After descending the mountain, my aloof fiancée became completely devoted to me.

The night passed peacefully. As dawn broke, the city in southern Xinjiang returned to its usual bustling state, with traffic flowing through the streets. Ordinary people were completely unaware of the ancient trap hanging over their heads.

The Wutong Manor is protected from the outside noise, and its courtyard is lush with flowers and trees, looking no different from the courtyards of ordinary wealthy people.

At dawn, the sound of screeching brakes suddenly came from outside the gate. Several black luxury cars stopped at the gate, and more than a dozen bodyguards in black got out of the cars in a row. The middle-aged man in the lead walked forward quickly and raised his hand to knock on the iron gate of the manor.

"Mr. Lin, I am the chief steward under the Southern Frontier City Lord. Strange black mists have appeared in many outlying mountains and forests, and many tourists who went into the mountains have fallen unconscious. The City Lord has specially sent me here to implore you to lend a hand!"

Alu was watering the flowerbed with a watering can when she heard the sound, so she turned around and looked curiously towards the door.

Lin Ping sat on a stone bench, flipping through a newspaper. He was dressed in a simple white T-shirt and had no aura of strength about him. He looked like an ordinary person, a typical example of someone who pretends to be weak while actually being strong.

Zhu Xiaohan got up and walked to the iron gate, and said calmly, "The black mist in the suburbs is the evil energy leaking from the Prison Abyss. Ordinary people will suffer damage to their souls if they come into contact with it. A great enemy will arrive within three days, so it is not convenient for us to leave the manor."

The steward's face instantly turned anxious, and he repeatedly cupped his hands in prayer: "But the people in the city are innocent! If the black mist continues to spread, the entire Southern Frontier will suffer! The city lord knows your extraordinary strength; only you can dispel the evil energy!"

Just then, a wisp of black mist drifted in from the distant horizon, and within the mist, the phantom of the Crimson Supreme appeared faintly, his mocking voice echoing throughout the entire manor entrance.

"Hahaha, Lin Ping, on one side are the lives of all the ordinary people in the city, and on the other side are the safety of the three women beside you. It's a difficult choice, isn't it?"

"If you go out to dispel the black mist, the manor's defenses will be weakened, and the demons under the command of the three progenitors will be able to launch a sneak attack and severely injure your beloved; if you stay in the manor, hundreds of thousands of people in the southern border will be corrupted by the evil energy and become puppets in the Abyss!"

"This is just the first test. Over the next two days, I will keep creating trouble to keep you constantly occupied!"

The crimson supreme phantom laughed wildly, and the black mist spread rampantly, rapidly drifting towards the southern border city.

The steward was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he trembled as he stared at the black mist in the sky.

"What...what kind of monster is this?!"

Shen Aoxue frowned and looked at Lin Ping: "The black mist continues to spread, and ordinary people cannot withstand the erosion of the evil energy. We cannot sit idly by."

Aru tugged at Lin Ping's arm and whispered, "Sir, shall we go out together to rescue them? Leave one layer of the protective array; the bad guys won't be able to get in for a while."

Zhu Xiaohan pondered for a moment: "I can stay behind to guard the manor and stabilize the protective formation. You two go and dispel the evil energy. Be quick, and it won't take too long."

Lin Ping put down the newspaper in his hand, slowly stood up, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Why divide our forces? The mere leakage of malevolent energy can be purified with a wave of the hand."

He walked slowly to the outside of the iron gate, gently raised one hand, and without any grand or extraordinary phenomena, a wisp of soft golden light rose from his palm and slowly ascended into the air.

The moment the golden light rose into the sky, it enveloped the entire southern Xinjiang region. All the black mist in the suburban mountains and forests melted away instantly upon touching the golden light. The tourists who had fallen into a coma were awakened one after another, and their physical discomfort was swept away.

Within a radius of ten thousand miles, all the hidden evil energy of the Prison Abyss was completely purified, leaving not even a trace behind.

In just ten breaths, the crisis in the entire city was completely resolved.

The steward outside the door stared wide-eyed, his legs buckled and he knelt down on the ground, his face full of awe.

"A miracle worker! You are truly a miracle worker!"

The crimson supreme phantom in the void froze in mid-air, its maniacal laughter frozen, its eyes filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible? A mere wisp of golden light purified the malevolent energy that had been spreading for half a day!"

Lin Ping glanced at the black mist phantom, his voice calm yet carrying an overwhelming sarcasm.

"A mere trick, you dare to try and hinder me?"

With a flick of his fingertip, a golden light shot straight at the blood-red phantom, instantly shattering the black shadow and dissipating into the sky.

After doing all this, Lin Ping turned around and walked back to the manor, casually closing the iron gate as if purifying the evil aura of the entire city was just a matter of sweeping away dust.

The steward knelt outside the door, not daring to get up for a long time, his heart filled with utter shock.

Back in the courtyard, Shen Aoxue quickly walked to Lin Ping's side, a complex emotion hidden in her eyes.

