The Witch's Stubborn Mouth

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On the other side of the boundary membrane lies another Netherworld plane. The Myriad Phenomena Asura Sect has been operating here for a month and has even established a rudimentary base. It seems they intend to continue building and perfecting it, making it a major base.

Judging from this, it's a long-term project, and we might be stuck here for several years.

Meng Qingying, carrying Qin Yi, disappeared into the camp in a flash.

Ju Yunxiu Li Qingjun watched coldly, neither speaking nor stopping it.

Someone led them to the Living Room, asking very cautiously, "Would you two distinguished guests like some drinks?"

Ju Yunxiu leaned back lazily in her chair without speaking. Li Qingjun asked, "What else could you possibly drink in the Netherworld Realm?"

"We brought a lot of things from the outside world. Also, the Netherworld Realm does produce food; in fact, it has many unique items."

Li Qingjun became somewhat interested. "You guys are really familiar with the Netherworld Realm, it feels just like your own home."

"Yes, when we were young, we all had to live alone in the Netherworld Realm, hunting Netherworld Beast and gathering Netherworld Fruit on our own. It was both for survival and for cultivation. After we grew up, we would come here to continue our trials and cultivation, only in more dangerous areas. So, do you think we're familiar with each other...? Although the Netherworld Realm is divided into many parts, each part is pretty much the same."

"When you were a child?"

"Yes, they usually come in when they are five or six years old. They practice some basic skills and modify their bloodline so that they can see in the netherworld and won't be turned into idiots by the netherworld energy. The normal survival time is three years, but it can be longer."

"What about those who are five or six years old... who can't survive?"

"He's dead," the man said matter-of-factly. "He couldn't even survive in the Netherworld Realm, so how could he possibly cultivate our Myriad Images of the Universe Technique?"

Li Qingjun said, "Then why live alone? Why not team up and work together to survive? Wouldn't that be much better?"

The man looked at Li Qingjun strangely for a long time before slowly saying, "Generally speaking, it's like this... The girl's first thought is probably because she's been a leader. But that kind of place is a bit different... In short, the big bully the small, the smart bully the stupid, they fight over food, compete for fortuitous opportunity, drag others down with them, and find cannon fodder... This kind of trial not only tests the environment but also the person, girl."

Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun exchanged a glance and remained silent.

In fact, everyone should be extremely averse to and wary of a "love rival" with such a background, but given Meng Qingying's "harmonious" capture of Minghe today, it seems somewhat incongruous with such a background.

It's kind of cute, actually.

This seems to prove only one thing.

How important Qin Yi is to her.

"Whatever your Young Master likes to eat, just order it for us," Ju Yunxiu suddenly said.

The man seemed a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong?"

"Our Young Master... does not enjoy any pleasures or rests, and spends all his time cultivating."

"Even as the Young Master, he's still working this hard?"

"Maybe... I've gotten used to it."

The two looked at each other again, and both sensed a meaning in each other's expressions: Are you confident in a love triangle with this kind of woman?

Have.

This is a must.

So what if he's the Young Master of the Demon Sect? Everyone has their own sect leader or queen!

"Tell me, how do you want to die?"

Meng Qingying tossed Qin Yi into the secret room, smiling as she lifted his chin with her finger, "You've ruined a major operation for our sect, enough to warrant the punishment of being skinned alive, you know that?"

Qin Yi lay flat. "Peel it."

"Hey, I really might kill you."

"Cultivating immortality is inherently defying the heavens; dying along the way is quite normal..."

"Pfft..." Meng Qingying laughed, then leaned down, propped her elbows on his chest, and looked at his face with her chin in her hands.

Qin Yi asked, "Isn't he handsome?"

"It looked awful." Meng Qingying looked at him with a gentle smile and said softly, "After that time, I asked you, when I clashed with Minghe again, whose side would you take?"

Qin Yi paused for a moment, then remained silent.

"I know that if I really asked you to answer, you might not be able to say who you'd side with. Most likely, you'd just shamelessly say, 'Stop fighting, let's fight you instead...'" Meng Qingying said slowly, "However, coincidentally, you actually showed up when I was having a conflict with Minghe..."

