These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

Especially when she saw the boy with a face as white as paper and the panicked Ran Xinxue, her sneer became even brighter and more mocking.

"You guys are still too green... I'm back, what are you going to do? Hahahaha..." PS: I'm rushing to meet the deadline, but I need to pay attention to every detail. Even so, it might still feel a bit slow, but please bear with me. I'll update pretty quickly and try to make it as exciting as possible. Mwah~

89. Last chance?

The moon was incredibly bright at that moment, shining like a kite that had been flown out.

It's not that it's particularly rudimentary, but rather that it seems a bit too close.

It's even unusually close, but that doesn't seem to be the most concerning phenomenon right now.

Ruoyuan appeared, standing on the back of the Teng Snake whose skin had not yet fully healed, as if announcing her comeback to everyone in the Yuanjian Sect.

At this moment, Yao Xiang, who had completely lost his ability to fight, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but there was a clear look of sadness on his face.

No one knows what he's thinking right now, and it seems no one cares anymore.

Standing on the back of the Teng Snake, Ruoyuan's gaze was like an abyss, terrifyingly fixed on Ran Xinxue below.

The woman, locked onto by that gaze, felt panic, fear, hesitation, and a desire to escape.

These emotions all welled up from the bottom of my heart.

"The newly fallen snow... You're doing well, aren't you? These days must be the happiest you've ever been... After all, you thought I was really dead, that I'd never come back, and that I was no longer a threat..."

Ran Xinxue bit her thin lips, which were still trembling slightly.

What do you mean by "not doing badly"? These days have been nothing short of a disaster!

But—"Compared to the days when you were here, I was definitely happier."

She turned her head to look at Wei Tu, and the young man smiled weakly.

He understood that the woman was actually very scared. Under such circumstances, it was unlikely that she would talk to Ruoyuan, after all, this old monster had been living in her nightmares for some time.

But why did she speak at this moment? There's only one reason: she was trying to buy herself some time and give herself a chance to adjust.

It seems that between myself and Ruoyuan, I am the one who appears kind and gentle...

Ruoyuan laughed heartily, seemingly unconcerned.

"Having been happy is enough, right? So dying like this shouldn't be a problem."

"..."

Ran Xinxue didn't know what to say, she just looked at Ruoyuan with an angry expression.

Ruoyuan snorted coldly.

"boom!"

In an instant, Ran Xinxue felt an almost immense pressure bearing down on her, causing her to kneel on one knee almost immediately.

Her eyes were bloodshot, and she was sweating profusely.

Ruoyuan stared coldly at Ran Xinxue.

"I... gave you status, honor, the position of sect leader, and even promised you a meteoric rise to power after your great success... Is this how you repay me? If the previous time could be attributed to your ignorance, then now... you clearly guessed it, yet you still stand against me. All my previous efforts have been wasted on raising dogs?! You lowly bitch! One man has made you infatuated?!"

Ruoyuan appeared extremely angry. Perhaps it was because, in what she believed would no longer be an unexpected situation, she could finally enjoy the pleasure of being in complete control.

Some things have to be said by certain people while they're alive. Otherwise, who are you going to tell them to when they're dead? You can't even see their expressions anymore, so how can you feel good about it?

Ruoyuan came back to show them what it's all about, to show these reckless young people who dare to try and change the world!

At this moment, Ran Xinxue, under immense pressure, could barely lift her head. Upon hearing these words, she clenched her hands tightly, her nails digging into her flesh.

Her whole body seemed to be trembling, as if she was suppressing immense anger.

Perhaps it was fear, or perhaps something much older.

Until she could no longer bear it and raised her head to roar.

"Stop lying!!"

Ruoyuan squinted at Ran Xinxue.

"Lie? Why would I lie to you? Everything I said is true. It's just that you, this stupid woman, have never understood it."

Ran Xinxue, panting heavily, raised her head, her bloodshot eyes glaring angrily at Ruoyuan.

"You never even considered giving me any wealth or luxury... You never cared whether this was what I wanted!"

Ruoyuan sneered.

"Why should I care whether you want it or not? Just take what I'm giving you, what's it to you? Don't tell me you don't want it, otherwise why don't you just die?!"

Perhaps in the past, such words could easily break Ran Xinxue, but during this period, Ran Xinxue has experienced countless soul-searching questions, whether it was her own introspection or the boy's doubts about her... too many times.

She was able to lift her head and look coldly at Ruoyuan, saying, "This is not the path I wanted to choose... It was all your coercion from beginning to end! I do hate you, hate you for choosing me, hate you for not giving me any choice at all... Perhaps I was indeed cowardly and hypocritical back then, but now, no matter what you think I'm thinking, I will no longer cooperate with you..."

