Chapter 43: The Deceived Ya Fei

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Six months ago, Soul Changqing had his eye on Ya Fei after meeting her at the Auction House.

As soon as the auction ended, Soul Changqing went backstage to find Ya Fei.

He took some Low-Rank Pills that Yao Chen had intended to give Xiao Yan through Soul Changqing's hands and asked Ya Fei to auction them, using this opportunity to chat with her.

Soul Changqing told Ya Fei that he was fifty-six years old and revealed his strength as a Five-Star Soul Warrior.

In truth, if you add up his past and present lives, Soul Changqing was roughly that age—not old, but not young either, fitting perfectly within Ya Fei's age range for a partner.

After all, in this world, the lifespan of a powerful person is very long.

A century is just the lifespan of an ordinary person, and with Ya Fei's status, she naturally wouldn't choose a man without strength.

Soon, the two became familiar with each other. The right age, decent strength, and substantial wealth (referring to the Low-Rank Pills Yao Chen had refined for Xiao Yan) made their conversations feel very comfortable to Ya Fei. Within a few days, Soul Changqing had won over this emotionally empty, older single woman.

Soul Changqing didn't hide his appearance from Ya Fei, as there was no need. Ya Fei had no ties to other major clans and had no qualifications to do so.

Moreover, Soul Changqing had intended to win Ya Fei through legitimate means. Hiding and concealing himself was pointless; he just didn't want to cause any trouble, not because he was ashamed of himself.

When Ya Fei saw Soul Changqing's appearance, she was immensely shocked, but Ya Fei wasn't particularly fixated on looks and quickly recovered. However, she soon found herself deeply ensnared in Soul Changqing's sweet advances, unable to extricate herself.

The reason Soul Changqing only revealed himself as a Five-Star Soul Warrior was that this strength was considered the strongest in Utan City.

It was enough to make Ya Fei's heart race, yet not so overwhelming that it would make her feel out of reach.

If he were too strong, it would create a significant distance between them.

It would make Ya Fei feel that Soul Changqing was high and mighty, leading to feelings of inferiority, and their relationship would be one of Ya Fei relying on Soul Changqing.

Soul Changqing found this uninteresting.

He hadn't been in a relationship for a long time and suddenly wanted a sweet romance.

It would be a good way to pass the boring days in Utan City.

When it was time to leave, he would tell Ya Fei that his clan had been exterminated, and he needed to go back to avenge them and revitalize the clan. He would ask Ya Fei to forget him and give her a breakup fee, then Soul Changqing would wave goodbye without taking a single cloud with him.

Breaking up, after all, was something he had done many times in his past life, and he was already a master at it.

So, for the past six months, Soul Changqing had mostly been doting on Ya Fei and had little time to bother with Xiao Yan.

Soul Changqing hadn't visited Xiao Yan once in the past six months, so Gu Xun'er naturally hadn't seen Soul Changqing for six months either.

When Gu Xun'er realized that Soul Changqing no longer came to see Xiao Yan, she thought she could use this time to drive his image from her heart.

But... as time passed, the image of Soul Changqing in her heart became clearer.

Every time she went to sleep, the moment she closed her eyes, she saw that black figure, and her mind vividly remembered every word Soul Changqing had said to her, every single one!

As time slowly passed, Gu Xun'er, who hadn't seen Soul Changqing for a long time, suddenly thought of the woman at the Auction House.

Gu Xun'er, driven by some inexplicable force, ordered Ling Ying to investigate. When Ling Ying returned and reported the results to Gu Xun'er, her inner fury erupted without restraint.

She became as hysterical as when she was first locked up.

But when Gu Xun'er regained her senses and calmed down, she kept telling herself that Soul Changqing was a demon, and whatever he did, whoever he was with, was none of her business.

Yet, she still sent Ling Ying to watch over Ya Fei every day. Each time Ling Ying returned with a report, Gu Xun'er would smash and destroy things in her room.

Once, she even used her full strength, reducing the entire room to rubble and creating a deep pit several meters deep in the ground.

Gu Xun'er didn't know why she did this, but she knew she needed to vent.

Recently, the Xiao family had to renovate Gu Xun'er's room almost every few days, but no one dared to complain.

