He asked himself honestly, and Ye Yu’s mental fortitude was as tough as iron.

He had been through big and small battlegrounds of jealousy and blood alike.

By rights, his capacity to bear pressure was immense.

Besides, Liu Yuenong hadn’t given him much of a sense of oppression.

There was absolutely no reason he should be seeing [N O V E L I G H T] illusions!

So the first thing he did was reflect on why this was happening.

Only when Heng Xuanzhen said that sentence

did Ye Yu understand it wasn’t an illusion at all but a fact that truly existed.

But where was Liu Yuenong?

Why hear her voice but not see her?

The question didn’t trouble Ye Yu for long. The next second, Liu Yuenong’s figure flashed into view not far away,

her position forming a perfect triangle with Ye Yu and Heng Xuanzhen.

In her hand, she was carrying the tail of the Guardian Great Saint Luo Shu!

Strictly speaking, Luo Shu counted as Liu Yuenong’s martial senior-uncle.

Ever since their misunderstanding had been cleared up,

Liu Yuenong had been fairly respectful toward Luo Shu.

But now she’d come here holding his tail.

That alone meant her mood was absolutely not as calm as it appeared on the surface!

Ye Yu forced himself to steady and asked, “Why did you come at a time like this? Weren’t you still in seclusion?”

On the principle that if you aren’t caught in the act, it’s not a big problem, changing the subject was the safest choice.

After all, he and Heng Xuanzhen were standing here clear and spotless.

And just now, before Liu Yuenong arrived, she probably hadn’t heard what they were saying, right?

Uh... bet on probability!

Maybe luck really would be on his side?

Liu Yuenong’s lips lifted slightly. “While I was in seclusion, I missed my husband too much. I got distracted and failed to break through.”

“I wanted to seek some comfort from my husband, but I didn’t expect my husband to be at Ancient Sword Gorge.”

“I came uninvited—did I interrupt my husband and this Sword God becoming Daoist partners?”

In this speech, the words “Daoist partners” landed heavy.

Ye Yu felt his heart sink hard.

Seemed the goddess of luck hadn’t come.

Liu Yuenong had already heard their conversation.

Damn it—if he’d known, he wouldn’t have pierced that paper window himself just now!

Remembering how he’d asked Heng Xuanzhen if she liked him, Ye Yu wanted to die of secondhand embarrassment.

How did she happen to walk in at that exact moment?

Would she think he was a playboy who loved to dabble and flirt?

As Ye Yu was thinking, Liu Yuenong spoke again: “Husband, why don’t you take the Great Saint for a walk outside first and let me have a few words alone with this old acquaintance?”

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill her.”

“Just a normal chat!”

No sooner had her voice fallen than Ye Yu’s vision blurred.

When his body steadied, he and Luo Shu were already a million li away.

Seeing this, Ye Yu grew very anxious.

In that state, Liu Yuenong didn’t look like someone capable of a calm conversation.

Was Heng Xuanzhen about to be finished off just like that?

Right then, Luo Shu said softly, “Relax. Liu Yuenong won’t kill that woman.”

Ye Yu asked curiously, “Are you sure?”

Luo Shu shook his head. “I’m not sure!”

Ye Yu froze, even more puzzled. “You’re not sure and you still say that?”

Luo Shu replied, perfectly matter-of-fact, “Whether Liu Yuenong will kill that woman has no necessary connection to my wanting to comfort you, does it?”

“Right now it’s just the two of us here. Me comforting you is perfectly reasonable, isn’t it?”

Hearing this, Ye Yu couldn’t help giving a thumbs-up.

“Great Saint, you’re really something!”

With that, Ye Yu prepared to head back toward Ancient Sword Gorge.

But Luo Shu blocked him!

“Enough, don’t waste your effort. At your current speed, it’ll take about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to get back to Ancient Sword Gorge.”

“It’s short, but if Liu Yuenong really wanted to kill a Divine Lord whose realm hasn’t stabilized yet, she wouldn’t need even half a cup.”

“So if she truly intends to kill, you won’t make it back in time, and you won’t be able to stop it.”

“Better to wait here for her to summon us back.”

Ye Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. At that moment, he felt Luo Shu was very wise.

Able to analyze so rationally!

Well, of course—when it’s not his problem, rationality comes easy!

Even so, Ye Yu was impatient to know what was happening between the two women.

He couldn’t rush back, but the summoning proxies from Demonic Conversion were still there!

Ye Yu immediately pulled up Lu Nian’s viewpoint in his mind.

He saw Liu Yuenong and Heng Xuanzhen still standing where they were, neither taking the initiative to speak.

They were merely gazing at each other.

Liu Yuenong sensed it quickly, flicked a glance at Lu Nian, and sealed his six senses on the spot.

Ye Yu’s view went black.

He could see nothing, hear nothing!

It left him frustrated, and he turned his attention to Luo Shu.

“By the way, how did you two come here? Wasn’t Liu Yuenong supposed to be in seclusion?”

Propping one paw under his doggy cheek, Luo Shu said gloomily, “Didn’t that girl already tell you everything?”

“Her seclusion failed—maybe she really was missing you too much. So the first thing she did after failing was come looking for you.”

“I told her you were out traveling.”

“So she cast a divine art to check your location, then used Water Moon Mirror Heaven to see what you were up to here.”

“Who would’ve thought she’d hear you whispering sweet nothings with the goddess of Ancient Sword Gorge.”

“Mm, the scene was quite something.”

“Especially when you asked whether she liked you—the divine power all over Liu Yuenong surged, and she nearly destroyed half of Tongtian Pavilion!”

Ye Yu covered his face with one hand. He was completely numb.

Coincidence upon coincidence—this was the mother of all coincidences!

Luo Shu sighed. “Don’t cover your face yet, let me finish. At that moment, Liu Yuenong asked me a question.”

“She asked why, while she was in seclusion, I didn’t keep a better eye on you.”

“I honestly didn’t know how to answer that.”

“But there’s one thing I sensed quite clearly.”

“In that instant, that girl Liu Yuenong looked like she wanted to stew me!”

“Kid, I really didn’t expect your influence to be this great. Even I, a dog, almost got implicated by you.”

“If she hadn’t been worried you two might cross a line and had no time to stew me, I might already be gone.”

“Ah, the world is full of surprises!”

Luo Shu’s tone was full of grievance.

There were even tears glinting in his eyes.