shí jiān zài zhè yī kè fǎng fú níng gù ， suǒ yǒu rén dōu jīng dāi le 。
时间在这一刻仿佛凝固，所有人都惊呆了。
Time seemed to freeze in that moment, leaving everyone speechless.
zěn me kě néng ne ？
怎么可能呢？
How could this happen?
biàn gù lái de tài tū rán ， yǐ zhì yú suǒ yǒu rén dōu gǎn jué xiàng shì zài zuò mèng yì bān 。
变故来得太突然，以至于所有人都感觉像是在做梦一般。
The sudden turn of events left everyone feeling as if they were in a dream.
féng huáng hòu de biǎo qíng gèng shì jīng cǎi dào le jí diǎn 。
冯皇后的表情更是精彩到了极点。
Empress Feng's expression was particularly vivid. She was shocked and bewildered, followed by an overwhelming fear. Finally, all her vitality turned into不甘 (reluctance). How could she die here when her husband’s revenge had been avenged?
jīng yà ， máng rán ， suí hòu kǒng jù gèng rú tóng cháo shuǐ yì bān ， zuì hòu ， suǒ yǒu de shēng jī dōu huà wèi le bù gān ， zhàng fū dà chóu wèi fù ， zì jǐ zěn me kě yǐ yǔn luò zài zhè lǐ ne ？
惊讶，茫然，随后恐惧更如同潮水一般，最后，所有的生机都化为了不甘，丈夫大仇为复，自己怎么可以陨落在这里呢？
But what use is hatred now? This single strike shattered all her hopes; even the yuanxian (immortal embryo) couldn’t escape.
rán ér zài yuàn hèn yòu yǒu shén me yòng tú ， zhè yī dāo yǐ jīng jiāng tā suǒ yǒu de shēng jī quán bù zhèn suì diào le ， lián yuán yīng yì méi yǒu jī huì táo chū 。
然而再怨恨又有什么用途，这一刀已经将她所有的生机全部震碎掉了，连元婴亦没有机会逃出。
She desperately tried to turn her head to see who had ambushed and killed her. But this simple action became impossible in that moment.
tā pīn mìng xiǎng yào zhuǎn guò tóu lú ， xiǎng yào kàn yī kàn ， jiū jìng shì shuí tōu xí ràng zì jǐ yǔn luò 。
她拼命想要转过头颅，想要看一看，究竟是谁偷袭让自己陨落。
In the end, she left this world with a myriad of unanswered questions.
rán ér zhè jiǎn dān huí tóu de dòng zuò ， zài cǐ kè ， què chéng le bù néng wán chéng de rèn wù 。
然而这简单回头的动作，在此刻，却成了不能完成的任务。
As she died, tears fell from her eyes. If only... if only she hadn't been too执着 (obsessed) about hating Lin Xuan, and had left Yun Yin Sect, perhaps she wouldn’t have ended up like this.
zuì hòu ， tā dài zhe mǎn dǔ zi de yí dòu ， lí kāi zhè ge rén shì le 。
最后，她带着满肚子的疑窦，离开这个人世了。
But what use is regret in the cultivation world? There's no going back once a path has been chosen.
lín sǐ qián ， yǎn páng yǒu lèi dī huá luò ， jiǎ rú …… jiǎ rú zì jǐ bú shì piān zhí tài guò ， yì xiāng qíng yuàn de jiāng lín xuān yě gěi hèn shàng le ， ér lí kāi yún yǐn zōng ， xiǎng bì ， bú huì luò dào zhè yàng de jié guǒ 。
临死前，眼旁有泪滴滑落，假如……假如自己不是偏执太过，一厢情愿的将林轩也给恨上了，而离开云隐宗，想必，不会落到这样的结果。
Regardless, it was a mistake. The cost of that wrong step was too high.
dàn zhè shí hòu jiǎ shè yòu yǒu shén me yòng tú 。
但这时候假设又有什么用途。
With Empress Feng’s fall, the attacker revealed her true form.
xiū xiān jiè kě méi yǒu hòu huǐ yào yī shuō 。
修仙界可没有后悔药一说。
What an extraordinary woman!
bù guǎn rú hé ， cuò jiù shì cuò ， zhǐ shì zhè yī bù zǒu cuò de xuǎn zé ， dài jià yě tài dà le 。
不管如何，错就是错，只是这一步走错的选择，代价也太大了。
She had the beauty and grace of a celestial maiden!
