"Tell me who your backstage master is."
Mu Ru Yue took a few light steps forward as her murderous gaze latched onto the man. Seeing Ye Wu Chen's identical face, a trace of coldness flashed past her eyes.
The man snorted in disdain as he turned his head away from her.
"Still not saying?" Mu Ru Yue smirked, but her eyes belied her murderous intent. "Yan Jin, pry open his mouth for me! I want to hear the answers I desire."
Yan Jin's sword-like brows were raised as he neared the man, and he rubbed his fist. "Should this senior rip you into five parts, or should this senior use his hell's flame to burn your soul away entirely? It's best for you to tell the little girl what she wants to know. Perhaps I can give you a quick end!"
Swish!
Black flames emitted from Yan Jin's body. Flames danced within his domineering eyes.
He smiled a little as he stood before the imposter who lay on the ground, his hair fluttering beneath the flames. Raising his head, he glanced arrogantly at the person with the same face as Ye Wu Chen.
The man was keenly aware of the threats Yan Jin possessed, but he secretly clenched his teeth, unwilling to speak a single word.
"Yan Jin, take a step back." Mu Ru Yue's brows furrowed slightly as she walked to Yan Jin's side. She opened her palm, revealing a pill in the center. "This is a Truth Pill. Let him consume it."
Yan Jin didn't say anything, silently taking the pill from Mu Ru Yue's hand. With a wave of his hand, a black ray of light shot toward the man. Taking advantage of the man's open mouth as he screamed, the pill was flicked into his mouth with a few fingers.
"Cough! Cough!"
The man coughed twice before hastily trying to dig into his mouth to expel the pill. However, the pill had instantly liquefied once it entered his mouth, the fluid seeping down his throat.
"Tell me, who sent you?!"
Mu Ru Yue walked toward him, stopping only when she stood directly before the man, looking down at him.
At that moment, the man's gaze turned hazy as he replied in a daze, "It is my family's master."
"Who is your master?"
"Our master is the eldest young mistress of the Nangong family, Nangong Zi Feng."
'Nangong Zi Feng?'
Mu Ru Yue frowned slightly. She was certain she hadn't ever heard such a name. Why had that girl ordered people to impersonate Ye Wu Chen and come to her side?
"What is your purpose in doing this?"
"I do not know. The eldest young mistress didn't tell us. She just directed me to use this identity and break your relationship. If there was a chance, we were to kill you. I don't know anything more than that."
Mu Ru Yue looked at the man and saw that he really didn't know the details of the situation.
'What did Nangong Zi Feng want to achieve in doing all of this?'
"Yan Jin, finish him off." Mu Ru Yue turned around and casually walked out of the room.
She left the remaining matters to Yan Jin.
After leaving the room, Mu Ru Yue took in a deep breath. Her next urgent matter was to make preparations for the bloodline intensity test tomorrow…
The next day.
Just when the sun rose, Mu Ru Yue, still in slumber, was awoken by Madam Sheng Yue. She pulled her into the main hall after a bit. Xiao Tian Yu and Xiao Qing Qing were already waiting for her there. When Xiao Qing Qing saw Mu Ru Yue, she leaped out of Xiao Tian Yu's embrace and rapidly dashed into Mu Ru Yue's.
"Elder sister."
Xiao Qing Qing hugged Mu Ru Yue's thigh. She laughed lovably, her voice so tender that was incredibly adorable. She already had such an appearance at this tender age, and would definitely be a devastating beauty once she grew up.
"Since you have come, let us begin the test."
An unfamiliar voice spoke before them.
It was just then that Mu Ru Yue saw an elder sitting beside Old Man Xiao. This elder had a strict expression, his gaze imposing. His white clothes didn't hide his nobility in the slightest.
Mu Ru Yue could feel that this old man was much stronger than Old Man Xiao with just a glance.
"Mu Er." Madam Sheng Yue walked up to stand beside Mu Ru Yue and, with a gentle smile, introduced them, "I will introduce you to the person in charge of testing the bloodline of the Xiao family. You may address him as Elder Xiao. He is also a founding elder of the Xiao family. He was the most trusted person of your great-grandfather while he still lived. For the past many years, this elder does not normally appear before the family, nor does he concern himself with worldly affairs. He only comes to test the bloodlines of the Xiao family."
Madam Sheng Yue rarely introduced someone with so much detail. In addition, there was also a trace of respect in her tone. This sparked Mu Ru Yue interest in him.
"Elder Xiao." Mu Ru Yue shifted her gaze to the elder and greeted him gently.
The old man nodded his head softly before taking out a white stone from the storage ring on his finger. The stone was half the size of his palm. He placed it before him and instructed, "You just need to drip your blood on this stone."
'That simple?'
Mu Ru Yue walked forward, took out a knife from her storage ring, and nicked her finger slightly. Blood slowly dripped from the cut onto the stone.
Once the blood had landed on the stone and was absorbed by it, red light filled the entire stone.
The crowd sucked in their breath as they stared at the stone before Mu Ru Yue,
Normally, the red light within the stone started off pale and gradually intensified as time passed. Yet, for this test, the stone was immediately blood red, even from afar.
The radiance of the blood-red light was exceptionally beautiful.
20%…
35%…
Nobody could bear to look away from the stone as they watched anxiously.
It rapidly reached 60%… This would already be deemed passable to the Xiao family. However, that red light's intensity didn't stop. The radiance continued to intensify and fill the entire stone at breakneck speed.
"Yue Er!" Madam Sheng Yue gripped Mu Ru Yue's hand. From the beginning, she had already decided that no matter what her test result was, she would still obtain a high position in the Xiao family for her daughter.
Yet, at this moment, she became nervous…
The bloodline test did not only represent one's position in the Xiao family. The intensity of the bloodline was also related to the Xiao family inheritance.
The bloodline inheritance requirement was rather high. Even Xiao Feng, who currently possessed the highest bloodline intensity, hadn't yet met that prerequisite.
Even with a bloodline test result of 80%….
As time passed, everyone's face underwent a change as they looked in disbelief at the stone. The red light had already filled 80% of the stone.
80% was what the eldest young master Xiao Feng had reached…
Yet that red light still didn't stop.
Swish!
Elder Xiao stood up as he stared transfixed at the stone.
The red light had filled up the… the entire stone.
He was stupefied and took a great deal of time to come back to his senses. After a long while, laugher soared to the sky. "Haha! My Xiao family finally has a 100% pure bloodline inheritor. I haven't let our ancestors down!"
The elders were stunned. Nobody had expected that this young girl would inherit 100% of the Xiao family's bloodline. This was unprecedented.
Once they saw the elated expression of Elder Xiao, everyone was mind-blown. They still weren't able to come back to their senses from the shock…
"Little girl, please grow up quickly. Once you reach the Xiantian realm, you will then be able to acquire the inheritance of the ancestors of the Xiao family. Haha! I have held onto this inheritance for such a long time. It finally has a purpose. It was worth me living so many years for this inheritance."
Elder Xiao's heart was finally at ease when he was finally able to say that.
He already felt that his life would be ending soon. If he hadn't had to help the Xiao family find an inheritor, he wouldn't have forcefully persevered and lived on.
It was about time that he chased after that old fellow and continue to create a name in the otherworld.
Old Man Xiao could feel Elder Xiao's death will. His heart tightened. He knew how much of his heart and blood Elder Xiao had put in to safekeep the Xiao family inheritance. He couldn't help but sigh. "Elder Xiao, the Xiao family still needs you."
Elder Xiao chuckled slightly. He could leave peacefully now that there was an inheritor within the Xiao family.
"Sheng Yue, I heard that you had planned to let this little girl train in the sacred spirit spring. Hehe! How about letting this old man help you out? It's beneficial for her to increase her strength, so I plan to let her stay in the sacred spirit spring for half a year. It will be dependent on her own hard work how much improvement she is able to achieve in that half-year."
Madam Sheng Yue's heart turned sour. She had only been reunited with her daughter for such a short time, yet now they had to be separated for half a year? But she also understood Elder Xiao words and knew that in the end it was for her daughter's benefit.
"Alright, I will pass a decree tablet to you shortly. With my decree tablet, it will make it easier for you to open the sacred spirit spring." Madam Sheng Yue smiled gently. She gracefully stroked the young girl's hair and said tenderly, "Yue Er, I will wait for your return in half a year. My Yue Er will definitely have a drastic improvement in her strength."
