Seeing how Leng Yuan twisted black and white, Fu Huan gave a disdainful cold laugh and looked askance at her. “Sister Leng Yuan, from beginning to end, it’s only been you claiming to like Lord Netherworld God. He has never expressed any feelings on the matter.”

“Furthermore, your skill at making up stories isn’t very impressive. As a young woman, you may not know shame, but I do.”

Leng Yuan was so angered by Fu Huan’s open ridicule that she clenched her fists, but with the Heavenly Emperor present, she could only suppress her fury and wait with a face full of grievance for the Heavenly Emperor to speak.

The Heavenly Emperor was confused by their words, not immediately understanding what they were trying to say.

But after listening for a while, there was one point he did understand: these two sisters had come to blows, and it had something to do with Si Qing.

“Go to Qingyang Palace,” the Heavenly Emperor ordered.

After taking a few steps, he said to a small celestial attendant beside him, “Go and find Si Qing as well.”

Hearing this, Fu Huan’s expression changed.

Leng Yuan glanced at Fu Huan and sent her a secret sound transmission: “That woman called Chun Meng has confessed everything. Huan’er, you’d better think carefully.”

…

…

Fu Huan paused her steps and looked at Leng Yuan without speaking.

She couldn’t completely determine whether Leng Yuan’s words were true or false, but it was a fact that Chun Meng had been taken away by Leng Yuan earlier.

If this matter were brought to light, it would cause no small disturbance.

The Heavenly Emperor would also quickly discover that Chun Meng in the forbidden area had only half a soul.

…

Qingyang Palace.

“Now there are no outsiders here. You two sisters, explain today’s incident properly.”

“As Upper Deities, fighting in the Celestial Realm is subject to severe punishment according to the law. Today, regardless of who is right or wrong, a punishment is unavoidable for both of you.”

As the Heavenly Emperor finished speaking, Si Qing walked gracefully into the hall. As usual, his face was expressionless, showing neither joy nor anger.

For some reason, upon seeing Si Qing, Fu Huan felt somewhat nervous, fearing the Heavenly Emperor might know about her relationship with Si Qing, yet also fearing he might not know.

In truth, she no longer wanted to continue being with Si Qing in secret.

She wanted everyone to know that she and Si Qing liked each other.

Between the two of them, Leng Yuan had never been a factor. From start to finish, Leng Yuan had been the only one putting on a one-person show.

“Everyone is here now.”

“Now, you can tell me about the relationships between you.”

The Heavenly Emperor’s tone was calm, but to the others’ ears, it carried an overwhelming sense of urgency.

After he spoke, none of the three said a word.

“Si Qing, what is your relationship with Fu Huan and Leng Yuan?” Seeing that no one was speaking, the Heavenly Emperor looked directly at Si Qing.

Si Qing raised his eyes, his desolate gaze mixed with a trace of gloom. “No relationship.”

At this critical moment, he couldn’t reveal his relationship with Fu Huan under any circumstances, or it would only harm her.

“Oh?” The Heavenly Emperor raised his eyebrows, clearly somewhat surprised by this answer.

Leng Yuan silently curved her lips into a smile, standing in place and glancing at Fu Huan from the corner of her eye.

Fu Huan listened quietly, contemplating how to get through this situation.

“Truly no relationship?” the Heavenly Emperor asked again.

“No relationship,” Si Qing replied.

Seeing that Si Qing had given the same answer twice, the Heavenly Emperor returned his gaze to Fu Huan and Leng Yuan. “Two sisters coming to blows over an unrelated man, how disgraceful!”

The Heavenly Emperor emphasized the word “disgraceful” and fixed his gaze on Fu Huan.

Since birth, Fu Huan had been the daughter of the Phoenix Star, and thus highly valued by him. He had hoped she would serve the Celestial Realm well in the future. How different from now, when she occasionally caused troublesome incidents.

“Heavenly Emperor, that’s not how it is…” Leng Yuan quickly spoke up.

“Enough!” the Heavenly Emperor interrupted. “I don’t want to hear about these trivial matters anymore!”

After speaking, the Heavenly Emperor pointed at Fu Huan. “Fu Huan, you have repeatedly transgressed recently. You’ve just left the fire prison, and now you’re causing trouble again. As an Upper Deity, you should set a good example. From this moment on, you will go to the ice prison to reflect on your actions! Perhaps the cold in the ice prison can help you reform and temper your character!”

“…” Fu Huan was silent for a moment. Why was she always the unfortunate one?

“Leng Yuan, you will remain in Cui Ling Palace to reflect. Without my permission, you are not allowed to step outside even half a step!” the Heavenly Emperor said.

“Leng Yuan obeys the decree.” Leng Yuan bowed slightly. Regarding this matter, now was not the best time to lay it all out in the open. If she were to expose Fu Huan and Si Qing now, the Heavenly Emperor would certainly be more watchful.

Fu Huan, there’s still a long road ahead. Let’s see what happens.

When leaving Qingyang Palace, Fu Huan deliberately looked at Si Qing, and Si Qing likewise looked at Fu Huan. Their eyes met, and though thousands of words reached their lips, they could only swallow them back.

“Be careful in everything,” Si Qing transmitted a secret sound to Fu Huan.

Fu Huan nodded slightly.

…

In the ice prison.

Having just experienced the blazing fire prison not long ago, and now arriving at the ice prison, Fu Huan couldn’t help but lament the vicissitudes of life.

Now, this extremely ice prison was undoubtedly her death trap.

Faced with the overwhelming cold, Fu Huan tried to use her inner power to warm herself, but she couldn’t summon even a bit of her power. She could only hug her arms, huddle in a corner, and shiver.

