“Ah!”
“Th-That Ancient Heaven Stele… where is it?”
“I-I didn’t remember wrong… it was definitely on this island…”
“Such a huge Ancient Heaven Stele… how could it just vanish?!”
Lin Xingyun turned his head and looked over.
He saw a young girl wearing a dark indigo long dress, her cherry lips parted in a round gasp, covering her delicate mouth in astonishment.
Her face was filled with confusion. She looked like a sprite from the mortal world, her skin fair like polished jade, and her petite frame made her seem even more delicate. Her neatly tied twin ponytails made her look very cute.
[Ding! Blood relative of the Child of Destiny detected!]
“Hmm?”
“Hehehe! She’s here, she’s here!”
Lin Xingyun was momentarily stunned but then smiled with delight. He hadn’t expected to gain such an unexpected reward before even heading to the Celestial Pool Holy Land.
He walked over casually, smiling warmly as he asked, “Clan sister, you look unfamiliar. What’s your name?”
The little girl looked at the outrageously handsome young man before her. Bathed in an aura that seemed blessed by heaven and earth, his celestial temperament struck her like a thunderbolt. Her heart skipped a beat, her cheeks flushed red, and she stammered, unable to form words.
“I… I… I’m… Lin… Qingzhu…”
Only after a long while did she lower her head and answer shyly.
“May I ask… who are you…?”
“I’m your Second Young Master, Lin Xingyun.”
“Ah! You… you’re… the Second Young Master?!”
“Greetings… greetings to Second Young Master!”
Startled, Lin Qingzhu quickly knelt and greeted him respectfully.
“Get up, no need to kneel like that,” Lin Xingyun said with a hint of confusion. Normally, clan members only bowed when they met him—this girl actually knelt down? New chapters come out on g.com first.
“Lin Qingzhu?” He frowned. “I’ve never seen you before. Are you not from our main bloodline?”
“Y-Yes, Young Master,” she replied softly. “My brother and I come from a branch of the Lin Clan in the Heavenly Flame Empire.”
“Oh? A branch family from some small place. No wonder you’re unfamiliar with the customs and quite humble,” Lin Xingyun thought inwardly, the corner of his mouth lifting into a sly smile. “No matter, you’re still part of the Lin Clan.”
He glanced at her again and asked, “You mentioned earlier that you came to find the Ancient Heaven Stele? Are you here to test your strength?”
“Mhm!” Lin Qingzhu nodded. “I heard that the Heaven Stele holds all sorts of treasures… My brother will have a duel with a bad person in a few days, so I came hoping to retrieve some treasures for him…”
She began explaining hurriedly, blushing from time to time as she stole glances at Lin Xingyun.
“Y-Young Master, do you know why the stele has disappeared?” she asked cautiously.
“It’s gone. I destroyed it,” Lin Xingyun said indifferently.
He, too, found it odd. In just a blink, the entire stele vanished without even a trace left.
“Wha— destroyed?! Young Master… how did you…” Lin Qingzhu was utterly shocked but didn’t dare question further. After all, he was the Lin Clan’s Young Master. Who was she, a mere branch family girl, to interfere?
“Then… then I’ll take my leave now. Sorry to have disturbed you…” Lin Qingzhu’s face showed disappointment as she bowed deeply.
Her cultivation was only at the peak Vital Energy Realm—weak and lacking. The only hope she had to help her brother was through the reward from the Ancient Heaven Stele. Now that hope was shattered, and she could only leave, dejected.
Just as she turned to go, Lin Xingyun reached out and grabbed her slender arm.
“Hey, no rush,” he said with a gentle smile. “Clan sister, you don’t want your brother to lose to that bad guy in a few days, right?”
“I don’t! I want my brother to win!” Lin Qingzhu replied immediately, her clear eyes shining with hope once more. “Young Master… could you help my brother?”
She looked at him with pleading eyes, full of expectation, as though he were the only hope for her and her brother.
“First, let me ask—how old are you, clan sister?”
“Eh?” she blinked. “I just turned eighteen the day before yesterday…”
Lin Qingzhu answered naively, not understanding why he was asking that.
“Perfect! Now I can proceed with peace of mind.” Lin Xingyun nodded in satisfaction. With playful intent, he gently pinched her soft cheek.
“You should know, nothing in this world comes for free,” he said, smirking. “If you want me to help your brother, you must first offer something in return. So, tell me—what do you have to give me?”
“Y-Young Master… don’t… don’t do this…” she stammered, flustered. “Someone might see… Young Master…”
“This place is empty. There’s no one around. Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come,” Lin Xingyun said with a wicked grin as he squeezed her soft, smooth cheek again. It felt incredibly smooth.
“I… I don’t have… anything valuable on me…” Lin Qingzhu was utterly flustered, her mind a mess. She couldn’t think of any reward to offer.
Suddenly, a thought struck her, making her even more embarrassed. But looking at that peerlessly handsome face right in front of her, she didn’t hesitate for long and made her decision.
Blushing deeply, she muttered, “If… if Young Master doesn’t mind… Qingzhu is willing… willing to serve as your maid… to attend to you…”
But just as she spoke halfway, a surge of intense cold erupted from her petite body. The freezing energy was so dense that it instantly wrapped her in ice!
“What a strange girl,” Lin Xingyun murmured, stepping back quickly. “But being a blood relative of the Child of Destiny, it’s not surprising she has something unusual about her.”
In just a few breaths, Lin Qingzhu was encased in ice, frozen solid. She was completely immobilized, eyes shut tightly, her expression full of pain—utterly pitiful.
Lin Xingyun immediately brought up her attribute panel.
[Name: Lin Qingzhu
Cultivation: Peak Vital Energy Realm
Life Script: Supporting Role of the Martial Extreme Heavenly Emperor (Orange)
Fate: Extreme Yin Body (Orange), Extraordinary Talent (Orange), Relying on Each Other for Survival (Purple), Troubled Childhood (Gray)
Favorability: 70 [Affection]]
[Details:
Supporting Role of the Martial Extreme Heavenly Emperor (Orange): As Lin Chuan’s only sister, she grew up depending on him. Due to her innate Extreme Yin Body, her cultivation was extremely slow and she frequently lost control, freezing herself unconsciously. Later, she was married to a descendant of the Longevity Ye Clan with an Extreme Yang Body. From then on, her cultivation soared, eventually becoming a Quasi-Emperor and guarding one region under Lin Chuan’s banner.
Extreme Yin Body (Orange): A physique containing the most extreme Yin attribute spiritual energy in the world. Early cultivation is slow and highly risky, with frequent uncontrolled freezing. If paired with someone of an Extreme Yang Body, Yin and Yang can be harmonized, unlocking the body’s potential, and there’s a chance to birth a child with a Chaotic Physique.
Extraordinary Talent (Orange): Possesses exceptional speed and comprehension in cultivation—an extremely rare talent!
Relying on Each Other for Survival (Purple): Has depended on her brother Lin Chuan since childhood. Throughout her life, she has been well cared for and deeply loved by him.
Troubled Childhood (Gray): Cultivation progressed extremely slowly during youth. After coming of age, she frequently froze herself unintentionally. Her path has been filled with hardship, and one misstep could lead to an early death.]