Half a year ago, Hun Changqing had his eye on Ya Fei after seeing her at an auction.
As soon as the auction ended, Hun Changqing went backstage to find Ya Fei.
He brought some medicinal dust, originally intended to be given to Xiao Yan through Hun Changqing as low-grade pills, for Ya Fei to auction. He used this opportunity to chat with Ya Fei.
Hun Changqing told Ya Fei he was fifty-six years old and displayed his strength as a five-star Dou Ling.
Actually, if you calculate it, Hun Changqing's age in both his past and present lives is about that age—not young, but not very old either, just within Ya Fei's range of potential partners.
After all, the lifespan of strong people in this world is very long.
A hundred years is only the lifespan of mortals, and with Ya Fei's status, she naturally couldn't choose a man without strength.
Soon, the two became acquainted. Suitable age, decent strength, and substantial wealth (referring to the low-grade pills Yao Chen refined for Xiao Yan).
Their conversations also made Ya Fei feel very comfortable. In just a few days, Hun Changqing had won over this emotionally empty, older single woman.
Hun Changqing didn't hide his appearance from Ya Fei, as there was no need. Ya Fei had no connection with other powerful clans and wasn't qualified to meet them.
Besides, Hun Changqing intended to win Ya Fei over through legitimate means; what was the point of hiding it? He simply didn't want to cause trouble, not that he was ashamed to be seen.
Ya Fei was initially stunned by Hun Changqing's appearance, but she wasn't particularly concerned with looks and quickly recovered. However, she soon succumbed to Hun Changqing's sweet advances, unable to extricate herself.
The reason Hun Changqing only displayed his fifth-level Dou Ling strength was because this level was among the strongest in Wutan City.
It was enough to make Ya Fei's heart flutter, but not so strong that she would feel unattainable.
If he were too strong, it would create a strong sense of distance between them,
making Ya Fei feel inferior and that their relationship would only be Ya Fei's dependence on Hun Changqing.
Hun Changqing felt that was somewhat meaningless.
He simply hadn't been in a relationship for a long time and suddenly wanted a sweet romance.
This would be a good way to pass the time in Wutan City.
He would tell Ya Fei when he was about to leave.
His family had been wiped out, and he needed to go back to avenge them and revive his clan. He wanted Ya Fei to forget him, give her some parting money, and then Hun Changqing would leave without a trace.
Breakups were something he had done countless times in his past life; he was a master at it.
So, for the past six months, Hun Changqing had been mostly entangled with Ya Fei and hadn't had time to care about Xiao Yan.
Hun Changqing hadn't visited Xiao Yan even once in the past six months, so Gu Xun'er naturally hadn't seen him for six months either.
When Gu Xun'er realized that Hun Changqing had stopped visiting Xiao Yan, she thought she could use this time to erase Hun Changqing's image from her mind.
But... as time went by, Hun Changqing's image in her mind became clearer and clearer.
Every time she fell asleep, the moment she closed her eyes, she saw that black figure, and she clearly remembered every word Hun Changqing had said to her!
As time slowly passed, Gu Xun'er, who hadn't seen Hun Changqing for who knows how long, suddenly thought of the woman at the auction house.
Gu Xun'er, almost impulsively, ordered Ling Ying to investigate. But after Ling Ying returned and reported the results, Gu Xun'er's pent-up rage erupted.
She became hysterical again, just like when she had been locked up.
However, once she regained her composure, she kept telling herself that Hun Changqing was a demon, and what he did and who he was with was none of her business.
Yet, she still sent Ling Ying to keep an eye on Ya Fei every day. Every time Ling Ying returned to report, Gu Xun'er was smashing and destroying things in her room.
Once, she even used all her strength, reducing the entire room to dust, leaving a crater several meters deep in the floor.
Gu Xun'er didn't know why she did this, but she knew she needed to vent.
Recently, the Xiao family had been renovating Gu Xun'er's room almost every few days, but no one dared to complain.
It was no joke; ever since Gu Xun'er strangled Jia Lie'ao more than half a year ago, the entire Jia Lie family had been wiped out that very night. Everyone knew who did it, and who dared to provoke this ancestor!
