"Woman." Feng Jing Tian's lips curled up. Every frown and smile of his displayed limitless charm. His red clothing revealed both his chest and back, making him look increasingly flamboyant. "Since you haven't married him yet, I still have a chance. I don't believe that I'm incomparable to a fool."
Upon saying that, he laughed for a while before turning around to leave the room.
Not long after he left the inn, a slender figure blocked his way.
The man before him wore silver clothing as though he were a moon-exiled immortal. A silver mask adorned his face, revealing only a pair of eyes that would make people tremble with fear.
The corner of that man's lips curled up into a demonic smile, making him resemble an Asura. When his tyrannical aura burst outward, it made even Feng Jing Tian retreat a few steps from feeling the pressure of that domineering aura.
"She is my woman." That man smiled, his smile looking demonic and sinister. With that aura suddenly and violently exuding from his body, he continued, "As such, I won't permit any man to have any intention in seeking her."
Feng Jing Tian laughed. His smile was so exceptionally moving that it couldn't just be described as matchless. It was highly unimaginable that a man could have such beauty when he smiled.
"When did that girl become your possession?"
The silver man narrowed his eyes, a sinister ray of light flashing past his pupils as he replied, "Unless it is she herself that lets go of my hand, I won't release her, even if I had to run through blades, traverse mountains, or stand in an ocean of fire. What irritates more for me is people harassing her. And also… she hates you."
Feng Jing Tian's expression changed slightly. What that man said was right; that girl did indeed hate him. But this fact was what Feng Jing Tian was most unwilling to think about.
"So what?" Feng Jing Tian gradually recovered. With a smile, he continued, "I just need to frequently appear at her side. She will naturally forget the mistake I had made when we first met."
"It's a pity that you won't get that chance."
The man narrowed his gaze as he looked at Feng Jing Tian's alarmed gaze. With a slight smile, he explained, "It will be due to you being unable to get off the bed within half a year's time."
He was a decisive man so he definitely wouldn't allow any dangerous seedlings grow, especially when he still hadn't obtained Mu Ru Yue's confirmation. He was completely clueless to whether he existed in her heart. Thus, he must make this man temporarily disappear for half a year. In that half a year, if he couldn't obtain her heart, then he wouldn't be Ghost King Ye Wu Chen.
Feng Jing Tian's phoenix eyes slightly narrowed. He had a feeling that this man was truly powerful, to the point of being monstrous. Why was there such a powerful man at that girl's side?
It seemed that if he wanted to pursue that girl, it would be extremely difficult.
As for the other side of the story, Mu Ru Yue naturally didn't know about their meeting. She didn't have any intention of sleeping after chasing that enchanter out, so she sat crossed legged on her bed to cultivate. Faint wisps of energy circulated around her, gradually being absorbed by her body.
Swish!
The little beast leapt up from the bed, his minute body gradually elongated to form the distinct appearance of a handsome man. Yan Jin just sat at the side as he silently watched Mu Ru Yue cultivate.
This little girl was usually extremely sharp, but once it involved feelings, she was obviously inexperienced. Yet, she easily attracted men to her. First was Ghost King Ye Wu Chen, and now that enchanter-like guy, Feng Jing Tian.
'It's fortunate that I had only admired this little girl and didn't have any other feelings towards her. Otherwise, if I had fallen for her, that relationship's path would be extremely arduous…'
"You still decided to come back here?"
A melancholy voice was gradually heard in the mountain valleys.
If someone were to see this man that stood before the valley, they would definitely gasp. He was extremely good looking. There would only be a handful in this world that possess such exceptional looks.
The assistance of eye piercing white hair increasingly amplified that man's appearance. Such handsomeness made him look like an immortal. He wore spotlessly clean white clothes. Some of his clothing fluttered when a breeze blew past. His beauty was so astonishing that he could be mistaken for an exiled immortal from afar.
Not only was that man's hair white, but his eyebrows were also white. Only his eyes seemed similar to ordinary people, a pair of eyes that exuded a faint sadness.
Who was he being gloomy for? What had his hair turned white for?
The man chuckled lowly. His handsome face became more exceptional with that smile. He seemed like an exiled immortal who wasn't affected by the world in order to reach an extraordinary realm….
Three days later at the Pill Assembly's Venue
The president surveyed the crowd before drily coughing a couple of times. He stood up with a smile and announced, "Coming up will be the announcement of prizes for this competition."
Hua!
Everyone became excited as they wanted to know what the prize for the champion will be.
The president was extremely happy to see this kind of atmosphere. With a smile akin to a cunning fox, he continued, "The champion's prize will be the Phoenix Furnace from the PIll Assembly.
Everyone was startled. They knew that the Phoenix Furnace was a divine instrument. With the assistance of the Phoenix Furnace, the user could refine high grade pills. However, the Phoenix Furnace chose its owner, so even the grandson of the president was unable to contract with that Phoenix Furnace.
The president had actually set the Phoenix Furnace as the top prize today?
"Someone, bring forth the Phoenix Furnace!"
Upon that order, some people immediately brought forth the Phoenix Furnace. The Phoenix Furnace required 10 people to carry it onto the stage. Moreover, the furnace was covered by a red cloth. After the red cloth was removed, a completely bright red treasured furnace appeared in the crowd's eyes.
There was a roaming phoenix carved on the treasured furnace. It was so life-like that it seemed it could leap out of the treasured furnace.
But while the others only looked at the beautiful appearance of the phoenix, Mu Ru Yue felt as though she could hear the moving cries of the phoenix.
Mu Ru Yue's brows twitched as she stared unemotionally at the Phoenix Furnace.
"That girl ripped such a bargain." Qin Fei Fei was so angry that her face flushed. She clutched her clothes tightly as he glared at Mu Ru Yue with a jealousy filled gaze.
The Phoenix Furnace was a top grade item that even Elder Qin didn't have the rights to touch. Now the Phoenix Furnace was given to that girl? It was really a mystery as to what the Pill Assembly was thinking.
"Little girl, give it a try to see if you can contract this Phoenix Furnace." The President smiled at Mu Ru Yue and cordially spoke like a benevolent grandfather.
When Mu Ru Yue saw the craftiness smile in his eyes, however, she withdrew the foot she was planning to move forth.
"Little girl, why aren't you going to contract with it?" The president obviously noticed her action and asked with his white brows slightly raised.
"Will you set any demand after I contract it?" Glimmers danced in Mu Ru Yue's eyes as she kept feeling that this fox-like old man didn't have any good intentions.
The president was stunned. Many wanted to obtain the Phoenix Furnace but weren't able to. This girl wanted to reject it, even though what she said was indeed his plan?
"Hehe! Little girl, don't worry. I promise you that this Phoenix Furnace is the top prize for this Pill Assembly. If you can contract with it, it will belong to you and I also won't set any unreasonable demands."
"Alright," Mu Ru Yue sighed before gradually walking forth. Peng! She viciously directed her mental power to strike the Phoenix Furnace. Instantly,, the Phoenix Furnace radiated light in all directions and illuminated the entire arena.
Everyone was astonished as they looked dazedly at the young girl enclosed in the red light.
The president couldn't help but stand up and stare at Mu Ru Yue. "Is she really the owner of the Phoenix Furnace? It seems that the water of the world will start to move again. Not long after, due to this little girl's existence, the sky and the earth will definitely be turned upside down…."
He didn't know if this change would be fortuitous or disastrous.
Currently, Mu Ru Yue, who was within the red light, could feel a power viciously entering her body, rampaging through her meridians. She momentarily couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood as her exquisite face started to pale.
When the red light faded, everyone looked at the young girl before the Phoenix Furnace. They looked at one another, but no one knew what was going to happen.
Hiss!
The intense pain made Mu Ru Yue's body twitch. It seemed as though something was directly forcing its way through her meridians, which weren't large.
When she reached her limit, a silver cloth robe moved in a flash to her. The man embraced her body. Under the silver mask, a pair of black eyes focused on her lovingly.
Mu Ru Yue's body shook slightly. This feeling was really warm and familiar….
"Wu Chen…."
Slowly, Mu Ru Yue's consciousness started to become hazy as she subconsciously muttered. She clearly felt the arm that was embracing her slightly tremble. Following that, a warm feeling passed through her body, causing her consciousness to clear.
What appeared before her was a silver mask that made it hard to see that man's appearance. While that man's eyes gave her an exceptional familiar feeling, she just couldn't remember where she met him.
"You're not Wu Chen."
