Chapter 526: Two Women Vie for a Husband! Peak of the Mid Stage

Chapter 526 -258: Two Women Vie for a Husband! Peak of the Mid Stage

As if granted a pardon, Lan Yufei immediately nodded.

“In that case, we won’t disturb you any longer. Ke’Er, let’s go.”

With that said, before Ouyang Ke could ask another question, Lady Lan turned and walked quickly toward her residence, her retreating figure showing a hint of subtle haste.

Ouyang Ke was helpless. He could only give Chen Sheng an apologetic and confused look before hurriedly chasing after her.

“Yuzhi…”

Chen Sheng tightened his arm around her waist, guiding her toward the guest room.

“I’m going back to Ning’an.”

Sun Yuzhi glanced at him, her voice ice-cold as she tried to pull away.

The harsh, decisive words she had wanted to say died on her lips when she met his gaze, ultimately turning into this seemingly firm but actually weak farewell.

“Don’t go. Hear my explanation first…”

Chen Sheng, of course, wouldn’t let go. Half-supporting and half-carrying her, he brought her back to the guest room.

Sun Yuzhi struggled symbolically a few times, but her movements were small. In the end, with a show of resistance, she was led back into the room that still smelled of another woman.

The door closed, shutting out the morning light and any prying eyes.

The atmosphere in the room was stagnant and oppressive.

Sun Yuzhi took a deep breath, forcing back the stinging heat in her eyes. She tore her gaze away from Chen Sheng’s face and looked out the window.

What angered her wasn’t so much that Chen Sheng had found a new lover.

Rather, it was the way Chen Sheng handled it that made her feel humiliated and disappointed.

That promise of ‘equal status’ in particular was like a thorn in her heart.

‘On what grounds does Lan Yufei deserve that?’

‘Is it because of her face?’

‘Is it because of the Phoenix Yin Gu King she stole?’

‘Or is it because of her title as the ‘number one beauty of Nanzhao’?’

‘It wasn’t enough for that bitch to steal my opportunity; now she has to share my man and compete for my status.’

Combined with the miserable, agonizing wait outside his door last night, it was all too much for her to bear, causing her to finally erupt.

“Yuzhi…”

Chen Sheng sighed, his voice softening.

“I had no choice but to write that agreement. If I hadn’t agreed to her terms first, Lady Lan would never have compromised. We both know how important the Phoenix Yin Gu King is to her. She would rather see us all perish than easily hand it over or cooperate.”

“But the union of the Yin-Yang Gu Kings is immensely beneficial to my cultivation. This concerns my entire path as a cultivator, so I had to do it.”

As he spoke, Chen Sheng took a step closer, looking at Sun Yuzhi’s profile with a sincere gaze.

“In my heart, your position is unmatched. Why bother competing with her and getting yourself worked up over nothing?”

“My position is unmatched?”

Sun Yuzhi turned back with a cold laugh, her eyes filled with mockery and disbelief.

“I bet you’ve said the same thing to that bitch, Lan Yufei, haven’t you?”

“Chen Sheng, your skills at coaxing women have certainly become more polished.”

“Yuzhi.”

Chen Sheng’s expression turned serious, his tone uncharacteristically solemn.

“Don’t you know what kind of person I am? Your affection, your support—I remember every single bit of it.”

“The weight of what you’ve given me cannot be so easily matched by anyone else. Forget Lan Yufei; even Nie Lingxi, my own fiancée, doesn’t hold a candle to you in my heart.”

He spoke these words with complete sincerity, without a hint of falsehood.

To him, compared to the other women, Sun Yuzhi was indeed the most important.

Sun Yuzhi’s expression softened slightly, as she could faintly sense the sincerity in Chen Sheng’s words.

But she was proud and headstrong by nature, and it was difficult for her to back down so easily.

She immediately looked away again. After a long silence, she finally said in a low voice:

“I understand.”

Seeing her attitude soften, Chen Sheng continued in a gentle tone:

“You see, Lady Lan possesses the Simurgh Phoenix Jade Butterfly, which complements my Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada through Yin and Yang, and it can truly help my cultivation progress.”

“And once my cultivation improves, won’t I be able to better help you in the future?”

“In the long run, this matter isn’t entirely without benefit for you, either. When I stopped you just now, it wasn’t because I was taking her side. It was simply that the time and place were all wrong.”

“The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is currently facing both internal and external threats, with treacherous undercurrents surging. A major upheaval could erupt at any moment. If we were to come to blows now, wouldn’t that just be handing our enemies a weapon against us and throwing ourselves into disarray?”

“Once this business is settled, if you still want to ‘teach her a lesson,’ I absolutely will not stop you. How about it?”

Of course, Chen Sheng’s idea of ‘not stopping’ her was limited to not taking either side.

‘If I played favorites, no matter who I sided with, the other would surely hold a grudge.’

Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Sun Yuzhi’s eyes and she snorted.

“Once the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s business is concluded… I will definitely let that bitch know what I’m capable of!”

She then paused, adding in a slightly awkward tone:

“As for now… fine. I’ll give you some face.”

“That’s my Yuzhi, always able to see the bigger picture.”

A smile appeared on Chen Sheng’s face.

“By the way, I still have some of the Gu King’s refined essence inside me from its feedback. If you’re willing, I can use the Dual Cultivation Technique to guide some of it to you to aid your cultivation. It could also serve as compensation…”

“There’s no need.”

Sun Yuzhi cut him off, her tone stiff and clearly filled with disgust.

“Wait until the day… you’ve washed yourself clean, inside and out. Then we can talk.”

The thought that this man had just been tumbling in the sheets with Lan Yufei made her feel sick to her stomach.

Chen Sheng didn’t press the issue and offered a few more gentle words of comfort.

Although Sun Yuzhi still wore a cold expression, the burgeoning anger and sharp hostility had mostly dissipated.

Finally, she shot Chen Sheng a glance, pushed open the door, and left on her own.

Watching Sun Yuzhi’s back—straight, yet tinged with a hint of loneliness—Chen Sheng sighed inwardly.

‘If it were any other woman throwing a tantrum like this, I would have put her in her place long ago. But when it comes to Sun Yuzhi, I can never bring myself to be so ruthless. Her love is deep and her loyalty is profound. More than that, she recognized my potential and helped me rise. These bonds make it impossible for me to treat her as straightforwardly as I do others.’

Likewise, he couldn’t immediately adopt a cold attitude toward Lady Lan, who had just given herself to him and was key to the Gu King matter.

Striking a balance between them was mentally exhausting.

“Tsk, tsk…”

Just as Chen Sheng was composing himself and preparing to turn back to his cultivation, a familiar, teasing voice rang out from outside the door.

“So early in the morning, and I got to see such a wonderful show for free.”

Chen Sheng froze for a moment at the sound of the voice, then the corners of his mouth curved into a smile.

“So it’s Elder Nie who has graced me with her presence.”

The door was pushed open silently by a gentle force.

Nie Xiangjun, tall and clad in a simple white Daoist Robe, stepped inside. With her arms crossed, she leisurely sized up Chen Sheng, her beautiful eyes a mixture of undisguised contempt and a certain indescribable admiration.