Chapter 117: Yao Yue and Lian Xing

"Rong'er, where are you going?" Huang Yaoshi watched as Huang Rong attempted to slip away.

"I—Dad, I'm going to find Brother Xiu." A glint of determination flashed in Huang Rong's eyes.

"Don't go!" Huang Yaoshi sternly rebuked her.

"I must go. I must find Brother Xiu. He's in danger and needs my help. I absolutely must find Brother Xiu." Huang Rong said this, no longer trying to sneak around, but rushing out.

Huang Yaoshi stood in front of Huang Rong and reached out to touch her acupoint.

"Let me go, Dad, let me go now. Otherwise, I will hate you forever!" Huang Rong's tone was anxious yet resolute.

Huang Yaoshi, listening to Huang Rong's tone, realized that what she said was actually true. If he truly tried to stop Huang Rong, Huang Rong would truly hate him forever.

At this moment, Huang Yaoshi found Ye Xiu and slapped him to death.

The daughter he had painstakingly raised for over a decade now hated him forever because of a man.

"Dad, seriously, I'm going to hate you forever, I'll loathe you forever," Huang Rong cried again.

"Alas!" Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Huang Yaoshi was a man of proud and unworldly character, a master of astronomy, geography, and the art of Qimen Dunjia. He was truly a genius. But even this man seemed so powerless when faced with his own daughter. He was completely helpless against Huang Rong.

"Tell me, where are you going?" Huang Yaoshi's voice was cold and tinged with resentment.

"Huashan, I'm going to Huashan. Brother Xiu was there before his accident," Huang Rong shouted.

A hint of suspicion flashed in Huang Yaoshi's eyes. "Rong'er, how did you know about that boy's accident?"

"Anyway, I just know. Dad, hurry, let's go, hurry to Huashan," Huang Rong urged.

Huang Yaoshi was helpless. He had originally intended to return to Peach Blossom Island with Huang Rong, but now he had to turn back halfway and head towards Huashan.

...

Embroidered Jade Valley, Yihua Palace.

Yaoyue and Ye Xiu finally arrived at this place.

Upon seeing Yao Yue return, the female disciples training at Yihua Palace were stunned and speechless.

After leaving Yihua Palace for just a few days, Grand Palace Master Yao Yue had returned with a man!

Men were forbidden from entering the palace. If it weren't for Hua Wuque's upbringing, there wouldn't even be a single man in the vast palace. Even a mosquito would be female.

Yao Yue's return with a man was like dropping a boulder onto a tranquil surface, sending a tidal wave through the palace.

Yao Yue, however, completely ignored what others thought. She had brought Ye Xiu back and would subsequently imprison him within the palace.

"Second Palace Master, the Grand Palace Master is back,"

Lian Xing suddenly heard her subordinates report.

"Yes," Lian Xing nodded softly, then prepared to go and meet Yao Yue.

"Second Palace Master, the Grand Palace Master—"

"Huh? What's wrong?" Lian Xing asked, frowning at the strange expressions on her subordinates' faces.

"The Grand Palace Master brought back a man."

Lian Xing suddenly stood up and quickly approached her subordinates. "What did you say? My sister brought back a man?"

Lian Xing's mind was shaken, and almost without thinking, she went to look for Yao Yue.

Soon, Lian Xing appeared before Yao Yue, and she saw a handsome man. This man's handsomeness was no less than that of Yu Lang Jiang Feng, the injured man Yao Yue had also brought back fourteen years ago.

Almost the moment she saw him, Lian Xing felt a strange feeling in her heart. Could it be that her sister had fallen in love with him again?

"Sister, who is this man—" Lian Xing asked, her curiosity surging.

"Ye Xiu, he will live in Yihua Palace from now on," Yao Yue said to Lian Xing in a cold tone.

Beyond that, Yao Yue didn't say anything more to Lian Xing.

Lian Xing looked at Yao Yue like this, but she didn't feel strange at all. She acted like she had found something she loved and refused to let anyone get close, just like the peach in her childhood.

Lian Xing's heart trembled, and she quickly averted her gaze from Ye Xiu.

It had been just a peach, and her hands and feet had become what they were now. If it had been this man, who knew what Yao Yue would do to her.

"From now on, no one in Yihua Palace is allowed to speak to Ye Xiu, or they will be killed!" Yao Yue issued this cold command.

Hearing Yao Yue's order, Lian Xing was almost certain that Yao Yue had mistaken the man before her for Yu Lang Jiang Feng.

Yu Lang Jiang Feng had previously fallen in love with Hua Yue Nu, and this time, Yao Yue had directly forbidden anyone from interacting with Ye Xiu. This way, Ye Xiu wouldn't fall for another woman.

Thinking of this, Lian Xing couldn't help but glance at Ye Xiu again. Where did this Ye Xiu come from? Why was he brought here by her sister? Was it simply because Ye Xiu was so handsome, comparable to Yu Lang Jiang Feng?

Lian Xing couldn't help but glance at Yao Yue again, filled with curiosity, but unable to ask.

...

And after Ye Xiu was brought back to Yihua Palace by Yao Yue, he was freed.

