Mystic Heaven Sword Vein

In the mountain forest, after they had walked a fair distance away.

Xiao Qingli, who was following behind Ye Shu, finally couldn't hold back anymore.

She looked up with some confusion and asked innocently, "Big brother, that bad guy slandered you like that, why aren't you angry at all?"

Hearing this, Ye Shu chuckled.

He smiled, rubbed Qingli's head, and said calmly, "Qingli, you must always remember that the most important thing to becoming a supreme powerhouse is not to let your emotions dictate your actions."

"Don't lose your composure over a few words."

"Oh..."

Xiao Qingli nodded, half-understanding.

"Then why didn't you teach him a lesson, big brother?" She waved her little fists. "Just like how you taught that big sister a lesson earlier and slapped her?"

Ye Shu shook his head.

"That's different."

"Different?"

"That big sister's spirit beast tried to bite us. I killed it, and instead of repenting, she wanted to attack us, so I hit her."

"But the other guy was just running his mouth."

"Most importantly... I can't beat him in a fight."

"Eh?"

At these words, Xiao Qingli froze.

She tilted her little head, seemingly unable to process it.

Meanwhile, Xiaobai, who was sitting on Ye Shu's shoulder, burst into laughter. "Pfft, hahahahaha! You guy, I thought you were being so calm and collected, but you were actually just running away?"

"No wonder I noticed you walking faster just now. It turns out you were fleeing."

"And here I thought you were looking a little handsome."

"Was I not handsome?"

"Were you?"

"I think I was."

Ye Shu said with a straight face.

Hearing this, Xiaobai laughed even louder. She clutched her little belly, laughing so hard that tears almost came out, kicking her two little feet wildly in the air.

Ye Shu's expression didn't change as he continued walking forward.

Xiao Qingli followed behind him, looking up with a face full of admiration. As expected of her big brother, even running away looked so cool.

"Big brother! When Qingli becomes super strong in the future!"

She held his hand and said seriously, "I definitely won't let big brother be forced to swallow his pride like this again!"

"Then big brother will wait for you to carry me."

Ye Shu smiled and patted her head.

"Mhm!"

Qingli nodded happily, skipping and bouncing behind him like a little tail.

The two walked along the way, and finally—

The Xuantian Sword Lineage had arrived.

A massive mountain gate stood before them, three hundred feet high and of unknown width, made entirely of bluestone. Beneath it was a floor paved with bluestone.

Many people passed by, wearing green robes and treading the path ahead.

There were flying birds and running beasts, as well as cultivators riding flying swords, coming and going in a bustling scene.

"This should be it."

Ye Shu took out the map drawn by Lin Qingxue and compared it.

There were only two dots on the map, connected by a crooked, squiggly line.

It was very abstract, but at least it was concise and clear.

"It's so high."

Xiao Qingli looked up at the mountain gate that stretched endlessly into the clouds and mist, letting out a wow of amazement.

"You're finally reliable for once."

Ye Shu patted Xiaobai's head.

The scale of this mountain gate was already comparable to the main gate of an ordinary sect. Coupled with the endless stream of people coming and going, it showed that this Xuantian Sword Lineage was by no means some dilapidated inheritance.

It was a genuinely popular faction!

"Of course!"

Xiaobai proudly put her hands on her hips and gave a soft snort.

"Do you still dare to slander your Mama Bai?"

"Speak up, haters!"

"Not bad."

Ye Shu nodded, picked up the recommendation letter Lin Qingxue gave him, and walked toward the mountain gate.

As soon as he approached, he saw a young man leaning against the mountain gate.

The man was dressed in a green robe, arms crossed, leaning diagonally against the gate pillar. He had a piece of foxtail grass dangling from his mouth and gazed at the distant blue sky and white clouds with a hint of melancholy. A sword was fastened at his waist.

This should be someone from the Xuantian Sword Lineage.

Ye Shu stepped forward, cupped his hands in a salute, and asked, "May I ask, is this the Xuantian Sword Lineage?"

"Xuantian Sword Lineage?"

The young man was taken aback, his expression slightly bewildered.

"That's right. I am here to join the Xuantian Sword Lineage," Ye Shu said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man, who had just looked completely disinterested, suddenly blossomed into a smile brighter than the sun. He rubbed his hands together, took two steps forward, his eyes shining brightly.

"Ah! So it's you!"

"Junior Sister Qingxue mentioned to me that a junior brother wanted to join our Xuantian Sword Lineage."

"I didn't expect it to be you!"

He patted Ye Shu on the shoulder, clicking his tongue in admiration:

"So young and indeed a man of striking appearance. Tall, handsome, and with great temperament. If you went out to sell yourself, you could definitely earn a lot, a lot of spirit stones..." The last sentence was spoken very softly, muttered under his breath.

"What did you just say?"

Ye Shu scratched his ear, not hearing clearly.

"Ah?"

The young man froze for a moment, then laughed awkwardly. "N-nothing. I said that since Junior Brother is so handsome, there must be many girls who like you."

Seeing that Ye Shu wanted to ask more, he hurriedly changed the subject.

"And who is this behind you?"

"This is..."

Ye Shu glanced at Xiao Qingli behind him. Looking at her expectant gaze, he scratched his head in a bit of a dilemma.

Only now did he realize, how should he introduce Xiao Qingli?

A child bride?

What if Lin Qingxue found out?

"She's my younger sister."

After hesitating for a long time, Ye Shu still said this.

Xiao Qingli's eyes instantly dimmed, but she still forced a smile and greeted the young man.

"Hello, Senior Brother. I am Brother Ye's younger sister."

"Oh! So it's a younger sister."

The young man nodded in sudden realization, his eyes shining once again. "It's great to have more people! An extra person means extra manpower, uh, I mean, an extra person makes things livelier."

With that, he turned around and looked at Ye Shu.

"I haven't introduced myself yet."

"I am a second-generation disciple of the Xuantian Sword Lineage, Chu Jinghong. I just turned nineteen this year, at the late stage of the Golden Core realm."

"Just call me Senior Brother Chu."

Ye Shu cupped his hands. "I am Ye Shu. Greetings, Senior Brother Chu."

Xiao Qingli also cupped her hands in a decent imitation and called out crisply, "I am Qingli. Greetings, Senior Brother Chu."

"Hahahahahaha!"

Hearing this, Chu Jinghong laughed even louder.

He rubbed his hands together and winked. "Um, could you call me that a couple more times?"

What kind of weird request was this?

Ye Shu paused for a moment, but still spoke, "Senior Brother Chu."

"Good, good, good!"

Chu Jinghong said good three times in a row.

Finally, he was no longer the junior brother. He was now someone else's senior brother!

"Follow me!"

Staring at Chu Jinghong's back as he walked ahead, the more Ye Shu thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

He couldn't help but feel that the other party was a bit too enthusiastic.

He didn't know if it was just his illusion.

He felt as if he had seen a green glint in the young man's eyes, like a vicious wolf that had been starving in the Arctic glaciers for three months.

It flashed by so quickly that it made him doubt if he had seen it wrong.

"Brother Ye, what are you thinking about?"

Qingli looked up and asked.

"Nothing."

Ye Shu shook his head.

It should just be his illusion. Even if Xiaobai was unreliable, Lin Qingxue wouldn't go so far as to harm him, right?

She probably wouldn't, right?

Right? Right?