Ye Yun's mouth twitched as he heard them. He couldn't help but say,
"So, in your eyes, your master is actually like that?"
To think they suspected him of having a skewed orientation was a grave insult to his brotherhood!
Chen Lingyi stuck out her tongue and said playfully,
"Otherwise, why would Master have no interest in us at all?"
"Exactly, exactly! Aren't we so cute?"
Fang Zhiwei chimed in, leaving Ye Yun amused and exasperated.
Why no interest? It was mainly due to the "past tribulations"...
Ye Yun spread his hands and said, "In short, you've truly misunderstood. Master simply already has your Mistress."
"Now that the misunderstanding is cleared, from now on, you all should..."
"Then from now on, we can openly pursue Master!"
Lin Xueyan's sudden declaration stunned Ye Yun.
However, this statement was met with enthusiastic agreement from Bai Xiaoxiao and the others.
Bai Xiaoxiao gazed at him intently, her wistful eyes holding a hint of expectation.
"Master, you said before that you would be responsible for all of us. Are you going back on your word?"
After speaking, she cast a meaningful glance at Xing Wu.
Her gaze seemed to say, see, Master himself said it.
As expected, Xing Wu's delicate eyebrows twitched, and her gaze shifted to Ye Yun.
"Oh? Responsible for all of you? My dear husband, you still claim you haven't done anything to them?"
"..."
Faced with her sharp gaze, Ye Yun felt a chill run down his spine.
Good heavens, if this misunderstanding wasn't cleared up, it could be rather dangerous!
He quickly explained, "You've misunderstood. I haven't done anything you might imagine to any of them."
"Is that so? Then what kind of responsibility did she mean?"
"That was last time, when I accidentally saw something I shouldn't have, which is why I had to say something like that."
"Accidentally? Was it really accidental?"
Clearly, Xing Wu harbored deep doubts about his explanation.
Ye Yun's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but retort.
"Do I look like that kind of person?"
"Otherwise, why would you only take female disciples?"
"There are reasons for that..."
"What reasons?"
"..."
Ye Yun was rendered speechless by her retorts.
Meanwhile, Lin Xueyan and the others exchanged glances, all feeling the same thing in their hearts.
Their Mistress's combat power was formidable!
After winning the verbal spar with Ye Yun, Xing Wu's gaze turned to Lin Xueyan and the others, and she asked with interest,
"Do you all truly like Master?"
The women looked at each other. Compared to Xing Wu, their auras were much weaker.
But in the end, it was Fang Zhiwei who stepped forward, raising her chin and saying,
"That's right! We like Master, and it's true love!"
Her voice was loud and confident.
"Even if you are my former idol, I won't give Master to you!"
Watching this scene, Ye Yun's eyelids twitched.
Good heavens, given Xing Wu's temper, would she get angry at these juniors challenging her?
However, Xing Wu was surprisingly calm. She nodded and looked at Lin Xueyan and the others.
"And you? Is it the same for you?"
They looked at each other, then their resolve firmed, and they all nodded.
"Precisely! I like Master! He gave me a new life and everything I have!"
"Even if the competitor is a senior, I will still always like Master!"
Lin Xueyan delivered her declaration of love, leaving Ye Yun with a complex mix of emotions.
Alas, it was truly helpless, all of them.
Who said changing them meant he had to be responsible? It made no sense...
At this moment, Xing Wu looked at them, pondered for a moment, and then said something that left Ye Yun dumbfounded.
"If you want to pursue him, then go ahead and pursue him."
"Ah?"
Ye Yun was stunned, looking at her in disbelief.
She, in turn, glanced at him and smiled faintly.
"If you think you can snatch him away from me, this Empress, then try."
"This..."
Ye Yun was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected her to respond like this. Shouldn't she have lectured them properly?
Lin Xueyan and the others were also stunned. Wasn't this woman afraid of her husband being snatched away?
Seeing their shock, Xing Wu looked at Ye Yun and said calmly,
"I remember telling you before that if you told me, it wouldn't be entirely unacceptable. You still have other people, and that statement still holds true."
For her, being with Ye Yun was the only thing that mattered; many other things were insignificant.
Moreover, these women had been with Ye Yun from the beginning.
Compared to herself, they were perhaps even more qualified...
However, she was unaware that because of her words, she and Ye Yun would have to pay a ridiculously steep price.
"My dear wife, you can't do this! If you do, they will..."
Ye Yun's mouth twitched, finding his wife's decision incredibly rash.
But before he could say anything else, Lin Xueyan and the others' eyes lit up, and they all rushed towards him.
"Master!!!"
They say women are like wolves, and Ye Yun truly understood what it felt like to be surrounded by a pack of wolves.
Their eyes were practically glowing green, as if they wanted to devour him!
They were already proactive, and with Xing Wu's authorization now, it was hard to imagine what kind of monsters they would become!
As expected, Fang Zhiwei, the most intelligent among them, immediately raised the banner and approached Ye Yun with a smile.
"Master~ You heard her, right? Mistress said it herself!"
Lin Xueyan also nodded, saying with a serious expression,
"Exactly! Master, you have nothing to say now, right?!"
"Now, we want Master to hug us!"
Finally, Chen Lingyi said this.
Bai Xiaoxiao had already seized the opportunity to be the first to rush forward and grab Ye Yun's arm.
Seeing his usually well-behaved disciples pouncing on him like wolves, clearly all wanting hugs, Ye Yun's mouth twitched. He quickly called out,
"Hey, hey, hey, you girls, can you show some respect for your master? I am your master!"
To this, Bai Xiaoxiao, who was holding his arm, said with a mischievous grin,
"So what? Respecting our master and liking Master don't conflict at all!"
"Good heavens, what kind of twisted logic is this..."
Ye Yun's eyelids twitched, and he quickly looked towards Xing Wu beside him.
"Your husband is being held by other women? Are you just going to sit there and watch?"
To this, Xing Wu appeared to suddenly realize something and nodded thoughtfully.
"That's true..."
After saying that, she smiled charmingly, her delicate body instantly moving to the bed. She then wrapped her arms around his neck from behind.
Leaning close to his ear, she whispered in a voice that sent shivers down his spine,
"Is it like this now?"
"..."
Ye Yun's expression at that moment was indescribably complex.
"You!!!"