Cut off relations!

The clouds dispersed, and the rain ceased.

Su Jinxiu was carried away by Xiao Fan and sent to Wu Lingyun, for her to help Su Jinxiu wash away her fatigue.

Wu Lingyun rolled her eyes at him, silently tidied up the mess for Xiao Fan, and quickly handled everything.

Xiao Fan was very satisfied with Wu Lingyun's performance.

Two years of Cultivating together had made him gradually care for Wu Lingyun, and Wu Lingyun, following his Heart-Nature, became increasingly attached to him.

Xiao Fan held Wu Lingyun, lightly kissed her cheek, and smiled, "You've worked hard."

"At least you have some conscience," Wu Lingyun said with a hint of resentment.

She reached out and embraced Xiao Fan's strong waist, burying her face in his chest, a faint smile still on her face.

Her words and actions were becoming more and more like Xiao Fan's, as if they were an old married couple.

Xiao Fan gently patted Wu Lingyun's back, tenderly caressing her hair.

He said, "Do you want to go back? It's not good to keep you locked up here. I'll give you freedom."

As soon as these words were spoken, Wu Lingyun, who had been embracing him with a faint smile, immediately changed her expression, her beautiful eyes glistening with tears, on the verge of weeping.

Wu Lingyun's voice trembled, and she said with a slight sob, "Are you tired of me?"

Her voice was filled with such deep resentment that it sounded as if she would burst into tears the next second.

Xiao Fan was stunned. "Huh?"

He just felt that Wu Lingyun had already committed herself and no longer needed to be kept locked up.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Xiao Fan immediately comforted her, "What are you thinking? How could I be tired of you! In this world, no woman is more gentle or considerate than you."

A woman's face changes so quickly, with no discernible pattern.

As he spoke, he wanted to embrace her and wipe away the tears from the corners of Wu Lingyun's eyes.

Wu Lingyun angrily slapped his hand away, pushing him, and two streams of clear tears fell.

She sobbed, "I understand, I understand everything. The new replaces the old."

"You never lack women, so why would you spend time on a lowly defeated person like me? If you want to drive me away, you can just say so, no need to do it like this."

"I can accept it, I, I can..."

As she spoke, Wu Lingyun's tears flowed like a bursting dam, pouring down uncontrollably, and she became a tearful mess.

Xiao Fan quickly coaxed her, putting in a great deal of effort.

He swore oaths and told her that she was the most important, indispensable, and that no one could replace her position in his Heart-Nature.

After much persuasion and half a day's effort, he finally managed to stop her tears.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Am I, truly indispensable?"

Wu Lingyun's eyes were red from crying, her beautiful eyes slightly swollen, and she looked at Xiao Fan with hopeful eyes, staring directly into his eyes, wanting to see through his Heart-Nature.

How could Xiao Fan falter?

He immediately swore, "I swear, you are the best woman I have ever met in my life. No one else compares to even a single strand of you in my Heart-Nature."

"Don't believe me? Do you want me to dig out my Heart-Nature and show it to you?"

Wu Lingyun broke into a smile through her tears, amused by him. As expected of the woman Xiao Fan favored, her smile was enchanting.

"Alright, alright, I believe you," Wu Lingyun said with a sweet smile, gently embracing him.

"Oh, by the way, about your brother, don't you hate me?"

Wu Lingyun shook her head and said, "What's the use of hatred? I'm already yours."

"At worst, I'll cut off my sibling relationship with him."

Xiao Fan: ...

At the same time, Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief in his Heart-Nature. Alas, when this woman gets emotional, she's really difficult to handle. Before, he would just pull up his pants and leave after the deed was done.

Now that emotions were involved, he had to consider her feelings. Actually, he didn't want to get emotional either, but perhaps this was what they called 'love developed over time'.

Love developed over time, the ancients did not deceive me.

"Actually, I don't want to be separated from you either, but I can't just consider myself and ignore your feelings. After being away for so long, I presume your Family has already started looking for you."

"Even if they don't look for you, it's not good for you to not appear for too long. Perhaps your position will be replaced. I don't want to delay your future."

Xiao Fan said with earnest words.

Wu Lingyun thought about it and said, "What you're saying makes some sense."

As long as she hadn't become the Xuannv Palace Mistress, the Goddess position wasn't that great.

"Yes, if you don't control a Family, how can we fly together like a pair of birds and live freely in the future?" Xiao Fan persuaded.

"Don't lose sight of the bigger picture. Our feelings won't be diluted by distance."

Wu Lingyun tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes looking directly at him and saying, "You're not trying to trick me, are you?"

"How could that be? I'm completely thinking of you. How could I bear to trick you?"

