"Yun Ting, take a look at this information..."
It was nine o'clock that evening, at the office building of the Chinese Medicine Association. Aside from Wan Yun Ting and Li Yu Xiu, everyone else had already left work and gone home.
"Hmm, let me see..."
Wan Yun Ting sat in his office chair, taking a document handed to him by Li Yu Xiu. She said, "This is a proposed plan. See if there's anything you think needs to be added."
Wan Yun Ting read it carefully and then turned to Li Yu Xiu, who was pouring water, smiling, "You've thought of everything, there's nothing to add."
Li Yu Xiu brought the cup of water over and handed it to him, smiling, "Don't just praise me, or I'll think everything I do is right."
Wan Yun Ting pulled at her wrist, and Li Yu Xiu turned, sitting directly in his lap. At this moment, she gave him a look from her phoenix eyes, causing Wan Yun Ting to laugh, "You're right, as always."
"Oh, come on, you've opposed my decisions more than once or twice."
Li Yu Xiu rolled her eyes at him like a spoiled girl, making Wan Yun Ting restless. He smiled, "Alright, then I'll support you from now on."
"Don't you dare."
Li Yu Xiu, nestled in his arms, looked at Wan Yun Ting seriously and said, "When it comes to work, we have to be serious. We can't be perfunctory just because of personal reasons."
Wan Yun Ting nodded obediently. Holding her slender waist, he chuckled, "Okay, so do you have to listen to me now?"
Feeling his restless movements, Li Yu Xiu rolled her eyes. He had been too busy lately, neglecting everything else. Now, being provoked like this, Li Yu Xiu couldn't help but take the initiative to kiss him...
As they grew more intimate, the phone on the desk suddenly rang. Wan Yun Ting's expression froze. Seeing it was his phone, he apologized to Li Yu Xiu, picked it up, and answered without asking who it was, "Hello, who is this?"
"Sect Master Wan, it's me, Jiang Ting Xia!"
A somewhat anxious voice came from the other end of the line.
"Junior Sister Jiang?"
Wan Yun Ting was a little surprised to hear it was his junior sister, Zhou Ruo Xi.
Li Yu Xiu, in his arms, heard it was a woman and cast a sidelong glance at him. She shifted, making Wan Yun Ting's expression unnatural. He quickly asked, "Junior Sister Jiang, what a surprise to get a call from you. Is something wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong with me, it's my Sect Leader sister who's in trouble!" Jiang Ting Xia said urgently.
"Ruo Xi is in trouble?"
This time, Wan Yun Ting couldn't sit still. He straightened up, holding Li Yu Xiu, causing her to look at him in surprise. Wan Yun Ting's expression became anxious, and he asked sternly, "What happened to her?"
"Sect Leader sister, she... she seems to have become a demon!" Jiang Ting Xia said anxiously.
"What, become a demon?"
Hearing this, Wan Yun Ting's eyes widened in disbelief. He quickly asked, "Junior Sister Jiang, tell me more. How did Ruo Xi become a demon? Did she go mad from cultivation, or was it something else?"
At this moment, Jiang Ting Xia was outside Zhou Ruo Xi's residence in the Emei Sect. Besides her, there was Master Yun Bai and a group of Emei disciples, all drawing their swords, nervously surrounding the courtyard...
"It's the Demonic Sect. The leader of the Demonic Sect made Sect Leader sister become a demon. Sect Master Wan, please hurry to the Emei Sect to save my sister!" Jiang Ting Xia cried out.
Wan Yun Ting put Li Yu Xiu down and immediately stood up, his face filled with urgency. "How did your sister get involved with the Demonic Sect? What's happening with her now?"
"I don't know. My sister is now protecting the leader of the Demonic Sect. All of us in the Emei Sect are attacking her, and Elder Guo has already notified the Martial Arts Association. Other major sects are also rushing to the Emei Sect tonight. If they find out my sister has become a demon, they will surely kill her," Jiang Ting Xia said, secretly making an urgent call to Wan Yun Ting while hiding from Master Yun Bai and the others.
