Chapter 534 - 266: Two Women Rivalry

Chapter 534: Chapter 266: Two Women Rivalry

As they spoke, Yunshuang had already brought Chu Xuan into a lush forest.

This place seemed to be a paradise for birds, and most of the inhabitants were small birds with melodious songs, such as larks, thrushes, nightingales, canaries, and lovebirds.

With Yunshuang’s arrival, these colorful and sweet-sounding birds flew around her, either gently pecking at her dress or bringing her berries, without a trace of fear, appearing rather close to this revered spirit sage.

Yunshuang and Chu Xuan simultaneously took out spiritual grain seeds as feed, causing the two of them to exchange smiles.

After feeding the birds a little, Yunshuang led him further into the depths of the forest.

"Actually, this is something you taught me. In the past, when they saw me, they would surround me in awe and worship, never daring to approach me closely."

"It wasn’t until you brought me to feed them that they dared to gradually come closer to me."

"The feeling of being trusted by these little birds, how to say it, it’s not bad~"

Ji Mingyu hurriedly came forward to take hold of Chu Xuan’s other hand. She didn’t speak, instead using this gesture to declare her "ownership."

Holding Yunshuang’s hand along the way, more and more memories flooded back for Chu Xuan, perhaps serving as a kind of stimulus for him.

"I still feel something’s not right. I always wanted to hold your hand before, but you wouldn’t let me touch even a finger. I could only let you take the initiative to touch me..."

"So, is this really the first time?"

Yunshuang let out a soft laugh, "So what if it is?"

Chu Xuan was speechless, "You’re deceiving me again, what do you gain from this?"

The spirit sage, with a proud attitude, said, "It doesn’t benefit me, it benefits you, so you should be thanking me instead."

Admittedly, Yunshuang’s behavior subtly reminded Chu Xuan of the Ji Mingyu from years ago, only she was more direct, while Ming Yu was more reserved.

Ji Mingyu also furrowed her brows, "Liar, can’t you be a bit less arrogant?"

Yunshuang narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze dangerous, but Ji Mingyu remained unafraid, not even fearing if it came to a fight. 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

In Ming Yu’s view, the balance of victory and defeat was indeed tipping in her favor. Chu Xuan was no longer the person he used to be; he was now striving to avoid "new conflicts."

That is to say, the spirit sage, still in the "close confidant" stage, might only remain at this stage.

Perhaps she herself had realized this, so after this reunion with Chu Xuan, she had become unusually proactive, even attempting to create "established facts."

Chu Xuan quickly separated the two women’s nearly combustible gaze, "Xiaoxue, be good, don’t speak out of turn, and remember we are guests here today and should respect the host."

The real Xiaoxue silently retorted: You put all the blame on me, why not call her by her name if you dare.

Yunshuang withdrew her gaze and, in a calm voice, continued recounting their past.

"In the early years, our interactions were quite frequent, but as your power grew, we saw each other less and less."

"Because you became busier, entangled in conflicts between good and evil, unable to free yourself."

"At first, I thought you were distancing yourself from me and was somewhat upset."

"But later, after making inquiries, I discovered that you had your troubles and couldn’t run over to me all the time."

"Not to mention you had to navigate relationships with various women. I was just a friend, waiting for you to come find me, never once seeking you out."

Chu Xuan recalled more details from back then, yes, Yunshuang was always waiting for him. He had once teased her with a remark:

"I suppose I don’t hold a place in your heart. Even if we’re friends, confidants, it should be mutual, shouldn’t it?"

"Why is it always me finding you? Can’t you come to me to reminisce? Is it because you are the exalted spirit sage?"

At the time, Yunshuang merely remained silent, not answering.

It wasn’t until the third battle between good and evil that the spirit sage didn’t get involved at all.

To know this was a battle involving ninth-realm power, had she been willing to come back then, even alone, Chu Xuan wouldn’t say they could have won, but at least he could have escaped and not perished on the battlefield.

As for why the spirit sage didn’t come, Chu Xuan had always thought: It’s human cultivators’ internal conflict, it’s normal for the妖族 not to get involved, and from the spirit sage’s standpoint, she couldn’t just act on a whim.

Moreover, considering from his own perspective: I certainly wouldn’t want to make things difficult for her, so I probably never considered asking her for help from the start.

But looking back now, even if Chu Xuan had asked her for help back then, would she have really come?"

On Yunshuang’s side, as she spoke, a sorrowful look emerged in her eyes, "And then, you died."

"Honestly, I didn’t know the consequences of that battle would be so severe."

"After all, in the first two battles between good and evil, the first one was purely instigated by you."

"You wielded the sword of righteousness to rid those boundless evildoers, playing such a hand, leaving the demon side with a ’pyrrhic victory,’ gaining both fame and sending those displeasing ones to their deaths."

"I still remember how you proudly boasted about it to me back then."

"You said: Over the past three to four hundred years, those who needed to be killed but weren’t lined pit after pit, finally, it’s been a clean kill!"

"You also said you played a trick on the world, but unfortunately couldn’t publicly stand out and bring it up."