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Chapter 2: Choosing the Target, the Villainous Boss Returns to Life:
Ling Tian listened to the series of system notifications, momentarily stunned.
Having read countless novels, he understood exactly what a system was!
“The golden finger has arrived!”
Ling Tian felt a surge of excitement.
Though the system’s mission was a bit unusual, given his precarious situation, he had no room to complain.
Besides, he only needed to confess to a female, and he’d get a reward whether he succeeded or not.
Wasn’t this like a gift falling from the sky?
Hmm!
Ling Tian nodded, calming down as his mind raced.
First, he only had an hour, meaning he could only choose someone within the imperial capital of Junwu.
Second, given the mission’s requirements, he couldn’t just pick any random woman to confess to.
Since Ling Jian was at the 7th stage Moon Profound Realm and controlled the top underground force, the Crimson Tears Pavilion, he needed to confess to someone with high status, strong cultivation talent, and a powerful background!
Otherwise, even if he completed the confession, the reward wouldn’t be enough to help him survive the impending threat.
As he considered this, an idea struck Ling Tian, his eyes lighting up.
He knew of a woman in the capital who had talent, status, and powerful cultivation!
“The commander of the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace, one of the four great military palaces—Ye Ziyuan!”
A glimmer sparkled in Ling Tian’s eyes.
According to the game’s setting… Ye Ziyuan possessed extraordinary talent, with the first divine physique of the Junwu Empire, the Heavenly Phoenix Physique.
Despite her youth, she commanded the 500,000-strong Heavenly Leaf Army, much like his general sister.
While known for her cold and aloof demeanor, making it difficult for others to approach her,
Ling Tian happened to be her childhood friend and only companion!
With this connection, he could freely enter and leave the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace.
Best of all, his interactions with her wouldn’t raise suspicion among Ling Jian’s group.
“A formidable cultivation!”
“An unbeatable divine constitution!”
“Exalted status!”
“And my childhood friend!”
“She’s the one!”
Ling Tian’s eyes brightened.
Without further hesitation, he set off toward the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace.
As for confessing?
How hard could it be?
…
The night deepened…
A gentle moonlight bathed the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace in a silvery glow, adding an ethereal beauty.
The palace lay still and peaceful…
High above the city, on the Moonview Tower of the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace, stood alone, hazy figure.
Clad in elegant white robes, her graceful curves added to her stunning beauty.
In the moonlight, she looked like a celestial goddess, flawless and unreachable.
A cold, icy aura radiated from her, chilling anyone who dared glance her way.
She was the Palace Mistress of the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace, Ye Ziyuan’s adoptive mother, known in the Junwu Empire as the Ice Queen—Ye Qingluo!
Ye Qingluo’s blue eyes gazed over the imperial city lit by thousands of lanterns.
A trace of confusion flickered in her eyes, and her red lips parted as she murmured, “So, I… have really been reborn!!”
Memories from two lives began to merge, bringing a sudden pallor to her ethereal face.
Her ice-blue eyes revealed a blood-soaked vision:
[A tall woman in an imperial crown stood alone between heaven and earth.
In one hand, she held a divine halberd; in the other, an immortal sword, her armor soaked in blood.
Her icy blue hair flowed in the wind, and she faced the celestial gods and buddhas of the nine heavens.
Beneath her lay countless bodies, with divine blood staining the land, spilling across the world.
Even as the starlight shone, fear shadowed the faces of the celestial beings before her.
Though her halberd was broken, her sword shattered, her body torn and weakened,
no one dared approach her… not even a step.
Just then,
a celestial figure parted the crowd and approached her,
carrying an ice blade.
She drew near and plunged the blade deep into the woman’s heart!
Squelch!
Withdrawing the blade, golden blood followed it.
The scene froze and shattered.]
Ye Qingluo gasped for air as she returned to herself, her chest heaving beneath her white robes.
The memory had clearly stirred her deeply.
After a while, she calmed, raising her eyes to the endless heavens.
It was as if she could see that faint imperial figure standing atop the sky. Her red lips parted, and in a cold voice, she spoke,
“Mu Jueqian!”
“You treacherous wretch!”
“You stole my legacy, destroyed my empire, and yet I called you my only confidant!”
“How dare you betray me!”
“But now that I’m reborn, just wait!”
“Give me 3,000 years, and I’ll drag you, Goddess Empress, down to the Underworld!”
Her icy voice lowered the temperature around her even further.
Gradually, Ye Qingluo composed herself.
She tapped her fingers on the crimson railing, planning her revenge.
“28 years old, peak stage Sacred Realm!”
“Constitution: Extreme Ice Asura Body!”
“No romantic ties, virgin body intact!”
“Personality: cold and aloof.”
“Current Status: Palace Mistress of the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace, with a respectable rank and military authority—definitely useful!”
“My adopted daughter Ye Ziyuan, possessing the Heavenly Phoenix Physique, a divine-level constitution… so surprising to find one even here in the lower realm!”
“And she’s my daughter… amusing!”
“Very well! From this day on, I’m Ye Qingluo!”
Overall… She was rather satisfied with this new body.
Especially since the original owner, like herself, had been chaste, with her divine energy intact.
Otherwise, this body would’ve been a disappointment…
…
As she was contemplating her future, a palace maid, Yue Han, rushed up to the Moonview Tower.
“Palace Mistress, the Divine Strategy Military Palace’s Young Master Ling Tian has come to see the Young Miss!”
Ye Qingluo raised an eyebrow.
In her memories, Ling Tian, the Young Master of the Divine Strategy Military Palace, was her daughter’s childhood friend, and it seemed her daughter held special feelings for him.
“Where is the Young Miss?” she asked casually.
“Palace Mistress, three days ago, you requested she return to her sect,” Yue Han replied cautiously.
“She should be at the Ethereal Ice Palace right now.”
Ye Qingluo raised a brow.
She recalled that she had indeed sent Ye Ziyuan away, intending to use her absence to warn Ling Tian to stay away from her daughter.
In her memory, Ye Qingluo didn’t like Ling Tian at all.
As the Young Master of the Divine Strategy Military Palace, he was weak and clueless, unlike Ling Jian, also of the same military palace.
More importantly, Ye Qingluo wanted her daughter to focus on her cultivation and the Heavenly Leaf Military Palace, away from any man’s distractions.
With the Heavenly Phoenix Body, Ye Ziyuan couldn’t afford the distractions of a romantic relationship.
With this in mind, Ye Qingluo decided to personally sever any ties between Ling Tian and her daughter.
She would nip their connection in the bud!
“Oh, what a classic ‘star-crossed lovers’ tale!”
“Very well! Since this woman wants it done so badly, I’ll help her, as a token of thanks for lending me this body.”
She nodded, her icy blue eyes flashing coldly.
With a light tap on her lips, she instructed Yue Han, “Tell Ling Tian to come to the Moonview Tower.”
“I have something to say to him.”
“Yes, Palace Mistress!”