Chapter 647 540: Ye Liyuan's Hatred: All Women Who Bullied My Dao Companion Must Pay the Price

Hearing footsteps entering the secret chamber, she jerked her head up. When she saw someone else following behind Yu Xiaoyan, she subconsciously tightened her grip on the Magical Treasure in her hand.

However, when her gaze fell upon that familiar figure, Lu Ruoxi's pupils quivered. Her red lips parted slightly, but she couldn't immediately make a sound.

"Junior... Junior Brother Pei..."

Her voice was so soft it was almost broken, the end of her words carrying a disbelieving tremble.

Lu Ruoxi had longed for countless days and nights to be reunited with the handsome, white-robed figure before her. Yet, now that she truly saw him standing in front of her, she felt as if she were in a dream.

The tear that had been welling in the corner of her eye finally gave way, sliding silently down her cheek and spreading into a dark spot on her collar.

"Senior Sister, it's me... I'm sorry for making you worry."

Seeing Lu Ruoxi's weakened state, Pei Yuhang's heart tightened. He hurried to her side and gently took Senior Sister Lu's hand, which was as smooth and soft as warm jade.

Having her hand suddenly grasped by Pei Yuhang, and in front of so many people, brought a shy blush to Lu Ruoxi's pretty face.

Her heart even skipped a beat.

"Junior Brother, you're..."

She looked up, her eyes meeting Pei Yuhang's focused gaze.

Those eyes, usually as calm as an abyss, now reflected her image, sending a tingling sensation through her heart.

The tips of her ears burned uncontrollably, her cheeks grew even hotter, and even her breathing became cautious and delicate.

'Could it be... Is Junior Brother Pei going to publicly announce that he accepts me...'

'How could he... He should at least tell me in private first, to give me some time to prepare.'

As Lu Ruoxi's thoughts ran wild, she suddenly felt a warmth flow from her wrist into her Qi Sea. Her exhausted body instantly felt light and refreshed.

"Senior Sister, I'm using my Pure Yang True Qi to replenish your energy. You've really had a hard time."

Pei Yuhang's voice was as gentle as ever, but it was like a splash of cold water, snapping Lu Ruoxi out of her reverie.

She stared blankly at their clasped hands. All her romantic fantasies from moments ago vanished like bubbles, leaving only a faint, indescribable sense of loss.

'Sigh, I was fantasizing again...'

"Mm, thank you, Junior Brother Pei."

As her gaze drifted, she suddenly noticed Shang Miaoyan standing quietly in the shadows and asked in confusion:

"Where is Saintess Lin?"

Lu Ruoxi knew that Shang Miaoyan and Lin Qianyan had been using the Sect's resources to search for Junior Brother Pei.

Now that Shang Miaoyan had met up with Junior Brother Pei, Saintess Lin should be here as well.

The moment the question left her lips, Lu Ruoxi keenly sensed the atmosphere freeze.

"It's complicated..."

Pei Yuhang's voice suddenly dropped, and a shadow fell over his features.

After a brief explanation, Lu Ruoxi learned from Pei Yuhang about the battle his group had fought against the Red-robed Pope of the Chosen Organization—or rather, the Nameless Daoist, Yuan Tianming—before the gates of the Abyssal Sea Palace opened.

In the end, Yuan Tianming had succeeded in opening the gates to the Abyssal Sea Palace. Due to the resulting tsunami, Pei Yuhang had been separated from Qianqian and the others, and he was currently searching for them.

"How could this happen..."

Lu Ruoxi stood there in a daze, her fingertips digging so deeply into her palm that she didn't even notice. It took her a long time to come back to her senses.

The respected master she and Junior Sister Nangong had been searching for was actually the mastermind stirring up chaos in the world and plaguing the common people.

This immense disparity sent a chill through Lu Ruoxi's heart.

'Are we disciples... nothing more than pawns in his eyes?'

Just then, Pei Yuhang gently took Lu Ruoxi's hand and said in a soft voice:

"Senior Sister, I promise I will get a clear answer from that man about what his true objective is!"

"For now, you still have us."

Lu Ruoxi looked at Pei Yuhang's earnest eyes, then turned to look at the pale-faced Ji Xichan on the bed. She suddenly felt the bone-chilling cold in her chest slowly begin to melt away.

'Right now, I'm still needed by Junior Brother Pei and the others.'

She took a deep breath and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Mm... I'll leave matters concerning him to you, Junior Brother Pei!"

Lu Ruoxi took out a Pill Furnace from her Jiezhi Storage Ring. The furnace fire ignited, illuminating the profile of her newly determined face.

"Now, I will begin refining an Elixir for Miss Ji to heal her depleted essence. I'll have to trouble you to stand guard for me, Junior Brother Pei."

