It turns out, they were the main characters.

This inn is located not far from the center of Tianxuan City. There is a teahouse nearby that is said to have a history of over a hundred years and is always packed with guests.

Lan Mulian, dressed in a moon-white long dress, sat in a quiet and elegant tea room, her fingertips caressing the rim of her cup. She turned her head slightly and casually gazed at the martial arts arena in the distance.

On the dueling platform, a handsome young man was sparring with a youth from Tianxuan City.

Lan Mulian did not hear their conversation, but judging from their fierce attacks, they must have some deep-seated hatred.

The tall, beautiful woman sitting opposite Lan Mulian played with her teacup, her fair legs crossed, her red cheongsam accentuating her alluring figure, and her charming eyes, full of affection, stared intently at Lan Mulian.

Fei Ying, the chief auctioneer of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce.

“This teahouse is probably the best located in Tianxuan City, and it’s also close to the arena. From here, you can see the competition among the young talents of Tianxuan City, and you’ll have a better idea of ​​what to expect during the sect assessment later,” Fei Ying said softly.

Lan Mulian nodded slightly.

This was a quiet tea room, where there was no need to worry about the opinions of outsiders, so Lan Mulian removed the thin veil from her face.

Her face was extremely beautiful, but what was even more impressive were her eyes, which were as cold and clear as ice.

These two sisters are quite different; one is an icy beauty, while the other is alluring and seductive.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that Lan Mulian's appearance is remarkably similar to Fei Ying's, only their temperaments differ.

What's most captivating isn't their appearance, but their sisterhood.

With this identity added, the meaning becomes completely different.

“That person is Ye Yu, a genius of the Ye family. He once suffered a great drop in cultivation level for some reason and became a useless person, but this year he returned to the peak of the Refinement Realm in less than half a year,” Fei Ying said.

"He reached the peak of the Refining Essence realm in just a few months, and was even just one step away from the Qi Refining realm..." Lan Mulian murmured to herself, her eyes filled with a thoughtful look.

Such talent is indeed quite rare.

"However, it's worth mentioning that a few days ago, Ye Yu reportedly had a sparring match with someone in the Dragon Head Forest, and Ye Yu suffered a crushing defeat." Fei Ying kept her sister in suspense, wanting her to continue asking questions.

However, Lan Mulian didn't seem interested. She just calmly looked at Ye Yu, who had just defeated a fellow cultivator on the dueling platform, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

Fei Ying rested her chin on her hand, unconsciously leaning closer to the tea table, her heavy breasts pressing gently against it.

She casually glanced at the arena outside the window, then her gaze suddenly fell on Mu Zhian, who had just arrived at the arena not far away.

"Why is he here too?" Fei Ying suddenly muttered to herself.

Lan Mulian followed her sister's gaze, her eyes lingering for a moment before a ripple of emotion stirred within her cold gaze. She turned to look at her sister, her voice clear and icy:

"You know him?"

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"Of course I know him. That young master of the Mu family is a notorious troublemaker in Tianxuan City. Who in Tianxuan City doesn't know him?"

Fei Ying narrowed her charming eyes slightly, casually fiddling with a strand of hair with her fingers painted with bright red nail polish. She turned her head to look at Mu Zhi'an in front of the dueling platform and continued, "But it's a bit surprising that you know him, sister."

Her gaze returned to Lan Mulian, fixed on her sister's eyes, and she asked, "How did you meet him? I ran into him on my way back to the inn that day, and it seems he even went to your room?"

Lan Mulian said calmly, "He accidentally sent a message to me via paper crane with one of my friends. We chatted a few words using the paper crane afterward."

Lan Feiying clearly didn't believe it, and scoffed, "Does sister really have friends?"

These words are a bit like killing someone's spirit. If they were disciples of the Liangyi Sect, no one would dare to speak to Lan Mulian like that, and they would only think that it was natural for Lan Mulian to have no friends.

After all, an ice queen is indeed hard to approach.

