Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Nangong Ba was quite annoyed by the questions his brothers asked him.

"This is so annoying! This kid is cheating. He's the third one. Grab my hand and press down hard. I'll show you how he cheats." Nangong Ba said angrily.

Nangong Ao was taken aback, but still tried to pull his second brother's hand down. Nangong Ba suddenly loosened his grip, and Nangong Ao's hand immediately sank downwards, feeling as if he was about to fall. So he instinctively pulled his grip upwards.

Taking advantage of the situation, Nangong Ba pulled Nangong Ao upwards with force, almost causing him to be overturned.

"Third brother, do you understand now?" Nangong Ba asked.

This time, Nangong Ao understood.

"This... I didn't expect him to win like this. This kid used tricks and schemes. Second brother, you're too stupid. You got tricked by him." Nangong Ao couldn't help but complain.

But Nangong Ba was unhappy.

"Come on, you, you're calling me stupid? You knew perfectly well that you were no match for him, yet you insisted on stubbornly holding on, and in the end, you were slapped unconscious. Losing is losing, what's the point of not admitting defeat? Are you trying to make yourself look tough?" Nangong Ba mocked.

Nangong Ao felt incredibly frustrated, but he had to admit defeat; Ye Liuyun had indeed won fair and square.

"Eh? Everyone, everyone, I..." Ye Liuyun was getting a headache from all the men and women around him.

This is even more enthusiastic than last night.

Fortunately, Ye Ninglu came over and said loudly.

"Why are you all crowding around like this? This is my brother, get out of the way."

When Ye Ninglu spoke, the people surrounding Ye Liuyun were startled and quickly made way for her.

"Oh, he's my sister-in-law's brother. I knew it! This guy looks so much like my sister-in-law." The people around finally understood Ye Liuyun's identity.

"Alright, alright, that's enough. Why are so many of you surrounding him? Don't scare him. Everyone disperse and go do what you need to do," Nangong Hui said.

In the end, only Nangong Hui's younger brothers and sisters remained. I had already met these sisters yesterday.

"Brother Yun, you're amazing! You actually beat my second and third brothers. I've decided, you'll be my idol from now on!" A beautiful young girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old said to Ye Liuyun with a smile.

This girl is Nangong Lingtian's daughter, Nangong Ya, who is also his most beautiful and charming daughter.

"Hey, aren't you afraid your two older brothers will be unhappy?" Ye Liuyun said, both amused and exasperated.

"Tch, those two, one looks like a big bear, the other like a goose, they're so boring. Hehe, Brother Yun, how about I keep you company while you're at the Nangong family these few days?" Nangong Ya volunteered.

This little girl had her eye on Ye Liuyun yesterday, but Li Ninglu stopped her. She certainly couldn't miss such a good opportunity today.

After all, her mother had told her privately that Ye Liuyun's identity was special, and if she could win Ye Liuyun's favor, there would only be benefits and no harm in the future.

In fact, Nangong Ya was still a little confused yesterday. Why would a man with a lower cultivation level than her make her take the initiative to be attentive to him?

But today I finally understand that this seemingly handsome man is more capable than my two older brothers and has surpassed almost 99% of his peers in the family.

"Xiaoya, how dare you talk like that? Did I lose? I didn't lose, he cheated." Nangong Ba was very dissatisfied.

“Not bad, Brother Yun, although I lost, I will not admit defeat. Wait, when I have the chance to challenge you again, I will definitely beat you,” Nangong Ao said.

"Give me a break! You? You should beat me first. I should have gone first today. If my brother-in-law hadn't fought you first and wasn't at his peak, I could have had a really exciting fight with him, unlike you, who just had a one-sided match," Nangong Ba mocked.

Nangong Ao was speechless again, thinking to himself, "Are you still my brother? Why do you always put me down?"

"Alright, alright, my younger brother isn't a member of the Nangong family after all, so it's not suitable for him to stay in the inner clan for a long time. I'll take him back to the outer clan first. If he wants to fight and spar, we can talk about it later." After Ye Ninglu finished speaking, she grabbed Ye Liuyun's hand and pulled her away, not giving the other girls a chance at all.

"Hey, sister-in-law." Nangong Ya stamped her foot anxiously when she saw Ye Ninglu take Ye Liuyun away.

"Brother, look at sister-in-law, please find a way to give Yun-gege and me a chance to be alone together," Nangong Ya said anxiously, holding Nangong Hui's hand.

However, Nangong Hui sighed heavily. It wasn't that he didn't want to help; if Ye Liuyun were truly a man, he wouldn't mind playing matchmaker.

The problem is, now that he knows Ye Liuyun is a woman, he can't possibly push his sister into a fire pit.

Such an impossible relationship should naturally be severed if possible.

"He's not right for you, don't overthink it." Nangong Hui shook his head, then withdrew his hand and chased after him.

Nangong Ba and Nangong Ao were stunned for a moment when they heard their elder brother's words, and then they quickly chased after him.

"Big brother, wait for us!" These two guys found Ye Liuyun very interesting and wanted to take their relationship a step further.

