"Gulp." Yang Ze swallowed a mouthful of saliva before shaking his head. "Not really."

"Now that we are safe, I was thinking about living far away in a peaceful place."

"Oh, really?" Lin Yue just tilted her head slightly with the same chilling smile on her face.

"Yes." There was nothing to hide. Yang Ze was really hoping to find a peaceful mortal town and live there. With Enlightenment and Preservance, he was bound to make rapid progress. The only thing he was lacking right now was time. He was sure that if he were given ten years, he would definitely reach heights that others could only dream of.

Even if he couldn't become the strongest in this world in such a short span, he would have more than enough strength to protect himself from others.

"What exactly are you hoping to do there?" Even though Lin Yue was smiling and pretending to care about him, there wasn't a single trace of emotion behind those words.

"I..." Yang Ze hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and replying in a soft tone.

"I am just an ordinary, talentless person." With a helpless smile, he explained himself. "So, I was thinking about getting a job, marrying someone and then starting a family."

"With the things I have seen and gone through... I should live an honest life, grow old and die."

Of course, Yang Ze didn't believe a single word that she said. What a joke... with his cheat, he was bound to get strong. But he wasn't lying about living a peaceful life. Earlier, he wanted to go and use his sign-in to get the best talents. He was thinking about going to every single sect and becoming the strongest person in the world.

But after going through so in such a short span of time, he changed his way of thinking.

He had gotten incredibly lucky to escape death time and time again.

And he didn't think that Lady Luck would continue to accompany him every time. So, instead of putting his life in danger and living in fear of others discovering the secret of his physique, it was much better to just live like an ordinary person.

Besides... with his two most powerful talents, he didn't need to worry about not being able to progress in cultivation.

"Heeeh." The smile on Lin Yue's face widened after hearing his response.

"Live an ordinary life... marry someone... have a family... and die of old age." She repeated his words back to him.

"What a beautiful thing." Her eyes kept staring into his as she spoke further.

"Do you know who else thought the same thing?" The smile on Lin Yue's face suddenly disappeared as she put her hand on Yang Ze's chest, and before he could think further, she finished her sentence with a chilling word while pushing him back.

"LIN WAN."

"....." Yang Ze didn't know how to reply. He couldn't just say that Lin Wan was still alive somewhere, could he? Not to mention how crazy it would sound.

"My sister too wanted a peaceful life. She wanted to live with her family and even start one. And what did she get?"

"BETRAYAL."

"She couldn't have such a life."

"What makes you think you could?"

By the time she finished her sentence, Yang Ze was already cursing her and her eighteen generations. What do Lin Wan's dreams have to do with him? If she wanted to live a normal life, she could. He couldn't care less about that. If she were truly dead, maybe he might have sympathised with her. But now!?

"What do you mean?" Yang Ze asked with a frown. Now that the three of them were out of the Duality Sect, wouldn't it be better to just move on and start a new life?

"You were Lin Wan's lover, right?" Lin Yue didn't answer him but just asked a question.

"Umm..." Yang Ze thought for a moment. His relationship with Lin Wan wasn't a secret. At least not for the two women in the room. In their eyes, he was the little lover of Lin Wan who kept him for god knows why.

"You can say that." His relationship with Lin Wan was extremely complicated. It wasn't something that could be described with mere words. But he still nodded in response, agreeing with what Lin Yue said.

"Then you are going to spend the rest of your life trying to get justice for her."

Without waiting for him to respond, Lin Yue continued further.

"We will get our revenge."

"I won't rest till I personally stab that bitch in the heart."

"And you... You will accompany me."

Yang Ze's jaw almost dropped on the floor as he listened to her ridiculous reasoning. Forget about stabbing Yun Ning in the heart; it would be a miracle if they could even approach her.

"So... What do you think?" Her eyes never left Yang Ze's.

"Hahaha." Yang Ze let out a hearty laugh before staring at the woman in front of him and replying in a firm tone.

"NO."

What a joke. Why was he going to take revenge for someone who was alive? Not to mention the two of them weren't even lovers. He had already done enough for these women, and now he wanted out. He just wanted to get out of this place and start a new life.

