Chapter 114: Individual Reactions.

"Mom, Senior Brother Ye—" Yue Lingshan's face was filled with frustration and bitterness.

"Shan'er!" Ning Zhongze sighed, unable to resist gently caressing Yue Lingshan's head.

"Mom, tell me, how could Dongfang Bubai be so shameless? She actually forced herself on Senior Brother Ye. How despicable!" Yue Lingshan couldn't help but cry out again, her voice filled with grievance—for herself, and for Ye Xiu.

Ning Zhongze smiled bitterly. Before this, she had also never imagined that Dongfang Bubai would do such a thing.

In Ning Zhongze's view, even though Dongfang Bubai was the leader of the Demonic Cult and different from ordinary women, she was still a woman after all.

When meeting a man she liked, she should take things slowly, slowly building up feelings.

But who could have imagined that Dongfang Bubai would go against the grain and force herself on Ye Xiu?

"Shan'er, how about—" Ning Zhongze tried to persuade Yue Lingshan to give up on Ye Xiu.

After all, even if Ye Xiu truly was exceptional, especially with his supposed cheats, he could definitely become a formidable force. Even though Ye Xiu was currently nothing to Dongfang Bubai, given some time, he could easily surpass her.

However, it was precisely because of Ye Xiu's excellence—well, cheats, that he could become even more powerful than Dongfang Bubai in the future. This meant that Ye Xiu was destined to be surrounded by many women.

Although Ning Zhongze wasn't sure if Dongfang Bubai could handle so many women, Ye Xiu was undoubtedly a womanizing attraction.

Furthermore, after being raped by Dongfang Bubai, with his domineering and overbearing nature, she would never want to share him with any other woman.

So, if Yue Lingshan continued to harbor feelings for Ye Xiu, who knew how much trouble she would face in the future.

"Mother?"

"Shan'er, look, your Senior Brother Ye and Dongfang Bubai are already in a relationship. Otherwise, just give up," Ning Zhongze advised.

"Why? It was clearly me who liked Senior Brother Ye first," Yue Lingshan said unconvincedly.

"...Because Dongfang Bubai is stronger than you. And don't forget, Xiu'er doesn't just have Dongfang Bubai by his side, he also has Huang Rong. Even without Dongfang Bubai, Huang Rong's relationship with Xiu'er is much better than yours."

"..." Yue Lingshan listened to Ning Zhongze's words. She admitted that Ning Zhongze was right, but she just couldn't accept it. She was clearly the first to like Ye Xiu, and it was clear that her relationship with Ye Xiu should be the closest, so why was she forced to withdraw now?

However, whether it was Dongfang Bubai or Huang Rong, Yue Lingshan felt that they were indeed ahead of her.

"Shan'er—"

"Mother, I think that whether it's Dongfang Bubai or Huang Rong, they both have ill intentions towards Senior Brother Ye. They may not like him at all. The only reason they're close to him is because of the diary. I can't let Senior Brother Ye be fooled." Yue Lingshan's face was full of determination.

Ning Zhongze sighed inwardly, "Didn't you start paying attention to Xiu'er and then fall in love with him because of the diary? Your love for him may not be so pure."

Ning Zhongze thought this, but she didn't say it out loud.

"Mom, I'm going to practice. I'm going to work hard to become stronger. I want to become stronger than Dongfang Bubai." Yue Lingshan said, and she was about to go practice.

Ning Zhongze sighed again inwardly. Dongfang Bubai, like her, had a diary. And now, even if Dongfang Bubai had used force, she and Ye Xiu had already had the most intimate practice. Ye Xiu's affection for her would probably rise to a higher level.

Being mentioned frequently by Ye Xiu in the diary, and now having such a close relationship with Ye Xiu, the rewards Dongfang Bubai would receive would probably be unimaginable. How could Yue Lingshan surpass Dongfang Bubai?

...

Huang Rong looked at the diary in her hand, her face gloomy and unhappy.

"Brother Ye has indeed been defeated by Dongfang Bubai."

"Damn Dongfang Bubai! If I hadn't been unable to defeat you—" Huang Rong's face was filled with indignation, and she even felt a flicker of regret, regretting not practicing martial arts properly.

But the thought flashed through her mind. Huang Rong was intelligent, and naturally understood that even if she was as talented as Dongfang Bubai, with a family background and abundant supplies, she still lacked time. After all, she was only in her teens, and even if she practiced diligently, she wouldn't be able to reach Dongfang Bubai's level at this point.

Huang Rong checked Ye Xiu's favorability rating and saw that it had reached 80 points.

Previously, in Jingzhou City, Ye Xiu's favorability rating had only been 75. But now, after Dongfang Bubai had raped her and Huang Rong had been taken away by Huang Yaoshi, Ye Xiu's favorability rating had suddenly risen by five points, reaching 80.

This meant that Huang Rong would receive an additional fivefold bonus on her monthly performance.

Huang Rong's eyes lit up at this, but she couldn't help but sigh.

Despite the fivefold bonus, Dongfang Bubai's favorability rating was likely no lower than hers.

