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On the second floor of Yunlai Inn, in a room.
Ye Chen lay with his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling, too excited to sleep.
He asked the ring, "Old Shi, when you spoke of an opportunity, did you an I’ll et a benefactor on my way to the Qinglan Sect tomorrow?"
"No need to wait until tomorrow. Tonight should be fine!" an aged voice echoed from the ring.
"Huh? Tonight? You’re saying it’s too..."
Ye Chen’s heart leaped, and he instinctively looked out the window.
The night was as dark as ink. A lonely crescent moon cast a cold, eerie luminescence, creating an indescribably bizarre atmosphere.
"No, this is bad! Nine Turns of Life Wheel, a narrow crescent moon in the sky! Little friend, your opportunity... there’s a problem! It could be..."
As he spoke, the ring trembled slightly, and the voice grew alard, "Quick... run! Leave the Qinglan territory!"
"Run?"
A corner of Ye Chen’s mouth twitched into a cold smirk. "Old Shi, you know . In this life, I, Ye Chen, refuse to be weaker than anyone. Once I make a decision, I never turn back!"
"From the Great Zhou Emperor City to this Eastern Region, how many powerful enemies have I defeated along the way? How many tis have I been reborn from desperate straits? When have I ever backed down, huh?"
The young man’s eyes blazed with determination, his handso face radiating the awe-inspiring aura of a peerless expert who defied heaven and earth!
This was not blind self-confidence. It was mostly because his luck had always been exceptionally good. After picking up the ring containing the remnant soul of a mysterious old man at age eight, his power soared, and he crushed countless geniuses of his generation. Every ti he encountered danger, he always managed to turn the tables, killing his enemies and seizing their treasures. Sotis, he even felt... as if the world revolved around him! He was the legendary Son of Destiny! This undoubtedly made him arrogant. That being said, as the Son of Destiny, with the world itself making way for him, shouldn’t he be able to walk with impunity?!
"Who’s there?!" Ye Chen shouted, noticing movent outside.
BANG!
A stream of high-temperature flas burst forth, howling through the night sky toward him!
"Hmph, seeking death!"
"Eight Extres Annihilation Fire Palm!"
An icy glint flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes. A powerful aura erupted from his body as he clapped his palms together and struck out!
The Son of Destiny, why should he retreat? Just do it!
At that mont, Old Shi’s panicked voice ca from the ring again, "Don’t do it! There’s no need!"
BOOM!
The mont his palm struck, its power abruptly vanished! Yet, the flas before him grew even more ferocious!
Ye Chen’s pupils shrank! Only then did he realize! This fla was actually a Foundation Establishnt Stage Spiritual Beast! Furthermore, its Beast Tar had cultivated so terrifyingly powerful Ancient Five Elents Sacred Beast Secret!
"Little Mink, save !"
This ti, Ye Chen could no longer care about his image as the Son of Destiny and cried out for help.
It was strange! It was the first ti in his eighteen years that he had felt fear during a battle! It felt like the touch of Death itself! He had a strong premonition that if he was too arrogant, he would die here tonight, his legendary life cut short! One must understand! Even when he faced the Innate Demonic Cultivators sent by the Empress of Great Zhou, he had never felt such despair!
BOOM! CRACKLE!
The instant he cried out, a plu of purple netherfla tore through the night sky, hurtling over!
The crimson and purple flas collided, unleashing a terrifying pressure that lit up the night sky!
"Little Mink, don’t be afraid! We’re master and servant—let’s work together and kill this vile creature!" Ye Chen bellowed, drew the massive black sword from his back, and charged forward!
"EOW~~"
A beast’s roar echoed through the night.
Sensing it was outmatched, the ’crimson fla’ voluntarily retreated to one side, revealing its true form.
It had an endearingly foolish-looking lion’s head and a pair of enormous, flapping wings.
"It’s a Lion Hawk Beast that has just entered the Foundation Establishnt Stage!" Old Shi’s voice ca from the ring. "Strange! Lion Hawk Beasts are typically gentle. Why would it suddenly attack a human? Could it have been frightened?"
Just as Old Shi finished speaking, a delicate silhouette materialized in the distant sky.
It was a beautiful young girl, around fifteen or sixteen years old!
"Hmph! So you are..."
Ye Chen, currently suffering from internal injuries, was about to try and intimidate the newcor. But upon seeing the girl’s face, his expression instantly changed.
"Miss, your Spiritual Beast seems a bit unruly."
"Fortunately, I’ve helped you ta it." Ye Chen, half-reclining on the eaves, rubbed his nose, a cryptic smile playing on his lips.
"This pretentious act is truly sickening!" Lu Yingying thought with disgust. "The ’’ in the script must have been blind to develop feelings for such trash! He’s not even worth one of Eldest Senior Brother’s toes!"
However, she knew Ye Chen was not fated to die tonight, so she approached, carefully concealing her emotions.
"My... my apologies, Young Master. I am Lu Yingying, a disciple of Divine Phoenix Peak in the Qinglan Sect!" She desperately suppressed the killing intent in her eyes, feigning a flustered and shy deanor.
