#694 - Chapter 694: Grudges Across Time and Space

After a pause, the woman continued, "In spring, I sow hope; in summer, I toil under the scorching sun; in autumn, I harvest joy; in winter, I nurture the seeds for the coming year."

"I have lived such days for thousands upon thousands of years."

"But it was Ye Ling who stole everything from me."

"Her appearance caused me to lose everything!"

Speaking the last two sentences, the woman's voice suddenly became sharp, the shrill sound soaring into the air, almost shattering the eardrums of everyone present.

"The matter has been over for a long time, why do you torment yourself so?"

Ye Kong spoke quietly, his words filled with sighing and helplessness.

"You don't understand!"

The woman, upon hearing this, abruptly turned her head, glaring at Ye Kong with a furious roar.

If her eyes could breathe fire, Ye Kong would have instantly turned to ashes, scattering with the wind.

"You have not felt my pain; how could you understand my sorrow...?"

The woman did not wait for Ye Kong to answer, her voice sinking on its own, filled with endless sadness.

"If you intend to harm Ye Ling, I will absolutely not allow it," Ye Kong similarly glared at the woman, his tone extremely calm, yet everyone could hear the resolute determination within.

"A fine 'absolutely will not allow it.' What if she has done something unforgivable?"

The woman in white robes and black hair, possessing a countenance resembling Ye Ling, stood frail and slender, wrapped in the wind, appearing as if she could be blown away at any moment.

Gazing into Ye Kong's eyes, she revealed boundless pain.

Her deathly pale lips trembled slightly, as if she were about to faint in the next moment.

Du, Yun, and Mu Qianyuan, having never seen such a woman, immediately felt their hearts soften.

They collectively pleaded with Ye Kong, "Peak Lord Ye, why don't you let her go?"

"She probably has her own unspeakable troubles, and she really is quite pitiful."

Ye Kong, hearing these muddled words from the three, was almost angered into laughter.

"You say let her go? Fine."

Ye Kong finished speaking mockingly, then added coldly.

"The prerequisite is that she wants your beloved Master Ling to die, choose for yourselves!"

Du, Yun, and Mu Qianyuan were all stunned upon hearing this, then turned their heads to glance at the woman who was now shedding tears like pear blossoms in the spring rain.

They bit their lips, but said, "Peak Lord Ye, you aren't joking, are you?"

"What ability does this woman have to threaten Master Ling? You must be jesting, right?"

Ye Kong smiled upon hearing this, saying, "Then listen carefully."

"She is the true Earth Mother."

"Do you still think I'm joking?"

Upon hearing Ye Kong's words, everyone present turned pale.

After all, everyone was well aware of the grudges and entanglements between Ye Ling and the Earth Mother.

After all, Hong had sealed the Earth Mother to allow Ye Ling to live, letting Ye Ling become the Earth Mother.

Later, he relentlessly pursued the Earth Mother for Ye Ling's sake.

All of this was no longer a secret.

It was just that Ye Ling had already replaced the Earth Mother as the Earth Spirit when they were born.

As latecomers, they naturally would not pursue the actions of their predecessors.

Ye Kong's words also shocked the Earth Mother.

She seemed to have completely not expected to be recognized by Ye Kong so quickly.

Immediately, she said coldly, "How did you recognize me?"

Ye Kong lightly lifted his eyelids, "You said it all so clearly. Did you underestimate your speaking ability, or did you underestimate my intelligence?"

Seeing that she had already been recognized by Ye Kong, the Earth Mother immediately straightened her back, looking forward.

"Since you have already recognized me, then let Ye Ling come out."

"The grudges between us, it is time to settle them."

Upon hearing the voice, Ye Kong reflexively looked in the direction from which it came.

Sure enough, he saw Ye Ling wearing a mint-green water-cloud brocade dress, which made her complexion even paler, flying crookedly in the air, but heading straight towards them.

"Ye Ling, what are you doing?"

"Your body hasn't recovered yet? What are you doing running out here!"

Ye Kong was extremely worried when he caught sight of Ye Ling's overly pale face.

"This is a feud between her and me, don't interfere!"

"Moreover, my body is much better, you don't have to worry."

Ye Ling spoke quickly, and after saying the first sentence, she seemed to realize it was inappropriate and quickly added the second sentence.

Hearing this, Ye Kong knew that Ye Ling had made up her mind.

He nodded and said, "Be mindful of the situation, I won't interfere in your affairs!"

After Ye Kong finished speaking, he said to the Earth Mother, "The other world has provoked us repeatedly, this place needs you!"

After Ye Kong finished speaking, he knew that both the Earth Mother and Ye Ling could understand what he was saying.

He said to Mu Qianyuan, Du, and Yun, "Seal this place off."

"Everyone leave, no loitering!"

Seeing this, everyone knew that a duel would break out between the Earth Mother and Ye Ling.

They all followed Ye Kong and left.

For a time, only the Earth Mother and Ye Ling were left on the scene.

......

Star River Sect, the night is hazy, and the first moon is bright and clean.

Everything looks so beautiful, but unbeknownst to anyone, undercurrents are surging in the dark.

Qin Wuyi was criticized for no reason, and unable to think straight, he used the same trick again.

He coaxed the simple and honest Xiao Wu with a few words, and the two of them came to Xiaoyao Peak together.

Preparing to cut off the spirit vein and make Luo Yangtian cry, to avenge his being scolded during the day.

It was just that their actions, which they thought were very secretive, had already been noticed by Xiao Shan, who loved to climb around on weekdays.

He rolled his eyes and waved his hand to let the water beast in the Bitter Sea come ashore.

"You secretly hide in the dark, and come out when they start destroying things."

Since Xiao Shan secretly sneaked down to the Bitter Sea to find it a few times, the water beast regarded Xiao Shan as its only master.

Seeing that its master had an order, it was naturally very willing to do it.

Immediately, it ambushed in the shadow of the spiritual vein, waiting for Qin Wuyi and Xiao Wu to arrive.

About a quarter of an hour later, Qin Wuyi and Xiao Wu arrived at the spiritual vein.

"Senior brother, is this really okay?"

"Once this spiritual vein is broken, our sect will be affected!"

Qin Wuyi pretended to say, "Don't worry, I have prepared all this."

Seeing that Qin Wuyi was so sure, Xiao Wu didn't say anything more.

He directly waved the hoe in his hand and smashed it **** at the place of the spiritual vein.

At the moment when his hoe fell, the water beast hiding in the dark jumped up,

Instantly pounced on Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu was unprepared and was instantly knocked to the ground.

Seeing that something had changed, Qin Wuyi, who was in the distance, rolled his eyes and immediately ran away, ignoring Xiao Wu.

The water beast had already seen through Qin Wuyi's intentions.

Immediately, it spurted out a stream of water, hitting Qin Wuyi straight to the ground.

Qin Wuyi only thought that he was unlucky, and got up in the dark and ran forward staggeringly.

But he was knocked to the ground again by another water column from the water beast. This time Qin Wuyi slipped and rolled a long way.

With a "plop", he fell into the latrine!