During the previous moment, she really did think that Ye Wu Chen had suddenly appeared at the Pill Assembly. This man wasn't him, so who was he then? Seeing the hurt for her in the man's eyes, it made her heart palpitate.
Suddenly, countless streams of energy surged towards Mu Ru Yue and was rapidly being absorbed into her body. Due to contracting with the Phoenix Furnace, it had expanded her meridians. The nourishment of those energies slowly made her pain vanish.
Perhaps it was due to her instantly absorbing the vast amount of energy as Mu Ru Yue used the momentum to break through from the Fourth Stage Martial practitioner to the Fifth Stage, entering a new step.
The silver masked man gently placed the young girl in his embrace down before looking deeply at her. The silver clothes then vanished from the venue, not waiting for her to question him. It was as though he had never been there.
"Who was he?"
Mu Ru Yue slightly raised her brow. She seemed to have met him before as an exceptionally familiar feeling was felt from the man, especially from his eyes.
"Little girl, I should congratulate you." The president smilingly walked forth. "Not only have you succeeded in contracting the Phoenix Furnace, but you also broke through to the Fifth Stage. Such an achievement would be the best among the four kingdom.
"Congrats! Congrats!"
Elder Flame and the others came forth as well and sincerely congratulated her.
"Alright, since you kept the Phoenix Furnace," Craftiness flashed past the president's eyes as he continued, brimming with smiles, "I will give you two choices. The first is to become my disciple. Once you become my disciple, I can guarantee that no one here will dare to bully you. The second is that I will give my grandson to you. You can do anything to him, be it warming the bed or folding blankets. You can also casually discipline him and I won't say a word, even if you beat or scold him."
Actually, the old man really wanted Mu Ru Yue to be his grandson's wife, but he clearly understood that this little girl was really obstinate. She definitely wouldn't agree, so he wanted Qing Yu to be at her side in order for feelings to develop with time. He had the time to wait anyway.
When his words landed, not to mention the others, Qing Yu himself was dazed as he looked at the president with a gaze filled with grievance.
Was this considered him being sold by his biological grandfather?
"Grandfather!" Qing Yu frowned with grief expressed on his handsome face.
"Shut up!" The president viciously glared at him. "Your grandfather is negotiating with someone now. How can you interrupt? Go and stand in a corner."
Qing Yu helplessly shook his head. Why did he have such a grandfather that could casually sell his biological grandson?
"Miss, my grandfather was only kidding with you. Please don't mind him." Qing Yu shifted his gaze to Mu Ru Yue with a bashful smile. He scratched his head before continuing, "This old man has always been like that. An elder that doesn't act like an…"
Before the 'elder' word landed, a fist mercilessly struck at his head.
The president's beard trembled as he glared at him like a fiend. "Has there ever been such cases like this where you talked about your grandfather in such a manner? An elder that doesn't act like an elder? Stinky brat, this old man is your grandfather!"
Qing Yu pouted as he looked at him, aggrieved.
It would really be better having none than having such an old child-like grandfather.
"Hehe! Little girl, have you considered?" The president turned his head to Mu Ru Yue and said smilingly, "My grandson is actually not bad. He has the looks, his talent is great, and he can also cook and sweep the floor. Can't you consider keeping him?"
Mu Ru Yue sighed helplessly, "I already have a fiance and your grandson looks really unwilling."
Looking at Qing Yu's grieving appearance, he looked remarkably like a little animal that had suffered from some inhumane mistreatment.
"How about becoming my disciple then?" After being silent for a while, his eyes lit up as he asked that.
Mu Ru Yue shook her head. "I reject."
Reject? She rejected?
The crowd looked at her in shock. Who didn't know the Lord president's identity? In the current time, the only one that could be comparable to him was Wu Yu, who had extremely high sight. The president wanted to recruit her as his disciple, but the little girl actually rejected him?
Could she be more arrogant?
"Little girl, you must at least give me a reason for rejecting me." The president expressed grief.
He wanted to recruit her, but that little girl rejected? Could it be that she had a master greater than him?
"I already have a Master. He will be coming here in a few days. If you really want to recruit me as your disciple, you should talk to him." Mu Ru Yue shrugged her shoulders as she said that with an insincere smile.
Hearing that, the president heaved a sigh of relief. "Alright, I will wait for his arrival. I will personally discuss this matter with him. If he agrees, then you will be my disciple.
Within these four kingdoms, excluding that old fella Wu Yu, whose alchemy's level exceeded his? Moreover, he hadn't heard of that old fellow Wu Yu recruiting a disciple, so this little girl obviously wasn't his disciple.
Since that was the case, wouldn't it be easy for Mu Ru Yue's master to pass her on to him? As the president of the Pill Assembly, once he asks someone, that fellow shouldn't reject him…..
Among the crowd, there was a silver masked man that hadn't left and witnessed what had just happened. A light smile was displayed on his demonic face beneath the mask.
The current him really had the impulse of keeping Mu Ru Yue from the world so that nobody would try to seek her. Yet, he knew that this girl wasn't like other girls and wouldn't want to enjoy hiding behind people's back for protection.
She was destined to use her hard work to climb to the peak of the martial world before coldly looking askance at the common people of the world…
Just after Mu Ru Yue left the venue, a figure charged towards her and violently launched into her embrace. Xiao Qing Qing looked at Mu Ru Yue with big watery eyes.
"Elder sister, why didn't you come to look for Qing Qing?"
It was unknown why, but when Mu Ru Yue looked at the child in her embrace, her heart would unknowingly soften.
"Qing Qing, don't be so impolite."
An elegant shout was heard from behind. Madam Sheng Yue, wearing goose yellow clothes, walked over with a smile gracing her face. Her extremely elegant glide made her seem as if she were genuine royalty, her body giving off a noble feeling.
"Yue Er, the events of the competition that day has already spread throughout the city." An elegant and light smile was displayed on Madam Sheng Yue's face. She looked tenderly at the young girl before her. "I never expect that Yue Er would be such a talented person. The laughable Qin family is too opinionated."
Saying that, Madam Sheng Yue gradually moved forth to gently hold Mu Ru Yue's hand as she said, "Yue Er, don't worry. With me here, even the Pill Assembly wouldn't lay a hand on you, not to mention the Qin family."
Feeling the warmth from Madam Sheng Yue's palm, Mu Ru Yue's heart warmed as her usual cold gaze slowly began to express a glow. "I thank Madam for that."
"Why do you still call me Madam? Yue Er, how about you become my daughter?"
Mu Ru Yue looked shocked at Madam Sheng Yue.
"Hehe!" Madam Sheng Yue chuckled lightly before saying gently, "I had previously mentioned that I had a daughter before Qing Qing. Today, she would have been almost the same age as you are. It is a pity that a couple of years ago, she was kidnapped by an enemy of the Xiao family. That enemy hurt my pitiful daughter in order to strike against us. After seeing you, Yue Er, it seems as though I'm looking at my precious daughter…."
Madam Sheng Yue lightly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes as she sighed slightly. She currently didn't know whether her biological daughter was still living. It had also become the greatest pain in her life.
"Pretty elder sister, it seems that from now on, you'll really be Qing Qing's elder sister." Xiao Qing Qing pulled on Mu Ru Yue's sleeve. With her large eyes filled with excitement, she continued, "Qing Qing will become a family with elder sister then."
Mu Ru Yue looked at Madam Sheng Yue's gentle appearance. At that instant, she seemed to reminisce about her parents in Hua Xia. Her eyes became a little sore as she called out, "Mother…"
"Sigh, good child." Madam Sheng Yue took a step forward to bring Mu Ru Yue into her embrace. With tears in her eyes, she said, "I really don't know why, but whenever I look at you, you make me think about my daughter, causing me to unprecedented familiarity. Perhaps we have retained a predestined affinity from our previous life. What do you say?"
At this moment, people from the Qin family walked out. They coldly looked at Mu Ru Yue and the others before coldly snorting.
"Younger sister, that is Madam Sheng Yue." Qin Luo pulled on Qin Fei Fei's sleeve as he gave the introduction.
"What?" Qin Fei Fei violently trembled a little as she cast a gaze with some traces of jealousy at Mu Ru Yue. Why was this girl able to enter the eyes of Madam Sheng Yue? Could it be due to the rescue of her daughter?
Madam Sheng Yue patted Mu Ru Yue's shoulder as she coldly gazed at the people from the Qin family. With the corner of her lips raised, she smiled sinisterly and asked, "I've heard that you people from the Qin family have always been troubling my recently adopted daughter?"