Kidding, since the day Gu Xun'er killed Jiali Ao more than half a year ago, the Jiali Family was exterminated that very night. Everyone knew who did it, and no one dared to provoke this ancestor!

Fortunately, over the past six months, besides paying attention to Ya Fei, Gu Xun'er had mostly focused on her cultivation. She had now reached the Great Battlemaster level, and her progress was impressive.

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, had been diligently cultivating at home and had now reached the Seven-Star Soul Warrior level.

As for Soul Changqing, over the past six months, besides doting on Ya Fei in his spare time, he spent the rest of his time cultivating and refining pills. With the help of Gu Xun'er's storage ring, one pill after another, refined by Yao Chen, entered Soul Changqing's stomach.

He had already broken through to the peak of the Two-Star Battle Ancestor and was about to break through to the Three-Star Battle Ancestor. Considering he had only broken through to the Battle Ancestor level less than eight months ago, his progress was astonishing.

Soul Changqing and Ya Fei stood side by side, watching the bustling crowd and the people fighting in the center of the recruitment square, trying to join the Jia Nan Academy. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"Brother! You're here too! Where have you been for the past six months!"

Suddenly, Xiao Yan's voice came from behind them.

They both turned around, and Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan walking toward them with a surprised expression.

Of course, she recognized this young man. Three years ago, he lost his fighting spirit and went from a prodigy to a waste overnight. Eight months ago, he recovered his former talent, and in just a few months, he surpassed his former achievements, reaching the Seven-Star Fighter level and regaining his title as the prodigy of the Xiao family!

But why was he coming to them? Who was this 'big brother' he was calling? There was no one else around...

Suddenly, Ya Fei seemed to realize something and looked at Soul Changqing with disbelief.

When Xiao Yan approached and saw the woman beside Soul Changqing, he was instantly stunned and quickly gave Soul Changqing a thumbs-up in his mind.

Well, it seemed his big brother had spent the past six months picking the most beautiful flower in Utan City!

No wonder he disappeared after the auction. He must have had his eye on her from the start.

Xiao Yan was now in awe of his big brother, even considering whether he should ask him for some tips.

But he quickly dismissed the thought. He already had Xun'er and shouldn't be thinking about such things.

Behind Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu and Gu Xun'er followed.

When Gu Xun'er saw Ya Fei leaning against Soul Changqing's chest, her eyes turned red, and she trembled with rage, clenching her fists.

However, at that moment, everyone's attention was on Soul Changqing and Ya Fei, and no one noticed Gu Xun'er.

Ya Fei scolded Soul Changqing in a sweet voice, "Big brother? When did you get such a young little brother? Old man, explain yourself!"

Xiao Yan's smile froze when he heard Ya Fei call Soul Changqing an old man. What was going on?

Soul Changqing shrugged and said, "I was afraid you would think I was too young, so I said I was a bit older."

"How old are you really!"

Ya Fei demanded.

"Eighteen."

"What! You're only eighteen?! Old... Lin Changqing! You're so despicable!"

Ya Fei felt betrayed by someone she trusted. She hated being deceived.

Not far away, Gu Xun'er heard Ya Fei scold Soul Changqing, and her hatred for Ya Fei grew to an extreme.

Gu Xun'er kept deceiving herself.

"Lin Changqing is a demon. That woman will suffer greatly in the future.

Killing her will be a mercy... Yes... I'm doing it for her...

Not because she dared to scold Lin Changqing!

Not because she's leaning against Lin Changqing's chest!

No... I just want to help her... If I kill her, she'll be free... Yes... That's it..."

Soul Changqing, seeing Ya Fei so agitated, could only say softly, "Ya Fei, listen to me..."

"I don't want to listen!"

Ya Fei shouted, then pushed Soul Changqing away and ran off.

Soul Changqing watched Ya Fei run away with a helpless look on his face, then turned to Xiao Yan and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Xiao Yan looked at Soul Changqing, unsure of what to say, and awkwardly said, "Um, maybe I came at the wrong time, shouldn't you go after Miss Ya Fei?"

He then winked at Soul Changqing.

(End of Chapter)