Chapter 1189: I Didn't Beg Him

"Originally, Chen Yu and I lived very well; we were supposed to be happy, but his accident changed everything for me."

Ye Xinyu said coldly, "He deprived me of the happy life I was supposed to have."

"Heh, do you really think the current Chen Yu is your original poison-ghost husband?" Wen Ziming suddenly laughed.

"He is not; he is someone who has borrowed a body to be reborn," Ye Xinyu said indifferently.

"You... you knew all along?" Wen Ziming was startled. "Then why are you still helping him?"

"At the very least, he brought my husband back," Ye Xinyu sneered. "He has given me a lot, but are these things really what I wanted?"

Wen Ziming was speechless. It was true; Ye Xinyu did not want these things. Even though this was the Immortal Dao that many had sought for years, all she wanted was a home; to be able to live a balanced and happy life was enough for her.

Moreover, everything the Heavenly Mandate Elder gave her was not given for free; he just wanted her to become a Puppet to control Chen Yu.

But Ye Xinyu did not want to settle for mediocrity, nor did she want to become a Puppet at the mercy of others, so she had no choice but to rebel.

Yet in Wen Ziming's view, since the Heavenly Mandate Elder bestowed these things upon Ye Xinyu, she should be kowtowing in gratitude instead of rebelling.

"Regardless, everything I have was given by the Heavenly Mandate Elder. If you feel aggrieved, you can say so, but I will not allow you to treat him this way," Wen Ziming said with a cold laugh.

"I'm afraid that is not up to you," Ye Xinyu turned her head to look at Wen Ziming and said coldly.

"Ye Xinyu, what exactly do you want to do?" Wen Ziming laughed. He glanced at Ye Xinyu and said, "If you have any ideas, why not say them out loud so we can discuss them?"

"I want you to take orders from me in the future," Ye Xinyu smiled and said indifferently, "This shouldn't be a difficult task for you."

"I take orders from you?" Wen Ziming doubted he had heard correctly. He stared at Ye Xinyu for a long while, then laughed in spite of himself: "Sorry, in this life, I only take orders from the Heavenly Mandate Elder."

"Honestly, it has been a long time since I've seen someone as stubborn as you," Ye Xinyu smiled faintly. "Don't force me to take action, and you must never learn from Xie Yu, because I don't want to kill you yet."

"You killed Xie Yu?" Wen Ziming's expression changed drastically. Since these words came directly from Ye Xinyu's own mouth, they naturally could not be false.

"What else?" Ye Xinyu smiled. "Few of the current generation's powerhouses can surpass him. If I hadn't made a move, how could he have been finished off so easily?"

"You actually dared to truly betray the Heavenly Mandate Elder! Ye Xinyu, I will capture you now, and after I finish this mission and return, I will hand you over to the Heavenly Mandate Elder for him to deal with," Wen Ziming was furious.

His relationship with Xie Yu was quite good; the two often drank and enjoyed themselves together.

Moreover, their strength was comparable at the beginning, and it was only after Xie Yu helped him break through his bottleneck later that he progressed faster than before.

It could be said that he regarded Xie Yu as his confidant. He felt deep regret over Xie Yu's sudden death, but he never dreamed that Xie Yu had actually died at someone's hands, which was something he could not accept no matter what.

"Xie Yu was a person with too much on his mind and too deep a scheme; he wasn't easy to control," Ye Xinyu said leisurely. "So I had to kill him; only then could I solve the problem once and for all."

"Enough talk," Wen Ziming joined his right hand into a Sword Finger and pointed it at Ye Xinyu.

Three green rays were seen circling Ye Xinyu's body like swimming snakes.

Those green ropes bound Ye Xinyu firmly, leaving her unable to break free.

"Dilemma Rope—did you bring out your trump card as soon as you appeared?" Ye Xinyu looked back at him, a smile appearing on her lips.

"I know you possess the Ancient Spirit Butterfly Soul, and the Heavenly Mandate Elder trusts you extremely; he has already completely passed on eight of the Tianle Nine Chapters to you."

Wen Ziming sneered, "So I must use my full strength, otherwise, the one being bound would be me."

"You are quite cautious, worthy of being called the White-Faced Scholar, but can this Dilemma Rope really trap me?" The smile on Ye Xinyu's face grew even brighter, as if she were not the one being bound.

"Aren't you already trapped now?" Wen Ziming laughed. "The Heavenly Mandate Elder's goal is to enter the Ghost Clan's Seal Land. When the Ghost Clan wakes up, we will seize the Ghost Country Horn. As long as we obtain this, we can control them."

"In the future, when the Heavenly Mandate Elder rules the world, perhaps he won't truly have to rely on Chen Yu alone."

"What I want to do is the exact opposite," Ye Xinyu said softly. "Wen Ziming, I will give you one last chance: do you choose to pledge loyalty to me, or do you choose the Heavenly Mandate Elder?"

"I said it before, everything I have now was given by the Heavenly Mandate Elder, so I am definitely loyal to him," Wen Ziming laughed loudly.

"What a pity. Such a refined person—you originally had your own path to walk, but you chose to be a dog instead," Ye Xinyu shook her head with some regret. "Since that's the case, don't blame me."

"Haha, my Dilemma Rope cannot be broken by anyone below the Spirit Rhinoceros Realm. Now that you are trapped, do you really think you have a way to break free?" Wen Ziming laughed heartily.

"That may not be so. The Heavenly Mandate Elder values me so much; what if he gave me some methods you cannot understand?" Ye Xinyu said indifferently.

"The person the Heavenly Mandate Elder trusts most is me. To tell you the truth, he is the one who sent me to monitor you. I probably know more about your methods than you do yourself," Wen Ziming was very confident.

He laughed and said, "And he told me that Chen Yu is becoming increasingly uncontrollable. If he rebels, I can just kill him."

"You can try," Ye Xinyu raised her head and stared at Wen Ziming with narrowed eyes.

Even as strong as Wen Ziming was, under Ye Xinyu's gaze, he could not help but feel his spirit tremble, and he felt a bit unnerved.

Immediately, he felt annoyed at his own cowardice. He sneered, "Ye Xinyu, stop putting on an act here."

"I have never put on an act, and let me tell you, the Heavenly Mandate Elder trusts you because he is wary of you," Ye Xinyu smiled. "Because although you are not the strongest among the Shura, you are the most ambitious one."

"So it is impossible for him to trust you completely and unconditionally," Ye Xinyu said, slowly raising both hands.

As her fingertips continuously changed seals, the surrounding environment changed in this instant.

Snap... The Immortal-Binding Rope, which was touted as being able to lock gods and immortals, suddenly snapped in this moment, and the three green ropes fell to the ground like dead snakes.