Chapter 538: The Whole Lineage Gets Swept Up

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“Why are you all staring at me?”

“Do I have the answers written on my face?”

After sitting down with Lin Chaoyin on his lap, Wang Haoran looked at the four stunned “juniors.”

With a light chuckle, he waved them over: “Come on, come on, come closer.”

“Let your brother-in-law take a good look at you!”

“……”

“……”

“Haoran!”

Finally, Zhao Nishang was the first to speak, her voice trembling.

“What… what is going on here?!”

“Yeah! How could you and Master…” Shangguan Yunlan was equally shocked.

Their master, known as the “Piao Miao Fairy.”

In her youth, she had countless admirers but had never spared a glance at any of them.

“Detached from the world,” cold yet carefree.

She had been their idol, someone they had admired and emulated in their younger days.

But now…

She was being held intimately by Wang Haoran, and she had even been kissed.

Yet all she did was blush, lower her head, and remain silent!

She looked exactly like a shy, bashful young woman!

“Just a moment ago, when she patted his head, I thought it was a senior showing affection to a junior…”

“But now, it looks more like a couple’s playful interaction!”

Just as Qian Anning and Lin Xixue had once struggled to imagine themselves falling for Wang Haoran.

They now found it impossible to picture their master acting this way with him…

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Meanwhile.

Compared to the two elders’ stunned reactions.

The two juniors, Qian Anning and Lin Xixue, quickly accepted the situation after their initial shock.

They hadn’t spent much time with Lin Chaoyin, so to them, this was just “another woman getting attached to their Haoran.”

They even found the situation amusing, internally teasing their masters—

“What else could it be? Obviously, the two of them are involved!”

“Just like how you two secretly got involved with Haoran back then!”

“Now your master is doing the same thing!”

“You’ll get used to it!”

Oh, how the tables have turned!

The two juniors then sat down nearby, eagerly waiting to see their masters’ “embarrassment.”

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At this moment.

With Lin Chaoyin too embarrassed to lift her head and the two elders too intimidated to question their “strict” master.

They could only turn to Wang Haoran.

“Haoran, explain yourself!”

“Yeah, explain!”

“……Fine, fine!”

It seemed the title “brother-in-law” wasn’t something they were ready to say just yet.

Wang Haoran turned to Lin Chaoyin in his arms:

“Do you want to explain to your two disciples, or should I?”

“Y-you do it…”

Lin Chaoyin stammered “shyly”—

Though there was some genuine shyness, most of it was anger—

This Wang Haoran, such a schemer!

Holding her waist and squeezing her thigh, he pretended to gently ask for her opinion.

But in reality, he was threatening her, warning her to keep her mouth shut and not say anything reckless!

If she said too much, she would definitely face “punishment” later!

Lin Chaoyin had figured it out.

Pretending to be a couple was better than telling the truth and letting her disciples know that their master had been forced into becoming a “subordinate.”

So, she leaned against Wang Haoran, resigned, as he spun his tale—

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“Two strangers meet without knowing each other’s identities.”

“They face hardships together, growing closer through shared struggles.”

“Eventually, their feelings deepen, and love blossoms…”

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Of course, there was a glaring flaw in this story.

With Lin Chaoyin’s strength, there was nothing that could truly challenge her.

But Zhao Nishang quickly filled in the gaps with her imagination—

“Could it be that Master… is just like me!”

“She has the strength but hides it intentionally, just to experience hardship with Haoran…”

“Using adversity to deepen their bond!”

Projecting her own experience onto her master, Zhao Nishang watched her master’s reluctance to leave Haoran’s side and became more convinced.

“I thought Master would remain alone forever, but I never expected…”

“She would willingly step into the mortal world!”

Faced with reality, she could only accept it.

With this thought, Zhao Nishang moved to sit beside Wang Haoran.

Shangguan Yunlan followed suit, sitting on his other side.

Both leaned against him.

“Master, it seems we’ll be sisters now!”

She casually elevated her status.

“Anning, Xixue, come over too!”

“Mm!” The two “disciples and grandchildren” joined in.

Now, all four women were seated around Wang Haoran, their attention on Lin Chaoyin, the highest-ranking but most embarrassed among them.

“……”

“……”

Still reeling from the word “sisters,” Lin Chaoyin found herself surrounded by the four women, their gazes making her uneasy.

At the same time, she felt something was off—weren’t they being a bit too close to Wang Haoran?

Unable to hold back, she asked: “…What is the meaning of this?”

“…Hmm? Master, didn’t Haoran tell you?”

With that, Zhao Nishang kissed her disciple on the cheek: “We’re all with him!”

“That’s right!” The other three chimed in.

“……”

“WHAT?!”

“WHAT DID YOU SAY?!”

The scene left Lin Chaoyin frozen, her eyes wide and mouth agape like a stunned pig.

After a few seconds, she finally pieced everything together and leapt off Wang Haoran’s lap:

“Wang Haoran, you’ve gone too far!!!”

He had taken her entire lineage in one fell swoop!

No wonder Wang Haoran hadn’t given her a choice back then—this was his plan all along!

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Meanwhile.

While Wang Haoran was being scolded by his Grandmaster.

In the main hall of Piao Miao Holy Land.

The representatives from the other two Holy Lands had already arrived.

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From Qing Yun Holy Land.

The group was led by the now-castrated Holy Lord Lin Qing.

The Holy Maiden Yun Xiaoxiao had also come along.

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From Jiu You Holy Land.

The group was led by the Jiu You Holy Lord, accompanied by other key figures.

All of them had been sent under the guidance of their ancestor.

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“This level of cooperation between the Three Holy Lands hasn’t been seen in centuries…”

Taking advantage of the elders’ small talk, Jiu You Holy Maiden An Buyu slipped to the back of the crowd, seeking out her junior sister—

“Qingmeng, since we have some time, why don’t we go find Haoran?”

“Senior Sister An, w-what are you saying…”

Seeing An Buyu’s teasing smile, Xi Qingmeng immediately lowered her head in embarrassment:

“Why would I go looking for him…”

“Hehe, then just come with me!”

Her junior sister’s feelings were obvious to anyone!

She had clearly come to Piao Miao Holy Land just to see him!

With this in mind, An Buyu grabbed Xi Qingmeng’s hand and started walking, “Let’s go!”

Heading toward Shangguan Yunlan’s residence.

She knew Wang Haoran was there—

And on the way, she spotted a familiar figure.

“Master?!”

An Buyu exclaimed in delight.