Rong Yanchen’s fingers slowly clenched tighter around the dagger in his hand as he stared at the man before him. His violet eyes were trembling violently.
The heat from those terrifying purple-red flames was still burning around the forest like a living beast.
None of the hidden fox guards dared to move anymore. Every single one of them was staring at the newcomer with pale faces.
Su Qinglan was already standing tightly beside Rong Ye while holding his arm firmly. Her heart that had been hanging in fear for the entire day finally calmed down slightly.
The moment she saw him appear, she felt like all the fear and pressure crushing her chest disappeared completely. Even though she still did not know how he found her, just seeing him here already made her eyes sting with tears.
Rong Ye lowered his head slightly and looked at her swollen belly before gently stroking it. His cold expression softened instantly.
The dangerous flames surrounding him became calmer, as though they were afraid to hurt her. His fingers carefully touched her back where blood had stained her clothes, and his eyes instantly darkened.
"Did he hurt you?" he asked softly.
Su Qinglan immediately nodded angrily before glaring at Rong Yanchen. "This bastard even threatened the cubs," she complained without hesitation.
The moment those words fell, the temperature around them instantly dropped.
Rong Yanchen’s pupils shrank.
Because the man before him slowly lifted his eyes again, and this time the killing intent inside them was enough to make even the surrounding rank-eight fox beastmen step backward unconsciously.
Rong Ye suddenly smiled.
But that smile carried no warmth.
"You touched my female?" he asked quietly.
Rong Yanchen’s entire body instinctively became alert. Every nerve in his body screamed danger. Even though he hated admitting it, the pressure this man gave him was terrifying.
Especially those strange flames. His own purple flames were already considered supreme among the nine-tailed fox clan, yet before this crimson-violet fire, they looked weak and suppressed.
Still, Rong Yanchen forcefully calmed himself down.
He was never someone who became frightened easily.
His gaze swept over Rong Ye’s face again and again. The more he looked, the uglier his expression became.
That resemblance was too obvious. The eyes, the facial structure, and even the arrogant cold aura around him were almost identical to their father’s when he was younger.
Only this man looked colder, more dangerous, and more terrifying.
Rong Yanchen suddenly sneered coldly. "So another bastard child survived."
Su Qinglan instantly frowned fiercely.
But Rong Ye only laughed softly.
That laugh was low and lazy, yet it made everyone’s backs turn cold.
"Bastard child?" Rong Ye repeated slowly before tilting his head slightly.
"Elder brother, after not seeing each other for so many years, your mouth is still as unpleasant as before."
Rong Yanchen’s expression finally cracked. His fingers trembled slightly. Before he suddenly growled furiously, "Who exactly are you?!"
The forest became completely silent. Even the hidden guards did not dare breathe loudly. Rong Ye looked at him calmly for a few seconds before suddenly smiling faintly.
"It seems my elder brother truly forgot me."
His voice became quieter.
"Or perhaps... you never cared enough to remember."
Su Qinglan suddenly looked at Rong Ye’s side profile. For the first time, she could hear a faint bitterness hidden beneath his calm tone.
Rong Ye quietly looked at the stunned expression on Rong Yanchen’s face, and a cold smile slowly appeared on his lips. It was clear that even now, his elder brother still had not completely recognized him.


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