Xia He and Qiu Lan were far more than ordinary personal maidservants; they also served as Ye Yun's personal bodyguards.
Though barely older than Ye Yun at twenty years of age, both had already stepped into the Dao Comprehension Realm.
Such natural talent and martial prowess stood on equal footing with the favored young scions of major influential factions.
Yet despite their exceptional caliber, they remained nothing more than two personal maidservants attending to Ye Yun.
The subtle shadow of concern lingering across their brows stemmed entirely from fear for their young master's safety.
Having served beside Ye Yun since childhood, they understood their place and identity with absolute clarity.
Ye Yun was not merely their young master; he was their master—the sovereign they were bound to follow for the rest of their lives.
Just days prior, Ye Yun had attempted a forced breakthrough in his cultivation, triggering a severe heart demon backlash that cast him into a state of qi deviation.
He had collapsed into an unresponsive coma, driving the two girls into a frantic panic as they rushed to report the incident to the Clan Head.
Upon learning of the catastrophe, the Clan Head erupted in thunderous fury, harshly reprimanding the two maids, though he refrained from executing them on the spot.
Regardless of the circumstances, they were maidservants who had grown up alongside his son; the only person possessing the authority to dispose of them was Ye Yun himself.
Even as the head of the family and Ye Yun's father, he refused to arbitrarily execute servants belonging directly to his son's inner circle.
He immediately summoned the finest grand physician to examine Ye Yun.
The expert concluded that the heart demon backlash had caused severe internal qi deviation, leaving no option but to monitor his condition passively.
They could only wait for Ye Yun to regain consciousness naturally before attempting further treatment; helpless, the Clan Head ordered his son returned to his palace for restful recovery.
As for Xia He and Qiu Lan, the pair had stood guard outside the chamber for several days and nights without a single moment of rest.
The faint redness tinging the corners of their eyes betrayed their deep, bone-weary exhaustion.
When the heavy wooden doors creaked open, Xia He and Qiu Lan initially mistook the sound for an auditory hallucination, yet instinctively turned their eyes toward the entrance.
Seeing Ye Yun standing in the doorway, their eyes widened in utter disbelief.
The sudden disaster that had struck their young master had burdened them with immense guilt for failing their duties as personal maidservants.
They had assumed it would take months or years for him to awaken, never anticipating he would step out so soon.
Overwhelmed with sudden joy, the two girls gasped in unison.
"Young Master!"
Trembling with excitement, they rushed to Ye Yun's side, lightly pressing their hands against his shoulders and arms to inspect every inch of his body, terrified of missing any subtle injury.
Having retained his predecessor's memories, Ye Yun recognized his two personal maidservants instantly.
[Name]: Xia He
[Age]: 20
[Identity]: Host's Personal Maidservant
[Cultivation]: Dao Comprehension Realm (Early Stage)
[Physique]: Profound Yin Body
[Techniques]: Profound Yin Manual, Severing Blade Scripture
[Artifacts]: Soul Revolving Sword (Divine Grade)
[Fortune Points]: 10
[Loyalty]: 100 (Absolute Fidelity)
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[Name]: Qiu Lan
[Age]: 20
[Identity]: Host's Personal Maidservant
[Cultivation]: Dao Comprehension Realm (Early Stage)
[Physique]: Profound Yin Body
[Techniques]: Profound Yin Manual, Severing Blade Scripture
[Artifacts]: Soul Annihilation Sword (Divine Grade)
[Fortune Points]: 12
[Loyalty]: 100 (Absolute Fidelity)
It was only now that Ye Yun realized his system allowed him to view their personal status panels and underlying background details.
Both of his personal maidservants possessed the rare Profound Yin Body.
The Profound Yin Body was an extraordinary physical constitution; in terms of cultivation progression, it rivaled many top-tier legendary physiques.
Ordinarily, individuals possessing a Profound Yin Body were raised as prized core disciples and heavily nurtured by major factions.
Yet within the Ye Clan, Xia He and Qiu Lan served merely as personal maidservants to Ye Yun, vividly illustrating the terrifying foundation and sheer dominance of the Ye Clan.
At the same time, Ye Yun noticed a particularly intriguing metric: loyalty.
The loyalty metric provided an accurate measure of an individual's devotion, and a maxed-out score of one hundred explicitly guaranteed absolute fidelity.
Seeing such unshakeable, flawless loyalty from his personal maids brought a smooth wave of satisfaction to Ye Yun's mood.
In the outside world, either of these two maidservants would be hailed as revered prodigies worshipped by thousands, yet here they existed solely to serve his daily needs.
They were the untouchable goddesses of external cultivators, yet within his palace, those same goddesses tended to his every comfort.
The realization brought a sharp, satisfying rush of gratification to his mind.
Right then, Xia He snapped back to reality, remembering that a qi deviation backlash was not something a cultivator recovered from so quickly.
Her complexion paled slightly as she blurted out in concern.
"Young Master, are you truly alright? Why did you get out of bed so suddenly? You ought to be resting!"
Having narrowly escaped a fatal crisis, another mishap would bring unimaginable consequences.
Standing beside her, Qiu Lan quickly chimed in.
"She is right, Young Master! You suffered a severe qi deviation earlier; you must rest properly and avoid any strain."
Bound to Ye Yun with complete devotion, their worry sprang entirely from the bottom of their hearts.
They genuinely wished for his immediate, complete recovery.
In the eyes of outsiders, Ye Yun was a tyrannical, ruthless antagonist who relied on his family's terrifying background to commit atrocities, forcing everyone to endure his actions in silent terror.
Yet in the eyes of these two maidservants, Ye Yun was the finest person in the world, a truth they held without a shadow of a doubt.
Regardless of how monstrous his reputation was to the rest of the world, to them, Ye Yun was simply their Young Master.
Experiencing their earnest concern, a genuine warmth bloomed in Ye Yun's chest.
Reaching out, he gently pulled both maidservants into a soft embrace, chuckling softly.
"Alright, alright. Do I look like someone in pain? Rest assured, I am completely fine—full of vigor and perfectly healthy."
Suddenly pulled into his warm embrace, Xia He and Qiu Lan froze, overwhelmed by the sudden display of affection.
Never in their wildest dreams had they expected to be treated with such gentle tenderness.
In the past, Ye Yun had never spared them a second glance in this manner.
Recalling the host's memories, Ye Yun realized his predecessor had shown zero romantic interest in these two gorgeous maidservants, holding his sight fixed entirely on a different objective.
It was precisely his obsessive pursuit of that distant target that had caused him to ignore the stunning beauties at his side.
As for who that former target was, Ye Yun had no interest in pursuing the matter; he was no longer his predecessor, and saw no reason to waste his time on past obsessions.