Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"Master, let's go too."

The person in the precept did not answer.

The golden light was completely extinguished.

Li Fei's figure vanished from the spot, and no one could see where he went.

Watching Li Fei escape, only a few elders of the Li Huo Sect remained standing on the mountain path, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"..."

The purple-robed elder glanced somewhat awkwardly at the guests who were pretending not to have seen anything.

He coughed and cleared his throat.

"You audacious madman! How dare you kidnap our sect leader!" His voice was so loud that everyone present could hear it.

"Chase them! Chase them! We must bring the sect leader back!"

But after he shouted, he stood still without lifting his foot.

Seeing this, the other elders also shouted twice, their voices echoing throughout the mountain gate. After shouting, they dusted off their robes and turned to leave.

That yandere Yue Qinglan...

It's finally been sent out!

The world... cough cough, the sects are at peace!

As for today's "protagonist," Dan Chenzi... he's just a simp, why should they care about him!

On Lu Chen's side.

The three of them had just flown out of the Li Huo Sect's mountain gate when Yue Qinglan's hand moved.

Her movements were slow, even graceful.

A hand emerged from the sleeve of the wedding dress and gently touched the back of Meiji's neck.

Meiji's body stiffened abruptly, and her spiritual energy stagnated in her meridians.

Her eyes widened, her pupils reflecting Yue Qinglan's face, half of which was obscured, and a smug look still lingered on her lips.

She had just been thinking that once she got to a safe place, she would definitely tease this sect leader, whose cultivation had been sealed, the leader of the righteous path.

Now it seems that she herself is the one who should be amused.

"You..." Meiji's voice was stuck in her throat, only managing to squeeze out one word.

Yue Qinglan withdrew her finger, and the sleeve of her wedding dress brushed against Meiji's shoulder.

Then, she glanced at Lu Chen without saying a word, her gaze calm, as calm as a stagnant pool.

But beneath the stagnant waters, a great deal of gray waves are churning.

You're not going to steal the bride, you're going to help Li Fei, huh? Just you wait!

Lu Chen stared blankly at Mei Ji's frozen body in mid-air and at Yue Qinglan's hand that had been retracted into her sleeve.

"Her cultivation level was not sealed."

Meiji's voice was squeezed out from between her teeth, filled with resentment, anger, and a hint of grievance that she herself was unaware of.

How come this leader of the righteous path is so cunning? Who exactly is from the demonic sect?

Feeling increasingly aggrieved, she glared at Yue Qinglan and said, "Liar! You're lying."

Yue Qinglan did not answer.

She reached out and lifted the red veil, revealing a stunningly beautiful face covered in makeup.

She looked at Meiji, a slight smile curving her lips, as if to declare: Here, I'm in charge.

"Enough talk, let's go."

Yue Qinglan turned around and stepped barefoot into the void.

She didn't look at Meiji or Lu Chen again, and flew towards the direction of the Monster Mountain Range.

Seeing this, Lu Chen supported the immobile Mei Ji and followed behind her, his mind in turmoil.

He felt something was off from the start, knowing that Yue Qinglan had a secret, but he just couldn't figure out what she was up to!

He had previously lied to himself, saying that his cultivation was sealed, but now he could easily subdue the female lead, Meiji, with a single move!

That would prove that she was never sealed, or that the seal was broken long ago!

Considering that most of the top fighters didn't make it to the finals today, Lu Chen leans more towards the first possibility.

……

Soon, the three of them arrived at the Monster Mountain Range.

The cave is still the same cave, but the inside has completely changed.

The cave walls were polished smooth by spiritual energy, gleaming with a warm luster.

The ground was covered with a thick red carpet, and several glass lamps hung from the cave ceiling, illuminating the entire cave brightly.

At the very back, there was a canopy bed, its curtains made of bright red gauze, layer upon layer, like a frozen sunset.

The bed was covered with a mandarin duck quilt, and the pillow was embroidered with twin lotus flowers.

This is exactly how the wedding room is decorated.

