348: Painful memories, bewildered protagonist

A room on the top floor of the pavilion.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Is Su Yun back?"

An Yuyao's beautiful eyes lit up, and she spoke with some excitement.

"Probably not. If Su Yun were back, he would have come straight in; there'd be no need to knock."

Chu Ningyue shook her head and said.

"It's a female Disciple from Jade Pearl Peak. She likely has something to report."

Luo Qingshuang's powerful Divine Sense immediately perceived who was outside the room.

With a wave of her jade hand, the door opened directly.

"Senior Sister Luo, is Junior Sister Mu here?

Cultivators from the Li Family, a Cultivation Family, have urgent business with her!

He is waiting downstairs."

A Disciple from Jade Pearl Peak dressed in green said directly.

After speaking, the Disciple turned and left.

Seeing that they were looking for Mu Wanning, An Yuyao and the other two women lost interest and returned to their respective cubicles.

"Cultivators from the Li Family?"

Mu Wanning was somewhat puzzled.

She didn't know any Cultivators from the Li Family.

Could it be because of something else?

"I'll go down and see what's happening!"

Mu Wanning left the room and hurried downstairs.

The Li Family was considered a relatively powerful Cultivation Family in the Central Domain.

So she had to check the situation.

Moreover, she didn't need to worry about any danger; after all, this was the territory of the Dao Yi Holy Land.

Soon, she arrived outside the pavilion.

Over a dozen Taixuan Disciples had already gathered outside.

Just then, the Li Family Cultivator waiting outside stepped forward and said respectfully to Mu Wanning:

"Fairy Mu, our Young Lord invites you to a talk in the woods!"

"Young Lord?"

Mu Wanning frowned slightly, sensing something was off.

She had thought the Li Family had some urgent business with her.

But it turned out some Young Lord wanted to see her.

Was this a joke?

This sounded wrong immediately.

Naturally, she chose not to see him.

Thinking of this, Mu Wanning's tone was flat:

"I'm very busy. If there's anything, say it here!

If there's nothing else, I'm leaving!"

"Then please wait a moment, Fairy Mu. Our Young Lord will be here soon!"

Seeing this, the Li Family member had no choice but to send a message to Ye Jingchen.

After receiving the message, Ye Jingchen came over directly with other Li Family members.

He had originally wanted to meet Mu Wanning alone.

But now it seemed that was unlikely.

As soon as Ye Jingchen appeared, the surrounding Taixuan Disciples immediately began to whisper:

"Isn't that person Ye Jingchen, who was defeated by our Saint?

Why is he here?"

"It seems Ye Jingchen wants to ask Senior Sister Mu out for a private meeting!

He couldn't be trying to pursue Senior Sister Mu, could he?"

"Senior Sister Mu likes our Saint.

This Ye Jingchen will definitely be harshly rejected in a moment!"

...Ye Jingchen felt rather unhappy hearing the words of the surrounding Taixuan Disciples.

Especially the part about Mu Wanning liking the Taixuan Holy Son, Su Yun.

That made him the most displeased.

He was the one most suitable for Mu Wanning.

Not that Taixuan Holy Son, Su Yun.

Thinking of this, Ye Jingchen quickened his pace to the outside of the pavilion. Looking at Mu Wanning standing in the distance, he said with a beaming smile:

"Miss Mu, it's me who wants to see you!"

"I'm sorry, I don't know you!

Please leave!"

Mu Wanning's tone was slightly cold.

Seeing it was Ye Jingchen, she prepared to head back.

She only remembered that the plain-looking young man in black before her was someone Su Yun had defeated.

She had no other impression of him at all.

She didn't know why he suddenly came to find her.

But she wasn't interested in knowing; she'd rather go back and Cultivate early.

Seeing this, Ye Jingchen immediately shouted:

"Wait, don't go!

Miss Mu, it's me!

