Guided by the familiar and warm feeling, Su Ling'er did not hide anything from Yun Che. Though she did not know everything, she knew just enough to tell Yun Che that there were people plotting against her father and trying to usurp his position.
Inexplicably, she believed in Yun Che and was certain that he would be able to solve this problem.
"I see…" Yun Che nodded, his hand still patting Su Ling'er's head. His lips curled up slightly into a gentle smile as he replied, "Then leave everything to me. With me here, no one can hurt Ling'er or her father."
"Mn." There was no rejection whatsoever. Ling'er simply nodded before jumping into his embrace, much to Yun Che's surprise. "Big Brother Yun smells good…"
'Now aren't you an adorable one… Now that I think about it, having feelings for her, does that make me a pedophile? Holy fuck! Hell no! She is a reincarnated person just like me, and she should be getting her memories back soon. That's why she feels so familiar with me! No need to overcomplicate stuff!'
"Then, Ling'er, do you want to stay beside Big Sister while I go and take care of everything?"
Before Ling'er could reply, another voice resounded, cutting her off. "No need."
"Oh, you've already consumed the pill."
Yun Che raised a brow, staring at Qingyue whose strength had reached the Emperor Profound Realm! At seventeen years old, she was an Emperor Profound Realm cultivator, and she was going to make waves once she returned to the Blue Wind Empire.
Qingyue returned a soft nod. She looked at Ling'er for a second before her crystal gaze returned towards Yun Che. She replied, "Qingyue will also follow husband."
'Ah, now that I think about it, her calling me husband feels weird… It's definitely going to take some time before I get used to it.'
"Alright." He didn't deny. Either way, there was nothing these people could do to them. "Let's go then."
Holding Ling'er's little hand, Yun Che walked towards the direction of the Conference Hall of Grandwake Clan.
Hundreds of people, fully covered in black, had surrounded the Conference Hall, stopping anyone from entering.
"They should be the people from Blackwood Stronghold. All of them wear the same clothes. Ling'er remembers father telling her to stay away from people with these kinds of clothes."
"In short, they are enemies?" Yun Che pinched his chin and nodded. "Then there is no need for them to stay alive."
Originally, Yun Che didn't interfere with the internal conflict of the Grandwake Clan for two reasons: he was not a member of the Grandwake Clan, and he was weak.
Sadly, the current him didn't care for either of those. In the end, the one with the biggest fist is the winner.
"Husband, let Qingyue do it."
The hand Yun Che had raised to attack these people stopped midway at the call of his now obedient wife. He gave her a look before nodding.
"No need to show any mercy. Freeze anyone who stands in our way."
Qingyue did not reject his order and simply nodded.
Yun Che took a step back with Su Ling'er, both of them silently staring as an icy blue profound aura started to seep out of Qingyue's body.
Instantly, the temperature took a massive hit and dropped abruptly. This attracted the attention of the people from the Blackwood Stronghold.
All of them looked towards Qingyue, and one of them shouted, "A private meeting between the Sect Master of Grandwood Clan and the leader of Blackwood Stronghold is going on! Anyone with an invitation is not allowed!"
For these people, who were brought by the leader of Blackwood Stronghold to put pressure on Su Hengshan, Qingyue and company looked like people from the Grandwood Clan. Hence, the warning was issued to stop them from forcing their way in.
Tragically, such a warning was rendered useless when, in a split second, before anyone could even blink, the land mass of tens of miles was solid frozen; miraculously, the only people frozen were those from the Blackwood Stronghold.
"She has some monstrous control and precision over her strength… such a big AoE, and only the chosen target was hit. I definitely cannot do it… if I do not use my other skills to precise my attack, of course."
"Wow~ Beautiful big sister, you are so powerful! You froze all those bad people instantly!"
Qingyue's eyes narrowed, and the edges of her lips curled up slightly, not conspicuous but for Yun Che to catch the sight of it, listening to Su Ling'er's praise. She seemed to enjoy them.
"Who dared to attack the people from my Blackwood Stronghold!?" Suddenly, a thunderous voice resounded, scaring Su Ling'er behind Yun Che, as a middle-aged man appeared from thin air.
