Chapter 2

Chapter 002: Rebirth

Thousands of lights and shadows converged into two lines.

They entered a person’s eyes.

Lu Ye’s body slightly trembled, and the world before him transformed into reality.

“Young Master, Young Master, your clothes are being washed…”

A little girl dressed in a mint green long dress, looking quirky yet a complete beauty, entered holding a basin of clothes. Her initially cheerful voice suddenly halted.

Countless lights and shadows turned into two beams and merged into her eyes.

All memories returned.

They were reborn!

Reborn many years ago, back when they were still in the First Layer of Heaven.

And looking at the current scene, it seemed to be right after they had just entered the Grand Dao Sect.

“Bang!”

The washing basin crashed to the floor.

“Why? Why? How could this happen?” Chu Ling looked at Lu Ye in disbelief.

They actually rebirthed!

Lu Ye couldn’t help but laugh out loud, Hahaha, it seems that old buddy still has a bit of conscience. Thanks for that!

Before he crossed over, he was an orphan, never having received love.

After crossing over, he eagerly yearned for love, thinking he had found it.

Indeed, he had found it.

But without a doubt, he had also lost.

From nothing to having, from having to losing, how could love ever be eternal?

Looking back now, this betrayal was just a bit of frost and wind.

“Aren’t you supposed to have nine lives? Why did you choose to self-detonate without even dying once?” Chu Ling’s eyes were sharp, vaguely radiating sword energy, showing she was indeed the Nine Heavens Sword Princess.

Lu Ye didn’t bother to explain.

“Why does it matter to you? Is there a need for me to explain?” Lu Ye said casually.

He took out a piece of paper from his storage bag.

A slave contract!

Chu Ling’s expression shifted.

In truth, this was just a kind of document among mortals, without any backing of the laws of Dao, and even if violated, it wouldn’t carry any consequences.

However, Chu Ling regarded it as a tremendous humiliation.

Despite her extreme hatred, she had no choice but to comply.

Flames ignited.

Chu Ling’s eyes widened in shock.

Lu Ye showed no hesitation as he directly burned the slave contract.

Black ashes gracefully fell.

“Alright, you’re free now.”

Chu Ling inexplicably gritted her teeth, her stunning face turned icy.

“Why? You haven’t answered my question. Why do you have nine lives, yet chose to self-detonate at the first?”

“I already said, it’s none of your business, get lost!”

Chu Ling’s body trembled slightly, her eyes turning red. With the burning of the slave contract, her heart felt inexplicably hollow.

Clearly, this was what she had longed for.

“Reborn and returned, you’re going to have a terrible death!”

Leaving behind a curse, Chu Ling turned and left.

Lu Ye couldn’t help but laugh. He could directly kill Chu Ling right now.

However, sometimes death wasn’t the hardest punishment.

The current Chu Ling, filled with anger and resentment.

Even if he killed her, she wouldn’t feel pain.

So let her live, let her live well!

After leaving Lu Ye, Chu Ling looked at this familiar yet strange courtyard.

Here, she had spent a long time with Lu Ye. Many times, Lu Ye enjoyed teasing her, laughing heartily after making her shy.

He also liked to pamper her; sometimes when she helped Lu Ye massage his shoulders, with the evening sun casting down upon them, she felt that life was just fine.

But now, none of that could ever happen again.

She chuckled at herself.

What a fool she was, having once liked being a servant.

After Lu Ye had taken her from the Chu Sword Manor and continuously controlled her, not allowing her to go home, by the time he finally agreed to let her, the Chu Sword Manor had already been destroyed.

Now, there was no way she could stay in the Grand Dao Sect.

She never truly belonged to the Grand Dao Sect; she was merely a maidservant allowed to remain there because she served as a disciple’s attendant.

Home!

Thinking about her parents, Chu Ling felt a strong urge to return.

She immediately descended the mountain, running toward the Chu Sword Manor.

In fact, her doubts still remained unresolved.

Her original intent had never been to kill Lu Ye. Everyone knew Lu Ye had nine lives; at the time, their unified opinion was to let Lu Ye keep his last life.

Let him become useless, kept by their side to repay his years of sins.

But, in the end, he self-detonated on the very first life.

Forget it, it didn’t matter; she wanted to go home!

……

It was quiet!

Lu Ye knew that Chu Ling was definitely going home.

The Chu Sword Manor, that place was a den of magic. Chu Ling was a natural sword body; if the Chu Sword Manor trained her with care, she could surely become a strong person, protecting the estate well.

But the Chu Sword Manor wouldn’t think so.

They already had a young master with a Primordial Sword Embryo; there was no need for another rise of a natural sword body.

Plus, the old ancestor of the Chu Sword Manor crafted a magic sword, and just needed a sword body to sacrifice, so Chu Ling was inevitably chosen.

He saved her, forcing her to stay by his side.

Not telling her about this was to avoid making her know that the love from her parents and relatives was all an illusion.

Lu Ye understood well; even illusory love was still love. Some people had never even received that, and that was the saddest part.

When the magic sword was about to be forged, it waited endlessly without Chu Ling.

Until the very end, with no suitable candidates found, it had no choice but to use that young master for the sacrifice.

The day the magic sword was completed would also be the day the Chu Sword Manor perished.

I’m sure right now that Chu Ling’s return to the Chu Sword Manor would bring immense joy to everyone.

They probably never imagined that someone who had clearly escaped death would return just to seek it out.

Truly fitting that you should die!

“Bang!”

Before he could even begin to meditate, his door was kicked down, wooden shards flying everywhere.

In a red tight outfit with legs longer than life, his younger sister Yue Hongling stormed in with a face full of fury.

My door…

Lu Ye was furious. Why the hell would you kick it down?

Kicking down my door, how in the world am I supposed to sleep and cultivate safely?

Lu Ye disappeared, a hand gripping toward Yue Hongling’s neck.

Yue Hongling snorted, raising her hand to defend.

But in just one move, she was seized by the throat by Lu Ye.

Lu Ye held Yue Hongling by the neck, lifting her up.

“Today, you must fix my door. If you can’t, I’ll choke you to death!” Lu Ye spoke coldly.

He’d been cultivating for so long, and not many dared destroy his door. Without a door, he felt extremely unsafe.

Yue Hongling’s face tightened, her eyes locked on Lu Ye, her beautiful oval face flushed.

She showed no hint of submission.

Lu Ye showed no sign of releasing her either.

Choke her!

Just choke the damn girl!

The feeling of suffocation grew stronger and stronger for Yue Hongling, as Lu Ye’s grip threatened to snap her neck.

Looking into Lu Ye’s cold eyes, the feeling of death loomed over her like a nightmare.

He actually wanted to kill her?

He truly wanted to kill her!

!!!

Yue Hongling was filled with disbelief.

Was this really the same elder brother who always doted on her, always put up with her little temper?

No!

She couldn’t die yet!

She hadn’t seen Feng Wuxie yet. She had reborn to be with Feng Wuxie, so they could be a pair of lovers who only envied each other!

“I… heh heh… I… I will…”

Gurgling, strained sounds escaped her as Lu Ye finally tossed her aside.

“If the door isn’t repaired when I return, you’re dead! I mean it!”