Chapter 69: This Love of Yours Is Twisted
"..."
There was a long silence on the other end of the jade stone before a message finally arrived.
"Eldest Senior Sister, that joke isn't funny."
"..."
Ye Qinghong said nothing, gripping his sword hilt tightly.
Eventually, messages came pouring in again like snow.
"Eldest Senior Sister, that fiend is sinister and cunning. I don't know what spell he's put you under, but he really does want to refine us into human puppets. Most importantly, the fiend is impotent, and his mind has long since become warped. You absolutely mustn't fall for his tricks. Have you forgotten how he's tormented us all these years?"
"..."
Countless messages flooded in.
As Ye Qinghong read them, faint ripples stirred in his cool, clear eyes, and a hint of conflict appeared in his gaze.
Finally, he swept his sleeve.
The jade stone vanished without a trace.
Then he gently removed the bamboo hairpin from his head, letting his dark hair spill down, and lay quietly on the floor.
Outside the door, a gentle breeze blew, and bamboo leaves danced.
Inside, Ye Qinghong bloomed like a lotus.
His heart settled into a rare quiet,
and he began thinking over the events of recent days.
Although Fourth Junior Sister's talk of falling in love sounded quite reasonable,
after carefully interrogating his own heart,
he felt it was unlikely.
Though the heart demon lingered within him, when he searched his heart, he still hated the fiend to the bone.
That had not changed in the slightest.
It was just...
He simply could not understand why the fiend had been willing to give him the complete God-Shocking Sword Technique that day.
And why had he punished him in such a humiliating way inside the Demon Venerable Pavilion?
When he