After Yan Qing finished instructing his four disciples on Baiyun Peak, he sent the others away, leaving only Yun Hezhi behind.
Yun Helan secretly glanced at him with jealous eyes, then stormed off. Xu Chengyun and Xiao Lefeng, seeing this, chased after her one after the other.
"Junior Sister, what's wrong? Who made you angry?"
"Don't call me Junior Sister anymore. Everyone knows that the Junior Sister of Yuntian Sect has changed."
Yun Helan looked displeased, and her words were laced with sarcasm.
Xu Chengyun and Xiao Lefeng exchanged a glance, their eyes understanding each other perfectly, and they realized the crux of the problem.
"So that's what Junior Sister is angry about." Xiao Lefeng put his hand on Yun Helan's shoulder: "That's easy, just wait, Senior Brother will get revenge for you."
Xu Chengyun stepped forward and hugged her arm, flattering her, "Yes, Junior Sister, you are the sect leader's daughter. How can you be compared to just any Tom, Dick, or Harry?"
Yun Qing didn't care about Yun Helan and the others plotting to harm her. In the past month or so, she diligently followed Yun Wanyan in cultivation every day, and her cultivation level increased by leaps and bounds. She quickly stabilized at the Qi Refining stage.
Looking at Yun Qing's cultivation speed, Yun Wanyan felt proud. Over the years, she had hardly spent any time and effort on Yun Hezhi and Yun Helan, but now, as she cultivated with Yun Qing every day, she was experiencing the rare joy of family life that mortals talked about.
The sense of accomplishment she felt from raising a child was something she had never experienced before, and it was truly addictive.
Yun Wanyan not only gave Yun Qing many rare and precious materials for cultivation, such as flying boats, fairy dresses, and life-saving hairpins, but also collected a lot of them for her.
Although Sect Leader Yun passed the position of sect leader to Yan Qing, it was only because Yun Wanyan longed for family at that time that she declined the position of sect leader.
However, the wealth accumulated by the Yun family over hundreds of years, as well as the sect's treasure trove of spiritual herbs and other treasures, are all in Yun Wanyan's hands.
She only let a tiny bit slip through her fingers, yet it was enough to create a prodigy, not to mention that Yun Qing was a rare celestial water spirit root, a rarity even in a century.
Upon learning of Yun Qing's progress in cultivation, Yan Qing specially brought gifts to visit her at Ziyun Peak.
"Yun Qing, here." He handed a storage bag to Yun Qing: "Here are some spirit stones and pills. Take them and use them."
Although Yun Qing did not become a disciple of Baiyun Peak, Yan Qing had an inexplicable fondness for the child. Besides, with such high talent, it was only right to support her with the full resources of the sect.
Yun Qing didn't want to accept his gifts, because Yun Wanyan had already given her enough, and she didn't even want what Yan Qing had brought out. But then she thought that if she didn't accept them, these things would definitely benefit Yun Helan, Xiao Lefeng, Xu Chengyun and others, which was something she didn't want to see.
"Thank you, Senior Uncle." Yun Qing smiled sweetly, a smile that melted everyone's heart.
Yan Qing inquired about her cultivation progress before leaving.
After leaving Yun Qing's courtyard, Yan Qing did not leave Ziyun Peak; he still had something to do.
Yun Wanyan was meditating in the main hall when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
The next moment, the palace doors opened, and Yan Qing walked into the palace.
Yun Wanyan opened her eyes and glanced at him indifferently.
That single glance, devoid of any emotion, nearly made Yan Qing lose control of himself. He strode over to Yun Wanyan, crouched down, and stared intently into her eyes.
"Wanyan, what on earth are you doing?"
He really didn't understand why Yun Wanyan's attitude towards him had plummeted ever since she became pregnant with Yun Helan.
They are clearly a loving couple, yet they act as if they are complete strangers.
She was even indifferent to the two children she had carried for ten months.
Especially Helan, who was handed over to a wet nurse as soon as she turned one month old, and Yun Wanyan never even fed her herself.
Out of guilt, Yan Qing spoiled his daughter, indulging her in everything, big or small.
However, perhaps influenced by Yun Wanyan, he also couldn't bring himself to love the child.
Yan Qing often wondered if he and his wife would still be as loving as before if they hadn't had Yun Helan.
Seeing the look of nostalgia gradually appear on Yan Qing's face.
Yun Wanyan felt nauseous, but a sarcastic smile curled at the corner of her lips: "What kind of daydream are you having now?"
Yan Qing was taken aback by her blunt words: "What did you say?"
Yun Wanyan: "What kind of daydream are you having? Don't you know perfectly well why I am the way I am now?"
Yan Qing finally saw the sarcasm in her eyes and was shocked: "Wanyan, what do you mean? What should I know? Over the years, you have been cold to us three, and I have never wronged you."
"Never apologized?" Yun Wanyan was shocked by Yan Qing's shamelessness: "What a fine 'never apologized'! In that case, let me ask you, do you remember what you did at the Yunlai Inn nine years ago?"
"Yunlai Inn." Upon hearing these four words, Yan Qing's expression finally changed from one of confusion to one of guilt: "You, you know about that matter?"
Yunlai Inn is located less than 500 meters west of Yuntian Sect, so almost none of the disciples of Yuntian Sect have ever stayed there.
Yan Qing was the same, and the only time he woke up at Yunlai Inn was nine years ago, on that night with Liu Ruyan. This was also the only thing he did that he wronged Yun Wanyan.
After Liu Ruyan left, Yan Qing was worried about her and also afraid that she would appear in front of Yun Wanyan, so he searched for a long time but found nothing.
As time passed, Yan Qing almost forgot about this person, and didn't even know if she was pregnant when she left.
"Well? Now you have nothing to say, right?" Yun Wanyan interrupted Yan Qing's recollection, her voice as cold as if it were wrapped in ice shards: "Do you know how disgusted I've been by you all these years? Every time I'm in the same space as you, I think of how you used to be entangled with other women."
"Wanyan, let me explain. That time was a complete accident. She drugged me. You have always been the only one in my heart."
"Do you even believe that yourself?" Yun Wanyan scoffed. "If you hadn't given me the chance, would a mere mortal woman have forced you?"
Faced with Yun Wanyan's seemingly all-knowing gaze, Yan Qing lost the courage to argue and lowered his head in dejection.
Yun Wanyan, however, did not let him off the hook, seemingly determined to make clear about all the grudges and disputes of the past years.
"When you rescued Liu Ruyan, I saw through her intentions. But I, Yun Wanyan, refused to be a jealous woman fighting over a man. At that time, Hezhi had just been born, and I was willing to give you a chance. But you have disappointed me so much. She came to you time and time again, and you never refused. If it weren't for that accident, were you planning to treat her as a confidante forever?"
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