Chapter 126: Yao Yue Follows Dongfang Bubai's Old Path

. Yao Yue's face darkened slightly when she read Ye Xiu's diary entry from today.

She admitted to being bothered by Ye Xiu's description of the intruders from Yihua Palace being the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis Zhu Wusi. She did indeed care. After all, if she didn't retaliate, Yihua Palace would undoubtedly be looked down upon. But she couldn't be too concerned. After all, with her Grandmaster status, dealing with a Grandmaster, even one with a special status, wouldn't be too difficult.

Yao Yue's face darkened because she discovered that Lianxing had been stealing while she wasn't paying attention!

From what Ye Xiu had written in his diary, it was clear that Ye Xiu had a certain fondness for Lianxing—at least, a stronger one than for himself.

This was a difficult situation for Yao Yue to accept.

Lianxing had been practically suppressed by Yao Yue for over twenty years. With Yao Yue standing there, Lianxing didn't even dare to breathe.

But now, Lianxing was secretly approaching Ye Xiu, secretly trying to gain his favor. How could Yaoyue be happy?

She also knew the magic of Ye Xiu's diary. The monthly rewards were like a miracle. She had easily reached a level of cultivation that she had never thought possible in her lifetime, but thanks to the diary, she had easily become a Grandmaster.

So what about Lianxing? Since Lianxing had gained Ye Xiu's favor, the rewards she would receive next time would definitely be greater than this one.

Of course, due to the difference in cultivation level, Lianxing's rewards for one or two months would be almost impossible to surpass Yaoyue's. But what about three or four months? Three or four years?

If Lianxing surpassed her in cultivation level, how could Yaoyue still suppress Lianxing and make her dare not resist?

What if Lianxing bullied her the same way she had bullied Lianxing?

She would certainly be unwilling to accept that, but she would be unable to defeat Lianxing. What would she do then?

Of course, surpassing Lian Xing would take time, so Yao Yue set that aside for now. Her main rival remained Dongfang Bubai.

Perhaps, next time, after the next month's rewards arrived, Dongfang Bubai's strength would surpass hers.

If Dongfang Bubai challenged her then, how would Yao Yue respond? She couldn't possibly defeat him, so what could she do? Die together with Dongfang Bubai? That wasn't even possible.

The thought of Dongfang Bubai and Lian Xing, two potential rivals, one near and one far, made Yao Yue's scalp tingle.

Panicked, Yao Yue couldn't help but pick up her diary again and began flipping through it.

Suddenly, Yao Yue came across an entry from Ye Xiu's diary, one about Dongfang Bubai for forcing himself on Ye Xiu.

Before this, although Ye Xiu had been grateful to Dongfang Bubai for his heroic rescue—no, the beauty saving the hero—but since then, it seemed their relationship hadn't progressed much. Even later, Ye Xiu still had a good relationship with Huang Rong.

Then, Dongfang Bubai actually forced himself on Ye Xiu. From that moment on, Ye Xiu frequently mentioned Dongfang Bubai's fame in his diary, and judging by the words, Ye Xiu's favorable impression of Dongfang Bubai had increased significantly.

Yao Yue's fingers gently traced the diary.

Forcefully coercing Ye Xiu into becoming her own man was undoubtedly a good method, especially since there had been a successful case before.

However, Yao Yue was somewhat hesitant to do such a thing with Ye Xiu.

After all, Yao Yue had only had the diary for so long, and she hadn't been manipulated into doing the same thing with Ye Xi as she had been with Dongfang Bubai. At this stage, Yao Yue only thought Ye Xiu was okay, not annoying.

But to say she liked him was far from that level.

In fact, in Yao Yue's heart, Jiang Feng's shadow loomed larger.

Of course, Yao Yue didn't have the slightest affection for Jiang Feng now, only pure dislike. But whether it was affection or dislike, he had left a deep impression on her.