You never intended to spare me. Once your plan succeeded, you would have eliminated me to cover your tracks—I knew that from the beginning! I didn't resist then only because I lacked the opportunity and the ability! You deserve to die! Haven't you lived enough these past years? How many people have you harmed, you bastard?!

Ruoyuan's face was already as cold as frost.

She stood on the back of the serpent, stretched out her hand, and then pressed down.

"boom!"

Ran Xinxue was directly pressed to the ground. She tried her best to support herself with her hands, but her knees were already on the ground.

Her back tried to resist stubbornly, but was constantly pressed down.

Her cheeks were flushed, but she stubbornly insisted on sitting up.

Ruoyuan enjoyed this pleasure, pressing down little by little, as if watching an insect's desperate resistance and death throes, treating it as nothing more than a toy.

"What's the point of you cooperating now..."

"I really wanted to kill you..."

"This was indeed a decision made long ago..."

"But if I were to kill you, it would be after you've made a contribution. What right do you have to disobey me?"

"Don't you understand? Are you still in a helpless rage? This is how the world is. I'm stronger than you. If I want you to live, you live; if I want you to die, you should die."

"boom!"

The newly fallen snow was finally crushed to the ground, as if it could not even move.

She turned her head away, only managing to open her eyes as wide as she could to look at Wei Tu.

The boy, whose face was as white as paper, sighed as he looked at her pained expression.

"You've done a great job."

Ran Xinxue opened her mouth, but no sound came out, but Wei Tu understood.

What she wanted to say was: Was my choice the right one this time?

The choice of one important person can control the life and death of so many people.

They disregard everything for their schemes, twisting everything, deliberately distorting the will to live, and trampling on human dignity. Even life and death are beyond their control.

What a cruel world this is... Although it's a world where the strong prey on the weak, there's no humanity left. It's like a purgatory, where there's only profit, only a chessboard and pieces.

Not everyone can be chosen, but everyone can be abandoned!

Ruoyuan, as if victory was assured, smiled and looked at Wei Tu beside him.

“Wei Tu…you’ve been hiding this so well…Although I still don’t understand how you figured all this out, perhaps you’re just really smart…but what can you do now? Miracles don’t happen every time, and they don’t always favor you alone…I’ve waited for this day for far too long…”

Wei Tu simply looked at Ruoyuan, whose figure appeared incredibly tall under the moonlight.

"Is it worth turning the sect you built up into this state for the sake of so-called immortality?"

"It didn't have to be like this!!" Ruoyuan roared, shouting as if he had gone mad.

"It didn't have to be this way... but you! You, you, you, you! You insisted on making things turn out this way! This is your fault! A hundred years ago, I found a book called the 'Yin Yang Book'... It recorded a method for separating the soul. Although it weakens one's strength, it allows a part of the soul to reside in a suitable body for a long time... The advantage is that if one body is destroyed, the other body can quickly inherit the original soul's power..."

Normally, such a recovery process would take a long time, perhaps more than ten years. But I was too clever! The Abyss Sword Sect is located in the Dead Zone, where there are many remains of powerful figures. During this time, I frantically devoured and consumed them, using the Yin energy within the Dead Zone to nourish my physical body… Didn't expect that, did you? I'm back so quickly. It's all thanks to you! Wei Tu, what can you do now? I gave you so much time, but you probably haven't even recovered the strength to swing your sword at me, have you?

I knew it! I knew it all along!!

Ruoyuan looked at Wei Tu's calm face and was furious. He slapped his hand down angrily.

She knew the boy was still adjusting, but such adjustments were only a drop in the ocean.

This hand didn't just slap down; it carried an overwhelming pressure, as if it wanted to slam Wei Tu directly into the mud.

But just as he was about to clap his hands...

"call out!"

A chilling sword light hurtled towards them.

The sword light swiftly cut through, dismantling the aura as quickly as peeling away layers of an onion.

Ruoyuan looked over and saw Lu Qingyan standing in front of Wei Tu, holding a sword.

"Oh? Lu Qingyan...another good disciple, hahahaha."

Lu Qingyan shook her head.

“When you appeared, you were no longer worthy of being called our ancestor.”

"You wretched creatures! It was only because I supported the Yuanjian Sect that you were able to have food to eat! And now you turn around and stand against me?"

Although Ruoyuan was not afraid, he was very angry, seemingly an anger that was justified.

Lu Qingyan looked coldly at Ruoyuan.

“You only treat us as tools, tools that you can discard at any time for your plan to achieve immortality. Without you, even if we are not successful, we are at least human beings. But because of you, some of us can't even be human.”

Ruoyuan laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"I never knew you were so eloquent, Lu Qingyan... But it's useless, all useless...!"

Ruoyuan suddenly spurred the serpent beneath his feet, charging swiftly toward Lu Qingyan.

Lu Qingyan was on high alert.