Chapter 394

Chapter 394: Crushing Defeat

Huh?

Shen Xitang trembled.

Shangguan Huanling continued her approach towards Lu Ye, her movements unwavering, having already shed her armor, her red bellyband adorned with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks frolicking in water.

“Stop! Quit it!”

Shen Xitang couldn’t hold back anymore, who the heck wanted to serve Lu Ye alongside you?

Lu Ye was utterly speechless, choosing instead to stare blankly into space.

He merely observed how Shen Xitang handled the situation.

“Why are you acting like this? Lu Ye never said he wanted anything inappropriate with you! Aren’t you ashamed, stripping right here?!” Shen Xitang reprimanded.

Shangguan Huanling was taken aback.

She glanced at Lu Ye.

Currently, Lu Ye wasn’t glowing with excitement, but had instead slipped into a relaxed sage mode.

“Isn’t that the case?” Shangguan Huanling blurted, confused.

“Of course not! What’s your relationship with Lu Ye anyway? Is he going to just casually dual cultivate with you out of nowhere?” Shen Xitang huffed.

Shangguan Huanling pondered for a moment.

Initially, in her previous life, Lu Ye had been quite keen on playing with her.

But ever since she had severed the Emotion Dao, Lu Ye didn’t really engage with her anymore.

Yet she still had needs!

So she devised a brilliant plan: to mooch!

Today, if Lu Ye was dual cultivating with someone, she’d barged in; tomorrow, if he was with someone else, she’d do the same.

So she was only a latecomer.

But now wasn’t exactly a latecomer scenario.

Alright then, she’d just wait a moment.

“You go ahead and strip; I’ll join in later!” Shangguan Huanling said with a smile.

Shen Xitang was dumbfounded.

What had she just said?

If she recalled correctly, it was her inquiry about the relationship between Shangguan Huanling and Lu Ye, right?

A normal person would counteract that they were Dao Companions, no?

Then she could follow up with, “Is there any Dao Companion who would poison their own Dao Companion?”

And continue pressing for explanations until the other party had nowhere to retreat.

But she, she, she… had just said “You strip first”?

Lu Ye’s expression turned quite complex; he wanted to smile but kept reining it in, grinning a bit, then pulling back again… it was like he was battling an internal struggle!

The Stone Sword’s blade tip poked out, and the Emperor’s Banner stealthily appeared behind Lu Ye.

The heavenly pattern on Lu Ye’s forehead began to emit faint light.

Another leaf from the Tree of Enlightenment fell onto the tip of the Stone Sword.

Everyone was watching!

Shen Xitang frowned deeply.

“Can you act a little normal? Stop having those kinds of thoughts; Lu Ye hasn’t forgiven you yet!” Shen Xitang reprimanded.

“Lu Ye brother has already forgiven me!” Shangguan Huanling replied earnestly.

Shen Xitang let out a quiet sigh of relief internally.

Thank goodness, that line followed up nicely.

“Oh? Forgiven? You poisoned Lu Ye with the **Yin-Yang Devouring Path Gu**, planted the **Seed of Annihilation**, caused him to die and lose his path, turning years of hard work into bubbles, and now you say he’s forgiven you? What reason does he have to forgive you?” Shen Xitang towered over her, radiating authority.

She wanted to see how Shangguan Huanling would explain that.

Shangguan Huanling was stunned.

She began to reflect.

What reason did Lu Ye have to forgive her?

What indeed?

“Because I can dual cultivate with him?” Shangguan Huanling suggested hesitantly.

Lu Ye couldn’t help but cover his eyes; he just couldn’t resist, his mouth twitching upward—but wait, wasn’t that the wrong move? Shouldn’t he be covering his mouth instead?

Shen Xitang clenched her fists.

Deep breath, stay calm, must remain calm…

“Do you not recognize your own mistakes at all?” Shen Xitang asked.

“No, I do recognize my mistakes!” Shangguan Huanling hurriedly replied.

“What mistakes did you make?”

