Fantasy: Ten Dragons Compete for the Throne, I, the Villain, Choose to Play it Off

Chapter 22 Empress Yueyao, Li Yueyao!

Qinglian Academy is located to the west of the Imperial Mausoleum City. It covers a vast area and is a long-standing academy with a history that surpasses even that of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It has to be said that it is a super powerful force.

Although Qinglian Academy remains neutral and does not participate in the struggles between any forces.

But since it's located within the Imperial Mausoleum City, how could it possibly remain absolutely neutral?

Even if they maintain a neutral stance, other forces probably wouldn't think that way.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Qinglian Academy, one is guarded by Qilin statues on both sides.

As is widely known, the Qilin is an auspicious beast, especially favored by Confucian scholars.

There is a plaque in front of the gate with four powerful characters on it:
"Qinglian Academy!"

At first glance, these few large characters contain boundless Daoist charm, and it is said that they were personally written by the first dean of Qinglian Academy.

This character exudes righteousness and is vigorous and powerful, making it impervious to all evil.

"I'll just sit here and do nothing today, but I need to find a quiet place to do it."

Where is the quietest place in Qinglian Academy?

"The library is quite nice. Under normal circumstances, there aren't many people there, and it's very quiet."

Li Qiye was thinking about where he should slack off at Qinglian Academy.

"Brother Qiye, you're here!"

Suddenly, an intimate voice interrupted Li Qiye's thoughts.

Li Qiye looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl in red running over with a look of surprise on her face.

Li Qiye was taken aback, and it took him a while to recognize who the other person was.

"Yueyao?"

Li Qiye hesitated for a moment before asking, "Why are you dressed like this?"

The girl had already come up to him, her big eyes were extremely bright, and her gaze towards him made no attempt to hide the joy in her heart.

"Don't I look good dressed like this?"

"No."

Although the girl looked young and inexperienced, she already possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms.

“Our Yueyao is beautiful, she looks good in anything.”

Li Qiye smiled and said, "No, do you usually like to wear white dresses? Why are you wearing red today?"

Li Yueyao!
She was the daughter of one of his royal uncles!

However, Li Yueyao's mother was of low status, being a dancer, so her position in the royal palace was not high.

Even the servants dared to make sarcastic remarks to him.

This situation remained unchanged until Li Qiye encountered it one day.

In a fit of rage, he ordered his guards to drag out and execute all the servants who had bullied Li Yueyao, which improved her situation somewhat.

After that incident, the girl became exceptionally close to him, though she was a bit weak-willed.

"I just suddenly wanted to change my style."

"Brother Qiye, do you like seeing me in a white dress?"

Li Yueyao blinked and asked.

This isn't just a change in style; even her personality has become more cheerful.

Li Qiye shook his head and said, "How can you say I like it? It's your freedom to choose what kind of dress you want to wear. As long as you like it, that's all that matters."

Hearing this, Li Yueyao was somewhat dazed.

She seemed to recall how she was bullied by those servants back then, and it was Li Qiye who stood up for her, ensuring that she would never be bullied in the Prince's mansion again.

At that time, Li Qiye was only fourteen years old, but he stood in front of her like an adult and said domineeringly, "From today onwards, no one will dare to bully you anymore. You can do whatever you want, as long as you like it."

Thinking of these things, Li Yueyao felt a lump in her throat.

However, Li Yueyao quickly covered it up.

"Brother Qiye, what brings you to the academy?" "I remember this is the place you dislike coming to the most."

Li Yueyao asked the question.

"I had no choice; these were all my father's orders."

Li Qiye shook his head helplessly and said, "On the contrary, you've already reached the age to enroll in the academy, haven't you?"

"Brother Qiye, have you forgotten? I'm sixteen years old now!"

Li Yueyao snorted and said, "Hmph, you must have a bad memory. You even forgot my birthday a few days ago."

"what?!"

"Ha ha……"

Li Qiye smiled awkwardly, then changed the subject, saying, "You should hurry up and go to class. You've just started school, so don't be late. I'm going to take a look around the Scripture Pavilion now."

Upon hearing this, Li Yueyao's eyes flickered, and then she smiled and said, "Brother Qiye, I also want to go to the Scripture Pavilion. Let's go together."

"Then do whatever you want."

Li Qiye nodded without hesitation.

"Brother Qiye, you are still so good to me."

Li Yueyao smiled sweetly, her smile captivatingly beautiful.

"Stop talking nonsense and let's go."

Li Qiye shook his head helplessly.

He'd watched this little girl grow up; having seen so much of her, he naturally became immune to it.

After saying this, he took the lead and walked towards the direction of the Sutra Repository.

Watching Li Qiye's retreating figure, Li Yueyao's eyes gleamed with a strange light.

A smile appeared on her lips as she murmured to herself, "Brother Qiye, it's so good to see that you're still alive."

In her previous life, the thing that Li Yueyao found most unbearable was seeing Li Qiye, the only person who loved her and gave her a second life, being assassinated by a guy named Xiao Yun.

Although she later suppressed everything in the world and her cultivation reached the Emperor Realm, becoming the Moon Yao Empress and making countless powerful people tremble in fear, she still could not find Xiao Yun.

She is far from being able to bring people back to life.

Until one day, Li Yueyao ventured into the forbidden zone of life, known as one of the ten most dangerous places, and encountered that mysterious woman in white with bare feet.

This was the first time she had encountered someone who posed a threat to her life after reaching the Emperor Realm.

His eyes flickered with alternating confusion and clarity, finally culminating in a sigh:
"All things in the world are cyclical. If you wish to be reborn, find the Nine-Life Flower, and you will be able to find him again."

So Li Yueyao traveled all over the world in search of the Nine-Life Flower.

Persistence pays off, and finally, a Nine-Life Flower was found in an ancient ruin.

For the next tens of thousands of years, she traveled to every corner of the world, crossed galaxies and roamed the vast void, but she never found any trace of Li Qiye.

His true spirit seemed to have vanished, as if it no longer existed in this world.

As time passed, her life came to an end.

She couldn't help but think that perhaps she wasn't strong enough, so in the final moments of her life, she resolutely attempted to break through to the path of immortality.

Unfortunately, she ultimately failed.

The devastating divine lightning directly destroyed her body, plunging her soul into endless darkness.

Li Yueyao seemed to see a slender, fair hand tapping in the air.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back to being sixteen years old.

Li Yueyao's first thought was to save Li Qiye, but then she suddenly froze.

Since Li Qiye perished before her sixteenth birthday, why couldn't he wait for her to return?
Li Yueyao was filled with resentment and anger.

Li Qiye has already perished, so what's the point of her being reborn?

However, the only purpose was to help him avenge himself by killing Xiao Yun from Qinglian Academy.

(End of this chapter)