Training in the sacred spirit spring for half a year was akin to training for a few years outside, so Madam Sheng Yue was confident that her daughter would become much stronger after half a year.
Perhaps she would no longer be her match at that time…
"Sacred spirit spring?" Glimmers of light flashed in Mu Ru Yue's eyes. She had held a constant interested in the sacred spirit spring for quite some time. But now her only worry was Ye Wu Chen.
"If Wu Chen comes to find me, let him wait for me within the Xiao family."
Madam Sheng Yue frowned slightly. "Yue Er, are you referring to your fiance? Didn't he already come to find you?"
Mu Ru Yue shrugged her shoulders as she sighed helplessly. "That was a fake."
"A fake?"
Xiao Tian Yu and Madam Sheng Yue looked at each other before their gazes shifted to Mu Ru Yue. "Yue Er, what happened?"
Because she also wanted to get a deeper understanding about the Nangong family, Mu Ru Yue didn't hide any information from them and told them everything. Madam Sheng Yue frowned darkly once she heard the name Nangong Zi Feng.
"I've heard that, initially, Nangong Zi Feng's performance had been quite mediocre, but she underwent some significant changes two years ago. Her strength increased rapidly. Yue Er, how do you know Nangong Zi Feng? From what I know, she's never left Sheng Domain, so she shouldn't have had a chance to leave the Nangong family. Thus, this Nangong Zi Feng is a mystery. But from what you have said, she is really familiar with you and Ye Wu Chen. She even knows your personalities like the back of her hand…"
How could someone living secluded within their family know what was going on in the outside world? Moreover, to fully understand someone's personality wouldn't be an easy feat. Those performances seemed as though she personally knew them.
"Yue Er, are you sure you don't know Nangong Zi Feng?" Madam Sheng Yue was really curious. Nangong Zi Feng was shrouded in layers of mystery, to the point where even the Nangong family couldn't really understand her entirely.
If that person was now Yue Er's opponent, her current situation was really dangerous…
"I don't know her. I've never even heard that name."
Mu Ru Yue shook her head.
Suddenly, the immortal-like handsome Bai Ze entered her mind. She similarly also didn't know Bai Ze, but he seemed to know her.
Could there be a link between Nangong Zi Yue and Bai Ze?
"Yue Er, something has happened to the Nangong family over these last few years." Madam Sheng Yue sighed. "Your elder brother, Xiao Feng, worries about the safety of Sheng Domain, so he led some people to that side to investigate what was happening. If something really did happen, we must immediately do something about them.
"Actually, I would rather just go and simply annihilate the Nangong family to settle all past and present debts. But your rather calm and collected elder brother believes that the Nangong family is perhaps different from the past, especially after the major changes with Nangong Zi Feng. Hence, we decided to try to understand our opponents more before choosing a path forward…"
When Mu Ru Yue heard Madam Sheng Yue's words, a trace of light flashed past her eyes.
After this incident, she was really interested in discovering the reason why Nangong Zi Feng wanted to hurt her, so she herself must make a trip to the Nangong family.
But the time wasn't ripe yet. She must improve her strength before going to the Nangong family…
The sacred spirit spring was the symbol of Sheng Domain. It should only be opened once every three years. Usually if they wanted to open it, two Xiantian experts were required with the assistance of Madam Sheng Yue's power in order to activate it.
Elder Xiao, however, was an expert equal in strength to at least two Xiantian experts.
Following the opening of the sacred spirit spring, they would be separated for half a year. Madam Sheng Yue gripped onto Mu Ru Yue's hand tightly, reluctance clearly written on her exquisite face.
She mustn't hold back her daughter, so she had decided to let her go…
Once the sacred spirit spring closed, everyone left to wait for the next opening in half a year's time.
Who knew that another commotion would occur within this half-year…
"What did you say?" Xiao Tian Yu stood up abruptly. His face turned ashen as he looked furiously at the middle-aged man that had come forth to report. He clenched his fist tightly and grit his teeth so hard that a grinding noise could be heard."You said that Feng Er has gone missing, his status unknown, even whether he is alive or not? What happened? Why has Feng Er disappeared?"
The middle-aged man swallowed hard and didn't dare to look Xiao Tian Yu in the eye at the moment.
"Young head, it is the truth. The people that had followed the eldest young master are still searching for him, but they haven't been able to find him anywhere, even after searching the entire Nan City."
"Nangong family!"
Killing intent hardened Xiao Tian Yu's face.
He didn't need to think as he was certain that this had been perpetrated by the Nangong family. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have agreed to Feng Er's request, sending him like a sheep into the tiger's den.
"If the Nangong family touches a single hair on my son's head, I definitely won't let them off! Somebody, report this to the Young Madam and Family Head. Just tell them… something happened to Feng Er."
Regret…
That's right, Xiao Tian Yu truly regretted his decision to agree to his son's request. It had resulted in his son going missing.
Just as Xiao Tian Yu stepped out of the room, a ripple of energy emanated from the sacred spirit spring…
"It has been half a year. Can it be that Yue Er came out of the sacred spirit spring?
The light in Xiao Tian Yu's eyes moved slightly. He didn't know how much improvement she had made from training behind closed doors for half a year, but he did know that it definitely wouldn't be bad…
On Sheng Mountain, everyone was unable to look away from that person dressed in white.
What could be said? She definitely looked more extraordinary than she had in the past, her impeccable appearance radiating slightly in the sunlight. At this time, there was a smile on that beautiful face.
"Granddaughter, you have finally come out." Old Man Xiao's eyes lit up and he hastily went toward her. "Hehe! I don't know how much you have improved in that half-year of closed door training."
Mu Ru Yue smiled slightly, but didn't reply. Only she knew how much improvement she'd made in that half-year. If it hadn't been for the sacred spirit spring, her improvements wouldn't be so…
"Father, Yu Er," Xiao Tian Yu rushed over. When he saw Old Man Xiao and Madam Sheng Yue here, he had a slightly serious expression on his handsome face. "Something has happened to Feng Er…"
The smile on Old Man Xiao's face gradually faded. "Tian Er, what happened? What happened to Feng Er?" Madam Sheng Yue was also in shock as she looked with trepidation at Xiao Tian Yu.
'Something had happened to Feng Er? With his cultivation, what could possibly have happened…'
"Somebody just came to report it." Xiao Tian Yu took a deep breath. Even though it was really hard for him, he still told them. "Feng Er went missing. It is uncertain if he is still alive or not…"
'Uncertain if he is still alive or not…'
That phrase was like thunder to Madam Sheng Yue and her body wavered a couple of times.
"Yu Er!" Alarmed, Xiao Tian Yu hastily went to support Madam Sheng Yue's delicate body. He asked worriedly, "Yu Er, are you alright?"
Madam Sheng Yue gripped Xiao Tian Yu's arm. With a slight quaver in her voice, she queried, "Honey, that can't be the truth, right? How can it be uncertain as to whether Feng Er is still alive or not? It must be false!"
"Yu Er…" Xiao Tian Yu's heart ached for his beloved woman, but he didn't know how to console her.
He also wasn't willing to believe that Feng Er had gone missing, but he also couldn't not believe it.
"No! I don't believe it!" exclaimed Madam Sheng Yue. Tears flowed down her face as she kept shaking her head
She continued to say, "Feng Er must have gone somewhere alone. It must be that. He definitely wouldn't go missing."
Xiao Tian Yu sighed. "They met with danger before Feng Er went missing, so that is why it is uncertain whether Feng Er is still alive or not."
The grip on Xiao Tian Yu's hand gradually relaxed. Madam Sheng Yue's face, filled with despair and sorrow, had paled considerably until it was sheet-white and her lips quivered slightly. The sight of it viciously pierced Xiao Tian Yu's heart.
"I will make a trip to Nan City to look for elder brother," said Mu Ru Yue calmly as she lifted her head.
Madam Sheng Yue's heart trembled. She hastily pushed Xiao Tian Yu aside and rushed to stand before Mu Ru Yue, taking a firm hold of her shoulder.
"No! Yue Er, you are forbidden to go there! Something has happened to your elder brother already. Nothing must happen to you again. I definitely won't permit you to go!"
Now, she held a fear that she'd never experienced before. Feng Er and Yue Er were both her children. Nothing must happen to either of them.
Moreover, this mother and daughter pair had already been separated for almost sixteen years. They'd just reunited with each other after such difficulty. How could she allow her daughter to put herself at risk? She didn't want to lose her again…
"Yue Er, don't go. I am begging you as your mother. Please don't go to that place."
