Chapter 959: Aren’t You Jealous?

The last trace of surprise soon disappeared from Han Shanxue’s eyes. A sword manifested in her hand, covered in ice and snow, its crystalline blade sparkling. If one looked closely, one would notice some resemblance to the Cold Soul Sword.

But the sword was not as powerful as the Cold Soul Sword. Cold air dispersed as Han Shanxue picked up the Phoenix Feather Robe from Ye Wenxin, glanced at her, and stabbed through her heart.

Frost spread along Ye Wenxin’s body. Han Shanxue’s expression finally shifted. “If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being Immortal Lord Taohua.”

Despite the reluctant tone in her cold voice, Han Shanxue increased her strength, determined to encase Ye Wenxin in ice. She showed no interest at all in Long Qingyue, who lay nearby.

When the ice crystals shattered with Ye Wenxin’s body, she finally looked at Long Qingyue. Taking the Heart Jade from Long Qingyue’s neck, she placed it into her bag of holding.

Han Shanxue stood up, looking at the Phoenix Feather Robe lying limply on the floor. “Take me to Zhuling. I will bury them both with my master.”

That Phoenix Feather Robe immediately rose into the air before disappearing. Han Shanxue also flew off, not even glancing at her disciple, Fei Chai.

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Eventually, the shattered pieces on the floor transformed into eight furballs. They appeared exhausted after using too much power.

“Thanks for your hard work.” Ye Wenxin and Long Qingyue stepped out from a corner. It seemed everything that just happened had merely been a temporary ruse.

What was real and not real was not that important anymore. Seeing the furballs so tired that they could barely keep their eyes open, Ye Wenxin gently stroked their heads and softly said, “Alright, get some rest now.”

After mumbling a few things, the furballs quickly burrowed into the floor. Ye Wenxin and Long Qingyue remained in the ruined Treasure Pavilion, their gazes meeting. They could hardly believe what happened.

“Yue’er, thank you so much for the warning,” said Ye Wenxin. “If you hadn’t told me something was off with Han Shanxue when we touched, the Heart Jade might have tricked me.”

 If Han Shanxue had known about Long Qingyue’s identity and abilities, the staged death scene wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.

Everything that followed after Long Qingyue showed interest in the robe was an act. She warned Ye Wenxin of Han Shanxue’s ill intentions, making her realize the woman held a grudge against Immortal Lord Taohua.

The revelation secretly pleased Ye Wenxin. Let Han Shanxue cause trouble for Immortal Lord Taohua and save her the effort of taking action. But she hadn’t expected the Phoenix Feather Robe to mistake her for Immortal Lord Taohua after seeing her use Flower Burial.

Losing her best chance to explain, Ye Wenxin watched Han Shanxue freeze her illusion clone to death before leaving with a confused Phoenix Feather Robe and the Heart Jade.

She didn’t give chase, as Han Shanxue’s next target was Fairy Zhuling. Han Shanxue killing Immortal Lord Taohua and Fairy Zhuling was a good thing for her.

Ye Wenxin could clear the mistaken identity next time.

But hopefully, there wouldn’t be a next time.

Seeing Long Qingyue still a little confused, Ye Wenxin told her most of what she knew.

“So, you came this time thinking Immortal Lord Taohua might take me into her harem because I’m beautiful?” Long Qingyue caught onto the most delicate part of the matter. If anyone else said this, they would have died countless times already.

But since it was Ye Wenxin, she had to believe at least some of it.

“Immortal Lord Taohua only regained her memories but already had Ran’er completely under her spell,” Ye Wenxin explained. “I was very worried about your safety.”

In historical records, Immortal Lord Taohua was known for flower-picking. She even kept a journal of all her conquests. From righteous female cultivators or saintesses of the demonic path, all were within her hunting range.

“Oh? Aren’t you jealous that she got Ran’er?” Long Qingyue knew Liu Churan had recently been traveling with a beautiful woman but hadn’t figured out who the woman was.

So she half believed Ye Wenxin. And considering Ye Wenxin’s attitude toward Liu Churan, Long Qingyue felt a bit of schadenfreude.

“Jealous? Oh, right. Why am I not jealous?” Ye Wenxin realized it belatedly, which was funny for Long Qingyue. She thought her best friend was dense, not missing the whole concept of emotions.

Even though Liu Churan was technically her love rival, Long Qingyue felt a little sympathy for her. After thinking all this, she said, “And what if I did end up with Immortal Lord Taohua?”

Ye Wenxin looked surprised Long Qingyue would even ask such a question. “There will be no such thing. I came to prevent that from happening,” she answered.

Long Qingyue adjusted Ye Wenxin’s collar and added meaningfully, “But feelings are beyond our control.”

Ye Wenxin showed a fierce expression. “Then I’ll kill her!”

Long Qingyue felt slightly amused. She couldn’t even remember how long it had been since she’d seen Ye Wenxin make that expression with her real face. She found that she missed it.

If only Ye Wenxin could show more sincerity, Long Qingyue wouldn’t have had to push her to this extent.

But if Immortal Lord Taohua was truly involved, Long Qingyue couldn’t afford to be careless. She caressed Ye Wenxin’s face, trying to ease that savage expression off of it.

Ye Wenxin’s face eased noticeably. Long Qingyue withdrew her hand and glanced into the distance. “You’ll handle the rest from here.”

She closed her eyes, falling asleep. Ye Wenxin had gone through the entire process a bit dazedly. Seeing the barrier outside collapse and people about to rush in, she immediately transformed into Ye Wenxin’s appearance.

Sister Hong shouted from downstairs.

“Sister Hong, I’m here with Miss Yue!” Ye Wenxin shouted back, slowly carrying Long Qingyue down the stairs. Then, she caught Han Shanxue among the familiar faces. Masking her surprise, Ye Wenxin told everyone that she had fainted upstairs.