The Supreme Being Against Heaven

As Liu Rulong continued speaking, a lustful glint appeared in his unfocused eyes.

“But if Murong Kun found out about this, he definitely wouldn’t spare me. So I knocked Lü Ji unconscious, stripped off his clothes, and threw him beside Shiyao.”

“After I finished enjoying Shiyao to my heart’s content, I would make her inhale the aphrodisiac Murong Kun gave me. Then I would leave the ancient hall, go find Murong Kun, and tell him that I had already brought Shiyao to his ancient hall.”

“And when I returned to the hall together with Murong Kun, he would see Shiyao and Lü Ji lying naked together.”

“After that, I would personally kill Lü Ji.”

Liu Rulong laughed wickedly.

“Hahaha! This way, not only would I take Shiyao’s virginity, but someone would also take the blame for me. And I could even offer Shiyao to Murong Kun for his enjoyment!”

“Then I would gain Murong Kun’s trust and become his favorite subordinate!”

“It can be said that… with 1 shot, I’d kill 3 birds!”

When she heard those words, Zhong Wu Shiyao stared at Liu Rulong in disbelief.

She shook her head violently.

Her heart hurt so badly she could barely breathe. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Is this… still the brother I once knew…?”

“Why!”

Suddenly, Zhong Wu Shiyao broke down crying uncontrollably.

“Waa… waa…”

“I always regarded you as the person closest to me in this world…”

“So why did you become like this… why!”

She clutched her chest and crouched down on the ground, crying in agony.

Perhaps…

Some people might be able to understand her pain.

But!

No one could truly understand…

just how shattered her heart was at this moment.

She had been betrayed by the only family member she had left.

And she had almost been violated while unconscious!

Did she hate Liu Rulong?

Yes!

She hated him to the bone!

She had given him her sincerity with all her heart and treated him like a real brother.

Yet he had done something so vile to her!

While Zhong Wu Shiyao was drowning in pain, Liu Rulong continued speaking, a flash of anger passing through his eyes.

“But just when I tore Shiyao’s clothes and was about to succeed, that bastard Tan Yun suddenly showed up!”

Before Liu Rulong could continue, Tan Yun interrupted him.

“That’s enough. Stop talking.”

Then he said in a deep voice,

“Liu Rulong, I have another question for you.”

“During the Hidden Dragon Ranking competition when Mu Mengyi and Zhong Wu Shiyao participated…”

“Were you the one who drugged Mu Mengyi?”

“If so… why did you do it?”

Upon hearing this question, Zhong Wu Shiyao—who had been crying—suddenly lifted her head.

Through her tears, she stared at Liu Rulong, waiting for his answer.

But the answer Liu Rulong gave next…

completely shattered Zhong Wu Shiyao’s heart.

“Yes, I was the one who drugged her.”

A thoughtful look appeared in Liu Rulong’s eyes before he continued.

“At that time, Murong Kun opened a gambling pool and allowed over 1,000,000 outer sect disciples to bet on who would win, so he could make a fortune.”

“But who would have thought that most of the disciples would bet on Mu Mengyi winning?”

“So, in order to make a huge profit, Murong Kun bet that Shiyao would win.”

“To make sure nothing went wrong, I had to drug Mu Mengyi… so she would lose miserably!”

Liu Rulong burst into loud laughter.

“Hahaha!”

“In the end, Shiyao won, and Senior Brother Murong made an enormous profit!”

After Liu Rulong finished speaking, Zhong Wu Shiyao—who had been crouching—slowly stood up, trembling.

She raised a shaking finger and pointed at Liu Rulong.

Then she screamed in pain.

“You… are the most despicable and shameless person!”

At this moment, Tan Yun did not comfort Zhong Wu Shiyao.

Because now… was not the right time.

He looked at Liu Rulong and said firmly,

“Liu Rulong, have you ever thought about the consequences of what you did?”

“When this matter spreads, countless people will gossip about Shiyao behind her back!”

“She is your sister. How can you be so heartless?”

“This was Murong Kun’s order anyway. Besides, it’s just suspicion and gossip behind her back. After some time passes, who will still talk about it?” Liu Rulong replied indifferently.

Tan Yun spoke slowly, word by word.

“Fine. Then I’ll ask you 1 last question. You must answer honestly.”

“To you… did you ever truly regard Shiyao as your sister?”

Liu Rulong answered immediately without hesitation.

“Of course! I’ve always treated her that way!”

Tan Yun’s eyes turned icy.

“If that’s the case, why did you push her into the fire?”

“You even planned to hand her over to Murong Kun!”

Hearing this, Liu Rulong fell silent.

Under the control of the Hongmeng Divine Eyes, this was his most genuine reaction.

