I will kill anyone who has the right or the right to oppose me taking his dog...

Inside the inner chamber behind Changqing Hall, which is filled with magic arrays.

Pei Hanzhou said with a solemn expression, "Since the people who abducted you have a grudge against you, why did you never mention when you came down the mountain that there were still some people waiting for you to come down and settle accounts with you?"

Pei Xuanzhi sat cross-legged on a high platform, with several spirit stones floating in the air, showering him with spiritual energy.

He seemed quite nonchalant, saying casually, "They're just a few petty thugs. Whether I talk about it or not doesn't matter. It's not hard to resolve. I may not be good enough, but I'm not so bad that they'll really take me down."

He spoke in a very ordinary way, but Pei Hanzhou felt waves of fear in his heart, and his back teeth clenched involuntarily, his temples throbbing with anger.

This kid's behavior is no different from that of a five or six-year-old child who insists on jumping into a cold pond in winter and a swamp in summer. As long as he is happy, he dares to go and wander around in any dangerous place by himself to show off.

But since I didn't raise him from childhood, I feel mostly indebted to him, so I really didn't want to speak harshly to him. I could only say:

"You shouldn't come down the mountain easily until you're fully recovered. You've managed to erase many things from your mind... Who else do you have old grudges against?"

Pei Xuanzhi lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "That's all. It's not that I deliberately hid it. They were all trivial matters that no one would notice. What could the people you sent to investigate find out? I've survived all these years. Do you really think I'd die after going to Chang'an?"

Pei Hanzhou remained silent for a long time, his solemn expression softening slightly. He said softly:

"Now that you've returned safely, I won't hold it against you. Things are different now than before. If you have anything to say, you can come and talk to your father."

Pei Xuanzhi nodded and said, "Understood."

It's clear that I didn't take it to heart.

Pei Hanzhou looked at him quietly, the events of the past ten years flashing through her mind like fleeting shadows.

Although a thousand emotions were surging within him, he ultimately said in a rather calm tone, "You should stay here in seclusion for a while. Is there anything you want? I'll prepare it for you before you come out of seclusion."

Pei Xuanzhi shook his head. "No."

Pei Hanzhou had anticipated this, so he raised his hand and made a hand seal to activate the formation. After confirming that there were no gaps in the formation, he withdrew and sealed the gate.

Pei Xuanzhi, dressed in white, sat alone on the high platform where the light flickered.

His gaze swept over the surrounding magic arrays that flowed with spiritual energy, and then looked at the runes carved on the high platform below him.

He had been here once before and had copied all the magic arrays. This time, some of the magic arrays showed signs of adjustment based on his current physical condition.

He was looking at the changes when he suddenly felt a tightness all over his body and was kissed several times on the face.

Through Jinli's eyes, he saw Yan Huanyue's bright eyes and a smug smile on her face.

This is really...

His fingertips rested gently on his knees, lightly caressing the sleeves embroidered with gold thread.

The cat only knows how to get angry with her, but she can keep taking the cat back and hugging and kissing it without getting tired of it.

Why is she much more affectionate towards a cat than towards him?

The feeling of being tightly embraced spread throughout his body, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly.

She was initially engrossed in the activity, but her obsession with determining the cat's gender was becoming increasingly worrying...

Seeing her determined expression, Pei Xuanzhi's breathing became slightly disordered, and he subconsciously clenched his robe at the waist and fastened the jade belt around his waist.

This was indeed somewhat unexpected for him. He had only wanted to stay by her side, but he never imagined that she was thinking of doing that kind of thing to a cat. It was quite horrifying to even think about.

After a long while, the golden kitten ghost chased after him, bursting through the wall and leaping onto his lap, trying to return to his body to hide for a while.

He gently pinched the kitten by the scruff of its neck with his long, slender fingers, lifted it up, stared into its round eyes, and said coolly:

"Who gave you permission to sneak back while she was meditating? Weren't you the most troublesome one before?"

The little golden raccoon hugged its little furry tail tightly, howling and complaining.

Pei Xuanzhi said, "I know, but what difference does it make if I cut you off? As long as I can stay by her side, you're nothing but golden mist; you'll grow back when you return to my body..."

As he talked, he realized that the golden fox was actually formed from his soul energy and was originally a part of him.

If she were to deliver that kind of blow, allowing him to experience it firsthand, he would likely feel a tremor in his heart.

"But she likes you."

Pei Xuanzhi received all the hugs and kisses through it; she even planned to sleep with it in her arms...

"Go back and stay with her for the night. If she insists on using her knife tonight and you can't avoid it, then wait until I come out of seclusion before you return."

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At night, Yan Huanyue released the hand seals at her fingertips, and the slightly turbulent spiritual energy within her body gradually calmed down.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead, enduring the lingering pain from expanding her spiritual sea and meridians.

The fluffy little golden tabby climbed into her arms on its short legs, wagging its tail and looking up at her with longing eyes.

Yan Huanyue picked it up and nuzzled its head against hers, laughing, "Didn't you say you didn't want to get close to me?"

The kitten meowed and rubbed its head against her chin and neck.

Yan Huanyue placed it on the bed, got up to take another bath, and when she came back, it had already crawled into the quilt and was lying down, its head buried in the pillow, its two little furry paws covering its eyes as it quietly slept.

Yan Huanyue turned off the light, lay down in the quilt, and took a deep breath of it. Listening to its soft meows, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The kitten climbed onto her neck and rolled around, then reluctantly nuzzled against her face.

It didn't want to leave her, but staying might come at a huge price, which wasn't something to gamble on lightly.

