Chapter 5

The battle grew increasingly fierce, finally alerting Lian Xing.

Fortunately, Lian Xing arrived in time to restrain Yao Yue; otherwise, had Yao Yue stubbornly persisted, she would have been beaten by the diary copy until she spat blood.

After "teaching" Yao Yue a lesson, the diary copy automatically flew into Yao Yue's hands.

Yao Yue tried to throw it away, but could not.

Clearly, the diary copy conveyed one message: What I give you, you must accept!

This nearly drove Yao Yue to death with rage.

Fortunately, with Lian Xing persuading her beside her, she had no choice but to accept this fact.

Then, upon opening the diary copy and seeing the various secrets recorded within, she was stunned.

Yao Yue suddenly felt that having such a thing might not be so bad.

Yet just then, the diary copy updated its title page.

[Character: Yao Yue]

[Appearance: 10]

[Affinity: 4]

Seeing the information above, Yao Yue's temper exploded on the spot!

She was not surprised by the perfect score for appearance; if even she could not achieve it, then there would be something wrong with the diary copy.

What angered Yao Yue was that her affinity score was only four!

Dislike!

You dislike me yet forcibly shove the diary copy into my hands; are you sick?!

Of course, deep down, Yao Yue knew this likely had nothing to do with Jiang Sishui, since he did not even know of the diary copy's existence.

As for whether Jiang Sishui was pretending to be ignorant?

That possibility could not be ruled out, but the probability was low.

Because putting herself in his shoes, Yao Yue felt that if it were her, knowing others could read the diary, she would absolutely not expose so much information.

To say nothing of other things; if Jiang Sishui knew they possessed the diary copy, would he so blatantly display his philandering nature?

However, speaking frankly, the low affinity score was merely a secondary factor in Yao Yue's anger.

After all, she was a proud woman and did not care overly much about others' opinions of her.

The fundamental reason for her such intense anger was Lian Xing!

Lian Xing also possessed a diary copy.

And what was written on that title page was unmistakably—

[Character: Lian Xing]

[Appearance: 10]

[Affinity: 8]

The same high appearance score, yet her own "affinity" was only half of Lian Xing's!

Just barely scraping past the passing line!

How could Yao Yue endure this?

Women all enjoy comparing themselves to others, and Yao Yue was no exception, even if some comparisons were truly ridiculous.

But losing to her own younger sister still made Yao Yue extremely displeased.

006. The Women's Reward, Truth Water

Lian Xing and Yao Yue had grown up together; no one knows a sister better than her younger sibling, so Lian Xing understood exactly what Yao Yue was thinking.

Seeing Yao Yue gnashing her teeth in helplessness, Lian Xing suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction in her heart.

From childhood until now, this older sister of hers had been overwhelmingly domineering, always needing to surpass her in everything, possessing an intense desire for control that tolerated not the slightest disobedience from anyone.

Including herself, this younger sister.

Furthermore, Yao Yue also possessed an extremely strong sense of possessiveness.

Regarding anything good, if her younger sister had it, she must have it too; if she did not have it, then her younger sister was not allowed to have it either!

Only after she obtained it could her younger sister have it!

It was exactly that unreasonable and tyrannical.

Therefore, having lived for so long under Yao Yue's oppressive rule, Lian Xing inevitably harbored some resentment in her heart.

It was only because of that incident from their childhood that Yao Yue had left a shadow in her heart, making her never dare to resist.

Now, seeing someone able to make Yao Yue suffer a setback, and realizing that her status in that person's heart was even higher than her sister's, Lian Xing instantly felt immensely gratified.

Consequently, she also developed considerable goodwill toward Jiang Sishui.

"He likes me... he likes me?"

Thinking of the affinity rating, Lian Xing suddenly felt a strange sense of novelty in her heart.

There was a hint of secret joy, and a touch of pride.

To think that, having grown up until now, no man had ever expressed love to her.

Of course, this was also related to her rarely leaving the Shifted Flower Palace for years.

Besides, given her title as the Second Palace Master of the Shifted Flower Palace, even if ordinary men had the intention, they would lack the courage!

"Pity he is such a philanderer."

Lian Xing secretly sighed; seeing that Yao Yue had already vented her anger, she immediately stepped forward.

She did not mention the matter of affinity, lest Yao Yue lose face, but instead changed the subject: "Sister, do you truly believe this world is an illusion and fabrication? Could it be that we are all fake?"

Yao Yue slightly calmed her anger and said coldly, "Fake? If we are fake, then he himself is also fake!"

Yao Yue did not care about the so-called truth of the world; she only needed to know that she was currently a living, breathing person, and that was enough.

Besides, even if they are false, what can she do about it?

Lian Xing naturally knew this as well; she had only asked to divert Yao Yue's attention.

"Then what of the martial arts and treasures recorded here?" Lian Xing asked Yao Yue with some hesitation.

Yao Yue frowned, then said, "Send the maids to search Mount Mount Mount Emei and Mount Wuliang Mountain; the others are too far, so let them be."

Although the Flower Transfer Palace possessed two sect-suppressing martial arts—"Bright Jade Technique" and "Flower Transfer Jade Reception"—both divine skills of the current age that would make one a Grandmaster upon mastery.

Yet Yao Yue knew clearly in her heart that these two divine skills paled in comparison to the Sacred Canon and the Heavenly Art!

Yao Yue was proud, but no fool; how could something constantly dwelt upon by the diary's owner be an ordinary object?

At the very least, it must be a divine skill!

If she were fortunate enough to obtain the Sacred Canon or even the Heavenly Art, she might advance further, breaking through the Grandmaster realm to become a Heavenly Human!

Or even reach higher levels!

How could she remain indifferent to this?

"It is a pity that the only treasure whose location is explicitly stated is the Six Ren Divine Dice held by Jiang Jiang Biehe. By the time we ascertain this person's identity and go there, someone else will likely have gotten there first," Lian Xing sighed with regret.

Yao Yue's expression remained unchanged as she said coldly, "That Six Ren Divine Dice has appeared many times in the Wu Lin, yet no one has ever unlocked its secrets; so what if one obtains it? Unless that person wrote it down in the diary."

Lian Xing reflected and agreed.

After a moment of silence, Lian Xing suddenly asked, "Sister, do you think the worlds of sword immortals, profound fantasy, and primordial chaos described in the diary are real?"

When she first saw the diary's description of those three high-grade worlds, Lian Xing was completely stunned.

Immortality was already an unimaginable luxury for them, while the worlds of profound fantasy and primordial chaos exceeded their imagination entirely.

Could a mere insignificant blade of grass slash through the sun, moon, and stars?

Could a single thought cause the birth and destruction of ten thousand worlds?

What kind of joke was this!

Was she certain this wasn't just telling mythical stories?

If not for the diary copy being so miraculous, Lian Xing would never have believed a single word of it.

But if all this were true, what sort of spectacle would such a world be?

A sense of longing spontaneously arose in Lian Xing's heart.

Yao Yue fell silent as well; evidently, her inner heart was equally unsettled.

However, this was a question she clearly could not answer, and after a long pause, she spoke: "You go to Mount Mount Emei; I will go to Mount Wuliang."

With that, Yao Yue turned and left the palace, swift and decisive.

"Let me accompany Sister to Mount Wuliang Mountain!" Lian Xing said with some concern.