Chapter 180 Final Chapter (2)
Yun Wan'er struggled to lift her blood-stained, tear-streaked face, and choked out in a voice filled with vulnerability, dependence, and boundless grievance, "Brother Wushang...you...have you come to take Wan'er away?"
Her eyes were filled with hopeful tears, as if she could already see Ye Wushang sweeping away all obstacles for her and leading her out of her suffering.
However, Ye Wushang's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly, and his icy eyes didn't even glance at her, as if her pitiful cries were just annoying mosquitoes buzzing in his ear.
He casually flicked his long, slender fingers twice in the air.
The next moment, the fragments of black jade marrow that Shen Zhaozhao had pierced with the Zixiao Sword and scattered on the ground seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, instantly transforming into more than a dozen thin black streams of light, all of which flew back into his palm and disappeared.
Ye Wushang retrieved the black jade marrow, then slowly turned his gaze to Yun Wan'er, a half-smile curving his lips.
However, he ignored Yun Wan'er, whose eyes were full of hope, and instead turned his gaze to Shen Zhaozhao, with an indescribable, almost scrutinizing, playful look.
Immediately, a smile curved his lips, a smile that could freeze Yun Wan'er's blood, and his tone was leisurely, with a hint of sarcasm.
"I don't know about other things, but Wan'er..."
Ye Wushang deliberately dragged out the last syllable, as if savoring something amusing, "Back then, you helped me break the Yellow Springs Seal in Liuyunchuan, allowing the Demon Realm to invade Liuyunchuan. Logically and morally, it seems I... should have helped you out..."
He tilted his head slightly, making a regretful expression, but his eyes remained as cold as ever, and his voice was light and airy: "It's just a pity... you're really too useless."
Yun Wan'er: "???"
The color drained from Yun Wan'er's face instantly, and her mind went completely blank.
What...what is he saying?
How could he... how could he dare to say this in front of his master and Grandmaster Xuanji?!
Wasn't he here to save her?!
Why? !
She watched as Ye Wushang finished speaking, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over Shen Zhaozhao again. Deep within his eyes lay a hint of something that only the parties involved could perceive—a hint that was almost transactional, as if to say, "Look, I've helped you solidify her guilt. Remember this favor."
Immediately, the young master of the demon realm seemed to have no more lingering attachments. His figure vanished like a ghost at the entrance of the water prison, as if he had never been there, leaving only his heart-wrenching words echoing in the deathly silence.
Shen Zhaozhao's eyes flickered slightly; she naturally caught Ye Wushang's meaningful glance.
Is this person deliberately trying to sabotage us?
Should we sell her a good deal?
Her mind raced, but her face remained impassive, as if she hadn't noticed the demon's implied meaning.
However, Yun Wan'er clearly saw Ye Wushang's last glance at Shen Zhaozhao. A jealousy and hatred that hurt more than the wound on her forehead and was more intense than being "abandoned" by her master instantly burned away her reason like a poisonous flame.
All her expectations turned into a complete joke at this moment!
So, even the young master of the Demon Realm whom she thought she could rely on was actually here for Shen Zhaozhao?!
On what grounds?!
What's so great about Shen Zhaozhao?!
One or two of them, all revolving around her?!
"Oh……"
Yun Wan'er suddenly chuckled softly, her laughter carrying a kind of reckless madness.
She raised her eyes, staring intently at Shen Zhaozhao, the resentment in her eyes almost tangible, her tone full of sarcasm: "Shen Zhaozhao, you really have some impressive methods..."
"One man isn't enough, you're even going after the demons?"
As if she had thought of something, she suddenly chuckled and said maliciously, "I wonder, if that person knew that you and Ye Wushang were exchanging glances like this... would your position by his side still be secure?"
The "that person" she was referring to was naturally Xie Linyuan.
Even at this point, she still couldn't resist using the most malicious thoughts to speculate and sow discord.
"Wan'er!"
Lingxiao Zhenren, who was standing to the side, was finally completely devastated by the information revealed in Yun Wan'er's words. His face turned pale, and his voice trembled uncontrollably with disbelief: "You colluded with the Demon Realm... and destroyed the Yellow Springs Seal?! Did you really do it?!"
As if he were seeing this disciple he had raised with his own hands for the first time, his eyes were filled with broken confusion and heartache: "What... are you thinking?!"
"Yes! So what?!"
Yun Wan'er suddenly turned her head and retorted sharply to Ling Xiao Zhenren, her face devoid of its usual gentleness and obedience, replaced only by a twisted sense of self-righteousness.
"Back then, you all proclaimed that I was the future of the Heavenly Evolution Sect! You said that all the resources of the Heavenly Evolution Sect should be directed towards me!"
She pointed a finger at Lingxiao Zhenren, her eyes fierce, as if she were the one who had suffered a great injustice: "Since that's the case, it's just a matter of a few disciples' lives helping me cultivate, so what?! Don't they belong to the Tianyan Sect?! Isn't sacrificing for the future of the sect their honor?!"
"It's just bad luck for them! It's just that you, Master, are not strong enough!"
She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, completely absolving herself of any blame: "Otherwise, why have I been unable to break through my bottleneck under your guidance?! You're the one who wronged me first! You failed to teach me properly!"
"If you're incompetent, are you going to blame me for finding another way?!"
"Opportunity is offered to me, why shouldn't I take it?!"
These shocking remarks exposed her selfishness and callousness.
In her view, the whole world owes her something, everyone should serve her, and anyone or any rule that hinders her is wrong.
Lingxiao Zhenren was so angry at her distorted and shameless words that he trembled all over. He pointed at her, his lips quivering, but he couldn't utter a single word.
He looked at the seemingly insane girl with fierce eyes and felt completely unfamiliar with her.
This is the disciple to whom he has devoted his heart and soul and placed his high hopes?
This is clearly an ungrateful wretch!
Even so, looking at her face, which overlapped with the obedient appearance in his memory but was now covered in blood and madness, and listening to her heart-wrenching words, the almost instinctive pity and reluctance that Lingxiao Zhenren had developed over the years was still hard to completely erase.
He closed his eyes, suppressing the metallic taste in his throat, and finally turned to the floating talisman figure, bowing deeply. His voice was hoarse and weary, carrying a hint of humble pleading: "Master... Wan'er... her sins are too great to be recounted..."
"But... but she was raised by my own hands, and we spent more than ten years together... I beg you, Dao Ancestor... spare her life for my sake!"
"Strip her of her cultivation and imprison her in the forbidden area forever. Your disciple is willing to guard her personally and never let her harm the sect again!"
Yun Wan'er listened coldly to Ling Xiao Zhenren's pleas for mercy, her face showing no gratitude whatsoever.
It's ridiculous. All she wanted was to improve her cultivation. What did she do wrong?
The fault lies with the Tianyan Sect, with the incompetent Master, and with those disciples whose lives are worthless!
On what grounds does my master punish me?!
However, before Lingxiao Zhenren's plea had even finished—
"Pfft."
A sharp sound, like a blade piercing flesh, abruptly broke the stagnant atmosphere in the water prison.
Yun Wan'er felt a chill in her heart, and an unprecedented sense of emptiness instantly spread through her.
She lowered her eyes in astonishment.
A familiar purple sword tip emerged from her chest, dripping warm, her own blood onto the cold ground.
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