The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Chu Xuan’s expression was complex, "Senior sister, don’t overthink. I’ve forgiven you long ago, it’s just that..."

"It’s just that I am no longer interested in matters of men and women. From now on, I wish to focus solely on cultivation and the pursuit of the Dao."

Qin Mengyao didn’t believe this at all. A murderous intent suddenly appeared on her face, "Is it that Gu Haitang? Didn’t you already leave her behind? Is she still clinging onto you?"

Chu Xuan immediately became nervous, "No! Don’t let your imagination run wild."

Honestly, the killing aura around Qin Mengyao was so thick it was almost tangible. Over the years, who knows how many people she has killed. If she truly harbors murderous intent towards Gu Haitang, Haitang will be in great danger.

Hearing this, Qin Mengyao finally lowered her gaze, slightly retracting her murderous aura.

Suddenly, she jumped up and embraced Chu Xuan again, even wrapping her long legs tightly around his waist, entangling him like a beautiful snake.

Chu Xuan had a helpless look on his face as he held Qin Mengyao and coaxed her, "Senior sister, don’t be like this, okay?"

"Not okay." Qin Mengyao’s temper turned somewhat childlike. She hugged Chu Xuan, acting spoiled, while gently rubbing against his body, her small mouth kissing his neck repeatedly.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her eyebrows were filled with springlike flirtation, wholly exhibiting a demeanor of seeking love and pleasure.

Chu Xuan had long known that his senior sister had succumbed to her inner demons, but he never imagined she would suddenly become like this, causing him a headache.

"Senior sister, don’t move around, listen to me."

"I’m listening~" Qin Mengyao said, biting his earlobe.

Suddenly, she turned her head to look to the side, but there was nothing there, only a gust of wind blowing past.

At this moment, Chu Xuan took the opportunity to persuade her and bring her attention back.

"Senior sister, didn’t you once tell me ’My heart is only for the sword, undisturbed by external matters’?"

"Junior brother, I realized, you are my sword," Qin Mengyao said affectionately.

Chu Xuan was instantly at a loss for words. How had his senior sister become so good at flirting?

"No no no, don’t say such things. Have you forgotten the path you initially chose to walk?"

Qin Mengyao sneered, "Are you referring to that ’Supreme forgetting of emotions while not being detached from them’?"

"I was once so close to you, able to easily win your heart more than anyone else, but because of that ridiculous notion of forgetting emotions! I pushed you away with my own hands."

"Now, I am not the person I used to be. I want the Sword Dao, and I want you too, I want it all!"

"Things of yesterday are like they died yesterday; things of today are like they were born today."

"Junior brother, I am not possessed by demons. I have only been reborn. The past me lived under layers of false pretenses, but the current me is the true me." Qin Mengyao said, looking earnestly into Chu Xuan’s eyes.

Chu Xuan was taken aback by his senior sister’s words. He had to admit, they made sense...

At least now, Qin Mengyao is much more carefree than before, completely free from the constraints of morality and etiquette. Whatever she wants, she is determined to get, even if it means using unscrupulous means. The kind and courteous senior sister she once was is gone forever.

"No no no," Chu Xuan suddenly snapped back to reality, "Being possessed by a demon is still being possessed. Being fixated on the Dao of Killing will indeed affect your state of mind, not to mention that bizarre stone tablet. It will control your mind and turn you into its slave."

Qin Mengyao suddenly smiled, "Are you talking about the Seven Kill Tablet?"

"That’s a good thing, a treasure passed down from the Primordial Era. It has seven blood-red characters of ’kill’ on its surface, crafted by the Killing Daoist of the past."

"This object embodies the Dao of Slaughter, emerging from the Netherworld Blood Sea. It can suppress enemies with its tablet body or transform into the two swords of Yuan Tu and Abi, possessing immense power. I find it very handy to use."

"As for mind control..." Qin Mengyao’s expression grew somewhat complex, "Back then, I indeed was tempted by it to venture into the secret realm. It was very dangerous when I unearthed the Seven Kill Tablet from the roots of the Ruo Wood tree. I almost lost myself."

"In the end, fortunately, I had you." She said, looking at Chu Xuan with gentle eyes.

Chu Xuan paused, somewhat confused, "You mean to say, when facing the temptation of the Seven Kill Tablet, you managed to hold your mind together because you thought of me?"

