108: You've been reborn too, let's join forces?

That furious roar from Qin Wushang was like a clap of thunder from the Nine Heavens, shaking the entire Qi Jian Peak.

High up in the sky, Ye Hongfu and Lin Ziyao, who were locked in fierce combat, simultaneously paused, and their sharp offensive slowed down involuntarily.

The next moment, a figure swift as a phantom instantly inserted himself between the two women!

It was Qin Wushang, whose face was as dark as water.

He swept his gaze over the two women, who were still fiercely antagonistic, and said helplessly, "Is it really necessary? Must you fight to the death over such a small matter?"

"It is necessary!"

"It is necessary!"

The two women spoke almost in unison, their tone resolute.

Lin Ziyao instantly switched her expression; the fierce madness from the recent battle vanished, replaced by a look of grievance directed at Qin Wushang.

"Brother Wushang~ You are mine!"

"You have been since we were little!"

"I won't allow anyone to snatch you away from Ziyao! No one!"

Ye Hongfu snorted coldly, refusing to back down: "Peh! Delusional! Do you really think you are worthy of him?"

Lin Ziyao seemed provoked by those words, and a trace of arrogance and triumph surfaced on her face.

"Whether I'm worthy or not is not up to you to decide!"

Carefully, she retrieved a letter from her Storage Ring, holding it as if it were an unparalleled treasure.

She held up the letter, looking provocatively at Ye Hongfu, and continued, "This was personally written by Brother Wushang's grandfather, Qin Lie!"

"It is written in black and white that I am the granddaughter-in-law he has recognized, and he instructed Brother Wushang to treat me well and quickly bear children for the Qin Clan!"

Qin Wushang frowned and reached out to take the letter.

Upon opening it, the handwriting was vigorous and powerful, indeed the script of his grandfather, Qin Lie. The content was exactly as Lin Ziyao had described.

The words also expressed considerable approval for Lin Ziyao, even carrying a hint of urgency.

He couldn't help but feel surprised and complicated emotions; his grandfather was actually so insistent on this marriage?

Seeing Qin Wushang silent while looking at the letter, Lin Ziyao grew even more triumphant, lifting her sharp chin toward Ye Hongfu.

"Do you see? This is Grandfather's will!"

"He wants me to bear children for Brother Wushang as soon as possible!"

"You mistress, you should have some self-awareness and obediently withdraw! Perhaps if I am in a good mood, I might reward you with the position of a maid who warms the bed in the future!"

Ye Hongfu looked at the letter, her pretty face icy cold, her chest rising and falling slightly.

She was silent for a moment, seemingly trying her best to suppress her anger and some more complex emotion.

Finally, she took a deep breath, looked sharply at Lin Ziyao, and said coldly.

"Lin Ziyao, step aside with me to talk."

Hearing this, Lin Ziyao raised an eyebrow, a mocking expression on her face, and said with extreme arrogance, "Oh? Finally realized you're afraid? Want to beg for mercy?"

"Fine, I will give you this chance. Let's hear what kind of tricks you can come up with."

Her posture suggested she was already firmly seated as the legitimate wife.

Ye Hongfu couldn't be bothered to engage in a verbal spat with her, so she turned and flew toward the small courtyard on Qi Jian Peak.

Lin Ziyao let out a cold snort and followed closely.

Qin Wushang also wanted to follow them to see what the two women intended to discuss, but he was blocked by an invisible barrier of Formation light.

Clearly, Ye Hongfu had activated the courtyard's isolation Formation.

Inside the courtyard, only Ye Hongfu and Lin Ziyao remained.

As soon as she landed, Ye Hongfu suddenly turned, her gaze electric, staring at Lin Ziyao.

"Lin Ziyao, you have also experienced Rebirth, haven't you?"

"Otherwise, given your previous life's arrogant nature, where you treated him like dirt, it would be impossible for you to have become the way you are now!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the arrogance and mockery on Lin Ziyao's face instantly froze, and her expression turned gloomy.

She stared intently at Ye Hongfu, and after a long while, she squeezed a sentence out from between her teeth.

"As expected! You are the same!"

"No wonder, no wonder you've been sticking to Brother Wushang like a piece of plaster this lifetime!"

"In the previous life, how did I fail to see that you, Ye Hongfu, were such a shameless bitch!"

