"What do you mean?!"
Long Xiaoyao's eyes widened, his earlier composure swept away and replaced by sheer shock.
"It's simple. As long as that blood descendant of yours doesn't provoke me, I won't make a move against him."
"Tell me, Long Xiaoyao, who did it to Uncle Ye? Who gave the order?!"
Ye Xiao took two steps forward and seized Long Xiaoyao by the collar, his voice growing deeper.
Long Xiaoyao's face was filled with anguish, and even his eyes turned blood-red as he looked at Ye Xiao. Having to choose between the two was torture for him!
"So that's how it is..."
Ye Xiao let go and regarded Long Xiaoyao thoughtfully.
"If Xu Lin were the one behind it, you wouldn't be this conflicted."
At Ye Xiao's words, Long Xiaoyao instantly came to his senses, and fine beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"What a fool you are, too. Ye Xishui is certain to die. Her future was sealed the moment she appeared here."
"For Ye Xishui, who is bound to die, you're even dragging down your only blood descendant. Long Xiaoyao, you don't really think you're a good person, do you?"
Ye Xiao chuckled and reached out to pat Long Xiaoyao's cheek.
"I'll talk!"
"I can tell you everything about what happened!"
"The one who gave the order, the one who carried it out, and everyone involved in it!"
Long Xiaoyao closed his eyes in agony, even shedding tears of blood.
He understood now. He finally understood!
He and Ye Xishui were certain to die, so why should he drag down his only blood descendant as well?
"A smart choice. You know, I may not be a good person, but I absolutely keep my promises."
After hearing Long Xiaoyao's confession and the whole story, Ye Xiao smiled in satisfaction.
"That's what happened."
"You promised me..."
Long Xiaoyao's face was pale, and he had aged in an instant. His lifeless eyes stared pleadingly at Ye Xiao.
I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Xishui...
Long Xiaoyao's heart was full of bitterness, but things had come to this. Saving their child was already the best outcome.
"Mm, I promised you. As long as Yan Shaozhe doesn't make a move against me, I can't be bothered to deal with him either."
"But..."
Ye Xiao committed the list to memory, a playful smile appearing on his lips.
"Unfortunately, that fine grandson of yours chased me down and tried to kill me not long ago."
Hearing those casually spoken words, Long Xiaoyao's eyes widened. But before he could plead any further, a flash of icy light pierced his heart!
The Snow Empress turned her jade hand and took Ye Xiao's hand in hers, having just fired that shot.
After spending so much time together, she could sense Ye Xiao's conflicted feelings.
Even if Ye Xiao hadn't shown them.
"He died with his eyes unclosed, huh~"
Ye Xiao tightened his grip on the Snow Empress's jade hand. Instead of looking back, he cast a conflicted glance at Long Xiaoyao, who had died with his eyes wide open.
"If only you'd known it would come to this, why do it in the first place~"
Ye Xiao raised his head, forcibly stopping his tangled emotions from spreading.
"Do you want to torture her?"
The Snow Empress looked at Ye Xiao, whose gaze had fallen on Ye Xishui, and asked softly.
"There's no need for that."
"I actually have an idea."
"Snow Empress, you might not know this, but Ye Xishui has a Second Martial Soul called the Bright Phoenix."
"This Martial Soul comes with the ability to undergo nirvana."
"And she also has a Martial Soul suited specifically to following the path of an Evil Soul Master..."
"I was wondering if I could turn her into an angel cultivation aid."
"I'll have Sister Guyi kill her, then let Ye Xishui undergo nirvana and devour other Evil Soul Masters. Once she's recovered, I'll hand her over to Sister Guyi to kill again."
Ye Xiao rubbed his chin in thought.
That way, he could capture his future enemies and use them as nourishment for Ye Xishui, then use Ye Xishui as nourishment for Ye Guyi.
"Right, Yan Shaozhe also has a Bright Phoenix Martial Soul. Maybe he can join the angel aid process too."
Ye Xiao was thoughtful, though for now he only had a rough idea and could fill in the details later.
"It's just a pity that Sister Guyi can't currently handle the reward for killing a level 99 Limit Evil Soul Master."
Ye Xiao shrugged and turned to look at the Snow Empress.
"If you're worried that too much Soul Power will make her body explode, I can help you seal that Soul Power inside Ye Guyi's body and let her absorb it slowly."
The Snow Empress's expression was gentle as she explained to Ye Xiao.
Her choice of words was interesting, too. She wasn't helping Ye Guyi; she was helping "Ye Xiao."
"All right. Sorry for the trouble, Snow Empress~"
Ye Xiao smiled brightly and released the Snow Empress's hand, shifting his gaze toward the imperial palace.
His treatment of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui had been designed specifically for the two of them.
He had dealt Long Xiaoyao a fatal blow through his chivalry and family ties, while making Ye Xishui a tool for someone else's cultivation once again.
Attacking the body was inferior; attacking the heart was superior!
If he really used Ye Xishui as a weapon of the flesh, never mind whether that slut was dirty or not, wouldn't that be rewarding her?!
Ye Xiao was very humanitarian. All he wanted was to let Ye Xishui experience once more the days when she had been Old Ghost Zhongli's cultivation tool.
Hum~
Just as Ye Xiao was thinking about how to attack Xu Lin, another hum rang out across the entire Douluo Continent!
The living beings on the continent habitually raised their heads. They all knew that another sky screen was about to begin.
"Senior Demon Empress, could I ask you to help stop everyone in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace first?"
"Since the sky screen has opened again, I'll wait until it's over before dealing with them."
"But just in case they try to escape during that time..."
"Leave it to me."
The Demon Empress nodded, and her sexy, graceful figure vanished from Ye Xiao's sight in an instant.
She wasn't afraid of Ye Xiao making use of her; she was afraid he wouldn't.
Hum~
Just then, Gu Yuena lightly raised her jade hand, and as her Soul Power surged, several stone chairs rose from the ground.
She was the first to sit down, taking the tallest one.
Seeing this, the others said nothing more and followed suit, taking their seats one by one.
Ye Xiao, however, considerately said, "Thank you, Great Silver Dragon King."
At this, Gu Yuena looked at Ye Xiao with even greater satisfaction.
Suck-up!
The Ice Empress sat beside the Snow Empress and rolled her eyes at Ye Xiao, who was on the Snow Empress's other side.
Come to think of it, the relationship between the three was peculiar. The Ye Xiao on the sky screen wanted to fly with both ice and snow, the Ice Empress on the sky screen wanted monogamy, while in the real world, the Snow Empress had already embraced one on each side...
With Gu Yuena, who was showing signs of becoming the big sister, present, everyone behaved themselves and said no more, looking up at the sky screen.
The scene on the sky screen began with a knock at the door.
At the center of the scene was Ye Xiao, who had just walked out of a private bathroom.
His upper body was bare, with scattered droplets of water still clinging to it.
Hearing the knock, he raised his sword Qi and dispersed the water, then took his clothes from the bed where the Ice and Snow Emperors lay sleeping in each other's arms.
Of course, the two of them were completely covered by the quilt.