Save this world?
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed. He was about to ask something when Jia Ye led him to a valley.
In the valley stood a simple bamboo hut, in front of which lay a sea of flowers. Amid the dark blooms, a woman stood, dressed in a cloud-coloured gown, holding a flower basket.
At that moment, the woman turned to Ye Xuan, smiling faintly. “Young Master Ye!”
Young Master Ye!
Ye Xuan frowned. “You know me?”
The woman’s lips curved slightly. “Of course!”
She set the flower basket aside and walked to a stone table, smiling. “Let’s sit and talk!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then sat across from her. The woman smiled. “Young Master Ye, my name is ‘Huang,’ as in the great wilderness.”
Ye Xuan looked at her. “Miss Huang, you know me?”
Huang nodded.
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed again. Huang smiled. “I know Miss Nian!”
Sister Nian!
Ye Xuan froze at her words.
Huang smiled faintly. “I’ve met her and asked for her help. She said that, to break the curse on this place, of all the people she knows, only three in the world could do it! But those three are beyond the reach of the Realm of the Dead and certainly not people we could persuade!”
She looked at Ye Xuan. “But she also said there’s one person who could convince them!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Clearly, that person was him!
Huang suddenly stood and gave Ye Xuan a slight bow. “Young Master Ye, I beseech you to lend your aid and save the beings of this realm!”
Ye Xuan looked at Huang. “Did Sister Nian tell you to find me?”
Huang nodded.
Ye Xuan gave a wry smile.
If Sister Nian had spoken, she clearly hoped he would break the curse on this place.
Contact Qing’er?
Ye Xuan suddenly looked at Huang. “Miss Huang, since Sister Nian spoke, I have no reason to refuse. However, I doubt Sister Nian knew how I’d be treated here. If she did, she wouldn’t have sent you to me!”
Huang’s delicate brows furrowed. “Has something happened?”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “The moment I arrived, your people shattered my physical body. Not only that, she stole my sword. And that so-called Lord of the Dead has sent people to kill me multiple times…”
He shook his head. “The more I think about it, the angrier I get!”
Huang glanced at Jia Ye, who nodded slightly.
Huang’s expression turned cold.
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Miss Huang, I really don’t want to trouble my sister over this world. How about this: I take you out, or I find a way to break the curse on you personally. As for the Realm of the Dead, I’m truly powerless.”
Huang hesitated, then said, “Young Master Ye, I understand your grievances. How about this: give me a moment, and I’ll handle it for you!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Miss Huang, are you the strongest here?”
Huang shook her head.
Ye Xuan smiled wryly. “Then you might not be able to handle it. As I said, I’ll find a way to break the curse on you personally, but for this world, I’m powerless.”
Huang hesitated, then said, “But Miss Nian…”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Sister Nian surely didn’t know your people bullied me like this. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have sent you to me. Of that, I’m absolutely certain.”
In this world, the ones who treated him best were, first, Qing’er, and second, Sister Nian!
As for his father…
He ignored him entirely!
Huang suddenly looked at Jia Ye. “Where’s Hong Zhao?”
Jia Ye shook her head. “No idea where she ran off to!”
Huang said gravely, “Tell her to come see me!”
Jia Ye hesitated, then nodded. “Alright!”
She closed her eyes, and gradually, the space before her trembled. Moments later, the space in front of the three shattered, and a woman stepped out!
It was Hong Zhao!
Seeing Ye Xuan, Hong Zhao froze slightly. “You’re not dead yet?”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened.
At that moment, Huang’s right hand suddenly swung out.
*Slap!*
A crisp slap echoed, and before Hong Zhao could react, her physical body was shattered, leaving only her soul!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s eyelids twitched!
Damn it!
This woman was that powerful?
He knew Hong Zhao’s strength—she could reverse time and even crack the Qingxuan Sword. Yet this terrifying woman had her body shattered by a single slap from Huang?
Should he be a bit more humble in his words?
Nearby, Hong Zhao was stunned! She looked at Huang, her eyes full of confusion. “Huang…”
Huang’s expression was icy. “Apologise to Young Master Ye!”
Apologise!
Hong Zhao looked at Ye Xuan. “Him… why?”
Huang’s eyes narrowed. “This is your last chance!”
Hong Zhao’s expression changed drastically. She hurriedly turned to Ye Xuan. “Young Master Ye, I’m sorry!”
Ye Xuan said, “Where’s my sword?”
Hong Zhao hesitated, then said, “In the Lord of the Dead’s hands!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “The Lord of the Dead’s hands?”
Hong Zhao nodded.
Ye Xuan said gravely, “How did it end up with him?”
Hong Zhao glanced at Huang and fell silent.
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “You realised you couldn’t use the sword, so you gave it to the Lord of the Dead to make him my mortal enemy, didn’t you?”
Hong Zhao looked at Ye Xuan, silent.
Ye Xuan sighed softly. “Miss Hong Zhao, look at what you’ve done. Is this humane? I trusted you so much, and you ran off with my sword… More importantly, you not only used me as a shield but went out of your way to pit me against this Lord of the Dead. How could you do something so shameless?”
Hong Zhao’s expression remained calm, and she said nothing.
