Jintian City, Yun Mansion.

In the vast mansion, there is an elegant embroidered pavilion located beside a clear pond in the backyard.

A graceful woman with a slender waist and delicate features, possessing a gentle and refined temperament, sat by the window of her boudoir. Her slender hands gently held a jade comb, slowly combing her long, flowing hair that almost reached her waist and rested against her chest. Her clear, bright eyes gazed at the clouds in the sky, her gaze tender and affectionate.

"Yuanlang, Meng'er misses you so much. I wonder if you have advanced to the Spirit King realm yet. Meng'er really wants to marry you soon."

"My little sister is married now. She married your childhood friend, Yu Xiao, the silly boy who just smiles like an idiot whenever he sees her. You probably can't believe he actually won her over, can you?"

"Actually, my little sister had liked him for a long time, but she was too stubborn to admit it. It wasn't until she went to the Ten Thousand Mountains to collect herbs and encountered danger that he desperately protected her and ended up seriously injured and unconscious. Only then did she start to panic, seeking medical treatment everywhere and living in constant fear. She completely lost her composure."

"Later, after that guy recovered, she pretended to be indifferent to him again, stubbornly refusing to admit that she liked him. Her mouth was as hard as a rock. But that guy was a blockhead and didn't know how to seize the opportunity. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I called them over, tied them back to back, and that's how I finally confessed their feelings."

"And guess what happened? That silly boy immediately realized his mistake, and he just knelt down and said to the girl, 'I want to marry you,' and she tearfully agreed!"

"When I saw them like that, I wondered what it would be like if it were us. I went back to my room and thought about it seriously for a long, long time, but even now, I still don't have a clear answer, because I've realized that the image of you in my mind has become somewhat blurred..."

"Yuanlang, please come back soon. Meng'er is so scared... so scared that one day, when you reappear in front of me, I won't recognize you..."

...

Da da da!

Just then, a hurried sound of people rushing upstairs came from the embroidered tower.

A beautiful, petite woman, her face contorted with anger, rushed to Yunmeng's boudoir and barged in without knocking.

"sister!"

Upon seeing Yunmeng sitting by the window, Yunyan called out and ran over with a face full of resentment.

"What's wrong, little sister? Why are you so angry? Did your husband bully you?"

Yunmeng looked at Yunyan with a puzzled expression and asked.

"He dares to bully me? If I don't bully him, it's only because I'm being merciful!"

Yun Yan pouted, then her face turned angry: "This time it's related to your fiancé!"

"Yuanlang?"

Yunmeng's beautiful eyes lit up, and she abruptly stood up and hurriedly asked, "Yan'er, has Yuanlang returned?"

"He hasn't come back yet, but he'll probably be back soon."

Yun Yan sneered, "Your sweetheart is quite something. She did something big at the Divine Firmament Sect, and now it's almost common knowledge!"

Yunmeng frowned slightly. Judging from Yun Yan's tone, it was clearly not good news. She couldn't help but feel a little flustered and asked, "Yan'er, what exactly happened to Yuan Lang?"

"Sister, stop calling him Yuanlang, he's not worthy of being your husband!"

Yun Yan said indignantly, her little face tense.

Yunmeng frowned even more deeply, and said unhappily, "Yan'er, you are not allowed to talk about your brother-in-law like that!"

"Sister, you're still protecting him? Do you even know how terrible he's been?"

Yun Yan said indignantly through gritted teeth, "You've waited so many years for him, yet he actually did something shameless like defiling your junior sister in the Divine Firmament Sect!"

"What did you say?!"

Yunmeng was struck dumb, her face turning pale as she said, "Yan'er, you...you mustn't be talking nonsense. Yuanlang is an upright and virtuous man. How could he do such a despicable thing?"

"He thinks he's upright and innocent? Do you know that he has many beautiful junior sisters in his sect? I heard that he not only defiled his junior sister, but also wants to take all the other junior sisters and prepare to build a huge harem!"

Yun Yan gritted her teeth in anger, her body trembling as she spoke. Her sister was so deeply in love with Chi Yuan. She would rather be alone in her empty room than hinder Chi Yuan's cultivation. She would rather live a secluded life in the backyard than let Chi Yuan misunderstand her. Yet Chi Yuan had done something so unforgivable to her sister. It was utterly heartless!

Yunmeng took a half step back, her body trembling. Her delicate hands rested awkwardly on the table in front of the window. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "Yan'er, don't believe everything you hear. You know Yuanlang's character. He would never do such a thing!"

"Sister, don't be silly. Don't you know people's hearts can change? He's been away from home for so many years, and he has so many beautiful junior sisters around him. How could he still be as faithful as he was back then?"

"I believe in Yuan Lang's character. Even if the whole world is full of rumors about him, I won't believe a single one of them!"

"Sister, do you really think this is just a rumor? Father personally went to the Divine Firmament Sect and asked the sect master to verify it. Not only did he disrespect that junior sister, but he was also stubborn and refused to admit it. In the end, his grandmaster was so angry that he personally crippled his cultivation and expelled him from the sect. This is all true!"

"you……"

Upon hearing Yun Yan's words, Yun Meng felt a deafening roar in her mind, as if the sky were about to collapse. Her face turned pale, and she opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the world spun before her eyes, and she collapsed to the ground, powerless.

...

Jintian City, Chi Mansion.

In the spacious and luxurious front hall, a group of key figures from the Chi family gathered.

"Patriarch, did you learn the truth during your trip to the Divine Firmament Sect? Is it true, as rumored, that Chi Yuan disrespected your junior sister, had his cultivation crippled, and was expelled from the sect?"

The eldest elder of the Chi family looked at Chi Li, the head of the Chi family, and asked in a stern voice.

"Hmph! This unfilial son, I never imagined that all of this was true. He has completely disgraced the Chi family!"

Chi Li said angrily, with a tone of disappointment and frustration.

Chi Yuan's mother, Lin Huixin, was also filled with disappointment, her expression mixed with heartache and sadness: "My husband and I have already verified this matter with Sect Master Shangguan Zhen of the Shenxiao Sect, and it is indeed true."

"Yuan'er has disappointed me greatly. I thought he was an upright and honest person who would not do such a despicable thing, and even if he did, he would be responsible for it. But I never thought he was really as bad as the rumors say!"

"Mother, my elder brother... he..."

Beside Lin Huixin, Chi Yang, with his thick eyebrows, big eyes, and upright demeanor, looked incredulous upon hearing this. He couldn't believe that his older brother, whom he had idolized and looked up to since childhood, a towering figure whom he admired and respected, and who served as his moral standard, could be such a person!

His beliefs had already begun to crumble.