Chapter 518 479: Ye Liyuan: Nangong Jin, Give Me Back My Dao Companion

After Nangong Jin returned to the Dao Sect, she chose to reside in the former Cave Celestial Mansion of the Nameless Daoist on Guanxian Island.

After the Nameless Daoist disappeared, the island had been sealed away within a Grotto Heaven Secret Realm. It was only summoned forth again upon Nangong Jin's return.

Ye Liyuan had also heard the news. In a fiery panic, she used her Sword Control to streak across the sky, heading straight for Guanxian Island.

'Ah Han must have been bewitched by that little bitch Nangong Jin! That's why he's acting so strange!'

'I have to go and demand an explanation!'

Following the direction from memory, in less than half an hour, the silhouette of Guanxian Island appeared on the horizon where the waters of Hidden Immortal Lake met the sky.

The island was pitifully small. Aside from a simple, ancient manor, there was only a single towering, ancient tree. Its trunk was as thick as a coiled Dragon, its branches and leaves blotting out the sun and casting deep shadows.

Ye Liyuan still remembered the fun she had as a child, climbing that ancient tree with Ah Han and their senior sisters, building "secret bases" in some of its hollows.

But sadly, those happy days were gone forever.

Ever since she and Ah Han got together, a thick barrier had formed between her and everyone else.

Ye Liyuan didn't regret it, though.

This was the "burden" a victor had to bear. To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

'I don't care what anyone else thinks of me... As long as I have Ah Han, that's all that matters.'

'So, I absolutely will not let any of you take Ah Han from me!'

Ye Liyuan let out a low snarl, a ferocity she had never seen in herself flashing through her usually clear eyes.

However, just as she was about to land on Guanxian Island, she saw a familiar figure in white in the distance, riding a small boat to the island's shore.

Ye Liyuan's mind instantly went blank. Her heart felt as if it had been struck, and her body swayed, on the verge of collapse.

'Ah Han... he wouldn't sleep in the same bed with me last night.'

'But first thing this morning, he comes here to see another woman... to see Nangong Jin!'

'What is he trying to do?!'

'Wait... Calm down, Liyuan, you have to calm down!'

Ye Liyuan took a deep breath, trying to calm her turbulent heart.

'Ah Han is definitely not the despicable man you're imagining. He would never betray you.'

'Maybe... maybe Nangong Jin tricked Ah Han into coming here!'

At this thought, Ye Liyuan took out her Transmission Token and contacted Pei Yuhang.

BEEP... BEEP...

The Transmission Token connected successfully. Ye Liyuan's voice was calmer and more restrained than she had expected.

"Ah Han, where are you right now? ...About last night, can we please talk properly?"

There was a moment of silence from the other side of the Transmission Token, then Pei Yuhang's voice came through.

"Liyuan, Elder Xiao needs me for something urgent. It must be an important Sect matter he needs to discuss with me... As for last night, can we talk about it when I get back, okay?"

"...Alright."

Ye Liyuan helplessly let go of the now-disconnected Transmission Token. Pearly tears streamed from the corners of her eyes like a broken string of beads.

'Ah Han... he really is... having a shameful affair with Nangong Jin behind my back!'

'So that's how it is... So that's how it is...'

'The reason Ah Han is disgusted with me... it's all because of Nangong Jin!!'

In an instant, Ye Liyuan's mind flooded with countless terrible scenarios.

'Every night from now on, I'll be curled up alone in a cold bed, while Nangong Jin... that high-and-mighty woman, will be nestled in Ah Han's arms, looking down on me with those indifferent eyes, mocking my incompetence, possessing Ah Han, and taking everything that's mine!'

'Perhaps one day, when I'm sick and frail, Nangong Jin will even bring a bowl of medicine with her own hands, have Ah Han gently offer it to my lips, and whisper:'

'"My dear wife, it's time for your medicine~"'

"No!"

Ye Liyuan shook her head violently, exclaiming in a mix of horror and rage, "I will absolutely not let that happen!"

"That bitch Nangong Jin—how could I possibly let her get away with this!"

"That bitch who seduced Ah Han! I have to find Ah Han and demand to know just what makes her so much better than me!"

Ye Liyuan gritted her teeth so hard that a trickle of fresh blood seeped from the corner of her pale lips.

Just as she was about to dive down, grab Ah Han by the collar, and demand answers—

a cool, faint fragrance suddenly drifted to her nose.

A jade-white tiptoe appeared before her eyes without any warning. The curve of the arch was stunningly beautiful, and a silver bell tied to the ankle chimed crisply in the wind.

Ye Liyuan's breath hitched, and she slowly raised her head.

Her gaze swept past a pair of long, slender legs, faintly visible beneath a moon-white gauze skirt, past a waist that could be encircled by a single grasp, and finally met a pair of eyes as deep as a Cold Pool.

That exquisitely beautiful face, always so composed, was now looking down at her with a hint of inquiry.

And then, Ye Liyuan's eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

"Nangong Jin—"

When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred.

Ye Liyuan's voice was filled with overwhelming hatred. Without hesitation, she drew the longsword from her waist and slashed down at the expressionless Nangong Jin!

"Give me back my Dao Companion!!"

But Nangong Jin didn't even bat an eyelash. She simply raised her right hand slightly, her long, jade-like fingers casually catching the attacking blade.

The motion was as elegant as plucking a flower, yet it instantly halted Ye Liyuan's full-force strike.

"You—"

Ye Liyuan's eyes widened in disbelief as fine beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.

She desperately tried to pull her sword back, but the rebound force tore open the web of her hand, and blood dripped down the hilt. Yet Nangong Jin's fingers remained perfectly still, not even the sleeve of her dress stirring in the slightest.

Ye Liyuan had no idea what level Nangong Jin's Cultivation had reached. She had only heard that she was strong, but she never imagined the gap between their strengths was as wide as a chasm.

'If only I hadn't gone through that terrifying, blood-red Thunder Tribulation—'