"Elder Brother, there's news."
That evening, just after the fifth round of the Golden Scale Assembly ended, Mu Yuchen received a piece of intelligence from her subordinates.
At that moment, Mu Yun was sitting beside a table with a Spirit Mirror on it, quietly waiting for the Golden Scale Ranking to announce the roster for the next round.
Unlike before, however, a well-behaved young man was sitting beside him today.
"What news?"
Mu Yun raised his head and looked at Mu Yuchen, somewhat puzzled.
"Xiao Ye, you're here too."
Just as Mu Yuchen was about to answer, the young man caught her attention.
"Senior Sister Yuchen, I came out to chat with Senior Brother about the next round."
The young man smiled at Mu Yuchen.
This young man was Ji Ye, a cultivation genius rarely seen in hundreds of years at Guangling Pavilion in Peerless Nether Heaven, who was participating this time.
"What news, exactly?"
Mu Yun was growing impatient with the wait.
"News about what the Mystic Blade Sect used to threaten Xu Taiping."
Mu Yuchen wore a mysterious expression.
At this, Mu Yun's expression immediately grew serious, and he urged her:
"Stop keeping us in suspense. Tell us."
Beside him, Ji Ye also raised his head to look at Mu Yuchen curiously.
"Seven years ago, a steward long since expelled from the Mystic Blade Sect inadvertently abducted a female cultivator from True Martial Heaven and brought her back to Youyun Heaven. That woman happened to be Xu Taiping's friend."
"At this Golden Scale Assembly, after recognizing Xu Taiping, that expelled disciple used this as a bargaining chip, hoping to gain some benefits from the Mystic Blade Sect."
"And this time, to get that illegitimate son of his into a high position on the Golden Scale Ranking and thereby