It was almost evening when Yao Yan finally waited for Cai Lin and Cai Die. The two girls returned together, along with a chubby second-level green fox. She lay in Cai Die's arms, curled up lazily with a pair of big furry ears drooping, as if she would never wake up, until she sensed some breath, and then the big ears suddenly stood up.

A pair of emerald green eyes opened, and soon saw a familiar figure, and immediately cried "嘤嘤嘤", and waved a pair of pink little paws, obviously recognizing Yao Yan, the "original owner"!
As Caidie loosened her arms, the little white-eyed fox that could not be tamed ran towards Yaoyan as fast as lightning.

When Yao Yan saw this scene, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes. He reached out to catch Ling'er who was flying towards him, letting her climb up his arm to his shoulder. Then he felt the furry feeling rubbing against his cheek. The pair of green eyes looked at him brightly and made a crisp "嘤嘤" sound.

Just like back then.

The past ten years have not erased Ling'er's memory of Yao Yan. After all, for Ling'er, ten years is just a brief moment, and in her long life as a fox, Yao Yan is undoubtedly the most special human being, and she can never forget him.

"Greedy ghost~" Yao Yan skillfully took out a bottle of elixir essence from the ring and handed it over, then looked at the two sisters.

Time has not left any traces on the two sisters' faces. They are still as beautiful and charming as ever. Their beauty is enough to make everything in the house lose its color.

Cai Lin put one hand on her slender waist and looked at Yao Yan with a scrutinizing gaze. Her cold eyes were full of aggression, and she looked like a queen. The bright red high heels added a bit of arrogance, as if she had not missed Yao Yan at all in the past ten years.

And a woman like her shouldn't have a man!

Compared to her sister, Caidie's eyes seemed much more normal. She covered her lips with her slender jade fingers and looked at him with tears in her eyes. There was longing and affection in her eyes. If she had not been restrained at this moment, she might have pounced on him.

Same appearance, but completely different temperament and reactions.

"Um... I'm back." Yao Yan smiled awkwardly, broke the silence first, and spoke softly.

"So you are still alive. I thought you were dead in some corner." Cai Lin sneered. His narrow eyes were filled with resentment. He glared at Yao Yan viciously, as if he wanted to bite Yao Yan.

"Sister~" Caidie looked at Cailin, who choked on Yaoyan as soon as she came back, her gentle peach blossom eyes filled with a little pleading.

Cai Lin looked at her sister's eyes, suppressed the anger in her heart, frowned slightly, and said stiffly: "Okay, he just came back today, I won't say anything... You guys chat, I'll go see the Great Elder and the others."

After saying that, she disappeared from the spot, seemingly unwilling to participate.

The peak of four-star Dou Zun... Yao Yan saw Cai Lin's strength. Compared with Cai Lin, Cai Die was much weaker. She was only at the early stage of two-star Dou Zun, and it seemed that she had just broken through not long ago. However, her performance at this moment was completely unlike that of a Dou Zun powerhouse. She approached him cautiously, as if she was afraid that if she approached too quickly, the person in front of her would disappear.

"Don't look, it's really me. I'm back." Yao Yan reached out and pinched the silly girl's face and said softly.

"Woo~" Caidie seemed unable to bear it any longer and threw herself into Yaoyan's arms, hugging Yaoyan tightly with her arms, tears in her eyes and a sobbing voice: "Master, I really miss you! I dreamed of you coming back many times, but when I woke up, you disappeared..."

"It's real this time!" Yao Yan hugged Caidie with an apologetic look in his eyes.

Caidie didn't say anything, but just hugged Yaoyan tightly, feeling the truth and warmth. As time passed, her emotions slowly calmed down. She blinked her clear peach blossom eyes, looking at Yaoyan with tears in her eyes, holding his clothes tightly: "From now on, wherever you go, I will go!"

Only when you lose something, you know its value...Ten years is too long for her, and she is afraid that Yao Yan will leave without saying goodbye again.

Yao Yan raised his hand and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, lowered his head to her forehead, and said softly: "I came back this time to take you away."

There was a gleam in Caidie's eyes, but the next moment, she hesitated again. If she left with the young master, what would happen to her sister? As for taking her sister with her... She knew how much effort her sister had put in to build the current situation, so how could she just abandon such a big business.

