66 Huangfu Wenqing: The Person Yan Zhen Likes is My Master!
Huangfu Wenqing’s expression darkened. Was she implying that she and Yan Zhen were not fated to be together? That’s how it was in her previous life, but after being reborn, she had a firm grasp on her fiancé and wouldn’t repeat the same mistakes!
“You don’t know, Lady Zi Ji, but Yan Zhen and I were born on the same day. And when we first met as babies, we reached out and held each other’s little fingers. That’s why our families arranged our engagement—if you don’t believe me, I have proof!”
Huangfu Wenqing took out a reflection mirror from her storage ring, borrowed from her grandfather, Huangfu Xiong. It contained images from the day she was born, including one of Yan Zhen.
Zi Xunyi’s expression remained unchanged. She shook her head. “Fate’s ‘yuan’ (chance encounter/fated meeting) and ‘fen’ (separation/destiny) are separate things. Even if there’s a chance encounter, it doesn’t guarantee a shared destiny.”
Huangfu Wenqing gritted her teeth, thinking that Zi Xunyi must also be reborn. How else could she hit such a sore spot so accurately?
“Then what about you? Having just met Yan Zhen, you think you’ll end up together? How ridiculous!”
Zi Xunyi glanced at Yan Zhen and Long Ying on the bed, confirming they were still asleep, then said, “We met in a dream.”
“What do you mean, in a dream?”
“Our soul fluctuations are almost perfectly compatible, so our consciousnesses were drawn to each other, and we met in the dreamscape.” Zi Xunyi smiled faintly. “If I had to describe our current relationship, it would be ‘dream lovers’.”
—She recounted the story of their first encounter as told by Yan Zhen.
Huangfu Wenqing’s eyes widened, imagining the scene of their meeting in the dream: the initial surprise, the tentative conversation, then discovering their compatibility, their bond deepening.
She had to admit, it was romantic!
She felt a pang of jealousy and a strange excitement.
Her fiancé, meeting another woman in his dreams without her knowledge, sharing intimate secrets, perhaps even mentioning her…
Uwaaaah!
“That’s just a lover. Yan Zhen and I are engaged. In six months, we’ll return to the Gallo Kingdom and get married!”
Zi Xunyi wasn’t fazed. Yan Zhen had told her about the two-year duel agreement: whoever won would decide their future. It sounded fair, but the outcome was that Yan Zhen won, and Cloud Heaven Palace reneged on their promise.
“Six months is a long time. Who knows what might happen?”
—So calm and composed. As expected of the Celestial God Clan Goddess!
Huangfu Wenqing, feeling underestimated, snorted and said, “No matter what, I will marry Yan Zhen. Because it’s not just me, but also my Master.”
“What?” Zi Xunyi wondered if she had misheard. “What do you mean, ‘also your Master’?”
—She’s getting flustered. She’s getting flustered.
Huangfu Wenqing felt a surge of smugness.
“You don’t know, do you? The person Yan Zhen truly loves is my Master, Yun Xiu. They’ve already been intimate in the Demon Dragon Mountain Range (she assumed)! If he marries into Cloud Heaven Palace, he can be with both me and my Master! The three of us will live happily ever after! Hmph!”
Zi Xunyi was dumbfounded. What was this nonsense? Was there any logic to her words?
Yan Zhen was Huangfu Wenqing’s fiancé, but he actually loved her Master? And Huangfu Wenqing knew this but didn’t mind, even seemed proud of it? She even wanted to share her husband with her Master?
Was there something wrong with this girl?
“W-what are you talking about? How could your Master and Yan Zhen…”
“Believe it or not, when he arrives at Cloud Heaven Palace, he’ll realize that the celestial maiden he saved in the Demon Dragon Mountain Range is his fiancée’s Master. And my Master will realize that the young man she’s been thinking about is her disciple’s fiancé! When they recognize each other and… become close, I’ll catch them in the act, and then, while they’re feeling guilty, I’ll magnanimously declare that I don’t mind, and then the three of us can be together!”
Huangfu Wenqing proudly explained her plan.
She had been plotting this since her rebirth. Now, facing the “winner” from her past life and being provoked like this, she, as the “loser,” couldn’t hold back.
It was her turn to steal him away. The other women could step aside. Yan Zhen belonged to her and her Master, perhaps with the addition of her fake aunt. In her previous life, her fake aunt sacrificed herself for Yan Zhen. Huangfu Wenqing knew this. As for the Serpent Queen, if she was already pregnant with Yan Zhen’s child, then she could become a concubine. If not, then too bad.
Hmph!
Zi Xunyi was stunned, unable to comprehend Huangfu Wenqing’s thought process. Sharing a husband with her own master was too…
“Your sect would never agree! You’re delusional!”
“Just a few Mystic Lords and Mystic Ancestors. After I return, I’ll help Master advance to Mystic Ancestor and gain control of Cloud Heaven Palace… Master’s swordsmanship talent is even recognized by the Green Lotus Sword Saint. She just lacks a better cultivation technique!”
“Green Lotus Sword Saint? You mean the only female Sword Saint in the history of the Evergreen Sacred Ground? You know about the Evergreen Sacred Ground?”
Huangfu Wenqing didn’t answer, simply saying smugly, “Anyway, you can’t steal Yan Zhen away this time! My Master and I will be the final victors!”
Zi Xunyi felt her worldview crumbling.
“You… you’re crazy! Aren’t you afraid they won’t be able to accept this?”
“Yan Zhen will become a true peak expert. I believe he has the resolve to pursue his true love. As for my Master, she is a bit conservative, but I’ll convince her—I won’t let her be unhappy like she was before!”
“…”
Zi Xunyi was speechless, but she didn’t want to give up. After a moment of thought, she said, “Actually, I’m reborn. I’ve been reborn from the future.”
“Hmph, I don’t care who you are, you still—” Huangfu Wenqing paused, then her expression changed drastically as she stared at Zi Xunyi in shock. “W-what did you say?”
“I’m reborn, literally reborn.” Zi Xunyi said seriously, “I know what will happen in the future. Yan Zhen is my husband. And there’s also Sister Cai Lian (whom I saw in my dreams). There’s no place for you and your Master in his life. Your plan won’t work!”
Now it was Huangfu Wenqing’s turn to be dumbfounded.
Besides her, there was another person who was reborn? And it was Zi Xunyi, the ultimate winner from her previous life?
This, this…
—No, I have to stay calm. This isn’t my past life. Things are different now. I still have Master, my trump card. Yan Zhen will definitely choose us!
“Since you’re reborn, then you should know how important my Master is to Yan Zhen!”
“Important? But she didn’t end up with him, did she?”
“Th-that’s because Master felt guilty, not just towards Yan Zhen, but also towards everyone in Cloud Heaven Palace! That’s why she kept rejecting his proposals, unwilling to accept happiness for herself!”
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