ér suí zhe huáng hòu yǔn luò ， tōu xí tā de rén yě lù chū le zhēn róng 。
而随着皇后陨落，偷袭她的人也露出了真容。
Her large, beautiful eyes held resentment. Her skin was so pale it seemed to break under the slightest touch, but the faint aura of demonic energy revealed she was a域外天魔 (demon from beyond the mortal world).
zhè shì zěn yàng yī míng nǚ zǐ a ！
这是怎样一名女子啊！
"Cloud Fairy!"
tiān zī guó sè ！
天姿国色！
Someone among the remaining cultivators recognized her. Qin Yan's reputation wasn't insignificant; she was a demon from beyond the mortal world, no secret. However, she had conflicts with Void Tyrant and others. Someone had seen her single-handedly kill hundreds of域外天魔 (demons from beyond the mortal world), including several渡劫期魔尊 (immortal embryo stage demon lords).
měi lì de dà yǎn jīng zhōng què dài zhe yuàn yóu ， jī fū bái xī dé chuī tán kě pò ， rán ér nà dàn dàn de mó qì què zhāo shì le tā shì yù wài tiān mó 。
美丽的大眼睛中却带着怨尤，肌肤白皙得吹弹可破，然而那淡淡的魔气却昭示了她是域外天魔。
The reasons were unknown.
“ yún zhōng xiān zi ！”
“云中仙子！”
Why was she here? Why target Empress Feng? These remained mysteries, as Qin Yan's actions could never be predicted by ordinary means.
cán cún de xiū xiān zhě zhōng yǒu rén jiāng tā rèn chū 。
残存的修仙者中有人将她认出。
"Big Sister," said the black-robed woman, bowing slightly to Qin Yan. "Kill all of them. No one must know what happened here."
qín yán de wēi míng yuán běn yì shì bù sú ， tā nǎi yù wài tiān mó ， zhè yǐ bú shì shén me mì mì ， rán ér tā yǔ xū wú mó jūn děng rén què shì bù mù ， yǒu rén qīn yǎn jiàn guò qín yán dān rén dú jiàn ， miè shā le shù yǐ bǎi jì de yù wài tiān mó ， qí zhōng gāo jiē de dù jié qī mó zūn jiù yǒu shù gè 。
秦妍的威名原本亦是不俗，她乃域外天魔，这已不是什么秘密，然而她与虚无魔君等人却是不睦，有人亲眼见过秦妍单人独剑，灭杀了数以百计的域外天魔，其中高阶的渡劫期魔尊就有数个。
"Yes!"
zhì yú yuán yīn rú hé ， què méi yǒu rén xiǎo de 。
至于原因如何，却没有人晓得。
The black-robed girl didn't hesitate and waved her strange weapon.
zhì yú tā wèi hé chū xiàn zài cǐ chù 。 yòu wèi shén me liè shā féng xìng nǚ zǐ ， zhè yī jiù shì yí gè mí ， qín yán xíng shì ， xiàng lái bù néng chuāi zhī yǐ cháng lǐ 。
至于她为何出现在此处。又为什么猎杀冯姓女子，这依旧是一个谜，秦妍行事，向来不能揣之以常理。
Black lines shot out like falling meteors or the feathers of a giant bird. They seemed ordinary attacks, but the cultivators felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness. All were killed.
“ jiě jiě ， zhè xiē rén ……”
“姐姐，这些人……”
The remaining cultivators from Yun Yin Sect had been completely eradicated.
nà hēi yī nǚ zǐ fēi guò lái le ， duì zhe qín yán wēi wēi shī lǐ 。
那黑衣女子飞过来了，对着秦妍微微施礼。
"Big Sister," said the black-robed woman emotionlessly. "I don't understand why you helped that Immortal Alliance leader. Could it be true that you have a personal relationship with her?"
