"Big bro, what is that sound? Why does it sound so weird?
Heyâwait, why are you covering my ears?"
Little White was baffled, utterly unable to figure out what Ye Yu was doing.
"See no impropriety, hear no impropriety!
Master Zhu, what do we do now? Do we wait a bit? Or...?"
Ye Yu handed the choice over to Zhu Xincheng.
Honestly, he had no interest in listening to other people talk about their feelings.
He especially didnât want to kill the mood at a time like this.
As hateful as Xue Hen was, barging in by kicking the doorâthatâs how you end up âhurting your eyes,â and Ye Yu wasnât about to do that.
Zhu Xincheng muttered, "Wait for what? Just call him out directly."
With that settled, Ye Yu planted one hand on his hip and shouted, "Xue Hen, get out here and meet us!"
The instant the words left his mouth, he regretted it.
"How do you know his name?"
Zhu Xinchengâs icy voice snapped out at once.
This time the killing intent was laid bare.
Ye Yu instantly went on full alert.
Damnâthose âheart-to-heartâ sounds were so comically distracting heâd forgotten the role he was supposed to be playing.
No good; he needed a proper reason fast, or who knew what Zhu Xincheng might do.
Ye Yuâs thoughts raced, then he put on a mournful face and said, "Itâs a heartbreaking love storyâit happened in winter. I had a childhood sweetheart.
Xue Hen stole her from me.
I wanted to challenge him, but I wasnât strong enough, so Iâve had to endure until now.
You ask how I know his name, and how I know how to open the formation here.
Thatâs because, because..."
Here Ye Yuâs voice thickened with sobs, and he deliberately trailed off.
Sometimes, unfinished words let the imagination run wild.
What you fill in yourself is always more convincing than what someone else says.
Sure enough, Zhu Xincheng fell silent.
Women truly are prone to empathy.
A tragic, stirring love story bloomed in her mind.
So she had misunderstood Ye Yu?
His childhood sweetheart must have had reasons she couldnât resist and was forced to submit to Xue Hen, but to secretly meet Ye Yu, she told him how to open the formation.
Tsk, tskâwhat a miserable pair of mandarin ducks!
Zhu Xinchengâs breathing quickened, then she said coldly, "In half an hour Iâll seal all of Xue Henâs divine power and hand him over to you to do with as you please."
"Many thanks."
Ye Yu hurried to thank herâand clapped a hand over Little Whiteâs mouth.
No helping it; a story like that might fool Zhu Xincheng, but it wouldnât fool Little White.
If that guy started blabbing, the tale would pop like a bubble.
Then Ye Yu would have to keep spinning explanations.
He was not going to let that happen.
Two breaths laterâ
Disheveled, Xue Hen rushed out of the dojo.
Rage twisted his features.
Having your heart-to-heart interruptedâwho could tolerate that?
The moment he saw Ye Yu, Xue Hen turned into a streak of light and shot over!
He stopped, steady, ten meters away.
The air roared around him, whipping Ye Yuâs robe so it snapped and fluttered.
"Brat, who are you? How did you break into this place?
Youâd better have a good reason, or Iâll tear you to pieces!"
Falling Thunder Mountain was indeed a cultivation dojo Xue Henâs master had fought to secure for him.
But it still counted as a Jiyue Pavilion cultivation site.
So the method to open the formation wasnât held by Xue Hen aloneâJiyue Pavilion had it as well.
Xue Hen instinctively took Ye Yu for a member of the Divine Alliance.
That was the only reason he didnât strike first.
Under the full pressure of the Heavenly God Realm pouring off the other side, Ye Yu showed not a trace of fear. He simply pointed at his robe and said with a soft laugh, "Iâm not the one looking for youâshe is."
"What âyou, me, heâ nonsense? What are you talking about?"
Xue Hen lifted his hand, ready to †NĐŸvĐ”â ight †(Read more on our source) teach Ye Yu a lesson.
At that very moment, Zhu Xinchengâs figure suddenly surfaced.
She pointed lightly forward.
A beam of light blazed out like the scorching sun.
Xue Hen flew backward at once.
His body curled up, like snow meeting its nemesis; cracks crazed across him as if he were going to melt.
Forget resistingâhe could barely even stand.
Zhu Xincheng lifted her hand, and a long spear radiating golden light appeared before Xue Hen.
"Use a communication stone to contact your master. Tell him to comeâsay thereâs an important matter to discussâand to come alone.
Obey, or die."
At that, Xue Hen agreed at once. He drew a communication stone from his storage ring and began to contact him.
"Master, come quickly. Donât bring anyone else. Your disciple has something important to report!"
"Hmph, you unfilial wretchâwhat shameful thing have you done this time? Just you wait, Iâll be right there!"
From within the communication stone came the voice of Xue Henâs masterâTang Jiansheng.
Ye Yu narrowed his eyes.
In the previous dream, he had died at that old bastardâs hands.
Stars undying, divine arts impervious.
Truly overbearing.
When the light of the communication stone faded, Xue Hen set it on the ground of his own accord and said, pained, "Rest easy, High God. Iâll do whatever you want.
Just spare my lifeâdonât kill me!
As for whether my old bastard of a master lives or dies, thatâs nothing to do with me.
Iâve no feelings for him. Donât worry Iâll seek revenge or anything."
Seeing Xue Henâs spineless display, Zhu Xincheng felt only disgust.
She raised her hand and sealed his divine power, then gave Ye Yu a slight nod.
"Heâs yours now. Do whatever you want with him.
Killing him is fine."
Ye Yu was instantly full of black lines.
Seriously, sisterâyour first sentence is extremely ambiguous.
"Do whatever I want"?
I donât want to do anything!
Trash like thisâjust kill him and be done. No point wasting time.
Ye Yu drew out
Soulcutter
and swung once.
In an instant, Xue Henâs divine soul was devoured clean.
Since the last time its spirit appeared, the artifact spirit of
Soulcutter
had fallen back into slumber.
Ye Yu guessed it was due to a lack of divine soul energy to feed on.
Hence, a Heavenly God Realm soul naturally had to be offered to
Soulcutter
.
Zhu Xincheng arched a brow.
She recognized
Soulcutter
at a glance, and said coolly, "Seems your relationship with that old bastard is quite goodâhe even gave you this."
Ye Yu chuckled lightly and said nothing.
Just then, a languid voice drifted out.
"Brother, are you still not done?
Iâm still waiting for you."
The voice was so syrupy it was a crime, enough to raise gooseflesh all over.
Zhu Xinchengâs expression turned odd. "This is your childhood sweetheart? Her voice... isnât bad."
Ye Yu said seriously, "She isnât."