Madam Sheng Yue's voice trembled. There was an unprecedented level of fear in her beautiful eyes… and also a trace of hatred. The Nangong family, it definitely must have been the Nangong family.
They had already taken her daughter away from her almost sixteen years ago and now they wanted to kill her son after she had reunited with her daughter after those sixteen years? She definitely wouldn't let those people's sinister plots succeed!
"Yu Er." Xiao Tian Yu walked over and embraced Madam Sheng Yue as he consoled her, "Don't worry. Feng Er has the blessings of the heavens. Nothing will happen to him."
However, since something had happened to Feng Er, Xiao Tian Yu was certain that the Nangong family already had a secret force. If he couldn't find the source of that power, then his Xiao family would be in danger.
Now was definitely not the time to fight head on with the Nangong family.
"If no one had stopped me those sixteen years ago, I would have already annihilated the Nangong family." Xiao Tian Yu tossed a cold gaze at the elders.
It was a pity that 'if only' didn't exist in the world…
The elders looking at him before lowering their heads in guilt.
At that time, Madam Sheng Yue had just been a Young Madam of the Xiao family and hadn't yet become the governor of the sacred spirit spring. Thus, the elders had stood up to stop Xiao Tian Yu from annihilating the Nangong family.
If Madam Sheng Yue had had her current identity at that time, she could have suppressed those old fellows…
"Mother," said Mu Ru Yue with a faint smile as she held onto Madam Sheng Yue's shivering hand. "Nangong Zi Feng wants to deal with me. I am unsatisfied to be hated by someone I don't even know, so I must make a trip to Nan City and investigate the situation. But I can promise you that I won't be in any danger. Moreover, don't I have Yan Jin to protect me?"
"But…" Madam Sheng Yue's heart fluttered and couldn't seem to settle down. She pursed her lips and shook her head frantically, her fear outweighing everything. "I don't want anything to happen to you."
Something had already happened to her son. She mustn't endanger her daughter as well.
"Yue Er, I'm on your mother's side this time. No matter what, you must not go to that place. I will settle this matter. I will definitely locate Feng Er." Xiao Tian Yu's handsome face was resolute. With determination in his eyes, he said, "My Xiao Tian Yu's son wouldn't die so easily."
"Great, you said it right." Old Man Xiao clapped. "Tian Er, I want you to assemble all of our Xiao family's forces and search for Feng Er with the full might of this family. No matter what, as long as we find his location, even if… even if it's his… we must bring him back."
Old Man Xiao just couldn't say the word 'corpse'.
"Husband." Madam Sheng Yue slowly calmed down. She took down the decree tablet from her waist and placed it in Xiao Tian Yu's hand. "This is my identity decree tablet. Pass down my order as Madam Sheng Yue that if anyone finds Feng Er's location, I will let him train in the sacred spirit spring for half a year."
This was a special privilege that the owner of the sacred spirit spring possessed.
Who in Sheng Domain wouldn't sell their life to be able to train in the sacred spirit spring? It was because of this that some families feared the Xiao family.
Xiao Tian Yu took the decree tablet and nodded his head slightly. "Yu Er, wait for my news. No matter who it is, they cannot touch our son and daughter. If the Nangong family has really done something to Feng Er, I will completely annihilate that family!"
A cold killing intent burned in his eyes as Xiao Tian Yu made this solemn promise.
'Nangong family, it would be in your best interest to pray that nothing has happened to Feng Er. If something happened to him, then even if your Nangong family has become dangerous, I will use the entire Xiao family's power to fight you to the bitter end…'
In the backyard of the Nangong family, a white-clothed girl sat inside a pavilion, a snow-white belt hanging from her waist. She was as devastatingly beautiful as a fairy.
The girl looked approximately nineteen. She had a gentle and beautiful appearance, and her soft gaze looked through the forest to rest on a nearby man-made mountain. Nobody, however, was able to determine exactly what she was looking at.
"Elder brother Zi Huang, no, it should be elder brother Wu Chen now. It has been some time since we've last seen each other. I wonder if you still remember me. Initially, I was that orphan of the Zi family…"
An expert's life span was usually slow-moving and long, especially after stepping into the Xiantian Complete Great Circle Realm or higher cultivation. But no matter how tenacious a life was, it still wouldn't continue on forever, even if one had reached the peak of the world.
A human would definitely die one day, no matter how powerful that person was.
She had used too much time waiting for him, yet he hadn't returned. At that time, she had used a rebirth by possession technique to continue on…
Even though this body's innate talent wasn't that bad, her physique was simply too terrible. Otherwise, her strength would have recovered quicker. She would then have been able to search for her elder brother Zi Huang quicker.
Perhaps it was the thought of those ice-cold purple eyes that made Nangong Zi Feng smile bitterly. That man's demeanor preventing anyone from approaching him, excluding that girl.
Even if she were the adopted daughter of the Zi family…
Of course, Mu Ru Yue definitely wouldn't know about these matters. She was still wracking her head for ideas on how to convince Xiao Tian Yu and Madam Sheng Yue to allow her to go to Nan City and search for Xiao Feng. Moreover, she was very curious about this Nangong Zi Feng.
It was too dangerous to allow her enemy to stay in the dark.
If she didn't figure out her goals, she wouldn't be able to sleep…
"Little girl, if you really want to go there, how about we just leave sneakily?" Yan Jin looked at the young girl before him, his lips curling into a dashing smile.
Mu Ru Yue shook her head. "I can't. Father and mother are so worried about this, so I definitely can't leave that way. That's right…"
The light in her eyes suddenly lit up. "I've heard that there will be a large event hosted by the Medicine Sect of Sheng Domain. I can use that excuse to leave the Xiao family temporarily. I will then conveniently make a trip to Nan City before heading to participate in that event."
No matter what, she would have to go and search for Xiao Feng and investigate Nangong Zi Feng's intentions.
She didn't continue to dally after thinking of this. She went to look for Xiao Tian Yu and Madam Sheng Yue. When Madam Sheng Yue heard that Mu Ru Yue wanted to participate in the Medicine Sect's large event, she was slightly suspicious but still didn't stop her and just told her to keep an eye on her safety.
Medicine Sect and Nan City were rather far from each other, so Madam Sheng Yue wasn't as worried. Moreover, if she wasn't with the Xiao family, they could freely carry out their plans and avoid endangering her life when the two families fought against one another…
"Yue Er, I have an acquaintance within the Medicine Sect." Madam Sheng Yue stood up smilingly. She spoke gently as she caressed the young girl's hair lovingly. "If you meet him, you can tell him that you are my daughter. He will take good care of you."
"An acquaintance?" Mu Ru Yue looked curiously at Madam Sheng Yue.
Madam Sheng Yue nodded slightly. "That old fellow is my master, but I didn't have the talent of becoming an alchemist so I could only learn martial skills from him. Only a small minority of people know his name. Others call him Senior Dan. If you meet with Senior Dan, remember to send him my regards."
'Senior Dan?'
Mu Ru Yue raised her brow, but otherwise didn't have any other change in her expression.
If others were here, they would have been quite surprised to hear that Madam Sheng Yue was a disciple of Senior Dan. Senior Dan held an extremely prestigious status in the Medicine Sect, even the head of the Medicine Sect wouldn't dare be impolite to him.
"If I see Senior Dan, I will help send mother's regards to him."
Madam Sheng Yue smiled gracefully. With the assistance of Senior Dan, she wouldn't face any dangers. The Xiao family would be able to fight the Nangong family wholeheartedly.
After bidding farewell to Xiao Tian Yu and Madam Sheng Yue, Mu Ru Yue carried the little beast Yan Jin and left the house. Her figure gradually vanished under the sunlight…
Seeing that she had left, the smile on Xiao Tian Yu's face gradually disappeared. He sighed and asked, "Yu Er, there are some things happening in the Medicine Sect lately. Is it really a good decision to let Yue Er go there?"
"Master will definitely protect Yue Er." Madam Sheng Yue cast her gaze slightly downward. "Master has always treated me like his biological daughter for all those years. Even though I wasn't an alchemist, he still ignored the objections of the Medicine Sect and wanted me to head it. However, I chose to marry you in the end, giving up the position of head of the Medicine Sect. Because of this, master was displeased and has been unhappy with me these recent years. However, I know master still worries about me. Hence, I feel guilty toward master and haven't been shameless enough to ask for his help, no matter what has happened."
