The Young Master You's Sword Was Even Mightier Than His (56k)

The candlelight flickered inside the Snake Ancestor Temple.

Yu Wanyue dug her fingertips deep into her palm, yet still managed to maintain a sliver of Qingming Festival as she looked at You Su.

You Su scrutinized her with a critical eye, his sharp left eye seeming to see through the imprisoned Fairy before him.

He didn't rush to answer, not because he was thinking, but more like he wanted Yu Wanyue to experience this pain a little more.

"It seems Elder Wanyue is more shrewd than I thought. Are you offering yourself up with something on your head?"

You Su deliberately dragged out the last syllable, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over her convulsing shoulder blades.

In fact, his original plan was to use the blood of God to transform Yu Wanyue into his own servant, similar to the Little Dog Qianhua.

But after much thought, Yu Wanyue was still a step away from the Void Glimpse Realm, and she certainly couldn't conceal her Evil Qi as easily as the Little Dog Qianhua. Moreover, what Yu Wanyue was going to do would inevitably require her to make a lot of public appearances, so taking her in as a follower was only a last resort.

Now that she's willing to hand over her weakness, You Su is naturally more than happy to oblige.

"Without any evidence against you, Young Master You... will you feel at ease?" Yu Wanyue weakly tugged at the corner of her mouth.

"Very good, I greatly admire Elder Wanyue's awareness. For the sake of our pleasant cooperation, I would like to hear more details." You Su took half a step closer, but still did not cut the chains for her.

"Since you know that the Heavenly Dog Clan was the work of the Golden Peng Clan ... you must also know that none of the Heavenly Dog Clan escaped having their Demon Core taken..." Yu Wanyue bit her bleeding lips, forcing herself to speak, "Demon Core are different from the spiritual platforms of humans. Demon Core are physical objects, and therefore have the ability to be grafted, but only within their own clan... So, don't you want to know what the Golden Peng Clan wants the Demon Core of the Heavenly Dog Clan and the Snake Clan for?"

You Su raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing. He immediately realized that the Golden Peng Clan might have grasped some kind of groundbreaking understanding of Demon Core, including Yu Xiaoran's current control over Yu Wanyue, which also stemmed from this.

Before You Su could reply, Yu Xiaoran suddenly struggled, more golden-red blood seeping from the line on her neck. "Yu Wanyue! You're insane! He's Evil Demon! You really want to associate with Evil Demon!"

It was clear that Yu Wanyue was ignoring him. He felt so angry that he stopped struggling and his mind sank. He saw Yu Wanyue's beautiful face twist in pain, and the burning pain surging from her Demon Core almost tore her soul apart.

"If you dare say that, I dare to kill you!"

Yu Wanyue responded with a muffled groan, golden-red blood foam gushing from her throat, the choked blood even splattering onto You Su's collar.

Granny Liu slammed her snake-headed staff heavily on the ground. Even though she harbored resentment towards the woman before her, she couldn't bear to see her former friend—the once radiant Golden Feather Fairy— subdued by a filthy mad dog.

Her half-dead face was contorted with rage, and she immediately Hand Seals to bind Yu Xiaoran, rendering him unable to move. It was clear that Yu Wanyue's condition had not improved in the slightest.

"It's no use!" Yu Xiaoran, a gleam of pleasure flashing in his bloodshot eyes. "I won't watch her go astray! She's mine! She's mine! You can't take her away!"

Granny Liu quickly realized that this strange control over the Demon Core did not require physical strength, but was related to willpower.

She immediately gripped the snake-headed staff tightly, and the shadow of a snake surged from the head of the staff. Judging from her posture, she was clearly going to kill this noisy and troublesome little beast.

Seeing this, You Su did not stop it. He did not kill Yu Xiaoran because he was worried that Yu Wanyue would not cooperate, so he kept a backup plan. But since Yu Wanyue Golden Peng Holy Son was defeated by his junior sister across realms no longer had any reason to exist.

"Don't kill him..."

To their surprise, it was Yu Wanyue who took the initiative to beg for forgiveness on behalf of Yu Xiaoran Yu Wanyue.

