"Hahaha... Ridiculous, boy, what makes you think you can kill me? Not in this lifetime."
Rong Popo laughed, her cackle as grating and unpleasant as a night owl's screech. However, she did not attack Ye Yunfei again. She could see Su Qingluo was genuinely angry. She was well aware of how high Su Qingluo's status was. If she truly provoked Qingluo and faced retaliation in the future, she would not be able to handle it.
"Humph, someone with mere Imperial Realm strength dares to speak so big." Ye Yunfei sized up Rong Popo and sneered. "The 'Arctic Cold Skill' you cultivate has been stuck at the fifth level for over ten years, hasn't it? Moreover, your 'Profound Yin Arctic Claw' hasn't even reached the minor achievement stage. With your talent, you truly disgrace such a powerful claw technique. It seems your progress in cultivation has basically hit a dead end. Making further gains will be extremely difficult."
In his previous life, Ye Yunfei had risen from weakness to strength, experiencing and fighting his way through, his footprints nearly covering the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. His breadth of knowledge and depth of experience were unmatched! Most of the world's cultivation techniques and martial arts, Ye Yunfei could see through with a single glance. Furthermore, having once been a Heavenly Emperor, his comprehension and understanding of all manners of techniques and martial arts was also peerless!
"Boy! Who are you?! How do you know this?!" Rong Popo nearly jumped, staring at Ye Yunfei as if seeing a ghost, her gaze filled with fright.
"What does it matter to you how I know? Remember what I said earlier," Ye Yunfei said, sweeping a glance at Rong Popo.
He then ignored Rong Popo further and turned his gaze to Su Qingluo.
"Qingluo, I'm fine. You're leaving Yuanyue City... will you ever come back?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"I... I very much want to return, but... I don't know if I'll be able to..." Su Qingluo hesitated. How she wished she could come back to Yuanyue City in the future to be with Ye Yunfei. But she also knew that once she returned this time, the Su Family would impose many restrictions on her and force her to cultivate. She would have no control over her own actions.
"Heh... After young lady returns to the family this time, she will ascend to an unimaginable height, one that you could never reach in your entire lifetime," Rong Popo gave a cold laugh. "Boy, you are merely a minor character from a ninth-rate city. To our Su Family, you are an ant that can be crushed on a whim. In the future, the young lady will no longer have any interaction with common, low-born people like you."
However, neither Su Qingluo nor Ye Yunfei paid her any mind, treating her as air.
"Yunfei, if in the future I cannot come to Yuanyue City to find you... will you... will you come to find me?" Su Qingluo's beautiful eyes gazed at Ye Yunfei, holding a trace of expectation.
"Qingluo, if you want me to come find you, I will definitely come find you. Trust me, there is nowhere in this world that I, Ye Yunfei, cannot go." Ye Yunfei smiled at Su Qingluo.
"Heh... Utter nonsense! Truly a fellow who knows nothing of the heights of heaven or the depths of earth," Rong Popo sneered. In her eyes, such words from Ye Yunfei were excessively arrogant.
"Good, Ye Yunfei, I believe you. I will wait for you to come find me. But you must promise me that you will at least cultivate to the Imperial Realm before you come. Otherwise, it will be very dangerous for you to seek me out. If you promise me, let's pinky promise. Don't break the promise."
Su Qingluo extended a slender, jade-white finger, like a piece of spring onion, holding it out before Ye Yunfei.
"Alright," Ye Yunfei was somewhat amused by this childish game, but still cooperated, extending a finger of his own and hooking it with Su Qingluo's. Her finger was soft, smooth, and supple, giving Ye Yunfei a very pleasant sensation.
Seeing this intimate gesture between Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo, Rong Popo's expression changed. However, she ultimately restrained herself, giving Ye Yunfei a profound look.
"Yunfei, this jade slip is my token. When the time comes, you can bring it to find me. Remember, I am in the Su Family of the Eastern Region."
Su Qingluo took out a cyan-green jade slip and handed it to Ye Yunfei. He received it and carefully stored it inside his robe.
"Well then, I'm leaving. Remember our promise, okay?" Su Qingluo seemed very happy, gracing Ye Yunfei with a radiant smile. Her peerless beauty left Ye Yunfei momentarily mesmerized.
"Wait! Qingluo, I want to know... why have you always been so good to me?" Ye Yunfei asked the question he most wanted an answer to.
"I..." Su Qingluo was taken aback.
"I'll tell you the answer... when you come to find me next time." Suddenly, Su Qingluo gave a mischievous smile.
"Fine," Ye Yunfei sighed helplessly.
"That's enough, young lady, let us depart." Rong Popo flicked her sleeve, unleashing a powerful energy that lifted Su Qingluo. The two of them shot into the sky, vanishing beyond the horizon in an instant.
"Rest assured, Qingluo. Someday, I will come find you," Ye Yunfei murmured to himself, gazing in the direction Su Qingluo had disappeared.
He then returned to his room.
"Old crone, just you wait. One day I will come to settle accounts with you." Recalling the scene where Rong Popo had injured him with her energy shock just moments ago, Ye Yunfei spoke through gritted teeth.
He took out several spirit pills specifically for healing and swallowed them. Then, he circulated the Nine-Yang Scripture for several cycles. Soon, the injuries inside his body were mostly healed.
Not long ago, at the Lingzhen Pavilion, Ye Yunfei had purchased on credit spirit herbs worth over one hundred thousand Spirit Crystals. Aside from refining the True Soul Condensing Divine Pill, he had also refined a large batch of spirit pills for various purposes. The pills refined by Ye Yunfei personally were, of course, extraordinarily effective. As long as the injuries weren't too severe, they were essentially cured the moment the medicine was taken.
"Alright. Now to begin cultivating the three martial arts: Spiritual Force Explosion Fist, Primal Essence Blood Shattering Art, and the Myriad Changes Illusory Sword.
After successfully cultivating these three martial arts, even if the three families haven't made a move against our Ye Family yet, I will take the initiative myself to eradicate the three families, and the Yin Wind Mercenary Corps as well!" Ye Yunfei sneered coldly within his room.
Then, Ye Yunfei entered a state of cultivation. With his martial arts experience and insights, cultivating any martial art in the world was a simple, effortless matter with no obstacles whatsoever!
Time slowly passed.
While Ye Yunfei cultivated in his room...
"Family Head, it's bad! Today, over ten clansmen from our Ye Family who went out have been assassinated and died right on the streets! The bodies have already been brought back to the main hall!"
Ye Tianpeng suddenly received a report and hurried to the main hall. Inside, over a dozen corpses were piled together. The pungent smell of blood was horrifying, and a large area of the floor was stained red with blood. All these corpses were members of the Ye Family!
"It seems they are finally making their move," Ye Tianpeng stared at the dozen-plus corpses, boundless fury smoldering in his eyes.
"Family Head, it's bad! Another ten Ye Family clansmen have been ambushed and killed on the streets!" A panicked shout rang out from outside the hall.
Then, ten more corpses of Ye Family members were carried into the hall. At a glance, the Ye Family's main hall was shockingly filled with piles of bodies.
"Pass on my order! Effective immediately, all Ye Family clansmen are forbidden from going out! Seal all entry and exit points of the Ye Estate!" Staring at the over twenty corpses, Ye Tianpeng spoke in a low voice, his hands trembling uncontrollably with rage.