28: Chapter 28 The Ultimate Glutton

"Brother Xuan, how have you been all these years?"

On the rolling mountains, a team of dozens of soldiers escorted the Crane Carriage where Ye Qingyan was, slowly heading towards the imperial capital, Xianyang.

Ye Xuan sat in the Crane Carriage, and opposite him was the noble and cold Great Qin Princess, Ye Qingyan.

However, this silly girl was extremely restless. As soon as she entered the Crane Carriage, she leaned into Ye Xuan's arms, her face full of grievances as she recounted the injustices she had suffered over the years.

"How have I been? The first few years were good, the latter few were so-so. But to become stronger, I could only redouble my cultivation, and it was also for you and Sister Ye Qingxian."

Ye Xuan extended his right hand, playing with the beauty's hair as he did when they were children, occasionally poking her little face with his finger. Such behavior naturally drew her displeasure, but Ye Qingyan ultimately said nothing.

"It's been almost seven years. I thought Brother Xuan wouldn't come back and would forget both me and Sister Qingxian."

Hearing this, a hint of resentment flashed in Ye Qingyan's beautiful eyes: "After all, the senior and junior sisters in the Holy Land might be even prettier than me and Sister Qingxian." As soon as she said this, the girl bit fiercely onto Ye Xuan's shoulder, leaving a row of teeth marks, with a faint trace of saliva.

"Let's see if you dare to abandon us again!"

Ye Qingyan's fierce expression, however, seemed very cute in Ye Xuan's eyes.

"Idiot, even if you don't bite me, I won't forget you."

"Hmph, who knows? Did you go around flirting these past few years? When we get back, I'll have Sister Qingxian teach you a good lesson!"

"Don't, I admit I was wrong, isn't that enough?" Upon hearing Ye Qingxian's name, Ye Xuan's face darkened: "Sister hits hard, Qingyan, you mustn't do that."

"Hmph, that depends on your performance then."

Seeing Ye Xuan relent, Ye Qingyan crossed her arms, a hint of cunning flashing in her eyes.

"You're really disobedient, not as cute as when you were little."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing... noth..."

"I heard you!"

The two started to bicker again. The interior space and soundproofing of the Crane Carriage were decent enough for them to play around.

The soldiers outside didn't notice anything unusual, but the Grand Princess still loved Young Master Ye as much as she did when she was a child.

As the sun set, everyone saw the towering and magnificent imperial capital in the distance. The city walls were filled with defending soldiers and welcoming parties.

Suddenly, a graceful figure in green stood out. Seeing the princess's Crane Carriage, she ran directly to it and boldly lifted the red curtain on the carriage.

"Oh, you are...? Little Xuan?"

The girl was first startled when she saw Ye Xuan, then a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face. She instantly rushed to Ye Xuan, ignoring his bitter expression, and fiercely hugged him into her full bosom.

"You, Ye Qingyan, actually snatched my man!"

Ye Qingxian instantly reacted, a hint of displeasure appearing on her pretty face, and anger subtly brewing in her beautiful eyes.

"Sister Qingxian, I didn't," Ye Qingyan said weakly.

"Sis... Sister, let go quickly, I'm almost suffocated..."

At this moment, a certain man, hiding in a blissful embrace, was almost out of breath, his voice full of helplessness.

"Oh! I'm sorry, Little Xuan, Sister was too excited." Ye Qingxian, suddenly realizing, blushed and finally released her hands, allowing Ye Xuan to escape his predicament.

As the three bickered, the Imperial Palace was reached. At this moment, Emperor Ye Shimin of Great Qin was already at his last breath.

"Brother Xuan, Qingyan must go back."

Ye Qingyan dared not delay. She knew her father was at the end of his rope, so she could only suppress her grief and bid Ye Xuan a smiling farewell.

"Go, silly girl. No matter what happens, I will help you solve it."

Ye Xuan stepped down from the Crane Carriage, speaking gently.

"Okay!"

At this moment, Ye Qingyan couldn't delay. She quickly urged the Crane Carriage to speed up and rush towards the Imperial Palace.

"You brat, your mother has missed you for a long time. Go home first, I'll be back later."

A single glance was enough for father and son to understand everything. Ye Qingshan patted Ye Xuan's shoulder, then also rushed to the Imperial Palace.

The Great Qin Emperor was a kinsman of their Ye family, but the Ye family and the imperial family had no blood relation. The surname Ye of the Ye family's ancestors was bestowed by the founding emperor and has been used ever since. Even so, the Ye family generations held the position of Grand Duke of Great Qin.

"Sister, we've both grown up!"

Along the way, Ye Xuan, enduring the envious gazes of countless people, looked at Ye Qingxian, who had an impressive figure, with a face full of black lines and said, "Ye Qingxian, I order you to let go of my hand!"

"No, my brother is mine, I won't let go!" Hearing this, Ye Qingxian held Ye Xuan's hand even tighter: "No, Sister is afraid that if I let go of my brother's hand, I won't see him again."

Although Ye Qingxian was a bit shy in front of everyone, there was always a hint of persistence in her sky-blue eyes.

Utterly helpless, Ye Xuan could only indulge his silly sister. It had been seven years since they last met, so such behavior should be normal, right?

If his sister Ye Qingxian had shown a cold demeanor, he would probably be very unhappy.

Rather than being this bad, it's better to enjoy his sister's happiness and gentleness.

"Just like this, and she's the future Demonic Empress?"

Ye Xuan could hardly believe his eyes. In his previous life's destiny, this sister of his had played the role of a powerful Demonic Empress.

[Name: Ye Qingxian]

[Realm: True Profound Realm, Eighth Stage Late]

[Physique: Devouring Demonic Physique (Gold)]

[Luck: Sinking Fish, Falling Geese (Gold), Desperate Hunger (Purple), True Immortal's Bearing (Gold) (Unawakened), Ultimate Brother Complex (Gold)]

[Life's Destiny: 'Demonic Empress' (Protagonist), 'Evil God' (Minor Character), 'My Empress Master' (Minor Character)]

[Affection: 100 (Undying Loyalty)]

[Life's Destiny: Mysterious, powerful, and stubborn. Willing to give everything for her beloved. Unparalleled talent, a born immortal.]

[Born of heaven and earth, she has experienced a hundred lifetimes in the mortal realm, only to find that wisp of extraordinary in the mundane.]

[At nine years old, she met her younger brother Ye Xuan, who brought her home and named her Ye Qingxian.]

[At ten years old, because there was no food in the Duke Ye's Mansion that satisfied her appetite, she went to the nearby Monster Mountain Range, hunted dozens of first-order demonic beasts, swallowed their Spirit Pills, and then slept for a month in the Duke's Mansion for the Spirit Pills to digest, her cultivation directly reaching True Profound Realm, Third Stage.]

[At eleven years old, she took Ye Qingyan to the Monster Mountain Range to hunt demonic beasts, and even enticed Ye Qingyan to swallow demonic beast Spirit Pills with her.]

[At twelve years old, she secretly snuck into the Great Qin Imperial Palace's Internal Affairs Office and stole many precious spirit medicines.]

[At thirteen years old, Ye Qingshan, out of helplessness, personally helped his daughter Ye Qingxian go to the Monster Mountain Range to hunt demonic beasts and swallow Spirit Pills, because all the spirit medicines in the Duke's Mansion had already been eaten by Ye Qingxian.]

[...]

[At nineteen years old, Ye Xuan returned to the Duke's Mansion, and she stole countless spirit medicines from him, then fell into a deep sleep again. When she woke up, she was already at Spirit Profound Realm, Third Stage.]