“ quán bù shā le ， zhè ér de xiāo xī ， bù kě zǒu lòu chū qù 。”
“全部杀了，这儿的消息，不可走漏出去。”
"And if I did, why didn’t you help thoroughly? I heard he’s just an avatar here. Facing our endless army of demons, there's no way he could hold out. If you truly wanted to help him, why not kill the Demon Rock City Lord instead."
“ shì ！”
“是！”
"Don't say it’s an impossible task. We are also demons from beyond the mortal world; with a little disguise, we can easily infiltrate their ranks. The so-called First Demon Tyrant is just external hype. In our eyes, he's nothing more than a chicken or dog. The saying goes: help someone to the end and send a Buddha to the West. Your character makes this dragging behavior seem too strange."
hēi yī shào nǚ tīng le yě bù chí yí ， jiāng shǒu zhōng de qí xíng bīng qì yī wǔ 。
黑衣少女听了也不迟疑，将手中的奇形兵器一舞。
"Fold Wing, you’ve said too much," Cloud Fairy frowned.
dùn shí ， dào dào hēi xiàn fēi lüè ér chū 。 rú hēi sè de liú xīng zhuì luò ， yòu rú piàn piàn kūn péng de yǔ máo zài màn tiān fēi wǔ 。
顿时，道道黑线飞掠而出。如黑色的流星坠落，又如片片鲲鹏的羽毛在漫天飞舞。
"Don't blame me, little sister just wonders. This time, Lin Xuan might not even know about it, so there's no need for gratitude."
suǒ guò zhī chù ， míng míng bú jiàn xū kōng tā xiàn zhuì luò ， sì hū zhǐ shì hěn píng cháng de gōng shì bà le ， rán ér zài chǎng de xiū xiān zhě ， què shēng chū yī zhǒng gēn běn wú fǎ kàng héng de gǎn jué ， wú yī lì wài ， quán bù yǔn luò 。
所过之处，明明不见虚空塌陷坠落，似乎只是很平常的攻势罢了，然而在场的修仙者，却生出一种根本无法抗衡的感觉，无一例外，全部陨落。
"I didn’t do this for Lin Xuan."
cóng yún yǐn zōng chū lái de xiū shì ， zhì cǐ bèi zhǎn cǎo chú gēn diào le 。
从云隐宗出来的修士，至此被斩草除根掉了。
Qin Yan’s incessant chatter finally made her angry: "I did this to prevent that woman from provoking Void Tyrant and ruining our plans."
“ jiě jiě 。”
“姐姐。”
"Provoking Void Tyrant?"
nà hēi yī nǚ zǐ de liǎn shàng miàn wú biǎo qíng 。 bō lán bù jīng ， fǎng fú zhè yú tā ， zhǐ shì yī jiàn wēi bù zú dào de xiǎo shì qíng ：“ wǒ bù míng bái ， nǐ wèi hé yào bāng zhù nà wèi xiān dào méng zhǔ 。 nán dào zhēn rú chuán wén zhōng suǒ shuō ， nǐ yǔ tā yǒu sī qíng ？”
那黑衣女子的脸上面无表情。波澜不惊，仿佛这于她，只是一件微不足道的小事情：“我不明白，你为何要帮助那位仙道盟主。难道真如传闻中所说，你与她有私情？”
"Yes. This woman is blinded by hatred, she’ll surely seek revenge against Void Tyrant when she leaves here. Though her strength isn’t worth mentioning, it will certainly alert him. That’s not good news for us."
