I Saw You Fall Because of a Woman

A terrifying aura erupted, and the spiritual energy of the surrounding world became chaotic at that moment.

Ye Yu, who was cultivating inside the flying boat, sensed the chaos in the spiritual energy and suddenly opened his eyes, rushing out in a hurry.

He saw Situ Guang confronting a woman in front of the flying boat. Situ Guang was not in good shape, his face pale, and he was sweating profusely, clearly under immense pressure.

Ye Yu's first reaction was that they had encountered trouble, but when he saw the woman's face, he couldn't help but let out a wry smile and stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying, "Elder Ziyun, why are you here?"

The woman was none other than Elder Ziyun of Lingyun Pavilion, who had given Ye Yu the Elder Token back then.

Seeing Ye Yu, Ziyun's aura subsided considerably. Situ Guang let out a sigh of relief and then looked at Ziyun with shock in his eyes.

Within Lingyun Pavilion, there were countless powerful cultivators. Some speculated that Lingyun Pavilion's strength could sweep through more than half of Qingzhou.

In terms of sheer strength, Ziyun might not rank among the top cultivators in Lingyun Pavilion, but in terms of talent, Ziyun was definitely in a league of her own.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have become an elder of Lingyun Pavilion at such a young age.

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you became the Imperial Son-in-law of Great Qin? What about the promise you made to me back then?" Ziyun smiled faintly, her gaze fixed directly on Ye Yu, making him feel uneasy.

Imperial Son-in-law? Ye Yu frowned, then looked at Situ Guang. He saw that Situ Guang's expression was slightly awkward and immediately guessed the general situation.

Situ Guang's gaze, however, darted back and forth between the two. Could Ziyun be a love rival of the Ninth Princess? No way!

"I will keep the promise I made to Elder Ziyun, but it will take some time," Ye Yu replied.

Upon hearing this, Ziyun walked straight up to Ye Yu and said faintly, "There isn't much time left. You were so confident back then, wanting to prove me wrong. But now I see you falling for a woman, bound by so-called love."

"This time, I won't be wrong. I will prove it to you," Ye Yu said, raising his head and looking at Ziyun with determination.

Ziyun sized Ye Yu up and smiled faintly, "Then prove it to me."

"I will. In a month, I will come to find you," Ye Yu said firmly.

Ziyun said nothing more, a slight smile playing on her lips. She then turned and walked towards the interior of the flying boat.

"Are you coming with us?" Seeing this, Ye Yu frowned and asked.

"What? Are you scared? Don't worry, the time hasn't come yet," Ziyun turned back and gave Ye Yu a meaningful smile.

Ye Yu sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Suit yourself."

Seeing Ziyun enter the cabin, Situ Guang finally approached and asked, "Mr. Ye, what should we do?"

Ye Yu shook his head and said, "Let her be. Just pretend she doesn't exist."

In the past, Ye Yu had sought out Ziyun to establish trade relations between Lingyun Pavilion and Great Yan.

However, Ziyun was an unapproachable person. No matter how eloquently Ye Yu spoke, Ziyun remained unmoved.

Later, Ye Yu learned from others that Ziyun's cultivation path was different from theirs. She cultivated the path of no emotion, a path that abandoned all feelings.

At that time, Ye Yu only understood familial love and romantic love, and naturally could not accept Ziyun's path.

Thus, the two made a bet. Ye Yu wanted to prove that the path of no emotion was wrong, and the method to prove it was simple yet difficult.

It was to defeat her.

Ziyun's agreement to Ye Yu's trade request was precisely because of this bet. Within her capabilities, she would provide Ye Yu with all conveniences for three years.

In his previous life, after Ye Yu died, Ziyun had visited. At that time, she only left behind one sentence: In this world, only oneself can be trusted. So-called love is merely a restraint.

The reason he didn't want to tell Situ Guang the details was because, even with two lives under his belt, Ye Yu wasn't confident he could agree to Ziyun's terms, and Ziyun would truly kill him.

Telling Situ Guang and the others about this would be useless and only add to their troubles.

Seeing that Ye Yu didn't want to say more, Situ Guang didn't press further. He turned to pilot the flying boat directly towards Bianhuang City.

Two days later, the flying boat arrived at Bianhuang City.

After disembarking, they found an inn to stay. During this time, Qin Ruoxian asked about Ziyun, but seeing that Ye Yu didn't want to talk about it, she didn't ask further.

Setting aside other things, just on the point of trust alone, Qin Ruoxian surpassed everyone around Ye Yu.

After settling down, Ye Yu eagerly headed to the trading fair.

Whenever a secret realm opened or a large gathering occurred, rogue cultivators would come here to exchange cultivation items or sell things they didn't need in exchange for cultivation resources.

However, such trading fairs usually didn't have any good items. They were mostly rogue cultivators. Unless they had heaven-defying luck, what good items could they possibly have?

But this time was different.

Because Ye Yu remembered very clearly that at this trading fair in his previous life, a secret treasure had appeared.

It was a sword. Although Ye Yu didn't know its origin, he had witnessed its power.

A cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage, relying on that sword, killed three cultivators in the middle Nascent Soul stage of the Demon Race with a single strike. The power of that sword was evident.

As soon as he stepped out, Ye Yu sensed that something was wrong. The people on the road seemed to be looking at him.

Although the events in Great Yan Imperial City should have spread, it shouldn't have made him this famous.

Not to mention that the gazes of those cultivators carried disdain, and even hostility.

However, despite the strangeness, Ye Yu didn't dwell on these matters. He went straight to the trading fair. The most important thing now was to find that sword as soon as possible.

A moment later, Ye Yu spotted the sword at a stall in a corner.

Although the sword was covered in black stains at the moment and didn't have much spiritual energy fluctuation, Ye Yu recognized it at a glance. It was because that sword strike in his previous life had been truly astonishing.

"How much for this sword?" Ye Yu looked at the stall owner and asked.

Seeing a potential customer, the female stall owner happily turned around. However, upon seeing Ye Yu's face, her expression suddenly turned cold. "Are you Ye Yu?" she asked.

Ye Yu frowned at her question. In a trading fair like this, asking for someone's name was a major taboo for powerful figures. Most of the items here were looted, and to prevent future retribution, people generally didn't inquire about their origins.

However, Ye Yu was determined to get this sword. To avoid any unforeseen complications, he nodded.

"It really is you. Get lost, I'm not doing business with you." Seeing Ye Yu nod, the female stall owner's expression grew cold as she spoke indifferently.

Ye Yu was stunned. He looked up and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"What do I mean? You're asking me? After what you did to Ruyan, you still have the nerve to ask me?" the female stall owner said, her face icy.

"Ruyan? Liu Ruyan? What does this have to do with her?" Ye Yu asked, looking quite confused.