Wen Rou's engagement is absolutely not simple, and Ye Chen also wants to know the reason behind it.

However, Qin Lan laid so much groundwork, keeping Ye Chen in suspense, making him feel a sense of alertness!

Wen Rou's engagement to Tai Li might really have something to do with him.

Nonetheless, Ye Chen has been back on Earth for some time now, and has not been looking for Wen Rou, meaning he's already trying to let go.

The cataclysm is about to descend, chaos will ensue on Earth, and Ye Chen still has to strategize and plan without having time for romantic affairs.

So, Ye Chen doesn't want to listen anymore, doesn't want to add to his own troubles, doesn't want to increase his sorrow.

"Ye Chen, have you really let it go?" Qin Lan said. "Wen Rou may be engaged, but she still loves you, you..."

"Are you joking?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and said. "If Wen Rou loves me, would she get engaged to someone else? You're making an international joke with me!"

"..."

Seeing Ye Chen's impatient demeanor, Qin Lan suddenly didn't dare to speak because she realized Ye Chen was truly angry.

"The Tai Family is the strongest family, even the sovereign must serve it, it's definitely a colossal force!" Ye Chen said. "Tai Li is the young master of the Tai Family. Wen Rou is with Tai Li, she should be happy!"

Ye Chen is attempting to let go and doesn't want to affect Wen Rou anymore.

"Wen Rou's engagement to Tai Li is destined not to be happy because she loves you!" Qin Lan said.

"I'm leaving!" Ye Chen said. "I have a feeling that Yalina is in a bad situation and needs my help to solve the crisis!"

The chaos is about to arise, and Ye Chen wants to wander the West, observe the situation there, and bring Yalina back to Huaxia.

However, the two women continuously stopped Ye Chen from leaving, so he had no choice but to stay.

This night was the last warmth, but Qin Lan kept mentioning Wen Rou, and Qin Ying's attitude was strange, making Ye Chen inexplicably restless, unable to stay any longer, wanting to leave right away.

"Ye Chen, don't leave!" Qin Lan pulled Ye Chen's arm, refusing to let him go.

"I have serious matters to attend to, don't make trouble!" Ye Chen said powerlessly.

"I know you're thinking about that Western woman, but I haven't finished speaking, listen to me before you leave!" Qin Lan grabbed Ye Chen persistently.

"Speak, after you're done I'll leave." Ye Chen seemed helpless.

"Wen Rou's engagement to Tai Li is indeed because of you!" Qin Lan said. "Back then, you massively killed the family head of a noble family, intimidating the ancient families, you were truly remarkable!"

"However, when you were showing off, those few families were watching you closely, realizing your immense threat!" Qin Lan said. "Yet, because of the existence of Huaxia's nine souls, they didn't dare to openly suppress you. After you went to the Canglan Realm, your whereabouts became unknown, and those families couldn't find you, so they stopped paying attention to you!"

"What does this have to do with Wen Rou's engagement?" Ye Chen asked.

"It does!" Qin Lan said.

"What does it have to do?" Ye Chen asked.

"I just said, Tai Li has extraordinary wisdom, skilled in scheming, he's recognized as the strongest!" Qin Lan said. "Moreover, Tai Li is the young master of the Tai Family; he's been in a high position since childhood, with an extremely far-sighted perspective!"

"Although you disappeared without a trace for a while, he knew you would come back!"

"Furthermore, this person's wisdom is too high, he knew you would return, and would become a threat, so he started plotting!"

"Tai Li's cultivation is very strong, but he disdains using force, always suppressing others with wisdom!"

"In order to deal with you, he plotted several times, eventually achieving his desire, making Wen Rou accept him, and the two of them got engaged!"

Qin Lan grabbed Ye Chen's arm, speaking very detailedly, afraid of missing anything, fearing Ye Chen wouldn't understand.

However, Ye Chen's mind is sharp, with how clearly Qin Lan spoke, how could he not understand.

"Tai Li sees me as a threat, so he wants to control me!" Ye Chen looked at Qin Lan and said. "He knows the connection between me and Wen Rou, so he approached Wen Rou and got engaged to her to threaten me, right?"

"Yes." Qin Lan nodded, Ye Chen finally understood.

"How boring is that person?" Ye Chen did not react much, instead asked Qin Lan.

Qin Lan said so much, Ye Chen understood everything, knew about the Tai Family, knew about Tai Li, knew everything.

Tai Li, the young master of the Tai Family, a man with extraordinary wisdom, strong cultivation, prestigious lineage, outstanding self, making him akin to a fighter jet among men.

But, Ye Chen and Tai Li didn't even know each other, yet Tai Li saw him as a threat, schemed for a whole five years, and even snatched Wen Rou away!

How boring can someone be to do something like this?!

"..."

Seeing Ye Chen's frustrated expression, Qin Lan did not say anything further, unusually silent.

"Who told you all this? Had you tell me these things?" Ye Chen looked at Qin Lan and Qin Ying, asking them.

Wen Rou and Tai Li have been engaged for several months, Ye Chen had not heard anything.

