Chapter 73: Mu Ye's Heart (Second Update)

  Inside the carriage, a faint fragrance floated with the wind. A pair of beautiful eyes stared tightly at Ye Chen, and on her delicate face, there was no icy coldness, but instead, a hint of gratitude appeared. Even Ye Chen felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze, shrugging his shoulders and forcing a bitter smile: "Mu Ye, do you have something to say?"

  Moye's face flashed a hint of crimson color, slowly lowering her head to gaze at her sleeve, with an extremely difficult expression.

  Rubbing his forehead, Ye Chen was made extremely uncomfortable by Mu Ye's sudden cold and hot behavior, and he said unnaturally: "Mu Ye, is it because of your family matters?"

  That delicate face slowly lifted its head, the charm of her eyebrows even more captivating, and she said slowly: "Ye Chen, can you help me resolve the crisis of the Mu family?"

  Previously, through conversations with Mu Ye and Luo Chu, Ye Chen learned that the crisis facing the Mu family came from the Blood Sword Army. Although there was also an irreconcilable feud between Ye Chen and the Blood Sword Army, if he were to engage in battle with them at this moment, he would be the one to suffer a loss. With a sweep of her expectant face, Ye Chen fell into deep thought.

  Mu Ye didn't disturb Ye Chen, quietly sitting aside, but his eyes occasionally revealed a hint of worry, although his team had saved Ye Chen once, yet this time Ye Chen also saved them once, so Ye Chen didn't owe anything, and let out a melancholy sigh.

  The carriage fell into a brief silence, with only the sound of the horse's hooves lingering by the window. After a long while, Ye Chen slowly spoke up: "Mu Ye, I'm not sure if I can resolve the crisis facing the Mu family, but within my capabilities, I am willing to lend a hand!"

  "Thank you, Ye Chen, no matter what, thank you!" Mu Ye's face, which was usually cold and aloof, broke into a smile, like a lily blooming, with eyes full of gratitude.

  Mochen ultimately had a lifesaving grace for himself, and the principle of repaying a drop of kindness with a gushing spring was Ye Chen's general rule. This time, it should be used to repay Mochen's lifesaving grace.

  "What kind of grudge does the Mu family have with the Blood Sword Army? Although the Mu family is not a top-tier family in Luoxia City, even if there is a grudge between the Blood Sword Army and the Mu family, the Blood Sword Army won't easily start a war!" Since he had already agreed to help, Ye Chen also had to understand the grudge between the Mu family and the Blood Sword Army, unless the Mu family had something that the Blood Sword Army wanted.

  "The Mu family originally had no grudges with the Blood Sword, but it was related to me. It's all because of me that the Mu family is in crisis!" Mu Ye's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness, followed by a chill that filled her entire body, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.

  Ye Chen didn't disturb her either, still sitting quietly beside her, waiting for Mu Ye's next words.

  "Sorry, I lost control!" Mu Ye smiled and saw that Ye Chen's expression remained the same, before slowly speaking: "The crisis in my Mu family is strictly not truly from Blood Sword, but rather from Vice City Master Ma Yan!"

  "Lu Xia Cheng's deputy city master, Ma Yan!" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and said calmly.

  "It's indeed Ma Yan, Ma Yan's cultivation has stagnated for several years, and next year is the five-yearly City Master election. If Ma Yan wants to become the City Master, he must defeat the current City Master. Therefore, Ma Yan will also set his sights on the Ye family!" Mu Ye said lightly, her tone still icy cold.

  The grand election of the city lord is a grand event for Huang Feng Country, and the position of the city lord generally requires a strong martial artist to intimidate ordinary martial artists.

  And every five years, it is the city master's turn, the strong rise and the weak fall, which also becomes a tradition of Huang Feng country.

  "You're saying that the crisis of the Mu family comes from Ma Yan, and why would Ma Yan want to threaten the Mu family unless you have a heaven-defying elixir that can help him break through!" Ye Chen suddenly grasped the key point in Mu Ye's words, his eyes slightly raised, and a hint of doubt appeared in his gaze.

  If the Mu family really had such a heaven-defying elixir, they would have been destroyed by other powerful forces long ago, and how could they be threatened by Ma Yan.

  "The power of the Mu family is only mediocre, how can they possibly have the Inverse Heaven Pill!" Mu Ye smiled helplessly and slowly pulled out his hands from his wide sleeves, slowly moving them towards his chest. Under Ye Chen's puzzled gaze, his robes were slowly opened, revealing a plum blossom-shaped mark that jumped into Ye Chen's line of sight.

  Plum blossom marks are like natural beauty, surrounded by a faint cold air that slowly surrounds it, and the skin around is covered with white frost.

  A pair of jade rabbits exposed in the air, a unique fragrance belonging to girls slowly floated in the carriage, Mu Ye's face turned red again, and she slowly tied up her clothes. Her eyes slightly lifted, and her gaze met with Ye Chen's, but in those dark pupils, there was no fiery passion or desire that others saw when they looked at her. Instead, there was only endless calmness, like a deep pool of water, without even the slightest ripple.

  "Mystic Ice Bloodline!" Ye Chen rubbed his forehead, and memories of the information he had obtained from the book spectrum surfaced in his mind. The so-called Mystic Ice Bloodline was also known as a bloodline cursed by heaven. From birth, every part of their body was filled with mystic ice spiritual energy, even their blood was transformed from spiritual energy, making them a living embodiment of spiritual energy. People with the Mystic Ice Bloodline had cultivation speeds several times faster than ordinary people, but ultimately would not live past twenty years old.

