It turns out, they were the main characters.

Mu Zhian… Ye Yu clenched his fist slightly, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

The teacher is right. Mu Zhian is representing the Library Pavilion this time, so it's impossible for him to give up halfway through the competition. As long as he can keep winning, he will meet Mu Zhian sooner or later.

And by then...

Every Ascension Ceremony has instances of accidentally injuring others. As long as she can run into Mu Zhi'an, she can completely crush him in front of Bai Ruoxi and the others, proving just how wrong her decision was!

Thinking of this, Ye Yu felt a growing sense of eagerness.

However, he needed to stay calm and not let his Dao heart be disturbed... Just as Ye Yu was about to close his eyes, he suddenly heard the old man's surprised exclamation in his heart.

Just as Ye Yu was about to ask a question, he noticed that a woman had appeared in the room at some point.

She was shrouded in mist, making it difficult to see clearly, even her face was not visible, yet she gave people a sense of perfection.

Ye Yu reacted almost immediately and stood up abruptly.

The woman sized Ye Yu up and down a few times, then smiled faintly and said, "So that's how it is... You're a descendant of the Ye family."

He seems to have quite a bit of talent; at such a young age, he's already at the third level of the Spirit Refinement Realm and has even obtained the Qi of Heavenly Dao...

"Who are you?!" Ye Yu asked in a deep voice.

The woman glanced at him and chuckled softly: "The old man inside you should know my identity."

Ye Yu was taken aback, his eyes widening as he stared intently at the blurry figure of the woman.

This person actually knew about the existence of a wisp of remnant soul within him?!

At that moment, an old figure slowly appeared in the room. His cloudy eyes stared at the woman before him, and he said, "Ye Qingxin, didn't you already ascend to the Immortal Realm? Why are you here?"

Ye Qingxin...?

Ye Yu was stunned for a moment, then, as if he remembered something, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Ye Qingxin...you are one of the ancestors of the Ye family, the Ye Qingxin who ascended to the Immortal Realm in the past?!"

"I didn't expect that after so long, there would still be a descendant of his who remembers me?" Ye Qingxin chuckled and looked Ye Yu up and down a few times: "Your talent is not bad, your opportunities are not bad either, and you even have the aura of the Heavenly Dao."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yu immediately said with resentment, "If it weren't for Mu Zhian, I should have had two Heavenly Dao Qi."

"Mu Zhian...?" Ye Qingxin's beautiful eyes held a hint of doubt.

Since the path to immortality had been revealed for the first time, she took this opportunity to send a wisp of her spiritual consciousness down to the Heavenly Court to see how the descendants of the Ye family were doing now, and also to travel through the Nine Provinces and meet with old acquaintances.

However, it seems that the Ye family hasn't been doing very well since I left...

"Who is Mu Zhian?" Ye Qingxin asked.

Upon hearing the name Mu Zhian, Ye Yu's eyes flashed with hatred, and he immediately recounted Mu Zhian's past actions in detail.

Of course, this was only a truthful account in Ye Yu's view, but in reality, there were many embellishments.

Upon hearing the last part, Ye Qingxin's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she asked, "You mean, your two younger sisters were also bewitched by him? And even stole your Heavenly Dao Qi?"

Ye Yu nodded slightly, and said resentfully, "This person is cunning by nature, and now he has the protection of the Spirit Dragon and the Azure Emperor, so..."

Ye Qingxin said quietly, "There's a competition for Mu Zhian tomorrow, right? Since you're a descendant of the Ye family, I naturally can't just sit idly by."

"Tomorrow I will personally go to the Ascension Platform to see what makes this Mu Zhian you speak of so daring to steal the immortal destiny of my Ye family's junior."

Ye Yu's eyes lit up with joy, and he immediately raised his hands in a fist salute: "Thank you, Ancestor!"

With the help of this powerful figure, the possibility of trampling Mu Zhian underfoot in the future is even greater!

After all, the only person among the ancestors of the Ye family to ascend to the Heavenly Court was this powerful being at the Dao Integration Realm, Ye Qingxin.

He hadn't expected her to find him so quickly... Ye Yu's eyes flashed with excitement, as if he were quite surprised.

Ye Qingxin turned her head slightly and looked in the direction of Liangyi Peak.

She saw a pair of young cultivators near Liangyi Peak, and the aura emanating from the girl in the purple dress seemed to originate from the Reincarnation Pool in the forbidden area.

So... that girl must be that guy's daughter?

And the young cultivator beside her at that time was Mu Zhi'an...?

Ye Qingxin's eyes flickered slightly, a thoughtful look appearing in them.

……

The Glazed Palace, the Virtuous Garden.

The warm candlelight illuminated the room. Ye Lingxuan kept her head down the whole way, seemingly a little shy, and didn't say a word the entire time.

After Ye Lingxuan closed the door, Mu Zhian's gaze fell on the girl.

Her back was slender and graceful, her fair shoulders slightly exposed, and her delicate and charming face was flushed with a faint blush, as if she were innocently naive.

A pair of long, slender, snow-white legs were outlined beneath the light purple skirt, gleaming beautifully in the candlelight.

Mu Zhian stepped forward slowly, gently put his arm around Ye Lingxuan's waist, and pressed his chest against her beautiful back.

"Brother Mu, wait a moment..." At this moment, Ye Lingxuan suddenly spoke softly, stopping Mu Zhian.

Then, the Lock of Time silently flew out from her sleeve. She glanced at the boy behind her and said, "Brother Mu, could you cooperate with Lingxuan to do an experiment first? I want to test the current power of the Lock of Time..."

Mu Zhian was taken aback, and subconsciously glanced at the golden chain, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

He had some unpleasant memories of locks... Back in the Yaochi ancestral land, he had been bound by vines by Yao Meng once.