Years ago, when I was wandering and destitute in the Southern Region, it was the food you gave me that allowed me to survive.

Afterward, I was taken in as a Disciple by Daoist Tianming and became the successor of Heavenly Nether Mountain.

I Cultivated on Heavenly Nether Mountain for fifteen years. The first thing I did after coming down the mountain was to find you and repay your kindness for saving my life!

These are a small token of my appreciation.

Miss Mu, please accept them!"

As he spoke, he took out several exquisite gift boxes from his Storage Ring.

After finishing, Ye Jingchen looked at Mu Wanning with some anticipation.

The gentle little girl from his memories had now become a graceful and moving Fairy.

Although he didn't know if Wan Ning liked these gifts, most female Cultivators would like things like this, right?

Surely, Wan Ning would gently step forward and take the gifts.

Then he could take the opportunity to invite her to a Tea House in the Cultivation Market outside the Dao Yi Holy Land.

When Mu Wanning heard Ye Jingchen's words, her brow furrowed as she suddenly recalled the scene from back then.

She had indeed given someone food years ago.

But she hadn't given it voluntarily.

At that time, she had been hungry for a long time and had finally managed to find a little bit of food.

She was just about to find a place to eat it secretly.

Then she encountered a tall youth who looked at the food in her hand with a fierce gaze and reached out as if to snatch it.

She was only five years old then; how could she be a match for a teenager? Terrified, she threw the food at him and hurried away, nearly fainting from hunger that day.

Although she had encountered other beggars before, they generally wouldn't trouble a five-year-old girl, mostly just ignoring her. It was the first time she had seen someone who would even rob a five-year-old.

From then on, she secretly vowed that she must have great strength so that no one could take what belonged to her.

After being brought back to the Lingfa Sect by a deacon, she Cultivated desperately, finally standing out among the orphans and becoming an Inner Sect Disciple thanks to her powerful talent. Her love for sparring with others was also to improve her strength faster.

She thought she would never have the chance to seek revenge on that youth, but she hadn't expected him to deliver himself to her door.

And he had even been pummeled by Su Yun.

As expected of Su Yun, he had avenged her by thrashing Ye Jingchen.

Thinking of this, a trace of Killing Intent flashed across Mu Wanning's pretty face, and her tone was ice-cold:

"Take your things and get lost!

Don't let me see you again!"

Subsequently, she turned directly and walked back into the pavilion.

She actually wanted to give Ye Jingchen a beating herself to vent her anger, but she also knew her strength was insufficient.

She was only at the Nascent Soul Layer One Realm.

While Ye Jingchen's strength couldn't compare to Su Yun's, he was still at the Dao Integration Realm.

"Mu..."

Ye Jingchen's smile froze.

The hand holding the gift boxes trembled, and several boxes fell straight to the ground.

Wait, what?

This isn't right!

He had thought Mu Wanning might refuse him and then leave.

But he truly didn't expect that seeing him would be like seeing an enemy to her, with Killing Intent on her face.

How was this possible?

Where exactly did things go wrong?

Thinking of this, Ye Jingchen was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do next.

At this moment, the several Li Family members behind him also showed expressions of disdain.

Although they had treated Ye Jingchen very respectfully before, it was because he was the successor of Heavenly Nether Mountain and possessed great cultivation at a young age.

But ever since they saw him arrogantly challenge the Taixuan Holy Son only to be defeated in a single move...

They already had some complaints.

They had thought Ye Jingchen was truly that powerful to be so arrogant, but they didn't expect him to be unable to even withstand one move from the Taixuan Holy Son.

After Ye Jingchen's injuries recovered, he said he wanted to reunite with Fairy Mu of the Taixuan Holy Land, so they went to prepare gifts.

They thought that since Ye Jingchen appeared so full of confidence, he would surely succeed, but the result was another failure.

They suddenly wondered if their Li Family's choice to pledge loyalty to such a Young Lord was truly the right one.