Feng Moâs injuries couldnât be considered heavy or light but there wasnât a trace of resentment in his expression. Instead, it was filled with an excitement that was difficult to suppress.
âThese injuries are worth it since I was able to see the legendary Senior Brother Hanyi.â Feng Moâs fervent gaze turned to Yun Che. âSenior Brother Hanyi giving you his sound transmission imprint really makes one envious! Oh, right. These Snowsilk Seeds...â
âAh? Why are there so many?â Mu Xiaolan exclaimed after seeing Feng Moâs pile of Snowsilk Seeds.
âWhat did you think? That Liu Hang guy didnât just start doing all that stuff since he had Mu Yizhou behind him.â Yun Che warned Feng Mo, âForget about the pellet Mu Hanyi gave you, these Snowsilk Seeds are what Liu Hang owe you. You should keep them to yourself. Even if you give them to me, I wouldnât use them. Furthermore, even though Liu Hang sincerely admitted his error, the hardest thing in the world to change is oneâs nature. You mustnât believe that Liu Hang will really change his ways. Itâs best for you to stay away from him in the future. If something like this happens again, feel free to send me a message at any time.â
âMn, I understand.â Feng Mo nodded solemnly. âSenior Brother Yun Che, Iâve only met you once three months ago yet youâre willing to stand up for me and didnât even hesitate to offend someone like Mu Yizhou... Phew, Iâll spare you from my words of appreciation for now. I donât even know when Iâll be able to return this favor. If there is ever a time you need me, just say the word,â Feng Mo then forcefully hammered his chest, âand Iâll risk anything to help!â
âForget about risking anything. Even a greater favor isnât as important as your life, let alone something like this that barely took any effort. Go back and recuperate. When your injuries are healed, properly cultivate and aim for the top of Freezing Snow Hall... make them not dare to look down on us profound practitioners from the lower realms.â
âHaha, alright!â Feng Mo vigorously nodded, the blood in his entire body boiling.
When Feng Mo left, Mu Xiaolan began her lecture. âYun Che!! Why do you never change!? Exercising the slightest bit of restraint would be good too. You nearly rushed straight into disaster yet again. If we didnât happen to run into Senior Brother Hanyi, you wouldâve been in big trouble... thatâs Mu Yizhou, you know. The head disciple of the First Ice Phoenix Palace! Haah!â
Mu Xiaolanâs sigh was filled with melancholy. When Yun Che arrived in the Snow Song Realm, aside from holing up in the Ice Phoenix Palace for three months, he had been outside for only two days. On the first day, he brought great turmoil to the Freezing Snow Main Hall and crippled Mu Fengshuâs nephew with an elbow. On the second day, he had directly smashed Mu Yizhouâs face, thoroughly offending him...
Mu Xiaolan was simply unable to imagine what kind of great trouble he was going to cause next.
âI get it, if worst comes to worst, Iâll just stay in the Ice Phoenix Palace and never go out,â Yun Che mumbled.
âIâm also your senior sister too but you never bother to listen to me. At least... at least come talk to me if something happens! You donât recognize anyone here and donât even know who you might encounter so how could you not get into trouble? Hmph, itâs fine if you get taught a lesson by someone but youâll give master too much trouble!
Mu Xiaolan vented at Yun Che but then her tone of voice suddenly changed as she spoke in a small voice, âAnd I donât even know why Senior Brother Hanyi went so far as to give you his sound transmission imprint.â
Envy filled the sound of her voice. Once she started talking about Mu Hanyi, Mu Xiaolan became somewhat excited, âYun Che, you saw it too right? Senior Brother Hanyi really is super powerful, right!? The senior brothers and sisters that enter Ice Phoenix Divine Hall are mostly around fifty years old and most of them are directly related or branch successors of the Ice Phoenix bloodline. But Senior Brother Hanyi passed the divine hall examination around the age of twenty when he doesnât have the Ice Phoenix bloodline. He hasnât even reached thirty this year... Oh, I remember now. Heâs like twenty seven or eight but his cultivation is already close to the middle stage of the Divine Tribulation Realm. Heâs really is super powerful.â
â...â Yun Che clenched his fists. The Divine Tribulation Realm... it really was enviable!!
