After her beloved disciple departed via Sword Control, the smile on Xiao Hongling's face gradually froze; her supremely beautiful countenance was instantly covered in gloom.
Xiao'er, Ye Chen is currently shielded by my Senior Brother Yuanyi. It seems that boy isn't fated to die yet.
Although Master has foreseen future karma, many parts of the process remain unclear. I only know that if this person remains in the Qinglan Sect, it will inevitably bring catastrophic disaster upon the sect in the future!
Forget it. Since everything has already begun to be rewritten through you, Master will do her utmost to cultivate you into a Sword Emperor capable of shattering the mystic portals of heaven and earth and completely reversing the karma of old!
Xiao Hongling gazed into the void, her phoenix eyes flickering with blazing light, resembling a burning blade.
Just then, a leisurely female voice floated by, "Oh my, I never thought our usually free-spirited Chief Xiao would also have a day where she's troubled by matters of the heart..."
"But speaking of which, that disciple of yours, Lin Xiao... he is indeed rather handsome."
In an instant, the ethereal figure of a woman in a golden dress materialized behind her. She possessed an alluring charm and stunning beauty.
Xiao Hongling's cheeks flushed red, and a frigid expression crossed her face. "Moon Princess, if you continue to slander the innocent relationship between me and my disciple, you... should know my temper!"
"Don't think that just because you're a remnant soul from the Upper Realm I can't deal with you. Even if you recovered your physical body and returned to your former cultivation, I could still subdue you!"
"Hmph~ Is this how you speak to an elder of the Qinglan Sect? How terribly impolite, my Xiao Hongling..." the woman said in a charming voice.
Xiao Hongling snorted coldly, neither admitting nor denying.
"All right, I don't mean to gloat." The woman shook her head. "I truly feel it's not worth it for you, Xiao Hongling."
"Your Spirit Sword, Azure Phoenix, nurtures within it the Divine Souls of a pair of twin phoenixes. Once you perform the Sword Intent Baptism on a man, that male Divine Phoenix will take up residence in his Sword Soul Embryo..."
"From then on, everything in your life is connected to that man!"
"If you ever fall in love in this life, it can only be with him! Unwavering until death! Otherwise, you will suffer the torment of your heart being consumed by searing flames!"
"And yet, he can still be fickle and have countless lovers!"
"A moment ago, when you asked him if he was willing to serve you for a lifetime, you must have harbored some genuine affection, didn't you?"
"What a pity, he obviously hesitated."
"'A woman adorns herself for one who delights in her.' For him, you dressed up and did your makeup for the first time in your life, yet he remained completely oblivious! Truly..."
"Shut up!"
"The relationship between my disciple and me is innocent and pure! How dare anyone defame it?"
Xiao Hongling's gaze was glacial. With a flick of her jade-like arm, SHING! Her Immortal Sword unsheathed with a thunderous roar!
RUMBLE!
An immensely terrifying sword momentum warped the boundless void around them!
"My affairs with Xiao'er are none of your concern."
"Ye Chen has already entered the mountain. Moon Princess, you should focus on what you are supposed to be doing!"
"Alright, alright, I understand. Don't be angry..." A flicker of grievance crossed Moon Princess's beautiful and sacred face as she added, "Speaking of which... how did you know my remnant soul was sealed in the Coiling Dragon Abyss within the sect's forbidden grounds, and how did you manage to rescue me?"
"Didn't I tell you..." Xiao Hongling gazed into the void. "I can see the future. Although many of the processes are still unclear, one thing is certain! That vile disciple, Ye Chen, will eventually break into the forbidden grounds, acknowledge you as his master, receive your inheritance, and soar to prominence thereafter."
"Therefore, I must beat him to it!"
"Tsk, tsk. Alright, alright, don't worry, Xiao Hongling." Moon Princess chuckled. "Since you've said this boy will lead Qinglan to utter ruin, I, as an immortal, will naturally lend you a hand to eliminate him before he can rise!"
