Since my wives all support striking while the iron is hot, Zhao Changhe did not hesitate. He took the translated text and headed straight back to the Snow Mountain where Ye Jiuyou was located.

From afar, he saw Ye Jiuyou in her usual black attire, sitting quietly cross-legged at the mountain peak, letting the wind and snow howl around her. Zhao Changhe felt a jolt in his heart, secretly thinking that this was not a good sign.

—If Zhao Changhe had deliberately used any means, it wasn't to strike while the iron was hot; on the contrary, it was the cooling down of the night.

He also wanted to observe if Ye Jiuyou, after spending a day in Chang'an and returning to the darkness, would have any ripples in her heart. If she remained as calm as a still water, perhaps he would have to retreat. No one can warm a stone. Just like Ye Wuming, who lived with her for nearly three years, still calculated and left without hesitation... maybe her attitude towards him would be slightly different, but that took nearly three years!

Ye Wuming seemed ruthless and merciless towards his own Four Symbols and Piaomiao, but after spending so much time with Zhao Changhe, he felt she wasn't absolutely heartless. At least her attitude towards Shuanghua showed there was still a soft spot in her heart. And Ye Jiuyou might only be more extreme in this regard, she truly would not have anyone close to her.

If the Demon God List ranked those hardest to win over, Ye Jiuyou should be at the top, let alone accomplishing this in a short time, which is almost a hellish difficulty. That's why his wives were so enthusiastic about this affair, thinking that his actions were defying the heavens.

Fortunately, Ye Jiuyou was at a very chaotic crossroad now, as she was fully eliminating the original imprint of the Heavenly Dao and replacing it with her new self-will. This process was the easiest time to add external influence, and if it couldn't be done during this phase, then it would never be possible.

Therefore, seeing this unchanged image, Zhao Changhe's heart grew cold.

Getting closer, his heart grew even colder. The jewelry was gone, and so were the blush and lip color, restoring her pale appearance. When she sensed his approach and opened her eyes, the cold sharpness remained.

What slightly kept his heart from freezing completely was that Ye Jiuyou was the first to speak: "Not bringing your group of chirping beauties along?"

"Didn't you tell me to come alone?" Zhao Changhe steadied himself and continued to sit cross-legged in front of her.

Sitting slightly closer than before... if she was willing to speak, then maybe it wasn't completely over. Especially that sentence, was there a hint of jealousy in it...

Ye Jiuyou seemed unaware of his closer proximity, saying indifferently: "You said you would consult with them before coming to see me, for what purpose?"

"Firstly, I want to know if you've abandoned the Ancient Four Symbols Corpse Puppet plan?"

Ye Jiuyou was silent for a moment, slowly saying: "If I can obtain the essence of the Four Symbols from you, then the significance of the Four Symbols Corpse Puppet has indeed diminished greatly for me... but they can still provide me with immense combat support. You know, I am currently relatively weak, and the combat power of the Ancient Four Symbols is very meaningful to me, it's hard to just give up on them."

Zhao Changhe said: "With my help, this period of weakness will be very short. Besides, a corpse puppet is ultimately a corpse puppet, unable to exert the true power of the Ancient Four Symbols, and even combined, their power may not surpass mine alone."

Ye Jiuyou scoffed coldly: "If they can be compared to you, then it's very meaningful, don't you know how strong you currently are? If you were really that weak, I would have crushed you already, and you wouldn't be here babbling around."

"Uh..."

Ye Jiuyou replied irritably: "Anyway, even if the corpse puppet is inferior, it completely obeys my command, what about you?"

Zhao Changhe reached out his hand, and the metal from the mountain gathered into his hand, swiftly forming a blade's shape. Not waiting for it to fully take shape, he quickly broke it with a "snap" and discarded it to the side: "After having Dragon Sparrow, I no longer need other trash, even if other blades obey me completely, whereas Dragon Sparrow once didn't listen to me much... and I never intended for Dragon Sparrow to become just an obedient puppet. It is her self-will that makes her my treasure."

Ye Jiuyou smiled intriguingly: "You want me to treat you like a blade?"

Zhao Changhe said: "At least I have confidence that Dragon Sparrow will listen to me more and more, do you have the confidence to make Zhao Changhe listen to you more and more? If you can conquer me, what corpse puppet could compare? But you don't even dare to think about it."

Ye Jiuyou was taken aback and didn't immediately respond.

Zhao Changhe continued: "You indeed belong to a period of weakness... During our first encounter in Chang'an, you still had the confidence to mess up my affairs and manipulate me with ease, but now you're afraid of my pursuit."

It's interesting; back then, she could casually talk about disrupting his affairs and even tease him, but now not a word of that is said. Why? Is it truly because of weakness? Or is it because back then, Zhao Changhe in her eyes was no different from a roadside stone, saying anything she wanted, and now the relationship has changed, and she doesn't dare to speak carelessly?

Ye Jiuyou felt a bit of a headache, not answering directly, only saying: "Zhao Changhe, are you done yet? You're saying more and more irrelevant things just to stop me from touching the Four Symbols Corpse."

"Now I'm not interested in talking about the Four Symbols, I want to talk about you."

"..."

"If not out of fear, why don't you even wear a necklace anymore? Not wearing clothes can be said to be due to the special purpose of vestment robes, not wearing bracelets can be for not wanting them damaged in battle, but not wearing a necklace can only be intentional."

"It's just a matter of habit. Giving you the necklace yesterday was fulfilling a transaction. Once the transaction is complete, it returns to its original state, why should I still wear it?"

"I gave you the understanding of darkness, the understanding of life and death, the vision of the cosmos, is the ultimate purpose to give you something else? Do you even hear yourself?"