Qin Fei Fei bit her lips. She revealed a smile after calming her heartfelt jealousy. "Madam Sheng Yue's people must have heard wrongly. We never put her in the spot."
"I'm making things up, so to say?" Madam Sheng Yue coldly chuckled. "You are nothing more than the tiny, tiny Qin family. If I want you to live, you can live. If I want you dead, then how can you live?"
It was just a simple sentence, but Madam Sheng Yue gave off a domineering aura of undeniable nobility that leaked out from her entire body.
After Qin Luo thought about Madam Sheng Yue's terrifying subordinates, he was so frightened that he knelt down before her. "Madam, please spare our lives. We really didn't know that she is your adopted daughter. I plead Madam to forgive us this time."
"Forgive? I have already forgiven you once already. It isn't necessary to do so a second time." Madam Sheng Yue coldly looked at the Qin family before holding Xiao Qing Qing in one hand and Mu Ru Yue in the other. She turned around and said, "Qing Qing, Yue Er, let's go. I will dispatch people to deal with this Qin family in a bit."
Those words from Madam Sheng Yue was a death sentence for the Qin family.
Qin Fei Fei's legs gave way as she collapsed onto the floor. She initially wanted to dispatch people from the Qin family to assassinate Mu Ru Yue and get the Phoenix Furnace. Her plan hadn't even solidified before being crushed.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! I don't want to resign to this!"
But no matter how much she yelled, no one bothered with her….
"Qing Qing, you have to remember that from now on, you have to cut the grass from its roots in everything you do. Previously, I had seen killing intent coming from that girl of the Qin family when she looked at your elder sister Yue Er. Thus, when you meet such people, you mustn't let them go. Even if Qin Fei Fei is a nobody that couldn't give rise to anything major, she will definitely become trouble in the future, so it is best to make the first move."
On the way, Madam Sheng Yue was constantly mentoring Xiao Qing Qing.
Xiao Qing Qing nodded as though she somewhat understood her. Her confused appearance looked incredibly adorable.
After hearing Madam Sheng Yue's words, Mu Ru Yue shook her head as she thought it was a little funny. How could the people that want her life in this world be little? The Mu family probably couldn't wait for her to die.
"Yue Er, since you're my daughter now, let's go to Purple Cloud Inn. Recently, I still have some matters to settle here, so I have to stay. It is also an opportunity for mother and daughter to get to know one another."
Madam Sheng Yue shifted her gaze to Mu Ru Yue and held her hand as she warmly said this.
"That will be good." Mu Ru Yue nodded in agreement. "My master will also be coming to the Pill Assembly in a few days, so I also have to stay in this place as well."
As Mu Ru Yue said that, she looked at the blue sky. 'I wonder what Ye Wu Chen is currently doing. Is he being bullied? Or is he perhaps thinking about me as well?'
Night.
The night was quiet.
Mu Ru Yue could faintly hear a familiar voice…
"My wife! My wife….
Mu Ru Yue abruptly opened her eyes as a familiar appearance instantly entered her sight. The man was looking at her with excitement in his eyes. His clear eyes was as clean as it usually was.
"Wu Chen, why are you here?"
"I missed my wife." Wu Chen smiled gently. A trace of charm was unexpectedly felt from his face as he said, "My wife must also have been thinking about me, right?"
"Wu Chen, wuu…."
The rest of Mu Ru Yue's words couldn't come out and was trapped in her throat when her lips was sealed by the elegant contours of his mouth. That marvelous feeling made his smile increasingly mesmerizing.
"Sleep, my wife. I will always be staying by your side."
His words was like a spell as it made Mu Ru Yue's eyelids extremely heavy. She slowly succumbed, gently closing her eyes while in that young man's embrace.
When the morning light shone into the room, Mu Ru Yue finally opened her eyes. She thought about what happened yesterday. Gently rubbing her sore forehead, she asked, "Was that just a dream?"
'How could Wu Chen be here?'
Thinking this, she shook her head, laughing aloud in spite. Suddenly, her gaze fell on a pendant atop her blanket.
Mu Ru Yue picked up the jade pendant. After seeing the 'ghost' word on the jade pendant, she momentarily became stunned. "Isn't this the jade pendant that is always on Wu Chen? Why did it appear here? Could it be that it wasn't a dream?"
In the main hall of the Pill Assembly, the president glanced at the old man before him. After giving a cold snort, he asked, "Well, isn't this Grandmaster Wu Yu? When have you become so free as to come visit my place?"
It was obvious that the old man was still brooding over the other man refusing to join the Pill Assembly and instead choosing to enter a sect.
"My disciple is here, so why can't I come?" Wu Yu swept a glance at him before pouring himself a cup of tea. He didn't haggle much with him.
While the two elders were going against one another, cold sweat from Elder Flame and Elder He, who were at their side, flowed constantly.
"Your disciple?" The president raised his brows. "Who doesn't know that Grandmaster Wu Yu's sight is high? When did you recruit a disciple?"
"My disciple is the champion of this Pill Assembly, Mu Ru Yue." Grandmaster Wu Yu revealed a proud expression after mentioning his disciple. He didn't in the slightest notice the instant change in complexion of the president.
"You… you said that Little Ru Yue is your disciple?" The president completely stiffened. It was impossible for him to guess that Wu Yu was that girl's master.
Judging from this elder's personality, how could he give his disciple over to him?
Wu Yu glanced at the seemingly frightened Elder Qin. With a slight raise of his brows, he asked, "I've heard that my disciple has been bullied by someone here. Yet, it really isn't too good for us old fellows to enter a fight between the youngsters, right? What do you think, Elder Qin?"
The president was stunned. With the protective nature of this elder, how could he forgive the other so easily? It was useless explaining to him that it was due to Qin Fei Fei being too young as this old man wasn't the type to be merciful towards youngsters.
"Yet, I heard that Elder Qin from the Pill Assembly kept helping that little girl, Qin Fei Fei. You wanted to let Qin Fei Fei step into the limelight after my disciple salvaged the medicinal plants?"
Wu Yu's words were right on the spot.
The president smiled bitterly. He knew that this old fellow would definitely not let it go if he himself didn't deal with Elder Qin.
"I've heard that the Qin family has also offended Madam Sheng Yue. I can't continue to keep Elder Qin here anymore. Elder Qin, please head back to your Qin family. My Pill Assembly can't keep a large deity such as yourself."
Elder Qin's expression changed. "President!"
"Do you still have further matters, Elder Qin?" The president looked coldly at Elder Qin, whose expression changed.
He was long dissatisfied with Elder Qin. Not only was he just a tiny elder, he had attempted to climb over his head a couple of times already. The president could take this opportunity to purge the Pill Assembly. Moreover, he could also make Wu Yu owe him a favour.
To be honest, even if they constantly fought, Elder Qin was incomparable to old man Wu Yu in the president's heart. Not to mention their previous relationship, there was also the part where Mu Ru Yue became the owner of the Phoenix Furnace.
"I will be withdrawing then." Elder Qin's complexion ashened. He didn't even look back at the president as he left.
Seeing his departing figure, Elder Flame frowned. "President, you should have known of Elder Qin's actions during this period of time. He wanted your position. If you were to chase him out like this, he will be unsatisfied and think of ways to seek trouble for the Pill Assembly."
"If he really did that, then it isn't necessary to keep him here."
The president chuckled. He stroked his beard and looked at this old fellow, Wu Yu. "Let's not continue talking about that. Old fellow Wu Yu, when you lost to me that year, I know you thought I had won with dishonorable methods so you were also unwilling to compete against me again. As such, I had planned to let our younger generations compete instead. Currently, I can't help but sigh as your disciple really is more outstanding than my grandson."
This time, the president lost with complete satisfaction. How could he not after that little girl was acknowledged by the Phoenix Furnace as its owner?
"That's certain." Wu Yu complacently stroked his white beard. "My disciple is naturally outstanding. What? Old fellow, are you planning to get her? I must tell you that my disciple already has a fiance, and he interacts really well with her. They should be getting married in a few months time. Even though I wish for my disciple to find the most outstanding husband, if she likes him, then I will be happy for her as her master."
Hearing that, the president couldn't help but be stunned. "So she already has a fiance. It seems that my grandson no longer has the chance. That's right; even though your disciple is at the Earth Stage Mid Rank level, the knowledge she possesses is actually above ours. I really am doubtful that you, this old man, is really her master."
