"Ye Yunfei, you're back!"
Upon seeing Ye Yunfei, Su Qingluo was overjoyed.
"Qing Luo, are you alright?" Ye Yunfei asked with concern.
"I'm fine. After I was captured, my cultivation was just sealed; I wasn't harmed," Su Qingluo said.
Ye Yunfei sensed Su Qingluo's body and indeed found she was mostly unharmed.
"That's good," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Thank you for coming to rescue me," Su Qingluo said, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Yunfei.
"Qing Luo, why be so formal with me? Back in the Yuanyue Academy, you helped me often too," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"I feel so useless," Su Qingluo suddenly let out a soft sigh.
"Qing Luo, don't think like that. Your martial talent is excellent. As long as you devote yourself to cultivation, you will achieve great things in the future. And, I will help you," Ye Yunfei said.
With Ye Yunfei's methods, even if Su Qingluo's talent were average, he had ways to make her a powerhouse of her generation, let alone the fact that her innate talent was already very good.
"Ye Yunfei, I don't want to rely on you. I wish to make my own achievements on the martial path, relying on my own aptitude and strength. That way, I will have the qualification and confidence to stand proudly by your side. I don't want to be your burden. Do you understand?"
Su Qingluo raised her head, her beautiful eyes gazing at Ye Yunfei as she spoke.
Ye Yunfei looked at Su Qingluo's delicate little face and her determined gaze, momentarily lost for words.
This was a stubborn girl. This recent capture had affected her greatly. It had ignited the stubbornness and fighting spirit within her heart! She wanted to become strong! And she wanted to become strong relying on her own power!
"I understand. Whatever you wish to do, I will support you," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Thank you," Su Qingluo nodded, her soft body leaning closer to Ye Yunfei.
The two leaned against each other.
Half a day later.
"I should return to the Su Clan," Su Qingluo suddenly said to Ye Yunfei.
"So soon?" Ye Yunfei was taken aback.
"I need to return to closed-door cultivation to prepare for a breakthrough. Recently, I seem to have touched upon the opportunity for a breakthrough," Su Qingluo said.
"Qing Luo, you're currently at the late stage of the Mystic Liquid Realm. Another breakthrough would be the Grotto-Heaven Realm!" Ye Yunfei exclaimed happily.
Such cultivation speed even Ye Yunfei found somewhat astonishing.
"Qing Luo's bloodline seems incredibly powerful!" Sensing Su Qingluo's body, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel a shock within.
Before, Ye Yunfei had never discovered that Su Qingluo possessed such a powerful bloodline. He had overlooked this before. It was only now that he realized it.
"How is this possible! How could the Su Clan of Tianxuan Continent possess such a powerful bloodline?" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but frown.
"I'm ready to go back," Su Qingluo said.
"I'll see you back," Ye Yunfei said after a moment's thought.
"Alright," Su Qingluo nodded.
Ye Yunfei took out a flying ship, and they boarded it together.
The flying ship soared into the sky, heading towards the Su Clan.
Half a day later.
They arrived at the Su Clan headquarters, Su City.
"Miss Qing Luo is back!"
The moment Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo landed outside Su City, they were spotted.
Su Qingluo held a very high status within the Su Clan, so the clan members guarding the city immediately cried out in pleasant surprise upon seeing her.
Immediately.
Whoosh, whoosh...
Streaks of sharp figures continuously rushed out from within Su City.
In moments, most of the Su Clan's higher-ups came out to welcome Su Qingluo.
"Commander Ye, you've come too!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei, the Su Family Patriarch was overjoyed, leading a group of Su Clan elders to greet him.
These Su Clan elders all treated Ye Yunfei with the utmost respect.
Now, Ye Yunfei's name was renowned across the entire Tianxuan Continent, known and respected by everyone.
"Prepare a banquet immediately to welcome Commander Ye!" the Su Family Patriarch declared loudly.
Immediately, the entire Su City became lively.
A short while later, a grand banquet was held.
The Su Clan elders personally played host.
Ye Yunfei sat in the seat of honor, with Su Qingluo accompanying him by his side.
The Su Family Patriarch, flanked by over a dozen elders on his left and right, continuously offered toasts.
This was already the highest possible standard of hospitality the Su Clan could offer.
Previously, the Su Clan had always forbidden Su Qingluo from associating with Ye Yunfei.
But now, things were different.
Ye Yunfei was already publicly recognized as the most powerful top expert on the Tianxuan Continent! It was Ye Yunfei who had annihilated the mighty Otherworldly Army.
One could say that in front of Ye Yunfei, the Su Clan was now somewhat insignificant.
So, under these circumstances, how would the Su Clan dare to stop Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo from associating? On the contrary, what the Su Clan now most desired was for Su Qingluo to be with Ye Yunfei. This way, the Su Clan could climb the tree that was Ye Yunfei! From then on, with Ye Yunfei here, who in the entire Tianxuan Continent would dare provoke the Su Clan!
At the banquet, seeing the Su Clan elders coming forward one by one to respectfully toast Ye Yunfei, Su Qingluo also felt immense pride.
As a woman, who wouldn't hope for her man to be a hero admired by all?
In the distance, an old woman watched Ye Yunfei with complex eyes, feeling very uneasy in her heart.
This old woman was none other than Rong Popo!
She recalled how, back in Yuanyue City, she had looked down on Ye Yunfei, believing he would never have a chance to marry up to the noble Su Qingluo in his lifetime.
Who would have thought that Ye Yunfei was now number one on the Tianxuan Continent!
Strictly speaking, it was now Su Qingluo who was marrying up!
At this thought, Rong Popo felt her face burning, as if she had been slapped.
"Patriarch Su, I will visit Qing Luo often in the future," Ye Yunfei said.
"Haha... Commander Ye, you are welcome to come anytime! The doors of our Su Clan are forever open to you! Whatever matters between you young people, decide for yourselves. We elders of the Su family will not interfere," the Su Family Patriarch said with a hearty laugh.
His words were tantamount to recognizing the relationship between Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo.
"That's good," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Young man, you are still unworthy of our young mistress. In the future, you will have no opportunity to see our young mistress again."
Suddenly, a voice sounded.
What?!
Hearing these words, everyone present was instantly stunned.
With Ye Yunfei's current strength and status, who in the entire Tianxuan Continent dared to speak to him like this?
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice.
They saw a green-robed elder, leading a youth, walking over, stepping through the air.
This green-robed elder appeared extremely ordinary, with no aura of energy radiating from his body.
He looked like a very common old man.
"Who are you? Our Su Clan has no one of your kind," the Su Family Patriarch couldn't help but frown and say.