Chapter 111: Dongfang Bubai's Active Choice: Huang Rong.

Hearing Huang Rong's words, Ye Xiu looked at them with a touch of surprise. He was puzzled as to how these two had come together.

"I met Sister Dongfang back in Hengyang City. We got along pretty well, so we got to know each other," Huang Rong explained with a smile.

"So that's how it is," Ye Xiu nodded, still feeling a bit amazed.

Dongfang Bubai and Huang Rong had very different personalities. After just a few interactions with Dongfang Bubai, Ye Xiu noticed that Dongfang Bubai wasn't sure if it was innate or a result of becoming the leader of the Sun Moon Cult.

Dongfang Bubai was quite domineering, with an air of authority.

Huang Rong, on the other hand, was quirky and naturally fond of freedom. She should have felt awkward around Dongfang Bubai.

But he was surprised that not only did they know each other, but Huang Rong actually addressed Dongfang Bubai as "Sister Dongfang." Was their relationship truly that close?

Or was the older sister-sister thing just a facade? It seems women are generally more adept at this. For example, in a university girls' dormitory, four girls have eight chat groups.

"By the way, Miss Dongfang, I heard someone say someone killed Ling Tui Si, the prefect of Jingzhou City. It seems the killer—"

"I did it," Dongfang Bubai replied with a crisp nod.

"Uh—" Ye Xiu paused. He wanted to ask Dongfang Bubai why he wanted to kill Ling Tui Si, but he felt their relationship wasn't close enough to justify asking casual questions.

Ye Xiu's attitude, however, made Dongfang Bubai frown, as he too sensed the awkwardness.

Especially when compared to Ye Xiu's treatment of Huang Rong, Dongfang Bubai felt like he was losing.

"Sister Dongfang, why would you kill Ling Tui Si, the prefect of Jingzhou? He's far away in Jingzhou City, outside the Sun Moon Cult's sphere of influence." Huang Rong, observing Dongfang Bubai's expression and understanding his thoughts, felt rather pleased.

Especially since leaving Hengyang City, Huang Rong has been suppressed by Dongfang Bubai. For such a long time, Dongfang Bubai's words were the final word, and he was the one who had the final say.

Huang Rong couldn't do anything she wanted to do. During that time, although Huang Rong smiled on the surface, she was actually quite depressed.

Now, Dongfang Bubai lost to her in Ye Xiu, and Huang Rong was in a particularly good mood.

Dongfang Bubai was still quite sensitive at this moment. He seemed to have noticed Huang Rong's pride, so he shifted his gaze to Huang Rong. In an instant, Huang Rong felt a surge of pressure. In a moment, Huang Rong was about to break out in a cold sweat.

"Ping Yizhi is interested in the Jinbo Xunhua, and Ling Tui Si has the Jinbo Xunhua." Dongfang Bubai explained coldly, and then turned his attention to Ye Xiu again.

"Huh? So it's the renowned and murderous doctor Ping Yizhi who's interested in the Jinbo Xunhua! But even if Ping Yizhi were interested, why would you, Sister Dongfang, do it yourself? Sister Dongfang, you're the leader of the Sun Moon Cult. Shouldn't matters like this be left to your subordinates?" Dongfang Bubai looked away, and Huang Rong's pressure instantly vanished. For some reason, Huang Rong felt the urge to provoke Dongfang Bubai.

Perhaps she wanted to vent about the bullying she'd endured at the hands of Dongfang Bubai.

Especially with Ye Xiu by her side, Huang Rong felt incredibly safe and less afraid of Dongfang Bubai.

Dongfang Bubai didn't answer Huang Rong's question, but instead cast his gaze upon her once more. His eyes, seemingly calm, were actually icy cold, a chill that pierced her bones.

Huang Rong shuddered, her mind instantly clearing. She knew she'd gotten a little carried away.

Even with Ye Xiu around, Dongfang Bubai wouldn't do anything to her, but Ye Xiu couldn't be with her 24/7. There would come a time when they'd be apart, and that was when she'd have to face Dongfang Bubai alone.

