Yīn Miàomiào was momentarily at a loss after hearing how heartfelt Yè Tiānmíng sounded.
Seeing this, Yīn Zhìháng sneered. "What, are you wagging your tail and begging now?"
But Yè Tiānmíng ignored him, fixing Yīn Miàomiào with a sincere gaze.
However, when Yè Tiānmíng saw that Yīn Miàomiào remained silent, irritation suddenly flared in his heart.
"Miàomiào, do you really not believe me? Why else would I have come to Kaishan Sect if not for you?" Yè Tiānmíng said, somewhat vexed. "I can give up everything for you. Why don't you believe me?"
"Yè Tiānmíng, let me say something." At last, Li Zhōujūn spoke.
When Yè Tiānmíng saw that the speaker was the powerhouse his master had said was very likely a Virtual Immortal, he respectfully said, "Senior, please speak. I'm all ears."
Li Zhōujūn chuckled. "How about this? You said you're willing to give up everything for Yīn Miàomiào, so open your Storage Magic Treasure and let Yīn Miàomiào inspect it alone. If you're willing to give up everything for her, surely you can manage this little thing, can't you?"
"This..."
Yè Tiānmíng froze, cold sweat instantly breaking out across his back.
Clearly, this Virtual Immortal had come with hostile intentions.
And most likely, this Virtual Immortal was siding with Yīn Zhìháng.
Yè Tiānmíng's expression turned extremely ugly.
A powerhouse of the Virtual Immortal Realm had taken the side of a mere Qi Refining cultivator's enemy. Just thinking about it made him feel hopeless.
What was more, this Virtual Immortal was vicious. With a single sentence, he had struck directly at Yè Tiānmíng's sore spot.
If he refused, wouldn't that prove he had a guilty conscience?
But if he agreed, wouldn't Yīn Miàomiào immediately realize that it was he who had destroyed the Yīn family when she saw the things inside his storage ring?
For a moment, Yè Tiānmíng was caught between a rock and a hard place.
"Yè Tiānmíng, you keep saying you're sincere toward my sister. Why are you backing out now?" Yīn Zhìháng said with a mocking smile. Then he looked at Yīn Miàomiào and continued, "Miàomiào, can't you see it clearly yet?"
"Hmph. Yes, I was the one who wiped out the entire Yīn family. What are you going to do about it? If your Yīn family hadn't tried to kill me back then, how could I have wiped you all out?!"
At last, seeing that he could no longer conceal the matter, Yè Tiānmíng simply stopped pretending and openly admitted it.
As he spoke, Yè Tiānmíng looked at Yīn Zhìháng with a cold smile. "What? I crippled your lower body, and now even the way you talk is becoming more womanly? I thought you'd be so humiliated that you'd kill yourself. Who would've thought you'd be shameless enough to keep whining? You've become neither man nor woman, yet you're still so high and mighty."
"I don't care what I've become. As long as I can kill you, everything will be worth it." Yīn Zhìháng chuckled.
At the same time.
Yīn Miàomiào stared at Yè Tiānmíng in disbelief.
The man who had repeatedly claimed to love her, yet had destroyed her family.
Noticing Yīn Miàomiào's expression, Yè Tiānmíng said helplessly, "I didn't want to make a move either, but that day, your father was determined to put me to death. That was why I acted."
However, Yīn Miàomiào did not answer him. She merely stood there in a daze.
She had clearly been struck hard.
After all, first her family had been destroyed, and then she had learned that it was destroyed by the very person she loved. How could she accept that?
"Ridiculous. Why did my father want you dead? Don't you know?" Yīn Zhìháng said agitatedly. "Back then, our Yīn family kindly advised you to stay away from my sister, but you refused to listen. You even provoked my father, saying that everyone in the Yīn family was a bunch of bastards who looked down on others. If we didn't kill you, who would we kill?"
"Too bad. In the end, it was your Yīn family that got wiped out." Yè Tiānmíng shrugged indifferently.
