Chapter 25: You Won’t Tell Me, Huh?
Cloud Heaven Palace, perched atop a mountain, shrouded in clouds, resembled a celestial palace from legends.
It consisted of eight peaks, each housing a palace, their respective Palace Masters known throughout the Gallo Kingdom as the “Eight Immortals of Cloud Heaven.”
The Grand Palace Master was also the Sect Master, wielding the highest authority.
And the Grand Palace Master’s personal disciple was the Young Sect Master of Cloud Heaven Palace.
As the Young Sect Master, Huangfu Wenqing resided on the same peak as her master, Yun Xiu, their dwellings not far apart. She could consult her master anytime regarding cultivation matters.
However, Yun Xiu wasn’t currently at the palace.
…
Inside a secluded chamber, Huangfu Wenqing sat on a meditation cushion, slowly ending her cultivation, then opened her eyes.
Her morning training complete, she left the chamber, glancing at her master’s dwelling, sighing softly.
“It’s… around this time that Master and that fake junior aunt encountered Yan Zhen, right? I wonder if they’ve met yet.”
She wasn’t entirely clear about the complicated relationship between her master and Yan Zhen. She had only heard snippets from them in her previous life.
But her master undoubtedly loved him, and he also harbored deep affection for her. She had even witnessed their intimate moments.
However, he had discovered that his father’s disappearance was connected to the family of one of Cloud Heaven Palace’s outer sect elders. He had retaliated against that family, provoking the elder’s intervention.
The outer sect elders were all at the Mystic General realm, but for some reason, he had still been defeated by Yan Zhen, killed.
Although the battle footage hadn’t captured his face clearly, the three Extreme Flames he had used were easily recognizable: one a blend of gold and silver, one a dim gray, and one a blood-red.
Then, during their duel at the Cloud Heaven Peak, fulfilling their two-year pact, he had used those three Extreme Flames, revealing his identity.
If it had been anyone else, there might have been room for negotiation, but he had publicly defeated her, the Young Sect Master, humiliating Cloud Heaven Palace.
The Second Palace Master and the others had immediately tried to capture him.
However, with his master’s assistance and his mastery of Extreme Flame techniques, he had escaped.
Cloud Heaven Palace had issued a warrant for his arrest.
But he was already a student at the Sacred Ground Academy. They couldn’t touch him there.
So someone had resorted to underhanded tactics, disguising themselves as members of another faction, infiltrating the Yan family in Martial Tang City, and capturing his grandfather, using him as leverage.
He had gone to rescue his grandfather, only to be surrounded by Cloud Heaven Palace members. In a moment of desperation, his father, Yan Lie, had taken a Mystic King level attack for him, dying in his arms.
Then he had gone berserk, slaughtering everyone present.
Their feud had become a fight to the death.
“Sigh.”
Recalling those events, her heart was filled with complex emotions.
Although her conflict with Yan Zhen hadn’t been the root cause of their feud, it had been a catalyst.
If she hadn’t broken off their engagement and challenged him to that duel, things might not have escalated to that point.
This time, she would change everything.
For herself, for her master, and for Cloud Heaven Palace.
“I have my past life’s experience of reaching the Mystic Sovereign realm. This time, I’ll definitely defeat him in our duel. And if I win, he’ll marry into Cloud Heaven Palace.”
Then he would be one of them, and those tragic events wouldn’t occur.
And with him in Cloud Heaven Palace, she and her master could both… enjoy his company! They could all be happy together!
The thought was… exciting.
“Heehee.”
…
Demon Dragon Mountain Range, inside the cave behind the waterfall.
“Chen Zhen, do you… have someone you love?”
Yun Xiu’s tone was casual, as if she had just thought of it.
However, Jiu Youyue knew she was deeply concerned about this, just like herself. She wanted to know who had stolen her “first time.” She urged him, “Yes, you keep rejecting us. Do you already have someone? Tell us the truth~”
Someone I love? That question put him in a difficult position. After all, in the script, his first love was Yun Xiu. It had been love at first sight.
Forget about the script, even in reality, he had many women he was… involved with.
His fiancée, Huangfu Wenqing, his cousins, Yan Meng’er and Yan Ruyu, Instructor Yu Xuan, Ji Ya, Yi Xian’er… and his two future wives… and his Beautiful Sect Master.
But he couldn’t reveal any of that. His current persona in the script was a young man who had just fallen for Yun Xiu. He hadn’t had any romantic interests before her.
He hesitated, then said, “I don’t have anyone.”
Yun Xiu’s eyes lit up, a flicker of hope within them.
“No one?” Jiu Youyue was skeptical. “Really? Don’t lie to us.”
“It’s true! I’ll be a dog if I’m lying~”
He tried his best to appear sincere, inwardly barking twice.
Yun Xiu’s eyes sparkled, a smile curving her lips. Her movements, washing his arm, became lighter.
Jiu Youyue, however, didn’t believe him. “Little Zhenzhen, with your cultivation at such a young age, you must be popular, whether in your family, academy, or sect. Haven’t any pretty girls confessed to you?”
“There have been a few, but I rejected them all.” He said seriously. “My heart is only for cultivation— Ah!”
Ah?
Yun Xiu looked down, finding Jiu Youyue’s hands had moved to his front, grabbing him.
She blushed, her voice slightly annoyed.
“Jiu Youyue, what are you doing?!”
“Hmph, Little Zhenzhen, tell me, if you don’t have anyone, then how did you lose your virginity? And so thoroughly? It must have been more than once. Did you go to a brothel?”
Yun Xiu, hearing this, didn’t scold Jiu Youyue. Instead, she also looked at him, her gaze curious.
He froze. Even men can tell? He thought for a moment, then said, “I’ve never been to a brothel. I… performed dual cultivation with someone while refining an Extreme Flame.”
Jiu Youyue frowned.
“You need to perform dual cultivation to refine an Extreme Flame? Why haven’t I heard of this? With whom?”
“I… can’t tell you.”
“Why not? I don’t even know her. Tell me! Who was the lucky girl who took your first time~”
“No.”
He shook his head.
She was unhappy.
“Tell me or not?”
“No.”
“Fine, Little Zhenzhen. You won’t tell me, huh? Then…”
She increased the speed of her hand movements, making him gasp, his expression strained.
Yun Xiu’s movements stopped. She lowered her gaze, staring at Jiu Youyue’s hand, her expression a mixture of shock and… curiosity.
Jiu Youyue nibbled his earlobe. “Tell me or not?”
He frowned.
“I won’t tell you. Give up… Hey, hey, hey!”
His slight defiance was met with a fierce counterattack. He quickly surrendered.
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