Chapter 8

"Um... I just went out for a walk..." Ye Xiao weakly explained.

Such an explanation was truly too weak!

In terms of dealing with women, Lord Ye was far inferior to the original Ye Xiao, the dissolute young master. In his previous life, Lord Ye had cultivated the Pure Yang Child’s Art and had never enjoyed any romantic pleasures. Now, with a beautiful and temperamental young girl right in front of him, he was momentarily at a loss, his tongue not even very nimble.

"Ha!"

Lady Ye Yue reached out and gave Ye Xiao a light tap on the head, scolding, "At a time like this, when the city is in chaos, you actually go out for a walk? Do you know that something big happened in the capital today? If you keep wandering around, you might accidentally lose your life! Uncle Ye gave me a whip before he left, granting me the authority to discipline you. If you dare to be disobedient, I’ll whip you into a daze!"

Ye Xiao thought to himself, "How dare you threaten me, this Lord? I should whip you to death!"

But on his face, he showed a look of interest, "Really? What big event happened in the capital?"

Lady Ye Yue huffed, her eyes darting around, and she seemed to be somewhat gleeful, "I heard that the Left Chancellor’s residence was burglarized... many thieves entered in one night... the Left Chancellor lost a lot of very precious things and is now raging in fury... the entire capital’s guard forces have been mobilized, the nine gates are strictly sealed, and a city-wide search is underway to catch the thieves and recover the stolen goods."

The little girl even covered her mouth and chuckled, then seemed to feel that it was unbecoming and would damage her 'dignified image' in front of Ye Xiao, so she lightly coughed a few times and said in a very mature and serious manner, "It seems that the Left Chancellor has suffered a great loss this time. It will be very difficult to recover the stolen goods and make up for the loss..."

Ye Xiao’s eyes darted around, "Do you know what the Left Chancellor lost?"

"I don’t know, but it must be very important, otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused such a big commotion!" Lady Ye Yue shook her head.

Ye Xiao thought to himself: The thing I have now... I wonder if it’s related to the theft?

After some thought, he decided that if there was an opportunity, he should make another sculpture with something else, just in case. What if one day Zuo Wujie comes to ask for it back? Better safe than sorry...

"I’m telling you, you’re not allowed to go to the auction the day after tomorrow. I’ve made plans with some sisters, and if you go, you’ll definitely embarrass me! Also, you’re not allowed to go to the Literary Gathering in a few days... in fact, you’re not allowed to go anywhere during this period. Got it? Remember that? Did you hear me?!"

The little girl threatened him with a fierce expression. Seeing Ye Xiao nodding repeatedly, she was greatly satisfied and stood up to leave.

Just before leaving, she suddenly turned back, looking at Ye Xiao with a hint of hidden resentment, and said in an unusually gentle voice, "Go back, don’t see me off..."

Then she sighed, speaking so softly that it was barely audible, "Sigh... you, you’re not that detestable... but if you could be a bit more ambitious and change your bad habits... it would be so much better... sigh..."

Under Ye Xiao’s gaze, Lady Ye Yue got into her sedan chair and gradually disappeared into the night.

Subtly, Ye Xiao felt a hint of the little girl’s helpless melancholy...

In a world where marriages were arranged by parents and matchmakers, where did women have the right to choose their own husbands? Even though the little girl was from a royal family, she had no say in her own marriage.

Since she was betrothed to Ye Xiao by her parents, she would eventually have to marry him.

But, unfortunately, her fiancé was such a dissolute young master, leaving her with no choice but to sigh in frustration...

However, it was also clear that Ye Yue was not entirely indifferent to the original Ye Xiao, after all, they had grown up together... otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so concerned and come to check on him in such a dangerous time...

The air still carried a faint, elegant fragrance, and Ye Xiao couldn’t help but sigh. He felt a vague, unprecedented emotion...

...

Back in his room, he lay down, and as his vigilance relaxed, he immediately felt utterly exhausted. His entire body felt drained and weak; after the earlier burst of energy, his body was already completely drained... and he had barely managed to deal with Lady Ye Yue. Now that he relaxed, he felt like he couldn’t hold on any longer.

The intense poison in his body had not yet been eliminated, always hanging over him like a sword. The medicinal power of the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow he had previously mobilized, though only temporarily present, had still managed to suppress the poison to a considerable degree. With one final burst of effort, he could expel all the poison from his body.