After a long silence, Liu Rulong finally spoke.

But every word he said…

was like a knife stabbing into Zhong Wu Shiyao’s heart.

It shattered her heart even further.

To the point that Zhong Wu Shiyao, who was already in pain…

became completely numb.

Liu Rulong said resolutely,

“A real man must focus on a great future!”

“As long as Murong Kun is satisfied, I’ll have the chance to obtain more cultivation resources in the future!”

“And in the inner sect, no one will dare to look down on me anymore!”

Even though Zhong Wu Shiyao hated Liu Rulong to the bone, when she saw him truly die, her heart still couldn’t help but ache.

She stared blankly at Liu Rulong’s corpse.

Her mind was filled with childhood memories… memories of the brother who had once been innocent and always protected her.

“He’s dead… really dead…”

The hatred in Zhong Wu Shiyao’s eyes gradually faded.

As if she had lost her soul, she murmured softly, tears flowing endlessly down her pale cheeks.

The deeper the love… the stronger the hatred.

Without reason, there would be no hatred.

Perhaps…

this was the true reflection of Zhong Wu Shiyao’s heart at this moment.

“He’s gone… I have no family left anymore…”

Her tears poured down like rain.

Tan Yun stomped his right foot and shook off the blood clinging to it.

Then he flicked his right sleeve.

A strand of spiritual power shot out, enveloping the corpses of Liu Rulong and Lü Ji.

In just a moment—

the 2 corpses shattered into dust.

If anyone came and saw the scattered remains on the ground now, they would never know who the dead were.

The reason Tan Yun did this was because he was worried that Murong Kun, who was at Level 4 of the Nascent Soul Realm, might return.

If Murong Kun discovered that Liu Rulong—who had the same cultivation level as him—had died,

he would definitely become more cautious.

And if Murong Kun began to suspect Tan Yun,

then when they met again at the base of the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower,

Murong Kun might choose to flee instead of entering the tower to cultivate!

After finishing everything,

Tan Yun took a deep breath and walked over to Zhong Wu Shiyao. He stopped in front of her and sighed softly.

“When you were still unconscious, I did consider killing Liu Rulong immediately.”

“But I knew… you had the right to know the whole truth.”

“I’m sorry for making Liu Rulong reveal his true thoughts in front of you.”

“I know it was cruel to you… but I had to do it.”

“Because I knew you cared about him deeply, treated him as a brother, and in your heart, he was your only family in the world.”

“If I had simply told you about his vile deeds, you might not have believed me.”

“So I wanted you to see his true nature with your own eyes.”

“I know you are in great pain right now… but I hope you can get through it.”

Zhong Wu Shiyao’s shoulders trembled as tears continued to fall.

“Tan Yun… I know you didn’t do anything wrong.”

“It’s all his fault…”

“I hate him… but when I saw him die, I still felt sad.”

“No matter what he did to me, for more than 10 years… in my heart, I truly treated him as my brother…”

“Waa…”

“Now… I have no family left in this world.”

Zhong Wu Shiyao’s beautiful eyes, swollen red from crying, were filled with confusion and loneliness.

Tan Yun spoke sincerely.

“If you’re willing… from now on, I will be your family.”

“Waa—!”

Zhong Wu Shiyao immediately rushed forward and hugged Tan Yun, bursting into loud sobs.

Her tears quickly soaked the front of Tan Yun’s chest.

Tan Yun gently patted her back.

He did not say any words of comfort.

Because he knew very well that when someone was grieving to the extreme,

tears were the best way to release pain.

Only after crying it out completely would the knot in the heart gradually loosen.

Time passed second by second.

Finally, Zhong Wu Shiyao slowly stopped crying.

She pulled her head out of Tan Yun’s embrace, wiped away her tears, and forced a faint smile.

“In about 30 minutes, the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower will open.”

“Let’s go there.”

Tan Yun nodded.

“Let’s meet Mengyi and the others first, then go together.”

After saying that, he took out another green robe from his Qiankun Ring and put it on.

A trace of hesitation flashed across Zhong Wu Shiyao’s eyes.

But in the end, she nodded softly.

“Mm.”

Then the 2 of them flew side by side on their flying swords, leaving the ancient hall and heading toward Ancient Hall No. 9999.

Along the way,

Zhong Wu Shiyao finally learned from Tan Yun why he had arrived in time to save her.

It was because Rongrong had witnessed Liu Rulong’s vile actions toward her.

While Rongrong was going to seek help from Mu Mengyi, she happened to run into Tan Yun by chance.

…

Not long after,

Ancient Hall No. 9999

Mu Mengyi, who had been anxious and restless,

suddenly froze when she saw Tan Yun and Zhong Wu Shiyao walking in side by side.

