As Ye Lingyue bit down hard on the word "we," her gaze instantly became unfathomably gloomy.

She suddenly grabbed Little Zhiyo, who was lying on her shoulder, and threw him toward Crown Prince Hong like a snowball.

Both Crown Prince Hong and Hong Yulang had seen the little beast on Hong Shisan's body.

But neither of them had paid any real attention to the seemingly lazy and languid Little Zhiyo.

"Filthy creature." What Crown Prince Hong hated most was these dirty little beasts, and he was just about to lose his temper.

But at that moment, a black light emanated from Little Zhiyo.

Suddenly, terrifying energy waves radiated in ripples from the tiny beast, no larger than a teacup.

Before the eyes of Crown Prince Hong and Hong Yulang, Little Zhiyo rapidly grew in size.

As Crown Prince Hong and Hong Yulang watched in shock and horror.

With a "boom," Little Zhiyo finished transforming, and a cloud of dust rose from the ground, revealing its true form.

Gone was the fuzzy, dumbfounded look of a baby beast from earlier. After absorbing the Qilin Blood and transforming, Little Zhiyo's eyes changed from baby blue to blood red, its fur turned into hard scales, its limbs strong and slender, and its belly and back bulging with muscles as solid as Basalt chunks.

"Demon, demon beast!" Crown Prince Hong and Hong Yulang's faces drastically paled.

From a small baby beast, it had transformed in an instant into a fierce and violent Fierce Beast. What else could it be if not a demon beast?

The voices of Crown Prince Hong and Hong Yulang angered Little Zhiyo.

After transforming, the little one had become massive, and the only thought in its head was to protect Boss He. Anyone looking to bully Boss He would be crushed with a single swipe.

A thunderous roar resounded, and Little Zhiyo charged forward, emitting a terrifying energy that symbolized death and destruction, which made Crown Prince Hong and Hong Yulang's legs go weak with fear.

"Little Zhiyo, you take on Crown Prince Hong, leave Hong Yulang to me." Her lazy words reached Hong Yulang's ears, scaring him so much he nearly knelt down on the spot.

"You... don't come any closer, I was just following orders..." Hong Yulang stammered.

If only he had known how terrifying Hong Shisan was with his demon beast, dual cultivating spiritual power and Martial Arts, he would never have provoked him.

"I am the Grand Protector's only son, let me go, and my dad and mom will give you a lot of money," Hong Yulang pleaded, shaking his tail pleadingly, thinking he could persuade Ye Lingyue.

Hong Yulang, the only son of Zhuge Rou and Hong Fang, huh?

Ye Lingyue's eyes darkened even more as she looked at Hong Yulang's face, which bore a strong resemblance to Zhuge Rou and Hong Fang. The hatred in her heart intensified.

These past ten-plus years, all the suffering she and her mother endured were caused by them.

"Do you know who I am?" Ye Lingyue stepped forward, her pitch-black eyes filled with shadows.

Hong Yulang looked into her eyes. What did he see?

Hatred, humiliation, and a killing intent.

That overwhelming rage turned Ye Lingyue into something akin to an evil ghost returning from hell. Her icy fingers clasped around Hong Yulang's neck.

"Who... who are you, please, I'm begging for mercy, let me go." Hong Yulang, the pampered son of the Hong Residence, had never encountered someone as terrifying as Ye Lingyue.

He could feel that when he mentioned asking his parents for ransom, Hong Shisan became even angrier.

The fury emanating from the other party was enough to entirely incinerate him.

"That, you should ask your hypocritical parents when you get back. Ask them, what good deed did they do fourteen years ago?" Ye Lingyue sneered coldly. "No, that's too slow. Better you go to hell and ask King Yama directly, seeing what your Hong Residence has really done."

"Crown Prince, save me... cough cough..." Hong Yulang struggled like a chicken whose neck was being clutched, gasping for life.

His eyes began to roll back; he wished to muster his last bit of strength to call for Crown Prince Hong's help, but Crown Prince Hong, trapped by Little Zhiyo, was in no position to save himself, let alone another.

Death—was he really about to die here?

Hong Yulang had never imagined that he would perish in such a manner.

Hong Shisan, who in the world are you…

"Stop!"

Just as Hong Yulang was about to take his last breath.

A commanding shout pierced the sky from the peaks of the clouds above.

A silhouette, standing on a Jade Flute, arrived with an incredibly sharp and lightning-fast approach.

Upon hearing the newcomer's voice, a glimmer of life returned to Hong Yulang's eyes, which had been on the brink of death.

"Ming Yue, Ming Yue you've come, quickly save your big brother."

"Who is this junior, daring to harm a person of the Hong Residence?"

The girl's voice, like pearls falling on a jade plate, was tingling and pleasant to the ears.

Ming Yue?

Hong Mingyue!

Ye Lingyue's expression turned stern, the shock causing her grip to loosen slightly.

The pride of Hong Residence, the genius daughter dearly loved by Zhuge Rou and Hong Fang—Hong Mingyue, was it really her?

Ye Lingyue followed the voice and looked over.

She saw a young girl in snow-white attire, standing on a Jade Flute, basked in the sunlight.

The young girl was no more than thirteen, with skin fairer than frost and snow and a temperament as cold as dust; her eyes, icier than the coldest stars, carried an arrogance that looked down upon everything.

On Hong Mingyue's face was a layer of subtle anger as she watched her brother held captive by a young man.

As it happened, Hong Mingyue was passing by Kuocang Mountain while completing a Sect mission.

She faintly sensed the fluctuation of her brother's aura and approached to take a closer look, which was when she saw the scene of Hong Yulang nearly being killed by Ye Lingyue.

Having left home at a young age, Hong Mingyue felt little fondness for the troublesome and willful brother and sister at home, not to mention any deep family affection.

However, this did not mean that she would allow someone to bully her brother in her presence, especially when the perpetrator was a nobody.

"It's wonderful to run into you, Princess Ming Yue," Crown Prince Hong finally shook off Little Zhiyo's entanglement; seeing Hong Mingyue was like seeing a savior.

The appearance of Hong Mingyue also caused the experts from the Four Great Reincarnation Realms in the sky to halt their actions.

To them, Hong Mingyue's cultivation might not be significant.

But they all noticed the Jade Flute under her feet.

Even Boss He's face slightly changed upon seeing this; anyone who could tread upon an Earth-level top-grade spiritual treasure revealed their status without words.

No sooner had Bo Qing left than Hong Mingyue arrived—it seemed this time, Thirteenth Young Master was in trouble.

Boss He's thoughts swiftly shifted as he moved beside Ye Lingyue, whispering a warning.

"Thirteenth Master, this girl is not simple; beneath her feet is the Canghai Three-Life Flute, a spiritual artifact of the first-tier sect, Three-Life Valley."

～Howl, Hong Mingyue has appeared, tonight there will be an extra update, let the monthly tickets and updates come even more fiercely～