Chapter 743

When the name Ye Qingran was mentioned, Qin Zheng's complexion darkened.

Her grandfather was a friend of Yun Batian; before he passed away, he entrusted her to the Clan Leader of the Yun Tribe. She had been living on the Yun side all along, and now she intends to reside in the Yunzu Neicheng and go nowhere else, after all she is the honored Clan Leader's granddaughter.

She contemplated that, upon returning and meeting the Clan Leader's grandfather, she would bring up changing her surname; indeed she ought to adopt the Yun surname so that those short‑sighted people wouldn't mistake her for an outsider.

On the way back to Yunzhong City, she learned that Yun Batian's own granddaughter, the Daughter of the Cloud Spirit, had returned, and she hastened back at a gallop.

"The Clan Leader of the Yun Tribe can only be my (Qin Zheng's) grandfather!"

Qin Zheng thought silently.

She dislikes sharing things with others; since her grandfather entrusted her to Yun Batian, and Yun Batian agreed that she calls him grandfather, then he can only be Qin Zheng's sole grandfather!

Even Ye Qingran, though she is the Daughter of the Cloud Spirit, can only stand aside.

Qin Zheng looked at Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen, saw their distinguished bearing, and kept a wary eye, asking, "Whose children are you?"

Xiao Hu's eyes flickered, "We are from the Neicheng."

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Zheng's eyes; being from the Neicheng at most makes them collateral relatives, so she need not worry about anything.

"So you're collateral relatives; upon seeing Miss Me, won't you step aside quickly?" Qin Zheng's tone was full of arrogance and contempt for Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen.

"Why? There's still a wide road; it's not that we can't walk it."

"Miss Me does not like to walk side by side with lowly people like you; it would make me feel I'm lowering my status."

Heh heh!

Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen rolled their white eyes.

Having seen the conceited, never seen anyone this conceited.

"If you have such concerns, I advise you to take a detour; after all, we won't let you!" Mother said. One must not indulge such people; the more you indulge them, the more they think they're great.

"Since they won't make way, you throw them under Zhanqiao Bridge for me!"

Qin Zheng saw Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen stubbornly refusing to yield, and instantly became angry.

Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen looked at the bottomless Abyss, a cold glint flashing in their eyes.

This woman is literally a snake and scorpion.

"If you throw us down, we'll die," Xiao Hu blinked, saying weakly.

"Mere wretched lives!" Qin Zheng was unimpressed.

Anyway she has no Yun Tribe blood curse, so killing Yun people won't bring retribution.

She is the Clan Leader's granddaughter; killing a few petty collateral children isn't excessive, right?

Xiao Hu narrowed his eyes, "Snake‑scorpion woman, if you're unkind, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

After a brief exchange of glances, Xiao Chen suddenly pointed behind Qin Zheng's party.

"Look quickly, what's that?"

"What?"

A few people instinctively turned to look behind them, but saw nothing.

"How dare you mock me!" Qin Zheng roared, "Watch how I deal with you two lowborn!"

The words barely left her mouth when Qin Zheng and the others simultaneously felt something amiss, and they watched helplessly as they were forced to lie on the ground, beginning to crawl like scorpions!

"Tsk tsk, even for scorpions you belong to the ugly kind!" Xiao Hu clicked his tongue lightly, his eyes full of disdain.

"What exactly have you done to me?"

"Nothing much. Since you're so vicious, I'll fulfill you."

Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen leaned against the railing of Zhanqiao Bridge, watching the group crawl past like scorpions.

"Well, we didn't stop you; you crawled past just fine anyway."

Qin Zheng could only glare at them in anger, but her limbs seemed unresponsive, continuing to crawl forward.

"I won't let you get away!"

Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen shrugged.

Come at me, you little brat!

"Look, what's happening?"

"Eh? Isn't that Miss Qin Zheng? What are they doing?"

"Perhaps they're practicing cultivation..."

The actions of Qin Zheng's party attracted many sideways glances along the way.

"Damn it!"

She could only grit her teeth and head toward Yun Batian.

When she finds the Clan Leader's grandfather, she'll make those two lowborn pay!

After Ye Qingran handed the Cloud Spirit over to Yun Batian and his son, she and Fu Hanxiu went to Yun Valley.

Yun Valley is a place specifically used to imprison Yun Tribe criminals.

When Ye Qingran saw Yun Lu and Yun Xin, they were dead‑weight and seemed to have lost a lot of weight overnight.

Seeing Ye Qingran, a flash of surprise flickered in Yun Lu's eyes, quickly replaced by complexity.

He spoke first, his voice hoarse, "I'm sorry, I used you."

Ye Qingran was unimpressed, "Don't gild your own face; at most we're using each other. But come to think of it, I've already seen through your little schemes."

Yun Lu was startled, "Since when?"

"Let me put it this way: I've never trusted you. The only reason I kept you nearby was because you know the Yun Tribe well enough."

"Aren't you afraid I'm from Yun Lan?"

"So what? Am I scared of her?" Ye Qingran said with a smile.

Yun Lu shook his head lightly. Indeed, what does she have to fear from Yun Lan? This contest seemed predestined from the start. Yun Lan has never had the right to contend with her.

"If I were to say when I started completely doubting you..." Ye Qingran's gaze shifted, landing on Yun Xin beside her, "If you hadn't deliberately arranged for me to meet him back then, perhaps I wouldn't have started investigating you so early."

Yun Lu's eyes were full of bitterness; he thought his plan was flawless, never expecting it had already been seen through by others.

"Now that it's come to this, do as you wish—kill or cut, I'll obey; anyway, I have no regrets."

His lover, son, and daughter-in-law are all gone; aside from his grandson, he has nothing left to worry about.

"I only hope you can spare Xin, give him a chance to reform and start anew."

"Die and be done with it, then leave your grandson alone and helpless in this world—what a great idea."

Yun Lu's pupils trembled.

He had lost the courage to live, seeking death with all his heart, yet he overlooked Yun Xin.

He's gone—how lonely must Yun Xin feel?

"Abolish your cultivation and take your grandson away." Ye Qingran left those words, turned, and left Yun Valley with Fu Hanxiu.

"Xin, I have a question: is your mother's surname Xi?"

Ye Qingran thought of something and stopped.

Yun Xin blinked, not knowing why Ye Qingran asked that, but he still replied, "Yes."

Ye Qingran nodded, "Okay, I understand."

"Grandpa, someone's bullying me!"

Yun Batian had just settled Yun Ling when he heard a burst of crying from outside.

Yun Zhongyue and Yun Zhongge both showed a look of disgust.

"Where are you going?" Seeing the two about to leave, Yun Batian hurriedly asked.

"Clean up your own mess, don't drag us into it!"

"I..."

Yun Batian pushed open the door with an unwilling expression, but saw no one.

"Grandpa, I'm here!"

A wronged voice came from the ground; Yun Batian looked down and saw Qin Zheng lying on the floor, one leg raised, looking exactly like a...

"Why are you practicing scorpion moves for no reason?"

"Grandpa, I was made like this by someone!"