Chapter 433: I Don’t Love You Anymore

Lu Ye stared blankly at the three people before him, his brows furrowing almost immediately.

How did these three know he was coming out of the Cave of No Return?

"Brother Lu Ye, I've already mastered the Supreme Emotion Scripture. I'm not worthless anymore. Now my Path of Emotion is now permanent. I missed you so much—hug me!"

Without hesitation, Shangguan Huanling charged ahead, throwing open her arms and rushing toward Lu Ye, her face radiating joy.

Seeing Shangguan Huanling's love-struck expression, Lu Ye instinctively clenched his fists.

His freshly cultivated Primordial Power was just right for testing its combat potential!

Shangguan Huanling quickly closed in on Lu Ye.

Just as Lu Ye was about to throw his punch, Yue Hongling grabbed Shangguan Huanling's hand, stopping her in her tracks.

"Senior brother hasn't forgiven you yet—don't just throw yourself at him!" Yue Hongling said quickly.

"Huh? No way. I've already mastered the Supreme Emotion Scripture. My Path of Emotion truly won't vanish anymore. If Brother Lu Ye hasn't forgiven me, I know it's because he's afraid that if he accepts me again, my Path of Emotion might disappear once more. But now it won't—so it's time for Brother Lu Ye to forgive me!" Shangguan Huanling said matter-of-factly.

Lu Ye couldn't help but laugh in frustration.

"Who fed you this idea?" Lu Ye asked.

"Aunt Sun did!"

Sun Ruowei???

As heaven is my witness—that was not what she said! She had told Shangguan Huanling, "If your Path of Emotion couldn't even be cultivated properly in your past life, focus on stabilizing it in this life first before trying to win Lu Ye back. Only then might Lu Ye think about forgiving you. Otherwise, he’ll always worry that the moment he forgives you, your Path of Emotion will vanish again."

She had said there was a chance of forgiveness—how did Shangguan Huanling only hear "forgive you"?

Lu Ye glanced at Sun Ruowei.

Seeing the complete bewilderment on Sun Ruowei's face, Lu Ye understood—Shangguan Huanling had once again gone off on her own imaginative tangent.

Yue Hongling looked at Lu Ye, her affectionate, tender gaze.

"Senior brother, don’t blame Shangguan Huanling either. She just missed you too much. When we learned you had entered the Cave of No Return, we were so worried. We’ve been waiting here for a long time."

"We’re not here with any ulterior motives—we just wanted to apologize to you in person again."

"I apologize for my prejudice against you in our past life."

"I apologize for my distrust of you in our past life."

"I apologize for my arrogance toward you in our past life."

"I apologize for poisoning you in our past life."

"I apologize for ruining your cultivation path in our past life."

"I apologize for my stubbornness in this life."

"Senior brother, I truly, sincerely apologize!"

As Yue Hongling spoke, tears flowed uncontrollably.

Just her alone caused Senior Brother so much suffering—how did he endure it with all eight women?

How could I have become such a person?

Senior Brother was the one who treated me the best, yet I hated him for a lifetime over a demonic creature I'd only met a few times, and even ruined his cultivation path.

Yue Hongling's sincere apology was profoundly moving.

She truly seemed to realize her mistakes.

She had completely recognized her wrongdoings.

Lu Ye absorbed every word she said.

He couldn’t help but feel a stir of emotion—it seemed Yue Hongling had indeed come to a bone-deep realization of her mistakes.

Good!

Yet Lu Ye felt scarcely any emotional disturbance, for he had long since lost any affection for these people.

The moment he passed through the *TriLife Tribulation*...

Now, as Yue Hongling apologized, Lu Ye felt a flicker of feeling, but no emotional response.

It was simple—he no longer loved her.

Let the past stay past; the future remains to be written.

Past mistakes could no longer be undone, but he hoped Yue Hongling could change for the future. However, such mistakes must never touch him again.

Never again.

Still, it was good that Yue Hongling had truly had an epiphany about her faults.

For a moment, the ghost of a smile even appeared on Lu Ye’s face.

But when Yue Hongling saw that smile, her face instantly turned ashen pale.

No...

No...

Senior Brother, you can’t... you can’t do this...

"Congratulations," Lu Ye said calmly.

"No, Senior Brother, I truly know my wrongs now, I truly do!"

Yue Hongling suddenly fell to her knees, collapsing into the void, tears flowing freely.

"Senior Brother, don’t treat me like this, don’t move on, don’t move on!"

She was frantic, desperate with panic.

What she feared most was Lu Ye’s emotional detachment—even his hatred would be preferable to this detachment.

Hatred could be atoned for, mistakes could be mended, but what did this detachment signify?

It meant Lu Ye no longer harbored any feelings for her. How could she ever hope to reclaim his heart then?

It's impossible!

She stood no chance of ever reclaiming Lu Ye's heart.

Shangguan Huanling looked completely confused. "Hong Ling, what's wrong? Senior Brother Lu Ye is smiling—he looks so handsome when he smiles!"

Lu Ye...

He tuned out the words of the fool Shangguan.

Lu Ye locked eyes with Yue Hongling.

"That past life is over, and it's also my fault for being incapable of love in that life. You made mistakes, and so did I."

"This life is a new beginning. Since it was destined to be a mistake, there's no need to start again. I'll cultivate my Great Path, and you live your life. There's no need for our fates to intertwine anymore—that's for the best."

Everything Lu Ye said was his true feelings at this moment.

"No!"

Yue Hongling shrieked.

"No, senior brother, I love you! I love you with all my heart and soul! How could you—"

"But I don't love you anymore."

A calm voice uttering the cruelest cut.

I don't love you anymore.

From the moment the betrayal began.

No matter how foolish or lowly Lu Ye was, he wouldn't stoop so low as to keep loving someone who had heartlessly betrayed him and severed his path, would he?

Yue Hongling felt as if thunderstruck upon hearing these words.

Her body stiffened, her eyes filled with disbelief as she stared in stunned silence at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye was done with romance. If he still cared, someone as exquisitely beautiful as Shen Xitong—even if she were an illusion—would have been bedded countless times by his past self, and even that wouldn't have been enough.

Take Little Providence, for example. Lu Ye would have long since taught her the ways of Providence and the dance of yin and yang.

Even more outrageous things might have happened, like rain falling for three days straight while my beloved lay beneath me, answering calls...

Yue Hongling fell silent. Her expression was dazed as she knelt there, tears streaming endlessly down her face.

Shangguan Huanling watched with a twinge of pain. She felt she should show Yue Hongling how it's done—how could a mere "I don't love you anymore" defeat their courageous fighter?

"Brother Lu Ye, do you still love me?" Shangguan Huanling asked.