Chapter 535 487: Fan Xuan: Oh No! I'm Going to Be Exposed in Front of Pei Yuhang

"Yes."

Fan Xuan took a deep breath and vanished in a streak of shadow.

Meanwhile, Shang Miaoyan stood atop Lotus Heart City, gazing down at the tall, magnificent gates of the distant Xuanyuan Dao Sect.

'What could possibly be happening at the Dao Sect to warrant a personal visit from the Saint Master of our Yin Yang Sacred Land... The world has been so restless lately.

I wonder, before the world descends into chaos, will Xiaohan and I be able to find our happy ending together?'

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Fan Xuan transformed into a dark shadow, speeding toward the Cold Palace Sword Mansion along a familiar path.

However, just as she was about to cross into the territory of the Cold Palace Sword Mansion—

WHOOSH—

An incomparably sharp Sword Qi sliced through the air, so fast it didn't even leave an afterimage.

Fan Xuan's pupils contracted. Before she could even react, the Protective Jade hidden in her cleavage shattered with a CRACK.

She let out a muffled grunt, her form stumbling out of the shadows as a trickle of blood escaped the corner of her mouth.

'This... This is the Sword Qi of the Void Refining Realm? Who's ambushing me near Pei Yuhang's home!'

'Could it be... Did that woman, Ye Liyuan, discover the secret relationship between the Holy Daughter and Pei Yuhang? But Ye Liyuan's cultivation shouldn't be this powerful.'

Horrified, Fan Xuan touched the jade fragments on her chest, her fingertips trembling slightly.

She looked up and saw a cold fairy, dressed in robes whiter than snow, approaching through the air.

The good news: The newcomer wasn't Ye Liyuan, who had discovered the Holy Daughter's affair with Pei Yuhang.

The bad news: This person seemed far more terrifying than Ye Liyuan!

"Who are you? Why are you sneaking toward the Cold Palace Sword Mansion?"

Nangong Jin asked calmly, her voice as cold as frost. A single strand of black hair was wrapped around her fingertip, drifting in the wind. It seemed that the earlier Sword Qi, which contained the power of Void Refining, had been unleashed by this mere strand of hair.

If a single strand of hair could unleash such a powerful Sword Qi, just how shockingly terrifying would the scene be if all three thousand strands on this white-robed fairy's head struck at once!

Just thinking about it made Fan Xuan realize... this person's cultivation in the Sword Dao was perhaps no less than Pei Sword Immortal's!

She bit her lip, not understanding why this powerful Sword Dao Fairy was near Pei Yuhang's home.

"Senior."

Fan Xuan suppressed the trembling in her heart and explained softly, "I am a friend of Palace Master Pei..."

"A friend?"

Nangong Jin's doubtful voice cut off her explanation.

She took a single step and appeared right in front of Fan Xuan. A strand of her hair brushed against Fan Xuan's cheek, carrying a faint, cold fragrance.

And when those eyes, as deep and indifferent as a Cold Pool, stared directly at her, Fan Xuan felt her blood freeze, her body unable to move in the slightest.

"You carry the aura of those female cultivators from the Yin Yang Sacred Land, and you don't practice the magic techniques of my Dao Sect. Are you a cultivator from the Yin Yang Sacred Land?

Brother Pei detests people from your Yin Yang Sacred Land more than anyone. How could you possibly be his friend?"

Nangong Jin's red lips parted slightly. The strand of hair on her fingertip moved without any wind, faintly glowing with Sword Aura.

But Fan Xuan was too preoccupied to worry about the threat of the Sword Qi. She froze for a moment after hearing Nangong Jin's words... 'Wait, what did she call Pei Yuhang?'

'Brother?'

'Could she be Pei Yuhang's junior sister, the one who hasn't returned to the Dao Sect in decades!'

"Junior Sister Nangong, wait!"

The shout caused the Sword Aura on Nangong Jin's fingertip to extinguish. As Fan Xuan felt Nangong Jin withdraw the Suppression she had been exerting on her, her body suddenly felt several times lighter.

She looked back to see Pei Yuhang hastily flying over on his sword.

"Junior Sister Nangong, please don't harm her."

"Brother Pei, this woman claims to be your friend."

Nangong Jin looked at Pei Yuhang and spoke calmly. Though her tone was as placid as the water in an ancient well, Fan Xuan, being closest to her, could detect an almost imperceptible tenderness hidden beneath the ethereal voice.

Pei Yuhang nodded and said, "Her name is Fan Xuan. She's an old acquaintance of mine. Due to certain circumstances, she has no choice but to take refuge at my estate for a while."