"Your sister will naturally come with us. As for the matters of the Northwest Continent, I have my own arrangements." Yao Yan saw Caidie's little thoughts and said with a smile.

The Northwestern Continent can never be unified. Even if it is unified now, there will still be chaos in the future, because the Soul Clan needs living beings for blood sacrifice, and the larger the number, the better. If necessary, they will not hesitate to blood sacrifice the entire Zhongzhou.

The most important thing is that the Soul Clan has already done this and is in the final stage.

Even if Yao Yan was the young patriarch of the Soul Clan, he could not change the situation at all. He even did not want to change it, because in order to refine the final imperial-grade elixir, blood sacrifice was indispensable. As for relying on one's own strength to refine the imperial elixir... Why do you think the ancient emperor Tuoshe would leave behind an imperial-grade embryonic elixir?
Does Tushegudi not have the ability to completely refine the elixir?
In the final analysis, the Douqi Continent has been sealed for too long and has lost its connection with the wider world. The resources and origins it contains have begun to decline after so many years of consumption. The energy of heaven and earth alone is not enough to produce a true imperial elixir.

This is a sealed world!
Only by stepping into the realm of Dou Di can one be qualified to peek into the scenery of the world... and only qualified.

When Caidie heard this, a beautiful smile appeared on her face, and she responded, "Listen to you, sir!"

"What if your sister doesn't want to?" Yao Yan said with pretended concern.

"I'll help you deal with your sister!"

"嘤嘤~"

……

In a hidden corner somewhere outside the hall, an enchanting figure trembled slightly, then bit her lips lightly, with a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes. She was not a colorful butterfly, so how could she be fooled by Yao Yan with just a few words and lose her way? If Yao Yan did not give a reasonable explanation, she would not leave with Yao Yan.

"Your Majesty, does the Queen like to eavesdrop so much?" A familiar voice sounded in Cai Lin's ears, and then the space around her began to ripple. Yao Yan's face appeared in front of Cai Lin, followed by his entire body, which looked exactly the same as the one in the room.

“?!” Cai Lin’s cold eyes widened slightly, a little surprised, and then turned icy cold, her voice condensed: “Who are you?!”

She actually felt the breath of the person in front of her!
"I am condensed from soul power. When the soul power reaches the heavenly realm, it is no different from ordinary people~" Yao Yan explained with a smile. With his soul realm, it is not difficult to do two things at the same time. He can accompany Caidie with his body and separate a wisp of soul power to accompany Cai Lin, without any mistakes.

"...What is your current strength!" Cai Lin frowned slightly, was silent for a moment, and asked a more critical question. "You are about to enter the Dou Sheng realm." Yao Yan looked at Cai Lin and said slowly.

Cai Lin was silenced by these words. She didn't know what to say for a moment. She thought her progress in the past ten years was already exaggerated enough, but compared with Yao Yan's progress, it seemed nothing.

"How about it, are you scared?" Yao Yan came closer and said with a smile.

"I will catch up with you sooner or later!" Cai Lin's mouth was hard, and he stared at Yao Yan with cold eyes and said in a deep voice.

Yao Yan smiled, his eyes softened, and he stopped teasing Cai Lin. He just stood beside her and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work over the years. I never thought that the newly established Heavenly Court would bring you so much trouble."

The other party could have ignored these things, but just because it was created by itself, it has been maintained until now.

Cai Lin moved her lips, but in the end she said nothing. She glanced to the side, and the coldness in her eyes gradually faded. It seemed that all the complaints were resolved in this sentence. After a long while, she finally said, "How have you been these years?"

"It's okay. Now that I've become the young patriarch of the family... I guess I'm quite powerful~" Yao Yan said lightly while looking at the gorgeous sunset in the distance.

Young Patriarch...

Cai Lin naturally understood how much blood and gore were contained in this sentence. Yao Yan had told her back then that he had been expelled from the family. Now, only ten years have passed, and he not only has the strength close to that of a Douluo Saint, he has also become the young patriarch of the family!
"Do you want to come back with me and be my young clan leader's wife?" Yao Yan looked at Cai Lin with a smile and teased.

"I'm not interested." Cai Lin refused without even thinking. She didn't want to compete with Cai Die for anything. In her opinion, that position should belong to her sister. Her relationship with Yao Yan was just a misunderstanding.

