Chapter 1713 - 773: Envy, Jealousy, Hatred

Chapter 1713: Chapter 773: Envy, Jealousy, Hatred

Xi Jiuye was furious.

This fire was not only because of Yue Mubai’s words, a large part of it was also because of Di Shen.

Although he knew long ago that those two were a Dual Cultivation Couple, and that they had likely done whatever they should and shouldn’t have done.

But every time he saw them together, Xi Jiuye felt a burn of unspeakable anger.

What was more infuriating was that Di Shen also had a mysterious and enchantingly seductive mermaid lover, unbeknownst to the entirely clueless Earth Evil Female Monarch.

Xi Jiuye had sent people to investigate, but no matter how he searched, he couldn’t find that mermaid who had performed at Demon King Tongtian’s birthday feast and resembled Ye Lingyue.

Xi Jiuye despised this feeling of losing control.

In the Northern Territory, apart from Lan’er, he hadn’t been interested in any other woman for hundreds of years.

But since arriving in Ancient Nine Provinces, he had encountered two women in a row that made his heart flutter, and not only that, he also had a relationship with Hong Mingyue.

If Lan’er knew about these matters, she would probably be heartbroken.

Xi Jiuye wasn’t without guilt, but he thought Lan Chuchu was gentle in nature; even if he had other women, she probably wouldn’t mind too much. After all, besides Lan Chuchu, there hadn’t been any official concubine in the Northern Territory Palace for years.

The problem was, he didn’t want to take Hong Mingyue back to the Northern Territory, and the two women he did want to take back—one was nowhere to be found, and the other couldn’t be bothered to even glance at him.

In such a situation, Yue Mubai’s jabbering had just happened to touch Xi Jiuye’s sore spot.

What’s more, Xi Jiuye was certain that Di Shen wouldn’t really kill Yue Mubai.

Xi Jiuye understood this person, Di Shen, quite well.

Though his temperament seemed volatile, he was actually very meticulous. His swordplay was as fierce as a storm, but in reality, it didn’t carry a lethal intent.

Xi Jiuye’s thoughts coincided with Di Shen’s.

In Di Shen’s view, Yue Mubai was at most a mere clown.

Killing him would only defile the Nine Dragon Chant created by his wife.

Moreover, according to his wife, this person had some understanding of the Taixu Tomb Realm, perhaps he would be of some use in the future.

Punishment of death could be avoided, but punishment of life could not.

One could hear the Nine Dragon Roar, seemingly cumbersome, but in Di Shen’s hands, it was very agile, wielded with expert precision.

With swooshes, every strike narrowly avoided hurting Yue Mubai’s vital spots.

Yue Mubai just felt a chill as the Gang Qi protecting his body shattered completely.

A chill spread across his chest, his shirt was gone, and his belt snapped, leaving him exposed and even his undergarments were torn to shreds by the sword wind.

Yue Mubai wanted to cover himself, but Di Shen wouldn’t give him the chance.

If Yue Mubai tried to cover up with his hands, they would have been cut by Di Shen’s sword wind.

Left with no choice, he stood there as bare as a plucked white chicken, flustered and angry.

The passing Demon Hunters saw Yue Mubai’s predicament and all began to mock and ridicule.

"Master uncle, please save your grand-disciple!"

Yue Mubai wished desperately for a hole to crawl into at that moment.

In desperation, he shouted towards the tent where Ye Lingyue was.

It was then that he remembered his relation to the master uncle.

Suddenly, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and Ye Lingyue came out.

Upon seeing Ye Lingyue, Di Shen reacted swiftly, darting over to his wife and covering Ye Lingyue’s eyes with his large hand.

"Wife, this is nothing pleasant to see, best not to taint your eyes."

Seeing Di Shen finally stop, someone from the Jin Family’s representative team quickly stepped out and tossed an outer robe to Yue Mubai.

Yue Mubai, trembling, grabbed the robe, and looking around at the mocking eyes, felt as though thorns pricked his back, his face burning like a beetroot, bolted away like mad.

"If it’s not worth seeing, then why stir trouble, especially outside my tent?"

Ye Lingyue swatted Di Shen’s hand away, half-amused and half-annoyed. Though her mouth chided, there wasn’t a hint of reproach on her face.

"Di Shen, does she know about the mermaid from that night at the Tongtian Tribe?"

Watching their intimate interaction from the sidelines, Xi Jiuye couldn’t help but feel jealous, and the sting of envy filled him.

He kept a stern face and deliberately brought up the alluring mermaid.

Ye Lingyue was momentarily startled, and in that moment of hesitation, Xi Jiuye was even more convinced that she was unaware of Di Shen’s dalliances, so he spoke with more enthusiasm.

"Your affection with that woman, I suspect the relationship is quite deep. Her looks compared to the one beside you now, is truly night and day."

Xi Jiuye’s words made Di Shen clench his fists, his gaze sharp, glaring at Xi Jiuye.

"Xi Jiuye, what do you mean by that? My affairs with her have nothing to do with you."

Guangzi had said before, Xi Jiuye harbored a deep historical enmity for night Ye Ling due to killing his father, that festered to the point he would have shredded her a thousand times.

But in Di Shen’s view, various signs indicated that Xi Jiuye felt something more than just simple hatred for his wife.

Di Shen remembered Xi Jiuye’s disoriented expression when he first saw Ye Lingyue’s dancer attire that night.

He also saw the jealousy and resentment Xi Jiuye had just shown.

Perhaps Xi Jiuye had already become suspicious, maybe he never comprehended his feelings for Ye Lingyue before.

But those feelings were now resurrecting, even if Xi Jiuye still wasn’t fully aware.

Yet he was already instinctually showing it.

There was a time when this man was the sole object of his wife’s pure love.

But at that time, he cast that most precious love aside, and harshly wounded his wife.

Whenever he thought of it, Di Shen’s heart ached unbearably.

If in this life, he were to witness the woman who once loved him entirely now cherished by another man, regarded as his everything, only then would he truly wake up to his mistakes.

However, Di Shen would never give him such a chance.

Di Shen had already determined to take his wife away from the Jiu Provinces Base Camp, far from Xi Jiuye.

He intended to find Yan Jiu as soon as possible, and as for the soul fragments, he also had to recover them.

Di Shen didn’t care about the memories, for Feng Xun, Wu Zhong, whoever, they all loved his wife.

But the appearance of Xi Jiuye alerted Di Shen to the crisis.

To truly protect his wife, he must possess the absolute strength to rival Divine Master Xi Jiuye.

"Di Shen, is what he says true?"

Ye Lingyue lowered her eyes, hiding the mirth in them behind her lashes, shoulders trembling, her voice full of grievance.

Seeing Ye Lingyue’s manner, Xi Jiuye secretly rejoiced.

"Wife, that woman was merely aiding me with a task, I swear, as long as you’re here, she will never appear before you!"

Di Shen cooperatively patted his chest in assurance.

Ye Lingyue lifted her face, completely trusting, snuggling like a little bird in Di Shen’s embrace, ending with a sweet response.

"As long as you say it, I believe it."