“ ér qiě jiě jiě jì rán yào bāng ， wèi hé yòu bù bāng chè dǐ ， wǒ kě tīng shuō 。 tā zhǐ shì yī jù huà shēn zài zhè lǐ ， miàn duì wǒ men tiān mó jī hū wú qióng wú jìn de dà jūn ， gēn běn jiù bù kě néng shǒu zhù 。 nǐ rú guǒ zhēn yào bāng tā ， wèi hé bù qù cì shā nà wèi mó yán chéng zhǔ 。”
“而且姐姐既然要帮，为何又不帮彻底，我可听说。他只是一具化身在这里，面对我们天魔几乎无穷无尽的大军，根本就不可能守住。你如果真要帮他，为何不去刺杀那位魔岩城主。”
"Mmm, Big Sister, you’re right. But did you really have no feelings for Lin Xuan? If you were heartless in the Ten Thousand Mountains, why didn't you finish him off earlier? And that message to the human world, why didn’t you send it a million years ago? 'If my lord wishes to return to Drifting Cloud Valley, I will remain pure. If we can form an yuanxian together after a hundred years, let's be inseparable.'"
“ jiě jiě kě bù yào shuō ， zhè shì shén me bù kě wán chéng de rèn wù ， wǒ men yì shì yù wài tiān mó ， shāo shāo yì róng yī xià qián rù dà jūn shì hěn róng yì de ， shén me dì yī mó zūn ， bù guò shì wài jiè chuī xū ， zài nǐ wǒ jiě mèi yǎn lǐ ， bù guò shì tǔ jī wǎ gǒu ér yǐ ， sú huà shuō ， bāng rén bāng dào dǐ ， sòng fú sòng dào xī ， yǐ jiě jiě nǐ de xìng gé ， zhè yàng tuō ní dài shuǐ ， yě shí zài tài qí guài le 。”
“姐姐可不要说，这是什么不可完成的任务，我们亦是域外天魔，稍稍易容一下潜入大军是很容易的，什么第一魔尊，不过是外界吹嘘，在你我姐妹眼里，不过是土鸡瓦狗而已，俗话说，帮人帮到底，送佛送到西，以姐姐你的性格，这样拖泥带水，也实在太奇怪了。”
"Who said I sent that message?" Qin Yan was both embarrassed and angry, nearly drawing her sword.
“ zhé yì ， nǐ de huà yě tài duō le yī xiē 。” yún zhōng xiān zi de dài méi zhòu zài yì qǐ 。
“折翼，你的话也太多了一些。”云中仙子的黛眉皱在一起。
"My dear big sister, what’s the point of denying it? Among demons from beyond the mortal world, you are most skilled in divination. Besides you, who could have predicted Lin Xuan would join Drifting Cloud Valley before his封印 (sealing)? Big Sister, your feelings run too deep."
“ jiě jiě wù guài ， xiǎo mèi zhǐ shì hào qí ， xiàng zhè yī cì jié shā zhè féng xìng nǚ zǐ ， lín xuān dōu wèi bì zhī dào ， bú huì chéng nǐ qíng dì 。”
“姐姐勿怪，小妹只是好奇，像这一次劫杀这冯姓女子，林轩都未必知道，不会承你情地。”
"You..."
“ shuí shuō wǒ zhè me zuò ， shì wèi le lín xuān nà jiā huo 。”
“谁说我这么做，是为了林轩那家伙。”
Qin Yan was both embarrassed and angry but had no way to retaliate. The formidable Cloud Fairy, now displayed a shy girl's bashfulness.
duì fāng de dié dié bù xiū ， zhōng yú ràng qín yán yǒu xiē nǎo xiū chéng nù ：“ wǒ zhè me zuò ， zhǐ shì bù xiǎng ràng cǐ nǚ qù cì jī xū wú ， cóng ér huài le nǐ wǒ de dà shì bà le 。”
对方的喋喋不休，终于让秦妍有些恼羞成怒：“我这么做，只是不想让此女去刺激虚无，从而坏了你我的大事罢了。”
"Ridiculous, if I cast that message in my past life, why would I forget it later?"
“ cì jī xū wú ？”
“刺激虚无？”
"This is also intriguing. Why did you lose your memory on this matter? Was it because of shame or something else? You can't ask yourself from the past; how could I know?"
