Chapter 563: Long Qingyue’s Movements

Ye Wenxin didn’t suspect anything. The glaring sunlight made her squint, so she missed that subtle difference. She only heard what Wen Susu said and felt a spark of excitement.

The mind-reader Long Qingyue and the memory-reader Wen Susu, who knew a myriad of happenings under the heavens—who was the most powerful between them?

“I don’t.” Yet Ye Wenxin still chose to refuse.

“Why?”

“I don’t need to rely on anyone else’s strength to win Yue’er over. I can do it myself,” Ye Wenxin replied confidently but quickly became embarrassed.

“But I won’t do it. Yue’er is the person I cherish most in this world.” Although she had considered making things happen with Long Qingyue, she didn’t think she could take that first step.

One blunder would render them strangers forever. She would prefer they maintain their friendship as it had always been rather than that terrible outcome.

Wen Susu seemed to sense her fear.

“Are you afraid?”

Ye Wenxin neither denied nor confirmed it. She looked up at the sunrise, lost in thought. Wen Susu felt frustrated. She, the Heavenly Book, couldn’t even persuade a mere human.

“Then how about I help you pursue Fairy Fengya? Didn’t you want to push her into Qi Deviation? It’s simple…” Wen Susu sounded like an evil grimoire now.

Ye Wenxin maintained her composure. Sensing Wen Susu’s urgency, she asked, “Wen Susu, what do you truly want?”

Her tone held caution. She could tell the shift in Wen Susu’s attitude was abnormal.

“I want you,” Wen Susu replied. Ye Wenxin’s expression turned complicated, condescending, even. Wen Susu became even angrier. She drummed her fists on Ye Wenxin a few times before explaining, “I want you to go to the Hundred Flowers Dynasty and bring back my missing pages.”

There was nothing unexpected about the request itself, but Wen Susu asking it of her stood out as odd. Ye Wenxin looked away from the face that mirrored the one from the illusion lest it soften her heart.

“I forgot to tell you. I’m planning to return to the Azure Wings Sect.”

“Yes… but there are still so many things you haven’t done yet… your one-year promise with Long Qingyue, the Spirit Beast Tournament with Beast Taming Garden’s Head Senior Sister… and—”

Wen Susu listed everything from her memory. Just hearing it all was enough to make Ye Wenxin’s head hurt. Now, as Wen Susu recited each one so methodically, she felt like she’d be anything but idle.

Accustomed to going with the flow, she didn’t take these matters too seriously.

“I’ll go find Yue’er first. After all, she might announce it to the world to get back at me, even if it affects her reputation.” Ye Wenxin made a stopping gesture before Wen Susu could bring up promises she herself had forgotten.

“Long Qingyue will also attend the Flower Lord’s upcoming birthday celebration.” Wen Susu gave another reminder.

Ye Wenxin’s eyes grew distant. She felt genuinely torn inside. Long Qingyue’s situation was her biggest challenge and the one she cared about most. But if she followed Wen Susu’s plan, she’d only become someone else’s pawn again.

“The matter with Luo Mo is settled. I only want my pages.”

Wen Susu clarified she had no interest in meddling further with Ye Wenxin’s personal affairs, as if she’d seen right through her thoughts.

“Long Qingyue seemed quite upset you haven’t looked for her in half a year. She’s brewing a grand plan. Oh, and she even went out of her way to create a special bed chamber. Can you guess what she named it?”

Wen Susu kept calm as she conveyed the information she’d read. Unlike Long Qingyue’s mind-reading, Wen Susu could see faster and further. Even Long Qingyue couldn’t escape the scope of the Heavenly Book.

However, most of Long Qingyue’s memories were sealed, unlike others. Wen Susu could only glimpse the situation around her.

Wen Susu believed it was because the intense battle with the Soul Evokers had weakened her. Not that she would tell Ye Wenxin this. Instead, she acted mysterious, selectively divulging what Long Qingyue had been up to.

“What’s the name?” Ye Wenxin’s face tensed up involuntarily.

“Gu Cheng Hall,” Wen Susu uttered the name. Ye Wenxin felt a shiver run down her spine. She imagined Long Qingqyue would relentlessly pursue her after the public declaration, as Liu Churan had.

While Liu Churan might imprison her in a personal dungeon, Long Qingyue would likely bind her in a secluded palace, preventing her from ever seeing the light of day. The two were completely different in personality, yet eerily alike in their stubbornness against sharing her.

Ye Wenxin began to panic. Her first thought was to assume a new identity and go on the run again—to another continent if possible. That way, no matter how powerful they were on this continent, they could never find her.

“Don’t even think about running away again. Those two could conquer an entire land for you—why wouldn’t they conquer another one, too?” Wen Susu continued without needing to read Ye Wenxin’s memory. Her expression already gave her away.

Ye Wenxin felt a bit embarrassed. “Then what should I do? I can’t lash out at my best friend or hurt Ran’er.” Facing these two figures who had accompanied her for the longest time, Ye Wenxin couldn’t think of a better way to resolve this problem.

“That’s why only I, Wen Susu, can solve all your troubles in this realm.” Wen Susu leaned towards Ye Wenxin, gently blowing into her ear. She was smiling, but behind that smile lay countless schemes.

Once she obtained the Heavenly Book’s lost pages, Wen Susu would become whole. She would gain even more power, even the ability to control fate. However, Wen Susu wouldn’t tell Ye Wenxin how powerful she truly was as the Heavenly Book. Instead, she spoke like a friend, persuading Ye Wenxin to cooperate.

Ye Wenxin went silent. The proposal was tempting, but she still felt Wen Susu was being overly eager. Unsure of Wen Susu’s true motives, Ye Wenxin could only nod in agreement. “Alright, I agree to help you. But how can I be sure you’d be helping me in return?”

She needed to know how Wen Susu would help her.

“That’s simple. Take my avatar with you, and I’ll be aware of everything that happens to you.” Wen Susu removed her outer garment and handed it to Ye Wenxin.

When Ye Wenxin took it, she suddenly felt something transmitting through the fabric. Startled, she quickly withdrew her hand. The garment fell to the floor, dissolved into text, and flew back onto Wen Susu’s body.