Chapter 709: The Celestial Blue Phoenix

At this moment, the crowd finally realized the truth, and it seemed that the old man had been correct in his assumption.

"Old sir, your quick call for help was the right thing to do, but this was just a misunderstanding," Ye Nanxin said, turning to the elderly man with a smile after regaining his composure.

Simultaneously, Ye Nanxin addressed the crowd, "In the future, everyone should act as you did today. If you notice anything suspicious or see any illegal activity, immediately call out 'Yao Yao Ling.' This will summon the Imperial Army to assist."

Hearing this, the crowd nodded in agreement.

At that moment, the woman standing next to Ye Nanxin looked at her husband's actions with astonishment and curiosity.

She knew that in other places, if such an incident occurred, that old man would have been executed without a second thought. Yet here, her husband was praising the man.

Although she agreed the old man wasn’t wrong, the way her husband handled the situation seemed remarkably different from how such things were dealt with elsewhere.

The woman and Ye Nanxin then left the area and returned to the old Ye family residence in Bashan City.

The Ye family’s old estate in Bashan City still retained the courtyard where Ye Nanxin had once lived. Occasionally, he would return to stay, which is why it had been preserved.

Upon returning to the courtyard, the woman couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Ye, why did you...?"

Ye Nanxin chuckled and explained, "If you weren’t my wife and were instead someone from the outer void, then when that old man sensed something was wrong and called out 'Yao Yao Ling,' the Imperial Army would have come to investigate. Don’t you think that’s beneficial for the empire?"

"If any plots or schemes are uncovered before they can unfold, isn’t that a good thing?"

"That’s why it was best to let the misunderstanding go. This way, if something suspicious happens again, it can be detected early and dealt with before it becomes a threat."

Hearing his explanation, the woman nodded silently, finding it very reasonable.

At this moment, Ye Nanxin’s attention returned to his wife, and he finally asked the question that had been troubling him.

"Feng’er, what exactly happened? I saw with my own eyes..." Ye Nanxin asked softly, his heart filled with curiosity as he gazed at the woman in front of him.

Standing before him was his deceased wife, Lan Feng'er. He had clearly seen her die in front of him, and yet here she was, alive and well.

Lan Feng'er looked at Ye Nanxin, unsure of how to explain. "Brother Ye, I never intended to deceive you," she said hesitantly.

"Back then, when I was traveling, I was seriously injured and accidentally triggered a teleportation formation in an ancient ruin, which transported me to this Soul Martial Continent. That’s where I met you."

"Later, my clan... something happened back home, and I had to return. I left behind a clone to stay with you. But the situation at home grew so dire that I couldn’t maintain the clone, causing it to lose control and appear as though I had died."

As she spoke, Lan Feng'er bit her lip, seemingly making a difficult decision. "Brother Ye, there’s something I need to tell you. Once I say it, you might..."

Her voice trailed off, and her face grew somber, as if she found it hard to continue.

Ye Nanxin, having heard her explanation, began to realize that his wife’s background must be extraordinary. She must possess incredible strength, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to create a clone.

Now, he understood why his wife, who he thought had died, was standing before him alive.

But seeing her struggle to speak, Ye Nanxin frowned in confusion.

Lan Feng'er hesitated. She was not a human, and if she revealed her true identity, would he reject her? She knew that the people of the Soul Martial Continent were highly prejudiced against non-humans, unlike the more open-minded people of the outer void.

If her identity caused a rift between them...

The thought of it made her unable to speak.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Just then, a knock on the door interrupted the tense moment, and a voice called out, "Lord Ye, your delivery has arrived!"

"Delivery?" Lan Feng'er, unfamiliar with the term, looked puzzled. But she noticed that her husband calmly walked to the door and opened it.

Only then did Lan Feng'er see the figure standing at the gate—a tall, hoofed creature dressed in black, exuding an unusual aura.

On the creature's back was a backpack, which Lan Feng'er instantly recognized as a storage artifact.

"This delivery is much faster than before, Little Li," Ye Nanxin said with a smile as he accepted a package and signed the receipt handed to him.

The Huaxia Empire's express courier, Little Li, waved his hand and said cheerfully, "Lord Ye, I recently advanced in my cultivation, so naturally, my speed improved. I’m now a Diamond-Level Courier."

"A Diamond-Level Courier? That’s impressive." Ye Nanxin clicked his tongue in wonder. He knew how strict the delivery system devised by his son-in-law was. Advancing even one level required not just higher cultivation but also impeccable accuracy and reliability.

Little Li patted his chest and declared, "I’m aiming to become the strongest courier in the empire, Lord Ye. Farewell for now!"

"Good luck, Little Li!" Ye Nanxin waved goodbye, closing the gate before eagerly opening the package and walking toward Lan Feng'er. "This was originally something I bought to give to you. I never expected that I’d have the chance to give it to you in person, Feng'er."

With that, Ye Nanxin presented a bouquet of fiery red flowers to Lan Feng'er. "These are called red roses. Every year, I would buy a bouquet, hoping to someday give them to you personally. I never thought that day would come."

"Roses? They’re beautiful," Lan Feng'er said, her heart touched as she accepted the bouquet.

Meanwhile, Ye Nanxin was already thinking about having someone dismantle the grave outside the city that had been built for Lan Feng'er.

As she held the roses, Lan Feng'er couldn’t help but wonder why there were non-humans here and why her husband seemed so at ease with them.

Clutching the bouquet tightly, she finally made up her mind. Looking at Ye Nanxin, she spoke solemnly, "Brother Ye, the truth is, I’m not human. I’m a member of the Phoenix Clan—specifically, a Celestial Blue Phoenix."

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