Chapter 389: If Senior Brother Helps Her

Is Shangguan Huanling foolish?

She doesn’t think so.

She just doesn’t think that far ahead.

Back when they were planning the poisoning, Shangguan Huanling saw her sisters filled with ruthless determination, teeth clenched.

She hesitated too.

After all, Lu Ye was just uninteresting, but killing him? That didn’t sit right.

When they decided to spare him, which put Shangguan Huanling at ease.

The key point was, during their discussions, they didn’t even include her—planning to have An Li poison him twice. How could they do that?

If she’d never found the Extinction Dao Seed, she might’ve let it slide. But after finding it, they still wouldn’t let her act? Then what was the point of finding it?

No—she’d do it herself, and she’d be the first!

And it worked perfectly!

Lu Ye didn’t suspect a thing.

The only trouble came with the YinYang DaoDevouring Gu. She tried to seduce Lu Ye, but he hesitated and refused her!

What could Shangguan Huanling do?

She had to barge in on Lu Ye and Vermilion Bird.

And so, she managed to plant the YinYang DaoDevouring Gu too.

Back then, pulling off her scheme made her proud—Shangguan Huanling bowed to no one!

But now, thinking back, Shangguan Huanling scratched her head. She couldn’t say she had no regrets, but she wasn’t particularly remorseful either. But after being reborn, she rediscovered her path and fell in love with Lu Ye again. Wasn’t that a good thing?

When Yue Hongling told Shangguan Huanling to go amuse herself, of course, she wouldn’t actually go.

She wasn’t a kid—what was she supposed to do, go play hopscotch? She’d just stay here!

Unless Lu Ye came out to play with her.

Yue Hongling couldn’t just kick her out, but it didn’t matter.

She turned to Vermilion Bird. "I thought you were dead."

Vermilion Bird nodded. "I was. Our husband killed me himself."

"Then how are you here now?"

"Because of An Li."

Yue Hongling’s face went cold, her gaze turning dangerous.

"So you’re with An Li now?"

It wasn’t that she and Lu Ye had real conflict. In her past life, because of Feng Wuxie, she felt deeply wronged by Lu Ye and harbored hatred, acting out her resentment.

Now that she knew Feng Wuxie’s true nature, she completely let go of that idealized figure in her heart and realized just how good Lu Ye was.

Yet she'd already broken senior brother's heart.

Even if she wanted to make it up to Lu Ye, she realized in despair there was nothing she could offer him.

All Lu Ye needed now was cultivation.

Could she even give him that?

Her own cultivation had lagged so far behind.

Vermilion Bird sighed.

"What can I do?"

"But you still can't side with An Li! An Li is nothing but evil, completely wicked. She has always been plotting against senior brother—she only wants the Dark Origin to replace Providence and make herself ruler of everything!" Yue Hongling's emotions grew agitated.

"But she saved me. If not for her, I would have been trapped as eternal anguish in the cycle of rebirth, suffering day and night. What choice did I have?" Vermilion Bird's voice also rose with emotion.

"So you still intend to stand against senior brother now?"

Vermilion Bird fell silent.

Yue Hongling's eyes reddened, her jaw clenched.

"Have you still not realized your mistake?"

Vermilion Bird sighed.

"Right or wrong, what does it matter? I no longer expect senior brother's forgiveness—"

"Don't call senior brother your husband!"

Vermilion Bird—

"I no longer expect Lu Ye's forgiveness. An Li's act of saving my life, I have no choice but to repay her."

"But what about senior brother's act of saving your life?" Yue Hongling demanded angrily.

Vermilion Bird remained silent.

"Vermilion Bird, you haven't changed at all," Yue Hongling said, calming down.

Yet the disappointment in her eyes was impossible to conceal.

Vermilion Bird was still the same—always the one who inflicted pain on those who are good to her.

With the wicked, she couldn't bear their suffering.

Faced with kindness, she hurt them guiltily.

"People don't change so easily," Vermilion Bird said with a wry smile.

Yue Hongling actually wanted to say something cutting and vicious, but since Vermilion Bird had just saved her, she could only bite her tongue.

For a moment, both were silent.

Shangguan Huanling glanced at Vermilion Bird, then at Yue Hongling, thinking they both seemed a bit dense.

"Ah, Vermilion Bird, who cares if you joined An Li? Just don't hurt Brother Lu Ye! An Li did save you—What's wrong with that?"

"And Hong Ling, An Li is also our sister. We used to play together back then. Why do you dislike her so much now?" Shangguan Huanling said.

Yue Hongling rubbed her temples.

"Because she's bad!"

"Bad? What has she done?" Shangguan Huanling asked curiously.

Indeed, up until now, Shangguan Huanling had no idea what An Li had done.

Because An Li had never appeared before her. She was completely unaware of the drama outside, completely focused on her own business.

"Has she never tried to influence you negatively?" Yue Hongling asked.

Shangguan Huanling shook her head. "No!"

Actually, she had, but Shangguan Huanling simply hadn’t noticed.

"Chu Ling's death was largely due to An Li's manipulation, which brought out the darkness in her heart and made her act against senior brother. Otherwise, Chu Ling would never have dared to do such a thing!" Yue Hongling said.

"Ah? Chu Ling attacked Lu Ye?" Shangguan Huanling gasped.

"Back in the Third Heaven, when rumors about senior brother's reincarnation were everywhere, wasn’t it Chu Ling who revealed it?"

"Ah? Wasn’t it me who leaked it?"

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

The Vermilion Bird and Yue Hongling both turned to look at Shangguan Huanling.

Shangguan Huanling said awkwardly, "I always thought Lu Ye's information got leaked because I accidentally misspoke. Turns out it wasn’t me after all!"

They just stared...

However, because of Shangguan Huanling's interruption, the atmosphere lightened up a bit.

"Hong Ling, don’t worry. Though I’ve joined An Li, I won’t act against my husband. I’ve already made it clear to An Li—that’s my limit," the Vermilion Bird said gently.

"Still, I don’t think joining An Li is a good idea. Once you’ve paid back what you owe her, you should leave as soon as possible. The consequences of opposing senior brother are something you can’t handle," Yue Hongling said.

The Vermilion Bird nodded.

"Don't fuss over me for now. You should think about your own problem—your Fearless Dao is almost broken. What will you do?" the Vermilion Bird asked.

At the mention of this, Yue Hongling winced.

"I don’t have a good way to fix this either..."

Her Fearless Dao had been broken to pieces. Though she displayed great courage again in her fight with Bai Qiulan, it was still far from her best shape.

I wish senior brother could still help her... Wouldn't that be great?