The last thing she remembered was Cang Yue using her physique and then...

"Ugh!" Lin Yue felt as if her head was going to split open. She couldn't remember anything. She just looked around in confusion and daze, and the first thing that greeted her was the corpse of the red-clothed woman.

She then looked around before finally seeing Cang Yue, who was starting to wake up. She then turned around before looking at Xiao Ruolan's figure, who was still lying there unconscious.

"Hmp!" With a cold snort, she couldn't help but mutter under her breath. "Serves you right."

She still remembers her smug smile and how she stayed at the back while the two of them handed that crazed Yang Ze.

"Speaking of that little bastard....." She couldn't help but look in the direction of Yang Ze, only to see him lying on the ground motionless, but the twitching of his eyebrows was a sign that he was going to wake up soon.

"Ugh!" It was at this moment that Cang Yue opened her eyes, too. She first looked around her in confusion before looking at her body and then at Yang Ze in front of her.

"What..." Just like Lin Yue, she too couldn't remember what had just happened. One moment, she was about to unleash her Nine Yin Demonic physique, and the next moment, everything went black.

She didn't know how or what, but she was sure that she hadn't unleashed her physique completely; otherwise, her body wouldn't be in such good condition.

Although she was confused as to what went down, she immediately thought about the most important thing...

"YANG ZE."

With a scream, she immediately jumped up before rushing towards the motionless Yang Ze.

Without waiting any time, she immediately picked up his body, letting the back of his head rest on her large, creamy breasts while she gently placed her hand on his nose and chest.

After making sure that he was breathing normally and there wasn't any danger to his life, she breathed in relief.

And it was at this moment that Yang Ze's closed eyes trembled for a moment before he slowly opened them.

What greeted him was the exquisite face of Cang Yue, who was looking at him worrily. Her beautiful face, filled with worry, looked exquisitely lovely under the red hue of the sunset. For a moment, Yang Ze couldn't help but be in a daze.

This was the second most beautiful woman that he had ever seen, and that is saying something when he had interacted with Lin Yue and Xiao Ruolan. The beauty of Cang Yue was matched only by Lin Yue's mother, Lin Meilin.

The two of them just looked at each other in silence for a long time. They didn't speak a word, afraid to break this delicate balance. While Yang Ze was quietly looking at Cang Yue, she too was similarly looking at his face, which was awkwardly covered by the half-torn mask.

At first, she was afraid that Yang Ze would still be under the influence of the Crimson Heart, but seeing his eyes crystal clear and his expression back to normal, she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Looking at his dazed expression, she couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

Feeling her breasts trembling, which also affected his head, Yang Ze too smiled in response.

"What?" After laughing for a good while, Cang Yue couldn't help but ask with a smile. "Not going to make any snarky remarks?"

"..." Yang Ze quietly looked at her for a while before muttering in a soft voice.

"Thank you."

His words caught Cang Yue by surprise, who just raised an eyebrow before an expression of disbelief ran across her face.

This expression... this calmness... these gentle eyes...

"You are back to normal?" She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. After the old lady in the trial sealed some of his memories, he never showed such expressions on his face. Even though he had the same face, the personality couldn't have been more different.

One was gentle, meek and quiet, while the other was flamboyant, flirtatious and annoying.

Personally... she preferred the quiet Yang Ze. She loved to spend time with him, and every time he spoke, there was this eerie charm about him that she couldn't quite put her fingers on.

"Thanks to you." Yang Ze replied with a nod. Even though these past few days, he hadn't been his true self, this didn't prevent him from remembering what happened.

He remembered everything that happened after Lin Yue and Xiao Ruolan forced him to drink.

Perhaps it was due to the spiritwing that he felt like he had seen everything with his own eyes.

He saw Cang Yue's worried face. He saw the guilt on Lin Yue and Xiao Ruolan's faces. He saw how Cang Yue took him to the trials to save his life, and once she was sure she was going to fail, she didn't even hesitate to end her own life.

If not for that old woman who appeared out of nowhere, she would have definitely killed herself.

Thinking till here, Yang Ze's eyes flashed with complex emotions.

When was the last time someone did something for him? When was the last time someone showed such care for him? It was always him taking care of others and getting buried under all those expectations and demands.

And now... now there was finally someone who was willing to share life and death with him. Someone who was willing to go through fire just to wake him up. It would be a lie to say that Yang Ze wasn't moved.

Someone like him, who never ever received a simple 'thank you' from another person, was shown such care and love... His current state was like that of a man who, after walking in a dry desert for a long time, finally came across an oasis.

He didn't say a word, but his gaze towards Cang Yue turned gentle.

Sure... the woman might be crazy... sure she might have some screw loose.... sure she might be a murderous maniac... but what does it all have to do with him?

To him, she was a benefactor. Someone who saved his life not once but twice.

Even under the influence of the Crimson Heart, he could feel her hesitation to take action against his true body.

As for whether she did it because of his special physique or out of guilt towards her sister... Does it matter?