"That's really a pity." Yao Yan said helplessly, but he felt relieved in his heart. If Cai Lin agreed, he would have nothing to say.

"You...have things in your clan been stabilized?" Cai Lin pondered for a moment and continued to ask.

"This is a long story. I have changed my name to Hun Yan, taking my father's surname, and returned to my father's family. You may be unfamiliar with this family, but you should have heard of another name... Hun Dian."

Yao Yan thought about it and decided to tell the other party about the Soul Clan. After all, the other party would come into contact with these things sooner or later.

"Soul Palace?!" Cai Lin was really shocked this time. A hint of surprise flashed in her cold and beautiful eyes. She stared at Yao Yan blankly. She didn't expect that her man could be related to the Soul Palace. Doesn't it have a grudge against Yao Lao?

Countless question marks emerged in Cai Lin's mind, and for a moment she didn't know what was true and what was false.

The medicine's words became the soul's words.

Soul Palace changed from enemy to ally? !

"The Soul Palace is a group of executioners hired by the Soul Clan to do dirty and tiring work." Yao Yan nodded slightly and explained softly. Although he despised the Soul Palace's corporate culture and efficiency, his professional ethics were still worthy of praise!
"I am not interested in these...You have changed your name to Hunyan now?" Cai Lin frowned and stared at Yao Yan and said.

"You can call me Yaoyan." Yaoyan responded flexibly.

"I remember that Soul Palace is the enemy of Mr. Yao. You and he..." Cai Lin stared at Yao Yan in confusion. She felt that Yao Yan had changed. He was still the same person, but he was completely different from the young man she first met in the Tagor Desert!
"I went to Xingyun Pavilion with him and met his old friends. Then I followed him to Danta to help him resurrect... After that, in order to obtain Danta's Three Thousand Flames, I completely broke up with him. The next time we meet, we may be enemies." Yao Yan was silent for a while. He said calmly without any deep hatred.

"..." Cai Lin looked at the person in front of her and finally discovered what had changed about Yao Yan. His heart had become colder and more closed.

Perhaps he didn't want to join the Soul Clan.

Thinking of the young man who had been training hard for strength, and looking at the young man in front of him who had already reached Dou Sheng but did not seem happy, Cai Lin's eyes were filled with tenderness, and he said softly: "Cai Die and I will stand by you, no matter who your enemy is!"

"If one day I do something ridiculous, such as making an enemy of the entire Zhongzhou, will you still stand on my side?" Yao Yan smiled slightly and said softly.

Without any hesitation, Cai Lin's answer was still firm: "Yes!"

"You and Caidie are indeed a pair of sisters, both of you are quite silly... In fact, sometimes it's better for people to be a little selfish." Yao Yan was not surprised by this answer. He looked at the gradually disappearing sunset, as if he saw the last battle, and said in a low voice.

“Aren’t you stupid? You did it even though you knew it was impossible… With that little strength you had back then, you dared to provoke the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire.” Cai Lin’s eyes flashed with displeasure as she retorted.

I was not weak back then~
Yao Yan complained in his heart, but now thinking back, those years should have been the happiest years of his life. Now that his strength has improved, the sense of urgency in his heart has not been eliminated at all. On the contrary, it has become even stronger, as if he can feel the butcher knife that will fall at any time!

He pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "You should have heard what I said to Caidie just now. I will help you stabilize the situation in the northwest continent, and then you and Caidie will follow me back to the Soul Clan... I will find a way to help you break through to the Dou Sheng as soon as possible!"

He remembered clearly the several places of opportunity in Zhongzhou that could help Cai Lin advance quickly. Cai Die's ancient sky snake was a bit troublesome, as there was only one mutated ancient sky snake in the original work. However, with the background of the Soul Clan, it could make up for it.

If it really doesn't work, start practicing the Yin-Yang Record!

At most he will have to work harder.

"...With your current strength, is the strange fire still useful to you?" Cai Lin opened her red lips slightly, her soft and charming voice carrying a hint of the coolness of a queen.

"Of course there is!" Yao Yan nodded, with a little tenderness in his eyes. He didn't expect that Caidie would look for strange fire for him, and almost searched the entire northwest continent for this purpose, involving various dangerous places. He really didn't know how to repay this deep affection. (End of this chapter)