"That day, Ye Yu publicly addressed the rumors in Kuhan City."
"He decisively declared, 'I am the one who took the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill!'"
"After this statement spread,"
"it caused quite a stir."
"Everyone was guessing why Ye Yu would do such a thing."
"Normally, if someone stole the supreme treasure of Duanhun Village, the first reaction would be to hide it somewhere, lay low for a few hundred years, and only then resurface."
"Once the storm had passed, change one’s identity, and reappear in the Underworld, maybe then this matter would be over."
"Even if one didn't hide it, they would definitely vehemently deny it and then produce a mountain of evidence proving their innocence."
"But Ye Yu, without hesitation, simply admitted it outright."
"Did he really not care about Duanhun Village at all, or did he have some hidden trump card, so confident that he had nothing to fear?"
"In fact,"
"not only was this incomprehensible to all the ghosts outside,"
"even Duanhun Village’s Chief, Xia Yuping, was very puzzled."
"To be honest, having the sect’s secret treasure stolen was a huge scandal."
"At first, naturally, they sealed off the news and investigated quietly."
"If they could recover it during this time, that would be a complete success, avoiding being ridiculed by all the ghosts in the world."
"If it truly couldn’t be found, then they would have to admit the problem."
"But not long after, news came that the thief was Ye Yu, the young master of the Ye family from Kuhan City."
"At that time, Xia Yuping felt this was likely false information deliberately spread behind the scenes to stir trouble."
"So he ignored it."
"But now, Ye Yu’s sudden voluntary admission really threw everyone off."
"Wasn’t this behavior a little too abnormal?"
"Xia Yuping’s expression grew increasingly serious."
"At that moment, he received more news."
"Rumors said Ye Yu of Kuhan City was famously straightforward."
"No matter who, if anything was stolen or robbed, they could pin the blame on him."
"And Ye Yu would willingly admit it."
"Because of his overly straightforward personality, he was too lazy to explain too much."
"An absolute perfect 'balancer'!"
"Upon hearing this rumor,"
"Xia Yuping pondered carefully and couldn’t help but laugh."
"He now believed Ye Yu was very likely being framed."
"He had completely fallen into a misunderstanding."
"The news that Duanhun Village possessed the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill was strictly sealed, known to only a very few."
"Not to mention that Kuhan City was tens of thousands of li away from his sect."
"Even if they were neighbors, so what?"
"The Ye family was just a small family, insignificant."
"How could Ye Yu possibly know about the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill?"
"How could he have snuck into Duanhun Village to steal the treasure before rising in status?"
"These things were completely unreasonable."
"Heh, looks like the rumor is true, Ye Yu’s personality really is that straightforward."
"Xia Yuping shook his head laughing, then arranged for his junior sister Ying Naiyan to go to Kuhan City."
"After all, this matter was spreading wildly in the Underworld."
"Countless ghosts were watching to see how Duanhun Village would respond."
"If they did nothing, they would inevitably be labeled cowardly and fearful."
"It was better to send the junior sister over to make a show of investigation, just to give an {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} explanation."
"As for himself, he should seriously consider who the insider leaking information in Duanhun Village really was."
"Two days later."
"At the Ye family estate in Kuhan City."
"Ye Yu sat alone in his room, looking at the mountain of things piled before him, his expression extremely complicated."
"Since he had spread the rumor that he was the perfect 'balancer,'"
"the effect was truly remarkable."
"Many people really pinned various crimes on Ye Yu."
"At first, adhering to the principle of building a reputation, he admitted to whatever they framed him for."
"After all, what kind of elixirs or magical tools, though unappealing, couldn’t hurt his 'balancer' reputation."
"In this era, reputation was everything."
"But gradually, the trend started to go wrong!"
"It was one thing to claim some treasures were stolen by him."
"But you can’t say the quilt from your grandmother’s house was stolen by me!"
"Damn, this wasn’t over."
"Worse still, some even pinned accusations of his wife’s infidelity on him."
"This was truly too much. Just looking at his wife’s noble bearing made one want to kneel down."
"Not to mention any stories about her!"
"What you were saying wasn’t framing or false accusation—it was slander, okay?"
"Because of this, later on, Ye Yu began selectively admitting."
"Some accusations were truly unacceptable."
"Yet even so, in just two days, quite a few things had piled up."
"Piled high in the room, but completely useless."
"Ye Yu began considering whether to burn all these things clean with a single fire."
"Just then,"
"two terrifying auras appeared inside Kuhan City."
"Mid-stage Earth Ghost Realm!"
"In this remote small city, such powerful ghosts had never appeared, and now two at once."
"The aura was drawing closer."
"Within mere breaths, they arrived at the Ye estate."
"Ye Yu’s expression tightened, and his body transformed into emptiness, drifting out of the room."
"In the front courtyard, he saw a stunningly beautiful black-haired ghost woman."
"An absolute model of the cold, aloof elder sister type, wearing a pure white long dress, her aura as cool as the moon."
"A truly mesmerizing beauty."
"Completely on par with Xin Wan’en."
"Behind her followed a slender young boy."
"The two quietly stood in the yard, but gave off an inexplicable sense of pressure."
"Ye Yu’s mind raced as he asked in a deep voice, 'May I ask what business brings you two to this small city of Kuhan?'"
"The woman spoke softly, 'Duanhun Village’s Ying Naiyan. This is my junior brother Dong Hexia.'"
"Upon hearing this, Ye Yu’s expression turned indifferent."
"Since publicly admitting to taking Duanhun Village’s secret treasure, the Huan Yuan Liuli Pearl, he had expected visitors from Duanhun Village."
"So he wasn’t too surprised."
"Only the timing was a little later than he had expected."
"Ye Yu slowly released his divine sense, trying to see if there were any other Duanhun Village ghosts nearby."
"If not, just two Mid Earth Ghost Realm opponents were not too threatening."
"After all, Ye Yu now had Mid Profound Ghost Realm cultivation, combined with the Ten Thousand Ghosts Night Walk Map, allowing him to cross borders to kill enemies."
"He just considered whether it would be better to act outside Kuhan City."
"Seeing that Ye Yu remained silent, the atmosphere gradually grew tense."
"Finally, Ying Naiyan spoke first, 'Why?'"