Wu Yu's face reddened as he also felt this was strange since he hadn't taught her some of those stuff. But then, could she understand them so clearly? This disciple was really too intelligent as she just needed some time to master them. Thus, he no longer taught her alchemy, but just guided her in her martial training.
"Old fellow, what do you mean? If I am not her master, are you?"
"Alright, alright, alright! I don't want to bicker with you. Since my grandson no longer stands a chance, I want to invite her as a recorded elder of my Pill Assembly. She won't be under any restriction, but she will enjoy the power of being an elder of the Pill Assembly.
Wu Yu became silent. If she became a recorded elder, then the benefits weren't bad as she would no longer need to dread over a lack of medicinal plants.
"I will head over to discuss this with her. You should know that my disciple has always been independent. I, as her master, also shouldn't restrict her too much. She has her own thoughts. No matter what her decisions are, I will always support her."
But since that old man Wu Yu didn't object, this matter should succeed.
The president smiled with satisfaction. "I shall await your good news then. That's right; you should know that the Phoenix Furnace from our Pill Assembly has been contracted by your precious disciple, so that means it's only reasonable for her to become an elder of my Pill Assembly."
Wu Yu glared at him. "I also heard about this matter before coming here. Why do I feel that you were tricking my disciple? You want to restrict her with the Phoenix Furnace? But if my disciple isn't willing, I want to see how you force her into accepting that position."
The others could see the pride in Wu Yu's eyes, even as he said that.
The Phoenix Furnace was truly a great object. It was an ancestor's treasure for the Pill Assembly. It was rumoured that it was waiting for someone destined for it to appear. Never in his dreams did he think that the genuine owner of the Phoenix Furnace would be his own disciple.
How could Wu Yu not be excited upon seeing the Pill Assembly suffer a loss. The Phoenix Furnace was a treasure of the Pill Assembly!
Yet, it wasn't easy to decide if this was truly a loss as the president believed that this was a beneficial business. It was useless to keep the Phoenix Furnace at the Pill Assembly. Giving it to Mu Ru Yue might mean they obtained her good feelings toward the Pill Assembly.
Her future was immeasurable due to her being the owner of the Phoenix Furnace.
The sun shone fiercely.
Under the heat of the sun, a young girl strolled along with her brows slightly raised, her thoughts indecipherable. Her free hand was viciously violating Yan Jin's soft body, completely ignoring his grief-filled eyes.
The current Mu Ru Yue had become a well known person in this city. How could those that participated in the Pill Assembly not know of her? Hence, when she first appeared, it attracted the attention of many people.
But at this moment, this young girl suddenly disappeared in broad daylight.
That was right; she had really disappeared into thin air while under the crowd's gaze….
A silver figure rapidly rushed to her position the moment she disappeared. Hidden beneath his mask, his eyes revealed his undeniable anxiety.
"Mu Er."
An unprecedented wave of fear surged from Ye Wu Chen's eyes. He had just saw her before she disappeared in front of him. His fear wouldn't retreat as he was worried that her disappearance was permanent.
If she didn't come back again….
No! I definitely wouldn't allow that!
Nobody could snatch her away while she was in his sight. Otherwise, he would be unable to forgive himself throughout his entire life!
"Mu Er, I definitely won't allow anyone to snatch you away. Definitely!" Ye Wu Chen calmed his panicked heart. Under his mask, his exceptional face expressed a sinister smile.
If his expression was seen by his subordinates, they would definitely know that their master was truly enraged this time.
"Judging by the circumstances, Mu Er should have gone to another dimensional space. No matter who it was, I will not let her to be snatched away from me, especially when it was directly before Ben Wang's sight."
At this moment, within another dimension.
Mu Ru Yue laid on the floor. Intense waves of pain barraged her head. She gradually opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings with a curious gaze. Suddenly before her, an exceptional figure entered her sight.
The man wore spotless white clothes reminisce of snow. His white hair fluttered gently in the wind. When he lowered his gaze to focus on Mu Ru Yue, his appearance was as handsome as an immortal as it displayed a complicated expression.
"You decided to come back." The man sighed. His black eyes were completely filled with sadness. "It's a pity that I cannot personally come to see you; I can only just bring you to this place."
Mu Ru Yue raised her gaze to look at the man. It was unknown why his white hair seemed to tug at her heart. Unexpectedly, it gave her a familiar feeling. It was as though they had met each other before.
Yet, she was confident that she hadn't met this man before. Moreover, he seemed to possess great powers. He was so strong, the strongest amongst anyone she had came across.
"Actually, I had felt your existence long ago when you first returned here from the other world. It was only recently that I had completely confirmed your existence." The man lowered his gaze to look at Mu Ru Yue with his lips raised up into a faint smile.
His smile was really extraordinary and unpolluted by the world.
"Who are you?" Mu Ru Yue's eyes slightly darkened. This man knew about her transmigration from another world? Suddenly, she felt Yan Jin shudder in her embrace, slightly tightening his hold on her arm.
"Yan Jin?"
"Little girl, don't worry. I'm fine. It's just that the aura being given off from that man's body made me apprehensive." Yan Jin also didn't know why he was feeling unreasonable fear towards this man.
Mu Ru Yue lifted her head to look at that man, as though she was awaiting his answer.
The man walked a step forward with a faint smile. It was so faint that it seemed invisible Only, his black eyes gave off a light of sadness. He obviously looked lonely.
"It is alright if you don't remember right now. You will surely recall it one day. My name is Bai Ze." Bai Ze lowered his gaze to look at Mu Ru Yue, sadness in his eyes.
'She had still forgotten about me.'
That was right; how could the current her remember him?
"Bai Ze?" Mu Ru Yue's heart slightly palpitated. She seemed to be really familiar with that name. She still didn't know why she felt such familiarity.
All of a sudden, space warped. When Mu Ru Yue focused, a silver figure entered her sight.
The second Ye Wu Chen saw Mu Ru Yue, he released a sigh of relief. Following that, he raised his gaze towards the white haired man. With ice in his eyes that were as dark as the night, he questioned, "Who are you? Why have you brought her here?"
Bai Ze looked shocked at Ye Wu Chen's icy silver mask. With a bitter smile, he lamented, "So you both… are still together."
Mu Ru Yue's brows slightly curved into a frown. She didn't have the slightest clue about what Bai Ze was saying.
A cold ray of light shone in Ye Wu Chen's eyes. He moved in a flash to stand in front of Mu Ru Yue's body. Under the icy silver mask, a sinister smile was displayed on his exceptional appearance.
"I don't care who you are, but don't you even think of harming a single hair of her body!"
His voice was extremely domineering. He didn't place any importance on the exceptional looking man before him.
Bai Ze glanced at him before lowering his gaze to look at the young girl being protected behind him. With slight pain in his eyes, he said, "It seems that you are still with him in this life. But it is also good this way. He can protect you. Currently, I cannot leave that place, so I will not be able to help you at all. But there will definitely be a day where we will meet. You must, however, be wary of one person. Her jealousy is truly strong. She definitely won't allow the two of you to be together."
Once his word were spoken, Bai Ze's figure slowly disappeared before them. The space then seemed to cleave in two. As they weren't paying attention, they began to fall….
Ye Wu Chen moved in a flash to be in front of Mu Ru Yue before he steadily held her body, causing them to slowly descend to the ground.
Once they were back on the main street, the crowd that personally saw Mu Ru Yue and Ye Wu Chen were shocked to see them appear once again, descending from the sky. Nobody knew what had happened.
When Mu Ru Yue raised her gaze to lock onto a pair of eyes filled with worry, her heart trembled slightly. Knitting her brows, she coldly asked, "Who are you?"
"I…." A sinister ray flashed past Ye Wu Chen's eyes. Suddenly, he chuckled. His smile under the silver mask was exceptionally mesmerizing. With a slight curve of his lips, he confessed, "I am… a person that has fallen for you."
Mu Ru Yue was startled for a moment before her gaze slowly chilled. She then noticed that this man was still hugging her. She couldn't help but frown again. "Let go of me!"
The man quirked his lips into a smile. His smile looked extremely charming. He was exceptionally good looking with it as it gave off a danger vibe.
"I don't wanna."
"You really aren't letting go of me?" Mu Ru Yue's brows raised. With her voice filled with a boundless chill, she fumed, "I am giving you one final chance. Are you or are you not letting me go?!"
"No matter what you do, I definitely won't let you go."
Ye Wu Chen tightly embraced the young girl's body. With a smile, he swore to himself that he definitely wouldn't let go of her in this life….
