Chapter 90: Slap Liu Yuesong

He glared, eyes wide open, flames of fury burning in his gaze.

Immediately after, he ruthlessly raised his right hand,

and fiercely slapped Liu Yuesong's cheek.

Only a crisp "pa" sound was heard,

and instantly a bright red, striking palm print appeared on Liu Yuesong's delicate, fair face.

This slap carried tremendous force,

not only causing blood to trickle from the corner of Liu Yuesong's mouth,

but also knocking several of her teeth out, which flew and fell to the ground.

This slap landed solidly on Liu Yuesong's face.

However, faced with such harsh punishment,

Liu Yuesong dared not utter even half a word of resistance. Moreover,

even the slightest thought of resistance that arose in her heart was forcibly suppressed by herself.

At this moment, Liu Yuesong finally came to a deep realization,

of how absurd and mistaken the idea of harming Ye Xiuxiu had been.

She had originally thought that as long as Ye Xiuxiu died,

she could divert everyone's affection entirely onto Ye Ruyan.

But now it seems things are far from that simple.

Even if Ye Xiuxiu were to unfortunately perish,

that affection would not be easily transferred to Ye Ruyan.

And Ye Ruyan herself, even if she managed to survive by luck, would likely not have an easy life.

As for herself… thinking of this,

Liu Yuesong couldn't help but tremble all over,

she knew well that the only fate awaiting her was death.

At that moment, Ye Qingping coldly threw out a sentence: "Hit yourself, and count the time when you pass out."

Before his words even finished,

he, without hesitation, leapt up together with Bai Qingsha,

like a flying bird, lightly rushing toward where Ye Xiuxiu was.

At that moment, Ye Xiuxiu was alone, quietly staying in the courtyard,

wholeheartedly practicing the Military Body Fist.

After successfully entering the Foundation Building stage, she began studying the Foundation Building portion of the Military Body Fist.

However, this part of the fist technique is quite difficult,

despite Ye Xiuxiu's talent and diligence,

she has practiced it for over half a year,

yet she has only mastered a tiny, insignificant fraction of it.

By contrast, the Qi Refining Stage portion of the Military Body Fist is practically as easy as turning over one's hand.

"Xiuxiu!"

Accompanied by a shout,

Ye Qingping's loud, caring voice came from afar.

Ye Xiuxiu, who was busy, heard the voice,

immediately stopped what she was doing,

and her lovely little face instantly broke into a delighted smile,

she swiftly turned her body,

her beautiful eyes eagerly looked toward the direction the sound came from.

She saw a tall figure quickly walking this way,

not someone else,

but her long‑missed father, Ye Qingping.

Ye Xiuxiu was overjoyed, like a happy little fawn,

she kicked off her feet and ran toward Ye Qingping.

As she drew near, she even more so leapt forward without hesitation,

her whole body, like a light butterfly, jumped into Ye Qingping's warm, broad embrace.

"Father, you've finally left seclusion!"

Ye Xiuxiu tightly clung to Ye Qingping's neck,

her excitement overflowing,

"I've missed you terribly, Father!"

Ye Qingping, meanwhile, looked at his precious daughter in his arms with a face full of affection,

his hands gently patting her back,

then began to examine her up and down, carefully and meticulously.

In his deep, sharp eyes flowed endless care and love,

as if he wanted to convey all his longing and concern for her over this period through his gaze.

Immediately after, Ye Qingping's mind stirred,

A strand of incomparably pure spiritual energy welled up from his palm,

Like a thin trickle, it slowly flowed into Ye Xiuxiu's body. This spiritual energy wandered and shuttled through her meridians,

Constantly probing her physical condition.

After this strand of spiritual energy completed a full circuit of inspection,

he found that Ye Xiuxiu had no trace of danger,

Ye Qingping's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally eased a little.

He let out a long breath, smiling as he said:

"Xiuxiu, seeing you safe and sound, Father feels much more relieved."

Having said that, he gently rubbed Ye Xiuxiu's head.

Afterward, Ye Qingping shifted the conversation, his expression turning solemn,

he asked:

"Xiuxiu, quickly tell Father why Ye Ruyan wanted to harm you back then."

"What exactly happened?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiuxiu slightly turned her head to look at Bai Qingxia standing not far away.

Seeing Bai Qingxia give her a slight nod,

indicating she should tell the truth,

Ye Xiuxiu then took a deep breath, steadied herself,

and began to recount to Ye Qingping everything that had happened that day in full detail.

Ye Qingping listened intently to the description of that heart-pounding battle scene,

and the anger in his heart rose steadily as the plot progressed.

When he heard that Ye Ruyan had murderous intent toward Ye Xiuxiu,

his brows knit tightly and his teeth ground together with a creaking sound.

However, what truly made him furious was not just that.

You must know, Ye Ruyan is still young,

perhaps a fleeting jealousy gave rise to wicked thoughts, which is somewhat understandable.

But the reactions of those onlookers—especially Liu Yuesong and the others that followed—were simply outrageous!

Clearly, if they had acted swiftly,

and supplemented with precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures,

rescuing Ye Xiuxiu from the brink of death would not have been completely impossible.

Although Ye Qingping himself does not possess such heaven-shaking means,

this certainly does not mean that others can openly block his attempt to save Ye Xiuxiu!

Thinking of this, Ye Qingping could no longer contain his anger, letting out a cold snort as he said:

"Well! I never expected that my poor Xiuxiu would become the target everyone wishes to eliminate!"

His voice was icy and piercing,

as if it could instantly freeze the surrounding air.

Immediately after,

he reached out and gently rubbed Ye Xiuxiu's head, as if soothing a frightened fawn.

At that moment, a tiny flash of light suddenly caught Ye Qingping's attention.

Upon closer look, it turned out to be the necklace Ye Xiuxiu wore around her neck.

Examining it closely, he couldn't help but widen his eyes,

his face full of astonishment.

He saw the two necklaces flashing with a warm, moist luster,

"This… this is a perfect-quality Magic Treasure? And… there are actually two of them?"

Ye Qingping muttered in disbelief.

Bai Qingxia, standing nearby, seeing this,

a smile also appeared on her face,

she quickly explained:

"That's right, this is a Magic Treasure personally forged by Xiuxiu using her superb artifact-crafting skill!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingping was completely stunned,

his mouth slightly open, his face full of astonishment:

"Xiuxiu forged it herself? How could that be possible!"

He widened his eyes, staring in disbelief at Bai Qingxia,

his voice unconsciously rising by an octave,

"Xiuxiu can craft artifacts?"

"How could I not know?"

(End of chapter)