“ bù cuò ， zhè nǚ zǐ ， yǐ jīng bèi chóu hèn méng bì lǐ zhì le ， cóng zhè lǐ chū qù ， bì rán huì qù zhǎo xū wú mó jūn bào chóu ， suī rán tā de shí lì bù zhí yī sǎ ， dàn bì rán yǐn qǐ xū wú mó jūn de jǐng tì ， zhè duì yú nǐ wǒ ér yán ， jué bú shì shén me hǎo de xiāo xī 。
“不错，这女子，已经被仇恨蒙蔽理智了，从这里出去，必然会去找虚无魔君报仇，虽然她的实力不值一洒，但必然引起虚无魔君的警惕，这对于你我而言，绝不是什么好的消息。
Looking at her cunning eyes, Qin Yan was helpless. She couldn’t really kill to cover up, knowing Fold Wing's close relationship with her.
“ ń ， jiě jiě ， huà shì zhè me shuō ， nǐ zhēn de yì diǎn dōu méi yǒu wèi nà lín xuān kǎo lǜ de yì si me ， ruò nǐ duì lín xuān wú qíng ， zài shí wàn dà shān zhōng jiù bù gāi liú shǒu ， hái yǒu nà rén jiè xī yuè jiàn de chuán yīn fú ， nǐ jǐ bǎi wàn nián qián jiù bù gèng gāi fā chū ， chuān yuè shí kōng gěi tā ， shén me jūn bù yuàn huí piāo yún gǔ ， qiè yě bù xiāng qiú ， qiè dāng shǒu qīng bái zhī qū ， ruò bǎi nián zhī hòu ， jūn yǔ qiè néng níng chéng yuán yīng ， dāng jié chéng lián lǐ ， zhēn shì tài làng màn le 。”
“嗯，姐姐，话是这么说，你真的一点都没有为那林轩考虑的意思么，若你对林轩无情，在十万大山中就不该留手，还有那人界溪跃涧的传音符，你几百万年前就不更该发出，穿越时空给他，什么君不愿回飘云谷，妾也不相求，妾当守清白之躯，若百年之后，君与妾能凝成元婴，当结成连理，真是太浪漫了。”
In a past life, they were best friends.
“ shuí shuō nà chuán yīn fú shì wǒ fā de ？” qín yán yòu xiū yòu jí ， chà diǎn tí jiàn kǎn qù 。
“谁说那传音符是我发的？”秦妍又羞又急，差点提剑砍去。
Though her powers weren't as formidable as Void Tyrant’s, she wasn’t far behind. Among demons from beyond the mortal world, she was considered top-tier.
“ wǒ de hǎo jiě jiě ， nǐ fǒu rèn yòu yǒu shén me yì yì ， yù wài tiān mó suī duō ， què shǔ nǐ zuì shàn cháng bo suàn zhī shù ， chú le nǐ ， shuí hái néng suàn dào ， lín xuān huì bài rù piāo yún gǔ ， bèi fēng yìn qián hái zuò zhè ān pái ， jiě jiě ， nǐ yòng qíng kě shì tài shēn le 。”
“我的好姐姐，你否认又有什么意义，域外天魔虽多，却属你最擅长卜算之术，除了你，谁还能算到，林轩会拜入飘云谷，被封印前还做这安排，姐姐，你用情可是太深了。”
Initially, she had been used by Void Tyrant and others, but fate favored her; while her brother, Flying Heavenly Demon Ancestor, no longer existed, Void Tyrant hadn't yet become all-powerful. Many in the Outer Demonic Realm still resented them, with Fold Wing at the forefront.
“ nǐ ……”
“你……”
Now, they were under her command.
qín yán yòu xiū yòu nù ， kě chú le zài yuán dì duò zú ， què yì diǎn bàn fǎ yě wú ， táng táng yún zhōng xiān zi ， lìng rén wén fēng sàng dǎn de yù wài tiān mó ， cǐ shí ， què lù chū xiǎo nǚ ér jiā de xiū tài lái le 。
秦妍又羞又怒，可除了在原地跺足，却一点办法也无，堂堂云中仙子，令人闻风丧胆的域外天魔，此时，却露出小女儿家的羞态来了。
While their power was still far from that of Void Tyrant and others, this ongoing war across three worlds presented a rare opportunity for them.
