Banshee Family Training Record

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Bathed in the morning sunlight, the sea of ​​flowers here was still a mess. Ye Jinglan stood here, with Zhu Yunqing beside her, and several other girls had also arrived.

At this moment, however, her eldest sister's face was full of ease, while Zhu Yunqing, Hua Caiyan, and the others had a deep and unyielding sadness on their faces.

Yun Chuan felt something was wrong and stepped forward to take Zhu Yunqing's arm, asking in a low voice, "Fourth Sister, what's wrong?"

Before Zhu Yunqing could reply, Ye Jinglan suddenly interrupted, "It's alright, Chu'an, don't worry, it's a good thing."

Yunhuan turned to look at her, her face full of confusion: "What's wrong?"

Ye Jinglan deliberately didn't answer him directly, but instead asked, "Chu'an, what do you think of my mountain?"

Yun Chu'an glanced around. The distant forest was lush and green, the nearby sea of ​​flowers was flourishing, and the air was filled with rich spiritual energy, accompanied by the faint, sweet fragrance of flowers and grass. He nodded and said, "Wow, it's simply a beautiful paradise on earth."

He praised her sincerely, and upon hearing this, Ye Jinglan immediately smiled: "If you think it's good, then that's good. It seems you like it too."

As she spoke, she took two steps forward, stretched out her arms, and put them on his shoulders: "That's why I said what I'm about to tell you is some really great news for you!"

Yun Chu'an was even more confused: "So, what exactly is it?"

Ye Jinglan turned around and pointed to the mountain behind her: "I've decided to give this mountain to you!"

Yun Chu'an was immediately dumbfounded: "Huh?"

"What do you mean, 'ah'?" Ye Jinglan laughed. "You've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage and are a pillar of the family. According to the rules, the family should arrange an independent small mountain for you to manage and cultivate on your own, just like your fourth sister and I."

"Now that you and Qi Qiao have both reached the Foundation Establishment stage, you're still crammed onto the same small hill. How stifling must that be! Not to mention that you've long been the mainstay of your family's spirit stone source. It's most suitable for you to sit on this hill, sister!"

She laughed freely, giving away the mountain she had painstakingly cultivated to Yun Chu'an, seemingly without a care in the world, quite carefree.

Yun Chu'an stared at her blankly, his throat moving in disbelief.

"But, sister, what about you?" He looked at her face and asked the most crucial question, "Where are you going?"

Ye Jinglan's carefree smile twitched twice, and she struggled to maintain the expression.

“Me?” she said softly, “Don’t laugh at me, Chu’an, your sister has always been a restless person.”

"After staying at home for too long, I also want to go out and travel around, see the world, and fight with different cultivators to increase my combat experience."

"Ha, to put it bluntly, I'm tired of staying at home and want to go out for a walk. But then I thought, since I don't live at home anymore, it's a waste for this hill to just sit idle, so I might as well give it to you!"

She said this, trying to sound bold. Yun Chu'an was anxious and stepped forward: "Big sister, you don't need to leave. The Qin Kingdom won't dare to do anything. They'll just send some assassins to sneak around. We can handle them!"

Beside us, Zhu Yunqing suddenly spoke up, "Eldest sister, we formed this family to help each other withstand these kinds of risks. You've always been the one protecting us, and now that you're in danger, you're leaving..."

"How are we supposed to feel about this?"

As she spoke, Ye Jinglan's expression turned serious, and she lowered her head, also finding the heavy atmosphere somewhat unbearable.

But she had to leave; she had already figured it out last night.

What Zhu Yunqing said was indeed their original purpose, but the situation is different now. She cares too much about her family and her sisters, so much so that she is unwilling to bring even the slightest risk to them.

“You have no idea how terrifying the Qin state really is…” she suddenly murmured, but her voice was so low that Yun Chu’an didn’t hear her clearly at first: “What?”

Ye Jinglan closed her eyes, gently shook her head, and looked quite pained.

She knew better than anyone how dark and insane the Qin Dynasty was. The current King of Qin had transformed the entire country in thirty years, and now the whole nation was like a ferocious, hungry wolf, grinding its teeth and sucking blood, yearning for invasion and slaughter.

Other major powers of equal status might be able to protect themselves somewhat by relying on the crumbling "Zhou rites," but smaller forces like the Huai Shan family could be crushed by Qin with a mere flick of its wrist.