Although the process was enjoyable, the memory of being restricted in my movements is still quite unpleasant.

However, upon seeing Ye Lingxuan's frail appearance, Mu Zhian ultimately softened.

"Alright... then it's your decision."

A mischievous glint flashed in Ye Lingxuan's eyes as she softly said, "Brother Mu is so kind~"

This girl probably picked up bad habits from spending a lot of time with Bai Ruoxi. She never knew how to act cute before, but now she knows how to 'manage her husband' skillfully.

The Lock of Desolate Time bound Mu Zhi'an within it. Then, Ye Lingxuan took Mu Zhi'an's hand and led him to the bedside, where she had him lie down.

Just as Mu Zhian was anticipating Ye Lingxuan's next move, Ye Lingxuan took out a handkerchief and gently tied it over Mu Zhian's eyes.

Mu Zhian's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Lingxuan...aren't we going a bit too far?"

It was only then that he realized there was a problem.

Ye Lingxuan stood with her hands behind her back, looked down at Mu Zhian, and said with a smile, "Didn't Brother Mu promise on his way back that he would do whatever Lingxuan wanted tonight?"

How was I supposed to know you'd pull out the Lock of Desolation right off the bat...? Mu Zhian said tactfully, "At least don't blindfold yourself..."

Ye Lingxuan softly hummed in agreement: "I know, I'll untie it later, don't worry."

As she spoke, her eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly, "Brother Mu, please wait a moment, I'll go take a bath first..."

After saying that, she didn't give Mu Zhian a chance to speak again, and then quietly turned around and left the room.

Then, a hint of hesitation appeared on her face, but she still walked gracefully down the corridor to a door.

"Is Qian'er there...?"

Ye Lingxuan gently knocked on Ye Qian's door.

Chapter 319 Best Friends Will Be Together Forever (4.5K)

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As the doorbell rang, Ye Qian, who was meditating in the room, slowly opened her eyes.

"Sister, why are you looking for me so late? Is something the matter?"

After getting out of bed and pushing open the door, Ye Qian couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise when she saw the beautiful young woman standing at the door.

Ye Lingxuan glanced at her younger sister a few times. Ye Qian was dressed in a plain white dress, with a delicate face, a pair of bright, beautiful eyes with thick, curled eyelashes, and moist red lips. Although she had the appearance of a pure young girl, she also possessed a charming temperament.

Ye Lingxuan carefully examined her younger sister, her gaze softening, and said with a gentle smile, "Approaching the sixth rank of Refining Spirit... It seems you've been working very hard on your cultivation lately."

"However, because of your cultivation, I haven't seen you communicate with Brother Mu much lately... Do you really want to win first place in the Ascension Tournament and get Brother Mu?" Ye Lingxuan's tone was full of concern.

Facing her sister's gentle gaze, Ye Qian blushed slightly and subconsciously looked away from Ye Lingxuan, whispering, "I just wanted to do what I could for my sister, I didn't... I didn't think that much about it."

Ye Lingxuan said "Oh," but gave her younger sister a meaningful look.

She reached out and gently stroked Ye Qian's smooth and delicate face, gazing at her tenderly, but remained silent.

"Sister, what happened?" Ye Qian looked up at Ye Lingxuan, feeling a little uncomfortable under her gaze, and her cheeks flushed even more.

Although she couldn't quite put her finger on it, she had a feeling that her sister seemed a little off tonight...

"Brother Mu went to Liangyi Peak to see Senior Sister tonight. It's also suspected that the Path to Immortality was demoted from Heaven to Kyushu because of him," Ye Lingxuan said succinctly.

Ye Qian was taken aback at first, then her eyes slowly widened: "So, the person I saw at the end of the Path to Immortality today... was Brother Mu?"

Although she did not leave the villa today, she still saw the figure at the end of the path to immortality in front of the villa. Ye Qian felt that the figure looked familiar and even thought that the figure looked a bit like Mu Zhi'an.

But... I never expected that the person on the path to immortality would actually be Brother Mu?!

"So, Brother Mu is in Heaven now?!" Ye Qian covered her red lips, staring at Ye Lingxuan in disbelief.

Ye Lingxuan gently shook her head and said, "Brother Mu has already returned. When I went to find him, I also saw Senior Sister. She seemed to have some special feelings for Brother Mu as well..."

Ye Lingxuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Senior Sister even did something bad to Brother Mu back then."

"Senior Sister Lan doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do anything to Brother Mu..." Ye Qian said incredulously in a low voice.

She naturally knew that the bad thing Ye Lingxuan was referring to wasn't something truly bad, but rather...

Ye Lingxuan stared at Ye Qian and suddenly said, "When I inherited the spiritual energy left behind by the Reincarnated Empress, one of the strands of spiritual energy came from Brother Mu."

As she said this, she stared intently at Ye Qian.

A hint of panic flashed in Ye Qian's clear eyes. She glanced at Ye Lingxuan's exquisite and classical appearance, and at those eyes full of the tenderness of an older sister for her younger sister. Finally, she fell silent and softly hummed in agreement.

After a brief silence, Ye Qian's cheeks burned, she pressed her legs together, lowered her head, and said, "I know what my sister is talking about..."

Seemingly feeling somewhat ashamed, Ye Qian continued to ask in a low voice, "Sister, is there anything else? It's the Ascension Ceremony right now; it's more important to focus on cultivation."

Ye Lingxuan smiled gently: "You're right, so we both need to work hard in our cultivation."

"That's why I came to see you tonight."

As she spoke, a hint of emotion flickered in her eyes.

Hearing this unexpected answer, Ye Qian couldn't help but look up at the beautiful girl who had grown up with her, tilting her head in confusion.

Ye Lingxuan did not explain, but simply recounted what she had learned at Liangyi Peak that night.