Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"Not yet. I only heard about her from the Situ Clan patriarch."

"What do you think her goal was? Based on my information, does she want to destroy Shangxi Temple?"

Ying Xue hesitated for a moment; she was considering what to say. Should she answer honestly? Or not?

"Stop hesitating. If you don't tell me, then I will use my own method to find out."

"Are you threatening me?"

"Take it as you will. Your cultivation dropped drastically after what happened. So I will not bully you with violence."

Ying Xue's lips twitched hearing what MingYue said.

'What, not bully me? Saying that while letting out your qi pressure on me.'

"So, what is your answer? It's not like you'll lose anything.

You should already know with Alex's intellect that it's only a matter of time before he finds out the real reason. I just ask this to cut down time and confirm it.

Also, Feng Xue is part of my sect. I am not your enemy. So think again, why do you need to hide it from me?"

"You are right. I will be honest—what I had was only speculation, but I thought she wanted to return our family to the top.

I didn't believe she just wanted to destroy ShangXI temple.

Maybe that was what she really thought at first, but then she changed her mind after learning about our existence."

"Picking up your clan to the top? Hmm, no, she won't do that. I am sure of it," MingYue replied.

She didn't say more to avoid unnecessary conflict. But Feng Xue should have known the Bai Yue Sect's goal was to take over the world. MingYue also felt Feng Xue was not someone who would bother managing the world afterward; she was someone who preferred to live peacefully.

"How would you know that?" Ying Xue asked with confusion. Even though she had known Feng Xue longer, that didn't mean MingYue could guess what was on her mind.

"I was sure of it; the situation was just like that. So, basically, she had some other reason… That rift that the frontline clan protected—just what was inside? Was it really just a portal for otherworldly creatures to pass through?"

"Yes, at the very least, that was what I knew of."

"Had anyone ever entered the rift?"

YingXue turned silent, as she didn't want to answer. But her action itself, unfortunately, already equaled an answer for MingYue.

The clue was just too much that even without thinking, she could already guess. "Was Reina's mother on the other side of the rift?"

"…"

MingYue's gaze turned colder, "Just answer. This meant my parent was with her."

YingXue's eyes widened. She then started observing MingYue's appearance. "Now that you say it, I think you look like one of the people who went into the expedition."

MingYue stood up, ice-chilling qi coming out from her body, "When did they leave? And what was the mission goal?"

"I cannot answer, not because I didn't want to, but I just didn't know."

The pressure intensified as MingYue's anger began to rise. "How could you say you didn't know? Are you kidding me?"

"I was serious; part of my memory pertaining to this had been erased. So I didn't know."

MingYue squinted her eyes, but she somehow could tell YingXue wasn't lying.

"Did something happen?" Aria asked as she had just returned with a tray and two cups of tea.

"Cut the crap. This is your place; I knew you were listening to everything. Don't think I'm dumb."

"I-I…" Aria didn't know what to say, as she was speechless.

The formation that spied on them had been created by her aunt Clara; it was also modified by Edward, so she was surprised someone could detect it.

Unfortunately, she got trapped. MingYue couldn't detect the formation. Vesa was also still busy helping Alex, so she didn't bother her with minor things; it was just her instinct that said someone was observing her.

"Your reaction just confirmed it. Since you overheard everything, you could ask for more information from Ying Xue.

I needed to cool down my head; don't come look for me unless you wanted a death match."

With that word, MingYue left the area as she froze the area around her, creating a frozen trail.

YingXue looked at Aria; with the topic of conversation with MingYue, she somehow felt concerned.

"Did no one from the frontline come?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The sequence of events since meeting Alex was just too baffling to be called coincidence. First, he was looking for Reina's mother, then it turned out he had a close relationship with Edward.

Now, Ming Yue's parent was one of the people who went through the rift. She somehow felt something big would happen, something that was outside of her imagination.

Meanwhile, in the room, Alex opened his eyes. He then created a few gestures, making the rune react. Ice started forming around Edward's body, completely encasing him.

It was similar to what he did for Roxy. The Rune then dissipated into particles that flowed into his body.

His lips then curled into a small smile. "Mom, Sis."

"Brother, what happened inside? What about father?"

"This… it's complicated…" his eyes then moved toward Stel. "Stel and Clara, can you leave us here? This is more of a family problem, you know."

"Are you kidding me? What family problem? Everything pertaining to Edward will impact my clan heavily, we have the right to know!" Stel replied while exuding her pressure, making Luca move to protect Emily.

Her cultivation was higher than Emily's, allowing her to put up more resistance, but even that was not enough, as she still felt pressured.

Alex's smile disappeared, his face quickly turning cold, killing intent spreading as he asked, "Do you want to die?"

"Want to fight!? You think I'm scared? A Golden Core cultivator like you challenging me? Haha, brat, you really have a death wish."

BAM!

Suddenly Clara made a move, hitting Stel right in the head. Surprising everyone in the room.