As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was scared out of their wits.
Forget about cutting open Su Cheng’s chest—right now, Jiang Hanshan could barely even hold the knife.
At that moment, as everyone began to ponder how to escape from Among the Colorful Clouds, Ouyang Lei, that iron-headed brat, glared straight at the beauty atop the flying litter and cursed angrily:
“Yu Yi Jue! The match five years ago, your victory was dishonorable! You’re not worthy of possessing the Heart of the Firm Rock Jade!!”
Yu Yi, seated atop the flying litter, furrowed her brows slightly.
A match from five years ago?
Heart of the Firm Rock Jade?
What are these?
Yu Yi had no memory of any of this, nor did she know Ouyang Lei.
She glanced at Ouyang Lei indifferently and asked, “Which family’s junior is so noisy?”
“I am the direct grandson of the Ouyang Clan, Ouyang Lei! Five years ago, you killed my elder brother and stole the Heart of the Firm Rock Jade. Today is the day I avenge my brother and reclaim the Ouyang Clan’s ancestral treasure!”
Ouyang Lei’s words finally stirred some memories in Yu Yi’s mind.
Five years ago, in Cangzhou, there was a martial arts tournament held as a marriage contest.
The host was the prestigious Yun Clan of the region.
The Ouyang Clan’s eldest son, hoping to impress the Yun Family Young Lady and show off his strength, offered the Ouyang Clan’s ancestral treasure, the Heart of the Firm Rock Jade, as a prize for the tournament.
Once the news spread, the event immediately attracted countless martial artists.
The Ouyang Clan’s eldest son was extremely confident in his abilities.
In his mind, as long as he defeated everyone else, he would reclaim his family’s treasure and win the beauty’s heart, embracing a perfect ending.
How wonderful that would be.
However, the young master’s beautiful dream did not come true.
On the day of the tournament, a mysterious figure overwhelmed all challengers and crushed the Ouyang Clan’s eldest son in the final match.
Of course, the Ouyang Clan would never allow their ancestral treasure to fall into someone else’s hands.
Thus, after losing, the Ouyang Clan’s eldest son shamelessly tried to ambush the mysterious victor, only to be instantly killed in a counterattack, dying from his wounds.
That mysterious figure was none other than Yu Yi Jue, disguised as a man.
She took the Heart of the Firm Rock Jade but did not marry the Yun Family Young Lady.
When the Ouyang Clan learned that it was a woman who had “broken the rules,” accidentally killed their young master, and took their ancestral treasure, they were furious and sent numerous assassins to pursue Yu Yi Jue.
The outcome was obvious.
The Yun Clan, however, had a completely different attitude.
They had originally been reluctant to let the Ouyang Clan participate in the contest, but the Ouyang Clan’s influence was too strong to refuse.
Moreover, the Yun Family Young Lady had suffered frequent harassment from the Ouyang Clan’s eldest son, leaving her with no fondness for them.
So, when the Ouyang Clan used their ancestral treasure as a prize to show off, the Yun Clan secretly hoped a true expert would appear and humble the Ouyang Clan.
It’s worth noting that from the moment Yu Yi Jue took down the Ouyang Clan’s eldest son, the Yun Family Young Lady had fallen for her.
Even after learning Yu Yi Jue was a woman in disguise, her feelings remained unchanged.
To this day, that noble lady still doesn’t know that the person she loves is the infamous Demoness, and she still waits in Cangzhou for Yu Yi Jue to come marry her.
“This… even the original owner probably didn’t know she cost a young lady five years of her youth.”
Recalling this memory, Yu Yi felt a strange mix of emotions.
She then spoke coldly to Ouyang Lei:
“Your brother tried to reclaim the Heart of the Firm Rock Jade after losing, then attempted to ambush me, yet you say my victory was dishonorable?”
“Because you killed him!!”
“It’s only because you were too incompetent to save him.”
Yu Yi mocked coldly:
“I do enjoy competing for resources, but for more than ten years, I’ve only fought over treasures during their appearance or as the ultimate prize in tournaments. If your Ouyang Clan had just kept the Heart of the Firm Rock Jade hidden away, I wouldn’t have bothered with you. But now the Heart of the Firm Rock Jade is mine, and yet you dare to break into Among the Colorful Clouds and attack my disciple?”
As her words fell, several bolts of furious lightning crashed down from the sky, as if reflecting Yu Yi’s wrath and shaking the heavens.
No one dared to move.
Only Ouyang Lei, resolved to trade his life for another, grabbed Su Cheng, snatched the short knife from Jiang Hanshan’s hand, and pressed it to Su Cheng’s throat, threatening Yu Yi:
“Demoness… Today I’ll let you taste the pain of losing a loved one!!”
However, before he could finish, both his arms froze in place.
He couldn’t move.
Su Cheng, whom he held, also collapsed to the ground.
Rain from the sky drenched Ouyang Lei’s body.
From atop the flying litter, Blue Ling’er made her move, shattering Ouyang Lei’s defense and freezing most of his body, leaving only his head unfrozen.
The Fengshen Litter descended slowly from the sky.
Yu Yi landed lightly, then walked straight toward Ouyang Lei.
With each step she took, the oppressive force she radiated grew stronger.
In this world, no one could face the Demoness without fear.
Even the death-defying Ouyang Lei couldn’t help but tremble.
Yu Yi took the short knife from his hand and whispered coldly in his ear:
“What were you just trying to do to my disciple?”
Ouyang Lei didn’t answer.
He only spat curses at Yu Yi.
“How pathetic. Furious but powerless.”
Yu Yi shook her head.
In the next moment, the blade slid across Ouyang Lei’s throat, spraying blood everywhere, yet not a drop stained Yu Yi’s white clothes.
This was the first time Yu Yi personally killed an enemy with a cold weapon.
An eye for an eye—a tenfold return.
As Ouyang Lei died, the hundreds of people nearby finally remembered to flee.
They ran in terror, but the fires they had set around them left only the main entrance of Among the Colorful Clouds as an escape route.
Yu Yi did not move to pursue them.
There was no need for her to dirty her own hands with such matters.
Blue Ling’er and Chi Ming had already set out.
Only one person needed to be interrogated by Yu Yi herself.
Yu Yi lifted her pale wrist, and the black clouds in the sky gathered into a mass before spreading out.
A pillar of lightning struck down from the center, landing directly in front of the fleeing Jiang Hanshan and forcing him back step by step.
The lightning carved a long scar into the ground, shadowing Jiang Hanshan’s every move.
Like a chick being herded, Jiang Hanshan was finally cornered before Yu Yi.
She glanced at his prosthetic arm, shook her head, and sighed softly:
“I was too merciful back then—only had Su Cheng take one of your arms…”
The mere sigh made Jiang Hanshan feel as if Death itself had seized his throat.
His legs gave way, and he fell to his knees before Yu Yi, kowtowing and begging for mercy:
“I… I was only following orders, please… spare me…”
Yu Yi’s eyes were icy as she responded quietly:
“Is that your last wish?”