The concerns of Ye Qingcheng.

Ye Family.

In a delicate courtyard, Ye Qingcheng stood in the middle of the yard, still wearing the phoenix coronet and looking slightly lost as she gazed at the bright round moon in the night sky.

"Miss, you clearly have him in your heart, why do you treat him so indifferently?" Lanxiang couldn't help but ask from behind.

"You... nonsense, who... has him in my heart!" Hearing Lanxiang's words unexpectedly, Ye Qingcheng's face suddenly turned red, and she stammered.

"Miss, you can fool others, but you can't fool me! These years, you have been collecting information about Master Su, especially half a month ago, when the news came that Master Su's cultivation went awry, his dantian was destroyed, and he became a waste, you couldn't sleep for several nights!

Is this not having him in your heart? But what Lanxiang is curious about is, why, after paying such a big price, even using the family's top-grade treasure Seven-Leaf Purple Ginseng to marry Master Su to the Ye Family, why are you so indifferent to him now?"

Lanxiang blinked her cute big eyes and asked curiously.

"Why am I indifferent to him? It's really... necessary to be so!" Ye Qingcheng sighed lightly.

"You should know my current situation. Many people in the family are dissatisfied with me, thinking that I cannot cultivate, occupying the position of the junior patriarch without deserving it. If I get too close to him, it will inevitably drag him into the vortex, very dangerous! So..."

Ye Qingcheng's voice sounded a bit bitter.

"They're talking nonsense!"

Lanxiang said indignantly, "Miss, if it weren't for you managing the Ye Family over the years, running the family business, making every effort, the Ye Family would not be so prosperous! Are those people in the Ye Family all ungrateful?"

Originally, Ye Family was just a second-rate family in North Desolation City.

But Ye Qingcheng was a business genius. Over the years, she managed the family's various industries, increased income, reduced expenditure, and earned a massive amount of spirit stones and cultivation resources, making the Ye Family rise to become the number one family in North Desolation City.

However, now that Ye Family is prosperous, because Ye Qingcheng cannot cultivate martial arts, many people have set their sights on the position of the junior patriarch held by Ye Qingcheng.

"Regardless, as long as I can protect Su Chen, even if he resents me, it doesn't matter!" Ye Qingcheng said softly.

She seemed a bit absent-minded, as if recalling the year when she was twelve.

The heavy snow was falling, and it was bitterly cold.

She was abducted by human traffickers, wandered far from home, fell into dire straits, but was saved by a father and son, becoming the only light in her heart.

She still remembered that spirited and handsome young man, wiping away her tears, telling her not to be afraid.

He would protect her!

That young man illuminated the darkness of her youthful years, becoming the only hope that supported her survival, and had long been deeply imprinted in her heart.

That young man's name was Su Chen!

Ye Qingcheng's slender fingers gently touched a somewhat worn handkerchief, embroidered with a quaint ring pattern.

This was the handkerchief Su Chen used to wipe away her tears back then.

She has cherished it until now, treating it like a priceless treasure!

"Miss, it's just too unfair to you!" Lanxiang said tearfully.

"I'm fine!" Ye Qingcheng smiled slightly.

Her smile was very beautiful, gentle as water, and the entire courtyard seemed to light up.

Now, the person she had longed for was right by her side.

In the past, he was the high and mighty genius, someone to look up to. Ye Qingcheng could only console herself with scarce and incomplete information.

Now, he was in the Ye Family, by her side. She was already very content.

"Su Chen, let me protect you this time!" Ye Qingcheng secretly said in her heart.

"Miss, what about Ye Ling and Zhang Kun? Young Master has beaten them so miserably, but they deserved it. Young Master should just kill them!" Lanxiang asked, feeling a bit angry.

If she hadn't been clever enough, if Miss had suffered at the hands of Zhang Kun tonight, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Let it be for tonight. I will handle it tomorrow!" Ye Qingcheng said indifferently.

Then, she expressed some concern and instructed, "Tell Qingzhu to protect Master well. Also, no matter what he needs, try to satisfy him as much as possible!"

"Yes!" Lanxiang replied.

...

Inside the bedroom.

Su Chen looked somewhat helpless at the young girl in green.

"Miss Qingzhu, how can I rest with you here?"

Su Chen smiled wryly.

This was the maid Ye Qingcheng left behind for him, Qingzhu.

Qingzhu carried an ancient sword on her back, wore a green dress, and her aura was extraordinary. Her martial arts cultivation unexpectedly reached the eighth level of the Qi Martial Realm. Despite her lovely appearance, she seemed a bit aloof and taciturn.

Ye Qingcheng left her to serve Su Chen, but Su Chen didn't know if this was to serve him or to monitor him.

Qingzhu remained silent for a moment and said, "I'll be outside. If Master has any instructions, feel free to give them!"

Then, she turned and left the bedroom.

Seeing Qingzhu leave, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Being scrutinized by this frosty and beautiful maid made him quite uncomfortable.

"Although I don't know why Miss Ye Qingcheng decided to marry me, it seems she has no feelings for me. We are strangers to each other. When the opportunity arises, I'll just explain things to her and leave the Ye Family!"

Su Chen thought to himself.

He knew that Su Qingxue didn't kill him but rather sent him to the Ye Family to humiliate him.

If it were before, Su Chen might have had no hope of revenge in this lifetime.

However, now that Su Chen possessed the Burial Heaven Ancient Ring and inherited the Burial Heaven Divine Art, once he achieved sufficient cultivation, he could return to the Su Family and seek revenge against Su Qingxue.

"Su Qingxue, wait for me! I will personally reclaim everything I've lost!"

A hint of resentment flashed in Su Chen's eyes as he silently vowed.

He sat cross-legged on the bed and began practicing the Burial Heaven Divine Art.

Within the Burial Heaven Ancient Ring, Su Chen revived his true dragon bloodline, reconstructed his dantian and sea of qi, almost undergoing a rebirth, enabling him to reach the ninth level of the Strength Martial Realm.

Next, he needed to condense the energy throughout his body, open up his sea of qi, and cultivate innate true qi to break through to the Qi Martial Realm.

Su Chen circulated the Burial Heaven Divine Art, and the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth surged into his body, tempering his flesh and elevating his cultivation.

And so, Su Chen practiced throughout the night.

"The barrier in my dantian and sea of qi has become so solid? With my current absorption speed of spiritual energy, breaking through to the Qi Martial Realm will probably take at least a few months!"

Su Chen opened his eyes, a slight frown on his face.

Although the Burial Heaven Divine Art was indeed extraordinary, allowing him to absorb spiritual energy even at the Strength Martial Realm, the dantian and sea of qi he reconstructed were incredibly robust. Opening up the sea of qi and condensing innate true qi had become exceedingly difficult.

"The Burial Heaven Divine Art can refine the heavens and transform the earth. If I can find some heavenly and earthly treasures, it might significantly improve my cultivation speed!"

Su Chen muttered to himself.

He decided to go out and see if he could find some heavenly and earthly treasures in North Desolation City.