Ye Jinglan used to be able to escape, believing that she had already fled here and that the Qin people could not find her.

But now, all illusions have been shattered. If the Qin people wish, they can hunt them down here at any time.

Therefore, if she continues to stay in the Huai Shan family, she will only bring risks to her own family.

She didn't want that.

Therefore, she had to leave, and from then on, the only one the Qin state could hunt down was her.

Ye Jinglan understood perfectly well. Immediately, she raised her head again, forced a smile, and said, "Hey, why are you dawdling like this? It's not like I'm not coming back!"

"Don't worry, I'll come back after I've had my fill of playing outside. Chu'an, if I see you've managed this mountain poorly, I'll kick you out and make you move back here yourself!"

Chapter 405 Farewell to Ye Jinglan

Ye Jinglan feigned a fierce warning, and Yun Chu'an looked at her face, feeling as if his heart was being torn apart. His progress was already incredibly fast, but compared to those ancient monsters with lifespans of thousands of years, and those great nations with countless Golden Core cultivators, he, a Foundation Establishment cultivator with less than two and a half years of cultivation experience, still seemed so insignificant.

"Big sister," he said softly, "will you come back when I break through to the Golden Core stage?"

Ye Jinglan turned her head away, remaining noncommittal. Indeed, the Golden Core cultivator's cultivation was already stronger than her current level, but facing the Qin Kingdom, if the latter were to truly fight, who could stop them?

"Let's talk about it after you break through," she said softly. "Maybe I'll be back before then."

Yun Chu'an lowered his head. He wanted to say something more to persuade her to stay, but he knew that she was determined to leave and no one could stop her now.

Finally, he had no choice but to suppress his bad mood, look up at her, and force a smile: "Yes, big sister, while you're away having fun, I'll take care of this family for you."

He gazed at her face, his pupils gleaming, wanting to hold her back one more time. But he knew it was futile, and in the end, he could only whisper, "Come back soon."

Ye Jinglan smiled as she looked at his face, her eyes trembling with tears welling up.

Having finally found another group of family members she could trust, why would she want to leave this family again and wander the world alone?

She had long been immersed in this, in the laughter and happiness of every family member, and was completely absorbed in it.

Unfortunately, she was burdened with a deep-seated hatred and a shocking case, and even if she wanted to escape, her enemies were unwilling to let her go.

These years of warm family life have felt like a dream, and now, it's time to wake up.

"Alright." She turned her back and walked towards the distance, facing the rising sun, so they wouldn't see her tears. "I'm leaving! Take care of yourselves, don't worry about me!"

She left them with a dashing silhouette, then suddenly leaped into the air. A fierce wind arose around her, and she swept away into the distance, riding the storm.

Yun Chuan and the others stood on the hilltop, watching her from afar as she left.

Only after she had completely left did Zhu Yunqing suddenly lower her head and burst into tears.

She and Ye Jinglan arrived earliest. With You Wensi being unreasonable, Zou Min only thinking of herself, and Nie Ningshuang's condition fluctuating, it was Ye Jinglan who took care of her. The two discussed how to support the family, how to mediate relationships with others, and how to take care of the younger generation of the family.

Over the years, she had come to regard Ye Jinglan as her closest family member, even a part of her life. But today, she was leaving alone, and perhaps…

There's no way we can ever come back.

For a moment, Zhu Yunqing could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears.

Yun Chuan and Hua Caiyan quickly went over and gently patted her back to comfort her and to tell her not to be too sad and hurt herself.

Zhu Yunqing then turned around and nestled in Yun Chu'an's arms, continuing to weep silently. A cold wind blew across the mountaintop, as if silently telling the story of everyone's sorrow.

……

Deep in the mountains, in a dark and sunless valley.

The cliffs on both sides block out the sunlight, making this place perpetually dark. Thirty-year-old locust trees grow on the mountaintops on both sides, their branches leaning against the canyon walls like a natural canopy, covering the valley and allowing the yin energy to gather within, making it even more somber and intense.

On the rock walls on both sides of the canyon, huge runes, exquisite and meticulously crafted, were now outlined in blood-red paint. In the barren passageway in the center of the canyon, You Wensi and her senior sister Rong Jieyu gazed at it all, clapped their hands, and chuckled, "It's done!"

