“After you and your father were ambushed and separated near Great Desolation Valley, he came to me for help!
But wait—why are you so afraid of your father?
If anyone should be afraid, it should be me, right?”
To be honest, Ye Yu’s head was buzzing at this moment.
He had just promised Han Gu that he would draw a clear line with Han Yuexi in the future and never have anything to do with her again.
Han Gu had barely left—
And now he and Han Yuexi were alone in the same room.
Once that door opened, no matter what he said, that old man would never believe him.
What kind of absurd coincidence was this?
It was like coincidence opened the door for coincidence—perfectly, flawlessly unfortunate.
How could it be this exact?
Han Yuexi looked confused and murmured softly, “Great Desolation Valley? Ambushed? Why don’t I remember anything?”
From that alone, it was clear—
The humanity-side Han Yuexi did not seem to retain her previous memories.
Or perhaps the memories of her humanity and divinity did not overlap.
Earlier, it had always been her divinity in control.
But this was clearly not the time to ponder that.
Ye Yu immediately raised a hand and pointed toward the window, signaling for humanity-side Han Yuexi to escape that way.
She hurried instinctively to the window—then suddenly stopped.
Wait... why am I jumping out?
Why should I hide from Father?
We didn’t do anything shameful.
Han Yuexi shot Ye Yu a puzzled look.
Seeing she still had not left, Ye Yu panicked. He strode over, intending to push her out.
“Don’t ask questions. Don’t say anything. Just go. I’ll explain later!”
He lowered his voice to the minimum and reached out to lift her.
At that very moment, Han Gu, who could no longer wait outside, shoved the door open—
Just in time to see Ye Yu holding Han Yuexi.
His blood pressure shot straight to the top of his head.
“You brat! Take your hands off her!”
Hearing that furious roar, Ye Yu’s heart sank—but his arms had already exerted force.
He flung Han Yuexi out the window.
A dull thud sounded.
Han Yuexi landed heavily on the ground outside and let out an instinctive cry of pain.
Han Gu’s face darkened to the extreme.
A moment later—
In the same room.
Han Gu sat in the seat of honor.
Ye Yu and Han Yuexi sat below with their heads lowered, silent.
After scanning them back and forth twice, Han Gu’s gaze finally settled on Ye Yu.
“What a masterful move. What do you call that? Luring the tiger away from the mountain? The mantis stalking the cicada?
First you send me off, then the two of you secretly meet?
If I hadn’t been quick-witted and brilliantly intelligent enough to return and check, I would’ve been played like a fool!”
Ye Yu’s eyelids twitched wildly.
Impressive. You’ve pushed the old man so far he’s quoting idioms now.
That’s growth, I suppose.
“Actually, if you’ll let me explain, it was all a misunderstanding. Han Yuexi, she—”
Before Ye Yu could finish, Han Gu calmly took out a recording stone and injected divine power into it.
A dark scene under a table appeared.
Just as Ye Yu was wondering what it meant—
His own voice suddenly rang out.
“I’m not a suitable match. In the future I’ll draw a clear line with Han Yuexi and never have anything to do with her again!”
Oh, this shameless old man—even recording things?
You’ve learned quite a lot, haven’t you?
“You said all that so nicely. And what happened? You sent me off and then turned around and threw my daughter into an embrace and a fall. Fellow Daoist Ye, that’s not very upright of you!”
Han Gu spoke with theatrical emotion.
Especially the words “embrace and fall”—he emphasized them heavily.
Han Yuexi lowered her head and explained softly, “Father, it’s not what you think. I—”
Han Gu, the undefeated interrupter, never allowed anyone to finish a sentence when his temper flared.
That included his daughter.
“What do you mean it’s not? I saw it with my own eyes!
How many times have I told {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} you?
Ye Yu is not a good match. You should find someone devoted and single-minded.
Why won’t you listen?”
He pounded his chest and stamped his feet in frustration.
Han Yuexi muttered quietly, “When did you tell me that? Why don’t I know?”
That sentence triggered a second explosion.
“I’ve told you countless times, and now you’re saying you don’t know?”
His near-roaring voice frightened humanity-side Han Yuexi. She shrank her neck, her eyes filled with fear.
Seeing that, Ye Yu finally could not endure it any longer.
He stood decisively.
“Enough!”
Han Gu and Han Yuexi both froze and turned to look at him.
Ye Yu stepped in front of Han Yuexi and faced Han Gu directly.
“That’s enough. How angry can you possibly be? Can’t you see something’s wrong with her state?
So shut up.”
“I—”
Han Gu tried to retort, but Ye Yu cut him off again.
“That’s enough, old man. If I tell you to shut up, then shut up. You keep going on and on. If you dare say another word, don’t blame me for eloping with your daughter. You’ll never find us for the rest of your life!”
Those words made Han Gu fall completely silent.
From Han Yuexi’s dependence on Ye Yu, if he truly suggested eloping, she would absolutely agree.
At that point, Han Gu would become the hated old man—and permanently estranged from his daughter.
That was unacceptable to him.
So he obediently kept quiet.
On the other side, Han Yuexi’s eyes grew brighter.
Looking at the figure standing before her, she felt an immense sense of solidity and safety.
Seeing that the situation was fully under control, Ye Yu began assigning tasks.
He pointed at Han Yuexi first.
“You. Stay here. Don’t run around.
You. Come with me.”
Han Gu understood the last sentence was directed at him.
He did not argue and sensibly followed Ye Yu out of the room.
Outside the door—
Ye Yu explained Han Yuexi’s condition in full detail.
And then, from Han Yuexi’s perspective, he criticized Han Gu thoroughly.
“It’s normal for parents to have favorites. But you can’t go that far.
You’ve always revolved around Han Qianzhang. If you cherish your precious son so much, why leave him for Han Yuexi to look after?
Search your conscience. How much care have you actually given her?
Old Han, tell me—between the two of us, who’s really been acting improperly?”
Hearing this, Han Gu fell silent.
Just as Ye Yu said, over the years his care for Han Yuexi had indeed been pitifully little.
Every time he emerged from a secret realm,
The first thing he asked her was about Han Qianzhang’s condition.
Perhaps... he truly had been biased.
Han Gu let out a long sigh.
“You’re right. I have acted improperly. I always thought Han Qianzhang’s situation was special and completely overlooked Han Yuexi’s feelings.
That was my fault.
I won’t be like that again.
How long do you think it will take for her humanity and divinity to merge and return her to normal?”
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