Chen Lingxiang calling out the name Chen Beixuan wasn't random; it was intentional.
The reason...
Lu Ye suspected that Chen Lingxiang had indeed come to suspect that he was the mysterious and extremely powerful Innate powerhouse!
Fortunately, Lu Ye did not give away any unusual signs.
Beside him, Chen Lingxiang indeed suspected that Lu Ye was that mysterious powerful Innate!
Although that person was cloaked entirely in black, only showing a pair of eyes, it was a thorough disguise.
But now that Chen Lingxiang had seen Lu Ye...
She thought the two figures were very similar!
However, the sudden probing didn't yield any useful information.
For now, Chen Lingxiang could only hold this doubt in her heart.
...
After a while, the battlefield was finally cleaned up.
In this battle with the Chaotic Wind Mountain Bandits, the Escort Agency lost two escorts and had five injured.
Most of the escorts who had fought fiercely fell into a deep sleep, while Liu Zhen personally led patrols around.
Lu Ye leaned against the carriage pretending to sleep, while inside were Jiang Lingyue and Chen Lingxiang.
At this time, neither of them felt like sleeping, and they stared at the top of the carriage.
Jiang Lingyue turned her head, glanced to the side, and whispered, "So, you're that genius from the Chen Family that my father often compares me to."
Not even thirty, yet achieving the Innate Realm, such a talent is considered precious in any Innate Clan.
A comparison drawn by other Innate families, envied as the prodigy of someone else's family.
Not only the Jiang Family, but many families actually used Chen Lingxiang of the Luohua Chen Family as such a comparison.
In the past, when faced with such topics, Chen Lingxiang would only smile softly and remain silent.
But tonight, Chen Lingxiang sighed, "What genius? In this world, there's always someone stronger."
Saying this, Chen Lingxiang couldn't help but glance outside the carriage.
Achieving the Innate Realm at twenty-seven, Chen Lingxiang had never cared much for the praise from all around.
But in her heart, she held a certain pride.
In terms of cultivation speed, she considered herself.
Even in the top Three Great Sects of Northern Xuanzhou, she was one of the best, with only a handful as equals.
Yet tonight, the appearance of the mysterious powerful Innate not only repelled the bandit enemies.
It also shattered Chen Lingxiang's inner pride to pieces.
Although the previous probing yielded no result.
Chen Lingxiang remained more than seventy percent sure, the mysterious powerful Innate...
Was none other than Lu Ye outside the carriage!
Just as there are no two completely identical leaves, there are no completely identical pairs of eyes!
She considered her eyesight pretty good, having confronted the mysterious powerful Innate face-to-face before.
The eyes, the only feature visible beneath the mask, had been memorized by Chen Lingxiang.
When she later saw Lu Ye...
The veil removed, the pairs of eyes bore almost identical similarity!
Previously, when the Eldest Miss Jiang was married to the Red Cloud Sect, one of the Three Great Sects of the Northern Territory.
The Chen Family sent a congratulatory gift upon receiving the news.
The name Lu Ye was first heard back then.
Chen Lingxiang couldn't figure out how such a strong Innate, at least at the Innate Fifth Layer, and so young.
The Sect Leader of the Red Cloud must have lost his mind to give him away to the Jiang Family as a husband?
Was it because their sect was too strong and they feared arousing suspicion from the other two sects, so they severed their own arm?
How could such a powerful Innate become the son-in-law of the Jiang Family...
Chen Lingxiang thought that even if she voiced her speculations, no one would believe her.
Glancing back at Jiang Lingyue beside her, still looking bewildered, Chen Lingxiang's eyes gleamed mysteriously.
Now... perhaps only she alone knew Lu Ye's true identity as the mysterious Innate!
Compared to him, her achievements in Martial Dao were insignificant.
To those who've never stepped into Martial Dao, hearing of the Innate Realm is like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky.
They only know of the immense strength of the Innate First Realm but don't understand the nuanced differences within it.
Only someone like Chen Lingxiang, having entered the Innate herself,
Would know how terrifying that Sword Qi was when Lu Ye wounded an Innate Fourth Layer that day!
As for her, Chen Lingxiang, now twenty-eight and at the Innate Second Layer.
Seeing Lu Ye still like... an insignificant spec gazing at the vast sky!
...
Half an hour later, after a few battles, Jiang Lingyue finally couldn't hold on and fell into a deep sleep.
Chen Lingxiang, originally with eyes closed, quietly opened them and lifted the thin blanket from her body.
She gently exited the carriage, gazing at Lu Ye who suddenly opened his eyes and gave a slight smile.
"I knew you couldn't sleep, so I came out to chat with you."
Lu Ye glanced at Chen Lingxiang indifferently and said in a low voice, "It's late at night, there's nothing worth chatting about."
"Alright then, if not chatting, I'll just come out to get some fresh air." In response to Lu Ye's indifferent words, Chen Lingxiang did not get angry.
With a soft smile, she sat cross-legged beside Lu Ye, her feminine fragrance wafting with her movements.
Lu Ye frowned, what was this posture?
Lu Ye thought that Chen Lingxiang wasn't someone who was easy to talk to.
Although her words were always gentle, that was due to her voice.
Judging by how she orchestrated this whole show to lure the bandits into appearing, she was a woman with strong opinions.
When she had a goal to achieve, she wouldn't be swayed by others' words.
Moreover, she had another identity... an Innate Realm martial artist!
Be it as the Chen Family's prodigy or as an Innate powerhouse, her temperament shouldn't be so accommodating to someone like him, merely a Condensing Origin Third Layer on the surface.
Feeling Lu Ye's gaze on her face, Chen Lingxiang turned her head, smiling softly.
"Do you find Lingxiang fairly good looking?"
With this remark, that strange feeling in Lu Ye's heart grew stronger.
Is this the way an Innate Realm genius talks to a Condensing Origin Third Layer son-in-law?
Frowning slightly, Lu Ye said, "Miss Chen, you..."
Her eyes lingered on Lu Ye's face for a moment, and Chen Lingxiang's soft voice said, "It's nothing, it's just that people always praise Lingxiang's appearance, so I've started doubting myself."
Lu Ye said calmly, "Miss Chen, you really have a beautiful appearance, no need to belittle yourself."
Chen Lingxiang's face lit up with joy, speaking softly, "Even Lu Ye says so, then Lingxiang can be at ease."
...
A while later, a satisfied Chen Lingxiang returned to the carriage.
Lu Ye's eyes were deep, and he was pondering in his heart.
Chen Lingxiang's sudden evening conversation, Lu Ye felt it wasn't without reason.
A genius like her must have some purpose!
It couldn't be possible that she just put on a performance to ask if she was good-looking?
Considering earlier, when Chen Lingxiang suddenly called out Chen Beixuan's name in front of him, a hypothesis emerged in Lu Ye's mind.
"Could it be, she really suspects that I am that mysterious Innate?"