"Not only that," Qin Mengyao shook her head, "Back then, I felt like I was in an endless sea of blood, having no choice but to kill, kill, and kill again. Once I lost to the Asura and blood beasts born from that sea of blood, I would completely lose myself and become a puppet."

"At that time, all I could think about was you, longing to see you again, hoping to kill all the women around you and have you to myself."

Chu Xuan’s expression wasn’t very good as Qin Mengyao kissed him on the face, "Don’t worry, I won’t really do that now. I’m just telling you my true feelings at the time."

"Despite holding on, however, facing the constant pressure of killing intent from the Seven Kill Tablet pounding on my spirit, it felt like walking on the edge of a thousand-feet cliff, ready to fall into the abyss at any moment and be smashed to pieces."

"Fortunately, at the last moment, the Heart-Clearing Talisman you gave me worked, helping me keep my mind clear, thus overcoming this calamity."

Chu Xuan was somewhat surprised. After attending a gathering with Gu Haitang at the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion, the headmaster Yumingzi gave him a Heart-Clearing Talisman as a gift.

Chu Xuan found it effective and thought about his senior sister’s troubles in the secret realm. He wanted to give it to her but felt it wasn’t appropriate since it was a gift from her elder.

Later, since Yumingzi and his people arrived at the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace a few days early to prepare for the wedding, Chu Xuan commissioned them to make another talisman and asked his master to deliver it to his senior sister on his behalf.

Although it was sent under the name of Floating Cloudzi at the time, Qin Mengyao, being so astute, quickly guessed it came from her junior brother. After all, how could her busy master suddenly remember to give her a talisman?

Since then, Qin Mengyao had kept the talisman with her at all times, which allowed it to take effect at a crucial moment.

Moreover, after the wedding plans fell through, the talisman from Yumingzi was returned exactly as it was...

Qin Mengyao continued, "After surviving the most dangerous initial test, I stayed in the Ruo Wood Secret Realm for seven years because I still couldn’t fully control the Seven Kill Tablet. While cultivating, I was constantly pulling and tugging at it."

"Seven years later, I finally broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage and barely subdued it, enabling me to wield a fraction of its power, after which I fought my way out of the secret realm."

"Who knew I would be surrounded by a group of greedy cultivators, demanding to know if I obtained any benefits from it?"

"I lost my patience and began a massive slaughter..."

Chu Xuan shook his head repeatedly, patiently advising her, "You mustn’t kill indiscriminately."

"I didn’t!" Qin Mengyao retorted with her eyebrows raised, "If I truly wanted to, none of those present would have left alive."

Chu Xuan understood that his senior sister’s emotions were still unstable at this stage, and her mental state might not be as good as she claimed, possibly with the Seven Kill Tablet still influencing her mind secretly.

Thus, he primarily remained gentle in his guidance, "Senior sister, you..."

"Chu Xuan," Qin Mengyao suddenly became angry, "Don’t call me senior sister, call me Mengyao."

Chu Xuan felt a headache coming on, "Alright, alright, Mengyao, can you get off me for now?"

Qin Mengyao seemed unwilling but looked at him with seductive eyes, "My teeth itch, I want to bite someone~"

Taking advantage of Chu Xuan’s distraction, she kissed him again...

Off to the side, Ji Mingyu was grinding her teeth with rage, wishing she could rush over and pull this woman away. If not for Xiaoxue, who had transformed into human form and was desperately restraining her, they might have exposed their presence.

Earlier, it was due to the master and servant grappling with each other that they almost revealed their existence.

Xiaoxue whispered, "Master, stay calm, you must stay calm!"

"Calm for what! Qin Mengyao has become a lovesick fool after losing herself to the demonic path, hasn’t she? I was wrong; I shouldn’t have let Chu Xuan come to see her from the start." Ji Mingyu began to deeply regret her decision.

Xiaoxue felt a bit awkward, fearing her master might vent her anger on her, cautiously said, "Although Qin Mengyao’s condition exceeded our expectations, Chu Xuan’s response is just as we anticipated."

"Look, he just pushed the senior sister away again. Rest assured, Master, Chu Xuan will definitely uphold his bottom line."

Ji Mingyu, however, felt like crying without tears, "I need more than just maintaining the bottom line; at this rate, Chu Xuan will be utterly worn down by her."