The Final Light and Heat — Why Does This Feel a Bit Yandere?
The Final Light and Heat — Why Does This Feel a Bit Yandere?
“Why are you this strong? How is this even possible...”
At this moment, Bai Lie despaired, his face ashen.
He was clearly far taller and burlier than Gu Changge, yet right now he was being lifted up effortlessly like a little chick.
This drove Bai Lie to the depths of despair.
His strongest life-saving trump card, the golden paper he would only use at the brink of death, had actually been shattered by a single strike of Gu Changge’s halberd!
That great halberd, surging with demonic qi, absolutely surpassed Transcendent grade weapons — it was a vicious weapon of Sacred Emperor grade at the very least!
Otherwise, there was no way it could possess such divine might, causing his not-yet-fully-awakened golden paper to explode outright.
“What a pity about that golden paper, wasted for nothing...” Gu Changge shook his head. Though he said so, there wasn’t the slightest trace of regret on his face.
“What is this?!”
At that moment, Bai Lie suddenly screamed in terror, his face filled with boundless dread, as if he had witnessed some great horror.
Gu Changge’s expression remained calm, without a ripple.
Weng!
Finally, Bai Lie’s chest burst open. That bewitching flower had, in the end, taken deep root within, and then various divine lights flowed, condensing into a pitch-black Grand Flask.
Dense Source aura permeated from within, and the luster of Golden Force emerged. Then a bottomless black hole appeared in Gu Changge’s palm, and he directly plucked it off, refining and absorbing it.
After a long while, the night wind blew past. He stood motionless, eyes slightly closed. “The taste of the Hepta-Metal Source isn’t bad at all. It actually contains so many variations. Worthy of being Golden Force ranked among the top three.”
“Congratulations, Master, on obtaining the Hepta-Metal Source.” Seeing this, Yin Mei hurriedly spoke respectfully.
Witnessing this scene with her own eyes only deepened her submission and fear toward Gu Changge; she didn’t dare harbor even the slightest disloyalty.
Gu Changge could easily snatch away her life.
Not to mention he controlled her through numerous means.
Gu Changge nodded slightly, then looked at the Eight Barren Demon Halberd in his hand and smiled. “I couldn’t let you kill him. Leaving over 270 wounds on him would have been troublesome.”
As he spoke, a feeling of delight and joy emanated from within the Eight Barren Demon Halberd.
It had finally gotten to see the light of day again, after being tossed into the Arsenal by Gu Changge all this time.
Unfortunately, it was only a golden paper sealing away a powerful being’s strength — hardly enough for it to exert much of its power.
This feeling of being unable to unleash its true strength was, for it, worse than suppression itself.
Moreover, it felt somewhat wronged that Gu Changge kept tossing it into the Arsenal, as if it had been neglected.
Afterward, Gu Changge casually comforted it a little, then threw it back into the Arsenal.
“Master, how should Bai Lie’s corpse be dealt with?”
Yin Mei looked at Bai Lie’s corpse before her and couldn’t help but ask.
In the past, whenever Gu Changge finished his cultivation sessions, she was the one responsible for disposing of and destroying the corpses.
“Bai Lie’s corpse can’t be destroyed carelessly.”
Gu Changge smiled, then withdrew the Array Patterns shrouding this inner courtyard. Moonlight spilled down, adding a touch of cold gloom.
Tonight, apart from him and Yin Mei, no one knew what had happened here.
Gu Changge would not casually destroy Bai Lie’s corpse.
Otherwise, it would be hard to pin this pot on Ye Ling.
Any sharp-eyed old fellow would know exactly how Bai Lie died.
When the time came, Ye Ling would have to carry this pot whether he wanted to or not.
Before leaving, Gu Changge pondered briefly, and Bai Lie’s corpse vanished from the spot — he stored it into his Internal World for now.
This corpse still had one final use.
...
“Farewell, Master.”
Yin Mei watched Gu Changge leave.
Afterward, she erased all traces of what had happened here.
