Chapter 308: Calming the Child's Cry
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"Shiyao went to meet that lord for you."
"The Holy Mountain is full of women and old men. Sister doesn't like men—does that mean she should like women instead?"
"Are you truly prepared to feign blindness forever?"
Ye Qinghan stared at the girl. She had assumed Li Shiyu's sister would be as pure and kind as her sister. Little did she expect her to be like this…
If this is what being clever looks like, then she still preferred the clumsy Holy Maiden.
"Miss Qinghan, I'll tell you plainly—I just hate her!"
"Heh, that much is obvious. So why didn't you kill her?"
Ye Qinghan found it rather intriguing. How could two daughters born to the same mother be so utterly different?
"I'd love to, but I'm just a substitute. She's the Holy Maiden—what could I possibly use to kill her?"
"Ha! I thought you were some kind of top contender, but turns out you're just a useless piece of trash. Ha!"
Ye Qinghan laughed so hard she shook like a trembling flower branch. How utterly amusing! No wonder she could accept even such an absurd situation!
Catching Li Suyao's expression, Ye Qinghan chuckled.
"What? Don't like hearing it?"
"You're nothing but a trashy piece of garbage who only knows how to complain about fate, a pathetic worm waiting for death. What right do you have to complain?"
Choosing to lay down the sword meant only one thing: death.
Even if Li Suyao was a fool, she had always pursued what she wanted.
But this guy, with a perfectly functioning brain, had quietly resigned himself to his fate.
Ye Qinghan found it laughable—like a farce, everything was so ridiculous.
"Truthfully, if you were truly like my junior sister—simply innocent—I might have helped you."
"But now it seems the saying 'help in emergencies, not in poverty' rings true. With your disposition, I doubt anyone could help you for life. Being a furnace vessel might not be so bad—at least you'd have food and drink?"
With that, Ye Qinghan waved her hand, signaling Dongfang Jue to follow. They were off to oversee the Holy Maiden's affairs~
Whether it was sheer carelessness or something else, the Holy Mountain had allowed two major threats to infiltrate their ranks, and no one had noticed for so long!
"Is your senior sister really as terrifying as you describe?"
"You bet!"
"She only listens to our Grandmaster, but he doesn't bother with her at all! Sometimes he even teams up with her to bully Shiyu!"
Li Shiyu gestured wildly as she vividly recounted Ye Yanwang's glorious exploits!
"You know about the Ling Mountain Tournament, right? That wolf-blooded brat from the North claimed he had a shot at winning?"
"Before Senior Sister arrived, they were bragging like crazy!"
"Talking about how he's the hope of the North, how he can do anything—like he's some kind of big shot!"
Everyone thought Senior Sister was only at Foundation Establishment—no way she could beat that Golden Core Stage wolf bastard!
"Little Seventh, guess what happened?"
"That so-called Birdling Wolf? Senior Sister kicked him straight into the wall!"
"Senior Sister? She punches Immortal Sect disciples and kicks Heaven's Pride disciples. Your so-called 'Chosen One' and 'Fate's Favor' mean nothing to her!"
"Senior Sister kills without blinking an eye—she devours four or five children a day!"
"Senior Sister is beyond terrifying. They say mothers in the Southern Realm use her stories to lull their children to sleep at night!"
Huh?
Qi Huan loved listening to Li Shiyao talk. For some reason, being with her felt incredibly relaxing, like hanging out with a close friend!
But as everyone knew, true friendship didn't exist in this world. At its core, it was all about mutual benefit. The word "friend" was too noble—most people simply weren't worthy of it.
"Using Senior Sister Shiyu to lull children to sleep? What do you mean by that?"
Li Shiyao chuckled, clearly not treating Qi Huan like a lord at all—just a little seventh son.
"Well, when children stay up late playing and refuse to sleep, mothers in the Southern Realm will bring up my senior sister's name and say—"
'Lord Ye, the King of Hell, detests children who won't sleep peacefully at night. If you don't go to sleep now, Lord Ye from Lingxian Hall will come and take you away!'
