"Hehe..."
Ji Ruxue let out a few charming giggles, her foxy eyes fixed on him. Wan Yunting, standing three meters away, chuckled, "Isn't this to fulfill the conditions I set for you that night!"
"So, do you believe me now? Are you ready to fulfill the conditions I proposed and cultivate with me?"
Wan Yunting's expression remained impassive. "I didn't promise to cultivate with you that night, did I?"
"As for asking Ouyang Liqun to surrender, that was also your decision!"
Ji Ruxue's crescent-shaped, eerie pale green foxy eyes narrowed as she stared at Wan Yunting, smiling, "I didn't expect you to be so disobedient, trying to go back on your word!"
Wan Yunting shrugged and smiled, "I never said it, so how can I be going back on my word?"
"Hehe."
Ji Ruxue smiled with her fiery red lips and said, "It seems you think that with that girl protecting Ouyang Shenhe, I can't do anything to him, right?"
Wan Yunting's eyes instantly turned cold, and his heart became vigilant. He said coldly, "This is the capital. I advise you not to entertain such thoughts!"
"Hehe..."
Ji Ruxue let out a charming, seductive laugh. She swayed her alluring, shapely hips as she walked towards Wan Yunting. With a perfect cat-like gait, she moved across the eaves of the long corridor and came directly to Wan Yunting. Underneath her coat, a strange red snake emerged, raising its head to stop beside Ji Ruxue's left ear. Its snake eyes stared at Wan Yunting in front of her, flicking its red tongue...
"Wan Yunting, do you think I'm scared easily?"
Ji Ruxue's pale green foxy eyes narrowed, a sinister glint hidden beneath them. Her fiery red lips curled into a cold smile. "Don't forget, for us Gu masters, killing is the simplest thing. So, tomorrow I'll kill someone to show you if I'm playing with you!"
Wan Yunting's expression instantly turned cold. He looked directly into Ji Ruxue's foxy eyes and said coldly, "If you dare to touch my family, I'll make sure you never leave the capital!"
"Hehe..."
Ji Ruxue sneered at the corner of her lips. Facing Wan Yunting's powerful aura, her foxy eyes revealed a captivating allure. She smiled and said, "Then we'll just have to wait and see, hehe..."
With that, Ji Ruxue turned to leave, leaving behind her full, alluring, shapely hips swaying. She walked with a cat-like gait to the end of the corridor's eaves, leaped, and disappeared into the darkness. Then, Ji Ruxue's voice drifted back, "Don't worry, I'll be back!"
Wan Yunting's brow furrowed. He watched Ji Ruxue's retreating figure, knowing that this woman was definitely not bluffing.
So, Wan Yunting turned back and ran towards his grandfather's residence. The butler, Zhang Heng, along with a few bodyguards, was guarding the main entrance of the courtyard. They greeted Wan Yunting without stopping him. Upon entering the courtyard, he saw the woman, Ah Zhen, sitting on a chair in the courtyard, meditating with her eyes closed. Seeing her, Wan Yunting stopped, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the servant who took care of his grandfather.
"Young Master Wan is here."
Ah Zhen opened her eyes and greeted him with a smile. Wan Yunting also nodded politely, "I'm here to see Xian'er. I won't disturb Grandpa's rest."
"Alright, Young Master Wan, please make yourself at home." Ah Zhen nodded with a smile and continued to meditate with her eyes closed.
Wan Yunting headed towards the room where Zhang Xian'er lived, but he was surprised in his heart: such strong internal energy. It seemed there was a hidden martial arts expert by his grandfather's side!
"Hey, what's up?"
Zhang Xian'er opened the door. She looked at Wan Yunting, who had come to see her in the middle of the night while she was resting, with dissatisfaction and confusion. He said directly, "Don't sleep. Someone is trying to harm my grandfather. Keep an eye out tonight."
Zhang Xian'er instantly sobered up and asked with a raised eyebrow, "Did that woman, Ji Ruxue, come to find you again?"
"Yes, so keep a good watch tonight. I'm going back now."
Wan Yunting was nervous, knowing that killing without a trace was as simple as it could get for Gu masters.
Just her ability to play with snakes was very dangerous, so he had to be vigilant!
"Got it."
Zhang Xian'er nodded and gestured towards Ah Zhen, who was sitting in the courtyard with her eyes closed, "Don't worry, with Aunt Zhen here, unless it's a martial artist above the Profound Energy realm, no one can harm Grandpa!"
Seeing that Zhang Xian'er also knew that the aunt taking care of his grandfather was a martial arts expert, Wan Yunting nodded and left with peace of mind, heading directly back to the courtyard where his family lived. At the same time, he instructed the guarding bodyguards to be more vigilant, as he didn't know when Ji Ruxue would make a move!
Wan Yunting didn't sleep all night. By six o'clock in the morning, he directly sat in meditation to practice. For martial arts experts of their level, it was fine even without sleeping for three days and three nights...
When it was time for breakfast, Wan Yunting's family arrived at the dining hall. The old master, Ouyang Shenhe, was already awake and sitting at the head of the table, having his meal. Ouyang Xingteng, Ouyang Zhihui, and others were also present...
"Xiao Wan, come sit over here..."
Ouyang Shenhe beckoned him over. Wan Yunting went to sit down, but the old man noticed his brows were constantly furrowed and asked, "What happened?"
