After maxing out my affinity, my signature weapon kept evolving.

As Ren Qiuyue was blaming herself, a series of footsteps approached. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Wang Yixue pushing open the door.

"It's been a long time, Junior Sister Ren. The last time we met was at the Great Qian Academy martial arts competition, wasn't it?"

Ren Qiuyue stood up and bowed to Wang Yixue, showing great respect for this woman who possessed both beauty and strength.

"Senior Sister Wang, it's been so long since we last met. I never expected that our reunion would be with you in such a disheveled state."

Wang Yixue helped her up and comforted her in the tone of a caring senior:

"What's the big deal? Your performance is already much better than mine back then. I didn't even encounter the Void creatures themselves back then. I only fought one battle with the Void Order and my master had to intervene. That was truly embarrassing."

Ren Qiuyue chose to remain silent. She had heard about Wang Yixue's exploits. The shameful feat this senior spoke of was that she fought against ten opponents single-handedly, achieving an incredible victory for a Spirit Lord against a Spirit Sect member. If it weren't for the intervention of the teachers and elders of Donghai Academy, she probably could have continued fighting.

Xie Wenyuan turned his head to the side, buried it in Zhao Yue's hair, and pretended to be sickly.

"Yuan Di, you've become cowardly. Although I don't know exactly what happened that year, you're completely different from the spirited person you used to be."

Wang Yixue walked with cat-like steps, her slender waist swaying as she approached Xie Wenyuan.

"I haven't become weak; I've just found my own place to belong and my own ties."

"Really? What about your former family? Are you going to sever all ties with them and never see them again?"

Xie Wenyuan raised his head, his dark eyes filled with sorrow and anger, and he questioned:

"Family? Where is it? Do I even have any family? My parents are dead, and my grandfather was devastated after learning of the deaths of the three of us. He died in grief. All that's left are a bunch of sycophants. Where do I have any family?"

Over the years, Xie Wenyuan had been inquiring about the situation of his former family, but each time he received news that was worse than the worst.

Especially after he learned that the guy who had personally plundered his talent had become the new heir and that his family had taken control of the Xie family, he knew that this family was completely finished.

I'm afraid that family is now full of Void Order members, and you can't find a single normal person among them.

Wang Yixue was furious to see that Xie Wenyuan was determined to sever ties with his former family.

"And what about me? Ever since that person suddenly appeared out of nowhere, my family has been trying to arrange a marriage between me and him. You know, that position originally belonged to you!"

This shocking news caused the other three women present to widen their eyes in surprise. Could there really be such a relationship between these two?

Ren Qiuyue, in particular, who was usually indifferent to any situation, was now gaping, completely losing her ladylike demeanor.

It's not her fault. Wang Yixue is the person she admires most, and also the most beautiful woman in the Great Qian Dynasty. Even if she racked her brains, she would never associate such a goddess with an unknown young man.

"Wait, who are you, lady? Why are you trying to steal my man right away?"

Sun Miaoran once again demonstrated her extraordinary courage: any woman who tries to take Yuan-gege away from me will be made to suffer the consequences—except for Sister Yue.

Seeing that the little girl was showing considerable hostility, Wang Yixue puffed out her proud chest and looked down at Sun Miaoran, who was sitting on the stool.

"You? Don't you know that what Yuan-di likes most are tall, curvy, and mature women?"

Sun Miaoran carefully examined the opponent's substantial assets, which were probably larger than her own head. She then looked down at her own two juicy peaches. Even though they could easily outmaneuver their peers, they were completely inadequate against such a formidable opponent.

"Hmph, you wait, Brother Xie will help me raise them!"

Xie Wenyuan, who was feeling down in Zhao Yue's arms, immediately straightened up when he heard his girlfriend's earth-shattering words and covered her mouth.

"Don't slander me. You have to do this yourself. Don't talk nonsense."

Luckily, Old Man Sun wasn't there, otherwise he might have broken my leg on the spot with a stick.

Zhao Yue, standing to the side, also lowered her head, looked at her own substantial assets, which were no less than Wang Yixue's, and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, she then looked at Xie Wenyuan with a resentful expression, as if she wanted to see through his body and see what was in his heart. Was he so young before he met her, yet he had such impure thoughts?

Although the atmosphere had eased somewhat, Wang Yixue still sighed and said with a pained expression:

"However, in the end I did not agree to the suggestion of the elders in the family. I have no connection with that person at all, and besides, I have always firmly believed that you are not dead. Sure enough, I have finally found you."

"But I didn't leave a trace in this remote town. How did you find me? Did you cast a spell on me?"

"You don't need to worry about that for now. Just know that I have a way to find you. However, the Spiritual Academy's general admission ceremony is about to begin, and you've reached the required age. You'll probably be attending, right?"

Xie Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Yes, the unified recruitment ceremony would begin in about a month and a half, and he should start preparing.

"But Sister Xue, don't you know my spirit weapon was stolen? Now my spirit weapon is just an ordinary artifact, which doesn't meet the requirements for registration at all."

Xie Wenyuan planned to bluff Wang Yixue to see how much information she actually knew about him.

"What? Your spiritual weapon was stolen? But you seemed quite powerful when fighting against the void!"

"That's right. My spiritual weapon was plundered and refined by that person, which is why he became the new heir of the Xie family. You all think he had some kind of extraordinary encounter, but what kind of extraordinary encounter could he have? Because of this, the grade of my spiritual weapon has dropped to the worst state, and I'm afraid I can't even break through the threshold of the spiritual cultivation academy."

Wang Yixue bit her thumb, completely unaware of the hidden secrets behind it all. It seemed her decision to refuse the marriage alliance was indeed the right one.

"It's alright, I can talk to the teachers at the academy and give you special permission."

Seeing her respected senior being deceived by Xie Wenyuan, Ren Qiuyue couldn't help but speak up to remind him:

"Cough, Senior Sister Wang, don't believe him. His spiritual weapon can be upgraded. It's at least a treasure-level weapon now, so he can apply."

Upon hearing Ren Qiuyue's reminder, Wang Yixue patted her chest, causing a ripple of emotion. Xie Wenyuan only glanced at her before Zhao Yue blocked his view.

"Listen carefully, Xie Wenyuan. With your current status, you need to show some respect to Senior Sister Wang. She is the top student of Donghai Academy, the senior sister of the inner court, the last trump card of the Langya Wang family, and the most beautiful woman in the Great Qian Dynasty—Wang Yixue."

Xie Wenyuan was dumbfounded. Could so many people stand here?