The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

Hua Qianmei's words were extremely ambiguous, and the allure in her peach blossom eyes almost bewitched Shen Yifei.

Shen Yifei swallowed hard and took a half step back. "Valley Master Hua, the way you're saying that makes me a little scared."

"Scared?" Hua Qianmei took a step closer, almost pressing her entire body against him. "You dare to sleep with Leng Rushuang, are you afraid of a mere Hundred Flowers Valley Master like me?"

Shen Yifei was startled. How did this woman know everything?

"Valley Master, what makes you say that? I merely cured Leng Rushuang's poison..."

"Pah!" Hua Qianmei spat. "Stop pretending with me. That ice block Leng Rushuang stayed in Cangwu Mountain for half a month. Do you think I really don't know anything?"

Shen Yifei chuckled twice. "Valley Master Hua, your information network is truly impressive."

"Of course." Hua Qianmei reached out and hooked his chin. "Little guy, your father wronged me back then, shouldn't you pay off his debt now?"

"Paying off debts? This...this...is such a thing?"

"It's only right that a son should pay for his father's debts." Hua Qianmei lightly stroked his face with her finger. "Your father looked down on me back then, and I've been holding this grudge for so many years!"

Shen Yifei felt a tingling sensation from his head to his lower abdomen after being scraped by her.

This woman really knows her stuff; she can get a man's blood pumping with just a casual gesture.

"Valley Master, you jest. My father has no taste in a beauty like you, but I have excellent judgment."

"Stop talking nonsense, come on, let me come inside and check out the goods!"

As Hua Qianmei spoke, she pulled Shen Yifei's hand and walked deeper into the main hall.

Shen Yifei struggled for a moment, "Valley Master Hua, isn't this inappropriate? You and my mother are sisters..."

"That's with your mother, not with you." Hua Qianmei said without turning her head. "Besides, your mother once said that if she wasn't by your side anymore, I should take good care of you. And taking care of you naturally means taking care of everything."

Shen Yifei was speechless and could only let her pull him inside.

Passing through the main hall, there is a large courtyard behind it, filled with purple flowers, their fragrance rich but not pungent.

There was a stone table among the flowers, with wine and dishes on it, which Hua Qianmei had prepared in advance.

"Sit down." Hua Qianmei released his hand and sat down on the stone bench.

Shen Yifei sat down opposite her and looked around. When he turned to look at Hua Qianmei again, he was stunned.

Hua Qianmei, who was sitting opposite him, had removed her makeup and had become a completely different person.

She had fair skin, delicate features, a straight nose, and naturally light pink lips.

She looked to be in her early twenties, completely different from the heavily made-up, glamorous woman from before.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" Hua Qianmei tilted her head to look at him, a smile on her lips.

"Master of Flower Valley, you... how could you..." Shen Yifei's tongue was practically tied in knots.

Hua Qianmei poured wine for the two of them. "I'm used to it. Heavy makeup is a form of camouflage."

"So you're just faking it all the time?"

Hua Qianmei picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and said, "If I always showed my true face, those stinky men would have devoured me long ago. Makeup is a good thing; it can be used for self-defense and to scare people."

"Did my father see you like this?"

"Hmph, he saw everything. He saw me before he even met your mother. But he's never been interested in me. In his eyes, I'm like a child who never grew up!"

Shen Yifei stared at her face for a long time, finding her more and more beautiful the more he looked at her.

This woman is a hundred times more beautiful without makeup. Her delicate features, with a touch of allure, are just right—neither gaudy nor bland, and carrying a hint of girlish shyness.

I really don't know what my blind father was thinking. Even after he met my mother, he just took her in one after another. Just like him now, arranging one for each mountain.

"Master of Flower Valley, you look so beautiful," Shen Yifei said sincerely.

Hua Qianmei's lips curled up slightly as she picked up her wine glass and took another sip. "What, now you know how to praise me? You were in such a hurry to leave just now."

"That's because they didn't know that Valley Master Hua was hiding his true abilities." Shen Yifei chuckled twice and also picked up his wine cup and took a sip.

As soon as the wine enters the mouth, a sweet taste slides down the throat, followed by a warm feeling rising from the stomach and spreading throughout the body.

"Good wine!" Shen Yifei exclaimed.

"Of course, this is a flower wine that Hundred Flowers Valley has treasured for over a hundred years. Ordinary people can't get their hands on it." Hua Qianmei poured him another cup. "Little guy, now that you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I've been holding back my anger for so many years, I need to find someone to vent it on."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yifei knew that things wouldn't end so easily today.

"But you and my mother are sisters, so according to seniority I should call you 'Auntie,' our... our relationship is a bit complicated."

"What's all this nonsense?" Hua Qianmei waved her hand. "You and I are you, and I and your mother are your mother—they're two different things. Besides, we're not related by blood. I'm not your mother's biological sister. What are you afraid of? Come on, let's drink!"

Shen Yifei thought about it and realized that there was nothing wrong with what he said, so he drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

Seeing him drinking so heartily, Hua Qianmei's eyes flashed with a sly glint. "Your mother told me that with such talent as yours, you should be sent to cultivate among women."

"Valley Master, you didn't do this on purpose, did you? How could my mother say such a thing?"

"Hmph!" Hua Qianmei rolled her eyes at him, then poured him another full glass of wine. "Your mother is such a hypocrite. In front of Shen Changtian, she's all talk and no action, all gentle and virtuous..."

"My mother looks just like that. I've seen her; she's really beautiful..."

"I admit, she's prettier than me, has more poise, and is more worthy of your father." Hua Qianmei picked up her wine glass, tilted her head back, and drank it all in one gulp. "But then again, your mother has another side. She's a demon, and deep down she's not a peaceful person. When she and your father were doing that..."

Suddenly, Hua Qianmei realized she had let something slip and quickly covered her mouth, "Your mother said that if you encounter any problems in your cultivation in the future, she wants me to help you!"

"Valley Master, something doesn't quite sound right to what you're saying," Shen Yifei put down his wine cup and leaned back. "My mother was probably joking, wasn't she?"

"A joke?" Hua Qianmei chuckled. "At the time, I also thought your mother was joking, but now it seems she was serious. Your memories being erased and being sent to the Hehuan Sect must have been your mother's arrangement..."

"Was it my mother who sent me to the Hehuan Sect?" Shen Yifei had no recollection of anything before he entered the Hehuan Sect, and there seemed to be something he couldn't bring himself to think about.

Hua Qianmei shook her head, raised her wine glass and clinked it against Shen Yifei's. "I don't know where your father hid your mother before the accident. After the accident, I looked for you and your mother, but I couldn't find you."

Shen Yifei silently raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing his expression, Hua Qianmei sighed softly and patted his shoulder. "Alright, don't think about those upsetting things. Your mother has protected you very well. The fact that you're alive and standing here is her greatest wish. As for other things, take it slow, there's no rush."

Having said that, she stood up. "Little one, I've said everything I needed to say. It's time to pay my debt!"