After Ye Ling and Xuan Yu reached an agreement, Xuan Yu bid Ye Ling farewell, intending to search for the Creation God's inheritance on her own.
Although Earth was small to these two, the nature of the Creation God's inheritance was unique. Even if it was hidden within the tiny Earth, it wasn't something that could be found simply by looking. Moreover, the Shadow Hall was also in action. It was optimal for Ye Ling and Xuan Yu to search separately.
Furthermore, Ye Ling did not entirely trust Xuan Yu yet. Keeping her by his side would also be a variable.
Allowing Xuan Yu to leave and act independently was the best choice.
After all, with Ye Ling guarding Earth, even if Xuan Yu harbored ill intentions, with her Dao Venerable realm cultivation, any minor actions would not escape Ye Ling's notice.
After Xuan Yu's departure, Ye Ling took action to deal with the remaining Shadow Hall operatives in the valley, teleporting all the Dragon Department operatives back and letting Wang Liren and Liao Hong sort them out.
After dispersing all the living individuals, Ye Ling completely erased everything in the valley. Simultaneously, he invoked the power of the Heavenly Dao to replenish the depleted life force in the surroundings, allowing the mountains to regain their vitality.
Everything here became as if no one had ever set foot there.
After Ye Ling completed all the aftermath, Li Wuxin solemnly bid farewell to Ye Ling and Tian Ling, returning to the military to report and prepare for a series of subsequent countermeasures.
Before the Dragon Department could recover its strength, the responsibility of guarding China's peace fell almost entirely on the shoulders of the Cangyan Army. As the God of War and leader of the Cangyan Army, Li Wuxin dared not be negligent in the slightest.
After all, following the incident with the Shadow Hall, the high-ranking officials of the Dragon Department were almost wiped out, and the mid to low-ranking members also suffered considerable damage. It could be said that this was the weakest and most vulnerable moment for the Dragon Department's power.
If overseas forces learned of this, they might inevitably set their sights on China.
Ye Ling was quite appreciative of Li Wuxin's serious attitude. Before Li Wuxin left, he specially gifted him a portion of his demonic energy to help him guard the border.
After the matter of the castle was settled, Ye Ling took Tian Ling back to the capital. He found a place to settle down near Jinghua University, secretly protecting Bai Qiao while taking Tian Ling to explore Kyoto and cultivate their senior-senior-junior sister relationship.
Over the next week, Ye Ling deeply experienced the pain of raising a child.
Tian Ling was a child herself, possessing a playful nature. To foster a good relationship with her, Ye Ling played the role of both father and mother these past few days, which was more exhausting than any battle.
Bai Qiao, on the other hand, was much less of a worry for Ye Ling.
Perhaps it was because Yun Shanhe had been dealt with, the Yun family had become much more subdued. Yun Dandan quietly moved out of the dormitory, and Bai Qiao's other two roommates realized that Bai Qiao had a powerful background and no longer dared to offend her.
With these factors combined, Bai Qiao's life was no longer disturbed. She attended classes quietly during the day and secretly practiced the cultivation techniques Ye Ling had given her at night. Her overall spirit improved significantly, her skin even became fair and smooth, her vision returned to normal, and she no longer needed to wear her thick glasses.
Her beauty was revealed to everyone's sight.
Within a few days, Bai Qiao, due to her outstanding appearance, attracted the attention of countless boys and was directly crowned the campus beauty of Jinghua. She had numerous suitors, showing a trend of becoming the most popular person at Jinghua University.
However, Bai Qiao was naturally reserved and introverted, never speaking to others. Furthermore, her two roommates, fearful of Ye Ling behind Bai Qiao, dared not accept gifts from Bai Qiao's suitors, nor did they dare to reveal Bai Qiao's whereabouts.
Because of this, the suitors in the school could only catch a glimpse of Bai Qiao in class, but even so, they were quite content.
On this day, Ye Ling called Bai Qiao, saying that after he brought Tian Ling back from the amusement park, he would treat her to a meal and also assess her cultivation progress.
Upon receiving Ye Ling's invitation, Bai Qiao dressed up elegantly. After class, she waited early at the school gate, her face filled with anticipation as she waited for Ye Ling to pick her up.
Since meeting Ye Ling, Bai Qiao's life had undergone a complete transformation. She had gone from an unnoticed ugly duckling to a dazzling Snow White... even those who had bullied her had disappeared.
All these changes made her feel the warmth of society for the first time.
Ye Ling was the one who redeemed her from darkness. Now, the feelings she held for Ye Ling were not only gratitude but also other subtle emotions.
However, Bai Qiao also knew clearly that Ye Ling's brilliance was too dazzling, and it was impossible for her and Ye Ling to have a future. All she could do was be a good disciple and diligently follow in Ye Ling's footsteps.
"With my current second-grade cultivation, I shouldn't disappoint Master." Bai Qiao quietly circulated the cultivation technique once more at the school gate, slightly increasing her power. Then, with a nervous expression, she looked out at the street, eagerly awaiting Ye Ling's car.
At this moment, a man in a suit with colorful pupils and a smiling face approached and respectfully bowed to Bai Qiao, saying, "Miss Bai, my young master requests your presence."
Bai Qiao looked at the man in the suit with confusion and asked, "Who is your young master? I don't know you."
The man in the suit smiled and said, "You'll know when you go, Miss Bai."
