But, in terms of relationships... it was clearly her who came first.

Jiang Lingyue couldn't understand why her sister suddenly got such a "frightening" idea, wanting to live with Lu Ye!

"Ah... um, sister, how did you come up with this idea?" Jiang Lingyue asked nervously, "Didn't you, didn't... dislike him?"

Jiang Qingge let out a thoughtful smile and said, "I indeed disliked that person before..."

Dislike? Dislike is good! It would be best if they disliked each other forever!

Jiang Lingyue felt happy inside, and quickly added, "Then sister, you shouldn't live with him! So you won't get annoyed seeing him."

Noticing her sister seemed somewhat concerned about this matter, Jiang Qingge looked at her sister with an odd expression.

In an instant, Jiang Lingyue also realized she might be too concerned about her sister and brother-in-law's affairs, almost burying her head like an ostrich.

"I was talking about before," Jiang Qingge retracted her gaze, skillfully steering the fast horse along the road, and softly said, "Now... I don't dislike him at all."

"That kind of thing... you shouldn't." Jiang Lingyue inwardly groaned, wouldn't it be better if she continued disliking Lu Ye?

But, her sister and brother-in-law seem to be quite a good match...

This thought appeared in her mind, and Jiang Lingyue quickly shook her head, no... Even if they're a good match, she has to be the one who opposes it!

Otherwise, what should she do?

...

In the latter part of the journey, it seemed both sisters had something on their minds, and their conversation suddenly decreased.

When they finally returned to Cloud Leaf City and entered the Jiang Family, Jiang Qingge told Jiang Lingyue, "You traveled a long way last night, get some rest."

"Yes, yes, I'm fine, sister."

At this time, Lu Ye had already shed his black attire and entered Cloud Leaf City as well.

After pondering for a moment, he also headed towards the Jiang Family.

He was very curious about Jiang Qingge now, this woman... What is her origin?

Even the old man, who had once been sealed in a box and whose strength was clearly not low, dared not offend her in the slightest while speaking of her.

Upon entering the Jiang Family, Lu Ye proceeded towards Jiang Qingge's small courtyard.

In these two years, the number of times he had proactively gone there... seemed to be just once.

It was the last time he wanted to take Qing Yu away to help manage the courtyard.

At this moment, Jiang Qingge was sitting in the courtyard, pondering something.

Upon hearing movement at the courtyard gate, she looked up and was slightly surprised to see Lu Ye standing there.

"You're back?"

As he walked into the courtyard, Lu Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Did you feel uncomfortable last night?"

The blood moon had appeared, allowing the hidden altar deep in the Black Forest Swamp to reveal itself.

Would it have had any effect on Jiang Qingge as well?

"Ah?" Jiang Qingge was startled. Was he... concerned for her?

It certainly sounded like it...

With rare delight in her heart, Jiang Qingge was initially going to say she felt okay.

Suddenly remembering, it seemed there was a brief moment of dizziness last night.

"Just for a moment, I suddenly felt a bit dizzy last night, but it soon passed."

Dizziness...

Could it be coincidental with the blood moon's appearance?

Lu Ye studied Jiang Qingge's face meticulously.

So alike... Almost as if carved from the same mold as the mysterious stone statue.

The biggest difference between them probably stemmed from their aura.

The mysterious stone statue's eyes carried a majestic gaze, viewing all things under the heavens as ants.

Yet after speaking, Jiang Qingge added a trace of hopeful anticipation, staring at him.

"If it's alright, I can check again?" Lu Ye thought for a moment and proposed.

"Sure, that would be very kind of you." Hearing this, Jiang Qingge immediately smiled and reached out a hand in front of Lu Ye.

She was familiar with this procedure as Lu Ye had done it last time.

Lu Ye: "..."

Why did it feel like Jiang Qingge seemed quite eager for the check-up?

Holding Jiang Qingge's extended wrist, Lu Ye immediately immersed his mind.

After seeing the mysterious stone statue, Lu Ye knew for certain that something hidden lay inside Jiang Qingge.

Feeling Lu Ye's grip on her wrist, Jiang Qingge couldn't help but blush slightly.

This time, the mindset was different from before.

If she had been confused the previous time, unsure whether she truly felt something for Lu Ye, perhaps even a faint attachment...

This time, Jiang Qingge seriously examined her feelings and found it true; she had indeed started having an interest in Lu Ye.

At least now, if she didn't see him for a period, she'd miss him, unlike two years ago when she didn't care where he was.

Lu Ye continued his closed-eye check on her internal state, while Jiang Qingge curiously stared at Lu Ye.

She seemed to want to find out what kind of young man at his age could ascend to a Grandmaster position.

Following the same procedure as last time, Lu Ye controlled the Grandmaster's Source Qi, circulating in Jiang Qingge's body without finding anything amiss.

However, she surely wasn't an ordinary person, and couldn't possibly lack cultivation potential.

Still unsatisfied, Lu Ye initiated a second, thorough investigation to pinpoint what was unusual in Jiang Qingge.

"Hmm, this little guy not only has some talents, why are the people around him so strange and unusual?"

At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded in Lu Ye's mind.

Lu Ye was taken aback; was this telepathy?

"You're a Martial Arts Grandmaster, and yet can't even perform inner Qi transmission?" The old man continued leisurely.

Lu Ye: "..."

"Alright then, I shall teach you this little technique. Focus your mind and gather your Qi, don't speak out loud. Try to convey your words using your own Source Qi, condense it into sound..."

After a moment, Lu Ye felt as if he'd unlocked the Ren and Du Meridians: "Like this?"

"Exactly," said the old man, "You learned quickly. When did such a talent emerge from Northern Xuanzhou, so young, yet already in the Grandmaster Realm?"

"Senior, when you mentioned strange people earlier... did you mean the woman beside me?"

Lu Ye knew that although the old man was sealed in the box, he could still sense some external situations.

He could probably sense Lu Ye's Grandmaster realm through the Qi fluctuations during cultivation.

Probably having sensed something slightly off with Jiang Qingge's Qi, he made such a remark.

"Hmm, her Qi... how should I say, is peculiar, it seems like she has voluntarily sealed something within herself."

"Young lad, try infusing a stream of Source Qi at her Dantian and see. Normally, with no cultivation, she shouldn't withstand your Grandmaster's Source Qi."

"But if she could..."

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