Chapter 92

Chapter 92: Ye Xuan Was Not a Bad Person

Honestly, just by looking at Ye Xuan, most people wouldn’t believe he was capable of wrongdoing. At this moment, in the scene, Ye Xuan, with an innocent and bright face, lacked any hint of the evil depicted in the future scenes displayed by the palace master of the Jade Fox Palace.

He didn’t seem like someone who would cruelly harm an innocent woman. Thus, as they watched, everyone in the Jade Fox Palace was curious when Ye Xuan would reveal his true nature. Or, at what point he would be led astray.

“Junior sister, look, so many people, it’s so lively–!” A few days later, Ye Xuan’s master took him and Yu Ling’er to Jianghua City. Ye Xuan, as if seeing such a bustling city for the first time, was happily exploring with Yu Ling’er.

Their master, Yu Tieshan, walked ahead with a resigned expression, calling back to them: “Stay close, don’t get lost.”

“Got it, master–!” Ye Xuan and Yu Ling’er exchanged a smile and a playful grimace, then hurried to keep up with Yu Tieshan.

“Master, what kind of person is our grandmaster uncle?” Following their master, Ye Xuan asked Yu Tieshan.

“Your grandmaster uncle, known as the Invincible Iron Sword Hu Wanquan, has a renowned reputation in the martial world,” Yu Tieshan responded.

“Sounds very impressive.” Ye Xuan remarked: “In a world where immortals abound, it’s rare to hear someone in the martial world claiming to be invincible.”

Yu Tieshan explained: “Immortals are lofty beings; us ordinary folks hardly have the chance to meet them. Among commoners, your grandmaster uncle is indeed formidable, and unless facing an immortal, not many cultivators could be his match.”

“Don’t underestimate martial artists; back in the ancient times before the age of immortals, human warriors were just as powerful, protecting their lands against powerful demons.”

“It’s just that later on, as the Dao of immortality rose in prominence and warriors couldn’t achieve immortality, their era faded.”

“Yes, master, but we rarely knew about these things before.” Ye Xuan responded.

“As you gain more experience, you’ll come to understand,” Yu Tieshan said, not wanting to elaborate further, brushing off the subject.

Soon, the trio arrived at the grandmaster uncle’s residence. “Ah, Yu Tieshan, you’ve finally arrived–!!!” The Hu residence was bustling with guests there to celebrate the birthday. Hu Wanquan, the lord of the house, was greeting his visitors. Suddenly, he saw Yu Tieshan and his two disciples approaching and warmly welcomed them.

“Brother, it’s been too long.” Yu Tieshan greeted Hu Wanquan with a bow, then turned to Ye Xuan and Yu Ling’er: “Ye Xuan, Ling’er, pay your respects to your grandmaster uncle.”

“Disciples pay respects to grandmaster uncle.” Ye Xuan and Yu Ling’er bowed to Hu Wanquan.

“Ha ha ha… good, good–!”

Hu Wanquan’s gaze turned towards Ye Xuan and Yu Ling’er, revealing a kind smile before turning back and calling out: “Come here, Qian’er, greet your uncle master, brother Ye Xuan, and sister Yu Ling’er.”

“Yes, father.” Accompanied by such a voice, a very charming young girl approached and greeted the three: “Hu Qian’er, greets uncle master, brother Ye Xuan, and sister Yu Ling’er.”

Hu Qian’er’s appearance was strikingly similar to Hu Qianzao’s, but compared to the now elegantly shaped Hu Qianzao, her figure appeared somewhat youthful, still in her girlhood.

After the mutual greetings, they got acquainted.

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Everyone outside the scene was puzzled. After all, they had just witnessed Ye Xuan being accused by Hu Qian’er as a thief and seducer, his legs broken and sent to the authorities.

Yet now, the relationship between the two families seemed very harmonious. They were curious about how things could have developed into the later situation. Though curious, they could only continue watching.

At the birthday feast, everyone was happily offering congratulations and gifts, engaging in various conversations.