She wouldn't cut his body, but she might actually cut it; the pain and fear would be the same.

The golden mist was capable of transformation; it lingered there, reluctant to leave, and in an instant transformed into a golden snake, its eyes filled with lust, the crimson serpent ceaselessly licking her neck...

Just as she was about to regain consciousness, it swam into the blankets, coiled around her belly, gently swayed the tip of its tail, and lazily flicked its tongue.

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Yan Huanyue lost her cat again. She searched everywhere but could not find any trace of it.

She felt quite regretful, wishing she hadn't been so harsh on it and insisted on going against its nature.

These past few days, I've had to constantly look around for any small golden figures when I'm walking down the street.

Unfortunately, we didn't run into each other.

However, when she happened to pass by Elder Feng Ye's secluded residence while looking for the cat, she saw Han Shuangying kneeling in front of the courtyard gate, holding a long sword above her head with both hands, and had not gotten up for many days.

In her previous life, Yan Huanyue would never have come to Elder Feng Ye's residence, let alone specifically seek out Han Shuangying.

She had only vaguely heard that Senior Sister Han had killed the King of Guangguo, a member of the royal family of Yan Kingdom, without the sect's permission.

It happened around this time, but after the New Year, everything went back to normal, and Senior Sister Han didn't seem to be greatly affected. At the time, she just thought that Senior Sister had done what she was supposed to do, so she didn't inquire about the matter in detail.

Yan Huanyue would occasionally go to the vicinity of Feng Ye's residence to watch from afar. Then one evening, Elder Feng Ye, seemingly unmoved, said something in the courtyard:

“You didn’t kill the wrong person, but you deliberately killed him in front of his parents, siblings, and wife, and then threw him into the palace. After all these years, the resentment has not been cleansed. Sigh... Go back now.”

Han Shuangying stood up and said with a cool expression, "Yes."

Instead of leaving immediately, she walked straight towards Yan Huanyue, who had been there for several days.

Yan Huanyue made a hand seal and said, "Greetings, Senior Sister."

Han Shuangying asked, "You said you would go to Chang'an before you came down the mountain. Did you go?"

Yan Huanyue nodded and said, "I'm going."

Han Shuangying stepped forward, and Yan Huanyue did not ask her about killing the king. Instead, she followed her and talked about the demon seed in Chang'an.

Han Shuangying frowned slightly and said, "The demonic seed has been lurking for a long time. This is something that happens every now and then. Xue Yuannian is not an incompetent fool, but it is still difficult to guard against this."

Yan Huanyue gave a casual reply, and Han Shuangying asked, "Aren't you curious about my killing of all the kings?"

Yan Huanyue said, "I'm curious. I'll wait for my senior sister to tell me herself."

Han Shuangying said coolly, "When I passed through the capital of Yan, I originally did not intend to stay, but I happened to run into him killing all the concubines in his mansion because of a conflict with his wife, in order to appease his wife. Ha... a royal relative."

Yan Huanyue thought, the concubines are his own, how can a conflict with the madam involve the lives of others?

Han Shuangying continued calmly, "My parents did not object to my actions, my siblings did not advise me, and my wife not only did not complain but was also pleased with herself. Therefore, I cut off the head of that lowly person in front of them, hoping that they would repent."

Yan Huanyue asked, "What did the Yan Kingdom say?"

Han Shuangying glanced at her and said, "Apart from a fleeing and injuring demon and a murderous evil cultivator, no one has ever accused me. How is the King of Guang any different from the former two? If Yan wants to speak the opposite on this matter, they should see who has the standing and the right to oppose me taking his dog's life."

He truly deserves to be the most renowned leader among his peers in the spiritual community.

In an era adjacent to demons, the idea of ​​letting go of everything and cultivating one's character seems as fantastical as a fairy tale.

Yan Huanyue felt that Senior Sister Han was not particularly aggressive at all.

Even someone like Elder Feng Ye, who experienced the exorcism war, would likely be far more malevolent than Senior Sister Han if he saw that among the many fellow cultivators who had died protecting the human race, there was still a small group of people who treated human life so lightly and killed it at will.

Elder Feng used to be extremely ruthless, and now he is talking about Senior Sister Han, but who knows if he is talking about himself?

She affirmed, "Senior Sister Han did nothing wrong."

A fleeting smile crossed Han Shuangying's face. "There was still some. But now that I think about it, I shouldn't have killed him with one blow. I should have beaten him to death."

Yan Huanyue smiled and said, "In that case, I'm afraid we'll have to kneel for two more days."

Han Shuangying didn't care about being forced to kneel as punishment.

In the first few years after she left the mountain and began her career, she was punished by being forced to kneel almost every time she returned because of her violent behavior. Other than that, nothing much happened.

She casually asked, "What rank did you get on the Heavenly Stele this time?"

Yan Huanyue replied, "I've made it to the seventh rank, and it seems like I might break through to the ninth. By the way, Senior Sister Han, may I participate in the upcoming Suihan Secret Realm Trial of Mingde Sect?"

Han Shuangying stopped and turned to look at her. "You need to go to Mingdezong to take the exam first. If you want to go, you should prepare as soon as possible."

In the previous life, in the Cold Winter Secret Realm, Tan Guiyi's senior sister Lin Xiaofeng went blind in both eyes, but Tan Guiyi and Yu Zhao obtained the biggest prize in the secret realm.

Yan Huanyue had no intention of competing for first place in this trial, but the fact that disciples from various sects were entering together in this somewhat chaotic secret realm did indeed present a good opportunity to deal with Yu Zhao.

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Author's note: This is a transitional scene; the male protagonist will emerge from seclusion in the next chapter.

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