"Seven-star beast." Shen Yunlong laughed bitterly, a smile full of despair. A dream that countless people on the Tianyuan Continent could never achieve was so easily realized by Wang Junyi.

At this moment, Shen Yaowen came to Shen Yunlong and said, "Have you heard? Wang Junyi actually brought the Blood Lion back to Tianshui City."

"Father, of the three major families in Tianshui City, I don’t think any could possibly challenge the City Lord Mansion anymore," Shen Yunlong said.

Shen Yaowen naturally understood that the current City Lord Mansion, with the Seven-star Blood Lion in its grasp, left them with no chance to stir trouble anymore. But that wasn’t what Shen Yaowen was most concerned about.

"Since Wang Junyi could tame the Blood Lion, could it be that Rushuang is still alive?" Shen Yaowen said.

Shen Yunlong’s expression changed; he was too deeply shocked by Wang Junyi’s feat of taming the Blood Lion that he’d never considered Shen Rushuang.

Now that he thought about it, with Wang Junyi coming back, perhaps Shen Rushuang was also still alive.

"Father, I’ll head to the City Lord Mansion now; Wang Junyi must know something about Rushuang," Shen Yunlong stood up and stepped out.

Shen Yaowen stopped him. The City Lord Mansion was a place they must visit, but they needed to discuss it thoroughly.

Currently, the Li Family and the Wu Family’s attitudes were already clear; naturally, the Shen Family also needed to express theirs promptly, or else later, the City Lord Mansion might cause trouble for the Shen Family.

"First, have someone prepare some gifts to congratulate Wang Junyi for taming the Blood Lion," Shen Yaowen pondered for a while and said. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Shen Yunlong clenched his teeth. He had never regarded Wang Junyi highly; to him, that guy was just a nobody, only fixated on women. But times had changed, and now he had to congratulate the person he once despised. How could he possibly be willing?

"Father, Wang Junyi is only Fourth Rank; how could he tame the Seven-star Blood Lion?" Shen Yunlong said through clenched teeth.

Shen Yaowen couldn’t help but shake his head and said, "If I guessed correctly, Wang Junyi probably found a very talented master who not only helped him advance two ranks quickly but also helped him tame the Seven-star Blood Lion."

Master!

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunlong felt even more discomfort in his heart. After all these years, he had roamed far and wide searching for a renowned master, putting in so much effort but to no avail. As for Wang Junyi, he didn’t do anything yet managed to encounter such an incredible master. Is the world really that unfair?

Just then, someone came rushing over and said to the two, "Sir, Young Master, Miss has returned."

"What?"

"Returned!"

They were momentarily stunned and then quickly headed towards the Shen Family’s door, only to see Su Changfeng carrying Shen Rushuang back.

Shen Yunlong walked over and couldn’t help but scold, "Su Changfeng, what do you mean by this, put Rushuang down! Don’t you see your status? How dare you take advantage of my sister."

Su Changfeng looked at Shen Yunlong expressionlessly and said, "Can’t you see she’s unconscious? Without me, she’d still be lying in the Yuanqi Mountain Range. Besides, I’m not interested in her at all."

Shen Yunlong wouldn’t listen to Su Changfeng’s explanation; in his eyes, Shen Rushuang being so close to Su Changfeng was entirely Su Changfeng’s fault.

"Let go of her quickly, or don’t blame me for being rude," Shen Yunlong glared fiercely at Su Changfeng, full of warning.

Su Changfeng chuckled helplessly. He was genuinely curious about Shen Yunlong’s confidence, just a small Second Rank, yet constantly acting arrogant.

"Alright, alright, I dare not take advantage of her," Su Changfeng said, casually dropping Shen Rushuang to the ground.

Seeing this, Shen Yunlong hurried over to support Shen Rushuang and then said to Su Changfeng, "If anything happens to Rushuang, I definitely won’t let you off."

Shen Yaowen completely ignored Su Changfeng, as if he didn’t exist, carefully checking Shen Rushuang’s condition. Seeing she had merely fainted, the stone in his heart slowly settled.

Only then did Shen Yaowen turn his attention to Su Changfeng and asked, "What exactly happened? What’s wrong with Rushuang?"

"Can’t you tell? She fainted," Su Changfeng spread his hands.

"I know, but I’m asking you why she fainted," Shen Yaowen looked at Su Changfeng darkly, questioning.

"I’m not sure either. Too much happened at the time; I fainted too, but awoke a little before her," Su Changfeng had already planned what to say when he returned, claiming he fainted too, so they likely wouldn’t ask too many questions.

Wang Junyi tamed the Seven-star Blood Lion, and when the Blood Lion appeared, Shen Rushuang witnessed it firsthand. If he were fully conscious, he’d have to fabricate a story about how Wang Junyi tamed the Exotic Beast at the scene.

"You better not be lying, or I won’t let you off," Shen Yaowen said.

"Whatever you want, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go back and rest," Su Changfeng said and walked away without looking back.

Since Shen Rushuang hadn’t regained consciousness, Shen Yaowen and the others didn’t dispute with Su Changfeng. Once they took Shen Rushuang back to her room, after resting for a while, she soon woke up.

Due to the terrifying sight she witnessed before fainting, she believed she was doomed to die, so upon awakening, there was a fleeting panic on her face.

Seeing Shen Rushuang sit up in a panic, Shen Yunlong hurried over to comfort her, "Rushuang, it’s okay now, it’s okay, you’re back, back."

"Back?" Shen Rushuang looked up and saw she was indeed in her room, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Wasn’t she in the Yuanqi Mountain Range? How could she be home?

She had seen the Seven-star Beast Blood Lion with her own eyes; had she managed to return alive?

"Brother, what exactly happened? Wasn’t I in the Yuanqi Mountain Range? Right, I also saw the Blood Lion, the Seven-star Blood Lion!" Shen Rushuang said.

Shen Yunlong nodded, his expression somewhat dark. He certainly knew about the Seven-star Blood Lion, as everyone in Tianshui City was discussing it.

"I can’t believe I’m still alive," Shen Rushuang rubbed her temples, desperately trying to recall the events, but her mind was blank, only remembering the appearance of the Blood Lion. As for Wang Junyi’s Fourth Rank ambush, she naturally hadn’t noticed due to her own strength.

"Rushuang, you saw the Blood Lion; what happened afterward?" Shen Yunlong asked.

Shen Rushuang shook her head, unable to remember anything, and frowned, only saying, "I only remember a Blood Lion appearing, and then I fainted; when I came to, I was home. I have no idea what happened in between."

"Brother, what exactly is going on? How come I’m home?" Shen Rushuang looked at Shen Yunlong and asked.

Shen Yunlong shook his head. During the hunting event, he was on the outskirts and naturally knew nothing about what happened in the Inner Circle.

"I don’t know what happened in between, but you survived thanks to Wang Junyi; he tamed the Blood Lion," Shen Yunlong said.

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