His Evil, I Will Repay — A Subtle Shift in Attitude
His Evil, I Will Repay — A Subtle Shift in Attitude
Yue Mingkong’s thoughts were quickly interrupted by Gu Xianer.
She came back to her senses slightly, looking at the cold, aloof young girl before her, her expression gradually softening, like a big sister next door looking at her little sister.
Her features were exquisite and beautiful, as if she had stepped out of a painting, with a tall figure and a pair of impressively long legs.
However, they were completely covered by her cyan skirt, not revealing the slightest bit of skin.
She knew this was something one of Gu Xianer’s shifus had instructed — when cultivating outside, a girl must pay attention to protecting herself.
This matter was something Gu Xianer had mentioned to her in her previous life, which had made Yue Mingkong laugh endlessly at the time.
“Yue Mingkong, what business do you have with me?”
At this moment, Gu Xianer spoke up, breaking the somewhat awkward silence between the two. After all, judging from the other’s attitude, she didn’t seem to have come with ill intent.
On this point, Gu Xianer perceived it very clearly, so she lowered her guard a little.
Hearing this, Yue Mingkong’s expression softened as she said, “Don’t be so formal. I’m a few years older than you, so just call me jiejie.”
As she spoke, she took a few steps forward, closing the distance between them.
On the other hand, she was Gu Changge’s fiancée, and Gu Xianer was Gu Changge’s cousin.
Calling herself jiejie was not wrong in the slightest.
Gu Xianer was somewhat puzzled, unable to figure out why Yue Mingkong had adopted this attitude from the very start.
Still, one doesn’t strike a smiling face, and there was no enmity between her and Yue Mingkong, so Gu Xianer’s somewhat cold attitude eased a little as she asked, “You came here — is there something the matter?”
She found it a bit strange. Why was Yue Mingkong looking at her with such a somewhat pitying expression? Was it out of sympathy?
This made Gu Xianer, who had her own pride, feel somewhat uncomfortable.
However, she didn’t show anything on the surface.
“I heard you’re cultivating under the Great Elder, and since I had nothing to do, I came to see you,” Yue Mingkong said with a smile.
She also knew that Gu Xianer was highly vigilant, so she didn’t say anything else, lest the girl suspect her of harboring ulterior motives.
“Is that so?” Gu Xianer didn’t quite believe it. She carefully looked behind Yue Mingkong several times, her beautiful dark brows furrowing slightly.
“Gu Changge didn’t come?”
She asked, unable to describe what kind of emotion it was. Not seeing Gu Changge’s detestable face made her feel somewhat unaccustomed, and she couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.
Yue Mingkong had come, yet Gu Changge actually hadn’t?
He had dumped her on this mountain peak — how long had it been since he last came?
Gu Xianer had been thinking that now that she had broken through to the Honoured Lord Realm, she could finally have a match with Gu Changge.
Because all along her journey, she had always defeated the strong while being weak, and fighting above her level was as easy as eating and drinking.
Although Gu Changge’s strength was formidable, she wasn’t necessarily much weaker than him.
Not to mention she bore the strengths of a hundred schools, having been carefully taught by her various shifus since childhood, with countless secret arts and divine abilities at her disposal.
“He left the mountain gate and went to Skyward Ancient City to do who knows what,” Yue Mingkong explained.
If Gu Changge didn’t tell her, she wouldn’t ask.
And based on her understanding of Gu Changge...
Gu Changge had most likely run off to Skyward Ancient City to scheme against someone. After all, his belly was full of wicked schemes, and he spent all day thinking about snatching various fortuitous opportunities.
However, Yue Mingkong was somewhat puzzled.
Why was it that when Gu Xianer mentioned Gu Changge, there wasn’t much hatred on her face — instead she was very calm... even somewhat disappointed?
She caught this subtle expression.
Gu Xianer was actually somewhat disappointed at not seeing Gu Changge.
What exactly had happened? Shouldn’t Gu Xianer hate Gu Changge to the bone?
Yue Mingkong suddenly couldn’t quite figure it out.
But soon, she stopped dwelling on it and continued, “Actually, I’ve long heard about what happened back then. What Gu Changge did was indeed too much... but from now on, I’ll find a way to protect you. Gu Changge is a very dangerous person — his methods are beyond your imagination. Before you’re certain of success, you must never clash with him...”
This counted as the most advice she could reveal at present.
As for whether Gu Xianer believed it or not, that was her own business.
