Chapter 389

Chapter 389: If Senior Brother Helps Her

Is Shangguan Huanling an idiot?

She doesn’t think so.

She just can’t see the bigger picture sometimes.

Back when they were plotting the poison, Shangguan Huanling watched her sisters, all fired up and gritting their teeth.

She had her doubts too.

After all, Lu Ye was just a nobody, but killing him didn’t sit right.

In the end, they all agreed to spare Lu Ye’s life, and Shangguan Huanling felt relieved.

The most crucial part was that while they were hatching their plan, she was overlooked, suggesting An Li poison him twice—how could that work?

If she hadn’t stumbled upon the Seed of Annihilation, she would’ve let it go, but after finding it, if they wouldn’t let her use it, what was the point of her lucky find?

No way, she had to act—not just act, but be the first to act!

Well, that went smooth!

Lu Ye didn’t suspect her at all.

But when it came to using the Yin-Yang Devouring Path Gu, things got tricky because she wanted to sleep with Lu Ye, and he actually hesitated to turn her down!

What was Shangguan Huanling supposed to do?

She had to crash the fun when Lu Ye was playing with the Vermilion Bird.

Thus, the Yin-Yang Devouring Path Gu was successfully deployed.

When she accomplished her grand plan, she felt pretty smug—after all, Shangguan Huanling wasn’t any less than anyone else!

But now looking back, she scratched her head. Saying she didn’t regret it would be a lie, yet she didn’t regret it too much either. After all, she reincarnated and found her path again, and she fell in love with Lu Ye. Wasn’t that a good thing?

Yue Hongling told her to go out and have fun, but obviously, she wasn’t going to actually go play.

She wasn’t a child; what was there to play? Just sticking around here!

Unless Lu Ye came out to play with her.

Yue Hongling couldn’t just boot her out, but that was alright.

She glanced at the Vermilion Bird, “Aren’t you already dead?”

The Vermilion Bird nodded, “Yeah, I got killed by my husband.”

“Then why are you here now?”

“Because of An Li.”

Yue Hongling’s expression instantly shifted, her eyes becoming dangerous.

“Are you siding with An Li now?”

In truth, she didn’t have much conflict with Lu Ye. In her last life, because of Feng Wuxie, she felt like Lu Ye owed her, leading her to resent him and act spoiled.

Now, knowing the real face of Feng Wuxie, she let go of that little white moonlight obsession and realized how great Lu Ye was.

But she had already hurt her senior brother deeply.

Even if she wanted to make amends with Lu Ye, she found herself hopelessly at a loss; there was nothing she could offer him.

Right now, Lu Ye just needed cultivation.

Could she provide that to him?

Her own cultivation had dropped significantly.

The Vermilion Bird sighed.

“What can I do?”

“But you can’t side with An Li. She’s pure evil, absolutely bad! She’s been plotting against Senior Brother all along, wanting to replace the Heavenly Dao with the Darkness Origin and take control of the Heavens and Earth!” Yue Hongling’s emotions flared up.

“But she saved me! If it weren’t for her, I’d be stuck as a Reincarnation Obsession, suffering endlessly in the depths of reincarnation. What was I supposed to do?” The Vermilion Bird’s voice grew heated.

“So you still want to be enemies with Senior Brother?”

The Vermilion Bird fell silent.

Yue Hongling’s eyes turned red as she gritted her teeth.

“Haven’t you realized your mistake yet?”

The Vermilion Bird sighed.

“What difference does right or wrong make? I no longer seek my husband’s forgiveness…”

“Don’t call me Senior Brother ‘husband’!”

The Vermilion Bird…

“I no longer expect Lu Ye’s forgiveness; I must repay An Li’s lifesaving grace.”

“But what about my Senior Brother’s lifesaving grace?” Yue Hongling asked angrily.

The Vermilion Bird fell silent.

“Vermilion Bird, you haven’t changed at all.” Yue Hongling calmed down.

But the disappointment in her eyes couldn’t be concealed.

The Vermilion Bird was still the same Vermilion Bird, always leaving hurt for the good people.

When facing bad people, she couldn’t bear the misery.

But when it came to good people, she ended up causing them harm.

“People don’t change that easily.” The Vermilion Bird smiled broadly.

Yue Hongling was dying to say something really harsh and venomous, but since the Vermilion Bird saved her, she had to hold back.

For a moment, both were silent.

Shangguan Huanling looked at the Vermilion Bird, then at Yue Hongling, feeling both of them didn’t seem particularly smart.

“Oh, come on, Vermilion Bird, so what if you sided with An Li? Just don’t go after Lu Ye, okay? After all, An Li did save you, so siding with her isn’t a bad thing!”

“And you, Hongling! An Li was also our sister; we played together before, so why do you now suddenly hate her?” Shangguan Huanling added.

Yue Hongling rubbed her forehead.

“Because she’s bad!”

“Bad? What did she do?” Shangguan Huanling asked curiously.

Up to this point, Shangguan Huanling had no idea what An Li had done.

Because An Li had never appeared before her, and she was completely oblivious to the storms outside, focused solely on her own affairs.

“Has she ever seduced you?” Yue Hongling asked.

Shangguan Huanling shook her head, “No!”

Actually, she had, but she was completely unaware of it.

“Chu Ling’s death was largely due to An Li’s seduction, which triggered her darkness within, leading her to attack Senior Brother. Otherwise, Chu Ling would never have dared to do that!” Yue Hongling stated.

“Huh? Chu Ling attacked Lu Ye?” Shangguan Huanling exclaimed in surprise.

“Back in the Third Heaven, when the news of Senior Brother’s reincarnation spread like wildfire, wasn’t it Chu Ling who let it slip?”

“Huh? Wasn’t that me who let it slip?”

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

The Vermilion Bird and Yue Hongling both turned to Shangguan Huanling.

Shangguan Huanling blushed and said, “I thought the news about Lu Ye leaking out was because I accidentally misspoke; turns out it wasn’t me at all!”

The two were…

But with Shangguan Huanling’s interjection, the atmosphere lightened a bit.

“Hongling, don’t worry. Even though I sided with An Li, I won’t lay a hand on my husband. I’ve told An Li this is my bottom line,” the Vermilion Bird said gently.

“I still think siding with An Li is a bad idea. If you repay her favor, you better cut ties quickly; being enemies with Senior Brother will lead to a consequence you can’t handle,” Yue Hongling replied.

The Vermilion Bird nodded.

“Don’t worry about me; focus on your own issues. Your Dao of the Fearless is on the brink of collapse—what are you going to do?” the Vermilion Bird asked.

Upon hearing that, Yue Hongling frowned.

She felt utterly helpless.

“I don’t have a good solution…”

Her Dao of the Fearless had been shattered too badly. Even though she showcased great fearlessness in the mutual harm with Bai Qiulan, it still wasn’t enough. Compared to her peak, it was too far off.

If only Senior Brother could still help her, that would be great!