Even if someone sincerely wants to become a fellow cultivator with Lan Mulian, it will change because of Lan Mulian's talent, making people suspect that their motives are impure.

Ultimately, it's not that Lan Mulian wanted to become an ice queen, but rather that this was already her image in people's minds.

That's why the liveliness she displayed in the letter was completely opposite to Lan Mulian's aloof attitude at this moment.

Lan Mulian said coldly, "Mu Zhian's talent is not bad, but his cultivation level is a bit low."

Lan Feiying laughed and said, "If you, sister, went to the brothel every few days and indulged in debauchery every day, you wouldn't be in the Refining God Realm now either."

"You like him?" Lan Mulian asked.

Fei Ying thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I guess you could say I like him. In my eyes, he's like a younger brother."

However, he's a younger brother who likes to act like an adult and tease others.

Fei Ying didn't want to dwell on this topic for too long, so she changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, has Sister decided on the candidates to participate in the sect's assessment?"

The sect assessment of the Liangyi Sect is divided into two types. One type is led by the examiner who personally escorts the disciples participating in the sect assessment to the assessment location. The other type is for the disciples to go to the mountain to participate in the sect assessment on their own.

The two may look the same, but they are actually very different.

The disciples chosen by Lan Mulian will have the opportunity to skip the outer disciple stage and directly become inner disciples.

Each evaluator has one such slot.

"Did you bring the list of geniuses from Tianxuan City that you mentioned before?" Lan Mulian asked.

Fei Ying nodded slightly and handed a list to Lan Mulian, saying, "Huang Manting, the enchantress of the Morning Dawn Chamber of Commerce, Ye Yu of the Ye family, Mu Zhian of the Mu family, Gongsun Cheng, the fourth young master of the Gongsun family, and Bai Ruoxi, the eldest daughter of the Bai family. In addition, there are about a dozen other names, all of which are roughly marked with their past experiences. You can refer to them."

"To put it bluntly, they are the offspring of the big families in Tianxuan City. After all, they are born with excellent conditions, and their parents are both Qi Refining and Spirit Refining, so their children are naturally quite talented."

Lan Mulian glanced at the list and saw about a dozen names besides the ones Fei Ying had mentioned. Her gaze lingered on Mu Zhi'an's name for a moment, then she gently shook her head and said:

"He has good talent, but unfortunately his attitude was not right in the past."

If he were to cultivate normally, Mu Zhian should be at least at the seventh level of Qi Refining by now.

"Your attitude was improper in the past, but you recently did something earth-shattering." Fei Ying tried to whet her sister's appetite.

Lan Mulian's eyes flickered slightly, but her gaze remained calm as she looked at her sister without saying a word.

Seeing that her sister was not fooled, Fei Ying curled her lips and continued, "He stood up for a woman he didn't even know and killed the third young master of the Gongsun family in a fit of rage. This matter caused quite a stir in Tianxuan City before, and everyone originally thought that the Gongsun family would not let it go."

"Later, the two families secretly negotiated something, and the matter was dropped. Not long after that, it was rumored that the third young master of the Gongsun family was killed by a mysterious man in black robes."

Lan Mulian's gaze remained calm.

From this perspective, Mu Zhian seems to have shifted all the conflict between himself and the Gongsun family onto the man in black robes.

"You've said so much just to tell me that his character is not bad, and he's not as bad as I imagined?" Lan Mulian saw through Fei Ying's intentions at a glance.

Fei Ying smiled gently: "I was just stating a fact."

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not."

Lan Mulian picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and said softly, "He didn't need my help in the first place."

The Mu family already had one guaranteed admission spot, so they didn't need to fight tooth and nail with these people from the start.

However, who should get the inner disciple spot... we still need to think about it some more.

At this moment, Fei Ying suddenly said, "There seems to be a bit of a commotion down there."

Lan Mulian turned her head slightly and saw that Ye Yu, who had just defeated a fellow cultivator in front of the arena, had obviously spotted Mu Zhi'an and immediately pointed the tip of his sword in Mu Zhi'an's direction.