Exactly as it had happened at this very mont in her previous life.
"Ah, so it’s a Fairy from the Qinglan Sect." Ye Chen smiled nonchalantly. "This Lion Hawk Beast..."
PTOO!
Before he could finish, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he sprayed out a mouthful of fresh blood!
It turned out he had suffered a severe internal injury!
Seeing this, Lu Yingying felt a surge of satisfaction, but she feigned concern. "Young Master, are you alright? Is it serious?"
"Hahaha, I’m fine, just teasing you. Fairy Lu, I, this Princely Heir, have so skill in Beast Taming. A re Foundation Establishnt Stage Spiritual Beast is nothing to ." Ye Chen gritted his teeth against the intense pain and forced a smile.
「anwhile.」
On the stone path beside the mountain gate.
Lin Xiao, observing everything through the Extre Seeing Water Mirror, was amused:
"Tsk tsk, just like the protagonist in an old-school male-oriented web novel, he becos utterly captivated the mont he sees a beautiful woman. This vibe is so strong, it’s a total nostalgia trip! However... isn’t it my turn next to ’accidentally’ encounter Fourth Junior Sister and Ye Chen on their way up the mountain, then beco jealous and angrily reprimand them?"
With this in mind, he began to get into character, ready for his performance!
Is there a villain in this world more dedicated than him? Absolutely not!
DING!
"Detected Host has successfully entered the second plot point!"
"You have received a random reward: Endownt 3, Insight 10, proficiency in all cultivation techniques 1 level."
"?????" This works too?
Lin Xiao was stunned.
On the mountain path to the Qinglan Sect, a young man and woman walked side-by-side beneath the moonlight, each followed by their Spiritual Beast.
"Miss Yingying, do you know? In my life, I, this Princely Heir, have t countless beauties, but you are the most unique among them," Ye Chen said gently.
However, he hadn’t expected...
To his surprise, the latter looked at him warily and even retreated a few steps, a hint of aversion on her face!
"This..." "You’re seriously taking a step back?"
Ye Chen’s hand froze awkwardly in mid-air; he was mortified!
No, more than embarrassnt, he felt indignation and fury! He, a debonair and handso young man of noble birth and unparalleled talent! Every beauty he’d t had either thrown herself at him or, at the very least, secretly admired him! When had he ever encountered a woman so repulsed by him?
"Fairy Lu, do you despise , this Princely Heir, so much?" Ye Chen gritted his teeth.
Lu Yingying pretended not to hear, saying instead, "Young Master Ye, are you certain you wish to join my Qinglan Sect? Tomorrow happens to be our sect’s Triennial Disciple Acceptance Ceremony. I wonder, which Peak Master does Young Master Ye intend to study under?"
She had to confirm now if Ye Chen would, as per the script, choose to enter Divine Phoenix Peak! Only then would she have the chance to get close to Ye Chen, torture him to death, and protect her Eldest Senior Brother—so outwardly cold, yet inwardly pure and kind!
"About that..." Ye Chen was about to consult with Old Shi in the ring.
Suddenly, a harsh shout ca from up ahead:
"Yingying! Who is this boy with you? How dare you bring him up the mountain without permission!? Hmph! And acting so intimately with him—do you even respect , your Eldest Senior Brother?"
Ye Chen frowned and looked up.
He saw a strikingly handso young man in white robes, hovering in the air on his sword. With an arrogant deanor, hands clasped behind his back, he resembled a coolly detached Fallen Immortal.
Correct. It was the universally detested villain, Eldest Senior Brother of Divine Phoenix Peak, making his entrance! It turned out Lin Xiao had been observing from the shadows all along. According to the original plot, this Ye Chen fellow should be unable to resist making an inappropriate move on Lu Yingying. And right at that mont—he, the villainous Eldest Senior Brother, would charge out righteously and loudly reprimand them!
"Eldest Senior Brother, just as the script foretold, you’ve appeared at this very mont..." Seeing this flawlessly handso man, who seed like a celestial being, Lu Yingying’s heart skipped a beat! Her Eldest Senior Brother truly was always so handso and imposing. The ’her’ in the script was an utter fool to fall for a scumbag like Ye Chen and ignore such an extraordinary man right beside her! A wave of fear washed over her at the thought!
"What is she doing? Why is she looking at like that?" Lin Xiao’s eyelid twitched. "Isn’t she supposed to shield Ye Chen and imdiately start arguing with ?" He had a distinct feeling the plot was deviating slightly! Could it be that, like Third Junior Sister, this Fourth Junior Sister’s character settings were also malfunctioning?
Just as his mind reeled, sothing happened that made his breath catch!
"Eldest Senior Brother!"
Overwheld by a torrent of emotions, Lu Yingying could no longer contain herself. She cried out, tears welling in her eyes as she rushed forward!
THUD—
She plunged headfirst into Lin Xiao’s embrace!
Lin Xiao: (⊙_⊙)
Ye Chen: !!!!!
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