Ye Ming looked down at the black-clad woman wearing a veil in his arms. Seeing that she had fainted, he withdrew his gaze.
He hadn't expected this woman to be so resolute.
The moment he freed her from her restraints, she had immediately attacked Elder Kusen. And her first move was a killing blow.
This lived up to her earlier words: once she had the chance, she would kill Elder Kusen.
Although she ultimately failed, her resolve was something ordinary people lacked.
"I didn't expect it to be you!"
Elder Kusen stared at the young man before him, his eyes filled with shock.
It seemed he recognized Ye Ming!
"What! Are you surprised?" Ye Ming looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Third Elder of the Heartless Sect!"
"What! You… you…"
Upon hearing this title, Elder Kusen's body involuntarily retreated two steps.
His eyes widened, and his mind went blank.
Clearly, the shock he felt this time was greater than Ye Ming's appearance here.
Because the Third Elder of the Heartless Sect was his true identity.
Elder Kusen could never have imagined that the other party knew his secrets.
However, after a moment of shock, Elder Kusen regained his senses.
"How did you know my identity?"
He pointed at Ye Ming and said in a deep voice, "And! How did you get past the Wu brothers…"
As he spoke, Elder Kusen suddenly stopped. He looked at the smiling young man before him, and his heart suddenly trembled.
"Could it be! It's… it's them…"
At this moment, Elder Kusen thought of a possibility, but then he quickly denied it, saying, "Impossible! They would absolutely not betray me. He… they don't have the guts!"
Even though this was the only possibility in his heart, Elder Kusen was unwilling to believe it.
"Alright! Fellow Daoist Kusen, you don't really need to dwell on it!" Ye Ming looked at Elder Kusen and smiled mischievously, saying,
"Because from now on, you will no longer be yourself."
…
Half an hour later.
When Ye Ming returned to the villa where Nangong Qianyu and the others were, he felt several piercing gazes fall upon him the moment he entered.
No.
To be precise, the gazes fell upon the black-clad woman he was holding.
"This… this! Don't look at me like that! It's not what you think!"
Being stared at by the women made Ye Ming feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Oh! How long have you been out, and you've already brought back a woman! If you go out a few more times, this room might not be big enough!" Nangong Qianyu said with her arms crossed, her face cold.
In fact, the women's expressions were not very good.
Seeing this, Ye Ming knew it was bad and quickly instructed, "Ying! She sustained some internal injuries, please take good care of her!"
To save himself, Ye Ming could only hand the woman in his arms over to Ying Qianshi for care.
"Ah! Is… is this appropriate?"
Ying Qianshi appeared beside Ye Ming, not daring to take the black-clad woman immediately.
Hearing this, black lines instantly appeared on Ye Ming's forehead.
He glared fiercely at Ying Qianshi, almost losing his temper.
What did he mean by "is this appropriate"?
What was the meaning of that?
Was he deliberately trying to stir up jealousy among Nangong Qianyu and the others?
"Yes! My lord!"
Glowered at by Ye Ming, Ying Qianshi dared not say another word. After he took the black-clad woman away, Ye Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Nangong Qianyu and the others' gazes did not shift from him.
"Let me explain! It's really not what you think!" Ye Ming raised his hands, a look of misery on his face, "It's like this…"
Five minutes later.
"Is that woman's talent truly that terrifying?"
After listening to Ye Ming explain the entire sequence of events, Du Yueming exclaimed in admiration.
Just over thirty years old!
Only one step away from the peak of the Martial God realm!
Hearing these descriptions, the word "terrifying" was indeed fitting.
"Mmm! More terrifying than you can imagine!"
When it came to that woman's talent, Ye Ming had noticed it the moment he first saw her.
That was why he was so eager to bring her into his camp.
At the same time! He was also very fortunate.
If he had been even a moment later, she might have already been snatched away by someone else.
And now, not only had he snatched the woman back, but he had also gained a more useful chess piece. From any perspective, his recent luck was extremely good.
Based on the intelligence he currently possessed, Ye Ming could find the stronghold of the immortal cultivators at any time if he wished.
Moreover, those immortal cultivators lurking in the shadows had not yet detected this.
This would allow Ye Ming to lay out his plans more effectively.
"Ye Ming! Are you sure you can convince her?"
At this moment, Ji Hongying said with some concern, "I sensed a very heavy killing intent from that woman! A person like her should be difficult to gain trust! So, let alone…"
Let alone making her his own.
"Don't worry! I've already thought of this!"
Ye Ming smiled and said, "To resolve this, we need to start with one person!"
"One person?"
Hearing this, the women exchanged glances, and the answer was evident in each other's eyes.
"Gu Taiyi."
They said in unison.
"Exactly! A trace of obsession still lingers on that woman. If we can utilize this well, it's not impossible to convince her," Ye Ming explained.
"Yin Luo! What do you think the relationship is between her and Old Man Gu?"
At this moment, Nangong Qianyu's eyes reignited with gossip.
Before they had seen the woman, they had all thought that Gu Taiyi and she had some ambiguous relationship.
But now that they knew the woman's true age, they had decisively dismissed that speculation.
"Father and daughter! Definitely father and daughter!"
This time, Yan Yinluo said very seriously, "That's how it's always portrayed on television!"
Father and daughter!
To be honest, Ye Ming also agreed with this speculation.
But if that were the case, for Gu Taiyi to be hunted by his own daughter… that was too… subverting!
"They're father and daughter! Then why is she hunting her own biological father?"
Nangong Qianyu was somewhat confused.
"Simple!"
When it came to analyzing such plots, the national pop star had it down pat. "For plots like this, the problem must lie with the protagonist's parents. If I'm not mistaken, it must be that Old Man Gu did something unforgivable to the woman's mother, which led to this aftermath!"
"Did Old Man Gu abandon her mother!"
"Mmm! I think so too!"
"…"
Ye Ming was speechless as he saw the women fall back into gossip mode.
In the end, it still couldn't avoid the melodramatic plot of "a careless entanglement and abandonment."