At that moment, Huang suddenly said, “If Young Master Ye still feels wronged, you can kill her!”
Hong Zhao’s expression changed instantly. “Huang…”
Huang ignored her completely.
Hong Zhao turned to Ye Xuan. “I underestimated your backer!”
Ye Xuan shook his head and looked at Huang. “Miss Huang, can you deal with the Lord of the Dead?”
Huang glanced at Jia Ye. “Tell him to come see me!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Jia Ye nodded slightly, then sent a message via mystic energy. Moments later, the space not far from them trembled, and a middle-aged man stepped out. He wore a black robe, his face aged, his eyes grey-white, exuding a thick aura of deathly energy.
The Lord of the Dead!
The Lord of the Dead glanced at Ye Xuan, then looked at Huang. “Huang, you summoned me. What’s the matter?”
Huang stared at him. “Where’s Young Master Ye’s sword?”
The Lord of the Dead’s eyes narrowed. “What, is Huang standing up for this outsider?”
A glint of ferocity flashed in Huang’s eyes. She opened her palm, and a petal suddenly rose from the garden in the valley. In the next moment, everything in the area became illusory.
Seeing the petal, Hong Zhao and Jia Ye’s expressions changed drastically!
In the distance, the Lord of the Dead’s pupils constricted. He raised his right hand slightly and pressed downward, instantly slowing the space-time around him!
Reverse time!
But as the petal arrived, something seemed to tear apart. Under everyone’s gaze, the petal pierced directly into the Lord of the Dead’s brow!
*Boom!*
The Lord of the Dead’s body trembled violently, and countless strands of deathly energy disintegrated!
At that moment, Hong Zhao, Jia Ye, and Ye Xuan’s expressions grew solemn!
Huang’s petal had broken the Lord of the Dead’s time reversal!
The Lord of the Dead stared at Huang. “You…”
Huang suddenly opened her palm, and a sword flew out of the Lord of the Dead’s body, landing steadily in her hand.
Huang studied the Qingxuan Sword, then returned it to Ye Xuan. “Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan took the Qingxuan Sword and said, “Didn’t you say you weren’t the strongest here?”
Huang blinked. “I thought I should be a bit humble!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Huang glanced at Hong Zhao and the Lord of the Dead. “Young Master Ye, should they die?”
Hong Zhao and the Lord of the Dead’s expressions changed.
Ye Xuan smiled. “It’s up to you, miss!”
Huang nodded slightly. “I understand!”
As she prepared to act, Hong Zhao suddenly said, “Huang, you haven’t made a move in nearly a million years. Why are you helping this human?”
Huang said calmly, “Because he can save this world!”
Hong Zhao froze, then roared, “Him? Impossible! Absolutely impossible…”
Huang shook her head. “He can’t, but the people behind him can!”
Hong Zhao snarled, “No one in this world can stand against that person. No one!”
Huang shook her head slightly and prepared to act. Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Killing the man will suffice!”
Huang glanced at Ye Xuan, then nodded and prepared to act. The Lord of the Dead suddenly said, “I don’t believe it either!”
Huang looked at Ye Xuan, awaiting his instructions.
Ye Xuan frowned. “I don’t care if you believe it!”
The Lord of the Dead froze, then said, “She doesn’t believe it, so why not kill her? I don’t believe it, and you want to kill me?”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “Because she’s a woman, and a good-looking one!”
The Lord of the Dead was stunned, then roared, “You old lech…”
Ye Xuan’s Qingxuan Sword suddenly shot out, piercing the Lord of the Dead’s brow.
*Boom!*
The Lord of the Dead’s body trembled violently, then was instantly absorbed by the Qingxuan Sword.
The three women: “…”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword returned to his hand. He looked at Huang. “Miss Huang, with such terrifying strength, you can’t break the curse here?”
Huang nodded. “I cannot!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Who exactly cursed this place?”
After a moment’s silence, Huang said, “A woman!”
A woman!
Ye Xuan felt a headache coming on.
Why were women always so terrifying?
Huang hesitated, then said, “Young Master Ye, I trust Miss Nian greatly, but I must warn you. The one who cursed this place is so powerful that even I find her unfathomable. Over the countless years in the Realm of the Dead, many prodigies have emerged, but anyone who dared to break the curse met certain death. Can the people behind you do it?”
Ye Xuan was about to speak when Huang’s expression suddenly changed drastically. She yanked Ye Xuan behind her and pointed a finger forward.
*Boom!*
The space before Huang trembled violently. Her finger began to disintegrate at a terrifying speed, and the erosion spread towards her body. In an instant, her entire right arm vanished!
Huang ignored her arm and spun around. At that moment, a pale hand had somehow seized Ye Xuan’s throat.
Just a hand!
Little Pagoda suddenly cried, “Don’t hurt my Young Master!”
The hand suddenly released Ye Xuan. In the next moment, it grabbed Little Pagoda and squeezed tightly.
*Boom!*
Little Pagoda trembled violently, cracking into a spiderweb pattern!
Little Pagoda wailed, “I take back what I said… Hurt him all you want… Don’t hit me… I’m just a pagoda…”
Ye Xuan: “…”
