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

The sound of the mountain collapsing grew increasingly piercing, with rocks tumbling down as the entire Tianshan Mountains continued to sink.

The group of martial artists turned pale and were still whispering among themselves. Some felt guilty, some were unwilling, and some members of the Zhou family were secretly glad that they had stood by and watched.

Lin Ping coldly swept his gaze across the entire room, his tone utterly indifferent.

"No need for further explanation, nor for dwelling on right or wrong."

"The Tianshan Mountains have collapsed, this place is now a death zone. Those who do not want to die, get back to the Southern Frontier immediately."

Everyone was stunned, not expecting that Lin Ping would not offer any explanation whatsoever.

The Zhou family head raised an eyebrow, feigning nonchalance: "Mr. Lin, regarding today's matter, you will ultimately..."

"Shut up."

The two simple words, carrying an extreme pressure, instantly made the Zhou family head's throat choke, and he swallowed back the second half of his sarcastic remark, his face turning pale and then red.

Lin Ping was too lazy to waste words with this group of short-sighted martial artists who only knew how to talk about right and wrong after the fact.

A bunch of greedy and cowardly people are not worth his time.

"Go home."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ping stopped and suddenly swayed, riding the collapsing mountain wind, and chased straight in the direction where Xiao Yu'er had fled.

The group of martial artists on the spot were completely stunned, looking at each other in astonishment.

No one expected that Lin Ping, who had just gone through a fierce battle and seemed to have lost a lot of energy, would still have such swift movements and show no signs of fatigue or weakness.

Zheng Yan watched Lin Ping's departing figure with admiration in his eyes and sighed softly, "The only grandmaster of our time, his breadth of vision and character are truly beyond our reach."

……

The dense forest behind the mountain served as the Illuminati's temporary main base.

The candlelight flickered inside the hall, and a sinister aura lingered.

Little Fish sat upright in the main seat, holding the translucent, ethereal Tian Shan Snow Lotus in his palm, his eyes filled with ecstasy and madness.

The spiritual energy of the snow lotus flowed into her body, continuously nourishing her damaged mechanical right arm and broken meridians.

She looked up at her subordinates below and gave cold instructions.

"Refine the snow lotus into a shaping ointment, and combine it with an alloy mechanism to reshape my mechanical right arm!"

"With this supreme treasure's blessing, my physical body and mechanical form have completely merged, and my cultivation level has directly increased by a whole realm. From now on, I will not fear Lin Ping in the slightest!"

All the subordinates bowed their heads, and none of them dared to move.

A few seconds passed, and the entire room fell silent; no one stepped forward to take the order.

Xiaoyuer's face instantly turned cold, his mechanical right eye blazed red, and a murderous aura erupted.

"What are you standing there for? Don't you understand orders?"

She looked up abruptly, about to erupt in anger and shout.

But the moment he looked up, he froze on the spot.

Beside the pillars of the main hall, Lin Ping stood with his hands behind his back, his posture leisurely and his expression indifferent, quietly watching her with a half-smile.

They broke into her Illuminati's core stronghold without making a sound, and none of her elite subordinates noticed!

Xiao Yu'er's heart clenched, his hair stood on end, and he instinctively clutched the Tianshan Snow Lotus in his palms, retreating rapidly.

"Lin Ping! How did you end up here?!"

She was filled with shock and anger, her mind tense to the extreme.

She had clearly set up layers of hidden sentries and warning formations, and Lin Ping was even being harassed and accused by a group of martial artists in Tianshan. How could she possibly catch up in an instant!

Lin Ping walked forward slowly and calmly, his steps seemingly light and gentle, yet he exuded an unparalleled aura that suppressed the entire scene.

Little Fish looked flustered and clung tightly to Snow Lotus, crying, "Don't come any closer! This is mine!"

The next instant, a blur flashed by.

Little Fish felt his palm suddenly empty, and a strong wind brushed against his face.