Her gaze immediately fell upon the green robe Tan Yun had draped over Zhong Wu Shiyao.

A bad premonition instantly arose in her heart.

She worried that… Zhong Wu Shiyao had already been violated by Murong Kun.

When she thought of Murong Kun,

hatred flared up inside Mu Mengyi.

When she and Tan Yun had been returning to the sect,

she had once been drugged by Murong Kun with Soul-Destroying Powder.

If Tan Yun had not saved her,

the consequences would have been unimaginable.

“Tan Yun, is Shiyao alright?”

Mu Mengyi quickly walked over and asked anxiously.

But before Tan Yun could answer,

Rongrong had already rushed over to Zhong Wu Shiyao, her eyes full of concern.

“Senior Sister… did that beast Murong Kun bully you?”

“Rongrong, don’t overthink it. I’m fine,” Zhong Wu Shiyao said with a forced smile.

“What a relief! I was scared to death just now!”

Rongrong threw her arms around Zhong Wu Shiyao tightly. After hearing that she was safe, she finally let out a relieved sigh.

Afterward, Tan Yun told Mu Mengyi, Xue Ziyan, and Rongrong about how he had saved Zhong Wu Shiyao, including how he had killed Liu Rulong.

The 3 girls all felt deeply ashamed of Liu Rulong’s actions and comforted Zhong Wu Shiyao.

“Thank you for worrying about me. I’m really fine,” Zhong Wu Shiyao said softly.

She looked at Mu Mengyi, thinking that her victory against her back then had not truly been fair.

At this moment, the hostility that once existed between the 2 of them had completely disappeared.

Tan Yun held Mu Mengyi’s hand and spoke gently.

“Mengyi, back then you and Ziyan really misunderstood Shiyao. Just now, Liu Rulong admitted in front of us that he was the one who drugged you.”

“Mm,” Mu Mengyi nodded.

Then she bowed slightly toward Zhong Wu Shiyao with sincerity.

“I’m sorry. I misunderstood you.”

“Mengyi, the one who should apologize is me,” Zhong Wu Shiyao said, helping Mu Mengyi up while speaking guiltily.

“If Liu Rulong hadn’t drugged you back then, I might not have been your match. No matter how you look at it, this matter is still related to me.”

“That’s enough. You 2 don’t need to keep apologizing back and forth,” Tan Yun said with a faint smile.

“Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, from now on we’ll be good friends.”

“Mm!” Mu Mengyi smiled.

“Shiyao, I’m really happy to be friends with you.”

Earlier, Mu Mengyi had already heard about Zhong Wu Shiyao’s difficult life from Tan Yun.

Now that the misunderstanding had been resolved, she sincerely wanted to be friends with Zhong Wu Shiyao.

Zhong Wu Shiyao looked at Mu Mengyi and smiled sweetly.

“Me too.”

“Our figures are similar. I’ve never worn this outfit before. You should change into this.”

Mu Mengyi took out a white dress from her Qiankun Ring and handed it to Zhong Wu Shiyao.

“Thank you.”

Zhong Wu Shiyao accepted the dress, her face blushing slightly as she secretly glanced at Tan Yun.

“Ahem… the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower is about to open. I’ll wait for you outside.”

Tan Yun rubbed his nose lightly and walked out of the ancient hall.

Mu Mengyi looked at Zhong Wu Shiyao, smiled slightly, and then walked out of the hall gracefully—like a lotus floating above the water.

“We’ll wait for you outside.”

Xue Ziyan said with a smile before following them out.

Inside the ancient hall, only Zhong Wu Shiyao and Rongrong remained.

Outside the ancient hall,

Tan Yun held Mu Mengyi’s soft, boneless hand and whispered in a voice as quiet as a mosquito.

“Shiyao has always regarded Liu Rulong as her only family. Now that Liu Rulong did something so vile, she must be extremely heartbroken.”

“From now on, I’ll treat her like my own little sister.”

Mu Mengyi nodded in understanding.

“I will treat her like a younger sister as well.”

…

There was 1/4 of an incense stick left before the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower opened.

Inside the ruined city,

in the center of a massive plaza stood a pitch-black tower 1,000 zhang tall.

It was the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower.

At this moment, more than 2,700 disciples participating in the trial had been divided into 3 groups.

One group was led by Linghu Changkong.

Another group was led by Murong Kun.

The final group had about 800 people.

It was clear that they did not belong to either Linghu Changkong’s or Murong Kun’s faction.

Everyone stared at the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower with excitement.

They were eagerly waiting to enter and cultivate inside.

Only Linghu Changkong and Murong Kun

had expressions that were tense and uncertain…

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