Her voice was neither humble nor arrogant, gentle yet oppressive.
This made Xing Lian, despite her cold expression, dare not make a direct move.
Finally, she spoke in a deep voice.
"It seems I miscalculated. Your Chaofeng Mountain actually has such a close relationship with my sister, willing to hide this fellow for her."
Originally, she had thought that Chaofeng Mountain and Xing Wu had no connection, but now it seemed...
However, Feng Qingxian immediately denied her.
"You're overthinking it. This Empress has no relationship with that woman Xing Wu."
Xing Lian's delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she glanced at Ye Yun.
"If that's the case, why are you protecting him?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Qingxian gently placed her fair hand on Ye Yun's shoulder and smiled as she explained.
"He possesses the bloodline of my Celestial Phoenix clan and is the future husband this Empress has chosen. Isn't it normal for me to protect him?"
Hearing this, Ye Yun's lips twitched. When did he become her future husband?
But looking at Feng Qingxian, he saw her smiling at him with a 'kind' expression, and he felt it wasn't appropriate to expose her.
At this moment, Xing Lian frowned.
"Future husband?"
"That's right, don't you believe me?"
Feng Qingxian smiled, grabbed Ye Yun's shoulder with one hand, pulled him into her embrace, and directly kissed him on the cheek.
Her soft, moist lips left a beautiful lip print on Ye Yun's cheek.
At this moment, Ye Yun was dumbfounded, and Xing Lian was also stunned.
"..."
According to Ye Yun's previous statement, wasn't he a dual cultivation immortal couple with Xing Wu, and their relationship seemed very intimate?
But now, Feng Qingxian had appeared, claiming he had the Celestial Phoenix bloodline and was her future husband?
Xing Lian was a bit confused. What kind of messy relationship was there between these three?
Only then did Feng Qingxian release Ye Yun, looking at her with a smile.
"So? Does the Hall Master intend to fight today? If you're not afraid of the consequences, for my future husband, this Empress will accompany you to the end!"
"..."
Xing Lian had some understanding of Feng Qingxian's personality.
What she said, she would definitely follow through with, especially when it concerned her future husband...
She looked at Feng Qingxian, then at Ye Yun, and after a long while, she let out a sigh.
"Forget it. Since you're here, I'll let him go this time."
After speaking, Xing Lian's icy gaze fell upon Ye Yun.
"Of course, next time we meet, I will definitely kill you!"
After leaving this threat, Xing Lian snorted and disappeared in an instant...
Seeing this, Feng Qingxian shook her head.
As for Ye Yun, after watching her disappear, he turned to Feng Qingxian and couldn't help but complain.
"Empress, aren't you... kissing me a bit too much?"
Hearing this, Feng Qingxian looked at him with a smile, appearing indifferent.
"Quite a lot. How about you kiss me back?"
"Heh, I'm afraid someone would cut me up."
"Wouldn't you do it secretly? This Empress won't tell your wife."
"..."
Ye Yun's lips twitched. This woman's methods of seduction were quite potent.
If his willpower wasn't strong, he would have likely been completely ensnared by her.
"Forget it, I don't want to give you any leverage."
Ye Yun glanced at her, his meaning clear.
Even before anything had happened, she was already this brazen.
If he really gave her any leverage, his life story would become an R-rated novel in an instant.
"Alas, it's a pity. You are indeed quite pure-hearted."
Feng Qingxian shook her head, and whether it was an illusion or not,
Every time she was intimate with Ye Yun, she felt like an older sister teasing her younger brother, or even an older aunt teasing a pure young man.
Ye Yun shrugged. He didn't forget to thank her.
"Regardless, you saved my life again this time. Thank you so much!"
Feng Qingxian sighed and said, "You should be glad that person is always cautious. Otherwise, even I might not have been able to save you this time."
"It's only been a few years since I last saw her, and she's already become so much stronger. No wonder Xing Wu was severely injured by her last time."
Although she appeared calm and collected, she had been quite worried just moments ago.
If the other party had truly acted recklessly and attacked Ye Yun, she might not have been able to protect him.
Ye Yun frowned and couldn't help but ask.
"Speaking of which, the Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall is Xing Wu's sister?"
Feng Qingxian was stunned and somewhat surprised.
"Did Xing Wu not mention this to you?"
"Uh... she really didn't. So, what is the reason behind this sibling rivalry farce between them?"
"Farce? This is not a farce, but a genuine, life-and-death sibling conflict!"
Feng Qingxian took a deep breath, as if recalling something, and slowly said.
"You can think of it as a huge conflict in their views on salvation, which led to a series of tragedies."
"They both wanted to prove, or rather, affirm, that their own ideology was correct!"
"At this point, they no longer have any sisterly affection; they are enemies who want to eliminate each other."
Ye Yun's brow furrowed upon hearing this.
"Salvation? What salvation?"
"..."
Feng Qingxian then realized she had said too much and coughed lightly.
"Cough, cough, in short, they just have conflicting ideologies. You can understand it this way."
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow but didn't press the matter. He followed her words and asked,
"The ideological conflict you mentioned, specifically..."
Feng Qingxian thought for a moment and finally replied.
"Basically, Xing Wu believes that when facing certain crises, everyone should unite and face them together."
"And her sister, Xing Lian, believes that a small number of powerful individuals should sacrifice themselves to ensure the survival of the majority, though it's only about survival..."
"Besides that, Xing Lian sealing the ascension channel of the Abyss tribe and suppressing them is also a major point of their conflict."
"After all, under normal circumstances, her actions are no different from betraying her own people..."
Now, Ye Yun understood.
This was why Xing Wu's evaluation of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall Master had been that way before...
"'Those people are dictators, and they are also traitors, betraying their own world.'"
He assumed that 'those people' here referred to her sister, Xing Lian, and some members of the Abyss tribe under her command.
Ye Yun nodded and asked abruptly.
"Then, what exactly is this crisis you mentioned?"
"The crisis, that is..."
Just as Feng Qingxian was about to speak, she realized and glared at Ye Yun.
"Little one, prying for information is not a good habit."
"Cough, cough, you're overthinking it."
Ye Yun's face flushed. He had indeed been trying to find out about this so-called crisis just now.
Feng Qingxian snorted and waved her hand.
"You, go back to your Qingyun Peak. The new recruit selection is about to begin. Prepare yourself early."
After saying that, she left.
Ye Yun smiled helplessly and headed straight for Qingyun Peak.
"I wonder how Xueyan and the others are cultivating. It's about time to pass on the techniques..."
Ye Yun planned to give them a surprise, and indeed, his appearance would be a surprise.
The reason, of course, was the clear kiss mark on his face that had been forgotten...