It might have been the memories about those days at the Medicine Sect that made Madam Sheng Yue smile warmly.
"I will let Yue Er look for him this time and let him protect Yue Er for me. Moreover, I believe in Yue Er. Perhaps master will even take a great liking for her…"
Her daughter, to put it simply, was outstanding. Even if her master didn't like her just because of their connection, he would still definitely have a great impression of her.
"Husband, my master is actually someone who speaks harshly, but has a gentle heart. No matter how angry he was at me, it should have already diminished after all these years. Being the head of the Medicine Sect really didn't suit me. Even if I hadn't met you, I still wouldn't have taken on that position and could only have let master down."
Only alchemists had taken up the position of head of the Medicine Sect throughout the history of the sect. It was a pity that she didn't have the slightest talent in being an alchemist. Even if her master suppressed everyone's objections within the sect, she herself didn't want to destroy the Medicine Sect that had brought her up with her own hands.
"Yu Er," Xiao Tian Yu embraced Madam Sheng Yue tightly. With a gentle smile, he continued, "In this life, no matter if you are the beloved disciple of Senior Dan, or an ordinary commoner, you are still my Xiao Tian Yu's wife. If you feel guilty toward Senior Dan after all these years, we should pay him a visit after some time. Although he had said he didn't want to see you, I know he has wanted to see you more than anyone else…"
Madam Sheng Yue smiled blissfully. She had never regretted her decision.
So what if the head of the Medicine Sect would have only one person above him and countless people below him? It was still incomparable to the love from this man. If master knew Xiao Tian Yu's current feelings, he probably wouldn't have stopped them from coming together so many years ago…
"Little girl, what are you going to do now?"
Yan Jin raised his head and looked at Mu Ru Yue with large, watery eyes.
Mu Ru Yue smiled and said, "Let's head to Nan City first. We will then investigate the Nangong family at night. I strongly believe that there is a hidden connection between elder brother going missing and the Nangong family."
"Haha!" Yan Jin laughed loudly before saying arrogantly, "Alright, after we reach Nan City, we will investigate the Nangong family. It'd be best if we could completely mess up the Nangong family so much that it seems that the heavens and earth have switched places."
The Nangong family held the superior position within Nan City, similar to the Xiao family in Sheng Domain. Therefore, the power wielded by the Nangong family could hardly be considered weak. This was especially true after Nangong Zi Feng's reincarnation. After that, the family's power had increased drastically.
At the edge of a forest near the seat of the Nangong family, a man sat, resting on the ground. His face was obscured by a silver mask and his purple robe fluttered lightly without the assistance of the wind. He emitted a tyrannical aura that melded with and was reinforced by his nobility.
Suddenly, the man opened his purple eyes, his sight drawn toward that which had disturbed his rest…
A young girl rushed hurriedly out of the forest, her pale complexion and blood-stained clothing conspicuous. Her mussed clothing was slightly open at her chest, exposing white, tender skin.
The young girl had a familiar devastatingly beautiful appearance coupled with ice-cold eyes. Her lips were slightly curve in a seductive smile.
If other men had seen such a beauty, they would be unable to stay calm…
"Mu Er?" The purple eyed man stood up and dusted his robe. Just as he started to walk toward her, his gaze suddenly chilled. A trace of killing intent could be seen within his charming eyes as he asked, emphasizing every syllable, "Who are you?!"
When the young girl saw the man starting to walk toward her, she was elated. But who knew that the man would ask for her identity before taking even one step toward her.
She'd thought her acting had been flawlessly done. Yet why had he asked her that then? Could it be to test her? That's right, this was definitely the case…
"I am… Mu Ru Yue."
The young girl had initially wanted to call out the man's name, but then remembered that Mu Ru Yue was still clueless about his identity. Thus, she swallowed his name back into her throat and instead focused on using Mu Ru Yue's characteristic coldness in her speech.
The man didn't say anything. He just walked with light steps toward the young girl.
As he advanced, the girl's heart pumped rapidly. She was about to succeed! Mistress had promised her that, if she succeeded, she would find ten exceptional guys for her to enjoy…
It was a pity that she couldn't touch this particular man as mistress had forbidden her from having any relationship with him, even if it was just to hold hands. It was really torturous for her heart that she could look at such a man, but was forbidden to make any form of contact with him.
Yet, she didn't dare to disobey her mistress's order.
When that woman acted merciless, it would end with a life worse than death.
When the man extended his hand toward her, the girl thought that he wanted to pull her up.
Hong!
A black flame sprang to life in his hand, enclosing her in fire…
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Within the flames, she let out heart-wrenching shrieks.
The young girl clenched her teeth tightly as she glared furiously at the man. "How did you figure it out?"
The man glanced dispassionately at her. With a ruthless gleam in his purple eyes, he explained, "No matter how one disguises themselves, their eyes won't change. Your greed sold you out early on. More importantly… I have engraved her every expression and smile within my heart. I only needed a glance to know that you were an imposter."
'I have engraved her every expression and smile within my heart…'
The young girl's heart shuddered violently as she looked at him in astonishment through the black flames. Just how much love did he have for that girl for him to remember her every expression and smile within his heart? Such strong and genuine feelings elicited traces of jealousy and admiration in others.
The man's back was turned toward the young girl. It seemed as though he were muttering to himself, but at the same time also talking to the girl.
"I have always from the start watched her slender back, ever since I met her. Her smile… the view of her back, her expression when she was angered, and even her serious appearance. All of this has already been carved into my heart. When I compared all of that held inside my heart with you, I knew you were just a fake."
When one genuinely loves someone, even if another with an identical appearance appears before them, one would only need a single glance to know that that person wasn't their beloved.
No matter how identical that person looked, she still wouldn't be the beloved person branded in his heart…
The young girl's eyes widened fearfully as terror permeated her heart.
How could such a man exist in this world and only allow a single girl to fill his heart? He hadn't been captivated by her appearance and hadn't hesitated in threatening to kill her.
He just needed a single look to know she wasn't the genuine Mu Ru Yue.
The man didn't look back, his purple robes vanishing into the forest, leaving behind a young girl struggling in black flames.
Nangong Zi Feng suddenly opened her eyes from within the Nangong family. Her gaze frosted over.
'Failed?'
Fang Xiang had failed, and now even Fang Yi had lost…
It seemed the two hearts were solidly connected and her trap had been discovered. It was fortunate that she hadn't personally disguise herself as that woman since her current strength was still insufficient to oppose his.
Nangong Zi Feng was relieved when she thought about that decision. She had originally wanted to impersonate that woman so that she could be pampered and loved by him. Moreover, that woman couldn't stand sand in her eyes, so if her fiance really had done something that disappointed her, then there would only be one outcome.
She would leave him.
However, she then considered his strength and feared exposing herself, so she had decided to let someone else take the risk in the end. Otherwise, the one who would've died this time would have been her!
Nangong Zi Feng understood better than others the man she had once fallen deeply for.
Everyone, except Mu Ru Yue, meant nothing to him. Even if he were to massacre the entire world and burn their spirits to ashes, he probably wouldn't even frown in the slightest if he did it for her.
In the past, he had personally annihilated a significant power because of his anger on behalf of his beloved, letting not even a single person off.
"This aura…" The light in Nangong Zi Feng's eyes moved, and her gaze hardened. "I'm sure it's her. She is so brazen, to actually come knocking on my door. It seems that when Fang Xiang failed, he leaked some information to her. It appears that she has come to better understand the situation."
With a sneer, Nangong Zi Yue stood up and vanished from the room the next instant.
Just when Mu Ru Yue raised her head within the courtyard, a freezing aura blasted over from the front, forcing her to dodge hastily to the side. The blast froze the entire tree behind where she had been standing.
A woman stood beneath the moonlight, her hair fluttering, looking as ethereally beautiful as a fairy with her white clothes. But her face was cast in unforgiving lines as she looked icily at Mu Ru Yue.
Even Mu Ru Yue couldn't help but gasp. This woman truly was very beautiful. But she still did not recognize her or why she suddenly felt a surge of animosity toward this woman.
"You are Nangong Zi Feng?" Mu Ru Yue lifted her head to look at the woman beneath the moon as she asked indifferently.
Nangong Zi Feng's gaze was as cold as snow as she looked at Mu Ru Yue. "Who would have thought that Senior Yue from the Chi Zha Central Region would be so weak now?"
