"..." Chu Mo was at a loss for words.

"..." Miao Yiniang was also speechless.

"..." Shen Xingxue was equally nonplussed.

"..." The elegantly dressed woman, Shen Aoshuang, was even more confounded.

The trio Chu Mo, Miao Yiniang and Shen Xingxue were struck dumb, not expecting Shen Aoshuang to utter such a statement.

As for Shen Aoshuang's silence, it was due to the fact that what she was referring to and what Shen Aobing had said... were not the same thing at all!

At most, they were just slightly related.

Back in the day, Shen Aobing was just a teenager. What happened to her elder sister, Shen Aoshuang, had left a significant impact on her.

It led her to distrust all men, believing every single one of them in this world was exceedingly filthy.

Not to mention being touched, even an extra glance from a man would make her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Therefore, the inner chamber of the Immortal's territory, which originally did not admit men, strictly enforced this rule even more after Shen Aobing assumed presidency.

When Shen Aobing was 18, she ventured out for some real-world experience and met a man in his early twenties.

Despite his young age, his abilities were superior, and most importantly, he was incredibly handsome. He was the kind of exceedingly beautiful man who could make a woman weak at the knees with just one glance.

Most importantly, this man had tremendous patience and indulgence towards the somewhat impetuous, naïve, and man-distrusting Shen Aobing. He protected her like a caring elder brother during her first time venturing out, overseeing her safety meticulously.

Even an icy heart would thaw in the face of a man like this.

Moreover, Shen Aobing was merely troubled by her sister's misfortune at the time and was far from being heartless.

As a result, without even realizing it, Shen Aobing's young heart became firmly attached to that man, and she deeply fell in love with him.

However, from beginning to end, that man had not made a single inappropriate move towards her. He really treated her as if she were his own little sister.

Having no romantic experience, Shen Aobing couldn't distinguish whether this was normal or not until one day... she accidentally discovered that this man was... with another man…

Shen Aobing, shocked to madness, instantly killed that other man with One Sword and was just about to ask the man she liked why he was doing this...

But then she found the man she deeply loved was sobbing while holding the man she had killed, and he coldly stared at her before saying something she would never forget in her lifetime.

"Shen Aobing, you killed the man I love most! We were friends, but I won't kill you. Leave now, I never want to see you again!"

Shen Aobing was dumbfounded. She felt as if the world had collapsed before her, filled with malevolence towards her from every corner.

How could this be? Why did it turn out this way?

Why... Why would a man not like women but prefer other men instead?

"He must have been lying to me!" The naïve Shen Aobing, after her breakdown, still couldn't give up.

No matter what, he was the first and only man she had ever fallen in love with in her life.

So, she racked her brain to find ways to win back his heart.

No matter how hard she tried, it was all in vain. She couldn't even get a smile out of him.

Later, that man simply returned to his sect and shut himself away, becoming a devoted monk.

That man was named Li Ye, the current master of Beyond Heaven. His only disciple, whom he adopted, is named Li Zhu.

In the end, Shen Aobing, in a state of self-despair and out of curiosity towards that man's mentality, decided to date a girl as lovers would.

Her original intention was to use this method to retaliate against Li Ye, but unexpectedly, she found herself deeply falling into it and almost lost herself.

It was only when... that girl suddenly fell ill with an incurable disease.

Since then, Shen Aobing's temperament underwent a drastic change. She became aloof and indifferent, rejecting anyone who tried to become close to her.

At the same time, deep within her heart, she felt a strange emotion towards the outstanding female disciples of her sect. But she suppressed that feeling, and misunderstanding her elder sister who was the only person able to perceive her abnormality, she confined her elder sister in the rearmount with purity as an excuse and made her swear not to leave until she became an immortal.

She wouldn't reveal this sentiment the way she did back then. She was going to bury it deep within her heart, but anyone who dared to lay hands on Immortal's female disciples would awaken an uncontrollable rage inside her.

There was only one exception!

It was the son of that man—- Li Zhu!

Shen Aobing looked up at her sister, Shen Aoshuang, as if understanding something suddenly.

"That year..."

Shen Aoshuang nodded. "It's the only thing I've ever regretted in my life, but I don't regret it. If I had to do it all over again, I would still do the same."

Shen Aobing paused, her eyes watery. "It was my mistake, I owe it to her."

Having said that, she looked up at her sister, whom she seemed to have never truly understood. "Later on, I went to her house. Her family is doing well. Her brother was even accepted into a sect as a disciple. Was that your doing?"

"I did something wrong, so I had to make amends." Shen Aoshuang answered softly.

An ironic smile appeared on Shen Aobing's face. "All this time, I thought I was clever and skilled. It's only today that I suddenly realize that you, my sister, are more suited to be the master of the Immortal sect."

Chu Mo, Shen Xingxue, and Miao Yiniang were all left in confusion.

Virtually everything they had heard, except for Shen Aobing's panicked initial words: "How do you know I like women?" made no sense to them.

However, Chu Mo could sense that Shen Aobing, who previously looked down on her sister, seemed to have changed attitude.

Besides, no wonder she was so anxious about his appearance in Immortal and despised him so much. So, she happened to like women... But, what did it mean when she wanted to marry Yiniang to the heir of Beyond Heaven?

"It's all in the past." A trace of a gentle smile appeared on Shen Aoshuang's face as she looked at Shen Aobing. "We need to let go of the past. Yiniang is a good girl. Becoming an immortal sooner or later won't be a problem. It wouldn't be reasonable to send such a good seedling to Beyond Heaven."

Shen Aobing bit her lower lip without uttering a word, lost in silence.

Shen Aoshuang did not press her further, but said, "Back in the day, I traveled around in Great Xia to make sure you were safe. After I was convinced, I wandered elsewhere. I happened to meet Li Zhu in Great Qi."

Shen Aobing looked up at Shen Aoshuang.

"At that time, I didn't know he was Li Zhu. He was forcing himself on an ordinary girl." Shen Aoshuang sighed lightly, looked at her sister about to speak and preempted her, "Hear me out, I won't deceive you. You know that."

Shen Aobing fell silent again.

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