“Hmm?” Danielle was taken aback when Nangong Ying’er suddenly appeared in front of her. Yet, she jumped down from the tree branches, ran over to her, and jumped into her arms. “Ying’er! You are finally willing to return.”

Nangong Ying’er immediately hugged her back and replied. “I’m sorry for not visiting you for so long, Elle.”

“It’s okay,” Danielle replied as she shook her head, pulling Nangong Ying’er over to sit with her. “How was your adventure in the outside world? Did you manage to control those people?”

“Unfortunately, my plans went awry.” Nangong Ying’er replied with a soft sigh. “Honestly, I returned to escape from them, for they are hunting me now. Moreover, my entire clan has already fallen into their hands, so I can’t continue living there.”

Upon hearing that, Danielle looked at Nangong Ying’er in shock. “What exactly happened outside? Su Yuan already failed in her plan with Lucas, and you are now telling me you also failed. Don’t tell me that you also failed because of Ling Yun?”

Nangong Ying’er was no longer surprised by her question, but she said in feigned ignorance. “Apparently, Su Yuan has already told you many things that happened in that place, especially about Ling Yun, huh?”

“Hehe.” Danielle giggled. “Su Yuan shared some of her memories of Ling Yun with me, so I know a bit about him and sent Alea to monitor him.”

‘You are too innocent and naive, Elle! Alea must have fallen into Ling Yun’s hands by now.’ However, Nangong Ying’er then shook her head and smiled. “I didn’t expect her to be willing to go to that place, especially since she really hates that place, for there’s no Mana there.”

“Humph.” Danielle snorted softly. “If Alea dares to disobey my orders, I will punish her severely.”

Nangong Ying’er then looked at Danielle and asked suspiciously. “Don’t tell me that you have fallen under Ling Yun’s charm just by looking at his figure from Su Yuan’s memories?”

“Not really.” Danielle shook her head. “Even so, I must admit that he is far more handsome and manly than our men. However, since he was able to thwart your and Su Yuan’s plans, I believe he must be someone more cunning than the two of you, or else he would not be able to pull off such a feat.”

“You’re right about that.” Nangong Ying’er replied with an approving nod; she then touched Danielle’s forehead and shared her old memories with Ling Yun, making her face blush very brightly. “Hehe, as you can see, he is also very strong in bed.”

Danielle nodded in agreement but then asked in confusion. “But why is his figure different from what I saw in Su Yuan’s memories? In her memories, Ling Yun looked so strong and dashing. But in your memories, he looked so small and weak.”

Nangong Ying’er rubbed Danielle’s head and explained to her. “The Ling Yun, in my memories, was who he was before becoming a cultivator, so his figure must be different from him in Su Yuan’s memories. However, he is indeed awesome and can even beat me, even though his cultivation is lower than mine.”

“Huh?” Danielle stared at Nangong Ying’er dumbfoundedly, and her eyes kept blinking.

Nangong Ying’er then spoke to her again. “If you are so curious about him, you should go to that place yourself, and you can witness his prowess with your own eyes.”

Upon hearing that, Danielle sighed and shook her head at her. “You know yourself that I can’t leave this room for too long, or else I’ll become weak if I leave this place, so it’s impossible for me to go to that place.”

“I see.” Nangong Ying’er nodded in understanding. “Sigh, if only your father hadn’t carried out those experiments on you, then you wouldn’t have been bound to this place, and you could have lived freely.”

“It’s okay; my father did all that to me for the good of our kin, so I don’t blame him.”

Although Danielle said that, Nangong Ying’er could see the bitterness in her eyes, especially since she had never been able to leave her room since she was a child, and she had been cooped up in it for hundreds of years.

Nangong Ying’er then pulled Danielle into her embrace. “Rest assured, I believe Ling Yun will come here in the future, and you will definitely be able to meet him.”

“Are you serious about that?” Danielle asked with a hopeful look, but her expression immediately turned serious. “However, if Ling Yun were to come here, my father and the others would definitely hunt him down and kill him, especially since they hate those cultivators.”

Nangong Ying’er cupped Danielle’s cheeks and rubbed them. “Elle, you are truly a pure gem in this detestable place, so I hope that you can always be like this and never be like me or others. As for Ling Yun, you don’t need to worry about him; he must have his own way of coming here.”