As for Nangong Ya, he looked completely bewildered as to why his older brother would say such a thing.

"Not suitable? Why? Damn it, I'm going to find my mother." Nangong Ya was unhappy and went straight to find her husband, Shang Haihui.

Let's take a look over there. The Nangong family's top leaders are having a meeting.

"What do you think of this little fellow?" Chief Nangong asked with a smile as he sat at the head of the table.

"I can't see through him. He seems to have some secrets. However, given his relationship with Saintess Muyun and Lin Aoxue, I think it's worth our Nangong family trying to win him over further. I think we can do our best to help the Ye family in their struggle against the Li family," an elder said.

“That’s right. The Li family has controlled the Tang Kingdom intermittently for thousands of years. Isn’t that enough? It’s time for us families to have a piece of the pie,” another elder said.

At this point, most of the people present had no objections; they were discussing whether to take the cooperation with the Ye and Lin families a step further.

Previously, they had only regarded the Ye family as a weapon to attack the Li dynasty.

"Eh? Clan Chief, I think we should wait for news from the Holy Land before taking action. Only when the Ancestors give the order for us to fully assist the Lin and Ye families can we make a move," Nangong Lingtian said, offering his opinion.

This is a prudent approach. They will help, but not too obviously. How are they helping the Lin and Ye families deal with the imperial court? It's simple: they support the Li family princes in various regions, letting them fight amongst themselves and weakening the Li family's power in the secular world.

The imperial monastic institutions could not possibly help the secular court deal with these vassal kings without orders, because so far, it could only be considered an internal conflict within the Li family.

“Ling Tian is right. However, it’s worth trying to win this kid over. I suggest that our family and this kid become even closer through marriage. Ling Tian, ​​among your daughters, Nangong Ya should be the most suitable, right? Find a way to match her with the Ye family boy. If necessary, we can use some extreme measures.” Nangong Zheng said.

Nangong Zheng had no objection to this. He had always had this idea, and it would be perfect if Ye Liuyun could be his son-in-law.

“I understand, I’ll make the arrangements right away. However, I have a feeling that Ninglu doesn’t really want her younger brother to have any contact with the members of our Nangong family,” Nangong Lingtian suddenly said.

That's interesting.

"This can't be right! This is clearly a good thing, she should be helping to bring them together, right? Why doesn't she agree?" An elder couldn't understand.

Their Nangong family descendants are not unworthy of Ye Liuyun; at least from their perspective, the Ye family is still climbing the social ladder.

You should know that the Nangong family is an immortal family within the Tang Kingdom.

“Eh? I don’t quite understand this question either. Of course, whether she agrees or not is irrelevant. After all, it’s not up to a junior like her to decide what our Nangong family should do,” Nangong Lingtian said.

Then look at Ye Liuyun; she and Ye Ninglu have already returned to the foreign tribe.

"Sister, that's about it. I'm also preparing to leave. I plan to travel around Tang Kingdom and check on my other two sisters, father, mother, and grandfather." Ye Liuyun planned to leave as soon as she returned to the foreign tribe.

The Nangong family gave her a feeling of being in a dangerous place; staying here would bring trouble.

"Eh? This, sigh! Okay, to be honest, if you were still a man, I would be more than happy to have the Nangong family introduce you to some outstanding women. After all, you are the only heir in our Ye family. Even if it might make Aoxue unhappy, I will still do it."

"But if your family tries to force another woman into your life now, it will be an unsolvable problem," Ye Ninglu said with a wry smile.

Ye Liuyun also looked helpless.

"Sister, don't worry, our Ye family line will not be broken. Don't overthink it. I'll stay with you one more day today, and I'll leave tomorrow," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

Ye Ninglu nodded, and at that moment Nangong Hui arrived.

"Wow, you're really amazing. You defeated both of my brothers by yourself. But I wonder what they would think if they knew you were a woman," Nangong Hui said with a smile.

Ye Liuyun was displeased with this statement.

"What's wrong? You look down on women? Honestly, ever since I became a woman, I've come to understand how difficult it is to be a woman. It's really annoying." Ye Liuyun rolled her eyes at Nangong Hui.

"Hey! That's not what I meant. Oh well, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that. But Liuyun, I suggest you leave today. Don't wait until tomorrow." Nangong Hui's expression suddenly turned serious.

He had just received a message from Nangong Lingtian, instructing him to let Ye Liuyun stay at the Nangong family for as long as possible, and to find a way to let Ye Liuyun have more contact with Nangong Ya.

Based on Nangong Hui's understanding of the Nangong family, they prioritize profit in everything they do, instilling in their children from a young age the idea that family interests come first.

To be honest, because Nangong Hui was arranged to marry Ye Ninglu when he was a teenager, and had always been outside, he hadn't absorbed much of the family's ideology. He didn't approve of the family's practice of treating its members as tools.

He was rather averse to it, so even though Ye Liuyun was a man, he would first ask for Ye Liuyun's consent and would not force him.

