130: Chapter 129 The Alluring Shadow

The two of them chatted for a long time.

From their former days at the academy to the recovery of the world's Qi.

Over these past hundred-plus years, besides their status, their personalities had also undergone immense changes.

Had it been back then...

Neither of them would have believed for a second that they would one day sit together and reminisce about their school days like they were catching up on family matters.

"Actually, that's just how things are. I'm sorry for causing your Heart Demon to resurface."

Ye Xiu spoke again, expressing his apologies.

He wasn't an emotional idiot; he could naturally guess some things. However, his feelings for Liu Qingyan had always remained stuck in their school days, and back then, the two of them hadn't exactly been on good terms.

Naturally, there was no talk of liking her.

Hearing his apology once more,

Liu Qingyan looked at Ye Xiu and remained silent for a long while.

Only then did she let out a faint sigh. "The General need not apologize repeatedly. You are now the esteemed King of Great Xia; you cannot attend to everything. I can understand that."

At this point,

Her tone shifted, carrying a hint of sadness. "A hundred years ago, when the General was able to stand alongside Grandmaster, I knew that the General and I were no longer in the same circle."

"Over these hundred years, many have pursued me, and the outstanding ones have even reached the Saint Realm."

"Perhaps girls just naturally like heroes. I am no exception..."

"I sometimes wonder, if I had chosen to participate in the defense of Tianfu City with the General back then, would the situation now be different..."

Liu Qingyan said a lot in one breath.

Ye Xiu stood awkwardly to the side, not knowing how to respond, feeling as if he were some scumbag playing with someone's emotions.

He felt very helpless.

He stood in silence for a long time.

Beside him, Liu Qingyan suddenly stepped forward, looking up at Ye Xiu, who was a head taller than her.

Their eyes met.

She spoke seriously, "Ye Xiu, when we were at school, I was considered the school belle, and we interacted for so long. Did you really never like me? Even... just a little bit of liking..."

Liking?

Ye Xiu recalled the scenes from his student days.

As an orphan, he had been able to enter Jiuding Academy by relying on his status as a martial arts specialty student.

The resources of the Martial Arts Department were extremely important to him at that time.

As the head of the Dao Cultivation Department, Liu Qingyan would constantly come to poach people and snatch resources.

Never mind a school belle; even if you were a school director, Ye Xiu wouldn't be able to like you. The fact that he didn't retaliate later was already giving Face to their youthful ignorance.

If it had been a man, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

After a long silence,

Ye Xiu finally squeezed out a sentence: "I'm sorry."

"It's fine..."

Liu Qingyan forced a smile, then turned around and disappeared into the endless domain of fire.

Watching the beautiful figure gradually vanish from his sight,

Ye Xiu shook his head slightly.

He paid it no more mind.

He sat down cross-legged and began to continue absorbing the power of Luck from the wangquan sword.

...

...

Yanjing City.

Great Xia Royal Palace.

Ji Xingyue looked at herself in the mirror, dressed in the Phoenix robes of a royal consort, a trace of solemnity appearing in her eyes.

Split personality?

Or was Yaomei's consciousness awakening again?

She looked at herself in the mirror in silence and spoke slowly, "I know you've regained consciousness."

As her voice fell,

The reflection in the mirror spoke: "Sister, it seems you've failed."

"Yes, I failed. Personalities that have already split are very difficult to merge again."

Ji Xingyue sighed.

Her Double Pupils began to flicker; she wanted to Seal Yaomei's personality once more.

"Sister, we were born from the same root, why press me so hard?" Yaomei's voice carried a hint of weakness; she was clearly unable to contend with Ji Xingyue's Seal.

"This era needs me, and General Ye needs me too. You should not have appeared again."

Ji Xingyue's words were extremely cold.

As the Double Pupils flickered,

Yaomei in the mirror grew increasingly weak. "Without me, sister's Heavenly Dao will not be complete. Let's make a deal..."

