Chapter 512 - 254: I Should Avoid Her Edge?

Chapter 512: Chapter 254: I Should Avoid Her Edge?

As evening approached and dusk settled.

Sun Yuzhi crept to the door of Chen Sheng’s room and knocked softly. She waited for his reply before pushing the door open and stepping inside.

With a look of worry and urgency on her face, she immediately asked about what Chen Sheng had mentioned during the day—the matter of investigating the whereabouts of the Phoenix Yin Gu King.

Earlier, in the Poison Flame Cave, Chen Sheng had speculated that the Phoenix Yin Gu King’s disappearance might be related to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

After his analysis, a seed of doubt had been planted in Sun Yuzhi’s heart.

Afterward, Chen Sheng had said he would find a way to subtly probe Lady Lan for information, so she had temporarily set the matter aside.

However, after mulling it over for a long time by herself, Sun Yuzhi felt increasingly that this plan might not be sound.

Even if the Phoenix Yin Gu King truly was in the hands of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, why would they willingly hand it over?

They would most likely do everything in their power to hide it. After all, who would easily let go of such a worldly treasure?

Sun Yuzhi had come precisely to discuss a new strategy with Chen Sheng.

But unexpectedly, before she could even speak, Chen Sheng told her that his subtle probing had already yielded results.

"So... the Phoenix Yin Gu King, is it really with the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect or not?"

Sun Yuzhi’s heart tightened, and she couldn’t help but press for an answer.

Her current nervousness was, on one hand, born from the unwillingness to let such an opportunity slip through her fingers.

On the other hand, it was for Chen Sheng’s sake.

Since Chen Sheng had already refined the Dragon Yang Gu King, if he couldn’t obtain the Phoenix Yin Gu King to complement it, the resulting imbalance of Yin and Yang would make it difficult to truly activate the many divine effects of the Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada.

In the long run, it would even affect Chen Sheng’s path of Cultivation.

Seeing no further need for concealment, Chen Sheng told her directly:

"It is. And what’s more, it’s on Lady Lan herself. She has already refined and subdued it."

"Refined? This... how is that possible?!"

Sun Yuzhi’s pupils contracted, her face a mask of utter disbelief.

The inheritance she had received stated it clearly.

Without the aid of a specific Secret Technique, it was nearly impossible for an ordinary person to subdue this pair of Yin-Yang Gu Kings.

A forced attempt would not only fail but could also trigger a backlash from the Gu King, or even cause it to perish.

Lan Yufei’s Cultivation is only at the Profound Mastery realm. How could she have managed it?

"There’s no doubt about it."

Chen Sheng nodded with a solemn expression.

"Although I don’t know what method she used, that is the truth of the matter.

Furthermore, the Phoenix Yin Gu King she refined is the Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly."

"The Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly!"

Hearing this, Sun Yuzhi couldn’t help but gasp.

Although she was mentally prepared and knew the Phoenix Yin Gu King was no ordinary item...

...the name "Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly" still sent a violent tremor through her heart.

What followed was a surge of intense heartache and resentment.

’This was supposed to be my opportunity!’

’It was a fortune that the senior who left the inheritance had specifically sealed away, waiting for someone with fate to claim it!’

’But now, someone else has reaped all the benefits!’

"So... what did she say? Is she willing to give it up?"

As Sun Yuzhi asked this, her heart had already sunk.

If she were in the other’s shoes, she would never give up such a Treasure either.

What’s more, Lady Lan had been with this Gu for many years and had already benefited greatly from it.

Even if they could prove the item was originally from the inheritance, why would she just hand it over?

Chen Sheng sighed softly.

"Of course not. She gave me two options."

He then briefly and concisely recounted the content of his conversation with Lady Lan, including the two conditions.

As Sun Yuzhi listened, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and a chill gradually grew in her eyes.

When she heard that Lady Lan had demanded to exchange it for a treasure of even greater value, she was still able to suppress her anger.

But when she heard that the woman also harbored the idea of dual cultivating with Chen Sheng and demanding the status of a Co-Wife, an uncontrollable killing intent instantly shattered her composure.

"That... shameless hussy!"

Sun Yuzhi spat the curse through gritted teeth and shot to her feet.

With a flash of crimson light, the Red Flame Long Spear that had accompanied her in battle for years was in her hand. The spear tip trembled, humming incessantly as a fiery True Essence uncontrollably flared from it.

The temperature in the room seemed to rise abruptly due to Sun Yuzhi’s fury.

"Yuzhi, what are you doing?!"

Chen Sheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly rose and grabbed her arm.

"I’m going to kill that insatiably greedy thief!"

Sun Yuzhi’s voice was ice-cold, her eyes filled with chilling killing intent.

"First she steals my opportunity, and now she wants to steal my husband?! Does she really think I, Sun Yuzhi, am some kind of pushover?!"

Sun Yuzhi had a fierce and decisive personality, earning her the nickname "Female Demon" back in Ning’an. In her current rage, she was not one to make empty threats.

"Don’t be rash! This is the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. We’re outnumbered and isolated here. We need to think this through and avoid a direct confrontation for now!"

Chen Sheng hastily tried to dissuade her.

Although he was pleased to see a woman fight over him out of jealousy, he would never want his own woman to be put in danger because of it.

"I should avoid a confrontation with her?!"

Sun Yuzhi laughed coldly in her anger, the red glow at her spear tip flickering erratically.

"She stole the item from my inheritance, and now she wants to waltz into our home and be my equal.

Chen Sheng, how do you expect me to just swallow this insult?!"

"Calm down first and let me finish."

Chen Sheng applied a bit more force, pressing Sun Yuzhi back into her seat, and explained patiently:

"Even if you could defeat her right now, or even kill her, what good would it do?

That Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly is linked to her mind. She could destroy it completely with a single thought.

If that happens, the Phoenix Yin Gu King will be annihilated. The Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada inside me will also be wounded, the Yin and Yang will fall out of balance, and the consequences will be endless.

That is absolutely not the outcome we want."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuzhi’s chest heaved violently, but the grip on her spear finally loosened slightly.

Chen Sheng’s words had hit the heart of the matter.

She could disregard her own safety, but she could not disregard Chen Sheng’s path of Cultivation.

However, the indignation and killing intent in her heart had not diminished in the slightest.

’Stealing my opportunity was one thing, but to dare to covet my man, and even audaciously demand the position of a Co-Wife...’

’On what grounds did Lan Yufei think she could do that?’

’Just because of her reputation as the number one beauty of Nanzhao?’

Sun Yuzhi had never been one to sell herself short. She believed that in terms of appearance, Cultivation, and the depth of her feelings and devotion to Chen Sheng, she was second to none.