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Looking at the alluring Ah Yin before him, Lin Yue swallowed hard, utterly unable to keep his composure.
The scene before him was simply too much to take in.
In this life, from the moment he joined Spirit Hall, from the moment people called his Martial Soul and Soul Skills useless, he had worked tirelessly to prove himself and train.
So now, at forty, he was still a virgin.
He was practically a different person from the man he'd been in his previous life.
"Mas... Master..."
Ah Yin quickly opened her eyes too. When she saw the burning greed in Lin Yue's gaze, panic seized her.
Could her master be planning to do that to her?
No, Master! Ah Yin didn't want to betray her husband.
Ah Yin cried out inwardly.
"Ah Yin, move your hands!"
Lin Yue ordered her.
"Yes... Master!"
Ah Yin shuddered at his words. As she lowered her hands, her eyes reddened. "Master, could you let Ah Yin go? Ah Yin doesn't want to betray my husband."
"What? Tang Hao treated you like that, and you still want to forgive him?"
Lin Yue looked at her as if she were beyond saving.
"Tang... Tang Hao did what to wrong me?"
Ah Yin was taken aback, not understanding what her master meant.
"First of all, hasn't Tang Hao been hiding the fact that your son, Tang San, was possessed by someone else?" Lin Yue asked.
"I know, but he only did it because he didn't want me to be heartbroken!"
Ah Yin defended Tang Hao. She could understand that much.
"Fine, let's set that aside. Tell me, after Tang San awakened his Martial Soul, did Tang Hao ever talk to you about him?" Lin Yue asked, not pressing the point.
"He did. He came and told me our son had awakened his Martial Soul—and that he had Twin Martial Souls!"
Ah Yin answered without hesitation.
"Then tell me this: was he extremely happy when he told you?"
Lin Yue continued.
"...Yes, Master."
Ah Yin's voice faltered slightly, growing weaker.
"Do you know why he was so happy?"
This time, Lin Yue didn't wait for her to answer. He went straight on. "It was because he was glad the Clear Sky Sect had an heir. He was glad the Clear Sky Sect had produced a peerless genius. He was excited for the sect."
"I told you before that Tang Hao realized long ago that Tang San had been possessed. That was why he ignored and abused him when he was little, never once acting like a father. Plenty of times, he wouldn't even cook, and Tang San had to make his food for him. Many people in that village know about it."
"Tang Hao knew the truth, but he didn't kill Tang San simply because that body belonged to your son, and he couldn't bear to."
"All of that is understandable!"
"But after he found out Tang San had awakened Twin Martial Souls, everything changed. He started teaching Tang San to cultivate and caring about him. Now he's even been secretly protecting him all along!"
"Tang Hao changed because he took a liking to Tang San's talent, and chose to forget that Tang San had long since stopped being your son!"
"He's taken an enemy for his son!"
"When he did all that, all he thought about was the Clear Sky Sect. He was happy that the sect had gained a peerless genius."
"Whether Tang San was his son no longer mattered."
"But when he did that, did he ever think about you, his mother?"
"No. He didn't even tell you a thing about the truth!"
"I think that one day he'll bring Tang San to you, have Tang San accept you as his mother, and have you accept Tang San as your son."
"Do you think you could accept that?"
"Could you accept the Tang San of today as your son?"
At the end, Lin Yue stared straight into Ah Yin's eyes and pressed her with the question.
Ah Yin opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Lin Yue's words were like icy blades, piercing through the last of her beautiful illusions about Tang Hao and the final excuse she had for her husband.
When Tang Hao told her that Tang San had awakened Twin Martial Souls, he had been unable to hide his overwhelming joy.
Tang Hao had also confided in her that once Tang San grew up, he would take him back to the Clear Sky Sect to acknowledge his ancestors and return to the family.
It didn't matter if Tang Hao himself couldn't go back. The important thing was that Tang San could.
"I..." She had barely managed to utter one word when her voice began to tremble violently, as if an invisible hand had closed around her throat.
Her beautiful eyes, newly restored to life and still glistening with moisture, were instantly swallowed by overwhelming pain and the disbelief of betrayal.
She could understand Tang Hao hiding the truth about their son's possession as an attempt to protect her.
But Tang Hao's decision to accept an enemy as his son had truly hurt her.
He had given up on avenging their son's possession.
And he had hidden all of it from her.
"How... how could he..." Ah Yin's voice broke, thick with sobs.
Her crystalline tears could no longer be held back. Like pearls from a broken string, they streamed down her fair cheeks, falling onto her delicate skin.
"All right, don't cry!"
"You'll lose your beauty if you keep crying!"
Seeing her like this, Lin Yue couldn't help but step forward and embrace her, gently comforting her.
Yet while there was pity at the corner of Lin Yue's mouth, there was even more smugness. "Tang Hao isn't worth loving anymore. From now on, you only need to serve your master well."
Held in Lin Yue's arms, Ah Yin's delicate body trembled.
"Yes... Master!"
Ah Yin nodded, resigned.
This time, she was willing.
If Tang Hao could betray her, then so could she.
"Haha, that's more like it. Come and help your master undress!"
At her words, Lin Yue laughed and spread his arms, giving the order.
Soon, the secret realm filled with the rustling sound of Lin Yue's clothes being removed.
And so, the newly revived Ah Yin fell into Lin Yue's clutches.
The reserves Lin Yue had built up over forty years finally had a use.
While Lin Yue was enjoying the good life,
Spirit Hall, which had more Soul Masters than any other force, had also learned through reports from across the land that Soul Beasts had mysteriously vanished overnight.
"What did you say?"
"The Soul Beasts have disappeared?"
The moment Bibi Dong heard the news, the soul pressure she could no longer restrain erupted from her, shaking the entire Pope Palace.
"Y-yes, Your Holiness the Pope. Our people have sent word from the nearby Soul Hunting Forests that Spirit Hall keeps stocked. Every Soul Beast inside has vanished."
"The number already exceeds ten Soul Hunting Forests."
The intelligence officer trembled, then hurriedly replied.
"Right now, immediately, find out what's happening in the other Soul Hunting Forests. At the same time, gather more information from places across the land where Soul Beasts have been sighted!"