Mu Ru Yue's eyes narrowed. She suddenly laughed with a smile that gave off a dangerous air. After that, she viciously punched Ye Wu Chen's chest.
Ye Wu Chen hummed with a melancholic air, but he didn't let go of her. With his eyes filled with happiness, he said, "Have you beaten me enough? If you haven't, I will let you hit me a couple more times, but I still definitely won't let you go."
Mu Ru Yue's gaze become increasingly frosty as she coldly stared at Ye Wu Chen.
His eyes kept giving her a familiar feeling….
Pondering this, she automatically reached up to remove the silver mask from the man's face. But the instant she began to lift it, a hand securely gripped her wrist.
There was still a smile on his face. With a sinister ray glimmering in his eyes, he moved his head to the side of Mu Ru Yue's ear. With a seductive tone, he asked, "You want to see my appearance? But my appearance isn't that easily seen. It isn't impossible to see it, but you will have to exchange yourself for a glimpse. If you marry me, I'll let you see it. What do you think?"
"My apologies, but I don't have any interest in you." Mu Ru Yue withdrew her hand as she looked coldly at the man. "Especially when it's a man I don't know."
The smile on the man's face didn't change. His hand tightly embraced her waist. "This is already our second meeting. Can it be that I'm still a stranger in your heart? But it's fine. We'll get acquainted really soon."
With his current identity, this was truly their second meeting. But if it was under the guise of the Ghost King, then they were already really familiar towards one another, to the point that his entire body was already seen. There was just one final step left.
He wasn't in a hurry to get to the final step, as this girl would marry him sooner or later….
Mu Ru Yue's eyes narrowed. "Who are you exactly? Have we met previously?"
Upon saying that, she clearly felt the hand that was embracing her tighten. After that, the silver masked man revealed a charming smile as he said, "Isn't our first meeting during that recent Pill Assembly?"
"You know that I'm not referring to that time." Mu Ru Yue gave him a faint glance. "If that was really our first time, why did you help me? Moreover, what Bai Ze said had made me really curious about who you are."
Actually, it wasn't only Mu Ru Yue. Ye Wu Chen also didn't know what that white haired man was talking about. But there was one thing that was certain; he had said someone wanted to destroy their relationship's development and planned to hurt them.
No matter what, he definitely wouldn't allow such a matter occur!
Ye Wu Chen's expression slowly turned increasingly dark. With a sinister aura being emitted from his eyes, he looked like an Asura that had climbed out from hell. His aura would instill terror in people.
When Mu Ru Yue looked at the current Ye Wu Chen, she slightly frowned. That familiar feeling might have been a mistake as she never felt such a sinister aura before; this man definitely wasn't someone she knew.
After a long time, that terrifying aura slowly dissipated. Ye Wu Chen lowered his gaze to the young girl in his embrace. His arm subconsciously tightened. "No matter what that man meant, I won't permit anything to hurt you in the slightest! I'll protect you from harm's way for my entire life."
The corner of Mu Ru Yue's lips raised as she smiled coldly. "I still have to see that girl's capability in trying to harm me. On a second note, how long are you going to hug me for?! Release me immediately!"
The man didn't say a word this time, but the arm that hugged her didn't relax in the slightest. He lowered his gaze to the exceptional appearance of the young girl before saying gently, "I don't want to continue hiding behind the scenes."
Ye Wu Chen hadn't planned to use his current identity to appear before her. Ever since he left Phoenix City, he had planned to protect her from the shadows.
After what just happened, he now realised that he could only manage to react to sudden situations if he was by her side. If there was a day where she truly disappeared in front of him for good, how much remorse would he feel and how long would he blame himself for? Hence, he no longer wanted to hide behind the scenes.
Mu Ru Yue's heart slightly tightened. She raised her gaze to look at the silver masked man. "Who are you?"
The man gave her a charming smile. With a love-filled gaze, he replied, "You will know who I am in the near future. I temporarily cannot tell you my identity for your safety."
It seemed that he really had to settle some of the matters troubling him as soon as possible so that he would be able to be together with her officially….
Suddenly, Ye Wu Chen's gaze became stern before he lifted Mu Ru Yue and moved to the side in a flash. Following that, a Peng! was heard from behind them, and they turned around. A sword light had appeared before them, creating a large hole in the ground.
A black clothed man appeared before their eyes, and Mu Ru Yue's gaze slightly narrowed upon seeing the man. With cold rays of light in her eyes, she exclaimed, "Ling Ye, you are still here!"
He was precisely Ling Ye, the one who had lost to Mu Ru Yue at the Pill Assembly.
Ling Ye coldly snorted with his lips curled into a cold smile. "Lady Mu, to be honest,there are not many who I, Ling Ye, admire in life. You, however, have done so. Thus, if you're willing to give the Phoenix Furnace to me, I'll spare your life. If not, regardless of if I'm impressed by you, I'll just kill you to obtain the Phoenix Furnace."
Mu Ru Yue smiled coldly. There wasn't the slightest bit of warmth on her exquisite face.
"If you are capable, come and get it then. Since you had lost to me in pill refining, however, this only proves that your power is below mine and thus not enough for me to fear you."
Ling Ye narrowed his gaze before speaking with a cold smile, "Lady Mu, my aspiration isn't in pill refining, so my pill refinement indeed isn't as good as yours. On the other hand, my martial talent is stronger than my alchemy. If you pass that Phoenix Furnace to me, I'll definitely leave you with your life. Moreover, there are other people with higher qualifications than you have concerning the possession of the Phoenix Furnace. Lady, your power is insufficient, so naturally, you won't be able to possess it for the rest of your life."
The Phoenix Furnace was the most treasured item in the Pill Assembly. His master wanted to steal the Phoenix Furnace that year so, in return, he was expelled from the Pill Assembly. Currently, the Phoenix Furnace was in the hands of a little girl. How could his master stand it if he were to know of this? Moreover, if he passed the Phoenix Furnace to his master, his master's alchemy level would definitely increase drastically.
"Leave this to me." Ye Wu Chen grabbed on her hand as he said that gently.
"Unnecessary." Mu Ru Yue shook her head as she shifted her gaze to Ling Ye and said, "He is challenging me, so I will have to fight this match. I hate hiding behind someone's back anyway."
Ye Wu Chen focused his gaze on Mu Ru Yue's resilient appearance. He suddenly chuckled. "I always knew that you were a girl that dislikes being protected. I shall respect your decision. But if you are in any danger, I won't be able to just watch on."
Wasn't it due to this difference in personality from other girls that made him admire her so much?
When Mu Ru Yue left Ye Wu Chen's embrace, she threw Yan Jin, who had latched onto her body, into his embrace. Ye Wu Chen, however, just threw Yan Jin onto the ground without any hesitation.
He hadn't forgotten that this beast always stuck to his girl, so Wu Chen didn't have the slightest trace of good feeling towards Yan Jin. He always disliked it when any human or beast got close to him, excluding Mu Ru Yue.
Yan Jin raised his sorrowful gaze and focused on Mu Ru Yue's back. This woman just casually tossed him aside and towards a man. Didn't she know that he, Yan Jin, only loved beauties and not men?
Yet, when Yan Jin looked at Ye Wu Chen, he frowned slightly. Why did he feel Ghost King Wu Chen's presence from this man?
A beast's sense of smell was always extremely sensitive. Using their sense of smell, they could instantly determine the other's identity.
Should he tell this to that little girl? But that man had previously mentioned that he didn't want her to know for her safety. Yan Jin decided to temporarily not expose him at the moment.
"Ling Ye, the Phoenix Furnace is in my hands. If you are capable, come and get it then." Mu Ru Yue lifted her cold face to look indifferently at Ling Ye.
Ling Ye expressed a sinister smile. With a freezing gaze, he said, "Since you do not accept my kind offer, don't blame me for being impolite! I must obtain that Phoenix Furnace."
Hong!
A strong aura burst forth from Ling Ye's body, surging violently towards Mu Ru Yue. With killing intent reeking from his body, the sword in his hand slicing an arc through the air. He instantly caused sand and dust on the ground to rise from the wind created by his sword.
Peng!
Peng! Peng! Peng!
The surrounding roadside shops were destroyed by the slash of wind created by his blade, having been instantly flipped over. The onlooking crowd no longer watched the fight as they frantically ran for their lives.
Obviously, there were some that didn't fear death and closely spectated the scene.
Mu Ru Yue drew her sword without a single change in her expression. She felt a powerful force jolt her internal organs the moment her sword collided with the sword wind. A trace of blood leaked out from the corner of her mouth.