"Senior Sister Yu! I know you were forced to marry this beast! If you can't kill him, I'll do it for you!" Granny Liu looked at Yu Wanyue with pity, and raised her snake-headed staff high once more.

"No!" Yu Wanyue's pale face flushed with a sickly red from pain. "Killing him won't help..."

Suddenly, she mustered all her strength to tug at the corners of her lips, revealing a cold, beautiful smile amidst the excruciating pain. "Besides... why should I let him die a quick and painless death?"

This smile, like a plum blossom breaking through the ice, conceals a century's worth of suppressed resentment.

Upon seeing this You Su's pupils contracted slightly. He had a feeling that this woman's rebirth was as if she had awakened something extraordinary.

"Then what should we do?" Granny Liu asked, frowning.

Ke Yu Wanyue did not answer her question immediately, but murmured, "Junior Sister Liu... thinking about it carefully today, I realize that he was the one who interfered with our previous correspondence... If there were any slanderous words in the letters, it Non-Self intention..."

These two friends agreed to correspond when they parted ways a hundred years ago. At first, their letters were intimate, and they encouraged each other diligently. But gradually, the content of their letters became more and more distant. Yu Wanyue's letter implied that the two were now worlds apart, and she seemed to be severing ties. Granny Liu's letter went even further, pointing out that the two were now like strangers and there was no need for them to contact each other anymore.

Both held onto hope for a repaired relationship, but they never received a reply from the other again, and gradually became disheartened. In addition, they each had their own careers, and Yu Wanyue was often under house arrest, which caused the two, who were already far apart, to truly lose contact. Their past friendship seemed to have been weathered away by the passage of time.

Looking back now, we realize that this tragedy was all caused by Yu Xiaoran's morbid desire to control Yu Wanyue.

Granny Liu sighed bitterly, "I heard everything he just said outside... but it's true that you intended to attack my snake clan, so I can't help but resent you."

"That's how it should be..." Yu Wanyue a bitter smile.

Granny Liu looked up, her eyes still filled with sorrow. "We can discuss atonement later. First, we need to free you from her control. Do you know what to do?"

"She couldn't possibly know!" Yu Xiaoran laughed maliciously, answering first. "My father wouldn't teach her! I don't even know how to solve it, how could she possibly know!"

"I truly don't know..." Yu Wanyue said sarcastically, "But Your Highness... I taught you when you were seven that when faced with a problem, there may only be one correct approach, but there are many solutions..."

Yu Xiaoran's smile froze instantly. He seemed to recall the teachings his female teacher had given him when he was young. Back then, she didn't hate him so much; instead, she used him as a remedy to alleviate her pain in that oppressive environment.

But when did things start to change?

Did it start when I couldn't accept her discipline anymore?

Was it that as an adult, you noticed the warmth in her eyes when she looked at you was gone, replaced by distance and fear?

Or was it that no matter what he did, he couldn't find a trace of love in her eyes?

But isn't she his wife? Why is she afraid of me now that I'm grown up?

He had been in love with her since childhood, but why didn't she like him back? She was just a lowly child from that rural ancestral land; what right did she have to reject him?

The thought of these things made Yu Xiaoran's frail body tremble uncontrollably, but she caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye and instantly snapped back to reality, letting out a beast-like roar:

"You Su! You beast, let go! Don't touch her!"

You Su was startled by his heart-wrenching roar, and looked at the weak Fairy nestled in his arms, feeling utterly innocent.

He had just severed the chains for Yu Wanyue, extremely weak, naturally collapsed. He had only kindly helped her up, and now he was being scolded for it?

"I'd rather you let go yourself than make me let go. Otherwise, if I do let go, won't she fall hard? If her face is hurt, won't you be the one who feels the pain?"

You Su wasn't angry. After all, she was holding the Holy Son's fairy wife, so it was understandable that the Holy Son would act desperately.

Although he really wanted to provoke this mad dog of a saint again, he ultimately considered himself a righteous gentleman.

But just as he turned to place Yu Wanyue into Granny Liu's arms, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, as Yu Wanyue was gripping his hand.

