"Dong Hexia was certainly not a fool."
"Before framing Ye Yu for stealing the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill, he had done his homework."
"Ye Yu of Kuhan City was notorious as a cultivation failure, stuck for years in the Qi Refining Realm without progress. Even after apprenticing under the Ghost Immortal Han Qi, nothing changed."
"Two years ago, Han Qi’s sect Yin Hai Hall was razed to the ground, and everyone disappeared without a trace."
"Then Ye Yu made a strong comeback, instantly defeating his second uncle Ye Beiwang, who was at the Consolidation Realm."
"Judging from this, his strength must be at least Tribulation Peak, or even Ascension Realm."
"In two years, he had jumped several major realms."
"Such breakthrough speed was truly miraculous."
"Only the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill could cause this effect."
"Saying Ye Yu stole the pill was both reasonable and plausible."
"For this, Dong Hexia even made a detailed plan."
"Once the rumors spread enough,"
"He would quietly come to Kuhan City, kill Ye Yu, and fake an appearance of guilt-driven escape."
"Even if later some clues surfaced, in the end there would be no witnesses to dispute."
"Everything was planned perfectly."
"However, what Dong Hexia didn’t expect was that Ye Yu actually admitted openly to stealing the pill."
"When that news broke,"
"Dong Hexia was stunned."
"Yes, Ye Yu’s move definitely drew everyone’s attention."
"Dong Hexia was completely safe."
"No one would suspect him."
"But why would Ye Yu do this?"
"Dong Hexia was very puzzled and couldn’t understand what was going on."
"As for Ye Yu’s title as the perfect 'balancer,'"
"it only added to the confusion."
"Dong Hexia refused to believe there was someone so stubborn who would take the blame for others without reason."
"Was he trying to become a saint of the Underworld?"
"As time went on,"
"Dong Hexia grew more suspicious, then returned to check the place where he hid the pill."
"What he saw shocked him."
"The pill was gone!"
"Most ridiculous was that the defensive formations and shadow stones around were still working properly."
"This was simply unnatural!"
"Dong Hexia stood stunned for a long time before suddenly a name flashed in his mind."
"Ye Yu!"
"Maybe he really took the pill and that’s why he admitted so readily?"
"Thinking this, Dong Hexia was furious."
"He had schemed for nearly a thousand years for this Ghost Immortal Pill."
"Having it in hand, how could he let someone else take it willingly?"
"Thus, Dong Hexia angrily prepared to go to Kuhan City."
"Unexpectedly, he ran into senior sister Ying Naiyan."
"After talking, he learned Ying Naiyan was here specifically because of Ye Yu."
"Dong Hexia was shocked."
"Looks like the sect had started to move."
"If so, the plan to kill Ye Yu would be put on hold, and first they’d let Duanhun Village pin the blame on Ye Yu."
"But the day’s events had been too surreal."
"Ye Yu kept admitting everything."
"Senior sister Ying Naiyan kept disbelieving."
"This made Dong Hexia very anxious."
"So now he returned, wanting only a true answer to clear all doubts."
"Faced with Dong Hexia’s questioning,"
"Ye Yu first was stunned, then coldly asked: 'If you are the real culprit, why frame me? We shouldn’t even know each other, right?'"
"Dong Hexia didn’t answer directly but rapidly said: 'Qiu Liang Mountain cave!'"
"Ye Yu, confused, asked: 'What?'"
"Dong Hexia narrowed his eyes."
"Ye Yu’s confused look didn’t seem like a disguise. Could it be that he really didn’t take the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill?"
"Seeing Dong Hexia fall silent and lost in thought,"
"Ye Yu slapped him hard across the face."
"'Speak! Why go silent all of a sudden? Do you know those who only say half the story deserve to die the most!'"
"The slap stunned Dong Hexia instantly."
"The mighty Third Elder of Duanhun Village, a great cultivator in the Earth Ghost Realm, had just been slapped by a kid."
"Unbelievable."
"But the pain was real."
"Dong Hexia covered his face and shouted angrily in a low voice: 'Kid, you’re looking for death!'"
"'No, you’re the one looking for death!'"
"Ye Yu grew tired of arguing and directly unleashed Burning Nine Hells."
"In an instant, the Earth Ghost Realm great cultivator was severely burned, near death."
"But then Ye Yu suddenly stopped."
"Not out of mercy, but because he wanted to know what mountain Dong Hexia had mentioned."
"So he used the Ten Thousand Souls Technique to probe his soul."
"After quickly learning all the details,"
"Ye Yu’s gaze grew strange."
"One had to admit, Dong Hexia looked like a blockhead, but his mind was meticulous."
"He had thought everything through clearly."
"But no one could outthink the system."
"No matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t figure out how the Huan Yuan Liuli Pill was lost!"
"All thanks to the system’s power!"
"Ye Yu shook his head slightly, then suddenly clenched his hand, instantly crushing Dong Hexia’s soul to dust."
"Alas, another lucky star gone."
"Who would be next?"
"Meanwhile,"
"In Duanhun Village."
"Ying Naiyan fully reported the meeting with Ye Yu to Xia Yuping."
"After hearing it, Xia Yuping’s conviction strengthened."
"This Ye Yu from Kuhan City was definitely innocent."
"The kid was a blockhead who dared to admit to everything, truly unaware of his own limits."
"Ying Naiyan saw Xia Yuping laugh and softly asked: 'Senior brother, don’t you also think Ye Yu is an interesting person?'"
"Xia Yuping’s laughter abruptly stopped."
"Confused, he asked: 'Interesting?'"
"Ying Naiyan nodded: 'Yes, interesting. Meeting him gave me that impression.'"
"Xia Yuping was instantly dumbfounded."
"When a woman finds a man interesting, it usually means she’s going to fall."
"This was not a good sign."
"He hurriedly said: 'Junior sister, slow down. Men are all boring. You’d better not meet Ye Yu again.'"
"No, probably you won’t see him again in the future!"
"Ying Naiyan asked curiously: 'Senior ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) brother, what do you mean?'"
"Xia Yuping sighed: 'A flashy ghost doesn’t live long!'"