Huang Rong's face was tinged with anguish, but she secretly cursed a certain girl named Qu: "It's all Feifei's fault. If she hadn't been constantly courting disaster, how could I have suddenly acted like this? I must have been infected by that girl."

Huang Rong's thinking was that she should first quietly hide, diligently increasing Ye Xiu's favorability towards her, and then, through the rewards from the monthly summaries, improve her own strength.

Leveraging her relationship with Ye Xiu, she could find a way to get him to mention her more often in his diary, adding to the bonus of favorability. Finally, once she successfully surpassed Dongfang Bubai in terms of cultivation, Huang Rong could then strike at Dongfang Bubai.

This was Huang Rong's previous plan.

However, it seemed like she had hit rock bottom. Upon seeing Dongfang Bubai again, Huang Rong inexplicably felt the urge to provoke him...

It's no wonder Huang Rong secretly cursed Qu Feiyan, as this type of behavior was common with Qu Feiyan.

A young woman named Qu Feiyan, who had returned to Huayin County, had a melancholy look on her face. She kept mumbling something, probably complaining about Dongfang Bubai, but suddenly she couldn't help but sneeze.

"Ahem, well, anyway, meeting here is a kind of fate—er, I mean, it's quite a coincidence. How about we have dinner together later? Rong'er's a very good cook." Ye Xiu didn't understand what was going on between Huang Rong and Dongfang Bubai, but he sensed something was amiss between them, so he quickly said.

"Okay!" Dongfang Bubai was just trying to find a reason to stay, but Ye Xiu offered to keep her, and Dongfang Bubai naturally wouldn't refuse.

Huang Rong wasn't surprised. After all, she and Dongfang Bubai knew each other well. How could Dongfang Bubai leave?

So, at noon, Huang Rong began to show off her cooking skills.

Dishes that not only looked beautiful but also smelled delicious, even their names carried stories, were served to the table.

"Miss Dongfang, how is it? Rong'er is a good cook, isn't she? I've never seen anyone who can cook better than Rong'er." Ye Xiu said to Dongfang Bubai with a smile, with a hint of boasting in his tone.

Dongfang Bubai was even more unhappy when he heard what Ye Xiu said, especially the boasting in his tone.

Moreover, when Ye Xiu called her Dongfang, it was Miss Dongfang, but when he called Huang Rong, it became Rong'er. The gap between her and Huang Rong was a bit too big.

"You can just call me by my name." Dongfang Bubai suddenly said to Ye Xiu.

"Uh." Ye Xiu didn't expect Dongfang Bubai to say this suddenly, and was a little surprised for a moment, and then he couldn't help feeling a little strange in his heart.

"Miss Dongfang - Dongfang Bu -" Ye Xiu wanted to speak, but he felt that it would be a bit difficult to change the name Dongfang Bubai.

"My real name is Dongfang Bai. You can call me Dongfang." Dongfang Bubai had originally suggested that Ye Xiu call him 'Bai'er,' just like Huang Rong's 'Rong'er. But before he could even utter the words, Dongfang Bubai felt uncomfortable, and ultimately couldn't bring himself to use the name 'Bai'er.'

Huang Rong, who had served all the dishes, couldn't help but laugh after hearing Dongfang Bubai's words. Though she tried hard not to laugh out loud, Huang Rong's lips were tightly shut, and her eyes were already curved into two crescents.

Dongfang Bubai's eyes, tinged with ice, stared directly at Huang Rong, who was on the verge of laughter.

"Okay, Dongfang. I'll call you that from now on," Ye Xiu called out hurriedly.

He had a feeling that something was amiss between Dongfang Bubai and Huang Rong.

"Yeah," Dongfang Bubai replied simply.

After Ye Xiu, Dongfang Bubai, and Huang Rong had lunch together, Dongfang Bubai didn't leave, but instead chose to continue their journey with Ye Xiu.

According to Dongfang Bubai, she wanted to ask Ye Xiu for some tips on practicing the Zixia Gong.

In reality, with Dongfang Bubai's strength, cultivation, and understanding of martial arts, while she couldn't claim to have fully mastered the Zixia Gong, her mastery was already comparable to Yue Buqun's.

