Dongfang Yu's eyes slowly darkened. She then placed her hand on the hilt of her sword as a cold light enveloped her beautiful face.

"Yu'er," Grand Lord Hong Lian said her name as he held Dongfang Yu firmly in his arms. His cold and grim gaze swept across the people in front of him and his lips curled into a cold and hard angle. "The Murong family sure loves taking advantage of others. Since that's the case, I'm not going to stand back and watch while my wife is being bullied!"

Rush!

He then took one step forward as his red robes fluttered against the wind. His figure looked incomparably cold and grim.

"You don't know what's good for you!"

Murong Qian laughed icily. Her lips were curled complacently, clearly placing no great importance on the people in front of her.

"Eldest Lady, if you don't go now, that fellow is going to get away."

The old man sighed exasperatedly and shook his head.

If there were no other witnesses around, they would certainly help the Eldest Lady to attack these two people. Unfortunately, there were far too many bystanders. If they insisted on attacking, it would generate a lot of gossip. After all, the Great Protectors were figureheads of the First City's rules.

Murong Qian's expression changed drastically when she heard that Qianbei Ye might escape from their clutches. A sense of anxiety flashed in her eyes as she said, "What are all of you waiting for? Hurry up and go after him!"

She then no longer concerned herself with Dongfang Yu or Grand Lord Hong Lian as she rushed towards the city gates.

"She's only a spoiled brat." Dongfang Yu shook her head and sighed. She held Grand Lord Hong Lian's hand in a tight grip and said, "Forget it, there's no meaning in being calculative with a child! She was only quibbling with us."

Others may fear the Murong family but Dongfang Yu certainly does not. With the Secret Order as her backer, she could completely disregard the Three Great Protectors.

"Father, Mother, what's going on here?"

A voice chimed in behind Dongfang Yu, causing her to instantly turn around. She immediately saw Gu Ruoyun who was walking towards them.

A light flickered in Gu Ruoyun's eyes as she glanced towards the direction where the Murong family had left. Unless she had heard it wrong, that woman had claimed to be a member of the Three Great Protectors.

"Yun'er, you're here!" Dongfang Yu looked at Gu Ruoyun and smiled. "Since you're here, it's time for us to make the Lin family pay! Brother Tian, let's go and have our revenge now!"

Each time she remembers how the Lin family had torn their family apart, her heart would fill with a raging flame. Her gorgeous features would then turn very cold as if it was enveloped by a layer of frost.

"Alright."

Gu Ruoyun smiled and murderous intent began to spill from her eyes. Her green robes fluttered in the wind, shrouded in a murderous air.

"Let's go!"

Grand Lord Hong Lian put an arm around Dongfang Yu and used the other to pull Gu Ruoyun into his embrace. He then burst into laughter and exclaimed, "We can finally have our revenge on the Lin family. It's just too bad that Shengxiao is not here."

Gu Ruoyun gently pursed her lips and her eyes automatically turned towards a pine tree behind her. However, she quickly turned away and curled her calm lips into a smile. "Let's storm into the Lin family home now, Mother and Father."

They then headed towards the direction of the Lin family home.

Once the group had left, a flash of black robes stepped out from behind the pine tree. The man's cold and grim eyes stared at the disappearing group as his gaze lit up with excitement.

Only the heavens know how much the sight of their reunion made him yearn to walk out and acknowledge them.