The sooner the hidden danger was removed, the better. Ye Xiao calmed his mind and slowly moved the residual spiritual energy in his body. Although the extreme burst of energy had released 99% of the spiritual energy from the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow powder, a small part remained within his body. This small amount of residual spiritual energy was now within Ye Xiao’s control and could be freely used.

Ye Xiao guided the spiritual energy to slowly envelop the poison in his meridians. The remaining traces of the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow’s medicinal power gradually gathered, starting from his dantian and gradually spreading through his entire body. The stubborn toxicity of the Azure Void Fruit was completely enveloped and began to dissipate through his meridians.

This poison, which was considered incurable in the secular world, was actually being directly expelled by a thin layer of spiritual energy! If the experts in this world saw it, they would be utterly shocked!

Finally, Ye Xiao’s entire body was wracked with a painful, bloated sensation. He opened his mouth, and with a "pu," a mouthful of thick, black blood, with an indescribable stench, was spat out onto the ground!

The ground instantly turned a large patch of dark blue.

At this point, the toxicity of the Azure Void Fruit was finally completely eliminated!

Ye Xiao felt a sudden sense of relief: "This damned poison is finally gone."

The sense of relief at this moment was indescribable.

From now on, he could finally have a good night’s sleep... at least he wouldn’t have to worry about being poisoned to death at any moment.

Feeling completely relaxed, Ye Xiao lay down, genuinely intending to have a good sleep to recover his strength...

However, the next moment, Ye Xiao suddenly sat up from the bed,

Because, as soon as he lay down, he felt some words appear in his mind.

Golden words!

Where had he seen them before?... Ye Xiao instantly remembered that when he first obtained the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow, he had experienced a moment of dizziness, and golden words had appeared, after which the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow had disappeared...

Ye Xiao quickly sat up and tried to mobilize his divine sense, and to his surprise, he found that he could now control his divine sense!

Moreover, a strong attraction was emanating from his sea of consciousness...

Ye Xiao focused his attention, and even with Lord Ye’s composure, he was stunned!

In his sea of consciousness, a white mist enveloped everything, and above the mist, there was a radiant pearl.

Purplish misty spiritual energy was emanating from the pearl.

"This... isn’t this the pearl I obtained by chance when I explored the Death Realm in the Azure Cloud Sky Domain? When did it end up in my sea of consciousness? What’s going on?!"

Ye Xiao’s eyes widened, completely baffled by this sudden change.

But a vague thought emerged: Could it be... in my last battle in my previous life, I should have died, but I was inexplicably reborn here, and this strange pearl played a role?

Or perhaps... the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Marrow coincidentally matched some element needed by this pearl, thus further activating its power?

Ye Xiao, with his broad knowledge, felt that although his guess was quite absurd, he was 90% sure it was correct. There was no other way to explain it.

After all, he had really been reborn, and such an absurd thing had already happened, so what else couldn’t happen?

And Ye Xiao had a deeper feeling that this pearl was not simple!

Its origin and function would not be simple!

"Or... perhaps, the peak path I couldn’t reach in my previous life, I can start my cultivation journey in this life from this pearl?"

Ye Xiao’s thoughts were somewhat fanciful, though he knew his idea was absurd, he was filled with a strong desire. Because such a strange thing, even with Lord Ye’s extensive knowledge, had never been heard of!

Ye Xiao focused on the pearl in his sea of consciousness, but he couldn’t figure out how he had obtained such a shocking treasure by chance back then. Why hadn’t he noticed it before?

At this moment, Ye Xiao suddenly felt a bright light in front of him!

It was as if a huge lightning bolt, splitting the sky and earth, was coming straight at him!

And after the lightning, there was a blinding white light!

At this moment, Ye Xiao felt a shock throughout his body, and a bright light suddenly appeared in his mind!

The light grew larger and larger, and he gradually realized that all the light was coming from a pearl!

It was like a sun hanging in the sky of his sea of consciousness.

The pearl rotated, and suddenly, ten large characters appeared in front of it, glowing brightly and directly entering Ye Xiao’s eyes!

All the pain in his body miraculously disappeared at this moment.

"Heaven’s Unparalleled Master, Chaos’ First Spirit!"