An Unexpected Turn: Villain Becomes Dad

Chapter 141

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The door was violently kicked open. Zhan Lingshuang stood frozen at the sight before her.

Feng Yuwan, that old woman, was kneeling in front of Chen’er. And Chen’er … was no longer the little boy with a teapot spout mouth she remembered.

“Ah!” A startled cry escaped Feng Yuwan’s lips as she regained her senses, seeing Zhan Lingshuang suddenly appear at the door. A deep crimson blush instantly spread across her fair face.

At that moment, she wished she could dig a hole and crawl into it. To be caught by Zhan Lingshuang in such an embarrassing situation—she felt as though she could die of shame. Unable to bear it any longer, she quickly flashed out of the room, fleeing in embarrassment.

“Master! Why didn’t you knock before coming in?” Yang Chen also felt a sense of helplessness. When did his master develop such a habit?

Zhan Lingshuang finally snapped out of her daze.

A blush and anger surged onto her usually cold face.

“Chen’er, you’re simply outrageous! How could you … do such a thing?” Zhan Lingshuang struggled to find the right words.

In her thousand years of cultivation, she had never witnessed such a shameless scene.

Ugh, this sullied my eyes.

Zhan Lingshuang immediately turned around and walked out of the room.

Moments later, Yang Chen stepped out of the room. He scanned the grand hall but didn’t see any sign of Feng Yuwan. That woman was probably too embarrassed to stay around and had gone off somewhere to hide.

Looking at his master’s tall and graceful back, Yang Chen couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness.

Master, oh master. Couldn’t you have come just a bit later?

Zhan Lingshuang turned around, glaring at Yang Chen with disapproval.

“Chen’er, you really don’t show your master any respect! Have you forgotten who raised you?”

“Of course not, Master!” Yang Chen immediately responded.

“If you know that, then you should understand that some things must be done with your master’s permission! I sent you to the Ice and Snow City to help Feng Yuwan become the City Lord, not to marry her! And to do … that! Truly shameless!” Zhan Lingshuang became more and more agitated as she spoke, her chest heaving with emotion.

She raised her hand, wanting to discipline Yang Chen as she did when he was a child by smacking him on the backside. But the memory of what she had just seen made her stop.

Her Chen’er was no longer a little boy. Using that method to punish him was no longer appropriate.

“Hmph!” With a cold snort, she gave Yang Chen a stern glare as a warning.

“Where’s Feng Yuwan? Tell her to come out and see me! That old woman, I was considering helping her out of old friendship, but she dared to seduce my only disciple!” Zhan Lingshuang said indignantly.

“Master, Wan’er has already been scared off by you! She’s too embarrassed to face you now! Please, calm down!”

“Tsk!” Zhan Lingshuang clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes in annoyance.

“Wan’er, huh? That sounds so mushy!”

Just then, Linglong walked in from outside the hall.

“Master!”

“Did something happen?”

Seeing Linglong, Zhan Lingshuang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Soul Transformation Realm, tenth stage!? Chen’er, who is she?”

Zhan Lingshuang had already reached the Void Refinement Realm, allowing her to instantly recognize Linglong’s cultivation stage.

She was shocked. In the Northern Spiritual Realm, Soul Transformation Realm cultivators were already rare.

While the top forces had a few Soul Transformation cultivators, most were in the early or mid stages. Cultivators who reached the late stage of the Soul Transformation Realm were so few in the Northern Spiritual Realm that they could be counted on one hand.

And yet, the young woman before her was at the tenth stage of the Soul Transformation Realm.

Moreover, this young woman had just addressed Chen’er as “Master.”

“Master, this is Linglong! She is a dragon soul born from the Dragon Blood Jade. I helped her form a physical body using my essence blood!” Yang Chen quickly explained.

“A dragon soul born from the Dragon Blood Jade?”

Zhan Lingshuang took a deep look at Linglong, then pulled Yang Chen aside.

She whispered to him: “Chen’er, do you know how Dragon Blood Jade is formed?”

“Yes!” Yang Chen nodded and said, “It’s formed by condensing a large amount of dragon blood.”

“Indeed, it requires a significant amount of dragon blood to produce Dragon Blood Jade!” Zhan Lingshuang said seriously.

“But if a dragon soul is born within the Dragon Blood Jade, it’s not just any dragon blood—it’s the result of a True Dragon’s death! The dragon’s body and blood form the Dragon Blood Jade, and the remnant dragon soul enters the jade, where it’s nurtured over time, eventually giving birth to a complete dragon soul! You could say this is a method for dragons to extend their lives, essentially living a second life! But no matter what, this newly born dragon soul, as long as it doesn’t perish, will one day awaken the memories of its previous life!”

“Awaken the memories of its previous life?” Yang Chen was taken aback.

He couldn’t help but look at Linglong. The name Linglong had frequently appeared in her memory, likely a remnant of her past life’s consciousness.

Zhan Lingshuang continued: “For a dragon’s blood to create Dragon Blood Jade and for a remnant dragon soul to live a second life, the dragon must have been a True Dragon with cultivation far surpassing even mine! Chen’er, you’ve made her call you ‘Master.’ If you can always suppress her, or if her memories never fully recover, then all is well! But if she ever fully awakens her past life’s memories, what do you think she’ll do? If that happens, you’ll be in serious danger!”

Yang Chen’s heart sank. The dragon race, being the undisputed rulers of the demon race, were known for their pride. If Linglong really was a True Dragon with heaven-defying cultivation in her past life, and if she regained those memories, she could very well turn against him.

Even now, Yang Chen found it difficult to fully grasp Linglong’s thoughts. Since she had formed her physical body, her consciousness and wisdom had significantly improved.

At that moment, the grand hall suddenly shook violently.

“What’s happening?” Yang Chen was startled and immediately stepped out of the hall.

Many elders and disciples of the Feng family were also in shock. The tremor had not only affected Yang Chen’s palace. The entire City Lord’s mansion, even the Ice and Snow City, had experienced a violent tremor. Moreover, a white cold light had appeared in the northern part of the City Lord’s mansion, floating in the sky.

“It seems the Profound Cold Flame has emerged!” Zhan Lingshuang said suddenly.

“Profound Deep Cold Flame?”

Yang Chen was puzzled and quickly looked at her.

“Chen’er, the Fourth Elder discovered the Profound Deep Cold Flame deep within the Falling Snow Mountain Range! I came here this time because of it!” Zhan Lingshuang explained.

“I see!” Yang Chen suddenly understood.

The Profound Deep Cold Flame was ranked forty-first on the list of heavenly flames, even stronger than his Green Lotus Heavenly Flame. Moreover, the Profound Deep Cold Flame was a very unique type of flame.

Unlike ordinary heavenly flames, which represent the ultimate heat in the world, the Profound Deep Cold Flame was a flame that exuded bone-chilling cold.

Extreme cold and scorching heat coexisted within it.

This unique property was why it ranked higher than the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame.

“Another heavenly flame has appeared!” Yang Chen murmured.

His mind involuntarily recalled a seductive figure.

Yan Hou*.

[*Flame Empress/Empress Yan]

Since they parted ways last time, he had lost track of her. He wondered if she had left the Northern Spiritual Realm. Although Yan Hou no longer had any value to him, she was still a woman he had once opposed. The memories of their encounter in the cave remained vivid, hard to forget.