That Familiar Smile, Those Familiar Words Again

Earlier, he had prayed that Ye Chen wouldn't come. He knew this was a plan targeting Ye Chen.

At the same time, he had hoped that the man he loved would take him away.

Leng Qing had spent the entire day torn.

But when he saw Ye Chen hiding in the crowd, watching him kneel before Di Juetian all day,

Leng Qing felt his heart fill with sorrow.

Was this the man he loved?

Was a man like this really worthy of his lifelong trust?

Leng Qing was lost in confusion.

When Leng Yan saw Ye Chen emerge from the crowd, killing intent flashed in his eyes.

But he concealed it.

Because Ye Chen had come up.

"Di Juetian, I'm here."

Ye Chen spoke each word distinctly.

Over the past few days, his cultivation had fully stabilized at the Eighth Level of Dongxu.

He felt he could do it again.

"Creak. The doors opened."

Footsteps sounded.

Tap, tap.

The footsteps were unhurried and composed.

It felt as though the heavens and myriad worlds were all under this man's control.

Leng Qing and Leng Yan looked over.

When they saw the approaching figure, they couldn't help being momentarily entranced.

He wore white robes adorned with qilins, and his handsome face was full of majesty. Inscrutable divine light flowed through his unfathomably deep black eyes, making him look like a deity enthroned on high.

By contrast, Ye Chen was pale, his eyes bloodshot, and his former confidence was gone.

One was in the heavens, the other on the earth.

"I thought you weren't coming out."

Di Juetian spoke softly.

Ye Chen's expression changed at those words.

It seemed Di Juetian had discovered his whereabouts long ago.

Why had he been exposed?

After leaving the Li Family, Ye Chen had made sure no one was following him.

Yet his whereabouts had still been exposed.

Unless... Ye Chen cast an inadvertent glance at Leng Qing.

Seeing Ye Chen's expression, how could Leng Qing not know what he was thinking?

Leng Qing's expression changed, and his heart ached so badly he couldn't breathe.

"You're the Heartless Palace's saintess, aren't you? Didn't you want to question me? Go ahead."

Di Juetian gave him a gentle smile.

Leng Qing had arrived with a belly full of anger.

He had wanted to demand why the Di Lineage's divine son had framed Ye Chen.

But when he saw how Ye Chen had behaved, he fell silent.

"Kneel."

Di Juetian spoke.

The moment the words left his mouth, Ye Chen's expression changed drastically.

It was as though his formidable power had been completely sealed off.

It was utterly useless.

"Crack."

Ye Chen told himself he couldn't kneel.

Yet his knees still hit the ground.

Leng Yan's expression changed drastically.

But he quickly regained his composure.

"It seems the rumors can't be trusted."

The Di Lineage's divine son should have surpassed the Void Hollow Realm long ago.

He just didn't know exactly what level his cultivation had reached.

[The Child of Fortune's Dao heart has been humiliated, his inner demons have worsened, and his Heavenly Mandate Value has decreased by 200.]

[The heroine of fortune is disappointed in the Child of Fortune. The Child of Fortune's Heavenly Mandate Value has decreased by 200.]

Di Juetian paid no attention to the system's voice.

The last few hundred points of Heavenly Mandate Value were the hardest to take.

They should be the Child of Fortune's means of preserving his life.

"I hear you have a jade pendant. I'd like to borrow it for reference."

"Of course, if you offer it to me yourself, I won't mind."

"Di Juetian, I never thought the dignified divine son of the Di Lineage would take a fancy to something belonging to a poor boy like me. You've fallen low too."

"Yes, I, the divine son, am a worldly man, with the seven emotions and six desires of my own."

"If you hand it over, I'll release the Heartless Palace's saintess. How about it?"

Ye Chen fell silent.

He didn't know how he had been exposed. That jade pendant had always been his secret; it couldn't possibly have been exposed.

Earlier, his whereabouts had been exposed. Now, his secret had been exposed.

Only one person had come into contact with him earlier.

Leng Qing.

If Di Juetian had discovered it earlier,

he definitely wouldn't have walked out of the Li Family alive.

He had come out alive.

And now there was disappointment in Leng Qing's eyes as he looked at him.

Then he recalled his father's words.

"I know you have secrets. Don't trust anyone too easily."

Ye Chen felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have shown himself.

It seemed this was a play Leng Qing had put on with Di Juetian.

"Leng Qing, is this how you repay our Ye family?"

At that thought, Ye Chen let out a low growl.

Leng Qing was a little dumbfounded.

As a heroine of fortune, he naturally wasn't a fool.

He immediately understood the whole story.

Suspicion appeared in Leng Yan's eyes as well.

