’The Heavenly Dao plotted to have her succumb to demonic cultivation. If it finds out it was just paving the way for me in the end, it’ll probably go insane with rage, right?’

’It schemed and plotted to have Ye Chuxue merge the Spirit Realm and the Lower World, but I simply won’t let it happen!’

’That crumbling Lower World should stay pathetic where it belongs and stop all this daydreaming!’

Song Wanning withdrew her gaze and turned to the two bubbles. She then took out a Memory Stone and tossed it toward the bubble containing Lu Nanfeng.

’Killing Lu Nanfeng would certainly be satisfying, but it would be too much of a waste.’

’Let him provide one last bit of value for me.’

...

"Where is this now?"

Ye Chuxue was suddenly teleported away again. Her heart leaped into her throat, and she instinctively felt that something was wrong.

The memories from before were still tormenting her. Now, being teleported again, she had no idea if she was about to run into more trouble.

The mere thought of Lu Nanfeng made her sick to her stomach.

Although he hadn’t succeeded in the end, just being pinned beneath a man like that was a deep humiliation.

’Lu Nanfeng has always been wrapped around my finger. How dare he suddenly do something like that to me.’

Ye Chuxue clenched her fists, a vicious glint flashing in her eyes.

’I will never let Lu Nanfeng go. The next time we meet will be the day he dies!’

Pushing the thoughts from her mind, Ye Chuxue resumed exploring her surroundings. After dealing with a Demon Cultivator who tried to ambush her, she headed in another direction.

But she hadn’t gone far before she saw a figure she would recognize even if he were burned to ash.

Lu Nanfeng was in a wretched state. He stumbled as he walked, falling to the ground from time to time.

When he managed to get back up, a figure appeared in the distance. It was the woman he had loved for so long, and also the woman who had turned him into a laughingstock.

In that moment, he felt a pang of guilt, but also a surge of resentment.

’If Ye Chuxue hadn’t toyed with me, I wouldn’t have done that to her.’

’Although I regret it, it was still Ye Chuxue’s fault. I just chose the wrong way to act on a momentary impulse.’

The two of them stood more than twenty meters apart, staring at each other in silence.

"Lu Nanfeng..."

Ye Chuxue practically spat the two words from between her teeth, her knuckles cracking as she clenched her fists.

’I was just thinking about killing him, and now here he is. It seems even the heavens can’t stand to watch him live any longer!’

The corners of her lips curled up as she slowly walked toward Lu Nanfeng.

Seeing Lu Nanfeng’s pathetic state, Ye Chuxue thought he got what he deserved.

"What... what are you doing?"

As Lu Nanfeng watched the figure draw closer, he felt that something was terribly wrong.

Especially the murderous intent in Ye Chuxue’s eyes, which she made no effort to conceal...

His heart trembled, and he turned and bolted.

’She’s not going to show any mercy for old times’ sake. She wants to kill me!’

He fled in a panic, but his unhealed injuries caused him to trip and fall with a THUD, kicking up a cloud of dust.

By now, Ye Chuxue was standing right behind him. Panicked, Lu Nanfeng scrambled around to face her, his expression fraught with anxiety.

"Junior Sister Ye, what happened before was all a misunderstanding..."

"A misunderstanding?"

Ye Chuxue cut him off, her voice rising as a cold sneer appeared on her face. "Then what if I kill you and just explain it away as a misunderstanding? How does that sound?"

She took a Longsword from her Storage Ring. The tip scraped against the ground, making a piercing sound that made Lu Nanfeng’s heart skip a beat. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"No, that’s not it, Junior Sister Ye! I acted on impulse, really! You have to believe me!"

"Don’t you know how I feel about you?"

Lu Nanfeng tried to appeal to their past relationship.

"How many times have I saved you? I nearly died out there looking for Elixir Pills for you, but I never complained once. All I cared about was your well-being..."

"Really, Junior Sister Ye, I’m willing to atone for my mistake, but please, don’t be rash..."

Ye Chuxue was in the Golden Core Stage; killing him would be effortless. Not to mention, Song Wanning had already beaten him into this state, and he couldn’t even run fast...

"Hah!"

Ye Chuxue let out a laugh, angered by his self-righteous display.

’One thing has nothing to do with the other. Lu Nanfeng is truly naive.’

"Lu Nanfeng, cut the crap. You were happy to be my simp, but when you couldn’t get what you wanted, you tried to take advantage of me and ruin me!"

"Did you really think you could leave this place alive?"

Her eyes grew cold. "This incident... can only be known by the two of us..."

’As long as I kill Lu Nanfeng, it’ll be as if this never happened!’

"No—"

Lu Nanfeng’s pupils constricted as he let out a desperate scream.

With a cold look in her eyes, Ye Chuxue swung the Longsword, slashing toward him.

"Ye Chuxue, you bitch! I was so good to you, and you dare to attack me!"

"You’re just like that master of yours! Both of you are ungrateful, heartless—URK!"

The Longsword sliced through the air, severing one of his arms.

Blood spurted out, and he screamed in agony.

Ye Chuxue’s face was a mask of icy coldness as she swung her sword again.

Lu Nanfeng was terrified. One moment he was begging for mercy, the next he was spitting threats, as if he had gone mad.

But Ye Chuxue was like a demon from hell, striking again and again.

She didn’t grant Lu Nanfeng a quick death. Instead, she first chopped off his hands, then his legs...

Then, slice by slice, she began carving away at his body...

In just a few moments, Lu Nanfeng was gushing blood, reduced to a human stump.

But that wasn’t enough. Ye Chuxue stared at him, her mind filled with the scene of her humiliation.

The malice in her heart burst forth once more. Ignoring Lu Nanfeng’s agonized wails, she began to dismember him alive...

The scene was so gory that even the Golden Small Sword was thoroughly terrified.

’This woman is the truly ruthless one...’

Lu Nanfeng was down to his last breath, having long lost the strength to resist.

He lay on the ground, his breathing faint as a thread, watching with utter despair as Ye Chuxue brought her sword down again.

He was filled with regret.

’If I hadn’t betrayed Master, if I hadn’t gotten involved with Ye Chuxue, would my future have been completely different?’

’I was once a prodigy, the object of everyone’s envy. And now, I’m meeting such a miserable end.’

In his final moments, the hazy image of his master appeared before his eyes.

She was dressed in red, as radiant as the sun, extending a hand to his younger self.

Lu Nanfeng tried to reach out, only to realize his arms were gone...

A tragic smile appeared on his face as he breathed his last, consumed by endless regret.

Lu Nanfeng was dead.

Killed by the hand of the woman he once loved.

But Ye Chuxue didn’t stop. She hacked his corpse into mincemeat and then threw it to the demonic beasts.

Only when the demonic beasts had swallowed the last piece of flesh did clarity gradually return to her eyes.

Her great vengeance had been achieved, and a look of satisfaction flashed across Ye Chuxue’s face.

’That’s one down, Lu Nanfeng. Next up is Song Wanning!’

’One day, I will grind Song Wanning’s bones to dust!!’

...

"Holy cow, Ye Chuxue is seriously ruthless..."

The sight gave the Golden Small Sword goosebumps. It didn’t even dare to imagine what cruel methods Ye Chuxue would use on its master if she ever gained the upper hand.

Song Wanning’s expression was as cold as ever. Even after watching Lu Nanfeng die with her own eyes, she felt not the slightest ripple of emotion.

With a beckoning gesture, the Memory Stone flew into her hand.

A smirk played on her lips, and her eyes brimmed with Evil Qi.

’Next up, it’s my turn to perform!’