Chapter 24: The Sycophantic Holy Lord, Beware at All Costs!
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The fury that Ye Chen had ignored for so long finally reached its peak at this moment.
Linghu was utterly enraged.
She could not understand why Ye Chen treated her with such coldness and cruelty!
Everything she had done was for the sake of winning Ye Chen over!
She had favored him above all others!
Yet why had she spent half her life laboring here, rushing about for countless versions of Ye Chen without ever resting?
In the end, all she had received was this miserable fate—a fate in which he could not even remember her name.
Most painfully of all, she could not help but think of her previous life.
Back then, she had rejected the advances of countless men and enjoyed the affection of so many, yet she had still taken her own life without hesitation or regret, leaving behind that world without Ye Chen.
Why had such unwavering love failed to receive even the slightest response?
Ye Chen was forever asking things of her: cultivation techniques, opportunities, magical treasures! Yet he had never given her what she wanted—not even a wildflower plucked by the roadside.
“Am I not worth it...?”
Linghu’s emotions collapsed completely.
Only a deep, inescapable sorrow lingered around her heart.
At that moment, this world—a world filled from horizon to horizon with Ye Chen—suddenly shattered.
Xiao Chenxin appeared before Linghu with a calm expression and extended a hand toward her.
“Your surroundings are a reflection of your heart.”
“You knew long ago that he would never give you any response. You simply kept running away from that truth.”
“You knew your choice was wrong, yet you insisted on clinging to it.”
Linghu did not take Xiao Chenxin’s hand. Instead, she suddenly curled in on herself and buried her head between her knees. Only faint sobs could be heard.
Xiao Chenxin abruptly sat down beside her. With a casual wave of his hand, he created a verdant world within the void: mountains and rivers, birds and beasts, and countless people from across the earth.
Once everything had been arranged, Xiao Chenxin suddenly flung himself onto the grass.
“Actually, as your master, I understand this feeling all too well.”
“Once, there was someone I loved very much.”
“Her name was Liu Ruyan.”
“I once gave her everything I had. I even presented her with the Red Dust Peak’s supreme treasure, the Supreme Bone. As for the other heavenly treasures, there were so many that I can no longer remember them all.”
Linghu raised her tear-streaked face and stared at Xiao Chenxin in disbelief, her voice hoarse and choked.
“Master, your martial prowess is unrivaled, and you are the grand-uncle of the Yaoguang Sacred Land, a figure of incomparable nobility. How could you possibly fail to win the heart of a woman?”
“That is an opportunity countless women beneath the heavens could only dream of.”
Xiao Chenxin laughed heartily and replied with refreshing frankness.
“You have a point. But she alone was someone I could never have.”
“About a month ago, I suddenly came to understand something. There are countless women in this world and endless possibilities for love. Why should I continue walking farther and farther down a path destined to lead nowhere?”
“No matter how much I did, it could never compare to a single word of comfort from Ye Chen. Why should I continue humiliating myself?”
“The world is vast, is it not?”
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At the mention of Ye Chen’s name, Linghu felt another stab of pain in her heart. But when the implication finally struck her, her eyes widened.
“Liu Ruyan! Master, the woman you pursued before was Liu Ruyan?”
When she saw Xiao Chenxin nod, Linghu’s mind went blank with a roar.
That wretched Liu Ruyan again!
No wonder she was always able to produce all kinds of heavenly treasures to tempt Ye Chen!
So that was where they had all come from.
They had been generous gifts from her master!
“She is truly despicable. Vile, even.”
Xiao Chenxin nodded without hesitation.
“Indeed.”
Linghu’s heart felt a little lighter.
In the past, Ye Chen would never have tolerated her saying a single unkind word about Liu Ruyan.
Even less would anyone have dared call Liu Ruyan despicable.
Suddenly, Linghu reached out and grasped Xiao Chenxin’s arm. A trace of guilt flashed across her face.
“I am sorry, Master. I failed to discipline Ye Chen properly.”
