"Ring, ring, ring."

The sudden ring of the phone caused the commotion in a room on the second floor of Tingxiang Pavilion villa to abruptly stop.

Dragon Fragrance held Ye Huan's hand, her face flushed, shaking her head to indicate she wanted him to ignore the phone.

"Be good, wait a moment." Ye Huan gently stroked Dragon Fragrance's cheek, comforting her, then got out of bed and found the phone in the clothes on the floor.

In truth, he really didn't want to stop halfway; it seriously affected the mood.

But a call coming this late must be something urgent.

As expected.

"The Di Family is holding a family meeting and has decided to rally the entire Ancient Martial Realm to crusade against me?" Ye Huan couldn't help but chuckle when he heard what the Empress had told him.

"Brother Ye, how can you still find the mood to laugh!"

"The situation is very urgent!"

"Even if you're strong, you can't handle the entire Ancient Martial Realm, including the Di Family!"

The Empress said anxiously!

"Don't worry, it's fine." Ye Huan smiled lightly, as if he didn't care about this matter at all.

Seeing Ye Huan's demeanor, the Empress became even more anxious, "Brother Ye, this is not usual. If the entire Ancient Martial Realm responds to the call to crusade against you, you won't be able to withstand it!"

"No worries, really, it's not an issue."

Ye Huan wasn't worried at all, smiled casually, then switched topics in an instant, winking as he asked: "By the way, Empress, have you ever inquired about your background from your parents?"

The Empress was taken aback, somewhat annoyed, "Brother Ye, really, why are you changing the subject!"

Although annoyed, she said, "I've always wanted to ask, but my father, Asura, is always buried in handling family and sect affairs; it's hard to find a good opportunity to ask him. I've asked my mom a few times, but she always somewhat awkwardly brushes it off, not thoroughly explaining it to me. Actually, this is normal. My dad is the leader of the family; he has to make the decisions on major issues, so I think I still have to ask him about my background."

"I see..." Ye Huan nodded with a frown.

"However, Brother Ye, don't worry. My dad is coming back from his mission, and normally he will have a few days off to rest for a while. I will take this time to thoroughly ask him and see why I have the same memories as Liu Tianyun."

The Empress said honestly.

"Alright." Ye Huan nodded and then scratched his head, "I need to tell you something. Today during the day, I had a bit of an unpleasant encounter with your dad..."

Before Ye Huan could finish, the Empress interrupted him: "Brother Ye, you don't need to apologize; that matter was the Di Family's fault! The person you caught with great effort, how can the Di Family just take them away like that? And Di Qiankun, that bastard attacked you in a time of crisis; he truly deserves to die!"

Hearing this, a warm feeling swept through Ye Huan's heart.

Most members of the Di Family are unreasonable.

Someone like the Empress, who knows reason and justice, is probably a rarity in the Di Family.

But speaking of which, given that the Empress holds a high status in Dragon Gate, could she know why Asura tried to hijack Su Zhiqiang?

Thinking of this, Ye Huan quickly and tentatively asked!

"You're talking about this matter..." The Empress furrowed her brows, her expression somewhat puzzled: "Actually, I've never been able to figure out why my grandfather sent my dad to the Capital City to hijack that criminal you captured, I really can't understand it."

"I see, then never mind." Ye Huan felt a bit of regret, then, as if in a bit of a hurry, said: "Alright, I've got some unfinished business, I'll hang up first, let's talk next time."

"It's so late, what else is there?"

The Empress sounded a bit reluctant, having not heard from "big brother" for some time, she wanted to talk with him a bit longer and didn't want Ye Huan to hang up so early.

The answer Ye Huan gave before hanging up the phone in the next second made her blush instantly!

"Marital matters!"

The Empress was full of shame and anger; as an adult, how could she not know what that statement meant?

Turns out, she made this call at a bad time, ruining Brother Ye's "happy event"!

Her heart was filled with both embarrassment and a hint of jealousy.

It's important to know that she had been very attached to and liked Ye Huan since her time at the orphanage.

But, without any clear knowledge about her background, nor understanding why she has the same memories as Liu Tianyun, she can only temporarily keep her emotions and jealousy to herself.

The Empress sighed, then decided to call again and advise Ye Huan to be cautious in the near future.

