If this had happened before, facing Jiang Yumo’s words, Qin Xihe would have been too ashamed to even look and would have turned away immediately.
As the sect leader, she was supposed to set an example and naturally couldn’t allow the younger disciples to see her like this.
But after the baptism of the dream and ten thousand years of desolation,
Qin Xihe had long since come to terms with everything.
As long as Ye Yu was still alive, nothing else mattered.
This time, she would live for herself alone, completely indifferent to anyone’s judgment.
“Senior sister, you must be joking. It’s only natural to cry tears of joy upon seeing Ye Yu return to the Star-Shifting Pavilion.
It’s you, senior sister, who’s a bit lacking in restraint.
Why can’t you just keep your distance from Immortal Ye?”
That remark was indeed true.
When Jiang Yumo saw Qin Xihe arrive, she was practically pressed so close to Ye Yu it was intimate.
She had thought this would make the shy junior sister back off.
But unexpectedly, Qin Xihe confronted her head-on, showing no weakness at all.
This completely caught Jiang Yumo off guard.
Moreover, she suddenly {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} recalled an important detail: when she left Yourong City,
she had clearly seen Qin Xihe head north.
So how had she suddenly returned here?
Jiang Yumo asked, “How did you know Ye Yu was here? Did Lü Wanzhu tip you off?”
“Speaking of which, I should really thank senior sister. You must have forgotten—I’m the best at illusion and deception.”
Qin Xihe smiled, her eyes full of playful mockery.
After the three women parted ways in Yourong City,
Qin Xihe had been worried that An Jinqiu and Jiang Yumo would find Ye Yu faster than she could.
So she used her Illusionary Flower Water Moon technique to observe their movements.
Unexpectedly, it was how she found him.
Jiang Yumo clenched her teeth, her expression icy cold.
Damn.
She had completely forgotten that Qin Xihe loved to use this divine ability to spy on everyone since childhood.
If she had known earlier, she should have cut off the flow of energy here in advance, leaving no trace.
Now how to drive her out became the problem.
“Have you two finished your quarrel?”
Ye Yu, who had been silent all along, could no longer tolerate it and immediately broke free from their grips.
These two senior sisters were anything but subtle, grabbing his arms from the start.
Then they put him between them, confronting each other.
What are you two fighting about?
Anyone who didn’t know would think you were co-wives.
You two never rose to the top in the dream, right?
And now you’re fighting over him here?
Wait, aren’t you two on the same side? Why are you suddenly opposing each other?
Ye Yu voiced his confusion.
Jiang Yumo sneered, “Who said I’m on her side? Not for a long time!”
Qin Xihe: “Traitor!”
Jiang Yumo: “Who are you calling a traitor?”
Qin Xihe: “You! You! You!”
Just as the two began bickering again, Ye Yu felt a headache coming and quickly called for a stop.
“Quiet!”
At Ye Yu’s command, Jiang Yumo and Qin Xihe immediately shut up like obedient children.
But their glances still clashed relentlessly.
Even so, Ye Yu still felt the world wasn’t peaceful at all.
Collecting himself, he said in a low voice, “I came here on important business. If you two want to quarrel, take it aside.
Lü Wanzhu, come out!”
“Present!”
Lü Wanzhu, hidden in the shadows, immediately appeared and swiftly flew over.
Her expression took a complete 180-degree turn; she smiled brightly and said, “This... Immortal friend, may I ask your orders?”
The reason for such a drastic change in such a short time
was simple.
Jiang Yumo and Qin Xihe’s attitude toward Ye Yu was far from ordinary.
Anyone with eyes could tell their relationship was very close.
After all, ordinary friends wouldn’t be so physically close, nor hold hands and cry.
As the saying goes, even if you haven’t eaten pork, you’ve seen pigs run.
Lü Wanzhu was already certain that Jiang Yumo and Qin Xihe both liked this immortal—and from their attitude, it seemed to be unrequited love.
But these things didn’t matter.
One was the master, the other the senior uncle; whichever one managed to advance,
she would have to change how she addressed this immortal before her.
So it was naturally unwise to offend him now.
Lü Wanzhu’s sudden enthusiasm was somewhat excessive, leaving Ye Yu quite surprised.
“Um, back to my previous question—has any fairy come to your Star-Shifting Pavilion in recent days named Luo Ning?”
“Yes, she’s here. Then I’ll go—”
Lü Wanzhu stopped mid-sentence and instead carefully glanced at Jiang Yumo and Qin Xihe.
After all, these two were her direct superiors, so their opinions mattered.
Jiang Yumo’s eyes grew slightly cold and silent; Qin Xihe looked confused, not understanding who Ye Yu was referring to.
Luo Ning—this name was completely unfamiliar.
They had never heard of anyone like that close to Ye Yu.
Ye Yu paid no attention to their reactions, instead feeling a surge of joy.
Sure enough, hard work pays off; Luo Ning really was here.
Ye Yu hurriedly said, “Then take me to find her quickly!”
Lü Wanzhu didn’t reply but immediately fixed her gaze on Jiang Yumo and Qin Xihe.
Seeing this,
Ye Yu looked to Qin Xihe and softly asked, “Is that okay?”
“Of course. Bamboo, you lead the way; we’ll go in together.”
Qin Xihe didn’t know what was going on but understood that following Ye Yu’s words was the right move.
With the master’s word, Lü Wanzhu immediately gained confidence and moved ahead to lead.
Ye Yu followed closely behind.
Jiang Yumo mentally transmitted, “My good junior sister, do you know who Luo Ning really is?”
“I don’t. Senior sister, do you?”
Qin Xihe looked puzzled.
Seeing her naive expression, Jiang Yumo sighed bitterly.
“We could just fight properly here for him, but you had to drag in an outsider.
Soon you’ll learn what it means to ‘lift a stone only to drop it on your own foot.’”
Jiang Yumo said no more and entered the Star-Shifting Pavilion with Ye Yu.
Naturally, Qin Xihe wouldn’t give them any private time and quickly followed.
Shortly after they entered the sect,
a figure appeared outside the Star-Shifting Pavilion.
It was Yourong City’s city lord, An Jinqiu.
She had come to ask Jiang Yumo and Qin Xihe again about when Ye Yu had arrived at the Star-Shifting Pavilion and whether he had visited any other places beforehand.
Unexpectedly, upon just arriving, she saw the sect’s great formation wide open.
What on earth was going on?
