186: It's too late to wake up

“I deserve to die?”

Lin Xuan’s usually calm heart surged with anger when he heard Zhi Meng’s words, completely devoid of hidden hatred.

“Zhuang Zhimeng, who saved you from the Zhuang Family elders?”

“Who took you away from the Zhuang Family?”

“Who brought you into the Star God Temple?”

“Who saved you on Lonely Goose Mountain?”

“Who…”

Lin Xuan’s eyes were like ice, staring at Zhi Meng, enunciating each word, almost roaring through gritted teeth.

The more he spoke, the more Lin Xuan regretted.

Back then, he had fallen in love with Zhi Meng at first sight and vowed to marry no one else.

However, he was the Young Master of the Lin Family, possessing the Pure Yang Dao Body, while Zhi Meng was merely a concubine’s daughter with a Spirit Body.

They were ill-matched, their status difference too great, destined not to receive the elders’ approval.

For this, Lin Xuan forcefully and resolutely broke off his engagement with Luo Rou, willing to defy the entire world.

He had thought that true feelings could be exchanged for true feelings, that he would move Zhi Meng, especially since Zhi Meng was a concubine’s daughter of low status.

His willingness to marry her was a blessing she had accumulated over several lifetimes.

Coupled with saving Zhi Meng from life-threatening situations time and again.

Even if Zhi Meng were a stone, she should have been warmed by him.

But he never expected that Zhi Meng was not a stone, but a block of ten-thousand-year-old ice.

Not only was she ungrateful, but she also ruthlessly tried to kill him, wiped out his entire family, and cruelly murdered his two younger sisters.

“Hmph, what a shocking scandal…” Xiao Hongdou’s eyes lit up, and she leaned in to listen.

Liu Ruyan, Liu Ruyi, and Lin Chuqing did the same.

This was a tale of grievances and love spanning thousands of years in the Divine Fire Realm; who wouldn’t want to hear it?

However, the more they listened, the more horrified they became.

They couldn’t imagine that Lin Xuan had done so much for Zhi Meng, yet Zhi Meng had killed Lin Xuan on their wedding night.

Was Zhi Meng’s heart made of iron?

“Sister, she…”

“Shh, don’t speak.”

Outside the main hall, Chu Yao immediately covered her sister’s small mouth.

They had actually arrived earlier.

After coming out of seclusion, they had intended to report their cultivation to Jiang Yu, but instead saw Xiao Hongdou scolding Lin Xuan.

The two sisters instantly developed immense reverence for Xiao Hongdou.

After all, Lin Xuan was a genuine Divine Fire.

Xiao Hongdou had swindled numerous treasures from Lin Xuan, then turned around and cursed Lin Xuan until he vomited blood.

Such a feat made Xiao Hongdou absolutely unprecedented, the first person ever.

Now, hearing about the grievances between Lin Xuan and Zhi Meng, it shocked the two sisters for ten thousand years.

At the same time, they were secretly alarmed by Zhi Meng’s ruthlessness and heartlessness.

Luo Rou looked at Zhi Meng, then at Lin Xuan, and pursed her lips in silence.

She knew Lin Xuan loved Zhi Meng very, very much, but she hadn’t realized he had done so much for Zhi Meng.

A wave of guilt welled up in her heart.

If it weren’t for her, would the outcome for the two of them have been different?

“Tsk tsk… Still so self-righteous, serves him right.”

On the peak of Starlight Peak, Jiang Yu’s jade hand rested on Gu Qing’s back, helping him refine the Calamity Black Dragon.

Her eyes shimmered with divine light as she silently enjoyed the gossip.

Lin Xuan’s self-righteous deep affection, little did he know, was him dancing wildly on Zhi Meng’s death line.

“Father, Mother, sisters, I deserve to die, I’m sorry to you all…”

Lin Xuan was filled with immense regret; if it weren’t for his stubbornness, his parents, sisters, and clansmen would not have died.

“You do deserve to die.”

Zhi Meng’s eyes were very cold.

Every word Lin Xuan spoke made her feel as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed another fly.

Her execution by the Zhuang Family elders was all Lin Xuan’s fault.