Qin Yi said with some difficulty, "I'll still remain neutral."

"No, you're biased towards me," Meng Qingying said. "On the surface, it seems like you're not taking sides, but from your perspective, you should be trying to mediate... Right now, I'm in a stronger position, so what you call mediating is basically stopping me. But you didn't. You were holding your head, completely unable to say anything to stop me, because you were afraid that if you did, you'd hurt me."

Qin Yi pursed his lips. Meng Qingying had clearly seen through his thoughts, which he himself hadn't been able to figure out in a short time.

"You won't hurt me, and I won't hurt you... I could have forcibly captured Minghe, but because of you..." Meng Qingying slowly moved her elbow away, then leaned down to kiss him. "You can no longer say anything about helping her kill me, or even stopping me... I've already taken you away from her... It's more important than capturing her."

Qin Yi was so moved by what he heard that he couldn't say a word.

"Qin Yi, do you know? In my eyes, your significance has always been limited to this."

Qin Yi was taken aback. "W-what?"

"You were just an obstacle I couldn't Qi Ingestion, an obstacle to conquer and retaliate against. Originally, I should have gone a little deeper, seduced you, made you abandon your feelings for Minghe, and even helped me deal with her. Then I would have won, I could have given Minghe to you as a slave, and you... could have died." Meng Qingying gently kissed him and whispered, "So Qin Yi, originally you were just a tool for me to deal with Minghe..."

Qin Yi's eyes widened. "Hey..."

"Back when I asked you for the Lingering Bell in the Great Qian Palace, I already planned to ambush you and do 'that' to you. I knew that once we were intimate, you would hesitate and gradually become the person I wanted." Meng Qingying said with some annoyance, "But, alas, it was my first time, and I couldn't make up my mind. It was only when you said in front of me and Minghe that you would still help her kill me that I finally made up my mind."

Qin Yi was speechless. "You're so heartless that you sleep with me? If I were the kind of person who'd just drop what he wants without a second thought, wouldn't you be losing everything?"

"But I know you're not," Meng Qingying said. "My intention in joining forces with you in the Land of Chaos was not to seduce you with ill intentions. Qin Yi, you're too soft-hearted and easily fall into this trap."

Qin Yi thought about it for a moment and suddenly realized that it made some sense.

Meng Qingying didn't fall in love with him. Was it all because of their collaboration at the Daqian Underground Palace and that romantic encounter?

Impossible. Her true intention in confronting him was genuinely out of Qi Ingestion, treating Qin Yi as a pawn in her rivalry with Minghe.

He finally sighed, "Qing Ying, even if I'm completely infatuated with you, I won't harm anyone, regardless of whether it's Minghe or not."

"You don't need to harm anyone; just changing the tide is enough." Meng Qingying smiled. "Besides, it's hard to say whether you would do that. There's a demon in your heart; you're not as righteous as you usually seem."

Qin Yi shook his head.

Meng Qingying didn't argue with him, but simply smiled and said, "That's not important anymore. What's important is that I no longer want to do that."

Qin Yi asked, "Why?"

"Because he was a man who was willing to stand in front of me with his own flesh and blood without any personal gain involved," Meng Qingying said. "At that time, I thought... I might never see a man like this again... never again in my entire life, just like my master will never see his wife again."

Wait, what did he just say...?

Before Qin Yi could react, Meng Qingying finally kissed his lips. "You are my Cauldron, and can only be my Cauldron. This Young Master has chosen you. Minghe, Ju Yunxiu, they can all go to the side!"

If we really want to go off on a tangent, why not harm Minghe?

She didn't want to harm Minghe; she just didn't want Qin Yi to have a falling out with her.

It speaks of Cauldron, but in reality, it reveals a heart full of complex emotions.

He said he was just using her, but he had actually been tempted for a while.

It's nothing more than the Witch's stubbornness in order to maintain her fierce persona.

Qin Yi saw everything clearly, but didn't bother to argue. He simply hugged her tightly and returned her kiss passionately. "Then let this Cauldron serve the Young Master well this time."

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