"Because of me." Ye Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Hu Zhihan came to take revenge on me. He couldn't defeat me, so he injured Yuyan."

"Ah?" Zhou Hao immediately exclaimed angrily, "Just as I thought, the rumors about the Cold Moon Sect are indeed true. Everyone said that many of their disciples are cunning and deceitful. It appears to be no exaggeration. However, after Hu Zhihan left, I'm sure he will definitely come back again."

At that moment, Ling Shuya asked, "So the Cold Moon Sect is a sect, huh? Are they very powerful?"

Zhou Hao said, "Cold Moon Sect is one of the top ten Martial Arts Sects in Yan Country, and it's said their strength could be ranked in the top five. Especially their sect's treasured Ice Divine Palm, it is only comparable to the True Yang Skill of the Qiu Mountain Sect, which is ranked first among the Martial Sects of Yan Country. And that too, only when the True Yang Skill is cultivated to its full potential."

"Qiu Mountain Sect?" Ling Shuya immediately turned to Ye Xiao and said.

Ye Xiao had always known that the Qiu Mountain Sect was very powerful, especially the old masters of the Qiu Mountain Sect, each one abnormally strong. However, he had not expected that the Qiu Mountain Sect's strength could have made it to be the number one Martial Sect in Yan Country.

But how come he had never realized how powerful the True Yang Skill was? Could it be like the rules of the Cold Moon Sect where the True Yang Skill that disciples could cultivate was not complete, but rather a simplified version?

Thinking further, the Nine Yang Divine Skill had many similarities to the True Yang Skill.

Ye Xiao was suddenly slightly surprised, could it be that the complete version of the True Yang Skill was tthe Nine Yang Divine Skill?

Ye Xiao felt amused by his own wild imagination.

Yuyan said, "Does that mean we can't take revenge? I must seek revenge."

Zhou Hao sighed, then looked at Yuyan and said, "Little sister, I also want to avenge you, but some things aren't simply resolved through revenge. The Cold Moon Sect is an entity that our entire Zhou family cannot contend with."

"This..." Yuyan felt wronged. Normally her bold and assertive brother was showing timidity today after knowing it was the Cold Moon Sect. Could it be because the Cold Moon Sect was too formidable?

At that moment, Ling Shuya looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Ye Xiao, you caused this issue, you can't just ignore it now."

Before Ye Xiao could speak, Zhou Hao said, "Offending the Cold Moon Sect was already extremely unlucky. Big Brother, I think you should hide. The Cold Moon Sect is famously petty, and they will come looking for trouble with you soon."

Listening to Zhou Hao, Ye Xiao suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Is the Cold Moon Sect really that powerful?"

Zhou Hao said, "It's true."

"What sect is the only one the Cold Moon Sect fears?" Ye Xiao asked with a smile.

Zhou Hao said, "Qiu Mountain Sect, big brother, are you planning to seek asylum with the Qiu Mountain Sect? Well, that's not impossible, but the Qiu Mountain Sect is extremely strict about taking in people."

"I am from the Qiu Mountain Sect," Ye Xiao said, looking at Zhou Hao.

Previously, Ye Xiao hadn't told Zhou Hao about his background. Now it seemed he had no choice but to reveal it. Although the Zhou family was quite powerful in Jinchen, they couldn't contend with a major sect like the Cold Moon Sect, which was the source of Zhou Hao's worry. Ye Xiao didn't want to cause trouble for Zhou Hao due to his own reasons, and since Yuyan's enmity was because of him, Ye Xiao would definitely seek revenge for her.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao was very surprised and quite incredulous. He looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Big brother, you're not joking, right? Impersonating someone from Qiu Mountain Sect is going to offend them."

"Believe it or not, but as for the Cold Moon Sect, I, Ye Xiao, really do not take them seriously." Ye Xiao looked at Yuyan and said, "Yuyan, I will definitely help you seek your revenge. Heh, if my strength truly reaches its peak, I wouldn't mind overthrowing the entire Cold Moon Sect."

"Really?" Yuyan blinked her large eyes at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Of course, it's true. However, you all also need to practice your Internal Cultivation Methods more, especially you, Yuyan. I think you definitely want to slay Hu Zhihan."

Yuyan said, "Is that possible? My strength is too weak now. If I could reach your strength, Ye Xiao, I could surely kill Hu Zhihan."

Ye Xiao inwardly chuckled. If it was about strength, he still couldn't defeat Hu Zhihan; it was only because his Internal Cultivation Method was the Nine Yang Divine Skill that he could defeat Hu Zhihan. If Yuyan's strength reached the same level as his, she indeed wouldn't be able to defeat Hu Zhihan. However, Ye Xiao couldn't bear to dampen her spirits.

"So, you'll have to work hard in the future."

