Lying in Lin Yifan's warm embrace, Fangfang felt very warm, comfortable, and safe. She greatly enjoyed this sensation of being cared for and thought it was the most beautiful thing in the world.

As he stroked Fangfang's hair and her little head, Lin Yifan soothed her while gently chiding, "Silly girl, how could you be so foolish?"

Fangfang enjoyed Lin Yifan's gentle scolding and didn't say much, only wanting to lie quietly in his arms.

After a while, she finally asked, "Yifan! What exactly happened just now? Was that you talking inside the cave?"

"The person speaking earlier was the Demon Mountain God, the one after that was me," Lin Yifan answered.

"Then why didn't you answer my question just now?" Fangfang asked.

"I was healing my injuries at that time, so I didn't get a chance to respond," Lin Yifan answered.

He didn't tell Fangfang the truth because he didn't want the news of his discovery of the Qingxu Immortal's cave mansion to get out; otherwise, if the Bright True Master or other powerhouses found out, his life would be in danger.

"Were you hurt badly? Where are you injured?" Fangfang quickly left Lin Yifan's embrace to check his body.

Now Lin Yifan's clothes were in tatters, and he must have sustained quite a few injuries, but the wounds seemed to have healed, so there were no visible signs of anything amiss.

"I was nearly dead just now, but fortunately, that idiotic Mountain God was slain by my counterattack; otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable," Lin Yifan replied.

Recalling the recent ordeal, he still felt a lingering fear, especially when he saw the true face of the Mountain God. He had never seen anything so terrifying.

"What Realm was this Mountain God?" Fangfang asked curiously.

"Divine Transformation Fifth Realm Peak," Lin Yifan replied.

"Divine Transformation Fifth Realm Peak? How did you kill it?" Fangfang was surprised.

Hearing about that Realm, she felt a secret relief but also puzzled; she couldn't understand how Lin Yifan, at the Breaking Mortal Fifth Realm, managed to kill such a formidable being, because with even a slight defense, it would have been impossible for Lin Yifan to succeed.

"I took it by surprise and made a stealth assault from behind while it was conversing with you and let down its guard," Lin Yifan answered.

Only this explanation seemed reasonable; any other would have revealed flaws.

"A stealth assault from behind? Why didn't it have any defenses up?" Fangfang asked curiously.

Normally, even when conversing with someone, such a strong being in the presence of an enemy, regardless of strength, would at least retain some cultivation power to protect their body.

Even if they didn't retain cultivation power to guard their body, they should be able to sense imminent danger; as long as they sensed it, they would be able to instantly deploy their cultivation power to protect themselves. So why could Lin Yifan launch a successful surprise attack? She was utterly perplexed.

"Because I was seriously injured and barely alive, so it thought I had no ability to resist and lowered its guard. Actually, I reserved just a breath to use against it, and to my surprise, the stealth attack really worked; it was beyond my expectations," Lin Yifan answered.

"I see," Fangfang responded, half-convinced.

However, she still couldn't believe that a being at the Divine Transformation Fifth Realm Peak would lack such perception.

At that moment, she recalled something Lin Yifan had said earlier; suddenly, she reflexively moved away from him and asked with a frightened face, "What did you mean earlier when you said, 'the Mountain God tried to use the same trick to lure me into the cave'?"

Knowing what Fangfang feared, Lin Yifan explained, "Earlier, when the Mountain God realized it had answered incorrectly and was utterly hopeless, it came up with a devious plan. It wanted to devour my soul and take over my body; then it would act severely injured, crawl to the cave entrance, and seek your help; as soon as you entered the cave, it would immediately set up a barrier to prevent you from escaping, and then kill you."

"Isn't that exactly how you've just acted? Are you really Yifan?" Fangfang retreated further, maintaining a safe distance from Lin Yifan and heightening her vigilance.

The thought was too terrifying; if the Lin Yifan in front of her was a fake, she truly wouldn't know how to face the real Lin Yifan. After all, she had just passionately kissed and been intimately touched by this Lin Yifan—how could she face her true love now?

Seeing Fangfang's defensive stance, Lin Yifan felt helpless; he hadn't expected her to be so afraid. But he couldn't blame Fangfang; after all, his explanation had been so absurd. However, how else was he supposed to explain it? He couldn't possibly say he had consumed the Mountain God's soul—that would be unbelievable.

After deep thought, he finally answered earnestly, "Fangfang! I really am Lin Yifan, otherwise I would have shown my evil nature long ago."

"I don't believe you unless you answer my previous question," Fangfang responded.

"Sigh," Lin Yifan sighed, knowing he couldn't avoid the question any longer, so he answered, "I'm not sure when you fell for me completely, but I can guess it was probably before Master forced me to marry you."

Fangfang was shocked, not expecting Lin Yifan to guess correctly; indeed, it was before that when she had fallen for him. At that moment, excitedly lowering her guard, she quickly approached and threw herself into Lin Yifan's arms, full of guilt, "Yifan! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to doubt you just now. Please forgive my rudeness."

"It's okay, being cautious is good; otherwise, I really would have lost you just now," Lin Yifan replied.

Fortunately, Fangfang hadn't recklessly rushed into the cave to save him earlier, or both she and Lin Yifan would have perished; for if Fangfang had come in, the Mountain God wouldn't have needed to use the Soul Devouring trick to lure her in. Without the Soul Devouring trick, the black bead in his body wouldn't have had a chance to devour the Mountain God's soul.

He surmised that the black bead could only consume souls that had left the body; it likely couldn't devour souls that remained within.

Although they had validated Lin Yifan's identity through the question, Fangfang still felt some worries and thus suggested leaving the cave, "Yifan! Let's go. Uncle, Jiajia, and the others are all very concerned about your safety."

"Mm!" Lin Yifan nodded in response, without any doubt.

Then, holding Fangfang's smooth hand, they slowly left the cave.

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