She was long accustomed to such tasks. Then, following Gu Changge’s instructions, she quietly waited here.
With Bai Lie suddenly missing, his followers or clansmen would surely come to question her before long.
At that point, it would once again be a test of her acting skills.
Unless someone performed a Soul Search on her, no one could ever learn the truth of what happened here.
Yin Mei wasn’t the least bit worried about this. She had never once doubted Gu Changge’s arrangements and instructions.
And just as Gu Changge had said, she was the Gifted Lady of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan — who would dare casually perform a Soul Search on her?
With a calm and natural expression, Yin Mei gently began grooming her nine snow-white, lustrous fox tails.
She had noticed that Gu Changge wasn’t very interested in her, yet was quite fascinated by her tails.
Every time, he couldn’t resist grabbing them and playing with them for a while.
At first, this made her feel shy, strange, even awkward.
But now she was used to it.
As she thought about this, not long after, Yin Mei sensed several divine rainbows rushing toward the residence, their auras powerful.
A peculiar smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, quickly returning to normal as she put on the appearance of someone whose rest had been disturbed.
“Greetings, Yin Mei Tiannu. May I ask, have you seen our Young Master?”
Soon, Yin Mei met with Bai Lie’s group of followers, as well as the guardian Bai Lie had previously hidden in the shadows.
A Sacred Realm existence.
Middle-aged in appearance, with a burly face, bearing the distinct traits of the White Tiger Clan, his blood qi surging powerfully.
Seeing him ask, Yin Mei showed a trace of confusion and said, “Bai Lie did indeed come to my place, but didn’t he say he was going to settle accounts with Ye Ling?”
“So that’s how it is. The Young Master actually went to find Ye Ling on his own...” Hearing this, the middle-aged man of the White Tiger Clan frowned even more deeply.
Ordinarily, whenever Bai Lie interacted with Yin Mei, he had observed it all. He knew what Yin Mei’s temperament was like — proper and gracious, clever and gentle, exuding fine upbringing.
Especially earlier in the pavilion, when he had personally witnessed Yin Mei helping Bai Lie see Ye Ling’s true character.
So he didn’t doubt Yin Mei’s words in the slightest.
Besides, given Bai Lie’s temper, he really would go straight to settle accounts with Ye Ling.
He had long felt that Ye Ling’s character was lacking, but since Bai Lie defended Ye Ling at every turn, he hadn’t interfered or said more.
On that note, he even had to thank Yin Mei. If not for her, Bai Lie probably still wouldn’t have seen Ye Ling’s true nature by now.
“What happened?”
At this, Yin Mei furrowed her brows, seemingly puzzled, and couldn’t help asking.
“I won’t hide it from you, Yin Mei Tiannu. The Young Master went to settle accounts with Ye Ling and still hasn’t returned. I just went to the residence where Ye Ling usually stays, and only found traces of a battle there...”
“Ye Ling’s whereabouts are now unknown, and so is the Young Master’s.” The middle-aged man said with a frown, a hint of worry in his words.
He had searched the entire ancient city without finding any trace, which was why he had finally come to ask Yin Mei.
“Bai Lie is missing?” Yin Mei’s frown deepened, and she said with some worry, “But Bai Lie is the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan, with countless artifacts on him. He should be fine, right?”
The middle-aged man sighed and cupped his hands. “That Ye Ling’s methods are very strange. I fear the Young Master may suffer a great loss at his hands. I’ve disturbed you enough tonight, Yin Mei Tiannu. I’ll take my leave first.”
Yin Mei nodded and said with some concern, “If you find any trace of Bai Lie, please have him contact me.”
“I will inform the Young Master when the time comes. Rest assured, Yin Mei Tiannu.” The middle-aged man replied, then took his leave.
As Bai Lie’s fiancée, it seemed perfectly natural to him that Yin Mei would be so worried at a time like this.
Watching the middle-aged man leave with his group, the worry on Yin Mei’s face instantly vanished without a trace, replaced by a hint of mockery as she murmured to herself,
“By the time you find Bai Lie, he’ll already be a corpse.”
