The Eternal.
When Jun Changxiao returned with Ye Xingchen, it immediately exploded.
“Have you all heard!”
“Junior Brother Ye was ordered to go to the Tianyan Realm this time, didn’t bring back martial dao resources, but instead brought back a woman!”
Su Xiaomo stood on a cafeteria bench, speaking vividly.
Sure enough.
As long as he knew about something, he’d guarantee it would spread throughout the sect immediately. Big Mouth Su—the name was well-deserved!
“Who’s that woman?” a disciple asked.
“You’ve hit upon the key point.” Su Xiaomo slapped his thigh, lowering his voice as he said, “According to what I know, this woman and Junior Brother Ye have an extraordinary relationship. The Sect Master and elders are currently discussing when to hold a wedding ceremony for them!”
“No way!”
“Senior Brother Ye is getting married?”
Everyone’s eyes widened.
Aside from the eldest senior sister, Ye Xingchen was undoubtedly the most aloof among the core disciples, to the point where he normally had no contact with female fellow disciples. Now he was suddenly getting married—it was truly inconceivable!
Su Xiaomo wasn’t lying, because at this moment in the main ship cabin, Jun Changxiao was discussing this matter with the sect’s high-ranking members.
“Everyone.”
“What do you think?”
“…”
Elder Wei placed his teacup on the table, forcibly suppressing the tea water about to spray out.
In matters of emotion, two people gave him extreme headaches, one of them being Ye Xingchen. But he never expected that after one trip to the Tianyan Realm, he’d do this kind of thing.
The younger generation was formidable.
Truly formidable!
As for the other person who gave him headaches… better not mention it.
“Sect Master.”
Liu Sinan said, “As a man, one should have responsibility. I support holding a wedding ceremony for them.”
“I also support it.” Gongsun Hou said.
The others chimed in one after another, expressing no objection.
“Alright.”
Jun Changxiao said, “Pick a good day and let them marry.”
“I object!”
Ye Xingchen rushed in from outside, veins bulging on his face.
Admittedly, he’d consumed the Primordial Origin Force Liquid and done something wrong, but did he really have to marry her?
“Objection overruled.”
Jun Changxiao said, “The wedding will be held in three days.”
“…”
Ye Xingchen angrily stormed out, then locked himself in his room. The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became, the more he thought, the more evil thoughts rose in his guts!
…
Female disciples’ ship cabin area.
Yao Mengying walked over carrying fragrant food, seeing that the food previously placed on the table remained completely untouched. She said, “Miss Xie, no matter how serious the matter, you still need to eat.”
Xie Lingyao leaned against the bedside, hands resting on her knees, two tear tracks on her face, eyes vacant and listless, as if she’d lost her soul.
When this woman first encountered Ye Xingchen, even with a sword at her neck, she could remain calm. Only what happened in the stone chamber was unacceptable to her.
“My purity is gone…”
She lifted her head, tears flowing uncontrollably, choking out, “My purity is gone…”
Yao Mengying fell silent.
She naturally understood how important chastity was to a woman.
“Senior Brother Ye is a man with responsibility—he will definitely take responsibility for you.” Yao Mengying comforted.
“Creak!”
Suddenly, the door opened, and Ye Xingchen walked in with a dark expression.
“Senior Brother Ye…”
“Get out.”
“Oh.”
Yao Mengying left carrying the cold food.
“Clang!”
As soon as she left, Ye Xingchen drew his three-foot longsword and pressed it against Xie Lingyao’s neck, his gaze immediately flashing with killing intent.
Kill her, and all would be well!
Xie Lingyao’s eyes filled with hatred. “You violated me, and now you want to kill me?”
“Stop pretending.”
Ye Xingchen said coldly, “You are Empress Lingyao. The so-called treasure, the so-called Primordial Origin Force—it was all designed by you in advance!”
The sword pressed down a fraction, cutting through skin, blood gradually seeping out.
Did it hurt?
For Xie Lingyao, this bit of pain was nothing compared to what she’d experienced earlier.
