Chapter 54: The Gossip Between Two Women

“How did it take you so long to come out? We thought something had happened to you!” Zhuge Ling’er said angrily.
“We even asked Yi Fan to check via video to see if you’d been captured…” Long Yue didn’t finish before being interrupted by Ye Feng.
“Yi Fan checked via video just now?” Ye Feng frowned slightly. He had already told Boy about the secrets of the Virtual Realm and wouldn’t reveal them to anyone. But if Yi Fan saw him using invisibility and expellinggu worms worms, he would need to come up with a good excuse to cover it up if questioned about his abilities.
“It was him who told us you came out. Otherwise, the two of us would have rushed in.” Long Yue noticed that Ye Feng’s expression seemed off. “Did something happen to you in there?”
“I let Pearl go…” Ye Feng’s gaze toward Long Yue flickered.
“What?” Long Yue glared at him fiercely. “That woman is the murderer of my brother! What are you thinking?”
“She was forced—there aregu worms worms in her body…” Ye Feng could only tell the truth now.
“Then you should have killed her! Havinggu worms worms in her body means she’ll only be controlled to do more evil things in the future!” Long Yue frowned tightly.
“Thegu worms worms in her body… I removed them…” Ye Feng didn’t know how to respond if Long Yue kept pressing him.
“How do you know how to removegu worms worms?” Long Yue stepped back, looking at Ye Feng warily. Normally, only those who knew how to castgu worms worms knew how to remove them, andgu worms art was undoubtedly a dark art. As an ancient martial arts family, the Lu family had always been at odds with such evil practices.
At that moment, even Zhuge Ling’er looked at Ye Feng warily, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
“I don’t know how to removegu worms worms. I just know a bit about pharmacology and carry some potions that can deal with poisonous insects. They came in handy today.” That was all Ye Feng could explain. “As for those mutated insects created bygu worms masters using special methods, I’m powerless against them.”
“So, thegu worms worms in Pearl’s body are just special poisonous parasites, not realgu worms worms?” Zhuge Ling’er sighed in relief.
“That’s right,” Ye Feng nodded. “Don’t worry. I haven’t learned such things yet. Besides, those insects look disgusting—I’d never learn to do that even if forced.”
After a brief silence, the two women finally decided to believe Ye Feng. “Lu Zhan has taken your classmate to a safe place. Let’s go back too!”

After getting into the taxi, Long Yue dialed Lu Zhan’s number. “We’re on our way back!”
Ye Feng picked up his phone, hesitated for a moment, and then still dialed Yi Fan’s number.
“Brother Yi, thank you!” Ye Feng didn’t know what to say.
A calm voice came from the other end of the line, “We’re all brothers after all…”
“Brother Yi, once I finish my tasks here in a few days, I’ll go back. There might be some things I need to tell you then…” Ye Feng sighed softly.
“Mm…” Yi Fan’s voice remained calm, without much emotion.
After hanging up, Ye Feng felt somewhat depressed.
“Isn’t that Yi Fan guy really good at chatting? Why did you guys hang up after just a few words today?” Zhuge Ling’er once again showed her curious nature.
“He might be busy with other tasks!” Ye Feng turned to look out the window.
Seeing this, Zhuge Ling’er knew he didn’t want to talk more with her, so she quietly shut up.
“Long Yue, before I go back to the U.S., I want to pay my respects to Brother Long. Is that okay?” After a long silence, Ye Feng suddenly turned to look at Long Yue. He knew outsiders couldn’t just enter such a prestigious family.
“It should be fine. I’ll talk to my father. After all, you’re Brother Long’s best friend. For paying respects to him, my father’s approval is enough; we don’t need to worry about the elders’ opinions.” Long Yue nodded and smiled at Ye Feng.
“I want to go too!” Zhuge Ling’er joined in the chatter.
“You little girl, always trying to get in on things. You’ve never greeted anyone when you enter the Long family before—just walked in boldly. What’s different today?” Long Yue teased her with a smile.
“I finally managed to get out. I certainly don’t want to go home right away. Of course, I need a good excuse to stay outside a bit longer. It’s so boring at home…” Zhuge Ling’er pouted.
“I don’t think it’s because it’s boring you got out, right?” Long Yue laughed. “Is your mom planning to introduce you to some handsome guy again?”

“You know, my crazy mom has these friends she met somewhere, and they keep trying to set me up on dates with their sons. It hasn’t even been a few days since I last went back, and she’s already causing me trouble again—saying she met a descendant of some Egyptian pharaoh and that the guy is quite handsome, insisting I go on a date with him,” Zhuge Ling’er said in a low voice. “I really don’t understand. Her social circle is getting bigger and bigger. Before, it was only within China, but now she even knows people from Egypt. I guess if she meets a South African diamond tycoon someday, she’ll definitely try to set me up with that tycoon’s son too.”
“Isn’t that an exaggeration?” Long Yue also felt sympathy for Zhuge Ling’er having such a mother.
“It’s not impossible. If she can introduce Egyptians for dates, why not someone from South Africa?” Zhuge Ling’er retorted irritably.
“Let me tell you, my dad is even more absurd,” Zhuge Ling’er continued to complain. “Every time my mom suggests someone for me to date, he somehow gets a bunch of photos of that person. Then he analyzes their facial features and insists that this person has a bright future or that another person will become very powerful in the future…”
Hearing this, Ye Feng finally couldn’t help but laugh.
“What’s there to laugh about!” Zhuge Ling’er snapped. “It drives me crazy!”
“Well, your dad is really good at fortune-telling. If he says so, it must be pretty accurate!” Long Yue said with a smile, shaking her head.
“I definitely don’t want to be manipulated by them!” Zhuge Ling’er quickly shook her head. “Besides, I’m still young and not thinking about such things. My goal is to join the Dragon Group and fight evil!”
“Hmm, I’ve heard there are many handsome guys in the Dragon Group too!” Long Yue said teasingly.
“Sis Yue… you…” Zhuge Ling’er pouted.
“Okay, I’m not teasing you anymore,” Long Yue stopped.
“What about you and Lu Zhan? When are you planning to get married?” Zhuge Ling’er suddenly asked.
“That’s hard to say…” Long Yue shook her head. “If I’m appointed as the next head of the family, Lu Zhan won’t have a chance…”
“That makes sense. Unless he has greater strength than the heads of other families, it’s unlikely. But now all the family heads have already broken through the innate realm…” Zhuge Ling’er looked at Long Yue with some sympathy, then suddenly changed the subject. “Sis Yue, weren’t you also constantly set up on dates by those elders before? How did you suddenly meet Lu Zhan? You two seem to have developed quickly—could this be love at first sight?”

“Well, we met by chance; it must be that so-called love at first sight…” As she said this, a hint of unnatural stiffness appeared on Long Yue’s face, but Zhuge Ling’er was too busy talking to herself and didn’t notice her expression. “If it weren’t for him, the clan elders would still be forcing you to date sons from other powerful families. Although it’s unlikely you two will be together, those elders probably won’t separate you until you’re named the family head… His arrival really was timely!” Zhuge Ling’er said enviously, “You’re also spared from being harassed by those old stubborn people all the time. If I could meet my prince charming earlier, I wouldn’t have to be forced by my parents to go on dates every day…” “Some things are better dealt with once they happen!” At that moment, the taxi gradually slowed down, and Long Yue turned her head toward the window with an awkward expression. “We’ve arrived!”