Yet, just before Ye Chen was about to leave, Qin Lan suddenly revealed all this, making Ye Chen suspicious, doubting the two sisters were being used.

"Su Binglan doesn't know about this matter; they thought Wen Rou truly liked Tai Li, so they haven't revealed much to you..." Qin Lan said weakly.

"Who is it?" Ye Chen asked. "Who told you all this and had you pass it on to me? It wouldn't be that Tai Li, would it?"

"..."

Ye Chen's words made Qin Lan tense up, as though he had seen through her secret.

"Qin Lan, stop talking." Ye Chen saw this and turned to his sister Qin Ying. "Qin Ying, you speak!"

"You guessed right, it's Tai Li!" Qin Ying said. "He seems to have targeted you intentionally. He wasn't satisfied with taking Wen Rou and deliberately leaked the information to us to pass it on to you!"

Lately, Qin Ying and Qin Lan hadn't been working; they focused on being with Ye Chen, enjoying those happy and warm moments.

However, just a few days ago, someone secretly messaged them online and sent them an email.

The email revealed too much, exposing Wen Rou's predicament and Tai Li's sinister motives, shocking Qin Ying and Qin Lan greatly.

But the most shocking thing wasn't the content of the email, but the fact that the sender was Tai Li!

The two sisters were aware of the power of the Tai Family and knew the terrifying nature of Tai Li. This sudden incident left them unsure of how to proceed—whether or not to tell Ye Chen.

After discussing secretly several times, they finally revealed everything just before Ye Chen was about to head west.

Wen Rou seemed to have become a hostage, a leverage against Ye Chen. The matter was too significant for them to dare keep it hidden.

"Tai Li... this person is either a genius or a madman!" Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh after hearing everything.

Genius and madman are two extremes, yet only a step apart!

Tai Li and Ye Chen were total strangers; his elaborate scheme to make Ye Chen fall into a trap was definitely a crazy act.

No one knew about Tai Li's plans; he kept everyone in the dark.

But, for reasons unknown, he deliberately revealed these things, letting Ye Chen understand the whole story.

Tai Li's actions were definitely a provocation meant to deliberately anger Ye Chen.

Yet, Ye Chen and he had no grievance nor enmity; why would Tai Li do such a thing?

"Ye Chen, those families are extremely low-key, always keeping a low profile. You didn't offend them, did you?"

Those families are extraordinary, legendary within the elite echelons.

If it weren't for Qin Lan's background in the military, she wouldn't know about the Tai Family or the terrifying presence of those families.

However, the sudden provocation by Tai Li, the young master of the Tai Family, toward Ye Chen—what's the situation here?

Could it be that Ye Chen offended the Tai Family?

"I don't know Tai Li, and I'm unfamiliar with the Tai Family. Tai Li provoking me must mean either he's brainless or jealous of my good looks!" Ye Chen said. "But you said Tai Li is exceptionally intelligent and scheming, so he can't be a fool."

"In this case, there's only one explanation: Tai Li provokes me purely because I look better than him!" Ye Chen found a powerful piece of evidence.

"Face, huh?"

Ye Chen spoke with utter seriousness, leaving the two sisters speechless; this guy shamelessly praised his good looks—it's really too much.

In fact, Ye Chen is indeed handsome, but no matter how handsome you are, you shouldn't say it! Praising your own looks—don't you feel embarrassed?

"You only received an email, no bullets, machetes, or daggers, right?" Ye Chen asked.

Receiving an email is nothing, but receiving bullets, machetes, or daggers—now that would be a direct declaration of war.

Moreover, Tai Li loves playing with intrigues; who knows if he might go mad and use Qin Lan and Qin Ying to threaten Ye Chen?

"No," Qin Ying seemed to see the worry in Ye Chen's eyes and shook her head. "Tai Li is excellent in both cultivation and wisdom, universally acknowledged as number one!"

"Therefore, he's extremely arrogant, overtly proud, and even when calculating others, he does it openly, leaving you unable to resist and powerless to oppose!"

"If Tai Li wants to deal with you, he definitely won't use intrigues but will come openly!"

"Just like now, he took your woman and deliberately told you to make you vigilant..."

"He's that kind of person, self-confident to an alarming degree!"

Tai Li's abilities are outstanding; he's skilled at using overt stratagems to pressure people, winning openly and without dispute.

Therefore, if Tai Li is to deal with Ye Chen, he won't use intrigues; he will use overt stratagems, crushing head-on.

Just like now, Tai Li took Wen Rou and told Ye Chen about it, making him aware but helpless.

The Tai Family's existence is so transcendent; Tai Li's ability to become its young master surely cannot be underestimated.

"As for Wen Rou's matter, I don't want to intervene for now," Ye Chen said.

"Tai Li and Wen Rou's engagement obviously has other intents; you don't want to rescue her?" Qin Lan asked.

"Why rescue?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "Tai Li is so exceptional; Wen Rou's engagement with him is practically made in heaven. Why would I sabotage their happiness?"

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