The door to the Holy Son Palace suddenly burst open! Ye Xinting rushed in with a face full of worry and looked straight at Ye Mu.
“Mu’er! I heard someone broke into the Holy Son Palace just now to assassinate you!! Are you—”
Before she could finish, her words stopped abruptly. Her autumn-colored eyes widened in shock.
Because… she saw Ye Mu completely unharmed… but that wasn’t the point.
The point was!! Ye Mu had his arm wrapped intimately around a girl with his left hand, and his right hand was placed quite shamelessly on her body…
Ye Mu was the first to react. His anger instantly vanished, and he quickly let go, then turned to Ye Xinting awkwardly.
“Hehe… Mom, is something wrong?”
“No, nothing’s wrong! Why would anything be wrong! Carry on, I’ll be leaving now!”
Ye Xinting smiled and immediately turned to leave the Holy Son Palace, not wanting to interrupt Ye Mu’s fun.
Had it been an ordinary parent, they would’ve probably scolded him by now. But Ye Xinting was different! As the Holy Lord of the Blissful Holy Land, she wished Ye Mu would do this sort of thing every day!
Only this way… would Ye Mu’s cultivation improve by leaps and bounds, and the family bloodline be passed on!
So! When she saw that Ye Mu had finally matured, she was not angry at all—she was overjoyed.
“Mom, can you stop teasing me already? Just tell me why you’re here.”
Ye Mu twitched at the corner of his mouth, full of helplessness.
Seeing that her son had lost the mood, Ye Xinting stopped joking and asked seriously, “I just returned to the Holy Land today and heard you were almost assassinated! But I’m glad you’re alright… What happened to the one who tried to kill you?”
Ye Mu smiled and said, “I crippled his cultivation and expelled him from the Holy Land.”
“Tch! That’s letting him off easy. He dared to try assassinating my precious son! If I had been here, I would’ve killed him on the spot!”
Ye Xinting was clearly displeased with Ye Mu’s lenient punishment. Deep in her eyes, killing intent flickered.
Ye Mu gave a dry laugh, then turned to look at Su Qianqian. Seeing her expressionless and calm, he turned back to Ye Xinting and asked, “By the way, Mom… where have you been these past few days? Why are you only coming back now?”
Since their last conversation, Ye Xinting had left the Holy Land and only returned today. Ye Mu was really curious what she had been up to.
“Hehe… well, that’s part of the reason I came to find you… Do you know of the Luanfeng Ancient Kingdom?”
“The Luanfeng Ancient Kingdom… a second-rate power located in Feng Prefecture? I’ve heard the current emperor is a Saint Realm expert…”
Ye Mu frowned slightly and pondered before replying.
Ye Xinting nodded in satisfaction. “Correct. This Luanfeng Ancient Kingdom was established tens of thousands of years ago and once had Pseudo-Emperor experts. It was once an immortal force, though over time, it’s declined…”
“This Luanfeng Emperor has seven sons and one daughter. That daughter is stunningly beautiful—so much so that she could topple a nation.”
Ye Mu suddenly had a bad feeling. “You mean to say…”
“Hehe, I’ve already reached an agreement with the Luanfeng Emperor! A week from now, during the birthday banquet for Princess Qingluan, your engagement to her will be announced publicly!”
Ye Mu froze.
Hold on…
He didn’t even know who this princess was, and they were jumping straight to marriage? Wasn’t this a little too absurd?
“That’s settled then! Be sure to attend in a week!”
Just as he was about to object, Ye Xinting’s figure flickered and vanished, leaving behind a speechless Ye Mu.
“Whew! Forget it, it’s not like I’m losing anything… But I wonder if Mom’s words are true. Is this Princess Qingluan really that beautiful?”
After a long while, Ye Mu shook his head and calmed himself. Then he turned to look at Su Qianqian again and wrapped his arm around her slender waist.
“Hehe… now, no one’s going to interrupt me.”
Su Qianqian lowered her head, her delicate face slightly flushed…
Just as Ye Mu was about to take things further—
Click!
