104: Yin Yang Formation

Liu Yixue, eager to save her lover, stepped onto the Mass Grave, but after only half a step, she fell into the Yin and Yang Formation set up by Shen Lian.

As the surrounding scenery abruptly changed, Liu Yixue instinctively became alert.

However, the anticipated danger did not arrive; instead, what greeted her eyes was a farmhouse courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, a four-year-old girl was playing with mud.

Seeing the dirty little girl, Liu Yixue suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as if she had seen her somewhere before.

"Erya!"

A soft call rang out in the courtyard, and a woman dressed in coarse linen clothes looked at the little girl with a face full of lovingkindness.

The moment Liu Yixue saw the woman, an unprecedented warmth flowed through her heart.

"Mom."

The little girl called out in a tender voice, then got up and threw herself into the woman's arms.

"Erya, be good. Dinner is ready. Let's go wake up your dad together."

"Mhm, okay."

The little girl was held in the woman's arms as they slowly walked into the courtyard.

Liu Yixue felt curious and quickly followed them.

Inside the courtyard, a family of three was sitting happily at a table, playing together.

The father, a hunter, held the little girl, his face full of smiles.

The mother served a bowl of rice porridge to both father and daughter, placed it in front of them, then sat smilingly beside them, watching the two.

This scene made Liu Yixue feel very warm, as if something in her heart had been touched, feeling very familiar.

But at this moment, the clear sky suddenly changed dramatically.

An old man descended from mid-air into the courtyard.

Seeing the newcomer, Liu Yixue's expression immediately tightened: "Old Ancestor?"

Indeed, the newcomer was Old Ancestor Tianyu.

Old Ancestor Tianyu glanced at the few people, finally fixing her gaze on the little girl.

"You're the one."

With a deep shout, Old Ancestor Tianyu decisively made her move.

In just an instant, the couple had already turned into smoke and dispersed.

"No!"

Liu Yixue instinctively cried out, wanting to stop it, but ultimately she was a step too late, watching helplessly as the couple vanished without a trace.

And her heart, at this moment, felt an inexplicable pang of pain.

The little girl, however, hadn't fully reacted to what happened, simply standing still, meeting Old Ancestor Tianyu's gaze.

"Child, this is all for your own good. If you endure two more years of hardship, you will surely experience what it feels like to be superior to others."

The next moment, the little girl's eyes rolled back, and she fainted directly.

And the scene before her eyes instantly twisted and changed.

When the distorted scene became still, the little girl's figure appeared inside a dilapidated temple.

"This is..."

Seeing this dilapidated temple, Liu Yixue's emotions immediately became agitated.

Wasn't this the place she least wanted to recall?

Suddenly, the tightly closed temple door was opened.

A ragged little girl, covered in bruises, held a broken bowl and walked towards the bustling street to begin begging.

Liu Yixue silently followed behind the little girl, watching her constantly begging passersby, and constantly being met with disdain and curses, she couldn't help but clench her teeth.

"That little girl, it's no one else but myself..."

This was the darkest moment of Liu Yixue's life, and the past she least wanted to recall.

On the night Liu Yixue was bitten by a dog and bleeding profusely, Old Ancestor Tianyu suddenly found her.

"Child, are you willing to come with me and live a life free from worry about food and clothing, revered by tens of thousands?"

"Do you still want to live like this, never having enough to eat or warm clothes to wear?"

"As long as you agree to be my servant and obey my every command from now on, I will give you the life you desire."

"So answer me, are you willing?"

The young Liu Yixue had no idea that Old Ancestor Tianyu was the enemy who had killed her entire family. Faced with such temptation, she agreed without a second thought.

The next moment, the scene twisted again, showing the young girl already at Heavenly Feather Sect, undergoing the Disciple initiation ceremony.

Liu Yixue, along with her six other sisters, bowed to Shen Chuyun: "Revered Master above, please accept this Disciple's bow."