Wan Yunting whispered to him, "That Ji Ruxue came to find me last night!"
"Oh."
Ouyang Shenhe raised an eyebrow and asked, "What conditions did she propose?"
Wan Yunting shook his head slightly and said, "I didn't agree to her, so she might move against our Ouyang family today!"
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Shenhe snorted coldly and angrily said, "What does she think this is, the capital? And she dares to move against our Ouyang family!"
His words were heard by everyone present, and they couldn't help but turn their heads, casting confused glances. They didn't know what Wan Yunting was saying to the old master so early in the morning that made him so displeased.
"Grandpa, it's better to be careful!"
Wan Yunting said with a solemn expression, "That woman is not simple. If she dares to say it, she can definitely do it!"
Ouyang Shenhe turned to look at him and said, "Xiao Wan, what do you think we should do?"
Wan Yunting said solemnly, "Tell the family not to go out. Let's wait and see for now!"
"Xiao Wan, what exactly happened?" Ouyang Zhihui couldn't help but ask.
Ouyang Shenhe looked up and interrupted him, also interrupting the confused clan members. Although he felt Wan Yunting's actions were a bit stifling for the entire Ouyang family, it was for the safety of the clan members!
"Master, listen to Young Master Wan!"
At this moment, Ah Zhen, who was carrying a bowl of soup, whispered something in Ouyang Shenhe's ear.
Ouyang Shenhe's old face darkened. Anyone who Ah Zhen took seriously must mean that Ji Ruxue was not simple!
"Alright."
Ouyang Shenhe nodded and said, "Everyone stays at home today. No one is allowed to go out. Those who are outside should all be called back, immediately, now!"
"This..."
Some people still hesitated, but Ouyang Shenhe sternly said, "This is my order. Anyone who disobeys and something happens, don't blame me!"
"Yes..."
Seeing how serious the old master was, the clan members present knew that something big must have happened!
Afterward, Wan Yunting's family also joined the old master. Many confused clan members privately asked Wan Yunting what had happened, but Wan Yunting shook his head and didn't explain much, only saying it was about the Ouyang Liqun incident and asking them to cooperate well.
"Brother Xian, tell the other brothers and sisters not to run around carelessly today. It's really about human lives!" Wan Yunting said seriously to his cousin, Ouyang Xiuxian.
Ouyang Xiuxian frowned and asked, "It's Liqun's girlfriend, Ji Ruxue, who wants to harm our Ouyang family?"
"Yes." Wan Yunting did not hide it from him. After all, Ouyang Xiuxian had met Ji Ruxue before and knew she was not simple.
"Understood."
Ouyang Xiuxian nodded and immediately went to gather his younger cousins like Ouyang Xinyuan, as well as his younger cousins and sisters. He said sternly, "For your own safety, you will stay at home obediently and not go anywhere, understand?"
"Brother Xian, isn't this too stifling?" a cousin complained.
"Do you want to die?"
Ouyang Xiuxian reprimanded him angrily, and the cousin immediately lowered his head, not daring to speak.
"Everyone, just bear with it for a day. After today, I will resolve it!" Wan Yunting smiled at everyone.
Seeing this, these cousins and sisters couldn't say much. After all, the old master valued Wan Yunting the most now.
Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao wanted to visit. Wan Yunting called them and said there was something going on at home, asking them to stay well at the Gu manor and not to go out to play anymore...
Time ticked by, and by noon, the entire clan gathered again for a meal. The atmosphere was very subdued. They whispered among themselves, discussing how nothing had happened all morning. Hadn't Wan Yunting overreacted and been too cautious?
However, Wan Yunting and Ouyang Zhixin remained vigilant, as did Ah Zhen and Zhang Xian'er. Even Duan Yingying was asked by Wan Yunting to act as a bodyguard for the day, to keep a close eye on the clan members.
It wasn't until the afternoon, and the entire clan was still safe at home, with nothing happening. At this point, even Ouyang Shenhe began to doubt. He said to Wan Yunting, "Could it be that she knew we were on guard, so she didn't dare to come?"
Ah Zhen also looked at Wan Yunting with confusion. After all, the entire Ouyang family had been on high alert all day. If she were Ji Ruxue, no matter how powerful she was, she wouldn't choose to attack the Ouyang family under such circumstances!
"Not good, Ouyang Liqun!"
Suddenly realizing something, Wan Yunting's eyes widened. He said this and immediately took out his phone to call Director Huang, but his phone rang just then. It was Huang Zhen himself calling. Wan Yunting's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly answered and asked, "Director Huang..."
"Yunting, something has happened. Ouyang Liqun is dead!"
Huang Zhen's voice on the other end was extremely grave.
"What, dead?"
Wan Yunting stood up, unable to believe it. "How is that possible?"
Ouyang Shenhe, Ouyang Xingteng, Ouyang Zhixin, and Ouyang Zhihui were all present. All the clan members around, upon hearing Wan Yunting's words, showed expressions of shock...
"Director Huang, what happened?"
Wan Yunting's eyes widened, his expression grave, and he asked.
At this moment, Huang Zhen was standing outside a room in the detention center, looking at the corpse of Ouyang Liqun lying inside. His abdomen was bloody and mangled, and a foul, fishy smell permeated the air...
Beside the corpse lay a black snake, as thick as two fingers. Its head was flattened...