Wu Lingyun closed her eyes, her delicate eyebrows trembling slightly, and skillfully used her soft, jade-like hands to hook around his neck.

Her face was flushed with desire, her delicate feet were alluring, and her breath was like orchids, her entire breathing quickening.

Wu Lingyun looked at Xiao Fan's peerless immortal appearance with satisfaction, her beautiful eyes filled with longing, wishing she could bind him to her side.

Thirty like a wolf, forty like a tiger—Xiao Fan truly understood how terrifying this woman could be.

He had to find something for her to do!

"Even if you don't think for me, you have to think for our future children. Think about it, when our future child is born, and you are still the Xuannv Palace Goddess, where will she have a place to settle?" Xiao Fan continued.

"Children?"

Wu Lingyun's pretty face flushed, her cheeks glowing. She had never thought about such a problem.

"Yes, we must have children. If you go back to Xuannv Palace now, as long as you become the Palace Mistress, we can have a child and build a warm little Family."

"You, are you serious?" Wu Lingyun said, clutching the hem of her clothes and lowering her head.

"Of course, strive when you're young, and have children after you achieve success in your career," Xiao Fan said.

Wu Lingyun's mind was filled with thoughts of children. She said:

"Okay, I'll go back to Xuannv Palace right now."

"Just thinking that we won't be able to see each other for a long time, can you...?" Wu Lingyun said seductively, her full chest pressed tightly against Xiao Fan.

"I'll satisfy you!"

...

At the time of parting, Xiao Fan gifted Wu Lingyun countless Immortal Pills, countless Medicinal Pills, and a thousand immortal veins.

He also gave her two extra Magic Treasures, to give her more reliance.

And these actions made Wu Lingyun even more infatuated with him. Was this a betrothal gift, or a token of love?

Or both? Sure enough, he had already planned their future in his Heart-Nature.

Wu Lingyun did not disappoint him, saying that she would definitely become the Xuannv Palace Mistress as soon as possible, and then invite him over to live together and build a warm little Family.

Xiao Fan had only said it casually. For Wu Lingyun to become the Xuannv Palace Mistress, that would take ages.

Moreover, he didn't plan to have children. Cultivators have long Lifespan, and immortality is not impossible. Since there's no worry about life and death, why consider such things?

He could fool Wu Lingyun, but for him to actually have children? No! Whoever wants to have them, can have them!

After sending Wu Lingyun off, Xiao Fan also breathed a sigh of relief in his Heart-Nature. No matter how delicious a dish, eating it every day would become tiresome.

During the days he Cultivated with Wu Lingyun, Su Jinxiu also recovered.

Although she still harbored animosity towards Xiao Fan, the killing intent in Su Jinxiu's eyes was gone. After all, he was her man, and he wasn't bad-looking, so it wasn't a loss!

Most importantly, during the process of Cultivating, her cultivation was rapidly improving, growing at a visible rate.

She felt that if she Cultivated for another year and a half, she would be able to Breakthrough to Profound Immortal.

"Submit to me and assist the current Goddess of Yaochi."

"I will return your freedom."

"Of course, you can also refuse."

"However, I don't know what will happen to your Family members."

Seducing her with beauty, threatening her with force!

This was also a combination of both soft and hard tactics.

Su Jinxiu had no choice but to agree.

"I agree."

Xiao Fan was very satisfied. Su Jinxiu, both in appearance and Heart-Nature, was top-tier.

"Good. After you go back, you will voluntarily pledge allegiance to the Goddess of Yaochi, and you must let everyone know."

"Of course, I won't treat you unfairly."

"These fifty Primordial Angels and those fifty Hell Demon Gods can all be at your command."

"They are all at the Golden Immortal Late Stage Realm, which is a considerable force. If your Family wants to expand its territory, strength is essential."

"How about it?" Xiao Fan said.

Su Jinxiu also understood this principle. At least it wasn't working for nothing; there was still a gain, so it wasn't a loss.

However, she made one more request.

"I can assist the current Goddess, if you agree to one condition of mine."

"You're being a bit greedy, but if your condition is reasonable, it's not impossible for me to agree," Xiao Fan said, caressing her pretty face.

...

Before long, news spread from the Yaochi Immortal Palace that Su Jinxiu had pledged allegiance to the Goddess.

This event directly shattered the rumors that Su Jinxiu wanted to be the Goddess, and it further solidified Zhao Linger's position.

Zhao Linger was a bit surprised. What was going on?

"I seem to have mentioned it to Xiao Fan once, and then this happened."

Zhao Linger immediately thought of Xiao Fan. In fact, she already had the answer in her Heart-Nature, but she just wanted a definitive confirmation.

"I need to ask him."