426: One in each hand

Soon, under Thousand Cloud Accumulation's command, everyone was advised to leave, even those from the Sect Master Hall were persuaded to return, leaving only Dong Li, Yu Gang, and Thousand Cloud Accumulation.

Seeing this, Yu Gang breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't have to marry Dong Li, which was good news for him.

But the next moment, Thousand Cloud Accumulation spoke, laughing loudly:

"Oh, my dear Disciple, do you know how many years Revered Master has waited for this moment!"

"Revered Master, what do you mean by this?"

"What do I mean by this? Hahahaha, what do you think this Revered Master has painstakingly schemed for?"

"For, for what?"

"Hehehe, that would naturally be, for you, my foolish Disciple!" Seeing this, Thousand Cloud Accumulation finally stopped concealing his true nature, revealing a villainous smile.

"For me? But Revered Master, didn't you already pass the Sect Master position to me? What else do you want to give me?" Dong Li asked confusedly.

"You..." Thousand Cloud Accumulation was a little speechless; his personally trained Disciple couldn't possibly be this stupid. Then, he seemed to think of something else and burst into laughter.

"Dong Li, you truly are the Disciple I cultivated. You almost tricked me by feigning ignorance to buy time!"

As Thousand Cloud Accumulation spoke, he took out another jade pendant from his storage ring and threw it towards Dong Li. Dong Li did not take it, but she could see the character "Ren" on the jade pendant.

"I have no ability to retaliate now, why does Revered Master still try to trap me?"

"No ability to retaliate? Hmph, I would never underestimate my Disciple like that! Furthermore, what I'm doing isn't setting a trap for you, but rather... making you more proactive." Thousand Cloud Accumulation chuckled sinisterly.

"You... despicable! Thousand Cloud Accumulation, I never thought you would be such a despicable scoundrel! You don't deserve to be my Revered Master. Now, just seeing you makes me sick, sick!" Dong Li shouted angrily.

But Thousand Cloud Accumulation was not in a hurry at this moment. He wanted to wait until Dong Li completely succumbed and lost her ability to resist before he made his move.

As for the useless Yu Gang at the side, he couldn't be bothered with him; letting that useless person watch him was enough.

"Thousand Cloud Accumulation, your morals are corrupt... Aren't you afraid of incurring divine punishment with such actions?!"

"What does this have to do with divine punishment? This Venerable One hasn't done anything that would incur the wrath of heaven and earth, so why would it lead to divine punishment? Good Disciple, you really have nothing else to say!"

"You..." Dong Li watched as her face grew redder and redder, her Qi became more and more chaotic, and finally, with no other recourse, she pulled out her hairpin and unhesitatingly stabbed it towards her neck.

Seeing this, Thousand Cloud Accumulation's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he immediately stepped forward to stop Dong Li, while Yu Gang tried to sneak away.

Two seconds passed, and no sound of the hairpin piercing a neck was heard on the field, indicating that nothing had happened.

And Dong Li's hand, gripping the hairpin, was now being held by a handsome man.

The newcomer was none other than Chen Xuan.

"Stepmother, how did you end up like this the moment I arrived? And you even wanted to commit suicide?" Chen Xuan said, snatching the hairpin from Dong Li's hand. With a gentle pull of his other hand, he brought the beauty into his embrace.

"Chen, Chen Xuan?"

Dong Li looked up and finally saw the face she had waited for so many days. However, at this moment, she did not feel happy. Instead, she desperately clutched Chen Xuan's hand and slipped a Teleportation Talisman to him.

If only her Spiritual Qi hadn't been unusable, she wouldn't have needed to commit suicide; she could have found a way to leave on her own.

"Quick, kill me! Don't... let him succeed! Kill me, and then use this to escape! You absolutely... must kill me!"

"No, how could I possibly lay a hand on you? You are my Stepmother. I, Chen Xuan, would never do anything to betray my Revered Master and destroy my ancestors!" Chen Xuan spoke righteously, making Dong Li, in his arms, cry in desperation.

"You, why are you so disobedient? Could it be that you'll only feel at ease if you watch me being humiliated?!" Dong Li said, exasperated.

"Chen Xuan! I didn't expect you to actually dare to come here! Now I order you, hand over your injured person to me, and I can spare your life, otherwise..." Thousand Cloud Accumulation threatened.

"Chen Xuan... you, you don't need to worry about me. Leave now, hurry!" Dong Li, in his arms, kept pushing Chen Xuan, making a soft, pleading sound.

"Leave? Hehe, can you two leave? Did I allow you to leave?"

Watching their life-and-death farewell, Thousand Cloud Accumulation smiled cruelly and suddenly rushed towards Chen Xuan and Dong Li.

But the next moment, his hand passed through the two of them.

"An afterimage?? When did you..." Thousand Cloud Accumulation suddenly turned around and found Chen Xuan standing behind him, gently wiping Dong Li's tears.

"I can't just ignore you, after all..."

Chen Xuan didn't finish his sentence, and Dong Li at this moment was too exhausted to think, because she was already reaching her limit.

"Hurry and leave, you! I... I don't want you to see my disheveled appearance. Please, just kill me, consider it your Stepmother begging you!"

"We can both live, why should I kill you?"

Chen Xuan said faintly, then waved his large hand, summoning Ji Youruo and Hua Mengjie. He ordered the two women to deal with Thousand Cloud Accumulation, but secretly transmitted a message, telling them not to kill him.

After giving all these instructions, he then carried the semi-conscious Dong Li towards his Immortal Cave.

"Wait, Chen Xuan, wait! Quickly save your Revered Master, quickly take me away from this cursed place!" Yu Gang suddenly ran back in a disheveled state.

It turned out that there were guards at the entrance of the Sect Master Palace, and he couldn't escape at all.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, how could I have forgotten about you, Revered Master!" Chen Xuan slapped his head and said with a smile.

"It's fine, it's fine, Revered Master, I don't blame you. Quickly throw that wretched woman away and take me out of here first!"

Chen Xuan smiled slightly, snapped his fingers, and said nothing.

The next instant, Dragon YuYan's figure appeared before the three of them.

"Hm? Chen Xuan? How did you... Wait, you brought me out!" Dragon YuYan was first confused, then realized what had happened.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Stepmother. Today, I especially missed you."

Hearing this, Dragon YuYan's face flushed, and she lightly patted Chen Xuan.

"Hmph! Always so glib! If you weren't holding someone right now, I'd almost believe you! Besides, we're already an old couple, why talk about this?"

"Old husband?? Old wife?!!?"

Yu Gang's voice suddenly came from behind Dragon YuYan.

"Weren't you in seclusion? Why are you here? And an old couple with Chen Xuan, then who am I?" Yu Gang roared, pointing at Dragon YuYan in a rage.

Dragon YuYan turned her head, saw Yu Gang, and a look of disgust appeared on her face.

At this moment, everything about her belonged to Chen Xuan; even speaking a word to this Yu Gang, she found disgusting.

Furthermore, back then, she had already been openly... by that villain Chen Xuan... Forget it, just thinking about it made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Chen Xuan! What is going on? This wretched Dragon YuYan, actually here with you...!" Yu Gang began to curse Dragon YuYan.

"What's going on?" Chen Xuan interrupted Yu Gang and directly wrapped his other arm around Dragon YuYan.

"Can't you see? Two Stepmothers, now, I have one in each hand."