âBut, even though Senior Brother Hanyi is that powerful, heâs so nice to everyone. He would never used his status to pressure anyone nor would he bully anyone. Itâs just like what happened today, any other person would avoid it if they saw the situation but Senior Brother Hanyi would definitely step forth and do his best to resolve it. In the entire sect, whether it is the disciples or the elders, they all praise Senior Brother Hanyi. There is no one who doesnât like him. To the disciples of the sect, being able to enter Divine Ice Phoenix Sect is a great honor. But some elders occasionally say that a disciple like Senior Brother Hanyi appearing in Divine Ice Phoenix Sect is the sectâs fortune.â
âOh, everyone praises him and no one doesnât like him?â Yun Che tapped the tip of his nose and muttered, âThis guyâs a bit scary.â
âScary?â Yun Cheâs voice was extremely low and he was just talking to himself but Mu Xiaolan still heard it loud and clear. She replied unhappily, âHow could you use such a word to describe Senior Brother Hanyi. He saved you just now! Y-y-you... saying something like that about him is wrong.â
Mu Xiaolanâs reaction had no impact on Yun Che. He stated with a blank face, âThe impression Mu Hanyi gives to others really is fabulous, itâs so good that itâs a bit unreal. The average person going to help someone they are familiar with and wanting to be friends with someone strong is extremely common. But when theyâre unmasked, they wouldnât bother to be nice to someone far weaker than themselves or would they resolve any grudges between then, nor would they give them pellets. This isnât even by chance either, he had always been this way... that is not something the average person is able to do.â
âOf course!â Mu Xiaolan agreed. âThatâs why Senior Brother Hanyi is so likeable.â
Yun Che continued, âBased on my own knowledge, only two kinds of people would do that. One kind could be said to be the tenth reincarnation of a kind person, a living Buddha that takes pity and has mercy on all living things. No matter who they face, whether it be the old, young, strong, weak, good or evil, they would have compassion for all of them. Even if they are well aware that the other party is a follower of extreme evil, they would definitely not leave them to die. Although this kind of person sounds extremely pedantic, they are qualified to be called a saint and it is really rare for such a saint to appear in this world. I have only met one such saint in my entire life.â
And that was his master Yun Gu.
âThis kind of saint rejects evilness and massacre and would never have too strong of a desire in the mortal realm, so they wouldnât really vigorously pursue the profound way. Even if they did cultivate, it would only be so they could strengthen their body in order to save more people. Mu Hanyi is so young yet his profound cultivation is this excessively high. This means that he is greatly pursuing the profound way, so... it is obvious that he is not that type of person.â
âThen whatâs the second kind?â Mu Xiaolan subconsciously asked.
âThe second kind,â Yun Cheâs voice paused slightly as his brows also somewhat furrowed. âIs a person who has an extreme thirst for the top, a plotter who is as shrewd as the abyss. Everything they do is to gather the hearts of the people that would lead them to the top. This is because the support of the people always accompanies the top seat... and is the most powerful thing to rely on.â
Mu Xiaolanâs eyes widened and then she lightly scoffed, âWhat a weird fake reasoning. How could Senior Brother Hanyi be that kind of person. Itâs fine if youâre not grateful but you actually make up this kind of fake reasoning to slander him... Hmph, I bet youâre just jealous.â
â...I really am jealous of him.â Yun Che said wryly. He was jealous that Mu Hanyi was in the Divine Tribulation Realm... He really wished he could quickly reach the Divine Tribulation Realm, even in his dreams! He wouldnât even hesitate to shorten his lifespan by half if he was able to reach the Divine Tribulation Realm before the Profound God Convention.