Mu Ru Yue narrowed her eyes as she looked coldly at Nangong Zi Feng, demanding, "Who are you?!"
"Who am I? You don't know?" Nangong Zi Feng chuckled lightly, but the hardness in her eyes didn't disappear. "Oh! I had forgotten that you are different from me. Not only did your soul scatter after your death, a part of it even went to a different world and has just returned here.
"I, on the other hand, revived myself through possession. Not only have I retained my memory and a portion of my strength, but now, Senior Yue, I have also become stronger than you currently are! You are no longer the revered expert of the central region, nor do you have Senior Yue's decree that could lure countless experts to work for you. The current you is just a lowly weakling, an ant that cannot even enter the central region."
She looked down on Mu Ru Yue, as if there were miles separating them. The derision in her eyes was so obvious.
Mu Ru Yue's heart clenched violently at that moment. She didn't know why, but an oddly familiar feeling surfaced from within her heart at Nangong Zi Feng's words.
'Senior Yue?'
'Who was she…'
"Nangong Zi Feng, I have a matter that I want to ask of you. Why did you make someone impersonate Ye Wu Chen and come to my side? What is your goal?"
Nangong Zi Feng curled her lips coldly and said, in a voice that could freeze a listener's heart, "The reason is because I hate you! Mu Ru Yue, I hate the you from the previous life and now even the you in this life. He loved you just because you were stronger and more outstanding than me? The Zi family was satisfied with you as their mistress? Yet no one thought about me, nor did they care about the little orphan that was adopted due to the kindness of one of the members of the Zi family. I knew that, with my identity, I was incompatible with him. I was satisfied with merely being a small concubine to him. But do you know what he said? He said that he wouldn't touch any girl other than you in his entire life, that just looking at another girl disgusted him."
A needle-like pain pierced her heart as she remembered those words.
It had caused her to suffer so much all those years, but she still couldn't let him go…
"I couldn't bear it, so I went to look for my foster parents and even the elders of the Zi family. I abandoned my pride and lost face to plead for a position. My foster parents had cared about me before you appeared. But after you came, they placed all of their care on you. When I told them my plans, their expressions changed and they said that we should sort it out ourselves and that they wouldn't interfere. Hehe! That's why, when elder brother Zi Huang and you planned to fight against fate to save the Zi family, I made my move and let you two die from heaven's calamity."
Furthermore, they didn't know that she had been the mastermind behind the Zi family's calamity. Since her adopted parents didn't treat her well, they shouldn't blame her for being ruthless. She, however, didn't expect that this woman and elder brother Zi Huang would try to go against fate for the thousand lives of the Zi family. How could she let them succeed? Hence, she had disrupted their concentration, preventing them from being able to withstand heaven's calamity, and causing them to die from it…
She would be unable to forget for all eternity how she'd chopped off all of their son's limbs in order to distract them. She then secretly tossed him before them. When the two had seen their adorable son turned into such a state, their focus had shattered, as expected, making them vulnerable to heaven's calamity…
"Mu Ru Yue, since I can't have elder brother Zi Huang, I won't let anyone else have him!"
Nangong Zi Feng laughed brazenly. Who could imagine how much heartache she'd suffered over the years? She couldn't help but want to destroy their happiness as she looked at them so in love with each other. Their cute little boy also looked almost identical to elder brother Zi Huang… That cute little boy was the product of her beloved man with another girl, so even if she hadn't used him to disrupt their focus, she still wouldn't have let him off.
Mu Ru Yue looked emotionlessly at Nangong Zi Feng.
How venomous must she be to inhibit others from obtaining what she couldn't get? It was a pity…
"I don't know what you are talking about, nor do I know any Zi Huang. I already have a fiance."
That man was someone she loathed to hurt the most and was also the one she would mutually protect and love for life. She didn't care about her previous life. The one she would solely recognized was only Ye Wu Chen in her life.
Nangong Zi Feng sniggered. "Mu Ru Yue, I don't blame you for not remembering the past, but you must die today! I won't let anyone come between elder brother Zi Huang and me. I will constantly stay by his side until he accepts me, but only if you aren't here…"
After saying that, her body moved in a flash toward Mu Ru Yue.
Instantly, an unforgiving aura permeated the area, covering the entire courtyard…
"Mid Rank Xiantian!"
There was a slight change in Yan Jin's expression as he hastily stood before Mu Ru Yue, protecting her. He no longer restrained his aura as he received Nangong Zi Feng's attack.
Hong!
The surrounding trees fell over, dust and dirt rising up, covering the night view.
What was odd was that even though there was such a large commotion, no one from the Nangong family dispatched people to investigate. It was so quiet, as though they were the only ones in the entire family manor now…
Nangong Zi Feng's gaze shot to the black-clothed Yan Jin. The chill in her eyes intensified. "Mu Ru Yue, no matter if it's the past or present, you always have so many guys around you. Initially, you also had Bai Ze. Bai Ze loved you wholeheartedly, and your relationship with him was so good. How can a slut like you acquire elder brother's deep love? It's normal for a man to have more than one wife and several concubines, but as a woman, we should keep a distance from other men. I haven't even glanced at any other man after all these years."
If… if only elder brother Zi Huang had accepted taking in a concubine, perhaps that year's matter wouldn't have occurred.
She hadn't hoped to gain the main wife's position. She hadn't even cared about having the adopted daughter's identity of the Zi family. She just wanted to serve him. Why was he not willing to give her even a single glance?
"I will say this again. I am only Ye Wu Chen's fiance. What does Zi Huang have to do with me? No matter what happened in the past, I am now his woman."
Mu Ru Yue's gaze chilled. It wasn't that she didn't know that love could make people crazy, but it was her first time seeing anyone affected to Nangong Zi Feng's extent.
Because of her obsession, she was now suffering this unwarranted calamity.
She already had someone she wanted to marry, so she had no intention of snatching this elder brother Zi Huang from her. She, Mu Ru Yue, just needed one man, and that was Ye Wu Chen.
Nangong Zi Feng chuckled mirthlessly before hurling her tyrannical power that covered the heavens and earth toward Mu Ru Yue.
Hong!
Then Yan Jin's large hand was there, colliding with her power.
"Little girl, quickly get back!"
Yan Jin's expression changed as he yelled at the young girl behind him.
"You're such a loyal subordinate for protecting your mistress." Nangong Zi Feng smiled mockingly as she coldly looked past Yan Jin, her gaze landing on Mu Ru Yue. "If this were your previous incarnation, I wouldn't have even the slightest chance of touching you. It's unfortunate for you that while you had your good years, now you are having your bad years. It's true I was not comparable to you in the past, but now you are just an ant that I look down upon."
Even though Nangong Zi Feng's strength had decreased drastically from being reborn through possession, she had still been able to retain a portion of her strength. It was due to this that she had been able to bring overwhelming power to the Nangong family.
Yet, she hadn't forgotten her one desire since the start…
It was to seek this woman out and kill her!
She had been searching for her elder brother Zi Huang and this woman for all these years. She knew that once there was a suitable mother's body, the two would be reincarnated into humans. However, it was a pity that they would no longer be the experts they'd once been in the past as it made finding them a little arduous. She hadn't even been able to feel their presence on her deathbed.
However, recently, elder brother Zi Huang seemed to have met with some stroke of luck that allowed him to radiate a lot of the power from his past life. She had used that opportunity to find him.
It was sad that, with elder brother Zi Huang's current strength, he wasn't able to fully control that power and it would even burst forth without warning. It was probably due to him being unwilling to hurt his woman that elder brother Zi Huang always looked after her from the dark…
It didn't matter whether it was the previous life or this one, her elder brother Zi Huang possessed such a deep capacity for love. But still that intense love was again not directed toward her… Nangong Zi Feng's heart was pierced so violently that she couldn't stand it. It felt as though a sword had been used to cut her heart into pieces, bleeding her dry.
She took a deep breath to calm her emotions. The faint chill of the night helped to eventually clear her mind. At this moment, Yan Jin took advantage of her break in focus to attack her. His powerful aura surged drastically. Black flames sprang to life at his fingertips and his figure blurred before he seemed to instantaneously arrived before her.
His palm struck Nangong Zi Feng's chest, forcing her to retreat a few steps. Her extraordinary face darkened in anger. This annoying brat was able to hurt her!
He was just a puny magical beast that had barely entered the Xiantian realm. He was less than an ant to her, a Xiantian Mid Rank expert.
