When Du Ruoyun left the Pei family, she raised Pei Qingye for two years and Pei Qingyu for less than a few days.
At that time, she hated Pei Wanjun so much that she also hated the Pei brothers and sisters, who were Pei Wanjun's offspring. Therefore, when she left, she had no regrets at all.
Seventeen years have passed, and Du Ruoyun's mentality has become much more balanced. She can realize that the child is innocent.
A few days ago, she finally came out of seclusion after breaking through the Heavenly Realm, only to find that her son had died unexpectedly.
What surprised Du Ruoyun was that she didn't feel much sadness about this, because she didn't have much affection for the son whom she hadn't seen for seventeen years.
She treated Pei Qingye like this, so naturally she had no feelings for Pei Qingyu, who was almost a stranger to her.
Although she came to protect her immediately after hearing that Pei Qingyu left school for Wanmu Mountains, she still subconsciously pushed Pei Qingyu away when he suddenly approached her.
After pushing him away, Du Ruoyun naturally realized that something was wrong, but the damage had already been done. She had no choice but to comfort him softly and agreed to talk in detail after returning in order to restore the mother-daughter relationship.
Pei Qingyu quickly regained his normal expression, but the last bit of hope he had for Du Ruoyun was dashed.
She bit her lip lightly and introduced everyone present to Du Ruoyun as if nothing had happened. When she finally introduced Pei Xuan, Du Ruoyun, who had always had a gentle expression, immediately turned cold.
Pei Xuan greeted her politely, and Du Ruoyun slapped him hard in the face with her backhand.
"That slap should have been meant for your mother," Du Ruoyun said coldly. "Things were rushed back then, and I didn't have time to settle accounts with her. Now that she's dead, it's natural for you to take the blame for her."
Feeling the burning pain on his right cheek, Pei Xuan was very angry.
He was slapped in front of four little sex slaves and lost all his face.
If he cannot retaliate, not only will his dignity as a master be lost, but the results of his training so far will also be in jeopardy.
Pei Xuan glanced at the girls' reactions. Except for Yu Zhichu who still had a blank expression, Yuchi Chi and Chai Rongxu were obviously trying hard to hold back their laughter. Only Pei Qingyu had a slightly worried look on her face.
He really wanted to capture Du Ruoyun immediately, but cultivators above the tenth level have their own protective Qi, and ordinary swords and knives cannot hurt them, and it is extremely difficult to take their blood.
Besides, Du Ruoyun is Pei Qingyu's biological mother. Although they seem to have a bad relationship, Pei Qingyu may not be willing to drag his mother into it.
Pei Xuan thought about it and decided to keep smiling for now.
"What?" Du Ruoyun was puzzled by Pei Xuan's smile and silence after being beaten. "Don't you have anything to say?"
Pei Xuan shook his head: "I still have important things to do."
What he meant was that he was too lazy to bother with Du Ruoyun who was not doing her job.
Such a condescending attitude made Du Ruoyun very angry. Seeing this, Pei Qingyu hurried forward, grabbed Du Ruoyun's sleeve, and told her the current situation.
After hearing this, Du Ruoyun turned his gaze to the pile of rocks.
"All of you get behind me."
Everyone stood behind Du Ruoyun as she was told. She mobilized her true energy and gently swung the sword in her hand. A ray of sword energy surging with light slashed towards the pile of rocks, causing a sound of stubborn rocks exploding.
After the dust settled, Pei Xuan was surprised to see a path split open in the middle of the rubble, revealing a cave more than one person tall.
This was the first time Pei Xuan saw a high-level cultivator take action after traveling through time. A heavenly-level cultivator could split the road with a wave of his hand, which greatly increased Pei Xuan's caution.
He warned himself to be careful.
Led by Du Ruoyun, everyone entered the cave.
The cave is not long, and you reach the end after turning two corners.
A bonfire was burning at the foot of the mountain wall, lighting up everything in the cave.
In the corner, the body of a tall young man was preserved by magic and was completely uncorrupted.
Even though he had only seen a photo, Pei Xuan could immediately recognize that it was Pei Qingye.
After seeing Pei Qingye's body, Pei Qingyu's mother and daughter and his girlfriend Yu Zhichu did not rush forward excitedly, because there was another young man sitting by the campfire. He had a weird face, a green face and monkey teeth, and looked very scary in the flickering firelight.
"Humans..." The strange young man laughed, "A lot of humans have come. Now that guy won't have to worry about not having enough to eat..."
Du Ruoyun waved his hand to let everyone back off, his gleaming sword already filled with true energy. "Who are you?"
"Human? I'm not a lowly human." The strange young man's pale green eyes looked at Du Ruoyun for a few times, "You are not bad, strong enough, and worthy of knowing my name."
He stood up and stretched. "In the past, humans called me Prayer Machine. I wonder if people today still remember me?"
"Jiaoji, that's one of the four ancient ferocious beasts." Du Ruoyun couldn't believe it. "It's said that it was executed because it angered the God of Marriage."
"It's not an execution, but a seal." The chair machine shook his head. "Some time ago, for some reason, my seal was broken. I slept for a long time and woke up feeling very hungry and craving meat."
He walked over to Pei Qingye's body, squatted down, and said with longing, "I've eaten many kinds of meat, but my favorite is human flesh. You know what? Human flesh doesn't taste the best, but it tastes the best."
Pei Xuan quickly understood that the sudden fluctuation of spiritual energy in the Wanmu Mountains was most likely due to the awakening of the ancient ferocious beast that loved to eat human flesh.
But what was strange was that Pei Qingye's body had been in his hands for a long time, but it was still intact and there was no sign of having been eaten.
Du Ruoyun obviously had the same question in mind: "Really? Then why did you eat him?"
"As you humans say, happiness is better shared than alone. I'm waiting for an old acquaintance to come and enjoy it with me." Jiaoji stood up and looked at Pei Xuan and others with a deadly look. "But it seems that's not necessary now. There is a sufficient supply of human flesh, so it's okay for me to have a meal first."
Du Ruoyun faced the prayer machine and retreated step by step.
She thought of letting Pei Qingyu and others drive away first, and she would fight the ferocious beast alone. If she couldn't defeat it, she could take the opportunity to escape.
Pei Xuan understood what she meant, and quickly waved his hand and fled with the girls.
Every time Du Ruoyun took a step back, Jiaoji took a step forward, but he always maintained the original distance because he didn't want to destroy the cave where he was temporarily living.
When everyone came out of the cave, Du Ruoyun shook his sword, and the majestic sword energy attacked Jiaoji like an overwhelming force. The latter roared to the sky, showing his ferocious appearance, using his body as a weapon, and colliding with the sword energy with the surging spiritual energy.
Suddenly, the mountain shook and rocks flew everywhere.