Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 34: Backing

Nangong Jianchen saw Ye Xiaofan still wearing an expression of ’I don’t understand what you’re talking about,’ and his face instantly darkened.

"Brother Ye, are you really planning to keep things from me as well?" Nangong Jianchen said with a slightly angry tone.

Ye Xiaofan was at a loss, not knowing what the other party was referring to, and could only smile wryly, "Brother Nangong, forgive my ignorance, but I truly do not understand. I hope Brother Nangong can give me some hints."

Seeing the other still playing dumb, Nangong Jianchen decided not to hide anymore and directly voiced his guess.

"In the whole Hundred Broken Mountain Range, there are less than five people who can conceal themselves from the Divine Sword Sect’s Star Array Pattern test, and your master, Dugu Sword Saint, is one of them."

"Brother Ye’s Martial Soul was concealed by Sword Saint’s means, wasn’t it?"

Hearing this, Ye Xiaofan blinked, his mind racing. For a moment, he didn’t understand why Nangong Jianchen said this.

But soon, Ye Xiaofan slightly raised his eyes, and suddenly, it became clear. He finally understood; it turned out that Mu Yan and Nangong Jianchen both believed his talent to be high. Therefore, they guessed that it was Dugu Nan who concealed it.

After understanding all this, Ye Xiaofan simply went along and said, "Brother Nangong is indeed exceptionally wise. I truly admire you. Since things have come to this, I hope Brother Nangong can keep it a secret for me and my master."

"I knew it was like this." Nangong Jianchen, seeing Ye Xiaofan admit it, immediately smiled knowingly, as if he had gotten the answer he wanted, feeling quite elated and said, "Don’t worry, Brother Ye. This matter will be kept to myself, and I won’t mention it to anyone else."

"Then I thank Brother Nangong in advance."

Ye Xiaofan pretended to thank him and even gave a slight bow, then pondered again, "But there’s one thing I’m curious about. According to Brother Nangong, Elder Mu Yan also knows that I’m not a Child of Destiny, so why would he guide the situation in that direction?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Jianchen looked contemptuous, "Isn’t it simple? He’s just doing your master a favor."

"So that’s how it is."

Ye Xiaofan was suddenly enlightened, realizing the cleverness behind this all.

At this moment, he finally figured it out completely.

Nangong Jianchen and Mu Yan both clearly misunderstood his talent as being high, so they thought Dugu Nan stepped in to help him hide it, allowing him to escape the Star Array Pattern tests twice.

And Mu Yan wanted to do the Sword Saint a favor, so he deliberately brought up some Child of Destiny as a cover.

But does a Child of Destiny truly exist in this world?

Nangong Jianchen had just said that the current living Child of Destiny was a complete fraud, a huge lie to the world. That made this Child of Destiny non-existent.

As for those famous Child of Destiny from ancient times, they have long disappeared in the river of time, with no way to verify their existence.

So, this concept of a Child of Destiny, whether true or false, no one knows, yet everyone believes it to truly exist.

Just as Nangong Jianchen said, when it’s spoken of enough and for a long time, even lies become truth.

However, what Ye Xiaofan and Nangong Jianchen didn’t know was that both of them would, in the future, be entangled with a Child of Destiny for hundreds or even thousands of years.

And this Child of Destiny was someone nobody expected, even now already intersecting with them.

It wasn’t until hundreds of years later when Ye Xiaofan thought of this Child of Destiny again that he genuinely admired this person’s fortune, truly comparable to being the son of Heavenly Dao.

Meanwhile, as the two conversed happily.

In the grass hut courtyard behind Ye Xiaofan and Nangong Jianchen, another scene was unfolding.

Ye Xiaoyue, who was carrying a basket of vegetables out of the kitchen, suddenly froze, her entire body stunned as she looked at the two graceful figures in the courtyard, her body trembling slightly.

The basket of vegetables in her hand fell to the ground with a thud, and tears involuntarily welled up at the corners of her eyes.

"Junior Sister Xiaoyue, the Sect Leader has sent us to take you to the Divine Maiden Sect. On behalf of the Divine Maiden Sect, I welcome you," one of the women in Divine Maiden Sect attire said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoyue’s throat moved, filled with complex emotions.

On the other side.

