Chapter 626: The Calm Before the Storm!

A pink, delicate face, its ornaments exactly the same as the previous Hua Xian Beast, only much smaller.

The Hua Xian Beast, like humans, grows from a tiny size and gradually enlarges, but at most it is only as big as a pigeon. Of course this excludes special cases when it employs certain techniques.

Its pair of wings curl in front like arms, the two arms hugging each other, its body tucked into a ball.

Its open eyes are watery, filled with bewilderment, and its innocent look is beyond cute.

"Huh?"

The Hua Xian Beast looked around the world with puzzlement, and when it saw Mu Qianqian, it was first stunned, then immediately broke into a brilliant smile.

It spread its wings, flew onto Mu Qianqian's face, and nudged her with its own little face.

"Hehehe!" Mu Qianqian let out a bell‑like laugh.

She was so happy; she finally had a Spirit Beast, and it was so beautiful and cute, as if it were grown to match her aesthetic, fulfilling all her fantasies about Spirit Beasts!

"Fanfan, will you be called Fanfan from now on?" Because the Hua Xian Beast was pink all over, Mu Qianqian gave it that name.

Fanfan?

The Hua Xian Beast looked at Mu Qianqian as if half‑understanding, but still showed delight, "Fanfan!"

Its pronunciation is not very precise, sounding rather cute.

"Hehe, Fanfan, I really like you!"

Mu Qianqian hugged the Hua Xian Beast in her arms, beyond happy.

Ye Qingran saw this and couldn't help but smile.

Is it that in this world every girl has an inescapable obsession with pink and cuteness?

Undoubtedly, it is a beautiful obsession.

Pure and innocent, like children of this age, clear and pristine, simple and straightforward.

She wants to protect this beauty, just as she would protect her own child.

Because the seeds of the Hua Xian Beast and the Qian Teng Beast had just undergone great consumption and newly sprouted, they could not stay outside long; they quickly turned into specks of starlight and returned to the spiritual buds.

"Aunt Ye, what's happening?" Having witnessed their disappearance, the two children were especially nervous when they saw the scene.

"It's fine, children, they just returned to your spiritual buds to sleep. They'll wake up soon."

"Really?"

"Hmm, I assure you."

"Thank you, Aunt Ye!"

With Ye Qingran's promise, Mu Qianqian and Gu Xingyan both breathed a sigh of relief, feeling reassured.

This trial of the ancient battlefield ruins ended as Ye Qingran found the Chaos Qing Lian Seed and temporarily repelled the undead.

For the Academy's disciples, this trial experience was an unprecedented shock.

Whether Ye Qingran tamed the Azure Dragon, or discovered the second oasis; whether the Chaos Qing Lian Seed manifested, or Ye Qingran grasped the true essence of the Spiritual Root and repelled it.

Any single one of those deeds would be enough to make Beimingzhou tremble.

Moreover, Ye Qingran also tamed a Golden Crow for each of the five Renxu 108 Class disciples she brought, and planted the seeds of the Qian Teng Beast and Hua Xian Beast into the spiritual buds of Gu Xingyan and Mu Qianqian, who are classmates of Xiao Chen and Xiao Hu.

However, some were delighted, others were sorrowful.

Beimingzhou, Huangjin City.

An elegant, noble lady slammed the table and rose.

"What nerve!"

The lady's face was angry, and her shouted roar echoed through the room.

Just now, she received a letter from the Shenzhou Academy stating that her son Nan Gong Han and daughter‑in‑law were being bullied, and the bully was a nobody unknown to history!

"Damned scoundrel, with no background at all, how dare you ride onto my Huangjin City!"

The lady was Shangguan Rong, the City Lord's Wife of Huangjin City. Originally, Shangguan Rong was merely a concubine of the City Lord, but through superior scheming she eliminated the legitimate wife and rose to power.

"Madam, this Ye Qingran not only ruined the Young City Lord's appearance, but also crippled her cultivation, truly damned!"

The servant lowered his head and said angrily.

He was shocked the moment he heard the news.

Someone in Beimingzhou dared to ruin Ling Xueyao's appearance and cripple her cultivation? You should know, the Young City Lord's Wife of Huangjin City is the prized pearl of the Lord of Dan Valley! That woman—does she not want to live?

Shangguan Rong furrowed her brows, her eyes seeming ready to spew flames.

Shangguan Rong could not tolerate a lowly person daring to challenge the prestige of the Nan Gong family!

Such a person, she must make them die a terrible death!

"Do we have that woman's information?"

The servant hurriedly reported, "Madam, this woman Ye Qingran is said to be close to that... Nangong Mo, that useless person. They get along well; last time at Shenzhou Academy, Ye Qingran defended him in front of everyone and even boasted she could heal Nangong Mo's leg so he could stand again!"

"A fool's dream!"

Upon hearing Ye Qingran say such words, Shangguan Rong sneered.

Back then, to secure the position of City Lord's Wife of Huangjin City, she showed no mercy.

She brutally tormented Nangong Mo's birth mother, having her trampled by countless people, and finally mutilated her inch by inch in endless humiliation!

Thinking of that woman begging for mercy before her, she felt a surge of satisfaction.

Who let her contend with herself for this position?

She deserves it!

As for Nangong Mo...

She showed no mercy either; fearing the City Lord, she dared not kill him outright, but worked hard to turn him into a useless person.

She succeeded; over the years Nangong Mo has been ridiculed by the world, a complete waste.

"He wants to stand up?"

It's impossible in this life!

That bastard's child is destined to spend his whole life in a wheelchair, endure endless mockery, and then watch with his own eyes as Nan Gong Han, her child, gradually ascends to the position of Lord of Huangjin City!

"Go! To the Shenzhou Academy! I'm going to meet that bastard!"

Shangguan Rong squinted, her eyes full of dark ferocity.

At the same time, the Lord of Dan Valley also received the news.

"What? You say Yao'er's cultivation was ruined? Her appearance destroyed?"

When Ling Tian of Dan Valley heard the news, Ling Tian was discussing matters with a few of his close aides; he sprang up from his seat, both shocked and angry.

The servant who came to report trembled.

"Valley Master, it seems Ye Qingran truly has a huge connection with Ling Xianliu!"

Another Elder spoke.

You should know that the last time the Grand Elder went to the Shenzhou Academy, he suffered a huge loss; if it weren't for fearing Ye Qingran's Pill Emperor status, Dan Valley would have already stormed their doors. How could they let Ye Qingran run amok like this?

Last time, Ye Qingran, in front of everyone at the Shenzhou Academy, humiliated their Dan Valley's Grand Elder Nan Xin.

This time, Ye Qingran again stripped the Dan Valley's young lady, the thousand‑gold miss, of her status.

Obviously, her purpose is clear: to deliberately target Dan Valley.

Ye Qingran had no prior dealings with Dan Valley; the only plausible explanation is her massive connection with Ling Xianliu!