Wan Yun Ting ignored Li Yu Xiu's puzzled expression. Hearing Jiang Ting Xia, he became very anxious. He also recalled the previous time he called Zhou Ruo Xi, and she hesitated to speak at the end. At that moment, Wan Yun Ting had a vague bad feeling!
"Junior Sister Jiang, listen to me. Watch your sister. I'll be at your Emei Sect right away," Wan Yun Ting said sternly.
"Mm-hmm, hurry up..."
"Okay, that's all for now. Call me immediately if anything happens."
After Wan Yun Ting hung up with Jiang Ting Xia, his brow furrowed, and his face was filled with confusion. How could Zhou Ruo Xi be involved with the leader of the Demonic Sect?
"What happened?"
Li Yu Xiu, sensing something was wrong, asked curiously.
"Well, the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect is in trouble. I have to go there tonight," Wan Yun Ting said with a solemn expression.
Li Yu Xiu didn't ask about his relationship with the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect, but seeing Wan Yun Ting's urgency, she could guess without asking. She then asked, "How long will you be gone?"
Wan Yun Ting shook his head slightly and said heavily, "I don't know exactly what's happening yet, I can only go and find out. If it's quick, it might be a few days; if it's slow, it could be a week."
Li Yu Xiu nodded and said, "Then go quickly. Be careful. As for work, I'm here, and there won't be any problems."
Wan Yun Ting went up to hug her, gently stroking Li Yu Xiu's face, and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Yu Xiu. I have to go save Ruo Xi. I hope you can understand."
Li Yu Xiu smiled and said, "Yes, I understand. Go quickly."
Wan Yun Ting nodded, then hugged her tightly and kissed her before grabbing his phone and car keys and leaving quickly...
Jiang Ting Xia had mentioned earlier that the major sects knew about Zhou Ruo Xi's connection with the leader of the Demonic Sect and were already heading there overnight.
Therefore, Wan Yun Ting had to rush to the Emei Sect to save Zhou Ruo Xi before the other sects arrived.
Otherwise, once the major sects arrived, they would surely try to kill Zhou Ruo Xi because of her association with the Demonic Sect!
"Prepare a plane for me to Si Chuan immediately. I'm going to the airport now, and make it fast!"
Wan Yun Ting first called home to arrange for a plane, then drove directly to the airport. At the same time, he called Fang Yan Xi at home, "Yan Xi, I'm going out of town now, and I might not be back for a few days. Tell Mom and Dad tomorrow."
"Okay, what are you going for?"
Fang Yan Xi asked curiously from home.
"The major sects are going to attack the Emei Sect, so I'm going to resolve it," Wan Yun Ting didn't mention Zhou Ruo Xi.
Fang Yan Xi raised her eyebrows in confusion, not understanding why he would still get involved in the affairs of the major martial arts sects, but she didn't ask for the reason. She said, "Be careful, don't push yourself, okay?"
"Okay, I know. Don't worry, and tell Mom and Dad not to worry either. I'll be back in a few days," Wan Yun Ting said.
"Got it..."
After they hung up, Wan Yun Ting continued driving and called Gu Luo Tang, then called Su Ke Er. By the time he finished, he had already arrived at the airport...
After waiting for half an hour, Wan Yun Ting boarded their private jet and headed straight for Si Chuan...
At this time, in the Emei Sect, the courtyard where the Sect Leader resided on the back mountain was already surrounded by Emei disciples.
"Zhou Ruo Xi, come out!"
Elder San Guo, holding a long sword, stood with disciples, all drawing their swords and facing the main gate of Zhou Ruo Xi's courtyard with vigilance. He shouted, "You're harboring the leader of the Demonic Sect in our Emei Sect, it's utterly treasonous! You must come out and give us an explanation!"
Master Yun Bai beside him had a dark and somber expression. She hadn't expected Zhou Ruo Xi to be harboring the leader of the Demonic Sect within the Emei Sect, hiding from the pursuit of the major sects.
She couldn't understand why Zhou Ruo Xi would do this, and no one in the Emei Sect could understand.