“I am Xie Lingyao, not Empress Lingyao!”
“On death’s door, still acting.”
Ye Xingchen firmly believed this woman was Empress Lingyao, because only then could he have a reason to kill her.
“Would I design for you to violate me? Would I design for you to repeatedly try to kill me?” Xie Lingyao’s eyes held no fear, only rising hatred.
“…”
Ye Xingchen was speechless.
Indeed, if Empress Lingyao was skilled at scheming, if she was easily exposed by him, her methods would be quite crude.
“You want to kill me just to deny what happened before.” Xie Lingyao said through gritted teeth, “Fine, I won’t pester you, won’t make you take responsibility—I only hope to leave this place!”
She wanted to leave?
That was exactly what he wanted!
Of course, Ye Xingchen couldn’t make that decision, after all this was on the Eternal, and he couldn’t tear through cosmic space to send her back to the Tianyan Realm.
…
“Miss Xie is certain she wants to leave?”
In a ship cabin resembling a great hall, Jun Changxiao sat in the head position and asked.
“Yes.”
Xie Lingyao nodded.
After taking pills developed by Sun Bukong, her complexion and condition were noticeably better than yesterday.
“Well…”
Jun Changxiao paused briefly, then said, “Alright, I’ll send you back to the Tianyan Realm.”
Since she didn’t want Ye Xingchen to take responsibility, they certainly couldn’t force it.
That very day.
Jun Changxiao took Xie Lingyao out of the Eternal and landed in the Tianyan Realm. When saying goodbye, he gave her a spatial ring, saying, “Miss Xie, my disciple didn’t mean to offend. I hope you can forgive him.”
Actually, Dog Leftovers had basically understood the circumstances of the incident. Controlling the Primordial Origin Force and suddenly losing rationality couldn’t be entirely blamed on Ye Xingchen—after all, the situation was beyond his control at the time.
The mistake Ye Xingchen made.
As Sect Master, Jun Changxiao paid for it.
Wasn’t this handled well? Who could find fault with this?
A certain reader surnamed Duo: “I can.”
Xie Lingyao’s eyes filled with hatred. “I will never forgive him!”
“Uh…”
Jun Changxiao felt very awkward and turned to fly away.
The System said, “Whether she forgives or not doesn’t matter anymore. After all, for Ye Xingchen, the Tianyan Realm is just a temporary rest stop. After leaving this time, the two will certainly find it difficult to meet again.”
…
“Weigh anchor!”
“Set sail!”
After returning to the Eternal, Jun Changxiao gave the order.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
The eleven warships suspended outside the Tianyan Realm activated one after another, their tail thrusters emitting radiance as they quickly merged into the endless starry sky.
Ye Xingchen stood in the ship cabin, looking through the window toward the increasingly distant plane.
At this moment, his mood was extremely complex. Especially recalling those projection images he’d seen in the stone chamber, he became increasingly confused.
Did those events happen in the past, or would they happen in the future?
Would he truly leave the Eternal Sect he trusted so much because of that woman, then… marry and have children?
“Impossible.”
Ye Xingchen said, “Fabricated, it must be fabricated!”
…
Tianyan Realm.
Xie Lingyao sat alone on a mountain peak, saying with hatred, “Ye Xingchen, I’ll remember you!”
Having been brought back to the Eternal, she already knew that the so-called ‘Pei A’niu’ was just a false name—his real name was Ye Xingchen.
“I will cultivate diligently!”
Xie Lingyao said, “Then I’ll find you and take revenge for this humiliation!”
…
The collapsed ruins.
A black-robed figure gradually materialized, standing before the collapsed stone wall, murmuring to himself, “Past and future hold many variables. If Sect Master Jun and his disciples can change things, naturally they’ll also have the ability to change the pattern of the upper cosmic realm.”
If Jun Changxiao were present, from the voice alone he could immediately determine that the other party was the mysterious person he’d captured and brought back to the Eternal, who then mysteriously disappeared.
Who exactly was he?
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