Back then, Yu Xiaogang had left Spirit Hall because of a single word from her. Though he had seemed reluctant at the time, in her eyes, that was cowardice. How she had wished that Yu Xiaogang could have stayed without hesitation.
She had already made up her mind then. If Qian Xunji wanted to kill him, she would have stood in front of Yu Xiaogang and died for love alongside him. Yet Yu Xiaogang had chosen to leave. In that instant, it felt as though her heart had been stabbed by a knife!
After Yu Xiaogang left, she could not understand why Qian Xunji had not imprisoned her and had even treated her as he always had. But after being violated, her state of mind had changed. Her opinion of Qian Xunji had shifted from a noble and upright mentor to a scumbag teacher who had defiled his disciple!
At the time, her heart had been filled with hatred, and she had never carefully considered why Qian Xunji, who had so many ways to deal with her—whether imprisonment or crippling her cultivation—had chosen to treat her this way.
Because of that, she still retained authority second only to the Pope. Though she remained in Spirit Hall, she had constantly sought news of Yu Xiaogang after he left, wondering whether he might do something foolish.
At first, when she learned that he had traveled the continent heartbroken over love, she had felt deeply pained for him. But she was tainted; she was no longer worthy of staying by Xiaogang's side. Yet afterward, he actually fell in love with Liu Erlong!
Before long, Liu Erlong's information appeared before her as well. Yu Luomian's illegitimate daughter from outside the family. Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had secretly married, only to be discovered—and she