"Since you are willing to protect her to such an extent, go and die with her then!"
Nangong Zi Feng's aura welled up once more.
Under the night, her white clothes fluttered and her hair danced in the wind. If someone were able to ignore the vicious hatred in her eyes, then Nangong Zi Feng looked sweetly alluring.
It was a pity that her beauty was marred by that sinister and venomous aura…
Mu Ru Yue placed her finger on her storage ring. After all, she hadn't come here on an impulse. She was naturally perfectly prepared for all contingencies. Even if she couldn't defeat Nangong Zi Feng, she could still use her pills to escape.
"Little girl, be careful!"
Yan Jin paled and shouted out to her as his black robes soared through the sky, charging toward the little girl luminous beneath the moon. At this moment, a purple-clad figure suddenly appeared and, in a blink of an eye, the little girl was safely in his arms.
The embrace of this man was warm, and she could detect a familiar scent. Mu Ru Yue's body stiffened slightly, and with slightly quivering lips, she muttered, "Wu Chen…"
'Is the person currently embracing her Wu Chen?'
If it wasn't, then why did this embrace bring her so much security? It was as though her man had returned to her side…
Mu Ru Yue lifted her gaze and instantly, a pair of purple eyes met hers.
The man's purple clothes fluttered slightly, the silver mask on his face hiding his true appearance. However, she could tell that his skin was very fair. With a slight purse of his lips, those purple eyes looked silently at Mu Ru Yue.
It had been about half a year since he'd seen his woman…
Only the heavens knew how much he had missed her during that time.
Yet, he still couldn't appear by her side as he didn't want his uncontrollable powers to hurt her. No matter how much he longed to be with her, he still fought against the impulse to go meet and stay by her side again…
The man raised his head to look at the pale Nangong Zi Feng. An overwhelming power burst forth.
Hong!
It struck Nangong Zi Feng's chest.
Nangong Zi Feng's body was tossed backward before she landed heavily on the floor in a sorry state. She looked in astonishment at the purple-clothed man by Mu Ru Yue's side.
The brilliance he exuded was all the sharper with the malevolent charm entwined with it, underscored by the sheer dominance of his aura…
But Mu Ru Yue, who was at his side, didn't lose out in brilliance.
At this moment, Nangong Zi Feng seemed to once again be looking at the divine couple of the Chi Zha Central Region. The couple that had once attracted the envy of the heavens and earth.
"Elder brother Zi Huang…" Nangong Zi Feng pressed her lips together tightly. Her initially icy demeanor melted like snow before the sun the instant she looked at the man.
No matter what, this man was the one she'd loved all these years.
"Elder brother Zi Huang, I can finally see you…"
Her voice was so gentle. Her eyes carried the vastness of the love she had toward the man, as she stared at him unblinkingly. She didn't want to shift her gaze away from him in the slightest. She drank in the sight of him as if she wanted to make up for all those years away from him.
The man finally looked at Nangong Zi Feng.
But his gaze was unfamiliar and cold. Nangong Zi Feng's heart froze in trepidation. It was so cold that she couldn't help but shudder.
How could she have forgotten? Elder Brother Zi Huang's memory still hadn't fully recovered, so he didn't have the slightest idea who she was. Moreover, Nangong Zi Feng fully believed that the day he recovered his memories would be the day of her death…
"Elder brother Zi Huang, there is still a lot of time in this life. We will definitely meet in the future."
Nangong Zi Feng rose from the floor and laughed faintly. She looked toward the man with undisguised affection and said, "The one who will get you last will definitely be me."
At that time, she would force this woman, Mu Ru Yue, to personally witness them rolling in bed. That would give her a taste of how much she'd suffered then…
The man didn't say anything, but his purple eyes filled with killing intent. A black ray of light shot from his sleeve like a sword blade, landing viciously on Nangong Zi Fang's body in an instant.
Puff!
Nangong Zi Feng's body was hurled backward again and she spat out a mouthful of blood. She clenched her teeth tightly against the agony. The pain in her internal organs had already been overwhelmed by the pain in her heart.
Elder brother Zi Huang wanted to kill her. He really did want to…
Even though she already knew that nothing beside Mu Ru Yue mattered to him, her heart still contracted in pain at this further proof.
Nothing could hurt a woman more than being hurt by her beloved man.
"Hahaha!" Nangong Zi Feng raised her head and laughed crazily. If her physique hadn't been exquisitely conditioned, she would have immediately gone to meet Hades Of Hell at that moment.
But even though she had survived, all of the bones in her body seemed to be on the verge of shattering…
Nangong Zi Feng bit her tongue mercilessly and spat out a mouthful of blood. Once the blood was exposed to the air, it transformed into bloodmist.
The man's expression focused and a black wind arose, blowing the bloodmist away. However, after the bloodmist was scattered, Nangong Zi Feng had already vanished.
Killing intent radiated from his body and the man's purple gaze frosted over. Suddenly, he could feel a familiar aura at his back, causing his body to stiffen. The coldness he emanated gradually dissipated…
Since he had changed, he hadn't been able to experience such warmth. A trace of gentleness warmed his purple eyes.
But…
His heart ached again once he remembered his body's current state.
"You are Wu Chen, aren't you?"
The young girl's voice was extremely gentle, and had an indistinct quiver to it.
The man stiffened. He really wanted to turn around and embrace her, and tell her what had happened recently. But he knew that he couldn't…
Mu Ru Yue moved to stand before him and lifted her gaze to look into his purple eyes. "Every single time we meet, you always feel so familiar to me, ever since the first time I saw you. I had suspected that you were Ye Wu Chen, but your flower thief ways of coming late in the night made me decide that you couldn't possibly be Ye Wu Chen. Yet, how could I have forgotten that Ye Wu Chen had previously done the same thing…"
As she said that, a piece of jade appeared in her hand.
The word 'Ghost' was distinctly displayed on that piece of jade…
"Not long ago, I went to participate in a Pill Assembly. Ye Wu Chen came into my room late in the night. After he kissed me, I lost consciousness for some reason. When I woke up, I thought it had just been a dream. Yet, I found this jade in my room so I figured out that you had come that night…"
Mu Ru Yue looked straight at Ye Wu Chen as she said seriously, "Wu Chen, I don't know what has happened, nor what difficulties you are currently facing. I just hope you can tell me about it yourself. No matter how dangerous it is, we will face it together. You don't need to shoulder the burden alone."
Ye Wu Chen's heart shuddered. He gently pursed his lips and a peculiar emotion moved in his purple eyes.
At this moment, the young girl before him stood on her toes and placed a fleeting kiss on his lips.
His mind blank for a moment at that warm and soft sensation. This was the first time Mu Ru Yue had taken the initiative to kiss him. Ripples of excitement stirred his heart.
Ye Wu Chen held Mu Ru Yue's shoulders tightly and lowered his head to deepen that kiss.
While he was lost in the kiss, his silver mask suddenly disappeared. He had been too careless…
Mu Ru Yue grinned as she held the mask in her hand and lifted her face to look at the man before her. She was stunned after she saw his appearance.
This man was undeniably handsome, and there was a trace of nobility in his charming eyes.
Yet, there was a Devil's Snare-like pattern covering half his face, contrasting sharply with the rest of his beautiful features. However, tt somehow enhanced his charm to the limit. His beauty could make the world lose its colour.
"Wu Chen, your face…" Mu Ru Yue lifted her hand to gently caress his face. Her expression was complex as she asked, "Is this the reason why you are unwilling to meet me?"
Ye Wu Chen shook her head and smiled bitterly. "I wouldn't avoid you if it were just a change in my appearance." [Miki: To Child Of Light readers, Miki believes Zhang Gong should learn from him. :)]
"Then what for?" Mu Ru Yue's voices trembled. "Wu Chen, you kept me in the dark when you pretended to be a fool. I didn't blame you for that. But why are you doing the same thing again? Why are you unwilling to tell me everything and share the hard times as well as the good times together with me? Wu Chen, do you know what I really want?" [Miki: impersonates MRY I want you to die takes out a knife and looks sinisterly at Ye Wu Chen]
Mu Ru Yue was obviously angry.
She didn't blame him for the first time as he'd had his reasons. But now, he was still doing whatever he wanted as usual. She'd worried about him facing danger every single moment of this half-year. Yet, he was by her side but didn't reveal himself.
This man really didn't know what she wanted.
"Ye Wu Chen, give me an explanation!"
