The sudden voice startled Ya Fei. She whipped around and came face-to-face with Xiao Ze's handsome features.
"Why are you here?" Ya Fei asked in delight.
She had thought she would have to wait a while longer, but she hadn't expected to see him again so soon.
"Why else? I came to see you. What, you don't welcome me?" Xiao Ze said with a smile.
"You smooth talker!" Ya Fei laughed sweetly.
"I'm more than just a smooth talker. I want to take a bath with you, too."
Xiao Ze's lips curled into a mischievous smile.
"You're so bad." Ya Fei pressed her red lips together, but didn't refuse.
The next moment, two silhouettes appeared behind the screen.
"I can't take any more. Keep this up and you'll really ruin your big sister~"
Who knew how much time had passed.
Ya Fei's legs were a little weak. She sat down, leaning against him.
"You're still so... rough."
"Don't you like it?"
"I do." Ya Fei answered, her face flushed red.
Xiao Ze went on to ask, "Did anyone in the Mittel Family give you trouble? Do you need your little brother to help you get even?"
"I only just got back. Nobody's bullied me."
"Besides, your big sister is a Dou Wang expert now. That old geezer Mite'er Tengshan intends to pass the clan leader's position on to me," Ya Fei said proudly.
Ever since she'd first received his nourishment, not only had her constitution improved, but her cultivation speed had also increased tremendously. "A thousand miles a day" wouldn't have been an exaggeration.
In just over a week, she had already become a Dou Wang expert.
"Clan leader? Then congratulations in advance to our future clan leader," Xiao Ze said with a smile.
"You always know what to say," Ya Fei replied with a soft laugh.
"But before I become clan leader, I'll take you to meet someone," Xiao Ze said.
"Who?"
"You'll find out when we get there. It's a secret for now." Xiao Ze took Ya Fei by the hand and started to leave.
"My legs are weak. Can't you carry me?" Ya Fei really didn't have the strength to move.
Xiao Ze didn't hesitate. He swept Ya Fei into his arms, then disappeared from the Mittel Family.
Before long, they appeared inside a restaurant.
They entered a room, where a weather-beaten old man sat.
"This is the Mittel Family's Grand Elder, Hai Bodong."
"Elder Hai, this is Ya Fei, the one I told you about."
Xiao Ze introduced them to each other.
"Grand Elder..." Ya Fei was startled. She hurried forward and greeted Hai Bodong respectfully. "This junior, Ya Fei, pays her respects to the Grand Elder."
She had heard of Hai Bodong. One of the ten strongest experts in the Jia Ma Empire, he possessed the terrifying cultivation of a Dou Huang.
He was also the strongest member of the Mittel Family, but for some reason, he had disappeared twenty years ago.
She hadn't expected him to show up in the imperial capital today.
Hai Bodong nodded slightly and said, "Mite'er Tengshan. That good-for-nothing is still alive, I take it?"
His casual words exploded beside their ears like a clap of thunder. Everyone but Xiao Ze froze in place.
Was... was he talking about their Great Elder?
She knew the Grand Elder was not someone to trifle with, but she hadn't expected him to hit her with such a bombshell right off the bat.
After all, no one in the clan dared to speak about the Great Elder that way—unless they wanted to lose their position.
"The Great Elder is doing well," Ya Fei replied nervously.
"Elder Hai, don't scare her."
Seeing Hai Bodong's imposing manner, Xiao Ze couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.
Ya Fei was his woman. If she got frightened, Hai Bodong wouldn't be able to make it up to him.
"Sister Ya Fei, don't mind him. He's always like that." Xiao Ze quickly pulled Ya Fei into his arms and comforted her.
Hai Bodong: "..."
The old man just wanted to put on a show. Was that so wrong?
Hai Bodong looked Ya Fei over and nodded slightly. To have reached the cultivation of a Dou Wang at such a young age meant the Mittel Family wasn't as hopeless as he'd imagined.
"Little girl, once I storm the Misty Cloud Sect, you'll be the clan leader of the Mittel Family. Mite'er Tengshan should step down, too." Hai Bodong clearly admired her.
"Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Grand Elder. I'll do my best," Ya Fei said in delight.
If she'd had a chance at becoming clan leader before, then with the Grand Elder's backing, the position was practically hers.
It was a shame for a certain Great Elder. She hadn't even met him yet, and he'd already been stripped of his position.
But since it was the Grand Elder's decree, they couldn't very well object. They could only obey.
That day, Queen Medusa quietly appeared before them.
"Xiao Ze, I'm not too late, am I?"
Queen Medusa wore a luxurious red brocade robe. Beneath it, her lithe figure was full of graceful curves, like a ripe fruit that made it impossible to look away.
Ya Fei glanced back and was instantly dazzled by the woman's beauty.
"I never imagined there could be a woman even more alluring than me..." A hint of unease stirred in Ya Fei's heart.
"Your Majesty, you're as beautiful as ever," Xiao Ze said with a smile.
"Flattery doesn't suit you."
"..."
Xiao Ze smiled awkwardly. "Let me introduce you. This is Hai Bodong."
"Elder Hai, Queen Medusa. We're all on the same side."
Seeing Queen Medusa's haughty bearing, Hai Bodong felt a trace of fear stir in his heart.
Back then, it was Queen Medusa who had trapped him in that curse.
He hadn't expected Xiao Ze to subdue her so quickly. Truly, youth was a force to be reckoned with.
What surprised him even more was that Queen Medusa had reached the Dou Zong realm, too.
Queen Medusa glanced at Hai Bodong, feeling nothing in particular.
If he hadn't provoked her first back then, she wouldn't have sealed him away.
At that moment, there were six people in the room, including Xiao Ze.
They were Queen Medusa, Hai Bodong, Qing Lin, Xiao Zi, and Ya Fei.
Xiao Ze looked around at everyone and said solemnly, "Now that everyone's here, it's time for us to attack the Misty Cloud Sect."
Hearing that they were about to do something big, Xiao Zi could barely contain its excitement.
It had been living the high life these past few days, riding a hundred women a day without breaking a sweat!
There had to be plenty of pretty girls at the Misty Cloud Sect.
Outside the imperial capital, the sky was dark and gloomy, and a light rain began to fall.
The Misty Cloud Sect stood to the north of the imperial capital.
It was unquestionably the greatest sect in the Jia Ma Empire.
Even the Imperial Family had to act according to its wishes, because the Misty Cloud Sect really had the power to wipe out the Imperial Family.
Ever since returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun had been unable to settle her mind.
Her greatest regret was failing to bring Xiao Ze back with her.
And what gave her a headache was that her disciple, Nalan Yanran, was still furious about the Xiao Clan.
Yun Yun could only think: My dear disciple, since you can't handle him, let your master have a go.
"Teacher, why are you so clueless about the Xiao Clan? He publicly humiliated our Misty Cloud Sect!"
Nalan Yanran wore a moon-colored dress that hugged her graceful figure, giving her an unmistakable charm.
Faced with her disciple's coaxing, Yun Yun could only stall. "Yanran, I'm the leader of a sect, after all. Why make a big fuss over a mere Xiao Clan? Besides, if he really dares to come knocking, do you think my mighty Misty Cloud Sect would be afraid of him?"
Yun Yun gently patted Nalan Yanran's head to comfort her.
She said as much, but deep down, she very much hoped no one from the Xiao Clan would come to challenge the sect. After all, their opponent was also a Dou Huang expert—and a Peak Dou Emperor at that.
If it came to a fight, she, the sect leader, wouldn't be a match for him.
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