The Villainous Eldest Senior Brother and His Yandere Junior Sisters

Exactly!

If his Master and a few junior martial sisters had developed affection for him, Lin Xiao, because of the warm-hearted personality he inadvertently showed in daily life, thereby altering their preconceived attitudes, then what about Jiang Yuan?

This fellow had begun to deviate from the script fourteen years ago, going to the Northern Territory to assassinate Ye Chen and abducting Ye Xuan'er!

Not only that!

He even refused to participate in the Five Branches Martial Arts Conference, ran off to Canglan City to cause a stir, and conveniently killed the Great Witch Master of the Ghost Witch Sect!

Damn it! Now that it's confirmed his identity is extraordinary, should I, as the Destiny Big Villain, hunt down this Child of Luck just like Ye Chen, the Son of Destiny, as the system dictates?

Just as Lin Xiao was internally shaken, a gentle spiritual energy from a Magic Treasure wafted over his face.

He saw Jiang Yuan summon a gourd about the height of a child from his Purple Mansion and offer it to Lin Xiao's feet.

"Senior Brother Jiang, this is..." Lin Xiao asked in confusion.

"This object is called the Sword Nurturing Gourd. It not only nourishes Sword Qi but can also keep the spiritual energy within an Immortal Sword from eroding for ten thousand years. It's something I... well, *signed in* for... no, I mean, I accidentally found it at Enlightenment Cliff."

"I observe that Junior Brother Lin's talent in the Sword Dao is unprecedented. Thus, I am giving this to you in the hope that it can help your Sword Dao reach a higher level and elevate the reputation of our Qinglan Sect!" Jiang Yuan said with a sincere expression.

"Hmm, so it's a sword nurturing gourd. Indeed, storing swords in it is quite effective."

Lin Xiao shook his head. "It's just a pity... I have a better choice."

"Wha-what?!"

Upon hearing this, even the usually composed Jiang Yuan couldn't help but look alarmed. He frowned and said, "Junior Brother Lin, you better take a closer look! This is a Heaven Rank low-grade artifact! In the entire Qinglan Sect, among all sword-storing artifacts, aside from my Master's Langya Sword Box, this Sword Nurturing Gourd of mine is the rarest!"

Seeing Junior Brother Lin's dismissive expression, he was furious, almost blurting out that this was a supreme Sword Dao treasure that he, a transmigrator, had only been gifted after signing in for his tenth year!

However, as soon as he finished speaking, an indescribable and Mysterious Sword Rhyme permeated the air.

Immediately afterward, a sacred, intensely azure treasure light shot out, its radiance growing ever brighter as it swept past their eyes!

Jiang Yuan's heart trembled, and he focused his gaze.

He saw Chief Lin, this sword prodigy who was completely different from the insignificant minion Lin Xiao in the original script, casually pull a treasure from the void. It was an artifact about a zhang long, entirely azure, shimmering with a light as if forged from celestial stars!

"Is this... the Heaven Rank supreme-grade Starlight Spirit Sword Box?" Jiang Yuan's eyes widened, as if he recognized the item.

At this moment, he, the noble transmigrator, felt a deep sense of defeat once again, just like after his failed assassination attempt on Ye Chen fourteen years ago!

This feeling was even more unbearable than the last time!

Consider who Ye Chen was. He was the protagonist of the original story, the Son of Destiny, the future Divine King Ye who would dominate the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

But this Junior Brother Lin, despite having awakened his true nature, his destiny... was ultimately that of the insignificant minion who died at the Cliff of Reflection!

The more Jiang Yuan thought about it, the more his scalp tingled. He turned away, unwilling to let anyone see his utterly dejected state, like a stray dog!

Imagine Jiang Yuan, who had diligently practiced his swordsmanship and signed in at Enlightenment Cliff for sixty years, never daring to slack off for a moment!

He possessed only three or five Heaven Rank low-grade artifacts like the Sword Nurturing Gourd!

And this Junior Brother Lin, who usually stayed on Divine Phoenix Peak and seemingly had no special encounters, could casually produce a Heaven Rank supreme-grade sword artifact!

This... How could he accept this!

"This item... when did you obtain it, Junior Brother?" After a long silence, he managed to calm himself and asked in a trembling voice.

"I forgot. Anyway, I've been using it for quite some years now," Lin Xiao replied nonchalantly.

Thinking that Jiang Yuan had acted out of goodwill earlier, he took the initiative to ask, "By the way, Old Jiang, I have about a dozen Spirit Sword Boxes of this quality. A friend forced them on me back in the day; I couldn't refuse them. Sigh."

"Since we know each other, how about I sell one to you at a discount?"

Jiang Yuan was dumbfounded.

"NOOOO!"

At that moment, the legendary Chief Disciple of the Qinglan Sect, the current eldest disciple of Dragon Head Peak, number one on the Eastern Region's Sword Dao talent list, fell to his knees and cried out in despair.

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「In Shenxiao Palace.」

"Lin Xiao, Chief Disciple of Divine Phoenix Peak, greets the Sect Leader, and all Chairmen and Elders!" Lin Xiao strode into the hall, his gaze quickly sweeping around.

He noted that today's attendees included not only the Elders from the Dragon Head Peak lineage but also several Elders in Charge from the Sect Affairs Hall. Behind the wide curtain at the back, several figures exuding incomparably powerful auras were present!

Five of the eighteen supreme beings from Mount Taicang were actually in attendance!

Moreover, his two junior martial sisters, Yurong and Youwei, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and Wanning, the only one with whom he had performed the marriage ceremony, had also arrived!

It's been so long since I've seen the three of them; this sense of reunion is truly wonderful.

Does absence truly make the heart grow fonder?

Lin Xiao's heart surged with boundless affection.

He hastily exchanged loving glances for a second with each of the three girls.

Just at that moment, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a loathsome, short, and stout figure in the farthest corner of the hall!

I didn't expect that aside from Su Mei and Daoist Chisong, the two Chairmen, that crafty old Yuanyi would be here too!

This Sect Leader is so unreliable! Didn't I tell him not to disclose anything about the Evil Extreme Sect to anyone yet?

Lin Xiao was feeling uneasy.