Could it be as Ye Chen had said? Was this a play his daughter had put on with Divine Son Di?

Leng Yan was suddenly a little confused.

"Ha ha, ha ha! How laughable, truly laughable!"

Leng Qing stood up and looked at Ye Chen.

"Do you know why you failed? Because you're an idiot: conceited, self-righteous, and selfish."

"Because of your arrogance, you brought harm to your family. Your lineage was wiped out, your master died, and the hundred thousand people of the Heavenly Sun Sacred Land died too!"

"Because of your selfishness, the woman you loved died, and you even killed members of her family. When Li Xi finds out, she won't let you go even as a vengeful ghost!"

"Because of your lust, you offended someone you couldn't afford to offend and dragged your friends and family down with you. Yet you're still alive. What have you sacrificed?"

"Why has all this happened? You're proud, and your spine is stiff!"

"You think you've done nothing wrong? Just look at the people down there. They're all itching to kill you!"

"You never look to yourself for the reason. When nothing goes wrong, that's fine, but when something happens, it's always someone else's fault!"

"A mere little genius, and you really thought you could turn the heavens upside down!"

"You're nothing but a frog at the bottom of a well, gazing up at the sky!"

"How many people have appeared in the Immortal Domain who dazzled an entire age? This world is far bigger than you imagine!"

"People like you are the ones I despise most!"

"That's right. It's just as you think."

"Well? What are you going to do about it?"

"Do you dare kill me?"

"Do you dare make a move?"

"Aren't you so capable? Didn't you tell me before that one day you'd stand at the peak of the Immortal Domain?"

"So this is what gives you your assurance, your confidence!"

"Great Genius Ye, why are you still kneeling? Go on, stand up!"

As Ye Chen listened to Leng Qing, madness filled his eyes.

And humiliation.

He hadn't expected it really to be Leng Qing!

Leng Yan, standing nearby, was a little dumbstruck too!

Was this his daughter?

Di Juetian was also surprised as he looked at the quiet young man!

In his previous life, people always said women

couldn't control their mouths and loved to eat,

had no sense of direction and had poor memories!

But when it came to digging up old scores, they didn't miss a single one!

Today he had truly seen it for himself!

He was stabbing straight into the Child of Fortune's heart!

Couldn't you see that the Child of Fortune's fur was standing on end?

At that thought, Di Juetian looked at Ye Chen

and gave him a gentle smile!

At the sight of Di Juetian's smile, Ye Chen's anger was extinguished as though a basin of cold water had been poured over it!

He involuntarily leaned back and went on guard!

"Ye Chen, I'll give you a chance. Kill Leng Qing, and I'll let you go. How about it?"

Hearing those words, Ye Chen looked at Di Juetian as though he were looking at a devil.

That familiar formula, those familiar words again.

"Di Juetian, the dignified divine son of the Di Lineage, and all you know how to use are these underhanded tricks."

"I, the divine son, am a worldly man. I don't have such lofty principles as you."

"That's right. This was a play Qing'er and I put on together, just to toy with you. Are you happy?"

"Hand over the jade pendant, or you die."

Ye Chen thought of the injustices he had suffered, and of how his father had willingly died so that he would have no ties holding him back.

He hadn't expected even Leng Qing to abandon him.

Li Xi had died because of him too.

At that thought, Ye Chen's face flushed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He took out the jade pendant.

"Di Juetian, don't you want this jade pendant? Impossible! You'll never get it in this lifetime!"

"Smack."

He threw it to the ground.

The jade pendant didn't break.

Ye Chen's expression changed.

Before he could react, the jade pendant was already in Di Juetian's hand.

"It seems you can't make good on your words."

[The Child of Fortune has lost his trump card, the Spirit-Devouring Divine Ring. The Child of Fortune has decreased by 100, and his Fortune Value has been reduced to zero.]

[Master may kill him.]

"If you kill Leng Qing, I'll give you a chance. I'll return the jade pendant to you and give you three years. How about it?"

"You'll keep your word?"

Ye Chen's expression changed as he asked.

"Haven't you already seen for yourself whether I keep my word?"

At the same time, the pressure suppressing Ye Chen vanished.

Seeing the killing intent in Ye Chen's eyes as he looked at him,

Leng Qing smiled, his voice cold.

And his heart chilled.

"Ye Chen, you're the real clown. I never imagined the Ye Chen from back then would turn out to be like this."

Leng Qing sneered.

Then a ray of light appeared.

It was like a sword of light.

It pierced straight through Ye Chen.

Leng Qing watched Ye Chen's body collapse to the ground.

"A shameless wretch like you isn't qualified to fight me."

Leng Qing's tone was indifferent.