Xie Yichu responded very soon.
"What did she do to you?" There was tension in Xie Yichu's voice.
"Nothing, actually. I went back to my room after I noticed her. Now she... seems to have left." As Xue Fuyao spoke, she extended her senses outside.
Hearing this, Xie Yichu could not help letting out a breath of relief. "Stay away from her."
Although she had said outside that she did not want to hear it, Xue Fuyao's curiosity had long since been piqued.
"Master, what's your relationship with her? Is she really an old acquaintance of yours?" Xue Fuyao asked.
"An old acquaintance? An enemy would be more like it." Xie Yichu's tone was distinctly displeased. "Knowing her was eight lifetimes' worth of bad luck for me."
This was the first time she had heard her master sound so emotional, and Xue Fuyao could not help growing even more curious. Could there have been some misunderstanding between them?
"What exactly happened, Master? Tell me. If something really does happen, at least I'll know enough not to get schemed against."
At her words, Xie Yichu fell silent for a moment before saying, "I suppose I can tell you. Her name is Dong Chanyi. She was the previous Saintess of the Piaomiao Holy Land, and she cultivates the ruthless Dao. But to attain mastery of the ruthless Dao, she first has to develop feelings, then sever them.
"So she has to fall in love with someone, then sever that relationship with her own hands.
"And the person she loves can't be just anyone. He has to be worthy of her.
"Back then, Dong Chanyi was hailed as the Eastern Continent's Number One Heavenly Pride. Someone like her was destined to be beyond the reach of ordinary people, so she set her sights