Furthermore, she had been taken away by her father, while Dongfang Bubai would remain with Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu's diary would likely mention Dongfang Bubai more and more frequently, while her absence from Ye Xiu's side would lead to his mentions of her less and less.

The gap between her and Dongfang Bubai would likely widen.

Huang Rong couldn't help but feel anguish at the thought.

"Or, should I stay?" Huang Rong's eyes rolled, a subtle thought stirring within her.

"Rong'er, you must return to Peach Blossom Island with me. Don't even think about escaping along the way." Huang Yaoshi knew his daughter well enough to know she wouldn't want to return to Peach Blossom Island with him. Instead, she'd try to slip away and return to Ye Xiu's side.

This was something Huang Yaoshi wouldn't allow.

After all, Huang Yaoshi, known as the East Evil in the martial arts world, had his own pride and would not allow his daughter to be with a man who was constantly involved with other women.

The thought of his daughter competing with other women for a man, of being constantly obsessed with him, made Huang Yaoshi want to kill Ye Xiu.

Unfortunately, Ye Xiu was accompanied by Dongfang Bubai, whose strength was no less than his own. Under Dongfang Bubai's protection, Huang Yaoshi was completely powerless to harm Ye Xiu.

Furthermore, his daughter, Huang Rong, had ignored him for days, due to his previous attack on Ye Xiu.

Huang Rong pouted, looking unhappy.

Huang Yaoshi, however, paid no attention to Huang Rong's annoyance; he simply didn't want her to go back to Ye Xiu's love interest.

Huang Yaoshi was ready for the next battle of wits and courage with Huang Rong.

...

In Xingyun Manor, Lin Shiyin looked at the newly written diary with a strange expression.

She had never imagined that the owner of this diary would be raped by a woman.

Although she thought it was a bit strange for Dongfang Bubai, a woman, to use such means, Lin Shiyin felt a sense of yearning and admiration for Dongfang Bubai's behavior from the bottom of her heart.

If Lin Shiyin had possessed Dongfang Bubai's strength and courage, and had directly used force against Li Xunhuan, she would now be Madam Long, not Xingyun Manor's Long Furen, but Madam Li.

At this moment, Lin Shiyin realized even more deeply the importance of strength.

Thus, she began to devote herself even more fully to the cultivation of the Lianhua Treasure Mirror.

Unfortunately, Lin Shiyin's martial arts aptitude wasn't particularly exceptional, and she was already thirty years old, well past her prime. Therefore, even if she practiced the Lianhua Treasure Mirror, it would be difficult to achieve any immediate success. However,

Lin Shiyin didn't give up.

...

"Dongfang Bubai gave—" Shui Sheng's eyes widened as she stared at the diary, finding it truly remarkable.

In reality, Shui Sheng had already discovered the diary's mystique. No one else could see it except herself, and she had no way of leaking its contents.

Furthermore, the diary surprisingly contained new entries daily.

Coupled with the recent news of Ling Tuisi's death, Shui Sheng was certain the diary she was reading was likely the work of the diary's author.

The diary contained a wealth of both useful and insignificant information, opening Shui Sheng's

eyes. This opening also made her realize that she might not be as exceptional as she had previously imagined.

Shui Sheng and her cousin, Wang Xiaofeng, were once known as the "Bell Sword Twins" due to her father's fame.

Shui Sheng was quite proud of her and Wang Xiaofeng's youth, especially herself, who, at only twenty, had already reached the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, seemingly only one step away from the Innate Realm.

However, the diary's owner had already reached the Innate Realm at the age of eighteen. Most importantly, they had only been cultivating for three years. Okay, maybe it was due to cheats or something, but they were Innate at eighteen, and that was a fact.

Then there was Dongfang Bubai, who, in her early twenties, had already reached the Grandmaster level, on par with her father, yet she had previously been complacent about her ninth level of the Acquired Realm.

Then there were the conspiracies and scheming described in the diary, which sent a chill down Shui Sheng's spine.

At least Shui Sheng knew that navigating the martial arts world wasn't easy.

Shui Sheng's initial arrogance gradually faded.

Her father was delighted, feeling his daughter had finally grown up.

Shui Sheng felt a surge of excitement as she read the new entries in the diary.

After all, reading someone else's diary always felt like prying into their privacy, let alone revealing such a shocking secret.

Dongfang Bubai, the illustrious leader of the Sun and Moon Sect, had actually raped a Huashan Sect disciple—this was simply too much to handle. If news of this were to spread, the entire Ming Dynasty would be shocked.

Furthermore, the diary even mentioned Yao Yue Lianxing as a nymphomaniac. Those were the two Palace Masters of Yihua Palace, and they were both nymphomaniacs?

Shui Sheng's excitement grew, and she also looked forward to the diary's contents, eagerly anticipating more.

...

"Hahaha, this idiot was actually raped. Humph, if it were me, Ah Zi, no one would dare to do anything to me," Ah Zi hummed with a mixture of sarcasm and pride.

A Zi despised the diary writer for being raped, yet she took pride in her mastery of poison.

A Zi felt that anyone who dared to lay a hand on her would surely be poisoned to death, and a horrible death.

