Ye Yun looked at her with confusion, finding her stranger the more he looked, as if a thought had dawned on him. He glanced at Xing Wu before him again.
"I'm sorry, I was a bit impulsive. Please don't be angry."
Hearing Ye Yun's apology, Xing Wu finally let out a soft hum.
Then she said faintly, "It's fine. It's just that I don't want to be touched right now."
"I see..."
Ye Yun nodded thoughtfully.
As for Xing Wu, after slightly tidying her disheveled skirt, she looked up at Ye Yun and asked.
"Ye Yun, I have a very important question to ask you."
"I loved her!"
Ye Yun blurted out.
"..."
This answer left Xing Wu speechless. After a moment, she said in annoyance.
"I'm not asking you about that. I have another important question for you."
"Hmm, go ahead and ask."
Then Xing Wu put on a serious expression and asked.
"If one day, you had to choose between your life and your freedom, which would you choose?"
This abrupt question truly stunned Ye Yun.
As the saying goes, one cannot have both fish and bear's paw. So, the answer was quite simple.
After a moment of thought, Ye Yun nodded and smiled.
"Well, between life and freedom, of course I want both!"
Xing Wu's eyebrows furrowed.
"I'm asking you very seriously."
"Yes, and I'm answering you very seriously."
"Then if one day, you encountered an invincible enemy, and you had to either give up your freedom to face them, or die by their hand, what would you say?"
"Didn't I just answer that?"
Ye Yun said with a faint smile, "Even so, I want both. Even if they cannot be obtained together, I will fight to my death for them!"
"Perhaps I won't win, but at least my attitude will remain so until death..."
These words made Xing Wu fall into silence.
After a long while, she lowered her eyes and asked, "One more question."
"If this world were to be destroyed one day, and a few people decided to sacrifice their lives for the survival of the many, thus depriving the majority of their freedom, what would you think?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yun pondered for a moment and quickly replied.
"What else can I think? From my personal perspective, the organizers are undoubtedly foolish, no, they are the epitome of foolishness!"
"If the entire world were truly facing destruction, then this is a challenge that everyone should face together."
"As for organizing a few people to sacrifice themselves, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, besides gaining self-satisfaction, what other benefit would there be?"
As he continued to speak, Xing Wu's expression grew increasingly grim.
Her voice even turned a few degrees colder.
"Is that so..."
"Yes, that's how it is."
Ye Yun nodded, but then his tone suddenly shifted.
"Of course, although I don't quite agree, it cannot be denied that the actions of those few individuals, as well as the organizers, are admirable in themselves."
"Even if it's foolish, they are the foolish heroes of this world."
Gradually, the gloom in Xing Wu's eyes began to recede.
She nodded in agreement, saying, "You've put it well. They are indeed foolish heroes..."
Afterward, she regained her smile and looked at Ye Yun, asking.
"So, the last question: what do you love about me?"
"Uh..."
Ye Yun was slightly stunned, and the answer slipped out.
"Of course, I love every part of you!"
Xing Wu gazed at him and slowly said.
"Aren't you afraid of being used by me?"
"Well, I believe that won't happen."
"What if it does?"
"There is no 'what if'."
"You trust me that much?"
"Of course!"
There was a strange glint in Xing Wu's eyes, though she couldn't quite place the feeling.
But soon, her expression darkened slightly, and she asked faintly.
"If that's the case, what if one day, I wanted to kill you?"
Ye Yun directly gave an incredibly bold answer.
"Then, you can do it anytime."
"..."
A ripple spread through Xing Wu's heart, not of感动 or ridicule.
More than anything, it was jealousy...
Finally, a hint of killing intent appeared in her eyes.
"You said it yourself..."
As she spoke, a short blade materialized in her palm.
But at the same moment, Ye Yun conjured the True Flame Shield, the Xuanwu Immortal Shield, and even the Myriad Transformation Prism, entering a full defensive stance.
Seeing this, Xing Wu snorted.
"What? You said all those fine words, but in the end, you're still afraid?"
"I think you're overthinking it."
Ye Yun glanced at her and said faintly.
"Xing Wu wants to kill me, and I will trust her. But who are you? Someone of unknown origin, impersonating my wife?"
Upon hearing this, 'Xing Wu' frowned, a hint of surprise in her voice.
"You can actually tell?"
"Of course. Even setting aside some special reasons, there's one thing you can't compare to her."
"Oh? What's that?"
Ye Yun pointed in front of himself and said with a smile.
"Of course, it's here. The difference between D and C is quite significant."
Then, he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked.
"Speak, you went to such great lengths to impersonate Xing Wu. Who exactly are you?"
Although he had determined through the Eye of Destiny that the person before him was an Emperor-level powerhouse who could easily crush him.
And he also knew her name, but he was still unsure of her identity.
"Impersonating Xing Wu? It seems you know nothing at all. Then I'll let you die knowing the truth."
Hearing this, she couldn't help but laugh coldly.
"This is our first meeting. You must have heard of me. I am the mastermind who previously sent Xuan Kun to kill you, the Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Palace, Xing Lian."
"As for your so-called Xing Wu, she is my foolish elder sister. But it seems she never mentioned our relationship to you."
After this explanation, Ye Yun was indeed startled, even a little bewildered.
Good heavens, under normal circumstances, wouldn't the other party send more people to kill him, and then he'd counter-kill them for experience, eventually sweeping through the Heavenly Dao Palace?
This Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Palace was not playing by the usual rules!
Of course, what surprised him the most was that Xing Wu actually had a sister, and that sister was the Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Palace.
"I say, is this what's known as the legendary conflict between siblings?"
Ye Yun looked at her suspiciously, with even more questions in his heart.
Looking at sisters like Chen Lingyi and then Xing Wu, the difference was like night and day.
Xing Lian gazed at him and said faintly.
"Looking at your expression, you seem to have many questions, don't you?"
Ye Yun nodded frankly.
"That's right. This news is a bit stimulating for me."
"Then what comes next will be even more stimulating."
Xing Lian raised her eyebrows and said, stroking the short blade in her hand.
"Let's be direct. I'll give you two choices."
"One is to submit to me. I can give you double the benefits that Xing Wu gave you."
"Within this Heavenly Domain, anything you desire will be within your grasp."
"Even Xing Wu herself, if you like her, after we capture her and cripple her cultivation, you can have her. You can dispose of her as you wish."
"And even after everything is settled, I might not be opposed to making you my first romantic partner, becoming a so-called cultivation companion."
After hearing the conditions she offered, Ye Yun showed a playful expression.
"I say, you really are family. What one doesn't enter, the other does. Your sister offered conditions very similar to yours."
Xing Lian's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she tightened her grip on the short blade, asking slowly.
"So, what is your answer?"
"Hmm... It is indeed very tempting."
Ye Yun nodded, then his tone shifted.
"However, I refuse!"