"Your power has become so great."

"You can't keep hiding your talents forever." Lin Ping raised his hand and ruffled her long hair, a wisp of golden light secretly entering her fingertips to suppress her restless soul. "As long as I'm here, no one and nothing will hurt you."

Shen Aoxue felt a warmth in her heart, but the wisp of blood-red remnant soul deep within her soul was writhing wildly, faintly showing a hint of resistance. She subconsciously took half a step back to avoid his touch.

This subtle movement was noticed by all three people present.

Alu was taken aback: "Sister Shen, what's wrong?"

Shen Aoxue herself was also confused, and quickly explained, "It's nothing, it's just that the evil energy entered my body just now, and I still feel a little cold."

Zhu Xiaohan's gaze darkened as she stared intently at Shen Aoxue's brow. In the instant she retreated, she clearly caught a fleeting glimpse of a blood-red pattern.

"Aoxue, you really hid the abnormality in your body." Zhu Xiaohan said seriously, "The chilling aura just now was several times stronger than yesterday. If we let it go, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Shen Aoxue bit her lip, completely bewildered. She had no idea that a fragment of the Prison Abyss's main soul was hidden inside her body, and could only shake her head blankly.

"I don't know what the problem is, I can't control my reaction."

Seeing this, Lin Ping immediately spoke up to ease the tension and reached out to pull Shen Aoxue into his arms.

"Your soul is too sensitive. Don't force yourself. Rest for half a day. I'll make you a calming talisman to suppress the discomfort."

He deliberately changed the subject, preventing the two from delving deeper into the matter of parasitism. Shen Aoxue leaned against him, her restless soul briefly calmed, and she obediently nodded.

In the afternoon, Lin Ping went into the villa's study alone to refine talismans, while the three women stayed in the courtyard to chat.

Alu squatted in the flowerbed tending to the flowers and plants, occasionally looking up towards the study with eyes full of dependence.

Zhu Xiaohan sat at the stone table, her gaze fixed on Shen Aoxue, and spoke in a low voice.

"Aoxue, think carefully. Before your reincarnation ten thousand years ago, did you come into contact with the remnant soul of the Prison Abyss Ancestor? Lin Ping was clearly deliberately hiding it, but that sinister aura was definitely not ordinary evil energy."

Shen Aoxue shook her head, gently pressing her fingertips against her brow, and said wearily, "I followed Lin Ping throughout the entire great battle ten thousand years ago, and I never touched the Prison Abyss Main Soul fragment. I really can't figure out where the root of the problem lies."

"What the Crimson Sovereign just said was not unfounded. It stated that you would turn against Lin Ping in three days. This matter cannot be ignored." Zhu Xiaohan's tone was solemn. "If you really lose control at that time, Lin Ping will be caught in the middle between you and your formidable enemy, in a dilemma."

Shen Aoxue's heart clenched. The thought that she might harm Lin Ping filled her with endless panic. The blood-red remnant soul deep within her soul seized upon her emotional fluctuations and suddenly erupted with a cold and malevolent aura.

She suddenly covered her forehead, her whole body trembling violently, the blood-red lines between her eyebrows clearly visible, and her eyes covered with a faint scarlet veil.

"It's so cold... Something is gnawing at my soul..."

Zhu Xiaohan immediately stepped forward, forming hand seals, and layer upon layer of icy blue Dao power enveloped Shen Aoxue, attempting to suppress that sinister aura. However, the ice was directly dissolved by the remnant soul's evil energy upon touching the origin of the soul, having no effect whatsoever.

"No, my Dao power can't suppress it! Lin Ping!"

The study door was pushed open instantly, and Lin Ping strode out, arriving in front of the two women in a flash. He supported the swaying Shen Aoxue with one hand, while a massive amount of ancient golden light surged from his palm and poured into her soul.

The golden light washed over her soul like warm water, frantically suppressing the restless remnant soul of the Prison Abyss. The blood-red lines between her brows faded little by little, and Shen Aoxue's trembling body slowly calmed down, her eyes regaining their clarity.

A moment later, she collapsed into Lin Ping's arms, her face deathly pale.

"For a brief moment, I felt like I lost my sense of self, and my mind was filled with thoughts of destruction and killing."

Lin Ping gently patted her back, a hint of heartache hidden in his eyes, while his words remained gentle and comforting.

"It's alright. The calming talisman has been completed. Wearing it will suppress the restlessness of your soul."

He took out a white jade talisman engraved with ancient patterns from his sleeve and gently tied it around Shen Aoxue's neck. The white jade against her skin emitted a gentle golden light, and the remnant soul deep within her soul instantly fell silent.

Looking at the talisman, Zhu Xiaohan could sense the supreme primordial power contained within it, making her even more certain that Lin Ping had already seen through all the hidden dangers, but was simply unwilling to admit it.

Once Shen Aoxue had completely calmed down, Alu brought over some warm water, and the group sat down again.