Years ago, Xuanyuan Xing was a budding maiden. She and her sister grew up in a beautiful valley. Only after reaching adulthood did they discover a vast world completely different from their own.
There were skyscrapers, cars, planes, and countless luxuries and delicacies.
Every child of Xuanyuan Valley longed to experience that world.
Finally, that year, she and her twin sister received a command from their clan.
She remembered that the clan leader's face was grim as he wrote the three characters "Qin Yexuan" on a piece of paper as white as jade.
Recalling this, Xuanyuan Xing shook her head, "Shen Bingmei, do you know? Qin Yexuan can't even be considered human anymore. The earliest records of him date back to the ancient era. Those are legends, not history."
"He once faded for a time, but reappeared during the Ming Dynasty and single-handedly founded the Demonic Sect!"
Shen Bingmei listened, dumbfounded, "You mean he's an ancient monster thousands of years old?"
Xuanyuan Xing shook her head, "No, Qin Yexuan is not immortal, but he can reincarnate! He reshapes his body with memories, transforming from a middle-aged man into a youth, and cycles repeatedly. These are all documented facts in Xuanyuan Valley."
Shen Bingmei frowned, "Your Xuanyuan Valley... sounds like a reclusive family. Why would you antagonize Qin Yexuan?"
"Reclusive family? Those good-for-nothings, who can't even grasp the threshold of cultivation?" Xuanyuan Xing let out a sharp laugh, "They are not worthy of being mentioned alongside our Xuanyuan family?"
Shen Bingmei fell silent, she truly knew nothing about the Xuanyuan family.
Xuanyuan Xing, however, pursed her lips proudly, "Xuanyuan is the surname of the Yellow Emperor, the true guardian deity of Great Xia. Our ancestors once rode nine dragons to survey the heavens and stars. Immortals, they hadn't even emerged back then."
Shen Bingmei quickly interrupted her, "Why are you opposed to Qin Yexuan?"
"It's not that we are opposed to him, but that his existence is an offense to heaven and earth!"
Xuanyuan Xing's expression shifted continuously, "The clan holds a grand sacrificial ceremony every year, offering the nine ancient beasts to the gods. The year my sister and I left the valley, during the sacrificial ritual, the clan elders received divine revelations. They manifested, and left a name for our entire clan!"
"That name was Qin Yexuan, and we were instructed to kill him at all costs! For some unknown reason, he was on the gods' death list!"
Shen Bingmei let out a breath, "That's ridiculous, just for that?"
Xuanyuan Xing sneered, "You don't understand. The gods manifesting was the first time in a thousand years. If their first manifestation was to order the clan to eliminate Qin Yexuan, would you say we shouldn't take it seriously?"
"At that time, the clan leader was unsure of Qin Yexuan's situation, so he sent out the most beautiful sisters from the clan to investigate, which was my sister and me."
As Xuanyuan Xing recalled the past, she showed a rare hint of genuine emotion, "My sister and I had a truly good relationship back then. After finding traces of Qin Yexuan, we discovered his cultivation was unfathomable. The two of us combined were no match for him."
"But the clan's command could not be disobeyed, so my sister secretly sent me away and went to test Qin Yexuan alone!"
Xuanyuan Xing clenched her fist, "My sister left and was gone for over half a year. She and Qin Yexuan disappeared together."
"I searched for them tirelessly for half a year. When I saw my sister again, she, she was already exchanging affections with Qin Yexuan."
Xuanyuan Xing gritted her teeth, "I was terrified at the time, afraid my sister had been deceived by him, and also afraid of what the clan would do to my sister if they found out. So I found an opportunity to lock my sister up and, with a resolve to die, went to assassinate Qin Yexuan myself!"
Shen Bingmei no longer wanted to listen, "Stop talking. I can guess the rest. You couldn't defeat Qin Yexuan, and instead, you fell in love with him, right?"
Xuanyuan Xing said coldly, "Love what love? I only entangled with him for less than three days, was defeated by him on the spot, and was even forced to reveal my sister's location. Furthermore, he took my sisters and me to Xuanyuan Valley."
Shen Bingmei found it extremely strange, "You, you only interacted with Qin Yexuan for three days. Since you didn't love him, why did you do what you did later?"
Xuanyuan Xing's eyes changed, "Why? Because he entered Xuanyuan Valley alone, defeated all the experts in my clan, and like a superhero, captured everyone's hearts. And in the end, when the clan reached an agreement with him that he must marry a girl from the clan, he actually, actually didn't even look at me, and directly chose my sister!"
Shen Bingmei was utterly speechless upon hearing this, "Just, just because of that?"
Xuanyuan Xing shrieked, "Isn't that enough? Since childhood, my sister has always let me have my way, and the clan also indulged me. Everyone in the clan knew that I was the most beautiful and most beloved little princess of the Xuanyuan family. Why didn't he choose me?"
Shen Bingmei had nothing to say. She now understood that this Xuanyuan Xing was not driven by love turning to hate at all; her mind was simply deranged.
Xuanyuan Xing had calmed down and stared at Shen Bingmei, "Stop pretending to be so innocent. Why did you fall in love with Qin Yexuan? Do you truly like him as a person?"
Shen Bingmei said proudly, "I don't care how much money he has, I..."
"Haha, that's hilarious..." Xuanyuan Xing's face was filled with mockery, "You might not care about his money, but you care about his strength. If Qin Yexuan was powerless, or lacked that extraordinary ability that surpassed mortals, would you, a prominent human celebrity, fall in love with him?"
Shen Bingmei frowned, "I don't need to explain this. Believe it or not."
"Come on, Qin Yexuan saved you, displayed astonishing strength, and your girlish heart was stirred, making you worship him as a great hero. To put it bluntly, if anyone else had been in that situation, as long as they had the ability, you would have fallen in love with them too. You don't love him as a person, but his abilities!"
Xuanyuan Xing became somewhat frenzied, "Now, after years of preparation and enduring, I have completed this super plan that has shocked the entire clan, bringing forth the Blissful World. When the world's spiritual energy recovers and the gods reappear, then..."
Xuanyuan Xing chuckled sinisterly, "Then, everyone will be able to cultivate, everyone will become like Qin Yexuan, and he will lose that arrogant capital."
Shen Bingmei was horrified, "You did it for this purpose? You are too, too ridiculous."
"Ridiculous? Think about it. If everyone could achieve Qin Yexuan's level of strength, how could he be a Great Xia national scholar, hold power, and have a fortune of billions? Then he would be an ordinary person, and who would still bow down to him!"
This was the deepest resentment in Xuanyuan Xing's heart, "At that time, with the advantage of heaven and earth's essence, my Xuanyuan clan will become the supreme代言者 of the gods, and I will be the sole princess of the Xuanyuan family!"
She let out a strange laugh, "Then Qin Yexuan will have to kneel before me. If I'm happy, I'll give him some food to eat. If I'm unhappy, I'll make him my slave!"
Shen Bingmei looked at her with pity, "You are already insane, possessed."
Xuanyuan Xing sneered.
Suddenly, her brow furrowed, and she looked outside, "Who is it?"
Outside the jungle palace, a figure slowly appeared. Right in front of the palace gate, it was Qin Yexuan!