The light screen dissipated, and Yafeng stood with her hands behind her back.

As the gentle breeze blew through the bamboo forest, her purple clothing fluttered lightly. Her exquisitely beautiful face showed almost no expression, truly like an ice-cold beauty.

"Senior sister, you..."

Chen Nan, with a cheeky grin, was about to speak when Yafeng unceremoniously interrupted him, "How is our master doing?"

"As good as ever."

Chen Nan scratched his head as he spoke and continued, "Senior sister, I've always had a question I wanted to ask you. I wonder if I should ask or not."

Yafeng glanced at him, "Then don't ask."

"Can't you cooperate with me just a bit?"

Chen Nan didn't bother seeking her approval and directly asked, "Why can't you leave the Purple Bamboo Forest?"

Yafeng directly ignored his question, slightly raised her head to look at the sky, and in her icy eyes appeared a hint of tenderness. Moments later, she asked, "Has master... ever taken a wife?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nan thought to himself, so she completely ignored what I said.

However, he felt puzzled by the expression on his senior sister's face at that moment. Why, when mentioning the master, did the emotions in her eyes seem a bit like...

Pfft, what am I thinking!

Chen Nan quickly dismissed the thought and said, "I've never heard him mention it, so he probably hasn't married. But that romantic old man, whether he marries or not, it doesn't really matter anyway..."

"Audacious!"

Yafeng's willow brows knitted, her phoenix eyes glaring at Chen Nan, "As a disciple, how can you insult the master?"

Chen Nan was at a loss for words, thinking to himself that this senior sister is too pedantic. Talking about so much unnecessary etiquette, he always jokingly called the old man that way; he didn't really disrespect him in his heart. Was it necessary to take it so seriously?

Seeing that Chen Nan didn't respond, Yafeng was silent for a moment and said, "Finish what you were saying earlier. Regardless of what?"

"Nothing."

Chen Nan thought better not to say it. If he brought up the old man's visits to brothels, this cold-faced senior sister would surely reprimand him for not understanding the virtue of respecting one's master and ancestors!

Yafeng stared at Chen Nan, "Does he often go looking for some disreputable women?"

"You can't say it like that. I mean, which man doesn't like beautiful women..."

Chen Nan didn't finish his sentence because he noticed Yafeng's eyes were once again glaring at him. He could only shrug helplessly, indicating that, fine, let's pretend I never said a thing.

"How long have you lived with master?" Yafeng asked.

Chen Nan felt somewhat baffled. These questions from his senior sister were too unpredictable for him to comprehend her intentions. So he honestly replied, "I was with him since I can remember until I was twenty when I left the mountain."

"Then... has he ever mentioned me to you?"

Chen Nan nodded, "Of course."

Yafeng's cold face slowly showed a hint of emotional change, "Quite often?"

"A lot."

Chen Nan was lying through his teeth.

He thought to himself that before coming to the Tao Realm, he never even knew there was such a senior sister.

"When he mentioned me, what did he tell you?"

These questions from Yafeng made Chen Nan suspect whether there was something suspicious between this senior sister and the old man, as all these questions seemed quite unusual.

Chen Nan scratched his head, "He just said you're our senior sister. He didn't really say much else."

Yafeng nodded and fell silent for a moment.

Chen Nan waved a hand in front of her. Seeing no reaction, he asked, "Senior sister, why do I feel like your feelings for master are a bit special?"

Yafeng didn't respond or get angry. She waved her fair hand, fetching the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, and said to Chen Nan, "It's time for you to return to the Martial World."

Chen Nan wasn't surprised at all.

Before coming to the Tao Realm, Xuan Tianji had already told him that Senior Sister Yafeng also possessed a Heavenly Ascending Ladder, which could transcend world barriers to return to the Mortal World.

Moreover, Senior Sister Yafeng, like Chu Wenrou, possesses Pure Yin Power, and can combine it with his own Pure Yang Internal Power to utilize the Heavenly Ascending Ladder to open a space passage.

Chen Nan was nodding, preparing to cooperate with his senior sister.

However, at this moment, Yafeng raised her delicate eyebrows, her face turning icy, as she looked toward the direction of the Purple Bamboo Forest's outer perimeter, her tone laced with killing intent, "Those friends of yours have entered the Purple Bamboo Forest."

Chen Nan understood well that it was likely that Yu Wenqingxue, after sobering up, forcefully broke into the Purple Bamboo Forest to find him.

Seeing his senior sister's cold gaze, Chen Nan urgently said, "Please don't kill them; it's because of me that they've intruded. For the sake of our relationship as senior and junior, spare them this once."

"Otherwise, they would already be dead."

As Yafeng spoke, she cast out the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, her Pure Yin Power converging toward it, and she looked at Chen Nan, "Let's begin."

Chen Nan nodded and followed the mental method to activate the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, releasing Pure Yang Internal Power.

Suddenly, in the void, lightning flashed and thunder roared, winds raged, and a portal appeared beneath the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, a passage leading to the Eastern Martial World.

"Let's go."

Chen Nan, pulling along his foolish brother and the Black Feathered Chicken, headed for the portal.

Just before stepping into the portal, Chen Nan looked back at Yafeng, "Senior sister, I have a request. That girl named Yu Wenqingxue, she betrayed the sect because of me, and now she's alone and helpless. If I take her away, she might be further hurt. Please, senior sister, help look after her, don't let others bully her."

Yafeng didn't speak but nodded as a sign of agreement.

"Thank you!"

As Chen Nan expressed his gratitude, four figures rushed over from afar. It was Yu Wenqingxue, along with the Tao siblings and Yun Chen.

Chen Nan waved goodbye, pulling along his foolish brother and the Black Feathered Chicken, and stepped into the portal.

In an instant, Divine Light flooded, enveloping the portal, and after a brief flash, both men and the chicken vanished into the space passage.

"Chen Nan, you bastard, come back here!"

Yu Wenqingxue threw herself toward the space passage, her fiery tears blurring her eyes as she hoarsely shouted, "You broke your promise; you said you'd take me with you, but why did you leave me behind to go alone? Answer me, why?"

With Chen Nan's departure, the Heavenly Ascending Ladder lost the push of Pure Yang Power, and the space passage naturally disappeared.

Yu Wenqingxue watched Chen Nan disappear before her eyes, then dropped to her knees on the ground with a thud, her entire body seemingly limp, devoid of strength.

"You promised to take me with you, why did you deceive me? You liar, you damned liar!" She lifted her delicate pink fists, regardless of the pain, and began pounding on the ground, as the Tao siblings and Yun Chen quickly rushed forward to restrain her.

Then Yun Chen took a few more steps forward and saluted Yafeng.

After all, when she accidentally entered the Purple Bamboo Forest years ago, Yafeng not only spared her life but also taught her some martial arts, so they were somewhat acquainted.

"You should leave now. Next time, if you dare break in again, I will not show mercy." Yafeng glanced at Yun Chen and the Tao siblings, waving them off, then turned her gaze to Yu Wenqingxue, "What he owes you, I shall repay."

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