Never Betrayal Through Life After Life

Xiao Yu's face was cold as he looked at Li Qingyun, who knelt on the ground and begged bitterly without saying a word.

If he had been the man he once was, perhaps the sight of such a breathtaking beauty would have stirred his pity.

But now... he only wanted to grow stronger by any means necessary!

These women were all his sparring partners. Once they had all mastered the Joyful Union Art, he would surely need to enter seclusion and cultivate.

Letting even one of them go would be a loss.

Besides, he did not trust a word any woman said now, not even if she was genuinely a good person.

"Qingyun... at first, I rather liked you because you were clever. You should know that if it weren't for me, you would already have died inside the Jade Maiden Gourd!"

"Not only did I save you, I taught you cultivation as well. You agreed to become my maidservant too, so why do you want to go back now when you've only just reached the Body Tempering Stage?"

"Didn't I say that after the war ended, I would take you back if you wanted to return to Jiangliu City? What is the meaning of this behavior?"

"Even if I let you go now, you still couldn't return to Jiangliu City, because you already possess cultivation! Do you think those righteous fools would simply let you enter the city once they saw you?"

Li Qingyun was overwhelmed by grief and indignation, sobbing without end.

She was utterly unlike her usual obedient, lively self.

After staying here for several days, she had long since been desperate to return home.

She feared she might never see her mother again. She would remain here until she grew old and died!

How could she know how long these sects would keep fighting?

If the Hehuan Sect were driven back to Demon Island, she would have even less chance of ever seeing her parents again.

"Master... Master, I truly want to go home. My mother was already gravely ill before, and I was taken away by Old Daoist Wu for several days. Then I served Master here for several more days... I miss my mother..."

"Could Master let me return and tell her I am safe... As long as my mother can rest easy and know that I am unharmed, I will come back and serve Master, never betraying you through life after life..."

"I miss my mother so much. I truly miss her so much..."

"Master, please see how tirelessly I have worked these past days and let me return... sob... Qingyun will be eternally grateful and will absolutely follow Master forever!"

Seeing the sincere, pained expression on her face, Xiao Yu knew that she was speaking from the bottom of her heart.

Even if he truly wanted to send her back, he could only wait until the Hehuan Sect captured Jiangliu City. Otherwise, no matter what, he would not risk entering the city.

Looking at Li Qingyun kneeling on the ground and pleading bitterly, Xiao Yu slowly pulled her onto his lap.

"Qingyun... it's not that I don't trust you or that I don't want you to leave. I truly do like you, and I intend to put you in charge of all matters concerning the alchemy room!"

"Tell me, how would you even get down the mountain? The outside is full of people from the Profound Spirit Sect, and reinforcements from the Jade Maiden Sect's branch have arrived too!"

Li Qingyun wrapped her arms around Xiao Yu's arm, her face full of grievance as she cried.

She had truly never considered betraying Xiao Yu. She merely wanted to go home.

Now that she was a cultivator, even if she returned to Jiangliu City, should other cultivators discover her existence, she would very likely implicate her family.

Those righteous cultivators were no different from the demonic path.

But what could a weak woman like her do?

"Master... is there truly no way?"

"Even if only my mother could know that I am safe, that would be enough. Qingyun will definitely serve Master with unwavering loyalty. I will cultivate diligently and help Master raise your cultivation..."

"If I violate these words, then after death, may I descend to the eighteen levels of hell and never be reborn for eternity!!!"

Xiao Yu pursed his lips. "Mm. Unless the Hehuan Sect captures Jiangliu City, there is nothing I can do either!"

"Even if you wrote a letter, no one would deliver it for you! No one wants to go die!"

"And if you are captured, not only will you implicate your family, you will drag me down as well! Because they will extract your soul! You won't be able to hide anything!"

Recalling Xiao Yu's words, her gaze slowly turned toward the direction of Jiangliu City.

After thinking for a moment, Li Qingyun asked in a trembling voice, "How can the Hehuan Sect be made to win? If cultivators from the Hehuan Sect enter the city, they will kill mortals, won't they?"

Xiao Yu hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

His heart tightened.

Though he was on the demonic path, he did not wish to slaughter innocents.

If the Hehuan Sect's people truly entered the city, it would indeed be a calamity from which there was no escape for mortals.

He had joined the Hehuan Sect only because the righteous sects would not accept him.

He had not even reached the Qi Refining Stage. He could not even become a Rogue Cultivator.

If Li Qingyun followed him sincerely, like Zhang Ziling, it was not as though he could not do something for her.

Among so many cultivators, Zhang Ziling was the only one he had ever heard say that mortals should not be harmed.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yu said softly, "After some time, I may leave this place. If I go to another city of mortals, write a letter home then. I'll have a mortal carry it back to your family!"

Li Qingyun's tear-reddened eyes froze for an instant, then she said excitedly, "Master, is that true?"

Xiao Yu said, "Mm, wait a while. At the shortest, one month; at the longest, three to five months. I must increase my strength! You have also read the Joyful Union Art, so naturally you know how to help me increase my strength!"

"You are so sincere, so naturally I will remember it!"

Li Qingyun was overjoyed, and the gloom on her face vanished without a trace. "Master, Qingyun will certainly cultivate well and help Master increase your cultivation as soon as possible!"

Afterward, Xiao Yu entered Bai Yue's Judgment Room.

Her Judgment Score was still rising far too slowly.

This woman truly refused to repent, but he liked that all the more.

That was what made it interesting.

Xiao Yu chuckled softly. "What's wrong? Why aren't you cursing anymore? That doesn't seem like your style!"

After Bai Yue caught her breath, she immediately turned her face to the side. "Beast..."

"Slap—!" Xiao Yu raised his hand and struck her across the face.