The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

To the surprise of this external affairs elder, after hearing this, the face of the Wuxiang Sect Master became even darker.

"What's wrong with my disciple? I treat all my disciples the same. If he dares to harass Junior Nephew Jiang again without any scruples, he will be punished without exception!"

What a joke! How could my status possibly compare to that person's?!

Foreign Affairs Elder: "..."

No, what's wrong with the sect leader today? He's not usually like this.

After all, he usually seemed quite satisfied with his disciples, so what's wrong with him today?
However, the sect leader was clearly determined to do this, so the elder in the outer room didn't dare to say anything more, nodded, and went to do as he was told.

Soon after, a notice that shocked many disciples spread throughout the Wuxiang Sect.

After hearing the contents of the announcement, many disciples who admired Jiang Lingyue sighed to the heavens.

I know that from now on, I can no longer harass people without restraint.

"Why would the sect leader issue such an announcement? Isn't this leaving us no chance at all?" one disciple said indignantly.

You know, many people are planning this tactic. In case that genius alchemy disciple is blind... no, I mean, takes a liking to them, they can at least get a good meal and rise to prominence from then on!
However, this path has now been completely blocked by the Sect Master of Wuxiang.

They won't let you leave!
This was difficult for some disciples to accept.

"If you have the guts, you can continue to pester them. After all, you have two chances. At worst, you'll be locked up the first two times. As long as you succeed, that's all that matters," someone suggested.

"Damn! Fellow Daoist, what you said actually makes a lot of sense! Yes, anyway, we'll only be expelled from the sect on the third time. The first two periods of confinement are tough, but as long as we succeed, it's not a big deal! To achieve something great, one must first endure hardship!"

"Indeed, if we can impress Senior Sister Jiang within two attempts, everything else will be much easier. I need to think about how to make use of these two opportunities. Farewell, everyone!"

...

Lu Ye was naturally unaware of what happened next within the Wuxiang Sect.

He was now close to Yunye City, and the small city was already in sight in the distance.

Gazing at the familiar outline of the small town, Lu Ye crossed the Yunlan River in an instant and arrived at the town.

At this point, he had naturally returned to his original appearance.

Just as he was about to enter the city, Lu Ye's expression suddenly hardened when he saw several ordinary people coming out of the city.

Stopping in his tracks and looking at the few civilians, Lu Ye's spiritual sense surged like a tide, instantly enveloping them...

A moment later, Lu Ye's expression became even more serious.

"How is this going?"

He had just sensed a... demonic aura emanating from these people!

This aura was almost identical to that of the members of the Heavenly Demon Cult back then.

However, in terms of concentration, it is not as good as those people; it can be said to be extremely weak.

But this is clearly not a normal phenomenon.

After Lu Ye's investigation, it was found that these people had no cultivation and were just ordinary people.

How could it be that it carries the aura of evil spirits?

With this question in mind, Lu Ye entered the city.

Next, on his way to the Jiang family's house, he intentionally observed the pedestrians around the street.

It turned out that there weren't many people carrying that demonic aura.

Besides the few people who had just entered the city, we encountered more than a dozen others in the large crowd.

This put Lu Ye at ease a little. What he was afraid of was that once he entered the city, he would find that... more than 70% of the city had been corrupted by demons, and there were people with this demonic aura everywhere.

That would be a huge problem. Keeping this discovery to himself, Lu Ye decided to visit the Jiang family and ask them if anything had happened in Yunye City recently.

They arrived outside the Jiang family's residence in a flash, and the guards at the gate immediately exclaimed with delight, "Young Master?"

Another guard ran into the mansion to report.

"No need for a special report..."

Before Lu Ye could finish speaking, the guard had already run some distance into the courtyard.

Seeing this, Lu Ye could only shake his head slightly.

Lu Ye vaguely remembered these two guards; they were two of the guards he had trained in the Jiang family's guard team.

I remember back then, the two of them were only at around the seventh level of the Qi Condensation Realm.

Currently, he has successfully advanced to the first level of the Acquired Realm, and his strength has improved considerably compared to before.

A moment later, the guard returned, but behind him were several other figures who also hurried over.

"Haha, son-in-law, come in quickly."

Jiang Lianshan, the head of the Jiang family, stepped past the guards in a few strides and arrived in front of Lu Ye, laughing heartily.

Behind Jiang Lianshan was Jiang Qingge, whom he hadn't seen for some time.

However, Jiang Qingge followed behind her father without saying a word, simply staring at Lu Ye.

Fortunately, Jiang Lianshan knew that Lu Ye hadn't been back for a while and definitely needed some private space.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Lu Ye, Jiang Lianshan left, leaving Lu Ye and Jiang Qingge behind.

Just as Jiang Lianshan and the others left, Jiang Qingge, seeing that no one was around, approached Lu Ye.

Now that they've been together for so many years, she's become more and more skilled at this kind of thing.

"Hmm? I feel like I smell my sister's scent? Have you gone to see your sister?"

After a moment, Jiang Qingge suddenly asked curiously.

Lu Ye: “…”

How did you figure that out?
Or is this some kind of telepathic connection unique to sisters?

Otherwise, Lu Ye wouldn't have thought of it.

"I went to see her; she was just in danger." After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye didn't hide anything.

"What?! She's in danger?! What happened?" Upon hearing Lu Ye's words, Jiang Qingge panicked instantly.

She would rather... be as she suspected, than have Jiang Lingyue suffer any danger.

Nodding, Lu Ye recounted the events surrounding the Wuxiang Sect.

"This news should spread far and wide soon. You rarely go out from the Jiang family, so you probably haven't heard about it yet."

Jiang Qingge breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Jiang Lingyue was alright.

"Luckily you were there at that time, otherwise my sister would have been in real danger."

As she spoke, a trace of murderous aura rose from Jiang Qingge's delicate body.

"This Zhou family, a family of grandmasters, is truly audacious! In my opinion, this family has no reason to exist anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye was somewhat surprised; this didn't sound like something Jiang Qingge would say before...

Was it because he was extremely anxious about his younger sister's danger, or... was his former Empress personality gradually resurfacing? (End of Chapter)