“Husband!”
“Husband~”
Yin Qingcheng had paid a considerable price. Her body was covered in wounds, a clear sign that her Dao had fractured.
However, it was an external rupture caused by external forces — far better than a complete breakdown stemming from a damaged Dao Heart.
She staggered as she found her way to where Lu Ye was.
Lu Ye was currently nurturing his Dao of Pursuit.
Sensing Yin Qingcheng’s approach, he lifted his gaze.
Yin Qingcheng stared blankly at Lu Ye. Her eyes were filled with longing and obsession as she met his gaze.
Lu Ye’s expression remained completely indifferent, his eyes as cold as ice.
Since Yin Qingcheng maintained a sufficient distance, Lu Ye couldn’t even ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) be bothered to lift a hand.
“Husband, Qingcheng missed you so much,” Yin Qingcheng said softly.
“No. It’s not you who misses me. It’s your Dao that misses me,” Lu Ye stated with a calm and unwavering voice.
“How could that be? It’s Qingcheng who misses you.”
“Forgetfulness Immortal Dao — first immerse oneself in emotion, then sever it. You never fully possessed me, so you couldn’t completely immerse yourself in the emotion. That’s why this entire drama unfolded. You really calculated well.”
When the love was gone, all illusions were stripped away completely.
Lu Ye exposed Yin Qingcheng’s scheme with perfect accuracy.
Because Lu Ye’s love had always been divided, never solely belonging to Yin Qingcheng, she needed Lu Ye to love her and only her.
“No, no, it’s not like that!”
Yin Qingcheng suddenly burst into tears, her eyes brimming with disbelief.
“They all poisoned you to cause pain. I only gave you the Scent of Dao. You’re already a Heavenly Lord. The Scent of Dao wouldn’t have affected you at all. I never betrayed you!”
Lu Ye closed his eyes, refusing to speak further.
At this moment, Shen Xitong couldn’t hold back anymore. She stepped forward.
She hadn’t even had time to do anything intimate to provoke Yin Qingcheng. Merely seeing Shen Xitong, Yin Qingcheng’s eyes turned terrifyingly deranged.
Shen Xitong stood tall, her figure straight, her ethereal beauty gathering all the essence of heaven and earth upon her.
“Husband~ Who is she?”
Each word was squeezed out between Yin Qingcheng’s clenched teeth.
“Sister, greetings. I am Shen Xitong, Elder Brother’s Dao companion, whom he personally swore to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. I must thank Sister for her calculations in the previous life — sending Elder Brother back to my side. Xitong is eternally grateful,” Shen Xitong said in a soft, sweet voice, her brows and eyes full of happiness, a bright smile on her face.
Yin Qingcheng’s eyes turned bloodshot.
Before she could say anything else, a light projection suddenly appeared.
Within the light, Lu Ye’s expression was solemn, his voice clear and firm.
“I, Lu Ye, swear to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth that Shen Xitong is my Dao companion. Should this be false, let the Heavens destroy me!”
Yin Qingcheng was struck by lightning. Her body staggered backward, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Her voice trembled with disbelief and horror.
“All seven women betrayed you, and you still dare to find another Dao companion?”
Yin Qingcheng’s mind was on the verge of shutting down.
What? Can’t you live without women?
Seven women betrayed you, and at the most critical moment of your path to the Dao, they simultaneously turned against you and launched an attack. Now you’ve been reborn, and you still dare to find another woman?
“Sister, you’re wrong. It wasn’t seven women who betrayed him. It was eight,” Shen Xitong said, giggling.
At this moment, Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling arrived. They paused upon seeing Shen Xitong, then glared at Yin Qingcheng with undisguised fury.
“I didn’t betray him! It was those seven who betrayed him! I only gave him the Scent of Dao. How is that a betrayal? His tribulation had already reached the highest level, the Eternal Tribulation. Even if everyone charged at him, the power of the tribulation wouldn’t increase. He wouldn’t have been harmed. I didn’t betray him!”
Shen Xitong seemed frightened by Yin Qingcheng’s deranged appearance. She quickly hid behind Lu Ye, peeking out from over his shoulder.
“Sister, why do you look like a... shrew? How terrifying. Elder Brother, I’m scared. Could you cover my heart for me?” Shen Xitong sounded like a frightened little rabbit.
Lu Ye...
Hold it in. Do not laugh!
He maintained a cold, emotionless expression, struggling to suppress the smile that threatened to surface.
Yin Qingcheng was on the verge of going insane, her eyes bloodshot.
Suddenly, as if reaching a critical point, Yin Qingcheng abruptly calmed down.
Shen Xitong continued to provoke.
“Sister just said that the Scent of Dao was the least harmful and didn’t count as a betrayal. Well, little sister must disagree!”
Yin Qingcheng’s face remained calm, her eyes still blood-red. But there was no longer that previous hysteria.
However, those who understood her well knew — the calmer Yin Qingcheng appeared, the more terrifying she was.
God knows what kind of sinister scheme she was plotting now.
“What do you disagree with?” Yin Qingcheng asked.
Shen Xitong straightened up, emerging from behind Lu Ye, her voice clear and articulate.
“You knew Elder Brother’s Dao was the Dao of Protection. When he faced his tribulation, those who dared to come to witness the Eternal Tribulation were all people he had protected — his beloved ones, his friends, his brothers in arms.
“You used the Scent of Dao as bait, luring everyone Elder Brother protected to attack him. Elder Brother’s Dao companions had already been manipulated by you to betray him. And now, because of your Scent of Dao, Elder Brother’s friends were also compelled to betray him.
“The love, the friendship, the brotherhood, the bonds with his sect — everything Elder Brother had protected, all of it would be lost because of you. And yet you say you’re innocent?”
“They only wanted him to fail his tribulation, but you were the most ruthless. What you wanted was for his Dao to collapse and for him to die!”
“And now you still dare to claim innocence. Do you think everyone is as gullible as Shangguan Huanling?”
Yin Qingcheng fell silent.
She fixed her gaze on Shen Xitong, as if trying to imprint her face in her memory. The look in her eyes made it clear that the moment she had the chance, she would torture this woman to death.
As long as she was around, her husband would continue to be bewitched.
And he would only drift further and further away from her.
She had to kill this wretched woman!
The Three-Life Tribulation. Yes, she still had the Three-Life Stone.
When her husband faced the Three-Life Tribulation, she would be there to twist his mind. She would make sure that her husband personally killed Shen Xitong. Only then could she dispel the hatred festering in her heart.
“Husband, don’t believe a word she says. Qingcheng loves you the most and would never harm you. This entire Chaotic Dao Field is a gift from me to you.”
“You must take care of yourself. I will now go and annihilate the Jiang Clan for you...”
Before Yin Qingcheng could finish her words —
“I, Lu Ye, swear to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth that Shen Xitong is my Dao companion. Should this be false, let the Heavens destroy me!”
Once again, the image of Lu Ye swearing appeared, replayed by Shen Xitong.
Yin Qingcheng’s words halted. Her silver teeth ground together in rage.
“Husband, you...”
“I, Lu Ye, swear to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth that Shen Xitong is my Dao companion. Should this be false, let the Heavens destroy me!”
Yin Qingcheng...
“I will kill you. I will definitely kill you!”
Yin Qingcheng finally lost her composure and let out a long, deranged howl. Her figure vanished.
If she stayed any longer, she’d be driven to death by her own fury.
“I, Lu Ye, swear to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth that Shen Xitong is my Dao companion. Should this be false, let the Heavens destroy me!”
“I, Lu Ye...”
