Chapter 434

Chapter 434: A Slap

Lu Ye glanced at Shangguan Huanling and couldn’t help but let out a light sigh.

He said nothing and stepped forward, his figure gliding past a few people.

“Husband!”

Vermilion Bird couldn’t help but speak up.

But throughout it all, Lu Ye didn’t even spare her a glance.

If there were still some unfinished business between him and Yue Hongling or Shangguan Huanling, all ties between him and Vermilion Bird were severed. To him, she was as unfamiliar as a stranger could be.

He had no need to look at her, let alone acknowledge her.

“Lu Ye!”

Suddenly, Shangguan Huanling called out loudly.

This time, she didn’t even use “brother” and went straight to calling him by name.

Lu Ye paused.

“Are you done yet? I’ve already cultivated the Supreme Emotion Immortal Sutra. Why won’t you forgive me? Even if it’s a trial, haven’t I been through enough? Are you going to keep this up? Is this fun for you? Do you really think this is entertaining?” Shangguan Huanling shouted angrily at Lu Ye.

It was as if he was transported back to the last life.

A hint of daze appeared in Lu Ye’s eyes.

It had been a long time since he’d heard Shangguan Huanling shout like this; it felt surprisingly nostalgic.

So he turned around and looked back.

Shangguan Huanling’s heart leaped with joy.

Could this actually work?

Yelling had worked in the last life, and who would have expected it to work again in this one? Next time, she would definitely shout some more.

“Watch out!”

Vermilion Bird suddenly changed her expression, urgently warning Shangguan Huanling.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Shangguan Huanling reacted almost instinctively, her body enveloped in a blood-red glow.

She was fast, but Lu Ye was faster.

His figure appeared before Shangguan Huanling out of nowhere, one hand raised and ready for action—a huge hand.

As the blood-red glow flickered, the hand came crashing down mercilessly onto Shangguan Huanling’s face.

“Slap!”

At the moment when the Heavenly Demon Blood Escape began, Shangguan Huanling’s body spun like a top, wildly twirling, yet her figure still slipped away, the whole blood-red glow spinning away into the distance.

Lu Ye did not chase after her but remained in place.

He lowered his gaze, looking at his palm.

This slap…

This slap…

In this life and the last, all of Shangguan Huanling’s laughably foolish quirks and all the absurdity behind her antics, everything he had ever wanted to slap her for, all came to fruition at this moment.

All Lu Ye felt was pure bliss!!!

Heaven and Earth bear witness, even in his past life, he had countless urges to slap Shangguan Huanling. Many times, his hand had already been raised.

But just at the moment before he swung down, a flurry of thoughts would flood his mind.

Things like not hitting women.

A girl had followed him since she was innocent and young, for so many years.

Her parents were long gone, and he was her only support now.

Without the Emotion Dao, she must be frightened too…

Too many reasons—like watching a parade in his mind—prevented him from slapping her back then.

But now, it was just one slap, and it felt so good!

Firstly, she was no longer his woman.

Secondly, in the first point’s absence, he could slap her silly and not feel an ounce of guilt!

Sun Ruowei slightly opened her mouth, unable to believe this was turning into an all-out brawl.

Lu Ye shot a cold glance at Yue Hongling, “Don’t ever show your face in front of me again. Right now, I just don’t love you. Don’t make me hate you!”

After saying this, Lu Ye leisurely walked away.

Come on, who else has more nonsense to say?

Yue Hongling stood there in a daze, while Vermilion Bird’s face was filled with sorrow; she wiped her tears and dashed after the direction Shangguan Huanling had gone.

At least nothing else had gone wrong.

After Lu Ye disappeared, Yue Hongling felt as if all her strength had drained away, her body turning limp.

Sun Ruowei hurriedly supported her.

“Hongling, you have to be strong…”

Yue Hongling stared blankly up at the sky, completely lost.

“It’s over. Now it’s truly over.”

“It’s not over! Even if Lu Ye doesn’t love you now, you can keep pursuing him. It’s never over! When someone encounters love a thousand times, a hundred thousand times, there’s still a chance they might feel it.” Sun Ruowei comforted her.

Yue Hongling sighed softly.

She wiped her tears dry.

“Master’s niece, it’s okay. I’m Yue Hongling. I won’t fall so easily. Just like my senior brother once said, all current hardships are merely a bit of wind and frost.”

Sun Ruowei… She hesitated.

Because Yue Hongling was changing too quickly; it felt off, yet she didn’t know why or how to voice it.

Yue Hongling shook off Sun Ruowei’s support, even managing a smile.

“Let’s go check on Huanling. I really am fine; this is what I deserve. I owe my senior brother so much that I can’t repay in a lifetime, but I can repay it slowly. Sooner or later… sooner or later…”

Yue Hongling’s voice choked up again.

She kept wiping her tears, but no matter how much she tried, she couldn’t wipe them all away.

“I… I’m okay…”

“I just have a bit of a sore throat. I don’t know why. Master… Senior, let’s go find Huanling…”

Sun Ruowei hugged Yue Hongling again.

“Cry it out; it’ll be better once you do.”

“I won’t cry. My senior brother definitely doesn’t like it when I cry. If I cry… I’ll look so ugly…”

“Wuu wuu wuu…”

Yue Hongling couldn’t hold back any longer, letting her sobs break free.

Those cries trembled as she lost control.

From soft whimpering to full-blown sobbing.

“Senior, it hurts! My heart hurts so much!”

“He doesn’t want me anymore, he completely doesn’t want me anymore!”

“Senior, senior…”

Sun Ruowei could only gently pat Yue Hongling’s back, continuously comforting her.

“Everything will be alright. As long as you’re alive, there will always be hope.”

After crying for a good half an hour, Yue Hongling’s eyes were swollen and red.

“Alright, senior, I’m okay now. Let’s hurry up and see how Huanling is doing. My senior brother never would’ve hit her, and now he actually did. She must have come here full of hope, and now she’s definitely sadder than me. Let’s check on Huanling.”

One could only say, Shangguan Huanling was indeed a remarkable person.

When she’s with Chu Ling, Chu Ling loves her very much.

When she’s with Yue Hongling, even though Yue Hongling originally disliked her, she started to like her.

But in Lu Ye’s case, it was different.

Because Shangguan Huanling had given all her love to others, and all Lu Ye received was a Shangguan Huanling devoid of love!