Chapter 1916: Chapter 1912: Provocation at the Door
Zhao Lina wasn’t entirely blaming Ye Fan; she knew that her life couldn’t leave Ye Fan for now. Instead of breaking up and getting back together with Ye Fan, she might as well be "deceived" by Ye Fan and live peacefully together for now. As for the future, whether she chooses to leave Ye Fan or continue being Ye Fan’s lover as she is now, that’s all something to be decided later.
All girls possess a sense of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame, but when faced with specific issues, they might be unable to escape their own thoughts. They can only compromise and acknowledge certain things. In the end, the two of them together seem to accommodate each other, even accepting what was once unacceptable—being someone’s lover or even abandoning morals seems to come naturally.
"Ye Fan, you’re such a bastard, deceiving so many women’s feelings. In your next life, you’ll definitely be punished as an animal to atone for your sins in this life." Zhao Lina seemed to be cursing, but it was also a reflection of her helplessness. After saying this, she even closed her eyes, surrendering control of her own body to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan said, "Na’er, I haven’t deceived you, and... I only care about this life. I believe we can achieve eternal life; isn’t that wonderful? Why think about the next life? What you spoke of as reincarnation is just an order created by Nuwa, an order that should be discarded. I won’t obey this order, so during my lifetime, I’ll change it. From now on, you are my woman and no one can change that. In the future, I’ll give you happiness, and no one can interfere with our peaceful life now!"
Zhao Lina shook her head, her eyes still closed. She started to enjoy the feeling of being forcibly possessed by Ye Fan; she felt that only in this way could her heart feel better.
If it wasn’t forced, but voluntary, she would have a deep sense of guilt.
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Ye Fan stayed at Zhao Lina’s place until late before leaving, helping Zhao Lina achieve the Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivation.
Zhao Lina needed some time to organize her cultivation, so she wouldn’t return to Mingde County to continue her duty for now. She’d stay at the place Ye Fan prepared for her for a while, continuing to be on leave as far as Mingde County was concerned.
After Ye Fan left Zhao Lina’s residence, he felt a bit tired himself, planning to return to the ancient relic at the Arctic to cultivate some things.
Just then, he felt the aura of ancient beings approaching Earth again; every time he felt such an aura, he had a sense of impending doom. Not that he feared these forces, but he realized that ancient beings could easily annihilate the humans on Earth, and even if he could defeat these beings, he might not be able to protect the people on Earth around him.
The visitor headed directly toward the Arctic ancient relic, perhaps knowing that Ye Fan was there.
When Ye Fan returned, he met the visitor. The person wasn’t an ancient being, but someone with cultivation close to them—Chang Yi, whom Ye Fan had previously rescued from the alternate world.
Back then, Chang Yi had colluded with Xi He to exploit Li Zhaojun, leading Li Zhaojun’s women into various illusions. Ye Fan had intended to kill Chang Yi, but later refrained from disrupting the order of ancient cultivators, showing "exceptional kindness" to Chang Yi. This time, as Chang Yi arrived, Ye Fan clearly sensed a drastic change in her, realizing that Chang Yi was being manipulated by some force.
"Did Nuwa send you?" Ye Fan asked directly.
At this moment, only Song Mei, Leizu, Bing Xuan, and Bing Ting were by Ye Fan’s side. Even High Master Ming Ye had returned to the celestial realm without returning. Ye Fan saw no reason to hold back now, even though he felt the urge to kill Chang Yi and avoid future troubles. But he knew that ancient cultivators couldn’t be killed at anyone’s whims.
Pan Gu would maintain this order, and until Ye Fan had the confidence to dethrone Pan Gu, he wouldn’t take any action.
"Yes." Chang Yi didn’t evade the question, answering directly, "Indeed, Nuwa sent me, but I also came willingly. I’m here to tell you that your woman is already imprisoned by me. You guess which of your beloved women it is? A lowly human?"
As if intentionally trying to infuriate Ye Fan, Chang Yi confronted Ye Fan provocatively as soon as she arrived. Ye Fan frowned and said, "Looks like you aren’t afraid of death."
"Why would I be afraid of death? Haha, now I have Nuwa backing me up; she wants to help me, even to kill you. Do you think I would fear anyone? Fear Pan Gu and Fu Xi? If they can kill me, let them do it as a mercy! Otherwise, they can only watch me deal with you... Ye Fan, I know my cultivation isn’t as high as yours, and Nuwa knows too. She sent me not to kill you, but to invite you to witness a show." Chang Yi said.
Ye Fan frowned and asked, "What show?"
"It’s about the Heavenly Tribulation. Everyone is concerned who the Chosen One is. I was concerned before, so I imprisoned one of the women by your side; I want to know if she’s the Chosen One. By my judgment, she likely is, but now even if I confirm it, it’s useless. Because Nuwa already controls me, and you know her cultivation well. For us, second and third generation ancient cultivators, compared to her, it’s like the difference between a drop of water and the ocean, perhaps even larger... Your cultivation will never be close to Nuwa’s! You’d better submit to Nuwa; from now on, you can become the highest cultivator under Nuwa, eclipsing the likes of Pan Gu and Fu Xi!" Chang Yi said.
Ye Fan looked at Chang Yi, as if seeing a crazy woman. He didn’t know where Chang Yi got such courage, thinking she could gain something from him?
"You came asking for it!" Ye Fan uttered one sentence and attacked immediately. Chang Yi instantly lost her ability to resist, as if facing Nuwa’s attack. As Chang Yi’s body was drawn to Ye Fan by elemental force, she still laughed harshly.
Chang Yi said, "Aren’t you going to kill me? Then it’s best to do it now, Ye Fan. Do you think I’m afraid of death? In the order of ancient cultivators, every cultivator is protected, but it also means the original rules can’t be broken. Even with higher cultivation, I can’t surpass Pan Gu and Fu Xi, so I will always be someone else’s slave. I’ve had enough of such days, which is why I left the universe. If not for you, perhaps I wouldn’t have returned, but now it seems I might as well have stayed in that parallel universe!"
