The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"Hey Ye, what do you mean by looking at us like that? Do you really think that the prestigious Wang clan would resort to such despicable means?"

The person who slammed the table was a woman named Wang Miao. Back then, Ruo Bingli almost became her sister-in-law!

"I never said it was you. Why are you so quick to deny it? Are you feeling guilty?"

Ruo Bingli's lips curled into a mocking smile.

Wang Miao's reaction made it clear to anyone with eyes that she was the one who drugged him.

Even the Wang family members sitting at the same table were shocked.

First, I was shocked that this idiot would dare to drug someone in such a situation.

If it's just targeting Ruo Bingli privately, they have no objection. After all, the whole of Zhongzhou knows about their failed marriage alliance with Ruo Bingli and the enmity that followed.

The problem is, they are attending a banquet of the Li clan. If you drug them at this time, aren't you offending the Ye clan while also slapping the Li clan in the face?

How dare you offend two powerful clans at once?

Secondly, I was shocked that Wang Miao was so stupid; it would have been fine if he hadn't been caught drugging her.

They haven't said anything yet, why are you jumping out on your own initiative?

"Wang Laowu, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Li Chengping looked at the person in charge of the Wang family, the second-in-command of the Wang family, Wang Laowu, with a dark face.

Wang Laowu glared at Wang Miao, then stood up with a smile, about to speak.

"Tape? Who wants tape?"

Su Qi, who had been drunk, suddenly came back to life. He looked up and around, finally fixing his gaze on Ruo Bingli, and chuckled foolishly twice.

"Master...Master?! Could it be...hiccup...you want to tie me up with duct tape and lock me in the basement?"

Ruo Bingli, who was originally staring at the Wang family, narrowed her eyes upon hearing this and suddenly turned her head to look at the person in her arms, her pupils trembling.

"What...did you just call me?"

She wondered if she had misheard.

"Me?!" Su Qi pointed to himself, tilted his head, blinked his blank eyes, and was about to say something when he suddenly hiccuped and fainted again.

"Du Yun! Du Yun!!"

He reached out and patted Su Qi's flushed cheeks, only to find that he had passed out drunk again.

Could it be that I'm just imagining things, and he really is Ruoxue?

However... Ruoxue almost never calls herself "Master"...

Besides, although his disciple looks like a woman, he is actually a man.

And this Du Yun...

Ruo Bingli's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Su Qi's lower body.

Suppressing the urge to confirm it right now, Ruobingli had no time to care about Wang Miao and looked at Li Chengping.

"Dean Li, could you give me a guest room? I need to take her to sober up."

"Young Master Ye, rest assured, I will give you an explanation!"

Li Chengping thought that Ruo Bingli was handing over the right to pursue the matter to him, making a guarantee first, and then had someone take the two of them to the guest room.

Ruobingli followed the servants out of the banquet hall, glanced at the maid leading the way, and made sure that the maid wouldn't turn back.

She held her breath and quietly extended An Lushan's claws.

Just as she was about to touch the switch of fate, Su Qi's alarm system was triggered, and he suddenly opened his eyes, but he was clearly not yet fully awake.

Suddenly, he grabbed the hand that made him feel threatened, and his eyes widened.

"Hey, what kind of demon are you!"

She suddenly broke free from Ruobingli's embrace and glared at her face to face.

Sensing the breath reeking of alcohol, Ruobingli frowned slightly and leaned back.

"How dare you plot against me, Old Sun!"

Su Qi's energy suddenly exploded, unleashing a terrifying pressure.

A feeling of suffocation and pressure descended simultaneously, leaving Ruobingli completely shocked and unable to move.

"Suffer to death!"

Terrifying spiritual power gathered in his palm, and the crisis of death was imminent.

Ruo Bingli's heart sank to the bottom. Without thinking of anything else, she quickly took out her trump card to save her life.

But just when she needed it,

But then Su Qi suddenly jumped up and soared into the sky like a rocket.

"The mighty Tianlong!"

"Daluo spell!"

"The Buddhas of Prajna!"

"Prajnaparamita Hum!"

Watching Su Qi perform various poses and flips in the air, he disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Ruo Bingli was stunned, her head filled with question marks.

So... even though he was already face-to-face, why did he still launch an attack?

And...you've gone astray, haven't you?

"what happened?"

Li Chengping probably sensed the burst of spiritual energy earlier and came out of the banquet hall to check the situation.

"master……"

The maid who had been forced to the ground by the oppressive force quickly got up and recounted what had just happened, still shaken.

After listening, Li Chengping didn't know what to say. He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, and sent a message to summon experts to find the person.

Su Qi was, after all, a guest he had invited, and he had an obligation to be responsible for the safety of his guest.

Ruobingli didn't chase after them, but stood there frowning.

No one felt that close proximity, face to face, more clearly than she did.

Su Qi's cultivation level far surpasses that of himself.

This left her feeling somewhat lost.

Because their cultivation levels were far too different, Du Yun, whose cultivation far surpassed his own, could not possibly be his deceased disciple.

but……

She reached up and touched her lips.

Looking back now, that kiss... it felt so familiar!

But if he really is Ruoxue, then wouldn't I have been deceived from the very beginning?

No...no, Ruoxue wouldn't lie to herself.

Now, Ruobingli's feelings are very conflicted. She hopes that Su Qi is still alive, but she doesn't want to believe that Su Qi has been lying to her all along.

"Young Clan Chief Ye?!"

Li Chengping's voice brought Ruobingli back to her senses.

"Is there something you need, Dean Li?"

"You should have noticed it just now, right?"

"What did you find?" Ruobingli asked, puzzled.

"Du Yun's cultivation level!"

Ruo Bingli then remembered that Su Qi was a student of the White Tiger Academy. Shouldn't Li Chengping, as the dean, be suspicious of him knowing that he had such a high level of cultivation?

Now it seems that the old man clearly knows something inside.

"So...the dean already knew?"

Li Chengping pondered for a moment, hesitating whether or not to tell Ruobingli the truth.

Considering Ruobingli's special status in the Ye Clan, although she was not the clan leader, she had more power than the clan leader.

The Holy Lands are already discussing how to resolve this matter. The Ye family has people in the upper echelons of the three Holy Lands, so she knew it was only a matter of time and didn't hide it from them.

After dismissing his attendants and setting up an isolation barrier, Li Chengping slowly recounted the events.

After hearing this, Ruobingli was disappointed.

So he came from the sealed land?

He used to guard the sealed land, so... he is not his Ruoxue.

"Therefore... Young Clan Chief Ye, please keep this a secret and do not reveal Du Yun's situation to others!"

Finally, Li Chengping added.

"I understand!" Ruobingli nodded absentmindedly.

……

The next day, in some unknown mountain ravine.

Su Qi opened his eyes groggily, looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, and fell into deep thought.

who am I?

where am I?

Why am I here?

Sitting up with three major questions in mind, Su Qi rubbed his groggy head and tried to recall what had happened last night.

I met Ruobingli at the banquet and was forced to sit with her. Then... she kept questioning me, and in order to escape, I ate like crazy. In the end... I couldn't remember anything!

Could it be... that she's been discovered? Did Ruo Bingli throw herself into this ravine in a fit of anger?