At this moment, a few young men were whispering to each other, eyeing Yu Ling’er. “Hey, guys, look at that young girl, how pretty–!!!”

“Indeed, I noticed her earlier.”

“Such a pity, that beautiful girl is already taken.”

“What’s there to fear, I heard just now, she’s the master’s niece, our uncle master’s daughter, and she’ll be staying here for a few days after the birthday feast.”

“Really? In that case, don’t we all have a chance to get close to her?”

“Ha ha ha, that sounds good… but we need to find a way. This guy is always sticking close to her; I’m afraid we won’t have a chance.”

“Don’t worry, I have an idea–!”

“You’re always the clever one.”

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“It looks like these guys plan to lead Ye Xuan astray? To take the opportunity to snatch Yu Ling’er away from him?!” Watching the situation unfold in the scene, someone in the Jade Fox Palace commented.

“Yes, very likely.” In their view, Hu Qianzao, who behaved so openly and uprightly at this moment, definitely wouldn’t join these people in harming Ye Xuan.

Thus, in their opinion, it must be these individuals who corrupted Ye Xuan…

Only, they didn’t expect Ye Xuan to be led so far astray that he became a seducer. This only shows that some people, despite appearing innocent and pure, can easily be swayed and commit degenerate acts.

Yu Ling’er, watching the unfolding scene, felt her heart start to tense up. Here it comes, the plot she feared the most is about to begin. Next must be the plot where she misunderstands Ye Xuan and then leaves him. It must be so.

Goodness, she already owes Ye Xuan so much, and now this?!! Qingxue also frowned secretly, curious about how the plot would unfold next…

She was curious too…

It couldn’t be like her past life where Jiang Ling’er, due to a misunderstanding, left Ye Xuan and never saw him again in her lifetime. If that were the case, it would be too tragic—!!!

Only Hu Qianzao felt a bit frustrated; her initial intention was for everyone to witness Ye Xuan’s sins, then condemn him to death, killing him to avenge her past life grievances.

But now, why do the scenes keep showing things unrelated to her?!! Reincarnation and past lives are different; reincarnating means you are still you, but what does a past life have to do with the current self? She wanted to see the affairs of this life.

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As everyone harbored different thoughts, the scene continued to unfold. “Ye Xuan, brother, come, let’s drink up–!!”

At the feast, a few young men were getting cozy with Ye Xuan. Weren’t they the same ones who had earlier designs on Yu Ling’er? Ye Xuan had noticed these fellows leering at Yu Ling’er before.

Thus, he wasn’t really interested in their toasts. However, considering his master’s presence, he felt obliged to join them in drinking.

Yet, those disciples seemed to be exchanging glances, apparently planning to get Ye Xuan drunk. Clearly, they harbored ill intentions.

Even though Ye Xuan was known to be a bad person later on, at this moment, seeing him being plotted against, the onlookers couldn’t help but worry for him. After all, in their eyes, Ye Xuan truly didn’t seem like a bad person.

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(The author notes: I see some are curious about why there are so many past lives, let me explain. The system’s power is immense, controlling fate itself. As long as Ye Xuan desires, he can have so-called past lives, and much of the drama is achieved through the system’s power. For instance, Yu Ling’er in this story, as well as the previously mentioned Jiang Ling’er, are not actually Yu Ling’er’s past lives but characters created by the system for the sake of the plot. They appear in the script, but once the script ends, they disappear, existing solely to move the current heroine, created by the system as actors, so to speak. Despite all means in this world confirming their existence, they, in fact, do not exist. They are not Yu Ling’er’s past lives but concepts of nonexistence. As for Ye Xuan, the same applies; his past lives do not exist. His “past life” is himself traveling back in time, with the system’s power ensuring his survival without real suffering, allowing him to act freely. However, he sometimes chooses to immerse in genuine feelings, because feelings in the past can bring actual gains; without them, it’s merely acting. Thus, Ye Xuan’s past lives are also non-existent, merely his travels through time, as was clearly explained in previous content, perhaps missed by some.)