Hearing this, Gu Xianer was somewhat puzzled. Yue Mingkong came to find her just to say this? Still, she could feel Yue Mingkong’s goodwill.
“I understand. Thank you for your kindness.”
“But I’m still somewhat confused — aren’t you Gu Changge’s fiancée? Why are you telling me all this?” she asked.
“No particular reason. I can only do what I can to make up for the guilt and unease in my heart...” Hearing this, the corners of Yue Mingkong’s mouth held a self-mocking smile, which quickly faded.
“The evil he has done, I will repay on his behalf.”
Hearing these words, Gu Xianer couldn’t help but freeze, falling silent.
She didn’t doubt the truth of Yue Mingkong’s words — instead, she was somewhat shaken.
Just how much must one love a person to say something like repaying the evil they had done?
This Yue Mingkong, when it came down to it, was also a pitiful person.
Thinking of this, the coldness on Gu Xianer’s face receded considerably. It wasn’t that she couldn’t feel others’ goodwill.
After that, Yue Mingkong smiled slightly and took the initiative to chat with Gu Xianer. Once certain topics opened the floodgates of conversation, they couldn’t be stopped.
Especially when she knew what hobbies Gu Xianer had — that made it even more so.
For a time, Gu Xianer even felt as if she had found a kindred spirit.
However, in the course of their conversation, the topic inevitably turned to Gu Changge.
In particular, Gu Xianer kept asking what Gu Changge was doing, which made Yue Mingkong wonder — before she had come to Skyward Schloss, what had happened between Gu Changge and Gu Xianer?
Why was Gu Xianer’s attitude not as hateful as she had imagined? Instead, she asked about Gu Changge repeatedly?
Of course, such questions couldn’t be asked lightly, as they involved certain private matters.
And just as the two were chatting, the void in the distance blurred, and a wave of fluctuation came through.
The Great Elder emerged from it with a rather unpleasant expression.
He immediately spotted Yue Mingkong here, and being Gu Changge’s fiancée, he naturally didn’t have a good expression for her either.
“Shifu...”
Gu Xianer said respectfully.
“Greetings, Great Elder.” Yue Mingkong also rose to pay her respects. After all, she had intruded here without permission, which made her feel somewhat presumptuous.
Of course, she trusted the Great Elder’s character — he wouldn’t blame her over such a small matter.
“Xianer has broken through to the Honoured Lord Realm? Very good, very good — much faster than that fellow Gu Changge back then.” The Great Elder noticed Gu Xianer’s cultivation realm and couldn’t help but feel gratified, which somewhat relieved his earlier gloomy frustration.
Then he looked at Yue Mingkong before him, nodded, and said, “Where’s Gu Changge? Where is he?”
Yue Mingkong’s expression was neither humble nor overbearing as she said, “Changge is currently not within the mountain gate. He went to Skyward Ancient City to handle some matters.”
In front of outsiders, she didn’t directly call Gu Changge by his full name.
Because that would make her relationship with Gu Changge seem distant, and it would also cost Gu Changge face.
Even though Gu Changge wasn’t here, she was very protective of him in these small details.
Gu Xianer noticed this and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly — worthy indeed of the Imperial Daughter of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, impeccable in etiquette and conduct.
The Great Elder wasn’t surprised to hear this. Gu Changge certainly wouldn’t want to come here to see his face either.
And he happened to not want to see Gu Changge’s face either.
However, some matters still had to be faced.
At that, the Great Elder pondered for a moment and said, “Then this old man will go to Supreme Peak and wait for his return.”
As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and the void before them blurred, a passage instantly appearing.
The Great Elder stepped in first.
Seeing this, Gu Xianer naturally didn’t want to stay on the mountain peak any longer either. After being cooped up on the mountain for so long, she was nearly bored to death, so she and Yue Mingkong stepped into it together.
The space tunnel quickly vanished.
...
Supreme Peak.
Inside the palace, Gu Changge paced with his hands behind his back, his gaze profound, his face carrying a contemplative expression.
He had just returned to the mountain gate from Skyward Ancient City.
Yin Mei had found him quite a few good cultivation resources during this period, which were currently locked up in the dungeon, so he had taken the time to make a trip.
His true cultivation had now broken through to the Enlightened Noble Realm, rather than the previous Half-Step Enlightened Noble Realm.
That half-step difference was no small matter.
