Chapter 225: Shen Xitong and Yin Qingcheng (Fifth Watch)

"Husband!"

"Husband~"

Yin Qingcheng had paid a considerable price, her body covered in wounds, which meant her Great Dao had shattered.

However, this was an external shattering, far better than the internal collapse caused by a wounded Dao heart.

Staggering, she found Lu Ye's location.

Lu Ye was carefully nurturing his Path of Seeking the Dao.

Sensing Yin Qingcheng's arrival, he raised his eyes to look at her.

Yin Qingcheng gazed at Lu Ye with infatuation, her eyes filled with longing and attachment as they met his.

Lu Ye's expression remained unmoved, his gaze utterly cold.

Since Yin Qingcheng maintained a safe distance, Lu Ye couldn't be bothered to act.

"Husband, Qingcheng misses you so much," Yin Qingcheng whispered.

"Wrong. It's not you who misses me—it's your Dao that misses me," Lu Ye stated with precision.

"How could that be? It really is Qingcheng missing you."

"The Dao of Forgetting Love—first love deeply, then forget. You never fully possessed it, so you couldn't perfectly immerse yourself in love. That’s why this grand drama unfolded. Quite the scheme you devised."

When love fades, all illusions are stripped away.

Lu Ye accurately exposed Yin Qingcheng's machinations.

Because Lu Ye's love was shared, never belonging to Yin Qingcheng alone, she needed him to love only her.

"No, it's not like that!"

Yin Qingcheng suddenly burst into tears, her vision blurred.

"The poisons they used were meant to hurt you, but what I gave you was Enlightenment Incense. You're already a Celestial Lord—Enlightenment Incense wouldn’t affect you at all. I never betrayed you!"

Lu Ye closed his eyes and said nothing more.

At that moment, Shen Xitong could no longer hold back and stepped forward.

Before she could even make an intimate gesture to provoke Yin Qingcheng, the mere sight of Shen Xitong made Yin Qingcheng's eyes turn terrifyingly frenzied.

Shen Xitong stood tall, her breathtaking figure and face embodying the grace of heaven and earth.

"Husband~ who is she?"

Each of the five words was forced through Yin Qingcheng's clenched teeth.

"Greetings, elder sister. This humble one is Shen Xitong, the Dao companion to whom our brother swore an oath before the Great Dao of heaven and earth. Thank you, sister, for your schemes in your past life, which returned him to my side. Xitong is endlessly grateful!" Shen Xitong's voice was soft and sweet, her brows filled with happiness as she spoke with a smile.

Yin Qingcheng's eyes reddened.

Before she could say anything more, a sudden flash of light appeared.

Within the light, Lu Ye's expression was solemn, his words clear and deliberate.

"I, Lu Ye, swear to heaven and earth that Shen Xitong is my dao companion. If this is false, may heaven and earth destroy me together!"

Yin Qingcheng staggered back as if struck by lightning, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a cry.

Her voice trembled with disbelief and horror.

"Seven women betrayed you, yet you still dare to take a dao companion?"

Yin Qingcheng's mind nearly shut down.

What, can you not live without a woman?

Seven women betrayed you, all attacking you at the most critical moment of your enlightenment. Now that you've been reborn, you still dare to seek another woman?

"Sister, you're mistaken—it was eight women who betrayed him," Shen Xitong said with a giggle.

At that moment, Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling arrived. They paused at the sight of Shen Xitong before turning their furious gazes toward Yin Qingcheng.

"I didn’t betray him! It was those seven who betrayed him! I only used Enlightenment Incense—how is that betrayal? His tribulation had already reached the strongest, the Eternal Tribulation. Even if everyone charged at him, the power of the tribulation wouldn’t increase. He wouldn’t suffer any harm. I didn’t betray him!"

Shen Xitong seemed frightened by Yin Qingcheng’s frenzied state and quickly hid behind Lu Ye, peeking over his shoulder.

"Sister, why do you seem like... a shrew? It’s terrifying. Brother, I’m a little scared—could you cover my heart for me?" Shen Xitong acted like a startled rabbit.

Lu Ye...

Hold it in—don’t laugh!

His expression remained cold as he struggled to suppress the urge to smirk.

Yin Qingcheng was on the verge of madness, her eyes blood-red.

Then, as if reaching a breaking point, she suddenly calmed down.

Shen Xitong continued her verbal assault.

"Sister just said that your Enlightenment Incense was the least harmful and doesn’t count as betrayal. But I don’t quite agree!"

Yin Qingcheng’s expression had returned to calm, though her eyes remained blood-red, no longer hysterical as before.

But those who knew her understood—the calmer Yin Qingcheng appeared, the more terrifying she was.

Who knew what venomous schemes she was plotting in her heart?

"And why don’t you agree?" Yin Qingcheng asked.

Shen Xitong straightened up from behind Lu Ye and spoke confidently.

"You knew full well that Brother’s path is the Guardian Path. During his tribulation, only those he protects—his beloved, his kin, his sworn brothers—would dare to witness his ascension to sainthood."

"Yet you used Enlightenment Incense as bait, luring all those he protected to attack him. His dao companions were already bewitched into betrayal, and now his dao friends were forced to betray him because of your incense."

"The love, friendship, master-disciple bonds, and camaraderie he guarded—everything—was lost because of you. And you still claim innocence?"

"They only wanted him to fail his tribulation, but you—you were the cruelest. What you wanted was for his great path to collapse and perish!"

"And now you still insist you’re innocent? Do you really think everyone is as foolish as Shangguan Huanling?"

Yin Qingcheng fell silent.

She stared fixedly at Shen Xitong, as if engraving that face firmly into her heart, vowing to torment her to death the moment she got the chance!

With her around, her husband would be bewitched—drifting further and further away from her!

So this vile woman must be killed!

The Tribulation of Three Lives—yes, she possessed the Stone of Three Lives. When her husband faced the tribulation, she would seize the chance to change him. This Shen Xitong—she would make her husband kill her with his own hands. Only then could the hatred in her heart be quelled.

"Husband, you must not believe her words. Qingcheng is the one who loves you most and would never harm you. This Chaos Dao Palace is a gift I prepared for you."

"You must take good care of yourself. I will leave now to help you destroy the Jiang family..."

Before Yin Qingcheng could finish—

"I, Lu Ye, swear to heaven and earth that Shen Xitong is my Dao companion. If this is false, may heaven and earth strike me down!"

Lu Ye's image was projected once more by Shen Xitong.

Yin Qingcheng's words caught in her throat, her silver teeth nearly grinding to dust.

"Husband, you—"

"I, Lu Ye, swear to heaven and earth that Shen Xitong is my Dao companion. If this is false, may heaven and earth strike me down!"

Yin Qingcheng...

"I will kill you—I swear I will kill you!"

In the end, Yin Qingcheng could no longer restrain herself. With a furious cry, her figure vanished.

If she stayed any longer, she would die of rage!

"I, Lu Ye, swear to heaven and earth that Shen Xitong is my Dao companion. If this is false, may heaven and earth strike me down!"

"I, Lu Ye—"