Lin Yifan felt something was amiss. If even his own sect and master were against him, he wouldn't know what to do.

However, the Orange Immortal Ring was already well hidden by him. As long as he refused to acknowledge it, he should be fine. So he quietly told his parents and An Qi's parents, "Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, please don't let anyone know I have the Peerless Treasure, alright?"

"Haha! You don't need to tell us; we know what to do," Lin's father and mother, as well as An's father and mother, replied with loving smiles.

Lin Yifan was the apple of their eye; how could they betray him?

Just as this conversation ended, Fangfang, Lin Yifei, and Lin Yilian came down from upstairs.

They had vaguely heard Lin Yifan's voice earlier and wondered if he had indeed returned.

Coming down to the first floor, Fangfang saw her beloved appearing radiant and unharmed in front of her, and felt an indescribable excitement.

She rushed over, throwing herself into Lin Yifan's arms, and lamented, "Yifan! You're finally back! You have no idea how worried I've been, how much I've fretted over this family while you were away."

For over a month, she had been constantly on edge, fearing foreign cultivators and those from the major sects of the Central Plains would come to capture someone and force Lin Yifan to hand over the Peerless Treasure; it had been truly exhausting and taxing.

"Fangfang! I'm sorry for putting you through this," Lin Yifan sincerely apologized.

This matter was indeed his fault; he hadn't considered the consequences.

Lin Yifei and Lin Yilian approached, curiously asking, "Brother, where have you been for over a month?"

"I was laying low outside," Lin Yifan replied.

He dared not reveal the truth because there was an "outsider" present.

Fangfang was the biggest variable. She was too innocent and could easily be exploited by the Medicine Saint, so he couldn't let her know the truth.

"Were you hurt?" Lin Yifei and Lin Yilian asked anxiously.

Brother had always been kind to them since childhood. Without him, they wouldn't have their worry-free material life; hence, they sincerely cared about their brother's well-being.

"No, but you two little girls, are you alright?" Lin Yifan inquired.

The two little girls were getting prettier by the day; it was unclear whether it was due to Fangfang's elixir or some high-end cosmetic.

"We're fine, just..."

"Just what? By the way, where's Jiajia? Where's she?"

Looking around, Lin Yifan didn't see Zhou Jiajia's shadow, which made him very curious about her whereabouts.

Mentioning Zhou Jiajia brought a sense of gloom to the entire room, dampening everyone's spirits.

Lin Yifan frowned, sensing something was wrong, and pursued, "Why aren't you saying anything? What happened to Jiajia?"

"Sister-in-law Jiajia was captured by the people from the Western Bloodsucking Sect," Lin Yilian replied.

"The Western Bloodsucking Sect! What kind of organization is that? I've never provoked them."

He had never heard of this sect before, so he was full of confusion.

"I've heard it's a rather large cultivation organization located in the West; additionally, it seems their followers all wear blood-red clothing, making it an extremely bizarre cultivation organization," Fangfang answered.

"Blood-red clothes?"

At the mention of this appearance, Lin Yifan immediately recalled the group of unappreciative Western cultivators he encountered in a small world, feeling his anger rise: "Damn it! I didn't kill you all back then, and now you've come to my doorstep. Unforgivable!"

Lin Yifan was furious, but a question lingered in his mind that he had to clarify: "How did they capture Jiajia? Weren't you at the early stage of Divine Transformation Third Realm? How could they overpower you?"

Entering the small world, the highest level of cultivators was Divine Transformation Second Realm Peak, so those people shouldn't have been Fangfang's match. How did Zhou Jiajia get captured?

"Initially, Sister Jiajia was captured by ninjas from the Shadow Organization, but later, the ninjas were defeated by the Western Bloodsucking Sect, and Sister Jiajia fell into their hands," Fangfang explained.

"That shouldn't be possible. The highest in the Shadow Organization isn't their peak only Divine Transformation Second Realm? How could you not be a match for them?" Lin Yifan inquired, puzzled.

"Their grand ninja leader came, at the True Master Four Realm; how could I be a match!"

Fangfang felt a bit unhappy because it seemed Lin Yifan was blaming her for not doing her all.

One must know that she nearly lost her life over this, and Lin Yifan's attitude truly disheartened her.

"Wasn't the Great Elder here? Why didn't they stop them?" Lin Yifan continued to ask.

"The Great Elder arrived afterward; how could they stop them?"

"Damn it!"

Lin Yifan slammed the table, venting his anger.

The group of Shadow Organization ninjas was despicable, first capturing his Su Qingqing, and now taking Zhou Jiajia; though she didn't ultimately end up with them, it was their doing.

He would certainly uproot and eliminate the Shadow Organization; as for the Western Bloodsucking Sect, it would depend on how they behaved. If they were uncooperative, they would suffer the same fate.

"Did the Western Bloodsucking Sect propose any terms of exchange?" Lin Yifan asked.

"Before leaving, they had someone pass on a message, asking you to bring the Peerless Treasure to exchange for the hostage," Fangfang answered.

"Again with the Peerless Treasure." Lin Yifan was truly troubled by this thing.

But to be precise, it was Mu Xueqing's fault; had she not spoken of his finding the Orange Immortal Ring, so many wouldn't be against him.

Now it was too late to say anything; he faced two paths, one was to take the Orange Immortal Ring to the Western Bloodsucking Sect to exchange the hostage, the other was to ignore and disregard it.

Having had one rescue experience, he felt the Western cultivators wouldn't easily uphold the barter rules; even if he handed over the Orange Immortal Ring, they might not release the person or let them go.

So if he truly wanted to use the Orange Immortal Ring to exchange for the hostage, a Great Power must be on the scene to threaten.

However, for a Great Power, he could only turn to the Medicinal Saint Valley for help; once the secret of the Immortal Ring was out, the Medicinal Saint Valley wouldn't easily let him use the Orange Immortal Ring to exchange for the hostage; thus, it was a dead end, and absolutely shouldn't be taken.

But if this was not done, what could he do? Should he risk sneaking into the Western Bloodsucking Sect to rescue Zhou Jiajia?

This was the least winnable, yet the only way to ensure the Immortal Ring didn't fall into others' hands.

With various worries continuously surging in his heart, Lin Yifan was momentarily conflicted, unsure of what to do.

Seeing Lin Yifan's troubled face and locked brows, Fangfang finally understood Lin Yifan's earlier blame.

All stemmed from deep love, leading to intense rage.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.