Hearing the insult, Ye Hongfu did not get angry; instead, she laughed, but her smile was cold and piercing.

"Heh! In your previous life, didn't you also look down on him, even going personally to aggressively break off the engagement?"

"Yet now you put on this facade of deep affection, acting as if you would marry no one else. What right do you have to criticize me here?"

"Yes! I was wrong in my previous life! I, Lin Ziyao, was blind!"

"I regret it!"

"When I saw him ascend to the peak, looking down upon all living beings, and when I... when I ultimately lost everything and died miserably, I regretted it!"

"It turns out everything I pursued, I already possessed when I was young!"

"In this life, I will never let go again! Brother Wushang can only be mine!"

"Peh!"

Ye Hongfu spat directly, her face full of disdain.

"Now you know regret? What were you doing before?"

"Didn't you always pride yourself on having unmatched charm, surrounded by countless Prodigies and talented young men who sought your favor?"

"What, now those male consorts can't satisfy you, so you start to cherish the person you once discarded like a worn-out shoe?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Lin Ziyao shrieked in rebuttal, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"I have never taken any male consorts! Those rumors were merely spread by me intentionally!"

"It was only to get rid of the sickening entanglement of those repulsive men who clung to me like flies!"

She never intended to take any male consorts!

After breaking the engagement in her previous life, she only had one goal: to become stronger, stronger.

But with her unparalleled beauty, she was destined to be surrounded by flies, which is why she devised such a method.

"Oh?"

Ye Hongfu was somewhat surprised, her eyes sharp as knives.

"Then what about the Prodigies from those aristocratic families in the Imperial Capital? And those powerful experts from the Azure Nether Heavens? What's the situation there?"

Hearing this, a trace of ruthlessness and disdain flashed across Lin Ziyao's face.

"Them? They are merely Puppets controlled by my secret technique! A bunch of fools, are they even worthy of coveting me?"

"They are nothing more than tools used to stir up trouble and pave the way for me! Useless trash!"

Ye Hongfu heard this, a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes, which immediately turned into a cold sneer.

"As expected of the ruthless Empress Ziyao!"

"For your vague ambition, and to control the aristocratic families of the Imperial Capital, you didn't hesitate to enslave Prodigies of the same generation! Truly a masterful scheme!"

"To ascend to the supreme position of Great Empress, what does it matter if I enslave everything in the world?"

Lin Ziyao made no secret of her ambition, her eyes fanatical and obsessive, as she said coldly, "Those who block my path can all be killed!"

"The position of Great Empress?"

Ye Hongfu scoffed as if she had heard a tremendous joke: "Do you think that just because you have lived a second life through Rebirth, you can defeat Chu Yuehua?"

"Stop dreaming!"

"She is now the legitimate Revered Master of Junior Brother!"

"The one closest to the water tower catches the moon first!"

"Your opponent has never been me, Ye Hongfu, but her, Chu Yuehua, and also that Mu Bingyun, that ice block—she is also very strange!"

"Chu Yuehua... Mu Bingyun..."

Lin Ziyao muttered these two names!

These two women were indeed powerful!

Especially the current Chu Yuehua!

Her move to take Qin Wushang as a disciple was completely unexpected and disrupted all of her plans.

Seeing Lin Ziyao fall silent, Ye Hongfu knew her words had struck a nerve.

She struck while the iron was hot, continuing, "Lin Ziyao, our fighting here until blood flows is merely the clam and the snipe fighting, and the fisherman will be the only one to profit."

"Why don't we... temporarily join forces."

Lin Ziyao suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with suspicion: "Join forces? Are you worthy?"

"Haha! Being stubborn is useless!"

Ye Hongfu sneered.

"Let us join forces first to take down the biggest threat, Empress Chu Yuehua!"

"Then we'll kick that Mu Bingyun out of the game!"

"As for who is superior between us, we can rely on our own abilities and fight it out another day!"

"That's better than letting them take advantage of the situation now, where neither of us will even get a sip of the soup later!"

Regardless of her strength, status, or relationship, Chu Yuehua is currently someone they cannot shake!

"Hmph! Time is running out! If we don't join forces and 'eat' Junior Brother first, both of us will end up regretting it!"

"We must take the initiative to gain the upper hand, only then can we overturn the situation and reverse the outcome!"