Several times, Fu Huan tried to summon the five-colored divine phoenix, but with her internal fire element powers gone, she was unable to summon it despite several attempts.

In the end, Fu Huan could only accept her fate and wait in the ice prison for the Heavenly Emperor’s decree to release her.

This wait lasted ten days.

After ten days, Fu Huan, who no longer had any strength left in her body, finally heard footsteps outside the ice prison. With a glimmer of hope, she looked toward the prison door, only to see a small figure in enchanting purple.

It was Leng Yuan.

Upon seeing Leng Yuan, Fu Huan’s gaze immediately dimmed, and she looked away.

“Creak…”

The ice prison door opened, and Leng Yuan walked in step by step, slowly coming to stand in front of Fu Huan.

After a while, she gave a light laugh. “As I understand, you fear the cold the most, don’t you?”

Fu Huan couldn’t be bothered to respond.

The next second, a white light suddenly flashed before her eyes. Looking up, she saw that Leng Yuan now held a sharp, gleaming dagger in her hand.

“In this ice prison, there’s only you. Huan’er, what do you think I should do now?”

“If you were to die in the ice prison, it seems no one would question the cause of your death. After all, those familiar with you know you fear the cold the most.”

“Heh, this is truly a rare opportunity.”

Fu Huan listened silently to Leng Yuan’s words, leaning against the ice wall, feeling that Leng Yuan had completely transformed into a different person—a person who had lost her mind.

The once gentle sister who always thought of her had become a lunatic who wanted nothing more than her death.

“Why aren’t you speaking?” Leng Yuan crouched down, her gaze level with Fu Huan’s.

“What do you think I can say to you?” Fu Huan met Leng Yuan’s gaze.

Leng Yuan put away the dagger and pressed her hand on Fu Huan’s shoulder. “What to say to me? Tell me you’re giving up, Si Qing! Tell me you don’t like Si Qing! Tell me you’re not fighting with me over a man! Si Qing belongs to me, Leng Yuan!”

“Hehe…” Hearing this string of words, Fu Huan couldn’t help but laugh softly. “Why don’t you make Si Qing say these things?”

“You think I can’t make you speak?” Leng Yuan said, then took out a packet of powder from her sleeve and handed it to Fu Huan.

Fu Huan took the powder, held it in her palm, and didn’t move for a moment.

“This is a powder I brought from the Demon Realm. Once immortals consume it, they become half-immortal, half-demon monsters, neither human nor ghost.”

“Five days ago, I sprinkled all of this powder into Phoenix Feather Pavilion’s water source, which means…”

“After this drug takes effect, all your loyal subordinates will turn into monsters, hahaha!”

As Leng Yuan finished speaking, Fu Huan grabbed her collar. “Leng Yuan, if you have a grudge, come at me. Why drag innocent people into this?”

“I don’t think they’re innocent. As long as I can achieve my goal, what does this matter? Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, the Heavenly Emperor hasn’t lifted my confinement. I came here secretly today.”

“The purpose of coming secretly is to take this opportunity…”

“To kill you!”

As Leng Yuan’s words fell, the dagger was back in her hand, pressed against Fu Huan’s neck.

“Fu Huan, we can never go back. We are destined to be against each other.” Leng Yuan stared at Fu Huan, her eyes radiating a cold light.

Then, Leng Yuan raised her hand and swung it fiercely toward Fu Huan’s face.

Fu Huan quickly dodged to the side, but with her internal power completely suppressed, she found her legs had been numbed by the ice as she moved.

“Slash…”

The sound of flesh being cut.

Fu Huan’s arm was slashed by Leng Yuan’s dagger. Looking down at the wound on her arm, she saw that it was continuously oozing crimson blood, but as soon as it flowed out, it was frozen by the cold.

“Fu Huan, you can’t escape!” Leng Yuan, her eyes red with killing intent, waved the dagger while using her internal power, raising her palm toward Fu Huan.

Fu Huan frowned, a feeling of being helplessly isolated welling up inside her.

With her internal power suppressed, she was no match for Leng Yuan now. Judging by Leng Yuan’s current deranged state, she was truly intent on doing serious harm.

Damn it.

In the ice prison, Fu Huan continuously dodged Leng Yuan’s attacks, but in the current situation, she didn’t have the upper hand. After being hit by several palm strikes, Fu Huan felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained.

“Fu Huan, suddenly I feel that letting you die would be too easy for you. I should torture you properly, making you seek life but find none, seek death but be unable to die.”

Leng Yuan’s lips revealed a bewitching smile. She crouched down and suddenly grabbed Fu Huan’s arm fiercely. Raising her hand, she brought it down heavily against Fu Huan’s wrist…

…

When Leng Yuan walked out of the ice prison door with the bloodied dagger, a silver-white figure was standing at the entrance, looking at her with an angry face.

“Clang—”

The dagger in Leng Yuan’s hand slipped and fell to the ground.

“Gr-Greetings, Hea-Heavenly Em-Emperor…” Leng Yuan’s voice trembled as she quickly knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.

The Heavenly Emperor looked coldly at Leng Yuan, his eyes red with anger. “Leng Yuan, you have great audacity to defy my order and leave the palace, and even to cut Fu Huan’s tendons. You’re truly tired of living!”

“Guards, take this presumptuous woman away and beat her to death immediately! Cast her into the eighteenth level of hell, never to reincarnate!”

Hearing this, Leng Yuan’s heart jolted in shock. She quickly kowtowed several times. “May the Heavenly Emperor be clear-sighted. Please hear Leng Yuan speak one sentence.”

“What else do you have to say?”

“Heavenly Emperor, do you know a young lady named Chun Meng?”