“Master truly predicts everything like a god. Nothing escapes him.”
...
When Gu Changge returned to the residence, Yue Mingkong was waiting for him in the courtyard, dressed in plain gauzy robes, arms crossed, leaning against a courtyard pillar.
The night wind blew, her dark hair fluttering. On her flawless celestial countenance, her cold eyes stared at him without blinking.
This expression was like that of a wife whose husband had snuck out in the middle of the night for a fling, leaving her home alone.
Gu Changge showed a faint smile and teased, “Why that look? Your husband didn’t go out for a fling.”
Under the hazy moonlight, Yue Mingkong stood there, her figure appearing all the more graceful and tall, with striking curves.
“Where did you go?”
Yue Mingkong asked, then suddenly furrowed her delicate brows and walked over.
She naturally knew Gu Changge couldn’t have gone to kill Ye Ling at this time.
Most likely, he had gone to make trouble for Bai Lie, the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan.
But she still had to ask — it was a matter of great importance.
Besides, why did she feel there was a strange, delicate fragrance on Gu Changge...
Gu Changge smiled and said, “I went to take care of business, naturally. Watched a good show tonight. We return to the sect tomorrow.”
Yue Mingkong stopped in front of him, her small, exquisite nose twitching, and then her beautiful eyes involuntarily narrowed, inadvertently revealing a trace of danger.
Seeing her like this, Gu Changge was somewhat surprised. Was her nose really that sharp? Could she actually tell where he’d been?
The Nine-Lives Gifted Lady Yin Mei was his person — the fewer who knew of this, the better.
Gu Changge had no intention of telling Yue Mingkong.
Besides, he didn’t know whether Yue Mingkong, as a regressor, knew about this matter or not.
“You smell like a fox spirit...”
Yue Mingkong glared at him, her voice cold with a trace of irritation.
“Fox spirit?” Gu Changge was momentarily stunned, then laughed despite himself.
Come to think of it, Yin Mei was indeed of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.
But was Yue Mingkong’s nose really that sharp?
He figured he must have picked up the scent while stroking those fox tails.
At this thought, Gu Changge grew a bit more vigilant. His magic power surged, cleansing the scent from his body.
For now, his relationship with Yin Mei absolutely could not be exposed, or his flawless plan would spring a leak.
“This Yue Mingkong actually remembers the scents on my body so clearly. She might really have some hidden yandere attributes...” Thinking this, Gu Changge couldn’t help but smile.
By the time he finished speaking, Yue Mingkong had already turned around and headed straight back to the resting quarters.
And to think she had honestly waited here for Gu Changge all this time.
He really had snuck out in the middle of the night to see some woman.
At this thought, Yue Mingkong was deeply vexed. In this life, how had a fox spirit appeared by Gu Changge’s side?
Of course, she also knew that given Gu Changge’s nature, the woman he met at night was very likely just one of his pawns.
But it still displeased Yue Mingkong. Her vinegar jar had toppled over again — her killing intent was practically frigid.
Yan Ji’s existence went without saying — with her Sacred Lord Realm strength, Yue Mingkong couldn’t touch her for now.
But this fox spirit that had popped up out of nowhere — what the hell was she?
“Don’t let this Palace find out who you are.”
Yue Mingkong’s jade hand clenched tight, cold light flickering in her eyes, her expression utterly frigid.
At this moment, she returned to her usual self — the lofty Empress, wielding the power of life and death.
Though she suffered setback after setback before Gu Changge, before everyone else she possessed absolutely terrifying oppressive might.
If a regressor truly set their mind to scheming against someone, it was all too simple.
Not to mention she was the Crown Heir of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, holding boundless power in her hands.
Yue Mingkong’s love for Gu Changge ran as deep as her hatred; she would use every means to avenge the grudges of her past life.
But she likewise would not allow any woman other than herself to be by Gu Changge’s side before she killed him.