All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

Qi Cuihe still held a sliver of hope, "Yuan Xiu, when did you arrive?"

Liu Yuanxiu frowned as he looked at her. "Last night."

Qi Cuihe's heart sank. "You saw everything?"

"Mother, why? You...you're committing adultery!" His face was filled with barely concealed anger.

Upon hearing this, Qi Cuihe immediately flew into a rage and slapped Liu Yuanxiu across the face.

"Shut up! I'm your mother!"

But she felt more pain in her heart.

This is the son she carried for ten months and gave birth to! This is the son she risked her life to bring into this world!

Now they're actually using the word "adultery" to describe her.

How could she not be heartbroken?

Liu Yuanxiu's face was turned to the side after being hit, and he didn't turn his head back for a long time.

Turning around, she immediately laughed, "I thought you were being threatened, that you were suffering, that I betrayed my friends, maliciously framed you, and all I wanted was to find you. And this is how you treat me?"

Qi Cuihe regretted it as soon as he hit her, but since he had already done it, he couldn't take it back, so he said coldly.

"So what? I'm your mother, this is what you should do!"

Liu Yuanxiu smiled, "Yes, this is what I should do. You gave birth to me, and I should repay your kindness. I used my conscience to get the news that you are alive, and that's enough."

He looked up at the sky and suddenly felt it was all very boring.

"Since you're still alive and well, that's fine. From now on, I won't care about you anymore. You can be with whoever you want. I won't interfere anymore."

"Yuan Xiu..."

"No need to say more, let's leave it at that, I'll be leaving now."

"Xiu'er!"

He left the courtyard without looking back.

Qi Cuihe looked a little reluctant, but quickly turned her head away and went back to her room.

Liu Yuanxiu left the courtyard and looked up at the sky again, feeling as if even the clouds in the sky were mocking him.

He's really ridiculous.

The father who was tall and imposing when I was a child became a cowardly and selfish man, who dared not offend the imperial power and dared not seek his wife back.

He prided himself on being a womanizer, having countless women and children. In fact, his mistresses constantly put him down because of these women and children, which fostered his inferiority complex and sensitivity.

He had known for several years that his father was unreliable, so he regarded his mother as his closest relative.

But an unexpected turn of events revealed that his mother was not as he had imagined.

She's only been away for a few days, and she's already with another man.

However, he couldn't blame his mother.

Having suffered so much at her father's hands, her mother should have left long ago and found her own happiness.

But why?

Why won't you send him a message when you're perfectly fine?

Let him search outside like a fool, head covered.

Should he be burdened with the guilt of betraying his friends, and live with a guilty conscience for the rest of his life?

Walking down the street, he suddenly felt like he had nowhere to go.

My father has his family, his children.

My mother is here now too.

What about him?

It seems he's... all alone now.

Suddenly, the image of Feng Ning flashed through my mind, along with images of Duan Menghua and Yao Feibai.

Originally... he could have broken out of his old circle very quickly.

He no longer needs to feel inferior because of his status, and he can have his own true friends.

Everything is ruined.

Everything is ruined...

He left Hunyuan City dejectedly, wandering aimlessly.

He didn't see the elder following behind him.

The elder knew there was someone in the courtyard the moment he stepped into it.

He did it on purpose, deliberately letting Liu Yuanxiu see his affair with Qi Cuihe.

Making Liu Yuanxiu unhappy can be considered as fulfilling Gu Wenlang's request.

Of course, most importantly, he hoped that Liu Yuanxiu would stop bothering Qi Cuihe.

If he originally only wanted to humiliate Qi Cuihe, he now seems to have some sincerity.

Qi Cuihe is only forty years old now. For cultivators, the age is quite long. She is young and beautiful, and even after having children, she is still beautiful.

For so many years, he had been without a woman by his side, but now he really wanted to keep Qi Cuihe with him.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after watching Liu Yuanxiu leave with his own eyes.

Tianxuan Sect.

After Feng Ning and the others were cleared of their crimes, they all returned to their residences.

After saying this, Nian Zhao left Xiaoyao Peak to find the sect leader.

Feng Ning's cultivation was interrupted, so she didn't go back to her research and instead went to Ye Yuan's courtyard.

As soon as I entered, I saw Ye Yuan standing in the courtyard.

"Hey, didn't you go to study the blue hair? Why are you out so soon?"

Ye Yuan raised his hand and threw Xiao Qing Si back.

Little Qingsi, swinging her tiny arms and legs, flew over, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws.

"Ahhhh!"

Feng Ning subconsciously reached out and took it in her hand.

She looked at Xiao Qingsi with surprise and delight, "You can talk now."

Little Green Hair rubbed his bottom and said, "I almost fell to my death."

Feng Ning was immediately speechless. "Who taught you those two words?"

She looked at Ye Yuan suspiciously, "You didn't teach him, did you?"

Ye Yuan tilted his chin up, his face full of disdain, "Childish."

"Huh?" Feng Ning asked, puzzled.

No? Then where did it learn those two words?

Xiao Qingsi rolled over, put her hands on her hips, and pointed at Ye Yuan, "Black-faced devil! Don't even think about bullying me. I have a master. Be careful, or my master will beat you up."

Feng Ning was startled and quickly covered it with her hands, pressing her two hands together to completely block it.

She wore an awkward smile.

"You want to... hit me?" Ye Yuan asked with a teasing smile.

Feng Ning quickly put her hands behind her back and shook her head, "No, no! How could I dare? You're the boss, you make the decisions, I'm just a nobody."

Meanwhile, in my palm, Little Green Silk was still clamoring to escape.

"Master, let me out! Please teach him a lesson! He bullied me!"

Feng Ning awkwardly dug her toes into the ground, turned around, put her hand to her lips, and said to Qing Si.

"Can you just shut up already? Are you afraid your master isn't dying fast enough?"

"Owner……"

"Shut up!"

Little Green Hair fell silent, feeling wronged.

Feng Ning turned her head and looked at him casually, "How did you get it to talk so quickly? You're really amazing."

Ye Yuan sneered, "What? Did you move too fast? So you're going to beat me up?"

Feng Ning was so angry she wanted to roll her eyes, but she managed to control her expression.

"Can we let this go?"

Ye Yuan glanced at her but didn't say anything more.

Feng Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and when he looked down, he saw some decaying grass and wood stuck to his shoes.

This isn't something you'd find at Xiaoyao Peak...

"You just went out?"

Ye Yuan's expression remained unchanged. "Yes, I killed someone."

Feng Ning was shocked. "Do you have to be so casual about it?"