He was somewhat taken aback, scrutinizing Yu Wanyue's broken and beautiful face. "Elder Wanyue, what is the meaning of this?"

Before she could finish speaking, Yu Wanyue suddenly tore off the sash at her chest, revealing a pale gold lining.

"Young Master You... would you be willing to lend me a wisp of sword intent...?"

A bitter taste rose in her throat, and her voice was as soft as the dying embers of a volcano.

For some reason, You Su could detect a hint of excitement in that extremely weak voice, like the suppressed heartbeat of someone doing something naughty.

"What do you mean? What did you say... what do you mean by 'borrowing a sword intent'! Yu Wanyue, what exactly do you want! I'm warning you! You are mine! If I say you die, you will die immediately! Don't even think about getting rid of me!"

Yu Xiaoran frantically struggled to break free of his chains, the ear-piercing sound mirroring his impending rage. Yet, the merciless chains held him firmly, preventing him from snatching his beloved woman back from his enemy's arms.

You Su could feel the woman getting closer, her slow, warm breath brushing against his chin. Her pale gold lining had come undone slightly, and the skin beneath her snow-white neck shimmered like pearls in the candlelight.

His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily. Despite her frail appearance, the woman was undeniably beautiful, with pale gold eyelashes and eyebrow ends, and eyes as lively as a real bird.

The more beautiful she was, the more uneasy You Su felt. He instinctively sensed an ambiguous atmosphere, so he hurriedly turned his face away and looked to Granny Liu for help.

But then they saw Granny Liu frantically twisting the snake head on her snake-headed staff, her slightly drooping lips trembling in the light and shadow.

"Elder Liu, may I borrow...?"

Granny Liu then came to her senses. She didn't understand why her former friend wanted to borrow the sword, but she could see that the usually elegant and noble Senior Sister Yu was showing a hint of flattery, and the object of her flattery was her snake clan husband.

She avoided the boy's burning gaze, because she knew that You Su was shifting the blame onto her.

If she lets him borrow it, then what follows will be some inappropriate contact. She either has to choose to help You Su cover it up, or she will have to admit to the Eldest Young Lady and Second Young Lady that she was the one who asked.

"I... can't I?" she asked tentatively, but Yu Wanyue just shook her head helplessly.

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaoran's vicious curses echoed from the corner, like a death knell, making You Su's former friend, lying in his arms, grow increasingly frail.

She couldn't help but sigh, turning her back to him. "She's involved with many people and is of great value; it would be a real pity if she died like this. I'll trouble you Young Master You... to cooperate as much as possible in the rescue."

You Su raised an eyebrow, still hesitant, wondering what the old woman meant by turning her back.

Before she could finish speaking, the golden wings on Yu Wanyue's back suddenly unfolded, as if they had been planned for a long time, trembling like shattered gold foil in the red light of the volcano.

You Su was immediately enveloped in a warm golden light, with fine golden feathers falling like curtains, forming a golden cocoon that isolated the two of them from the outside world.

The woman's gradually cooling body temperature seeped through her thin inner lining, and the soft, jade-like touch against his chest made his muscles tense up, almost causing him to lose his grip on the Ink Pine Sword.

The iron chains in the corner clanged loudly. Yu Xiaoran stared with bloodshot eyes at the figure wrapped in the golden cocoon, the veins on her neck bulging like coiled venomous snakes. "You wretch! You'd rather be touched by a human than let me—"

Upon hearing this You Su looked slightly embarrassed at the Fairy standing close by and said, "This narrow space is not suitable for me to draw my sword."

Yu Wanyue smiled gently, "So even Young Master You can panic."

"I--"

You Su had barely finished speaking when Yu Wanyue interrupted him again, "This is a forbidden technique of the Golden Peng Clan, the Qi Locking Nail."

Upon hearing that it was about serious matters, You Su had no choice but to remain in this extremely ambiguous posture and listen to the woman continue.

The woman's breathing was weak, and her warm fragrance wafted towards us. "It's called a nail... but it's actually a kind of restriction... It's a long story, and I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on until then. Let's take care of business first."

Yu Wanyue pulled her half-undone gauze dress down to her shoulders, revealing the winding feather patterns on her jade-colored shoulder blades amidst the surging Mystic Qi, while also exposing large areas of her skin.