If it hadn't been for an accidental discovery by a disciple, they wouldn't have known how long Zhou Ruo Xi had been hiding the leader of the Demonic Sect in the Emei Sect...
Jiang Ting Xia, following behind Master Yun Bai, was full of anxiety and couldn't understand her Sect Leader sister's actions, as she also didn't know Zhou Ruo Xi's relationship with the leader of the Demonic Sect!
Inside the courtyard, Zhou Ruo Xi, dressed in a white long dress with her hair tied up in a bun, had a face of unparalleled beauty. Her brows were tightly knitted, and her expression was serious. Holding the Sect Leader's sword, she was contemplating how to deal with the people outside.
"Ruo Xi..."
Then, a middle-aged woman in red, wearing ethnic-style clothing, walked out. She had a beautiful face, especially her phoenix eyes, which were very similar to Zhou Ruo Xi's.
And she was Yin Bai Su, the leader of the Demonic Sect, who had been hunted by the major sects for the past two months!
"Hand me over."
Yin Bai Su's face was slightly pale, evidently injured. She looked at Zhou Ruo Xi with gentle phoenix eyes and smiled, "As long as you hand me over, you'll live."
"No!"
Zhou Ruo Xi turned to her, gritting her teeth, and said firmly, "If we go, we go together. I will never abandon you."
Seeing her daughter's determined gaze, Yin Bai Su was moved. She raised her hand to brush Zhou Ruo Xi's hair and smiled, "You don't have to lose your life for me. Although I am your mother, I haven't fulfilled a mother's responsibility to take care of you all these years."
"So, even if you hand me over, I won't blame you. Blame this world that no longer has a place for our Demonic Sect!"
Seeing her dejected expression, Zhou Ruo Xi was deeply shaken. She pursed her lips and looked at her biological mother, whom she had only recently acknowledged...
It turned out that more than two months ago, the major sects discovered traces of Demonic Sect remnants in the Shu region and assembled people from various sects to eradicate them.
As the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect, Zhou Ruo Xi naturally led the team to Shu along with the other major sects. After more than half a month of searching, they finally found the Demonic Sect's hiding place and engaged in a fierce battle.
The Demonic Sect remnants were already a weak force, how could they withstand the combined suppression of the major sects? Thus, the Demonic Sect remnants were either killed or captured, but their leader, Yin Bai Su, managed to escape!
At that time, Yin Bai Su fled into a forest, and the major sects pursued her. Zhou Ruo Xi was among them but unexpectedly ran into Yin Bai Su. She cried out, "Stop, demon remnant, die...!"
Zhou Ruo Xi, holding the Sect Leader's sword, leaped forward and attacked Yin Bai Su. The two engaged in a fierce battle, but Yin Bai Su tore the sleeve of Zhou Ruo Xi's left arm, revealing a birthmark, which immediately startled Yin Bai Su...
With a slap!
However, Zhou Ruo Xi seized the opportunity and struck Yin Bai Su with a palm. Yin Bai Su spat out a mouthful of blood and fell back, hitting the ground hard...
Before Yin Bai Su could get up, Zhou Ruo Xi's sword was already at her front. She said sternly, "Surrender."
But Yin Bai Su stared intently at the fire-like birthmark on Zhou Ruo Xi's left arm. Her face was filled with excitement as she looked at Zhou Ruo Xi and said, "Is your master Master Feng Ling?"
Zhou Ruo Xi frowned, staring intently at the excited Yin Bai Su, not knowing why she was like this, but said coldly, "Yes, my master is Master Feng Ling. It's not a secret. I advise you not to hope to escape again, otherwise, I'll kill you with one sword..."
"Haha..."
As a result, Yin Bai Su burst into excited laughter the next moment...
This made Zhou Ruo Xi's expression change. She didn't know why she was laughing...
"Ruo Xi, your name is Zhou Ruo Xi..."
Yin Bai Su, who was crying as she laughed, quickly got up and cried out to Zhou Ruo Xi, "You're my daughter..."