Although Yao Yue had forbidden Ye Xiu from leaving Yihua Palace, he had gained a certain degree of freedom.

After gaining his freedom, Ye Xiu immediately thought of his diary.

"I've been delayed for two days. I haven't written in my diary for two days,"

Ye Xiu thought to himself, and then prepared to start writing today's diary.

"Oh, I don't understand. How could I be captured by Yaoyue? But fortunately, Yaoyue didn't seem to have any murderous intentions towards me. She just brought me to Yihua Palace."

"After being placed here, Yaoyue never showed up again. I wanted to talk to someone, but no one shouted to talk to me. Everyone seemed to be dumb." "

I don't understand. I don't understand at all. What on earth does Yaoyue want to do?"

"If you want to do something, at least tell me. At least I don't have to be so confused."

"I'm completely confused!"

"Also, I was supposed to go back to Huashan, but now Yaoyue suddenly brought me back to Yihua Palace. I don't know if Master and Madam know about this."

"And Dongfang, can she find me - that's not right. How strong is Dongfang now? Compared with Yaoyue, who is stronger? What if Yaoyue is more powerful, Dongfang won't fall when she comes to ask for me."

"Ahhh! I don't understand, I don't understand! What is going on?"

"Could it be that just because I'm handsome, Yaoyue is obsessed with me and wants to bring me back?"

"Even if you really are obsessed with it, you should at least tell me so that I can have an idea instead of just making random guesses like now."

"You brought me here but didn't communicate with me at all. You even sealed my acupoints along the way, making it impossible for me to move, speak, or communicate. You even prevented me from writing in my diary. Yaoyue, what are you trying to do?"

"You're obviously very beautiful, but you're just a flower maniac."

"It's okay to be a flower maniac, but you have such a weird personality."

"I'm afraid Jiang Feng was frightened by Yaoyue's weird personality at the time."

"That's why he said, 'Yaoyue is not a human at all. She is a ball of fire, a piece of ice, a sword. She can even be said to be a ghost, a god, but definitely not a human.'" "

Well, since we haven't had more contact and understanding, I'm not sure whether Yaoyue is a 'human' or not. But Yaoyue is indeed very beautiful. I think the reason why Jiang Feng avoids Yaoyue like a snake and scorpion is probably because Yaoyue is too strong. With a strong personality and even stronger strength. So Yulang Jiang Feng is a male chauvinist and can't accept such a strong woman?" "

It should even be said that most men don't like overly strong women."

"Men are born with a desire to protect, to protect the opposite sex. The smaller and weaker a woman is, the more men like her. The more a woman needs a man's protection, the more men will like her."

"But Yaoyue never seeks protection from men. In fact, with Yaoyue's strength, when she encounters danger, she might even protect men instead - uh, Dongfang seems to have this kind of personality too?"

"Thinking about it, it seems to be true. Dongfang also has a strong and domineering personality. Otherwise, he wouldn't have directly pressed my xue and then took the initiative to force me -"

"It has to be me. If it were anyone else, Dongfang would definitely not have had a good ending. Just like Linghu Chong in the original novel."

"Alas, who made me born with a weak stomach and can only eat gigolos."

"Well, actually, it's because of the plug-in, so I am confident that sooner or later I can surpass Dongfang and suppress her, so I don't care so much about Dongfang's strength."

"Uh, I was writing about Yaoyue, why did it involve Dongfang again?"

"Yaoyue - well, I don't know what to write again."

"It's so baffling. I've clearly reached the foot of Mount Hua. As soon as I get there, I'll be able to hand over the Divine Illumination Sutra to Master's Wife, and this mission will be a complete success. But just when I needed to take the final step, I was kidnapped by Yao Yue."

"Master, Master, it's not that I don't want you to grow up quickly, it's just such a coincidence that I met Yao Yue right at the foot of Mount Hua."

"I hope Yao Yue can explain everything quickly and release me. That way, I can return and hand over the Divine Illumination Sutra to Master."

"That way, I can see if the Divine Illumination Sutra can truly turn Master into a man again. If not, I'm thinking of other ways."

"Master, hang in there! Don't let practicing the Exorcism Sword Technique turn you into a woman."

After a few quick rants in his diary, Ye Xiu closed it.

In truth, Ye Xiu had always thought he'd have a lot to write about this time, but when he actually started, he realized he didn't seem to have much to say, or rather, he didn't know what to write about at all. It was quite an uncomfortable feeling.

However, after finishing the diary, his internal Qi increased by another month's worth, and his Shen Zhao Jing martial art was also advanced to the entry-level level. Ye Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least the cheat was still there, no problem.

After Ye Xiu finished writing, Yao Yue saw it. Seeing that Ye Xiu had once again called her a nymphomaniac, Yao Yue couldn't help but snort, even wanting to slap Ye Xiu flat.

But then she saw Ye Xiu calling her beautiful, and her mood improved a little.

"Because I'm too strong?" Yao Yue pondered over today's diary entry. "Men like weak women. Only women who can be protected by men are liked by men?"