Xiao Chenxin smiled indifferently.
“It is nothing. These are merely setbacks on the road of our growth.”
“Without Liu Ruyan, I would not be the person I am today.”
As he spoke, Xiao Chenxin looked toward the top of Linghu’s head.
[Name: Linghu]
[Fortune: Golden]
[Simp Value: 30]
Her Simp Value had fallen by a full forty points!
Xiao Chenxin was secretly delighted by the discovery. Sure enough, he had found a way to make a simp stop being a simp.
It was not by verbally denying their actions, still less by denying the “god” in their hearts.
Rather, one had to let them keep groveling—let them grovel with all their might!
Let them grovel until they grew weary and exhausted, until they had given everything they possessed and still failed to win the “god’s” acceptance. Only then would they awaken to the truth.
Only what a person experienced for themselves could truly teach them.
Xiao Chenxin calmly lifted his head and looked at Linghu.
“Your master can give you a chance now. Ye Chen is still in Suppressing Mountain City. You can return and demand a clear explanation from him. Perhaps there has been some misunderstanding...”
But upon hearing this, Linghu shook her head without the slightest hesitation.
“Forget it. I’m not going.”
Seeing this, Xiao Chenxin gave Su Yao a thumbs-up in his heart.
You really are ruthless!
Xiao Chenxin could never have come up with such a devastating move on his own.
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Even when Linghu had driven him nearly mad, all he had done was make her struggle through a world filled with “Ye Chen.” A killing blow like this was certainly not his handiwork.
At that moment, Su Yao secretly sent him a voice transmission.
“Grand-Uncle Master, I’ll be heading back first. You two can take your time talking.”
With that, Su Yao relied on both her strength and her status as the Yaoguang Sacred Land’s Holy Lord to forcibly break through the restrictions of the Red Dust Pavilion and leave.
Only then did Xiao Chenxin’s heart tighten.
This was bad!
Terribly bad!
With the Holy Lord’s Simp Value currently standing at a staggering 106 points, heaven only knew what she would do after leaving!
Though she appeared to have maintained her composure, Xiao Chenxin deeply distrusted her true intentions.
“Linghu, I have some matters to attend to. Return to Red Dust Peak first. I will come find you later so we can discuss things further.”
After saying this, Xiao Chenxin also hurriedly left the Red Dust Pavilion.
Linghu was the only one left behind.
Reluctantly, she turned her head and cast one last look at the empty space behind her. Then she rose, wiped the tears from her face, and walked straight out of the Red Dust Pavilion.
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At the foot of the main peak of the Yaoguang Sacred Land, Xiao Chenxin quickly found several disciples and asked them,
“Have any of you seen the Holy Lord?”
The two disciples hurriedly replied,
“Reporting to Grand-Uncle Master, we saw the Holy Lord return to the Flowing Light Heavenly Pool just now. She has not yet come out.”
Xiao Chenxin immediately raised his head and sent a voice transmission to Su Yao.
“Su Yao, what are you doing?”
Before long, Su Yao’s voice came back.
“Grand-Uncle Master, you wouldn’t understand the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt if you have never run a household. And you certainly wouldn’t know how many trivial matters I have to deal with every day unless you had served as the Holy Lord.”
“I’ll come find you for some fun later, Grand-Uncle Master. I have to handle official business first.”
“Oh, right! As for our secret, Grand-Uncle Master, you must keep it safe. Don’t let anyone find out.”
Although he heard Su Yao’s reply, Xiao Chenxin still could not relax.
She was a being whose Simp Value had reached a level spoken of only in legends.
He absolutely could not afford to let his guard down!
With that thought, Xiao Chenxin turned to the two disciples.
“Immediately send word to every peak master and have them come to Red Dust Peak to discuss an important matter. Remember, the Holy Lord must not learn of this.”
“This concerns the safety and future of our sacred land. Anyone who leaks information will be punished according to the rules of the sacred land!”
“And the punishment will be severe!”
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