"Let’s see how long you can keep up that tough act!"

With that, Song Wanning vanished in a flash, her departure sudden and unexpected.

Ye Chuxue had been bracing herself to be killed by Song Wanning and was completely unprepared for her to leave. She was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses.

A flicker of hope appeared in her eyes. Using the last of her strength, she reached for the nearest Elixir Bottle.

But the Elixir Bottle was too far away; she couldn’t reach it.

Just as Ye Chuxue was growing desperate, a figure suddenly walked over.

She instinctively thought Song Wanning had returned, but when she looked up, she saw Lu Nanfeng.

"Lu Nanfeng?"

Joy surged in her heart, only to be instantly replaced by nervousness.

’He couldn’t have heard what I said just now, could he?’

She watched Lu Nanfeng’s expression with trepidation, her heart leaping into her throat.

But Lu Nanfeng just gave her a small smile, his eyes full of concern, and casually picked up the bottle for her.

"Junior Sister Ye, it’s so good to see you’re alright. I rushed here from the Sect specifically to find you."

He spoke as he bent down.

Ye Chuxue’s expression relaxed upon hearing this. It seemed Lu Nanfeng had just arrived and hadn’t heard what she’d said.

A wave of grievance immediately washed over her. With tears welling in her eyes, she looked at Lu Nanfeng. "Brother Lu, it was Uncle Song... She still resents Master for breaking off the engagement, so she tried to kill me!"

"But don’t blame her. It’s just that matters of the heart can’t be forced. Even if Master had stayed with her, they would have only been a miserable couple."

Ye Chuxue put on a display of being understanding and magnanimous, because she knew Lu Nanfeng always fell for this act.

This time, however, Lu Nanfeng didn’t respond. He squatted on the ground, his gaze fixed intently on her. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

For some reason, his stare felt strange. Ye Chuxue swallowed nervously, a little frightened, and said to Lu Nanfeng, "Brother Lu, just give me the Elixir Pills first. I’ll talk to you after I’ve recovered."

She desperately needed the Elixir Pills to heal her injuries. Otherwise, any random encounter could be enough to finish her off.

But Lu Nanfeng gripped the bottle tightly and looked at her with a smile. "Junior Sister Ye."

"I love you."

"The kind where I really, really love you."

"I would even give up everything for you. Are you willing to be with me?"

He grabbed Ye Chuxue’s hand and pressed it against his heart.

This was the last chance he was giving Ye Chuxue, and the last chance he was giving himself.

But Ye Chuxue didn’t see this final, desperate signal for help. Her eyes showed only horror and repulsion.

"Brother Lu, I... I’ve only ever seen you as a real brother..."

She had never liked Lu Nanfeng. Even without Bai Yang, without Gu Qingyuan, she would never like him!

’You can’t force feelings like these!’

Her words completely extinguished the fire in Lu Nanfeng’s heart.

Wisps of Demonic Qi flickered in the depths of his eyes, gradually taking over his body and his Divine Soul.

The beast suppressed in his heart was finally unleashed. Lu Nanfeng gave a soft, strange laugh and threw the bottle in his hand.

CRACK—

The bottle shattered, and the Elixir Pills rolled out, scattering into the dust.

Ye Chuxue stared at the Elixir Pills in shock, then looked back at Lu Nanfeng and roared, "Lu Nanfeng, what are you doing?"

"Hurry up and pick them up for me!"

Lu Nanfeng had always been completely obedient to her; this action was entirely unexpected.

A faint sense of dread crept over her. ’Could it be... he heard everything I said before?’

Ye Chuxue’s heart sank, and a hint of anxiety appeared on her face.

Lu Nanfeng was still smiling, but instead of picking up the Elixir Pills, he suddenly ripped open Ye Chuxue’s collar.

The bright red of blood on her snow-white skin was a searing sight.

Ye Chuxue cried out in alarm, but before she could even react, Lu Nanfeng was already lunging toward her.

In that instant, her mind went blank. She couldn’t believe what was happening. It felt like a nightmare.

Lu Nanfeng was her careful Guardian, her devoted admirer. How could he do this to her?

Ye Chuxue began to struggle violently, screaming at Lu Nanfeng to let her go.

But most of the bones in her body were broken. Her struggles were less effective than a tickle.

Lu Nanfeng’s expression was now crazed, his eyes overflowing with Demonic Qi.

He was deaf to Ye Chuxue’s pleas, intent only on leaving his mark on her.

’She said I wasn’t worthy?’

’I’ll just see if I’m worthy or not!’

Lu Nanfeng had completely become a Demon controlled by desire, swiftly tearing off all of Ye Chuxue’s clothes.

"AHH—"

"Let me go!"

"Lu Nanfeng, have you gone mad?!"

"No! Lu Nanfeng, let me go!"

Ye Chuxue shrieked in terror, unable to stop screaming, tears and snot streaming down her face.

Her eyes were wide with horror as she screamed over and over again.

She couldn’t believe any of it was real.

’I am the Heavenly Dao’s chosen daughter! Something like this can’t happen to me! It’s impossible!’

’It’s over!’

’Everything is over!’

...

Beside the sacrificial altar, Song Wanning watched the scene inside the bubble with some surprise, her brow deeply furrowed.

She had thought that after provoking Lu Nanfeng, they would end up killing each other. She never imagined that Lu Nanfeng would choose this method to take revenge on Ye Chuxue.

Watching this scene, she felt no joy of vengeance, only disgust.

She knew Lu Nanfeng’s morality was a sham, but she hadn’t expected his so-called devotion to be so perverse.

The Golden Small Sword was also cursing in her Sea of Consciousness. ’That Lu Nanfeng is too despicable! Wasn’t he willing to be a complete simp just to be her Guardian? How could he do something like this?’

’Sister, do you see now? It wasn’t you who was the problem in your past life, it was them! They were never good people to begin with!’

’He, Lu Nanfeng, only chose to be a silent guardian because he couldn’t beat Ye Chuxue and the others!!!!!’

After her mistress’s rebirth, though she had swiftly cut off her emotional ties, she was still deeply affected. For a time, she even wondered if her own approach had truly been the problem.

But after observing things these past few days, it felt that those people were simply rotten to the core!

They just got lucky and were chosen by the Heavenly Dao.

Hearing this, Song Wanning silently clenched her fists and turned her head, unable to watch the nauseating scene any longer.

Ye Chuxue knew perfectly well how Lu Nanfeng felt about her, yet she always pretended not to, watching as he threw his life on the line for her time and again.

But in the end, she looked down on him from the bottom of her heart...

This was the consequence of her own actions. She had no one to blame but herself.

But Song Wanning was especially disgusted by the method of revenge Lu Nanfeng had chosen.

’Anyone, man or woman, who chooses such a vile method deserves to die!’

’They all deserve to die!’