“Beneath the Enlightened Noble, all are ants” — this saying was not spoken in vain. For an Enlightened Noble Realm existence, looking down upon True Enlightened Realm beings and swatting them to death at will was nothing; their power was boundless.
Gu Changge himself was also a Young Prodigy with endless methods. If he truly erupted with full force, even ordinary Enlightened King Realm existences would not be his match.
Of course, Gu Changge was naturally very satisfied with this heaven-defying cultivation speed — it was even faster than adding points.
The Immortal-Devouring Demonic Art was indeed worthy of being a Taboo Demonic Art, worthy of the word “taboo,” and worthy of the terrifying consequences one had to bear.
It could devour Source, cultivation, Primordial Spirit, and more, turning them to one’s own use. Moreover, paired with the corresponding secret arts and refined through the Grand Flask, it could ensure that the various energies wouldn’t conflict and descend into chaos, causing accidents.
After all, the Immortal-Devouring Demonic Art could only be considered a cultivation method, not a true cultivation technique — similar to Gu Changge’s point-adding, but requiring various Sources as nourishment to drive and stack it.
Besides his cultivation improvement, Yin Mei had also been monitoring every move of the White Tiger Clan’s Young Master Bai Lie for Gu Changge during this period, and noticed that Bai Lie had left Skyward Ancient City, heading to another ancient city in the Boundless Heaven.
Gu Changge guessed that Ye Ling should be there.
Of course, he didn’t alert the enemy.
The inheritance of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being naturally couldn’t fall into the hands of a mere Ye Ling.
Moreover, as a Fortuitous One, the benefits and opportunities on Ye Ling were definitely not limited to just the Ancient Supreme Being’s inheritance.
Right now, Gu Changge was in the dark while Ye Ling was in the light — dealing with him was actually quite simple.
But what Gu Changge considered was that Yue Mingkong, as a regressor, logically should know of far more opportunities than Ye Ling.
And she should also know Ye Ling’s future trajectory.
Foreknowledge was the greatest cheat of all.
Leaving Yue Mingkong aside to deal with a mere Ye Ling would be picking up sesame seeds while dropping a watermelon.
“That Yue Mingkong — I only went out for a bit, so why can’t I find her now that I’m back?”
Gu Changge’s brows furrowed slightly.
Yue Mingkong was currently not at Supreme Peak. He couldn’t figure out where she would go at this time.
Could she have taken advantage of his absence from the mountain gate to sneak into the depths of Skyward Schloss, or gone to find a way to kill Ye Ling?
He couldn’t be bothered to ask the other disciples either.
“She probably went to find Gu Xianer.”
Gu Changge’s eyes narrowed slightly. That was quite possible. Speaking of which, both Gu Xianer and Yue Mingkong wanted to kill him, so there was nothing wrong with the two of them joining forces.
He didn’t take this to heart — the two of them combined couldn’t stir up any waves.
The recent matters of the Celestial Ancient Continent were the main focus of his consideration.
“Gu Changge...”
Suddenly, a wave of fluctuation came from outside the palace, and a space tunnel appeared. The Great Elder, his expression somewhat dark, stepped out from it.
Behind him followed Gu Xianer and Yue Mingkong.
“Oh? The Great Elder graces my Supreme Peak — what business brings you here?” Gu Changge’s gaze swept over them as he asked with a calm expression.
He had already guessed the Great Elder’s purpose — it was certainly related to the matter of Skyward Schloss’s successor.
The elders had all been discussing this matter recently, so he naturally knew of it.
And most likely, Yue Mingkong had gone to find Gu Xianer to discuss dealing with him, and the Great Elder, having just finished his meeting, had conveniently brought the two of them along.
He had long anticipated that today, the Great Elder would come begging to him.
Gu Changge was perfectly composed, not the least bit anxious inside. No matter how unwilling the Great Elder was, today he would be firmly in his grasp.
“This old man comes to Supreme Peak — do I need your permission?” The moment the Great Elder saw Gu Changge’s expression, his face turned ugly, faintly revealing anger.
He had cultivated the Dao for so many years, his state of mind long since reaching the point of being unmoved by gain or loss, yet he was repeatedly angered by Gu Changge.
This made the Great Elder wonder if something had gone wrong with his mental cultivation.
“Naturally not. However, if the Great Elder has no business here, please feel free to leave. I happen to have matters to discuss with Mingkong, and with outsiders present, it would be rather inconvenient.”
Gu Changge spoke nonchalantly, directly issuing the Great Elder an eviction order.