Danielle was silent for a long time and kept looking at Nangong Ying’er, and soon she let out a soft sigh. “Since you haven’t been back to this place in a long time, I’m sure you must not know that my father has decided to cooperate with Lucifer to attack that place, right?” ｎｏｖ𝚕．𝚌ｏｍ

“Eh?” Nangong Ying’er was shocked to hear about it, for she didn’t know about it. Moreover, she had been unconscious for the past few days, so she didn’t hear any commotion about the upcoming war. Even more so, she had not had the chance to ask any of her clan members, as they had already been ambushed by Ling Yun and the others. “Is that true? Did Travis really decide to cooperate with Lucifer?”

“That’s really true, Ying’er,” Danielle answered with a low sigh. “Soon, a war between the four races will definitely break out, and Ling Yun will become our enemy, right?”

“En.” Nangong Ying’er simply nodded at her, but she was wondering in her heart. ‘No wonder Ling Yun asked me to keep an eye on Travis and inform him about everything. Apparently, the situation has gotten even more complicated now.’ “Anyway, you don’t need to think about that war. If war breaks out between us, I will do whatever it takes to save you.”

Hearing that, Danielle immediately hugged Nangong Ying’er. “Thank you, Ying’er. You are the only person who cares about me of all our kin.”

‘I’m sorry, Elle. I am powerless to go against Ling Yun’s orders, and he wants me to do something against you. But you don’t need to worry; I will protect you from anyone who wants to hurt you, even if I have to die in his hands.’ Nangong Ying’er muttered in her heart as she hugged Danielle back.

.

.

.

Meanwhile, in the heart of the Central Forest, many women and a man sat together surrounding the Dark Dome, and their eyes were fixed on it.

Ling Yu’er propped her chin on her knees and said. “Sister Xi, we have been waiting for them since last night, but this damn dome still hasn’t disappeared, and we also don’t know what happened to them now.”

Ling Xi sighed at her words; she had already tried to find a way to break into the Dark Dome. However, whenever she tries to do that, she gets attacked by the dome’s defense mechanism, making her body ache. “I’m also worried about them, but we can’t do anything now.”

Yun Mingyue suddenly said. “However, I don’t think anything bad will happen to Master and the others. After all, this dome has the aura of the Chaos Dragon, and Master has inherited his bloodline.”

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Xiao suddenly stood up, approached the Dark Dome, and pressed her hand against it without any intention. “See? If we don’t try to do something about this dome, then its defense mechanism won’t attack us, so I think Mingyue’s words are true, and nothing bad happened to them.”

Ling Xi and the others nodded in agreement, but they still couldn’t feel relieved before Ling Yun, Feng Ling’er, and Su Fei came out of the Dark Dome.

Ling Xi then said. “If I think about it, this dark dome is most likely Ling Yun’s newest ability, but I can’t confirm its benefits for him, especially since my connection with him is still cut off.”

“You may be right about that, Big Sis Xi.” Ling Xiya joined in on their conversation. “After all, my Big Brother has acquired some strange abilities from his bloodline, so I think this dome is the same.”

“Yes.” However, Ling Xi suddenly raised her eyebrows at the sky. Yet, she shook her head, and her expression became normal again.

Soon, four women landed in front of them, surprising them.

However, Shi Yao, Ling Yu’er, dan Ling Xiya immediately got up from their seats, cupped their hands, and greeted Ling Xiaofei and Shi Xiaoyin simultaneously.

“Ling Yu’er pays respect, Ancestor!”

“Ling Xiya pays respect, Ancestor!”

“Shi Yao pays respect, Ancestor!”

Shi Xiaoyin chuckled, seeing them like that. “You don’t need to be so respectful towards us, for we are not used to such a thing.”

“Xiaoyin is right, and you two can be casual with me, Yu’er and Xiya.” Ling Xiaofei answered as she smiled faintly; she then turned towards Xiao Xiao. “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, Little Xiao.”

Xiao Xiao nodded to her. “Yes, it’s been a long since we’ve seen each other, Senior Xiaofei. However, why did you and Senior Xiaoyin suddenly come here?”

– To Be Continued –