“ hú shuō ， zhè chuán yīn fú ruò shì wǒ qián shì suǒ zhù ， wèi hé wǒ hòu miàn yòu huì wàng jì ne ？”
“胡说，这传音符若是我前世所铸，为何我后面又会忘记呢？”
Fold Wing had helped greatly.
“ zhè xiǎo mèi yě hěn hào qí ， jiě jiě zài zěn me huì zài zhè shì qíng shàng shī yì ， jiū jìng shì hòu huǐ hài xiū ， hái shì bié yǒu shén me yuán gù ， nǐ bù wèn qián shì de zì jǐ ， wǒ yòu nǎ lǐ zhī dào dì 。”
“这小妹也很好奇，姐姐在怎么会在这事情上失忆，究竟是后悔害羞，还是别有什么缘故，你不问前世的自己，我又哪里知道地。”
What annoyed Qin Yan was that outside, she was cold and noble like death itself, but when it came to her, she couldn’t stop teasing her.
wàng zhe duì fāng yǎn zhōng de jiǎo xiá zhī yì ， qín yán wú kě nài hé ， bèi yìng shì nòng dé méi yǒu le pí qì 。
望着对方眼中的狡黠之意，秦妍无可奈何，被硬是弄得没有了脾气。
She seized every chance to mock her.
zì jǐ zǒng bù néng zhēn shā rén miè kǒu ， yào zhī dào zhè wèi zhé yì xiān zi ， kě shì yǔ zì jǐ guān xì fěi qiǎn dì 。
自己总不能真杀人灭口，要知道这位折翼仙子，可是与自己关系匪浅地。
Lin Xuan, the message... everything she knew so clearly.
qián shì biàn shì zì jǐ de guī mì 。
前世便是自己的闺蜜。
PS: The monthly votes aren't coming in. It's been five years; one last plea for monthly votes, dear fellow cultivators. No more words, I'll continue posting three times a day tomorrow and beg for your support! (To be continued...)
Time seemed to freeze in that moment, leaving everyone speechless.
How could this happen?
The sudden turn of events left everyone feeling as if they were in a dream.
Empress Feng's expression was particularly vivid. She was shocked and bewildered, followed by an overwhelming fear. Finally, all her vitality turned into不甘 (reluctance). How could she die here when her husband’s revenge had been avenged?
But what use is hatred now? This single strike shattered all her hopes; even the yuanxian (immortal embryo) couldn’t escape.
She desperately tried to turn her head to see who had ambushed and killed her. But this simple action became impossible in that moment.
In the end, she left this world with a myriad of unanswered questions.
As she died, tears fell from her eyes. If only... if only she hadn't been too执着 (obsessed) about hating Lin Xuan, and had left Yun Yin Sect, perhaps she wouldn’t have ended up like this.
But what use is regret in the cultivation world? There's no going back once a path has been chosen.
Regardless, it was a mistake. The cost of that wrong step was too high.
With Empress Feng’s fall, the attacker revealed her true form.
What an extraordinary woman!
She had the beauty and grace of a celestial maiden!
Her large, beautiful eyes held resentment. Her skin was so pale it seemed to break under the slightest touch, but the faint aura of demonic energy revealed she was a域外天魔 (demon from beyond the mortal world).
"Cloud Fairy!"
Someone among the remaining cultivators recognized her. Qin Yan's reputation wasn't insignificant; she was a demon from beyond the mortal world, no secret. However, she had conflicts with Void Tyrant and others. Someone had seen her single-handedly kill hundreds of域外天魔 (demons from beyond the mortal world), including several渡劫期魔尊 (immortal embryo stage demon lords).
The reasons were unknown.
Why was she here? Why target Empress Feng? These remained mysteries, as Qin Yan's actions could never be predicted by ordinary means.
