"Brother Chen!"
Ranked eighth, Li Feng asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
"Everyone!"
Chen Shitou cupped his fists and said, "There are some misunderstandings here, I beg you all to spare Yeo-er once."
"Spare her?"
Linghu Die said angrily, "Rumors in Jianghu have it that the Tai Chi Sect's swordsmanship genius, Chen Lei, was childhood sweethearts with the witch Jiang Yeo. It seems these words are true."
"Chen Lei!"
Li Feng rebuked, "This woman kills without remorse and is recognized as a demon by the entire world. Protecting her like this, aren't you damaging the righteous name of the Tai Chi Sect?!"
"Indeed."
Chen Shitou paused: "So before I descended the mountain this time, I already accepted the family law and severed all ties with the sect."
"What?"
Deng Baichuan was first shocked and then furious: "Brother Chen, have you gone mad? Are you planning to sever yourself from the righteous path?!"
"Clang——"
As Chen Shitou was about to speak, he suddenly felt a chill at his back. Instinctively dodging sideways, he saw a woman in black, unexpectedly stabbing toward him in advance: "Yeo-er?!"
"Chen Shitou!"
Jiang Yeo said with disdain, "I don't need your pretense here."
"Yeo-er, I've been looking for you for twelve whole years."
Chen Shitou said, "I truly cherish you as my only family in this world. Why won't you trust me? We are originally family."
"So much nonsense."
Jiang Yeo, cold as ice and carrying poison, raised her sword to stab.
"Brother Chen!"
The others couldn't help but sneer when they saw what was happening: "Why does it seem like she's not appreciative of your efforts?"
"Why say so much? Let's slay this Chen as well, to avoid the eyesore!"
"Attack——"
"..."
A chaotic battle then ensued.
Eventually.
Chen Sansi forcibly took the poisoned and unconscious Jiang Yeo and fled the scene.
That night, under the cliff.
Jiang Yeo's Hundred Flowers Poison flared.
The two engaged in a conjugal act.
The always cold and aloof Jiang Yeo finally spoke about why she turned into a merciless witch that night.
It turned out...
On the day their sect was destroyed and they were separated.
Shortly afterward, Jiang Yeo, having neither food nor water, fainted deep in the forest and was found by the Peak Master of the Five Poison Peak, who took her back as a disciple.
But not long after, the Peak Master discovered her unique physique, suitable for being refined into a Lifespan Extension Pill using an ancient pill recipe left by the Immortals.
Coincidentally.
The Peak Master's plan was accidentally discovered by Jiang Yeo.
Thus.
She made preparations in advance, and when the day came, she poisoned her "master" and escaped Five Poison Peak.
Refining the Lifespan Extension Pill required high standards, not something the Peak Master could accomplish alone, and he received aid from three other sect leaders.
Therefore.
After learning of Jiang Yeo's escape, they issued a kill order.
Jiang Yeo, on the run in Jianghu while practicing martial arts, would raid the sects that once desired to refine her as a pill whenever her abilities improved.
To the uninformed, she was nothing but a true demoness.
After learning the truth.
Chen Shitou was furious beyond measure: "Is this the face of these so-called righteous sects?!"
"Clang——"
Jiang Yeo, who seemed amicable a moment ago, suddenly raised her sword to Chen Shitou's throat: "Tell me, who sent you?"
"Yeo-er?!"
Chen Shitou said, "My master educated me, you and I were childhood sweethearts, how could I be like those people?!"
"Why should I trust you?!"
Jiang Yeo exerted force, drawing blood on his throat with the sword edge.
"You don't need to believe me."
Chen Shitou was unafraid, pushed the sword edge aside with bare hands, and decisively said, "Yeo-er, I promised Master and Mistress to protect you for life. Those who wish to refine you into a pill are dreaming!
"Now.
"I will avenge Master and Mistress and you, and eradicate them to eliminate future troubles!"