However, their elders might not be so forgiving. They might use underhanded methods to force Ye Liuyun and Nangong Ya to get together, at which point Ye Liuyun's true identity would definitely be exposed.

He didn't want to see the two families become even closer; in fact, it might damage their relationship.

"Huh? Why? What's the family up to now?" Ye Ninglu immediately became alert.

Nangong Hui nodded helplessly, and then told Ye Ninglu and Ye Liuyun what his family had asked him to do.

After listening, Ye Liuyun looked helpless.

"Well, then I really need to leave right away." Ye Liuyun looked at her sister with a mournful face.

She was slightly disappointed that she had to leave after only one day together.

Ye Ninglu also sighed heavily.

"Liuyun, hurry up and go, I won't keep you any longer." Ye Ninglu said, holding Ye Liuyun's hand with great reluctance.

Once this happens, who knows when we'll meet again.

Ye Liuyun sighed heavily, then stood up.

“Since that’s the case, then I’ll have to leave first. Brother-in-law, don’t you dare bully my eldest sister, Nangong family. If I find out that you’ve bullied her, I won’t be polite to anyone, not even the Nine Heavens Holy Land,” Ye Liuyun said.

She had a feeling that since her sister had shielded her from so much trouble, the elders of the Nangong family would definitely cause her trouble.

However, as an outsider, she couldn't say much about this kind of trouble, so she could only issue a warning.

Of course, this isn't exactly a warning; it's more like a reminder.

Nangong Hui understood what Ye Liuyun meant.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Nangong Hui gave a wry smile; he didn't take Ye Liuyun's words to heart.

As for Ye Liuyun, before she left, she suddenly gave Ye Ninglu a hug.

"Sister, I'm leaving. Take these things. Sometimes I feel I might need them, but like I said, keep it a secret." Ye Liuyun gave Ye Ninglu a hug and secretly slipped her a storage ring.

Ye Ninglu was taken aback, but before she could say anything, Ye Liuyun walked out of Ye Ninglu's residence with a smile, and then left with Fan Ling from the side room.

"Hey? Brother-in-law, what are you doing?" Ye Liuyun was taking Fan Ling out when they ran into the Nangong brothers.

"Haha, Second Brother and Third Brother, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't linger at your Nangong family any longer. I'll come visit your Nangong family again sometime. I'll take my leave now," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

The two were dumbfounded. They had thought Ye Liuyun would stay at the Nangong family for a few more days.

The two were stunned for a moment before quickly chasing after them.

"No, I was wondering what's wrong with my brother-in-law. Is it because our Nangong family hasn't treated him well? Why is he leaving so soon?" Nangong Ba asked, puzzled.

“Yeah, why are you leaving so soon? If you find it annoying that we're always picking fights with you, don’t worry. If you stay a few more days, we can stop picking fights with you and just exchange cultivation tips.” Nangong Ao also said.

But Ye Liuyun shook his head again.

"I really do have a lot of things to do. I promise you, next time we meet, I will definitely meet your combat requirements and I will never refuse," Ye Liuyun promised the two.

To be honest, these two are quite interesting. If Ye Liuyun were still a man, he would definitely get along with them. It's just a pity.

Hearing Ye Liuyun's words, the two stopped trying to stop him.

"This? Sigh! Alright then, I won't force you, but next time, you absolutely have to fight me," Nangong Ba demanded.

And so, accompanied by the Nangong brothers, Ye Liuyun arrived at the gate of the Nangong family.

"Goodbye," Ye Liuyun said before leaving.

Chapter 407 Returning to the Old Place (4500 words + 2000 monthly votes bonus chapter)

The two watched Ye Liuyun leave, and once he had completely disappeared from sight, strange expressions immediately appeared on their faces.

"This is not normal. They only stayed for one day and left in such a hurry. Third brother, what do you think is the reason?" Nangong Ba asked, slightly puzzled.

Although he is straightforward and honest, it doesn't mean he's stupid. Ye Liuyun's hasty departure clearly indicates something is wrong.

"I suspect that my father and grandfather are up to something?" Nangong Ao guessed.

Nangong Ba thought for a moment.

"You know what, it's possible. I reckon the family has taken a liking to this kid. Look at yesterday, they called over so many girls, and just now, Xiaoya seemed really interested in him," Nangong Ba whispered.

Nangong Ao thought it was very likely, but this was not something that the younger generation could say. Anyway, Ye Liuyun had already left, so even if the family still had any ideas, they could only give up.

Sure enough, not long after Ye Liuyun left, Nangong Ya came again. She had gotten permission from her mother and father to come.

"Sister-in-law, elder brother, where is Brother Yun? Mother and Father said that Brother Yun is staying with us, and they want me to go and keep him company." Nangong Ya skipped and hopped happily as she arrived at Nangong Hui and Ye Ninglu's residence.

Ye Ninglu was already somewhat unhappy. She felt that the Nangong family had completely driven her younger brother away; otherwise, the siblings could have stayed together for a while longer.

So when he saw Nangong Ya coming over, he said something rather unfriendly.