I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Chapter 125: The mother-daughter dynamic is indeed prone to crossing the line.

Gu Yan was stunned at first.

Then he coughed twice suddenly.

Her face turned even redder.

Holy crap.

Aunt Youyi really does know.

What about the analysis he just gave...?

That analysis was absolutely right!

Gu Yan looked at Pei Youyi with a deep, unsettling gaze.

Pei Youyi just smiled and didn't say anything.

Actually, she didn't expect this at the time of the auction.

It wasn't until she left the auction hall that she realized Miss Chen's face seemed unusually red, and that the room didn't seem to be completely without hiding places, so she instantly deduced the truth.

Instead of alerting the enemy, she devised a meticulous plan.

Pei Youyi's smile was extremely gentle.

But Gu Yan always felt that there was a hint of mischief in that smile.

He took a deep breath.

Forget it.

Anyway, it's all been seen.

I hope Aunt Youyi will keep her mouth shut.

Otherwise, his lifelong reputation...

That's really all.

"Let's go, Xiao Yan."

Pei Youyi stood up and extended her hand.

Gu Yan looked at her.

Under the moonlight, her figure was full and gentle.

He sighed; there was nothing he could do now but hold her hand.

The two disappeared silently into the night.

Behind.

The shouts of battle and the sounds of fighting grew fainter and fainter.

The battle is over.

The man in black robes fought desperately to escape, and with a flash of his spear, he transformed into a black shadow and disappeared into the night.

Lin Jinyu stood still, flames surging around her, her golden eyes filled with rage.

She didn't chase after him.

It's not that I don't want to chase, it's that I can't catch up.

Despite taking a blow from her palm, the man managed to tear a path through the air and escape.

"Seal off the entire Jiangzhou!"

Lin Jinyu's voice was icy cold, filled with barely suppressed anger.

"We'll dig three feet into the ground to find Xiao Yan!"

"Not even a fly is allowed to get out!"

Behind her, countless Lin family experts responded in unison and quickly dispersed.

The Pei family members had long since disappeared.

……

Another battlefield.

Lin Zhenting and Zhou Yuanlao stood facing each other.

The two had just exchanged dozens of blows, creating a commotion that could be felt throughout Jiangzhou.

The dust has now settled.

Lin Zhenting's face was somewhat pale, his chest heaved slightly, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead.

Elder Zhou stood with his hands behind his back, his expression as usual, and there wasn't even a wrinkle on his blue robe.

The wind was gentle and the clouds were light.

High judgment.

Elder Zhou looked at him and spoke.

"Patriarch Lin, have you calmed down?"

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.

Lin Zhenting remained silent.

He knew that if Elder Zhou really intended to kill him, he might not be able to leave today.

And what the other party said is correct.

If Elder Zhou really kidnapped someone, why bother arguing with him here?

Just go.

Seeing his silence, Elder Zhou sighed.

"To be honest, my desire to find Mr. Gu is no less than yours."

He paused, his gaze deep.

"I also want to settle accounts with the person who kidnapped him."

After saying that, he turned around and took a step out.

The figure disappeared into the night.

Lin Zhenting stood there, looking in that direction, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

……

now.

A private luxury plane is flying through the night sky.

Gu Yan sat by the window, looking at the dark clouds outside, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Going around in circles.

I still need to go back to Jinghai.

He sighed.

Really satisfied.

"Xiao Yan."

A gentle voice came from behind.

Pei Youyi walked over with a cup of hot tea, sat down next to him, and handed him the tea.

"Have some tea to warm yourself up."

Gu Yan accepted the tea and said thank you.

Pei Youyi looked at him with gentle eyes.

"Yu Ran is waiting at home."

"I just spoke to her on the phone, and I could tell she was really looking forward to seeing you."

Gu Yan opened her mouth slightly.

He really wanted to say, "I'm not looking forward to it at all, is that okay?"

But the words stuck in his throat.

It doesn't seem appropriate to say this in front of someone's mother.

He coughed twice.

"Cough cough..."

"Aunt Pei, about... Pei Yuran was betrayed by that senior brother before."

He paused.

"Is that senior brother dead or not?"

Pei Youyi was taken aback.

She looked at Gu Yan, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"Xiao Yan, how did you know?"

Gu Yan said softly.

"Aunt Pei, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever."

Pei Youyi paused for a second.

Then she laughed.

His smile was tinged with helplessness.

"Was it Lin Zhenting who told you?"

Gu Yan remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Pei Youyi sighed softly.

"That roughneck Lin..."

She wanted to be angry, but then she thought about how Lin Zhenting was probably frantic right now—his daughter was gone, his son-in-law was gone, and he was going to be punished by Elder Zhou…

She suddenly felt less angry.

"Xiao Yan, you should know that our Pei family is a renowned family of sword immortals."

Pei Youyi picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"But to put it bluntly, it just means that most of our people have awakened superpowers related to object manipulation."

"Yu Ran is different."

"Her special ability is ice-based."

She put down her teacup and looked out the window.

"But she has loved swords since she was a child."

"So I had her become an apprentice of a senior kendo master."

"That senior originally had a disciple, who was Yu Ran's senior brother."

She paused.

"You probably already know what happened next without me telling you."

"That man was blinded by greed and fell into the evil path, paving his way with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the town."

"He also wants to kill Yu Ran."

"However, Yu Ran turned the tables and killed him."

"Fell off a cliff, never to be found again."

Gu Yan's brows twitched slightly when she heard the last four words.

"Fell off a cliff...and never returned?"

He repeated it to himself.

Pei Youyi turned to look at him.

"Yes, what's wrong, Xiao Yan?"

Gu Yan remained silent for a few seconds.

"Aunt Pei, is it possible...?"

"That senior brother didn't die?"

Pei Youyi chuckled softly.

"impossible."

She shook her head, her tone resolute.

"Xiao Yan, you're overthinking it."

"I went to see it myself."

"Below that cliff lies the Black Tide Forbidden Zone, from which countless monsters surge forth."

"The Kuroshio Current hasn't been eradicated there even now, let alone back then."

"I'm certain he's dead."

Gu Yan blinked.

Certain death?

Based on the female-oriented content he's read, that's not right either.

All novels...

Whether they are villains or heroes, there are plenty of people who can survive falling off a cliff.

Moreover, Aunt Yi's words sounded like she was setting a flag for herself.

"That……"

Gu Yan spoke again.

"Aunt Pei, I have another question."

"Hmm? You go ahead."

"I don't think I've ever met Yu Ran's father."

Gu Yan looked at her.

"Is it also related to that senior brother?"

He had a reason for asking that question.

If that senior brother were a so-called female-oriented male protagonist or second male lead, given the nature of those authors, they would definitely give that character a lot of buffs.

It's not impossible that he has some kind of relationship with the female lead's mother.

Pei Youyi was taken aback when he heard the question.

Then her gaze became somewhat complicated.

"Xiao Yan..."

She was silent for a few seconds before speaking softly.

"Actually, Yu Ran is not my biological daughter."

"It was just adopted by me."

Gu Yan was stunned.

"The child's biological parents..."

Pei Youyi's voice lowered.

"They never returned during an operation to suppress the Kuroshio."

Gu Yan opened her mouth.

Holy crap.