The disparity between her power and Ling Ye's wasn't small…
"You aren't my match." Ling Ye raised his head as he arrogantly looked down at Mu Ru Yue.
"Is that so?" Mu Ru Yue coldly sniggered. She opened her palm and a few bottles appeared in her hand. She used her thumb to push them open. Once the bottles opened, she took a pill from each of the bottles and consumed them.
"Power Strengthening Pill, Defence Reinforcement Pill, Speed Increasing Pill, Energy Strengthening Pill…."
Ling Ye's expression changed drastically.
How could he have forgotten that she could use pills to assist in battle. Ordinary pills required some time before the effects of the pills began, but this young girl's pill effects were instantaneous.
This was to say that the pill's power transformed into her power the instant she consumed it.
After the various pills were consumed by Mu Ru Yue, her entire body became like a sharp arrow as she violently charged towards Ling Ye. Her blade emitted faint red rays of light. The intensity of the light continued to increase, almost enclosing her entire body within the light.
Ling Ye became slightly alarmed and didn't dare to underestimate the current Mu Ru Yue. He hastily raised his sword to counter her attack. The two of them took a couple of steps back the moment the two swords collided.
Currently, Ling Ye felt the web between his thumb and index become sore and numb. There was a sweet taste surging up from his throat, but he swallowed it back down.
There mustn't be any moment where you appear weak before your opponent.
"You are only at such a level after using the pills," Ling Ye sinisterly commented.
Mu Ru Yue didn't say anything. Even if she consumed pills, Ling Ye's strength was still above hers, resulting in some injuries to her internal organs….
Her gaze, however, slightly narrowed as she moved in a flash once more towards Ling Ye. Her sword swung forward from the side, like a red ray of light.
Ling Ye moved his body to avoid it before he thrusted his sword forward, piercing towards Mu Ru Yue like an enormous dragon.
Peng!
Mu Ru Yue lifted her hand to block his sword before viciously kicking at Ling Ye's groin. Ling Ye didn't expect she would use such an underhanded move, so his groin had been successfully attacked by her due to his inability to guard it in time.
The strength of that kick wasn't the same as Feng Jing Tian's, as she had used her full force this time. Following that, a heart wrenching yell rang out throughout the street.
When the others saw this scene, they subconsciously closed their legs as they looked in shock at the beautiful young girl. A trace of a cold chill instantly infiltrated their hearts.
Wasn't this too vicious?
With that kick, the man should be completely scrapped. Who didn't know that the groin was the weakest part of a man?
"Stinky brat!" Ling Ye's entire body quivered as he viciously glared at Mu Ru Yue. With gritted teeth, he exclaimed, "I will kill you! No! I will cut you up into countless pieces!"
Otherwise, how could he appease the flames in his heart?
Ling Ye had a feeling that because of this girl's kick, that part of his would be useless. This would also mean that his legacy was over.
"I will chop you into countless pieces. I definitely will! Go and die!" Ling Ye's eyes turned completely bloodshot as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
At this moment, his entire body gave off a tyrannical aura as he gathered his power into his sword before rapidly moving in a flash toward Mu Ru Yue.
That sword of his carried an earth-shattering force behind it. Mu Ru Yue immediately placed her sword horizontally across her chest to block that devastating strike.
Pfff!
A mouthful of blood spurted out from Mu Ru Yue's mouth. She rapidly retreated backwards. With a trail of blood still flowing from the corner of her mouth, her gaze didn't express even a hint of fear as she looked indifferently at the rampaging Ling Ye.
Ye Wu Chen moved in a flash to stand in front of Mu Ru Yue. With pain in his eyes, he asked, "Why are you doing this to yourself? You should just leave that trash to me."
"Get out of the way!"
Mu Ru Yue pushed Ye Wu Chen to the side. She took out a bottle of pills and chugged it once she got up from the ground. Her initial pale face gradually recovered its rosiness.
"I have said this before; this battle is mine. I definitely wouldn't have agreed to it if I didn't have any possibility of winning. You just have to watch on from the side. I'm not a person that doesn't cherish my life. In contrast, I need to cherish it more than anybody else."
Ye Wu Chen focused on the young girl's resolute expression. Along with pain being expressed from his eyes, there was also tenderness.
This was the girl that had entered his eyes. She was so strong and not feeble. It could be said that she didn't resemble a girl at all, but it was precisely this that made people cherish her more.
Mu Ru Yue no longer looked at Ye Wu Chen as she went to receive Ling Ye's attack once again.
Ye Wu Chen seemed to realised something after a while. His gaze became slightly more collected. "She had intentionally enraged that man in order to make him burst out with more power and drastically decrease his energy. Once he runs out of energy, he would just end up as sheep offered up for slaughter. But this method was just…."
Using life as a betting chip!
What she said was right. Mu Ru Yue knew of the disparity in strength between her and Ling Ye, so she wanted to make him completely waste his energy. The enraged Ling Ye wouldn't be able to catch even a whiff of her plan.
"Dirty slut, die for me!"
Ling Ye was completely crazed. This dirty slut had the guts to kick the most precious part of his body. He must chop her into countless pieces!
The continuous slashes of wind coming from his sword struck violently towards Mu Ru Yue with the ferocity of enraged tigers. Mu Ru Yue constantly felt as though something was savagely ramming against her internal organs, so she immediately took out some more pills and consumed them.
Once she consumed the pills, the effect of the pill was instantly brought forth, resulting in her having the quickest rate of recovery for her internal organs. If it wasn't for these pills, Mu Ru Yue wouldn't have done such a reckless move.
"Hou!" Ling Ye gave out a beastial roar. Swish! He once again charged towards Mu Ru Yue. He concentrated all of his remaining strength into this sword with the intention to kill that young girl with his final attack.
Hong!
The tyrannical energy entered Mu Ru Yue's body, causing her to be heavily tossed back. She quickly took out another pill bottle and consumed the pills within it, instantly restoring her to full health once again.
The heavens knew how much Ye Wu Chen was holding back his impulse to charge out and kill Ling Ye. Yet, he knew Mu Ru Yue didn't want him to assist, so he must respect her choice.
But whenever he saw Mu Ru Yue get hurt, his heart would bleed. His magnificent face behind the mask turned ashen. He clenched his fist so tightly that he didn't even notice when blood began to flow out from his palm.
At this instant, he wished that he was the one getting hurt instead, as he couldn't stand to watch her in pain.
Peng!
Ling Ye knelt heavily on the ground. He took in deep breathes while panting profusely. The pain wracking his body made his appearance look sinister. He wanted to climb back up and stand on his feet, but his body couldn't support him, making him fall towards the ground again.
"Have you had enough?" Mu Ru Yue stood up as she emotionlessly walked towards Ling Ye. "Since you had your fun, shouldn't it be my turn now?"
She gradually lifted her hand. Peng! A red flame lit up atop her palm before landing heavily on Ling Ye's chest.
Ling Ye's body was sent flying before crashing into the ground. He lifted his head to look maliciously at Mu Ru Yue. "That was done intentionally in order to make me use up all of my energy?"
Once a martial practitioner was out of energy, they would be sheep for slaughter.
There were two methods in recovering energy. One way was by cultivating, and the other was from consuming pills. It was a pity that Ling Ye's alchemy ability wasn't as great as Mu Ru Yue's, so he couldn't make an instant recovery with the latter method. If he wanted to recover his energy, he would require at least the time needed to burn an incense stick.
This was more than enough for Mu Ru Yue to do plenty of things to him.
"Didn't you want to kill me? Didn't you say I am unworthy to be the owner of the Phoenix Furnace? Didn't you say that there were people more capable than me in using the Phoenix Furnace?" The corner of Mu Ru Yue's lips curled slightly upward. Her smile was completely cool. "Yet, I had also mentioned that it would be impossible for you to kill me."
The next moment, she gradually lifted the sword to stab Ling Ye. An anger-filled holler was then heard behind her. "Stop! Dirty slut, who allowed you to hurt my disciple?!"
Hong!
A strong force violently struck towards Mu Ru Yue. Mu Ru Yue felt her breathing become sluggish as she was unable to move. At this critical moment, an arm stretched over from her side and pulled her body into his embrace.
"I had previously respected your decision to fight on your own as you had confidence in defeating him. But the current you is not a match for his master, so please let me help you settle it this time."
