Shen Kangren’s impressions of Ye Yu ran far too deep.

First the divine pet devoured his flesh, and then the man insisted on taking him head-on.

From battle experience accumulated over millions of years, Shen Kangren knew Ye Yu was an extremely dangerous person.

So last time, he chose to run.

He hadn’t expected that just as he was about to devour Xie Buyu, that man would appear again.

Terror woke up inside Shen Kangren all over again.

He ran on instinct.

Before his flesh began to rot, he wasn’t Ye Yu’s match—let alone now.

Shen Kangren’s eyes flushed faint red; his expression was full of fear.

As for the reek of putrefying flesh, how could he not smell it?

Lately, in the dead of night, Shen Kangren had truly worried that the Blackblood Serpent God Tong Fang’s final curse would come true:

the flesh would liquefy completely.

It was the only way Shen Kangren could die.

He didn’t want his life to end like this.

So when that stench of rot appeared, he went mad searching for an antidote.

Would eating Xie Buyu fix it?

Don’t be stupid. That was just a pie he’d drawn for himself to chase.

Calmed down now, it didn’t matter whether he ate her or not.

How do I break the Blackblood Serpent God’s curse?

I don’t want to die.

Curled up underground, Shen Kangren broke into sobs.

It was hard to imagine, but even a Divine Lord–realm powerhouse could be as afraid of death as an ordinary person when he was at his most fragile.

The next day.

Xie Buyu slowly woke. Seeing Ye Yu right beside her,

she reflexively grabbed his sleeve,

as if only then she wouldn’t be abandoned again.

Ye Yu patted her hand lightly and smiled. “Don’t be so tense. I’m not going anywhere. How do you feel? Did you rest well?”

Xie Buyu nodded hard,

but her right hand never let go of his sleeve.

Since that was the case, Ye Yu didn’t press further. He changed the subject and asked why she’d clashed with the Flesh and Blood Heretic God Shen Kangren.

Xie Buyu recounted what had happened recently.

After listening, Ye Yu agreed: Shen Kangren might really be insane.

No normal person’s thought process looked like that.

Still, he did seem to be poisoned.

The Blackblood Serpent God’s poison?

All the better. The man was so hard to kill—if the poison could finish him, that would hardly be a bad outcome.

Ye Yu chuckled, then noticed Xie Buyu staring at him,

her gaze carrying a trace of doubt.

So, before she could ask, Ye Yu decisively gave the parallel-world explanation.

He also mentioned ahead of time:

there are many, many parallel worlds; you meet different people and different events.

So—I don’t have only one Daoist partner.

Xie Buyu didn’t care in the least.

In her eyes, as long as Ye Yu was alive and could still be with her,

there was nothing she couldn’t accept.

They held each other, breathing each other in, voicing the ache of longing.

Originally, Ye Yu’s plan was to take Xie Buyu back to the Ye Residence that very day.

The Immeasurable Hall was gone anyway.

Rebuilding it meant little.

But Xie Buyu was a little too passionate.

Leaving that day was off the table.

Then tomorrow, the day after, the day after that...

Xie Buyu’s ardor detained Ye Yu for three full days,

and only then did they set out for home.

In the meantime, Ye Yu didn’t forget to spare a moment to switch to Little Wei of the Demon Conversion’s viewpoint.

Unfortunately, the secret realm where Yinghuo was still showed no movement at all.

It looked like Yinghuo might not be coming back this time.

On the road back, though, they seemed quite close to Ancient Sword Gorge.

So Ye Yu took a detour with Xie Buyu to visit Ancient Sword Gorge first,

to see if he could find Heng Xuanzhen.

If she also had memories from the dream, that would prove she truly liked him—naturally, he’d bring her along.

If she didn’t, Ye Yu wouldn’t force it.

Sometimes letting each other fade into the rivers and lakes is a good thing.

What Ye Yu hadn’t expected was that Ancient Sword Gorge was still a wasteland.

There wasn’t the slightest trace of Heng Xuanzhen here.

She wasn’t in this place?

Then where?

Ye Yu turned his gaze north—Tongtian Pavilion, at the farthest north.

Whether or not Heng Xuanzhen had the dream’s memories, she would likely go there.

Should he go take a look at Tongtian Pavilion?

The road was a bit out of the way, but Ye Yu felt it was necessary.

After all, Tao Hua had said that Luo Shu, the Realm-Guarding Great Sage of Tongtian Pavilion, was also looking for him.

That was intriguing.

Why Luo Shu and not Liu Yuennong?

Seeing Ye Yu fall silent, Xie Buyu asked softly, “Husband, what are you thinking about?”

“N–nothing.”

Ye Yu glanced at Xie Buyu and shook his head slightly.

He knew Liu Yuennong’s temper all too well.

Back when she saw Heng Xuanzhen, she almost blew her top. If he brought Xie Buyu over now, who knew what might happen?

Say what you will—just like Li Ruowang, Liu Yuennong had to be guided slowly.

[click]

A faint sound came from afar, instantly putting Ye Yu and Xie Buyu on alert.

Without hesitation, Xie Buyu formed a seal one-handed.

A powerful suction force surged forth.

In just two breaths, a little mutt was dragged before them.

Seeing it, Ye Yu blurted, “Realm-Guarding Great Sage Luo Shu?”

Indeed, this little mutt was Luo Shu in the flesh.

In Ye Yu’s understanding, Luo Shu was the sort who kept watch at Tongtian Pavilion until the end of days.

Why would he show up at Ancient Sword Gorge?

“You know this Great Sage?”

Luo Shu arched a brow and looked Ye Yu over curiously.

He didn’t recall when he’d met this god.

Xie Buyu was surprised as well.

She had heard the name of Tongtian Pavilion’s Realm-Guarding Great Sage.

She hadn’t expected his true body to be... this.

Talk about a striking contrast.

Ye Yu didn’t answer Luo Shu’s question directly. Instead, he probed: “Embodiment of evil thought?”

“What? Whose embodiment of evil thought?”

Bewilderment deepened in Luo Shu’s eyes.

Hearing that, Ye Yu

felt a rush of relief.

Mm. It seemed Luo Shu had no memory of the dream.

Excellent.

What he’d worried about most was: I treat you like a brother, you treat me like a spouse.

Now that it proved to be a misunderstanding, he could relax.

Ye Yu waved it off. “It’s nothing. Where’s Liu Yuennong? Did she send you out to find me?”

“You know Liu Yuennong too? Who exactly are you?”

Luo Shu stepped closer, eyes bright with hope.

Ye Yu was refreshingly direct and gave his name.

“So you’re Ye Yu, the one most adept at breaking hearts?”

With that one line, the smile vanished from Ye Yu’s face.

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