"Tell me what the important matter is first." You Su looked away, naturally embarrassed to look again and again.

"In short, this restriction is deeply rooted in my body, accompanying my entire cultivation. I don't know how to completely eradicate it... but there is a way to alleviate my pain and free me from its control..." Yu Wanyue softly, her blood-stained lips almost touching his earlobe, "Young Master You is at the Feather Transformation Realm, and has already Humanoid Transformation Mystic Qi... I want Young Master You to transform Qi into a sword, to open an opening in my Demon Core..."

"A hole?!" You Su was shocked to find that Yu Wanyue's grip on his Yu Wanyue had tightened even more, the woman's nails almost digging into his wrist bone. "Destroying Demon Core means the destruction of one's Dao Path, this is no joke!"

"It's not about self-destructing your Demon Core... so it doesn't need to go too deep. Just let the Mystic Qi inside dissipate... I've already experienced Young Master You's Swordsmanship; I believe you can master it."

"Even if the Demon Core can be healed, wouldn't all your hundred years of hard work have been in vain?" You Su wasn't pitying the woman, but rather utterly shocked.

"Wouldn't I be more trusted by outsiders if I were wounded?" Yu Wanyue's fingertips traced the back of his sword-wielding hand, the icy touch sending a shiver down You Su's spine. "If you're going to pretend to be a pawn, then you should do it properly..."

A storm raged in You Su's heart. He never expected that this woman could be so ruthless in order to break free from control. Her determination to risk everything even infected him.

"I will help you, but you will bear the consequences." You Su pointed his fingers like a sword, gritted his teeth, and transformed his Mystic Qi into a sword Sword-Ray as thin as a hair, which he then placed on the woman's heart.

"Um..."

A sudden whimper startled You Su, causing his hand to tremble and his sword intent to nearly miss its mark. Yu Wanyue, however, seized the opportunity to wrap her arms around the back of his neck, her golden wings trembling violently and making a soft rustling sound. From the outside of the cocoon of light, it looked as if she couldn't withstand some kind of impact.

"You did this on purpose?" You Su pressed his forehead against hers, only to see a shattered sense of pleasure in her phoenix eyes.

"A hundred years of forbearance must be repaid in full." Yu Wanyue's fingertips traced his tense back, her tone as light as if she were telling someone else's story, "That year, when I rejected him for the first time, he used an excuse to have the clan elders punish me. Afterwards, he pretended to send me medicine, but in reality, he poured the Blazing Sun Wine on my wound where my feathers had just been plucked..."

The woman's voice was barely audible. "I am not his, I do not like him, on the contrary, I loathe him utterly... I beg you, Young Master You, for your help, and Wan Yue will surely repay you..."

You Su thought to himself, "As expected. This woman only used the sword intent to break the Demon Core, but she used her golden wings to wrap the two of them up tightly and even put on an ambiguous posture that could be misunderstood. She was clearly going to use the cruelest method to cut the most painful sword into Yu Xiaoran's heart."

Therefore, borrowing a sword to break the elixir is true, and borrowing a sword to 'kill' someone is also true.

The background noise, like the roars of ferocious beasts, grew increasingly violent. Yu Xiaoran was frantically pulling at the chains outside, his forehead slamming against the ground and spurting blood. He couldn't hear the conversation inside, but he could guess what was happening there.

"You Su! I'm going to kill you! Let her go! Get out here and let me kill you! She's mine! Mine! You're not allowed to touch her!"

You Su was thinking that this holy son dared to covet the beauty of the snake clan, and he was just getting his revenge. Just as he was getting into the story, he suddenly felt his palm burning. Yu Wanyue took the opportunity to guide his hand to his lower abdomen.

The moment the Mystic Qi sword intent pierced the Demon Core, her body convulsed and arched, her bloodied teeth biting into the young man's clothes, turning her cry of pain into a soft moan, "Young Master You... be gentle..."

She no longer concealed her voice, and even Granny Liu heard it clearly, making her feel even more ashamed and remorseful. She thought to herself that she must not let the Eldest Young Lady and Second Young Lady know about what happened today, after all, from the moment she showed mercy, it was all her selfishness that caused it.

