The Qingyun Sect members' expressions changed when they saw Liu Ruyan's state.
Lin Jingfeng, who was leading them, looked particularly grim. Before they left, Sect Master Leng Qianqiu had repeatedly instructed him to protect Liu Ruyan at all costs, emphasizing that no mistakes were to be made.
Senior Disciple Sister Yan Ruyu's poison still required Ye Yu's assistance to resolve.
Immediately, Lin Jingfeng's face turned cold, and he approached the inn with killing intent radiating from him.
Seeing Lin Jingfeng arrive, everyone present consciously made way.
How could they not recognize Lin Jingfeng, the Senior Disciple Brother of the Qingyun Sect?
"Who did this! Do you really think my Qingyun Sect is easy to provoke!?" Lin Jingfeng strode through the inn's entrance and immediately demanded.
"Senior Brother, it was him!" Liu Ruyan followed him in. Not seeing Zi Yun, she pointed at Ye Yu with a smug look on her face.
Feng Qing'er gazed at Lin Jingfeng with infatuation. Not only did he have a powerful background, but his talent was also exceptionally high. It was rumored that he was only one step away from the Nascent Soul Stage, making him the perfect Imperial Son-in-law in her eyes.
Lin Jingfeng followed the direction of Liu Ruyan's finger and saw Ye Yu. His expression changed, and he rushed over, asking, "You're Ye Yu, right?"
Ye Yu looked at Lin Jingfeng strangely. This guy didn't seem to be here to back up Liu Ruyan? He then replied, "I am."
"That's great, Fellow Daoist Ye, I've been looking for you for a long time." Lin Jingfeng's face showed immense joy. Why did the Qingyun Sect dote on Liu Ruyan? It was all for Ye Yu.
Seeing Lin Jingfeng's hopeful gaze, Ye Yu finally realized and asked, "Is this about Yan Ruyu's matter?"
Lin Jingfeng nodded eagerly. "Yes, we were even thinking of asking your fiancée to help us find you if we couldn't meet you this time."
"My fiancée? You mean her?" Ye Yu pointed at the stunned Liu Ruyan beside him.
Being pointed at by Ye Yu, Liu Ruyan trembled. Her face instantly turned pale. Now she remembered why the Qingyun Sect had taken her in – because she claimed to be Ye Yu's fiancée!
"Yes, isn't it?" Lin Jingfeng also came to his senses and asked.
Ye Yu smiled and shook his head, about to speak, when Liu Ruyan suddenly lunged forward and said, "What are you saying, Senior Brother Lin? Of course, I'm Brother Yu's fiancée."
Seeing Liu Ruyan's rapid change in demeanor, the sisters who had come to support her exchanged confused glances, not understanding the situation.
Meeting Lin Jingfeng's questioning gaze, Liu Ruyan whispered into Ye Yu's ear, "Ye Yu, I forgive you. We're resuming our engagement from now on."
After speaking, Liu Ruyan looked at Ye Yu with a pitiful expression. The Ye Yu of the past always fell for this act; as long as Liu Ruyan pretended to be pitiful, Ye Yu would agree to anything she wanted.
But this time, Liu Ruyan saw disgust in Ye Yu's eyes.
The next moment, Ye Yu's spiritual energy erupted, sending her flying. He laughed, "She's certainly not my fiancée. I don't know where Fellow Daoist Lin got his information."
Lin Jingfeng's expression darkened upon hearing this. He turned to look at Liu Ruyan and asked, "You've been lying to us?"
Under Lin Jingfeng's stare, Liu Ruyan suddenly felt her mouth dry. A sense of inexplicable fear surged through her. Deceiving the Qingyun Sect – she couldn't even imagine the consequences. She could only look pleadingly at Feng Qing'er.
"This isn't Ruyan's fault; it's all Ye Yu, that scumbag, who's fickle. Ruyan is also a victim!" Feng Qing'er quickly interjected.
Many people came to their senses and let out a scoff. Being a victim of a scumbag and still clinging to being his fiancée, was that reasonable?
Everyone realized they had been played and looked at Liu Ruyan coldly.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Liu Ruyan trembled. In a flash, she saw the Autumn Water Sword in Qin Ruoxian's hand. She immediately lunged forward, grabbed it, and said to Ye Yu, "Didn't you say whoever has the Autumn Water Sword is the person you love the most? Now that the Autumn Water Sword is in my hand, then I am your fiancée!"
"Right, Ye Yu, right! Say something!"
Ye Yu glanced indifferently at the frantic Liu Ruyan. With a thought, the Autumn Water Sword let out a hum, broke free from Liu Ruyan's grasp, and slowly landed beside Qin Ruoxian.
Seeing this, Qin Ruoxian smiled sweetly and stored the Autumn Water Sword into her storage ring.
"No! The Autumn Water Sword is mine, give it back!" Seeing this, Liu Ruyan lunged like a madwoman, only to be kicked to the ground by Lin Jingfeng.
"My apologies, Fellow Daoist Ye, we were mistaken about this matter." Lin Jingfeng said guiltily.
Feeling the cold gazes of the Qingyun Sect disciples on her, Liu Ruyan broke down. Before, she was practically cherished by everyone in the Qingyun Sect.
It was precisely because of this that Liu Ruyan gradually forgot the reason she had joined the Qingyun Sect.
Now, this immense sense of disparity was something she simply couldn't accept.
Ye Yu looked deeply at Lin Jingfeng. Lin Jingfeng couldn't possibly not have known about the rumors Liu Ruyan had spread about him.
These baseless lies were full of holes. It was one thing if outsiders didn't know, but the Qingyun Sect members couldn't possibly be ignorant, especially since Yan Ruyu was present when the engagement was broken.
The reason for doing this was simply that they intentionally wanted Liu Ruyan to escalate the situation. That way, regardless of whether Liu Ruyan's claims were true or not, it would draw Ye Yu out. This was probably also why Yan Ruyu brought Liu Ruyan back to the Qingyun Sect.
Lin Jingfeng felt uneasy under Ye Yu's gaze, as if he had been seen through. He could only force an awkward smile.
"Alright, since the matter is resolved, you should leave. As for Yan Ruyu's issue, we'll discuss it after this secret realm ends," Ye Yu said.
Although he disliked the Qingyun Sect's methods, Ye Yu hated the Demon Race even more, so helping Yan Ruyu was not a big deal.
Hearing this, Lin Jingfeng breathed a sigh of relief. He then led the Qingyun Sect disciples away. Before leaving, he even removed Liu Ruyan's Qingyun Sect emblem.
Their objective had been achieved, and such a pawn naturally had no further use.
Stripped of the Qingyun Sect's protection, Liu Ruyan was quickly surrounded by the cultivators she had deceived.
No one would be happy about being used as a pawn! Especially when this person had almost caused them to offend someone they shouldn't have!
"No... no... Brother Yu, save me, Brother Yu!" Liu Ruyan cried out.
At this moment, everyone stopped and looked at Ye Yu.
Ye Yu glanced at the doorway, then looked up at Situ Guang on the second floor. After seeing him nod, Ye Yu said, "Do whatever you want with her, but don't dirty my eyes."
Hearing this, several people immediately dragged Liu Ruyan out.
It was a joke. Putting aside Ye Yu's own combat prowess, just looking at Lin Jingfeng's attitude towards him earlier was enough for them to know that Ye Yu was not someone to be trifled with. Not to mention there was a female demon on the second floor!
"Stop!" After the group dragged Liu Ruyan out, a shout suddenly rang out.
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