Chapter 116

Chapter 116: The Foolish Host (Part 1)

Lu Ye glanced at the distraught Bai Qiulan and then at the reverent Shen Xitang.

“You have fun; I’m off to go slaughter some people.”

With that, Lu Ye vanished from sight.

“No! Husband and wife should support each other; I’m coming with you!”

In an instant, Shen Xitang transformed into a streak of light and zipped into Lu Ye’s body.

Leaving Bai Qiulan all alone.

Yes!

She was Lu Ye’s mentor; her only responsibility was to uphold the role of a teacher, and other matters were beyond her right to interfere.

Shen Xitang, who just appeared out of nowhere, treated her with the respect due to a mentor; clearly, nothing was wrong with that.

It was quite proper and courteous.

She should feel relieved, grateful that Lu Ye found a Dao Companion like Shen Xitang.

Unlike that traitorous Yue Hongling, who always tried to drag her down.

But why did she feel so miserable?

Wasn’t everything supposed to be back on track?

…

Bai Qiulan left, lost in thought.

Perhaps she didn’t want to admit it herself.

She wanted to pile the weight of ethical chains onto Lu Ye.

To make Lu Ye feel indebted.

After all, love is all about feeling indebted, right?

But true love is about both parties working hard so the other doesn’t feel it.

Now, Shen Xitang had dropped that ethical mountain right on her head.

Didn’t you say you didn’t want Lu Ye to have improper thoughts about you?

Laughable! The moment you betrayed Lu Ye, how could he still have feelings for you? That’d be pure simp behavior!

Lu Ye could tolerate a woman’s capriciousness, obsession, temper… because he was starved of love; he didn’t know, nor understand, that love is something that brings incomparable happiness to both.

Love isn’t just about tolerance.

Right now, Lu Ye had no improper thoughts about his mentor at all.

He hoped his mentor wouldn’t have any improper thoughts about him either.

Ethical chains above!

Heavenly Dao above!

Suddenly, Bai Qiulan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, instantly freezing into frost.

The poison of Chaos Yin once again erupted.

…

Lu Ye arrived at Dao Peak.

Inside were not just the people of Dao Peak but also members of the Supreme Sword Sect, Central State Imperial Court, and even the Robber Sect.

The Yin-Yang Sect still hadn’t sent anyone over.

They had deep-seated grudges with the Grand Dao Sect, and without the Eternal Order Sect taking the lead, they wouldn’t come, nor would it be proper for them to show their faces.

If the Eternal Order Sect took the lead?

Well, then it’d be a different story. The various human clans would unite and stand against the alien coalition together, and it would surely be a tale passed down through the ages.

But without the Eternal Order Sect taking the lead?

Hmph!

Your Grand Dao Sect’s power isn’t that impressive; who are you to take the lead?

Lu Ye arrived.

“Lu Ye, quick, quick, quick! Do you know the Vermilion Bird divine beast?” Liu Changfeng asked.

Vermilion Bird?

Look, everyone knows the Vermilion Bird is a divine beast, except the Vermilion Bird itself, which insists on calling itself part of the Demon Clan and even named itself the Vermilion Bird Demon Emperor.

“Is she here?”

Lu Ye didn’t answer whether he knew her or not; he just wanted to see what the Vermilion Bird was up to.

“Well, it’s not so much that she’s here; she hasn’t entered the Grand Dao Sect but is hovering around its periphery, letting us know she knows you and bringing us the news that the alien army has already departed from the Supreme Imperial Court and is quickly approaching the Grand Dao Sect.”

“There’s a 70% chance that news is true; prepare for battle!”

“I’ll go check out this Vermilion Bird first.”

“I’ll send two ancestors to follow you!”

“No need; a weak Vermilion Bird can’t do anything to me!”

Why was Lu Ye going to meet the Vermilion Bird?

On one hand, he remembered sensing the aura of the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor on the Vermilion Bird back at the Genius Ancient Battlefield.

Although it was faint, in his previous life, Lu Ye had killed far too many of these entities parasitized by the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor. Even under the influence of slaughter, he still detected it.

Was the Vermilion Bird parasitized by the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor?

On the other hand.

“Ding Ding Ding! Take me to meet the Vermilion Bird, hurry, take me to meet the Vermilion Bird!”

“Ding! I want to fight her!”

“Ding! Host, host, host, good host, handsome host…”

Yeah, that’s just how things were going.

The dog system had just materialized and was in a state of explosive combat power.

It wanted to unleash its ultimate move against the Vermilion Bird!

To be honest, the system was the one that witnessed everything from Lu Ye’s previous life.

Every single thing Lu Ye did, every thought he had, the system knew it all. Back then, it was still a dumb system, then it fused with the Heavenly Dao and became emotionless, so it couldn’t really help its dog host strategize.

From the system’s point of view, its host was a foolish dude, wholeheartedly treating others well, not wanting others to suffer even a tad?

The Chu Ling’s Chu Sword Mountain Manor got smashed by the Great Sword Master; you may not be able to beat him, but you could at least watch from afar and point at the people from Chu Sword Mountain, telling her that this Chu Cangsheng wants to refine you, and that this under-refine master Chu Shifei wants to possess you, while your foster parents want you to replace their son as refining material.

Your biological parents were all wiped out by this family.

Just say it!

Who cares whether Chu Ling has a twisted love?

Seriously!

And that Yue Hongling; if she likes Feng Wuxie, let her go to the Silent Forest; when she’s about to die, you swoop in like a heroic knight.

She’d know the truth, and you’d get the beauty back; as for the fact that Yue Hongling might die?

If she dies, it’s her own fault. You’ve warned her and tried to stop her; if she dies, you can’t blame anyone else.

Who knows, when she’s dying, she might even thank us.

The host is the one least capable of respecting the fates of others! Let go of that helping others fixation!

But this is the true host!

Using all their strength for misguided love, foolish yet admirable.

Of course, Lu Ye had no idea that the system was mulling over so much. He genuinely wanted to see if the Vermilion Bird was being parasitized.

Uh-oh, he seemed to be influenced by the dog system.

Whether the Vermilion Bird was parasitized was none of his business.

Whether she was or wasn’t…

“Ding! Super-duper best host!”

Lu Ye…

“Be careful; if there’s any danger, retreat to the sect immediately.”

“Understood!”

Lu Ye’s figure vanished.

The protective array of the sect opened a crack, and Lu Ye swiftly stepped out.

His divine sense spread out in all directions.

Soon, he locked onto the Vermilion Bird’s trail.

“Ding! Let me handle this!”

Lu Ye had been training earlier and hadn’t paid much attention to how the system confronted these women.

Now that he sensed the Vermilion Bird, he was certain she had been parasitized.

Although not entirely parasitized, she definitely had a parasitic aura.

Colorful light spread out as the system transformed into Shen Xitang, flying towards the Vermilion Bird.

Her clothes quickly became tattered, blood stained her face, and she looked grieving and haggard, yet still couldn’t hide her stunning beauty.

She murmured, “Lu Ye, brother Lu Ye…”

Directly flying toward the Vermilion Bird.

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