Watching Ye Han charge forward without hesitation, Lingyue’s eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
When Jiang Qingxue questioned her earlier, it was not as if her heart had not wavered.
She had hesitated.
After all, she had spent a long time with Ye Han. It was impossible for her to feel nothing.
Otherwise, she would not have chosen to acknowledge Gu Lingxiao as her master back then in order to preserve Ye Han’s life.
But when it came to feelings…
The care the elders of the two clans had shown her in her childhood.
The slim chance of survival the two clans had left for her when calamity struck.
The hopeful gazes of her parents and siblings when they parted in life and death.
These emotions were too heavy.
So heavy that she resolved to spend her entire life restoring the Gu Clan and the Fu Clan.
Ye Han was the first descendant of the two clans she had encountered. Seeing that he was decent, she chose to guide his growth, hoping that one day he would contribute to the restoration of the two clans.
But now Ye Han had stood against Gu Lingxiao.
If Lingyue wavered because of her feelings for Ye Han, it would be equivalent to placing the Gu Clan and the Fu Clan in opposition to Gu Lingxiao.
She could not bear that price.
Therefore, she could only ignore Jiang Qingxue’s words.
But now Ye Han had actually rushed at her?
Had he gone mad?
Did he not understand the gap in strength between them?
Lingyue could not help but question whether choosing Ye Han in the first place had been correct.
Having drive was a good thing, but she believed restraint was equally important.
Facing an opponent far stronger than oneself and still daring to strike was not bravery.
It was stupidity.
“Fool!”
Lingyue looked at Ye Han in disappointment and struck out with her palm.
Golden spiritual energy burst forth like a blazing sun enveloping all things. The overwhelming force struck Ye Han squarely in the chest and instantly sent him flying backward.
That was with Lingyue holding back.
Humiliation!
For Ye Han, who had always enjoyed smooth progress, being blasted away by the one who had betrayed him was an enormous disgrace.
“I will… kill you!”
Ye Han roared in fury, enduring the intense pain throughout his body as he bellowed.
Jiang Qingxue looked at Ye Han anxiously, afraid that Lingyue might lose control and strike with lethal intent.
“Lingyue! I know you want to restore the Fu Clan and the Gu Clan. Ye Han will help you! The Ye Han of the future will definitely be able to help you!”
She shouted in panic, recalling the powerful Ye Han she had seen in the dream.
“How do you know my identity!”
Lingyue’s gaze turned sharp, killing intent locking onto Jiang Qingxue.
Being a descendant of the two clans was an extremely dangerous identity.
If her identity were exposed, the mastermind from back then might wipe her out entirely.
She did not believe those who had exterminated her clans would show mercy.
Jiang Qingxue’s actions even made Gu Lingxiao, who was hidden in the shadows, twitch his lips.
He had seen foolish people, but never one this foolish.
This was the reincarnation of a saint?
Gu Lingxiao began to doubt whether his calculations had gone wrong.
Now they had completely placed themselves on Lingyue’s opposite side.
Even if Lingyue did not wish to silence them, she would have no choice.
“I…” Jiang Qingxue felt the overwhelming killing intent and shouted desperately, “Trust Ye Han! Ye Han will definitely be able to help you. You do not need to worry about Gu Lingxiao’s coercion!”
“Ye Han will definitely succeed?” Lingyue could not help but let out a cold laugh. “Do you even know how powerful the enemies I must face are?”
“I…”
Jiang Qingxue was at a loss for words.
She did not know.
“The enemies I must face can destroy the Sky Vault Continent with a single thought!”
Lingyue could not help recalling their terror.
The two clans had once been top-tier powers dominating their region.
Yet overnight, those colossal forces had vanished.
She alone bore the responsibility and moved forward under an unbearable burden.
She had to consider countless possibilities to ensure absolute certainty.
One wrong step would lead to endless mistakes.
And Jiang Qingxue wanted her to trust Ye Han?
Trust that he would surely succeed?
“Ye Han is reckless and impulsive now. Brave but without strategy. How do you expect me to trust him?”
“If you want me to believe… then tell me!”
“When the Heavenly Supreme Sword was taken, what was Ye Han doing?”
“When I was humiliated, what was Ye Han doing?”
“He can help me? Then how long must I wait?”
“One year? Ten years? One hundred years? One thousand years? Or until he falls?”
“It is too long. I cannot wait!”
“And I will not stake everything on such vague hope!”
Lingyue roared hoarsely, venting the emotions she had accumulated during this time.
She was truly exhausted.
Being forced to acknowledge a master, did she not feel wronged?
She did not want to attack Ye Han.
But Gu Lingxiao had given her no choice.
“You say I need not fear Gu… my master. If my master were to act now, how would we survive?” Lingyue’s disappointed gaze lingered on Ye Han for a few seconds before she sneered at Jiang Qingxue. “Fool!”
Lingyue stood still, taking several breaths to calm herself.
“You cannot keep this secret. So… forgive me.”
She did not wish to kill.
But since Su Yingmeng and Jiang Qingxue knew, they had to die.
It was not a matter of willingness to keep a secret.
They were simply too weak. Weak enough that if a stronger cultivator used the Soul-Searching Technique, her identity would be exposed.
“Lingyue, if you dare kill them, I will never forgive you in this lifetime!”
“If I do not kill them, will you forgive me?” Lingyue looked at Ye Han mockingly.
She truly had misjudged him.
In the past, his smooth path had blinded her. She had thought him courageous and wise.
Now he was nothing more than a man raging in helpless fury.
Having lost his strength, he could only utter laughable words.
Gu Lingxiao quietly watched everything unfold.
If Lingyue, one of Ye Han’s female leads, killed the other female leads, the plot would collapse completely.
That would be another large sum of Villain Points.
Lingyue looked at Su Yingmeng, the weakest among them, and a trace of reluctance flashed through her eyes.
In Su Yingmeng, she saw her former self.
Innocent and pure, yearning for sincere love.
But with the destruction of her clan, that Lingyue had already died.
Now she had to consider the greater picture.
Even if it pained her, she had to strike.
“Brother Ye Han, save me…”
Su Yingmeng was still just a teenage girl. Terrified, she ran toward Ye Han.
“Stop! Stop right now!”
Ye Han roared madly. A faint golden light began to glow around him once more.
Lingyue knew this was the precursor to bloodline awakening.
But it was meaningless now.
A streak of spiritual energy pierced through Su Yingmeng’s body. Her body went limp and fell backward.
Ye Han’s eyes widened in disbelief that Lingyue had truly struck to kill.
“No!”
Extreme pain and fury caused the golden light around him to blaze even brighter, completely enveloping him.
Ignoring the pain in his body, he rose from the ground with bloodshot eyes, staring at Lingyue in madness and rage.
Lingyue could not bear to look at him. She turned her gaze toward Jiang Qingxue, preparing to strike again.