Feeling the sealing power that still hadn't ceased,

Yaomei didn't dare delay any longer.

It had taken so much effort to form this conscious personality; if she were sealed again this time, she feared she wouldn't know when she could reappear.

"During those hundred years in the Land of Reincarnation, I stole a vast amount of the Dao of Causality..."

As the words fell,

The sealing power instantly vanished.

A trace of doubt appeared in Ji Xingyue's eyes. "You stole the Dao of Causality?"

"Yes, there was a deceased powerhouse in the Ancient Land of Samsara whose primary cultivation was the Dao of Causality."

"That Supreme Realm being who wanted to recover? It's possible, but it was likely difficult for you even to survive in the Ancient Land. How could you obtain the Dao of Causality?"

Yaomei did not answer Ji Xingyue's question.

Instead, she spoke directly: "As long as sister can guarantee not to Seal me again and allow me to occasionally control the body, I will certainly no longer hide this Dao of Causality."

Ji Xingyue fell silent.

Evolving a complete Heavenly Dao was extremely difficult. While one didn't necessarily have to Revered Master all the Daos in the world, one had to possess some of the mainstream Daos.

Space-time, Karma, Life and Death, the Five Elements, and so on.

These Daos that supported the operation of the world were the foundation of the Heavenly Dao's existence.

Even though she could already evolve a Pseudo-Heavenly Dao, this Pseudo-Heavenly Dao was ultimately fake and could not possibly support her in devouring the Main World.

After thinking for over ten seconds,

She finally spoke, "You want to control the body? Fine, but it must be with my permission."

"Good."

Yaomei didn't dare make too many demands. "Actually, in the Ancient Land of Samsara, I have been cooperating with them in the capacity of a Deity Obsession."

"Deity Obsession? That is indeed a good method, but they shouldn't be that foolish, right?"

"Everyone has their own sinister designs. They naturally have their own schemes, such as using me as bait to lure sister and General Ye there."

...

Outside the palace hall.

Chu Meng was a bit suspicious; her Revered Master's wife was so strange, talking to herself in front of the mirror.

"Girl, what are you doing sneaking around?"

Ye Xiu emerged from his Cultivation and returned to the Great Xia Royal Palace.

Just as he arrived at the main hall, he saw his little disciple leaning against the door suspiciously, as if eavesdropping on something.

Ah?

Chu Meng was clearly startled.

When she saw it was Ye Xiu, she whispered, "Revered Master, Revered Master's wife seems to have a problem; she's talking to a mirror by herself."

"Mind your manners."

Ye Xiu flicked the little girl's forehead.

He walked slowly toward the inner hall.

"General, you've come."

Ji Xingyue looked at Ye Xiu as he walked in from outside the hall, her eyes instinctively dodging his gaze a bit.

"I just heard from Little Meng. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, just a minor issue."

"That's good then."

Ye Xiu nodded. Looking at Ji Xingyue in her Phoenix robes, he teased with a light smile, "Trying on clothes?"

"In a few days, it will be our wedding day. Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged; I was just waiting for you to try on your clothes." Ji Xingyue reached out slightly, and a set of royal robes appeared directly on Ye Xiu's body.

Not to mention, they fit quite well.

"Revered Master's wife, who were you talking to just now?"

Chu Meng poked her small head in from outside the hall, not daring to get too close to Ji Xingyue. For some reason, she was very afraid of this Revered Master's wife.

"You brat, are you ever going to stop?" Ye Xiu scolded.

"Hehe... it's fine, no need to be so harsh. I wasn't talking just now; you must have misheard," Ji Xingyue explained.

Chu Meng didn't believe her and was about to speak.

But seeing her Revered Master's Face had already darkened, she didn't dare say more and forcibly swallowed the words at the tip of her tongue.

Beside them, Ji Xingyue saw the little girl's deflated look.

She found it amusing.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. General, the arrangements for three days from now are as follows..."

Ye Xiu listened quietly to Ji Xingyue's explanation.

He did not speak to interrupt.