So, under normal circumstances, while Yaoyue didn't dislike Ye Xiu, she would never initiate any relationship with him.

But now, the situation was unusual.

Both Dongfang Bubai and Lianxing made Yaoyue feel threatened.

Yaoyue was used to being domineering and overbearing, and she absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to overpower her.

Even if the person besides Dongfang Bubai was Lianxing—no, Yaoyue might not have cared that much about the others, but Lianxing was absolutely unacceptable.

After all, Lianxing, who she had suppressed for over twenty years, suddenly appeared to be overpowering her. Yaoyue would never accept this situation.

The thought that if she didn't take action, things would develop in a direction she absolutely didn't want to see, made Yaoyue feel a little overwhelmed.

Of course, if it was a normal development between a man and a woman, it would be fine. Even if it was slow, but it would eventually develop naturally, which was a good thing.

But!

Yaoyue didn't understand love at all, she had no idea how to do it.

Just like when Yaoyue fell in love with Jiang Feng, what happened next? Her domineering and overbearing personality not only failed to win Jiang Feng's favor, but also nearly frightened him to death. Jiang Feng, to the point of commenting on Yao Yue, said she was a god, capable of fire and a sword, but not a human.

Therefore, it seemed Yao Yue had no other way to gain Ye Xiu's favor except to follow Dongfang Bubai's path.

A fierce look flashed in Yao Yue's eyes; she would never allow Lian Xing to ride roughshod over her.

So, Yao Yue immediately headed for Ye Xiu's residence.

Fortunately, Dongfang Bubai still had some dignity and felt it was inappropriate to mess around with Ye Xiu in Yihua Palace, so he didn't go looking for him in the middle of the night.

And precisely because of Dongfang Bubai's dignity, he gave Yao Yue an opportunity to exploit—note, not a typo!

So, as Ye Xiu finished writing in his diary and was about to fall asleep, he was suddenly struck by a spell.

Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment, then felt a mixture of amusement and incoherence. He even wanted to ask Dongfang Bubai if he wanted to keep doing this. It had already happened so many times, couldn't he try a little differently? Acupuncture points every time?

Unfortunately, Ye Xiu was acupunctured, unable to move or make a sound.

Just as Ye Xiu was waiting to be favored by Dongfang Bubai, his eyes suddenly widened. The figure before him wasn't Dongfang Bubai in red, but Yao Yue, dressed in white, her skin as white as jade.

Seeing Yao Yue appear before him, and in this manner, Ye Xiu's eyes widened in disbelief.

He even wondered if he was dazzled, mistaking Dongfang Bubai for Yao Yue.

Yao Yue, despite her domineering and overbearing demeanor, felt a little uncomfortable under Ye Xiu's wide-eyed gaze. She threw her white coat in Ye Xiu's face, obscuring him from view.

There was the familiar veil again—but Ye Xiu was certain this time it wasn't Dongfang Bubai, as the scent of their clothing was completely different.

The experience that followed further confirmed Ye Xiu's absolute certainty that it was Yao Yue, not Dongfang Bubai.

Dongfang Bubai's passion was so intense that even his body temperature was several degrees higher than that of an average woman.

Yaoyue, on the other hand, possessed skin as white as jade, yet her body temperature was several degrees lower.

It could be said that these two were like ice and fire, two completely different extremes.

Ye Xiu couldn't help but wonder, if they were both here, wouldn't that be the end of the Nine Heavens?

...

While Yaoyue was learning from Dongfang Bubai how to use force on Ye Xiu, Dongfang Bubai was also reading Ye Xiu's diary for the day.

Dongfang Bubai paid no attention to the entries about Yaoyue and Lianxing. Even if Lianxing had a little bit of cleverness, she wouldn't have cared, as she posed no threat. Instead, it was the mention of Tiedan Shenhou that made Dongfang Bubai sneer.