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「In the Cold Palace Sword Mansion.」

Ye Liyuan lay on the bed with her eyes closed, the Meditation Divine Jade resting quietly by her pillow.

Although she was asleep, Ye Liyuan seemed to be having a nightmare.

Her slender body struggled restlessly beneath the covers. Her plain white undergarments were already soaked with cold sweat, clinging to her thin back.

Her breathing was heavy, yet it was as if she were experiencing sleep paralysis, unable to wake up.

In a trance, she once again saw the "confession video" Pei Yuhang had left for her in the Meditation Divine Jade.

In the Yin Yang Sacred Land, the proud, wicked woman's triumphant sneer, the young Ah Han's heavy breathing and dazed eyes...

The decadent atmosphere, the brilliant candlelight of the Saintess Hall, the entangled fingers—it was all like a constantly shifting kaleidoscope, pulling Ye Liyuan deep within.

She could only watch from a third-person perspective, kneeling helplessly on the ground as the terrible scene unfolded before her.

"No, no—"

"Enough, enough! Don't... don't show me this anymore!!"

Ye Liyuan let out a sudden scream. Her eyes flew open, and a wave of torrential Evil Qi flashed within them.

Uncontrolled Sword Qi tore the room's door and windows to shreds, letting the wind and snow rush in.

WHOOSH...

The cold wind blew past, whipping up Ye Liyuan's sweat-drenched black hair.

The chill helped Ye Liyuan calm down slightly. She lightly lifted a finger, and a dense weave of Sword Qi sealed the holes in the door and windows.

The temperature in the room warmed up again, and Ye Liyuan's ragged breathing gradually steadied.

But tears continued to roll from the corners of her tightly shut eyes, soaking her scattered black hair.

"Why... Why did you hide your past, Ah Han..."

"Was Shang Miaoyan's purpose for coming to the Dao Sect you...? You should have told me. We could have faced it together..."

Ye Liyuan whimpered softly, but the malice in her voice grew heavier, like storm clouds gathering before a downpour—suppressed, growing more frantic, until it was ready to burst.

"I would never have looked down on you... But you went behind my back and continued to sleep with her after she came to the Dao Sect!"

"And the old me... I was foolish enough to treat Shang Miaoyan as a confidante and friend!!"

"Pei Yuhang, don't you think that makes me a complete joke?!"

As the emotions churned within Ye Liyuan, the Linyuan Sword, which had been resting silently in a corner, began to hum and tremble.

Wails of ghosts echoed from within the sword; the Sword Ghosts were howling and trembling in response to Ye Liyuan's rage.

Outside the window, a branch of a winter plum tree snapped under the weight of the snow.

Ye Liyuan lifted her eyes—now hollow after countless tears—and looked at the Meditation Cold Jade by her pillow.

After the last time she watched the "confession video" preserved in the jade, she had taken a full two days to recover, yet the pain was still so unbearable that she couldn't continue watching.

But now, she was ready to continue.

Based on the length of the "confession video," Shang Miaoyan was only the beginning. There were probably more people to come.

More women who deceived her, who seduced and bullied her Dao Companion!

"'Confidantes'? 'Good sisters'?"

Ye Liyuan suddenly let out a low laugh, a laugh laced with a hair-raising chill. "To think I was such a fool, treating those poisonous women who coveted my Dao Companion as my closest friends..."

She bit her finger open and wrote the name "Shang Miaoyan" on a piece of paper with her blood. Looking at the space after it, she murmured:

"Let me see the true faces of you adulteresses. I will settle the score with you... one by one."

Ye Liyuan placed her hand back on the Meditation Divine Jade. In an instant, the scene around her changed again, and she found herself in a quiet room.

She silently watched the Pei Yuhang standing before her.

She recognized this as what Ah Han looked like after her own accident with the heavenly lightning.

"Junior Brother, are you here at the Dan Yun Pavilion again to ask for Spirit Stones and Elixir resources?"

A voice sounded from behind. A gentle woman with a full, curvaceous figure slowly entered the room.

"Yes, I'm here to implore you, Senior Sister..."

Seeing her, Pei Yuhang tensed and clenched his fists.

"But I've already given you this month's resource share for the Cold Palace Sword Mansion, and even the shares for the next two months.

"Giving out resources in advance is already against the rules. For you to keep asking me for more like this, Junior Brother...

"...Even as an Elder of the Dan Yun Pavilion, it puts me in a very difficult position."

The gentle woman spoke as if she were deeply troubled, but her eyes were surreptitiously raking over the man before her—Pei Yuhang, with his cold, otherworldly appearance like that of a banished immortal.

Ye Liyuan watched the woman before her, her breathing heavy.

A moment later, she spoke softly, her voice filled with killing intent.

"So there you are. Another one who bullied my Dao Companion, *Senior Sister*."