Why do you trespass into my bedchamber?

Some savage beasts possess an extraordinarily keen sense of smell, allowing them to remember scents indefinitely.

Although Chen Ping'an had changed his attire and altered his appearance, the scent lingering on him remained. The moment he encountered Su Huan's Crimson Flame Beast, the exposure of his true whereabouts was practically inevitable.

However.

Let it be exposed.

After all, that little girl Su Huan had no idea who he truly was, nor what his original face looked like.

Whoosh!

A scorching gust of wind swept by as the Crimson Flame Tiger, galloping down the street, suddenly halted just under thirty feet away from Chen Ping'an.

It sniffed the air, staring at Chen Ping'an with a look of confusion in its eyes.

"Tiger, what is it?" Su Huan asked.

She also noticed two strangers standing not far from the entrance of the Su residence: one was a young man in a green robe, and the other was a little beggar in tattered clothes.

Their temperaments were utterly distinct.

This surprised Su Huan; she couldn't understand how two people from such completely different worlds could be together.

"Roar..."

The Crimson Flame Tiger let out a low growl, taking a few steps back while its massive body trembled.

"What? Is it that guy from the Azure Cloud Sect?"

Understanding the Crimson Flame Tiger's intent, Su Huan looked at Chen Ping'an in astonishment, wondering in her heart why this fellow had run all the way to the Tianyuan City Su residence.

The Crimson Flame Tiger nodded.

Its tiger eyes locked firmly onto Chen Ping'an, suddenly flashing with a fierce glint as its claws continuously scratched the ground, as if it were about to pounce.

Seeing this, Chen Ping'an smiled. "Big cat, do you think that just because you've broken through to the Divine Store Realm, you can beat me now?"

Over two months had passed since the opening of the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm, and this Crimson Flame Tiger had advanced from the peak of the tenth layer of the Golden Body Realm to the first layer of the Divine Store Realm!

"Roar!" The Crimson Flame Tiger roared.

"Tiger, don't be rash."

Su Huan hurriedly comforted the Crimson Flame Tiger. The moment she saw Chen Ping'an's harmless smile, a trace of fear flickered in her eyes, stripping her of any courage to fight him.

She would never forget how all those proud prodigies outside the Sword Pool had been no match for this man!

The Crimson Flame Tiger's battle intent was forcibly suppressed by Su Huan, and it vented its inner rage by incessantly clawing at the ground.

Chen Ping'an remained unconcerned at the sight.

It was merely a beast, having just entered the Divine Store Realm, its spiritual intelligence still insufficiently awakened.

Gazing at Chen Ping'an, Su Huan took a deep breath, cupped her hands, and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what brings you to the Tianyuan City Su residence?"

"Just passing by," Chen Ping'an said with a smile. "I heard that a daughter of the Su family is to be married to the son of Elder Lin from the Poison Dragon Sect, so I came to take a look."

Su Huan was stunned.

Her cousin's marriage—what did that have to do with this disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect?

Could it be that the two of them had once shared some secret romance?

After a moment of thought, she dismissed the notion as unlikely, since her cousin had never once mentioned the Azure Cloud Sect to her.

"And you? Are you also a member of the Su family?" Chen Ping'an asked.

"Mn, this is my uncle's household. I've returned to attend my cousin's wedding," Su Huan replied, nodding.

Chen Ping'an waved his hand and smiled, "Lead the way then, let me meet your cousin."

Su Huan grew vigilant, glaring at Chen Ping'an. "What is your relationship with my cousin?"

"Perhaps we knew each other in a past life," Chen Ping'an said with an amused, sentimental smile.

With no clear clues at hand, anyone he looked at seemed like a former girlfriend.

"I'd sooner believe a ghost..."

Su Huan shook her head, giving a dainty huff. "If you won't state your true purpose, I won't take you to see my cousin."

"Forget it then, I'll find a way myself."

Chen Ping'an smiled with carefree nonchalance, turning to Little Purple and saying, "Take me to find Su Ling'er."

"Mm-hmm."

Little Purple had been wearing a faint smile at the corners of her lips while watching the exchange between Chen Ping'an and Su Huan. She had no ulterior motives; she simply felt that besides being handsome, her senior was quite an interesting person.

