Chapter 196 - The Meeting of the Lovers (2/2)

“Master Qi taught me!”

“Roasted Chicken Gal?” Was she so vicious?

“Yes. Master Qi said there are no good men in this world.”

Shen Ying: “…”

Shen Ying felt a deep sense of commiseration.

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Shen Ying happened to meet the Chef and Father Niu at the palace entrance. The palace was quite deserted, probably because Xin Han had not wanted anyone to know that he was using the soul exchanging spell. So they managed to reach the palace entrance quickly without incident.

“Master!” Yi Qing flew over swiftly. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Ying.

“Where did you go?” Father Niu asked, glaring at Shen Ying. Then he turned to look at ‘Bai Qiao’. “Why did you bring her along?”

“She’s Little Shorty!” explained Shen Ying.

“Elder Lonemoon.” ‘Bai Qiao’ explained, “I’m Xuan Tong. I don’t know why, but after the Heavenly Tribulation, I found myself stuck in this body.”

“Xuan Tong!” exclaimed Lonemoon. He thought for a moment and a sudden realization came to him. “Let’s return first… Huh? Why is Emperor Chen Ge here as well?”

Chen Ge paused in thought as he looked at Xuan Tong, who looked back at him guardedly. He had no idea why he had followed them.

“We’ll talk after after we get back!” Yi Qing suggested. He pulled Shen Ying over to his sword reflexively. He guessed that Shen Ying must have been involved in the commotion inside the palace. It was time they left. This was Yi Shui’s territory after all.

Everyone nodded and flew towards Heavens beyond Heaven.

At Invincible Sect.

Lonemoon swept his gaze over ‘Xuan Tong’. She had recovered from her injuries but there an uneasy expression on her face. After a while, he asked soberly, “Bai Qiao?”

She shuddered, clenching her fists. They knew.

“Tell me. What happened?”

“I… I had no intention of occupying her body.” Since they had found out her identity, Bai Qiao had no option but to confess, “That day, to save Xin Han, I had used up all my powers and almost destroyed my primordial spirit. In a moment of panic, I used a soul swapping technique. I didn’t think that I would… would be swapped into her body.” When she awoke, she heard them say that Xuan Tong’s body was too weak, and they were going to borrow the Luo Han Stone. As she wanted to find out about Xin Han’s condition, she did not reveal her identity. “Xin Han… Xin Han. How is he? Is he all right?”

“He’s fine! Of course he’s fine!” Lonemoon snorted coldly. “He’s so fine that he could even… carry out soul swapping for his former lover.”

“What?” Bai Qiao asked, puzzled.

Lonemoon eyed Bai Qiao and then recounted everything that Xuan Tong had told him. The more she listened, the paler she became. She looked devastated.

After a while, she shook her head and said, “It cannot be. Xin Han won’t treat me this way.” She had given up everything for him. She could not believe that everything he did had been in revenge for Yun Xuan and that he did not love her at all.

“I don’t care whether you believe it or not!” said Lonemoon, rolling his eyes. “Tell us. Is there a way to swap your souls back?” He had never heard of this soul swapping technique before and neither had Chu Xuan and Lan Hua. But he had heard of body possession. But in body possession, the victim soul would be devoured by the possessor; no soul exchange was possible.

“It can’t be…” Bai Qiao collapsed on the floor. As if she had not heard him, she kept muttering, “He obviously knew… that I did not deliberately enter Yun Xuan’s body. I don’t know what happened. After the ascension, I returned into my own body. He told me that he didn’t mind. I had no intention of causing her death!”

“…” These love-sick idiots were really annoying!

“How could he say he never loved me? I don’t believe… I don’t believe!” Bai Qiao covered her face and wailed loudly. Yet a sliver of hope still glimmered in her eyes. “He said that he would never wed anyone but me in this life. Yun Xuan was only his junior sister, how could he like her? He’s like this because he practices Heartless Dao. That’s it! It’s all because of Heartless Dao!”

Everyone present frowned to see her indulge in self delusion. Especially as she was using Xuan Tong’s body. Roasted Chicken Gal had to clench her fists to prevent herself from giving her a good beating.

“I want to clarify the matter with him!” Bai Qiao suddenly stood up. “I’m sure he loves me, not Yun Xuan!”

“He definitely does not love her!” Shen Ying spoke up suddenly.

Everyone looked surprised and turned to look at her. What did she mean?

Bai Qiao eyes brightened. She was pleased to find an ally.

“Little creature, I need you to answer one question.”

“What?”

“Who did you learn this soul swapping technique from?”