Wang Ye smiled at Lin Shuang, her smile gave Lin Shuang an instant feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze, sunny and warm.

Lin Shuang wanted to return Wang Ye's smile, but could only muster a half-hearted attempt before her lips drooped weakly.

Lin Shuang could only slightly turn her face to one side, her voice adding a few degrees of cool aloofness, "Let's go."

Having said that, she moved her long legs, clad in body-hugging trousers crafted from thin silk and carved with ice flower patterns, towards the direction of the inner cabinet.

Inwardly, she was pondering:

"Look, even her smile is so open and captivating, how could she possibly be the bad person Elder Meng described!"

"Elder Meng must be prejudiced against men because she had been rejected by other men before, coupled with the harassment from the Cold Sect!"

At this thought, Lin Shuang's lips puckered up slightly.

This made the expression on Lin Shuang's face instantly gain a special, charming allure.

Behind Lin Shuang, Wang Ye took a somewhat puzzled look at her retreating figure.

One had to admit, Lin Shuang really was an incredibly beautiful woman, even from behind, she had an attractive charm.

Especially because of the sway caused by walking, which made those two parts behind her continually jiggle.

And it didn't at all cause any concern that Lin Shuang might be a "Shadow Assassin".

It's as though, by her silhouette alone, she could convey an immense sense of security, and her face was definitely one of those rare, peerless beauties seldom seen in the world.

"Can't she smile?"

Wang Ye muttered to himself inwardly.

He had been closely observing Lin Shuang's facial expressions all this while.

And Lin Shuang had no skill in concealing her mistake.

So Wang Ye could clearly see that Lin Shuang tried to smile at him twice, only to fail both times.

"Then I'll teach you."

Wang Ye silently thought to himself.

Wang Ye could guarantee that he had no special ulterior motives in his heart.

It was simply because this woman, Lin Shuang, was so attractive yet did not smile, which was a great loss to the world.

He just wanted to spare the world from such a pity.

...

The Inner Cabinet.

All the Inner Sect Disciples and Elders of the Ice Sect were now gathered in the Ice Sect's inner cabinet.

Due to the steady decline of the Ice Sect, even some women opted to join the Cold Sect instead of the Ice Sect.

And the Ice Sect's conditions for Inner Sect Disciples remained unchanged.

This led to a significant decrease in the number of Inner Sect Disciples within the Ice Sect compared to other times due to the lack of a base number.

In fact, it seemed to have a somewhat cool air.

Meng Qian looked at the sparse group of Ice Sect's Inner Sect Disciples and couldn't help but start pondering inwardly.

The Ice Sect of the past was missing something.

But now, with Wang Ye's arrival and Lei Linger's Jade Pendant, there was hope for the return of the Ice Sect's Saintess from that generation.

Could it be a sign that the Ice Sect might recover its former glory?

Remembering the Ice Sect's status as one of the four great sects, Meng Qian felt an intense pride and satisfaction.

Is it possible?

Meng Qian murmured to herself.

"Elder Meng, fellow Elders, I have brought the person," someone announced.

Lin Shuang's cool voice came through, as Meng Qian gave Lin Shuang a glance.

After realizing that Lin Shuang hadn't had much interaction with Wang Ye, Meng Qian felt slightly relieved.

Due to the negative impression Wang Yifeng had left in Lin Shuang's mind, combined with just having seen through Wang Ye's thoughts, Meng Qian had developed some prejudice against Wang Ye in her heart and hoped that Lin Shuang wouldn't get involved with him.

What Meng Qian didn't know was this.

In Lin Shuang's heart, she had already regarded Wang Ye as a very perfect person.

The instant Wang Ye had entered the cabinet, he had reined in all his thoughts.

Although Meng Qian had told him that the Bone Flute she gave him would prevent others from detecting his thoughts, what if it was a sham?

"I'm really handsome."

Wang Ye silently chanted to himself.

Then he carefully scanned the others around him once more.

Upon noticing that there was no change in the faces of others, Wang Ye still felt somewhat uneasy and decided to test it further.

There was no choice.

The recent issue had really scared Wang Ye.

It was too easy to suffer social death!

The strong could read the minds of the weak, and social death could come all too easily.

After several attempts, Wang Ye turned his gaze to Meng Qian and, growing bolder, silently cursed her in his heart, "Tsk, she's not even as pretty as my master's wife, no wonder my master found two!"

Hiss.

The moment Wang Ye harbored this thought, he couldn't help but draw a sharp breath.

His Divine Sense was fiercely pricked by Meng Qian.

As expected!

Wang Ye internally cursed her for being so cunning!

He knew he shouldn't have trusted Meng Qian so easily.

"Just from the look in your eyes, I can see that you're up to no good. No need to test it; I can't tell what you're thinking," she said.

Meng Qian's voice echoed in his mind.

Wang Ye began to believe her a bit.

After all, within the cabinet, there were elders who were of higher realm than himself and could see through his thoughts, certainly not just one or two.

These elders also wouldn't be so idle as to join Meng Qian in this act.

It seemed to work after all.

Wang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, with great respect, he first bowed to Meng Qian and then to the other elders and Inner Sect Disciples in the cabinet, introducing himself:

"Honored elders, fellow disciples, I am Wang Ye."

Watching Wang Ye bow respectfully, Lin Shuang noted that the method of bowing was what she had just taught him. But Wang Ye performed it impeccably, and she could feel his sincerity during the bow, which once again increased her fondness for him in her heart.

Even his bowing was so earnest, so polite.

This simply had to be the most perfect man in the world.

"Lin Shuang, introduce him," Meng Qian, who did not realize that Lin Shuang was infatuated, instructed Lin Shuang.

Hearing this, Lin Shuang's heart was somewhat pleased.

For some reason, Lin Shuang felt that even helping Wang Ye with something made her very happy.

However, she couldn't show that feeling on her face, so when she started introducing the elders and disciples in the cabinet to Wang Ye, her voice still carried a bit of a frosty tone.

Following that, Lin Shuang introduced all the people in the cabinet to Wang Ye.

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