is so beautiful!"
Su Hengshan, father of Su Ling'er, looked at the excited and happy expression of his daughter and was taken aback. Su Hengshan had never seen his daughter looking so happy and excited, which made a curious expression form over his face as he looked towards Yun Che.
"Benefactor, this Su Hengshan thanks you for saving my daughter." Taking a bowing posture, Su Hengshan said. "If there is anything I can do for the benefactor, please do not hesitate to ask. Hengshan will do his best to give a satisfactory result."
"Please, Elder Hengshan, bowing to a junior doesn't suit you." Yun Che wryly smiled and hurriedly used profound strength to force Hengshan up from his bowing posture.
'I mean, you are going to be my father-in-law… it's quite awkward seeing your father-in-law bowing to you…'
Hengshan's expression changed to astonishment. Hengshan was an Earth Profound Realm participant. Hengshan could see that Yun Che was not even in his twenties. Being able to control the body of an Earth Profound Realm participant showed that Yun Che was stronger than an Earth Profound Realm participant.
Hengshan was astonished to see this. His expression could not help but change, he thought they must belong to some powerful clan.
"I had talked with Ling'er about finding a place to rest. She said I can come to her clan with her, I hope Elder Hengshan doesn't mind this."
"Absolutely not!" Hengshan loudly said and patted his chest. "How can I mind benefactors visiting my clan? Please come, this Su Hengshan will personally lead the benefactor!"
"Then I will be troubling you."
The Grandwake Clan existed at the bottom of the Grandwake Mountain in the Supwake Country of the Azure Cloud Continent. In the east of Supwake Country, the Grandwake Clan was the number one sect, as well as the biggest power. Compared to New Moon City's Xiao Branch Sect, they were stronger but not as strong as the Four Major Sects of Blue Wind Empire.
Since the Grandwake Clan existed close to the forest and at the bottom of a mountain, the air was filled with the mild fragrance of nature and slightly moist air. Matching with the warm rays of the sun, the weather was as pleasant as it could get.
"This is my Grandwake Clan." Standing in front of the clan's main building, Su Hengshan introduced his clan to Yun Che. "It might be a little shabby for the benefactor, but—"
"Elder Su, you are embarrassing me."
Su Hengshan still thought that Yun Che and Qingyue were from the big sects. Compared to those big sects, his Grandwake Clan could not even compare to their branch sects!
But seeing Yun Che's embarrassed expression, Su Hengshan didn't bring up this topic either. His expression unconsciously relaxed as he thought Yun Che was not arrogant and disdainful towards them.
"Father, you are back!" Just then, a young man ran from inside the clan. He looked towards Su Hengshan and then Su Ling'er with a weird gaze before hurriedly saying, "I heard that those people from Blackwood Stronghold dared to attack you! I was worried that something might have happened to you!"
"Do not worry. We were indeed attacked by them, but the benefactor here saved us."
Su Haoran's gaze turned towards Yun Che, but before he could say anything, he was stunned staring at the face of Qingyue within Yun Che's embrace.
Su Haoran felt his heartbeat rising at an unnatural rate, and he felt his body heating up; never had he seen such a beautiful woman in his life! Not only did Qingyue look beautiful beyond words, but even her body was developed to steal any man's heart.
Yun Che frowned slightly, staring at Su Haoran's heated gaze.
'Bitch, even I haven't stared at her with such a lustful gaze… and she is my wife!'
Yun Che's eyes suddenly glowed golden, and an invisible pressure emanated from within his body. Invisible hands were moved, and small balls were crushed.
"AGHHHHHH!" Suddenly, Su Haoran's eyes widened and became bloodshot before a blood-curdling scream exited his mouth, stunning Su Hengshan and Su Ling'er.
While Su Ling'er hurriedly ran and hid behind Yun Che, Su Hengshan ran to his son with a panicked expression and loudly asked, "Haoran! What happened!? Why are you suddenly screaming?!"
Su Haoran's face was red, and he had his teeth gritted tightly. Veins had started to appear around his neck and head, showing how much pain he was in.
"Elder Hengshan, allow me to check. I'm a medical saint."
Not willing to waste any time, Hengshan looked towards Yun Che with a pleading gaze and said, "Then please!"
Yun Che nodded. Profound energy left his body and gently covered Qingyue within it, making her hover in the air. Yun Che bent down and checked Haoran's veins, his face instantly constricted.
"This is bad! It seems like your son is poisoned!" Yun Che exclaimed loudly. "Whoever poisoned him is really vile! As the only purpose of this poison is to make your son an impotent man!"
"Such a thing!" Hengshan's expression changed.
Yun Che nodded and looked at him with a serious gaze.
"The pain he is feeling will cause his death sooner or later. If you want, I can save his life."
"Benefactor, please do not beat around the bush. You have already saved my daughter's life! If you saved my son's life too, then Su Hengshan is willing to jump into lava for you!"
"Hm. Leave it to me!"
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