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

"You're saying that Bai family's good-for-nothing son-in-law killed the Tianqing Gang leader? How could someone like him, who lives off a woman, possibly do that?"

"Don't disbelieve me, the City Lord's Mansion has issued an arrest warrant, and the City Guard is currently searching for Ye Feng throughout the city."

"Hiss... How dare he openly kill someone in Tianfu Ancient City?"

"Hehe, not only that, I also heard that someone is offering a high price for his head on the black market..."

Hearing the comments from passersby, Su Qi, who was heading to the central square of Tianfu Ancient Capital to return to the Eastern Region via the teleportation array, raised an eyebrow.

When he entered the city, he saw people conducting a strict check, which he found strange.

Unexpectedly, Ye Feng also came back.

After making a few inquiries, Su Qi guessed why he had come back.

Ye Feng helped Ying Muxue deal with the assassin Su Qi, which can be considered a meritorious act of saving the emperor.

With Bai Luo's recommendation, he'll definitely get a minor official position.

This time, returning home is like a triumphant homecoming.

He probably felt that now that he had achieved great success, he could salvage his marriage with Bai Ling, so he couldn't wait to come back.

Unexpectedly, upon returning, they found the Bai family had been wiped out.

Enraged, Ye Feng killed Ji Shan.

Normally, if it were something like this, one could just kill it secretly and that would be fine.

Just like the monsoon season before.

Enraged, Ye Feng stormed into the Tianqing Gang and beat Ji Shan to death in front of countless gang members.

Such blatant blatant disregard for the City Lord's Mansion is a slap in the face.

Moreover, Ji Shan is the city lord's dog. You have to consider the owner before beating the dog, right?

Even the city lord, with his good temper, couldn't tolerate those two resounding slaps.

And so, the situation has escalated to its current state.

Having figured out the situation in Tianfu Ancient Capital, Su Qi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly wanted to cause some trouble for the Chosen One.

It would be difficult for these people to find Ye Feng, who was hiding in the city, but it would be extremely easy for Su Qi to find Ye Feng.

Find a high vantage point and survey the area to see where there are thick, large pillars of auspicious energy.

Huh... there isn't one?

How did he escape from the city?

Or……

Su Qi suddenly felt a chill run down his spine as he thought of something.

Could Ye Feng have secretly gone to the Eastern Region through the teleportation array?

The chosen one is currently in the Southern Region, not only being hunted down by Ning Hongyu's former king organization, but also having a bounty placed on his head in the black market, and has even offended the city lord of Tianfu Ancient Capital...

It seems I really can't stay here any longer.

Returning to the Eastern Region is the best option.

and……

Su Qi frowned, guessing what was going on, and walked to a secluded corner to inquire about the scroll.

"In the original storyline where I wasn't involved, Ye Feng had already gotten on Ying Muxue's good side in the Southern Region, so why did he suddenly go to the Eastern Region to join the Qingyun Sect?"

My name is Ye Feng...

Su Qi quickly finished browsing, then his lips twitched.

In the original storyline, even without Su Qi's involvement, Ji Shan eventually discovered that Ye Feng was the one who killed his son Ji Feng.

Therefore, the Bai family was still wiped out.

The difference is that Bai Ling was captured by the Tianqing Gang, and Ji Shan planned to make her and Ye Feng pay for their son's death.

Then comes the storyline in the capital of the Great Spirit King.

Without Su Qi's interference, Ning Hongyu and Ye Feng developed feelings for each other, but Ye Feng still prevented her assassination attempt.

However, compared to his methods of dealing with Su Qi, Ye Feng was much gentler when dealing with Ning Hongyu.

Even after the assassination attempt failed, it was Ye Feng who helped her escape from the capital of the Great Spirit King.

However, Ning Hongyu was ungrateful and blamed Ye Feng for the failed assassination attempt, thus beginning their love-hate relationship.

After establishing a foothold in the capital of the Great Spirit Kingdom, Ye Feng offered Ying Muxue a plan: to use merchants to boost the economy of the Southern Region and accelerate its post-war recovery efforts.

With Ye Feng's introduction, the Bai family became the main implementers of this policy.

After finalizing the initial plan, Ye Feng intended to return to Tianfu Ancient Capital to bring Bai Ling to Daling King Capital. However, he then discovered that the Bai family had been wiped out and Bai Ling had been captured by the Tianqing Gang.

The subsequent plot developments are similar to what we've seen so far.

The only difference is that there's an added "hero saves the beauty" plot, where the desperate Bai Ling is rescued at her most vulnerable moment and completely wins Ye Feng's heart.

After achieving a spiritual transformation, the two decided to separate temporarily.

With the help of a friend, Ye Feng secretly traveled to the Eastern Region via a teleportation array to avoid trouble.

Bai Ling went to the capital of the Great Spirit Kingdom to help Ye Feng consolidate his base while assisting Ying Muxue in implementing the policy of accelerating trade and post-war recovery.

Alright, it's confirmed, that idiot really did run off to the Eastern Region.

Having confirmed this, Su Qisheng, fearing his home would be raided, dared not linger any longer and quickly returned to the Yunmiao Immortal Sect via the teleportation array.

After leaving the ancient capital of Tianzui, Su Qi used his Nascent Soul cultivation to fly at full speed. Compared to before, this time he only spent one day to return to the foot of the Yunmiao Immortal Sect.

However, he did not go in directly, but instead contacted Du Yunyi.

After all, in other people's eyes, he had been in seclusion at the Yunmiao Immortal Sect for more than a month.

There are no records of him entering or leaving the mountain gate.

If he suddenly comes back from outside now, won't he give himself away?

Only a few breaths after the communication ended, Su Qi looked at Du Yunyi.

"Mother, um..."

Before he could even open his mouth, Du Yunyi pinched his face and started rubbing it vigorously.

"You've really grown up! You've been gone for over a month. Do you know how worried your mother was?"

"Mom, I was wrong... But I'll do it again next time!"

Su Qi broke free from her hand, cupped her reddened cheeks in her hands, and shed tears.

Her watery eyes trembled slightly, making her look pitiful.

When Du Yunyi saw this, her heart was instantly touched, and she could no longer utter any words of rebuke.

"Look at you..." Her tone softened, and she circled around twice, "You've become so thin you look unrecognizable."

Indeed, Su Qi has lost some weight compared to a month ago.

However, this was only because someone was not satisfied with their height and secretly used marrow from corpses to alter their skeleton, thus increasing their height by a little bit.

"Alright, Mother, let's go back quickly." Su Qi, afraid that she would nag any longer, walked behind her and pushed her towards the sect.

"By the way, has there been any news from Mu Feier in the past month or so?"

His question should have been ignored; once he asked, things quickly spiraled out of control.

"Waaah... My child has grown up and only cares about his wife, not his mother. He was away for more than a month and didn't care about his old mother at all. When he came back, the first thing he cared about was his wife."

He feigned tears and wiped them away, then let out a long, drawn-out sigh.

"Sigh~ That's true. After all, I'm an incompetent mother. Not only did I lose you when you were little, but even after you grew up, I knew you were right beside me, yet I didn't dare to acknowledge you. I can understand if you have resentment towards me."

He said he understood, but large tears were already welling up in the corners of his eyes and were starting to fall.

Su Qi had the same expression as an old man on the subway looking at his phone.

“Mother, you know perfectly well that’s not what I meant. I asked Mu Fei’er just to find out what she’s been up to lately, so I could better deal with and win her over.”

"Oh, right, you're not worried about her, and I'm not jealous. As the sect leader of the Yunmiao Immortal Sect, isn't my son's return the first thing I care about? What's there to be jealous about?"