However, Shen Chuyun refused outright: "I'm sorry, I only need Shen Lian as a Disciple in this life. You should seek another Revered Master."

Hearing this, Liu Yixue was terrified. She desperately crawled to Shen Chuyun's feet, pleading bitterly: "Revered Master, please accept this Disciple, I beg you."

Old Ancestor Tianyu's first task for her was to join Shen Chuyun's tutelage at any cost.

Unfortunately, no matter how much the seven of them pleaded, Shen Chuyun remained unmoved.

Just as Liu Yixue was feeling desperate, Shen Lian suddenly stepped forward.

"Revered Master, please have pity on them and accept them."

"Lianer, step back. You don't need to interfere in this matter."

"Revered Master, I'm begging you."

"Lianer, are you trying to force your Revered Master?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian immediately knelt on the ground: "Revered Master, your Disciple has never asked anything of you. Please grant this one request."

Looking at Shen Lian's back as he pleaded for her, Liu Yixue couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

It turned out that back then, Shen Lian, for her sake, didn't hesitate to defy his Revered Master and even argued with her.

Just then, the scene shifted, and the young Liu Yixue and the others were already dressed in the robes of Personal Disciples of the Sect Master, standing before Old Ancestor Tianyu.

"You have done well. Next, you must Cultivate diligently without any slack,

Additionally, the next step is to gain Shen Lian's absolute trust, no matter the cost. This will greatly benefit your cultivation.

If you fail, you will be sent back to where you came from."

The young Liu Yixue was extremely obedient to Old Ancestor Tianyu's words, because she truly did not want to return to that dreadful place and live that kind of life.

The next image showed Liu Yixue holding Shen Lian's hand, saying: "Senior Brother, can you teach me the Tianyu Sword Style?"

Shen Lian gently stroked Liu Yixue's head: "Your Foundation is still shallow. Don't rush to practice it. First, lay a good Foundation."

"Then, Senior Brother, can you help me improve my cultivation?"

"There aren't many shortcuts on the path of cultivation; one must follow the Righteous Path step by step."

"But Senior Brother, I also want to become like you soon. Can you help me? When Yixue grows up, she's willing to marry you and be your wife."

It was this sentence that completely moved Shen Lian's compassion.

From then on, Shen Lian truly treated Liu Yixue and the other six as if they were his wives, giving them whatever they wanted and never holding anything back.

Liu Yixue looked at the illusion of Shen Lian diligently teaching her, and a smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of her mouth.

But the next second, the scene shifted again to when Old Ancestor Tianyu was talking to her alone.

"Yixue, you haven't truly fallen for Shen Lian, have you?"

"Old Ancestor, Senior Brother is actually quite good. If I could marry him, this Disciple wouldn't mind."

"How foolish! Do you know who Shen Lian is? He's the murderer who caused your family's ruin! How could you fall in love with the enemy who killed your entire family?"

"What, Old Ancestor? How is that possible? Senior Brother Shen isn't that kind of person!"

"I know what kind of person he is better than you do. In short, you should look out for yourself."

Hearing this news, Liu Yixue was completely at a loss.

And the real Liu Yixue, seeing this scene, couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating laugh: "Perhaps, it was from then on that I harbored an inexplicable hatred for Shen Lian?

Year after year of oppressing him, Old Ancestor Tianyu's continuous hypnosis, even later when I found out that the changes in my family back then had nothing to do with Shen Lian,

I had already gotten used to treating him like a dog, never feeling a shred of guilt. This is probably the psychology of the strong preying on the weak, where the strong are revered..."

Taking a deep breath, she stomped her foot.

"Even if I owe you, after hundreds of years, I no longer love you.

Since the mistake has been made, I can only continue to make it. Regret, hehe, on the path of cultivation, there is no room for regret."

With the sweep of the Primal Chaos Vajra Strength, the Yin and Yang Formation shattered instantly.

However, when she returned to reality, it was already dark.

Liu Yixue was suddenly startled: "What?! How many hours have I been trapped?!"