Chapter 65: Spiritual Spring Play? Steal Her! (1/2)

The deep blue spiritual spring shimmered with light, reflecting the tall, slender figure of Xie Jibai. The atmosphere was charged with energy, causing Ye Hanyue’s heart to flutter.

Having been reincarnated, Ye Hanyue naturally understood that the core of the blue spiritual spring was a sparkling spring eye, resembling a blue gemstone. If she took it, she would take the entire blue spiritual spring with her.

If she didn’t take it now, it was because she wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Xie Jibai and test whether he had feelings for her.

Ye Hanyue didn’t want to rush; she planned to take things slowly.

However, since Xie Jibai met Ye Qingning, his attitude toward Ye Hanyue had turned cold, making her feel that she could no longer wait.

Furthermore, after last night’s conversation with several disciples of the Hehuan Sect, Ye Hanyue had a clearer understanding of the dynamics of love between men and women.

In her view, even the female disciples of Hehuan Sect were bold enough to take the initiative and use tricks to get the man they wanted. Why couldn’t she do the same?

Should she wait for Xie Jibai to remember their past and then regret not acting earlier?

Xie Jibai’s eyes narrowed slightly as he gazed at Ye Hanyue’s delicate face, remaining silent for a long time.

The silence only increased Ye Qingning’s curiosity!

Previously, to preserve her life, Ye Hanyue had been forced to please Xie Jibai, but in the end, she had failed. As the second male lead, Xie Jibai should like the female lead, Ye Hanyue, right?!

It couldn’t be that he liked the male lead, Shen Xuanli, could it? She thought she hadn’t crossed into the wrong channel.

Now that the female lead was actively offering herself, could she watch the spiritual spring play?

She wanted to see it! Loved the idea!

Why not let them play first, and she could take the spring eye later? Wasn’t that the civilized thing to do? It wasn’t because she wanted to watch, it was just that, as a villain, she usually refrained from such things.

Li Taihang and the others were deeply conflicted. Who could have expected to stumble upon this?

Could they just watch?

Would it be okay to share the spiritual jade slip with everyone?

They communicated through sound transmission, “What should we do? Should we go in and risk seeing something we shouldn’t?”

Song Ziyan almost slapped Li Taihang’s head. “So what if we see it? It’s not like you’re the one getting hurt. Hurry up and snatch the blue spiritual spring, that’s the important thing!”

Si Qian: “What Junior Brother Song said is right. I don’t know which sect disciple would be bold enough to… hmph, no shame! But why does the voice sound so familiar?”

Bai Wei froze, realizing who it was. Especially that ‘junior brother’ — it sounded so disgusting!

“I figured it out! It’s Ye Hanyue’s voice! Inside, it’s Ye Hanyue and her little junior brother!”

“Haha! I knew it! How shameless! It’s that uncultured Ye Hanyue. Her Hehuan Sect robes do suit her though! Ye Junior Sister, let’s go, let’s snatch back our hairpin this time!”

Si Qian finished speaking and pushed Li Taihang aside, walking to the front. As she passed him, she pulled out the large blade from her back.

The group followed behind her.

On the shore, Ye Hanyue noticed Xie Jibai hadn’t answered yet. She stepped forward, about to reach for his hand when she suddenly felt an unfamiliar aura approaching.

Her eyes flashed with shock. She hadn’t expected anyone else to find this place!

Xie Jibai also sensed someone approaching and warily looked toward the cave entrance.

When Ye Hanyue saw that the people entering were Ye Qingning and her group, her defense completely broke down!

She had deliberately spread the news about the Lei Yan fruit, but Ye Qingning shouldn’t have been looking for it here, right? Why were they showing up now?

“Yo, isn’t this Ye family’s eldest daughter? What? Want to soak in the spiritual spring with your little junior brother? How inconvenient, you’re ruining your own fun. How about you two find another place to play? Or maybe, just take action right here!”

Si Qian sneered, a disciple of the Penglai Sect never feared the numbers, except when fighting for opportunities in secret realms!

Ye Hanyue bit her lip, not daring to act recklessly.

The disciples of the secret realm were all at the Foundation Establishment stage. Two against seven — how could she fight? She knew well the combat skills of Penglai Sect disciples.

At this moment, she wanted to sneak into the blue spiritual spring and take the spring eye, but after grabbing it, how would she escape?