As for Dongfang Bubai and even Yao Yue Lianxing, they were all from the Ming Dynasty. Far away in the Song Dynasty—no, from the Dali Kingdom—A Zi had never heard of them, nor did she know what they represented.

A Zi casually read the diary before heading into Dali City. She was going to find Duan Zhengchun, she was going to find Duan Yu.

This time, A Zi was determined to obtain the Beiming Divine Art from Duan Yu. If she couldn't, she would torture him with poison. If even poison proved ineffective, A Zi would simply claim a father, and through Duan Zhengchun's connections, she could obtain the Beiming Divine Art from Duan Yu.

This was A Zi's plan for this action.

...

Zhong Ling captured a bandit, and the bandit's inner Qi was continuously absorbed into her.

When Zhong Ling dropped him, four others lay limp on the ground at her feet.

Ever since she acquired the Bei Ming Divine Art and absorbed the Four Evils, Zhong Ling had been accompanying Gan Baobao on her missions.

Their targets were the bandits and robbers outside.

Of course, their targets weren't just ordinary bandits. Those they targeted had at least reached the Xiantian realm. Therefore, Zhong Ling and Gan Baobao always targeted the strongest among them.

These individuals weren't good people to begin with; absorbing their Qi and then killing them would preserve the secret of their Bei Ming Divine Art.

Zhong Ling felt her Qi was growing stronger, but she still felt some distance away from reaching the Grandmaster realm.

Because the Bei Ming Divine Art absorbed the internal energy cultivated by others, its Qi was less pure, making it more difficult to break through the Mirror.

To break through from the Xiantian realm to the Grandmaster realm, a vast accumulation of Qi was required. Once this accumulation reached a certain level, one could then forcibly break through the bottleneck with a powerful Qi and enter the Grandmaster realm.

This was also the most common method for achieving a Grandmaster level breakthrough using the Bei Ming Divine Art.

However, these bandits weren't particularly powerful, so even if Zhong Ling drained their Qi, the effect on her cultivation would be minimal.

Of course, this was still much faster than Zhong Ling's own cultivation.

"Alright, Zhong Ling, you have to learn to be ruthless. These people are bandits, they're robbing and looting, and they deserve to die." Gan Baobao couldn't help but shake his head as he watched Zhong Ling, who had merely drained their Qi without killing anyone.

"I know, but with so many people—" Zhong Ling hesitated.

"But you can't always do this." Gan Baobao couldn't help but shake his head. "Well, release your lightning marten and let it help you."

"Okay, mother, marten, it's up to you from now on."

Zhong Ling unleashed the lightning marten, which swiftly leaped over the four men, biting each one. By the time the lightning marten returned to Zhong Ling's grasp, the four bandits were already dead.

After killing the bandits, Zhong Ling found a place to rest and quietly opened her diary to read the new entry.

When she saw the diary's owner being raped by a woman named Dongfang Bubai, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Ling'er, what are you laughing at?" Gan Baobao asked.

"Just thought of something very interesting," Zhong Ling said with a grin.

"It's inexplicable." Gan Baobao was confused. Seeing that Zhong Ling seemed to have thought of something really funny, her round face was full of smiles and had two small dimples. She looked very happy, so Gan Baobao said nothing more.

After perfunctorily answering her mother, Zhong Ling began to mentally picture the diary's owner and Dongfang Bubai. She didn't have a very clear impression of the diary's owner, except for his narcissistic nature, who repeatedly mentioned his good looks in his diary.

Dongfang Bubai, meanwhile, was dressed in red, handsome, even heroic. He acted in a domineering manner, and when it came to men he liked, he was extremely aggressive, even resorting to force.

Zhong Ling suddenly thought Dongfang Bubai was so handsome! She suddenly felt a surge of admiration for Dongfang Bubai. She felt the urge to become Dongfang Bubai's little fangirl.

...

"This Dongfang Bubai is pretty good," Mu Wanqing suddenly said.

"Ah? But, but Dongfang Bubai, she actually did such a shameful thing..." Wang Yuyan couldn't understand why Mu Wanqing thought Dongfang Bubai was so good.

"If you've met a man you like, wouldn't it be a good idea to just take action and make him yours?" Mu Wanqing expressed her opinion.

"But, but, how could a girl do such a thing?" Wang Yuyan still couldn't accept it. This wasn't the education she'd received.

"Why can't girls do such things? If you like her, just take her directly, without any hesitation. This kind of decisive action is the best." Mu Wanqing earnestly praised Dongfang Bubai's behavior.

"..." Wang Yuyan didn't know what to say. She felt that if she continued to stay with Mu Wanqing, she would be led astray by her.

...

Azhu looked at the diary and found it extremely interesting and fun.

Staying in Yanziwu every day was a bit boring in itself, but now with this diary, she could read her partner's entries every day, especially since many of them were so interesting. It could be a complete amusement, a pastime.

She had previously wanted to go to the Mantuo Villa next door to find Wang Yuyan, but unfortunately, Madam Wang stopped her and she didn't get to see Wang Yuyan at all.

Otherwise, Azhu would have been even happier.

After all, Wang Yuyan is also her biological sister. For someone like Ah Zhu who longs for family affection, a biological sister, even a half-sister, is very good.