Yao Yue couldn't help but imagine herself being weak, hiding behind Ye Xiu, even in his arms—

"Hiss!" Yao Yue couldn't help but shudder. She always felt that she was so, so disgusting.

She couldn't act weak!

"Hmph, it's just a natural personality. There's no need to change it!"

"It's just that, the Divine Illumination Sutra—" Yao Yue narrowed her eyes slightly. "Perhaps, we can send a copy back to Huashan."

Lian Xing, also in Yihua Palace, noticed a new entry suddenly appeared in her diary, which had been blank for two days. She became intrigued and wanted to see if there was anything interesting in it.

What Lian Xing didn't expect was that in this diary, she saw her sister Yao Yue. More precisely, her sister Yao Yue was actually trying to capture someone—

"Capture someone? Could it be that Ye Xiu, the diary writer, was the one you brought back? "

But why did you go back and capture Ye Xiu, the diary writer? Did you discover something?"

"Or was it just a coincidence?"

"Or maybe—you saw this diary too—" Lian Xing couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

Originally, after Lian Xing obtained the diary, she discovered that it was indestructible, unreadable to anyone except herself, and even the diary's contents could not be shared with anyone else.

For a moment, Lian Xing believed she had been chosen by this mysterious diary.

For a moment, she thought she'd finally surpassed her sister.

After all, she had a diary, while her sister Yaoyue didn't.

But now, Lianxin realized that her sister Yaoyue might have seen the diary as well. Lianxing's mood soured.

Shaking her head, temporarily suppressing the gloom rising in her heart, Lianxing continued to read the diary.

"He's calling me a flower maniac again. And Ye Xiu is still alive? Has my sister suddenly had a change of heart?" Lianxing couldn't help but chuckle.

After all, according to Yaoyue's usual style, if someone had said such slanderous things about her, she would have killed them long ago, wouldn't have survived until now.

"So, is it because Ye Xiu is so handsome, or is it because he's the one who wrote the diary? After all, such a magical diary, anyone who could write in it must be quite extraordinary."

"But Ye Xiu has the Divine Illumination Sutra!" Lianxing's eyes suddenly lit up.

Lianxing even felt the urge to ask Ye Xiu for it.

However, this impulse was extinguished when Yaoyue's face appeared in her mind.

Lian Xing had absolutely no confidence in front of Yao Yue.

Especially since she was the one Yao Yue cared about, she wouldn't dare approach her without her permission.

"Perhaps, I could ask Sister if she has a diary—"

"But I can't tell anyone about this diary—" "

Let's try. There's always hope. I hope Sister can hand over the Divine Illumination Sutra to me." Lian Xing said, and couldn't help but look down at her left hand tucked into her sleeve.

Lian Xing stood up and went straight to find Yao Yue.

"Sister," Lian Xing called respectfully.

"Hmm! What brings you to me?" Yaoyue's expression was impassive, as if the person standing before her wasn't Lianxing at all, but a stranger, perhaps a cat, a dog, or even a stone, unable to stir the slightest emotion.

"Sister, I stumbled upon a magical item a few days ago." Lianxing studiously avoided mentioning the diary. However, she had a subtle feeling: she felt as if she could tell Yaoyue about the diary and nothing would stop her.

"A magical item?" Yaoyue's eyes remained calm.

"It's a diary—"

"A diary?" Yaoyue's previously calm eyes suddenly lit up, and even her face, previously as calm as a statue, suddenly became animated. "What diary?"

"This one." Lianxing pulled the diary from her bosom.

"Hmm?" Yaoyue looked at the diary in Lianxing's hands. It was strikingly identical to the one she had obtained.

Yaoyue even wondered if Lianxing had stolen her diary.

But just as she was about to reclaim it, a black diary appeared in her hands.

Yaoyue felt her hand sink as the diary appeared out of thin air, a hint of surprise etched in her.

She suddenly realized that perhaps this diary held other mystical qualities she hadn't yet discovered.

Lianxing also saw the diary in Yaoyue's hand. Despite her previous suspicions, Lianxing couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment.

"I'm not that special after all. My sister also has a diary. It's impossible to surpass my sister, even in certain aspects," Lianxing thought dejectedly.

"Lianxing, how did you get the diary?" Yaoyue asked earnestly.

"Sister, this is what happened..." Lianxing recounted how she came into possession of the diary, how, after reading its contents, she tried to leave, but was ordered by Yaoyue to stay at Yihua Palace.

"You want the Divine Illumination Scripture?" Yaoyue asked bluntly after hearing Lianxing's words.

"Sister, I, I—" Lianxing's fingers gripped the diary tightly, but she didn't dare answer.

In Lianxing's mind, whatever Yaoyue gave her was hers. She couldn't ask for what Yaoyue wouldn't give.

"Hmph, I can give you the Shenzhaojing. As for whether it can heal your hands and feet, that depends on your luck." Yaoyue snorted coldly.

"Thank you, sister, thank you, sister." Lianxing thanked her excitedly.

She could finally heal these ugly hands and feet. When she thought of this, Lianxing couldn't control her emotions.