Chapter 1505 - 565: Heavenly Immortal, Oh Heavenly Immortal
"The fact that you are Di Shen’s dual cultivation partner can’t be kept secret any longer. Sooner or later, it will reach Dongfang Liuli’s ears. Dongfang Liuli is not Yi Qianyu. It’s best to avoid her if possible."
Luo Qianche looked at Ye Lingyue with a complex expression.
"Either way, thank you for getting us out of trouble. You mentioned something about Dongfang Liuli and Yi Qianyu. What do you mean by that? Does that woman have some extraordinary means? Luo Qianche, we’ve been through thick and thin together. Can you change that annoying habit of yours? Stop speaking halfway, it’s tiring, isn’t it?"
Ye Lingyue picked up on the underlying meaning in Luo Qianche’s words and couldn’t help but pull at his hair.
Luo Qianche wasn’t much older than her, yet he tried to act all mature, which Ye Lingyue found somewhat amusing.
"How dare you, show some respect to our City Lord," Luo Qianche’s subordinates rebuked.
Luo Qianche stared at Ye Lingyue’s hand pulling his hair but didn’t push her hand away. After a long pause, he finally said:
"Once you’re familiar with Qiyu City, you will understand."
Ultimately, Luo Qianche didn’t tell Ye Lingyue about Dongfang Tianxian. It was evident that the Liu Guang Team had something that both Luo Qianche and Shui City were wary of.
However, Ye Lingyue had already figured it out. Di Shen was Di Shen, and she was herself.
When they joined the Jiu Provinces Hunting, they had already agreed that until they found the Demon Road, entered the Demon World, and rescued Yan Jiu and his son, they would act separately.
Be it Dongfang Liuli or Yi Qianyu, if they didn’t provoke Ye Lingyue, she could let them be. But if they sought her out, Ye Lingyue wouldn’t be so courteous.
That night, the dozen or so members of Huangquan Team found an inn in the city and settled there. The first night in Qiyu City was quite peaceful.
However, after Zhan Yue Team’s merit points were disrupted mid-way by Ye Lingyue, Yi Qianyu was infuriated by the double blow.
He headed to a tavern in the city.
It was the most bustling street in the city, yet the tavern, despite the chaos around it, maintained a quiet charm with an antique style, and the spiritual grain wine produced there had a mellow taste and golden color, highly favored by demon hunters around Qiyu City.
As night fell, the flickering lights illuminated the tavern, which was now at its business peak.
The tavern was packed with guests. As soon as Yi Qianyu entered, he noticed a familiar elegant figure sitting in a seat.
The person wore a red dress, the mere silhouette was captivating.
Upon closer inspection, the jade hand with a red sleeve, the slender waist, the charming eyebrows, appeared as the most beautiful scenery, attracting everyone’s attention.
That sculpted hand was holding a glass of wine, her cheeks flushed with a hint of drunkenness, yet upon closer inspection, there was no trace of intoxication in the woman’s eyes.
Yi Qianyu was lost in thought as he was about to sit down.
"Yi Qianyu, who gave you permission to sit down?"
The woman’s voice was as enticing as the finest wine, a natural allure that seemed to soften one’s bones.
Yi Qianyu smiled wryly.
"Liuli, I knew you were here drinking alone again. Why bother? After the way that guy treated you, you still care about him..."
Before Yi Qianyu could finish, a glass of wine was splashed at him.
The golden wine turned into round beads mid-air, like countless iron pellets.
If the wine touched him, Yi Qianyu’s eyes and nose wouldn’t be spared.
Yi Qianyu slammed a hand on the table, retreating ten feet away.
The spilled wine left a series of puncture holes on the table.
Seeing this, Yi Qianyu was taken aback and dared not approach the red-clad woman.
"Do you even deserve to mention him?"
The woman set down her wine glass and poured another glass for herself.
This set of glassware was used by Di Shen when he was in Qiyu City.
"Dongfang Liuli, have you been possessed by a demon nightmare? He doesn’t see you at all."
The woman in red was indeed the Dongfang Tianxian that Luo Qianche had mentioned, someone who threw herself at Di Shen.
She indeed deserved the title of Heavenly Immortal; her icy skin and jade bone were striking. Most impressively, her spiritual power was terrifying, capable of seamlessly merging with anything around her.
Dongfang Liuli didn’t respond.
Di Shen treated her that way, yet she felt no resentment towards him.
Before meeting Di Shen, Dongfang Liuli’s heart was as calm as still water.
But that day, after seeing Di Shen, her heart, which had been calm for countless years, surged violently.
She was nearly obsessed, his thick brows, high nose bridge, and pale cherry lips, even his breath quickened her heartbeat.
She sat across from him, as he said nothing.
He only appeared different when holding a delicate jade, which was a token, in his hand.
Then, Dongfang Liuli made the boldest move of her life.
It was a failed seduction, but the shock for Dongfang Liuli was not just that Di Shen dismissed her in front of everyone.
But that her Fang Venerate Level cultivation was completely ineffective against Di Shen.
Di Shen was strong, so strong that Dongfang Liuli realized she was no match for him.
Strong enough that she desired him even more.
She was determined to have this man.
Even if Liu Guang Team had to leave Qiyu City because of this, she was adamant to pursue him.
"Give it up. I’m telling you, Di Shen already has a dual cultivation partner. He won’t ever accept you, neither in the past nor in the future."
Yi Qianyu, having been rejected by Dongfang Liuli many times, now spoke with spite.
"You said Di Shen has a partner? No, that’s impossible."
If she were his dual cultivation partner, why not participate in the Five Spirits Team together?
"Why would I lie? With your influence, it would be easy to investigate. Her name is Ye Lingyue, the team leader of Huangquan Team, and she possesses a jade pendant like Di Shen’s."
Yi Qianyu’s heart surged with a sense of revenge.
The same jade pendant?
It hit like a head-on blow, shattering the cup in Dongfang Liuli’s hand.
So it turned out that during all those times Di Shen held the jade pendant in the tavern, he wasn’t daydreaming, but reminiscing about someone.
And that occasional gentleness in his gaze was for a woman named "Ye Lingyue"?
Dongfang Liuli’s heart felt like a hundred cat claws were scratching it.
But then, Dongfang Liuli thought of something.
Huangquan Team? A team she had never heard of, probably newcomers, which made things easier.
Her lips curved into a captivating smile.
"You said that woman’s name is Ye Lingyue, right? No matter her relationship with Di Shen, it won’t matter because soon, it will be over. I’ll make her leave Di Shen voluntarily. If she refuses, I’ll ensure she disappears from Qiyu City forever."