[When Situ Shuping’s master learned of the existence of one remaining hidden demon seed, his face turned deathly pale.]
[At that moment, he was at the end of his life, completely drained and powerless to continue the fight.]
[In his final moments, he instructed Situ Shuping to find and eradicate the last demon seed, no matter what.]
[Otherwise, humanity would be enslaved and used as a stepping stone for the demons’ ascent.]
Situ Shuping naturally agreed to his master’s dying wish.
[From that day forward, he devoted himself to cultivation, and a thousand years ago, he rose to become the sect leader of Chaos Valley.]
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[Once he had the strength, he took his master’s Demon-Seeking Stone and began searching for the last demon seed.]
[Finally, several centuries ago, Situ Shuping located Bai Miao Leng.]
[He confirmed that the sister of the Bai Family’s head was indeed the ninth pure-blooded demon heir hidden within the human realm.]
[However, he did not act immediately.]
[He waited, concealing his intentions all this time.]
[The reason was simple.]
[Situ Shuping knew that, even as a mid-Ascension Realm cultivator, he might not be a match for the demon seed.]
[The Demon Clan had paid a tremendous price to leave these nine demon heirs—they were far from a simple distraction.]
[They were true anchors for the Demons’ plan to conquer the human realm.]
[Each demon seed carried a treasure of immense value, and even a peak Ascension Realm cultivator would face an even battle against them.]
[Otherwise, the protectors of the Northern Wilderness Continent, including Situ Shuping’s own master, wouldn’t have perished fighting them.]
[In this situation, making a hasty move would be suicidal.]
[He wasn’t afraid of death, but he feared dying before fulfilling his master’s final wish.]
[Moreover, Bai Miao Leng had carefully established her influence within the Bai Family over the years.]
[If he stirred up trouble prematurely, he might inadvertently push the demon seed to begin consuming the human realm ahead of schedule.]
[For these reasons, Situ Shuping had spent centuries searching for a way to deal with Bai Miao Leng.]
[He was confident that if he could strip her of her demonic treasure, he could kill her.]
[At worst, he could trade his life for hers.]
[Through his observations over the years, he deduced that Bai Miao Leng’s demonic treasure was likely the robe she wore.]
[If he could just remove the robe, everything would fall into place.]
[But how to accomplish that was the critical question.]
[And then Ye Yu appeared.]
[In Ye Yu, Situ Shuping saw hope.]
[Based on reports from spies within the Bai Family, Bai Miao Leng seemed to be truly enamored with Ye Yu.]
[She often had people secretly gather information about him.]
[She even painted a portrait of Ye Yu with her own hands and gazed at it daily, lost in thought.]
Hearing this, Ye Yu felt surprised.
Gazing at a portrait, yearning?
[It did seem like something Bai Miao Leng would do.]
[Though she was indeed crazy, her affection for him was genuine.]
Situ Shuping straightened his robe and, bowing solemnly, said, “Ye Daoist, please, for the sake of humanity, lend us your strength.”
“If you can temporarily take away Bai Miao Leng’s robe, then leave the rest to me!”
Ye Yu’s face darkened.
Stealing his own wife’s robe? There was no way to make that sound respectable.
And yet, Situ Shuping had to elevate it to such a high cause.
For all of humanity?
Really going all out with the pitch, huh?
Ye Yu remained silent, offering no response.
[Seeing this, Situ Shuping dropped to his knees before Ye Yu.]
In a low voice, he pleaded, “Ye Daoist, this realm belongs to both of us.”
“Surely you have people you care about?”
“When the nest is overturned, no eggs are left unbroken.”
“Perhaps you’ll be safe, given Bai Miao Leng’s affection for you, but what about your master? Your parents? Your friends?”
“Will they all survive?”
“While there’s still time, I implore you to think carefully.”
Ye Yu furrowed his brows but still remained silent.
That night, Ye Yu left Chaos Valley and returned to the Bai Family.
[The Bai Family head, Bai Yuben, was surprised to see him arrive.]
[He couldn’t fathom why Ye Yu would willingly walk into the Bai Family’s territory at this time.]
Was he truly unafraid of death?
Or had he decided to pledge loyalty to the Demon Clan?
Bai Yuben quickly composed himself and approached Ye Yu, asking in a low voice, “Why have you come?”
Ye Yu didn’t answer, instead inquiring about Bai Miao Leng’s whereabouts.
Bai Yuben hesitated to divulge this, but his master’s voice echoed in his mind, urging him.
[With a sigh, he raised a hand and pointed eastward.]
Ye Yu’s figure flickered as he moved swiftly to the eastern wing of the Bai Family residence.
[This was the very place where he and Bai Miao Leng had married years ago.]
[To his surprise, Bai Miao Leng had preserved the wedding decorations for decades; even the red paper on the window was maintained through an enchantment.]
[The room still appeared as festive as ever.]
Ye Yu took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
[Bai Miao Leng sat inside, her face lighting up joyfully at his arrival.]
[Beside her was a portrait, and the man in it was none other than Ye Yu.]
[The painting was truly lifelike.]
Everything was exactly as Situ Shuping had described.
Ye Yu’s expression became complicated.
Bai Miao Leng quickly rose to welcome him, asking excitedly, “Have you had a change of heart, my husband?”
Ye Yu let out a deep breath, shaking his head slightly.
[Oddly enough, Bai Miao Leng showed no disappointment.]
[She calmly placed some snacks and spirit tea before him.]
In a soft voice, she said, “Whether you’ve come to a decision or not, it’s wonderful that you’re here to see me.”
“I thought you might be stubborn enough to wait until a hundred years had passed for me to come to you.”
“But I didn’t expect that after just twenty years, you’d come to find me.”
“I’m truly happy.”
“Husband, tell me honestly, how many times have you thought of me over these years?”
Ye Yu replied earnestly, “Many times.”
[This was not a lie.]
[For, in truth, Ye Yu felt both love and hate for his wife.]
[When she was serene, she was lovable; but when she went mad, she made his teeth grind in frustration.]
[Back then, Bai Yuben had spoken a true word.]
[Bai Miao Leng had never genuinely tried to kill him.]
[If she had truly wanted him dead, she would have relentlessly hunted him down.]
[She wouldn’t have watched him break through her barrier and escape.]
[Nor would she have sent Bai Yuben to deliver his dowry.]
[The reason Bai Miao Leng had acted as she had back then was likely to lay her cards on the table with him.]
[She wanted to see if he would join her in ruling the human realm.]
[The answer had already been clear back then.]
No.