Chapter 616 - 297: I Will Bully the Man You Like Right in Front of You!

Zi Yiyi still couldn’t understand how such a girl was associated with a carefree Sword Cultivator? Could it be like that plump cat in the Exorcism Bureau that, when touched by others, can spring like a soaring eagle?

"You’ve never thought about dieting when you eat, who says you’re fat?"

"Isn’t it that big young master of the He Family, He Kongyue! A few months ago, when I was passing by Luoxing Valley, I ran into him. I greeted him, and he said I got fatter. It really pissed me off!"

Tiao Yaoyao was puffing with anger, and Zi Yiyi felt like her clothes were about to burst open.

"Mr. He is so graceful, handsome, and gentle. How could he insult you for no reason? What did you say when you greeted him?"

"I-I just teased him about how he’s lost some weight from not being able to see his lover... I wasn’t lying, why hold a grudge? So petty!"

Tiao Yaoyao stuck out her little fragrant tongue indignantly, looking irresistibly cute.

But suddenly, sadness welled up in her heart, and the tears couldn’t be stopped. Thinking about how she would no longer be able to gripe about others with her good sister made this moment so precious.

"Why talk about that hypocrite!"

Tiao Yaoyao felt calling him a ’hypocrite’ wasn’t wrong; liking men meant he was a fake man, right?

Zi Yiyi suddenly stopped walking. Tiao Yaoyao looked up, and what was once a darkness in her eyes, she now saw the torches lit by cultivators stationed around Luoxing Valley, flickering like sparkling stars.

Unknowingly, she had almost reached the end with the ’prisoner’ she had personally escorted.

She had deliberately slowed her pace, yet still felt this moment approached too quickly.

She bit her lower lip, her cheeks lightly trembling, but she still couldn’t hold back her tears, then she tried to drag Zi Yiyi back, angrily saying:

"Books only say you can’t stop the tears below, not that you can’t stop the tears on your face ah wuwuwu..."

Zi Yiyi’s eye twitched; sometimes Tiao Yaoyao would say things that made her embarrassed, very much at odds with her youthful appearance.

She used to limit her little sister from reading those incorrigible books, especially those stories between men... Now she was too tired to control it, after all, Yaoyao only looked young...

"I’ll take you back to Hua Jing to admit your mistake! She’ll definitely forgive you! We’ll go and kill the Heart Buddha together, then everything will turn back to the way it was!"

The girl tugged on Zi Yiyi’s arm, stubbornly trying to pull her back.

But Zi Yiyi didn’t move a muscle, she looked into the depths of the valley, as if to meet those white eyes.

She finally withdrew her gaze, sighed, and broke free from Tiao Yaoyao’s hand:

"There’s no going back, nothing will ever be the same..."

Tiao Yaoyao listened, feeling a bit despairing, her lower lip trembling as if stuttering.

"Hua Jing doesn’t distrust you, she tested me too... How could she not trust us? Don’t overthink it..."

Zi Yiyi just shook her head.

"What do you really want! I’ll find it for you! Why must you seek that damn evil spirit? Why!"

Zi Yiyi looked at her hysterical best friend, feeling a stabbing pain in her heart.

She suppressed the surge of regret, for this was all her own doing, but also what she willingly accepted.

The wind carried her murmurs, the answer she realized tonight:

"I’ve always seen Hua Jing as a role model, wanting to become someone unique like her. I’ve also always demanded this of myself. But... people are ultimately different. I’m mediocre by nature. If it weren’t for being Hua Jing’s personal attendant and having these resources, I probably wouldn’t even reach the Condensed Water Realm...

I never realized this before, thinking all these were my achievements. But until I met the Divine Son, I realized how insignificant I truly am. Rather than saying I liked the Divine Son, it’s more that I envied someone who shines so brightly on their own. I wanted to become someone like that too.

Hua Jing is the greatest light I’ve ever seen, Yaoyao, you also shine. I know you can resist the temptation of evil spirits, it’s not as easy as you say... People only become hungrier, the temptation only grows stronger. Those who can withstand it are people with great willpower, you’re amazing.

Hua Jing was right, during this time, I’ve felt increasingly inferior, yet I can’t let go of my pride, caught in a struggle of feeling unworthy yet thinking highly of myself. It’s laughable, isn’t it? Even I think so."

Tiao Yaoyao listened, stunned, realizing Zi Yiyi had buried such thoughts deep within her heart all this time.

"I worked so hard in cultivation, my ambitions so lofty, my will so firm. Why can’t heaven favor me, letting me become someone dazzling too? I really am unwilling, really am reluctant. Looking back, this is probably the Heart Demon...

Hua Jing treated me well, I know, she must have seen my Heart Demon. She designed this to help me cut it off. But I still couldn’t pass her test. I succumbed to my Heart Demon, sought power from the Heart Buddha. Actually, when I knelt down, I already knew that flesh was fake. Even if I killed it, I would still be tainted.

But I still chose to wish for power from the true Heart Buddha. I’m beyond redemption. Hua Jing must be so disappointed with me... But I really had no other choice. Perhaps with Hua Jing, my cultivation would be slightly higher, but I’ve already seen my future..."