The rest depended on personal practice and understanding, and she didn't need any guidance from others.

Furthermore, through her research on the Zixia Gong, Dongfang Bubai discovered a subtle connection between it and the Sunflower Manual, albeit a seemingly minor one. However, the Purple Cloud Art gave Dongfang Bubai considerable inspiration, giving him some ideas for improving the Sunflower Manual.

Given more time, Dongfang Bubai might even be able to deduce a Grandmaster-level Sunflower Manual.

Remember, the Sunflower Manual was created by a eunuch. Due to his incomplete body, it could only be cultivated to the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, never reaching the Grandmaster realm. Therefore, the Sunflower Manual's foundation was only a Grandmaster-level technique, but Dongfang Bubai was already on the verge of creating a Grandmaster-level cultivation technique. It could be said that Dongfang Bubai's Sunflower Manual was practically surpassing the original.

By evening, after a day's journey, he hadn't been in a rush, so although he was a little dusty, he wasn't too exhausted.

After dinner and a quick wash, Dongfang Bubai appeared in Ye Xiu's room, under the pretext of consulting him on the Purple Cloud Art.

Huang Rong, however, didn't follow him in again, due to the Purple Cloud Art.

Although Huang Rong felt she and Ye Xiu were close, practically inseparable—Ye Xiu had even gifted her a divine technique superior to the Purple Cloud Art, the Shenzhaojing (Shenzhaojing), she remained unaware of the Purple Cloud Art. This

was because the Shenzhaojing belonged to Ye Xiu, having acquired it from Ding Dian, and was considered his personal property. However, the Purple Cloud Art was the Huashan Sect's most prestigious martial art, a skill only the sect's leader could master.

While Dongfang Bubai's possession of the Purple Cloud Art meant it had been passed down to outsiders, that was a matter solely between Dongfang Bubai and Huashan.

Huang Rong, on the other hand, was different. While she expressed some disdain for the Purple Cloud Art, that didn't mean she could just listen to Ye Xiu and Dongfang Bubai's discussions.

This was a measure Huang Rong maintained, and a sign of respect for Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu and Dongfang Bubai sat in the room, explaining the Purple Cloud Art to Dongfang Bubai for nearly half an hour.

For the entire half hour, Dongfang Bubai sat quietly, listening to Ye Xiu's story. While Ye Xiu was speaking, Dongfang Bubai stared blankly at Ye Xiu's face.

After half an hour, the lecture concluded, and Dongfang Bubai returned to his room.

Ye Xiu thought about Dongfang Bubai's behavior after his appearance that day, and it always felt a little strange. He even had a feeling, perhaps an illusion, that she liked him.

"The three biggest illusions in life: She likes me! I can kill her back! The phone rang!"

"Forget about the phone, after all, there are no mobile phones in this world."

"Now, I think I might have been tricked, and I actually had a feeling that she likes me."

"Because it feels so coincidental, so coincidental that I think she likes me."

"Just yesterday you said to let Ling Tui Si go for the time being, and today Dongfang Bubai went and killed Ling Tui Si directly - well, I said to let Ling Tui Si go for the time being, and even wanted to kill Ling Tui Si. This, except Rong'er, I haven't told anyone else. So Dongfang Bubai killed Ling Tui Si, which should have nothing to do with me." "

Then after we met by chance on the roadside, Dongfang Bubai actually greeted me. Did she think of me as a friend or something?"

"Then, Dongfang Bubai and Rong'er actually knew each other, but the way they spoke was a little weird, a kind of sarcastic feeling? It's an illusion."

"Then I politely tried to keep Dongfang Bubai, and she actually stayed."

"Then, she actually asked me to call her Dongfang. Is this also a nickname?"

"Tell me, if this kind of thing happened to anyone, who wouldn't have the illusion that 'she likes me'?"

"Well, if this illusion happened in the previous world, people would probably call him an ordinary man. He's so ordinary, yet so confident--"

"Actually, I've never quite understood it. Isn't confidence a compliment? Isn't confidence a good quality? How come he was-- uh, I got confused. When I write in my diary, I often can't help but make mistakes."