"Mu Zhian, do you dare to come up and have a match with me?"

Before the dueling platform, the young man, dressed in a black robe, had a cold expression and his dark eyes were fixed on the young man below the platform who looked like a handsome young gentleman.

At the same time, several pairs of eyes in the audience all turned to look at Mu Zhian.

Mu Zhian sighed and said, "Young Master Ye, I'm just here to watch everyone compete and exchange skills. I'm not in the mood to fight today."

How come Ye Yu has the courage to challenge him again after only losing to him for so long?

And they didn't mention the Heavenly Dao Qi at all... Did they not want others to know, or had they given up?

As Mu Zhian was sizing up Ye Yu, Bai Ruoxi suddenly transmitted her voice, saying, "Ye Yu is just a little bit away from reaching the Qi Refining Realm."

Mu Zhian narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Ye Yu a few more times.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Yu's demeanor seemed somewhat different from before.

Ye Yu used to give off a somewhat arrogant vibe, but now he seems much more composed.

However, when his gaze fell on Mu Zhian, his eyes still held an undisguised hostility.

This cultivation speed is ridiculously fast...

As expected, the chosen one is indeed the chosen one; their luck is better than others. Even if they lose the power of heaven, they still have other "golden fingers"...

"Young Master Mu, Young Master Ye has so earnestly challenged you, are you going to avoid the fight?" Not far from the dueling platform, Gongsun Cheng, the fourth young master of the Gongsun family, leaned back on a stone chair with his legs crossed, trying to stir up trouble.

Mu Zhian smiled and asked, "Does Young Master Gongsun think sparring is more important, or is a beautiful woman more important?"

Gongsun Cheng raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Beauty is important, but I heard that the Ye family had arranged a marriage with the Bai family's daughter a long time ago. It's no wonder that Young Master Ye is so angry that Young Master Mu is stealing her away like this. I think it would be good to go on stage and fight him, so that he can vent his anger."

Mu Zhian smiled and said, "What does this have to do with you?"

"I'm just offering you some advice," Gongsun Cheng shrugged, appearing nonchalant.

"Who are you sending it to?" Mu Zhian asked with a smile.

Gongsun Cheng seemed to have his defenses broken down, and the calm and composed expression on his face vanished instantly.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Mu Zhian, and said, "Young Master Mu, I don't have Ye Yu's good temper. Even off the dueling platform, I can't guarantee that I won't make a move."

This was an undisguised threat.

However, it's not surprising. Gongsun Cheng is a Qi Refining Rank 8 cultivator, and Mu Zhian's strength, at least on the surface, is indeed inferior to Gongsun Cheng's.

In fact, Gongsun Cheng had long wanted to find an opportunity to teach Mu Zhian a lesson, because according to the clan elders, the Bai clan patriarch was the biggest reason why his father was seriously injured and bedridden, but it also seemed to be related to Mu Zhian.

Although the reason is unclear, this is a good opportunity to teach Mu Zhian a lesson.

Seeing Gongsun Cheng slowly stand up, Bai Ruoxi stepped forward and blocked Mu Zhian's path.

"Miss Bai, are you planning to protect your little lover? You just broke off your engagement and immediately went after the eldest son of the Mu family. But judging from Young Master Ye's current behavior, your judgment might not be so good," Gongsun Cheng said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Shut up," Bai Ruoxi replied coldly, as the bronze sword on her back quietly appeared.

"You're planning to make a move?"

Gongsun Cheng's gaze fell on the young man behind Bai Ruoxi, and he laughed, "Young Master Mu, are you planning to hide behind a woman?"

Mu Zhian smiled and said, "That's the plan."

"I have a beautiful Daoist partner to protect me, what about you?"

Gongsun Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It seems that Young Master Mu is quite proud of this."

"Which man of your generation wouldn't want a powerful and beautiful Daoist partner?" Mu Zhi'an looked around at everyone and said loudly, "Is there anyone who doesn't want a powerful and beautiful Daoist partner? Is there such a person?"