Lin Yue just raised an eyebrow as a murderous intent flashed past her eyes.

"Really?" She asked while twirling her fingers.

"Okay, you can go."

Yang Ze didn't leave but stood there in silence, and sure enough, Lin Yue's next words chilled his heart.

"But before you go, how about we settle our scores?"

"You haven't forgotten how you violated my mouth, right?"

"Oh, and how can I forget the humiliation that you put me through?" The more she spoke, the colder her expression got. The previous smile on her face was gone, replaced by complete indifference.

"What do you say... Should we settle the scores?"

Yang Ze clenched his fists till his knuckles were white. He wanted to refute and say that it was all because of that damned Saintess of the Duality Sect, but in the end couldn't say it. Regardless of what or how it all happened, he was equally to blame in this.

Even though he later refused Cang Yue's orders to humiliate these two women further, the damage was already done. He had already put them through too much humiliation.

In the end, he just let out a heavy sigh before nodding in response.

"Fine."

If any of his so-called 'friends' from Earth saw this, they would immediately know why he acted this way. It was so easy to put Yang Ze into a state of self-blame. They had done it countless times to force him to do things that he didn't like.

And now... The same story was being played once again. Yang Ze, who was abused since he was a child, could only blame himself for putting the two women through such humiliation.

So, to make things right and to atone, he could only accept Lin Yue's offer.

"Good." Lin Yue just patted his shoulder before turning around and walking out of the room, leaving behind the figure of Yang Ze, who was just standing there with a complex expression, along with the figure of Xiao Ruolan, who watched everything unfold in silence.

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On the other side of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the sect leader, Jian Yu, boarded a luxurious carriage with Cang Yue as they made their way towards the Duality Sect.

Accompanying their carriages were ten more carriages, each one filled with priceless treasures. From precious herbs to pills to gold and priceless paintings. There were all kinds of things.

These were the foundations of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Something that was kept for rainy days. But now...

Now all of it was being taken to the Duality Sect as a token of apology.

Jian Yu could have sent any Grand Elder in her place, but instead, she chose to go herself. On one hand, it was to show her sincerity, while on the other, she wanted to see if she could trade that secret technique in Yun Ning's hands.

It wasn't just her, but every major sect in the surroundings was on their way to the Duality Sect with tons of gifts, with a clear goal in mind... The technique that points to the Heaven Step realm.

If they could get their hands on it...

Even if they failed to get that technique, there was no harm in improving the relationship with the Duality Sect. Who wouldn't want a Heaven Step realm expert as a friend?

The allure of Heaven Step was so strong that even Jian Yu, who was supposed to be the mortal enemy of the Duality Sect, risked her life to go there.

Duality Sect, on the other hand, took this opportunity to increase their reputation even further. Their reputation was already at an all-time high when people heard about Yun Ning's tragic story and how she managed to become a Heaven Step expert.

But it increased exponentially when the Duality Sect announced that it wouldn't retaliate against the Heavenly Sword Sect. Even though the current Yun Ning had the strength to flatten the entire Heavenly Sword sect, she still chose to forgive them.

In her own words...

"I am willing to forget about everything that happened and work for a better future for both sects."

The moment this statement came out, it caused an uproar. The majority of people who were expecting a bloody massacre of the Heavenly Sword sect were disappointed by it.

No one expected Yun Ning to be so magnanimous.

"HAHAHAHAHHAHA." Inside the carriage, Jian Yu just let out a loud laugh when she heard it as she gazed deeply in the direction of the Duality Sect.

Cang Yue, on the other hand, sat there with her fists clenched. If one were to look carefully, one would see that her nails were dug deep into the flesh of her palm, causing it to bleed.

Her eyes were swollen red as she quietly read the report containing everything that happened after she was captured by the Heavenly Sword Sect.

"Wan'er..."

Thinking about the gentle figure that was no longer in this world, she could only mutter her name softly as teardrops fell from her eyes.

"Mother..." Thinking about what Lin Yue spoke to her in prison, she just clenched her fists, shattering the report in her hand before looking in the direction of the Duality Sect with an expressionless face.

If there was even an ounce of truth in what that bitch said... she was going to make sure they regretted it.

Even if it were her own mother.

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