Ye Hanyue regretted deeply, thinking that if she hadn’t acted so seductively toward Xie Jibai, she would have just taken the spring eye and left without running into Ye Qingning, that unlucky star!

“Sister, as a younger sister, I don’t want to attack you. But in a secret realm, seizing opportunities is common. I advise you to leave. After all, you don’t have much chance against him.”

“If you don’t leave, don’t say we’re bullying you.” Ye Qingning spoke in Ye Hanyue’s usual tone.

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Chapter 65: Spiritual Spring Play? Steal Her! (2/2)

That sweet-sounding “sister,” if you didn’t know better, you’d think they were biological sisters.

Ye Hanyue felt a surge of anger, and she definitely wasn’t going to back down now.

Seeing that Ye Hanyue had no intention of leaving, Si Qian sneered and immediately raised her large blade, swinging it toward Ye Hanyue.

The sword-fighting girl never hesitated to strike!

Ye Hanyue was startled and quickly dodged. She had been a disciple of the Penglai Sect before, so she reacted swiftly, summoning her long sword and blocking Si Qian’s blade.

“Little junior brother, step back! I’ll deal with them!” Ye Hanyue never forgot to protect Xie Jibai.

It was because last time she blocked the sword for Xie Jibai, it had brought them closer. Now, she needed to protect him even more.

Even if she didn’t protect him, taking the spring eye would already be difficult enough, and she couldn’t afford to leave empty-handed.

Since Ye Qingning appeared in their line of sight, Xie Jibai had been entirely focused on her, feeling inexplicably annoyed and restless with Ye Hanyue’s attempt to protect him.

Without hesitation, he drew the sword at his waist and launched a fierce attack on Song Ziyan.

Why Song Ziyan? First, he was a sword cultivator; second, he was closest to Ye Qingning, which made Xie Jibai feel uncomfortable. Thus, Song Ziyan became his target.

“Hey! If you go over me to attack someone else, do you look down on me?!” Li Taihang, a body cultivator and battle enthusiast, was instantly enraged by being ignored.

Usually, he’d dismiss sword cultivators, but today, he was going to vent his anger on this brat!

Li Taihang threw punches into the fray, and Mu Xingchen didn’t lag behind.

Bai Wei and Si Nan also attacked Ye Hanyue. The cave was instantly filled with flashing swords, flying talismans, and chaos, turning into a battlefield.

Taking advantage of the fighting, Ye Qingning suddenly jumped into the blue spiritual spring with a “plop.”

Ye Hanyue’s heart sank as she saw the splash in the water. She cursed inwardly.

Damn Ye Qingning! She must have known about the spring eye and jumped in to take it!

Ye Hanyue grew anxious. She wanted to jump in after her, but was surrounded by Bai Wei’s three disciples, unable to break free.

In her panic and anger, she seized the chance and summoned the magical artifact, the Lingyue Wheel.

The Lingyue Wheel resembled a crescent moon with smooth contours. It was crafted from rare Xuan Yue crystal and Illusionary Moon Silk, emitting a faint silver glow.

It was also the artifact Ye Hanyue had received from her family the night before she left the Ye family.

Normally, defensive artifacts were better than offensive ones, and defensive artifacts were more expensive.

The Ye family gave her an offensive artifact because she had a maternal insect, which would transfer injury when she was hurt, eliminating the need for defense.

The Lingyue Wheel glowed silver, its edge sharp as it cut through metal effortlessly, and it moved with incredible speed, forming a silver arc as it flew towards Si Qian.

Si Qian was startled. She didn’t expect Ye Hanyue to possess such a powerful artifact.

Indeed, she was from one of the top ten families. Such an artifact was beyond her reach.

Si Qian, though lively, wasn’t unskilled. She swung her large blade to meet the wheel.

“Clang!”

The blade and the Lingyue Wheel collided, sending out a sharp metallic sound. Si Qian felt a surge of force and took a step back.

She couldn’t help but marvel at the power of this artifact. Even her large blade had a deep scratch on it.

She was truly taken aback.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!”

The sounds of clashes continued, and Si Qian grew more anxious. She quickly realized that the Lingyue Wheel wasn’t just a high-grade artifact; it even seemed to contain some kind of law-based power. Otherwise, she would’ve already sent it flying.

She was so focused on the battle that when she let her guard down, the Lingyue Wheel changed direction and shot toward Si Nan!

Si Nan, caught off guard, could barely react. At the critical moment, he felt someone block the attack, and a flash of blood appeared!