The treasure in his hand had already fallen into Lin Ping's grasp.

The whole process was so fast that she didn't even have time to activate a single spell.

Lin Ping gently held the snow lotus in his fingertips, shook his head slightly, and spoke with a hint of mockery.

"Just an ordinary ley line herb."

"Medicinal herbs are medicinal herbs, not steel bones, much less lotus roots."

"You're not Nezha, attaching you to a mechanical arm is a complete waste of your talent."

Little Fish's chest heaved with anger as he gritted his teeth and glared at her, shouting, "My affairs are none of your business! Give it back!"

"I didn't want to bother with your nonsense."

Lin Ping's gaze turned slightly cold.

"But such a precious treasure of nature is being wasted in your hands."

"Rather than letting you use it to commit murder or practice mechanical evil arts, I'd rather take it and put it to great use."

Looking at his elite subordinates, who were all stunned and suppressed by Lin Ping's aura, and then at Lin Ping's calm and collected way of seizing the treasure, Xiao Yu'er trembled with anger, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

She plotted for months, sacrificed countless people, and set up a series of deadly traps. In the end, she finally managed to break the earth vein seal and obtain the snow lotus by having Lin Ping do it.

In the end, all their efforts benefited others!

"Lin Ping!"

Watching Lin Ping's departing figure, she gritted her teeth, each word filled with resentment.

"You think you've won? You think the martial artists you saved, and everyone in the manor you protected, are all good people?"

"You have no idea what kind of people's hearts you're protecting!"

Little Fish suddenly burst into wild laughter, his eyes filled with sinister scheming.

"Everyone, listen up!"

"Immediately spread this message throughout the entire territory!"

"Tell me—Lin Ping, driven by insatiable lust to win a smile from his beloved, forcibly destroyed the Tianshan Mountains' geological veins and ravaged the sacred lands of the Southern Frontier, all to seize a peerless divine medicine and please the woman beside him!"

"I want the entire martial arts community of Southern Xinjiang to condemn Lin Ping!"

She wanted to completely ruin Lin Ping's reputation, make him alienated from everyone, burden him with infamy, make him exhausted from dealing with public criticism, and completely disrupt all his rhythm!

The subordinates all responded, "Yes!"

Southern Xinjiang, Lin Family Manor.

A cool evening breeze blew, the courtyard was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Lin Ping landed on the wind and slowly walked into the manor gate.

As soon as I entered, a cool and aloof figure immediately came to greet me.

Zhu Xiaohan stood under the corridor, dressed in plain clothes, her expression extremely solemn, with an unyielding gloom between her brows.

She looked up at Lin Ping as he returned, her voice low and hoarse.

"Sir, you're back."

Looking at her solemn expression, Lin Ping instantly sensed that the atmosphere in the manor was strangely unusual.

The once gentle courtyard now exudes a sense of alienation, tension, and coldness.

Without needing to ask further, he already knew that the rooftop incident, Shen Aoxue's serious injury, and the suspicions of the crowd had completely taken hold.

Zhu Xiaohan looked at Lin Ping, her eyes filled with grievance, helplessness, and a complex mix of emotions.

"Sir, there is something I must tell you in detail."

"Today on the rooftop, Aoxue... is not the person you know at all."

Just as Zhu Xiaohan was about to reveal the whole truth and tear off all the pretenses of the fake Shen Aoxue—

Suddenly, a weak, broken sob, filled with endless grievances, came from inside the bedroom, its faint echoes reverberating throughout the entire manor.

"Honey...you're finally back...I'm in so much pain..."

That soft, pitiful voice was exactly the same as Shen Aoxue's usual clingy and dependent voice when she was with Lin Ping.

Lin Ping's gaze paused slightly.

Zhu Xiaohan's expression suddenly changed.

She knew that the other party was deliberately feigning weakness and playing the victim, trying to completely distort the truth in front of Lin Ping!