Mu Ru Yue's heart trembled slightly, but she didn't say anything. She still had self-awareness. It was indeed what Ye Wu Chen had said. The reason why she didn't want him to interfere during her battle with Ling Ye was due to her being confident that he couldn't kill her.
But the expert that came forth now was obviously not someone she could resist at her current level. She definitely wouldn't seek her death by trying to battle him.
Yan Jin shrunk his body, grievance filling his black eyes.
He suddenly felt that his presence was so negligible….
A grey robe streaked across space to appear in front of Mu Ru Yue.
This elder was entirely enclosed in a grey robe, but his two exposed eyes were focused entirely on Mu Ru Yue. He coldly snorted before charging towards her. But before he could reach Mu Ru Yue, the silver masked man embracing her raised his palm…
Hong!
A strong force struck the elder's body, throwing him backwards like a flimsy piece of cloth. Peng! He landed on a roadside stall.
"Master!" Ling Ye's expression changed drastically, shock in his eyes.
He clearly knew how powerful his master was, yet his master couldn't even withstand a single move against that man? Who exactly was he?
Ye Wu Chen chuckled sinisterly with iciness in his eyes.
He didn't even continue to look at the grey robed elder and headed towards Ling Ye, whose expression had massively changed. Ye Wu Chen didn't say anything, but the terrifying aura bursting out from his body was sufficient to hold Ling Ye in place from fright.
Following that, it was a one-sided torture…
Under Ye Wu Chen's fury, Ling Ye could only accept the tremendous pain of his attacks. His fists were like mountains, nearly shattering Ling Ye's entire body with each blow.
"Stop!" The grey robe elder got back to his feet and witnessed this sight. His expression suddenly changed as he charged at Ye Wu Chen again. He didn't even get close to Ye Wu Chen's body before he was tossed back by Wu Chen's tyrannical aura.
Ye Wu Chen raised his hand and waved it, creating a sharp wind that sent Ling Ye flying.
Ling Ye somersaulted in midair a couple of times before landing heavily on the ground, spitting up a few mouthfuls of blood. His face was frighteningly pale.
"You…."
Ling Ye glared malevolently at Ye Wu Chen. He saw the man cast another wave of wind towards him before he could speak any further. All of Ling Ye's teeth were knocked out this time.
Ye Wu Chen never forgot that it was this man that was previously hurting his woman.
Ye Wu Chen's eyes became increasingly sinister as he walked to the front of Ling Ye and gradually raised his hand, a purple sword appearing in his palm.
Peng!
He kicked Ling Ye's chest hard. Ye Wu Chen looked down at him from above. At this moment, the demonic smile on his face intensified, giving off an Asura-like aura that terrified people.
"You hurt Ben Wang's girl? Ben Wang will return it back to you tenfold! Which was the hand that hurt her previously?"
The aura from the man's body was extremely terrifying. Ling Ye's expression changed again as he yelled, "Master, quickly come and save me!"
Swish!
With a wave of Ye Wu Chen's purple sword, his entire arm was severed. Blood instantly began spurting out of the wound. Wu Chen moved to the side in a flash to avoid being drenched by his blood.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Ling Ye yelled out heart-wrenching shrieks from the pain. If it wasn't for him being a strong willed person, the pain from that slash would have made him faint.
"No!" The grey robed elder's eyes was filled with bloody rays of light. "I won't be a man if I don't avenge this grudge for my disciple. There will definitely be a day where I will seek vengeance. Ye Er, let's go!"
Peng!
The grey robe elder tossed a smoke grenade at Ye Wu Chen. Smoke instantly covered the sky. Once the smoke dissipated, the master and disciple were revealed to have already vanished from view….
"Yun Han!" Ye Wu Chen's gaze darkened as he stared at the place those two master and disciple had disappeared from. With a sinister voice tinged with a trace of coldness, he ordered, "Notify all personnel from Ghost Manor to seek every corner of the continent and find those two people for Ben Wang! Failure is forbidden. I definitely won't allow them to continue living."
"Yes, master!"
A black figure landed behind Ye Wu Chen and respectfully lowered his head before his figure rapidly vanished. It was as though he was never there…
"Little girl, you've arrived?"
In the main hall of the Pill Assembly, Wu Yu, who was constantly conversing with the president, turned his head back and looked at Mu Ru Yue who had just entered the room. He chuckled as his eyes lit up. "Little girl, you made such a commotion during this large event. Teacher, however, is proud of you."
This old fellow had beaten him by luck in the past, but now, didn't his precious grandson lose to his disciple?
Mu Ru Yue walked inside and looked at Wu Yu. "It has been some time since I've been here. It's time for me to head back to Phoenix City."
"Hehe! That matter isn't in any rush. Disciple, the president wants you to become a honorary elder of the Pill Assembly. What do you think?" Wu Yu rubbed his palm together as he asked that smilingly.
"I don't want to." Mu Ru Yue rejected it upfront.
"Why?"
Wu Yu was stunned as he didn't expect her to reject so directly without giving it a thought.
Mu Ru Yue looked calmly at him. "What's so good about working to death? Only fools will want that role."
Hearing her words, it wasn't only Wu Yu but the others that were stunned. Wasn't she implying that the elders of the Pill Assembly were fools to work so hard without any advantages?
Who in this world wouldn't want to enter the Pill Assembly? But for her, this was something a fool would so.
"Idiot!" Wu Yu glared at her with an appearance that could iron into steel. "Do you know what it means to be a honorary elder? It means you don't need to do anything and enjoy the privileges of an elder. The Pill Assembly will just use your name to promote themselves. You want to reject such a good matter? If you aren't stupid, then what are you?"
This little girl really didn't know how to enjoy, yet says such a good matter was something stupid?
"It's that good?" Mu Ru Yue's eyes lit up slightly. She smiled as she continued, "I will accept the identity of a honorary elder then."
She didn't need to do anything anyway and could also enjoy those privileges.
"Hehe!" The president smiled with craftiness in his eyes. "Little girl, this entire world's Pill Pavilion is under my Pill Assembly's power, so you just need to head to the Pill Pavilion to request any medicinal plants you need. But there's a matter that I need to trouble you with."
Mu Ru Yue's brow raised. "What's that matter?"
"It is this case." The president chuckled cunningly. "Even though my grandson's talent is great, he is still inferior to yours. Thus, I plan to make my grandson learn from you for a period of time. How do you feel about that?"
"Hey, old fellow, you aren't still trying to get my precious disciple, right?" Wu Yu glared at the president with dissatisfaction, unhappiness expressed on his face.
The smile on the old president's face stiffened. He rolled his eyes at Wu Yu. "You had already said that your disciple has a fiance. How could I still plan on getting her? I just want to let my grandson learn from her for a while. I guarantee that I won't think that way anymore. Even though I really want this little girl to be my grandson's wife, it's a pity that I didn't get to know her earlier."
Thinking about that, the president shook his head in pity. He really did want to just let his grandson learn from her. This old fellow wouldn't do something that horrible and tear a loving couple apart.
"Little girl, I need to head back to the Qing Yun Sect this time. Elder Zhao will still be in Phoenix City so if you need any assistance, you can go to him for help. But…." Wu Yu glanced at the president before chuckling as he continued, "With your honorary elder identity, they probably won't be anyone that is daring enough to find trouble with you."
The only power in the four kingdoms that was higher than the Pill Assembly was the Mysterious Sheng domain.
Moreover, within that Sheng domain, the most powerful family was the Xiao family. He had heard that this disciple of his seemed to be associated with the young madam of the Xiao family. If she has a relationship with them, then she would have a spot within the birthplace of experts in the central region of the continent.
Nothing had changed from when Mu Ru Yue left Phoenix City. During the period of time when she was gone, however, the two daughters of the Mu family were experiencing lives that were worse than death.
Didn't Mu Ting Er want to marry Ye Tian Feng? When Tian Yuan left Phoenix City, he passed Mu Ting Er to Ye Tian Feng as a small concubine. Even though the Mu family was highly unsatisfied, how could they resist against Grandmaster Tian Yuan's order?
Initially, they thought that Mu Ting Er had become a Yao Tong of Tian Yuan. This represented a future path for the Mu family. Who would have known that this would happen?
Yet, they currently didn't know what medication Tian Yuan had been making Mu Ting Er consume as it made her unable to bear children. This was to say that Mu Ting Er's life was over.
In Jing King manor, she was a lowly concubine. She initially wanted to boost her position by bearing Ye Tian Feng's child, but this possibility had been smothered out by Tian Yuan before it could even develop.