But at that moment, she suddenly realized that her phone was snatched from her hand, catching her off guard and causing her to shiver. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Turning around, she found it was Asura; she greeted him, "Dad."

Asura glanced at the contact list and sneered, "In the middle of the night, you're leaking information to Ye Huan? Empress, don't tell me you've actually taken a liking to that brat!"

The Empress's expression immediately darkened with displeasure, "Dad, how can you insult people like that?"

"So what if I insult him? I'll not only insult him but also beat you, you ungrateful girl!"

Di Asura suddenly flew into a rage, slapping the Empress hard in the face, sending her flying backward, the crisp sound of the slap endlessly echoing in the night sky!

Eventually, the back of her head smashed into a large tree, letting out a piercing scream.

After falling to the ground, she touched the back of her head.

Seeing her hand covered in hot blood flowing from her head, her beautiful eyes widened, casting an incredulous look at Di Asura!

At this moment, Di Asura flashed in front of the Empress again, raising his hand to deliver another slap!

"Slap!!!"

This slap from Di Asura directly knocked the Empress unconscious!

He withdrew his hand, his face expressionless!

Then, he clapped his hands.

A pretty woman heard the clap and stepped out from behind the tree.

"Husband," the woman slightly bowed.

Di Asura pointed at the Empress and coldly ordered, "Carry her to the basement."

With that, he turned and went back to the side hall.

The woman slightly bowed, watching Di Asura's back disappear into the night, and then looked at the Empress with a barely noticeable hint of reluctance in her eyes.

But ultimately, she sighed deeply and looked around.

After confirming that there was no one around, she stealthily carried the Empress to her family's yard and threw her into the basement as per Di Asura's instructions...

No, perhaps underground prison would be a more accurate description!

The woman tossed the unconscious Empress into the iron cage of the underground prison!

...

More than an hour later, the room on the second floor of the Tingxiang Pavilion finally truly settled into calm.

Ye Huan exhaled a breath of impure air, holding the beauty in his arms, noticed she was deliberately avoiding his gaze, and smiled: "What, not happy?"

"Not unhappy, just a bit jealous." Dragon Fragrance pouted: "How can you pause in deepening our relationship to answer another woman's call? That's really impolite, isn't it!"

"I know it was wrong, so I later compensated you properly, didn't I?" Ye Huan winked.

Hearing this, Dragon Fragrance's pretty face suddenly blushed!

There's no denying that Ye Huan's compensation left her completely satisfied.

However, she also paid a considerable price, her body aching and exhausted.

"Was there something urgent earlier?" Dragon Fragrance asked worriedly, getting to the point.

"To say urgent, not really." Ye Huan responded casually and truthfully.

Di Lunhui ordered the Ancient Martial Realm to rally against him in the name of the Di Family, which to him was a very foolish decision.

After all, in the current Ancient Martial Realm, who would truly follow the Di Family's order to attack Brother Huan, a Saint of Huaxia and Young Sect Leader of Dragon Gate, with infinite future prospects?

Di Lunhui was overestimating the Di Family while underestimating Brother Huan's identity!

Any sane Patriarch of the major Ancient Martial Clans would treat Di Lunhui's rallying order as a joke!

This is also why Ye Huan remained unperturbed upon hearing the Di Family wanted to involve the Ancient Martial Realm in their revenge.

"Di Lunhui, you plotted against me last time and publicly revealed my identity, now you will reap what you sow." Ye Huan mocked inwardly.

Mocking aside, his remarkable deductive reasoning yielded insights from Di Lunhui's directive.

Di Lunhui issuing such foolish, self-defeating orders likely stemmed from anger clouding his judgment; otherwise, it would signify sheer stupidity.

The latter is unlikely.

How could a foolish person rise to the position of Sect Leader of Dragon Gate?

So the only possibility is: Di Lunhui is extremely angry, to the point of irrationality!

Why so angry?

His grandson becoming a vegetable makes him angry, but likely not to the extent of losing all judgment.

In that case, the only thing that could provoke such rage is—Di Asura thwarted Su Zhiqiang's plan, and failed!

"To infuriate the Sect Leader of Dragon Gate so much, it seems Su Zhiqiang must be of significant importance to the Di Family indeed!" Ye Huan's eyes gradually narrowed into slits, coldly laughing in his heart!