Seeing her denial, Zhang Yuge sighed.
“Sigh, what a pity. I originally thought your nature wasn’t bad, probably just following the wrong scumbag. I understand, women in love are usually irrational, so doing bad things together with a scumbag can be forgiven. I was even going to let you off, but you said you’re not that man’s Dao partner. From this, it seems you acted on your own will, which means you’re a bad woman. Bad woman, die.”
“I am, I am his Dao partner!”
Frostleaf nodded desperately again.
“Oh?”
Zhang Yuge asked,
“But just now you said you weren’t his D
ao partner?”
“No, I was lying. I really am his Dao partner, I was deceiving you before! So please forgive me, I was just momentarily blinded to believe that scumbag’s lies. Truly, I promise you.”
Now, Frostleaf no longer carried that aloof and arrogant demeanor.
Her begging posture was laid bare before the Zhang family.
“I see, then you must really love him. After all, you were willing to do such despicable things for him.”
Zhang Yuge lifted the white-clad man’s head and brought it before Frostleaf.
“Come on, give him a kiss. Let me witness your unwavering love.”
“Uh… I don’t…”
Frostleaf turned her head away.
“No?”
The Shaman Mask moved close to Frostleaf, exuding pressure.
“You actually say no? How can you say no?”
“Aren’t you his Dao partner? Then why can’t you even kiss him?”
“I… he… he’s already dead.”
“Dead, yes, he’s dead. So what’s the problem? Are his lips rotten? Is his face disfigured?”
Zhang Yuge’s voice grew excited and intense.
“No, he’s not. His handsome face is perfectly intact. And yet you refuse to kiss him. You simply don’t love him. This isn’t love. I don’t believe you two are Dao partners. As expected, you’re a bad woman, one who shamelessly uses men. Bad woman, die.”
“I’ll kiss, I’ll kiss!”
Frostleaf’s expression twisted fiercely.
“I’ll kiss him, just watch.”
In front of everyone’s witness, the previously expressionless woman—now a theatrically expressive Frostleaf—kissed the white-clothed man mouth to mouth.
“Good. Next, let the bride and groom exchange rings.”
The masked man stood between the kissing Dao partners, acting as the officiating priest.
“As the saying goes, marriage is a grave. From now on, you will enter marriage, which is essentially entering a grave.”
“W-wait, what did you say? Didn’t you promise not to kill me?”
Frostleaf’s face turned pale in an instant.
This was not what was agreed upon.
“What a joke. I’m the Pure Love War God. As a staunch advocate of pure love, of course, I’m sending you both on your way together.”
Zhang Yuge raised the Green Blade with both hands like a shaman performing a ritual.
“W-wait, please don’t…”
With a stroke of the blade, a head rolled away, meeting another’s four eyes.
“Today is the victory of pure love,”
Zhang Yuge said softly.
At that moment, Yun Lan’s voice came in unbidden.
“So you’re embracing two at once—Zhang Qingyao on your left hand, Li Yuluo on your right hand. This is what you call pure love?”
“A great and selfless Pure Love War God does not seek beautiful romantic love for himself, but can protect the pure love of others.”
“Hard to swallow.”
After some time communicating with Zhang Yuge, Yun Lan gradually caught up to Zhang Yuge’s wavelength.
Terms once completely incomprehensible were now partly understood, and she could even reply a bit.
The Green Blade in hand slowly vanished, signifying that [Pan Yan Jie Lv] had returned to Zhang Qingyao’s body.
The fat member of the Ji family tried to sneak away, but was caught by Li Yuluo and Zhang Qingyao.
He wasn’t a match for the two young women and was killed in their joint attack.
Thus, apart from the Zhang family, none of the others survived.
Zhang Yuge also fulfilled his promise to Zhang Qingyao, making those ruthless disciples of the Divine Phoenix Sect pay a heavy price.
With the danger passed, Zhang Yuge unlocked the shackles on the Zhang family, while Zhang Qingyao went to check on Lin Yi and Zhang Zhengzhi’s injuries.
However, he noticed many women and children of the Zhang family seemed afraid of him.
Li Yuluo also realized this and spoke up.
“Husband, take off the mask. It’s covered in blood; it will scare the children.”
“Oh, oh.”
Zhang Yuge removed the eerie Shaman Mask and the black hood, revealing a handsome and refined face to everyone.
“Yao’er…”
Lin Yi, supported by Zhang Qingyao, weakly called out.
Zhang Yuge was momentarily stunned, realizing that his current outward identity was Zhang Qingyao, the second young master of the Zhang family.
“Mother,”
Zhang Yuge squatted down beside Lin Yi,
“Your son is late. Please forgive me for making you suffer.”
“As long as you’re safe… that’s good…”
Lin Yi reached out, stroking Zhang Yuge’s cheek, and Zhang Yuge held her hand.
Zhang Qingyao looked at this scene of maternal affection and smiled bitterly, then went off to unlock the shackles for the rest of the Zhang family.
“Mother, Father, although this ship was left behind by those Five Spirits Sect people, I think everyone should take this ship now and leave here, leave this troublesome Capital City, and return to Ningzhou.”
Second Elder sighed,
“The Zhang estate has long been burned down, and all Zhang family property seized. The Zhang family is now penniless, with nothing left.”
Even Zhang Yuge was at a loss.
“No need to worry about that for now. The Zhang family can settle first in Chuan City, the closest city to the Capital. Once the Capital’s turmoil settles, Young Master Zhang can bring the clan back to the Capital.”
Li Yuluo went to deal with the guards watching the prison and led 140 Zhang family servants over.
Lin Yi, seeing the dignified and elegant Li Yuluo, asked Zhang Yuge quietly,
“Yao’er, who is this young lady?”
“Mother, her name is Li Yuluo,”
Zhang Yuge answered without much thought.
“Li Yuluo?”
Zhang Zhengzhi widened his eyes.
“Isn’t that the title of Prince Kang? The Emperor’s only younger brother?”
Zhang Yuge froze.
How had he forgotten about this?
Li Yuluo was also at a loss, her expression flustered and unsure what to say.
In a hurry, Zhang Yuge made up a story on the spot.
“Yes, she is Prince Kang.”
The Zhang family was shocked, all their gazes turning to Li Yuluo.
“Yao’er, are you joking? Prince Kang is clearly a man, and isn’t he missing?”
“I’m not joking. Prince Kang was originally a woman. The reason she went missing is because… she fell in love with me at first sight and begged me to elope with her.”
Now, everyone was left speechless.