Upon hearing Chen Ping'an's words, she gave her sleeve a gentle flick, and the two figures instantly vanished into thin air.

"Eh?"

Su Huan wore an expression of sheer shock.

What kind of cultivation level did this inconspicuous little beggar possess? To vanish in the blink of an eye—that had to be the ability of at least a Void God Realm expert!

The realization that a Void God Realm powerhouse had come to the Su residence to cause trouble instantly filled her with tension.

"Tiger, let's go!"

With a soft cry, the Crimson Flame Tiger sprang into the air, leaping clear over the courtyard wall.

Deep within the Su estate.

Inside an elegant boudoir for women, as the void rippled faintly, two figures materialized out of nowhere.

"Ah, ghosts!"

Startled by the abrupt appearance of two strangers, a beautiful woman dressed in red bridal robes hurled the mirror she was holding.

"Are you Su Ling'er?"

Chen Ping'an closely examined the "bride-to-be." She was exceptionally pretty, bearing a five-point resemblance to Su Huan.

There was something vaguely familiar about her brows and eyes, yet he could not quite place who she reminded him of.

Frowning, Chen Ping'an was left uncertain whether this Su Ling'er was indeed one of his ex-girlfriends.

"Who are you? Why have you brazenly broken into my boudoir?"

Su Ling'er sprang to her feet, shouting furiously, "Someone come! Seize these two!"

"Don't bother shouting. It's useless," Little Purple said with a smile.

With an overarching Transcendent Realm expert like her present, no one could possibly enter this room without permission.

Noticing the lingering traces of tears at the corners of Su Ling'er's eyes and recalling the discussions he had overheard at the teahouse, Chen Ping'an figured out the situation. With a smile, he asked, "I heard you're also being forced to marry the son of Elder Lin, aren't you?"

Su Ling'er fell silent.

She had calmed down by now, realizing that any strangers capable of silently bypassing the Void Heaven Realm experts guarding her boudoir must possess terrifying strength!

The young man at the Golden Body Realm seemed low in cultivation, yet he exuded the aura of someone accustomed to standing above others; whereas that unassuming little beggar was clearly the true powerhouse.

The two had broken in uninvited yet had not harmed her. Instead, they immediately questioned whether her marriage was voluntary, leaving her completely baffled.

What on earth were these mysterious intruders plotting by sneaking into her room?

"We mean no harm," Chen Ping'an said slowly, pulling up a chair to sit down with his hands tucked into his sleeves and a warm, genial smile on his face.

Regardless of whether Su Ling'er was his ex-girlfriend or not, he had already decided to intervene in this forced marriage.

Su Ling'er was scheduled to marry tomorrow. If he chose not to act now, only to discover she was his former lover *after* she had married someone else, his grievances would truly surpass those of Dou E.

In his previous life, Chen Ping'an had been a mortal, powerless to alter most things and constrained by helplessness. In this lifetime, as someone nearly invincible in the Wilderness, he naturally intended to act according to his own heart's desires.

"Cousin, are you in there? Tell the guards to let me in," Su Huan's voice echoed from the courtyard.

A flash of joy crossed Su Ling'er's face; she hadn't expected her cousin to visit her at this hour. But the moment she remembered the people currently in her room, her expression dimmed once more.

"Let her in. Su Huan and I are acquaintances," Chen Ping'an said with a faint smile.

He also wanted to see the look of utter shock on Su Huan's face once she stepped inside.

"Speak," Little Purple said, giving a light wave of her hand.

Understanding, Su Ling'er raised her voice and called out, "Let my cousin enter."

"Very well, Miss," a man's voice replied from outside the courtyard.

Thud!

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a bustling Su Huan barged in. The moment she crossed the threshold, the door shut automatically behind her.

"You—how did you get in here?"

Staring at Chen Ping'an and Little Purple, Su Huan wore an expression of extreme shock upon her exquisite face.

"Ha! Su Huan, even without you leading the way, I still made it in. You lost..." Chen Ping'an couldn't help laughing aloud.

Su Huan: "..."

She suddenly fell silent, no longer daring to mock Chen Ping'an.

Such ghost-like, unfathomable methods showcased the power of a Void God Realm expert—something entirely beyond her ability to contend with, and certainly beyond the current capability of the Su family.