The people Jiang Yeo mentioned were prestigious figures in Jianghu.
Without irrefutable evidence, even if the pill matter were publicized, no one would believe it.
So the last method was only one, to use violence against violence.
Within half a year.
Chen Shitou successively assassinated the sect leaders of three major sects.
Thus.
The name "Chen Lei" was added to Jianghu's wanted list.
That day.
In Jiang Yeo's eyes, for the first time appeared "astonishment".
She seemed unable to believe.
That there was someone actually willing to go against the world for her.
"Yeo-er!"
On a rainy night, a bloodied Chen Sansi returned to the hiding place: "Now do you believe me?!"
"No."
Jiang Yeo's words were still cold.
Only she never drove away the childhood companion again.
The two began a secluded life in a great mountain.
"Foolish Shitou, aren't you worried about ruining your reputation, never able to return to Jianghu again?"
"That broken place, why go back?"
"We'll be discovered sooner or later."
"So what if we are?"
"We might die."
"I'll die before you."
"Ha, why? How can there be people so foolish?"
"A promise, because of a promise."
"Just that?"
"Also because we are each other's only family."
"Family? What exactly is that?"
"Family is the one who will protect you unconditionally."
"I don't believe there is such a person."
"There is, I'll prove it to you."
"..."
In the thirty-ninth year of Tianbao.
Chen Shitou and Jiang Yeo's whereabouts were exposed, leading the seven major martial arts sects' masters to hunt down these "demons".
This world was severely polluted.
Thus.
The ultimate level of cultivation fell short of the Martial Saint.
So, even though Chen Shitou was already world-class, he couldn't hold against overwhelming odds.
Moreover.
The Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch Wei Tianhai mobilized tens of thousands of imperial troops!
Eventually.
Chen Shitou was trapped within Infinite Mountain.
It turned out.
The matter of the Lifespan Extension Pill had reached the Emperor's ears.
He personally sent his forces, determined to capture Jiang Yeo!
The night before the final battle, Chen Sansi knocked Jiang Yeo unconscious, disguised her, and sent her away with the pet White Tiger, while he created a diversion.
Ten hours later.
He was trapped on Qingyun Peak with no escape in sight.
The Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch Wei Tianhai and the court's King Yan surrounded him with numerous masters, failing to find any trace of Jiang Yeo.
"Chen Lei!"
Wei Tianhai shouted harshly, "Where is the demon?!"
"Demon?"
The heavily injured Chen Shitou sneered: "Aren't you all demons?"
"Outrageous!"
Wei Tianhai fumed: "Before coming here, your master still pleaded for you. Now it seems your death is deserved!"
With that.
He was about to make his move.
The nearby King Yan played the good cop: "Brother Chen, why push things this far? If you voluntarily hand over the witch, I assure you all past affairs will be forgiven, and when the Lifespan Extension Pill is made, you will receive one.
"Two hundred years! That's a full two hundred years of life! How many Jianghu figures from ancient times have lived past a hundred?!"
Once he finished speaking.
What he got in response was the sharp Sword Qi of the Changhong Sword.
King Yan's expression changed drastically, losing patience: "Kill him!"
With the command given.
Jianghu experts led the charge, with thousands of cavalry attacking in formation.
On this day.
White-robed Chen Lei, wielding the Changhong Sword, broke through ranks of over two thousand, eventually dying from exhaustion, standing with sword held high, astonishing the world.
At the same time.
Hundreds of miles away.
Jiang Yeo, asleep on the tiger's back, seemed to sense something and a tear inexplicably trickled from her eye.
This tear slid down her pale, cold cheek, as if carrying the weight of a thousand pounds, dropping into the void below.
The moment the tear fell, a sudden change occurred!
It was as if ancient seeds, long dormant, finally felt the rain awakening them!
"Buzz——!"
The entire world began to twist and collapse.
It was not just the Heart Demon Domain.
Inside Jianmu, one by one, the memory bubbles began to shatter!
