Chapter 104

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire front hall fell silent.

Even Gou Chen, the most unstable among them, closed his mouth.

For a brief moment, a flash of killing intent flickered in Xu Hua’s eyes. However, it appeared quickly and disappeared just as fast, fading from her eyes.

Xu Hua lifted her eyes, which seemed to be filled with the waters of spring, and gently asked, “What is Daoist Ning saying?”

The Melon-Eating System’s tone carried a hint of ferocity, 【Host, this old witch wants your life! Tear her apart! You must tear her apart!】

Although Ning Xu didn’t see the killing intent flashing in Xu Hua’s eyes, she clearly understood that her previous remark had already offended Xu Hua terribly.

But so what?

If she offended her, then so be it.

They were already on opposite sides—enemies locked in an unending struggle.

Ning Xu looked at Xu Hua and said calmly, “When you were about seventeen or eighteen, you admired your family’s six-thousand-year-old ancestor and even offered to share his bed. But your ancestor had already lost worldly desires and only focused on the Dao. After he learned of your feelings, he scolded you.”

“After that, you shifted your attention to a more than four-thousand-year-old Mahayana cultivator.”

“That person accepted your advances, but he only saw you as a furnace.”

Compared to the six-thousand-year-old ancestor and the more than four-thousand-year-old Mahayana cultivator, the Sword Immortal, who was just over a hundred years old, was indeed in the prime of youth, full of vigor.

At this point, Zhi Qingliang, who had been playing the role of an invisible person, interrupted, saying, “That’s enough!”

Enough?

Ning Xu continued in that calm, unwavering tone, “I almost forgot, you are her most loyal dog. She likes the six-thousand-year-old ancestor and the more than four-thousand-year-old mighty cultivator, but not you. It’s normal for you to be upset by what I just said.”

Zhi Qing widened his eyes in surprise, “You…”

Gou Chen and Lie Quan were already dumbfounded.

It seemed like Xu Hua and Zhi Qing were meeting Daoist Ning for the first time, right?

So why was there so much tension between them?

Or was there something between them that no one else knew?

Regardless of their relationship, Gou Chen and Lie Quan were only concerned with one thing—was what Daoist Ning said true or false?

Xu Hua actually liked such an old man? Setting aside the more than four-thousand-year-old cultivator, let’s talk about Xu Hua’s family ancestor.

That ancestor, though looking handsome and steady, was truly ancient. He could be considered the oldest senior in the entire cultivation world. Most people who faced such an elder only felt respect and fear.

How could Xu Hua have such thoughts toward her own ancestor?

She was so young—barely a fraction of his age!

And the more than four-thousand-year-old Mahayana cultivator, out of the few who met the age and cultivation criteria, only three or four fit.

However, of those, three were already coupled, and the only one who was single was a female mighty cultivator.

So what exactly was going on between Xu Hua and that person?

Gou Chen and Lie Quan were deeply addicted to gossip. They were itching to know which of those more than four-thousand-year-old cultivators Daoist Ning was talking about.

Just as everyone had their own thoughts, Xu Hua smiled gently and said, “Daoist Ning, are you out of your mind? Spouting things with no evidence, throwing all sorts of filth on me. Although you said that, for Senior Brother Si’s sake, I won’t hold it against you.”

The Melon-Eating System let out a wild laugh, 【The previous ones in the Flower Pavilion were just like this old witch, never admitting it.】

【But in the end? Weren’t they taught a lesson?】

【Host, bring down the hammer! Hammer them hard!】

Before coming here, Ning Xu had already heard many melons from the Melon-Eating System, so bringing down the hammer was second nature.

“Daoist Xu, you might not know this, but when you offered yourself to your family’s ancestor, your Fifth Brother and Sixth Sister were both there.”

“They had accidentally stumbled into the family’s forbidden area and were poisoned, facing imminent death.”

“Your ancestor was treating them for their injuries and detoxifying when you arrived.”

“However, they were in the side room, and you met your ancestor in the main room. So, you thought that no one else was there except you and your ancestor.”

“But in reality, though they were on the brink of death, their consciousness was still intact, so everything you and your ancestor said was heard by them.”

At this point, Xu Hua’s expression finally changed.

She didn’t know when her Fifth Brother and Sixth Sister’s attitude toward her had changed.

They used to love following her around, calling her “big sister” all the time. But one day, they began to distance themselves from her. Even when they ran into each other, they barely spoke. Fifth Brother was somewhat cold, but other than that, nothing had changed. Sixth Sister, however, always lowered her head, acting like she couldn’t even look her in the eye.

She hadn’t given it much thought before, assuming it was just because they had grown up. Even siblings could drift apart as they grew older.

But now…

Was it because they knew about that incident?

Because they knew what she had done, their attitude toward her had changed?

However, Xu Hua only lost her composure for a moment. In the blink of an eye, she regained her composure and adjusted her expression and mindset.

But since everyone there was sharp-minded, even that fleeting moment of loss of composure was noticed.

Xu Hua’s biggest secret had been publicly exposed, and both she and Zhi Qing’s hearts were filled with killing intent toward Ning Xu.

The Melon-Eating System, unafraid of making things worse, mocked, 【Host, I just love watching them want you dead, yet they can’t do anything about it.】

【Not only will you not die, you’ll make them die!】

【Tsk, tsk, tsk.】

Ning Xu said indifferently, “They don’t look convinced.”

Xu Hua and Zhi Qing were indeed unconvinced.

Ning Xu was just a Golden Core cultivator.

Which one of them there wasn’t above her in cultivation?

Yet, Xu Hua and Zhi Qing had been rendered speechless by her, almost stripped bare.

They dared not act, nor could they.

At least not in this place and time.

How could they bear it?

The Melon-Eating System chuckled, 【Not convinced? Then let’s spread the melon until they are convinced!】

Ning Xu continued, “As for that more than four-thousand-year-old cultivator, I’m sure you’re all very interested in him?”

The Sword Immortal spoke slowly, “I’m not interested.”

Ning Xu, “?”

“But you can say it.”

Ning Xu, “…”

Melon-Eating System turned its attention back to the scene, 【Host, go ahead! Go get them!】

After carefully considering her words, Ning Xu said, “To be honest, a Mahayana cultivator no longer needs a furnace. At their stage, their cultivation is more about enlightenment than anything else.”

“But the person you encountered only saw you as a furnace.”

“Why is that?”

Gou Chen couldn’t wait to speak, “Yeah, why?”

Then, as if he realized something, he secretly glanced at Xu Hua.

Xu Hua remained calm, her expression showing no signs of anger. It was as if she was saying, “You keep talking, I’ll listen, I won’t get upset.”

It had to be said that Xu Hua was the one who had backstabbed the Sword Immortal the hardest. Her psychological resilience was far stronger than that of the people from the Flower Pavilion.

She didn’t panic, nor did she lash out.

Aside from that brief moment of emotional turmoil, she had remained calm the entire time, her gentle expression unchanged. It was as if the person Ning Xu had spoken of wasn’t her.

At this point, Xu Hua was already so composed. What about her three thousand years later?

Ning Xu turned her gaze toward Xu Hua, and under the intense scrutiny of Zhi Qing, the anticipation of Gou Chen and Lie Quan, and the indifference of the Sword Immortal, she slowly revealed the answer—

“Because the person you were with was never that Mahayana cultivator!”

“It was the Mahayana cultivator’s great-great-great-grandson, who looked almost exactly like him!”