Chapter 967: Countering Long Qingyue

Turtle Sage showed an even more helpless expression. It thought all its previous efforts would go to waste if it failed. Since Long Qingyue seemed to care a lot while Ye Wenxin appeared indifferent, Turtle Sage suddenly thought of a secret technique.

“My cultivation formed through fate and relationships. You two are the 10,000th pair I’ve encountered, but…”

Turtle Sage sighed. If the two were willing, it could guarantee their destinies would change, even allowing them to grow old together. But this technique was dangerous, and Turtle Sage feared the two wouldn’t dare to attempt it.

Long Qingyue read its mind and spoke first.

“We’ll do as you say. Helping someone ascend is a great act of merit.”

Turtle Sage trembled, looking at Long Qingyue in shock. It didn’t know how she knew what it was thinking.

Long Qingyue raised a brow. “Was I not clear enough? You want to ascend, and we want to grow old together.”

Ye Wenxin immediately protested. “No, there is no ‘we’ here. You and I are best friends! How could we possibly become lovers?”

Long Qingyue’s gaze again shifted to Ye Wenxin’s face, staring into her eyes. Ye Wenxin felt a chill in her heart, and even Turtle Sage seemed uneasy. Forcing out a strained turtle smile, it said, “Cultivators, if your hearts aren’t in it, I cannot help change your destinies and let you grow old together.”

Long Qingyue withdrew her gaze. “Just tell us what we need to do.”

Turtle Sage brought its hands together. “It’s simple. Perform the final rite of kissing while thinking of each other, and it will be done.”

“That’s it? Little turtle, you better not be scamming us. Yue’er wouldn’t still be single if it were that easy. Yue’er, don’t trust this turtle. Your brother must’ve hired it to fool you.”

“Oh? You think a turtle about to become immortal would take orders from an emperor who can only live a few hundred years?”

Long Qingyue knew Ye Wenxin was trying to mislead her, and since she could hear the turtle’s thoughts, she was certain it wasn’t lying. The simpler the ritual, the more effective it often was.

Seeing Ye Wenxin rendered speechless by her words, Long Qingyue ran out of patience. “Come here. Don’t make me say it a second time.”

Ye Wenxin remained standing there, pondering the strange events unfolding before her. From Long Qingyue inviting her into the palace to putting on this outfit that looked like bridal attire and then the appearance of the Marriage Fate Stone, it all seemed deliberately arranged by Long Qingyue.

“Yue’er, is this all a trap?” Because the Treasure Pavilion incident was so shocking, Ye Wenxin fully believed the emperor would do everything he could to strike at Long Qingyue again. But she had forgotten one important thing.

Her best friend was the dynasty’s most talented woman and could read minds. No one could easily fool her.

“So you’ve finally realized it. It’s not too late to know now.” Long Qingyue smirked and raised one hand. The runes hidden in the entire secret chamber emerged, transforming into golden chains that bound Ye Wenxin.

“Master!”

“Long Qingyue, I knew you were up to no good!”

Liuli and Ghost Mother rushed out anxiously, only to find that Long Qingyue had separated them. No matter how they tried to break through, they couldn’t break the barrier.

“I took a whole day to prepare for this moment.” Long Qingyue smiled faintly, lifting Ye Wenxin’s chin with her fingers. Ye Wenxin raised an eyebrow and sneered, “You think I don’t know you’d be after my body?”

The chains binding her suddenly broke. Long Qingyue rarely showed surprise but did so now.

“Have you forgotten how many times you’ve tricked me all these years?” Ye Wenxin gritted her teeth. “Every time, I either spilled my blood or my tears. Yue’er, you pushed me to this!”

She moved toward Long Qingyue at lightning speed.

Long Qingyue was stunned. Ye Wenxin seized her hands before she could activate her talismans. Using the momentum, Ye Wenxin knocked her to the floor. Since Long Qingyue was a caster, she had weak physical strength. On top of that, she had been cursed with heightened sensitivity. Ye Wenxin only had to use a slight force, and Long Qingyue’s brows furrowed in pain.

“You’re hurting me,” Long Qingyue said, remaining calm and unhurried while stalling to prepare a reversal.

Ye Wenxin gripped Long Qingyue’s hands with dissatisfaction, unaware that she was actually hurting her. “You’re stalling, but that’s fine… Turtle Sage, I know you have a spell to reverse fate. I want to be Yue’er’s lifelong best friend.”

Turtle Sage was confused. These two were renowned prodigies, yet now, they were arguing over something so petty.

Seeing Long Qingyue still composed despite being subdued, he worried she might be doing this intentionally. “It’s simple. Let her drink your blood, and I will recite an incantation to bind you both as family thicker than blood.”

Ye Wenxin was skeptical. “Are you for real? You’ve seen that Yue’er has no way to stop me now. If I can break her spells once, I can do it again. If I find out you’re helping her, I will prevent you from ascending and figure out a thousand ways to eat you!”

She watched Turtle Sage’s expression, trying to win through psychological warfare.

Turtle Sage looked fearful and quickly expressed its loyalty to Ye Wenxin.

“Of course, I can sense that you are stronger than her.” It flattered hastily, no longer daring to take chances.

Knowing Turtle Sage wouldn’t lie to her now, Ye Wenxin asked about the method again.

“By infusing your blood into her body, she will no longer have any feelings for you beyond familial affection. But I must remind you, Cultivator Gu, once you use this method, she will never develop romantic feelings for you again.”

Ye Wenxin nodded seriously and looked back at Long Qingyue. Long Qingyue remained very calm, which only made Ye Wenxin suspicious. However, Celestial Master Zhong’s records confirmed that the reverse fate spell was used this way.

“Yue’er, don’t blame me for being heartless. I already told you I can’t be faithful to only one person.”

“……”

Long Qingyue silently looked away. Ye Wenxin found her attitude increasingly strange. She felt less daring to attempt this, fearing she’d get unknowingly trapped.

Ye Wenxin told herself Long Qingyue was probably doing it to mess with her head. She instructed Liuli and Ghost Mother to restrain Long Qingyue before cutting her wrist to draw some blood. She had intended to force Long Qingyue to drink it, but Long Qingyue stubbornly refused to part her fair lips.