"Big Sister," said the black-robed woman, bowing slightly to Qin Yan. "Kill all of them. No one must know what happened here."
"Yes!"
The black-robed girl didn't hesitate and waved her strange weapon.
Black lines shot out like falling meteors or the feathers of a giant bird. They seemed ordinary attacks, but the cultivators felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness. All were killed.
The remaining cultivators from Yun Yin Sect had been completely eradicated.
"Big Sister," said the black-robed woman emotionlessly. "I don't understand why you helped that Immortal Alliance leader. Could it be true that you have a personal relationship with her?"
"And if I did, why didn’t you help thoroughly? I heard he’s just an avatar here. Facing our endless army of demons, there's no way he could hold out. If you truly wanted to help him, why not kill the Demon Rock City Lord instead."
"Don't say it’s an impossible task. We are also demons from beyond the mortal world; with a little disguise, we can easily infiltrate their ranks. The so-called First Demon Tyrant is just external hype. In our eyes, he's nothing more than a chicken or dog. The saying goes: help someone to the end and send a Buddha to the West. Your character makes this dragging behavior seem too strange."
"Fold Wing, you’ve said too much," Cloud Fairy frowned.
"Don't blame me, little sister just wonders. This time, Lin Xuan might not even know about it, so there's no need for gratitude."
"I didn’t do this for Lin Xuan."
Qin Yan’s incessant chatter finally made her angry: "I did this to prevent that woman from provoking Void Tyrant and ruining our plans."
"Provoking Void Tyrant?"
"Yes. This woman is blinded by hatred, she’ll surely seek revenge against Void Tyrant when she leaves here. Though her strength isn’t worth mentioning, it will certainly alert him. That’s not good news for us."
"Mmm, Big Sister, you’re right. But did you really have no feelings for Lin Xuan? If you were heartless in the Ten Thousand Mountains, why didn't you finish him off earlier? And that message to the human world, why didn’t you send it a million years ago? 'If my lord wishes to return to Drifting Cloud Valley, I will remain pure. If we can form an yuanxian together after a hundred years, let's be inseparable.'"
"Who said I sent that message?" Qin Yan was both embarrassed and angry, nearly drawing her sword.
"My dear big sister, what’s the point of denying it? Among demons from beyond the mortal world, you are most skilled in divination. Besides you, who could have predicted Lin Xuan would join Drifting Cloud Valley before his封印 (sealing)? Big Sister, your feelings run too deep."
"You..."
Qin Yan was both embarrassed and angry but had no way to retaliate. The formidable Cloud Fairy, now displayed a shy girl's bashfulness.
"Ridiculous, if I cast that message in my past life, why would I forget it later?"
"This is also intriguing. Why did you lose your memory on this matter? Was it because of shame or something else? You can't ask yourself from the past; how could I know?"
Looking at her cunning eyes, Qin Yan was helpless. She couldn’t really kill to cover up, knowing Fold Wing's close relationship with her.
In a past life, they were best friends.
Though her powers weren't as formidable as Void Tyrant’s, she wasn’t far behind. Among demons from beyond the mortal world, she was considered top-tier.
Initially, she had been used by Void Tyrant and others, but fate favored her; while her brother, Flying Heavenly Demon Ancestor, no longer existed, Void Tyrant hadn't yet become all-powerful. Many in the Outer Demonic Realm still resented them, with Fold Wing at the forefront.
Now, they were under her command.
While their power was still far from that of Void Tyrant and others, this ongoing war across three worlds presented a rare opportunity for them.
Fold Wing had helped greatly.
What annoyed Qin Yan was that outside, she was cold and noble like death itself, but when it came to her, she couldn’t stop teasing her.
She seized every chance to mock her.
Lin Xuan, the message... everything she knew so clearly.
PS: The monthly votes aren't coming in. It's been five years; one last plea for monthly votes, dear fellow cultivators. No more words, I'll continue posting three times a day tomorrow and beg for your support! (To be continued...)