Chapter 406

Chapter 406: Disbelief

An Li’s brows furrowed so much at Shen Xitang’s words that she could probably squash a fly with them.

“An Li, should we just leave? I’m still being struck…” Darkness Origin hesitantly said.

“Shut up!”

An Li shouted, unsure if she was directing it at Darkness Origin or Shen Xitang—could very well be both.

“Do you know what I’m capable of?”

An Li’s expression was a tad terrifying.

Shen Xitang had appeared rather suddenly and had even been calculating how to deal the most damage to Darkness Origin.

But Shen Xitang knew these women quite well—possibly better than they knew themselves.

She clearly understood how to target An Li, how to make her feel pain. An Li relished the feeling of control over everything.

She thrived in chaos, convinced she had everything under wraps.

Just like now, where she believed she had taken several of Lu Ye’s lives—it felt euphoric to her.

Of course, her greatest thrill came from orchestrating the fall of the Nine Lives Celestial Lord.

That was a Celestial Lord!

The most powerful Celestial Lord throughout history, and wasn’t he ultimately brought down by her schemes?

That was her proudest achievement.

Shen Xitang’s expression reflected disdain.

“In the end, it’s just petty tricks you resort to. Do you think there’s anything I don’t know? You think Lu Ye doesn’t know either?” Shen Xitang asked.

An Li took a deep breath, about to hurl another jab.

“You think no one knows about you pretending to be Bai Huo Ling regarding the Vermilion Bird?”

An Li?

She knew about that too?

“You think I don’t know you’re busy searching everywhere for treasures to harm Lu Ye?”

“You think I don’t know you’ve made amends with your most hated enemies?”

“You think no one knows about your instigation of dark chaos?”

“You think you’re in control of everything? Do you have any idea that every little move of yours is under constant surveillance?”

“You think Lu Ye is really oblivious to your planned betrayal?”

An Li’s body trembled slightly, unable to believe what she was hearing. She turned to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye… knew they would betray them ahead of time?

“Husband, is… is what she said true?”

Lu Ye…

Knew a damn thing?

If he had known, would he be in such a mess?

But then again, Shen Xitang did know a lot, considering she was the Heavenly Dao in her past life. With her character, even after becoming the Dao, she would still be quietly gathering information—there just wasn’t anyone to share it with.

But tricking An Li…

She had already started her deception.

Deceiving her a bit more didn’t seem like a big deal, right?

“A Celestial Lord, do you seriously think they wouldn’t notice their own situation?” Lu Ye said with a faint smile.

An Li’s pupils contracted sharply.

He knew?

He knew everything?

“No! Impossible!”

An Li let out a shriek.

“You think it’s impossible? Honestly, sometimes I envied you because you always live with such blind confidence!”

“No!”

“Impossible!”

“If you knew all this, why would you let us succeed? You could have become a Saint; there’s no way you’d pass up that opportunity.”

“Because for Lu Ye, casting you off doesn’t matter as much as getting rid of the Great Dao, which is why I thank you!”

“No!”

An Li still refused to believe it.

“I won’t believe what you say! You’re all deceiving me. You can’t convince me that I haven’t truly claimed three of your lives!”

“So, Husband, you aren’t omnipotent; you can fail, and I’m that one who made you fail!”

Shen Xitang chuckled.

“If you don’t believe me, go verify it yourself. Feel free to ask!” Shen Xitang held Lu Ye tighter, her face sporting a smile.

“No, I don’t believe you!”

An Li refused to listen to another word from Shen Xitang and immediately turned to leave.

“Don’t go! I know a lot—ask me anything!”

“I don’t want to hear it! I don’t want to hear it!”

“I don’t believe it!”

“Go ahead and deceive yourself!”

“I don’t believe it!”

An Li was completely flustered, unable to distinguish whether Shen Xitang’s claims were true or false. If they were true, it was unfathomable.

Had she been the one playing others all along while being the one played herself?

There was no way she could accept that.

So it had to be false!

An Li hastily left, still mumbling about disbelief.

She had reached the edge of the Fifth Heaven.

Lu Ye couldn’t stop her and could only watch An Li walk away.

Shen Xitang gazed at An Li’s vanishing figure.

She took a deep breath.

This encounter with An Li had been too abrupt; she hadn’t prepared at all.

One moment she had been calculating how to deal a stronger blow to Darkness Origin, and the next, she was facing An Li. She was still pondering how to strike at Darkness Origin!

Shen Xitang looked up at Lu Ye with a pitiful gaze, saying nothing, but her eyes spoke volumes.

Even those beautiful eyes had taken on a layer of red.

They sparkled, gazing longingly at Lu Ye without uttering a word.

Lu Ye fell silent…

Those eyes…

That look of grievance…

Who the heck taught Shen Xitang this?

Lu Ye couldn’t help but clutch his chest with the hand that wasn’t being occupied.

“Continue calculating how to strike a heavier blow to Darkness Origin!”

“Ding…”

“Ding… Host, I hate you…”

“Ding… Begin calculations!”

Shen Xitang turned into a streak of light and melded with Lu Ye’s body.

Lu Ye’s arms regained their freedom, and he couldn’t help but move, deep in thought.

Had this girl secretly sculpted her own chest?

This wasn’t her first time hugging his arm; why did it feel like it had become bigger and softer?

“Ding, is sister frozen again?”

The Little Heavenly Dao’s voice rang out again.

“Ding, hit me! Why aren’t you hitting me? Keep hitting me!”

“Ding, I want to hit sister!”

The Little Heavenly Dao’s tone had turned rather cocky.

Lu Ye…

These two troublemakers.

“Stop the calculations!”

“Smack!”

Lu Ye heard a crisp sound.

He really wanted to see the Heavenly Palace, but unfortunately, he couldn’t glimpse the current scenery inside.

Inside the Heavenly Palace.

The diminutive Heavenly Dao had just playfully slapped Shen Xitang in a certain area, and the unmoving Shen Xitang lowered her head.

As the Little Heavenly Dao was about to give her another whack, her arm was suddenly seized.

She raised her head stiffly, locking eyes with Shen Xitang’s icy glare.

The Little Heavenly Dao froze.

“Ding… sister…”

Shen Xitang gritted her teeth.

“Don’t run!”

“I’m sorry…”

At that moment, Lu Ye felt elated!