"Yu Wanyue! You Su!" Yu Xiaoran's voice was no longer human. He frantically pounded on the iron chains, blood and tears welling in his eyes. "I'll rip out your heart! I'll tear out your bones! I'll take all the women you love—"

The Curse abruptly ended as Granny Liu's snake-headed staff struck him heavily on the head:

"Extremely noisy, just mute them and watch!"

Unexpectedly, another soft moan came from within the golden cocoon. "Junior Sister Liu, don't cast a silencing spell on him. Let him curse... Useless men can only talk..."

Granny Liu, despite her age, had never witnessed such a thrilling scene, yet she still removed the silencing spell as instructed, seemingly finding it quite satisfying to see the little beast in such agony.

The golden feather curtain suddenly rippled, You Su saw the curve of the woman's lips, a ruthlessness and pleasure he had never seen before.

He too was infected by this, and a desire for revenge arose within him. He shouted, "..."

"Elder Wanyue, I wonder how my Ink Pine Sword compares to your Golden Peng Clan's Golden Feather Sword?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wanyue's beautiful eyes widened slightly as she looked at You Su in surprise. However, seeing the slightly embarrassed expression on the boy's face after revealing his mischievous intentions, she couldn't help but chuckle.

She suddenly leaned in and turned the boy's face, which he had turned away in embarrassment, back to face. Her blood-stained red lips looked even more alluring, and she was only a hair's breadth away from You Su.

"I haven't tried the Golden Feather Sword, but I reckon that piece of trash is definitely not as powerful as Young Master You's Ink Pine Sword... Otherwise, why would I ask Young Master You to borrow a sword instead of him? Young Master, please remember to show mercy..."

Such teasing sounds, accompanied by faint moans, continued to emanate from the room Granny Liu found them unbearable to hear, while Yu Xiaoran was filled with grief and indignation, her roar already tinged with sobs.

As the Mystic Qi within Yu Wanyue's Demon Core continued to dissipate, he could feel himself gradually losing control of the Soul Locking Nail.

He went mad, wanting to continue torturing the shameless Golden-Winged Fairy with the Soul Locking Nail, but no more reassuring feedback came his way.

He couldn't stop the Soul Locking Nail from malfunctioning, just as he couldn't stop the woman he loved most from becoming someone else's possession right before his eyes.

"It's done..."

Yu Wanyue suddenly tilted her head back and bit the boy's shoulder, silencing his dying sobs, while her shattered golden wings shone with unprecedented brilliance.

She collapsed into You Su's arms, trembling, her fingertips lightly tracing the side of his neck. "Now... it's time for me to repay Young Master You..."

You Su frowned slightly, puzzled as to what kind of return she could possibly give him in this state. Could it be that she was going to take the act seriously?

Knowing full well that saving her didn't require such a thing, You Su naturally couldn't agree, especially not in front of Granny Liu.

"Junior Sister Liu, please shield him from view."

Even though she had lost all her cultivation and was in excruciating pain from her Demon Core, Yu Wanyue felt an unprecedented lightness, and even her voice became cheerful.

Granny Liu had only eavesdropped outside the Eldest Young Lady's door twice, and now she truly felt that her old face was in jeopardy. Not wanting this little brat to see her, and of course not wanting him to see Yu Wanyue's beautiful face, she quickly waved her hand and used magic to cover Yu Xiaoran's eyes.

Yu Xiaoran had already screamed until she was completely exhausted, and now that her eyes were covered, she could only pound the ground and growl:

"You Su, you beast... You're blind... and you won't let me see! If you're so capable... let me watch you commit evil!"

You Su secretly thought to herself, "You're dreaming."

The golden wings slowly opened, and Granny Liu, who had been self-possessed for many years, subconsciously avoided looking at the remnant red scene inside.

You Su was about to slip away when the woman grabbed him. He saw Yu Wanyue raise half of her smooth, alabaster arm and beckon to the still-charming Granny Liu.

"Junior Sister Liu, please come in too..."

No?! I have to go in too?!