The Xuan Yuan sisters, though identical in appearance, possessed entirely different personalities.
Qin Ye Xuan shook his head, lost in memory.
"Back then, your eldest sister and I went overseas to handle an urgent case. It was actually a minor matter concerning vampires, something that could have been easily resolved."
"But that night, we were attacked by a group of cultivators from the Middle Land! Our reinforcements and communications were completely cut off. That's when I realized the case was a trap!"
"The demonic forces overseas colluded, and secret service organizations from over a dozen countries cooperated to trap Su Qing and me in an abandoned nuclear power plant."
Qin Ye Xuan's voice was filled with endless sorrow. "But I was confident in my ability to protect Qing Qing, and that was indeed the case. The opponents launched twelve attacks, and I personally killed over three thousand of them!"
Su Bing Yan and the other women shivered, imagining the bloody battle that night.
"However, on the third night, Xuan Yuan Xing appeared. She disguised herself as your sister and successfully deceived me, luring me into the city..."
Qin Ye Xuan's lips twitched. "When I discovered the truth and rushed back to the nuclear power plant, your sister was already..."
He closed his eyes in pain. "Qing Qing's last words to me were, first, to take care of you all, and second, not to seek revenge!"
This event was Qin Ye Xuan's deepest secret.
Returning to Great Xia with Su Qing's remains, he had long buried his emotions deep within.
For nearly four years, he had adhered to his promise.
He had neither sought revenge on Xuan Yuan Xing nor visited the Xuan Yuan family, dedicating all his efforts to the Su sisters.
"But I still haven't done enough."
"I've been hiding my identity from you all because I feared you would get entangled in the world of cultivators."
Qin Ye Xuan looked gently at the Su sisters. "Things have developed beyond my expectations. Bing Yan has been drawn into the conspiracy of the reclusive families. In that case, I can only give her the best. Why is it called the Celestial Observation Institute? Because this department specializes in handling special cases."
"And your special investigation team, Ning Shuang, is also a powerful department dealing with various anomalous events!"
Su Ning Shuang understood. "Brother-in-law, you're not the type to be passively defensive. Since we sisters have seen the reality of that world, you've placed us on the front lines of offense!"
Qin Ye Xuan nodded. "The most dangerous places and departments are sometimes the safest. This way, at least, those people from the Xuan Yuan family wouldn't dare to directly attack you sisters. They would have to consider it."
Su Xue Qing lowered her head. "Brother-in-law, I want to enter the front lines of battle too!"
Qin Ye Xuan looked at her deeply. "You can't. Among the sisters, you appear spirited and quirky, but you are actually the most naive."
Su Xue Qing was unconvinced.
Qin Ye Xuan chuckled. "Take that Lotus, for instance. Do you know she's the Buddha Mother of the Eastern Mausoleum Temple?"
Su Xue Qing gasped. "Sister Lotus?"
"Stop calling her 'sister.' From the moment you were possessed and controlled, Fo Lian has been plotting all this. She used your naivety and kindness to gain your trust, then seized the opportunity to come by my side."
Now, many of Qin Ye Xuan's strange behaviors could be understood.
"No wonder Brother-in-law stayed so close to Lotus. Everyone thought you liked her! This woman planned such a long-term scheme; it's truly terrifying."
Qin Ye Xuan looked out the window. "No matter how terrifying Fo Lian is, she's just a pawn. The mastermind has always been well hidden..."
He picked up the document labeled Heaven XVII. "But now, the mastermind can no longer bear to stay hidden and has appeared."
Xuan Yuan Xing!
The twin sister who looked exactly like your eldest sister.
Su Ning Shuang suddenly thought of something and jumped up. "Yu Luo! Yu Luo was also deceived by her!"
Qin Ye Xuan nodded. "She's the one who secretly tempted Yu Luo to cultivate demonic arts! The only one who could make Yu Luo willingly leave the academy without any resistance was Xuan Yuan Xing!"
If Xuan Yuan Xing disguised herself as Su Qing, Yu Luo would naturally follow obediently.
"But Yu Luo shouldn't remember what eldest sister looks like..."
Qin Ye Xuan gave a wry smile. "No, she does. In fact, Yu Luo was the first to know my identity. When we were still at the Su family's small building, she often came to my room to play. She had access to all the photos, videos, and information of your eldest sister that I kept there."
There was another crucial point.
Yu Luo's true identity was that "blood that was like a god yet not a god."
She was the reincarnation of a golden carp, about to leap over the dragon gate.
"Xuan Yuan Xing has already obtained the answers to two major mysteries: the Hell Map and the Golden Carp!"
Qin Ye Xuan looked at the sisters. "Chaoge is about to enter the final battle. You should leave."
...
The last batch of personnel from Chaoge Academy began to evacuate.
In the empty academy, only five people remained.
Qin Ye Xuan, Lotus, Wang Jia Qian, Di Xin, and Zhu Tian Qi.
Even Old Stone was preparing to leave with the spirit creatures.
As he departed, the spirit creature leader whispered, "I have fulfilled my promise. Mr. Qin, don't forget your promise. We will remain neutral during the Dragon Gate Assembly, but we will also be present to watch."
Qin Ye Xuan smiled. "If the Elysium Plan is completed, it won't be a bad thing for you."
Old Stone's deep stone eyes flickered. "Mr. Qin, others may not understand you, but I have known you for a very, very long time. In my eyes, you simply don't care..."
"Oh, don't care about what?"
"Heh heh, you don't care if Elysium descends, and you don't care about the lives and deaths of mortals. In the end, you can no longer be considered human."
Old Stone left, laughing heartily.
Qin Ye Xuan watched the spiritual lights emanating from the departing spirit creatures. A mysterious power in his consciousness chuckled: That stone monster knows you quite well. Our millennial agreement is almost over.
Qin Ye Xuan frowned. You still haven't told me what the goal of this agreement is!
The mysterious power seemed to let out a laugh, within his consciousness: You should have guessed long ago. My goal is to ensure the successful realization of the Elysium Plan. However, at that time, it won't be them who control Elysium, but me... no, us!
Qin Ye Xuan broke off the consciousness communication with the mysterious power and looked at Fo Lian, who was sitting quietly on the campus.
He had left only four people. Fo Lian must also make a decision.
Fo Lian was indeed making a decision.
She had abandoned everything, endured until now, and finally found the answer to the third mystery.
Qin Ye Xuan had only left four "people"...
Excluding herself and Di Xin, there were only two girls left!
"Wang Jia Qian and Zhu Tian Qi!"
"One of them must be the 'woman who is like a human yet not a human'..."
Fo Lian was contacting the outside world through a secret channel.
She needed to quickly investigate the information of these two girls and make her final decision.
At this moment, Qin Ye Xuan approached Zhu Tian Qi. "I've already forged some documents. You need to memorize them immediately!"
"What do you mean?" Zhu Tian Qi was bewildered.
Qin Ye Xuan said with a mysterious smile, "From now on, you are not from Great Xia, but from the continent of Goryeo, and you suffer from a severe dissociative identity disorder..."
Zhu Tian Qi was dumbfounded...