Hearing the man in the suit's words, Bai Qiao immediately became wary and instinctively took a step back, saying, "I'm sorry, I already have plans and cannot go with you."
The man in the suit narrowed his eyes and smiled, "No one dares to refuse my young master's invitation, and neither can you, Miss Bai."
Sensing the danger hidden beneath the man's smile, Bai Qiao realized the person was not right. She quickly circulated her cultivation technique and turned to flee into the school.
"To actually have second-grade cultivation, what a gem." The man in the suit smiled as he watched Bai Qiao flee, but he made no move to pursue her, remaining where he stood.
It was as if Bai Qiao was already trapped in a cage!
Indeed!
After running only a few steps, Bai Qiao was struck on the back of the neck by a woman in a suit who suddenly rushed out from the side, knocking her unconscious!
The security guard in the security booth at the school gate saw the woman in the suit knock Bai Qiao unconscious. His eyes changed slightly, and he slammed the table, standing up and rushing out of the security booth to shout at the woman in the suit, "Hey! What are you doing? Let that girl go!"
The man in the suit glanced at the security guard. A glint flashed in his colorful pupils, and the security guard seemed to have his soul impacted, falling straight down and ceasing to move.
The other students at the entrance were all stunned, not expecting someone to dare abduct someone in broad daylight. Immediately, many hot-blooded youths wanted to step forward to be heroes and save the beauty, but they all collapsed straight down, just like the security guard, after taking only a few steps.
The entrance of Jinghua University instantly became a scene of collapse, turning into a deathly silence.
The woman in the suit ignored everything around her and walked over, carrying Bai Qiao.
The man in the suit smiled and said, "Take her to the car and deliver her to my young master's villa."
"Yes."
The woman in the suit respectfully bowed to the man in the suit and then carried Bai Qiao into a minivan parked by the roadside.
After the woman in the suit carried Bai Qiao into the car, the man in the suit then walked into the security booth with a smile, deleted all the surveillance footage at the school entrance, and then used the computer in the security booth to hack into Kyoto's traffic network, deleting all surveillance around Jinghua University.
After confirming that no traces were left behind, the man in the suit swaggered to his car and drove away.
Half an hour later...
Ye Ling, feeling extremely exhausted, stopped his car at the entrance of Jinghua University. He glanced at Tian Ling, who was bouncing around in the back seat in the rearview mirror, and sighed slightly.
The moment he recalled the terrifying experience of taking care of a child at the amusement park, he regretted tricking Tian Ling into his care.
If Tian Ling were an ordinary little girl, even if he let her run wild, she wouldn't cause any major trouble. At most, she might break some toys or facilities, and it could be resolved with compensation and an apology.
But Tian Ling happened to be a saint, and she couldn't perfectly control her own power. If he wasn't careful for even a moment, Tian Ling could cause a death. Therefore, when he took Tian Ling out to play, he had to keep an eye on her at all times.
Otherwise, if he wasn't careful, the entire amusement park could be destroyed by Tian Ling.
Under these circumstances, Ye Ling's spirit was tense the entire time, and he was utterly exhausted.
Thinking about the day's events, Ye Ling couldn't help but sigh, "When the time comes, I'll find Xiao You and let her take care of this child. She should be able to keep Tian Ling in check."
At this moment, Tian Ling pointed out the window again, saying excitedly, "Senior Brother, look over there! It's so lively!"
Ye Ling, feeling weary, replied, "That's the university entrance, of course it's lively..."
Tian Ling asked curiously, "But why are so many people gathered? And there are so many doctors and police officers."
"Doctors and police officers?"
Hearing Tian Ling's words, Ye Ling was taken aback. He then looked towards the entrance of Jinghua University and saw that the police had already set up a cordon, with a large crowd of citizens gathered outside the cordon.
Seeing this scene, Ye Ling immediately had a bad premonition. He quickly got out of the car and said, "It seems something has happened. I'll go take a look!"
After getting out of the car, Ye Ling quickly pushed through the onlookers and saw that dozens of bodies were already lying at the school entrance!
The bodies were all contorted, their bodies pale, and the scene was extremely terrifying.
"This is!"
Ye Ling's eyes changed slightly. He quickly scanned the surrounding bodies and, after confirming that Bai Qiao was not among them, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Tian Ling squeezed through the crowd and peered into the cordon on her tiptoes. Seeing the corpses scattered on the ground, she asked Ye Ling, "Senior Brother, what happened here? Why are so many people dead? Didn't you say that cultivators can't attack ordinary people?"
Ye Ling said in a deep voice, "Occasionally, such beasts appear. Bai Qiao's aura is still lingering here. They must have come for Bai Qiao."
With that, Ye Ling pulled aside the cordon and walked in.
A detective saw Ye Ling breach the cordon and quickly stepped forward, saying, "I'm sorry, entry is prohibited here. Please step back."
Ye Ling took out a Dragon Department identification from his spatial ring and handed it to the detective. "Let the professionals handle this. You should clear out all the ordinary people and seal off the surroundings."
The detective clearly knew the Dragon Department. Upon seeing the identification, his attitude immediately changed, and he smiled, "So it's a comrade from the Dragon Department. We'll go clear out the crowd right away!"
With that, the detective let Ye Ling and Tian Ling in, then led his colleagues to expand the cordon and disperse the crowd.
Ye Ling walked to the school entrance, scanned the bodies scattered on the ground, and murmured, "Let me see... who exactly wants to die?"