"So what? So what? So what? In this world of martial arts, this shouldn't be considered an ordinary man. After all, let me be frank, the boy is incredibly handsome. His martial arts skills are not bad either. At the age of eighteen, he's already at the fifth level of the innate realm. These conditions should be very good no matter how you look at it."

"But! The other party is Dongfang Bubai! Dongfang Bubai! In his twenties and under thirty, his cultivation is already-- uh, at least the Grandmaster level. He also has a strong personality and is the leader of the Sun Moon Sect. He's so outstanding in all aspects. What others consider to be good conditions may not be so outstanding on her side." "

So, can she be interested in me?"

"Alas, it's the same problem as before. Even after traveling through time, I still subconsciously put myself down. I'm not confident, so unconfident!"

"I'm also very good now, otherwise Rong'er wouldn't like me, right. Huang Rong! Huang Rong from The Legend of the Condor Heroes! The legendary perfect wife! I should be confident that I can win Huang Rong's heart!"

"But, regardless of confidence or not, I already have Rong'er now. It doesn't matter whether Dongfang is interested in me or not."

"After all, with Dongfang's personality, she obviously won't like a man who already has someone he likes. Right - uh, it doesn't seem right to say that."

"That Yu Ma version of Dongfang is so miserable. Linghu Chong likes Junior Sister, and is entangled with Ren Yingying, but Dongfang still gets close to him -"

"So Yu Ma has a problem with her brain. The character setting is a mess."

"Dongfang - forget it, being with Rong'er is also good. But, Junior Sister seems to have some feelings for me too."

"Multiple choice questions, multiple choice questions, it's really difficult. It would be nice if I could choose more."

"Well, if the single-choice question is for Rong'er, it's actually not bad."

Ye Xiu looked at the diary he wrote. It was a bit messy, but that's okay. At least he understood the mood when he wrote this diary.

At the same time that Ye Xiu closed the diary, a new entry appeared in the diaries of Dongfang Bubai and Huang Rong next door.

Huang Rong was in a good mood when she looked at Ye Xiu's new diary, really very good.

Although the appearance of Dongfang Bubai made Ye Xiu very entangled. But when Ye Xiu was doing the single-choice question, he chose himself.

How could Huang Rong not be happy? Huang Rong was now thinking about whether to drag Ye Xiu home, go to Peach Blossom Island, and let Ye Xiu propose marriage.

At the same time, she also took Ye Xiu's story about Dongfang Bubai, Yue Lingshan, and Ren Yingying competing for Linghu Chong as a joke, and she found it quite amusing.

But compared to Huang Rong's cheerful mood, in the other bedroom, Dongfang Bubai's expression was a bit gloomy.

In front of her, Ye Xiu was actually insecure because she was too outstanding, and he didn't believe Dongfang Bubai would like him. And then there was Linghu Chong—

Dongfang Bubai suddenly felt the urge to kill Linghu Chong, as if killing Linghu Chong could wash away a stain on himself.

Of course, what most upset Dongfang Bubai was that Ye Xiu, when asked to choose a multiple-choice question, had actually chosen Huang Rong over her!

She, Dongfang Bubai, the dignified leader of the Sun and Moon Sect, a powerful ninth-level Grandmaster, about to enter the Grandmaster realm, had actually lost to Huang Rong, a little girl in the Acquired Realm?

Dongfang Bubai was deeply dissatisfied!

Dongfang Bubai's beautiful eyes, like peach blossoms, narrowed slightly, and his eyes became narrow and long, and even a little sharp.

The next moment, Dongfang Bubai got up and left the room.

Ye Xiu, after finishing his diary, was already lying on the bed ready to sleep.

The next moment, Dongfang Bubai, dressed in red, appeared in front of Ye Xiu.

"Huh? Dongfang? Why are you here?" Ye Xiu was a little surprised.

But the next moment, Dongfang Bubai moved his fingers, and Ye Xiu found that he could not move, could not move, and could not speak.

Just when Ye Xiu was puzzled, a red dress had already covered Ye Xiu's face.