âHmph, itâs good that you admit it.â Mu Xiaolan lifted her nose. âBut itâs not strange that you are jealous of Senior Brother Hanyi. After all, Senior Brother Hanyiâs cultivation is so high and heâs such a nice person and heâs also really good-looking. Oh, right, heâs even the prince of the Ice Wind Empire in the north. When he entered Divine Ice Phoenix Sect, his impressive innate talent caused Ice Wind Empireâs status in the Snow Song Realm to increase by a lot. If Senior Brother Hanyi wanted to inherit the throne, no one would be against it. Even the crown prince himself wouldnât. But you know, Senior Brother Hanyi said that he never thought about wanting to inherit the throne. Instead, he said that he wanted to stay in Divine Ice Phoenix Sect forever.â
Oh? Born from a royal family? Yun Che inwardly speculated: Then itâs not surprising that he has a bone-deep elegance and aura. And itâs also no wonder that...
âSpeaking of which, you canât be secretly in love with him, right?â Yun Che asked rather earnestly as he glanced to his side. âHe just happened to leave me a sound transmission imprint so I can help you play matchmaker, you know. Mn, Senior Sister Xiaolan is a great beauty. As long as you put in a bit of effort, Mu Hanyi shouldnât reject you, right? Even if you canât be his official wife, itâs not too shabby if you become the concubine of such a perfect man either.â
â...â Mu Xiaolan gaped. She then flushed red and said indignantly, âY-youâre saying nonsense again! How could I...â
She turned her face to the side and snorted, âI am someone who has offered Master my entire life, I definitely donât want some man.â
While saying that, Mu Xiaolan put her palms together. Longing surfaced on her face as she continued, âJust thinking about being able to spend my entire life accompanying Master makes me feel really blessed. But... my parents definitely wouldnât approve of it. They might even one day make me marry someone.â
When she mentioned her parents, she looked a bit more emotional. Ever since she had entered Divine Ice Phoenix Sect, she had never seen her parents again, which made her miss them terribly.
Yun Che looked at her face for a short while without saying a single word... This little girlâs way of thinking was seriously dangerous.
âBesides, Senior Brother Hanyi already has someone he likes and I bet youâre the only one in the sect who doesnât know about it,â Mu Xiaolan said in disdain.
âSomeone he likes? Which means... he didnât get her yet?â Yun Che was a bit curious. âThis kind of perfect person actually has someone who doesnât think much about him? She canât be blind, right?â
âYouâre saying nonsense again.â Mu Xiaolan glared at him with an expression she believed to be extremely powerful. âThat person is Senior Sister Feixue. Senior Brother Hanyi is the entire sectâs most outstanding male disciple while Senior Sister Feixue is the sectâs most outstanding female disciple. Even though she entered the divine hall earlier than Senior Brother Hanyi and is several years younger than Senior Brother Hanyi, her cultivation is still higher than his.â
Someone younger than him with a higher cultivation, this would obviously crush Mu Hanyi.
âSenior Sister Feixue is also the granddaughter of the Great Elder, a direct successor to the Ice Phoenix bloodline. Sheâs also really really pretty, kind of like a goddess. Senior Sister Hanyi liking her isnât odd at all. Itâs just that Senior Sister Feixue probably will never like Senior Brother Hanyi and would... never marry anyone.â
âWhy?â Yun Che asked with surprise.
âIce type profound arts requires a calm mind. The higher the innate talent, the higher the cultivation, the calmer the heart. The most important thing is that Senior Sister Feixue is the same as Master, born with the Ice Phoenix bloodline. Itâs fine if itâs a man but if itâs a woman born with the Ice Phoenix bloodline... if...â Mu Xiaolanâs face became unnatural. Then, she shook her head and forcibly summarized, âIn short, if they get married, their cultivation would become really slow! This is why Master has never married anyone in her entire life.â
â...Then, the sect master, the Great Realm King... also has never married before?â Yun Che carefully asked.
âObviously!â Mu Xiaolan answered, âThere is no one in the entire Snow Song Realm who is worthy of the Great Realm King.â
â...â Yun Che was quiet for a long time.
He remembered that Mu Bingyun once said that the Snow Song Realm King had already reigned for more than ten thousand years.
This means that this Snow Song Realm King is more than ten thousand years old... and had never married anyone.
Whew! A ten thousand year old spinster... what a terrifying creature!