Chapter 432: Either You Die, or I Perish!

"What are your plans after this?"

"What plans could I possibly have?" Yun Zhi laughed self‑deprecatingly, "If Yun Lan doesn't die for a day, I can't return to Yunfu for a day." Once Yun Lan learns that she has recovered her memory, she will inevitably hunt her down to the end.

"Then why don't we join forces and eliminate her?"

Ye Qingran, half‑joking, half‑serious.

Yun Zhi's heart trembled.

Eliminate Yun Lan?

That is undoubtedly a crazy idea.

You should know that although she hates Yun Lan, she is, after all, a member of the Yunfu Zhiji, of noble status, and she has never dared entertain such a thought.

Because the possibility is almost negligible.

But Ye Qingran is different.

If she truly is Yun Ling's daughter, then her status would be as noble as Yun Lan's, incomparable.

Therefore, when Ye Qingran made this proposal, she was moved.

All these years, she has lived in Yun Lan's shadow.

Because Yun Lan is jealous and selfish, she never dared to shine before outsiders, and could only try to appear very ordinary to avoid being targeted by her. Yet she never imagined that, in the end, Yun Lan would still set her sights on her.

Because of Yun Lan, she has been away from home for five years, living a muddled life, unable even to be herself, forced to obediently be a pawn, manipulated by others.

She has already endured such a life.

If she wants to live a normal life, Yun Lan must die!

The hand at her side clenched tightly.

"Fine, I agree. As long as we can kill Yun Lan, I will cooperate with you as much as possible!"

Ye Qingran nodded.

"Earlier I sealed your soul into the Soul-Attracting Pearl; your fate card must have shattered, so Yun Lan probably thinks you're dead. And the pawn Ye Huanhuan is now also broken; she shouldn't be able to hold back any longer."

Yun Zhi's eyes flashed at the words.

"You mean Yun Lan will appear in person?"

"In the next few days, she should be able to reach Xiliang."

Yun Zhi's heart couldn't help but race.

Yun Lan is coming!

It's time to settle this!

Yun Lan, this time, either you die or I perish!

Yun Zhi's eyes were filled with resolve.

Xiliang Cheng Ximen.

A crowd gathered at the gate, pointing at the corpse.

"So this is Ye Huanhuan? How pitiful, she can't even close her eyes in death, can't even be buried in peace!"

"She deserves it! She committed too many sins in life; this is her retribution! Such a person, her soul belongs in hell!"

"Ye Qingran also removed a menace from Xiliang City!"

The group slipped into the crowd.

Leading them was a woman wearing a black conical hat; through the hanging black veil, one could vaguely see that she was a woman of stunning beauty.

"Ye Huanhuan, you worthless thing, you can't even deal with Ye Qingran!"

The woman's expression was as gloomy as water.

She had poured so much effort into Ye Huanhuan, originally hoping to use Ye Huanhuan's hands together with the power of Saintess of the Boundless Hall Luo Qingcheng to finish off Ye Qingran, but in the end she still failed.

"What is Ye Qingran's current situation?"

"Ye Qingran, under the treatment of Medicine King Gu Gu Master, is already safe and sound."

"That's impossible!" Yun Lan denied outright.

The Yun family's bloodline curse is indeed brutal. Even the valley master of Yaowang Valley, with transcendent medical skill, shouldn't possess such defiance of heaven!

The subordinate lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

Yun Lan wore a composed face, a flash of cold light in her eyes, "It seems it's time to deal with Ye Qingran!"

By calculation, Ye Qingran could be considered her niece.

As a little aunt, seeing a junior, what kind of gift would be appropriate for her?

Yun Lan thought, but her eyes held a cold intent.

Ye Residence.

Dungeon.

In the dark, damp cell, two figures curled up.

The gate opened, a beam of light shone in, and the two people huddled in straw sat up, disheveled, looking like two beggars.

One person stepped across the gate and descended the stone steps.

The backlit figure resembled an elf in the dark night.

Someone lit the oil lamp on the wall.

By the light, Ye Yu and Zhao Shi finally saw the newcomer.

"Ye Qingran, you unfilial girl, why don't you let me out already!"

"How dare you imprison me? I'm your father! What are you doing? Trying to kill your father?"

"What you're doing is sheer treason! You'll incur Heavenly Punishment, do you know that?"

Ye Yu grabbed the iron railing, roaring loudly, while Zhao Shi let out a 'wu wu wu' sound, eyes full of anger and malice.

Ye Qingran, dressed in a gown whiter than snow, stood out like a sore thumb in this dark underground cell.

She curved the corners of her lips and gave a faint smile.

"Patricide?"

"Ye Yu, if I'm not mistaken, you're not my biological father, are you?"

The moment she said that, Ye Yu's eyes widened instantly.

"How could you…"

How could she know?

Realizing he had misspoken, Ye Yu swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I'm not your father—who is your father then? Ye Qingran, you unfilial daughter, now that your wings have hardened, you even refuse to acknowledge your own father?"

He accused her angrily.

"Am I speaking nonsense?"

Ye Qingran sauntered gracefully to the cell door.

"That day, I personally admitted it."

He personally admitted?

Ye Yu was taken aback.

He suddenly recalled that the last time he faced Medicine King Gu Gu Master, he indeed let the words slip.

And Medicine King Gu Gu Master, and Ye Qingran, happened to be the same person.

Could it be that Ye Qingran actually knows something?

But at this very moment, how could he admit it?

His relationship with Ye Qingran was already strained; if he were to admit he wasn't her biological father, could Ye Qingran even spare him?

The answer was impossible.

Therefore, he would never concede!

"I don't know what you're talking about!"

He simply chose to deny it outright.

"Not planning to admit it, huh? I have plenty of ways."

Ye Qingran had long anticipated Ye Yu would take this attitude.

"Xing Er, plant the 'Qiu Xue' I meticulously forged into them. I want to see whether it's your stubborn mouth or the pincers of the gu worm I raised that's tougher."

"A friendly reminder: the gu worm I raised will bite through your skin, then burrow into your meridians, roaming freely within your body, gradually chewing your five organs and six viscera into mush, causing you to endure relentless, torturous torment for forty‑nine days, until finally your whole body shatters into pulp and you die."

As Ye Qingran spoke, Han Xing cooperated by displaying the worm.

The black gu worm, about the size of a little‑finger nail, had two pincers that, in the lamplight, glimmered with a chilling sheen, making one's heart ache.

Ye Yu and Zhao Shi both turned pale.

They were already death‑afraid types; hearing Ye Qingran's terrifying words, their souls nearly leapt out of their bodies!

"Xing Er, plant these two gu worms into them."

Ye Qingran murmured the instruction.