542 Medicine of Light III (2/2)

After a moment, cold sweat soaked through his shirt. He knew that if he really looked into the light in Ye Hongyu's eyes, his psyche would be incinerated.

He thought fearfully, could this be the legendary power granted to the Great Divine Priests of West-Hill?

Ye Hongyu walked towards the room that was deep in the stone corridor.

Ning Que rubbed his eyes and followed after her as he complained angrily, ”Did you really want to kill me just now?”

Ye Hongyu said, ”I did say at the Yanming Lake that I would kill you the next time we meet.”

Ning Que mocked her, ”You also had said so in the Wilderness too. Then, you ran to Chang'an to live under my roof and eat my food. I don't see you feeling embarrassed about that.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”The day will come.”

Ning Que frowned, and asked suddenly, ”Why do you insist on killing me?”

Ye Hongyu said, ”Because I hate you. I have never seen someone as shameless as you.”

Ning Que said, ”There are many others who are more shameless than I am out there. This is not a reason.”

Ye Hongyu stopped, and after a moment of silence, she said, ”There will eventually be a confrontation between the Haotian Taoism and the Academy. I have already told you that out of all of the Headmaster's core disciples, you are the only one who understands a true battle. That is why in the eventual war, you are the most dangerous enemy to Haotian Taoism. That is why I want to kill you.”

Ning Que said, ”Should I be proud that the Great Divine Priest of Judgment is so vigilant against me?”

Ye Hongyu continued forward and said, ”You could also be sad about it.”

Ning Que mocked her, ”Would you be able to kill me?”

Red robes swung in the gentle breeze. Ye Hongyu answered matter-of-factly, ”Of course.”

Ning Que's smile looked awkward as he said determinedly, ”You should be able to see that I am very powerful now.”

Ye Hongyu did not turn around, but said blandly, ”I am even stronger now as well.”

Ning Que felt ashamed and irritated as he said, ”Do you want to try and kill me now?”

The two had arrived at a quiet room.

Ye Hongyu turned around and looked at him, ”I have said before at the Yanming Lake that I will spare you once if I have the chance to kill you. These are two promises I have made to you. We shall count today as the first.”

Ning Que shook his head firmly, ”This doesn't count.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”It counts if I say so.”

Ning Que said, ”It doesn't count if I say it doesn't.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”It counts if I say...”

She suddenly realized how childish and lame they were and did not continue.

Ning Que pushed open the tightly shut doors and said, ”Please enter.”

Ye Hongyu looked at Sangsang who was asleep on the bed. She looked at Sangsang's pale face and said suddenly, ”Why should I help you?”

Ning Que said, ”She is the future Great Divine Priest of Light of West-Hill Divine Palace.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”She is your wife, not mine.”

Ning Que grew angry.

Ye Hongyu said to him with an inscrutable expression, ”Don't pretend to be angry before me. You know that it is useless.”

The flaring aura on Ning Que subsided and he asked helplessly, ”What do you want?”

Ye Hongyu extended a finger and looked at him, saying, ”Count this as once.”

Ning Que understood that she meant that she would count this as one time where she would spare his life.

He did not hesitate to extend his finger to hook it around hers. ”Deal.”

Ye Hongyu tilted her head slightly and considered their linked fingers thoughtfully. She then shook her head and walked into the room.

It was deep in autumn and the sun had set early, enveloping the entire capital of the Kingdom of Qi in a vibrant red.

The priests and guards of the West-Hill Divine Palace guarded the four walls of the white temple. They looked at the tightly shut temple doors and thought nervously about what might be happening inside.

Then, rays of light emerged from a room in the Taoism Temple. It was the pure and holy Haotian Divine Light that burned through the windows.

The sun had set.

And a new sun emerged in the capital of the Kingdom of Qi.

Those outside the temple felt the solemn and benevolent aura in the Divine Light as they knelt down one after another. Those who saw the new sun just as the last of the twilight faded all knelt in that direction, praying in awe, it didn't matter whether they were the Qi empress in the palace or the devout believers living in the city.