Chapter 683 - 343: I Don’t Want Ascension
Chapter 683: Chapter 343: I Don’t Want Ascension
"Third Senior Sister, that’s great, that’s great!"
"Xiaoxue, I’m no longer human."
"No, Third Senior Sister, no matter what you’ve become, you’re still my senior sister!"
In the moonlight of the deep night, Si Minglan embraced Fang Xue, her body slightly taller, and her red lips brushed against Fang Xue’s crystal white earlobe.
"Xiaoxue, thank you."
Fang Xue looked up, her small face slightly red, eyes rippling with emotion:
"Third Senior Sister, I’m happy to be able to help you."
"Don’t, don’t kill me, don’t kill me..."
Under their feet, the blood-soaked Si Mingcheng was struggling to crawl forward. Si Minglan released Fang Xue, her gaze cold, and stepped on Si Mingcheng’s calf.
"Ah!!"
A piercing scream resounded, but could not penetrate the Demon Fox Barrier that had reappeared. Si Mingcheng’s calf broke into two, at a twisted angle.
He continued to scream and toughly crawled forward, leaving a long trail of blood behind him.
Si Minglan coldly watched him, then stepped down again, breaking Si Mingcheng’s left arm. Amidst his ghostly cries, she slowly said:
"Your current state is not even one-tenth of the slaughter when the Si Family was wiped out."
"No, no! The Empress forced me, I didn’t want to! Ah!!"
Si Mingcheng’s limbs all broken, his body wriggled like a worm, desperately trying to escape.
Si Minglan approached him, squatted down slowly, and looked down at him:
"Si Mingcheng, I said I wouldn’t let you die easily."
With a light wave of her hand, a red stream of spiritual power entered Si Mingcheng’s body, severing all his meridians.
"Ah!!"
Si Mingcheng let out a tragic scream, foul-smelling liquid oozed from between his legs, and his entire body convulsed on the ground, like a crab thrown into a boiling pot.
"Don’t, don’t kill me..."
His eyes were vacant, tears and snot streaming down, and the once mighty Commander of the Golden Snake Guard was reduced to the lowest beast.
A red gleam flashed in Si Minglan’s eyes, a massive red fox claw appeared in the air, reaching down towards Si Mingcheng!
The claw’s shadow flashed, Si Mingcheng’s struggling body shivered and then froze suddenly.
A moment later, his body split, turning into dozens of lifeless pieces of rotten meat.
The red glow on Si Minglan slowly faded, the fox tails behind her retracted inside her body. She lifted her head to the night sky, tears falling from her eyes:
"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Second Brother... watch me as I slaughter the entire Western Emperor Palace, killing all our enemies!"
Fang Xue stepped forward, saying to Si Minglan, "Third Senior Sister, I’ll help you."
Si Minglan turned around, gently brushed Fang Xue’s bangs behind her ear, and softly said:
"Xiaoxue, you’ve come to participate in the Immortal Ascension Ceremony, just focus on the competition."
Fang Xue calmly replied, "Earlier at the Purple Gold Hall, I already told Lin Yuan that I would find Si Mingcheng to avenge you. Now that Si Mingcheng is dead, Lin Yuan will surely suspect me; there’s no turning back for me now."
"Xiaoxue, you..."
Si Minglan was momentarily stunned, then realized Fang Xue did this on purpose so she wouldn’t push her away.
Si Minglan embraced Fang Xue, gently saying, "Little sister, you must know, I will kill Lin Yuan, kill Wu Zheng, kill everyone in the Western Emperor Palace. The Immortal Flying Pavilion certainly won’t let me go. If you follow me, your path to ascension may be cut off."
"Sister, I don’t want to ascend."
Fang Xue said, "The Immortal Flying Pavilion governs the path to ascension, yet allows Lin Yuan to kill innocents indiscriminately. Ascension might not be a good thing."
Si Minglan looked at her blankly, then suddenly laughed, "Little sister, you appear straightforward but are clearer-minded than anyone else."
...
Yong’an Hall.
Tantai Mingyue coldly stared at Lin Yuan, "During the Six Peaks Tribunal, even if I told the truth, you would have a hundred ways to deny it. Lin Yuan, do you think I don’t understand you?"
Lin Yuan calmly smiled, "So you just watched Si Minglan die? You call me ruthless, Sister Tantai, aren’t you just as hypocritical?"
"Back then, Wu’an saw through you, that’s why he didn’t want to marry you."
"Shut up!"
Tantai Mingyue’s hair flew wildly as spiritual power surged from her body, Lin Yuan looked slightly surprised:
"Turns out you’re at Nascent Soul Peak, Little Sister Tantai, don’t forget, this is the Western Emperor Palace; even at the Divinity Transformation Realm, you can’t harm me here."
Tantai Mingyue’s expression darkened, her spiritual power calmed, and her demeanor returned to dignified and gentle.
"Western Empress, our time will come."
With that said, she turned and left, her figure disappearing instantly.
Lin Yuan stood silently for a moment, turned back to the broken, desolate Yong’an Hall and murmured:
"An, you knew my intentions but chose to end your life. The West Imperial City has prospered under Immortal Flying Pavilion’s control for hundreds of years, why not maintain it?"
Her long, phoenix-like eyes moistened slightly, quickly returning to calm.
Lin Yuan turned to the southwest, where Wu Yiren resided in Huafang Hall, a trace of coldness appeared on Lin Yuan’s face.
"Lan Yin..."
...
Huafang Hall.
Wu Yiren dismissed the palace maids and guards, sitting alone in her chamber.
At times she stood by the window gazing out, at others she paced back and forth, her face a mix of anxiety and anticipation.
Suddenly, the window moved lightly, and a tall silhouette appeared in the room.
Wu Yiren turned around, her face lighting up with joy, "Brother Lan Yin!"
She ran up and immediately threw herself into Lan Yin’s arms.
But soon she felt Brother Lan Yin’s body subtly change, especially the chest area, slowly rising into majestic peaks.
Wu Yiren looked up to discover Brother Lan Yin had transformed into a beautiful and dashing woman, who looked down at her helplessly:
"Yiren, you know I’m a woman, why do you still do this?"
Wu Yiren continued to hold Mo Xiaolan tightly, "No, you are Brother Lan Yin, you became a woman to protect me, didn’t you?"
Mo Xiaolan was stunned, "Yiren, why deceive yourself?"
"I’m not deceiving myself. Anyway, you’re my Brother Lan Yin!"
Wu Yiren stubbornly buried her head into Mo Xiaolan’s chest, which was larger than hers.
Mo Xiaolan was truly helpless now. She originally wanted to change back to her female form in front of Wu Yiren to show her reality, but hadn’t expected Wu Yiren to so thoroughly delude herself.
There was nothing she could do now, she could only go back to seek advice from Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe.
"Yiren, this is the Imperial Palace, I can’t stay here long, I have to leave."
"Brother Lan Yin, can you stay with me a bit longer?"
Mo Xiaolan looked down at Wu Yiren’s innocent and lovely smile, sighed, and nodded.
Outside Huafang Hall, Lin Yuan stood silently in a corner for a moment, then turned and left.
Her figure flashed, her phoenix crown vanished, the phoenix robe peeled off, replaced by an ordinary skirt. She quickly left the Imperial Palace and came to a secluded tavern.
Entering a room fortified with multiple arrays, the people inside stood up:
"Empress, you’re late."
Lin Yuan looked at them and smiled calmly:
"Sect Leader Bai, Sect Leader Su, I have long decided to join forces with you against the Zhenyang Sect; only you were undecided. What difference does it make whether I came early or late?"