The Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, Only to Deeply Regret It After Being Reborn-Chapter 114: That’s OK

Bai Qiulan’s chest heaved violently.

After scolding Shangguan Huanling, she turned back to look at Yue Hongling, not even giving herself time to calm her own emotions.

“And then?”

“Then she said, if Senior Brother forgives us, it means he doesn’t love us. Only if he doesn’t forgive us, does it mean he still loves us.”

“She made me choose—between being forgiven and unloved, or being loved but never forgiven.”

Forgiveness meant letting go—letting go of a past love.

As long as love remained, the pain of being betrayed by the one you loved most would never disappear.

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Bai Qiulan thought that, without question, she would choose the first.

As long as she was forgiven, that undeserved love—let it be thrown away.

But when she was really faced with the choice, she found herself in torment, unable to decide.

Neither of the two seemed like the answer she truly wanted.

“I was so furious at the time, so I attacked that woman—but do you know what she did?”

Just mentioning it, Yue Hongling’s rage surged uncontrollably, shooting up like fire from the crown of her head.

If she weren’t a cultivator, if she were an ordinary person, her heart might have stopped right there from sheer fury.

“What did she do?” Shangguan Huanling asked in a small voice.

“I attacked her—my attack was clearly on target, but it was like hitting a pillow. She completely neutralized it, and then—then she had the shameless audacity to pretend she got blown away, and threw herself straight into Senior Brother’s arms!”

“Ahhhh!!! I’m going to die of anger!!!”

Just thinking about it again pushed Yue Hongling’s fury to another level. Her nose even started bleeding.

For a cultivator, that was practically impossible—but it was happening to Yue Hongling right now.

Shangguan Huanling couldn’t help clicking her tongue.

That mad?

Maybe this really was serious.

“And—and—Senior Brother saw me knock her back. She hadn’t even said anything yet, but he actually used Heavenly Venerable Fist on me!”

“That’s Heavenly Venerable Fist! Do you understand?!”

“And the worst part—the worst—was that woman, that woman even begged for me! Said it was all her fault, said ‘Brother, don’t blame her, don’t kill her’—ahhhh, she’s going to tea me to death, tea me to death!!”

Yue Hongling’s voice was filled with overwhelming grief and indignation.

Bai Qiulan’s chest was rising and falling even harder.

She hadn’t been there, but just hearing Yue Hongling describe it made a storm of fury erupt in her heart.

“Master, tell me—how could she be that green tea?! Why would Senior Brother fall for such a green tea woman?!”

Even Shangguan Huanling fell silent.

She actually wasn’t that stupid. She remembered something her imperial consort mother once told her.

So she repeated it now.

“Sometimes, what women see as green tea... men just see as a gentle, thoughtful little sister...”

“Can you shut up? I’m begging you—please shut up! Stop making me angrier!” Yue Hongling pleaded.

Shangguan Huanling...

If it were any other time, with Yue Hongling begging her like that, she’d be wagging her tail in pride.

But now... she actually felt a shared ache in her heart.

Bai Qiulan took a deep breath, doing her best to suppress the flames of fury in her chest. She even summoned the power of Taiyin to help calm her emotions.

“Hongling, don’t be angry anymore. Maybe... maybe she’s doing it on purpose to provoke you,” Bai Qiulan tried to comfort her.

Yue Hongling was miserable.

“Master, I know she’s provoking me on purpose—but I just can’t control myself. Among us eight, there are dumb ones, stubborn ones, but none of us has ever been that green tea! How can someone be that much of a green tea?!”

“Calm yourself for now. I’ll go talk to Lu Ye.”

“No, Master, you can’t go. You’ll be infuriated to death.”

“Don’t worry. I won’t.”

Truthfully, Bai Qiulan herself wasn’t confident at all—but she had no choice but to go. Because she, too, wanted to see for herself what kind of woman could appear at Lu Ye’s side at a time like this. Just how stunning and extraordinary must she be?

What right did she have to replace them?

“No. Shangguan Huanling, you go!”

Because the two didn’t get along, they usually called each other by name. Shangguan Huanling never called Yue Hongling anything but her name, and Yue Hongling did the same.

“Lu Ye-gege will kill me,” Shangguan Huanling immediately shook her head.

Last time at the Ancient Battlefield of Heaven’s Chosen, the moment Lu Ye saw her, he struck to kill. It was only because she ran fast enough that she got away.

And now they wanted her to face Lu Ye again?

She didn’t dare!

“What are you scared of? In the Dao Domain Sect, Lu Ye won’t kill # Nоvеlight # anyone,” Yue Hongling said angrily.

Shangguan Huanling hesitated. “I’m not so sure about that...”

“Think about it yourself. You’re still in the Path-Merging Realm. You’ve fused with only a sliver of the Invincible Dao. At this rate, your future is ruined—not to mention returning to the Great Emperor realm, you might not even survive your Tribulation Crossing.”

“Senior Brother has a deep understanding of the Dao. In your past life, you failed to change your Dao because your cultivation was too high. Now that you’re only at the Path-Merging level, it’s the perfect time to change!”

Yue Hongling couldn’t bear the thought of letting Master take the risk—so she shoved it onto this idiot Shangguan Huanling instead.

Shangguan Huanling was indeed a little tempted.

Yeah... if Lu Ye were willing to help her, maybe she really could re-condense her Dao—a stronger Dao at that.

Mm... as of now, the Invincible Dao was no longer the strongest in Shangguan Huanling’s mind.

The Dao wasn’t about what fit her or didn’t. It was just that when she was merging with her Dao, whichever one looked more badass—that’s the one she picked.

“Forget it. Worst case, I’ll just use Demonic Blood Shadow Escape. If things go south, I’ll run for it!”

“Exactly. You can escape if you have to.” Yue Hongling nodded.

“Alright then. I’m going!”

“Go, go!”

Bai Qiulan looked like she wanted to say something—but in the end, nothing came out.

Shangguan Huanling left.

Yue Hongling could no longer hold herself up. She threw herself into Bai Qiulan’s arms, burying her head in her chest, and began sobbing.

“Wuuu... Master... Senior Brother might really not want us anymore... wuuu...”

Bai Qiulan stared blankly into the distance.

She didn’t even know what she was supposed to think anymore.

...

Shangguan Huanling arrived at Lu Ye’s residence.

She was no stranger to this place—she’d even lived here for a while.

Back then, in this very courtyard, Chu Ling practiced swordsmanship, Yue Hongling practiced her turtle-punches, and a little red bird perched on a branch spitting fire for fun.

Scene after scene from the past flashed through Shangguan Huanling’s mind.

And now?

This courtyard was empty and desolate. Weeds had begun to grow everywhere.

It looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in a long time.

Well, that made sense. Chu Ling wasn’t around anymore. Who would clean the place?

Yue Hongling?

Please. That courtyard could turn into a prairie and she wouldn’t pull out a single blade of grass.

Shangguan Huanling stayed alert, ready to activate her Demonic Blood Shadow Escape at any moment.

She stepped forward and knocked on Lu Ye’s door.

Lu Ye was still cultivating.

Above his head, the silhouette of Shen Xitong appeared—but only as a faint mist, not a solid form.

Shen Xitong glanced over curiously.

Come, come—let me see who’s here now.

Come fight me!!!

Shangguan Huanling?

Oh... never mind then.