"Tiedan Shenhou, he's a well-known figure, and he's a treacherous and cunning man, even hell-bent on usurping the throne?"

"He's a passionate soul, though. But you absolutely shouldn't have attacked my people." A hint of coldness flashed in Dongfang Bubai's eyes.

Dongfang Bubai decided to give Tiedan Shenhou some trouble. Of course, simply causing trouble wasn't enough; she even considered killing him.

This thought was driven by a desire for revenge for Tiedan Shenhou's kidnapping of Ye Xiu. Furthermore, a treacherous individual like Tiedan Shenhou could be quite petty. She had attacked Tiedan Shenhou because of Ye Xiu, and she feared he would remember the incident. He might

even plot revenge against her. As for whether Tiedan Shenhou

could uncover her identity, Dongfang Bubai had no doubt about it. After all, the renowned Tiedan Shenhou could easily uncover her identity with a simple investigation.

To prevent retaliation from such a treacherous individual, Dongfang Bubai had no choice but to find a way to eliminate him.

This clearly shows that while Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai were both incredibly proud, they differed in certain ways.

Yao Yue felt that since she had become a Grandmaster, it would be easy for her to deal with Tiedan Shenhou, and she was not afraid that Tiedan Shenhou would come to retaliate against her.

However, Dongfang Bubai was more concerned about Tiedan Shenhou's identity. Of course, because she was already a Grandmaster, it would not be so easy for Tiedan Shenhou to deal with her, but what if Tiedan Shenhou used some conspiracy?

Moreover, Tiedan Shenhou was a marquis of the court after all. Before he made it clear that he wanted to rebel, he could mobilize the power of the court and even mobilize some forces in the martial arts world to target her, which would be hard to defend against.

At this time, Dongfang Bubai actually felt a little regretful. Why didn't he force Tiedan Shenhou to stay before?

It was just that Dongfang Bubai had not thought that the person who invaded Yihua Palace was actually Tiedan Shenhou.

"So, we can start from two aspects. First, Su Xin. Su Xin is placed in Tianshan. This is easy to deal with. I can go there myself. Then there is the issue of the power-absorbing technique. Once the fact that Tiedan Shenhou knows this technique is exposed, his reputation in the martial arts world will collapse. Then, we need to make it clear that he is planning a rebellion. No, the emperor may not be unaware of Tiedan Shenhou's rebellion, but Tiedan Shenhou is powerful and has a good reputation. The emperor may not be able to take him down..."

Dongfang Bubai began to think about how to deal with Tiedan Shenhou.

...

Lian Xing, who was also in Yihua Palace, looked at the contents of the diary. Ye Xiu's praise of her made Lian Xing happy, but at the same time, she couldn't help but worry about whether her sister would do something about it. Knowing her sister, Yao Yue was afraid that she might not let this matter go.

Lian Xing couldn't help but frown.

Meanwhile, Lianxing didn't care about the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis. Having grown up in Yaoyue's shadow, she'd conditioned herself to obey her every command. Whether to accept the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis, how to deal with him, and when to deal with him—all depended on Yaoyue. Without her word, Lianxing wouldn't act.

She was more concerned with Ye Xiu's favorability towards her. Seeing that Ye Xiu's favorability had already reached 53 points, Lianxing focused on how to raise it, believing it was the most practical option. If she could raise Ye Xiu's favorability, she would receive a lucrative reward, eventually surpassing her sister Yaoyue in strength. At the thought

, Lianxing's eyes lit up with anticipation.

...

Shangguan Haitang frowned at the sudden appearance of the black diary by her bedside, a sense of alarm rising within her.

She hadn't seen the diary just moments before, but in the blink of an eye, it had appeared.

Being able to place the diary on her bedside without her even noticing, as far as she knew, even her adoptive father, the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis, might not be able to do this.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Haitang actually relaxed a little.

It would be easy for such a master to deal with her. Since the other party did not take action, but simply placed the diary in front of her, this meant that the other party had no ill intentions towards her for the time being, and even hoped that she could see the diary.