If Lin Xuan hadn’t insisted on breaking the engagement, she wouldn’t have been in trouble at all.

She would have always stayed by Luo Rou’s side.

As for the Star God Temple, Lin Xuan didn’t found it; she could have gone there herself and joined by her own abilities, so what did it have to do with Lin Xuan?

She didn’t even care that Lin Xuan insisted on bringing her along; she had tried to harm Lin Xuan several times during that period, but simply hadn’t succeeded.

Those life-saving graces were even more laughable; she could have solved those problems herself, so why did Lin Xuan need to meddle?

Lin Xuan never understood what she wanted from beginning to end.

He was just a self-righteous madman.

Self-centered, immersed in his own world, imposing his own logic on others, and treating his own joys and sorrows as the world’s rules.

The more Zhi Meng thought, the colder her eyes became, and her voice held no trace of emotion: “I want you to wish for death but be unable to die, and wish for life but be unable to live.”

Hearing this, Lin Xuan’s sorrowful expression stiffened for a moment, and his eyes suddenly turned cold.

Although the blood feud between them could not be resolved.

Even if Zhi Meng admitted her mistakes and repented, he would never forgive her.

Only one of them was destined to survive.

But he had said so much, why did Zhi Meng show no trace of guilt?

Did Zhi Meng not have a heart?

Shaking his head, Lin Xuan’s heart was bitter; he had long known Zhi Meng was ruthless and heartless, what was he still hoping for?

Perhaps it was a lingering unwillingness.

After all, he had given so much, yet he hadn’t moved Zhi Meng in the slightest.

But none of that mattered anymore.

Today, only one of them, he or Zhi Meng, would live.

“Come in!” Lin Xuan glanced outside the main hall and spoke indifferently.

The two Chu Yao sisters hiding outside the hall, eavesdropping, naturally couldn’t escape Lin Xuan’s perception.

Previously, he hadn’t wanted to bother; if the two sisters listened, they listened.

But now, he was about to fight Zhi Meng to the death; regardless of the outcome, he couldn’t stay in the Star God Temple anymore.

There were some things he couldn’t leave without clarifying; he was truly unwilling.

“Don’t panic, just say whatever you want,” Jiang Yu transmitted her voice.

Hearing this, Chu Yao was completely relieved.

With Jiang Yu protecting her, even if Lin Xuan wanted to go crazy before leaving, he wouldn’t have the ability.

She had absolute confidence in Jiang Yu.

“Disciple greets Martial Uncle.”

Chu Yao led Chu Ling’er in, performed a junior’s bow, her expression calm.

“Do you also like Gu Qing?”

Lin Xuan asked in a deep voice.

This was very important to him.

He still couldn’t accept that all the proud daughters of heaven in the Star God Temple admired Gu Qing.

“No.”

Chu Yao was silent for a moment, then shook her head.

Actually, she did like Gu Qing, but there was no need to make it public.

Liking is one thing, marriage is another.

Her liking for Gu Qing was not enough for her to abandon her dreams.

She had her own path to walk.

Possessing a top-tier Furnace Cauldron physique, she was particularly resistant to men.

Before, she had no choice; if her family wanted her to marry, she would marry.

Now, with her master Jiang Yu as her backing, she wanted to become an independent and powerful female cultivator, not relying on any man, free to roam the world.

It wouldn’t be too late to consider marriage when she became a strong cultivator one day.

“Really?”

Lin Xuan’s expression subtly shifted, his gaze fixed on Chu Yao’s changing expression.

“Mm!” Chu Yao hummed softly.

“Then why did you help Gu Qing?”

Lin Xuan pressed on.

He really couldn’t understand, where exactly had he lost?

In terms of looks, he wasn’t bad either, he could be described as incomparably handsome, a gentle and refined beautiful man.

In terms of cultivation, he was light-years ahead of Gu Qing.

But why did they all secretly harbor affection for Gu Qing?

What charm did this pretty boy Gu Qing possess?

“I’m a businesswoman; he pays, I work. Is that so hard to understand, Martial Uncle?”

Chu Yao sneered, a look of mockery on her face, as if ridiculing Lin Xuan for being a stingy miser.

