Upon hearing the news of Xiao Yufan’s misfortune, Yu Yihan and the other women were thrown into chaos. For the first time in a long while, they felt utterly helpless.
“Yanran, do you think he’ll be okay?”
Qin Menglu’s eyes reddened as she spoke. The thought of Xiao Yufan being harmed shattered her heart completely. When you love someone deeply, your entire soul becomes tethered to them. Without him now, she felt completely lost.
“I believe he’ll be fine. If anything ever happened to him, I’d be right there with him!”
Dongfang Yanran had just returned to Linjiang from the capital when she received this devastating news. Normally a woman who remained calm in any situation, even she was shaken this time.
“Menglu, how could he leave us behind? I think he’ll be okay. Didn’t Jiayao already say he was just taken away?”
Yu Yihan’s face was pale, her delicate profile almost completely drained of color. She hadn’t slept in days, but she couldn’t cry. At a time like this, someone had to remain strong and steady the others.
No one spoke further. The several women in the room fell silent together. Besides Dongfang Yanran, Qin Menglu, and Yu Yihan, Qingluan and Tianxuan clenched their fists tightly.
“Xiaoyue and Xiaoru don’t know about this yet. Let’s not tell them for now, so they won’t worry too.”
Five extraordinary women remained together in unexpected harmony. If Xiao Yufan could see this scene, he would surely feel deeply comforted. When Yu Yihan mentioned the other two women, not a single person showed any sign of displeasure.
Love cannot be divided, but who says that love becomes incomplete once divided? At this moment, each of them felt deeply happy, and this happiness was intimately tied to one man…
“It was the hidden Guo family who attacked him. I will make them pay dearly for this!”
Dongfang Yanran’s delicate hands clenched tightly, her long fingernails digging deeply into her palms. A streak of red slowly seeped out, creating a shocking sight. Each woman could feel that intense emotion.
Although this woman hadn’t been with him for long, everyone knew her feelings for him were no less profound than theirs!
“Yanran, you know the hidden Guo family’s strength better than anyone. If you really go after them, you won’t gain any advantage. If he were here, he wouldn’t let you act so recklessly either!”
Tianxuan gazed at this woman, whose strength was no less than her own, and tried to reason with her. After all, even their husband had gained nothing from confronting the hidden Guo family, let alone Dongfang Yanran, who had not yet entered the condensation stage realm.
“Don’t worry, I know my limits. Once I reclaim what’s rightfully mine, I won’t be alone anymore!”
Even though Dongfang Yanran understood Tianxuan’s concerns, she still had to take the risk. If she could control the assassin alliance, she could threaten the hidden Guo family. Of course, this depended on her success.
“Let me go with you. That way, we’ll have a better chance!”
Tianxuan knew Dongfang Yanran’s identity and clearly understood exactly what she intended to do. That was precisely why she had made the suggestion. At her current level, standing merely a step away from reaching the cultivation stage known as 修身之境 (the realm of self-cultivation), she could undoubtedly assist Dongfang Yanran.
“You stay here, Tianxuan. On one hand, you need to handle matters concerning the secret sect, and on the other, you can protect Yihan and the others!”
A faint smile tugged at Dongfang Yanran’s lips. She knew this journey would be extremely dangerous. If she failed to take control of the assassin alliance, what awaited her would be destruction.
“But…”
“No buts. You wouldn’t want our husband to find his women harmed when he returns, would you? Besides, my current strength isn’t far behind his anymore!”
The powerful aura of a master of internal energy was fully unleashed at this moment. Tianxuan opened her mouth in shock. She hadn’t realized Dongfang Yanran had unknowingly entered the realm of cultivation.
“Then, Yanran, please be sure to protect yourself. Our husband definitely wouldn’t want anything to happen to you either!”
A faint smile appeared on Dongfang Yanran’s face. Half of her progress into the realm of cultivation was due to Xiao Yufan. If it hadn’t been for the essence he left inside her body, how could she have become an internal energy expert so quickly?
“I don’t want to worry that lecher either, but the hidden Guo family dared to harm our husband. This grudge must be avenged!”
“Oh, right, our husband mentioned something about the secret sect before. He wanted to groom Xiaodao to become its leader while he preferred being the man behind the scenes. Tianxuan, you know what to do, right?”
Suddenly recalling something she had overheard about the secret sect, Dongfang Yanran reminded Tianxuan. Sometimes, she preferred her man to be a hero behind the scenes, a true underground king!
“Our husband did mention this before. I know exactly what needs to be done!”
Tianxuan smiled faintly, her delicate hand brushing aside some loose strands of hair. The paleness of her profile slowly gave way to a faint blush. She was a tender woman before Xiao Yufan, but in his absence, she could still transform into a queen of the night.
The other women watched silently without interrupting. Disappointment flickered across Qin Menglu’s and Yu Yihan’s faces because they couldn’t help at all at this moment.
They had originally thought coming to Linjiang from the capital would allow them to stay close to this man. Who could have expected this unexpected incident?
When Xiao Yufan left the capital, the two had acted so mysteriously simply to give him a surprise. They had invited Qing Yuanfeng, who happily accepted their request to take charge of the entire Huibei Group.
They also believed that with the combined strength of Qing Yuanfeng and Lan Tianyuan, building a vast commercial empire was only a matter of time…
As for Linjiang, with Qiao Chuxi, Ma Teng, and Lin Pingyue present, their northern expansion would accelerate, and Huibei would eventually become an unparalleled presence in the north.
As each woman was lost in her thoughts, Dongfang Yanran quietly departed. For Xiao Yufan, she could only take this risk once more. Profit and danger were closely intertwined. Although heading to the assassin alliance was extremely dangerous, success would grant her something many could never obtain…
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