Hangzhou House - A few hours later

"It seems that that brat has changed after the incident at Ling House." Shi Yao said as she turned her head to Ling Xi, who was floating beside her.

Ling Xi nodded to her. "Yesterday's events and Yun Mingyue's death made him realize many things, and he is now more focused on his training than before."

"Isn't that great? This way, he will mature more quickly and be ready to take on the responsibilities that await him in the future." Xiao Xiao joined in as her eyes locked on Ling Yun, who had just defeated her last puppet.

Shi Yao and Ling Xi nodded to her, and they were happy to see the current Ling Yun.

Ling Yun was lying on the ground among dozens of puppets as he regulated his breathing, and he was feeling quite tired after fighting those puppets for so long. Although he was quite satisfied with his combat skills development, he felt his skills were still far behind Xiao Xiao's.

"You don't need to be like that, Ling Yun." Xiao Xiao said as she approached him; she then pulled back his puppets and squatted beside him, and spoke to encourage him. "Unlike you, who recently became a cultivator. I've been cultivating since childhood and honed my battle skills for a very long time, so it's only natural that your skills are still behind mine. Above all, don't get discouraged and keep working hard to hone your skills."

"En, I know that; I do have to keep practicing." Ling Yun replied as he raised his hands and clenched his fists tightly. "I don't want to stay weak like this, or I won't be able to protect those closest to me."

Although Yun Mingyue had revived as a demon beast, she was no longer the same, leaving Ling Yun regretfully.

Xiao Xiao nodded in understanding. "I'm glad if you can think like that, I will continue to help you in your training, and I believe you will become stronger in the future."

"Thank you." Ling Yun said as he looked at Xiao Xiao.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xiao Xiao asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Hehe." Ling Yun laughed awkwardly and said to her. "If I look closely, you look so beautiful."

*Flicked*

"Ouch!" Ling Yun rubbed his forehead as Xiao Xiao flicked him using a bit of her qi.

Xiao Xiao shook her head. "You already have many women beside you. Do you also intend to seduce me?"

"Why not? Haven't we kissed before?" Ling Yun shamelessly replied, making Xiao Xiao blush.

"Humph!" Xiao Xiao snorted at him and turned to leave, leaving him alone.

"Haha! I didn't expect her to blush like that." Ling Yun muttered with an amused smile as he watched Xiao Xiao's back; he then sat down on the ground and checked his status. "Sigh! I still need around 40,000 Qi to break through to the Lower Core Realm. Moreover, my Yang Qi is less than a quarter of my Yin Qi."

After that, Ling Yun closed his eyes and started cultivating manually; he wanted to increase the amount of Yang Qi in his body first.

"Master- Ahh~" Yun Mingyue, who was about to approach Ling Yun, suddenly groaned. She then turned around and shouted at Ling Xi. "Let go of my tail! I want to go to the master."

"Tch! You perverted fox!" Ling Xi cursed under her breath and pulled Yun Mingyue's fox tail. "Don't bother him now, and let him cultivate first."

After hearing that, Yun Mingyue pursed her lips; she then turned to Ling Yun for a moment and nodded in agreement with her. "Fine! I will see master later!"

"Do you think he'll break through soon?" Shi Yao asked as she observed Ling Yun's body; she could feel that his cultivation had almost reached the boundary of the Core Realm.

Ling Xi shook her head. "He still needs a few days to break through, but he can do it even faster if he goes into seclusion to dual cultivate with his women. Even more so if he and the others swallow a middle-grade Yin and Yang Pill."

"That's great! If so, you ask the master to enter seclusion immediately, and I can dual cultivate with him!" Yun Mingyue spoke as she clasped her hands, and she couldn't wait to dual cultivate with Ling Yun again.

Ling Xi's mouth twitched at her words, and Shi Yao laughed in amusement at that. They still couldn't understand how Yun Mingyue's character changed so drastically, and the current her was too perverted after she became the evil nine-tail fox.

On the other hand, Kate continued to stare at Ling Yun silently, but it was clear that her expression was filled with longing, especially since he had been too busy recently, and they had hardly ever dual cultivated.

Suddenly, Shi Yao and Ling Xi frowned, and they looked up at the sky, seeing a woman with shoulder-length black hair standing there. They could easily recognize that she was a demon, but since they sensed no ill will from her, they didn't do anything to her.

Kate was surprised to see the woman and called out to her. "Mom? What are you doing here?"

Layla immediately landed in front of her daughter and looked into her face; she then reached out and hugged Kate. "I'm glad you're okay."

"En, I'm fine, mom," Kate replied as she hugged her mother back. "Why did you come here? Didn't my father tell you not to worry about me?"

"You are my daughter; how can I not worry about you?" Layla asked back as she turned her head towards Ling Yun. "Is he the one?"

"Yes." Kate nodded at her. "His name is Ling Yun, and he is my master."

Layla raised her eyebrows after she sensed Ling Yun's cultivation, and she felt that he was too weak, but she then turned towards Ling Xi and Shi Yao. 'They are too strong! No wonder Lucian lost to them.' "I'm sorry for my sudden arrival, but I miss my daughter."

Ling Xi shook her head. "However, I didn't expect that you were once a human, and your husband turned you into a vampire, right?"

"Yes, you are right." Layla then answered honestly. "Back then, I fell in love with Lucian and wanted to be with him forever, so I asked him to turn me into a vampire."

"I see." Ling Xi then said to Kate. "You can take your mother to your room; I'm sure she has many things she wants to talk to you about."

Kate nodded at her, and she immediately led Layla to her room.

"Are you going to let that woman stay in this house?" Shi Yao asked as she glanced at Kate and Layla.

"It does not matter." Ling Xi replied with a chuckle. "I've read that woman's memories, she doesn't have the slightest bad intention and only misses her daughter."

"I see." Shi Yao nodded in understanding, and she was no longer surprised by Ling Xi's abilities, especially now that she had learned of her identity as the Spirit of Lust.

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Meanwhile, Yi Mingxia and Wei Lan walked side by side out of the coffee shop, looking for a taxi to back home.

Without them knowing it, a man wearing a hat and sunglasses was sitting not far from the coffee shop watching them. 'Is she the boss?'

The man was none other than Ding Yuan, Wei Lan's husband. He then stood up from his chair and walked towards them carefully; he wanted to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Ding Yuan still suspected that his wife had another man in Hangzhou, and he had followed her for three days, but he still couldn't find any evidence of his suspicions.

"Did you miss him that much?" Yi Mingxia asked the restless-looking Wei Lan.

Wei Lan sighed softly and nodded to her. "Three days ago, he told me many things about his relationship, and everything shocked me."

"Then what is your decision?" Yi Mingxia turned to her. "Are you going back to your husband?"

"I don't know." Wei Lan sighed and shook her head. "On the one hand, I still love my husband very much. But on the other hand, I don't want to separate from Ling Yun because having sex with him is really satisfying."

Ding Yuan, who had just arrived near them, was shocked to hear his wife's words. He was shocked that his wife had slept with another man, but he finally found evidence of his suspicions. However, he chose to remain silent first and listen to their conversation further.

Yi Mingxia sighed at that, and she spoke to her. "I don't know what advice to give you, but if you love your husband that much, I think you should return to him. Moreover, you don't love Yun'er at all and only need sexual gratification."

"I know, and I've thought about it for these few days, which is why I wanted to meet him before making my decision." Wei Lan replied as she lowered her sad face.

Before long, they had gotten a taxi, and they quickly left the coffee shop.

On the other hand, Ding Yuan also got into a taxi and asked the driver to follow them.

- To Be Continued -