Two voluptuous, mature women stood together, their attire quite different, yet both equally exquisite and beautiful. You Wensi wore a diamond-shaped pendant on her forehead, her beautiful eyes held a smile, and her rosy lips curved slightly, exuding the alluring charm of a mature woman.

She wore a fitted, deep red silk robe with floral embellishments that hugged her exquisite, full figure. Her breasts stood high and firm, but in the center of her breasts, there was a vertical diamond-shaped opening, exposing the deep cleavage formed by her snow-white flesh. It trembled as she spoke and walked, attracting attention.

Especially when her large breasts trembled, her deep cleavage became even more eye-catching. Even a Buddhist monk like Huijing, who cultivated his mind and character, could not resist this charm. He could only close his eyes and force himself not to look in order to barely suppress the lust rising in his heart.

Further down, the fitted silk robe wrapped around her slender waist, and then outlined a beautiful curve on her full, plump buttocks. Even though she didn't deliberately stick her butt out, her fleshy buttocks still looked so perky. It was hard to imagine what kind of fleshy waves would ripple out if a slap were placed on them.

However, compared to You Wensi, who was dressed like a sexy mature woman from the Jiangnan water towns, Rong Jieyu looked more like a noblewoman from the harsh north. Her thick, black hair was piled on top of her head, adorned with jade hairpins, each one visibly expensive.

Although her body, like You Wensi's, was already fully mature, plump and rounded, with her full breasts standing high, she was wearing a thick, silver-white fox fur coat.

The coat covered her body, and although her chest still stood out with two high mounds, it was difficult to see the lines of her slender waist on the sides. Her plump buttocks were also hidden under the fabric of the fox fur coat, so that no one could see her full and perky lines, even though there were no outsiders here.

So at this moment, although she didn't look as sexy and charming as You Wensi next to her, her exquisite makeup and expensive attire gave her a natural air of authority and inviolability, making the poor and destitute feel inferior and distant when they first saw her, and dare not get too close to her.

Or perhaps a certain anger rises within him, a desire to trample this arrogant noblewoman underfoot and torment her mercilessly.

She looked up at the scene before her, her expression one of excitement: "This is all thanks to my junior sister's hard work and dedication over the years. This canyon is almost finished. I'm just here to help you finish the last bit of soil."

You Wensi said, "Senior sister, please don't say such things. The people in my Huai Mountain family are all useless. I have to personally deal with both the righteous and evil factions inside and outside the mountain. I don't have much time to do my own things, let alone build a large Corpse-Raising Valley."

"Because of this, the project was delayed and could not be put into use. Thanks to you senior sisters for coming and helping me, the project is now completed, and we can continue to refine powerful zombies here in the future."

As she spoke, Rong Jieyu smiled, her phoenix eyes gleaming with excitement: "The mountains are gradually descending into chaos. The people of Jin, the demon cultivators led by Huang Mang, and the people of Zhao are locked in a fierce battle, with people dying every day. This is exactly what we want to see."

"The Corpse-Driving School should be revived in this way."

You Wensi nodded, but then she glanced at the Corpse-Raising Valley in front of her and frowned slightly.

“Let’s not use it for now,” she said. “I already have someone in mind for the first zombie in this Corpse-Raising Valley.”

Rong Jieyu's expression shifted: "What?"

After the Corpse-Raising Valley was newly built, the Yin energy was most abundant, so the first zombie created was often the most perfect and would become the Corpse-Driving Taoist's most treasured secret weapon.

Once there are more zombies in the valley and mass production begins, the Yin energy will not be as abundant, making it extremely difficult to produce a perfect product like the first zombie.

“I plan to use Yun Chu’an’s body to refine the first zombie in this Corpse-Raising Valley,” You Wensi said. “To be honest, well, you could say he truly deserves to be called a genius with a suspected Heavenly Spiritual Root. In short, he seems to have a unique charm. Not to mention my family’s daughters who aren’t very capable, even Qiao’er likes him very much.”

Chapter 406 Ye Jinglan's Garden

You Wensi continued, "When I told Qiao'er that he would leave one day, she was very reluctant to part with him. I didn't want her to be too sad, so Yun Chu'an, I plan to turn his corpse into a decent zombie and leave it to Qiao'er as a toy. That way, it will be a good use of his body."

Rong Jieyu nodded: "Indeed, since that's the case, let's do it that way."

