Chapter 299

Chapter 299: Ghostly Ideas

“Huanling, leave Lu Ye. In this life, he no longer believes in love, nor does he need it.”

“You should go on and live your own life, see the beauty of this world. Don’t bind yourself to Lu Ye.”

“Though we owe him, he doesn’t need us to repay.”

“Keeping your distance from him is the best for him!”

Chu Ling spoke these words with all her heart; of course, even if it wasn’t from the heart, it ought to sound sincere.

Shangguan Huanling looked at the state Chu Ling was in, feeling nothing but heartache.

Tears streamed down her face.

“Chu Ling, what happened to you? Does it hurt?”

Chu Ling’s soul trembled slightly.

She gazed at Shangguan Huanling, unable to help but hug her own head, the intense pain making her crouch down and emit whimpering sounds.

Why did it come to this?

It shouldn’t have turned out this way!

In the last life, it was so… so beautiful.

They failed to cherish the beautiful times and instead flew into the flames when tragedy struck.

“Chu Ling!”

Shangguan Huanling rushed to Chu Ling’s side.

“Get lost!”

“Get out of here!”

“The farther you go, the better! Do you want to end up like me, a soul forever trapped in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner? Get Lost! Get lost!”

Chu Ling screeched in fury.

Shangguan Huanling took steps back, tears flowing continuously.

She didn’t know what to say; she was just so, so sad.

Looking at Chu Ling’s condition, it seemed she had made a decision.

Her gaze passed over Chu Ling and landed on Lu Ye, her figure charging straight toward the Emperor’s Banner.

“Brother Lu Ye, please take me into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, that way I can be with you forever.”

Lu Ye???

The Emperor’s Banner’s pole suddenly stiffened, automatically flying behind Lu Ye.

“Master, Master, don’t take her! Don’t take her!”

Lu Ye…

Chu Ling grabbed Shangguan Huanling by the arm.

“You don’t even qualify to enter the Emperor’s Banner right now; you’d just be a source of nourishment for me and Jiang Die. Wait until you get stronger before entering the Emperor’s Banner!”

Shangguan Huanling took a deep breath.

She had seen the form the Emperor’s Banner had taken.

Brother Lu Ye truly couldn’t bear to take action against her; otherwise, how could the Emperor’s Banner be positioned behind him?

“Chu Ling, don’t be sad. Brother Lu Ye is only taking you into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to reflect on your mistakes. As long as you don’t stab him in the back again, one day Brother Lu Ye will forgive you.”

“Right now, Brother Lu Ye is ignoring me to punish my stubbornness and stupidity; once I become independent after venturing out myself, he will forgive me.”

Lu Ye???

He could ignore a lot, but with Shangguan Huanling saying this, he had to speak up.

“I don’t mean that at all! I’m not forgiving you, so don’t say nonsense!” Lu Ye hurriedly explained.

Shangguan Huanling nodded seriously.

“Brother Lu Ye, you don’t have to explain. I understand. Don’t worry; I’ll get stronger!”

“Once I can stand on my own, when I’m not so childish anymore, I’ll come find you!”

When Shangguan Huanling said this, her eyes were filled with intense determination.

She had that faith!

“No, I really didn’t mean that; sigh…”

Lu Ye wanted to explain more, but Shangguan Huanling had already turned and fled. Lu Ye wanted to chase after her to clarify, but in the next second, the Heavenly Demon Blood Escape burst forth.

Lu Ye was dumbfounded.

Wait, where did she get the idea that what he was doing now was to train her?

Chu Ling had already become the main soul in the Emperor’s Banner; was she still training?

Does that mean that Vermilion Bird is also a True Spirit now and is still in training?

What kind of logic is that?

As Shangguan Huanling powered up her Heavenly Demon Blood Escape, Lu Ye could chase her down but would have to use the Heavenly Demon Blood Escape as well.

The point was, why the heck was he chasing her?

To explain that he wasn’t training them but rather trying to torture them by ignoring them?

At that point, Shangguan Huanling would probably come back with some classic line.

“I’m not listening, I’m not listening…”

“Ding, system reconnection successful!”

“Ding, host, host, what just happened? I accidentally disconnected from you! Damn, getting drunk messes things up, all because of the Heavenly Dao!”

“Beep, it’s not my fault…”

“Ding, it is your fault! Why didn’t you drink when I told you to?”

“Beep, I don’t have a mouth…”

“Ding, just because you don’t have a mouth doesn’t mean you can’t grow one!”

“Beep, sis didn’t tell me; sis wants to drink.”

As their exchanges increased, the Heavenly Dao’s communication ability improved, and now it could almost speak fluently.

“Alright, how are those two faring in their tribulation?” Lu Ye asked.

“Just two more tribulation lightning strikes to go, almost done.”

Lu Ye nodded, waiting quietly.

This time he came over, he had no intention of killing Bai Qiulan or Yue Hongling.

He was just curious whether Bai Qiulan could indeed handle things so decisively after losing his protection.

When the system had pulled out the Feminine Extreme Yin Sutra, Lu Ye knew Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling were bound to clash.

He thought Yue Hongling would hold Bai Qiulan back.

After all, Yue Hongling controlled whether the technique was used or not; as long as Bai Qiulan went too far, she could choose not to use it anymore.

But in the end, Yue Hongling was soft-hearted.

She could poison Lu Ye without remorse but couldn’t abandon Bai Qiulan because Lu Ye was strong while Bai Qiulan was weak.

She believed Lu Ye owed her, whereas Bai Qiulan had never owed her anything.

But he never imagined.

That Yue Hongling would actually be controlled by Bai Qiulan.

Ridiculous, absolutely absurd.

If Yue Hongling was truly manipulated by the Nine Li Soul Stealing Technique, didn’t that signify something more?

When goodness and evil clash, it’s often the goodness that gets hurt first.

“Ding, the last tribulation lightning strike is here!”

Shen Xitang ultimately couldn’t hold back anymore and appeared next to Lu Ye, standing side by side with him.

“Ding, host, if Yue Hongling is really controlled by the Nine Li Soul Stealing Technique, what will you do?” Shen Xitang couldn’t help but ask curiously.

Lu Ye pondered a moment.

“Perhaps, I wouldn’t need to do anything at all. I would just have to look at Bai Qiulan with a disbelieving gaze, and that alone would be enough to make her feel ashamed.” Lu Ye said with a smile.

“Ding, but that doesn’t sound particularly satisfying. How about pretending to forgive Yue Hongling and Bai Qiulan, only to discover Bai Qiulan is still as hypocritical as ever, thus only forgiving Yue Hongling instead? What do you think?” Shen Xitang suggested excitedly.

Lu Ye frowned.

“Where do you come up with these ghostly ideas?”

“Ding, I don’t know; it just popped into my head.”

Lu Ye contemplated the feasibility of this plan.

It seemed… it could actually work.

Shen Xitang’s brain was surprisingly useful.

But then again, why would he go to such lengths?

Lu Ye was here just to see how far Bai Qiulan had fallen.

And to catch a glimpse of how miserable Yue Hongling had become.

This was one of the few joys on his path of seeking.

As for the matter between Yue Hongling and Bai Qiulan, Lu Ye had no intention of getting involved; they could live or die as they pleased.

“Ding, good host, obedient host, lovely host, just give it a shot～”

Lu Ye…