"It was our Yīn family that attacked you first. We were in the wrong, and it was only fair that you destroyed us. But why did you deceive my sister and pin the blame on me? Why didn't you openly admit it?" Yīn Zhìháng asked through gritted teeth.
"Sect Master, Ancestor, this matter cannot all be blamed on my worthless disciple. The Yīn family was in the wrong first. Otherwise, my disciple would never have taken action and slaughtered them. After all, he's still a child. It's inevitable that he wouldn't know his own strength. Please allow this old man to discipline him further!"
Seeing that the situation had taken a turn, Hé Xīnghuǒ hurriedly addressed Duàn Wúyá. He still cared deeply about Yè Tiānmíng.
Duàn Wúyá frowned. "The affairs of the younger generation should be settled by the younger generation. We old fellows should stay out of it. Wouldn't you agree, fellow Daoist?"
As he spoke, Duàn Wúyá looked at Li Zhōujūn with a smile.
His meaning was obvious: he wanted Yīn Zhìháng and Yè Tiānmíng to resolve it themselves, without their interference.
Moreover, it was clear that Duàn Wúyá intended to protect Yè Tiānmíng.
After all, Yè Tiānmíng had destroyed a family with a Foundation Establishment cultivator while only in the Qi Refining Realm. He must be hiding some great secret. If Duàn Wúyá could get his hands on that secret, perhaps he could also fight above his level.
How could Li Zhōujūn fail to see what Duàn Wúyá was thinking? But he did not expose him, merely smiling as he said, "That sounds excellent."
At that moment, Li Zhōujūn sighed inwardly. Yè Tiānmíng truly lived up to his protagonist's halo. In the blink of an eye, he had made Duàn Wúyá change his mind and decide to protect him.
Unfortunately, Li Zhōujūn was here today. Yè Tiānmíng was destined to die.
Because if Yè Tiānmíng did not die, Yīn Zhìháng would be the one suffering now. Later, the one suffering would be Li Zhōujūn, who had helped Yīn Zhìháng.
"Hmph, Yè Tiānmíng, you crippled my meridians back then. Do you dare fight me again now?" Having overheard Duàn Wúyá and Li Zhōujūn's exchange, Yīn Zhìháng immediately issued Yè Tiānmíng a challenge.
As he spoke, an aura at the early Foundation Establishment Realm erupted from Yīn Zhìháng's body.
Yè Tiānmíng's expression turned grim.
He was only at the seventh layer of Qi Refining. Without Elder Hui's help, it was absolutely impossible for him to cross an entire major realm and kill someone.
But Elder Hui had already sensed the presence of a Virtual Immortal and fallen into slumber, concealing himself. What could Yè Tiānmíng use to fight Yīn Zhìháng?
At this moment, Duàn Wúyá stared fixedly at Yè Tiānmíng, wanting to see whether he would erupt from the Qi Refining Realm into the perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
If he could, then Duàn Wúyá absolutely could not let Yè Tiānmíng die here today. Even if he had to die, it would have to wait until Duàn Wúyá had dug out his secret.
"Tiānmíng, this is as far as I can help you. From here on, you'll have to rely on yourself. The Ancestor said that you should resolve your grudge yourselves, but don't kill Yīn Zhìháng again. Spare his life. That will make the Ancestor look more favorably upon you. Remember this. Remember it well."
At this moment, Hé Xīnghuǒ transmitted these words to Yè Tiānmíng.
Yè Tiānmíng felt terrible, but he also knew he could no longer refuse the challenge. Fighting Yīn Zhìháng was still better than fighting a Virtual Immortal, wasn't it?
Strength!
Yè Tiānmíng yearned for strength more than anything. If he had possessed enough strength, none of this would have happened today.
And that Virtual Immortal helping Yīn Zhìháng.
Just don't let me have a chance to rise again. Otherwise, I'll trample you beneath my feet!
"Then let's fight!" Yè Tiānmíng snorted, directly accepting the challenge from Yīn Zhìháng.
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