Chapter 19: How Did I End Up Falling for Myself?

Chapter 19: How did she just win her own heart against herself...?

Ye Yan was dead.

There was a hole in the center of his forehead, from which blood flowed continuously.

And what of Ye Qiubai? He had long since vanished from the Ye residence.

Clearly, he had already left.

Watching this scene, the Ye Family Ancestor’s expression was extremely grim.

After all, Ye Yan was the successor he had chosen, yet he had been killed by Ye Qiubai.

Seeing that Ye Qiubai had successfully escaped, Ye Qing no longer worried and let out a relaxed smile.

The Ye Family Ancestor looked at Ye Qing and snorted coldly, saying, "From this day forward, the position of Family Head shall be held by Ye Ling!"

Hearing this, Ye Ling was stunned, but he couldn't find any joy in it; after all, his son had been killed.

Ye Qing shrugged, not caring much. To him, the fact that Ye Qiubai had recovered his strength was more important than anything else.

Meanwhile, the perpetrator of the incident, Ye Qiubai, was sitting in a cave outside Tianyuan City.

He was regulating his breath.

After all, the backlash from drawing the Qingyun Sword earlier had been quite significant.

At the same time, Ye Qiubai was secretly astonished in his heart.

By drawing only a tiny portion of the blade, he had been able to forcefully kill someone right under the nose of a powerhouse like the Ye Family Ancestor.

If he had drawn the entire blade, perhaps even the Ancestor wouldn't have been able to withstand a single strike?

However, if he had fully drawn the Qingyun Sword, that incomparably powerful sword intent would likely have destroyed Ye Qiubai instantly...

Recalling what Jiang Tianhan had said earlier.

The Sunset Dynasty... huh?

The ruler of the Northern Region, whose current monarch was a super-powerful existence ranked fourth on the Four Regions Martial Rankings.

However, Ye Qiubai felt no discouragement whatsoever.

To him, even if it was the Sunset Dynasty, it wasn't necessarily impossible to surpass it!

As these thoughts surfaced.

A surge of sword intent rose from Ye Qiubai's body.

It soared straight into the clouds, carrying an unstoppable momentum!

A resolute sword heart, moving forward without hesitation, capable of slaying all things!

Sword Intent Breakthrough!

The current Ye Qiubai could now be called a Sword Master!

Two days later, Ye Qiubai finished his comprehension and left the place, walking toward the direction of the Dao Seclusion Academy.

He wondered if his master felt lonely; after all, he was his only disciple.

Now that he was gone, there was no one to talk to him, and no one to cook for him.

...

At the same time.

In the Thatched Cottage.

A woman frowned as she walked out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of fish soup.

She placed it in front of Lu Changsheng and said coldly, "Can you give me some guidance now?"

During this period of time.

Lu Changsheng had given her far too many shocks.

From the very beginning, she had been unable to see through him.

That faint, ethereal sword dao aura he emitted was even more profound than ordinary sword intent, filled with the power of laws!

Even in her past life, Hong Ying had never encountered such a sword dao aura.

Then there was the willow tree on the cliff, which clearly possessed spirit; although it emitted no aura, it gave her a vague sense of dread.

The birds in the parasol tree even exerted a bloodline attraction toward Hong Ying.

Terrifyingly, she even felt a faint sense of being suppressed!

Not only that.

Even Lu Changsheng's understanding of cultivation techniques left Hong Ying deeply shaken.

An inadvertent remark or a casual pointer from him could grant Hong Ying sudden insights!

One had to realize that her past life was that of a Great Emperor!

Her understanding of the martial dao could be considered top-tier in this world.

It was easy to imagine that Lu Changsheng's understanding of the martial dao far exceeded hers!

This was why Hong Ying had taken the initiative to seek instruction.

However, guidance wasn't free.

Coincidentally, since Ye Qiubai had left, there was no one to cook for him, and she was too lazy to enter the kitchen herself.

So, using cooking as the price, as long as Hong Ying provided three meals a day, Lu Changsheng would guide her once.

One must know that for tens of thousands of years, Hong Ying had never once cooked.

Looking at the fish soup before him, Lu Changsheng chuckled and nodded. "Not bad, much better than that pitch-black stuff from before."

He then took a sip.

"Hmm, at least it's edible."

Hong Ying gave a frustrated huff.

As a former Empress, when had she ever been bossed around like this?

"Is that enough? Hurry up and teach me!"

"No rush, let me finish my meal first."

And so, Hong Ying sat opposite Lu Changsheng, watching him eat bite by bite.

It was just that Lu Changsheng ate far too slowly, chewing every mouthful meticulously.

This made Hong Ying somewhat impatient.

Suddenly, Hong Ying froze.

Indeed, when had she become so impetuous?

To be getting irritated just from waiting a little while?

Realizing this, Hong Ying immediately sat cross-legged to adjust her mental state.

Mental state.

It was extremely important on the path of cultivation, yet it was sometimes overlooked.

When a person is anxious, their cultivation may make no progress at all.

In severe cases, they might even suffer from cultivation deviation!

Their cultivation could regress, damaging their Dao foundation!

Only by maintaining a state of tranquility could one perceive more profound truths.

This was a truth understood by every cultivator.

However.

Sometimes, the simplest things are the easiest to forget.

Take Hong Ying, for example.

She was desperate to recover and increase her strength.

Yet she had failed to notice that her mental state was actually unsuitable for cultivation.

Only upon realizing this now did she immediately begin to regulate herself.

Lu Changsheng finished eating.

Seeing that Hong Ying was still meditating, he shrugged and casually tidied up the bowls and chopsticks.

The next day, Hong Ying was still meditating.

The third day, it was the same.

Until the fifth day...

Hong Ying slowly opened her eyes, a sharp light flashing through them!

Her aura erupted!

Breakthrough, the Water Overflow Realm!

It happened naturally, like water flowing into a channel!

After the Golden Core comes the Purple Mansion Realm; after the Purple Mansion comes the Qi Sea Realm; and after the Qi Sea comes the Water Overflow Realm.

Ye Qing was at the early stage of the Water Overflow Realm.

The Ye Family Ancestor had already reached the peak of the Water Overflow Realm!

Hong Ying let out a long breath, a beautiful smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

Lu Changsheng walked out at this moment and smiled, "You broke through?"

Hong Ying nodded, then bowed to Lu Changsheng, saying, "Thank you for your guidance."

Hmm?

Lu Changsheng was stunned. He hadn't guided her at all these past few days, had he?

Hong Ying said with a smile, "You knew my mental state was problematic, so you deliberately made me cook to make me realize where my issue lay, didn't you?"

Lu Changsheng: "????"

I didn't, I wasn't, don't talk nonsense.

I just simply wanted you to cook for me.

Hong Ying continued, "Otherwise, with your current cultivation, you would have reached the Inedia Realm long ago. Why would you eat mortal food every day? Not to mention, my cooking isn't even that good."

As she mentioned the last point, Hong Ying couldn't help but blush.

Lu Changsheng was completely dumbfounded.

Why did everyone around him love to overthink things like this?

I clearly didn't think that way...

Immediately after, Hong Ying suddenly knelt on both knees before Lu Changsheng and bowed, saying, "Learning has no precedence, and the one who reaches the goal is the master. Please, accept me as your disciple!"

Lu Changsheng: "..."

I haven't even done anything yet.

How... did she just win her own heart against herself?

I'm speechless...

(End of Chapter)