Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Backstabbing the Empress (Part 3)

“Senior Brother, Senior Brother, something’s wrong! Chu Ling is trapped in the Wasteland of Spirit, she has nowhere to turn. You have to go rescue her!”

Yue Hongling pounded on the door, shouting in desperation.

She and Chu Ling had a decent relationship, both believing they could achieve greatness and were skilled in battle.

They had met early on, so their bond was strong.

“Ding ding ding, let me see!”

The System chimed in at Yue Hongling’s words, lighting up instantly.

A layer of light erupted before Lu Ye.

“Senior Brother, I’m begging you, Chu Ling knows she’s wrong. You should give her a chance to reform!”

Lu Ye ignored her pleas as he focused on the scene before him in the light.

“Bang bang bang!”

“Senior Brother, you can’t do this! She’s your beloved! Everyone makes mistakes, and you’ve always said that understanding mistakes and changing for the better is the greatest virtue!”

“Senior Brother!”

“Senior Brother!”

“Lu Ye!”

“What’s wrong with you? Just because Chu Ling made a mistake, you’re acting like she can’t be forgiven?”

“You’re not like this normally!”

Yue Hongling’s voice dripped with urgency and anger.

Where did this fury come from?

Obviously, since Chu Ling was in trouble, Yue Hongling blamed Lu Ye entirely.

Typical.

Lu Ye continued to ignore her.

“Lu Ye, I really misjudged you. From now on, I will never ask for your help again. Even if I die, I won’t beg you again!”

Yue Hongling stormed off.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and she shook with rage.

But who else could she turn to if not Lu Ye?

Who would dare offend both the Eternal Order Sect and the Supreme Sword Sect, two massive powers, to save Chu Ling?

And who else had the strength to rescue someone from these titans?

At this moment, Yue Hongling felt hatred!

She hated her lack of power. Why, despite her rebirth as an Empress, was she still struggling with merely the Refining Void Realm?

Those who had been reborn

Her Master was already in the Transcending Tribulation Realm.

Chu Ling had broken through to the Unity of Dao Realm.

Her Senior Brother was at the peak of Unity of Dao, taking down foes in the Transcending Tribulation Realm like they were nothing.

The Vermilion Bird… she hadn’t heard from it in a while, but it must be doing well.

Even that fool Shangguan Huanling had reached the peak of Unity of Dao and could step into Transcending Tribulation at any time.

And what about her?

Still struggling in Refining Void Realm.

She had been training incredibly hard, but her progress was painfully slow. She felt absolutely miserable and powerless.

Reality was like that.

Some things can’t just be achieved through hard work.

Yue Hongling didn’t have the aptitude; while she condensed her Yuan Dan into a heavenly one, it still wasn’t enough.

Although her cultivation speed seemed astonishing to others, it just didn’t cut it compared to the rest!

It was far from enough!

That was the reality!

A sigh softly escaped from behind Yue Hongling.

Bai Qiulan appeared, dressed in white, her skin as snowy as her expression was picturesque.

“No, Master, you’ve just broken through to the Transcending Tribulation Realm. It’s too dangerous,” Yue Hongling immediately rejected.

“You can’t just stand by and watch Chu Ling perish, can you?” Bai Qiulan replied.

“How about you go talk to Senior Brother? If you speak, he will listen. He always…”

“Hongling!”

Bai Qiulan’s tone shifted.

Yue Hongling hesitated.

“Now is not the time for that…” Bai Qiulan’s voice was heavy, gazing into the distance with a hint of melancholy in her eyes.

Yue Hongling felt a lump in her throat.

Tears streamed down her cheeks as her body trembled.

A thousand words were on the tip of her tongue but couldn’t escape.

“Master, do you think we really can’t go back to how things were?”

Yue Hongling asked.

Bai Qiulan gently wiped the tears from Yue Hongling’s face with a tender smile.

“Isn’t now pretty good?”

“Good?”

There was a glimmer of moisture in Bai Qiulan’s eyes, her voice firm.

“Good!”

…

Lu Ye watched through the light as Chu Ling was in the Wasteland of Spirit, bloodied and battered.

She was covered in wounds.

Her injuries were grave, and her Magic Sword had numerous chips and cracks.

Yet, her gaze remained fierce.

“Chu Ling, my Supreme Sword Sect and your Grand Dao Sect were once allies. You’re a disciple of the Grand Dao Sect, yet while we were helping you, you stole from our Sword Mountain! How can you be any different from the evil ones? This is infuriating!”

A member of the Supreme Sword Sect shouted.

“Hmph, cultivators vie with heaven for the Dao and with people for connections. The Sword Mountain benefits me. What’s wrong with taking it?”

Lu Ye’s thoughts were pulled back to the past as he recalled Chu Ling’s words.

“Ling’er, the Return to the Ruins Sword Sect is our ally. How can you refine their relics?”

“Young Master, the Return to the Ruins Sword benefits me. I just want to keep up with you, so I’ll take all that can aid my cultivation.”

“But they’re unhappy with your actions.”

“If they’re displeased, they can come to me. If they have the strength, let them break my sword!”

“You… you need to apologize to them!”

“Young Master, the Return to the Ruins Sword Sect isn’t that powerful. There’s really no need to fear them!”

“They are our allies; this is unethical.”

“I won’t apologize. I’m just trying to keep up with you. What’s the crime in that?”

Lu Ye…

“Chu Ling, was the Heavenly Sword Umbrella from the Xuantian Sword Sect also taken by you?”

“Young Master, I can’t lie to you. It was me!”

“The Xuantian Sword Sect is our people’s backbone. I’ve told you countless times, don’t backstab allies! Why don’t you listen?”

“I need to increase my strength. Sword cultivation is about battling. If the Xuantian Sword Sect is displeased, let them challenge me to a duel!”

“If I lose, I’ll naturally return the Heavenly Sword Umbrella!”

“You have to apologize with me this time.”

“No, my sword path is like this. I won’t apologize.”

“I’ll tie you up if I must!”

“Then you might as well chop off my head and take it to the Xuantian Sword Sect to apologize. I just don’t understand why you’re hesitating. You’re already among the top fighters in the Fourth Heaven. No one in the Xuantian Sword Sect can match you. Why are you so timid? Don’t you understand the path of a sword cultivator?”

Lu Ye…

Ugh, too much! Who knows how many times?

In the end, Lu Ye became numb to it. As long as she caused trouble, he would sort it out.

Lu Ye was willing to call Chu Ling the Empress of Backstabbing.

A professional at backstabbing her own team.

And now, she was just back to her old tricks.

Perhaps for some, her selfishness would never change.

This time, he wouldn’t help her clean up after. He’d just watch how Chu Ling planned to handle this.

She would definitely…

Uh…

Lu Ye remembered he had said everyone was bound to die, yet so far only the Vermilion Bird had fallen. He couldn’t help but feel a bit sullen.

Fine, he won’t say more. His face stung with embarrassment.

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