"I don't have anything else in mind. But if you really want to save them, they have to become a Glacier Palace member through and through. The way of saving them relates to a secret technique of the Glacier Palace. If that is not possible, you guys can look for a different solution," said Han Chenfei seriously. She added, "It's a pity that they seem to have made up their mind to stick with you."

Her final sentence was making it clear that she would be worried that even after joining, the Han Clan sisters might not stay loyal.

Xiang Shaoyun sank into thought for a bit before saying, "Your worry is understandable. Since that is the case, I will try to think of something else. Bye."

He then stood up, preparing to leave. The price had been named. Too bad it was something he couldn't agree to. There was nothing he could do about that. But he had only taken two steps when Han Chenfei said, "Why the hurry? I never said that I wasn't helping."

Xiang Shaoyun stopped and turned. "Palace Master Han, can you finish your words all at once?"

"What a surprise. You're actually such an impatient person," teased Han Chenfei. "Like I said, so long as they can become Glacier Palace members, I can save them. We don't have to talk about their loyalty for now. You only need to owe me a favor. When I need your help in the future, you can't reject it. Of course, I won't make you do something you are totally against."

Without hesitation, Xiang Shaoyun agreed, "Ok. I agree."

This really wasn't an excessive request. He only needed to give her a promise. Of course, he wouldn't know when he would need to fulfill the promise.

"You're a straightforward person, Young Master Xiang. Go back and tell them to come, then. Remember to explain things to them clearly. I don't want them to keep thinking about you even after coming here," reminded Han Chenfei.

Xiang Shaoyun nodded and left.

Looking at the departing Xiang Shaoyun, a look of regret covered Han Chenfei's eyes as she muttered, "Since ancient times, many have tried creating miracles. But how many of them have actually succeeded?"

After leaving Han Chenfei's villa, Xiang Shaoyun did not return to his villa immediately. Instead, he headed to a different villa. His destination wasn't too far from Han Chenfei's villa. In fact, it stood facing his own villa. It was known as 1 Phoenix Villa, a residence representing a glory that was even higher than Han Chenfei's 2 Phoenix Villa.

Before Xiang Shaoyun could approach the villa, he was stopped. "Who are you? Unrelated individuals are not allowed to approach!"

The speaker was an average-looking woman. She looked to be over 30 years old, so she was most definitely not a disciple of the academy. She was most likely an overseer. It was clear how much importance the academy attached to the owner of 1 Phoenix Villa since even an overseer was made to guard the villa.

Xiang Shaoyun cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Please pass on the message that Xiang Shaoyun is requesting to meet the owner of 1 Phoenix Villa."

Without any trace of politeness, the woman waved her hand and said, "I don't care who you are, but you need to return to wherever you came from. Nobody is allowed to enter without the young lady's summon."

"You sure are putting on a lot of airs. I'm her man," said Xiang Shaoyun as he rubbed his nose.

"Bastard! What nonsense are you spouting!" the woman yelled furiously. A powerful pressure erupted from her and pressed down at Xiang Shaoyun.

"I'm telling you, I'm her husband. It is impossible that she will refuse to meet me. Just go and pass the message," said Xiang Shaoyun loudly, completely ignoring the pressure.

His loud voice successfully attracted quite a lot of attention to him. The people nearby started silently observing what was going on, filling the woman with fury. She was about to teach Xiang Shaoyun a lesson, but it was at this time that he summoned the nether prison devil.

"Not only do you refuse to pass on the message, but you're even thinking of attacking?" Xiang Shaoyun berated the woman.

"Don't think that you can be impudent just because you have a high-level puppet," shouted the woman as she attacked for real.

The nether prison devil puppet charged forth and clashed with her. Sounds of explosion erupted, and the surroundings shook from the impact of the combat. As for Xiang Shaoyun, he took the chance to silently leave, grumbling, "If you don't want me to enter, so be it. Why are you attacking? This is totally unreasonable!"

It was unknown if he was doing it deliberately, but he said it very loudly. After leaving into the distance, he finally summoned the nether prison devil puppet back to him. The woman wanted to teach Xiang Shaoyun a lesson, but she knew that dealing with his puppet would be very troublesome. Thus, she could only stamp her foot in anger and say, "Don't let me see you again, or I'll make sure you suffer!"

As for Xiang Shaoyun, a cocky look covered his face as he put his puppet away and muttered, "I believe news will soon spread that I am the Yu Clan's son-in-law."

The person residing in 1 Phoenix Villa was none other than Yu Caidie. Xiang Shaoyun had not seen her since their previous separation. Now, she was one of the top 10 disciples in the Dragon Phoenix List, and her ranking was even higher than Han Chenfei. It was obvious her strength had reached a terrifying level.

Because of that, many men had their eyes on her. The only reason why Xiang Shaoyun had visited 1 Phoenix Villa was to make his position known, telling his love rivals that she was his and they should forget about her. After all, he could really be considered a Yu Clan's son-in-law.

Naturally, what he did would attract a lot of trouble, but he wasn't afraid. If he couldn't even solve this much trouble, he wouldn't be worthy of Yu Caidie. Currently, Yu Caidie wasn't in the 1 Phoenix Villa. Rather, she was cultivating within one of the academy's unique flame zones.

She was located at a volcanic crater erupting with lava as she battled flame spirits while mounted on a phoenix. The flame spirits were a unique life form created of flame energy. They weren't very intelligent and, like their element, had a fiery temper.

Anyone who approached their territory would be attacked madly. Most of the flame spirits at the zone were at the King Realm, and there were also a number of Emperors, including some who were peak Emperors. One could say that Yu Caidie was rather courageous to explore the volcanic crater all alone.

After parting with Xiang Shaoyun, she had advanced by three stages, reaching third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm. As for her combat prowess, it was now comparable to a late-stage Emperor.

Her weapon moved about without stop as she worked in perfect harmony with her phoenix, killing one flame spirit after another. While killing, she also gathered the flame essence of the dead flame spirits. The flame essence was extremely helpful for any flame cultivator. After a while, she retreated with her phoenix. She was able to leave when it was appropriate without getting too greedy.

As she brushed her somewhat messy hair, a smile bloomed on her face as she muttered, "Want to catch up to me? Work hard, then."