A face that was filled with wrinkles was now red with anger and murderous intent. Ten other middle-aged men followed after him, after which was Su Hengshan and the disciples of Grandwood Clan who followed him.
Heimu Qingya's eyes landed on the trio below—Qingyue, Yun Che, and Su Ling'er. Feeling the intense coldness being released from Qingyue's body, he gritted his teeth and snarled loudly.
"Junior, what grievance does my Blackwood Stronghold have with you for you to hurt my people! Are you courting death by becoming the enemy of my Blackwood Stronghold?"
"Humph." Qingyue answered with a simple snort before she refused to look at his face, further angering Heimu Qingya.
"Good, Good! So arrogant! Then don't mind this old man teaching you a lesson!"
Heimu Qingya seemed to have gone senile after the age hit him. Despite his strength of the peak Sky Profound Realm, he could not tell the difference in strength between himself and Xia Qingyue. He simply raised his hand in the sky before a spear appeared in it. Profound energy burst out like an unstoppable tsunami from within his body, shaking the air around him intensely.
The grip around the spear tightened, and Heimu Qingya shouted, "Eat my spea—pech!"
Before he could finish his sentence, his head popped like a watermelon, and a fountain of blood was released from there. His body stayed in the air for some time before, at the mercy of gravity, was pulled down towards the earth; hitting it with an audible thud.
Silence… an absolute silence covered the whole Grandwake Clan as everyone looked at the black-haired youth with a shimmering golden glow.
"Dare to ask my wife to eat your spear… Who gave you guts? She hasn't even eaten my spear yet!"
"..."
Absolute silence took over everything once again until it was broken by the little girl hiding behind Yun Che.
"Big Brother Yun… Pervert."
"Nah, girl, how did you even get the innuendo in the first place? That bastard Hengshan, dafaq is he teaching Su Ling'er?!"
Qingyue, on the other hand, had a confused expression on her face. She wondered, why would Yun Che want her to eat his spear? It was not like there was going to be a fight between them.
"Ah… I forgot, these fairies from Asgard lack a lot of mental capacity when it comes to such innuendos… and I had thought that was the perfect time to throw one."
"Benefactor Yun… That…" Su Hengshan was still in a daze, not understanding what just transpired. He looked at Yun Che and Qingyue with a dazed expression.
A second ago, he was cornered by his brother who contracted with Blackwood Stronghold to get the key to the treasury from him. And now everyone from the Blackwood Stronghold was dead.
With so many deaths, Blackwood Stronghold was finished!
"Do not mention it, Elder Hengshan." Yun Che gave Hengshan an amiable smile. "I have eliminated these people for my own personal reasons. Your clan has nothing to do with it."
Hengshan's expression changed. He looked at Yun Che with a weird gaze before asking.
"But why would Benefactor Yun have enmity with the people from Blackwood Stronghold? If this Hengshan is not wrong, then Benefactor Yun should not have ever come in contact with them before."
He did not want to be suspicious of Yun Che, but with how everything was going on around him, Hengshan could not help but think that Yun Che also had ulterior motives and that he also wanted to get his hands on the key to the treasury.
But Yun Che's next words left him and everyone within the Grandwake Clan dumbfounded.
"Sect Master is right, I do not have any enmity with the people from the Blackwood Stronghold. In fact, today is the first time I have met them personally."
"Then why—"
"The reason why I helped you today is fairly simple actually." Yun Che looked directly into Hengshan's eyes and stated clearly. "I would like you to engage Su Ling'er with me."
"What?!"
Yun Che ignored the stunned and confused expression on Hengshan's face and continued.
"I have taken a liking to Su Ling'er. But since she is too young to marry, I would like you to engage her to me. Once she hits the right age, I will marry her then. But, of course, you can ask for Su Ling'er's opinion. If she rejects it, I would not say anything otherwise."
Hengshan remained silent for some time before he looked towards Su Ling'er.
"Ling'er… What Benefactor Yun says, what are your thoughts about it?"
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