"After all, my husband was, one way or another, the founding ancestor of this Qinglan Sect."
「Divine Phoenix Peak, side peak.」
Outside the senior disciple's dormitory.
Lin Xiao paced back and forth, mulling things over. He finally decided to go inside and ascertain the root of everything directly from his Third Junior Sister, Chu Youwei!
He has to find out!
Why do these heroines harbor such animosity towards Ye Chen?
And why are they so affectionate towards him, the lecherous villain, their Eldest Senior Brother?
Is it a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality?
Today, I, Lin Xiao, must get to the bottom of this!
His mind made up, Lin Xiao pushed open the door, only to see a young woman lying on his bed, clad only in thin undergarments. Beside her lay a pile of white clothes and an ancient zither that emanated a flowing sword rhythm. However, even though they were now in the same room and Lin Xiao hadn't deliberately concealed his presence, the young woman was still lost in some emotion, completely unaware he was there!
At this moment, Chu Youwei was intently watching the glowing screen of a Photo Stone, her face flushed crimson...
It's over, it's all over!
This is complete social suicide!
Youwei! You really shouldn't be looking at the contents of this Photo Stone!
At this moment, even Lin Xiao, despite his usually composed demeanor, couldn't help but feel his old face flush!
It turned out that over the years, to faithfully portray the character of the villainous Eldest Senior Brother from the original novel, he had occasionally planted Photo Stones—devices capable of capturing and recording visual information—in the boudoirs or bathhouses of his junior sisters! Then, after a few days, he would retrieve them to his room for a perfunctory review.
Of course, he had to admit, as a normal man, he had drawn considerable inspiration from his junior sisters over the years, developing quite a few... *refined* manual skills.
However, his primary goal was always to accurately portray his character, achieve immortality quickly, and return to Earth!
He was not that stereotypical perverted Eldest Senior Brother Lin Xiao, the fixed male lead from those Liu Bei-style fanfictions!
And yet, paradoxically...
Over time, he had genuinely started to develop some "dangerous and twisted" thoughts.
It was as if these three beautiful young women, each with her own unique charm, whom he had watched grow up, had become like pets he had reared...
Belonging solely to him, for him to observe whenever he pleased!
To correct this distorted mentality and prevent himself from becoming too immersed in the role, two days before Ye Chen was due to arrive at the sect, Lin Xiao had decided to eradicate these wicked thoughts.
Thus, while his junior sisters were attending their morning lessons, he had secretly retrieved all the Photo Stones, intending to give them one final, ceremonial viewing before destroying them completely!
However, what he had never, ever anticipated... was that his Third Junior Sister would sneak into his room and discover them!
At this very moment, Chu Youwei, still on the bed, remained oblivious to his presence! She picked up a Photo Stone that was displaying an image of their youngest Junior Sister, Lu Yingying, bathing. Forming a hand seal, she abruptly channeled a sharp stream of spiritual consciousness into it!
CRACK!
As the Photo Stone itself vibrated, the image within, like a Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water, gradually blurred and fractured.
If Eldest Senior Brother truly has such... proclivities, then... he can only look at me! Chu Youwei mumbled, her face flushed.
She was completely unaware that the figure she yearned for day and night had already appeared behind her!
"Third Junior Sister! How audacious! Who allowed you to enter?" Lin Xiao mustered his emotions, adopting the imperious air of a grand villain, placed his hands on his hips, and rebuked her sternly.
Hearing this reprimand, the young woman's delicate body trembled, and she turned around in a daze to look... Meeting her gaze was none other than her Eldest Senior Brother, as flawless and perfect as a celestial deity!
At this moment, moonlight poured in through the window.
The young man and woman gazed into each other's eyes.
Nearby, the Photo Stones still flickered with fragmented, risqué images!
The atmosphere suddenly became incredibly tense.
Silence was tonight's Cambridge....