Fortunately, Gu Xun'er has spent the past six months focusing on cultivation, aside from keeping an eye on Ya Fei. She has already reached the strength of a Great Dou Shi, a remarkably fast pace.
Xiao Yan, on the other hand, has been diligently cultivating at home and has now reached the level of a Seven-Star Dou Zhe. As for Hun Changqing himself, in the past six months, apart from spending his free time cuddling with Ya Fei, he had spent the rest of his time cultivating and refining pills. Relying on Gu Xun'er's storage ring, pills were refined one by one by medicinal dust and entered Hun Changqing's stomach.
Now he has broken through the peak of the two-star Dou Zong and is about to break through to the three-star Dou Zong. You should know that he has only broken through to the Dou Zong level for less than eight months and is already close to the three-star Dou Zong level. This speed is not bad.
Hun Changqing and Ya Fei stood side by side, looking at the bustling crowd and gazing at the people fighting in the center of the recruitment square to join Canaan Academy. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.
"Big brother! You're actually here too. Where have you been for the past six months!"
Suddenly, Xiao Yan's voice came from behind.
The two turned around simultaneously. Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan walking towards them, a surprised expression on her face.
Of course, she recognized this young man. Three years ago, he lost his fighting spirit and went from genius to cripple overnight. However, eight months ago, he regained his former talent, and in just a few months, he surpassed his previous achievements, reaching the seventh star of the Dou Zhe (Battle Warrior) level, and was once again crowned with the title of genius—Xiao Yan
, the eldest young master of the Xiao family! But why was he looking for them? Who was the "big brother" Xiao Yan was calling out? There was no one else here…
Suddenly, Ya Fei seemed to realize something, looking at Hun Changqing with disbelief.
When Xiao Yan approached and saw the woman beside Hun Changqing, he was immediately astonished and mentally gave Hun Changqing a thumbs up.
Good heavens! So his older brother had been gone for half a year and gone off to pluck the most beautiful flower in their Wutan City!
No wonder he disappeared right after the auction; he'd been eyeing her since then.
Xiao Yan was now utterly impressed with his older brother, even secretly wondering if he should ask him to teach him a few tricks. He
quickly dismissed the thought; he already had Xun'er, and couldn't afford to think about such things.
Behind Xiao Yan followed Xiao Yu and Gu Xun'er. When
Gu Xun'er saw Ya Fei nestled in Hun Changqing's arms, her eyes widened in fury, her eyes reddened, and she lowered her head, trembling all over.
However, their attention was drawn to Hun Changqing and Ya Fei, and they didn't notice Gu Xun'er.
Ya Fei scolded Hun Changqing in a coquettish voice, "Big brother? When did you get such a young little brother? Old man, explain yourself!"
Xiao Yan's smile froze upon hearing Ya Fei's scolding of Hun Changqing. Old man? What was that all about?
Hun Changqing shrugged and said, "Back then, I was afraid you'd think I was too young, so I said I was a little older."
"Then how old are you?!"
Ya Fei pressed.
"Eighteen."
"What! You're only eighteen?! Old... Lin Changqing! You're really something!"
After hearing Hun Changqing's words, Ya Fei felt betrayed by her closest person. She didn't like being lied to.
Not far away, Gu Xun'er heard Ya Fei scolding Hun Changqing. Gu Xun'er's murderous intent towards Ya Fei reached its peak
. Gu Xun'er kept lying to herself.
"Lin Changqing is a demon, that woman will suffer greatly in the future.
I killed her only to help her get rid of this sooner… That's right… I did it for her own good…
Not because that woman dared to scold Lin Changqing!
Not because that woman was leaning on Lin Changqing's chest that I wanted to kill her!
No… I just wanted to help her… As long as I kill her, she will be free… Yes… that's it."
Seeing Ya Fei so agitated, Hun Changqing could only whisper, "Ya Fei, listen to me…"
"I won't listen!"
Ya Fei shouted, then pushed Hun Changqing away and ran away.
Hun Changqing looked helplessly at Ya Fei as she ran off, then said to Xiao Yan who had approached, "What are you doing here?"
Xiao Yan looked at Hun Changqing somewhat bewildered, and awkwardly said,
"Uh, big brother, did I come at the wrong time? Aren't you going to go after Miss Ya Fei?"
He then winked at Hun Changqing.