On the east side of the Imperial City, a fierce wind suddenly kicked up within Mu Xue’s estate.

After a violent spatial fluctuation, the disheveled figures of Mu Xue and Mu He appeared in the courtyard.

By now, Mu He had regained consciousness.

His body was unusual; his heart was located on the right side of his chest.

That was why he hadn’t died instantly when a longsword pierced through his left chest.

"Xue’er, your actions today were completely out of line! And why didn’t you bring our sworn sister back with us?" Mu He demanded coldly.

"Those five were from the Hall of Envoys, and every one of them was powerful. We’re incredibly lucky we even managed to escape. How could I have had the mind to worry about that bitch, Niu Kexin?!"

At this point, Mu Xue no longer bothered to hide anything.

"Brother, you’re so pathetic! I created such a perfect opportunity for you. It would have been one thing if you just didn’t take it, but you’re helping that bitch and turning on me instead?"

Mu He’s eyes widened, unable to believe these words were coming from Mu Xue’s mouth.

’You call that helping?’

’Drugging your own brother with an aphrodisiac?!’

’If Niu Kexin hadn’t stepped in to help, they would have already committed an unforgivable act!’

"Xue’er, you... you’re being completely irrational!" Mu He was both frantic and furious.

He couldn’t understand how Mu Xue had become this way.

"Brother, don’t tell me you don’t want to have Niu Kexin," Mu Xue said with a cold snort.

Mu He frowned. "Yes, I admit I like her. But I would never want to have her this way."

"Xue’er, don’t keep compounding your mistakes! Hurry and report this to our adoptive father so he can figure out a way to save our sworn sister!"

"I’m not going!" Mu Xue refused. "And not only am I not going, but you’re not allowed to go either!"

As she spoke, she immediately sealed Mu He’s Cultivation to prevent him from sending a message via sound transmission.

Mu He’s face drained of color. "Xue’er, you’re insane! What are you trying to do?"

Mu Xue suddenly burst out laughing, her expression twisted. "That’s right, I’m insane! I’m not as good as that bitch Niu Kexin!"

"Ever since she came to the Imperial Academy, Adoptive Father has completely favored her."

"Liu Ruyan scorns me, Qin Daye’s two lackeys look down on me, that man from the Hall of Envoys said I wasn’t even worthy of being his plaything, and now you, my own brother, you also think I’m insane because of her!"

"Hahaha! Since you all think I, Mu Xue, am inferior to Niu Kexin, then I’ll show you all! I’ll show you how I’m going to ruin that bitch, steal her man, and take everything she has!"

Mu He was dumbfounded. ’Is this deranged woman before me really my sister?’

A profound sense of unfamiliarity washed over him.

"Isn’t Niu Kexin so high and mighty? I’d love to see what she’s like after being sullied by other men! Let’s see if she still has the face to return to the Imperial Academy! Let’s see if Qin Daye will still want her then!"

"She’s probably secretly overjoyed, right? After all, being chosen by someone from the Hall of Envoys means a limitless future!"

Mu He shook his head in agony, his heart twisting as if being sliced by a knife.

’This isn’t just madness. Mu Xue is clearly possessed! She’s suffering from a cultivation deviation!’

’And the root cause of all this is largely me. I was always too good to her, giving in to her every whim. That’s what created this spoiled, tyrannical personality.’

"Alright, Brother, you just rest here and nurse your wounds. I’m going to leak this news to Qin Daye. I’ve said it before—he’s mine!"

With that, Mu Xue settled Mu He in a hidden room and prepared to leave.

"Xue’er, it’s not too late to turn back!"

Gravely injured and with his Cultivation sealed, Mu He was powerless to stop Mu Xue. All he could do was roar with all his remaining strength.

But Mu Xue left without a single glance back.

’It’s over!’

Mu He closed his eyes. Mu Xue’s actions were, without a doubt, crossing a line with everyone.

Once the truth was revealed, she would die a miserable death.

Neither their adoptive father, Mu Kongfu, nor the Imperial Family would spare her.

And Mu He had a gut feeling that Mu Kongfu and the Imperial Family weren’t the most terrifying ones to worry about. The most terrifying retribution would come from someone else entirely.

...

The very moment Niu Kexin was teleported out of the Imperial City by Mu Xue, the External Incarnation, which had been in the middle of a breakthrough inside the Fighting Cultivation Room, suddenly opened its eyes.

’Why did Sister Kexin suddenly leave the Imperial City? And she went so far away, so fast!’

Anyone who had eaten his main body’s special Medicinal Cuisine would develop a faint connection with him.

This was especially true for Niu Kexin, who had received energy feedback from his Nine Transformations into Spirit. Mo Qi could sense her basic condition and her distance from him at any time.

’Could it be that old man Mu Kongfu arranged for her to go out for training?’ Mo Qi wondered.

’No, that’s impossible! The Imperial City is in chaos right now. Why would Mu Kongfu let her travel far from home?!’

’Besides, knowing Sister Kexin’s personality, she would have definitely told me beforehand if she was leaving.’

’In that case, there’s only one possibility: Sister Kexin is in trouble!’

’This is bad!’

Mo Qi was horrified. ’At a time like this, in the Imperial City, at the Imperial Academy... whoever could abduct Niu Kexin silently from right under the noses of countless experts must possess extraordinary power.’

’Could it be him?’

The image of Shi Hao flashed through Mo Qi’s mind.

If it really was Shi Hao, then things were about to get tricky.

"Liu Hui, San Pang! This is bad! Sister Kexin is in danger!"

Mo Qi forcibly aborted his breakthrough, rose, and pushed open the door of the Cultivation Room, his voice laced with anxiety.

"Big Sis is in danger? Who did it? They must have a death wish!" Liu Hui roared.

Jin Sanpang’s smile instantly vanished. He left Li Xuemiao, with whom he’d been joking around, and rushed to Mo Qi’s side, his expression grave and anxious.

"My Lord, what happened?" Liu Hui asked.

Just as Mo Qi was about to speak, his entire body froze in place, and his eyes went vacant.

At that very moment, in the Ancient Ruins, his main body had just been pushed into a chasm by Yan, falling into a black mist and losing consciousness. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The External Incarnation and the main body shared the same mind, their souls originating from the same source.

Thus, when the main body fell unconscious, the External Incarnation also lost its ability to move, becoming a mindless puppet devoid of thought or any fluctuation of its soul.

"My Lord! My Lord?" Liu Hui noticed something was wrong.

"What’s wrong with him? Why did his aura suddenly vanish?" Nangong Yan and Li Xuemiao cried out in unison.

Liu Hui and Jin Sanpang exchanged a look, communicating secretly via sound transmission.

’This is bad. Something must have happened to our Lord’s main body!’

’Big Sis is in danger, and now something’s happened to Brother Mo... Dazed Dragon, what do we do?’ Jin Sanpang was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead.

Liu Hui remained relatively calm as he rapidly considered their options.

’San Pang, haven’t you been hitting it off with Li Xuemiao? Use her status as the Second Princess to investigate Big Sis’s last known location and anyone she was with.’

Jin Sanpang wanted to argue that there was nothing going on between him and Li Xuemiao, but he swallowed the words before they left his mouth.

With the safety of Brother Mo and Big Sis at stake, he felt he had to do his part.

’Then what about you?’

’First, I’ll secure our Lord’s External Incarnation. Then I’m going to find the Dean. Big Sis is his adopted daughter; he has to take responsibility for what’s happened to her!’

’And if none of that works?’ Jin Sanpang asked.

Liu Hui paused in thought for a moment before replying, ’Then our only option is to find Miss Ruyan.’