After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 368 Love in One's Heart

Shang Xueyi sensed something unusual in Li Xiaoyi's words. What kind of secret realm would someone of Li Xiaoyi's status explore, and even trap her for more than half a year?

She was certain that Li Xiaoyi was hiding something from her, and it was very likely related to the unusual actions of the Four Directions Sword Alliance and the Seven Luminaries Sect.

But since Li Xiaoyi was unwilling to talk about it, she naturally wouldn't ask any more questions.

Although she came to infiltrate the Four Directions Sword Alliance, she would not use Li Xiaoyi.

"Sister Xueyi, you'd never guess what I got in the secret realm!" Li Xiaoyi said with a smile.

"Something that can make you say that, Xiao Yi, must be extraordinary. Can you tell me about it?"

"Of course, I believe in Sister Xueyi. Sister Yunyao, please come out and say hello to her!"

As Li Xiaoyi finished speaking, Shang Xueyi saw a bluish-white light appear between Li Xiaoyi's hair.

"I am Yun Yao, the spirit of the Yun Yao Jade Hairpin." Yun Yao floated between the two.

"This is..." Shang Xueyi looked at Li Xiaoyi in disbelief.

"Sister Yunyao is a magical treasure!"

Hearing Li Xiaoyi's affirmative answer, Shang Xueyi turned her somewhat surprised gaze to Yun Yao, and then sighed, "It seems that you really had an extraordinary encounter in that secret realm, Xiaoyi. I'm a little envious of you."

“Actually, the first person to get Yun Yao’s jade hairpin was Shen Xu, but he gave me to Xiao Yi,” Yun Yao suddenly said.

Upon hearing Yun Yao's words, Shang Xueyi's expression immediately froze, then she laughed and said, "Impossible. He would be so generous as to give Xiao Yi a spiritual treasure, unless he's crazy."

"Whether it's true or not, you can just ask him. Xiao Yi spent more than half a year alone with him in that secret realm!" Yun Yao's face was covered by a white halo, making it impossible to see her expression.

"Did you come here today just to tell me this?" Shang Xueyi's tone turned cold.

"Sister, please don't misunderstand. It's not like what Sister Yunyao said. Shen Xu didn't know that Yunyao's jade hairpin was a spiritual treasure at the time, and he didn't give it to me. Instead, he wanted me to unlock its secrets," Li Xiaoyi quickly explained.

“But the final result didn’t change, and Xiao Yi did spend a long time alone with Shen Xu, so anything could have happened,” Yun Yao continued.

"Sister Yunyao, please stop talking!" Li Xiaoyi pulled the jade hairpin off her head, her beautiful hair falling down, and Yunyao's figure immediately disappeared.

"It seems she was telling the truth. What a perfect couple." A smile appeared on Shang Xueyi's lips.

"I will be leaving Xingchuan Domain soon. Please say goodbye to Shen Xu for me, after all, I still owe him a debt. Also, please tell him that no matter how many girls are around him, I will make them all disappear from this world!"

"Of course, this doesn't include my dear sister. I think he will make the right choice when faced with reality." Shang Xueyi placed her soft hand on Li Xiaoyi's cold face.

"Where are you going, sister?" Li Xiaoyi asked immediately.

"I have very important matters to attend to when I leave Xingchuan Domain."

"Leave Xingchuan Domain? But the inter-domain array that leads to other domains has been sealed off by the Seven Luminaries Sect."

“There are other ways to reach other major domains besides using inter-domain arrays.”

"But all other methods are too dangerous..."

"It's too dangerous for you right now, but it's like walking on flat ground for me."

As Shang Xueyi finished speaking, an extremely bloodthirsty and violent killing intent instantly enveloped Li Xiaoyi's body.

In an instant, Li Xiaoyi felt as if the air around her had solidified, so thick that she could hardly breathe. A bone-chilling cold, like a venomous snake, quietly crept up her spine.

It had already invaded her bone marrow in the blink of an eye, and then spread throughout her body at an astonishing speed.

The surrounding scenery began to distort. The room, which was originally warm yellow, seemed to turn into a blood-red hell. Everything around was covered with a layer of blood, and within that blood, countless twisted remnant souls were writhing and wailing.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, and Li Xiaoyi felt a wave of nausea wash over her.

She heard a series of low, suppressed groans coming from the depths of hell, filled with endless pain and sorrow.

The sounds easily penetrated her body, striking deep into her soul. Her vision began to blur, and her consciousness gradually dissipated.

In her blur, she saw a rain of blood flying everywhere. Every drop of blood that fell to the ground splashed up into a small blood flower, and then quickly gathered into a stream of blood that surged toward her.

Li Xiaoyi tried to struggle and escape, but was horrified to find that she had no control over her body and could only watch helplessly as she sank deeper and deeper into a bloody hell.

Just as she was falling into despair, a dazzling white light suddenly shone before her eyes, instantly dispelling all the strange phenomena before her, and she returned to the warm yellow pavilion.

Seeing Yun Yao reappear between her and Shang Xueyi, Li Xiaoyi naturally understood what had just happened.

"Xiao Yi, are you alright?" Yun Yao's worried voice rang in her ears.

"I'm fine." Li Xiaoyi's gaze was fixed on Shang Xueyi.

She didn't understand why Shang Xueyi possessed such terrifying blood intent. She had felt Shen Xu's out-of-control blood intent in the Blood Central Realm, but the feeling it gave her was far less terrifying than what she had just experienced.

"As expected of a spiritual treasure, it easily broke through the 'Blood Fear' I had cast," Shang Xueyi couldn't help but praise.

"Why?" Li Xiaoyi asked, puzzled.

"Wouldn't it be too boring if you were powerless to fight back when I come to take Shen Xu away next time?"

“He won’t go with you!” Li Xiaoyi said with utmost seriousness.

A mocking smile appeared on Shang Xueyi's face. "Good sister, are you really sure he won't come with me? Most importantly, I won't give him the right to choose."

"Do you think he'll fall in love with you if you keep him by your side?" Li Xiaoyi's eyes turned cold.

“I don’t need him to fall in love with me. I just want him to stay by my side, not by other women, especially by your side, Xiao Yi.”

"No wonder Shen Xu avoids you like the plague."

I want to know why my sister is so obsessed with Shen Xu? As far as I know, Shen Xu stayed in the Green Bamboo Mountains before coming to Heavenly Sword City, so he shouldn't have had much interaction with my sister.

"And what about you, Xiao Yi? You shouldn't have had much interaction with Shen Xu before he came to Tianjian City," Shang Xueyi countered.

Seeing Li Xiaoyi fall silent, Shang Xueyi smiled and said, "Xiaoyi, our souls are connected. I believe you should be able to feel what I felt when I saw Shen Xu. How can you be sure that your feelings for Shen Xu aren't because of me?"

And do you really think Shen Xu is avoiding me like the plague because he's afraid I'll harm him? Why can't it be that he's unwilling to admit he also has feelings for me?

Upon hearing Shang Xueyi's words, Li Xiaoyi's heart trembled; this was exactly what she had been worried about.