She might have forced him to do some extreme things to the two women, and she might have even beaten him up, but it wasn't life-threatening! She even took him to ruins, and at that time, she didn't even know about his physique!

At that time, he was just a mortal man in his thirties without any redeeming qualities, and she was the saintess of the Duality Sect. The difference in their identities was like comparing a firefly to the moon. And yet, she was willing to go through such lengths for him. It was hard for him not to be moved.

Of course, Yang Ze didn't know that she was the one who sent a member of the Duality Sect to take advantage of him after Lin Wan left him unable to move.

He didn't know that she let a complete stranger ride him before snapping and tearing off her neck.

He didn't know that she knew about his otherworldly face and his physique since he was in the Duality Sect. Otherwise, god knows what his expression would be.

Truly... often, ignorance is bliss.

For the current Yang Ze, Cang Yue was someone who took care of him, shared life and death and even treated him like a human.

Comparing that to Lin Yue and Lin Wan... He just let out a soft smile.

"Umm..." Cang Yue could feel his gentle gaze and his softened expression towards her. For a moment, she didn't even know how to react, but then... her mind was overwhelmed with happiness. She didn't know what or why Yang Ze's opinion of hers changed, but she was smart enough not to ask.

She just let out a gentle smile, gazing deeply into his eyes.

Though her face had a smile, her heart was already screaming in joy. She went through so much trouble...

After her talk with the Sword Sect's leader, Jian Yu, she even thought about taking Yang Ze to explore a ruin and then somehow feed him the aphrodisiac pills and let him ravage her. In this way, he would have a sense of guilt and responsibility towards her.

But who would have thought that she didn't even need to follow this plan... Who would have imagined that after so many twists and turns, things would turn out like this?

On the other hand, Lin Yue stood up with some difficulty. She then looked at the Cang Yue holding Yang Ze as the two of them gazed at each other before letting out a cold snort.

"Hmph!" This little action of hers brought Yang Ze back to his senses as he hurriedly averted his gaze before standing up with a flushed face.

He couldn't describe this feeling. This was the first time in both his lives that he was feeling something like this... something that he couldn't explain and couldn't get enough of.

"Is this love?" He couldn't help but mutter to himself. For the first time in both his lives, he felt like he had finally fallen in love.

Of course, between someone who always lacked love and recognition and a highly manipulative woman who won't take no for an answer, it was something that was bound to happen sooner or later.

On the other hand, Lin Yue first went to look at Xiao Ruolan's condition, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong with her, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

She might hate this bitch, but she didn't want anything bad happening to her.

She then finally turned around before arriving in front of Yang Ze.

"Are you okay?" Her words surprised both Yang Ze and Cang Yue. They weren't expecting Lin Yue to be worried about him.

Only Cang Yue raised an eyebrow in displeasure.

'What is this wench thinking about?' She couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency in her heart. With Yang Ze's otherworldly face exposed as well as his cultivation and numerous heaven-defying skills... it wasn't hard to understand why Lin Yue would be interested in him.

"Umm..." Yang Ze, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment before nodding instinctively.

"Good." Lin Yue exhaled a mouthful of air before stepping in front of Yang Ze and letting out a relieved smile.

And just when both Yang Ze and Cang Yue were confused as to what she was trying to do.

Lin Yue simply raised her hand before suddenly pulling it back and punching Yang Ze on the face.

*BAM

Yang Ze only felt his vision blur before he was flung away.

He didn't even have time to react.

One moment he was standing, and the next moment, he was lying on the ground.

"Ouch." Covering his right cheek, he couldn't help but look at Lin Yue with a questioning gaze.

"This is for all the trouble you have caused. Hmph!" With a cold snort, Lin Yue turned around and walked back.

"THIS BITCH." Cang Yue flared in anger and for a moment wanted to take action, but in the end, she held back. Not because she liked her or didn't want to teach her a lesson for hitting Yang Ze, but because she was bound by the oath.

In the end, she could only ignore her before helping Yang Ze stand up while patting his clothes.

"Are you okay?"

Yang Ze just shook his head with a smile.

He can understand why Lin Yue hit him.

Just a few moments ago, he almost killed them.

If not for Cang Yue's physique, her corpse would be at the bottom of the cliff, feeding the innumerable poisonous insects and animals. Her anger was just.

"Umm... What happened?" It was at this moment that Xiao Ruolan finally opened her eyes as she looked around in confusion.

"Oh!" She looked at Yang Ze with some surprise. "You are back to normal?"

To her question, Yang Ze could only nod with a gentle smile.

The four of them, after some discussion, decided to take a rest on the cliff.

It was soon going to be night, and travelling the cliffs at that time would be akin to suicide. In the end, they just lit up a small campfire before sitting around it.

Looking at the dancing flame in front of them as well as the crackling of the dry wood, it was Lin Yue who finally broke the silence.

"You do realise that your mask is damaged, right?"

"Might as well take it off."

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