This was the first time Mu Ru Yue had called him with his surname.
Ye Wu Chen panicked as he quickly walked forward. He reached out and grasped Mu Ru Yue's hand tightly. A fear that he hadn't experienced in such a long time coursed through him. This intense fear felt just like the moment he'd seen his parent's murder under the hands of the Saintess Sect.
"Mu Er, I will tell you everything." Ye Wu Chen held her hand securely as he feared she would disappear forever if he let go of her hand. "Previously, I had been hurt during a fight with the sect leader of the Saintess Sect and coincidentally stumbled upon a mysterious place. I obtained power from that place, but that power is too strong for me to control. I am currently trying to absorb that power, a small portion at a time. However, what I haven't absorbed I can't control, so it will burst out from me at random intervals. With your personality, if you knew about this, you would definitely stay by my side. Yet, I don't want this power to harm you. If something happened, then I would regret it my entire life."
That power could erupt at any time and even he himself didn't know when it would. Thus, he stayed away from any contacts with other humans as much as possible during this period of time.
Once that power activated, he could definitely endanger many people.
Moreover, she was the one he feared to harm the most…
Mu Ru Yue didn't reply and just looked calmly at Ye Wu Chen. Her gaze made Ye Wu Chen panic. He wanted to continue explaining himself, but didn't know what to say…
"Mu Er, I promise that I will tell you everything in the future. I won't hide anything from you anymore. Can… can you please stop being mad at me?"
Ye Wu Chen pursed his lips slightly as he looked pitifully at Mu Ru Yue.
His expression was just like a puppy that was about to be abandoned by its owner, silently wishing its owner would take it back.
Mu Ru Yue initially wanted to pretend that she was really angry this time in order to give him a fright, but after looking at his despondent appearance, her expression couldn't help but soften.
"Ye Wu Chen, you've previously hidden so many things from me and I didn't punish you for that. Now, you have done the same thing, so…"
Ye Wu Chen's heart instantly tightened. He currently felt like a criminal being judged as he looked nervously at the young girl.
Mu Ru Yue smirked slightly. "… so I will punish you to stay by my side for the next period of time."
Initially, he'd thought Mu Ru Yue would tell him to leave her side. Who knew it was this punishment? Ye Wu Chen's heart relaxed. But before he could rejoice, the young girl continued to speak.
"But you must accompany me by my side dressed as a woman, acting as my maid for a couple of days."
She didn't even have to mention maid. Ye Wu Chen wouldn't reject her even if he were to be her slave.
"Whatever my wife instructs." Ye Wu Chen smiled. The Devil's Snare on his face was a stunning foil to his smile, so that he looked simply mesmerizing. "Your husband not only knows how to wash clothings and cook meals, but he also knows how to warm a bed as well…"
Yet, he was still slightly troubled about the power in his body that he couldn't control. Mu Ru Yue seemed to understand his thoughts as she glanced at him and said, "I will take a look at the Alchemy Book and see if there are pills that can assist in suppressing that mysterious power."
Mu Ru Yue searched the entire Nangong family, but still couldn't find Xiao Feng's presence. She sighed a little gloomily before turning her head to look at Yan Jin. "Yan Jin, make a trip to the Xiao family and tell my parents that elder brother isn't at the Nangong family. Moreover, if they still want to destroy the Nangong family, they can do it now."
Without Nangong Zi Feng, this Nangong family was just an empty husk.
Yan Jin nodded. His gaze swept Mu Ru Yue and Ye Wu Chen's faces before he shrugged his shoulders helplessly. "This senior won't continue to stay here and interrupt this couple's lovey dovey time."
"Yan Jin!"
This fellow had learned how to tease people…
"Haha!" Yan Jin broke out into laughter, and his brazen laugh echoed throughout the night sky. "Little girl, I feel less worried since he's by your side, so after I help send your words to your parents, I'll leave for a period of time. But I will be back real soon. You have to take good care of yourself."
When he said the last bit, his voice had a slight trace of reluctance.
Initially, he had just wanted to rapidly increase his strength by staying by her side. Yet during a year of interacting with her, he had seen everything the young girl had done.
It could be said that the person who had stayed by her side the most was him.
It was unknown when he'd started to care a great deal for this little girl. He wanted to help her do things to the best of his ability, rather than just casually finish the tasks as soon as he could…
This life contract. Perhaps in this lifetime, their fate would be tied together, and they would be unable to part from one another…
After a final look at the young girl, Yan Jin turned around and faded into the night sky. He wanted to go to a place after parting from her this time. That place would be rather dangerous, but if he survives the ordeal, his power would increase by leaps and bounds.
By then, no matter whether Ye Wu Chen was there or not, Nangong Zi Feng wouldn't be able to threaten her life…
"Let's go."
Mu Ru Yue turned her body around to look at the man before her.
Under the moonlight, the Devil Snare's pattern on the man's face enhanced his charm. His purple eyes were gentle as he looked at the young girl.
Those eyes seemed to be able to contain only this woman and it was impossible to place others within…
After leaving the Nangong family, Mu Ru Yue took out the Alchemy Book and searched for medicines that could suppress the power inside Ye Wu Chen's body. She didn't expect that there really was something that could do that, but it was a pity that what she needed was an Earth Stage Peak Rank pill.
Currently, Mu Ru Yue was just an Earth Stage High Rank alchemist, so she still couldn't manufacture a Peak Rank pill. Moreover, the ingredients needed to manufacture the pill were also extremely hard to gather.
After closing the Alchemy Book, Mu Ru Yue lifted her gaze to look at the divinely handsome man before her. "Wu Chen, I will do my best to raise my ability to the Earth Stage Peak Rank. You will need to suppress it yourself for the moment."
Ye Wu Chen nodded slightly. He was reluctant to avert his gaze fromthe young girl in front of him.
"Let's head out for the large event hosted by the Medicine Sect tomorrow." Mu Ru Yue smiled slightly as she remembered Madam Sheng Yue's request. Since she now understood Nangong Zi Feng's identity, it was about time to head over and participate in that large event…
The next day.
Just when the morning sun started to rise, Mu Ru Yue looked dazedly at Ye Wu Chen who stood before her within the inn. A distinct trace of surprise was seen in her eyes.
She didn't expect that when this man dressed up like a girl, it would be this magnificent.
The Devil's Snare pattern on the left side of his face drastically enhanced his charm and nobility. No matter where this man went, he would be able to attract countless gazes…
Yet, his tall build wasn't that of a woman's, so when Mu Ru Yue stood by his side, she was shorter by half a head.
"Forget it, you should put your male clothes back on." Mu Ru Yue slightly creased her brows. They were going to participate in a large event hosted by the Medicine Sect. Ye Wu Chen's appearance was really too eye catching for that.
With a few glimmers in Mu Ru Yue's eyes, she smiled faintly. "But other than that, consume this Disguise Pill. Even though it can't change your eye colour, nor erase the pattern on your face, it wouldn't be good for us if you keep your current appearance—I don't want needless trouble."
Ye Wu Chen looked at the Disguise Pill in Mu Ru Yue's hand before asking weakly, "Can I just wear a mask?"
"No!" Mu Ru Yue didn't even need to think as she rejected him. "It will be just as eye-catching if you wear a mask. We can start heading out once you consume this pill."
Ye Wu Chen usually wouldn't object to Mu Ru Yue's words, so he took the pill and consumed it. At that moment, his originally handsome face underwent great changes. Within a short moment, an ordinary face appeared in Mu Ru Yue's sight. However, due to the Devil's Snare pattern on his face, his appearance still looked quite charming. His purple eyes emitted a gentle light.
"Not bad." Mu Ru Yue chuckled with satisfaction. " This way, you won't keep attracting other girls."
Ye Wu Chen's heart jolted slightly. He smiled and lifted an arm to embrace Mu Ru Yue. He looked tenderly at the young girl in his embrace.
"Can it be that my wife is jealous?"
Mu Ru Yue raised her gaze to meet with Ye Wu Chen's before saying calmly, "I just don't like being troubled. Moreover, would you make me jealous?"
Hearing her words, Ye Wu Chen was stunned for a moment.
What she said was right. How could he bear to make her jealous?
"My wife, I've agreed to be your maid but you wanted me to change back to my own clothes, so my identity was changed from a maid to a subordinate. If it's my wife's order, then I, as your husband, will obey them. How about your husband help you warm your bed starting today?"