What made that damn Mu family to bring trouble upon him? If it were not for that wretched family, would he have ended up offending that Grandmaster Wu Yu?
So, Tian Yuan vented his hatred on Mu Ting Er.
In comparison to Mu Ting Er, Mu Yi Xue suffered a fate worse than hers.
She had raped the male servant Ming Xiang after being unknowingly drugged just recently. Following that, she was pestered by him and was taken advantage of nightly. It was unknown what scent Ming Xiang had used, but she always felt her body robbed of all energy after smelling it. Thus, she became a sheep to be eaten.
She had dispatched killers to assassinate Ming Xiang, but every time she dispatched those killers, none made it back. As such, she could only be harassed nightly by the servant with the lowest status.
Of course, Mu Yi Xue didn't know that Ye Wu Chen was the mastermind from the start. Otherwise, how could she meet Ming Xiang at that time?"
That man had always been ruthless and didn't have the slightest intention to be nice to beauties.
"Xue Er, why has your complexion been so bad lately?" Mu Qing looked at Mu Yi Xue and frowned slightly. He had neglected this daughter of his due to being busy settling matters these past few days.
Mu Yi Xue bit her pink lips. With a smile displayed on her pale face, she asked, "Father, I am fine. Does father know where Mu Ru Yue is?"
She definitely couldn't speak of those matters to her father as with her father's personality, no matter how much he pampered her, he would match her with that servant.
How could the noble her be paired up with a servant?
"Don't mention that girl to me!" Mu Qing's expression darkened. He coldly snorted before continuing, "I will treat it as though I never had such an ungrateful daughter. Moreover, if it wasn't for that year…."
Speaking up to there, Mu Qing became aware of what he was saying and hastily shut his mouth. He mustn't tell anyone what had happened that year, even if that person was his biological daughter.
Xiao family within Sheng domain
Madam Sheng Yue heard her subordinate's report and stood up excitedly. As her voice trembled slightly, she asked, "Are… are you saying the truth? You really have my daughter's location?"
She had finally found the location of her long-lost daughter….
"Hubby, did you hear that? He said he'd found the location of our daughter, my pitiful daughter." Madam Sheng Yue gripped onto the sleeve of the man by her side. She was so stirred up that tears flowed from her eyes.
A handsome man stood beside Madam Sheng Yue. His excitement was also shown without disguise on his exceptionally handsome face. He extended his arm to pull at the woman by his side and into his embrace before saying gently, "I've heard it, Yu Er. Let's listen to what Xiao Lin has to tell us for now. Xiao Lin, tell us what you have investigated."
"Yes, master, madam." A middle aged man known as Xiao Lin respectfully cupped his fist before saying clearly, "We have always thought that the Eldest young mistress was in Sheng domain all these years so we have been trying to find her within Sheng domain. But from what I have found out, that year the people from Nangong family initially wanted to kill the Eldest young mistress as a means to seek revenge against master and madam. A subordinate couldn't bear to kill her, however, so he snuck the Eldest young mistress to a house in the outside world and made that person announce the young mistress as their biological daughter. Coincidentally, the madam of the family went through a difficult birth and had a dead baby, so they used the Eldest young mistress as their substitute. On the other hand, when that subordinate returned, he reported that the Eldest young mistress was already killed by him. Currently, we have a clue, but nothing is certain yet…"
"It's alright this way. It's fine." Madam Sheng Yue leaned into the embrace of the head of the Xiao family. Her delicate body shuddered in excitement. "I had said this long ago. Our daughter was only missing, she wasn't dead. I know my daughter well, even if she is not by my side. Our blood bond will not be severed. She definitely must be living somewhere."
The Eldest young mistress of the Nangong family fell in love with the young master of the Xiao family, Xiao Tian Yu. But at that time, Xiao Tian Yu already had a loving wife and a son. The legitimate couple, however, was deeply in love with each other, but the young mistress of the Nangong family still abandoned her pride to be willing to serve him as a concubine. Yet, Xiao Tian Yu clearly clarified to her in the end that he would only have one wife in his life.
One pairing for his entire life.
The Eldest young mistress of the Nangong family converted her love to hatred. When Madam Sheng Yue was pregnant once more and gave birth to a girl, the Eldest young mistress discreetly dispatched people to infiltrate the Xiao family and steal their daughter, then said that their infant had already died beneath her hands. Xiao Tian Yu was so enraged that he took up his sword and challenged the Nangong family by himself. He completely ruined the foundations and ley lines of the Nangong family.
If it wasn't that some of the old fellows of the Xiao family had stopped him, the Nangong family would have already been annihilated by him.
Yet, no matter what others said, Madam Sheng Yue strongly believed from the start that her daughter was still living. Thus, she dispatched people to search for her location all over Sheng domain. Yet, there wasn't a single clue these past 15 years.
Who knew that her daughter wasn't in Sheng domain but was discreetly sent out into the world?
"Yu Er, don't worry. Our daughter will definitely return and she may have grown up into an exceptional girl." Xiao Tian Yu consoled Madam Sheng Yue as he laughed out loud. His heart still wasn't able to calm down as of yet. "Xiao Lin, immediately check the credibility of this matter. No matter what, I want to see my precious daughter."
No matter if it was Madam Sheng Yue or Xiao Tian Yu, they were both extremely anxious to reunite with their long lost daughter.
"Hubby." Madam Sheng Yue tightly gripped Xiao Tian Yu's sleeve. With glistening tears in her eyes, she queried, "Do you think our daughter will resent us? It's been 15 years; we don't know what kind of life she had been living for these years. Perhaps she had a hard life. Will she still acknowledge me after being away from our side for 15 years?Since if it wasn't because of us, she wouldn't have been taken away by the South Palace family…"
"No, she won't." Xiao Tian Yu gently patted her back as he gently consoled, "Our daughter won't blame us. You've cried after her many times over these past years. She definitely can't wait to reunite with you. Moreover, I had promised you when we wedded that you will be the only woman in my life, so even under the immense pressure from those obstinate old fellows of the family clan, I didn't break my promise to you. Just let father deal with those old obstinate elders before we find our daughter. I don't want our daughter to suffer any grievance after returning home."
"Hubby…." Madam Sheng Yue's heart was really moved. If her daughter was truly found, then she would no longer have any regrets in her life.
"Hubby, don't worry. I am no longer the same person as I was when I first married you. I have obtained the recognition of the sacred spirit spring from the Sheng domain and was titled as Madam Sheng Yue. It was also due to this that the Xiao family has become the strongest family in the Sheng domain so those old obstinate elders didn't continue to try and make you take in concubines. If our daughter returns in the future, who would dare to bully her since that would mean they don't respect me, Madam Sheng Yue? But…"
Speaking up to there, Madam Sheng Yue's voice trembled slightly as she used her hand to give a hard smack on Xiao Tian Yu's chest. She continued with a smile, "You should really mention to your father that those old obstinate elders are relying on their seniority to act so out of control. Don't forget who the head of this family is. I still remember their faces when they tried to force you to take in a concubine. It still disgusts me up to today."
Moreover, if it wasn't for those old obstinate elders, her husband would have annihilated that damnable South Palace family ten years ago.
Their reasoning was for the peace and serenity of the Sheng domain. It would have been too kind to just kill them all after hurting her daughter. What she wanted was for those people to live a life worse than death.
"Yu Er, why do you care so much about those old obstinate fools? I'm not their son. Didn't my parents also side with us that year?" Xiao Tian Yu held Madam Sheng Yue's hand as he smiled and caressed her face. "Alright, I will go and find my father now in order to make him supervise this family properly. He wouldn't give those old obstinate elders too many privileges so that they even forget their own identity. If they really put our daughter on the spot,…."
A trace of icy killing intent flashed past Xiao Tian Yu's eyes. "I wouldn't mind helping my father clean up the family. All in all, nobody in this world can bully our darlings."
"Alright, then I'll accompany you. I have been outside during this last period. It has also been some time since I last met father. That's right, hubby, I have recently adopted a god-daughter. Whenever I see her, she reminds me of my own pitiful and precious daughter. Hence, I thought we were rather fated to meet each other, plus, she even saved Qing Qing…."
Following that, Madam Sheng Yue narrated everything that had recently happened to Xiao Tian Yu.
Perhaps it was due to acquiring the location of her daughter that Madam Sheng Yue was not as troubled as much as previously. Her entire person gave off an energetic aura, making Xiao Tian Yu smile uncontrollably.
They could only hope that this information wasn't false. This family could no longer afford to receive more of these blows….