Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 627 - 313 Conflict Between Two Women

Chapter 627: Chapter 313 Conflict Between Two Women

The woman in black was named Shang Zhiyu, the Fifth Elder of the Xuanji Sword Sect and Ran Qingchen’s mentor.

After Jiang Wan’s death, this Fifth Elder of the Xuanji Sword Sect reached out to the Ran Family, bringing Ran Qingchen, who had always possessed a natural talent for the Sword Dao, into the sect to mentor and train her.

Ran Qingchen’s achievements today were also the result of Shang Zhiyu’s dedicated teaching.

In Ran Qingchen’s heart, her mentor before her was one of the few relatives she had in this world.

Suddenly seeing her now, Ran Qingchen couldn’t help but be surprised and delighted, "Mentor, how come you’re here? Weren’t you in seclusion?"

Seeing her disciple, Shang Zhiyu was equally surprised.

The woman’s eyes twinkled, and the fist hidden in her sleeve slowly relaxed, her lips revealing a gentle smile, "I came here to take care of some matters, and happened to find a demon harming people, so I came to investigate."

"Mentor, did you see the demon?"

Ran Qingchen hurriedly asked.

For some reason, the mentor before her seemed different from usual, her aura somewhat more somber.

Shang Zhiyu looked down at the body on the ground, shook her head with a sigh, "This demon is quite peculiar, with strong powers. I wasn’t able to capture it, and it got away."

Got away?

Ran Qingchen frowned, "Not even Mentor could catch this demon, what exactly is its origin?"

Seeing that Shang Zhiyu was obviously injured, Ran Qingchen stepped forward, "Mentor, let me help you heal first."

"No need."

Shang Zhiyu raised her hand to stop her.

The woman forced a smile and said, "It’s just a minor injury, nothing serious. By the way, why have you come here? Weren’t you getting married?"

Ran Qingchen’s expression immediately grew somber.

"What’s wrong?"

Shang Zhiyu asked with concern.

Ran Qingchen’s eyes reddened, tears glinting, and she gently bit her vermilion lips as if trying to swallow all her grievances and sorrows, refusing to let any vulnerability show.

Yet now, faced with a relative, the long-suppressed distress deep in her heart finally burst forth like a flood breaking through a dam, uncontrollable.

"Mentor..."

Ran Qingchen’s tears overflowed, and she threw herself into the woman’s arms, weeping bitterly.

Shang Zhiyu was somewhat taken aback.

The hand she had raised stiffened for a moment, then slowly fell, gently stroking her disciple’s smooth hair.

It had been many years since she last saw Ran Qingchen so heartbroken.

The last time was when the young girl was twelve.

"Who has bullied my precious disciple?"

Shang Zhiyu asked.

Ran Qingchen just cried, as if pouring out all the long-repressed sadness in her heart. Her tears fell like pearls off a string, wetting the front of her clothes.

After a long while, having vented her emotions, Ran Qingchen came out from the woman’s embrace.

She tidied her somewhat disheveled hair, her expression somewhat embarrassed and her cheeks slightly red, as she said in a low voice, "I’m sorry, Mentor, for making a fool of myself before you."

Shang Zhiyu said softly, "It’s alright, no matter what grievances you’ve suffered, your mentor will help you. Tell me, which short-sighted fool made my Qingchen cry?"

Ran Qingchen rubbed her slightly red nose, shaking her head and saying, "No one bullied me."

"Was it that groom called Jiang Mo?"

Shang Zhiyu stared into her apprentice’s eyes as she asked.

"No, it’s... it’s just that I’m in a bad mood."

Ran Qingchen ultimately didn’t divulge what had happened, possibly fearing that if her master knew, she would go after Jiang Mo to settle the score.

Shang Zhiyu knew her apprentice’s temperament well; if there was something Ran Qingchen didn’t want to talk about, no amount of coercion would help.

However, looking at the mashed-up corpse of the groom on the ground, Shang Zhiyu laughed and said, "I’m convinced that bastard Jiang Mo has bullied my precious apprentice because with your temperament, no matter how despicable that guy was, you wouldn’t have gotten so angry."

Ran Qingchen stopped mid-sentence.

Just then, a cold and clear voice suddenly rang out: "So you’ve been hiding here."

Ran Qingchen turned her head to look.

She saw not far away atop a rugged rock, a young girl in a white dress stood, her face half-hidden behind a light veil, revealing only a pair of bright eyes, clear as a spring.

Behind the girl fluttered a pair of luminous wings, stunningly beautiful.

It was Yelü Miaomiao who had pursued them.

Originally, Jiang Shouzhong had concealed Yelü Miaomiao in a newly bought residence of Ran Qingchen, but he didn’t inform Ran Qingchen of this due to some considerations, leading to the two women having never met before.

Meeting now, they were unaware of each other’s true identities.

They were even more clueless that both of them were romantically involved with Jiang Shouzhong.

Seeing Yelü Miaomiao, Shang Zhiyu’s eyes betrayed panic, but catching sight of her apprentice beside her, she composed herself and whispered to Ran Qingchen, "The demon I just saw seemed a lot like her."

Demon?

Ran Qingchen, initially dazzled by Yelü Miaomiao’s appearance, frowned upon hearing her master’s words.

This girl was a demon?

But she didn’t seem to exhibit any demon energy.

Seeing the ice-cold murderous intent in the other party’s eyes directed at her master, Ran Qingchen didn’t think further, drew her sword to protect Shang Zhiyu, and questioned Yelü Miaomiao, "Where are you from, demon?"

Yelü Miaomiao was a bit bewildered by the accusation.

What’s going on?

Since when did I become a demon?

She looked at Ran Qingchen, who had an extraordinary aura, and asked indifferently, "What is your relationship with this demoness?"

Before Ran Qingchen could reply, Shang Zhiyu suddenly said coldly, "Kill her! She has accomplices! If we wait for this demon’s associates to arrive, none of us will escape!"

As she spoke, Shang Zhiyu had already taken action.

At a wave of the demoness’s sleeves, the surrounding rocks and vegetation were swept up, entwined with powerful sword qi, and hurled at Yelü Miaomiao.

Ran Qingchen hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to join in the attack.

"Hmph, since there’s another little demoness, I’ll send you both to the underworld!"

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