As for what the other party wanted to do, as long as she read the contents of this diary, she would know.

Shangguan Haitang thought so, then took out the diary and opened it.

"Hmm? Traveled through time? Came to this world? Could it be that the person writing the diary isn't from this world? And there are computers, cell phones, and the internet? What are these things? Are they from his original world?"

"Perhaps this is just random writing. After all, some people develop a kind of hysteria. An ordinary person might think they're royalty, shouting things like 'My father is Zhang Erhe' in the streets." Shangguan Haitang thought of the intelligence gathered by the Hulong Villa's intelligence system. It contained many statements made by hysterical patients. Conventional medicine wasn't very effective against such hysterics, but perhaps a beating might work wonders. If one beating didn't work, two, three...

Shangguan Haitang smiled slightly, thinking the diary writer might also be suffering from hysteria.

But then she couldn't help but think, if it was just simple hysteria, then presenting the diary to her in this way was a bit too much of a fuss. Perhaps there was something special inside.

So Shangguan Haitang continued reading.

However, much of what was recorded in the diary later made Shangguan Haitang frown.

The Exorcism Sword Manual led to the annihilation of the Fuwei Escort Agency. The details of this incident were also recorded in great detail at Hulong Villa, but the diary writer wrote it with a prescient tone, which was a bit strange.

Then there was Huashan's Yue Buqun—according to Hulong Villa's intelligence, Yue Buqun was a true gentleman, never committing any wrongdoing. While his actions were a bit old-fashioned, his character was truly commendable.

But in the diary, he was transformed into a man who would do anything to obtain the Exorcism Sword Manual—no, to promote Huashan, even going so far as to castrate himself to practice the Exorcism Sword Manual.

Hulong Villa also had some information on the Exorcism Sword Manual, but its origins were somewhat murky. It was unexpected that it was derived from the Sunflower Manual.

As for the Sunflower Manual, Hulong Villa did have some information, but again, not much, only that it was created by a eunuch.

Later on, it was revealed that Dongfang Bubai was a woman, and so on. Information not even known at Hulong Villa was brazenly revealed in the diary.

The gossip between Xingyun Villa's Long Xiaoyun, Li Xunhuan, and Lin Shiyin also piqued Shangguan Haitang's interest, especially since Li Xunhuan had returned to the Central Plains, drawing many's attention.

Then there was Lin Xian'er, the woman rumored by some to be the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world, who turned out to be someone anyone could ride. Most importantly, she was the Plum Blossom Thief. This was completely unexpected for Shangguan

Haitang. She even considered sending someone to investigate Lin Xian'er. If she could find evidence, she would arrest her.

After all, Shangguan Haitang was the top secret agent, and arresting her was her duty.

Then there was the gossip from the Song Dynasty. It was a bit amusing that Duan Zhengchun of Dali had illegitimate daughters everywhere, and his only son wasn't his own.

In addition, the Beiming Divine Art, a martial art that can absorb the inner strength of others - this made her think of the undefeated boy Gu Santong.

Shangguan Haitang frowned: "I didn't expect that the Song Dynasty also had such a vicious martial art. Gu Santong used the method of absorbing internal strength to do evil. Fortunately, his adoptive father took action, otherwise it would definitely cause a great disaster. I hope that the Beiming Divine Art will not cause too much trouble."

After all, it was a matter of the Song Dynasty, so Shangguan Haitang just paid attention to it.

Later, the owner of the diary was raped by Dongfang Bubai, which made Shangguan Haitang laugh, and she felt that this kind of gossip was really interesting.

No, it should be said that the hysteria of the person who wrote the diary was really serious. He even fantasized about having a relationship with Dongfang Bubai, and it was Dongfang Bubai who took the initiative.

But when Shangguan Haitang saw what was happening, he jumped up from the bed with a serious face.