Yuyan nodded and said, "I will work hard, and moreover..."

Zhou Yuyan said this and then looked at Zhou Hao and said, "Bro, you should go to the bathroom."

"Ah?" Zhou Hao asked confusedly, "Why?"

"For no reason, if you don't go, then I will stop cultivating the Gathering Yang Xuan Fire Skill," Zhou Yuyan said in a coquettish tone.

Zhou Hao hastily responded, "I'm going, I'm going now."

Although Zhou Hao did not understand why his younger sister was asking him to go to the bathroom, he still ran off to the bathroom.

When Zhou Hao had left the living room, Zhou Yuyan then turned to Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya with a smile, saying, "I have an idea, but I'm not sure if it will work."

Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya both looked puzzledly at Zhou Yuyan, as if they were keen to hear what Zhou Yuyan's "idea" was.

"Let's stop worrying about responsibilities for now; we're all living together anyway. From now on, we'll ensure a dual cultivation session once or twice a week, which will allow us to enhance our strengths together. What do you think?" Zhou Yuyan's face reddened slightly as she finished speaking.

In fact, it's no wonder—Zhou Yuyan is just a young girl, and it must have taken a lot of courage for her to speak her mind.

When Ling Shuya heard Zhou Yuyan's words, she said with some surprise, "Yuyan, are you really sure?"

Zhou Yuyan nodded and said, "Let's not always think about conventional norms now. Besides, our aim is to enhance our strength quickly, and dual cultivation is a quick method to achieve that. Ye Xiao and I both know this well."

Ye Xiao spoke earnestly, "That's indeed true. I was practicing the Internal Cultivation Methods earlier, and to my surprise, I discovered that the effects were more than ten times the normal rate. This means that if we dual cultivate, the cultivation rate could potentially increase tenfold. This might be more noticeable the first time, but as you can see, dual cultivation indeed enhances the cultivation effects."

Ling Shuya hesitated for a while, then whispered, "Won't that be too advantageous for Ye Xiao?"

Actually, Ye Xiao was very excited when he heard Zhou Yuyan's suggestion—as a vigorous young man, of course he was eager to engage in dual cultivation daily.

So, hearing what Ling Shuya said, thinking she had seen through his thoughts, he quickly responded, "How could that be? I'm just cooperating, to help you all enhance your strengths sooner."

Zhou Yuyan rolled her eyes at Ye Xiao, saying, "Regardless of what Ye Xiao is thinking, our strength has at least improved. To put it plainly, since that bastard Ye Xiao has already taken advantage of us, why not benefit from him in return? Should we really let him get away with it for nothing?"

Listening to Zhou Yuyan's words, Ling Shuya felt that it sort of made sense, but it still felt a bit odd.

"If that's the case," Ling Shuya replied, "then alright. But I still feel like it lets Ye Xiao benefit too much."

"Not at all." Ye Xiao internally laughed heartily, but he dared not let out a sound, fearful of losing the potential benefits of dual cultivating.

Thus began Ye Xiao's happy life, but who could have guessed, this was merely the beginning.

Zhou Yuyan making such a decision was not just about enhancing strength—for Ye Xiao, she actually had a crush on him, but more so, it was about revenge. Just like what Ye Xiao jokingly said, if one has enough power, destroy that damned Cold Moon Sect.

Zhou Yuyan had made up her mind, regardless of the cost, she was determined to seek revenge and kill Hu Zhihan and even destroy the Cold Moon Sect.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," they say. Whoever coined that phrase, damn, they were right.

Zhou Yuyan became Ye Xiao's woman. Although no one said it outright, the fact was established, and Zhou Hao, knowing that Ye Xiao was from the Qiu Mountain Sect, respected him even more.

Others might not know of the Qiu Mountain Sect's capabilities, but Zhou Hao did.

That night, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan rested upstairs. Although it was called resting, how could those two possibly rest? Ye Xiao had taught Zhou Yuyan the Gathering Yang Xuan Fire Skill, and due to her eagerness for revenge against Hu Zhihan, she hardly slept and practiced diligently.

Seeing Zhou Yuyan's determination, Ling Shuya was tempted to join Ye Xiao for cultivation, but then thought better of it since Zhou Hao was downstairs and Zhou Yuyan was still in her own room.

However, Zhou Hao had already announced that he would be staying in Minghai City for at least three months, so they all decided that when it was time to rest, Zhou Hao and his sister would rest at Zhou Yuyan's villa. This suggestion was made by Zhou Hao, who, despite hoping his sister would end up with Ye Xiao, knew that Ling Shuya and Ye Xiao loved each other.

Zhou Hao was a reasonable man.

That night, all four essentially spent their time cultivating.

There are great benefits to cultivating inner strength; martial artists only need a short rest to achieve a refreshed and clear-headed state.

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