Looking at the characters displayed on the communication talisman in his hand, Sun Ye's expression darkened profoundly. In the cultivation world, there were few methods of long-distance communication. The communication talisman was one of them. It was extremely expensive and could only be used once to transmit a limited number of characters. Under normal circumstances, it was rarely used. However, when one was used, it signaled something grave.

  At this moment, Sun Ruoxin had entered the room. Upon seeing her father's grim expression, she immediately approached with swift steps. When Sun Ruoxin saw the characters on the talisman, her delicate face turned ashen.

  "Movements among the mountain beasts. A family has summoned second-tier beasts to target Silver Moon Market. The Mo family patriarch is dead, and Mo Wudao's breakthrough failed, dying in the process…. Silver Moon Market is in peril! Return quickly!"

  Sun Ruoxin quickly turned to her father, her voice trembling, "Father, is this true?"

  Sun Ye nodded. Of course, it was true. Green Cloud Sect held a firm grip on the territories under its control. For slightly larger families or areas that carried any hint of danger, there would always be people watching in the shadows.

  Green Cloud Sect would never allow threats to exist within its domain. For example, there had once been a family with a prodigy who surged through the ranks and quietly broke through to the Golden Core stage. This individual then attempted to overthrow Green Cloud Sect and seize territory for themselves. Although the rebellious family was eventually destroyed, it severely wounded Green Cloud Sect's vitality.

  Green Cloud Sect had learned its lesson and greatly increased its surveillance efforts. They also began offering some family members the chance to enter Green Cloud Sect, all as means of maintaining stability. Clearly, a family had set its sights on Silver Moon Market's benefits and was trying to take control by stirring up the beasts.

  As for why Green Cloud Sect did not stop this? Green Cloud Sect did not want any family to become too powerful within its ranks. In fact, they often secretly encouraged discord, all to weaken these families.

  "Pack your things, we need to leave!"

  Sun Ye made a firm decision. A second-tier beast was beyond their ability. Since the Mo family patriarch was dead, Silver Moon Market would undoubtedly be unable to defend itself.

  "Where do we go? Back to Green Cloud City?" Sun Ruoxin asked.

  Sun Ye nodded. "You've been at the sixth layer of Qi Refining for a long time now. It's time to return and have your master accept you as a disciple in Green Cloud Sect."

  Sun Ruoxin's face immediately brightened into a smile, but then she remembered something. "Father, didn't second-tier beasts also appear in the Transverse Canyon? They say the roads are cut off for now. How will we get back?"

  At the mention of Transverse Canyon, Sun Ye's expression darkened further. The Transverse Canyon was the only route back from Silver Moon Market. How could they pass through if the beasts were there? They could take the mountain paths around it, but that would be too dangerous for his daughter, who was still at the sixth layer of Qi Refining. If only they had a flying ship. With a flying ship, he could simply take his daughter and fly directly back.

  "Didn't Ye Chen order a flying ship? Has it arrived?" Sun Ruoxin asked. If it had arrived, they could just buy it from him.

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  However, Sun Ye gave a bitter laugh. "I notified Ye Chen yesterday to come pick it up." He clearly looked upset. At that moment, he had been pleased with the spirit stones he had earned, but now, just a day later, he regretted it deeply.

  Sun Ruoxin gritted her teeth. "I'll go buy it back from him. He doesn't know the news. He might sell it to me!"

  Sun Ye nodded. "I'll go with you. If he won't sell it, we'll take it by force."

  Sun Ye bore no ill will toward Ye Chen. But when life and death were at stake, Sun Ye didn't care about anything else. His daughter's life was the most important. As for whether Ye Chen would die without the flying ship... that had nothing to do with him.

  Sun Ye immediately closed the shop and instructed the attendants to return to their respective places. He left only one alchemist behind, commanding him to store everything in the shop using a storage bag, ready to leave at a moment's notice. The alchemist, also a disciple of Green Cloud Sect, naturally needed to take everything with him.

  After giving these instructions, Sun Ye and Sun Ruoxin headed toward the back courtyard of One Leaf Pill Shop to find Ye Chen.

  Standing before the door, Sun Ruoxin gently bit her red lips. The flying ship was a matter of life and death. She had to get it.

  Ye Chen had given her so many precious gifts and clearly cared for her. Surely, he wouldn't refuse her request and would be willing to sell the flying ship to her. As for what would happen to Ye Chen without the flying ship... though she felt some guilt, Sun Ruoxin couldn't afford to dwell on that now.

  The door was knocked, and soon, a servant girl came to open it. Upon hearing their purpose, she quickly went to inform Ye Chen. Before long, they were welcomed into the courtyard. Ye Chen was sitting in the pavilion, enjoying tea with Lu Jing, while Lin Ke'er practiced her spells nearby.

  Upon seeing Sun Ruoxin and Sun Ye, Ye Chen immediately stood with a warm smile. "Senior and Senior Sister, what brings you here? I was just planning to head to class this afternoon!"

  Sun Ye smiled lightly but did not speak. Sun Ruoxin, however, turned her gaze toward Lu Jing and Lin Ke'er, both of whom were looking back at her, and shook her head slightly. It was obvious that the two women were already living with Ye Chen. When they were sending her gifts and courting her, he was living with other female cultivators.

  Ye Chen really was a man of loose affections! In this situation, still pursuing her.... Did Ye Chen think that someone like her, Sun Ruoxin, would settle for sharing a man with others, like those wandering cultivators? What a frog wishing to eat swan meat! Any trace of guilt that had remained in her heart vanished in that moment.

  Sun Ruoxin looked at Ye Chen and cupped her hands. "Junior Brother, I have something to ask you for help with."

  Upon hearing this, Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. Sun Ruoxin, who usually didn't spare him a glance, had come to him now. As expected, she must want something.

  Some women were just like that. When they had no use for you, they would completely ignore you. But when they needed something, they would show a little more favor. But even then, one shouldn't think that helping them would earn their affection. On the contrary, once they were done with you, they would forget about you without a second thought.

  Though Ye Chen understood this, he still wore a smile and said, "Senior Sister, you're too kind. If there's something you need, just say it."

  Sun Ruoxin immediately spoke up. "Yesterday, Junior Brother, you purchased a flying ship at Green Cloud Shop. However, something has come up in Green Cloud City that concerns me greatly. I need to return to Green Cloud City urgently, and I require the flying ship. Therefore, I would like to ask Junior Brother to part with it and sell it to me." She then took out fifty middle-grade spirit stones.

  Looking at the fifty rich, Qi-infused middle-grade spirit stones, both Lu Jing and Lin Ke'er were stunned. They knew Ye Chen was wealthy, but they hadn't expected him to be this wealthy. Ye Chen had spent such a large sum on a flying ship? That was rather extravagant.

  Ye Chen raised his brow….

  Sun Ruoxin wanted to buy the flying ship? She was in a hurry to return to Green Cloud City? Had Ye Chen not known about the situation with the Mo family's ancestor, he might not have thought too much of it.

  But the thing was, Ye Chen did know. At a time like this, Sun Ruoxin suddenly wanted to buy the ship and leave? If he thought there was no connection, he'd be lying to himself. Moreover, Sun Ye's family, being backed by the Green Cloud Sect, must have access to more detailed information.

  So... it wasn't just Sun Ruoxin wanting to leave. It was that the entire Sun family was about to flee. And if Sun Ye was running, it meant Green Cloud Shop was running too. But if even Green Cloud Shop was pulling out, that meant Silver Moon Market was no longer a safe place to stay….