"See you at the Divine Sword Sect."

"Very well, see you at the Divine Sword Sect."

After chatting a bit more, Ye Xiaofan and Nangong Jianchen bid farewell to each other and left.

Ye Xiaofan watched as Nangong Jianchen’s figure gradually disappeared into the sunset, a strange sense of desolation rising within him.

On the desolate grassland, Nangong Jianchen walked into the sunset, like the setting sun, about to sink into the western mountains.

Only when Nangong Jianchen’s figure completely disappeared did Ye Xiaofan retract his gaze, exhaling deeply before turning around.

But at the moment Ye Xiaofan turned, he was slightly startled.

Unbeknownst to him, Ye Xiaoyue was already standing not far away. Behind her, on either side, stood two graceful women. Seeing their Divine Maiden Sect attire, Ye Xiaofan immediately understood.

A little while later.

On the only small hill here, the siblings sat side by side on the ground, Ye Xiaofan quietly glancing at the two graceful figures below the hill.

"Sister, congratulations." Ye Xiaofan was genuinely happy for his sister.

Over the years, Ye Xiaoyue had given so much for him. The sibling bond was deep and unwavering. The only thing that Ye Xiaofan couldn’t let go of was his sister’s story of being able to join the Divine Maiden Sect.

Even though the Divine Maiden Sect was entirely comprised of women, it was still one of the top ten sects in the Hundred Broken Mountain Range region, rich in heritage and strength, not inferior to the Divine Sword Sect.

In terms of connections, perhaps the Divine Maiden Sect might surpass the Divine Sword Sect by a margin.

It is well known that the heroes of the world hail from the Divine Sword, while unparalleled beauties are in the Divine Maiden.

The siblings exchanged smiles, no words were needed. Ye Xiaofan rested his head on his sister Ye Xiaoyue’s shoulder, simply wanting to watch the sunset with her truly.

As the last bit of sunlight faded from the hilltop, Ye Xiaofan slowly lifted his head, his somewhat youthful eyes gazed at Ye Xiaoyue, filled with reluctance and parting: "Must you leave now?"

Ye Xiaoyue nodded, having been given time by her senior sisters to set off before sunset, she couldn’t say much more.

Ye Xiaofan nodded as Ye Xiaoyue took his hand, just like five years ago, when she held the hand of a babbling Ye Xiaofan and decided to calmly reject the Divine Maiden Sect.

The siblings walked down the hill.

Ye Xiaofan personally handed his sister over to the two Divine Maiden Sect disciples, then thought for a moment before lifting his young head again.

He first looked left and right at the two, pondering for a bit, hesitant but ultimately spoke up:

"I’m entrusting my sister to you. You must treat her well. Don’t think that just because she’s alone you can ignore her existence. She still has me, her brother. If my sister is bullied in the Divine Maiden Sect, I will surely bring my master and make sure you have no peace."

At these words, the two women found it amusing, a little boy still wet behind the ears daring to threaten them.

"Little brother, do you know where your sister is going?" one of the female disciples chuckled.

"I know, the Divine Maiden Sect." Ye Xiaofan replied nonchalantly.

In fact, he wanted to bolster Ye Xiaoyue’s confidence. Before, it was always his sister protecting him; now he had the power to protect her.

But to the ears of the two Divine Maiden Sect disciples, his words were like hearing a funny joke.

This was the first time they heard anyone dare threaten the Divine Maiden Sect, but seeing Ye Xiaofan merely seven or eight years old, they weren’t bothered.

On the contrary, another female disciple laughed even harder: "Knowing this, you still want to make the Divine Maiden Sect restless? Little brother, I’m curious, who is your master? If he knows you’re threatening the Divine Maiden Sect, he might be scared enough to flee overnight."

After the two women finished speaking, they could only shake their heads in helpless laughter.

"My master...," Ye Xiaofan touched his nose, revealing a row of white teeth, looking at the two female disciples innocently, "I don’t know all my master’s titles, but I’ve heard others call him something like Sword Saint Senior, yes, that seems to be it, Sword Saint Senior."

At Ye Xiaofan’s words, the smiles froze on the faces of the two women, as if struck by lightning, exchanging glances of disbelief with each other and looking at Ye Xiaofan with unspeakable shock in their eyes.