Zi Xi's fingertips twitched almost imperceptibly before she quickly took the jade box and looked away.
A slight blush rose to the base of her ears.
Mu Yuan's fingertips paused in mid-air for half a second before slowly retracting.
The lingering coolness of that touch seemed to stir something deep within him.
*
The news of the sect competition naturally reached the ears of the sect leader, Yu Hengzi.
Of course, the version of the message that was sent back had been polished countless times, highlighting the details of Senior Brother Mu Yuan accompanying her throughout the process and personally presenting the award to Junior Sister Zi Xi.
Upon hearing this, Yuhengzi clapped his hands and laughed heartily, feeling greatly gratified.
"Good, good! Just as I thought, this wicked disciple has finally come to his senses! He knows to protect and safeguard others now!"
"Looks like my plan to shift the blame... no, I mean, to entrust the task to someone is on the verge of success!"
He immediately waved his hand and sent a large batch of gifts and congratulatory presents to Hidden Peak in the name of the sect.
Under the guise of congratulating Yin Feng on his outstanding achievements and highlighting the friendship between the two peaks, he was actually adding fuel to the fire in his apprentice's pursuit of his wife.
He wished he could pack Mu Yuan up and send him to Hidden Peak to marry into the family tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Mu Yuan, who was in Hidden Peak, was both amused and exasperated to see his master sending yet another batch of gifts that filled almost half a warehouse.
But he found that he didn't seem to mind his master's random matchmaking, and even felt a secret joy in it.
like.
He has fallen for Junior Sister Liu.
This realization entered his mind without warning.
Yes, he liked seeing her serious, and he especially liked the relaxed yet challenging feeling of being with her.
I love seeing her show even the slightest emotion that is different from others because of me.
An emotion that belongs only to him.
He even felt that protecting such a person and watching her become better and stronger step by step was itself full of meaning and joy.
This emotion was stronger than when he successfully outmaneuvered any opponent or completed any sect mission.
Mu Yuan, the universally acknowledged cultivation genius of the Tianyan Sect, actually became infatuated with a female cultivator who always had a cold face towards him and refused to say more than a few words.
Moreover, he was completely absorbed in it.
Looking at Zi Xi, who was discussing matters with Yun Yan Zhenren in the distance, Mu Yuan picked up the cup of spiritual tea that she had silently handed him and took a sip. A genuine and joyful smile appeared on his lips.
This seems really good.
*
The Tianyan Sect has recently been targeted by a certain force.
This force is not an ordinary sect, but rather stems from an ancient feud.
The leader, Black Fiend Ancestor, was a heretical cultivator who fled a hundred years ago after failing to compete with the Heavenly Evolution Sect for the spiritual vein.
The Black Fiend Valley sect has always harbored resentment towards the Heavenly Evolution Sect, secretly accumulating power and even colluding with some shady remnants of the demonic path.
Their original target was always the other peaks of the Tianyan Sect, and they didn't care about Hidden Peak, which was on the periphery.
However, the relationship between the main peak and the hidden peak of the Tianyan Sect is becoming increasingly close.
Especially that incredibly talented Zi Xi.
Black Fiend Valley meticulously planned and first secretly spread rumors, claiming that Hidden Peak was a stronghold secretly supported by remnants of the demonic path, and that the disciples' accelerated cultivation was definitely achieved through evil magic.
In particular, it targeted Zi Xi, slandering her as having demonic blood and intending to infiltrate the number one sect, Tianyan Sect, to subvert the righteous path.
At the same time, Black Fiend Valley, in alliance with several smaller surrounding forces that it had bribed or coerced, mobilized its elite forces and split them into two groups.
One group headed straight for the area surrounding Hidden Peak, securing territory and solidifying the demonic stronghold's reputation. The other group ambushed the only route to the other peaks of the Heavenly Evolution Sect, attempting to block any possible reinforcements.
Furthermore, they planned to divert the trouble to other peaks of the Tianyan Sect afterward, inciting even greater internal strife.
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