"When a person—or even a god—becomes too obsessed with something, they will do extremely extreme things."
Cui Hongyuan believed that if he could not change the situation with his own strength, then he would rely on external forces.
And so, the moment came when the Cui family’s grand protective formation suddenly failed.
And just by coincidence, all the elite forces of the Mysterious Spirit Sect were gathered outside. In their peak condition, they caught the Cui family completely off guard.
That said, Cui Baisheng’s strength was truly formidable.
If not for protecting his daughter’s safety, breaking out of the encirclement would not have been difficult for him.
But even gods have weaknesses—and they may die because of them.
No matter how powerful Cui Baisheng had been in life, once he fell, he fell.
With his death, the Cui family completely collapsed into disarray and was defeated piece by piece by the Mysterious Spirit Sect.
Cui Hongyuan hid in the shadows, watching the destruction of the Cui family with cold eyes.
Those familiar friends died beneath the blades of the Mysterious Spirit Sect.
Cui Hongyuan called it the Cui family’s rebirth through destruction.
"Only when enough people die will they learn to unite, and understand who is worthy of following."
"For example—me."
He opened the escape route he had prepared in advance and saved some of the Cui family’s branch members.
Naturally, these people took him as their leader.
Everything fell into place.
But gradually, Cui Hongyuan realized that something was not quite right.
Some of the branch members were simply too submissive.
They had personally witnessed Cui Baisheng forcibly tearing open space and sending Cui Yanshui away.
So they firmly believed that the main branch’s eldest daughter was still alive—and that she should become the new clan head, leading the Cui family to rise again.
To be honest, Cui Hongyuan was so enraged that he wanted to kill them all.
But in the end, he restrained himself.
Indeed, as long as Cui Yanshui lived, she would always be a hidden danger.
The direct bloodline of the Cui family had to be completely eradicated—only then would he be pushed to the position of clan head by everyone.
But how to find Cui Yanshui—that was the problem.
Cui Hongyuan tried to search for her, but could not find her at all.
So he turned his attention to Ye Yu.
He believed that if he captured Cui Yanshui’s fiancé, she would appear sooner or later.
After hearing Cui Hongyuan’s explanation, Ye Yu slowly spoke just two words.
"Madman."
Facing such a description, Cui Hongyuan showed no anger at all.
"My experience tells me that only madmen are the ones most likely to succeed. Brother-in-law, you’ll have to stay here for a couple of days. Once Elder Sister shows herself, I’ll let you go."
"Don’t worry—it shouldn’t take long. I know that among those people outside, someone can contact Cui Yanshui."
"The reason she hasn’t appeared yet is probably because she hasn’t fully recovered from her injuries."
"But once she learns that you are here, even if she’s not fully healed, she will come. I’m certain of it."
Ye Yu’s face instantly darkened.
Certain, my ass!
Why does everyone think Cui Yanshui has such deep feelings for me?
Where exactly are you all seeing this from?
Ye Yu let out an annoyed sigh.
"Cui Yanshui will not come for me. Stop fantasizing."
Cui Hongyuan slowly stood up, his tall figure exuding immense pressure.
"You’re saying that on purpose to protect the one you love, aren’t you? But aren’t you afraid that if she really doesn’t come, I’ll kill you?"
Ye Yu couldn’t help but sneer.
"You dare?"
"A god who can brutally slaughter even his own kin—what is there that he wouldn’t dare to do?"
Cui Hongyuan’s tone carried a hint of emotion. After a brief pause, he continued,
"Just stay here obediently. And pray that Cui Yanshui comes soon."
"Otherwise, I’ll dismantle your divine body piece by piece and throw one part out each day."
Ye Yu placed both hands on the table and stood up as well.
"I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but—"
Before he could finish speaking, a member of the Cui family branch rushed in excitedly and shouted,
"Brother! Elder Sister really came! She’s already inside the stronghold!"
Hearing this, both Ye Yu and Cui Hongyuan froze in place.
"Wait... she came that fast?"
Cui Hongyuan let out a light laugh.
"It seems I underestimated your charm, brother-in-law. I didn’t expect her to come so quickly."
Ye Yu scratched his head in disbelief.
"No way... does Cui Yanshui actually like me? When did that even happen?"
When Cui Hongyuan and Ye Yu walked out of the hall, they saw Cui Yanshui surrounded by members of the Cui family branches.
In the hearts of some of them, only a direct-blood descendant of the Cui family could become the clan head. That was simply the natural order of things.
Seeing this scene, a trace of coldness flashed through Cui Hongyuan’s eyes.
He was jealous.
But it didn’t matter. As long as Cui Yanshui died, everything would be over.
At that moment, Cui Yanshui also noticed Cui Hongyuan and Ye Yu in the distance.
When she saw Ye Yu, she was immediately filled with astonishment.
Why was he here?
In truth, Cui Hongyuan had guessed wrong.
Cui Yanshui had not come for Ye Yu at all. It was simply that her injuries and state of mind had stabilized.
Following the secret marks left along the way by the Cui family branches, she had arrived here.
She had never expected Ye Yu to be in this place.
So she stared at him intently.
And as Cui Yanshui stared at Ye Yu, he was also staring back at her.
When did she start liking me?
Why didn’t I notice anything at all?
In Cui Hongyuan’s eyes, this moment of eye contact between them looked like mutual devotion—two people rushing toward each other for love.
"What deep feelings."
Cui Hongyuan transmitted his voice directly into Cui Yanshui’s mind.
"Come with me. Otherwise, Elder Sister, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Before the words even fully settled,
Cui Hongyuan disappeared from where he stood—taking Ye Yu with him.
Still confused and not understanding what he meant, Cui Yanshui followed after them.
Seeing this, the Cui family branch members were baffled.
"Elder Sister, where are you going?"
Some people tried to chase after Cui Yanshui, but as they passed the cave entrance, they were all blocked back by an invisible force.
Only Cui Yanshui was able to pass through.
Half an hour later,
Cui Hongyuan brought Ye Yu to the ruins of the Cui family.
Looking at the shattered surroundings, he murmured softly,
"This is the final resting place I chose for the Cui family’s direct bloodline."
"Doesn’t it have a certain meaning?"
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