"Tch! You don’t know your own limits."

Song Wanning gave a cold laugh and sent Gu Qingyuan flying with a single kick.

Gu Qingyuan was no match for her even at his peak, let alone in his current half-dead state.

"SPURT—"

Gu Qingyuan was already seething, and the kick was the last straw. He was so overcome with rage that he passed out.

"Master!"

Ye Chuxue cried out in alarm and scrambled over to Gu Qingyuan.

"Master, are you all right? Master?"

The moment she turned her master’s face toward her, she saw the dark filth around his mouth. Her vision swam, and she doubled over, retching once more.

’Even though she had feelings for her master, she couldn’t stomach this sight.’

But Song Wanning just smiled, suddenly crouching down. She grabbed both of their heads and smashed them together.

"Since you two wretches love being together so much, I’ll do you a favor. May you have a litter of eighteen!"

With that, she forced their lips to touch.

"GAG—"

Ye Chuxue gagged uncontrollably, feeling like she was going to lose her mind.

Her eyes flew open, wide with anger and panic, but she was completely immobilized. All she could feel was that disgusting substance being smeared onto her own lips.

"MMMPH—MMMPH—" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

She screamed silently, a storm of grief and indignation raging within her. Just as she felt she was about to pass out from the stench, Song Wanning abruptly released her.

"GAG—GAG—"

Ye Chuxue could no longer hold back and began to vomit violently, soon retching up nothing but bile.

When she was done, she collapsed to the ground, completely drained of strength. She didn’t even have the energy to lift a finger.

Her eyes wide, she glared daggers at Song Wanning.

’In two lifetimes, she had never hated anyone this much.’

’Even chopping Song Wanning into pieces and feeding her to the dogs wouldn’t be enough to quell this hatred.’

"What are you looking at?"

Song Wanning raised an eyebrow, a mocking smirk playing on her lips. "What, haven’t had your fill of kissing? Shall I help you two again?"

At her words, Ye Chuxue’s pupils constricted. She visibly shivered, her gaze darting away, no longer daring to be as defiant as before.

But she still craned her neck stubbornly and said, "If you have the guts... then... just kill me..."

’It would be better than being humiliated like this!’

"Kill you? I’m afraid I’d dirty my hands."

Song Wanning scoffed at that and resumed dragging them toward the Demon Cave.

’This beautiful memory from today will surely be something Ye Chuxue never forgets.’

’Don’t they just adore each other?’

’Then every time they get intimate, they’ll be reminded of this lovely memory. I guarantee it will double their bliss!’

She lowered her gaze and quickened her pace.

Ye Chuxue’s expression gradually grew lucid.

’This torture is just a setback,’ she told herself over and over. ’It’s a stepping stone for me to climb higher.’

’After all, isn’t this how it is for all protagonists?’

’She firmly believed that since she had transmigrated here, she was destined to be extraordinary!’

’No matter how powerful Song Wanning is now, she’s destined for a dead end. I have to stay calm. Calm!’

...

They reached the Demon Cave.

Song Wanning retrieved the Immortal Binding Rope and tossed the pair to the ground.

Gu Qingyuan was still unconscious. She simply took out a Clear Water Talisman and threw it at him.

Icy water splashed down on his head, jolting Gu Qingyuan awake. He struggled to sit up.

The moment consciousness returned, the foul taste in his mouth washed over him again. He couldn’t stop himself from vomiting to the side while desperately scooping up water from the ground to frantically wash his mouth.

This pathetic sight was a far cry from the ethereal Gu Heavenly Venerate of his past life.

’This was so satisfying. Back then, they had forced her to beg for mercy like a dog. Now, it was their turn to experience that same feeling, again and again.’

’After all, death is a simple affair. The dual torture of mind and body—that was the ultimate revenge!’

Her face deathly pale, Ye Chuxue wanted to show concern for Gu Qingyuan, but instead, she started heaving again herself.

’At that moment, she worried she might become the first Cultivator in history to vomit herself to death...’

Only when neither of them could vomit anything more did they collapse to the ground, their bodies aching and limp.

Song Wanning pinched her nose in disgust, a gesture that sent another wave of fury through the pair.

They had lost count of how many times Song Wanning had enraged them, but they still couldn’t stand it...

It seemed Song Wanning could ignite their fury with effortless ease.

"What are you staring at? Believe me when I say I’ll gouge your eyes out."

Song Wanning held up two fingers and gestured toward their eyes. The threat alone made their pupils tremble and their faces contort for a moment.

’Because that madwoman, Song Wanning, was truly capable of it!’

"...Song Wanning... we’re from the same sect. Are you really going to kill one of your own?"

Gu Qingyuan, unsure of what Song Wanning was planning, scowled and brought up their master, who had long since ascended.

"If our master knew we had fallen to this, I can’t imagine how upset he would be..."

’Before he ascended, their master had instructed them to always support each other. Yet Song Wanning had attacked him repeatedly. How could she face their master now?’

"Gu Qingyuan, so you do remember our master?"

Song Wanning let out a derisive laugh. "I thought you’d sprouted from a rock and raised yourself..."

A knowing glint flashed in her eyes as she said pointedly, "Don’t worry. I’m not going to kill you... not yet."

’She would watch Gu Qingyuan fall, piece by piece. She would watch him be destroyed, bit by bit. And when he was at his most vulnerable, she would deliver the killing blow.’

’He would be made to feel every ounce of the suffering she had endured in her past life...’

’Soon, this master and disciple duo would become nothing more than stray dogs.’

Song Wanning flashed Gu Qingyuan a brilliant smile.

For a moment, Gu Qingyuan thought he saw his junior sister from the past.

She had been cold and proud to outsiders, but with him, she had always been understanding, innocent, and sweet.

Until he took Ye Chuxue as his disciple.

’In that instant, a dazed thought crossed Gu Qingyuan’s mind. ’Could it be... she still hasn’t let me go?’’

’After a century of feelings between them, how could she just throw it all away?’

’She’s just angry. She’s just taking it out on me...’

The thought had barely crossed his mind when a black boot suddenly appeared in his line of sight.

The next moment, his entire body was launched into the air, hurtling backward.

Gu Qingyuan only had time to widen his eyes before he was swallowed by the Demonic Qi and vanished from sight.

"Song Wanning, what are you doing?!"

Ye Chuxue shrieked. Behind them was a cliff, from which Demonic Qi roiled. One glance was enough to know something was wrong.

’Song Wanning actually kicked Gu Qingyuan off the cliff! She’s trying to kill him!’

"What’s all the shouting for?"

Song Wanning’s brow furrowed with impatience. "Don’t be in such a hurry. It’s your turn now!"

With that, she gently lifted her foot and sent Ye Chuxue flying as well.

"SONG WANNING!!!!!"

An enraged cry was all that lingered in the air before all trace of them was gone.

Free from those two vexations, Song Wanning was in a marvelous mood and began to hum a little tune.

’Now, they could have a proper taste of the Demon Cave. She would consider it her "reward" for Ye Chuxue.’