Shen Xitang shouted.

“I… I shouldn’t have poisoned Lu Ye brother…”

“Lu Ye brother, I’m sorry!”

Then, Shangguan Huanling looked at Shen Xitang with her big watery eyes.

Shen Xitang???

“Is that it?”

Shangguan Huanling nodded.

“That’s it.”

“You committed such a grave mistake, and you think just saying ‘I’m sorry’ makes it all okay?” Shen Xitang said, incredulous.

“The grudge from blocking someone’s Dao is not something easily settled, do you know that?”

Shangguan Huanling frowned.

“All I can say is ‘I’m sorry’… what else can I do…”

“What else can you do?”

“I can… I can dual cultivate with Lu Ye brother!”

Shen Xitang stumbled back several paces, pointing a trembling finger at Shangguan Huanling.

You—you—you’ve lost your mind, haven’t you?

Lu Ye’s body began to tremble, he couldn’t help but turn his head away.

Inside the Emperor’s Banner, the laughter of countless souls echoed, the banner swaying wildly in an erratic rhythm.

The tip of the Stone Sword quivered, and the heavenly pattern on Lu Ye’s forehead was almost forming a smiley face.

“Lu Ye doesn’t need to dual cultivate with you! He needs you to acknowledge your wrongs, to know your mistakes!” Shen Xitang exclaimed in fury.

“Oh, Lu Ye brother, I’m sorry, I do realize my mistake.”

Damn!

Shen Xitang suddenly lunged at Shangguan Huanling, ready to settle this once and for all!

Shangguan Huanling gasped, and dazzling red light erupted around her, vanishing in an instant.

Shen Xitang pounced into thin air.

She could have blocked Shangguan Huanling, but it would’ve been too embarrassing.

Shen Xitang’s first confrontation with Shangguan Huanling ended in a crushing defeat!

“Hahaha…”

Lu Ye couldn’t hold back any longer and burst out laughing.

The Emperor’s Banner shook violently, the tip of the Stone Sword twitching, the heavenly pattern morphing into a big smile, and the leaves of the Tree of Enlightenment bending.

Everything was merrily mocking Shen Xitang.

Shen Xitang’s stunningly beautiful face flushed a deep crimson, her anger and embarrassment radiating.

“And… can also dual cultivate with Lu Ye brother.”

Shen Xitang mimicked Shangguan Huanling’s tone and tossed out that line.

Lu Ye’s smile abruptly vanished.

He fell silent.

In his previous life, what had he been thinking… how on earth had he found Shangguan Huanling attractive?

What a foolish person, and he actually took action…

Had he perhaps committed a crime?

Shen Xitang let out a cold snort, her gaze narrowing at the heavenly pattern.

The smiling heavenly pattern trembled, reverting back to its original form.

She turned her gaze to the Emperor’s Banner.

The wildly dancing Emperor’s Banner suddenly tensed up.

She didn’t even look at the Stone Sword; the tip of the Sword zipped back into Lu Ye’s arm.

A leaf from the Tree of Enlightenment instantly turned to dust.

“I refuse to believe I can’t defeat a fool!” Shen Xitang gritted her teeth.

She transformed into a streak of light and merged into Lu Ye’s body.

“Beep, sis, don’t hit me…”

“Beep, sis, I was wrong…”

“Ding, smile, I made you laugh, why aren’t you laughing anymore? Keep laughing!”

“Beep, sis, I’m not laughing anymore…”

Lu Ye looked sorrowfully into the distance, baffled by Shangguan Huanling’s antics.

You tell her to admit her mistakes, and she does; you tell her to do anything else, and she follows along, all while fixating on wanting to sleep with him.

Lu Ye couldn’t help but feel a headache creeping in.

Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Lu Ye’s mind.

Since Shangguan Huanling deemed the **Seed of Annihilation** to be insignificant, why not take the **Path of Annihilation** and revert it back into a seed, implanting it back into Shangguan Huanling’s body?

That way, her Dao would collapse.

Would she still love him then?