  "Mystic Ice Bloodline!" Mu Ye let out a melancholic sigh, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes before he slowly began to speak: "It's precisely because of the Mystic Ice Bloodline that Ma Yan took notice of me. If he were to marry me, he would obtain the Mystic Ice Spiritual Energy within my body. With the assistance of that energy, breaking through his current bottleneck wouldn't be a problem. That's why Ma Yan proposed the condition of marrying me with the Blood Sword to the Mu Family, and even threatened to destroy the Mu Family if I didn't agree!"

  Having the Xuan Ice bloodline, he had to endure inhuman suffering since childhood. Every month, he would inevitably suffer from a backlash of spiritual energy throughout his body. If he were to be with someone, he would definitely lose all the Xuan Ice spiritual energy in his body and eventually die slowly after a few days. Ye Chen looked at Mu Ye with a complex expression, only now understanding why Mu Ye's face had always maintained a cold demeanor. He let out a silent sigh and said softly, "What do you want me to do?"

  With a gentle smile, the delicate face bloomed with a captivating and charming smile. After hesitating for a moment, Mu Ye said slowly: "If possible, I hope you can kill Blood Sword, naturally, as long as you can kill Blood Sword, the Mu family will definitely be grateful!"

  Ye Chen slightly raised his eyes, looking at Mu Ye's cheek with a pleading and urgent expression, his face solemnly said: "Alright! Just consider it as repayment for saving my life, after all, Big Brother Mu has saved me once!"

  "This great kindness, I will not forget for the rest of my life!" Mu Ye smiled gently and chuckled softly before sighing softly, saying in a hushed tone: "Ye Chen, can you accompany me to go out for a walk?" Ye Chen's eyes lifted slightly, his gaze lingering on that exquisite face for several moments before slowly moving away, nodding with a smile.

  The black night sky was like a thin veil covering the blood-red earth, and the entire team had unknowingly stopped, opening the curtain to reveal people bustling around the horse carriage, constantly pressing down on the tent, as it was not suitable for nighttime travel due to the frequent appearance of magical beasts in the desolate area.

  Two people jumped down from the horse carriage, and the surrounding eyes also turned to them. After Ye Chen showed his strength, as he expected, the people who followed him also had a hint of fear, and their eyes on Ye Chen were extremely unnatural. Only that silly Murong Chen was still smiling and said: "Ye Chen, how's your injury? Was it comfortable with the young lady in the carriage? I've been blowing cold wind all day!"

  Mu Ye's face turned red, and she glared coldly at Mu Chen. Mu Chen couldn't help but smile foolishly, not daring to meet Mu Ye's gaze directly. Ye Chen wiped his mouth with a smile, and at this moment, Mu Chen's embarrassed appearance was extremely comical. The big men around them also couldn't help but chuckle.

  Mo Ye also smiled and wiped her mouth, the two of them slowly walked out of the camp under the strange gaze of the big men around them. Under the starlight, the cold wind howled across the entire ice field, the bare trees, like a group of bald old men, couldn't withstand the attack of the cold wind, swaying in the wind.

  Under the starry sky, Mu Ye's figure looked exceptionally desolate. Ye Chen walked quietly by his side, and after a long while, Mu Ye slowly opened his mouth to say: "Ye Chen, do you know? I'm not resigned, not resigned to why I would possess the Xuanbing bloodline!"

  Ye Chen remained silent, tonight's Mu Ye was extremely different from usual, at this moment, being a listener was the best!

  "Although my father has been hiding it from me since I was young, every time after the spiritual backlash, my father's face would inadvertently reveal a hint of sadness. So, I've known since childhood that I'm different from others, and no one wants to get close to me because they're afraid of how I look when the spiritual energy backlashes. They say I'm a demon. Every time it happens, I almost can't bear it and want to kill myself. But my father has always been caring for me, his kind smile, every time he goes out to find medicine for me, exhausted but still smiling, is what gives me the courage to live on. So I've been practicing hard, day and night. They all say I'm crazy, but I just want to make the most of my short life and repay my aging father. But why, in my limited days, does heaven have to arrange a disaster for me? To prevent me from getting hurt, Father has tried many times to send me out of Luoxia City, so I wouldn't fall into Ma Yan's clutches. I'm not willing, I really am not! Why do I possess the Xuanbing bloodline? I refuse this fate!" The voice was filled with sorrow and indignation, Mu Ye lost his usual calmness, his expression was sorrowful and indignant as he roared at the starry sky, at the icy cold wind.

  Ye Chen gazed at Mu Ye beside him, who was gradually going crazy. At this moment, it seemed as if he saw his own shadow in her, crazily cultivating every day. He refused to accept the status of a private-born son and had once roared at the heavens, roaring at fate itself.

  A hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, quietly gazing at Mu Ye's exquisite face, he let out a melancholy sigh. At this moment, he gradually understood Mu Ye's madness, and the exhaustion that was slowly creeping into her heart. They shared too many similarities - the same defiance against fate, the same unwillingness to yield!

  However, he was luckier than Mu Ye, for he still had that long period of time to resist fate, but the girl in front of him only had a few years left.

  The most beautiful time, the most brilliant moment in life, yet unknowingly slowly walking towards death. This feeling of powerlessness in the face of fate made Ye Chen let out a soft sigh, and he slowly raised his head to gaze at the starry sky. It was only then that he suddenly realized that before fate, everything seemed so powerless!