After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

In the bamboo forest, a young man dressed as an inner disciple was repeatedly slapping a young girl across the face.

The girl looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. Although she was dressed in coarse linen clothes, she had a very pretty appearance.

However, her fair left cheek was already red from the young man's slap, leaving clear handprints.

Beside the girl's feet lay a medicine basket, its contents—freshly picked medicinal herbs—scattered all over the ground.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

The young man continued his actions without stopping, and the sound of slaps echoed continuously.

Despite the burning pain on her cheeks, the girl's eyes remained resolute as she looked at the young man before her without fear.

It was as if they were looking at a pitiful reptile.

Upon seeing that look, the young man was immediately enraged and about to lash out when he seemed to remember something and quickly calmed down.

"You bitch, others may not know, but I do. You came to the Heavenly Sword Sect with Instructor Ge just to survive so you could save your mother!"

As the young man spoke, his lewd gaze roamed over the girl's delicate body.

Immediately, he lifted the girl's fair chin and lewdly said, "If you are willing to keep it a secret from Instructor Ge and have a moment of pleasure with me."

I, Lu Yunyi, swear that I will treat you well from now on. Any cultivation resources I have will be yours first priority, okay?

After saying that, Lu Yunyi smiled smugly and waited for the girl's answer.

"Pooh!"

The girl spat out a mouthful of saliva, which landed on Lu Yunyi's face.

She didn't answer, or perhaps that was her answer.

"Yin Jiaojiao! You bitch!"

After wiping the saliva off his face, Lu Yunyi's eyes darkened and his face turned ashen.

Immediately, he raised his right hand high, no longer showing any mercy, ready to beat her to a pulp.

Seeing the slap about to fall, the girl, though not afraid, still closed her eyes.

It's as if the pain will stop if I don't look at it.

However, the slap that should have been heard never came.

"Who are you? Do you know who I am? Let go of my hand right now!"

Hearing the noise beside her, the girl frowned slightly and opened her eyes in confusion.

Suddenly, a handsome young man appeared in the bamboo forest, tightly gripping Lu Yunyi's wrist.

The person who arrived was none other than Qin Chuan!

Upon entering the bamboo forest, Qin Chuan heard the disciple in front of him call out the name of the girl next to him, Yin Jiaojiao, and he immediately rushed out.

"Let me go!"

Lu Yunyi's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "Boy, do you know who I am? I am Instructor Ge's disciple. If you don't want to die, let go of my hand right now!"

He tried several times to pull his hand away, but found that it was as if it were being clamped by pliers, and he couldn't pull it away no matter how hard he tried.

Not only that, Lu Yunyi felt that the profound energy in his body was completely unusable, as if it had sunk into the sea and been completely disconnected.

He was quite frightened by the situation and could only try to remain calm.

Qin Chuan smiled and then said, "Alright, I'll let you go."

As he spoke, he loosened his grip, but in that instant, he clenched his fist and threw a powerful punch.

"puff!"

Lu Yunyi immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body flew backward like a shrimp arching up.

It finally stopped after breaking countless bamboo stalks.

His eyes were wide open, his chest caved in, and blood kept flowing from the corners of his mouth. He died on the spot.

Immediately, Qin Chuan walked to Lu Yunyi's side and took off the storage ring on his body.

Then Qin Chuan waved his hand, and a cluster of deep red flames landed on Lu Yunyi's corpse.

Soon, a pile of ashes appeared on the ground, which dissipated into the air with a gust of wind.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. From the moment Qin Chuan made his move to the moment Lu Yunyi turned to ashes, only a few breaths had passed.

After doing all this, Qin Chuan walked towards the girl.

Seeing that the girl was trembling slightly but not afraid to leave, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

The girl shook her head, then nodded.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan was almost dumbfounded and tentatively asked, "Are you mute?"

"You're the one who's mute!"

Seemingly angered by Qin Chuan's words, the girl finally spoke, her voice clear and melodious.

Qin Chuan smiled helplessly and asked, "Then what do you mean by shaking your head and nodding at the same time?"

The girl said calmly, "I mean I'm afraid of you, but I'm not afraid of you either."

Qin Chuan was slightly taken aback. "Why?"

"I'm afraid of you because the scene just now really scared me. As for not being afraid of you, it's because since you're willing to save me, you definitely won't kill me, otherwise you wouldn't have needed to come out and save me."

Upon hearing this, a hint of appreciation flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes.

The woman in front of me, though young, possessed an intelligence far beyond that of her peers.

As if he had just thought of something, Qin Chuan quickly asked, "Your name is Yin Jiaojiao?"

The young girl frowned slightly, wanting to deny it, but thinking of what Lu Yunyi had just said, she hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan was overjoyed, but just as he was about to say something, he slapped his forehead.

He recalled that Qin Zhantian had only given him this name, without providing any other information or tokens.

I can only blame myself for being drunk at the time and forgetting to ask about the details.

After a moment's hesitation, Qin Chuan looked at Yin Jiaojiao and asked, "Miss Yin, I have a rather abrupt question. Please don't take offense."

Although she felt a little strange, since the other party had just saved her, Yin Jiaojiao nodded and said, "Go ahead and ask."

Is your father still alive?

Hearing Qin Chuan's words, Yin Jiaojiao rolled her eyes and said irritably, "That was indeed quite abrupt."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan scratched his head sheepishly.

It was quite strange that the two of them asked each other whether their biological father was alive or dead the first time they met.

But after a moment of silence, Yin Jiaojiao finally answered, "My father is dead?"

"died?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan frowned. It seemed that Yin Jiaojiao in front of him was not the person he wanted.

Just as Qin Chuan was about to take his leave, Yin Jiaojiao's voice came again, "He's a heartless man, a bastard who abandoned his wife and children. He's already dead in my heart!"

Heartless man!

Upon hearing these three words, Qin Chuan's spirits immediately lifted. Everything matched and aligned perfectly with what the family head had said.

He asked impatiently, "Then do you know where he is now?"

When Qin Chuan pressed her for details about her father's whereabouts, Yin Jiaojiao frowned slightly, her face filled with even more doubt.

After a moment's hesitation, she replied, "I'm not sure if this person is there, but I've heard my mother often mention a place."

"where?"

"Guiyun City!"

Upon hearing the name Guiyun City, Qin Chuan's eyes instantly brightened.

He was now certain that the girl in front of him was the Qin family head's biological daughter, Yin Jiaojiao!