As she spoke, she laughed, "Anyway, the real battle hasn't started yet. Mortal corpses are of little use, so we don't need to rush. We can just wait patiently."

Both women laughed, imagining that wonderful future, and were overjoyed.

Time passes slowly.

Ye Jinglan had been gone for several days. After You Wensi returned home, she learned the reasons why her eldest daughter had decided to leave.

But she didn't say anything about it, just gave a few perfunctory "be careful in the future" and didn't make any further statements. She continued to hang out with her colleagues from the Corpse-Driving Faction all day, doing who knows what.

Life on Huai Mountain seemed to have returned to peace, as if everything was at peace with the world. Even though undercurrents still surged outside, and every day cultivators of different countries, races, and levels of cultivation perished in these mountains for various reasons.

Some of them were able to leave behind a complete body for their families to collect, while others simply died without a trace, with no one knowing where they went or whether they fell into the hands of villains.

However, the open and covert struggles between the various forces are becoming increasingly fierce, and even if someone notices these strange circumstances, the battle cannot stop now.

However, the flames of war have not yet reached Huai Mountain.

Yun Chu'an has had a rare moment of leisure these days, but he himself is unwilling to relax. In his spare time from cultivation, he specially invited Liu Mengshen to come, and together with Hua Caiyan and Qi Qiao, the four of them restored the damaged flower sea at the top of Ye Jinglan's mountain peak—which is now his mountain peak—to its original state.

This process was not simple. After a little research, he realized how precious the many flowers he had planted on the mountaintop of his eldest sister's house were. Many of them had to be carefully cared for to keep them blooming in all four seasons, making the mountaintop rich in spiritual energy and suitable for cultivation.

It is especially suitable for the cultivation of the Ghost Butterfly.

Of course, although the benefits to humans are not that great, Yun Chu'an can still receive the nourishment of these spiritual energies while living here, making his mind and body more joyful.

"call……"

Standing at the edge of the sea of ​​flowers, watching Liu Mengshen and Hua Caiyan plant the last flower seed in the soil, Yun Chuan breathed a long sigh of relief, then revealed a relaxed smile: "Finally finished!"

Hua Caiyan was still wearing her red dress today. She straightened up, patted her little hands covered in mud, and looked up at him with her pretty face. At this moment, her face was flushed from the fatigue and heat, making her look extremely cute.

"Hmph, isn't it all because I did it for you!" she said, her two big eyes sparkling as she stared at him, as if expecting something.

Yun Chu'an smiled and looked at her: "Okay, Caiyan is amazing, thank you for your help, Fifth Sister."

A satisfied smile immediately bloomed on the little fox's face, and he looked extremely happy.

Immediately afterwards, Qi Qiao, who had been watching all this, changed her expression and her eyes suspiciously swept back and forth between Yun Chu'an and Hua Caiyan.

"Fifth Sister..." she suddenly asked meaningfully, "You and my husband seem to have a good relationship?"

Since entering the Foundation Establishment stage, her cultivation has undergone a qualitative breakthrough. Naturally, the activity level of her soul and the sharpness of her consciousness have also become much more acute than when she was just a zombie.

Hua Caiyan hadn't gotten used to it yet, and thought she was as oblivious as before. For a moment, she forgot to hide it and openly flirted with Yun Chu'an in front of her.

Upon hearing her younger sister say this, Hua Caiyan's expression froze, and she secretly thought that something was wrong.

Oh no, she's about to find out!

"No, no!" she waved her hands in a slightly flustered manner, trying to defend herself. "My relationship with him isn't that good. You know I'm prejudiced against humans. Ugh, I hate him the most!"

She finished speaking in a panic, then turned around and took Liu Mengshen's small hand, saying, "Let's go, let's go. We've finished everything we needed to do. Mengshen, let's go and do what we need to do!"

Without giving the zombie time to ask further questions, fearing she might uncover more crucial information, the little fox grabbed Liu Mengshen and fled in a flash, quickly disappearing from sight and leaving Qi Qiao with no chance to continue questioning.

Qi Qiao hadn't actually planned to press the matter. After thinking about it, she realized that Hua Caiyan was right. It was common knowledge throughout the entire family that this little fox disliked humans, so it seemed rather inappropriate to suspect her of having a good relationship with her human husband.

Hmm, I guess I was just overthinking it...