Free Web NovelChapter 1406: Chapter 466: PK Between the Old and New Brother-in-Laws
Upon hearing the name "Xi Jiuye," Ye Lingyue paused.
It’s that person again; from their first meeting to this sudden encounter.
Every time she heard that name, Ye Lingyue felt a strange sensation pass through her heart.
The sensation wasn’t painful or uncomfortable, more like an illusion that makes one’s heart race, fleeting and not truly present, yet it could strike unexpectedly at any moment.
"It’s too late, we’ve already crossed paths, and I was defeated."
Reluctantly, Ye Lingyue had to admit that Xi Jiuye’s strength was like a mountain far too high to climb, one she could not overcome.
Her unwillingness lay dormant like a caged beast, eager to break free at every turn.
Ye Lingyue could not understand why she was so vexed by falling short against Xi Jiuye.
She had encountered others more powerful than her.
Others like the exceptionally talented Di Shen, the extraordinarily fortunate Bo Qing, and the deeply cultivated Divine Doctor Yun and his wife. Facing them never stirred such unwillingness, but not with Xi Jiuye. Losing to him was unbearable.
This unwillingness even surpassed her hatred towards Hong Fang, her scumbag father.
More than her hatred for Hong Fang?
Ye Lingyue was startled by this shocking thought, wondering how she could harbor such resentment against someone she’d only encountered twice.
"What, you ran into Xi Jiuye? He... he didn’t harm you, did he?"
Guangzi’s reaction was even stronger than Ye Lingyue’s; he stumbled and almost fell.
In his nervousness, he grabbed Ye Lingyue’s hand tightly, causing her some discomfort from the grip.
"You’re hurting her. With me around, nobody can harm my wife."
Di Shen raised an eyebrow, pulling Guangzi away like a little chick, as he glanced at Ye Lingyue with some concern, noticing her pale complexion.
Di Shen felt uneasy, instinctively sensing that Xi Jiuye’s involvement was not a mere rivalry in the Jiu Provinces Hunting.
"Indeed, thanks to Di Shen, I managed to escape that night. But I won’t always be weaker than him. When the Divine Power Pool opens, if I can acquire a Divine Power Skill, I won’t fear him."
Ye Lingyue pretended to be indifferent as she spoke.
Yet the depth in her eyes made both Di Shen and Guangzi break a cold sweat.
With thoughts of Xi Jiuye, the earlier joy from selling Huangquan Water was diminished, leaving Ye Lingyue somewhat dejected, prompting her to return to the inn.
Di Shen took advantage of Qin Xiaochuan’s distraction to pull Guangzi aside.
"Let go, I say, can’t you let someone speak properly?"
Guangzi had already realized Di Shen’s wary gaze beside him, wanting to speak with him.
Despite his sister’s disguised appearance, making Xi Jiuye unlikely to recognize her, Guangzi was still worried.
"I’m asking you, do you know Xi Jiuye? I mean, did Ling Yue know him before?"
Di Shen tightened his lips, his gaze growing frigid, nearly icy.
Back when Di Shen was Wu Zhong, he had peeked into Ye Lingyue’s memories, but the absence of soul fragments left him with limited knowledge of the connection between Xi Jiuye and Ye Lingyue, unsure of their exact identities or grievances.
He wished to know everything about his wife — her past, her present, everything.
"More than know him, he almost became my brother-in-law... Hey, the gentleman argues, doesn’t fight, stop looking like you want to strangle me. Facts are facts, do you think I enjoy admitting that guy is my brother-in-law?" Guangzi snapped back, feeling as if Di Shen’s glare would certainly reduce his lifespan by a year.
But Guangzi had no plans to hide anything from Di Shen, knowing Xi Jiuye’s looming threat might expose his sister’s identity at any moment.
His sister was powerful but ultimately no match for the Divine Master that was Xi Jiuye.
And Di Shen, as the reincarnation of the Demon Ancestor, was the only match for Xi Jiuye.
Ye Lingyue’s memories were sealed by her parents, and Guangzi didn’t wish for her to recover them, as they were excruciatingly painful. He hoped for her to live as she does now.
With her friends, and her own city, cherished deeply by her new brother-in-law... damn, he wouldn’t admit Di Shen was his new brother-in-law.
If compared, Guangzi firmly believed Di Shen surpassed Xi Jiuye in many ways.
"That’s how things went, over five hundred years ago, my sister was betrayed by Xi Jiuye, enduring the agony of a thousand cuts. She swore vengeance, ending up scattered as dust. My parents searched for her soul pieces to save her and placed them in a body identical to her past one, sealing her soul. Somehow, Xi Jiuye learned my sister might not be dead, and his arrival in the Ancient Nine Provinces is likely to hunt her down. The Xi Clan holds my family’s enmity for a father’s murder; he despises my sister."
Guangzi rambled on, narrating the story.
As Di Shen listened, a blurry image in his mind became clearer, originating from the dream fragment Wu Zhong glimpsed within Ye Lingyue’s memory.
"You’re saying Xi Jiuye hates Ling Yue?"
Di Shen paused before asking that question.
"Yes, the feud of a father’s murder is irreconcilable, that scoundrel is a dirty traitor who forgot all kindness my sister showed, otherwise he wouldn’t have tortured her. My poor sister, how could she fall for... Hey, I said nothing."
If looks could kill, Di Shen’s glare alone would have destroyed Guangzi a hundred times.
Di Shen let out a cold laugh, feeling a swirling mix of emotions.
Is it truly hatred?
If it was genuine hatred, why within Ling Yue’s memory?
Seeing Ye Lingyue leap into the cauldron and fall into a bottomless abyss, Xi Jiuye’s gaze would be like that.
Within his eyes, there was panic, desperation, and unwillingness, but no trace of hatred.
Di Shen himself had worn that same expression.
And that look was only given to his wife.
It’s truly a tragedy, so perhaps that man, after causing his wife’s death, realized he’d fallen for the daughter of his enemy.
No, maybe even Xi Jiuye himself hasn’t yet realized.
This time, in the Ancient Nine Provinces he may indeed be here seeking Ye Lingyue, but not as Guangzi speculates, to kill her.
No man could endure watching his true love die before him twice.
Di Shen clenched his fingers, knuckles glowing blue-white from strain.
"I’m telling you, during Jiu Provinces Hunting, you must be careful, don’t let Xi Jiuye discover my sister’s name. We must protect her, absolutely avoid any chance she recalls Xi Jiuye." Guangzi continued speaking.
"Too late."
Between Di Shen’s gritted teeth, four words slipped through.
