Bai Lie uttered his name with a heavy expression.

This time, he didn't refer to Ye Ling as his 'virtuous Li'l Bro' and instead, used his full name.

Ye Ling reacted to his call with haste and showed an embarrassed expression when he realized that he went a bit too far this time by talking to Yin Mei without giving any attention to Bai Lie, her fiancee.

It didn't bother him too much, though, and he thought that Bai Lie's mind was far too narrow; after all, he was talking to Yin Mei from a distance, so why was he so bothered by it?

Still, Ye Ling looked at the dark sky outside and stood up to leave with a smile as he said,

He could see Bai Lie's soaring annoyance and rage, so he decided to leave for now so Bai Lie could calm down. His eloquent speech and divine luck had gotten him acquainted with quite a few beauties in the past, so he felt that Yin Mei exchanging a few words with him wasn't all that big of a deal.

Bai Lie was making a mountain out of a molehill, he thought.

Bai Lie's complexion didn't look all that good and he did believe that Ye Ling had gone too far with his actions. He took good care of Ye Ling on normal days and provided him with all the cultivation resources he desired, yet now, he was trying to 'hook up' with his fiancee in front of him!

What the heck was this?

Bai Lie kept his quiet and watched him leave with a gloomy expression.

Before long, Ye Ling also bid farewell to Yin Mei and left the pavilion.

The place he chose for his stay wasn't all that far away from the pavilion.

With that, Bai Lie and Yin Mei were the only ones left in the pavilion.

Bai Lie stared at Yin Mei, who was sitting at a distance from him, with an ugly expression and moved his lips to ask her about what she had just done, but right then, Yin Mei's smile disappeared and she took a step towards him and said in a low voice,

Yin Mei's sudden change shocked Bai Lie and he stood on his spot with a dumbfounded expression.

Just a moment ago, she was chatting with Ye Ling in a joyful mood, yet as soon as he left, she returned to her polite, indifferent, and alienated expression from before.

Her change overwhelmed Bai Lie and he couldn't react for a while.

Still, it didn't take long for his mind to process the meaning behind Yin Mei's words and he widened his eyes in disbelief.

So Yin Mei's prior actions were a test for Ye Ling?

Right then, Yin Mei shot him a somewhat dissatisfied glance and asked,

Once Yin Mei finished her words, she stared at Bai Lie with furrowed brows and a disappointed expression.

Bai Lie was stunned.

Yin Mei's words and previous actions and behavior soon brought Bai Lie to his senses.

He didn't doubt Yin Mei's words.

He had no reason to doubt her.

After all, Ye Ling's excessive behavior was clear for him to see just then.

Bai Lie put great thought into the matter and concluded that Yin Mei did everything to make him see Ye Ling's true face.

Bai Lie's heart was moved by her actions as he never expected Yin Mei to show him such care and concern.

Yet he he suspected her just now

Feelings of guilt overwhelmed Bai Lie's moved heart.

Bai Lie explained himself.

But soon, his expression turned cold and he continued,

He already knew that Ye Ling to hit on the fourth princess of the Supreme Immortal Dynasty, Yue Mingkong, so he immediately put him into the same category as Gu Changge when he took into account his actions.[1]

[1: Gu Changge tried to cuckold him by having ideas about Yin Mei, while Ye Ling also had a lustful temperament who dared to hit on just about anyone's woman, so he thought that Ye Ling was similar to Gu Changge. He thinks that Gu Changge's also a lustful guy who loves stealing women. ]

Bai Lie said with a cold snort while thinking up measures to deal with Ye Ling.

Drowned in his own delusions, Bai Lie failed to notice the fleeting light of sneer that passed through Yin Mei's eyes. After all, everything she said and did tonight was orchestrated by Gu Changge.

Yin Mei merely complied and followed the script he prepared for her.

Everything went according to Gu Changge's plan without the slightest deviation and that made Yin Mei's heart palpitate in fear.

Gu Changge's ability to manipulate people was far too terrifying.

She never expected him to drive a wedge between Bai Lie and Ye Ling who were trustworthy brothers for a long time with such ease.

She, the main character, only needed to say a few words to Bai Lie and that alone did everything else.

She didn't even need to put any effort into it.

Yin Mei thanked the heavens for the fact that she was the Holy Maiden of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Family, and possessed outstanding acting skills that not many could see through there's no way Gu Changge would keep her around otherwise, after all.

Gu Changge's precise understanding of Bai Lie and Ye Ling's hearts and minds sent a shiver down Yin Mei's spine.

Gu Changge never made an appearance, yet everything went in the direction that he prepared beforehand; Bai Lie and Ye Ling played in the palm of his hands like stringed puppets.

They would have never imagined that all of their actions were directed by none other than Gu Changge.

He was too fearsome!

This made Yin Mei bless her heart for making the correct choice back then, or she would have died without a burial at his hand a long time ago.

Bai Lie suddenly asked Yin Mei with an expectant look in his eyes.

After all, Yin Mei couldn't go back to the Heavenly Immortal Dao Palace in the dead of the night, right?

Yin Mei's expression and state returned to normal and she showed no abnormality with herself when she heard his words, and said,

Her response disappointed Bai Lie, but he understood that he couldn't force it.

Yin Mei chatted with him a bit more and then walked away. But before her figure completely disappeared, a glint flashed past her eyes, and an alluring voice floated into Bai Lie's ears,

Bai Lie's eyes lit up and his heart jumped in joy as he wondered if Yin Mei was giving him a hint?

Still, it wasn't time for him to worry about hints as he had an even more important matter to deal with.

Bai Lie's face sank and he waved his hand,

The Void behind him fluctuated and a terrifying figure with an oppressive aura appeared out of thin here. The newcomer was his secret protector, a mighty master of the White Tiger Family.

Bai Lie's followers also appeared before him at the same time and waited for his command. They were many in numbers and all of them were extremely powerful the weakest among them was in the Saint Realm.

Bai Lie commanded with a gloomy expression.

Soon, the group rushed out of the pavilion and went towards Ye Ling's place, including the mighty protector.

[VILFIC: this mother-trcuker, stay with your damn master, you beachface.]

Bai Lie felt relieved about the matter since his protector was personally leading the charge. He knew well about Ye Ling's tricks, so he felt that Ye Ling would have no path of escape with that mighty master personally taking action.

Soon, a smile appeared on Bai Lie's face and he left for the place Yin Mei mentioned in haste.

Hi there, VILFIC here!

I hope everyone is in great health and enjoying the translations of Fated Villain. It's been a while since I last posted an in-chapter announcement like this and I know this might not come as something good, but here it goes:

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As for the erratic release rate? You will find it fixed, so please observe it for the next few days. I will be working extra hard for the next few days on the translations so I can create a backlog of chapters. I assure you one full chapter every day from now on.

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