"Don't know?"
Yue Hua's brow furrowed.
She reached out her hand from afar and grabbed Zi Linling, pulling her into her grasp.
Zi Linling's face changed dramatically.
The moment Yue Hua made her move, Zi Linling sensed danger. Thus, she unleashed all the spiritual energy within her without hesitation.
She even employed the Phantom Dragon Shifting Body Technique and Phantom Dragon Footwork, not hiding even the power of her divine sense.
But as the saying goes, brute force conquers all.
Zi Linling's all-out attack was like tofu under Yue Hua's terrifying power, becoming mere decoration.
Yue Hua didn't use any flashy techniques. With a casual grab, she easily captured Zi Linling.
"Let her go!"
Ye Lingyuan's eyes were bloodshot, like a beast ready to go berserk.
Yue Hua didn't even lift her head, showing no intention of acknowledging Ye Lingyuan.
"Let her go!"
A chilling aura emanated from Ye Lingyuan. His fists were clenched, the veins on the back of his hands bulging. He was clearly enraged to the extreme.
Yue Hua still ignored him, directly invading Zi Linling's sea of consciousness with her soul.
Soul searching!
Zi Linling was furious!
While she yearned to get closer to this woman, having her soul searched was an utter humiliation.
Moreover, soul searching was extremely perilous. A single mistake could turn the victim into an idiot.
However, Zi Linling's strength was insignificant before Yue Hua. How could she possibly stop Yue Hua's overbearing actions?
She was enraged!
She was unwilling!
But at this moment, she was truly like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, utterly powerless against the mighty Yue Hua.
"No! I won't allow it!"
Zi Linling roared in her heart.
The very moment Yue Hua's soul entered Zi Linling's sea of consciousness, Feng Lixi, who had been closing her eyes, suddenly opened them.
"Scram!"
A furious roar exploded in Zi Linling's sea of consciousness.
Simultaneously, Yue Hua's soul power collided with an unseen barrier.
Yue Hua's pupils constricted, "You are... Feng Lixi?!"
The moment she broke free, all her memories had returned.
Feng Lixi said with a cold expression, "Since you know it's me, hurry up and scram!"
"Scram?"
Yue Hua paused for a moment, then burst into wild laughter.
Her vast soul power suddenly contracted, morphing into Yue Hua's appearance.
"Look who I am! Feng, Li, Xi!"
"You are... the Infatuated Demon Yue Hua?!"
Feng Lixi was greatly shocked.
"It is me!"
Yue Hua gritted her teeth.
It was Feng Lixi who had suppressed her back then.
Now that she saw her enemy again, how could she not be consumed by rage?
Feng Lixi frowned and said, "Weren't you imprisoned beneath the Other Shore Flower? How did you get out?"
Although she had been stationed in Zi Linling's consciousness all along, she usually kept her senses closed.
The reason she had awakened to warn Bai Lang earlier was because she had been provoked by the killing intent emanating from Bai Lang.
However, Yue Hua only intended to soul search Zi Linling and did not reveal any killing intent. Therefore, Feng Lixi had no idea what was happening.
"Ten thousand years have passed. It's about time I came out, isn't it?"
Yue Hua's voice was cold and angry, tinged with a hint of sorrow.
After streaks of purple and green light flashed across Feng Lixi's eyes, she understood the cause and effect.
She sighed and said, "Yue Hua, since you have escaped, manage yourself well!"
Yue Hua sneered, "Manage myself well? If I don't kill all those ungrateful men, how can I atone for these ten thousand years of solitude?"
"However, for now, our debt should be settled first!"
Feng Lixi looked at her and said calmly, "You are no match for me. Hurry and leave this place."
"Whether I'm your match or not, we'll know after a fight!"
As Yue Hua spoke, her soul power fluctuated violently.
"Why bother?"
Feng Lixi sighed.
The reason she had only suppressed Yue Hua and not annihilated her back then was partly due to her deep sympathy for Yue Hua's plight, and partly because Yue Hua's nature was not inherently evil.
"Bother? Hahaha... I have already suffered for ten thousand years. I no longer care."
Yue Hua laughed until tears streamed down her face, her words laced with pervasive sorrow.
"Alas! This matter of love has caused great harm! Ten thousand years have passed, why can't you let it go?"
Feng Lixi said helplessly.
Yue Hua sneered.
"If you haven't experienced another's hardship, don't advise them to be kind! Feng Lixi, how can someone as heartless as you understand the pain of love?"
Feng Lixi shook her head and said, "A demon is still a demon. After being suppressed for ten thousand years, your obsession remains as strong as ever."
"Very well, since you have escaped, your life has reached a turning point. It is fate. Even as a guardian, I cannot go against the heavens. Manage yourself well!"
"Today, I will not fight you. If you wish to seek revenge, wait until you have fully recovered before coming to me!"
Feng Lixi finished speaking, and the purple and green lights in her eyes alternated once more.
Yue Hua felt a gust of wind hit her face, and her soul was ejected from Zi Linling's sea of consciousness.
A voice then drifted into her ears, "You must have sensed it too. She possesses your bloodline power, so you had best not harm her."
Yue Hua froze, and the hand holding Zi Linling suddenly loosened.
Zi Linling, who had been struggling, quieted down the moment Feng Lixi opened her eyes.
She's too powerful!
Zi Linling couldn't help but marvel at Feng Lixi's strength.
The Yue Hua she couldn't resist even with all her might was so easily expelled by Feng Lixi.
At the same time, she was shocked by Yue Hua's origins.
Ten thousand years ago?
Another ten thousand years ago!
Zi Linling smiled wryly. How did she end up entangled with someone from ten thousand years ago?
At this moment, Yue Hua's lips trembled as she looked at Zi Linling.
Feng Lixi's last words clearly indicated that Zi Linling had a profound connection with her.
After a long moment, she managed to stammer out a question, "Child, you said your surname is Zi?"
Although Zi Linling was somewhat angry about her soul being searched, she couldn't help but nod.
Yue Hua paused and asked, "And your mother? What is her surname?"
The mention of the word mother involuntarily brought to Zi Linling's mind the image of a woman bound to a rack in a dark dungeon, bleeding profusely.
A hint of sadness entered her eyes, and her heart twisted.
"Her surname is... Yue."
A flicker of joy crossed Yue Hua's eyes.
Yue!
The same surname as hers.
Could she be her...?
She harbored a thousand hopes but hesitated to ask.
Finally, she gathered all her strength and asked with trepidation, "Child, what is your mother's name?"
"Yue Wu Mei!"
Zi Linling had initially not wanted to say, but she couldn't help herself.
For some reason, she found herself unable to refuse to answer any of Yue Hua's questions.
Tears flowed from the corners of Yue Hua's eyes.
Wu Mei! Wu Mei!
Sleepless nights, endless longing for you!
Could this Wu Mei truly be her Wu Mei?