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"It's been more than half a year — you finally came back."
Hearing her husband's familiar voice after so long, Feng Qing'er's tone carried a faint hint of complaint.
"Hehe, well, unlike you magical beasts, I can't rely on some ancient relic from my ancestors to advance quickly into the Dou Zun realm. For us humans, breaking through takes a bit more time, naturally."
Seeing the slight pout on his wife's delicate face, Lin Feng hurried forward and wrapped his arm around her soft, slender waist with a flattering smile.
"Hmph."
Feng Qing'er gave a soft snort through her delicate nose, clearly still feigning annoyance.
Meanwhile, Fei Tian and the others nearby were utterly dumbfounded. In their eyes, Feng Qing'er had always been cold and distant — a woman impossible to approach. When had they ever seen her act so coquettish toward a man?
If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, they would never have believed such a thing could happen, even if beaten to death.
"Ahem, wife, let's talk once we're back."
Seeing the shocked expressions of those in front of them, Lin Feng quickly tightened his hold around Feng Qing'er's slender waist and flew down toward the Ye Courtyard.
Feng Qing'er, noticing the looks on Fei Tian and the others' faces, didn't resist. She simply allowed Lin Feng to pull her along as they descended.
As for Fei Tian and the others, after standing there dumbfounded for a moment, they finally withdrew the Earth Force Reversing-Heaven Formation and disappeared into the distant sky. They'd lived long enough to know better than to act foolishly.
Judging from the couple's intimate interaction, it was obvious what kind of relationship they had — exactly what everyone had suspected.
"Qing'er, where are Xin Lan and Xian'er?"
Once Lin Feng arrived back in his room at the Ye Courtyard, he realized that Ye Xin Lan and Xiao Yixian were nowhere to be seen. Curious, he immediately asked.
At the mention of the other two women, Feng Qing'er shot him a slightly annoyed look before replying softly, "The two of them took some Dou Zun experts and went out to hunt down members of the Hall of Souls."
She then remembered that Lin Feng had been away for more than half a year and probably didn't know the recent developments, so she explained, "While you were in seclusion, Xiao Yan ambushed quite a few Hall of Souls Protectors — even some Elders."
"So whenever we caught wind of Xiao Yan attacking a Hall of Souls squad, we'd secretly ambush near the branch halls he targeted. Once any Hall of Souls protectors passed by, we'd strike and kill them. Sometimes, we even found other Hall of Souls groups ourselves and wiped them out to collect their souls."
Hearing this, Lin Feng was both surprised and amused. The arm around her waist tightened slightly as he chuckled, "That's my wife for you — clever as ever. Using their own chaos against them, eh? I can only imagine how much more the Hall of Souls hates Xiao Yan now, hahaha."
Feng Qing'er gave his chest a light slap in mock annoyance, rolling her eyes at his smug grin.
"Still," She continued, "Though our soul power has improved greatly, Xiao Yan's own soul power has also grown tremendously through his battles with the Hall of Souls."
Feng Qing'er's slender brows furrowed slightly as she recalled Xiao Yan's recent progress.
Lin Feng thought for a moment before asking curiously, "With Xiao Yan going on such a rampage against the Hall of Souls, hasn't he faced any retaliation?"
"There has been, but somehow, his strength has skyrocketed in a very short time. A few months ago, he suddenly advanced from a Three-Star Dou Zong to Six-Star. And not long ago, after taking some kind of pill, he reached the Seven-Star Dou Zong realm."
"Also, the Feng Zun Zhe we killed before — he's come back to life, and his strength is even greater than before. He should be around Seven-Star Dou Zun now."
"With their current strength, as long as they don't run into a Tian Zun from the Hall of Souls, they're basically untouchable. That's why the two of them have been acting so recklessly."
As she spoke of Xiao Yan's rapid power growth, Feng Qing'er couldn't hide the confusion in her voice. She'd tried to figure out how his strength had soared so quickly, but she had found no clues.
Lin Feng's brows furrowed tightly at her words — he was equally puzzled. By his estimation, Xiao Yan wasn't the type to resort to some underhanded, twisted method just to gain temporary power.
After all, the man had already reached the Dou Zong level, which was completely different from Lin Feng's situation back then. If one's foundation was damaged at that stage, repairing it and rebuilding the cultivation base would take an incredibly long time.
However, since Xiao Yan hadn't used any crooked or demonic methods, then there was almost only one possible reason for his strength to have grown so explosively— he must have absorbed a Heavenly Flame!
"But where did Xiao Yan get a new Heavenly Flame?"
As that thought came to mind, Lin Feng couldn't help but fall into deep contemplation.
"Could it be that Gu Xun'er sent someone to find a Heavenly Flame and gave it to Xiao Yan?"
Thinking of Xiao Yan's girlfriend, the daughter of the Gu Clan Patriarch, Lin Feng instinctively suspected her. After all, only that explanation could barely make sense.
"Tsk, that Gu Clan is really stubborn," Lin Feng muttered under his breath. "After I killed two of their Dou Zun experts, they still went and helped Xiao Yan find a Heavenly Flame. Don't tell me Xiao Yan is actually Gu Yuan's illegitimate son?"
He grumbled to himself, then shared his suspicion with Feng Qing'er.
"Your guess might not be wrong," Feng Qing'er said thoughtfully.
"When I returned to my clan before, I heard some elders mention it. Apparently, the Gu Clan has sent quite a few Dou Zun experts out of the Central Plains, heading toward other continents. No one really knows what they're up to."
As she spoke of the Gu Clan, that noble and graceful face of hers showed a faint look of realization. Still, just like Lin Feng, she couldn't understand why the Gu Clan would go to such lengths to help Xiao Yan obtain a Heavenly Flame.
"Sister Qing'er! We're back!"
Just as Lin Feng and Feng Qing'er were lost in thought, a familiar, melodious female voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.
Moments later, the door creaked open.
Two graceful figures—one dressed in white, the other in blue—stepped into the room. As soon as they entered, the two women noticed a male figure standing inside. Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan froze for an instant, their hearts skipping a beat.
But the next moment, when they clearly saw the man's face, their eyes widened in disbelief—it was the husband they had missed day and night.
"Dear, you're finally back!"
Ye Xin Lan's pretty face lit up with pure joy, and without another word, she dashed toward Lin Feng.
Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly withdrew his arm from around Feng Qing'er's slender waist and opened his arms to catch the woman flying toward him.
"Husband, you're finally home. I missed you so much."
Resting in Lin Feng's embrace, Ye Xin Lan lifted her delicate face and looked up at him with teary, affectionate eyes.
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