"The moment the child hears that, they'll go to sleep immediately!"
"And even newborn babies, upon hearing the name Ye Yawang, would be so frightened they wouldn't dare cry!"
Ye Qinghan stood behind Li Shiyao, listening to his dear junior sister spout nonsense!
"Anything else?" Ye Qinghan, seated behind Li Shiyao, spoke slowly.
"Of course. You wouldn't know, but Senior Sister… later…"
"Xiaoqi, do you feel it? Whoa~ Why does it suddenly feel so cold…"
"It feels like… the Frostblade Array has been activated…"
"It's not like it—Senior Sister, this is the Frostblade Array~"
Dongfang Jue grinned, patting Li Shiyao's shoulder.
"Xiaoqi, Shiyu is dying. Tell Master that Shiyu…"
"Hey! Senior Sister! Shiyu was wrong!"
"Give me a chance! I beg you, Senior Sister!"
"No, no! Shiyu was just talking nonsense!"
"Senior Sister, you're as beautiful as a heavenly maiden… Ouch!"
"Senior Sister, Shiyu wants to tell Master… Shiyu was wrong, truly wrong. Shiyu will never dare again!"
Dongfang Jue was utterly dumbfounded. Ye Qinghan had deployed the Ling Shuang Sword Formation—the very one she hadn't used on him—against Second Senior Sister!
The mountains bordering the Sacred Mountain had been shaved clean…
Li Shiyu hid beneath the illusory shadow of the Chaos Bell. She'd always managed to escape unscathed before, but this time, Ye Qinghan shattered it completely!
He'd literally dragged her out to beat her!
The nine elders of the Sacred Mountain gathered together, standing by without daring to utter a single word!
Qi Huan was no different—it was like calming a crying child…
Li Suyao heard the commotion and came to investigate, only to be utterly shocked…
"Am I that terrifying, Senior Sister?"
Ye Qinghan sat on the stone chair in the courtyard—the only intact item left, as everything else had been shattered by the pressure of the Frostsword Formation…
Li Shiyu lay sprawled across Ye Qinghan's lap, the Frostsword resting against her back.
"No, no! Senior Sister is the kindest to Shiyu! Ouch… ow ow ow… Hehe, could Senior Sister let Shiyu get up first?"
"Didn't you say Senior Sister kills without blinking an eye?"
"How could that be? That's slander! Someone's slandering Shiyu!"
"Didn't you say Senior Sister eats four or five children a day?"
"Senior Sister is the kindest person in the world! It must be those children who were misbehaving!"
As the scabbard of the Frostblade struck her buttocks, Li Shiyu cried out in pain, tears welling in her eyes!
"I was wrong! Senior Sister, Shiyu will never dare again!"
Ye Qinghan's Frostblade remained pressed against Li Shiyu's back. She dared not rise, not even stir an inch!
"Shiyao, I heard you want to sleep with a man. Could it be you've found a good one?"
Li Shiyu visibly cringed. The elders were dumbfounded—where had that saintly young lady gone?
How had it turned into this timid Shiyu? Hadn't she been acting so arrogant in front of them just moments ago?
But the one trembling most right now was the Second Elder…
Shiyao had warned them: Ye Qinghan was sharp-tongued and ruthless!
That single sword strike had shaved the mountain beside him clean!
And look at Ye Yanwang's expression—not a flicker of embarrassment. To him, that was just a routine attack!
"Senior Sister, it's not Shiyu. It's Xiaoqi who wants to sleep with Shiyu, saying he wants to practice dual cultivation with her!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Ye Qinghan's fox-like eyes narrowed slightly. Her celestial gown instantly transformed into an imperial robe, and the aura of a demonic emperor spread out around her!
"Even for a junior sister who favors Qinghan, this progression seems a bit hasty, wouldn't you say?"
A single palm strike smashed the stone table beside him into pieces!
"What kind of scum dares to covet this Emperor's junior sister with such audacious lechery?"
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