Ye Wu Chen hugged Mu Ru Yue from behind, a charming smile on his face. He sent gentle gazes toward her, ones that were filled with intense emotions.
He was willing to be wrapped around her finger…
"Let's go. If we don't, then we won't be able to make it to the Medicine Sect for that large event." Mu Ru Yue's face flushed. She struggled to escape from Ye Wu Chen's embrace then lifted her hand to touch her hot face. Her heart was pumping like a little deer galloping randomly.
She was a person who transmigrated from Hua Xia, and although she had experienced two lives, this was the first time she'd felt such a peculiar throbbing of her heart.
Ye Wu Chen didn't notice her odd behavior, so he felt a little upset as he looked at his empty arms…
The large event would be held at the Medicine Sect. They would need to walk through the complicated Magical Beast Mountain Range as they head to the Medicine Sect from Nan City. Since they didn't have a map, Mu Ru Yue got lost…
With a smile, Ye Wu Chen followed her neither quickly nor slowly. He looked gently at the young girl before him. An extremely charming smile appeared on his ordinary face.
Even though his appearance was ordinary, his body was still oozing with nobility. This caused a large disparity with his facade.
"Wu Chen, we are really lost this time." Mu Ru Yue was a little frustrated. If she knew this was going to happen, she would have gotten a map before entering this Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Ye Wu Chen walked forth to embrace Mu Ru Yue. With a tender smile, he replied, "Mu Er, I think that staying here for the night to admire the moon and the stars isn't bad. How about staying here for the night?"
"It seems we can only do that then," said Mu Ru Yue with a sigh. At that moment, voices were heard behind them…
"Cousin, when will we reach the Medicine Sect?"
The feeble voice of a young girl was heard. Following that was the clear voice of a youth. "Rou Er, don't worry. We'll be leaving this Magical Beast Mountain Range real soon. Uncle Zhang, how much farther do we have to go?"
The man known as Uncle Zhang remained quiet for a time before saying, "According to this map, we should be a kilometer away. Young master, young mistress, we will be able to leave this Magical Beast Mountain Range soon."
'Map?'
Mu Ru Yue's eyes lit up. If there was a map, then she would no longer need to walk aimlessly within this mountain range. Ye Wu Chen and she had been walking mindlessly for a day, but hadn't made much progress.
She turned her head to look at the oncoming group of people as she thought about that…
A handsome youth appeared first. He had a very fair complexion, but it was the healthy type of fairness. His appearance was better than a woman's, and he had eyes as clear as water with a tinge of happiness.
There was a feeble and sickly beauty by his side.
The sickly beauty was very weak and leaned heavily on the youth for each step as they walked toward them. With a sweat-drenched, pale and delicate face, she looked really pitiful, attracting tender feelings toward her.
There was a group of people following them. They were obviously the subordinates of this siblings…
The youth raised his head and saw Mu Ru Yue and Ye Wu Chen.
He was stunned and a trace of awe appeared in his clear eyes. The youth saw a young girl standing against the wind, her hair fluttering. No emotions showed on her exceptional face, but it still couldn't detract from her devastating beauty.
He had lived for so many years, but never had he seen such a beauty.
"Cousin?" The sickly beauty frowned slightly and followed the youth's gaze, landing on Mu Ru Yue. She instantly pinched the youth in dissatisfaction. "Cousin, what are you looking at?"
The youth came to his senses as he felt the pain. He glared accusingly at the sickly beauty before shifting his gaze back to Mu Ru Yue, querying with a light smile, "Does this lady also want to get out of this Magical Beast Mountain Range?"
He had completely turned a blind eye to Ye Wu Chen, who stood by her side…
"Mhmm." Mu Ru Yue nodded. "We got lost and were thinking of purchasing the map in your hands. I wonder how much you will want for that?"
The youth was stunned, then he chuckled as he replied, "Lady, if we gave you this map, then how are we to get out? If the lady doesn't mind, how about travelling with us?"
"Cousin!"
The sickly beauty glared at Mu Ru Yue. She hadn't missed the awe that had appeared in her cousin's eyes when he saw this woman.
Even though she knew her cousin wouldn't fall in love at first sight and judge people by their appearance, she still felt a slight discomfort.
She had loved her cousin for such a long time and wanted to marry him once her illness was cured. How could her cousin look at girls other than herself?
The sickly beauty was jealous and her gaze turned unfriendly.
"Rou Er!" The youth's expression slowly darkened as he berated her in a low voice.
The sickly beauty's eyes reddened. She pressed her pale lips together tightly to prevent her tears from flowing down. Her cousin had scolded her for this girl that they had just met…
Mu Ru Yue didn't actually want to stay with these people, but the Medicine Sect's large event would be starting soon. If they tried to find their way out by themselves, it would take at least a couple of days, so she could only nod.
"Alright then, we will be troubling you."
"Lady, may I know your name?" The youth curved his lips into a faint smile. With his clear eyes focused on the young girl, he continued, "My surname is Qin, name is Qin Yi. This is my cousin, Ji Shui Rou. Rou Er's body isn't well, so we wanted to head to the Medicine Sect's large event where many alchemists will be and ask one of them for help. I wonder for what purpose did the two of you enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range?"
Mu Ru Yue smiled faintly. "I am Mu Ru Yue and this is Ye Wu Chen. We are also heading to the Medicine Sect to participate in their large event."
"Such a coincidence." Qin Yi didn't converse any further and turned around to look at the person behind him. "Uncle Zhang, let Rou Er sit in the palanquin at the back. Let's continue on."
Uncle Zhang nodded slightly and took Ji Shui Rou from Qin Yi's hand. "Young mistress, let us go. Your body isn't well; it will be better for you to not walk too much."
Ji Shui Rou broke free from Uncle Zhang's hold and bit her lip. "Cousin, are you really letting them follow us? The Magical Beast Mountain Range is dangerous. What will we do if they become a burden to us?"
More importantly, she didn't want this girl to stay in their team…
"Rou Er."
Since Qin Yi couldn't read Ji Shui Rou's thoughts, he didn't understand what had happened to the usually sensible Rou Er. Since Mu Ru Yue had lost her way, he should help her out. Usually, Rou Er was kind and wouldn't have just ignored her. Yet today, she seemed to have a trace of animosity toward Mu Ru Yue.
"Wu Chen, since they don't welcome us, let's go on our way."
Mu Ru Yue glanced at Ji Shui Rou.
Although she wanted to go to the Medicine Sect before the large event commenced, it didn't mean she would lay down her pride. Since the other didn't welcome her, why should she abandon her pride and stay with this team?
"Alright." Ye Wu Chen smiled. To him, everything Mu Ru Yue decided was correct.
Yet, when he thought back to the gaze Qin Yi had sent toward Mu Ru Yue, a sour feeling emerged from the bottom of his heart. It was best that they leave this place…
"Lady Mu, please wait." Qin Yi did not pay attention to the aggrieved gaze Ji Shui Rou shot him and chased after Mu Ru Yue. "Lady Mu, it is too dangerous for a girl like you to roam this Magical Beast Mountain Range by yourself."
'What do you mean by 'roam around by yourself?'
Ye Wu Chen's face darkened. Could it be that he wasn't a person?
Suddenly, the group could hear rustling from the surrounding grass. Howls that could reach the horizon split the air before anyone could react. Many silver wolves dashed out from the grass.
"It's silver wolves!"
"Oh god, there are so many of them. The leader of the pack is also a Ninth Stage Silver Wolf King!"
The Ninth Stage Silver Wolf King could be considered the one at the top of the pyramid in this Magical Beast Mountain Range.
The crowd breathed deeply and hastily drew their weapons as they looked warily at the pack of silver wolves that surrounded them. The wolves were eyeing them like looking at their preys.
"Uncle Zhang, protect Rou Er!"
Qin Yi drew the sword at his waist, apprehensiveness showing on his outstanding face.
The strongest in the team was only an Eighth Stage Martial practitioner, but this Silver Wolf King was at the ninth stage…
Ji Shui Rou was so frightened that she paled, her lips quivering slightly. She had been pampered since young, so how would she have seen so many vicious silver wolves? It was already impressive enough already that she was still conscious.
The silver wolves howled as they charged toward the humans.
Blood stained the Magical Beast Mountain Range that evening. The silver wolves' attacks were bold and powerful. No matter how powerful they were, how could the humans have the strength to resist against so many silver wolves? Furthermore, there was still the Ninth Stage Silver Wolf King who was eyeing them greedily at the side.