Ye Zhen had actually been looking forward to it.
He had hoped that the Founding Empress, who was very likely his Fourth Senior Sister Lu Man Ge, would take the initiative to ask Ye Zhen about his lineage, perhaps even acknowledge him as a fellow disciple.
Unfortunately, whether on the journey escorting him back to Huagu Military City or after arriving there, Founding Empress Xiao Man had not mentioned a single word about it.
She had, however, mentioned Changle a few times to Ye Zhen.
Changle was currently in excellent condition. Within the Imperial Family Secret Realm, her cultivation was advancing rapidly.
She had even asked Ye Zhen whether he wanted her to carry a message to Changle.
Yet this entire journey had suppressed the initial excitement Ye Zhen felt upon deducing Fourth Senior Sister Lu Man Ge's identity.
After all, over these years, Ye Zhen had borne the inheritance of the Mystic Gate Sect, like a lone man trudging forward beneath a burden between Heaven and Earth, carrying boundless pressure in his heart.
Now that he had suddenly discovered Fourth Senior Sister Lu Man Ge, he felt that he had encountered someone walking the same road.
In Ye Zhen's view, among the eight senior brothers and sisters, any one of them might possibly betray them. But Lu Man Ge, Master Lu Li's daughter, could never become a traitor.
The turmoil in his heart was beyond words.
But at this very moment, he had calmed down completely.
Ye Zhen was certain that Senior Sister Lu Man Ge must have noticed something about him as well. Why had she not acknowledged him?
Why had she not even asked a single question?
There had to be a reason.
Even Senior Sister Lu Man Ge, who wielded the Heaven Punishing Axe, had chosen