"Does Ye Liyuan know that this Fellow Daoist Fan Xuan is staying at your home, Brother?"

"Liyuan... doesn't know."

'Brother Pei invited a tall, elegant female cultivator to stay at his home long-term, and he's hiding it from Ye Liyuan...'

Nangong Jin raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.

In her memory, Brother Pei had always been a rather traditional, serious, and responsible man.

She never expected that Brother Pei would actually do something like hiding a mistress in a golden house...

'It seems... I don't know Brother Pei as well as I thought.'

'Perhaps it's because I've been away from the Dao Sect for too long. After all, people change...'

The thought that Brother Pei might have changed, that he might be different from the perfect image in her memory, made Nangong Jin's heart begin to throb inexplicably again.

The next moment, without knowing what was going through her own head, Nangong Jin subconsciously reached out and pinched Fan Xuan!

Instantly, both Pei Yuhang and Fan Xuan froze.

'She's a virgin... Nothing inappropriate has happened between her and Brother Pei.'

'Brother Pei is still the same Brother Pei.'

Nangong Jin let out a soft sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, a crimson blush instantly bloomed on Fan Xuan's cheeks. Her body trembled, and she subconsciously pressed her long, straight legs together before quickly moving away from this terrifying and baffling woman to hide behind Pei Yuhang.

Nangong Jin paid no mind to the fear and indignation in Fan Xuan's eyes. She nodded to Pei Yuhang and said, "I was a bit abrupt just now. I hope Brother Pei won't mind."

After speaking, Nangong Jin turned and departed through the air.

Watching Nangong Jin's departing figure, Fan Xuan pouted from behind Pei Yuhang.

"Pei Yuhang, your junior sister is really a strange person..."

When Pei Yuhang didn't reply, Fan Xuan subconsciously looked up at him, only to find his brows tightly furrowed and his expression exceptionally dark.

"What's wrong..."

"Xiaoxuan, after we shared a room, my aura must have been left in your Guardian Palace Vein... Junior Sister Nangong might have discovered that something happened between us behind Liyuan's back."

Pei Yuhang's voice was low, stunning Fan Xuan for a moment.

'But I'm still a virgin, how could she discover that something happened between us...?'

'Wait.'

'Even though I'm still untouched, from Pei Yuhang's perspective, the Holy Daughter already used my identity to—'

In that instant, Fan Xuan's eyes widened.

She knew that Nangong Jin had seen the truth—that she was still a virgin. But Pei Yuhang didn't know that, so he had misunderstood!

"This won't do... I need to go talk to Junior Sister Nangong about this!"

Pei Yuhang clenched his fists, snapping back to his senses. He regretted letting Nangong Jin leave just like that.

He knew that Nangong Jin and Ye Liyuan didn't get along. Even though Junior Sister Nangong had reached the Mahayana stage in her Forgetfulness Dao, her attitude toward Liyuan remained cold and indifferent.

Right now, Liyuan was seriously ill and extremely insecure.

Although Pei Yuhang didn't want to assume the worst of his junior sister, if Nangong Jin were to use this leverage she had over him and Xiaoxuan as a sharp blade to stab at Liyuan...

...Pei Yuhang felt that his fragile Dao Companion would probably not be able to withstand the blow of "her beloved Ah Han hiding a mistress, cheating with another woman, and betraying her love"!

Seeing Pei Yuhang about to leave to find Nangong Jin, Fan Xuan's heart began to pound wildly.

'This is bad, this is bad, this is bad!!'

'The moment Pei Yuhang finds Nangong Jin and they compare notes, the fact that the Holy Daughter and I teamed up to deceive him will be exposed!'

Fan Xuan knew very well how much Pei Yuhang detested women who toyed with his emotions, so she felt an unprecedented sense of panic.

Once the truth came out, Shang Miaoyan might feel upset for a while, but ultimately, she wouldn't really care.

After all, her favorability in Pei Yuhang's eyes had already hit rock bottom. There wasn't much difference between a favorability of negative ten thousand and negative one hundred thousand.

To Shang Miaoyan, this identity of hers was just a useful pawn for getting close to Pei Yuhang. If it was lost, it wasn't as if it couldn't be replaced.

But it was different for Fan Xuan. She would completely lose Pei Yuhang's trust! She might even earn his hatred!

Furthermore, in Shang Miaoyan's eyes, she would also lose all her value...

'I... I've already lost my name, lost my identity...'

'If I also lose the regard of both Pei Yuhang and the Holy Daughter, then what's the point of me living on as an empty shadow...?'