The palace doors swung open again.
Bai Yaoyao walked in with her eyes shut tightly, as if heading for her doom, her expression filled with despair.
“Ye Mu!! I’m here! Hurry up… and this time, remember—!”
The hall fell into silence… Seeing no response, Bai Yaoyao opened her eyes in confusion—only to see Ye Mu holding Su Qianqian close.
Her heart skipped a beat. She didn’t know why Su Qianqian was here, but she still shouted in panic, “Ye Mu! Come at me instead! Don’t touch Qianqian!”
Ye Mu slowly raised his head, looked at her, and then gave a wide grin.
…
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, six days had passed.
In a dense forest—
A plain-looking but determined young man sat on a rock, poking at a campfire with a stick.
At that moment, a woman slowly approached from the distance.
She was barefoot, wearing a luxurious golden robe adorned with intricate phoenix feather patterns. Her ink-black hair was pinned up high with a true phoenix golden hairpin, and her aura was regal.
Her brows arched like distant mountains, her eyes fierce like a phoenix, her face glowing like the bright moon, her skin snowy white and flawless—stunning beyond compare!
“Grill this.”
She tossed a fish at the boy and spoke coldly, then sat down nearby.
The boy hurried to catch it, skewered it, and placed it over the fire… Watching the fish gradually stop moving, a trace of hatred flashed deep in his eyes. You are reading on novelping(.)com, the official source.
“Ye Mu!! I’ll defeat you one day! Then I’ll roast you alive like this fish!! And feed you to a beast!!”
Yes! The boy was none other than Lin Yan.
After being expelled from the Holy Land, Gu Xiyu had summoned her natal Heavenly Flame—Nine-Turn Pill Heart Flame—to replace Lin Yan’s dantian, allowing him to cultivate again!
Though he could now cultivate again, his former cultivation was completely gone.
As the Heavenfire Secret Realm would soon open, and to obtain the Flame Inheritance, he came here and battled wild beasts daily!
“It’s burnt.”
The girl suddenly spoke.
Only then did Lin Yan realize the fish had turned completely black. He quickly took it off the fire, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, “Sorry…”
The woman shook her head. “It’s fine.”
Looking at her stunning yet indifferent face, Lin Yan swallowed involuntarily.
On the third day after arriving here, he encountered a fierce beast far stronger than him. Just when he was about to die, this woman had saved him.
Since she was also training, the two had lived together here for several days—intimately close.
Lin Yan felt proud.
So what if Su Qianqian betrayed him? Now… he had met an even better woman. Yes, in his eyes, the woman before him surpassed Su Qianqian in every way.
In looks, they were evenly matched. In temperament… this woman was far superior—like a natural-born empress, noble and intimidating.
As for strength… she had easily slain multiple Nirvana Realm beasts! Her power was unfathomable!
“I’m leaving today.”
Suddenly, the woman spoke.
Lin Yan’s heart trembled. “Why are you leaving?”
She stayed silent for a while, then gently said, “All this time, I haven’t told you my identity… My name is Feng Lingyue, princess of the Luanfeng Ancient Kingdom. Tomorrow is my birthday banquet, and I must return to attend it.”
“Luanfeng… Ancient Kingdom.”
Lin Yan murmured softly…
Feng Lingyue stood and said calmly, “You’re Lin Yan, right… These days spent with you… were pleasant. But no banquet lasts forever. If fate allows, we’ll meet again.”
With that, her figure flashed and vanished from sight, leaving behind only a red phoenix feather engraved with golden patterns.
Lin Yan stood dumbfounded. After a long while, he reached out, picked up the feather, and held it to his nose.
Smelling the faint fragrance lingering on it from Feng Lingyue, Lin Yan’s heart stirred. Then, he made a firm vow.
“Lingyue! Wait for me! Once I obtain the Flame Inheritance, I’ll go to the Luanfeng Ancient Kingdom! As the strongest genius of this era… I’ll marry you!!”