In an instant, Lu Chen understood what was going on.

Yue Qinglan walked at the front, barefoot on the red carpet, stopped by the bed, turned around and looked at Lu Chen.

The hem of her wedding dress spread out at her feet, like a blooming red flower.

Mei Ji was placed on a chair by Lu Chen. Her body was still unable to move, but her eyes could move.

She looked at the canopy bed, then at the surroundings, and then at Yue Qinglan's wedding dress.

Her lips twitched.

"You were prepared all along." Meiji's voice was soft, carrying a knowing "I understand" tone.

Yue Qinglan glanced at her and nodded.

Meiji closed her eyes, leaned back in her chair, and stopped talking.

She was outmaneuvered by an older woman who was far more cunning than she was, from the inside out, from beginning to end.

She gave up.

Lu Chen stood in the center of the cave, looking at Yue Qinglan, who was dressed in a wedding gown.

His lips moved a few times, but no sound came out.

He had so much to say and so many questions to ask, but looking into Yue Qinglan's eyes, all the words stuck in his throat.

Because he had already guessed her intentions.

Yue Qinglan looked at him for a while.

He then reached out and gently grasped Lu Chen's wrist, without applying too much pressure.

Her fingers were cold, and her fingertips trembled slightly.

This was the first time she had shown nervousness that evening.

She pulled Lu Chen to the bedside and sat down. The light from the red candle shone on her face, turning her cheeks a warm orange-red.

"Lu Chen, I'm sorry, I actually lied to you. My cultivation was not sealed."

Lu Chen looked at her but didn't reply.

"But it's true that I don't want to marry Dan Chenzi. It's also true that I want to go with you."

She looked up, her eyes slightly red, with tears welling up, but they didn't fall.

"It's true from the very beginning. I didn't lie to you, I love..."

"stop!!"

"Stop, stop, stop, stop!!"

Meiji quickly interrupted Yue Qinglan's spellcasting.

"I don't want to hear anything about you. I'm afraid you'll kill me to silence me if I find out. Please let me go! I absolutely, positively promise not to tell anyone. I swear to God!"

The emotions that Yue Qinglan had been cultivating for so long were shattered, and her eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light.

Originally, this Enchantress might have had a chance to survive, but now...!

Yue Qinglan raised her hand, her fingertips gathering spiritual power at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. If that finger were to strike, Meiji would owe her more than two lives.

"Wait!" Lu Chen stood in front of Mei Ji, spreading his arms.

"Yue...Qinglan, calm down!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Yue Qinglan's eyes filled with gray.

The thing she couldn't accept the most was that Lu Chen would talk back to her for another woman!

"You're protecting her?"

"She's mine...! We're all on the same side, there's no need for this!"

Yue Qinglan did not listen.

Her hand bypassed Lu Chen and struck Mei Ji with a palm.

The palm strike was fierce, aimed at Meiji's head; if it hit, she would definitely die!

Without thinking, Lu Chen pounced on him.

His body shielded Meiji, and he took the full force of the blow to her back.

The muffled sound of bones cracking was exceptionally clear in the silent cave.

Lu Chen leaned forward, spitting out a mouthful of blood that splattered onto the red carpet, onto Mei Ji's purple dress, and onto Yue Qinglan's wedding gown.

His legs went weak, and he knelt down, supporting himself on his hands.

It was only because Jiang Yu gave him a Buddhist treasure that protected him that he was not seriously injured!

But Meiji's eyes widened.

She looked at Lu Chen's back as he stood in front of her, and at the wound on his back, and a strange emotion welled up inside her.

Her lips moved slightly, but something seemed to be stuck in her throat, preventing her from uttering a single word.

She wasn't afraid when Yue Qinglan subdued her, nor was she afraid when Yue Qinglan threatened to silence her.

But seeing Lu Chen keep vomiting blood, she was truly frightened.

It wasn't that he was afraid of Yue Qinglan, but rather that he was afraid Lu Chen would really die in front of her.