In the past, Ye Nian would cling to him whenever he had the chance to be with him, like a child who never grew up. But today, Ye Nian seems to have grown into an adult overnight and no longer needs him as her older brother.

Ye Xiao felt as if he had lost something, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

But he didn't think much of it. Seeing the musicians and dancers coming on stage, he settled down to watch the dance.

Chu Nian turned and left, not paying attention to the female lead who was staring at her as she gracefully departed like an immortal, her wide robes billowing in the wind.

A short while later, the female lead, Nie Feiyan, also temporarily left her seat and went to the back garden of the Night King's mansion. She wandered around, but did not notice that there was a person standing on the roof of the tallest building in the garden, looking at her with a cold face.

Nie Feiyan couldn't find the person she was looking for. Eventually, she came to a small courtyard in a corner. After hesitating outside the courtyard for a while, she finally came in and gently knocked on the door of the main house a few times.

Chu Nian wondered why this woman had come looking for her. She went over to open the door and asked calmly, "Miss Nie, what brings you here?"

Nie Feiyan wanted to go inside, but Chu Nian was now a tall and handsome man blocking the doorway, so Nie Feiyan could only stand outside.

She said, "I came here to make something clear to you."

Chu Nian: "What is it?" Her voice remained cold and indifferent.

Nie Feiyan: "I, like you, hope that Ye Xiao is doing well."

Chu Nian: "So what?"

Nie Feiyan: "What I mean is, our relationship shouldn't be hostile."

Chu Nian: "Understood." Then she slammed the door shut.

Nie Feiyan stared blankly at the door that had almost hit her nose: she really hadn't expected this person to be so decisive. Although she felt a little embarrassed, she also found it somewhat amusing. The feeling was complicated, and Nie Feiyan turned and returned to the banquet with a touch of excitement.

After she left, Chu Nian opened the door and frowned as she looked at the tallest roof in the entire palace not far away: Why do I always feel like there's someone there? Was I just imagining things?

Honestly, this frail little body is really useless; it feels like it can't even get anything out of the way!

She closed the door again, washed up, and went to sleep.

On the rooftop, where there had just been only one person, now there were two. The one who arrived later asked the one who arrived first, "Do you know this person?"

The first one frowned and said, "I...I don't know."

The second person asked, "What do you mean by that?"

First person: "Did you hear that song just now?"

The second person said, "I heard it, it was very nice." He smiled as he spoke, "However, I can sing too, and I can guarantee that I can sing exactly the same as him."

The first person gave him a strange look and said, "Am I discussing with you whether this song is good or not?"

The second person asked in surprise, "Isn't that right?" After a pause, he suddenly realized and said, "You think this person might be someone you know because of this song."

The first person remained silent.

The second person said, "If you think so, just go up and ask."

The first person said, "I don't think she'll tell you even if you ask. And... how could she be a man?"

The second person asked in surprise, "Why can't it be a man? Oh, I see, the one you know is a woman."

But you're like an iceberg all the time. Even if women want to get close to you, you scare them away. It seems like there aren't many women who can truly capture your heart!

The first person said, "Forget it, stop guessing. I'm confused myself, let alone you." With that, he vanished in a flash.

The second person quickly caught up, saying, "Hey, I'm not kidding. I can really sing that song exactly as it is. I'll sing it for you if you don't believe me."

Chu Nian had already fallen asleep. After a good night's sleep, she used her spiritual power to transform into profound energy to nourish her frail body. Because she grew up in an environment rich in profound energy, her body absorbed it very quickly.

Chu Nian felt that the original owner's body was very suitable for cultivating Xuan Qi, but unfortunately, no one taught him. His older brother, whom he admired, was a master of Xuan Qi, but he hadn't even taught him the most basic methods of Xuan Qi cultivation—a typical case of fake brotherhood!

Chu Nian used her profound energy to open up many of the original owner's blocked acupoints, and her body immediately felt much lighter. The flow of blood and profound energy became smoother.

Because her acupoints are now open, she will be able to use her spiritual energy to strengthen her body more quickly in the future. It is believed that after a period of time, she will be able to utilize more than 50% of her mental strength and various abilities.

Although it was only fifty percent, it was enough for her to defeat those powerful figures from the Scorpion Kingdom—she should be able to walk sideways without any problem.

Because he was born out of wedlock, no one had high hopes for his studies. On the contrary, the more ambitious he became, the more he was seen as trying to surpass the legitimate son. So, over the years, although the original owner harbored the thought of being able to help his second brother one day, he never seriously studied anything.

He had learned some music and dance, but felt they were not very useful, so he gave them up.

Thus, at sixteen, he had nowhere to go and spent his days idly, yet dared not wander out. He would only go out when Ye Xiao arranged for him to do something.

To be honest, although the original owner felt a deep brotherly bond with Ye Xiao, he never dared to forget his status as an illegitimate son. There was a reason he had earned Ye Xiao's favor over the years. If it weren't for the female lead's appearance, which repeatedly put Ye Xiao in mortal danger, the original owner probably wouldn't have dared to send someone to assassinate him.

He didn't have many men at his disposal, so he hired a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) assassination organization for the assassination, but Ye Xiao quickly found out who was behind it after a little investigation. Unfortunately, he never learns his lesson, assuming his brother wouldn't actually kill him.

Although he didn't die at Ye Xiao's hands in the end, his death was not unrelated to Ye Xiao's allowing the old emperor and the female lead to do what they did.

Chu Nian had no intention of getting involved in the romance between the male and female leads; they could do whatever they wanted, it was none of her business. She actually thought the original owner's life of eating and sleeping behind closed doors was quite nice, since the royal palace would provide her with at least some living expenses.

However, she felt that the male lead, Ye Xiao, wouldn't let the original owner continue to eat and live there for free indefinitely. In the past, the male lead would occasionally assign the original owner tasks that he couldn't personally handle. She guessed it would continue like this in the future.

Chu Nian didn't want to be bossed around by him, so she decided to move to another place. She still had plenty of gold and silver in her spatial artifact, enough for her to enjoy.

So, a few days after she transmigrated, she felt that her body was much stronger than before and that she already had a certain amount of combat power to protect herself, so she asked the male protagonist to move out of the Night King's Mansion.