29: Chapter 29 You're actually back

What kind of divine start was this? Ye Xuan thought he was ridiculous enough, but he hadn't expected his sister, Ye Qingxian, to be even more outrageous—directly swallowing a magic beast's spirit core?

She truly is a glutton who eats anything when hungry. No wonder she has a golden fortune.

An ultimate brother-con, and it's even golden?

Thinking back on his experiences over the years, it truly was the case.

Wait, there's also a golden appearance?

This is indeed rare.

Ye Xuan carefully examined Ye Qingxian's pretty face, but after checking repeatedly, he didn't see anything special.

Strange, too strange. Dammit, where is the beauty in this?

She clearly looks like a big dummy.

"Hehe, you smell so good, Little Brother. Big Sister really wants to take a bite." Ye Qingxian suddenly smelled a very pleasant scent on Ye Xuan, and her mouth started watering. Her silly appearance gave Ye Xuan a massive headache.

Besides, this "True Immortal's Grace" is indeed quite interesting.

In the existing realms of cultivation, do Immortals really exist?

"Big Sister, do magic beast spirit cores taste good?" Ye Xuan suddenly thought of something, turned his head, and asked helplessly.

"Huh? Of course they taste good! Little Brother, how did you know I eat magic beast spirit cores? Did Dad tell you?" At the mention of eating magic beast spirit cores, Ye Qingxian's eyes lit up. She immediately whipped out a magic beast spirit core from somewhere and tried to stuff it into Ye Xuan's mouth.

"By the way, do you want to eat with me? Magic beast spirit cores are delicious."

"Ah?! No, no, no, your little brother can't stomach that." Black lines immediately covered Ye Xuan's forehead. He still wanted to live for a few more years and had absolutely no desire to eat such a bizarre thing.

Only his eccentric sister would treat magic beast spirit cores as snacks.

Ye Qingxian tilted her head and stared at Ye Xuan cutely. "They really are delicious, Little Brother!"

"Even if they're delicious, I'm not eating them." Seeing this, Ye Xuan repeatedly declined while comforting her, "You should keep them for yourself, Big Sister. I'm not hungry yet."

"Fine." Just like that, Ye Qingxian casually swallowed the Tier 1 magic beast spirit core.

The two of them walked toward the Ye family residence.

Great Qin had developed quite well over the past few years, especially Xianyang, which was several times more prosperous than before.

However, old friends were no longer around. Xianyang was filled with many new faces, none of whom Ye Xuan had ever seen before. The occasional familiar elder no longer recognized him either.

If Ye Xuan's cultivation were still only at the third level of the True Profound Realm, and he had returned home from the Cangqiong Holy Land in dejection, he would likely have become the laughingstock of all Great Qin in an instant.

Unfortunately, there were no "ifs."

Duke Ye's Manor.

The stone lions at the entrance of the manor were still the same two as before, standing tall with their heads held high in a majestic and domineering manner, gazing forward.

"Eldest Miss, you're back? And this is...?"

Seeing his Eldest Miss hugging Ye Xuan's arm, the Ye family guard at the entrance widened his eyes in shock. His voice faltered completely as he dropped his weapon and rushed inside the manor.

"Madam! Madam! Eldest Miss has brought back a strange man!"

"What?! What did you say?"

A moment later, the main gates were pushed open again, and Madam Ye, wearing a sheepskin coat, stormed out in a huff. When she saw Ye Xuan, she froze on the spot. Then, she excitedly stepped forward, her trembling hand caressing Ye Xuan's face. "Xuan'er, is that you? Have you returned?"

Madam Ye's name was Mu Qing. Although she was middle-aged, her face still exuded an air of nobility.

"Mother, I'm back!" Looking at Mu Qing's face, Ye Xuan had a thousand words to say, but only managed this single sentence. Though tears welled up in his eyes, he stubbornly held them back.

He had left home at a young age to cultivate at the Holy Land. From then until his return today, seven full years had passed.

"Xuan'er, it's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."

Mu Qing's eyes also glistened with tears. She suddenly cast a helpless look at Ye Qingxian. "Girl, what are you doing? Hurry up and let go of Xuan'er."

"No way! Not even Mother can make me!" Hearing this, Ye Qingxian instantly bristled like a startled cat. She stared at Mu Qing warily, terrified that her mother would snatch Ye Xuan away, and hugged Ye Xuan's arm even tighter.

"Silly girl." Mu Qing laughed in exasperation and reached out to rap Ye Qingxian on the head. "Your brother just got back. Isn't he going to eat? Hurry up and help your mother prepare a sumptuous feast for him."

"Yikes—"

"Fine, but Mother mustn't lie to me." After thinking it over, Ye Qingxian cutely let go of Ye Xuan's arm.

"Xuan'er, wait for the meal."

Having finally separated the two, Mu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. She glared fiercely at Ye Qingxian. "Come with me. Your brother has traveled for so long and needs to rest properly. Don't disturb him."

"Alright, Mother." A certain airheaded beauty nodded extremely reluctantly.

"By the way, Mother, where is Grandfather?"

Ye Xuan was a bit surprised not to see the old man.

"Silly brother, Grandfather is in secluded cultivation!" Ye Qingxian, who had only taken a few steps, turned her head to reply.

"Secluded cultivation? Could it be because of the Great Chu Dynasty?"

Ye Xuan immediately connected the dots. Just as he was about to sit down on a large green stone nearby to rest, a wave of sweet fragrance wafted from behind, and Ye Qingxian bit down fiercely on his left shoulder.

"Who told you to go meet Sister Qingyan first? Silly brother, this is your lesson!"

"Hiss—" Intense pain instantly surged through Ye Xuan's entire body.

"I say, Big Sister, did you install some kind of spiritual treasure on your teeth?" Ye Xuan's mind was filled with confusion. He pried open Ye Qingxian's small mouth, but only saw two sharp little canine teeth. He was instantly dumbfounded. "What the hell? This is unbelievable."

"Ye Qingxian! Get over here right now!" Behind them, their mother, Mu Qing, grew angry. Her shout immediately made Ye Qingxian hang her head guiltily and follow her.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan rubbed the neat row of teeth marks on his shoulder, utterly questioning his life choices.

One had to know that his current physical constitution was already practically equivalent to a divine body. Yet, against his sister's teeth, it was actually so fragile?

It seemed he needed to speed up his cultivation progress and upgrade his Thunder Source Body into the Thunder Source Divine Body as soon as possible.

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The Great Chu Dynasty's imperial palace.

"Are you saying that the child prodigy Ye Xuan, who left the Great Qin Dynasty back then, has returned? Are you certain?"

Upon hearing the secret report brought by the Shadow Secret Guards, a trace of panic and pleasant surprise appeared on Mi Qianxi's cold face.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed true. Everyone in the Great Qin Dynasty is now aware of this." The Shadow Secret Guard, kneeling on one knee, took out a scroll from his sleeve and unfolded it.

Looking closely, the image of a youth in white immediately appeared in the grand hall. A faint smile lingered on his handsome face, as if he was indifferent to everything before him.

The young man had deep facial features, sword-like eyebrows, and eyes like stars, resembling an immortal god descended to the mortal world.

"With a carefree stride, a banished immortal walks; raising his cup, his dark eyes gaze at the blue sky!"

The poem slipped from Mi Qianxi's lips, and she gave a bitter smile. "I never expected that you actually wrote this poem for yourself. It is so fitting; it truly is an eye-opener!"

Mi Qianxi's delicate hand caressed the cheek of the figure in the scroll as she murmured to herself, lost in thought.