“Were the Substituted Divine Fruit and Enlightenment Spirit Jade I gave you not enough? Could it be that he offered a higher price than me?”

Lin Xuan’s face darkened, feeling that Chu Yao wasn’t speaking a single truth.

“No, Martial Uncle, you gave me nothing when I helped you. The Substituted Divine Fruit and Enlightenment Spirit Jade were things I earned through my own ability,” Chu Yao said coldly.

“…”

Lin Xuan fell silent.

His heart was frantic.

He understood Chu Yao’s words.

Chu Yao had cooperated with Gu Qing first, then came to him to be a mole.

He lost because he hadn’t given Chu Yao any payment before asking her to do things.

But… Lin Xuan was truly on the verge of collapse.

Who the hell would have thought that asking a junior martial niece for help was like doing business and required payment?

If you wanted payment, why didn’t you say so earlier?

Did he look like someone who lacked a few paltry items?

He had originally planned that as long as Chu Yao helped him accomplish the task, he would reward her with some treasures.

Who knew Chu Yao wouldn’t play by the rules.

Lin Xuan’s intestines were turning green with regret.

Just because of a little payment, he lost both his wife and his army, losing utterly.

“Hmph, another big scandal.”

Xiao Hongdou and the others’ eyes sparkled as they leaned in to listen.

From the looks of it, Lin Xuan had been thoroughly scammed.

“What did he ask you to do? How much did he pay you?” Lin Xuan asked, and as soon as he finished, he added, “I’ll give you double the payment.”

“Sorry, Martial Uncle, no comment.” Chu Yao shook her head.

“Heh.”

Lin Xuan let out a cold laugh, a burst of anger shooting straight to his head.

Even if Chu Yao didn’t say, he could guess one or two things.

It must have been to inquire about him.

Gu Qing had long regarded him as a thorn in his side, plotting how to get rid of his disciples.

Plotting how to trap him in the Star God Temple, preventing him from taking a single disciple.

From the moment he joined the Star God Temple, he had already fallen into Gu Qing’s calculations.

The Star God Temple was like an invisible net, firmly trapping him.

“What a brilliant scheme, truly a brilliant scheme…”

Understanding the cause and effect, Lin Xuan laughed in extreme anger, filled with endless regret.

If he hadn’t joined the Star God Temple, he would have been a transcendent Divine Fire Realm expert, unbound by worldly rules.

The world was vast, where could he not go?

What kind of disciple couldn’t he take?

His five disciples wouldn’t have died either.

And he wouldn’t have been repeatedly deceived by Gu Qing’s women, being sold out and still helping Gu Qing lose money.

Alas, it was too late; he had awakened too late.

Jiang Yu.

It was all Jiang Yu’s fault.

If Jiang Yu hadn’t been unwilling to help him, he wouldn’t have joined the Star God Temple at all.

“You plotted against me for Gu Qing, have you considered if it was worth it?”

Lin Xuan’s gaze coldly swept over the women.

Lin Chuqing: “He is my husband.”

Liu Ruyan: “I’m willing, it’s none of your business.”

Liu Ruyi: “Whatever my sister wants to do, I’ll do.”

Chu Yao: “He offered too much, I found it hard to refuse.”

Xiao Hongdou: “Senior Brother is more handsome than you, I did it willingly.”

“…”

Hearing all sorts of bizarre reasons, especially what Xiao Hongdou said, felt like a knife piercing Lin Xuan’s heart.

It hurt, it hurt so much.

“Good, you’re all very good.”

Lin Xuan gritted his teeth and let out a cold laugh.

These short-sighted women only cared about immediate benefits, clinging to power and judging people by their appearance.

They had no idea what heaven-defying great opportunity they were missing by overlooking him.

Lin Xuan hoped these women wouldn’t regret their choices today in the future.

Listening to their conversation, Zhi Meng’s eyes showed surprise, and her heart was filled with satisfaction.

It turned out that, in places she didn’t know, Gu Qing had done so much for her.

He truly was her filial and good disciple.

She would reward Gu Qing well later.

As for the matter of him changing her gender, she would reluctantly not pursue it.

However, the matter of tormenting Jiang Yu was absolutely non-negotiable.

“Zhi Meng, come out and fight…”

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